10-12B

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23, 2018.

File No.          

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10

 

 

GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Garrett Motion Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   82-4873189

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

La Pièce 16, Rolle, Switzerland   1180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

+41 21 695 30 00

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

 

Title of Each Class to be so Registered

 

Name of Each Exchange on
Which Each Class is to be Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   New York Stock Exchange

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

None.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.

See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer   ☒  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

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

 

 

 

The registrant was formerly named Garrett Transportation Systems Inc. As of June 14, 2018, the registrant changed its name to Garrett Motion Inc.


Garrett Motion Inc.

Information Required in Registration Statement

Cross-Reference Sheet between the Information Statement and Items of Form 10

This Registration Statement on Form 10 incorporates by reference information contained in our Information Statement, which is Exhibit 99.1 to this Registration Statement on Form 10.

 

Item No.

  

Name of Item

  

Location in Information Statement

1.    Business    See “Information Statement Summary,” “Business,” “The Spin-Off,” “Capitalization,” “Business,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Where You Can Find More Information”
1A.    Risk Factors    See “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements”
2.    Financial Information    See “Capitalization,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”
3.    Properties    See “Business—Properties”
4.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management    See “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management”
5.    Directors and Executive Officers    See “Management”
6.    Executive Compensation    See “Management” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”
7.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence    See “Risk Factors,” “Management” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions”
8.    Legal Proceedings    See “Business—Legal Proceedings”
9.    Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters    See “The Spin-Off,” “Dividend Policy,” “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Description of Our Capital Stock”
10.    Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities    See “Description of Our Capital Stock”
11.    Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered    See “Description of Our Capital Stock”
12.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers    See “Description of Our Capital Stock” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with Honeywell—Separation and Distribution Agreement”
13.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    See “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” and “Index to Combined Financial Statements” and the financial statements referenced therein
14.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    None
15.    Financial Statements and Exhibits   

(a) Combined Financial Statements

 

See “Index to Combined Financial Statements,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” and the financial statements referenced therein

 

(b) Exhibits

 

See the Exhibit Index of this Registration Statement on Form 10


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

  2.1    Form of Separation and Distribution Agreement between Honeywell International Inc. and the registrant**
  2.2    Form of Transition Services Agreement between Honeywell International Inc. and the registrant**
  2.3    Form of Tax Matters Agreement between Honeywell International Inc. and the registrant**
  2.4    Form of Employee Matters Agreement between Honeywell International Inc. and the registrant**
  2.5    Form of Intellectual Property Agreement between Honeywell International Inc. and the registrant**
  2.6    Form of Trademark License Agreement between Honeywell International Inc. and the registrant**
  2.7    Form of Indemnification and Reimbursement Agreement by and between AlliedSignal Aerospace Service Corp., Honeywell Asia Pacific Inc. and Honeywell International Inc**
  3.1    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant
  3.2    Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of the registrant
10.1    Offer Letter for Olivier Rabiller, dated May 2, 2018
10.2    Employment Contract for Alessandro Gili, dated May 2, 2018
10.3    Offer Letter of Daniel Deiro, dated June 1, 2018
10.4    Offer Letter of Thierry Mabru, dated June 1, 2018
10.5    Offer Letter of Craig Balis, dated June 1, 2018
21.1    List of subsidiaries of the registrant
99.1    Preliminary Information Statement
99.2    Pertinent pages from Honeywell International Inc.’s Proxy Statement, dated March 8, 2018, filed pursuant to Rule 14a-6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
99.3    Pertinent pages from the Annual Report of Honeywell International Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

**

Certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby undertakes to furnish copies of any of the omitted schedules and similar attachments upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused its Registration Statement on Form 10 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

GARRETT MOTION INC.
By:   /s/ Su Ping Lu
  Name: Su Ping Lu
  Title: President

DATED: August 23, 2018

EX-2.1

Exhibit 2.1

 

 

 

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

by and between

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

and

GARRETT MOTION INC.

Dated as of [                ], 2018

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     2  

Section 1.01

  Definitions      2  

ARTICLE II THE SEPARATION

     16  

Section 2.01

  Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities      16  

Section 2.02

  Certain Matters Governed Exclusively by Ancillary Agreements      19  

Section 2.03

  Termination of Agreements.      19  

Section 2.04

  Real Estate Separation Documents      21  

Section 2.05

  Shared Contracts      22  

Section 2.06

  Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties      23  

Section 2.07

  Waiver of Bulk-Sale and Bulk-Transfer Laws      23  

Section 2.08

  Cash Adjustment      23  

ARTICLE III CREDIT SUPPORT

     24  

Section 3.01

  Replacement of Honeywell Credit Support      24  

Section 3.02

  Replacement of SpinCo Credit Support      25  

Section 3.03

  Manner of Indemnification      26  

ARTICLE IV ACTIONS PENDING THE DISTRIBUTION

     26  

Section 4.01

  Actions Prior to the Distribution      26  

Section 4.02

  Conditions Precedent to Consummation of the Distribution      27  

ARTICLE V THE DISTRIBUTION

     28  

Section 5.01

  The Distribution      28  

Section 5.02

  Fractional Shares      29  

Section 5.03

  Sole Discretion of Honeywell      29  

ARTICLE VI MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

     30  

Section 6.01

  Release of Pre-Distribution Claims      30  

Section 6.02

  Indemnification by SpinCo      32  

Section 6.03

  Indemnification by Honeywell      32  

Section 6.04

  Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Third-Party Proceeds      33  

Section 6.05

  Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims      33  

Section 6.06

  Additional Matters      35  

Section 6.07

  Remedies Cumulative      35  

Section 6.08

  Survival of Indemnities      36  

Section 6.09

  Limitation on Liability      36  

Section 6.10

  Management of Existing Actions      36  

ARTICLE VII ACCESS TO INFORMATION; PRIVILEGE; CONFIDENTIALITY

     37  

Section 7.01

  Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives      37  

Section 7.02

  Ownership of Information      38  

Section 7.03

  Compensation for Providing Information      38  

 

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Section 7.04

  Record Retention      38  

Section 7.05

  Accounting Information      38  

Section 7.06

  Limitations of Liability      40  

Section 7.07

  Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation      40  

Section 7.08

  Privileged Matters      41  

Section 7.09

  Confidential Information      43  

ARTICLE VIII INSURANCE

     44  

Section 8.01

  Maintenance of Insurance      44  

Section 8.02

  Claims Under Honeywell Insurance Policies      45  

Section 8.03

  Claims Under SpinCo Insurance Policies      46  

Section 8.04

  Insurance Proceeds      46  

Section 8.05

  Claims Not Reimbursed      47  

Section 8.06

  D&O Policies      47  

Section 8.07

  Insurance Cooperation      47  

ARTICLE IX FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

     48  

Section 9.01

  Further Assurances      48  

Section 9.02

  Non-Solicit      48  

ARTICLE X TERMINATION

     49  

Section 10.01

  Termination      49  

Section 10.02

  Effect of Termination      49  

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

     50  

Section 11.01

  Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power      50  

Section 11.02

  Dispute Resolution      51  

Section 11.03

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction      51  

Section 11.04

  Waiver of Jury Trial      51  

Section 11.05

  Court-Ordered Interim Relief      51  

Section 11.06

  Specific Performance      52  

Section 11.07

  Assignability      52  

Section 11.08

  Third-Party Beneficiaries      52  

Section 11.09

  Notices      52  

Section 11.10

  Severability      53  

Section 11.11

  Publicity      54  

Section 11.12

  Expenses      54  

Section 11.13

  Headings      54  

Section 11.14

  Survival of Covenants      54  

Section 11.15

  Waivers of Default      55  

Section 11.16

  Amendments      55  

Section 11.17

  Interpretation      55  

 

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Schedules:      
Schedule I    -    Plan of Reorganization
Schedule II    -    Honeywell Retained Assets
Schedule III    -    Honeywell Retained Liabilities
Schedule IV    -    SpinCo Equity Interests
Schedule V    -    SpinCo Assets
Schedule VI    -    SpinCo Liabilities
Schedule VII    -    SpinCo Real Property
Schedule VIII    -    Transferred Sites
Schedule IX    -    Shared Contracts
Schedule X    -    SpinCo Accounts
Schedule XI    -    Honeywell Accounts
Schedule XII    -    Cash Adjustment
Schedule XIII    -    Real Estate Separation Documents
Schedule XIV    -    Surviving Intercompany Agreements
Schedule XV    -    Surviving Honeywell Credit Support Instruments
Schedule XVI    -    Surviving SpinCo Credit Support Instruments
Schedule XVII    -    Mixed Actions
Schedule XVIII    -    SpinCo-Managed Actions
Schedule XIX    -    Honeywell-Managed Actions
Schedule XX    -    Jointly Managed Actions
Schedule XXI    -    Treatment of Expected Surviving Guarantees
Schedule XXII    -    Forgiven Intercompany Balances
Schedule XXIII    -    Local Transfer Agreements

 

 

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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of [                ], 2018, by and between HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“Honeywell”), and GARRETT MOTION INC., a Delaware corporation (“SpinCo”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Article I.

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS the board of directors of Honeywell has determined that it is in the best interests of Honeywell and its shareholders to create a new publicly traded company that will operate the SpinCo Business;

WHEREAS in furtherance of the foregoing, the board of directors of Honeywell has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to effect the transactions constituting the Reorganization, to transfer certain assets and liabilities to SpinCo, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Honeywell, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and subsequently to distribute Honeywell’s entire interest in SpinCo, by way of a dividend of stock to be made to holders of Honeywell Common Stock;

WHEREAS in furtherance of the foregoing, it is appropriate and desirable to effect the Spin-Off, as more fully described in this Agreement;

WHEREAS SpinCo has been incorporated solely for these purposes and has not engaged in activities except in preparation for the Spin-Off;

WHEREAS Honeywell and SpinCo have prepared, and SpinCo has filed with the Commission, the Form 10, which includes the Information Statement and sets forth appropriate disclosure concerning SpinCo and the Distribution;

WHEREAS Honeywell and SpinCo intend that certain steps of the Plan of Reorganization and the Distribution each qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment and for this Agreement to constitute a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Section 1.368-2(g) of the Treasury Regulations and a plan of liquidation within the meaning of Section 332 of the Code, as relevant; and

WHEREAS it is appropriate and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Spin-Off and certain other agreements that will govern certain matters relating to the Spin-Off and the relationship of Honeywell, SpinCo and their respective Subsidiaries following the Distribution.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

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

Action” means any claim, complaint, petition, hearing, charge, demand, action, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority or any Federal, state, local, foreign or international arbitration or mediation tribunal.

Adversarial Action” means (i) an Action by a member of the Honeywell Group, on the one hand, against a member of the SpinCo Group, on the other hand, or (ii) an Action by a member of the SpinCo Group, on the one hand, against a member of the Honeywell Group, on the other hand.

Affiliate” of any Person means a Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. As used herein, “control” of any entity means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by Contract or otherwise; provided, however, that (i) SpinCo and the other members of the SpinCo Group shall not be considered Affiliates of Honeywell or any of the other members of the Honeywell Group and (ii) Honeywell and the other members of the Honeywell Group shall not be considered Affiliates of SpinCo or any of the other members of the SpinCo Group.

Agent” means the distribution agent appointed by Honeywell to distribute to the Record Holders, pursuant to the Distribution, the shares of SpinCo Common Stock held by Honeywell.

Agreement” means this Separation and Distribution Agreement, including the Schedules hereto.

Ancillary Agreements” means the TMA, the EMA, the IPA, the Trademark License Agreement, the TSA, the Indemnification Agreement, the Data Transfer Agreement and any other instruments, assignments, documents and agreements executed in connection with the implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Assets” means all assets, properties and rights of every kind and nature (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or elsewhere), whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or accrued or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person, including the following:

(a) all accounting and other books, records and files, whether in paper, microfilm, microfiche, computer tape or disc, magnetic tape, electronic recording or any other form;

 

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(b) all apparatus, computers and other electronic data processing equipment, fixtures, machinery, furniture, office and other equipment, including hardware systems, circuits and other computer and telecommunication assets and equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft, rolling stock, vessels, motor vehicles and other transportation equipment, special and general tools, test devices, prototypes and models and other tangible personal property;

(c) all inventories of materials, parts, raw materials, supplies, work-in-process and finished goods and products;

(d) all interests in real property of whatever nature, including buildings, land, structures, improvements and fixtures thereon, and all easements and rights-of-way appurtenant thereto, and all leasehold interests, whether as owner, mortgagee or holder of a Security Interest in real property, lessor, sublessor, lessee, sublessee or otherwise;

(e) all interests in any capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary or any other Person; all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any Subsidiary or any other Person; all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Subsidiary or any other Person; all other investments in securities of any Person; and all rights as a partner, joint venturer or participant;

(f) all license agreements, leases of personal property, open purchase orders for raw materials, supplies, parts or services, unfilled orders for the manufacture and sale of products and other Contracts and all rights arising thereunder;

(g) all deposits, letters of credit, performance bonds and other surety bonds;

(h) all written technical information, data, specifications, research and development information, engineering drawings, operating and maintenance manuals and materials and analyses prepared by consultants and other third parties;

(i) all Intellectual Property Rights, and attorney opinions or reports related thereto concerning freedom-to-practice, technology due diligence and technology landscapes (whether held internally or by external counsel);

(j) all Contracts pursuant to which any license, option or similar right relating to Intellectual Property Rights has been granted or the use of Intellectual Property Rights is materially restricted (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, contracts terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement);

(k) all websites, databases, content, text, graphics, images, audio, video, data and other copyrightable works or other works of authorship including all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof, in each case to the extent not included in clause (i) of this definition;

(l) all cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, supplier records, customer and supplier lists, subscriber, customer and vendor data, correspondence and lists, product literature and other advertising and promotional materials, artwork, design, development and manufacturing files, vendor and customer drawings, formulations and specifications, server and traffic logs, quality records and reports and other books, records, studies, surveys, reports, plans, business records and documents, in each case to the extent not included in clause (i) of this definition;

 

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(m) all prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes receivable (whether current or non-current);

(n) all claims or rights against any Person arising from the ownership of any other Asset, all rights in connection with any bids or offers, all Actions, judgments or similar rights, all rights under express or implied warranties, all rights of recovery and all rights of setoff of any kind and demands of any nature, in each case whether accrued or contingent, whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether arising by way of counterclaim or otherwise;

(o) all rights under insurance policies and all rights in the nature of insurance, indemnification or contribution;

(p) all licenses (including radio and similar licenses), permits, consents, approvals and authorizations that have been issued by any Governmental Authority and all pending applications therefor;

(q) Cash, bank accounts, lock boxes and other deposit arrangements;

(r) interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other hedging or similar agreements or arrangements; and

(s) all goodwill as a going concern and other intangible properties.

Cash” means cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and marketable securities, whether denominated in United States dollars or otherwise.

Cash Management Arrangements” means all cash management arrangements pursuant to which Honeywell or its Subsidiaries automatically or manually sweep cash from, or automatically or manually transfer cash to, accounts of SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group.

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Consents” means any consents, waivers authorizations, ratifications, permissions, exemptions or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any Person other than a member of either Group.

Contract” means any contract, agreement or other legally binding instrument, including any note, bond, mortgage, deed, indenture, commitment, undertaking, promise, lease, sublease, license or sublicense or joint venture.

Credit Support Instruments” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

D&O Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06.

 

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Data Transfer Agreement” means the Data Transfer Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between Honeywell and SpinCo.

Debt Incurrence” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

Determination” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.02.

Distribution” means the distribution by Honeywell to the Record Holders, on a pro rata basis, of all of the outstanding shares of SpinCo Common Stock owned by Honeywell on the Distribution Date.

Distribution Date” means the date, determined by Honeywell in accordance with Section 5.03, on which the Distribution occurs.

EMA” means the Employee Matters Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between Honeywell and SpinCo.

Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Expected Surviving Guarantees” has the meaning set forth in Schedule XXI.

First Post-Distribution Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11.

Form 10” means the registration statement on Form 10 filed by SpinCo with the Commission to effect the registration of SpinCo Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the Distribution, as such registration statement may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Former Business” means any terminated, divested or discontinued businesses, operations or properties of either the Honeywell Group, the SpinCo Group, any of their respective members or any of their respective predecessors, in each case, prior to the Distribution.

Governmental Approvals” means any notices, reports or other filings to be given to or made with, or any Consents, registrations or permits to be obtained from, any Governmental Authority.

Governmental Authority” means any Federal, state, local, foreign or international court, government, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or other legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or governmental authority.

Group” means either the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, as the context requires.

 

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Hazardous Materials” means (i) any natural or artificial substance (whether solid, liquid, gas or other form of matter, noise, microorganism or electromagnetic field) that could cause harm to human health or the environment, including petroleum, petroleum products and byproducts, asbestos-containing materials, perfluoroalkyl substances, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, lead-based paint, electronic, medical or infectious wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive substances, greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances and (ii) any other chemical, material, substance or waste that could result in Liability under, or that is prohibited, limited or regulated by or pursuant to, any HSE Law.

Honeywell” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Honeywell Account” means any bank or brokerage account owned by Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group, including the Honeywell Accounts listed or described on Schedule XI.

Honeywell Assets” means (a) all Assets of the Honeywell Group (other than Intellectual Property Rights), (b) the Honeywell Retained Assets, (c) any Assets held by a member of the SpinCo Group that are determined by Honeywell, in good faith, to be primarily related to or used primarily in connection with the business or operations of the Honeywell Business (unless otherwise expressly provided in connection with this Agreement), (d) all interests in the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, the members of the Honeywell Group (other than Honeywell), (e) the rights related to the Honeywell Portion of any Shared Contract and (f) the Honeywell IP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Honeywell Assets shall not include the SpinCo Assets.

Honeywell Business” means the businesses and operations as currently or formerly conducted by Honeywell and its predecessors and its Subsidiaries other than the SpinCo Business.

Honeywell Common Stock” means the common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of Honeywell.

Honeywell Credit Support Instruments” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

Honeywell Disclosure Sections” means all information set forth in or omitted from the Form 10 or Information Statement to the extent relating to (a) the Honeywell Group, (b) the Honeywell Liabilities, (c) the Honeywell Assets or (d) the substantive disclosure set forth in the Form 10 relating to Honeywell’s board of directors’ consideration of the Spin-Off, including the section entitled “Reasons for the Spin-Off.”

Honeywell Group” means Honeywell and each of its Subsidiaries, including any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of Honeywell as a result of transactions that occur following the Distribution in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization, but excluding any member of the SpinCo Group.

 

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Honeywell HSE Liabilities” means any HSE Liability, whether occurring or arising prior to, on or after the Distribution Date, to the extent (a) resulting from or otherwise relating to (i) any compliance or noncompliance with any HSE Law in connection with the operation of the Honeywell Business or any Honeywell Asset, (ii) any Release of any Hazardous Material at, on, under, from or to any real property constituting a Honeywell Asset (including any exposure to, or further Release to any other location of, such Hazardous Material), (iii) any Release, offsite transportation, storage, disposal, treatment or recycling (or arrangement for such activities) of Hazardous Material in connection with the operation of the Honeywell Business (including any exposure to, or further Release to any other location of, such Hazardous Material) or (iv) any alleged personal or property exposure to Hazardous Materials (including those contained in any products currently or formerly manufactured, sold, distributed or marketed) in connection with the operation of the Honeywell Business or any Honeywell Asset or (b) otherwise resulting from or relating to the Honeywell Business or Honeywell Asset; provided that, in no case shall Honeywell HSE Liabilities include any SpinCo HSE Liabilities.

Honeywell Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.

Honeywell IP” has the meaning set forth in the IPA.

Honeywell Liabilities” means, without duplication, the following Liabilities:

(a) all Liabilities of the Honeywell Group;

(b) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

(i) the operation or conduct of the Honeywell Business as conducted at any time prior to the Distribution (including any Liability to the extent 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 Person’s authority), which act or failure to act relates to the Honeywell Business);

(ii) the operation or conduct of the Honeywell Business or any other business conducted by Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group at any time after the Distribution (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 Person’s authority)); or

(iii) the Honeywell Assets;

(c) the Honeywell Retained Liabilities;

(d) all Honeywell HSE Liabilities;

(e) any obligations related to the Honeywell Portion of any Shared Contract;

(f) any Liabilities that are determined by Honeywell, in good faith prior to the Distribution, to be primarily related to the business or operations of the Honeywell Business (unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement); and

 

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(g) all Liabilities to the extent 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 the Honeywell Disclosure Sections.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Honeywell Liabilities shall not include the SpinCo Liabilities.

Honeywell Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claim” means any (a) claim made against the SpinCo Group or Honeywell Group and reported to the applicable insurer(s) prior to the Distribution Date in respect of an act or omission occurring prior to the Distribution Date that results in a Liability under a “claims-made-based” insurance policy of the Honeywell Group in effect prior to the Distribution Date or any extended reporting period thereof or (b) Action (whether made prior to, on or following the Distribution Date) in respect of a Liability occurring prior to the Distribution Date under an “occurrence-based” insurance policy of any member of the Honeywell Group in effect prior to the Distribution Date.

Honeywell Portion” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).

Honeywell Retained Assets” means the Assets to be retained by the Honeywell Group set forth on Schedule II.

Honeywell Retained Liabilities” means the Liabilities to be retained by the Honeywell Group set forth on Schedule III.

HSE Law” means any Law or Governmental Approvals, or any standard used by a Governmental Authority pursuant to any Law or Governmental Approvals, relating to (i) pollution, (ii) protection or restoration of the indoor or outdoor environment or natural resources, (iii) the transportation, treatment, storage or Release of, or exposure to, hazardous or toxic materials, (iv) the registration, manufacturing, sale, labeling or distribution of hazardous or toxic materials or products containing such materials (including the REACH Regulation and similar requirements), (v) process safety management or (vi) the protection of the public, worker health and safety or threatened or endangered species.

HSE Liabilities” means all Liabilities relating to Hazardous Materials or relating to or arising under any applicable HSE Law or Governmental Approvals required or issued thereunder (including in either case any such Liability for corrective actions, removal, remediation or cleanup costs, investigation, monitoring or sampling obligations or costs, response costs, financial assurance obligations or costs, natural resources damages, medical and other costs related to personal injuries, property damage, costs, fines, penalties or other sanctions).

Indemnification Agreement” means the Indemnification and Reimbursement Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and among (i) Honeywell ASASCO, Inc., a corporation organized under the Laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) Honeywell ASASCO 2, Inc., a corporation organized under the Laws of the State of Delaware and (iii) Honeywell and the guarantee in respect of such Indemnification and Reimbursement Agreement entered into by each such party and the guarantor parties listed therein.

 

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Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).

Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).

Indemnity Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).

Information” means information, whether or not patentable, copyrightable or protectable as a trade secret, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium now known or yet to be created, including studies, reports, records, books, Contracts, instruments, surveys, analyses, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other software, marketing plans, customer names, communications (including those by or to attorneys (whether or not subject to the attorney-client privilege)), memos and other materials (including those prepared by attorneys or under their direction (whether or not constituting attorney work product)) and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data, documents, correspondence, materials and files, in each case excluding any Intellectual Property Rights therein.

Information Statement” means the Information Statement sent to the holders of Honeywell Common Stock in connection with the Distribution, as such Information Statement may be amended from time to time.

Insurance Proceeds” means those monies:

(a) received by an insured (or its successor-in-interest) from an insurance carrier;

(b) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of the insured (or its successor-in-interest); or

(c) received (including by way of setoff) from any third party in the nature of insurance, contribution or indemnification in respect of any Liability;

in any such case net of any applicable premium adjustments (including reserves and retrospectively rated premium adjustments), net of any costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof and net of any Taxes resulting from the receipt thereof.

Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning set forth in the IPA.

Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

Intercompany Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

Intercompany Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

Intercompany Leases” means the real property leases by and between (i) a member of the Honeywell Group, as lessor, and a member of the SpinCo Group, as lessee, or (ii) a member of the SpinCo Group, as lessor, and a member of the Honeywell Group, as lessee, in each case, as set forth on Schedule XIII under the caption “Leases.”

 

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Intercompany Subleases” means the real property subleases (i) by and between a member of the Honeywell Group, as sublessor, and a member of the SpinCo Group, as sublessee, and (ii) by and between a member of the SpinCo Group, as sublessor, and a member of the Honeywell Group, as sublessee (if any), in each case as set forth on Schedule XIII under the caption “Subleases.”

Intercompany Real Estate Licenses” means the real property licenses by and between a member of the Honeywell Group and a member of the SpinCo Group set forth on Schedule XIII under the caption “Real Estate Licenses.”

IPA” means the Intellectual Property Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between Honeywell and SpinCo.

Joint Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(c).

Key Role” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02.

Law” means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of common law, order, decree, Governmental Approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, directive, guideline, policy, requirement or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or determination by, or any interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Governmental Authority, whether now or hereinafter in effect and, in each case, as amended.

Lease Assignments” means the assignments of real property leases and subleases by and between a member of the Honeywell Group, as assignor, and a member of the SpinCo Group, as assignee, in each case as set forth on Schedule XIII under the caption “Lease Assignments”.

Liabilities” means any and all claims, debts, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, damages, fines, penalties, obligations, prohibitions, accruals, accounts payable, reckonings, bonds, indemnities and similar obligations, agreements, promises, guarantees, make-whole agreements and similar obligations, and other liabilities and requirements, including all contractual obligations, whether absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever arising, and including those arising under any Law, Action, threatened or contemplated Action or any award of any arbitrator or mediator of any kind, and those arising under any Contract, including those arising under this Agreement, in each case, whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Liabilities shall include attorneys’ fees, the costs and expenses of all assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises, and any and all other costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in connection with anything contemplated by the preceding sentence (including costs and expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any such Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions).

 

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Local Transfer Agreement” means any agreement set forth on Schedule XXIII.

Mixed Action” means (x) any Action identified on Schedule XVII or (y) any other Action in respect of which an Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to this Agreement that involves both Honeywell Assets or Honeywell Liabilities, on the one hand, and SpinCo Assets or SpinCo Liabilities, on the other hand.

Party” means either party hereto, and “Parties” means both parties hereto.

Person” means an individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability company, any other entity and any Governmental Authority.

Plan of Reorganization” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

REACH Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, including any implementing legislation or regulations, in each case as may be amended.

Real Estate Separation Documents” means the Intercompany Leases, the Intercompany Subleases, the Intercompany Real Estate Licenses and the Lease Assignments.

Record Date” means the close of business on the date determined by the Honeywell board of directors as the record date for determining the shares of Honeywell Common Stock in respect of which shares of SpinCo Common Stock will be distributed pursuant to the Distribution.

Record Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).

Release” means any actual or threatened release, spill, emission, discharge, flow (whether through constructed or natural ditches, pipes, watercourses, overland flows or other means of conveyance), leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the indoor or outdoor environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, mere vehicular transportation from an initial location to an offsite location, without more, shall not be deemed to constitute a Release from that initial location to the offsite location.

Reorganization” means the transactions described in the Plan of Reorganization.

Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.09.

Security Interest” means any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction, right-of-way, covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on transfer or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever.

 

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Separation” means (a) the Reorganization and (b) any other transfers of Assets and assumptions of Liabilities, in each case, between a member of one Group and a member of the other Group, provided for in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement.

Shared Contract” means any Contract of any member of either Group with a third party that relates in any material respect to both the SpinCo Business and the Honeywell Business set forth on Schedule IX.

Specified Liabilities” means Claims (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement).

SpinCo” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

SpinCo Account” means any bank and brokerage account owned by SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group, including the SpinCo Accounts listed or described in Schedule X.

SpinCo Assets” means, without duplication, the following Assets:

(a) all Assets held by the SpinCo Group (other than Intellectual Property Rights);

(b) all interests in the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, the members of the SpinCo Group (other than SpinCo) and all other equity, partnership, membership, joint venture and similar interests set forth on Schedule IV under the caption “Joint Ventures and Minority Investments”;

(c) all Assets reflected on the SpinCo Business Balance Sheet, and all Assets acquired after the date of the SpinCo Business Balance Sheet that, had they been acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on the SpinCo Business Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of such Assets subsequent to the date of the SpinCo Business Balance Sheet;

(d) the Assets listed or described on Schedule V;

(e) the rights related to the SpinCo Portion of any Shared Contract;

(f) the SpinCo Real Property;

(g) the SpinCo IP;

(h) all other Assets that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be assigned to or retained by, or allocated to, any member of the SpinCo Group; and

(i) all Assets held by a member of the Honeywell Group that are determined by Honeywell, in good faith prior to the Distribution, to be primarily related to or used or held for use primarily in connection with the business or operations of the SpinCo Business (unless otherwise expressly provided in connection with this Agreement).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the SpinCo Assets shall not include (i) any Honeywell Retained Assets or (ii) any Assets that are determined by Honeywell, in good faith prior to the Distribution, to arise primarily from the business or operations of the Honeywell Business (unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement).

SpinCo Business” means the business of designing, manufacturing and selling turbocharger, electric-boosting and connected vehicle technologies for light and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket, as conducted by Honeywell and its Affiliates prior to the Distribution, including as described in the Information Statement; provided that the SpinCo Business shall not include any Former Business.

SpinCo Business Balance Sheet” means the balance sheet of the SpinCo Business, including the notes thereto, as of [ ], included in the Information Statement.

SpinCo Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of SpinCo.

SpinCo Credit Support Instruments” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).

SpinCo Entities” means the entities, the equity, partnership, membership, limited liability, joint venture or similar interests of which are set forth on Schedule IV under the caption “Joint Ventures and Minority Investments.”

SpinCo Group” means (a) SpinCo, (b) each Person that will be a Subsidiary of SpinCo immediately prior to the Distribution, including the entities set forth on Schedule IV under the caption “Subsidiaries”, (c) each Person set forth on Schedule IV under the caption “Other” and (d) each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of SpinCo after the Distribution, including in each case any Person that is merged or consolidated with or into SpinCo or any Subsidiary of SpinCo and any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of SpinCo as a result of transactions that occur following the Distribution in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization.

SpinCo HSE Liabilities” means any HSE Liability, whether occurring or arising prior to, on or after the Distribution Date, (x) of the SpinCo Group or (y) to the extent (a) resulting from or otherwise relating to (i) any compliance or noncompliance with any HSE Law in connection with the operation of the SpinCo Business or any SpinCo Real Property, (ii) any Release, transportation, storage, disposal, treatment or recycling (or arrangement for such activities) of any Hazardous Material at, on, under, from or to any SpinCo Real Properties (regardless of the source, or location of the impact, of such Release), including any exposure to, or further Release to any other location of, such Hazardous Material, (iii) any Release, transportation, storage, disposal, treatment or recycling (or arrangement for such activities) of Hazardous Material at any third-party location in connection with the operation of the SpinCo Business (including any exposure to, or further Release to any other location of, such Hazardous Material), (iv) any exposure to Hazardous Materials (including those contained in any products manufactured, sold, distributed or marketed) in connection with the SpinCo Business or any SpinCo Asset, (v) compliance with the requirements of any real property transfer law associated

 

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with the Distribution or (vi) the transferred sites listed on Schedule VIII or (b) otherwise resulting from or relating to the SpinCo Business or any SpinCo Asset; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, any HSE Liability that is a Specified Liability, regardless of whether or not such HSE Liability resulted from, related to or was in connection with the SpinCo Business shall not constitute a SpinCo HSE Liability.

SpinCo Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03.

SpinCo IP” has the meaning set forth in the IPA.

SpinCo Liabilities” means, without duplication, the following Liabilities:

(a) all Liabilities of the SpinCo Group and the SpinCo Entities;

(b) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

(i) the operation or conduct of the SpinCo Business as conducted at any time prior to the Distribution (including any Liability to the extent 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 Person’s authority), which act or failure to act relates to the SpinCo Business);

(ii) the operation or conduct of the SpinCo Business or any other business conducted by SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group at any time after the Distribution (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 Person’s authority)); or

(iii) the SpinCo Assets;

(c) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the SpinCo Business Balance Sheet, and all Liabilities arising or assumed after the date of the SpinCo Business Balance Sheet that, had they arisen or been assumed on or before such date and been existing obligations as of such date, would have been reflected on the SpinCo Business Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the SpinCo Business Balance Sheet;

(d) all SpinCo HSE Liabilities;

(e) the Liabilities listed or described on Schedule VI;

(f) the obligations related to the SpinCo Portion of any Shared Contract;

(g) all other Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Liabilities to be assumed or retained by, or allocated to, any member of the SpinCo Group; and

 

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(h) all Liabilities to the extent 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 Form 10 and any other documents filed with the Commission in connection with the Spin-Off or as contemplated by this Agreement, other than with respect to the Honeywell Disclosure Sections.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the SpinCo Liabilities shall not include (i) any Honeywell Retained Liabilities or (ii) any Liabilities that are determined by Honeywell, in good faith prior to the Distribution, to be primarily related to the business or operations of the Honeywell Business (unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement).

SpinCo Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claim” means any (a) claim made against the SpinCo Group or Honeywell Group and reported to the applicable insurer(s) prior to the Distribution Date in respect of an act or omission occurring prior to the Distribution Date that results in a Liability under a “claims-made-based” insurance policy of the SpinCo Group in effect prior to the Distribution Date or any extended reporting period thereof or (b) Action (whether made prior to, on or following the Distribution Date) in respect of a Liability occurring prior to the Distribution Date under an “occurrence-based” insurance policy of any member of the SpinCo Group in effect prior to the Distribution Date.

SpinCo Portion” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).

SpinCo Real Property” means the real property and real property interests identified in Schedule VII, and any fixtures or appurtenances associated therewith.

Spin-Off” means the Separation and the Distribution.

Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation or other organization whether incorporated or unincorporated of which at least a majority of the securities or interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization, is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries.

Surviving Honeywell Credit Support Instruments” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

Surviving SpinCo Credit Support Instruments” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).

Tax Opinion Representations” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

Taxes” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

Third-Party Claim” means any written assertion by a Person (including any Governmental Authority) who is not a member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group of any claim, or the commencement by any such Person of any Action, against any member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group.

 

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Third-Party Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).

TMA” means the Tax Matters Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between Honeywell and SpinCo.

Trademark License Agreement” means the Trademark License Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement between Honeywell and SpinCo.

TSA” means the Transition Services Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement between Honeywell and SpinCo.

ARTICLE II

THE SEPARATION

Section 2.01 Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities.

(a) In accordance with the plan and structure set forth on Schedule I (such plan and structure being referred to herein as the “Plan of Reorganization”) and to the extent not previously effected pursuant to the steps of the Plan of Reorganization that have been completed prior to the date of this Agreement, subject to Section 2.01(e), prior to the Distribution, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Group members to, execute such instruments of assignment or transfer and take such other corporate actions as are necessary to:

(i) transfer and convey to one or more members of the SpinCo Group all of the right, title and interest of the Honeywell Group in, to and under all SpinCo Assets not already owned by the SpinCo Group,

(ii) transfer and convey to one or more members of the Honeywell Group all of the right, title and interest of the SpinCo Group in, to and under all Honeywell Assets not already owned by the Honeywell Group,

(iii) cause one or more members of the SpinCo Group to assume all of the SpinCo Liabilities to the extent such Liabilities would otherwise remain obligations of any member of the Honeywell Group, and

(iv) cause one or more members of the Honeywell Group to assume all of the Honeywell Liabilities to the extent such Liabilities would otherwise remain obligations of any member of the SpinCo Group, in each case of clauses (i) through (iv) in the manner contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither Party shall be required to transfer any Information except as required by Article VII or any insurance policies which are the subject of Article VIII; provided, that any Information in respect of the Specified Liabilities shall be governed by the Indemnification Agreement.

 

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(b) In the event that it is discovered after the Distribution that there was an omission of (i) the transfer or conveyance by SpinCo (or a member of the SpinCo Group) to, or the acceptance or assumption by, Honeywell (or a member of the Honeywell Group) of any Honeywell Asset or Honeywell Liability, as the case may be, (ii) the transfer or conveyance by Honeywell (or a member of the Honeywell Group) to, or the acceptance or assumption by, SpinCo (or a member of the SpinCo Group) of any SpinCo Asset or SpinCo Liability, as the case may be, or (iii) the transfer or conveyance by one Party (or any other member of its Group) to, or the acceptance or assumption by, the other Party (or any other member of its Group) of any Asset or Liability, as the case may be, that, had the Parties given specific consideration to such Asset or Liability prior to the Distribution, would have otherwise been so transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly effect such transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption of such Asset or Liability, as the case may be. Any transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption made pursuant to this Section 2.01(b) shall be treated by the Parties for all purposes as if it had occurred prior to the Distribution, except as otherwise required by applicable Law or a Determination.

(c) In the event that it is discovered after the Distribution that there was a transfer or conveyance (i) by SpinCo (or a member of the SpinCo Group) to, or the acceptance or assumption by, Honeywell (or a member of the Honeywell Group) of any SpinCo Asset or SpinCo Liability, as the case may be, or (ii) by Honeywell (or a member of the Honeywell Group) to, or the acceptance or assumption by, SpinCo (or a member of the SpinCo Group) of any Honeywell Asset or Honeywell Liability, as the case may be, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly transfer or convey such Asset or Liability back to the transferring or conveying Party or to rescind any acceptance or assumption of such Asset or Liability, as the case may be. Any transfer or conveyance made or acceptance or assumption rescinded pursuant to this Section 2.01(c) shall be treated by the Parties for all purposes as if such Asset or Liability had never been originally transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed, as the case may be, except as otherwise required by applicable Law or a Determination.

(d) To the extent that any transfer or conveyance of any Asset (other than Shared Contracts, which are governed solely by Section 2.05; or the leasehold interests, subleasehold interests, license interests or other real property interests under the Real Estate Separation Documents, which are governed solely by Section 2.04); or acceptance or assumption of any Liability (other than Shared Contracts, which are governed solely by Section 2.05; or the leasehold interests, subleasehold interests, license interests or other real property interests under the Real Estate Separation Documents, which are governed solely by Section 2.04) required by this Agreement to be so transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed shall not have been completed prior to the Distribution, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to effect such transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption as promptly following the Distribution as shall be practicable. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the transfer or conveyance of any Assets or the acceptance or assumption of any Liabilities which by their respective terms (or the terms of any Contract relating to such Asset or Liability) or operation of Law cannot be so transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed; provided, however, that the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary Governmental Approvals and other Consents for the transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption (as applicable) of all Assets and Liabilities required by this Agreement to be so transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed. In the event that

 

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any such transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption (as applicable) has not been completed effective as of the Distribution, the Party retaining such Asset or Liability (or the member of the Party’s Group retaining such Asset or Liability) shall thereafter hold such Asset for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (at the expense of the Party entitled thereto) and retain such Liability for the account, and at the expense, of the Party by whom such Liability should have been assumed or accepted pursuant to this Agreement, and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Party to which (or to the Group of which) such Asset should have been transferred or conveyed, or by whom (or by the Group of whom) such Liability should have been assumed or accepted, as the case may be, in order to place such Party or the member of its Group, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as would have existed had such Asset or Liability been transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed (as applicable) as and when contemplated by this Agreement, including in respect of possession, use, risk of loss, potential for gain and control over such Asset or Liability, as the case may be. As and when any such Asset or Liability becomes transferable or assumable, as the case may be, each Party shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, use reasonable best efforts to promptly effect such transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption (as applicable). Any transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption made pursuant to this Section 2.01(d) shall be treated by the Parties for all purposes as if it had occurred immediately prior to the Distribution, except as otherwise required by applicable Law or a Determination.

(e) The Party retaining any Asset or Liability due to the deferral of the transfer and conveyance of such Asset or the deferral of the acceptance and assumption of such Liability pursuant to this Section 2.01 or otherwise shall not be obligated by this Agreement, in connection with this Section 2.01, to expend any money or take any action that would require the expenditure of money unless and to the extent the Party or the member of the Party’s Group entitled to receive such Asset or intended to assume such Liability, as applicable, advances or agrees to reimburse it for the applicable expenditures.

(f) Without limiting any other provision hereof, in connection with the reorganization contemplated by Section 2.01(b), each of Honeywell and SpinCo will take, and will cause each member of its respective Group to take, such actions as are reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization (whether prior to, at or after the Distribution). The Parties agree that the steps described in the Plan of Reorganization shall be effected in the order and manner prescribed in the Plan of Reorganization.

(g) In the event that Honeywell determines to seek novation with respect to any SpinCo Liability, SpinCo shall reasonably cooperate with, and shall cause the members of the SpinCo Group to reasonably cooperate with, Honeywell and the members of the Honeywell Group (including, where necessary, entering into appropriate instruments of assumption and, where necessary, SpinCo providing parent guarantees in support of the obligations of other members of the SpinCo Group) to cause such novation to be obtained, on terms reasonably acceptable to SpinCo, and to have Honeywell and the members of the Honeywell Group released from all liability to third parties arising after the date of such novation and in the event SpinCo determines to seek novation with respect to any Honeywell Liability, Honeywell shall reasonably cooperate with, and shall cause the members of the Honeywell Group to reasonably cooperate with, SpinCo and the members of the SpinCo Group (including,

 

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where necessary, entering into appropriate instruments of assumption and, where necessary, Honeywell providing parent guarantees in support of the obligations of other members of the Honeywell Group) to cause such novation to be obtained, on terms reasonably acceptable to Honeywell, and to have SpinCo and the members of the SpinCo Group released from all liability to third parties arising after the date of such novation; provided that neither Party nor any member of its Group shall be required to contribute capital, pay or grant any consideration or concession in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any Person in order to cause such novation to be obtained (other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be reimbursed by the Party or the member of the Party’s Group entitled to such Asset or intended to assume such Liability, as applicable, as promptly as reasonably practicable).

Section 2.02 Certain Matters Governed Exclusively by Ancillary Agreements. Each of Honeywell and SpinCo agrees on behalf of itself and the members of its Group that, except as explicitly provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (a) the TMA shall exclusively govern all matters relating to Taxes between such parties (except to the extent that tax matters relating to employee and employee benefits-related matters are addressed in the EMA), (b) the EMA shall exclusively govern the allocation of Assets and Liabilities related to employee and employee compensation and benefits-related matters, including the outstanding awards (equity- and cash-based) under existing equity plans with respect to employees and former employees of members of both the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group (except to the extent that employee compensation and benefits-related reimbursements are addressed in the TSA) (it being understood that any such Assets and Liabilities, as allocated pursuant to the EMA, shall constitute SpinCo Assets, SpinCo Liabilities, Honeywell Assets or Honeywell Liabilities, as applicable, hereunder and shall be subject to Article VI hereof), (c) the IPA shall exclusively govern the recordation of the transfers of any registrations or applications of Honeywell IP and SpinCo IP that is allocated hereunder, as applicable, and the use and licensing of certain Intellectual Property Rights identified therein between members of the Honeywell Group and members of the SpinCo Group, (d) the Trademark License Agreement shall exclusively govern all matters relating to the use and licensing of certain trademarks identified therein between members of the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group, (e) the TSA shall exclusively govern all matters relating to the provision of certain services identified therein to be provided by each Party to the other on a transitional basis following the Distribution and (f) the Indemnification Agreement shall exclusively govern all matters relating to indemnification by the SpinCo Group with respect to, management of Actions and dissemination of Information relating to and control of privileges and immunities in connection with or with respect to, the Specified Liabilities. Except as set forth in this Section 2.02, in the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any Ancillary Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control (unless the Ancillary Agreement explicitly provides otherwise)

Section 2.03 Termination of Agreements.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.03(b) or Section 2.03(b) or as otherwise provided by the Plan of Reorganization, in furtherance of the releases and other provisions of Section 6.01, effective as of the Distribution, SpinCo and each other member of the SpinCo Group, on the one hand, and Honeywell and each other member of the Honeywell

 

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Group, on the other hand, hereby terminate any and all Contracts, arrangements, commitments and understandings, oral or written between such parties and in existence as of the Distribution Date (“Intercompany Agreements”), including all intercompany accounts payable or accounts receivable in effect or accrued as of the Distribution Date (“Intercompany Accounts”). No such terminated Intercompany Agreement or Intercompany Account (including any provision thereof that purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect after the Distribution Date. Each Party shall, at the reasonable request of the other Party, take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as may be necessary to effect the foregoing. The Parties, on behalf of the members of their respective Groups, hereby waive any advance notice provision or other termination requirements with respect to any Intercompany Agreement.

(b) The provisions of Section 2.03(a) shall not apply to any of the following Intercompany Agreements or Intercompany Accounts (or to any of the provisions thereof): (i) this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (and each other Intercompany Agreement or Intercompany Account expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be entered into by either Party or any other member of its Group); (ii) any Intercompany Agreements to which any third party is a party, including any Shared Contracts; (iii) any other Intercompany Agreements or Intercompany Accounts that this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement expressly contemplates will survive the Distribution Date; and those Intercompany Agreements set forth on Schedule XIV.

(c) In connection with the termination of Intercompany Accounts described in Section 2.03(a), each of Honeywell and SpinCo shall cause each Intercompany Account between a member of the SpinCo Group, on the one hand, and a member of the Honeywell Group, on the other hand, outstanding as of the close of business on the business day immediately prior to the date of the Distribution to be settled on a net basis (whether via a dividend, a capital contribution, a combination of the foregoing or as otherwise agreed), in each case prior to the close of business on the date of the Distribution (except for any such intercompany payables or receivables arising pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement or any other Intercompany Agreement that this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement expressly contemplates will survive the Distribution Date, which shall instead be settled in accordance with the terms of such Ancillary Agreement or other Intercompany Agreement); provided that all intercompany balances set forth on Schedule XXII shall be forgiven without any settlement or other action on the part of either of the Parties or the respective members of their respective Groups.

(d) (i) Honeywell and SpinCo each agrees to take, or cause the respective members of their respective Groups to take, prior to the Distribution (or as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter), all actions necessary to amend all contracts or agreements governing (x) the Honeywell Accounts so that such Honeywell Accounts, if linked (whether by automatic withdrawal, automatic deposit or any other authorization to transfer funds from or to, hereinafter “linked”) to any SpinCo Account, are de-linked from such SpinCo Accounts and (y) the SpinCo Accounts so that such SpinCo Accounts, if linked to any Honeywell Account, are de-linked from such Honeywell Accounts.

 

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(ii) With respect to any outstanding checks issued by, or payments made by, Honeywell, SpinCo or any of their respective Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution, such outstanding checks shall be honored from and after the Distribution by the Person or Group owning the account on which the check is drawn, without limiting the ultimate allocation of Liability for such amounts under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

(iii) As between Honeywell and SpinCo (and the members of their respective Groups), except to the extent prohibited by applicable Law or a Determination, all payments and reimbursements received after the Distribution by either Party (or a member of its Group) to which the other Party (or a member of its Group) is entitled under this Agreement, shall be held by such Party (or the applicable member of its Group) in trust for the use and benefit of the Person entitled thereto and, within sixty (60) days of receipt by such Party (or the applicable member of its Group) of any such payment or reimbursement, such Party shall pay over, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to pay over to the other Party (or the applicable member of its Group), the amount of such payment or reimbursement without right of setoff.

(e) Each of Honeywell and SpinCo shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, take all necessary actions to remove each of SpinCo and SpinCo’s Subsidiaries from all Cash Management Arrangements to which it is a party, in each case prior to the close of business on the business day immediately prior to the Distribution Date.

Section 2.04 Real Estate Separation Documents. Prior to the Distribution, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective applicable Group members to, use reasonable best efforts to obtain and make any necessary Consents and enter into the Real Estate Separation Documents to make the Real Estate Separation Documents effective at or prior to the Distribution; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require entering into any Real Estate Separation Document unless and until any necessary Consents are obtained or made, as applicable; provided further that neither Party nor any member of its Group shall be required to contribute capital, pay or grant any consideration or concession in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation or the relinquishment or forbearance of any rights) to any Person in order to obtain or make any such Consent (other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees). In the event any such Consents have not been obtained prior to the Distribution, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain or make such Consent as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Distribution and, upon receipt of such Consent, shall execute the applicable Real Estate Separation Document. If any Real Estate Separation Document is not effective prior to the Distribution, then the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Group members to, cooperate in any reasonable and permissible arrangement to provide that, following the Distribution and until such time as the effectiveness of the applicable Real Estate Separation Document shall cease (or, with respect to any Lease Assignment, until the expiration or earlier termination of the real property lease subject to such Lease Assignment), a member of the SpinCo Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of SpinCo or the applicable member of the SpinCo Group under the proposed terms of such Real Estate Separation Document and a member of the Honeywell Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of Honeywell or the applicable member of the Honeywell Group under the proposed terms of such Real Estate Separation Document. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any Real Estate Separation Document, the applicable Real Estate Separation Document shall govern. To the extent any matter is not addressed in a Real Estate Separation Document, but is addressed in this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control as to such matter.

 

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Section 2.05 Shared Contracts.

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule IX, the Parties shall, and shall cause the members of their respective Groups to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to work together (and, if necessary and desirable, to work with the third party to such Shared Contract) in an effort to divide, partially assign, modify or replicate (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of any Shared Contract, such that (a) a member of the SpinCo Group is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the obligations related to that portion of such Shared Contract relating to the SpinCo Business (the “SpinCo Portion”), which rights shall be a SpinCo Asset and which obligations shall be a SpinCo Liability, and (b) a member of the Honeywell Group is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the obligations related to such Shared Contract not relating to the SpinCo Business (the “Honeywell Portion”), which rights shall be a Honeywell Asset and which obligations shall be a Honeywell Liability. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the division, partial assignment, modification or replication of a Shared Contract unless and until any necessary Consents are obtained or made, as applicable. If the Parties, or their respective Group members, as applicable, are not able to enter into an arrangement to formally divide, partially assign, modify or replicate such Shared Contract prior to the Distribution as contemplated by the previous sentence, then the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Group members to, cooperate in any reasonable and permissible arrangement to provide that, following the Distribution and until the earlier of one year after the Distribution Date and such time as the formal division, partial assignment, modification or replication of such Shared Contract as contemplated by the previous sentence is effected, a member of the SpinCo Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of the SpinCo Portion under such Shared Contract and a member of the Honeywell Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of the Honeywell Portion under such Shared Contract, it being understood that no Party shall have Liability to the other Party for the failure of any third party to perform its obligations under any such Shared Contract.

(b) Nothing in this Section 2.05 shall require either Party or any member of their respective Groups to contribute capital, pay or grant any consideration or concession in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any Person (other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be reimbursed by the Party or the member of the Party’s Group entitled to such Asset or intended to assume such Liability, as applicable, as promptly as reasonably practicable). For avoidance of doubt, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, and recording or similar fees shall not include any purchase price, license fee or other payment or compensation for the procurement of any asset secured to replace an Asset in the course of a Party’s obligation under Section 2.05(a).

 

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Section 2.06 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. Each of Honeywell (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group) and SpinCo (on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group) understands and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Tax Opinion Representations, no party to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement or document contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement is representing or warranting in any way as to any Assets or Liabilities transferred or assumed as contemplated hereby or thereby, as to the sufficiency of the Assets or Liabilities transferred or assumed hereby or thereby for the conduct and operations of the SpinCo Business or the Honeywell Business, as applicable, as to any Governmental Approvals or other Consents required in connection therewith or in connection with any past transfers of the Assets or assumptions of the Liabilities, as to the value or freedom from any Security Interests of, or any other matter concerning, any Assets or Liabilities of such party, or as to the absence of any defenses or rights of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim or other Asset, including any accounts receivable, of any such party, or as to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document or instrument delivered hereunder to convey title to any Asset or thing of value upon the execution, delivery and filing hereof or thereof, and each of Honeywell (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group) and SpinCo (on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group) has relied only on the representations and warranties expressly contained in Section 12.01(c), in any Ancillary Agreement or the Tax Opinion Representations. Except as may expressly be set forth herein or in any Ancillary Agreement, any such Assets are being transferred on an “as is,” “where is” basis and the respective transferees shall bear the economic and legal risks that (a) any conveyance shall prove to be insufficient to vest in the transferee good and marketable title, free and clear of any Security Interest and (b) any necessary Governmental Approvals or other Consents are not obtained or that any requirements of Laws or judgments are not complied with.

Section 2.07 Waiver of Bulk-Sale and Bulk-Transfer Laws. SpinCo hereby waives compliance by each and every member of the Honeywell Group with the requirements and provisions of any “bulk-sale” or “bulk-transfer” Laws of any jurisdiction that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the transfer or sale of any or all of the SpinCo Assets to any member of the SpinCo Group. Honeywell hereby waives compliance by each and every member of the SpinCo Group with the requirements and provisions of any “bulk-sale” or “bulk-transfer” Laws of any jurisdiction that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the transfer or sale of any or all of the Honeywell Assets to any member of the Honeywell Group.

Section 2.08 Cash Adjustment. Each of Honeywell and SpinCo agrees to take the actions set forth on Schedule XII.1

 

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ARTICLE III

CREDIT SUPPORT

Section 3.01 Replacement of Honeywell Credit Support.

(a) SpinCo shall use reasonable best efforts to arrange, at its sole cost and expense and effective on or prior to the Distribution Date, the termination or replacement of all guarantees, covenants, indemnities, surety bonds, letters of credit or similar assurances or credit support (“Credit Support Instruments”) provided by or through Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group for the benefit of SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group (“Honeywell Credit Support Instruments”), other than any of the Honeywell Credit Support Instruments set forth on Schedule XV (the “Surviving Honeywell Credit Support Instruments”), with alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support from Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such Credit Support Instruments written releases (which in the case of a letter of credit or bank guarantee would be effective upon surrender of the original Honeywell Credit Support Instrument to the originating bank and such bank’s confirmation to Honeywell of cancelation thereof) indicating that Honeywell or such other member of the Honeywell Group will, effective upon the consummation of the Distribution, have no liability with respect to such Credit Support Instruments, in each case reasonably satisfactory to Honeywell.

(b) In furtherance of Section 3.01(a), to the extent required to obtain a removal or release from a Honeywell Credit Support Instrument, SpinCo or an appropriate member of the SpinCo Group shall execute an agreement substantially in the form of the existing Honeywell Credit Support Instrument or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such agreement, except to the extent that such existing Honeywell Credit Support Instrument contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions (i) with which SpinCo or the appropriate member of the SpinCo Group would be reasonably unable to comply or (ii) which would be reasonably expected to be breached by SpinCo or the appropriate member of the SpinCo Group.

(c) If SpinCo is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, all releases from Honeywell Credit Support Instruments pursuant to Sections 3.01(a) and 3.01(b) on or prior to the Distribution, (i) without limiting SpinCo’s obligations under Article VI, SpinCo shall cause the relevant member of the SpinCo Group that has assumed the Liability with respect to such Credit Support Instrument to indemnify and hold harmless the guarantor or obligor for any Liability arising from or relating thereto in accordance with the provisions of Article VI and to, as agent or subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder, (ii) with respect to such Credit Support Instruments that are in the form of a letter of credit or bank guarantee, SpinCo shall provide Honeywell with letters of credit or guarantees, in each case issued by a bank reasonably acceptable to Honeywell, against losses arising from all such Credit Support Instruments, or if Honeywell agrees in writing, cash collateralize the full amount of any outstanding Credit Support Instrument with respect to which such release has not been obtained, (iii) except as set forth in Schedule XV, with respect to such Credit Support Instrument, each of Honeywell and SpinCo, on behalf of themselves and the members of their respective Groups, agree, except as otherwise expressly required by the terms of a Contract with a third party in effect as of the Distribution, not to renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under or transfer to a third Person, any loan, guarantee, lease, sublease, license, Contract or other obligation for which the other Party or any member of the other Party’s Group is or may be liable under such Credit Support Instrument unless all obligations of the other Party and the other members of the other Party’s Group with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the other Party and (iv) with respect to the Expected Surviving Guarantees, Honeywell and SpinCo shall take the actions set forth on Schedule XXI. The provisions of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the foregoing sentence shall also apply to all Surviving Honeywell Credit Support Instruments.

 

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Section 3.02 Replacement of SpinCo Credit Support.

(a) Honeywell shall use reasonable best efforts to arrange, at its sole cost and expense and effective on or prior to the Distribution Date, the termination or replacement of all Credit Support Instruments provided by or through SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group for the benefit of Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group (“SpinCo Credit Support Instruments”), other than any of the SpinCo Credit Support Instruments set forth on Schedule XVI (the “Surviving SpinCo Credit Support Instruments”), with alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support from SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such Credit Support Instruments written releases (which in the case of a letter of credit or bank guarantee would be effective upon surrender of the original SpinCo Credit Support Instrument to the originating bank and such bank’s confirmation to SpinCo of cancelation thereof) indicating that SpinCo or such other member of the SpinCo Group will, effective upon the consummation of the Distribution, have no liability with respect to such Credit Support Instruments, in each case reasonably satisfactory to SpinCo.

(b) In furtherance of Section 3.02(a), to the extent required to obtain a removal or release from a SpinCo Credit Support Instrument, Honeywell or an appropriate member of the Honeywell Group shall execute an agreement substantially in the form of the existing SpinCo Credit Support Instrument or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such agreement, except to the extent that such existing SpinCo Credit Support Instrument contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions (i) with which Honeywell or the appropriate member of the Honeywell Group would be reasonably unable to comply or (ii) which would be reasonably expected to be breached by Honeywell or the appropriate member of the Honeywell Group.

(c) If Honeywell is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, all releases from SpinCo Credit Support Instruments pursuant to Section 3.02(a) and 3.02(b) on or prior to the Distribution, (i) without limiting Honeywell’s obligations under Article VI, Honeywell shall cause the relevant member of the Honeywell Group that has assumed the Liability with respect to such Credit Support Instrument to indemnify and hold harmless the guarantor or obligor for any Liability arising from or relating thereto in accordance with the provisions of Article VI and to, as agent or subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder, (ii) with respect to such Credit Support Instruments that are in the form of a letter of credit or bank guarantee, Honeywell shall provide SpinCo with letters of credit or guarantees, in each case issued by a bank reasonably acceptable to SpinCo, against losses arising from all such Credit Support Instruments, or if SpinCo agrees in writing, cash collateralize the full amount of any outstanding Credit Support Instrument with respect to which such release has not been obtained and (iii) except as set forth in Schedule XVI, with respect to such Credit Support Instrument, each of Honeywell and SpinCo, on behalf of themselves and the members of their respective Groups, agree, except as otherwise expressly required by the terms of a Contract with

 

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a third party in effect as of the Distribution, not to renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under or transfer to a third Person, any loan, guarantee, lease, sublease, license, Contract or other obligation for which the other Party or any member of the other Party’s Group is or may be liable under such Credit Support Instrument unless all obligations of the other Party and the other members of the other Party’s Group with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the other Party. The provisions of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the foregoing sentence shall also apply to all Surviving SpinCo Credit Support Instruments.

Section 3.03 Manner of Indemnification. Any claims for indemnification under this Article III shall be made in the manner set forth in Section 6.05 and Section 6.06 and are subject to the provisions set forth in Sections 6.07, 6.08 and 6.09.

ARTICLE IV

ACTIONS PENDING THE DISTRIBUTION

Section 4.01 Actions Prior to the Distribution.

(a) Subject to the conditions specified in Section 4.02 and subject to Section 5.03, Honeywell and SpinCo shall use reasonable best efforts to consummate the Distribution. Such efforts shall include taking the actions specified in this Section 4.01.

(b) Prior to the Distribution, Honeywell shall mail notice of Internet availability of the Information Statement or the Information Statement to the Record Holders.

(c) SpinCo shall prepare, file with the Commission and use its reasonable best efforts to cause to become effective any registration statements or amendments thereto required to effect the establishment of, or amendments to, any employee benefit and other plans necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements.

(d) Honeywell and SpinCo shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate under the securities or blue sky laws of the states or other political subdivisions of the United States or of other foreign jurisdictions in connection with the Distribution.

(e) SpinCo shall prepare and file, and shall use reasonable best efforts to have approved prior to the Distribution, an application for the listing of the SpinCo Common Stock to be distributed in the Distribution on the Exchange, subject to official notice of distribution.

(f) Prior to the Distribution, Honeywell, in its capacity as sole stockholder of SpinCo, shall have duly elected to the SpinCo board of directors the individuals listed as members of the SpinCo board of directors in the Information Statement, and such individuals shall be the members of the SpinCo board of directors effective as of immediately after the Distribution; provided, however, that to the extent required by any Law or requirement of the Exchange or any other national securities exchange, as applicable, one independent

 

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director shall be appointed by the existing board of directors of SpinCo prior to the date on which “when-issued” trading of the SpinCo Common Stock begins on the Exchange and begin his or her term prior to the Distribution and shall serve on SpinCo’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.

(g) Prior to the Distribution, Honeywell shall deliver or cause to be delivered to SpinCo resignations, effective as of immediately after the Distribution, of each individual who will be an employee of any member of the Honeywell Group after the Distribution and who is an officer or director of any member of the SpinCo Group immediately prior to the Distribution.

(h) Immediately prior to the Distribution, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated By-laws of SpinCo, each in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Form 10, shall be in effect.

(i) Honeywell and SpinCo shall, subject to Section 5.03, take all reasonable steps necessary and appropriate to cause the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 to be satisfied and to effect the Distribution on the Distribution Date.

(j) Prior to the Distribution, SpinCo shall make capital and other expenditures and operate its cash management, accounts payable and receivables collection systems in the ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice except as required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

Section 4.02 Conditions Precedent to Consummation of the Distribution. Subject to Section 5.03, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to satisfy the following conditions prior to the consummation of the Distribution. The obligations of the Parties to consummate the Distribution shall be conditioned on the satisfaction, or waiver by Honeywell, of the following conditions:

(a) The board of directors of Honeywell shall have authorized and approved the Separation and Distribution and not withdrawn such authorization and approval, and shall have declared the dividend of SpinCo Common Stock to Honeywell shareholders.

(b) Each Ancillary Agreement shall have been executed by each party to such agreement.

(c) The SpinCo Common Stock shall have been accepted for listing on the Exchange or another national securities exchange approved by Honeywell, subject to official notice of issuance.

(d) The Commission shall have declared effective the Form 10, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form 10 shall be in effect and no proceedings for that purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission.

(e) Honeywell shall have received the written opinion of each of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Ernst & Young LLP, each of which shall remain in full force and effect, that, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with the relevant Tax Opinion Representations, the Distribution will qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment.

 

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(f) The Reorganization shall have been completed in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization (other than those steps that are expressly contemplated to occur at or after the Distribution).

(g) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Distribution shall be in effect, and no other event outside the control of Honeywell shall have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the Distribution.

(h) No other events or developments shall have occurred prior to the Distribution that, in the judgment of the board of directors of Honeywell, would result in the Distribution having a material adverse effect on Honeywell or the shareholders of Honeywell.

(i) The actions set forth in Sections 4.01(b), (f), (g) and (h) shall have been completed.

The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Honeywell and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of Honeywell or the Honeywell board of directors to waive or not waive such conditions or in any way limit the right of Honeywell to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Article XI or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in such Article. Any determination made by the Honeywell board of directors prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in this Section 4.02 shall be conclusive.

ARTICLE V

THE DISTRIBUTION

Section 5.01 The Distribution.

(a) SpinCo shall cooperate with Honeywell to accomplish the Distribution and shall, at the direction of Honeywell, use its reasonable best efforts to promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution. Honeywell shall select any investment bank or manager in connection with the Distribution, as well as any financial printer, distribution agent and financial, legal, accounting and other advisors for Honeywell. Honeywell or SpinCo, as the case may be, will provide, or cause the applicable member of its Group to provide, to the Agent all share certificates and any information required in order to complete the Distribution.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) after completion of the Reorganization and on or prior to the Distribution Date, for the benefit of and distribution to the holders of Honeywell Common Stock as of the Record Date (“Record Holders”), Honeywell will deliver to the Agent all of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo Common Stock then owned by Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group

 

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and book-entry authorizations for such shares and (ii) on the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall instruct the Agent to distribute, by means of a pro rata dividend based on the aggregate number of shares of Honeywell Common Stock held by each applicable Record Holder, to each Record Holder (or such Record Holder’s bank or brokerage firm on such Record Holder’s behalf) electronically, by direct registration in book-entry form, the number of shares of SpinCo Common Stock to which such Record Holder is entitled based on a distribution ratio determined by Honeywell in its sole discretion. The Distribution shall be effective at 12:01 a.m. New York City time on the Distribution Date. On or as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the Agent will mail to each Record Holder an account statement indicating the number of shares of SpinCo Common Stock that have been registered in book-entry form in the name of such Record Holder.

Section 5.02 Fractional Shares. Record Holders holding a number of shares of Honeywell Common Stock on the Record Date that would entitle such holders to receive less than one whole share (in addition to any whole shares) of SpinCo Common Stock in the Distribution will receive cash in lieu of such fractional share. Fractional shares of SpinCo Common Stock will not be distributed in the Distribution nor credited to book-entry accounts. The Agent and Honeywell shall, as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, (a) determine the number of whole shares and fractional shares of SpinCo Common Stock allocable to each Record Holder, (b) aggregate all fractional shares into whole shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby in open market transactions at then prevailing trading prices on behalf of holders who would otherwise be entitled to fractional share interests and (c) distribute to each such holder, or for the benefit of each beneficial owner, such holder’s or owner’s ratable share of the net proceeds of such sale, based upon the average gross selling price per share of SpinCo Common Stock after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld under applicable Tax Law and less any brokers’ charges, commissions or transfer Taxes. The Agent, in its sole discretion, will determine the timing and method of selling such fractional shares, the selling price of such fractional shares and the broker-dealer through which such fractional shares will be sold; provided, however, that the designated broker-dealer is not an Affiliate of Honeywell or SpinCo. Neither Honeywell nor SpinCo will pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares.

Section 5.03 Sole Discretion of Honeywell. Honeywell shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the Record Date, the Distribution Date and all terms of the Distribution, including the form, structure and terms of any transactions or offerings to effect the Distribution and the timing of and conditions to the consummation thereof. In addition and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth below, Honeywell may at any time and from time to time until the Distribution decide to abandon the Distribution or modify or change the terms of the Distribution, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution.

 

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ARTICLE VI

MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.01 Release of Pre-Distribution Claims.

(a) Except as provided in Section 6.01(c) or elsewhere in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements effective as of the Distribution, SpinCo does hereby, for itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group, their respective Affiliates, and to the extent it may legally do so, successors and assigns and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Distribution have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the SpinCo Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge Honeywell and the other members of the Honeywell Group, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Distribution have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Honeywell Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all SpinCo 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 Distribution, including in connection with the Spin-Off and all other activities to implement the Spin-Off. This Section 6.01(a) shall not affect Honeywell’s indemnification obligations with respect to Liabilities arising on or before the Distribution Date under Article IX of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect on the date on which the event or circumstances giving rise to such indemnification obligation occur.

(b) Except as provided in Section 6.01(c) or elsewhere in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, effective as of the Distribution, Honeywell does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group, their respective Affiliates, and to the extent it may legally do so, successors and assigns and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Distribution have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Honeywell Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge SpinCo, the other members of the SpinCo Group, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Distribution have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the SpinCo Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Honeywell 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 Distribution, including in connection with the Spin-Off and all other activities to implement the Spin-Off.

(c) Nothing contained in Section 6.01(a) or (b) shall impair any right of any Person to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any Intercompany Agreement or Intercompany Account that is specified in Section 2.03(b) not to terminate as of the Distribution, in each case in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained in Section 6.01(a) or (b) shall release:

 

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(i) any Person from any Liability provided in or resulting from any Contract among any members of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group that is specified in Section 2.03(b) as not to terminate as of the Distribution, or any other Liability specified in such Section 2.03(b) as not to terminate as of the Distribution;

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

(iii) any Person from any Liability provided in or resulting from any other Contract or agreement that is entered into after the Distribution between one Party (or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, and the other Party (or a member of such Party’s Group), on the other hand;

(iv) any Person from any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement for claims brought against the Parties, the members of their respective Groups or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents, by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Article VI or, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the relevant Ancillary Agreement; or

(v) any Person from any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person not otherwise intended to be released pursuant to this Section 6.01.

(d) SpinCo shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the SpinCo Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 6.01(a), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 6.01(a). Honeywell shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the Honeywell Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification against SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 6.01(b), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 6.01(b).

(e) It is the intent of each of Honeywell and SpinCo, by virtue of the provisions of this Section 6.01, to provide 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 on or before the Distribution Date, between or among SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group, on the one hand, and Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group, on the other hand (including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist

 

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between or among any such members on or before the Distribution Date), except as set forth in Section 6.01(c) or elsewhere in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement. At any time, at the request of the other Party, each Party shall cause each member of its respective Group to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions hereof.

Section 6.02 Indemnification by SpinCo. Subject to Section 6.04, SpinCo shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Honeywell, each other member of the Honeywell Group and each of their respective former and current directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Honeywell Indemnitees”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Honeywell Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (without duplication):

(a) the SpinCo Liabilities, including the failure of SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any SpinCo Liability in accordance with its terms;

(b) any breach by SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein (which shall be controlling); and

(c) any breach by SpinCo of any of the representations and warranties made by SpinCo on behalf of itself and the members of the SpinCo Group in Section 11.01(c).

Section 6.03 Indemnification by Honeywell. Subject to Section 6.04, Honeywell shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless SpinCo, each other member of the SpinCo Group and each of their respective former and current directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “SpinCo Indemnitees”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the SpinCo Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (without duplication):

(a) the Honeywell Liabilities, including the failure of Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any Honeywell Liability in accordance with its terms;

(b) any breach by Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein (which shall be controlling); and

(c) any breach by Honeywell of any of the representations and warranties made by Honeywell on behalf of itself and the members of the Honeywell Group in Section 11.01(c).

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Section 6.04 Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Third-Party Proceeds.

(a) The Parties intend that any Liability subject to indemnification or reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement will be net of (i) Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of, or are paid to the applicable Indemnitee in respect of, such Liability or (ii) other amounts recovered from any third party that actually reduce the amount of, or are paid to the applicable Indemnitee in respect of, such Liability (“Third-Party Proceeds”). Accordingly, the amount that either Party (an “Indemnifying Party”) is required to pay to any Person entitled to indemnification or reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement (an “Indemnitee”) will be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnitee from a third party in respect of the related Liability. If an Indemnitee receives a payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Liability (an “Indemnity Payment”) and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds in respect of such Liability, then the Indemnitee will pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if such Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.

(b) An insurer that would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto or have any subrogation rights with respect thereto by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof, it being expressly understood and agreed that no insurer or any other third party shall be entitled to a “wind-fall” (i.e., a benefit they would not be entitled to receive in the absence of the indemnification provisions) by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof. Subject to Section 6.10, each member of the Honeywell Group and SpinCo Group shall use reasonable best efforts to seek to collect or recover any Insurance Proceeds and any Third-Party Proceeds to which such Person is entitled in connection with any Liability for which such Person seeks indemnification pursuant to this Article VI; provided, however, that such Person’s inability to collect or recover any such Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds shall not limit the Indemnifying Party’s obligations hereunder.

(c) The calculation of any Indemnity Payments required by this Agreement shall be subject to Section 5.04 of the TMA.

Section 6.05 Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims.

(a) If an Indemnitee shall receive notice or otherwise learn of a Third-Party Claim with respect to which an Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement (including Article III), such Indemnitee shall give such Indemnifying Party written notice thereof as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than thirty (30) days after becoming aware of such Third-Party Claim. Any such notice shall describe the Third-Party Claim in reasonable detail and shall include, (i) the basis for, and nature of, such Third-Party Claim, including the facts constituting the basis for such Third-Party Claim, (ii) the estimated amount of Losses that have been or may be sustained by the Indemnitee in connection with such Third-Party Claim and (iii) copies of all notices and

 

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documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third-Party Claim; provided, however, that any such notice need only specify such information to the knowledge of the Indemnitee as of the date of such notice and shall not limit or prejudice any of the rights or remedies of any Indemnitee on the basis of any limitations on the information included in such notice, including any such limitations made in good faith to preserve the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other privilege. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of any Indemnitee or other Person to give notice as provided in this Section 6.05(a) shall not relieve the related Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article VI, except to the extent that such Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice in accordance with this Section 6.05(a).

(b) The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to the Indemnitee within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of notice from an Indemnitee in accordance with Section 6.05(a) (or sooner, if the nature of such Third-Party Claim so requires), to assume and conduct the defense of such Third-Party Claim in accordance with the limits set forth in this Agreement with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee; provided, however, that (x) SpinCo shall not be entitled to control the defense of any Third-Party Claim in respect of a Mixed Action and (y) the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to control of the defense of any Third-Party Claim to the extent such Third-Party Claim seeks criminal penalties or injunctive or other equitable relief (other than any such injunctive or other equitable relief that is solely incidental to the granting of money damages).

(c) If the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim (or is not permitted to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim) in accordance with this Agreement, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election as provided in Section 6.05(b), such Indemnitee may defend such Third-Party Claim. If the Indemnifying Party elects (and is permitted) to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Indemnitees shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, cooperate with the Indemnifying Party with respect to the defense of such Third-Party Claim.

(d) If the Indemnifying Party elects (and is permitted) to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable for any additional legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense of the Third-Party Claim; provided, however, that if the Indemnifying Party fails to take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently such Third-Party Claim, or the nature of such Third-Party Claim changes such that the Indemnifying Party would no longer be entitled to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim pursuant to Section 6.05(b), the Indemnitee may assume its own defense, and the Indemnifying Party will be liable for all reasonable costs or expenses paid or incurred in connection with such defense. The Indemnifying Party or the Indemnitee, as the case may be, shall have the right to participate in (but, subject to the prior sentence, not control), at its own expense, the defense of any Third-Party Claim that the other is defending as provided in this Agreement. In the event, however, that such Indemnitee reasonably determines that representation by counsel to the Indemnifying Party of both such Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee could reasonably be expected to present such counsel with a conflict of interest, then the Indemnitee may employ separate counsel to represent or defend it in any such action or proceeding and the Indemnifying Party will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel.

 

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(e) No Indemnifying Party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any Third-Party Claim without the consent of the applicable Indemnitee or Indemnitees; provided, however, that such Indemnitee(s) shall be required to consent to such entry of judgment or to such settlement that the Indemnifying Party may recommend if the judgment or settlement (i) contains no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any Person, (ii) involves only monetary relief which the Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay and (iii) includes a full and unconditional release of the Indemnitee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall an Indemnitee be required to consent to any entry of judgment or settlement if the effect thereof is to permit any injunction, declaratory judgment, other order or other nonmonetary relief to be entered, directly or indirectly, against any Indemnitee.

(f) Whether or not the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third-Party Claim, no Indemnitee shall admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Third-Party Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Section 6.06 Additional Matters.

(a) Any claim on account of a Liability that does not result from a Third-Party Claim shall be asserted by written notice given by the Indemnitee to the related Indemnifying Party. Any failure by an Indemnitee to give notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced by such failure. Such Indemnifying Party shall have a period of sixty (60) days after the receipt of such notice within which to respond thereto. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such 60-day period, such Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have refused to accept responsibility to make payment. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such sixty-day (60-day) period or rejects such claim in whole or in part, such Indemnitee shall be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to such Party as contemplated by this Agreement.

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

Section 6.07 Remedies Cumulative. The remedies provided in this Article VI shall be cumulative and, subject to the provisions of Article X, shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnitee of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party.

 

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Section 6.08 Survival of Indemnities. The rights and obligations of each of Honeywell and SpinCo and their respective Indemnitees under this Article VI shall survive the sale or other transfer by any Party or its Affiliates of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities.

Section 6.09 Limitation on Liability. Except as may expressly be set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, none of Honeywell, SpinCo or any other member of either Group shall in any event have any Liability to the other or to any other member of the other’s Group, or to any other Honeywell Indemnitee or SpinCo Indemnitee, as applicable, under this Agreement for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages, whether or not caused by or resulting from negligence or breach of obligations hereunder and whether or not informed of the possibility of the existence of such damages; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 6.09 shall not limit an Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations hereunder with respect to any Liability any Indemnitee may have to any third party not affiliated with any member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.09 shall limit the Liability of Honeywell, SpinCo or any other member of either Group to the other or to any other member of the other’s Group, or to any other Honeywell Indemnitee or SpinCo Indemnitee, as applicable, with respect to breaches of Section 7.01, Section 7.04, Section 7.05, Section 7.07 or Section 7.09.

Section 6.10 Management of Existing Actions. This Section 6.10 shall govern the management and direction of pending Actions in which members of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group are named as parties, but shall not alter the allocation of Liabilities set forth in Article II unless otherwise expressly set forth in this Section 6.10.

(a) From and after the Distribution, the SpinCo Group shall direct the defense or prosecution of any Actions set forth on Schedule XVIII.

(b) From and after the Distribution, the Honeywell Group shall direct the defense or prosecution of any Actions set forth on Schedule XIX.

(c) From and after the Distribution, the Parties shall separately but cooperatively manage (whether as co-defendants or co-plaintiffs) any Actions set forth in Schedule XX (“Joint Actions”). The Parties shall reasonably cooperate and consult with each other, and to the extent permissible and necessary or advisable, maintain a joint defense in a manner that would preserve for both Parties and their respective Affiliates any attorney-client privilege, joint defense or other privilege with respect to any Joint Action. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, and except as set forth in Schedule XX, the Parties may jointly retain counsel (in which case the cost of counsel shall be shared equally by the Parties) or retain separate counsel (in which case each Party will bear the cost of its separate counsel) with respect to any Joint Action; provided that the Parties shall bear their own discovery costs and shall share equally joint litigation costs. In any Joint Action, each of Honeywell and SpinCo may pursue separate defenses, claims, counterclaims or settlements to those claims relating to the Honeywell Business or the SpinCo Business, respectively; provided that each Party shall in good faith make reasonable best efforts to avoid adverse effects on the other Party.

 

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(d) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, the rights to recovery of each Party’s Subsidiaries in respect of any past, present or future Action are hereby delegated to such Party. It is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing delegation shall satisfy any Law requiring such delegation to be effected pursuant to a power of attorney or similar instrument. The Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall execute such further instruments or documents as may be necessary to effect such delegation.

(e) No Party managing an Action pursuant to Section 6.10 shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any such Action without the prior written consent of the other Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however, that such non-managing Party shall be required to consent to such entry of judgment or to such settlement that the managing Party may recommend if the judgment or settlement (i) contains no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any Person, (ii) involves only monetary relief which the managing Party has agreed to pay and (iii) includes a full and unconditional release of the non-managing Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a non-managing Party be required to consent to an entry of judgment or settlement if the effect thereof is to permit any injunction, declaratory judgment, other order or other nonmonetary relief to be entered, directly or indirectly, against the non-managing Party’s Group.

ARTICLE VII

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; PRIVILEGE; CONFIDENTIALITY

Section 7.01 Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives

(a) Except in the case of an Adversarial Action or threatened Adversarial Action, and subject to Section 7.01(b), each of Honeywell and SpinCo, on behalf of its respective Group, shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the other Party, at any time after the Distribution, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor, any Information relating to time periods on or prior to the Distribution Date in the possession or under the control of such respective Group, which Honeywell or SpinCo, or any member of its respective Group, as applicable, reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on Honeywell or SpinCo, or any member of its respective Group, as applicable (including under applicable securities Laws), by any national securities exchange or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Honeywell or SpinCo, or any member of its respective Group, as applicable, (ii) for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting, regulatory, litigation or other similar requirements or (iii) to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. The receiving Party shall use any Information received pursuant to this Section 7.01(a) solely to the extent reasonably necessary to satisfy the applicable obligations or requirements described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence.

(b) Subject to the Data Transfer Agreement, in the event that either Honeywell or SpinCo determines that the disclosure of any Information pursuant to Section 7.01(a) could be commercially detrimental, violate any Law or Contract or waive or jeopardize any attorney-client privilege or attorney work product protection, such Party shall not

 

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be required to provide access to or furnish such Information to the other Party; provided, however, that both Honeywell and SpinCo shall take all commercially reasonable measures to permit compliance with Section 7.01(a) in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence. Both Honeywell and SpinCo intend that any provision of access to or the furnishing of Information pursuant to this Section 7.01 that would otherwise be within the ambit of any legal privilege shall not operate as waiver of such privilege.

(c) Honeywell and SpinCo each agrees that it will only process personal data provided to it by the other Group in accordance with the Data Transfer Agreement.

Section 7.02 Ownership of Information. Any Information owned by one Group that is provided to the requesting Party hereunder shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing Party. Except as specifically set forth herein, nothing herein shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such Information.

Section 7.03 Compensation for Providing Information. Honeywell and SpinCo shall reimburse each other for the reasonable costs, if any, in complying with a request for Information pursuant to this Article VII. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, such costs shall be computed in accordance with SpinCo’s or Honeywell’s, as applicable, standard methodology and procedures, but shall not include any mark-up above actual costs.

Section 7.04 Record Retention. To facilitate the possible exchange of Information pursuant to this Article VII and other provisions of this Agreement, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to retain all Information in such Party’s possession relating to the other Party or its businesses, Assets or Liabilities, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements in accordance with its respective record retention policies or such longer period as required by Law, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements. Each of Honeywell and SpinCo shall use their reasonable best efforts to maintain and continue their respective Group’s compliance with all “litigation holds” applicable to any Information in its possession for the pendency of the applicable matter.

Section 7.05 Accounting Information. Without limiting the generality of Section 7.01 but subject to Section 7.01(b):

(a) Until the end of the first full fiscal year occurring after the Distribution Date (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards or as required by Law for Honeywell to prepare consolidated financial statements or complete a financial statement audit for any period during which the financial results of the SpinCo Group were consolidated with those of Honeywell), SpinCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to enable Honeywell to meet its timetable for dissemination of its financial statements and to enable Honeywell’s auditors to timely complete their annual audit and quarterly reviews of financial statements. As part of such efforts, to the extent reasonably necessary for the preparation of financial statements or completing an audit or review of financial statements or an audit of internal control over financial reporting, (i) SpinCo shall authorize and direct its auditors to make available to Honeywell’s auditors, within a reasonable time prior to the date of Honeywell’s auditors’ opinion or review report, both (x) the personnel who performed or will perform the annual audits

 

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and quarterly reviews of SpinCo and (y) work papers related to such annual audits and quarterly reviews, to enable Honeywell’s auditors to perform any procedures they consider reasonably necessary to take responsibility for the work of SpinCo’s auditors as it relates to Honeywell’s auditors’ opinion or report and (ii) until all governmental audits are complete, SpinCo shall provide reasonable access during normal business hours for Honeywell’s internal auditors, counsel and other designated representatives to (x) the premises of SpinCo and its Subsidiaries and all Information (and duplicating rights) within the knowledge, possession or control of SpinCo and its Subsidiaries and (y) the officers and employees of SpinCo and its Subsidiaries, so that Honeywell may conduct reasonable audits relating to the financial statements provided by SpinCo and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such access shall not be unreasonably disruptive to the business and affairs of the SpinCo Group.

(b) Until the end of the first full fiscal year occurring after the Distribution Date (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards or as required by Law), Honeywell shall use its reasonable best efforts to enable SpinCo to meet its timetable for dissemination of its financial statements and to enable SpinCo’s auditors to timely complete their annual audit and quarterly reviews of financial statements. As part of such efforts, to the extent reasonably necessary for the preparation of financial statements or completing an audit or review of financial statements or an audit of internal control over financial reporting, (i) Honeywell shall authorize and direct its auditors to make available to SpinCo’s auditors, within a reasonable time prior to the date of SpinCo’s auditors’ opinion or review report, both (x) the personnel who performed or will perform the annual audits and quarterly reviews of Honeywell and (y) work papers related to such annual audits and quarterly reviews, to enable SpinCo’s auditors to perform any procedures they consider reasonably necessary to take responsibility for the work of Honeywell’s auditors as it relates to SpinCo’s auditors’ opinion or report and (ii) until all governmental audits are complete, Honeywell shall provide reasonable access during normal business hours for SpinCo’s internal auditors, counsel and other designated representatives to (x) the premises of Honeywell and its Subsidiaries and all Information (and duplicating rights) within the knowledge, possession or control of Honeywell and its Subsidiaries and (y) the officers and employees of Honeywell and its Subsidiaries, so that SpinCo may conduct reasonable audits relating to the financial statements provided by Honeywell and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such access shall not be unreasonably disruptive to the business and affairs of the Honeywell Group.

(c) In order to enable the principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s) (as such terms are defined in the rules and regulations of the Commission) of Honeywell to make any certifications required of them under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, SpinCo shall, within a reasonable period of time following a request from Honeywell in anticipation of filing such reports, cause its principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s) to provide Honeywell with certifications of such officers in support of the certifications of Honeywell’s principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s) required under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with respect to Honeywell’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with respect to the fiscal quarter during which the Distribution Date occurs (unless such quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter), each subsequent fiscal quarter through the third fiscal quarter of the year in which the Distribution Date occurs and Honeywell’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with respect to the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs. Such certifications shall be provided in substantially the same form and manner as such SpinCo officers provided prior to the Distribution (reflecting any changes in certifications necessitated by the Spin-Off or any other transactions related thereto) or as otherwise agreed upon between Honeywell and SpinCo.

 

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Section 7.06 Limitations of Liability.

(a) Each of Honeywell (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group) and SpinCo (on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group) understands and agrees that neither Party is representing or warranting in any way as to the accuracy or sufficiency of any Information exchanged or disclosed under this Agreement.

(b) Neither Honeywell nor SpinCo shall have any Liability to the other Party in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement that is an estimate or forecast, or that is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate in the absence of wilful misconduct by the providing Person. Neither Honeywell nor SpinCo shall have any Liability to the other Party if any Information is destroyed after reasonable best efforts by SpinCo or Honeywell, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Section 7.04.

Section 7.07 Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation.

(a) Without limiting any of the rights or obligations of the Parties pursuant to Section 7.01 or Section 7.04, after the Distribution Date, except in the case of an Adversarial Action or threatened or contemplated Adversarial Action, each of Honeywell and SpinCo shall use their reasonable best efforts to make available, upon written request, (i) the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the Persons in its respective Group (whether as witnesses or otherwise) and (ii) any books, records or other documents within its control or that it otherwise has the ability to make available, in each case, to the extent that such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any Action, Commission comment or review or threatened or contemplated Action, Commission comment or review (including preparation for any such Action, Commission comment or review) in which either Honeywell or SpinCo or any Person or Persons in its Group, as applicable, may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action, Commission comment or review or threatened or contemplated Action, Commission comment or review is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting Party shall bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, Honeywell and SpinCo shall use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate and consult with each other to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions (including in connection with preparation for any such Action), other than an Adversarial Action or threatened or contemplated Adversarial Action.

 

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(c) The obligation of Honeywell and SpinCo, pursuant to this Section 7.07, to use their reasonable best efforts to make available former, current and future directors, officers, employees and other personnel and agents or provide witnesses and experts, except in the case of an Adversarial Action or threatened or contemplated Adversarial Action, is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and shall include the obligation to make available employees and other officers without regard to whether such individual or the employer of such individual could assert a possible business conflict. Without limiting the foregoing, each of Honeywell and SpinCo agrees that neither it nor any Person or Persons in its respective Group will take any adverse action against any employee of its Group based on such employee’s provision of assistance or information to each other pursuant to this Section 7.07.

Section 7.08 Privileged Matters.

(a) The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the Distribution (whether by outside counsel, in-house counsel or other legal professionals) have been and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group, and that each of the members of the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group shall be deemed to be the client with respect to such services for the purposes of asserting all privileges which may be asserted under applicable Law in connection therewith. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Distribution, which services will be rendered solely for the benefit of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, as the case may be.

(b) The Parties agree as follows:

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

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

 

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(iii) If the Parties do not agree as to whether certain information is privileged Information, then such Information shall be treated as privileged Information, and the Party that believes that such information is privileged Information shall be entitled to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any such information until such time as it is finally judicially determined that such information is not privileged Information or unless the Parties otherwise agree.

(c) Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 7.08, the Parties agree that Honeywell shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities not allocated pursuant to Section 7.08(b) in connection with any Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions or other matters that involve both Parties (or one or more members of their respective Groups) and in respect of which both Parties have Liabilities under this Agreement. Honeywell agrees, on behalf of itself and each member of the Honeywell Group, not to intentionally disclose or otherwise intentionally waive any such privilege or protection without consulting SpinCo. Upon the reasonable request of Honeywell or SpinCo, in connection with any Action or threatened or contemplated Action contemplated by this Article VII, other than any Adversarial Action or threatened or contemplated Adversarial Action, Honeywell and SpinCo will enter into a mutually acceptable common interest agreement so as to maintain to the extent practicable any applicable attorney-client privilege or work product immunity of any member of either Group.

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

(e) Upon receipt by either Party, or by any member of its respective Group, of any subpoena, discovery or other request (or of written notice that it will or has received such subpoena, discovery or other request) that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of privileged Information subject to a shared privilege or immunity or as to which the other Party has the sole right hereunder to assert a privilege or immunity, or if either Party obtains knowledge or becomes aware that any of its, or any member of its respective Group’s, current or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any subpoena, discovery or other requests (or have received written notice that they will or have received such subpoena, discovery or other requests) that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of such privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party of the existence of any such subpoena, discovery or other request and shall provide the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review the privileged Information and to assert any rights it or they may have, under this Section 7.08 or otherwise, to prevent the production or disclosure of such privileged Information; provided that if such Party is prohibited by applicable Law from disclosing the existence of such subpoena, discovery or other request, such Party shall provide written notice of such related information for which disclosure is not prohibited by applicable Law and use reasonable best efforts to inform the other Party of any related information such Party reasonably determines is necessary or appropriate for the other Party to be informed of to enable the other Party to review the privileged Information and to assert its rights, under this Section 7.08 or otherwise, to prevent the production or disclosure of such privileged Information.

 

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(f) The Parties agree that their respective rights to any access to Information, witnesses and other Persons, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts between the Parties contemplated by this Agreement, and the transfer of privileged Information between the Parties and members of their respective Groups 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. The Parties further agree that (i) the exchange by one Party to the other Party of any Information that should not have been exchanged pursuant to the terms of Section 7.09 shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any privilege or immunity that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to such privileged Information and (ii) the Party receiving such privileged Information shall promptly return such privileged Information to the Party who has the right to assert the privilege or immunity.

Section 7.09 Confidential Information.

(a) Each of Honeywell and SpinCo, on behalf of itself and each Person in its respective Group, shall hold, and cause its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, subcontractors, counsel and other advisors and representatives (each, a “Representative”) to hold, in strict confidence, not release or disclose and protect with at least the same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable degree of care, that it applies to its own confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Distribution Date, all confidential or proprietary Information concerning the other Group or its business that is either in its possession (including such Information in its possession prior to the Distribution) or furnished by the other Group or its respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, and shall not use any such Information other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder, except, in each case, to the extent that such Information is (i) in the public domain through no fault of any member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, as applicable, or any of its respective Representatives, (ii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by any of Honeywell, SpinCo or its respective Group, Representatives, as applicable, which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation to the knowledge of any of Honeywell, SpinCo or Persons in its respective Group, as applicable, (iii) independently generated after the date hereof without reference to any proprietary or confidential Information of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, as applicable, or (iv) required to be disclosed by Law; provided, however, that the Person required to disclose such Information gives the applicable Person prompt, and to the extent reasonably practicable and legally permissible, prior notice of such disclosure and an opportunity to contest such disclosure and shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate, at the expense of the requesting Person, in seeking any reasonable protective arrangements requested by such Person. In the event that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Person that is required to disclose such Information shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, only that portion of such Information that is legally required to be disclosed and shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded such Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Honeywell and SpinCo may release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any such confidential or proprietary Information concerning the other Group (x) to their respective Representatives who need to know such Information (who shall be advised of the obligations

 

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hereunder with respect to such Information), and (y) to any nationally recognized statistical rating organization as it reasonably deems necessary, solely for the purpose of obtaining a rating of securities or other debt instruments upon normal terms and conditions; provided, however, that, with respect to clause (x) hereof, (i) such Representatives shall keep such Information confidential and will not disclose such Information to any other Person, (ii) such Representatives shall not use such non-public information in a manner that is detrimental to the interests of the Party whose Information is being disclosed and (iii) each Party agrees that it is responsible to the other Party for any action or failure to act that would constitute a breach or violation of this Section 7.09(a) by any such Representative; and, with respect to clause (y) hereof, the Party whose Information is being disclosed or released to such rating organization is promptly notified thereof.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, when any confidential or proprietary Information concerning the other Group or its business is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, each of Honeywell and SpinCo will, promptly after the request of the other Party, either return all such Information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or certify to the other Party, as applicable, that it has destroyed such Information, other than, in each case, any such Information electronically preserved or recorded within any computerized data storage device or component (including any hard-drive or database) pursuant to automatic or routine backup procedures generally accessible only by legal, IT or compliance personnel.

ARTICLE VIII

INSURANCE

Section 8.01 Maintenance of Insurance. Until the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall (i) cause the members of the SpinCo Group and their respective employees, officers and directors to continue to be covered as insured parties under Honeywell’s policies of insurance in a manner which is no less favorable than the coverage provided for the Honeywell Group and (ii) permit the members of the SpinCo Group and their respective employees, officers and directors to submit claims arising from or relating to facts, circumstances, events or matters that occurred prior to the Distribution Date to the extent permitted under such policies. With respect to policies currently procured by SpinCo for the sole benefit of the SpinCo Group, SpinCo shall continue to maintain such insurance coverage through the Distribution Date in a manner no less favorable than currently provided. Except as otherwise expressly permitted in this Article VIII, Honeywell and SpinCo acknowledge that, as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date, Honeywell intends to take such action as it may deem necessary or desirable to remove the members of the SpinCo Group and their respective employees, officers and directors as insured parties under any policy of insurance issued to any member of the Honeywell Group by any insurance carrier effective immediately prior to the Distribution Date. The SpinCo Group will not be entitled on or following the Distribution Date, absent mutual agreement otherwise, to make any claims for insurance thereunder to the extent such claims are based upon facts, circumstances, events or matters occurring on or after the Distribution Date or, subject to Section 9.02, to the extent any claims are made pursuant to any Honeywell claims-made policies on or after the Distribution Date. No member of the Honeywell Group shall be deemed to have made any representation or warranty as to the availability of any coverage under

 

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any such insurance policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Honeywell shall, and shall cause the other members of the Honeywell Group to, use reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are necessary to cause all insurance policies of the Honeywell Group that immediately prior to the Distribution provide coverage to or with respect to the members of the SpinCo Group and their respective employees, officers and directors to continue to provide such coverage with respect to acts, omissions or events occurring prior to the Distribution in accordance with their terms as if the Distribution had not occurred; provided, however, that in no event shall Honeywell be required to extend or maintain coverage under claims-made policies with respect to any claims first made against a member of the SpinCo Group or first reported to the insurer on or after the Distribution.

Section 8.02 Claims Under Honeywell Insurance Policies.

(a) On and after the Distribution Date, the members of each of the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group shall have the right to assert Honeywell Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims and the members of the SpinCo Group shall have the right to participate with Honeywell to resolve Honeywell Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims under the applicable Honeywell insurance policies up to the full extent of the applicable and available limits of liability of such policy. Honeywell shall have primary control over those Honeywell Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims for which the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, respectively, bears the underlying loss, subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant policy of insurance governing such control. If a member of the SpinCo Group is unable to assert a Honeywell Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claim because it is no longer an “insured” under a Honeywell insurance policy, then Honeywell shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of such insurance policy, assert such claim in its own name and deliver the Insurance Proceeds to SpinCo.

(b) With respect to Honeywell Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims, whether or not known or reported on or prior to the Distribution Date, SpinCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the SpinCo Group to, report such claims arising from the SpinCo Business as soon as practicable to each of Honeywell and the applicable insurer(s), and SpinCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of SpinCo Group to, individually, and not jointly, assume and be responsible (including, upon the request of Honeywell, by reimbursement to Honeywell for amounts paid or payable by it) for the reimbursement liability (including any deductible, coinsurance or retention payment) related to its portion of the liability, unless otherwise agreed in writing by Honeywell. Each of Honeywell and SpinCo shall, and shall cause each member of the Honeywell Group and SpinCo Group, respectively, to, cooperate and assist the applicable member of the SpinCo Group and the Honeywell Group, as applicable, with respect to such claims. The applicable member of the SpinCo Group shall provide to Honeywell any collateral (or a letter of credit in an amount equal to the value of such collateral) in respect of the reimbursement obligations as may reasonably be requested by the insurers and, upon the request of Honeywell, any other collateral required by the insurers in respect of insurance policies under which Honeywell Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims may be recoverable based upon Honeywell’s reasonable estimate of the proportion of the requested collateral attributable to claims that may be made by the SpinCo Group. Honeywell agrees that Honeywell Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims of members of the SpinCo Group shall receive the same priority as Honeywell Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims of members of the Honeywell Group and be treated equitably in all respects, including in connection with deductibles, retentions and coinsurance.

 

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Section 8.03 Claims Under SpinCo Insurance Policies.

(a) On and after the Distribution Date, the members of each of the SpinCo Group and the Honeywell Group shall have the right to assert SpinCo Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims and the members of the Honeywell Group shall have the right to participate with SpinCo to resolve SpinCo Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims under the applicable SpinCo insurance policies up to the full extent of the applicable and available limits of liability of such policy. SpinCo or Honeywell, as the case may be, shall have primary control over those SpinCo Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims for which the SpinCo Group or the Honeywell Group, respectively, bears the underlying loss, subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant policy of insurance governing such control. If a member of the Honeywell Group is unable to assert a SpinCo Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claim because it is no longer an “insured” under a SpinCo insurance policy, then SpinCo shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of such insurance policy, assert such claim in its own name and deliver the Insurance Proceeds to Honeywell.

(b) With respect to SpinCo Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims, whether or not known or reported on or prior to the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the Honeywell Group to, report such claims arising from the Honeywell Business as soon as practicable to each of SpinCo and the applicable insurer(s), and Honeywell shall, or shall cause the applicable member of Honeywell Group to, individually, and not jointly, assume and be responsible (including, upon the request of SpinCo, by reimbursement to SpinCo for amounts paid or payable by it) for the reimbursement liability (including any deductible, coinsurance or retention payment) related to its portion of the liability, unless otherwise agreed in writing by SpinCo. Each of SpinCo and Honeywell shall, and shall cause each member of the SpinCo Group and Honeywell Group, respectively, to, cooperate and assist the applicable member of the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group, as applicable, with respect to such claims. The applicable member of the Honeywell Group shall provide to SpinCo any collateral (or a letter of credit in an amount equal to the value of such collateral) in respect of the reimbursement obligations as may reasonably be requested by the insurers and, upon the request of SpinCo, any other collateral required by the insurers in respect of insurance policies under which SpinCo Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims may be recoverable based upon SpinCo’s reasonable estimate of the proportion of the requested collateral attributable to claims that may be made by the Honeywell Group. SpinCo agrees that SpinCo Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims of members of the Honeywell Group shall receive the same priority as SpinCo Policy Pre-Separation Insurance Claims of members of the SpinCo Group and be treated equitably in all respects, including in connection with deductibles, retentions and coinsurance.

Section 8.04 Insurance Proceeds. Any Insurance Proceeds received by the Honeywell Group for members of the SpinCo Group or by the SpinCo Group for members of the Honeywell Group shall be for the benefit, respectively, of the SpinCo Group and the Honeywell Group. Any Insurance Proceeds received for the benefit of both the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group shall be distributed pro rata based on the respective share of the underlying loss.

 

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Section 8.05 Claims Not Reimbursed. Honeywell shall not be liable to SpinCo for claims, or portions of claims, not reimbursed by insurers under any policy for any reason, including coinsurance provisions, deductibles, quota share deductibles, self-insured retentions, bankruptcy or insolvency of any insurance carrier(s), policy limitations or restrictions (including exhaustion of limits), any coverage disputes, any failure to timely file a claim by any member of the Honeywell Group or any member of the SpinCo Group or any defect in such claim or its processing. In the event that insurable claims of both Honeywell and SpinCo (or the members of their respective Groups) exist relating to the same occurrence, the Parties shall jointly defend and waive any conflict of interest necessary to the conduct of the joint defense and shall not settle or compromise any such claim without the consent of the other (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable insurance policy). Nothing in this Section 8.05 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 8.06 D&O Policies. On and after the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall not, and shall cause the members of the Honeywell Group not to, take any action that would limit the coverage of the individuals who acted as directors or officers of SpinCo (or members of the SpinCo Group) prior to the Distribution Date under any directors and officers liability insurance policies or fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, “D&O Policies”) maintained by the members of the Honeywell Group in respect of claims relating to a period prior to the Distribution Date. Honeywell shall, and shall cause the members of the Honeywell Group to, reasonably cooperate with the individuals who acted as directors or officers of SpinCo (or members of the SpinCo Group) prior to the Distribution Date in their pursuit of any coverage claims under such D&O Policies which could inure to the benefit of such individuals. Honeywell shall, and shall cause members of the Honeywell Group to, allow SpinCo and its agents and representatives, upon reasonable prior notice and during regular business hours, to examine the relevant D&O Policies maintained by Honeywell and members of the Honeywell Group pursuant to this Section 8.06. Honeywell shall provide, and shall cause other members of the Honeywell Group to provide, such cooperation as is reasonably requested by SpinCo in order for SpinCo to have in effect on and after the Distribution Date such new D&O Policies as SpinCo deems appropriate with respect to claims reported on or after the Distribution Date. Except as provided in this Section 8.06, the Honeywell Group may, at any time, without liability or obligation to the SpinCo Group, amend, commute, terminate, buy-out, extinguish liability under or otherwise modify any “occurrence-based” insurance policy or “claims-made-based” insurance policy (and such claims will be subject to any such amendments, commutations, terminations, buy-outs, extinguishments and modifications); provided, however, that Honeywell will notify SpinCo of any termination of any insurance policy.

Section 8.07 Insurance Cooperation. The Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with respect to the various insurance matters contemplated by this Article VIII.

 

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ARTICLE IX

FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

Section 9.01 Further Assurances.

(a) In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall, subject to Section 5.03, use reasonable best efforts, prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and agreements to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, each Party shall cooperate with the other Party, without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party, (i) to execute and deliver, or use reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including any instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer as such Party may reasonably be requested to execute and deliver by the other Party, (ii) to make, or cause to be made, all filings with, and to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all Consents of any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, Contract, indenture or other instrument, (iii) to obtain, or cause to be obtained, any Governmental Approvals or other Consents required to effect the Spin-Off and (iv) to take, or cause to be taken, all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by the other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and any transfers of Assets or assignments and assumptions of Liabilities hereunder and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

(c) On or prior to the Distribution Date, Honeywell and SpinCo, in their respective capacities as direct and indirect shareholders of their respective Subsidiaries, shall each ratify any actions that are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by SpinCo or any other Subsidiary of Honeywell, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(d) Prior to the Distribution, if either Party identifies any commercial or other service that is needed to ensure a smooth and orderly transition of its business in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and that is not otherwise governed by the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Parties will cooperate in determining whether there is a mutually acceptable arm’s-length basis on which the other Party will provide such service.

Section 9.02 Non-Solicit.

(a) SpinCo agrees that, for a period of 18 months following the Distribution Date, it shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates not to, without the prior written consent of Honeywell, directly or indirectly, on its own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, hire or attempt to hire, whether as an employee, consultant, independent

 

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contractor or otherwise, any (i) employee of the Honeywell Group employed in an executive managerial or functional capacity or a key technical or sales capacity (each of such roles, a “Key Role”) or (ii) former employee of the Honeywell Group employed in a Key Role who was on the payroll of the Honeywell Group within six (6) months of the date of such hiring or attempted hiring by SpinCo or any SpinCo Subsidiary or Affiliate; provided that SpinCo and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates may hire any employee or former employee of the Honeywell Group, including any employee or former employee of the Honeywell Group employed in a Key Role, if such employee or former employee is hired more than six (6) months after the date after the Distribution Date in response to a general solicitation for employment by use of advertisements in the media that are not specifically directed at employees of Honeywell.

(b) Honeywell agrees that, for a period of 18 months following the Distribution Date, it shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates not to, without the prior written consent of SpinCo, directly or indirectly, on its own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, hire or attempt to hire, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, any (i) employee of the SpinCo Group employed in a Key Role or (ii) former employee of the SpinCo Group employed in a Key Role who was on the payroll of the SpinCo Group within six (6) months of the date of such hiring or attempted hiring by Honeywell or any Honeywell Subsidiary or Affiliate; provided that Honeywell and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates may hire any employee or former employee of the SpinCo Group, including any employee or former employee of the SpinCo Group employed in a Key Role, if such employee or former employee is hired more than six (6) months after the date after the Distribution Date in response to a general solicitation for employment by use of advertisements in the media that are not specifically directed at employees of SpinCo.

(c) If a final and non-appealable judicial determination is made that any provision of this Section 9.02 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction with respect to any particular jurisdiction, the provisions of this Section 9.02 will not be rendered void but will be deemed to be modified solely with respect to the applicable jurisdiction to the minimum extent necessary to remain in force and effect for the greatest period and to the greatest extent that such court determines constitutes a reasonable restriction under the circumstances.

ARTICLE X

TERMINATION

Section 10.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by Honeywell at any time, in its sole discretion, prior to the Distribution.

Section 10.02 Effect of Termination. In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Distribution, neither Party (nor any member of their Group or any of their respective directors or officers) shall have any Liability or further obligation to the other Party or any member of its Group under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.

 

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ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01 Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power.

(a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which counterparts shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or PDF signature and scanned and exchanged by electronic mail, and such facsimile or PDF signature or scanned and exchanged copies shall constitute an original for all purposes.

(b) This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. In the event of conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and the provisions of any Local Transfer Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement and any such any Ancillary Agreement shall prevail and remain in full force and effect; without limiting the foregoing, no Assets or Liabilities, other than SpinCo Assets and SpinCo Liabilities (in each case, as defined in this Agreement), shall be transferred by Seller (as defined in the Local Transfer Agreements) or accepted by Buyer (as defined in the Local Transfer Agreements) under the Local Transfer Agreements notwithstanding anything to the contrary therein (including the definition of SpinCo Assets and SpinCo Liabilities (in each case, as defined in the Local Transfer Agreements) therein). Each Party hereto shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, implement the provisions of and the transactions contemplated by the Local Transfer Agreement in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

(c) Honeywell represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group, and SpinCo represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group, as follows:

(i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform each of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and

(ii) this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party has been (or, in the case of any Ancillary Agreement, will be on or prior to the Distribution Date) duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes, or will constitute, a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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Section 11.02 Dispute Resolution. In the event that either Party, acting reasonably, forms the view that another Party has caused a material breach of the terms of this Agreement, then the Party that forms such a view shall serve written notice of the alleged breach on the other Parties and the Parties shall work together in good faith to resolve any such alleged breach within thirty (30) days of such notice (a “Dispute”). If any such alleged breach is not so resolved, then a senior executive of each Party shall, in good faith, attempt to resolve any such alleged breach within the following thirty (30) days of the referral of the matter to the senior executives. If no resolution is reached with respect to any such alleged breach in accordance with the procedures contained in this Section 11.02, then the Parties may seek to resolve such matter in accordance with Section 11.03, Section 11.04 and Section 11.06.

Section 11.03 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. Any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including to its execution, performance, or enforcement, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws thereof. Each Party irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of any state or federal court sitting in New York City in the State of New York over any and all claims, disputes, controversies or disagreements between the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns under or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including their execution, performance or enforcement, whether in contract, tort or otherwise. Each of the Parties hereby agrees that it shall not assert and shall hereby waive any claim or right or defense that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, that the venue is improper, that the forum is inconvenient or any similar objection, claim or argument. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any legal proceeding resolved in accordance with this Section 11.03, Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.06 shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

Section 11.04 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY INCLUDING THEIR EXECUTION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS.

Section 11.05 Court-Ordered Interim Relief. In accordance with Section 11.03 and Section 11.04, at any time after giving notice of a Dispute, each Party shall be entitled to interim measures of protection duly granted by a court of competent jurisdiction: (1) to preserve the status quo pending resolution of the Dispute; (2) to prevent the destruction or loss of documents and other information or things relating to the Dispute; or (3) to prevent the transfer, disposition or hiding of assets. Any such interim measure (or a request therefor to a court of competent jurisdiction) shall not be deemed incompatible with the provisions of Section 11.02, Section 11.03 and Section 11.04. Until such Dispute is resolved in accordance with

 

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Section 11.02 or final judgment is rendered in accordance with Section 11.03 and Section 11.04, each Party agrees that such Party shall continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement and that such obligations shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination.

Section 11.06 Specific Performance. Subject to Section 11.02 and Section 11.05, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the affected Party shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at Law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The other Party shall not oppose the granting of such relief on the basis that money damages are an adequate remedy. The Parties agree that the remedies at Law for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at Law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived.

Section 11.07 Assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Party to this Agreement (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (a) shall enter into a consolidation or merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity and the surviving entity acquires or assumes all or substantially all of such Party’s Assets, or (b) shall transfer all or substantially all of such Party’s Assets to any Person, then, in each such case, the assigning Party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) shall ensure that the assignee or successor-in-interest expressly assumes in writing all of the obligations of the assigning Party under this Agreement, and the assigning Party shall not be required to seek consent, but shall provide written notice and evidence of such assignment, assumption or succession to the non-assigning Party. No assignment permitted by this Section 11.07 shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 11.08 Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except for the indemnification rights under this Agreement of any Honeywell Indemnitee or SpinCo Indemnitee in his, her or its respective capacities as such, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

 

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Section 11.09 Notices. All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when (a) delivered in person, (b) on the date received, if sent by a nationally recognized delivery or courier service or (c) upon the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth (5th) business day following the date of mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as follows:

If to Honeywell, to:

Honeywell International Inc.

115 Tabor Road

Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Attn: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

email:

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Attn:     Scott A. Barshay

             Steven J. Williams

email:   sbarshay@paulweiss.com

             swilliams@paulweiss.com

Facsimile: 212-492-0040

If to SpinCo, to:

Garrett Motion Inc.

[             ]

Attn: [             ]

email: [             ]

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Attn:     Scott A. Barshay

             Steven J. Williams

email:   sbarshay@paulweiss.com

             swilliams@paulweiss.com

Facsimile: 212-492-0040

Either Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address to which such notices are to be given. Each Party agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the other Party’s right to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law (including pursuant to the rules for foreign service of process authorized by the Hague Convention).

 

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Section 11.10 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party. Upon any such determination, any such provision, to the extent determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable, shall be deemed replaced by a provision that such court determines is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, void or unenforceable provision.

Section 11.11 Publicity. Each of Honeywell and SpinCo shall consult with the other, and shall, subject to the requirements of Section 7.09, provide the other Party the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press releases or other public statements in connection with the Spin-Off or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby and any filings with any Governmental Authority or national securities exchange with respect thereto, in each case prior to the issuance or filing thereof, as applicable (including the Information Statement, the Parties’ respective Current Reports on Form 8-K to be filed on the Distribution Date, the Parties’ respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with respect to the fiscal quarter during which the Distribution Date occurs, or if such quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter, the Parties’ respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed with respect to the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs (each such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, a “First Post-Distribution Report”)). Each Party’s obligations pursuant to this Section 11.11 shall terminate on the date on which such Party’s First Post-Distribution Report is filed with the Commission.

Section 11.12 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, (i) all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred by either the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group in connection with effecting the Spin-Off prior to or on the Distribution Date, whether payable prior to, on or following the Distribution Date (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any financing fees or interest payable in respect of any indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Debt Incurrence), will be borne and paid by Honeywell and (ii) all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred by either the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group in connection with effecting the Spin-Off following the Distribution Date, whether payable prior to, on or following the Distribution Date, will be borne and paid by the Party incurring such fee, cost or expense. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 11.12 shall not affect each Party’s responsibility to indemnify Honeywell Liabilities or SpinCo Liabilities, as applicable, arising from the transactions contemplated by the Distribution.

Section 11.13 Headings. The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement, including in the table of contents of this Agreement, are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 11.14 Survival of Covenants. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the covenants in this Agreement and the Liabilities for the breach of any obligations in this Agreement shall survive the Spin-Off and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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Section 11.15 Waivers of Default. No failure or delay of any Party (or the applicable member of its Group) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default.

Section 11.16 Amendments. No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of each Party.

Section 11.17 Interpretation. Words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires. The terms “hereof,” “herein,” “herewith” and words of similar import, unless otherwise stated, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the schedules hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Article, Section or Schedule references are to the articles, sections and schedules of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule to this Agreement or to any Ancillary Agreement but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreement to which such Schedule is attached, as applicable. Any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein (including any reference herein to this Agreement) shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth therein, including in Section 11.15 above). The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. All references to “$” or dollar amounts are to lawful currency of the United States of America. In the event that an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Separation and Distribution Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:  

                                                  

Name:  
Title:  
GARRETT MOTION INC.
By:  

                                                  

Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Separation and Distribution Agreement]

EX-2.2

Exhibit 2.2

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

by and between

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

and

GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC.

 

 

Dated as of [                ], 2018

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I Definitions

     1  

Section 1.01

  Definitions      1  

ARTICLE II Services

     5  

Section 2.01

  Provision of Services      5  

Section 2.02

  Service Amendments and Additions      8  

Section 2.03

  Migration Projects      8  

Section 2.04

  No Management Authority      9  

Section 2.05

  Acknowledgement and Representation      9  

ARTICLE III Real Estate

     9  

Section 3.01

  Occupancy Rights      9  

Section 3.02

  Use      10  

Section 3.03

  License Fee      10  

Section 3.04

  License Term      10  

Section 3.05

  Access and Common Areas      10  

Section 3.06

  Compliance with Sellers’ Policies      10  

Section 3.07

  Insurance      11  

Section 3.08

  Surrender      11  

Section 3.09

  License Rights      11  

Section 3.10

  Relocation      12  

Section 3.11

  Alterations      12  

Section 3.12

  Controlling Provisions      12  

ARTICLE IV Additional Arrangements

     12  

Section 4.01

  Cooperation and Access      12  

Section 4.02

  Intellectual Property      13  

Section 4.03

  Customer Receipt Payments and Bank Account Transition Process      14  

Section 4.04

  Computer Leases      15  

Section 4.05

  IT Agreements      16  

Section 4.06

  Certain Supplier Agreements      16  

ARTICLE V Compensation

     17  

Section 5.01

  Compensation for Services      17  

Section 5.02

  Payment Terms      18  

 

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Section 5.03

  DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES      19  

Section 5.04

  Books and Records      19  

ARTICLE VI Term

     19  

Section 6.01

  Commencement      19  

Section 6.02

  Service Extension      19  

Section 6.03

  Termination      20  

Section 6.04

  Partial Termination      21  

Section 6.05

  Effect of Termination      21  

ARTICLE VII Indemnification; Limitation of Liability

     23  

Section 7.01

  Indemnification by TS Subsidiary      23  

Section 7.02

  Indemnification by Honeywell      23  

Section 7.03

  Indemnification Procedures      23  

Section 7.04

  Exclusion of Other Remedies      24  

Section 7.05

  Other Indemnification Obligations Unaffected      24  

Section 7.06

  Limitation on Liability      24  

ARTICLE VIII Other Covenants

     25  

Section 8.01

  Attorney-in-Fact      25  

Section 8.02

  Further Assurances      25  

ARTICLE IX Dispute Resolution

     25  

Section 9.01

  General      25  

Section 9.02

  Resolution Committee      25  

Section 9.03

  Senior Executive Referral      26  

Section 9.04

  Court-Ordered Interim Relief      26  

ARTICLE X Miscellaneous

     26  

Section 10.01

  Title to Equipment; Title to Data      26  

Section 10.02

  Force Majeure      27  

Section 10.03

  Separation Agreement      27  

Section 10.04

  Relationship of Parties      27  

Section 10.05

  Confidentiality      27  

Section 10.06

  Counterparts; Entire Agreement      28  

Section 10.07

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction      28  

Section 10.08

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      28  

Section 10.09

  Specific Performance      29  

Section 10.10

  Assignability      29  

 

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Section 10.11

  Third-Party Beneficiaries      29  

Section 10.12

  Notices      29  

Section 10.13

  Severability      29  

Section 10.14

  Headings      30  

Section 10.15

  Waivers of Default      30  

Section 10.16

  Amendments      30  

Section 10.17

  Interpretation      30  

Schedules:

 

Schedule A    Services to be provided to Turbo Group
Schedule B    Services to be provided to Honeywell Group
Schedule C    Designated Work Product
Schedule D    Related Services
Schedule E    Service Coordinators
Schedule F    Shared Real Property
Schedule G    IT Agreements
Schedule H    Certain Supplier Agreements

 

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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [                 ], 2018, by and between HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“Honeywell”), and GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC., a Delaware corporation (“TS Subsidiary”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, in connection with the contemplated Spin-Off of Garrett Motion Inc. (“SpinCo”) and concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Honeywell and SpinCo are entering into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”);

WHEREAS, TS Subsidiary is a wholly owned subsidiary of SpinCo;

WHEREAS, each of Honeywell and TS Subsidiary may provide to the other certain services, as more particularly described in this Agreement, for a limited period of time following the Spin-Off; and

WHEREAS, each of Honeywell and TS Subsidiary desires to reflect the terms of their agreement with respect to such services.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged by this Agreement, Honeywell and TS Subsidiary, for themselves, their successors and assigns, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

Section 1.01 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble.

Ancillary Agreements” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Applicable End Date” means, with respect to each Service, the date that is the Applicable Original Duration with respect to such Service following the Applicable Termination Date with respect to such Service.

Applicable Original Duration” means, with respect to each Service, the duration of the period from the Distribution Date to the Applicable Termination Date with respect to such Service.

Applicable Termination Date” means, with respect to each Service, the date that is twelve (12) months following the Distribution Date, or such earlier termination date specified with respect to such Service, as applicable, in Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable.

 

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Assets” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Certain Supplier Agreements” means any contract or agreement of any member of the Honeywell Group with a third party set forth on Schedule H.

Computer Equipment” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.04.

Computer Equipment Leases” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.04.

Consents” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Cost of Services” means, with respect to each Service, the amount specified with respect to such Service in Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable, to be paid by a Service Recipient in respect of such Service to the Service Provider of such Service.

Customer Receipt Payee” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.03(a).

Customer Receipt Payment” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.03(a).

Customer Receipt Payment Period” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.03(a).

Data Transfer Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Designated Work Product” means the work product developed during the term for Service Recipient’s exclusive use as part of the provision of Services hereunder and that are listed or described on Schedule C.

Dispute” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.01.

Dispute Notice” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.02.

Distribution” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Distribution Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Force Majeure Event” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.02.

Governmental Authority” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Group” means either the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, as the context requires.

Honeywell” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble.

 

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Honeywell Business” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Honeywell Group” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Honeywell Indemnitees” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Hourly Services” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.01(b).

Hourly Services Expenses” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.01(b).

Indemnitee” means a Honeywell Indemnitee or a SpinCo Indemnitee, as the context requires.

Information” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Insurance Proceeds” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Intended Payee” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.03(a).

Interruption” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.01(j).

IT Agreements” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.05.

Law” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Liabilities” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Misdirected Customer Payment” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.03(a).

Monthly License Fee” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.03.

Omitted Services” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.02(a).

Other Areas” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.05.

Party” means either party hereto, and “Parties” means both parties hereto.

Person” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Personal Data” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Data Transfer Agreement.

Processed” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Data Transfer Agreement.

Project Work” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.03.

 

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Project Work Request” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.03.

Related Service” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.02.

Resolution Committee” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.02.

Separation Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals.

Service Charge” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.01(a).

Service Coordinator” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.01(c).

Service Extension” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.02.

Service Provider” means any member of the SpinCo Group or the Honeywell Group, as applicable, in its capacity as the provider of any Services to any member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, respectively.

Service Recipient” means any member of the SpinCo Group or the Honeywell Group, as applicable, in its capacity as the recipient of any Services from any member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, respectively.

Services” means the individual services identified in Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable.

Shared Real Property” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.01.

Shutdown” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.01(i).

Spin-Off” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

SpinCo” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble.

SpinCo Business” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

SpinCo Group” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

SpinCo Indemnitees” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Sub-Contractor” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.01(e).

Subsidiary” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Taxes” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.01(d).

Termination Charges” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.05(d).

Third-Party Claim” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE II

Services

Section 2.01 Provision of Services.

(a) Commencing immediately after the Distribution, Honeywell shall, and shall cause the applicable members of the Honeywell Group to, (i) provide, or otherwise make available, to TS Subsidiary and the applicable members of the SpinCo Group the Services set forth in Schedule A and (ii) pay, perform, discharge and satisfy, as and when due, its and their respective obligations as Service Recipients under this Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Commencing immediately after the Distribution, TS Subsidiary shall, and shall cause the applicable members of the SpinCo Group to, (i) provide, or otherwise make available, to Honeywell and the applicable members of the Honeywell Group the Services set forth in Schedule B and (ii) pay, perform, discharge and satisfy, as and when due, its and their respective obligations as Service Recipients under this Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Each Service Recipient and its respective Service Provider shall cooperate in good faith with each other in connection with the performance of the Services hereunder. Each of Honeywell and TS Subsidiary agrees to appoint an employee representative (each such representative, a “Service Coordinator”) who will have overall responsibility for implementing, managing and coordinating the Services pursuant to this Agreement on behalf of Honeywell and TS Subsidiary, respectively. Initially, the Service Coordinators will be the individuals set forth on Schedule E. Either Party may change its designated Service Coordinator at any time upon notice given to the other Party in accordance with Section 10.12. The Service Coordinators will consult and coordinate with each other on a regular basis, and no less frequently than monthly, during the term of this Agreement.

(d) The Service Provider shall determine the personnel who shall perform the Services to be provided by it. All personnel providing Services will remain at all times, and be deemed to be, employees or representatives solely of the Service Provider, responsible for providing such Services (or its Affiliates or Sub-Contractors) for all purposes, and not to be deemed employees or representatives of the Service Recipient. The Service Provider (or its Affiliates or Sub-Contractors) will be solely responsible for payment of (i) all compensation, (ii) all income, disability, withholding and other employment taxes and (iii) all medical benefit premiums, vacation pay, sick pay and other employee benefits payable to or with respect to personnel who perform Services on behalf of such Service Provider. All such personnel will be under the sole direction, control and supervision of the Service Provider and the Service Provider has the sole right to exercise all authority with respect to the employment, substitution, termination, assignment and compensation of such personnel.

 

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(e) The Service Provider may, at its option, from time to time, delegate any or all of its obligations to perform Services under this Agreement to any one or more of its Affiliates or engage the services of other professionals, consultants or other third parties (each, a “Sub-Contractor”) in connection with the performance of the Services; provided, however, that (i) the Service Provider shall remain ultimately responsible for ensuring that its obligations with respect to the nature, scope, quality and other aspects of the Services are satisfied with respect to any Services provided by any such Affiliate or Sub-Contractor and shall be liable for any failure of a Sub-Contractor to so satisfy such obligations (or if a Sub-Contractor otherwise breaches any provision hereof) and (ii) such Sub-Contractor agrees in writing to be bound by confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive to it as the terms of Section 10.05 of this Agreement. Except as agreed by the Parties in Schedule A or Schedule B or otherwise in writing, and subject to Section 2.01(g), any costs associated with engaging the services of an Affiliate of the Service Provider or a Sub-Contractor shall not affect the Cost of Services payable by the Service Recipient under this Agreement, and the Service Provider shall remain solely responsible with respect to payment for such Affiliate’s or Sub-Contractor’s costs, fees and expenses.

(f) The Services shall be performed in substantially the same manner, scope, time frame, nature and quality, with the same care, and to the same extent and service level as such Services (or substantially similar services) were provided to the SpinCo Business or the Honeywell Business, as applicable, immediately prior to the Distribution Date, unless the Services are being provided by a Sub-Contractor who is also providing the same services to the Service Provider or a member of such Service Provider’s Group, in which case the Services shall be performed for the Service Recipient in the same manner, scope, time frame, nature and quality, with the same care, and to the same extent and service level as they are being performed for the Service Provider or such member of such Service Provider’s Group, as applicable. If the Service Provider has not provided such Services (or substantially similar services) immediately prior to the Distribution Date and such Services are not being performed by a Sub-Contractor who is also providing the same services to such Service Provider’s Group, then the Services shall be performed in a competent and professional manner consistent with industry standards. The Services shall be used solely for the operation of the SpinCo Business or the Honeywell Business, as applicable, for substantially the same purpose as used by the applicable Service Recipient immediately prior to the date of this Agreement.

(g) The Parties acknowledge that the Service Provider may make changes from time to time in the manner of performing Services (including in respect of those Services provided by a Sub-Contractor) if the Service Provider is making similar changes in performing the same or substantially similar Services for itself or other members of its Group; provided, however, that, unless expressly contemplated in Schedule A or Schedule B, such changes shall not affect the Cost of Services for such Service payable by the Service Recipient under this Agreement or decrease the manner, scope, time frame, nature, quality or level of the Services provided to the Service Recipient, except (i) upon prior written approval of the Service Recipient and (ii) any actual and reasonable increase to the Service Provider in the cost of providing a Service may be charged to the Service Recipient on a pass-through basis to the extent such actual and reasonable increase is applied on a non-discriminatory basis as compared to the Service Provider’s Group.

(h) Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the provision of any Service by any Service Provider (or any Affiliate or Sub-Contractor of a Service Provider) to any Service Recipient if the provision of such Service requires the Consent of any Person (including any Governmental Authority), whether under applicable Law, by the terms of any

 

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contract to which such Service Provider or any other member of its Group is a party or otherwise, unless and until, subject to the fourth-to-last sentence of this Section 2.01(h), such Consent has been obtained. The Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as possible any Consent of any Person that may be necessary for the performance of the Service Provider’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Any fees, expenses or extra costs incurred in connection with obtaining any such Consents shall be paid by the Service Recipient, and the Service Recipient shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide assistance as necessary in obtaining such Consents. In the event that the Consent of any Person, if required in order for the Service Provider to provide Services, is not obtained reasonably promptly after the Distribution Date, the Service Provider shall notify the Service Recipient and the Parties shall cooperate in devising an alternative manner for the provision of the Services affected by such failure to obtain such Consent and the Cost of Services associated therewith, such alternative manner and Cost of Services to be reasonably satisfactory to both Parties and agreed to in writing. If the Parties elect such an alternative plan, the Service Provider shall provide the Services in such alternative manner and the Service Recipient shall pay for such Services based on the alternative Cost of Services. The Services shall not include, and no Service Provider (or any Affiliate or Sub-Contractor of a Service Provider) shall be obligated to provide, any service the provision of which to a Service Recipient following the Distribution would constitute a violation of any Law. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Service Provider (and the Affiliates and Sub-Contractors of the Service Provider) will not be required to perform or to cause to be performed any of the Services for the benefit of any third party or any other Person other than the applicable Service Recipient. To the extent that any third-party proprietor of information or software to be disclosed or made available to any Service Recipient in connection with performance of the Services hereunder requires a specific form of non-disclosure agreement as a condition to its Consent to use the same for the benefit of the Service Recipient, or to permit the Service Recipient access to such information or software, the Service Recipient shall, as a condition to the receipt of such portion of the Services, execute (and shall cause its employees and Affiliates to execute, if required) any such form.

(i) If a Service Provider determines that it is necessary or appropriate to temporarily suspend a Service due to scheduled or emergency maintenance, modification, repairs, alterations or replacements (any such event, a “Shutdown”), Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Service Recipient with reasonable prior notice of such Shutdown (including information regarding the nature and the projected length of such Shutdown), unless it is not reasonably practicable under the circumstances to provide such prior notice, and thereafter such Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Service Recipient to minimize any impact on the Services caused by such Shutdown.

(j) The Parties acknowledge that there may be unanticipated temporary interruptions in the provision of a Service, in each case for a period of less than forty-eight (48) hours (any such event, an “Interruption”). Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Service Recipient with notice of such Interruption as soon as possible (including information regarding the nature and the projected length of such Interruption), and thereafter such Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Service Recipient to minimize any impact on the Services caused by such Interruption. The Service Provider shall not be excused from performance if it fails to use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy the situation causing such Interruption.

 

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(k) In the event the obligations of Service Provider to provide any Service shall be suspended in accordance with Section 2.01(i) or Section 2.01(j), Service Provider and its Affiliates shall not have any liability whatsoever to Service Recipient arising out of or relating to such suspension of Service Provider’s provision of such Service, except to the extent resulting from a breach by Service Provider of any agreement or covenant required to be performed or complied with by Service Provider pursuant to Section 2.01(i) or Section 2.01(j) (but subject to the other limitations on liability set forth in this Agreement).

(l) Neither Party nor any of their respective Affiliates shall have any obligation to purchase, upgrade, enhance or otherwise modify any computer hardware, software or network environment currently used by such Party or such Party’s Affiliates, or to provide any support or maintenance services for any computer hardware, software or network environment that has been upgraded, enhanced or otherwise modified from the computer hardware, software or network environments that are currently used by such Party or such Party’s Affiliates.

Section 2.02 Service Amendments and Additions.

(a) Within the first forty-five (45) days following the Distribution Date, each of Honeywell and TS Subsidiary may request the other Party to provide services that (i) were provided by the Honeywell Business or the SpinCo Business, as applicable, within the twelve (12) months prior to the Distribution Date and (ii) are reasonably necessary for the operation of the Honeywell Business or the SpinCo Business, as applicable, as conducted as of the Distribution Date (“Omitted Services”). Any request for an Omitted Service shall be in writing and shall specify, as applicable, (A) the type and the scope of the requested service, (B) who is requested to perform the requested service, (C) where and to whom the requested service is to be provided and (D) the proposed term for the requested service. The Parties shall discuss in good faith the terms under which such Omitted Services may be provided.

(b) If a Party agrees to provide Omitted Services pursuant to Section 2.02(a), then the Parties shall in good faith negotiate an amendment to Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable, which will describe in detail the service, project scope, term, price and payment terms to be charged for such Omitted Services. Once agreed to in writing, the amendment to Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable, shall be deemed part of this Agreement as of such date and the Omitted Services, as applicable, shall be deemed “Services” provided hereunder, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided, however, that no Service Provider shall be required to provide any Omitted Services, at any price, that would prevent, or be reasonably likely to prevent, or be inconsistent with the qualification of the Distribution as a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes.

Section 2.03 Migration Projects. Prior to the end of the applicable term, each Service Provider will provide the Service Recipient, upon written request (the “Project Work Request”), with such reasonable support as may be necessary to migrate the Services to the Service Recipient’s internal organization or to a third party provider (the “Project Work”), including without limitation exporting and providing (subject to applicable Law and the Data Transfer Agreement) all relevant data and information of the applicable Service Recipient from the systems of the applicable Service Provider or any party performing the Services on its behalf. After the Service Provider receives the Project Work Request, the Parties shall meet to discuss and agree on

 

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the scope and cost of the Project Work, taking into consideration the Service Provider’s then-available resources. Where required for migrating the Services, Service Recipient’s personnel will be granted reasonable access to the respective facilities of the Service Provider during normal business hours. Project Work may be out-sourced to external service partners (including those involving conversion programs or other programming, or extraordinary management supervision or coordination); provided that the Service Provider shall be responsible for the performance or non-performance of such partners. The Service Recipient shall pay its internal costs incurred in connection with all Project Work performed by its personnel and the internal costs of the Service Provider and the cost of all third-party providers engaged in completing a Project Work all shall be charged by the Service Provider to the Service Recipient on a pass-through basis. For the avoidance of doubt, any portion of the cost of Project Work associated with the setup of the Service Recipient’s data warehousing infrastructure or hosting environment shall be charged by the Service Provider to the Service Recipient on a pass-through basis.

Section 2.04 No Management Authority. No Service Provider (or any Affiliate or Sub-Contractor of a Service Provider) shall be authorized by, or shall have any responsibility under, this Agreement to manage the affairs of the business of any Service Recipient, or to hold itself out as an agent or representative of the Service Recipient.

Section 2.05 Acknowledgement and Representation. Each Party understands that the Services provided hereunder are transitional in nature. Each Party understands and agrees that the other Party is not in the business of providing Services to third parties and, except as set forth in Section 6.02, that neither Party has any interest in continuing (i) any Service beyond the Applicable Termination Date or (ii) this Agreement beyond the expiration of all Applicable Termination Dates or the termination of all Services in accordance with Section 6.04. As a result, the Parties have allocated responsibilities and risks of loss and limited liabilities of the Parties as stated in this Agreement based on the recognition that each Party is not in the business of providing Services to third parties. Such allocations and limitations are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain between the Parties and neither Party would be able or willing to provide the Services without the protections provided by such allocations and limitations. During the term of this Agreement, each Party agrees to work diligently and expeditiously to establish its own logistics, infrastructure and systems to enable a transition to its own internal organization or other third-party providers of the Services and agrees to use its reasonable good faith efforts to reduce or eliminate its and its Affiliates’ dependency on the other Party’s provision of the Services as soon as is reasonably practicable.

ARTICLE III

Real Estate

Section 3.01 Occupancy Rights. Each Service Provider set forth on Schedule F, with respect to the location set forth on such Schedule opposite such Service Provider’s name (each, a “Shared Real Property”), hereby grants to the Service Recipient set forth on such Schedule opposite such Shared Real Property, a limited license for reasonable use and access to the space utilized by such Service Recipient or any member of its Group in the conduct of the Honeywell Business or the SpinCo Business, as applicable, as of the Distribution Date, for the sole purpose of transitioning the Honeywell Business or the SpinCo Business, as

 

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applicable, and in accordance with the terms, covenants and conditions of this Article III. The Service Recipient’s right to use and access the applicable Shared Real Property shall be consistent with the use and access afforded to the Honeywell Business or the SpinCo Business, as applicable, as of the Distribution Date. The Service Recipient’s use shall include the right to use the fixtures, improvements and furnishings located within the Shared Real Property consistent with such use as of the Distribution Date.

Section 3.02 Use. Each Service Recipient shall use the applicable Shared Real Property (and the furnishings contained therein) for the same purposes as such Shared Real Property is utilized as of the Distribution Date and for no other purpose. The Shared Real Property may be occupied only by the personnel of the applicable Service Recipient reasonably required in furtherance of the activities of the Honeywell Business or the SpinCo Business, as applicable, or the other purposes set forth in this Agreement. The Service Recipient shall be responsible for pickup and delivery of goods at any common shipping dock at any Shared Real Property, and any shipments shall include proper labeling to distinguish the Service Recipient’s goods from the Service Provider’s goods.

Section 3.03 License Fee. Each Service Recipient shall pay a monthly gross license fee for its Shared Real Property as set out on Schedule F (each, a “Monthly License Fee”). The Monthly License Fee for each Shared Real Property shall be payable in advance on or before the first (1st) day of each calendar month of the term of the license. The Monthly License Fee for any period during the respective license term which is for less than one month shall be prorated.

Section 3.04 License Term. The license granted under this Article III will be effective as of immediately after the Distribution and will automatically expire at the earlier of (I) the end of the period set forth in Schedule F with respect to each Shared Real Property, or (II) the expiration date of the relevant underlying lease pertaining to each Shared Real Property (in which case the Service Provider shall provide to the Service Recipient written notice thirty (30) days prior to such expiration).

Section 3.05 Access and Common Areas. Unless otherwise specified on Schedule F, the Service Recipient (including its personnel) shall access the applicable Shared Real Property through existing employee entrances designated by the Service Provider. Access to any other areas (“Other Areas”) in, on or about the applicable Shared Real Property (including conference room(s), break area(s), designated smoking area(s), restroom(s), machine shop(s), shipping/receiving area(s) and cafeteria(s) other than to the extent located within the Shared Real Property) shall be as otherwise designated by the Service Provider in its reasonable discretion. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Service Recipient shall not access any other areas.

Section 3.06 Compliance with Service Providers Policies. The Service Recipient shall comply with the Service Provider’s reasonable policies and procedures, security requirements and rules and regulations with respect to the applicable Shared Real Property and the Service Recipient’s occupancy of such Shared Real Property. Such policies may be changed from time to time upon reasonable prior notice at the applicable Service Provider’s sole reasonable discretion.

 

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Section 3.07 Insurance. Each Party agrees, during the term of this license, to cause its Service Recipients under this Article III to carry and maintain (i) commercial general liability insurance with a single combined liability limit of $5,000,000 per occurrence and (ii) workers compensation/employer’s liability insurance with a liability limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and in the case of the policies described in clauses (i) and (ii), naming the applicable Service Provider (and other parties as may be reasonably required) as an additional insured, against liability with respect to accidents occurring on, in or about the applicable Shared Real Property or arising out of the use and occupancy of such Shared Real Property by the Service Recipient and its personnel and visitors. All such insurance policies shall contain a waiver of subrogation in the applicable Service Provider’s favor. The Parties acknowledge that the Service Providers shall have no responsibility to insure or actively maintain any Service Recipient’s personal property, including any Service Recipient’s equipment and trade fixtures, located in the Shared Real Property. Notwithstanding the aforesaid liability limits, said limits shall not diminish or otherwise impact or affect the obligations of the Parties and their Service Recipients hereunder. The policy(s) maintained by the applicable Service Recipient shall be issued by a company licensed to do business in the country where the Shared Real Property is located and the applicable Service Recipient shall deposit a certificate evidencing the same with the applicable Service Provider on or before the Distribution Date. During the term of the license granted in Section 3.01, the applicable Service Providers under this Article III shall maintain insurance policies for the Shared Real Property as in effect as of the Distribution Date.

Section 3.08 Surrender. Upon the expiration or termination of the license granted under this Article III, each Service Recipient shall, at its sole cost and expense, (i) remove their personal property, equipment, trade fixtures and other goods and effects, and repair any damage to the Shared Real Property resulting from such removal, and (ii) otherwise quit and deliver up the Shared Real Property peaceably and quietly and in as good order and condition as the same were in on the Distribution Date, reasonable wear and tear, damage by fire and the elements excepted. In the event any Service Recipient fails to repair and perform the aforementioned facilities restoration and otherwise deliver the Shared Real Property as set forth above, the Service Provider or any member of its Group shall have the right to make said reasonable repairs and reasonably perform such facilities restoration, charge such Service Recipient or any member of its Group the reasonable costs of such repairs and restoration, and such Service Recipient or any member of its Group shall reimburse the Service Provider or the member of its Group, as applicable, within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice. Any property left in the Shared Real Property after the expiration or termination of the license granted under this Article III shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the property of the Service Providers to dispose of as the Service Providers deem expedient and at the sole cost and expense of the Service Recipients.

Section 3.09 License Rights. The rights granted herein in favor of each Service Recipient are in the nature of a license and shall not create any leasehold or other estate or possessory rights in Shared Real Property, and if the license granted under this Article III expires or is terminated, the Service Recipient shall vacate the Shared Real Property, and any occupancy or activity of the Service Recipient thereafter in the Shared Real Property shall be considered a trespass.

 

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Section 3.10 Relocation. Each Service Provider shall have the right, at its cost, to relocate the applicable Service Recipient to other area(s) of each Shared Real Property by providing the Service Recipient reasonable advance notice, provided that such relocation does not reduce the rights of the Service Recipient or increase the obligations of the Service Recipient under this Agreement or unreasonably interrupt the day-to-day operations of the Honeywell Business or the SpinCo Business, as applicable.

Section 3.11 Alterations. The Service Recipient shall not make any alterations, additions or improvements to the Shared Real Property.

Section 3.12 Controlling Provisions. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Article III and any other provision in this Agreement with regard to the right to use the Shared Real Property specified in this Article III, the terms of this Article III shall control. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms set forth on Schedule F attached hereto, the terms of Schedule F shall control.

ARTICLE IV

Additional Arrangements

Section 4.01 Cooperation and Access.

(a) Service Recipients shall cooperate with the Service Providers to the extent necessary or appropriate to facilitate the performance of the Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) each Party shall make available on a timely basis to the other Party all information and materials requested by such Party to the extent reasonably necessary for the performance or receipt of the Services, (ii) each Party shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, upon reasonable notice, give or cause to be given to the other Party and its Affiliates and Sub-Contractors reasonable access, during regular business hours and at such other times as are reasonably required, to the relevant premises and personnel to the extent reasonably necessary for the performance or receipt of the Services and (iii) each Party shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, give the other Party and its Affiliates and Sub-Contractors reasonable access to, and all necessary rights to utilize, such Party’s, and its Group’s, information, facilities, personnel, assets, systems and technologies to the extent reasonably necessary for the performance or receipt of the Services.

(b) Each Party shall (and shall cause the members of its Group and its personnel and the personnel of its Affiliates and Sub-Contractors providing or receiving Services to): (i) not attempt to obtain access to or use any information technology systems of the other Party or any member of its Group, or any confidential Information, Personal Data or competitively sensitive information owned, used or Processed by the other Party, except where it has been granted in writing the right to do so or, to the extent reasonably necessary to do so, to provide or receive Services; (ii) maintain reasonable security measures to protect the systems of the other Party and the members of its Group to which it has access pursuant to this Agreement from access by unauthorized third parties; (iii) follow applicable Laws and all of the other Party’s security rules, access agreements, and procedures for restricting access and use, when allowed, to such other Party’s information technology systems; (iv) when on the property of the

 

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other Party or any of its Affiliates, or when given access to any facilities, infrastructure or personnel of the other Party or any of its Affiliates, follow applicable Laws and all of the other Party’s policies and procedures concerning health, safety, conduct and security which are made known to the Party receiving such access from time to time and (v) not disable, damage or erase or disrupt, interfere with or impair the normal operation of the information technology systems of the other Party or any member of its Group.

(c) Service Provider shall (i) immediately notify Service Recipient of any confirmed misuse, disclosure or loss of, or inability to account for, any Personal Data or any confidential or competitively sensitive Information, and any confirmed unauthorized access to Service Provider’s facilities, systems or network, in each case, solely to the extent related to the Service Recipient; and Service Provider will investigate such confirmed security incidents and reasonably cooperate with Service Recipient’s incident response team, supplying logs and other necessary information to mitigate and limit the damages resulting from such a security incident; provided that the Service Recipient agrees to reimburse Service Provider for time spent and actual travel expenses incurred in connection with any such investigation; and (ii) subject to applicable Law, use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with any commercially reasonable requests to assist Service Recipient with its electronic discovery obligations related to Services provided to the Service Recipient; provided that the Service Recipient agrees to reimburse Service Provider for time spent and actual travel expenses incurred for such response.

(d) In the event of a security breach that relates to the Services, the Parties shall, subject to any applicable Law, reasonably cooperate with each other regarding the timing and manner of (a) notification to their respective customers, potential customers, employees or agents concerning a breach or potential breach of security and (b) disclosures to appropriate Governmental Authorities.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (but subject to the following proviso), any Personal Data transferred or otherwise made available to the other Party in connection with the Services shall be subject to the Data Transfer Agreement, and each Party agrees to abide by the applicable provisions thereof, to the extent related to such data; provided, however, that any Personal Data provided by Service Recipient to Service Provider under this Agreement shall only be used to the extent reasonably necessary for Service Provider to provide Services and solely for the applicable term of such Services.

Section 4.02 Intellectual Property.

(a) Each Party, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby grants to the other Party and to its Affiliates and Sub-Contractors providing Services under this Agreement a nonexclusive, nontransferable, world-wide, royalty-free, sublicensable license, for the term of this Agreement, to use the intellectual property owned by such Party and the members of its Group solely to the extent necessary for the other Party and the members of its Group to perform their obligations hereunder or receive the Services provided hereunder, as applicable.

 

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(b) Subject to the terms of the Separation Agreement, each Service Provider acknowledges and agrees that the Designated Work Product is and shall remain the exclusive property of the applicable Service Recipient. The Service Provider acknowledges and agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, the Designated Work Product is a “work made for hire,” as that phrase is defined in the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. §101), for the Service Recipient. To the extent title to any Designated Work Product vests in the Service Provider by operation of Law, in its capacity as a Service Provider, hereby assigns (and shall cause any such other Service Provider, and any Affiliate or Sub-Contractor of such Service Provider, to assign) to the relevant Service Recipient all right, title and interest in and to such Designated Work Product, and the Service Provider shall (and shall cause any Affiliate or Sub-Contractor of such Service Provider to) provide such assistance and execute such documents as the Service Recipient may reasonably request to assign to the relevant Service Recipient all right, title and interest in and to such work product. Each Service Recipient acknowledges and agrees that it will acquire no right, title or interest to any work product resulting from the provision of the Services hereunder that is not Designated Work Product, and such work product shall remain the exclusive property of the Service Provider.

(c) The Parties acknowledge that it may be necessary for each of them to make proprietary or third-party software available to the other in the course and for the purpose of performing Services, subject to Section 2.01(h) in the case of third-party software. Each Party (i) shall comply with all known license terms and conditions applicable to any and all proprietary or third-party software made available to such Party by the other Party in the course of the provision of Services hereunder and (ii) agrees that it shall use reasonable efforts to identify and provide to the other Party a copy of the applicable license terms (or, solely with respect to open source software or other software with publicly available license terms, information sufficient to direct such other Party to a copy thereof) for any and all proprietary or third-party software first made available to such other Party as of or after the Distribution Date, solely to the extent such provision would not violate the providing Party’s duty of confidentiality owed to any third party.

(d) Except as expressly specified in this Section 4.02, nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to grant one Party, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license rights, ownership rights or other rights in any intellectual property owned by the other Party (or any Affiliate or Sub-Contractor of the other Party).

Section 4.03 Customer Receipt Payments and Bank Account Transition Process.

(a) For a period of twelve (12) months following the Distribution (“Customer Receipt Payment Period”), in the event any payments related to trade receivables intended for the SpinCo Group or the Honeywell Group, as applicable (the “Intended Payee”), is incorrectly received by any member of the other Group (the “Customer Receipt Payee”) such Customer Receipt Payee will, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event in more than ten (10) business days following receipt of such payment (the “Misdirected Customer Payment”), send the applicable Intended Payee through wire transfer an amount equal to the value of such payment (each, a “Customer Receipt Payment”).

(b) For each Customer Receipt Payment, the Customer Receipt Payee must provide the applicable customer(s) payment details to allow the Intended Payee to identify the customer(s) and the related transaction(s) associated with the Customer Receipt Payment, including each customer’s name, accounts receivable account number and payment amount. On or prior to the Distribution Date, each Party shall provide the other Party with the relevant contact information of the persons to send this information.

 

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(c) The Intended Payee will pursue corrections to the banking details internally. If a member of the SpinCo Group or the Honeywell Group receives a Misdirected Customer Payment within the eleven (11) months following the Distribution, the Customer Receipt Payee will send a letter to the respective customer(s) every month following such payment for so long as such customer(s) continue to remit Misdirected Customer Payments (but in any event no longer than eleven (11) months following the Distribution), informing the customer of the need to use the correct bank account as designated by the Intended Payee. If such customer continues to send Misdirected Customer Payments in the eleventh (11th) month following the Distribution, the Customer Receipt Payee and the Intended Payee will send a final joint letter one month prior to the expiration of the Customer Receipt Payment Period.

(d) Each Party agrees to not send the other Party any Customer Receipt Payments from customers found on the U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially-designated Nationals List or from any countries with which U.S. persons are prohibited from conducting business. Each Party agrees to not accept Customer Receipt Payments made in cash. Each Party agrees to immediately notify the other Party of any Customer Receipt Payments falling within the scope of this Section 4.03(d) and to cooperate with the other Party in taking any action recommended by the other Party in connection with such Customer Receipt Payments.

(e) All Customer Receipt Payments made by any Customer Receipt Payee to any Intended Payee hereunder shall be made by a wire transfer of immediately available funds in U.S. Dollars to a bank account designated in writing by the Intended Payee entitled to receive payment. Customer Receipt Payments may be bundled or sent on a per payment basis.

(f) All bank fees incurred for transmitting Customer Receipt Payments pursuant to this Section 4.03 will be paid by the Intended Payee and may be deducted from the applicable Customer Receipt Payments sent to the Intended Payee by the Customer Receipt Payee.

Section 4.04 Computer Leases. The Parties acknowledge that general computer equipment, including copy machines, servers, desktop personal computers, printers, laptops, and network and telephony equipment and environment (collectively, “Computer Equipment”) is leased under Honeywell’s hardware Refresh Program, through computer equipment leases with certain third-party providers (collectively, the “Computer Equipment Leases”). Lease payments, pursuant to the Computer Equipment Leases for Computer Equipment used or held for use primarily in the SpinCo Business as of the date hereof will be paid by Honeywell’s Global Technology Services Group and all such lease payments in addition to other related charges (including associated sales and property Taxes) shall be charged by Honeywell to TS Subsidiary on a pass-through basis. TS Subsidiary shall be responsible for all fees, including fees for obtaining consents of lessors, associated with lease assignment, lease buyout and early lease termination imposed by the Computer Equipment lessors. Within ninety (90) days following the date hereof, TS Subsidiary must elect to exercise one of the following

 

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options with respect to the Computer Equipment: (i) if acceptable to Computer Equipment lessor(s), enter into an assignment of any or all of the Computer Equipment Leases to TS Subsidiary or one or more of its Affiliates to be effected such that the SpinCo Business shall have use of the transferred Computer Equipment on substantially the same terms following the Computer Equipment Lease assignment as the SpinCo Business did prior to such assignment or (ii) negotiate and exercise a buy-out of any or all of the Computer Equipment Leases and the purchase of such Computer Equipment on terms agreed to by TS Subsidiary and the Computer Equipment lessors. Honeywell agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist TS Subsidiary and the members of the SpinCo Group in exercising any of the options in the preceding sentence by facilitating discussions between the Computer Equipment lessors and TS Subsidiary. TS Subsidiary acknowledges that the hardware Refresh Program is limited to Honeywell’s business units under confidential terms, conditions and pricing and cannot be extended to TS Subsidiary for additional equipment following the Distribution. Actual disposition of equipment must be completed within one (1) year from the date hereof.

Section 4.05 IT Agreements. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the Services provided by a Service Provider through third parties or using third-party Intellectual Property are subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable agreements between the Service Provider and such third parties (such agreements, the “IT Agreements”), as set forth on Schedule G. The Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as possible any Consent of any Person that may be necessary for the performance of the Service Provider’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.01(h) (it being understood that each Service Recipient shall only be granted access to IT Agreements during the term of this Agreement, and upon expiration of the applicable service term shall procure its own standalone license with the applicable third-party provider).

Section 4.06 Certain Supplier Agreements. Following the Distribution and until one year after the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall, and shall cause the members of the Honeywell Group to, cooperate in any reasonable and permissible arrangement to provide that SpinCo and the other members of the SpinCo Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations under the Certain Supplier Agreements in accordance with the provisions of such Certain Supplier Agreement. Payments due to a third party for use of the Certain Supplier Agreements by the SpinCo Business shall either, at Honeywell’s sole option, be (i) paid by the member of the SpinCo Group receiving the benefit of such Certain Supplier Agreement or (ii) paid by a member of the Honeywell Group and charged by Honeywell to TS Subsidiary on a pass-through basis. Any internal or third-party costs incurred by Honeywell in connection with Honeywell’s cooperation in accordance with this Section 4.06 shall be charged by Honeywell to TS Subsidiary on a pass-through basis. Without limiting TS Subsidiary’s obligations under Article VIII, TS Subsidiary shall indemnify and hold harmless the member of the Honeywell Group party to such Certain Supplier Agreement for any Liability arising out of, in connection with or by reason of TS Subsidiary’s use of the Certain Supplier Agreements and Honeywell’s cooperation in accordance with this Section 4.06.

 

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ARTICLE V

Compensation

Section 5.01 Compensation for Services. In each case except as expressly provided in Schedule A or Schedule B:

(a) As compensation for each Service rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the Service Recipient shall be required to pay to the Service Provider a fee for the Service equal to the Cost of Services specified for such Service in Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable (each fee constituting a “Service Charge”).

(b) For Services with fees determined on an hourly basis (the “Hourly Services”), the Cost of Services are exclusive of any out-of-pocket third-party fees, costs and expenses that may be incurred by the Service Provider or any Sub-Contractor in connection with performing the Services. All of the costs and expenses described in this Section 5.01(b) (“Hourly Services Expenses”) shall be charged by the Service Provider to the Service Recipient on a pass-through basis. For the avoidance of doubt, the Hourly Services Expenses shall be consistent with the Service Provider’s general approach with respect to such types of costs and expenses; provided that with respect to any Service, the Service Recipient’s prior written approval shall be required to the extent that Hourly Services Expenses exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the Service Charge paid and payable to the Service Provider for such Service in any calendar quarter.

(c) During the term of this Agreement, the amount of a Cost of Service for a Service may increase during a Service Extension, in accordance with Section 6.02.

(d) The amount of any actual and documented sales tax, value-added tax, goods and services tax or similar tax that is required to be assessed and remitted by the Service Provider in connection with the Services provided hereunder (“Taxes”) will be promptly paid to the Service Provider by the Service Recipient in accordance with Section 5.02. Such payment shall be in addition to the Cost of Services set forth in Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable (unless such Tax is expressly already accounted for in the applicable Cost of Services). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in the case of value-added Taxes, the Service Recipient shall not be obligated to pay such Taxes, unless the Service Provider has issued to the Service Recipient a valid value-added tax invoice in respect thereof, and (ii) in the case of all Taxes, the Service Recipient shall not be obligated to pay such Taxes if and to the extent that the Service Recipient has provided any valid exemption certificates or other applicable documentation that would eliminate or reduce the obligation to collect or pay such Taxes.

(e) Either Party shall have the right to deduct or withhold from any payments otherwise payable under this Agreement such amounts as are required by applicable Law to be deducted or withheld with respect thereto and, to the extent such amounts are duly and timely remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated as paid to the other Party for all purposes of this Agreement; provided, however, that each Party shall notify the other Party in writing of any anticipated withholding at least fifteen (15) business days prior to making any such deduction or withholding and will cooperate with the other Party in obtaining any available exemption from or reduction of such deduction or withholding. The Party making such deduction or withholding shall promptly provide to the other Party tax receipts or other documents evidencing the payment of any such deducted or withheld amount to the applicable Governmental Authority.

 

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Section 5.02 Payment Terms.

(a) The Service Provider shall bill the Service Recipient monthly in U.S. Dollars, within thirty (30) business days after the end of each month, or at such other interval specified with respect to a particular Service in Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable, an amount equal to the aggregate Cost of Services due for all Services provided in such month or other specified interval, as applicable, plus any Taxes. Invoices shall set forth a description of the Services provided and reasonable documentation to support the charges thereon, which invoice and documentation shall be in the same level of detail and in accordance with the procedures for invoicing as provided to the Service Provider’s other businesses. Invoices shall be directed to the Service Coordinator appointed by Honeywell or TS Subsidiary, as applicable, or to such other Person designated in writing from time to time by such Service Coordinator. The Service Recipient shall pay such amount in full within thirty (30) days after receipt of each invoice by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Service Provider for this purpose. If the thirtieth (30th) day falls on a weekend or a holiday, the Service Recipient shall pay such amount on or before the following business day. Each invoice shall set forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the charges and amounts and applicable Taxes for each Service during the month or other specified interval to which such invoice relates. In addition to any other remedies for non-payment, if any payment is not received by the Service Provider on or before the date such amount is due, then a late payment interest charge, calculated at the annual rate equal to the “Prime Rate” as reported on the thirtieth (30th) day after the date of the invoice in The Wall Street Journal (or, if such day is not a business day, the first business day immediately after such day), calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed between the end of the thirty (30)-day payment period and the actual payment date, shall immediately begin to accrue and any such late payment interest charges shall become immediately due and payable in addition to the amount otherwise owed under this Agreement. The Parties shall cooperate to achieve an invoicing structure that minimizes taxes for both Parties, including by implementing a local-to-local invoicing structure where applicable.

(b) The Service Recipient shall notify the Service Provider promptly, and in no event later than thirty (30) days following receipt of the Service Provider’s invoice, of any disputed amounts. If the Service Recipient does not notify the Service Provider of any disputed amounts within such thirty (30)-day period, then Service Recipient will be deemed to have accepted the Service Provider’s invoice. Any objection to the amount of any invoice shall be deemed to be a Dispute hereunder subject to the provisions applicable to Disputes set forth in Article IX. The Service Recipient shall pay any undisputed amount, and all Taxes (whether or not disputed), in accordance with this Section 5.02. The Service Provider shall, upon the written request of a Service Recipient, furnish such reasonable documentation to substantiate the amounts billed, including listings of the dates, times and amounts of the Services in question where applicable and practicable. The Service Recipient may withhold any payments subject to a Dispute other than Taxes; provided that any disputed payments, to the extent ultimately determined to be payable to the Service Provider, shall bear interest as set forth in Section 5.02(a).

 

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(c) Subject to Section 5.02(b), no Service Recipient shall withhold any payments to its Service Provider under this Agreement in order to offset payments due to such Service Recipient pursuant to this Agreement, the Separation Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, unless such withholding is mutually agreed by the Parties or is provided for in the final ruling of a court having jurisdiction pursuant to Section 10.07. Any required adjustment to payments due hereunder will be made as a subsequent invoice.

Section 5.03 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE COVENANTS RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICES SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.01(F), THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE FURNISHED WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO MEMBER OF THE HONEYWELL GROUP OR OF THE SPINCO GROUP, AS SERVICE PROVIDER, MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT ANY SERVICE COMPLIES WITH ANY LAW, DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN.

Section 5.04 Books and Records. Honeywell and TS Subsidiary shall each, and shall each cause the members of their Group to, maintain complete and accurate books of account as necessary to support calculations of the Cost of Services for Services rendered by it or the other members of its Group as Service Providers and shall make such books available to the other, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours; provided, however, that to the extent Honeywell’s or TS Subsidiary’s books, or the books of the members of their Group, contain Information relating to any other aspect of the Honeywell Business or the SpinCo Business, as applicable, Honeywell and TS Subsidiary shall negotiate a procedure to provide the other Party with necessary access while preserving the confidentiality of such other records.

ARTICLE VI

Term

Section 6.01 Commencement. This Agreement is effective as of the date hereof and shall remain in effect with respect to a particular Service until the occurrence of the Applicable Termination Date applicable to such Service (or, subject to the terms of Section 6.02, the expiration of any Service Extension applicable to such Service), unless earlier terminated (i) in its entirety or with respect to a particular Service, in each case in accordance with Section 6.03 or Section 6.04, or (ii) by mutual consent of the Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Separation Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with its terms, this Agreement shall be automatically terminated and void ab initio with no further action by the Parties and shall be of no force and effect.

Section 6.02 Service Extension. Except as expressly provided in Schedule A or Schedule B, if the Service Recipient reasonably determines that it will require a Service to continue beyond the Applicable Termination Date or the end of a subsequent extension period, the Service Recipient may request the Service Provider to extend the term of such Service for the desired renewal period(s) (each, a “Service Extension”) by written notice to the Service Provider no less than forty-five (45) days prior to end of the then-current Service term; provided that a Service

 

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Recipient may only request to extend a Service that is included on Schedule D if it requests to extend all other Services that are designated on Schedule D as a Related Service with respect to such Service. The Service Provider shall respond to any such request for a Service Extension within fifteen (15) days of receipt and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with such Service Extension request; provided, however, that (i) the Service Extensions with respect to each Service shall not extend the term of such Service to a date beyond the Applicable End Date applicable to such Service, (ii) the Service Provider will not be in breach of its obligations under this Section 6.02 if it is unable to comply with a Service Extension request through the use of commercially reasonable efforts, including where a Consent that is required in order for the Service Provider to continue to provide the applicable Service during the requested Service Extension cannot be obtained by the Service Provider through the use of commercially reasonable efforts, (iii) the Service Provider shall not be required to contribute capital, pay or grant any consideration or concession in any form (including by providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any Person in order to obtain or make any Consent that is required in order for the Service Provider to continue to provide the applicable Service during the requested Service Extension (other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be reimbursed by the Service Recipient, as promptly as reasonably practicable) and (iv) each Service Extension is permissible under applicable Law and would not prevent, or be reasonably likely to prevent, or be inconsistent with the qualification of the Distribution as a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes. With respect to Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable, the Cost of Services specified for such Service in Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable, shall be amended to include (i) for the period from the Applicable Termination Date until the date that is one half of the Applicable Original Duration following the Applicable Termination Date, an incremental surcharge of 10% and (ii) for the period from the date that is one half of the Applicable Original Duration following the Applicable Termination Date to the Applicable End Date, an incremental surcharge of 20%. The Parties shall amend the terms of Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable, to reflect the new Service term and Cost of Services within five (5) days following the Service Provider’s agreement to a Service Extension, subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 6.02. Each such amended Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable, as agreed to in writing by the Parties, shall be deemed part of this Agreement as of the date of such agreement.

Section 6.03 Termination.

(a) This Agreement may be terminated:

(i) by either Honeywell or TS Subsidiary at any time upon written notice to the other Party (which notice shall specify the basis for such claim for breach of this Agreement), if the other Party materially breaches this Agreement (and the period for resolution of the Dispute relating to such breach set forth in Section 9.01 has expired), effective upon not less than thirty (30)-days’ written notice of termination to the breaching Party, if the breaching Party does not cure such default within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice thereof from the non-breaching Party; or

 

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(ii) except as otherwise provided by Law, by either Honeywell or TS Subsidiary at any time upon written notice to the other Party, if (i) the other Party is adjudicated as bankrupt, (ii) any insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding is commenced by the other Party under any insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization act, (iii) any action is taken by others against the other Party under any insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization act and such Party fails to have such proceeding stayed or vacated within ninety (90) days or (iv) if the other Party makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a receiver is appointed for the other Party which is not discharged within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the receiver.

Section 6.04 Partial Termination.

(a) If a Service Provider or Service Recipient materially breaches any of its respective obligations under this Agreement with respect to a Service (and the period for resolution of the Dispute relating to such breach set forth in Section 9.01 has expired), the non-breaching Service Recipient or Service Provider, as applicable, may terminate this Agreement with respect to the Service to which such obligations apply, effective upon not less than thirty (30)-days’ written notice of termination to the breaching Party, if the breaching Party does not cure such default within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice thereof from the non-breaching Party. The termination of this Agreement with respect to any Service pursuant to this Section 6.04 shall not affect the Parties’ rights or obligations under this Agreement with respect to any other Service.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or Schedule A or Schedule B, upon not less than sixty (60)-days’ prior written notice, a Service Recipient shall be entitled to terminate one or more Services being provided by any Service Provider for any reason or no reason at all; provided that a Service Recipient may only terminate a Service that is included on Schedule D pursuant to this Section 6.04(b) if it simultaneously terminates all other Services that are designated on Schedule D as a Related Service with respect to such Service.

(c) In the event that a Service Provider reduces or suspends the provision of any Service due to a Force Majeure Event and such reduction or suspension continues for fifteen (15) days, the Service Recipient may immediately terminate such Service, upon written notice and without any obligations therefor, including any Service Charges in respect thereof.

Section 6.05 Effect of Termination.

(a) Each Party agrees and acknowledges that the obligations of each Party to provide the Services, or to cause the Services to be provided, hereunder shall immediately cease upon (i) the termination of any (or all) such Service(s) at the Applicable Termination Date applicable to each such Service (or, subject to the terms of Section 6.02, the expiration of any Service Extension applicable to such Service), (ii) termination of (A) this Agreement or (B) any particular Service, in each case in accordance with Section 6.04, or (iii) upon termination of the Agreement or any Service by mutual consent of the Parties. Upon cessation of the Service Provider’s obligation to provide any Service, the Service Recipient shall stop using, directly or indirectly, such Service.

(b) Upon the request of the Service Recipient after the termination of a Service with respect to which the Service Provider holds books, records or files, including current and archived copies of computer files, (i) owned solely by the Service Recipient or its Affiliates and used by the Service Provider in connection with the provision of a Service pursuant to this

 

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Agreement or (ii) created by the Service Provider and in the Service Provider’s possession as a function of and relating solely to the provision of Services pursuant to this Agreement, such books, records and files shall either be returned to the Service Recipient or destroyed by the Service Provider, with certification of such destruction provided to the Service Recipient, other than, in each case, such books, records and files electronically preserved or recorded within any computerized data storage device or component (including any hard-drive or database) pursuant to automatic or routine backup procedures generally accessible only by legal, IT or compliance personnel, which such books, records and files will not be used by the Service Provider for any other purpose. The Service Recipient shall bear the Service Provider’s reasonable, necessary and actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the return or destruction of such books, records or files. At its expense, the Service Provider may make one copy of such books, records or files for its legal files, subject to such Party’s obligations under Section 10.05.

(c) In the event that any Service is terminated other than at the end of a month, and the Service Charge associated with such Service is determined on a monthly basis, the Service Provider shall bill the Service Recipient for the entire month in which such Service is terminated. The Parties acknowledge that there may be interdependencies among the Services being provided under this Agreement that may not be identified on Schedule A, Schedule B or Schedule D, as applicable, and agree that, if the Service Provider’s ability to provide a particular Service in accordance with this Agreement is materially and adversely affected by the termination of another Service in accordance with Section 6.04, then the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to amend the Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable, relating to such affected continuing Service.

(d) In the event of a termination under Section 6.04, the Service Recipient shall pay to the Service Provider any breakage or termination fees, and other termination costs payable by the Service Provider, solely as a result of the early termination of such Service, with respect to any resources or pursuant to any other third-party agreements that were used by the Service Provider to provide such Service (or an equitably allocated portion thereof, in the case of any such equipment, resources or agreements that also were used for purposes other than providing Services) (“Termination Charges”). The Service Provider will provide to the Service Recipient an invoice for the Termination Charges, within thirty (30) days following the date of any termination of a Service under Section 6.04 and will provide reasonable documentary evidence to substantiate such Termination Charges.

(e) In the event of any termination of this Agreement in its entirety or with respect to any Service, each Party, Service Provider and Service Recipient shall remain liable for all of their respective obligations that accrued hereunder prior to the date of such termination, including all obligations of each Service Recipient to pay any Service Charges due to any Service Provider hereunder.

(f) The following matters shall survive the termination of this Agreement, including the rights and obligations of each Party thereunder, in addition to any claim for breach arising prior to termination: Article I, Section 4.02(b), Article V, Article VII (including liability in respect of any indemnifiable Liabilities under this Agreement arising or occurring on or prior to the date of termination), this Section 6.05, Article IX, Article X and all confidentiality obligations under this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VII

Indemnification; Limitation of Liability

Section 7.01 Indemnification by TS Subsidiary.

(a) TS Subsidiary, in its capacity as a Service Recipient and on behalf of each member of its Group in its capacity as a Service Recipient, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Honeywell and the other Honeywell Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities incurred by such Honeywell Indemnitee and arising out of, in connection with or by reason of any Services provided by any member of the Honeywell Group hereunder, except to the extent such Liabilities arise out of a Honeywell Group member’s (i) breach of this Agreement, (ii) violation of Laws in providing the Services or (iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct in providing the Services.

(b) TS Subsidiary, in its capacity as a Service Provider and on behalf of each member of its Group in its capacity as a Service Provider, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Honeywell and the other Honeywell Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities incurred by such Honeywell Indemnitee and arising out of, in connection with or by reason of any Services provided by any member of the Honeywell Group hereunder, which Liabilities result from a SpinCo Group member’s (i) breach of this Agreement, (ii) violation of Laws in providing the Services or (iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct in providing the Services.

Section 7.02 Indemnification by Honeywell.

(a) Honeywell, in its capacity as a Service Recipient and on behalf of each member of its Group in its capacity as a Service Recipient, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless TS Subsidiary and the other SpinCo Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities incurred by such SpinCo Indemnitee and arising out of, in connection with or by reason of any Services provided by any member of the SpinCo Group hereunder, except to the extent such Liabilities arise out of a SpinCo Group member’s (i) breach of this Agreement, (ii) violation of Laws in providing the Services or (iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct in providing the Services.

(b) Honeywell, in its capacity as a Service Provider and on behalf of each member of its Group in its capacity as a Service Provider, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless TS Subsidiary and the other SpinCo Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities incurred by such SpinCo Indemnitee and arising out of, in connection with or by reason any Services provided by any member of the Honeywell Group hereunder, which Liabilities result from a Honeywell Group member’s (i) breach of this Agreement, (ii) violation of Laws in providing the Services or (iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct in providing the Services.

Section 7.03 Indemnification Procedures. The provisions of Section 6.05 of the Separation Agreement shall govern claims for indemnification under this Agreement, provided that, for purposes of this Section 7.03, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of Section 6.05 of the Separation Agreement and this Article VII, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

 

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Section 7.04 Exclusion of Other Remedies. Without limiting the rights under Section 10.09, the provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, be the sole and exclusive remedies of the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group, as applicable, for any Liability, whether arising from statute, principle of common or civil law, principles of strict liability, tort, contract or otherwise under this Agreement.

Section 7.05 Other Indemnification Obligations Unaffected. For avoidance of doubt, this Article VII applies solely to the specific matters and activities covered by this Agreement (and not to matters specifically covered by the Separation Agreement or the other Ancillary Agreements).

Section 7.06 Limitation on Liability.

(a) No Service Provider, in its capacity as such, nor any member of its Group acting in the capacity of a Service Provider, nor any Indemnitee thereof, shall be liable (whether such liability is direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the other Party (or any of such other Party’s Indemnitees) for any Liabilities arising out of, related to or in connection with the Services or this Agreement, except to the extent that such Liabilities arise out of such Service Provider’s (or a member of its Group’s) (i) breach of this Agreement, (ii) violation of Laws in providing the Services or (iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct in providing the Services; provided that nothing in this Section 7.06 shall be deemed to limit a Service Recipient’s rights under Section 7.06(d) regarding Insurance Proceeds in respect of Third-Party Claims.

(b) IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY SERVICE PROVIDER, IN ITS CAPACITY AS SUCH, NOR ANY MEMBER OF ITS GROUP ACTING IN THE CAPACITY OF A SERVICE PROVIDER, NOR ANY INDEMNITEE THEREOF, BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE TO THE SERVICE RECIPIENT (OR ANY OF ITS INDEMNITEES) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS) AS A RESULT OF ANY BREACH, PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE BY SUCH SERVICE PROVIDER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT AS MAY BE PAYABLE TO A CLAIMANT IN A THIRD-PARTY CLAIM.

(c) EACH GROUP’S TOTAL LIABILITY, IN ITS CAPACITY AS A SERVICE PROVIDER, TO THE OTHER GROUP ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES OR THIS AGREEMENT FOR ALL CLAIMS SHALL NOT EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO IT FOR SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN THE CASE OF ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER PARTY ARISING OUT OF A THIRD-PARTY CLAIM, EACH GROUP’S TOTAL LIABILITY IN ITS CAPACITY AS A SERVICE PROVIDER TO THE OTHER GROUP SHALL BE INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, OF ANY INSURANCE PROCEEDS THAT ARE ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY SUCH SERVICE PROVIDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH Section 7.06(d).

 

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(d) If a Service Provider, in its capacity as such, or any member of its Group acting in the capacity of a Service Provider, or any Indemnitee thereof, shall be liable to the other Party for any Liability arising out of a Third-Party Claim, such Service Provider, at the request of the Indemnitee, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue and recover any available Insurance Proceeds under applicable insurance policies. Promptly upon the actual receipt of any such Insurance Proceeds, such Service Provider shall pay such Insurance Proceeds to the applicable Indemnitee to the extent of the Liability arising out of the applicable Third-Party Claim. The Indemnitee shall, upon the request of such Service Provider and to the extent permitted under such Service Provider’s applicable insurance policies, promptly pay directly to such Service Provider or to such Service Provider’s insurer any reasonable costs or expenses incurred in the collection of such Indemnitee’s portion of such Insurance Proceeds (including such Indemnitee’s portion of applicable retentions or deductibles); provided, however, that in no event shall an Indemnitee’s portion of such collection costs and expenses, applicable retentions and deductibles exceed the amount of Insurance Proceeds actually received by such Indemnitee.

ARTICLE VIII

Other Covenants

Section 8.01 Attorney-in-Fact. On a case-by-case basis, the Service Recipient shall execute documents necessary to appoint the Service Provider as its attorney-in-fact for the sole purpose of executing any and all documents and instruments reasonably required to be executed in connection with the performance by the Service Provider of any Service under this Agreement.

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

ARTICLE IX

Dispute Resolution

Section 9.01 General. Except as expressly provided in this Article IX, the Parties shall resolve all disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement (each, a “Dispute”) in accordance with the following procedures set forth in this Article IX (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Dispute relating to payments with respect to the Services).

Section 9.02 Resolution Committee. All Disputes will be first considered in person, by teleconference or by video conference by the Service Coordinators within five (5) business days after receipt of notice from either Party specifying the nature of the Dispute (a “Dispute Notice”). The Service Coordinators shall enter into negotiations aimed at resolving any such Dispute. If the Service Coordinators are unable to reach a resolution with respect to the Dispute within ten (10) business days after receipt of notice of the Dispute, the Dispute shall be referred to a Resolution Committee comprised of specified transition leaders (the “Resolution

 

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Committee”) from Honeywell and TS Subsidiary. On or prior to the Distribution Date, each Party shall provide the other Party with the name and relevant contact information for its respective initial Resolution Committee member, and either Party may replace its Resolution Committee members at any time with other persons of similar seniority by providing written notice in accordance with Section 10.12. The Resolution Committee will meet (by telephone or in person) during the next ten (10) business days and attempt to resolve the Dispute. In the event that the Resolution Committee is unable to reach a resolution with respect to the Dispute within ten (10) business days of the referral of the matter to the Resolution Committee, then the Dispute shall be referred to a senior executive of each Party in accordance with Section 9.03 and the Parties shall retain all rights with respect to remedies hereunder.

Section 9.03 Senior Executive Referral. If no resolution is reached with respect to any Dispute in accordance with Section 9.02, then a senior executive of each Party shall, in good faith, attempt to resolve any such Dispute within the following thirty (30) days of the referral of the matter to the senior executives. If no resolution is reached with respect to any such Dispute in accordance with the procedures contained in Section 9.02 and this Section 9.03, then the Parties may seek to resolve such matter in accordance with Section 10.07, Section 10.08 and Section 10.09.

Section 9.04 Court-Ordered Interim Relief. In accordance with this Section 9.04 and Section 10.08, at any time after giving notice of a Dispute, each Party shall be entitled to interim measures of protection duly granted by a court of competent jurisdiction: (1) to preserve the status quo pending resolution of the dispute; (2) to prevent the destruction or loss of documents and other information or things relating to the dispute; or (3) to prevent the transfer, disposition or hiding of assets. Any such interim measure (or a request therefor to a court of competent jurisdiction) shall not be deemed incompatible with the provisions of Section 10.07 and Section 10.08. Until such Dispute is resolved in accordance with this Article IX or final judgment is rendered in accordance with Section 10.07 and Section 10.08, each Party agrees that such Party shall continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement and that such obligations shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination.

ARTICLE X

Miscellaneous

Section 10.01 Title to Equipment; Title to Data.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each of TS Subsidiary and Honeywell acknowledges that all procedures, methods, systems, strategies, tools, equipment, facilities and other resources used by any Service Provider in connection with the provision of Services shall remain the property of such Service Provider and shall at all times be under the sole direction and control of such Service Provider.

(b) Each of TS Subsidiary and Honeywell acknowledges that it will acquire no right, title or interest (including any license rights or rights of use) in any firmware or software, or the licenses therefor that are owned by the other Party or its Affiliates, Subsidiaries or divisions, by reason of the provision of the Services hereunder, except as expressly provided in Section 4.02.

 

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Section 10.02 Force Majeure. In case performance of any terms or provisions hereof shall be delayed or prevented, in whole or in part, because of or related to compliance with any Law or requirement of any national securities exchange, or because of riot, war, public disturbance, strike, labor dispute, fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, pandemic, shortage of necessary equipment, materials or labor, or restrictions thereon or limitations upon the use thereof, delays in transportation, act of God or act of terrorism, in each case, that is not within the control of the Party whose performance is interfered with and which, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, such Party is unable to prevent, or for any other reason which is not within the control of such Party whose performance is interfered with and which, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, such Party is unable to prevent (each, a “Force Majeure Event”), then, upon prompt written notice stating the date and extent of such interference and the cause thereof by such Party to the other Party, such Party shall be excused from its obligations hereunder during the period such Force Majeure Event or its effects continue, and no liability shall attach against either Party on account thereof; provided, however, that the Party whose performance is interfered with promptly resumes the required performance upon the cessation of the Force Majeure Event or its effects. No Party shall be excused from performance if such Party fails to use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy the situation and remove the cause and effects of the Force Majeure Event.

Section 10.03 Separation Agreement. The Parties agree that, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Separation Agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

Section 10.04 Relationship of Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any third party as creating a relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, between Service Providers and Service Recipients or with any individual providing Services, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of any Party or members of their respective Groups, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties or members of their respective Groups other than the relationship set forth herein. Each Party and each Service Provider shall act under this Agreement solely as an independent contractor and not as an agent or employee of any other Party or any of such Party’s Affiliates.

Section 10.05 Confidentiality. Each Party hereby acknowledges that confidential Information of such Party or members of its Group may be exposed to employees and agents of the other Party or its Group who have a need to know such confidential Information as a result of, or in connection with, the activities contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that such Party’s obligation (and the obligation of members of its Group) to use and keep confidential such Information of the other Party or its Group shall be governed by Sections 7.01(c) and 7.09 of the Separation Agreement.

 

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Section 10.06 Counterparts; Entire Agreement.

(a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which counterparts shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or PDF signature and scanned and exchanged by electronic mail, and such facsimile or PDF signature or scanned and exchanged copies shall constitute an original for all purposes.

(b) This Agreement, the Separation Agreement, the other Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.

Section 10.07 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. Any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including, without limitation, to its execution, performance, or enforcement, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws thereof. Each Party irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of any state or federal court sitting in New York City in the State of New York over any and all claims, disputes, controversies or disagreements between the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns under or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, to their execution, performance or enforcement, whether in contract, tort or otherwise. Each of the Parties hereby agrees that it shall not assert and shall hereby waive any claim or right or defense that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, that the venue is improper, that the forum is inconvenient or any similar objection, claim or argument. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any legal proceeding resolved in accordance with Article IX this Section 10.07, Section 10.08 and Section 10.09 shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

Section 10.08 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEIR EXECUTION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS.

 

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Section 10.09 Specific Performance. Subject to Article IX, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the affected Party shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at Law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The other Party shall not oppose the granting of such relief on the basis that money damages are an adequate remedy. The Parties agree that the remedies at Law for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at Law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived.

Section 10.10 Assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign this Agreement without prior written consent in connection with (a) a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity and the surviving entity acquires or assumes all or substantially all of such Party’s Assets, or (b) the sale of all or substantially all of such Party’s Assets; provided, however, that the assignee or successor-in-interest expressly assumes in writing all of the obligations of the assigning Party under this Agreement, and the assigning Party provides written notice and evidence of such assignment, assumption or succession to the non-assigning Party. No assignment permitted by this Section 10.10 shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 10.10 shall affect or impair a Service Provider’s ability to delegate any or all of its obligations under this Agreement to one or more Affiliates or Sub-Contractors pursuant to Section 2.01(e).

Section 10.11 Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except for the indemnification rights under this Agreement of any Honeywell Indemnitee or SpinCo Indemnitee in his, her or its respective capacities as such, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 10.12 Notices. All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be provided in the manner set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Section 10.13 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party. Upon any such determination, any such provision, to the extent determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable, shall be deemed replaced by a provision that such court determines is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, void or unenforceable provision.

 

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Section 10.14 Headings. The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 10.15 Waivers of Default. No failure or delay of any Party (or the applicable member of its Group) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default.

Section 10.16 Amendments. No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of each Party.

Section 10.17 Interpretation. The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 11.17 of the Separation Agreement are incorporated by reference into this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
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EX-2.3

Exhibit 2.3

FORM OF TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [•], 2018, by and between HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“HII”), GARRETT MOTION INC., a Delaware corporation (“SpinCo”) and, solely for purposes of Section 3.02(g), HONEYWELL ASASCO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ASASCO”) and HONEYWELL ASASCO 2, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ASASCO 2” and, together with HII, SpinCo and ASASCO, the “Parties”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, SpinCo is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HII and a member of the affiliated group of which HII is the common parent;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation Agreement, HII and SpinCo have effected or agreed to effect (i) the Reorganization (the steps of which are described in Schedule [•] of the Separation Agreement) and (ii) the Distribution (together, the “Transactions”);

WHEREAS, the Parties believe the Distribution will provide greater flexibility for management, capital requirements and growth of the SpinCo Business and will enable HII senior management to focus its time and resources on the development of the HII retained businesses;

WHEREAS the Parties intend that each of the applicable Transactions qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment;

WHEREAS, as a result of and upon the Distribution, SpinCo and its Subsidiaries will cease to be members of the Honeywell Group; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to allocate the Tax responsibilities, liabilities and benefits of transactions that occur on or prior to, and that may occur after, the Distribution Date and to provide for and address certain other Tax matters.

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

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01. Definition of Terms. The following terms shall have the following meanings. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Separation Agreement.

10% Acquisition Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06.

Accounting Firm” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(d).


Active Trade or Business” means the active conduct (determined in accordance with Section 355(b) of the Code) of the trades or businesses described in the Tax Opinion Representations for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section 355(b) of the Code as it applies to the Transactions with respect to the businesses conducted by members of the SpinCo Group that are the ATB Entities.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

ATB Entities” means the entities listed on Schedule [•].

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

Determination” means (i) any final determination of liability in respect of a Tax that, under applicable Law, is not subject to further appeal, review or modification through proceedings or otherwise (including as a result of the expiration of a statute of limitations or period for the filing of claims for refunds, amended Tax Returns or appeals from adverse determinations), including a “determination” as defined in Section 1313(a) of the Code or execution of an IRS Form 870AD, or (ii) the payment of Tax by a Party (or its Subsidiary) that is responsible for payment of that Tax under applicable Law, with respect to any item disallowed or adjusted by a Taxing Authority, as long as the responsible Party determines that no action should be taken to recoup that payment and the other Party agrees.

E&P” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(b)(iv).

Euro” shall mean the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the EMU Legislation.

Gain Recognition Agreement” means any agreement to recognize gain that is described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-8 and entered into in connection with the Transactions and to which any member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group is a party.

Honeywell Group” means HII and each of its Subsidiaries, including any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of Honeywell as a result of transactions that occur following the Distribution in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization, but excluding any member of the SpinCo Group.

Honeywell Separate Return” means a Tax Return of any member of the Honeywell Group (including any consolidated, combined, affiliated, unitary or similar Tax Return) that does not include, for all or any portion of the relevant taxable period, any member of the SpinCo Group.

HII” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

HII Consolidated Group” means any consolidated, combined, affiliated, unitary or similar group of which (i) any member of the Honeywell Group is or was a member and (ii) any member of the SpinCo Group is or was a member.

 

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Indemnification Agreement” means the Indemnification and Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of [•], 2018, by and among ASASCO, ASASCO 2 and HII.

Indemnifying Party” means a Party that has an obligation to make an Indemnity Payment.

Indemnitee” means a Party that is entitled to receive an Indemnity Payment.

Indemnity Payment” means an indemnity payment contemplated by this Agreement and the Separation Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any payments under the Indemnification Agreement shall not be treated as an Indemnity Payment hereunder.

Intended Tax Treatment” means, with respect to each of the applicable Transactions, the U.S. Federal income tax consequences (if any) set forth for such Transaction in Appendix A.

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

Joint Return” means any Tax Return (i) that includes both a member of the Honeywell Group and a member of the SpinCo Group or (ii) of an entity that reflects items attributable to both the Honeywell Business and the SpinCo Business.

Ordinary Taxes” means Taxes other than (i) Transaction Taxes and (ii) Transfer Taxes incurred as a result of the Transactions.

Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Post-Distribution Tax Period” means any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Distribution Date.

Pre-Distribution Tax Period” means any taxable period (or portion thereof) that ends on or before the Distribution Date.

Prime Rate” means the “prime rate” as published in The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition.

Privilege” means 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.

Proposed Acquisition Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(b).

Protective Section 336(e) Election” means, with respect to an entity, a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code and Section 1.336-2(j) of the Regulations (and any similar provision of U.S. state, local or non-U.S. Law for such jurisdictions as HII shall determine at its sole discretion) to treat the disposition of the Stock of such entity, pursuant to the Reorganization or the Distribution, as a deemed sale of the assets of such entity in accordance with Section 1.336-2(h) of the Regulations (or any similar provision of U.S. state, local or non-U.S. Law).

 

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Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

Refund Recipient” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

Regulations” means the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

Reportable Transaction” means a reportable or listed transaction as defined in Section 6011 of the Code or the Regulations promulgated thereunder, other than a loss transaction as defined in Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(5).

Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a).

Ruling” means a private letter ruling (including any supplemental ruling) sought or issued by the IRS in connection with the Transactions, including in connection with the actions prohibited under Section 4.03(a) of this Agreement, whether granted prior to, on or after the date hereof.

Satisfactory Guidance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(c).

Section 355 Entities” means the entities listed on Schedule [•].

Section 965 Liability” means the amount representing the “net tax liability” of HII under Section 965(h)(6)(A) attributable to the SpinCo Business, as determined by HII. Promptly following the date of the Distribution, HII shall determine the amount of the Section 965 Liability and shall notify SpinCo of such amount of such determination no later than November 15, 2018. Thereafter, if as a result of any audit adjustment or otherwise, HII determines that the amount of the Section 965 Liability should be increased or decreased, subsequent payments under Section 3.02(g) shall be appropriately adjusted. Determinations of Section 965 Liability hereunder shall be made by HII in its sole discretion.

Separation Agreement” means the Separation and Distribution Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between HII and SpinCo, including the Schedules thereto.

SpinCo” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

SpinCo Group” means (a) SpinCo, (b) each Person that will be a Subsidiary of SpinCo immediately prior to the Distribution, including the entities set forth on Schedule [] of the Separation Agreement under the caption “Subsidiaries”, and (c) each Person that becomes an Affiliate of SpinCo after the Distribution, including in each case any Person that is merged or consolidated with or into SpinCo or any Affiliate of SpinCo and any Person that becomes an Affiliate of SpinCo as a result of transactions that occur following the Distribution in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization.

SpinCo SAG” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a)(v).

 

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SpinCo Separate Return” means a Tax Return of any member of the SpinCo Group (including any consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary Return) that does not include, for all or any portion of the relevant taxable period, any member of the Honeywell Group.

SpinCo Stock” means (i) all classes or series of stock or other equity interests of SpinCo and (ii) all other instruments properly treated as stock of SpinCo for U.S. Federal income Tax purposes.

Straddle Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b).

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust or other form of legal entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has either (i) a majority ownership in the equity thereof; (ii) the power to elect, or to direct the election of, a majority of the board of directors or other analogous governing body of such entity; or (iii) the title or function of general partner or manager, or the right to designate the Person having such title or function.

Tax Advisor” means a Tax counsel or other Tax advisor of recognized national standing in the relevant jurisdiction.

Tax Attribute” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.

Tax Contest” means an audit, review, examination or other administrative or judicial proceeding, in each case by any Taxing Authority.

Tax Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06.

Tax Item” means any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, recapture of credit, previously taxed income or any other item (including the basis or adjusted basis of property) which increases or decreases Taxes paid or payable in any taxable period.

Tax Opinion Representations” means representations regarding certain facts in existence at the applicable time made by HII and SpinCo that serve as a basis for the Tax Opinions.

Tax Opinion” means either or both of the written opinions of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP or Ernst & Young LLP issued to HII to the effect that each of the applicable Transactions qualifies for its Intended Tax Treatment.

Tax Opinions/Rulings” means (i) any Ruling and (ii) any opinion of a Tax Advisor relating to the Transactions, including those issued on the Distribution Date or to allow a party to take actions otherwise prohibited under Section 4.03(a) of this Agreement.

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, statement, report, form, estimate or information return relating to, (i) for purposes of Article III, Taxes other than payroll and employment related Taxes and (ii) for all other purposes of this Agreement, Taxes, in each case, including any amendments thereto and any related or supporting information, required or permitted to be filed with any Taxing Authority.

 

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Tax Return Preparer” means with respect to a Tax Return, the Party that is required to prepare any such Tax Return pursuant to Section 3.01(a) or (b), as applicable.

Taxes” means all forms of taxation or duties imposed by any Governmental Authority, or required by any Governmental Authority to be collected or withheld, including, in each case, charges in the nature of a tax, together with any related interest, penalties and other additional amounts.

Taxing Authority” means any Governmental Authority charged with the determination, collection or imposition of Taxes.

Transaction Tax Contest” means a Tax Contest with the purpose or effect of determining or redetermining Transaction Taxes.

Transaction Taxes” means all (i) Taxes imposed on any member of the Honeywell Group or any member of the SpinCo Group resulting from the failure of any step of the Transactions to qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment, (ii) Taxes imposed on any third party resulting from the failure of any step of the Transactions to qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment for which any member of the Honeywell Group or any member of the SpinCo Group is or becomes liable for any reason and (iii) reasonable, out-of-pocket legal, accounting and other advisory costs or court fees incurred in connection with liability for Taxes described in clause (i) or (ii).

Transactions” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Transfer Taxes” means all transfer, sales, use, excise, stock, stamp, stamp duty, stamp duty reserve, stamp duty land, documentary, filing, recording, registration, net value-added and other similar Taxes (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any income, gains, profit or similar Taxes, however assessed).

Unqualified Tax Opinion” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(d).

ARTICLE II

Allocation of Tax Liabilities and Tax Benefits

SECTION 2.01. HII Indemnification of the SpinCo Group. After the Distribution, HII shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold the members of the SpinCo Group harmless from, the following Taxes:

(a) Ordinary Taxes of members of the Honeywell Group for any taxable period; and

(b) Transaction Taxes;

in each case, other than Taxes for which SpinCo is liable under Section 2.02.

 

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SECTION 2.02. SpinCo Indemnification of the Honeywell Group. After the Distribution, SpinCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold the members of the Honeywell Group harmless from, the following Taxes:

(a) Ordinary Taxes, in each case, for any taxable period incurred by or attributable to (i) the entities set forth on Schedule 2.02(a) or (ii) any other member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group to the extent attributable to the SpinCo Business as reasonably determined by HII, excluding, however, any Section 965 Liability, which shall be addressed exclusively under Section 3.02(g);

(b) Transaction Taxes attributable in whole or in part to:

(i) the failure to be true when made or deemed made of (A) any statement or representation of fact or intent (or omission to state a material fact) in Section 4.01 that relates to the SpinCo Group, (B) any Tax Opinion Representation made by SpinCo or (C) any representation made by SpinCo, any Subsidiary or controlling shareholder of SpinCo, any counterparty to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or any of such counterparty’s Affiliates for purposes of obtaining a Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion intended to be Satisfactory Guidance;

(ii) any action or omission by any member of the SpinCo Group in breach of the covenants set forth herein (including those in Section 4.03), in any other Ancillary Agreement or in the Separation Agreement;

(iii) the application of Section 355(e) or 355(f) of the Code to any of the Transactions by virtue of any acquisition (or deemed acquisition) of SpinCo Stock (including newly issued SpinCo Stock) or assets of any member of the SpinCo Group;

(iv) a determination that the Distribution was used principally as a device for the distribution of earnings and profits (“E&P”) within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(B) of the Code if such determination was based in whole or in part on any sale or exchange of SpinCo Stock or on any distribution on SpinCo Stock occurring after the Distribution in excess of SpinCo’s E&P; or

(v) any other action or omission taken after the Distribution by SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group, except to the extent such action or omission is otherwise expressly required or permitted by this Agreement (other than under Section 4.04), any other Ancillary Agreement or the Separation Agreement;

(c) Any and all Transfer Taxes incurred by the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group as a result of the Transactions; and

(d) Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.01 or this Section 2.02 to the contrary, any and all Taxes incurred by the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group as a result of the Reorganization transactions that result in a Tax benefit for any member of the SpinCo Group, as determined by HII in its sole discretion.

 

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SECTION 2.03. Refunds, Credits and Offsets.

(a) Subject to Section 2.04 , if any member of the Honeywell Group or any member of the SpinCo Group receives any refund of any Taxes or any amount of value-added Tax for which the other Party is liable under Sections 2.01 or 2.02 (a “Refund Recipient”), such Refund Recipient shall pay to the other Party the entire amount of the refund (including interest, but net of any Taxes imposed with respect to receipt of such refund) or value-added Tax within 10 business days of receipt or accrual; provided, however, that the other Party, upon the request of such Refund Recipient, shall repay the amount paid to the other Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Taxing Authority) in the event such Refund Recipient is required to repay such refund. In the event a Party would be a Refund Recipient but for the fact it applied a refund to which it would otherwise have been entitled against a Tax liability arising in a subsequent taxable period, then such Party shall be treated as a Refund Recipient and the economic benefit of so applying the refund shall be treated as a refund, and shall be paid within 10 business days of the due date of the Tax Return to which such refund is applied to reduce the subsequent Tax liability.

(b) If one Party reasonably so requests, the other Party (at the first Party’s expense) shall file for and pursue any refund to which the first Party is entitled under this Section; provided that the other Party need not pursue any refund on behalf of the first Party unless the first Party provides the other Party a certification by an appropriate officer of the first Party setting forth the first Party’s belief (together with supporting analysis) that the Tax treatment of the Tax Items on which the entitlement to such Refund is based is more likely than not correct, and is not a Tax Item arising from a Reportable Transaction.

SECTION 2.04. Carrybacks. If a Tax Return of any member of the SpinCo Group for any taxable period ending after the Distribution Date reflects any net operating loss, net capital loss, excess Tax credit or other Tax attribute (a “Tax Attribute”), then the applicable member of the SpinCo Group shall waive the right to carry back any such Tax Attribute to a Tax Return described in Section 3.01(a) for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period to the extent permissible under applicable Law. In the event that any member of the SpinCo Group is required to carry back a Tax Attribute to a Tax Return described in Section 3.01(a) for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period, then (i) no payment with respect to such carryback shall be due to any member of the SpinCo Group from HII and (ii) if any member of the SpinCo Group receives any refund, credit or offset of any Taxes in connection with such carryback, SpinCo shall promptly pay to HII the full amount of such refund or the economic benefit of the credit or offset (including interest, but net of any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund).

SECTION 2.05. Allocation of Certain Income Taxes and Income Tax Items.

(a) If HII determines, in its sole discretion, to close the taxable year of any member of the SpinCo Group for all Tax purposes as of the end of the Distribution Date, HII and SpinCo shall take all commercially reasonable actions necessary or appropriate to so close such taxable year, to the extent permitted by applicable Law.

(b) For any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Distribution Date (a “Straddle Period”), Taxes for the Pre-Distribution Tax Period shall be computed (i) in the case of Taxes imposed on a periodic basis (such as real, personal and intangible property Taxes), on a daily pro rata basis and (ii) in the case of other Taxes generally,

 

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as if the taxable period ended as of the close of business on the Distribution Date and, in the case of any such other Taxes that are attributable to the ownership of any equity interest in a partnership, other “flowthrough” entity or “controlled foreign corporation” (within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code or any comparable U.S. state, local or non-U.S. Law), as if the taxable period of that entity ended as of the close of business on the Distribution Date (whether or not such Taxes arise in a Straddle Period of the applicable owner); provided that HII may elect to allocate Tax Items (other than any extraordinary Tax Items) ratably in the month in which the Distribution occurs (and if HII so elects, SpinCo shall so elect) as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(iii) and corresponding provisions of U.S. state, local or non-U.S. Tax Laws.

(c) Transactions occurring, or actions taken, on the Distribution Date but after the Distribution outside the ordinary course of business by, or with respect to, SpinCo or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed subject to the “next day rule” of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(1)(ii)(B) (and any comparable or similar provision under U.S. state, local or non-U.S. Laws or regulations, provided that if there is no comparable or similar provision under U.S. state, local or non-U.S. Laws or regulations, then the transaction will be deemed subject to the “next day rule” of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(1)(ii)(B)) and as such shall for purposes of this Agreement be treated (and consistently reported by the Parties) as occurring in a Post-Distribution Tax Period of SpinCo or an Affiliate of SpinCo, as appropriate.

(d) Tax Attributes determined on a consolidated or combined basis for taxable periods ending before or including the Distribution Date (or such earlier date as may be appropriate with respect to any portion of the Reorganization occurring prior to the Distribution Date) shall be allocated to HII and its Affiliates, and SpinCo and its Affiliates, in accordance with the Code and the Regulations (and any applicable U.S. state, local, or non-U.S. Law or regulation). HII shall reasonably determine the amounts and proper allocation of such attributes, and the Tax basis of the assets and liabilities transferred to SpinCo in connection with the Transactions, as of the Distribution Date or such other relevant date of a Reorganization transaction. HII and SpinCo agree to compute their Tax liabilities for taxable periods after the Distribution Date (or other relevant date) consistent with that determination and allocation, and treat the Tax Attributes and Tax Items as reflected on any federal (or applicable U.S. state, local or non-U.S.) Tax Return filed by the Parties as presumptively correct.

(e) If either Party would have been responsible for the payment of any Transaction Taxes pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.02 but for the use of the Tax Attributes of the other Party (or its Subsidiaries), the Party that would have been responsible for such Transaction Taxes shall pay to the other Party the amount of Transaction Taxes that would have been due and payable without taking into account such Tax Attributes.

(f) HII shall reasonably determine the amount of Ordinary Taxes attributable to any entity, group or business by assuming that a Tax Return would be prepared and filed with respect to the relevant entity, group or business on a standalone basis, without regard to any Joint Return that will actually be filed, utilizing only the Tax Attributes allocated to the relevant entity, group or business and not any Tax Attributes allocated to any other entity, group or business.

 

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(g) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, HII shall be permitted to make all decisions, determinations and allocations relating to the matters set forth in this Agreement in its reasonable discretion and shall not be limited by past practice.

ARTICLE III

Tax Returns, Tax Contests and Other Administrative Matters

SECTION 3.01. Responsibility for Preparing Tax Returns.

(a) HII shall make all determinations with respect to and have ultimate control over the preparation of all (i) Honeywell Separate Returns for all taxable periods and (ii) Joint Returns. If SpinCo is responsible for filing any such Tax Return described in Section 3.01(a)(ii) under Section 3.02(a), HII shall, subject to Section 3.01(d), promptly deliver such prepared Tax Return to SpinCo reasonably in advance of the applicable filing deadline.

(b) Except as provided in Section 3.01(a), SpinCo shall have ultimate control over the preparation of all SpinCo Separate Returns for all taxable periods. If HII is responsible for filing any such Tax Return under Section 3.02(a), SpinCo shall, subject to Section 3.01(d), promptly deliver such prepared Tax Return to HII reasonably in advance of the applicable filing deadline.

(c) To the extent that any Tax Return described in Section 3.01(a) or (b) is required to be filed by a Party other than the Tax Return Preparer or directly relates to matters for which another Party may have an indemnification obligation to the Tax Return Preparer or that may give rise to a refund to which that other Party would be entitled, under this Agreement, the Tax Return Preparer shall (i) prepare the relevant portions of the Tax Return on a basis consistent with past practice, except (A) as required by applicable Law or to correct any clear error, (B) as a result of changes or elections made on any Tax Return of a HII Consolidated Group that do not relate primarily to the SpinCo Group or (C) as mutually agreed by the Parties; (ii) notify the other Party of any such portions not prepared on a basis consistent with past practice; (iii) provide the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review the relevant portions of the Tax Return; (iv) consider in good faith any reasonable comments made by the other Party; and (v) not file any such Tax Return without the consent of the other Party (which consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

(d) The Parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any issues arising out of the review of any such Tax Return as soon as practically possible. If the Parties are unable to resolve their differences, then the Parties shall collectively select an independent accounting firm (the “Accounting Firm”) and shall instruct the Accounting Firm to use its best efforts to prepare the relevant portions of the Tax Return on behalf of the Tax Return Preparer in compliance with Section 3.01(c) as promptly as practically possible. All determinations of the Accounting Firm relating to the disputed items, absent fraud, shall be final and binding on the Parties.

 

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(e) SpinCo shall provide to HII all information related to members of the SpinCo Group that is reasonably requested by HII and required to complete any Tax Return which is the responsibility of HII pursuant to Section 3.01(a), in the format reasonably requested by HII, and at least 60 days prior to the due date (including extensions) of the relevant Tax Return. In particular, the SpinCo Group tax department will support HII with respect to data collection and compilation requirements. The dates for submissions to HII required in this section may be modified by mutual agreement of HII and SpinCo.

(f) Each Party shall bear its own expenses in connection with the preparation of Tax Returns pursuant to this Section 3.01; provided that expenses incurred with respect to Tax Returns under Section 3.01(a)(ii) shall be borne by the Parties as determined by HII in its sole discretion.

SECTION 3.02. Filing of Tax Returns and Payment of Taxes.

(a) Each Party shall execute and timely file each Tax Return that it is responsible for filing under applicable Law and shall timely pay to the relevant Taxing Authority any amount shown as due on each such Tax Return. The obligation to make payments pursuant to this Section 3.02(a) shall not affect a Party’s right, if any, to receive payments under Section 3.02(b) or 3.02(g) or otherwise be indemnified under this Agreement.

(b) In addition to its obligations under Section 3.01(c), except with respect to Section 965 Liability, the Tax Return Preparer shall, no later than 5 business days before the due date (including extensions) of any Tax Return described in Section 3.01(a) or (b), notify the other Party of any amount (or any portion of any such amount) shown as due on that Tax Return (i) if the Tax Return Preparer is responsible for filing such Tax Return under Section 3.02(a), for which the other Party must indemnify the Tax Return Preparer under this Agreement or (ii) if the other Party is responsible for filing such Tax Return under Section 3.02(a), which the other Party must so pay, as the case may be. The other Party shall pay any amounts described under Section 3.02(b)(i) to the Tax Return Preparer no later than five days before the due date (including extensions timely applied for) of the relevant Tax Return. A failure by an Indemnitee to give notice as provided in this Section 3.02(b) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced by such failure.

(c) No member of the SpinCo Group shall file, amend, withdraw, revoke or otherwise alter any Tax Return of any HII Consolidated Group.

(d) No member of the SpinCo Group shall file, amend, withdraw, revoke or otherwise alter any Tax Return of the SpinCo Group or any member thereof to the extent such Tax Return relates to the Pre-Distribution Tax Period without the prior written consent of HII, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

(e) Subject to Section 3.03, in the case of any adjustment pursuant to a Determination with respect to any such Tax Return, the party that filed such Tax Return under Section 3.02(a) shall pay to the applicable Taxing Authority when due any additional Tax due with respect to such Tax Return required to be paid as a result of such adjustment pursuant to a Determination. The Tax Return Preparer shall compute the amount attributable to the SpinCo Group in accordance with Section 2 of this Agreement and SpinCo shall pay to HII any amount

 

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due to HII (or HII shall pay SpinCo any amount due to SpinCo) under Section 2 of this Agreement within thirty business days from the later of (i) the date the additional Tax was paid by the relevant Party or, in an instance where no cash payment is due to a Taxing Authority, the date of such Determination, or (ii) the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from the relevant Party for payment of the amount due, accompanied by evidence of payment and a statement detailing the Taxes paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto. Any payments required under this Section 3.02(e) shall include interest computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date the additional Tax was paid by the relevant Party (or, in an instance where no cash payment is due to a Taxing Authority, the date of such Determination) to the date of the payment under this Section 3.02(e).

(f) The Parties shall report the Transactions for all Tax purposes in a manner consistent with the Tax Opinions/Rulings, unless, and only to the extent, a different position is required pursuant to a Final Determination. HII shall determine the Tax treatment to be reported on any Tax Return of any Tax issue relating to the Transactions that is not covered by the Tax Opinions/Rulings.

(g) On each date set forth on Schedule 3.02(g), ASASCO shall pay to ASASCO 2 an installment of Section 965 Liability equal to the percentage of such amount shown on Schedule 3.02(g) as due on such date. In the event of any conflict between this Section 3.02(g) and any other provision of this Agreement, this Section 3.02(g) shall govern.

(i) All payments to ASASCO 2 under this Section 3.02(g) shall be made in Euros by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to an account specified by ASASCO 2 in writing, and ASASCO shall send a payment confirmation to ASASCO 2 by fax or e-mail. The amount of Section 965 Liability shall be converted into Euros on a U.S. dollar-to-Euro exchange rate of [•]1.

SECTION 3.03. Tax Contests.

(a) HII or SpinCo, as applicable, shall, within 10 business days of becoming aware of any Tax Contest (including a Transaction Tax Contest) that could reasonably be expected to cause the other Party to have an indemnification obligation under this Agreement, notify the other Party of such Tax Contest and thereafter promptly forward or make available to the Indemnifying Party copies of notices and communications relating to the relevant portions of such Tax Contest. A failure by an Indemnitee to give notice as provided in this Section 3.03(a) (or to promptly forward any such notices or communications) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced by such failure.

 

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NTD: To be updated to reflect the Euro-to-U.S. dollar exchange rate determined by HII as of a date within two business days prior to the Distribution Date.

 

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(b) HII shall have the exclusive right to control the conduct and settlement of any Tax Contest (including a Transaction Tax Contest) (i) that relates solely or primarily to Taxes that are the responsibility of HII pursuant to Article II, (ii) that relates to the “net tax liability” of HII under Section 965(h)(6)(A), or (iii) at HII’s election, that may reasonably be expected to materially affect amounts for which both HII and SpinCo are liable under Article II; provided that SpinCo shall have the right, at its sole expense, to participate in and advise on all aspects of any Tax Contest HII elects to control under clause (iii) above, but only in connection with matters relating to potential material liability of a member the SpinCo Group, and, if SpinCo would have liability for a material amount of Taxes as a result of the proposed settlement of any such Tax Contest, HII shall not settle such Tax Contest without the consent of SpinCo (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). HII shall notify SpinCo within 10 days of becoming aware of a Tax Contest under Section 3.03(b)(iii) if HII does not elect to control such Tax Contest; provided, that, HII shall have the right to assume control of any such Tax Contest and to settle, compromise and/or concede such Tax Contest, if HII reasonably determines that (i) as a result of subsequent developments the expected Tax liability exposure of any member of the Honeywell Group resulting from such Tax Contest has materially increased; (ii) SpinCo has failed to adequately and properly manage the conduct of such Tax Contest or (iii) an event has occurred during such Tax Contest that could adversely affect HII in any material respect.

(c) SpinCo shall have the exclusive right to control the conduct and settlement of any Tax Contest (including a Transaction Tax Contest) (i) that relates solely to Taxes that are the responsibility of SpinCo pursuant to Article II, (ii) that could not reasonably be expected to materially affect amounts for which HII is liable under Article II, or (iii) that HII does not elect to control under Section 3.03(b)(iii); provided that HII shall have the right, at its sole expense, to participate in and advise on all aspects of such Tax Contests and may coordinate discussions with the relevant Taxing Authority with respect thereto, and, with respect to Tax Contests under clause (iii) above, SpinCo shall not settle any such Tax Contest without the consent of HII (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

SECTION 3.04. Expenses. Each Party shall bear its own expenses in the course of any Tax Contest, other than expenses included in the definition of Transaction Taxes, which shall be governed by Article II.

ARTICLE IV

Tax Matters Relating to the Transactions

SECTION 4.01. Mutual Representations. Each Party represents that it knows of no fact, and has no plan or intention to take any action, that it knows or reasonably should expect, after consultation with a Tax Advisor, is inconsistent with the qualification of any step of the Transactions for its Intended Tax Treatment, the Tax Opinions/Rulings or the covenants set forth in this Agreement.

SECTION 4.02. Mutual Covenants.

(a) Each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Tax Opinions to be issued, including by executing the Tax Opinion Representations requested by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP or Ernst & Young LLP that are true and correct.

 

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(b) Except as otherwise expressly required or permitted by the Separation Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, after the Distribution neither Party shall take or fail to take, or cause or permit its respective Subsidiaries to take or fail to take, any action, if such action or omission would (i) violate, be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any covenant, representation, information or statement in any Tax Opinions/Rulings or a letter or certificate that forms the basis therefor, or (ii) adversely affect, or be reasonably likely to adversely affect, or be inconsistent with, the Intended Tax Treatment of the Transactions.

SECTION 4.03. Restricted Actions.

(a) Subject to Section 4.04, during the period beginning on the Distribution Date and ending on, and including, the last day of the two-year period following the Distribution Date (the “Restricted Period”), SpinCo shall not (and shall not cause or permit any member of the SpinCo Group to), in a single transaction or a series of transactions:

(i) enter into any Proposed Acquisition Transaction;

(ii) take any affirmative action that permits a Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur by means of an agreement to which no member of the SpinCo Group is a party (including by (A) redeeming rights under a shareholder rights plan, (B) making a determination that a tender offer is a “permitted offer” under any such plan or otherwise causing any such plan to be inapplicable or neutralized with respect to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or (C) approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, whether for purposes of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporate Law or any similar corporate statute, any “fair price” or other provision of SpinCo’s charter or bylaws or otherwise);

(iii) liquidate or partially liquidate SpinCo, any Section 355 Entity, or any ATB Entity, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a merger of another entity into a member of the SpinCo Group shall not constitute an action described in this Section 4.03(a)(iii));

(iv) cause or permit any ATB Entity to cease to engage in the Active Trade or Business;

(v) sell or transfer (A) 50% or more of the gross assets that are held by any ATB Entity and are used in the Active Trade or Business, (B) 50% or more of the gross assets of the “separate affiliated group” (within the meaning of Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of SpinCo (the “SpinCo SAG”) held immediately before the Distribution (provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to sales, transfers or dispositions of assets to any member of the SpinCo SAG) or (C) any lesser amount if that sale or transfer could reasonably be expected to result in a significant and material change to, or termination of, the Active Trade or Business immediately after the Distribution Date;

(vi) dispose of or permit an Affiliate of SpinCo to dispose of, directly or indirectly, any interest in any ATB Entity or permit any such ATB Entity to make or revoke any election under Regulations Section 301.7701-3;

 

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(vii) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or indirectly) any SpinCo Stock, except to the extent such redemptions or repurchases meet the following requirements: (A) those redemptions or purchases are for business reasons unrelated to the Distribution, (B) SpinCo Stock to be purchased is widely held, (C) those redemptions or purchases will be made on the open market and (D) the aggregate amount of those redemptions or purchases will be less than 20% of the total value of the outstanding SpinCo Stock; or

(viii) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), or take any other action, affecting the relative voting rights of the separate classes of SpinCo Stock; provided, however, that this clause (vii) shall not be deemed to be violated upon SpinCo’s adoption of a shareholder rights plan that meets the requirements of IRS Revenue Ruling 90-11.

(b) (i) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proposed Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding or arrangement to enter into a transaction or series of transactions, whether any such transaction is to occur during or after the Restricted Period) as determined for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, in connection with which (A) any member of the SpinCo Group would merge or consolidate with any Person other than any other member of the SpinCo Group, (B) any member of the SpinCo Group would form one or more joint ventures with any Person other than any other member of the SpinCo Group in which, in the aggregate, more than 40% of the gross assets of the SpinCo Group are transferred to such joint ventures or (C) one or more Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire (including pursuant to an option, warrant or other conversion right), from any other Person or Persons, an interest in the equity of any Section 355 Entity that, when combined with any other acquisitions of any such Section 355 Entity that occur after the Distribution (but excluding any other acquisition described in clause (ii)) comprises 40% or more of the value or the total combined voting power of all interests that are treated as outstanding equity in such Section 355 Entity for U.S. Federal income tax purposes immediately after such transaction or, in the case of a series of related transactions, immediately after any transaction in such series. For this purpose, any recapitalization, repurchase or redemption of equity in any Section 355 Entity and any amendment to the certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents) of such Section 355 Entity shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of such stock by any shareholder to the extent such shareholder’s percentage interest in the issuer for U.S. Federal income tax purposes increases by vote or value.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include (x) the adoption by SpinCo of a shareholder rights plan that meets the requirements of IRS Revenue Ruling 90-11, (y) transfers on an established market of SpinCo Stock that are described in Safe Harbor VII of Section 1.355-7(d) of the Regulations or (z) issuances of SpinCo Stock that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a Person’s performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Section 1.355-7(d) of the Regulations; provided, however, that such transaction or series of transactions shall constitute a Proposed Acquisition Transaction if meaningful factual diligence is necessary to establish that Section 4.03(b)(ii)(x), (y) or (z) applies.

 

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(c) SpinCo shall not take or fail to take any action (including any Internal Restructuring described in Section 4.03(d)), during the Restricted Period, that would reasonably be expected to increase the Tax liability of the Honeywell Group in connection with the Transactions and shall not undertake any transaction that is not in the ordinary course of business and that would result in any member of the Honeywell Group reporting additional income under Sections 951 or 951A of the Code.

(d) If SpinCo, any Section 355 Entity or any ATB Entity merges or consolidates with another entity to form a new entity, references in this Agreement to SpinCo, a Section 355 Entity or an ATB Entity, as applicable, shall be to that new entity and references in this Agreement to SpinCo Stock or interests in a Section 355 Entity or an ATB Entity, as applicable, shall be to the capital stock or other relevant instruments or rights of that new entity.

(e) The provisions of this Section 4.03, including the definition of a “Proposed Acquisition Transaction”, are intended to monitor compliance with Section 355 of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly. Any clarification of, or change in, Section 355 of the Code or the Regulations thereunder shall be incorporated into this Section 4.03 and its interpretation.

SECTION 4.04. Consent to Take Certain Restricted Actions.

(a) SpinCo may (and may cause or permit a member of the SpinCo Group to) take an action otherwise prohibited under Section 4.03(a) if HII consents in writing, which consent shall be at HII’s sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, HII’s written consent pursuant to this Section 4.04(a) shall not in any way relieve SpinCo of its indemnification obligations under Section 2.02(b).

(b) HII may, at its sole discretion and as a condition to granting its written consent pursuant to Section 4.04(a), require SpinCo to provide Satisfactory Guidance; provided, however, the provision of Satisfactory Guidance shall not obligate HII to grant its written consent pursuant to Section 4.04(a).

(c) For purposes of this Agreement, “Satisfactory Guidance” means either a Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion concluding that the proposed action will not cause any step of the Transactions to fail to qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment. Such Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion will constitute Satisfactory Guidance only if they are satisfactory to HII at its sole discretion in both form and substance, including with respect to any underlying assumptions or representations and any legal analysis contained therein.

(d) For purposes of this Agreement, “Unqualified Tax Opinion” means an unqualified “will” opinion of a Tax Advisor that permits reliance by HII. The Tax Advisor, in issuing its opinion, shall be permitted to rely on the validity and correctness, as of the date given, of any previously issued Tax Opinions/Rulings, unless such reliance would be unreasonable under the circumstances, and shall assume that each of the applicable Transactions would have qualified for its Intended Tax Treatment if the action in question did not occur.

 

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SECTION 4.05. Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings.

(a) If SpinCo notifies HII that it desires to take a restricted action described in Section 4.03(a) and HII requires Satisfactory Guidance as a condition to consenting to such restricted action pursuant to Section 4.04(b), HII shall use commercially reasonable efforts to expeditiously obtain, or assist SpinCo in obtaining, such Satisfactory Guidance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, HII shall not be required to take any action pursuant to this Section 4.05(a) if, upon request, SpinCo fails to certify that all information and representations relating to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group in the relevant documents are true, correct and complete or fails to obtain certification from any counterparty to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction that all information and representations relating to such counterparty in the relevant documents are true, correct and complete. SpinCo shall bear all costs and expenses of securing any such Satisfactory Guidance and shall reimburse HII for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by HII or any Subsidiary of HII in obtaining Satisfactory Guidance within 10 business days after receiving an invoice from HII therefor.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, SpinCo shall not seek a Ruling (whether or not relating to the Transactions) if HII determines that there is a reasonable possibility that such action could have a significant adverse impact on HII or any Subsidiary of HII.

(c) HII shall have exclusive control over the process of obtaining any Ruling relating to the Transactions and neither SpinCo nor any of its Affiliates shall independently seek any guidance concerning the Transactions from any Taxing Authority at any time. In connection with any Ruling relating to the Transactions that can reasonably be expected to affect SpinCo’s liabilities under this Agreement, HII shall (i) keep SpinCo informed of all material actions taken or proposed to be taken by HII, (ii) reasonably in advance of the submission of any Ruling request provide SpinCo with a draft thereof, consider SpinCo’s comments on such draft, and provide SpinCo with a final copy, and (iii) provide SpinCo with notice reasonably in advance of, and permit SpinCo to attend, any formally scheduled meetings with the IRS or other relevant Taxing Authority (subject to the approval of the IRS or other relevant Taxing Authority, as applicable) that relate to such Ruling.

SECTION 4.06. Notification and Certification Regarding Certain Acquisition Transactions. If SpinCo proposes to enter into any 10% Acquisition Transaction or take any affirmative action to permit any 10% Acquisition Transaction to occur at any time during the 30-month period following the Distribution Date, SpinCo shall undertake in good faith to provide HII, no later than 10 business days following the signing of any written agreement with respect to such 10% Acquisition Transaction or obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any such 10% Acquisition Transaction that takes place without written agreement, with a written description of such transaction (including the type and amount of SpinCo Stock to be acquired) and a brief explanation as to why SpinCo believes that such transaction, considered together with any related transactions, does not result in the application of Section 355(e) or 355(f) of the Code to the Transactions. For purposes of this Section 4.06, “10% Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that would be a Proposed Acquisition Transaction if the percentage specified in the definition of Proposed Acquisition Transaction were 10% instead of 40%.

 

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SECTION 4.07. Reporting. HII and SpinCo shall (i) timely file any appropriate information and statements (including as required by Section 6045B of the Code and Section 1.355-5 and, to the extent applicable, Section 1.368-3 of the Regulations) to report each of the applicable Transactions as qualifying for its Intended Tax Treatment and (ii) absent a change of Law or an applicable Determination, otherwise not take any position on any Tax Return that is inconsistent with such qualification.

SECTION 4.08. Tax Treatment of Certain Amounts Paid Pursuant to the EMA . Amounts paid pursuant to the EMA shall be treated in the manner described in the EMA.

SECTION 4.09. Protective Section 336(e) Election.

(a) HII will make a Protective Section 336(e) Election with respect to the Distribution. Accordingly, the Parties agree that this Agreement constitutes a written, binding agreement to make a Protective Section 336(e) Election as contemplated by Section 1.336-2(h)(1)(i) of the Regulations. SpinCo will cooperate with HII to facilitate the making of such election.

(b) If SpinCo realizes a Tax benefit from the step-up in Tax basis resulting from a failure of the Distribution to qualify (in whole or in part) for its Intended Tax Treatment and the election described in Section 4.09(a), unless SpinCo has indemnified HII for the resulting Transaction Taxes under Section 2.02(b), SpinCo shall make quarterly payments to HII in an amount equal to 100 percent of the actual Tax savings arising from the step-up in Tax basis resulting from the Protective Section 336(e) Election, as and when realized and determined on a “with and without” basis (treating any deductions or amortization attributable to the step-up in Tax basis resulting from the Protective Section 336(e) Election as the last items claimed for any taxable period, including after the utilization of any available net operating loss carryforwards), net of any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses necessary to secure such Tax savings.

SECTION 4.10. Gain Recognition Agreements. SpinCo will not take any action (including the sale or disposition of any stock, securities or other assets), or permit its Affiliates to take any such action, and SpinCo will not fail to take any action or permit its Affiliates to fail to take any action that would cause HII or any of its Affiliates or SpinCo or any of its Affiliates to recognize gain under any Gain Recognition Agreement.

ARTICLE V

Procedural Matters

SECTION 5.01. Cooperation. (a) Each Party shall cooperate with reasonable requests from the other Party in matters covered by this Agreement, including in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, the calculation of Taxes, the determination of the proper financial accounting treatment of Tax items and the conduct and settlement of Tax Contests. Such cooperation shall include:

 

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(i) retaining until the expiration of the relevant statute of limitations (including extensions) of records, documents, accounting data, computer data and other information (“Records”) necessary for the preparation, filing, review, audit or defense of all Tax Returns relevant to an obligation, right or liability of either Party under this Agreement;

(ii) the execution of any document that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in connection with any Tax Contest or the filing of a Tax Return, obtaining a Tax opinion or private letter ruling (except as otherwise provided in Section 4.05(b)), or other matters covered by this Agreement, including certification (provided in such form as may be required by applicable Law or reasonably requested and made to the best of a Party’s knowledge) of the accuracy and completeness of the information it has supplied;

(iii) the use of the Parties’ reasonable best efforts to obtain any documentation that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in connection with any of the foregoing;

(iv) providing the other Party reasonable access to Records and to its current or former personnel (ensuring their cooperation) and premises during normal business hours to the extent relevant to an obligation, right or liability of the other Party under this Agreement or otherwise reasonably required by the other Party to complete Tax Returns or to compute the amount of any payment contemplated by this Agreement;

(v) making determinations with respect to actions described in Section 4.03(a) as promptly as practicable; and

(vi) notifying the other Party prior to disposing of any relevant Records and affording the other Party the opportunity to take possession or make copies of such Records at its discretion.

(b) SpinCo shall cooperate with HII and take any and all actions reasonably requested by HII in connection with obtaining the Tax Opinions (including, without limitation, by making any new representation or covenant, confirming any previously made representation or covenant or providing any materials or information requested by any Tax Advisor; provided that SpinCo shall not be required to make or confirm any representation or covenant that is inconsistent with historical facts or as to future matters or events over which it has no control).

(c) Any information or documents provided under this Section 5.01 shall be kept confidential by the Party receiving the information or documents, except as may otherwise be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or in connection with any Tax Contest. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (i) neither HII nor any Affiliate of HII shall be required to provide SpinCo or any Affiliate of SpinCo or any other Person access to or copies of any information, documents or procedures (including the proceedings of any Tax Contest) other than information, documents or procedures that relate solely to SpinCo, the business or assets of SpinCo or any Affiliate of SpinCo, (ii) in no event shall HII or any Affiliate of HII be required to provide SpinCo, any Affiliate of SpinCo or any other Person access to or copies of any information or

 

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documents if such action could reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of any Privilege, and (iii) in no event shall SpinCo or any Affiliate of SpinCo be required to provide HII, any Affiliate of HII or any other Person access to or copies of any information or documents if such action could reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of any Privilege. In addition, in the event that HII determines that the provision of any information or documents to SpinCo or any Affiliate of SpinCo, or SpinCo determines that the provision of any information or documents to HII or any Affiliate of HII, could be commercially detrimental, violate any Law or agreement or waive any Privilege, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to permit compliance with its obligations under this Section 5.01 in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.

(d) If any member of the SpinCo Group supplies information to a member of the Honeywell Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the Honeywell Group signs a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then upon the written request of such member of the Honeywell Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of SpinCo (or any officer of SpinCo as designated by the chief financial officer of SpinCo) shall certify in writing that to his or her knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete.

(e) If any member of the Honeywell Group supplies information to a member of the SpinCo Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the SpinCo Group signs a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then upon the written request of such member of the SpinCo Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of HII (or any officer of HII as designated by the chief financial officer of HII) shall certify in writing that to his or her knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete.

(f) If a Party fails to comply with any of its obligations set forth in this Section 5.01 upon reasonable request and notice by the other Party, and such failure results in the imposition of additional Taxes, the nonperforming Party shall be liable in full for such additional Taxes.

(g) To the extent that SpinCo makes a request pursuant to this Section 5.01 that requires HII to incur any costs and expenses (including costs and expenses related to employee time to respond to such request, and, for the avoidance of doubt, any costs and expenses incurred by HII for services of any third party engaged by HII to assist with such request), SpinCo shall reimburse the HII for all such costs and expenses, including a reasonable hourly charge for employee time. To the extent HII obtains the services of any third party to assist with such a request, HII shall select such third party in its sole discretion. Nothing contained in this Agreement, including this Section 5.01, shall be construed to permit SpinCo access to Honeywell Separate Returns.

SECTION 5.02. Interest. Any payments required pursuant to this Agreement that are not made within the time period specified in this Agreement shall bear interest from the end of that period. Interest required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement shall, unless otherwise specified, be computed at the rate and in the manner provided in the Code for interest on underpayments and overpayments, as applicable, for the relevant period.

 

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SECTION 5.03. Indemnification Claims and Payments.

(a) An Indemnitee shall be entitled to make a claim for payment with respect to Taxes under this Agreement when the Indemnitee determines that it is entitled to such payment and is able to calculate with reasonable accuracy the amount of such payment (including as a result of the finalization of a Tax Return before filing). Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3.02(b), 3.02(g) and 3.03, the Indemnitee shall provide to the Indemnifying Party notice of such claim within 60 business days of the first date on which it so becomes entitled to make such claim. Such notice shall include a description of such claim and a detailed calculation of the amount claimed.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3.02(b), 3.02(g) and 3.03, the Indemnifying Party shall make the claimed payment to the Indemnitee within 30 business days after receiving such notice, unless the Indemnifying Party reasonably disputes its liability for, or the amount of, such payment.

(c) A failure by an Indemnitee to give notice as provided in Section 3.02(b), 3.03 or 5.03(a) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced by such failure.

(d) Nothing in this Section 5.03 shall prejudice a Party’s right to receive payments pursuant to Section 3.02(b), 3.02(g) or 3.03.

SECTION 5.04. Amount of Indemnity Payments. The amount of any Indemnity Payment shall be (i) reduced to take into account any Tax benefit actually realized by the Indemnitee resulting from the incurrence of the liability in respect of which the Indemnity Payment is made and (ii) increased to take into account any Tax cost actually incurred by the Indemnitee resulting from the receipt of the Indemnity Payment, including any Tax cost arising from such Indemnity Payment having resulted in income or gain to either Party, for example, under Section 1.1502-19 of the Regulations, and any Taxes imposed on additional amounts payable pursuant to this clause (ii). For purposes of calculating the amount of any Tax benefit or Tax cost, the applicable Indemnitee shall be deemed to be subject to the maximum applicable statutory Tax rate in the applicable jurisdiction in the taxable year in which such Tax benefit or Tax cost was realized and any Tax attributes of such Indemnitee shall be disregarded.

SECTION 5.05. Treatment of Indemnity Payments. Except as provided herein, any Indemnity Payment (other than any portion of a payment that represents interest accruing after the Distribution Date) shall be treated by HII and SpinCo for all Tax purposes as a distribution from SpinCo to HII immediately prior to the Distribution (if such payment is made by SpinCo to HII) or as a contribution from HII to SpinCo immediately prior to the Distribution (if such payment is made by HII to SpinCo), except as otherwise required by applicable Law or a Determination. Payments under Section 3.02(g) shall be treated for all Tax purposes as payments made in respect of an obligation contributed by ASASCO to ASASCO 2 simultaneously with the

 

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contributions by ASASCO to ASASCO 2 of AlliedSignal Aerospace Service LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the Indemnification Agreement immediately prior to and as part of a plan with the distribution of ASASCO 2 by ASASCO to Honeywell Asia Pacific Inc., a Delaware corporation, in accordance with the Separation Agreement. Neither ASASCO nor any of its Affiliates shall claim any deduction for Tax purposes in respect of such payments other than any portion of such payments treated as interest under applicable U.S. federal income tax rules. For the avoidance of doubt, amounts paid pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement shall be treated in the manner described in the Indemnification Agreement. All Parties hereto shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, file all Tax returns on a basis consistent with the foregoing, and neither any Party nor an Affiliate shall take any Tax position inconsistent with this Section 5.05.

SECTION 5.06. Tax Disputes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article VI, this Section 5.06 shall govern the resolution of any dispute arising between the Parties in connection with this Agreement (a “Tax Dispute”), other than a dispute (i) relating to liability for Transaction Taxes (ii) in which the amount of liability in dispute exceeds $20 million or (iii) relating to a Tax Return as described in Section 3.01(d). The Parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve any Tax Dispute for 45 calendar days (unless earlier resolved). Upon notice of either Party after 45 calendar days, the matter will be referred to an Accounting Firm acceptable to both Parties. The Accounting Firm may, in its discretion, obtain the services of any third party necessary to assist it in resolving the Tax Dispute. The Parties shall instruct the Accounting Firm to furnish notice to each Party of its resolution of the Tax Dispute as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than 60 calendar days after its acceptance of the matter for resolution. Any such resolution by the Accounting Firm will be binding on the Parties and the Parties shall take, or cause to be taken, any action necessary to implement the resolution. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be shared equally by the Parties.

ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

SECTION 6.01. Disposition of SpinCo Subsidiaries. In the event that SpinCo disposes of the stock of a Subsidiary that is not a Party to this Agreement (i) without receiving compensation equal to the fair market value of such Subsidiary, prior to the disposition, such Subsidiary shall deliver to HII an executed agreement, in a form reasonably acceptable to HII, agreeing to be bound by this Agreement as if it had been an original Party hereto or (ii) in an exchange intended to result in the receipt of compensation equal to the fair market value of such Subsidiary, prior to the disposition, such Subsidiary shall deliver to HII an executed agreement, in a form reasonably acceptable to HII, agreeing to be bound by Section 5.01 and Article VI of this Agreement as if it had been an original Party hereto.

SECTION 6.02. Termination. This Agreement will terminate without further action at any time before the Distribution upon termination of the Separation Agreement. If terminated, no Party will have any Liability of any kind to the other Party or any other Person on account of this Agreement, except as provided in the Separation Agreement.

 

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SECTION 6.03. Applicability. This Agreement shall not apply before the Distribution.

SECTION 6.04. Survival. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the covenants and indemnification obligations in this Agreement shall survive the Spin-Off and shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6.05. Separation Agreement. The Parties agree that, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Separation Agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

SECTION 6.06. Confidentiality. Each Party hereby acknowledges that confidential Information of such Party or its Subsidiaries may be exposed to employees and agents of the other Party or its Subsidiaries who have a need to know such confidential Information as a result of, or in connection with, the activities contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that such Party’s obligation (and the obligation of its Subsidiaries) to use and keep confidential such Information of the other Party or its Subsidiaries shall be governed by Sections 7.01(c) and 7.09 of the Separation Agreement.

SECTION 6.07. Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power.

(a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which counterparts shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or PDF signature and scanned and exchanged by electronic mail, and such facsimile or PDF signature or scanned and exchanged copies shall constitute an original for all purposes.

(b) This Agreement, the Separation Agreement, the other Ancillary Agreements and the Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.

SECTION 6.08. Dispute Resolution. Subject to Section 5.06, in the event that any Party, acting reasonably, forms the view that another Party has caused a material breach of the terms of this Agreement, then the Party that forms such a view shall serve written notice of the alleged breach on the other Parties and the Parties shall work together in good faith to resolve any such alleged breach within thirty (30) days of such notice (a “Dispute”). If any such alleged breach is not so resolved, then a senior executive of each Party shall, in good faith, attempt to resolve any such alleged breach within the following thirty (30) days of the referral of the matter to the senior executives. If no resolution is reached with respect to any such alleged breach in accordance with the procedures contained in this Section 6.08, then the Parties may seek to resolve such matter in accordance with Section 6.09, Section 6.10 and Section 6.12.

 

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SECTION 6.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. Any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including its execution, performance, or enforcement, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws thereof. Subject to Section 5.06, each Party irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of any state or federal court sitting in New York City in the State of New York over any and all claims, disputes, controversies or disagreements among the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns under or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including their execution, performance or enforcement, whether in contract, tort or otherwise. Each of the Parties hereby agrees that it shall not assert and shall hereby waive any claim or right or defense that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, that the venue is improper, that the forum is inconvenient or any similar objection, claim or argument. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any legal proceeding resolved in accordance with this Section 6.09, Section 6.10, Section 6.11 and Section 6.12 shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

SECTION 6.10. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY INCLUDING THEIR EXECUTION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS.

SECTION 6.11. Court-Ordered Interim Relief. In accordance with Section 6.09 and Section 6.10, at any time after giving notice of a Dispute, each Party shall be entitled to interim measures of protection duly granted by a court of competent jurisdiction: (1) to preserve the status quo pending resolution of the Dispute; (2) to prevent the destruction or loss of documents and other information or things relating to the Dispute; or (3) to prevent the transfer, disposition or hiding of assets. Any such interim measure (or a request therefor to a court of competent jurisdiction) shall not be deemed incompatible with the provisions of Section 6.08, Section 6.09 and Section 6.10. Until such Dispute is resolved in accordance with Section 6.08 or final judgment is rendered in accordance with Section 6.09 and Section 6.10, each Party agrees that such Party shall continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement and that such obligations shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination.

SECTION 6.12. Specific Performance. Subject to Section 6.08 and Section 6.11, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the affected Party shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at Law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The other Party shall not oppose the granting of such relief on the basis that money

 

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damages are an adequate remedy. The Parties agree that the remedies at Law for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at Law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived.

SECTION 6.13. Assignability.

(a) Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party may assign this Agreement without prior written consent in connection with (a) a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity and the surviving entity acquires or assumes all or substantially all of such Party’s assets, or (b) the sale of all or substantially all of such Party’s assets; provided, however, that the assignee or successor-in-interest expressly assumes in writing all of the obligations of the assigning Party under this Agreement, and the assigning Party provides written notice and evidence of such assignment, assumption or succession to the non-assigning Parties. No assignment permitted by this Section 6.13 shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.13(a), ASASCO may assign its obligations under Section 3.02(g) of this Agreement without the consent of any other Party hereto to Garrett ASASCO Inc, a Delaware corporation (“Garrett ASASCO”) and Garrett ASASCO shall assume all liability hereunder, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement. Following such assignment and assumption, Garrett ASASCO shall replace “ASASCO” for all purposes under this Agreement and ASASCO shall be relieved of all liability hereunder.

SECTION 6.14. Third-Party Beneficiaries.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third Person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

SECTION 6.15. Notices. All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when (a) delivered in person, (b) on the date received, if sent by a nationally recognized delivery or courier service or (c) upon the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth (5th) business day following the date of mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as follows:

 

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If to HII, to:

Honeywell International Inc.

115 Tabor Road

Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Attn: Vice President, Tax and General Tax Counsel

e-mail: Jamie.DiStefano@honeywell.com

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

Attn: Jeffrey B. Samuels, Esq.

e-mail: jsamuels@paulweiss.com

If to SpinCo, to:

Garrett Motion Inc.

[•]

Attn: [•]

email: [•]

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

Attn: Jeffrey B. Samuels, Esq.

e-mail: jsamuels@paulweiss.com

Either Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address to which such notices are to be given. Each Party agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the other Party’s right to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law (including pursuant to the rules for foreign service of process authorized by the Hague Convention).

SECTION 6.16. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon any such determination, any such provision, to the extent determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable, shall be deemed replaced by a provision that such court determines is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, void or unenforceable provision.

 

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SECTION 6.17. Headings. The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

SECTION 6.18. Waivers of Default. No failure or delay of any Party (or the applicable member of its Group) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Waiver by any Party of any default by another Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default.

SECTION 6.19. Amendments. No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of each Party.

SECTION 6.20. Interpretation. The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 11.17 of the Separation Agreement shall be incorporated by reference to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE PURPOSE OF ARTICLE IV IS TO ENSURE THAT EACH OF THE APPLICABLE TRANSACTIONS QUALIFIES FOR ITS INTENDED TAX TREATMENT AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE LANGUAGE THEREOF SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN A MANNER THAT SERVES THIS PURPOSE TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.

SECTION 6.21. Compliance by Subsidiaries. The Parties shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to comply with this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.,
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:
GARRETT MOTION INC.,
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:
EX-2.4

Exhibit 2.4

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

By and Between

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

and

GARRETT MOTION INC.

Dated as of [                ], 2018

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01.    Definitions      1
ARTICLE 2

 

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Section 2.01.    SpinCo Employees      6
Section 2.02.    Delayed Transfer Employees      6
Section 2.03.    Collectively Bargained Employees      6
Section 2.04.    Collective Bargaining Agreements      6
Section 2.05.    Liabilities and Assets Generally      7
Section 2.06.    Benefit Plans      7
Section 2.07.    Payroll Services      7
Section 2.08.    No Change in Control      8
Section 2.09.    Inadvertent Transfers      8
ARTICLE 3

 

NON-EQUITY INCENTIVES

Section 3.01.    SpinCo Employee Incentives      8
ARTICLE 4

 

SERVICE CREDIT

Section 4.01.    Honeywell Benefit Plans      8
Section 4.02.    SpinCo Benefit Plans      8
ARTICLE 5

 

SEVERANCE

Section 5.01.    Severance      9
ARTICLE 6

 

CERTAIN WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN MATTERS;

 

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS

Section 6.01.    SpinCo Welfare Plans      9
Section 6.02.    Allocation of Welfare Benefit Claims      9
Section 6.03.    Workers’ Compensation Claims      10
Section 6.04.    COBRA      10
Section 6.05.    Health Savings Account      10
Section 6.06.    Flexible Spending Account      11

 

 

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ARTICLE 7

 

LONG-TERM DISABILITY

Section 7.01.    Benefits      11
Section 7.02.    Return to Work      11
ARTICLE 8

 

DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS

Section 8.01.    Honeywell U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plan      11
Section 8.02.    Non-U.S. Partial Transfer Pension Plans      13
Section 8.03.    Non-U.S. Full Transfer Pension Plans      13
ARTICLE 9

 

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS

Section 9.01.    SpinCo 401(k) Plan      13
Section 9.02.    401(k) Rollover      13
Section 9.03.    Employer 401(k) Plan Contributions      14
Section 9.04.    Stock Considerations      14
Section 9.05.    Limitation of Liability      14
Section 9.06.    Non-U.S. Defined Contribution Plans      14
ARTICLE 10

 

NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION

Section 10.01.    SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans      14
Section 10.02.    No Transfer of Assets      15
Section 10.03.    Employer Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Contributions      15
Section 10.04.    Stock Considerations      15
Section 10.05.    Limitation of Liability      16
ARTICLE 11

 

VACATION

Section 11.01.    Vacation      16
ARTICLE 12

 

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARDS

Section 12.01.    SpinCo Long-Term Incentive Plan      16
Section 12.02.    Equity Award Adjustments      16
Section 12.03.    Treatment of Incentive Awards Upon Distribution      16
Section 12.04.    Cooperation      18
Section 12.05.    Treatment of Reimbursements      18
Section 12.06.    Treatment of UK Share Plan      18
Section 12.07.    Treatment of Irish Share Plan      19

 

 

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ARTICLE 13

 

NON-U.S. EMPLOYEES

Section 13.01.

   Treatment of Non-U.S. Employees      19
ARTICLE 14

 

COOPERATION; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; LITIGATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

Section 14.01.

   Cooperation      19

Section 14.02.

   Access to Information; Privilege; Confidentiality      19
ARTICLE 15

 

TERMINATION

Section 15.01.

   Termination      20

Section 15.02.

   Effect of Termination      20
ARTICLE 16

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 16.01.

   Incorporation of Indemnification Provisions of Separation Agreement      20

Section 16.02.

   Additional Indemnification      20

Section 16.03.

   Further Assurances      20

Section 16.04.

   Administration      20

Section 16.05.

   Third-Party Beneficiaries      20

Section 16.06.

   Employment Tax Reporting Responsibility      21

Section 16.07.

   Data Privacy      21

Section 16.08.

   Section 409A      21

Section 16.09.

   Confidentiality      21

Section 16.10.

   Additional Provisions      22

 

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EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [                ], 2018, by and between HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“Honeywell”), and GARRETT MOTION INC., a Delaware corporation (“SpinCo” and, together with Honeywell, the “Parties”).

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS the Parties have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”), dated as of [                ], 2018, pursuant to which Honeywell intends to effect the Distribution; and

WHEREAS the Parties wish to set forth their agreements as to certain matters regarding employment, compensation and employee benefits.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01.    Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Separation Agreement unless otherwise indicated.

Benefit Plan” shall mean any plan, program, policy, agreement, arrangement or understanding that is an employment, consulting, deferred compensation, executive compensation, incentive bonus or other bonus, employee pension, profit sharing, savings, retirement, supplemental retirement, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, deferred stock unit, other equity-based compensation, severance pay, retention, change in control, salary continuation, life, death benefit, health, hospitalization, workers’ compensation, sick leave, vacation pay, disability or accident insurance or other employee compensation or benefit plan, program, policy, agreement, arrangement or understanding, including any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) (whether or not subject to ERISA) sponsored or maintained by such entity or to which such entity is a party.

COBRA” shall mean the U.S. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended from time to time, and any applicable similar state or local laws.

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

Collective Bargaining Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

Continuing Options” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.03.

Delayed Transfer Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

Destination Employer” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.


Employment Taxes” shall mean all fees, Taxes, social insurance payments or similar contributions to a fund of a Governmental Authority with respect to wages or other compensation of an employee or other service provider.

ERISA” shall mean the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

Former Business” means any terminated, divested or discontinued businesses, operations or properties of either the Honeywell Group, the SpinCo Group, any of their respective members or any of their respective predecessors, in each case, prior to the Distribution.

Former Honeywell Employee” shall mean a former employee who on the applicable date is not a former SpinCo Employee.

Former SpinCo Employee” shall mean, as of any applicable date, each individual who (a) as of immediately prior to such individual’s termination of employment (x) was a SpinCo Employee or (y) dedicated all or substantially all of his or her employment services to the activities and operations of the SpinCo Business (excluding any employees providing services to the SpinCo Group pursuant to the Transitional Services Agreement) and (b) as of such applicable date, is not employed by any member of the SpinCo Group.

Formula Value” shall mean, in respect of a stock option award to purchase Honeywell Common Stock granted in 2018 under the Honeywell Equity Plans, the product of (a) the number of shares of Honeywell Common Stock subject to such option award, multiplied by (b) $23.65.

GPUs” shall mean any growth plan units awarded using a 2016 Growth Plan Agreement under the Honeywell 2011 Stock Incentive Plan or the Honeywell 2016 Stock Incentive Plan.

Honeywell 401(k) Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01.

Honeywell Benefit Plan” shall mean any Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or, unless such Benefit Plan is sponsored or maintained by a member of the SpinCo Group, contributed to by any member of the Honeywell Group or to which any member of the Honeywell Group is a party.

Honeywell Employee” shall mean, as of any applicable date, (a) each individual who is an employee of the Honeywell Group as of immediately prior to the Distribution, including any individual who is not actively at work due to a leave of absence (including vacation, holiday, illness, injury, short-term disability and including, until such time as provided in ARTICLE 7, any SpinCo LTD Employee) from which such employee is permitted to return to active employment in accordance with the Honeywell Group’s personnel policies, as in effect from time to time, or applicable Law, (b) each individual who becomes an active employee of the Honeywell Group following the Distribution but, in each case, excluding any SpinCo Employee or Former SpinCo Employee, and (c) each individual who, although deemed to be an employee of the SpinCo Group due to the Transfer of Undertakings because of such individual’s rendering of services pursuant to the TSA or otherwise, is intended by Honeywell to be a Honeywell Employee.

 

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Honeywell Equity Plans” shall mean the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, each as amended from time to time, and any other stock option or stock incentive compensation plan or arrangement, including equity award agreements, that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan, as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable provision of this Agreement.

Honeywell Flexible Spending Account” shall mean any flexible spending arrangement under any cafeteria plan qualifying under Section 125 of the Code that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan.

Honeywell Health Savings Account” shall mean any health savings account under a health savings account plan that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan.

Honeywell LTD Plan” shall mean any long-term disability insurance plan that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan.

Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans” shall mean the Honeywell Deferred Incentive Compensation Plan, the Honeywell Supplemental Savings Plan, the Supplemental Pension Plan, the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Executives in Career Band 6 and Above, the Supplemental Defined Benefit Retirement Plan, each as amended from time to time, and any other nonqualified deferred compensation plan or arrangement (including individual arrangements) that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan, as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable provision of this Agreement.

Honeywell Partial Transfer Pension Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02.

Honeywell Pension Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

Honeywell RSU Value” shall mean, in respect of a restricted stock unit award related to Honeywell Common Stock granted and outstanding under the Honeywell Equity Plans as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date, the product of (a) the “regular way” closing price of a share of Honeywell Common Stock on the last trading day immediately prior to the Distribution Date, multiplied by (b) the number of shares of Honeywell Common Stock subject to such RSU.

Honeywell Welfare Plan” shall mean each Welfare Plan that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan.

Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan” shall mean any workers’ compensation plan that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan.

Irish ESOP” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.07.

Irish Profit Sharing Scheme” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.07.

Local Agreement” shall mean an agreement describing the implementation of the matters described in this Agreement (including, without limitation, matters regarding employment, compensation and employee benefits) with respect to Non-U.S. Employees in accordance with applicable non-U.S. Law in the custom of the applicable jurisdictions.

Non-U.S. Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.01.

 

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Projected Benefit Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

SpinCo 401(k) Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01.

SpinCo Benefit Plan” shall mean any Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or, unless such Benefit Plan is sponsored or maintained by a member of the Honeywell Group, contributed to by any member of the SpinCo Group or to which any member of the SpinCo Group is a party.

SpinCo Business” means the business of designing, manufacturing and selling turbocharger, electric-boosting and connected vehicle technologies for light and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket, as conducted by Honeywell and its Affiliates prior to the Distribution, including as described in the Information Statement; provided that the SpinCo Business shall not include any Former Business.

SpinCo Employee” shall mean, as of any applicable date, (a) each individual who is an employee of the SpinCo Group as of immediately prior to the Distribution, including any individual who is not actively at work due to a leave of absence (including vacation, holiday, illness, injury, short-term disability but excluding, until such time as provided in ARTICLE 7, any SpinCo LTD Employee) from which such employee is permitted to return to active employment in accordance with the SpinCo Group’s personnel policies, as in effect from time to time, or applicable Law, (b) each individual who becomes an active employee of the SpinCo Group following the Distribution, but, in each case of clause (a) or (b), excluding any Former SpinCo Employee, (c) each individual listed on Schedule 1.01(a) or listed in a Local Agreement as a SpinCo Employee and (d) each individual who, although deemed to be an employee of the Honeywell Group due to the Transfer of Undertakings because of such individual’s rendering of services pursuant to the TSA or otherwise, is intended by Honeywell to be a SpinCo Employee; provided, however, that, unless otherwise required by applicable Law, each individual listed on Schedule 1.01(b) or listed in a Local Agreement as a Honeywell Employee shall be a Honeywell Employee for all purposes of this Agreement.

SpinCo Incentive Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.

SpinCo Long-Term Incentive Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01.

SpinCo LTD Employee” shall mean any employee of the SpinCo Group who, as of immediately prior to the Distribution, is receiving long-term disability benefits under the Honeywell LTD Plan.

SpinCo Partial Transfer Pension Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02.

SpinCo RSU” shall mean a restricted stock unit award related to SpinCo Common Stock.

SpinCo RSU Value” shall mean, in respect of a SpinCo RSU award, the product of (a) the “when issued” closing price of a share of the SpinCo Common Stock on the last trading day immediately prior to the Distribution Date, multiplied by (b) the number of shares of SpinCo Common Stock subject to such SpinCo RSU.

SpinCo Full Transfer Pension Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03.

SpinCo U.S. Pension Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

SpinCo U.S. Pension Participants” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

 

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SpinCo U.S. Pension Transfer Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

SpinCo U.S. Pension Trust” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

SpinCo Welfare Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

SpinCo Workers’ Compensation Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03.

Spread Value” shall mean, in respect of a stock option award to purchase Honeywell Common Stock granted under the Honeywell Equity Plans, the product of (a) the excess of (x) the “regular way” closing price of a share of Honeywell Common Stock on the last trading day immediately prior to the Distribution Date, over (y) the applicable exercise price of such stock option, multiplied by (b) the number of shares of Honeywell Common Stock subject to such stock option award.

Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any corporation or other organization whether incorporated or unincorporated of which at least a majority of the securities or interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that, solely for purposes of this Agreement, SpinCo and its Subsidiaries shall not be considered Subsidiaries of Honeywell (or members of the Honeywell Group) prior to, on or after the Distribution.

Tax Return” shall have the meaning set forth in the TMA.

Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in the TMA.

Taxing Authority” shall have the meaning set forth in the TMA.

TMA” shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between Honeywell and SpinCo.

Transfer of Undertakings” shall mean the Transfers of Undertakings Directive 2001/23/EC of the European Council and any similar applicable Law.

TSA” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between Honeywell and SpinCo.

UK Share Purchase Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.06.

Welfare Plan” shall mean each Benefit Plan that provides life insurance, health care, dental care, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability, severance, vacation or other group welfare or fringe benefits.

Welfare Plan Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

Workers’ Compensation Event” shall mean the event, injury, illness or condition giving rise to a workers’ compensation claim with respect to a SpinCo Employee or Former SpinCo Employee.

 

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Workers’ Compensation Plan Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03.

ARTICLE 2

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Section 2.01.    SpinCo Employees. Except as provided in Section 2.02, all SpinCo Employees as of immediately prior to the Distribution shall continue to be employees of the SpinCo Group immediately following the Distribution. The Parties hereto agree that none of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, shall result in any SpinCo Employee, SpinCo LTD Employee or Former SpinCo Employee being deemed to have incurred a termination of employment or being eligible to receive severance benefits, solely as a result of the Distribution.

Section 2.02.    Delayed Transfer Employees. To the extent that applicable Law or any arrangement with a Governmental Authority prevents the Parties from causing any (a) Honeywell Employee who is intended to be a SpinCo Employee to be employed by a member of the SpinCo Group as of immediately following the Distribution as contemplated by Section 2.01 or (b) SpinCo Employee who is intended to be a Honeywell Employee to be employed by a member of the Honeywell Group as of immediately following the Distribution (each such employee, a “Delayed Transfer Employee” and the SpinCo Group or Honeywell Group entity to which such Delayed Transfer Employee is intended to be transferred, the “Destination Employer”), the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that (i) such Delayed Transfer Employee becomes employed by the Destination Employer at the earliest time permitted by applicable Law or such agreement with a Governmental Authority and (ii) the Destination Employer receives the benefit of such Delayed Transfer Employee’s services from and after the Distribution, including under the TSA or by entering into an employee leasing or similar arrangement. “Delayed Transfer Employee” shall also include any Honeywell Employee who, following the Distribution, provides services to the SpinCo Group under the TSA and whose employment is intended by Honeywell to transfer to the SpinCo Group following the completion of the applicable TSA service, and with respect to such Delayed Transfer Employees, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any such Delayed Transfer Employee becomes employed by the SpinCo Group as soon as practicable following the completion of the applicable TSA service. From and after the commencement of a Delayed Transfer Employee’s employment with the Destination Employer, such Delayed Transfer Employee shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement, including Section 4.02, as if such Delayed Transfer Employee commenced employment with the Destination Employer as of the Distribution as contemplated by Section 2.01.

Section 2.03.    Collectively Bargained Employees. All provisions contained in this Agreement providing for the treatment of compensation and benefits in connection with the Distribution shall apply equally to any employee who is covered by any collective bargaining, works council or other labor union contract or labor arrangement (collectively, “Collective Bargaining Agreements”), except to the extent that any such agreement specifically provides for the compensation or benefits contemplated by such provision and, in each such case, such agreement shall apply rather than the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Section 2.04.    Collective Bargaining Agreements. As of the Distribution, SpinCo shall, and shall cause the members of the SpinCo Group as appropriate to, adopt and assume any Collective Bargaining Agreement covering any of the SpinCo Employees immediately prior to the Distribution, subject to any agreed upon changes required by the transition of such Collective Bargaining Agreement to SpinCo or applicable Law, and recognize the works councils, labor unions and other employee representatives that are party to such Collective Bargaining Agreements; provided that any compensation or benefits that were, prior to the Distribution, provided to SpinCo Employees under the Collective Bargaining Agreements through the Honeywell Benefit Plans shall, to the extent such compensation and benefits are still required to be provided under the Collective Bargaining Agreements on and after the Distribution, be provided as mutually agreed with such works councils, labor unions and other employee representatives through the SpinCo Benefit Plans as set forth in this Agreement.

Section 2.05.    Liabilities and Assets Generally. From and after the Distribution Date, except as expressly provided in this Agreement (or a Local Agreement) or as required under applicable Law, (a) SpinCo and the SpinCo Group shall assume or retain, as applicable, and SpinCo hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge, in due course in full, (i) all Liabilities with respect to the employment or termination of employment of all SpinCo Employees, Former SpinCo Employees and their dependents and beneficiaries, and other service providers, in each case, to the extent arising, in whole or in part, in connection with or as a result of employment with or the performance or services to any member of the SpinCo Group and (ii) any other Liabilities expressly assigned to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group under this Agreement, and (b) Honeywell and the Honeywell Group shall assume or retain, as applicable, and Honeywell hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge, in due course in full (i) all Liabilities with respect to the employment or termination of employment of all Honeywell Employees, Former Honeywell Employees and their dependents and beneficiaries, and other service providers, in each case to the extent solely arising in connection with or as a result of employment with or the performance of services to any member of the Honeywell Group and (ii) any other Liabilities expressly assigned to Honeywell or any member of the Honeywell Group under this Agreement. All assets held in trust to fund the Honeywell Benefit Plans and all insurance policies funding the Honeywell Benefit Plans shall be Honeywell Assets (as defined in the Separation Agreement), except to the extent specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement or a Local Agreement.

Section 2.06.    Benefit Plans. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or as may otherwise be provided in accordance with the TSA, as of the Distribution, each SpinCo Employee (and each of their respective dependents and beneficiaries) shall cease active participation in, and each member of the SpinCo Group shall cease to be a participating employer in, all Honeywell Benefit Plans, and, as of such time, SpinCo shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, have in effect such corresponding SpinCo Benefit Plans as are necessary to comply with its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Effective upon the Distribution, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement (or a Local Agreement), (a) Honeywell shall, or shall cause one or more members of the Honeywell Group to, retain, pay, perform, fulfill and discharge all Liabilities arising out of or relating to all Honeywell Benefit Plans, and (b) SpinCo shall, or shall cause one of the members of the SpinCo Group to, retain, pay, perform, fulfill and discharge all Liabilities arising out of or relating to all SpinCo Benefit Plans.

Section 2.07.    Payroll Services. Except as may otherwise be provided in accordance with the TSA, prior to, on and after the Distribution, the members of the SpinCo Group shall be solely responsible for providing payroll services to the SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo Employees.

 

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Section 2.08.    No Change in Control. The Parties hereto agree that none of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, constitutes a “change in control,” “change of control” or similar term, as applicable, within the meaning of any Honeywell Benefit Plan or SpinCo Benefit Plan, including the SpinCo Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Section 2.09.    Inadvertent Transfers. In the event that Honeywell determines following the Distribution that an individual who was intended to be a Honeywell Employee or a SpinCo Employee has inadvertently become employed by the SpinCo Group or the Honeywell Group, respectively, due to the operation of the Transfer of Undertakings because of such individual’s rendering of services pursuant to the TSA or otherwise, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith and take such actions as may be reasonably necessary in order to cause the employment of such individuals to be promptly transferred to a member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, as applicable, and as intended by Honeywell prior to the Distribution.

ARTICLE 3

NON-EQUITY INCENTIVES

Section 3.01.    SpinCo Employee Incentives. Unless otherwise provided for in an individual agreement with a SpinCo Employee to which Honeywell is a party, on and after the Distribution, SpinCo shall assume and be solely responsible for Liabilities with respect to any annual bonus or other cash-based incentive or retention awards, including, without limitation, awards under the TS Employee Retention Program (but excluding GPUs, which shall be treated in accordance with ARTICLE 12) under any Benefit Plan to any SpinCo Employee, SpinCo LTD Employee or Former SpinCo Employee, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such awards with respect to the year in which the Distribution occurs (the “SpinCo Incentive Payments”). SpinCo shall be responsible for determining the amounts of all SpinCo Incentive Payments that have not been determined prior to the Distribution, including the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by SpinCo, in its sole discretion) have been met, and shall pay all SpinCo Incentive Payments no later than the times provided for under the applicable Benefit Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, any determinations made prior to the Distribution regarding the amounts of any SpinCo Incentive Payments shall be subject to Honeywell’s prior written approval.

ARTICLE 4

SERVICE CREDIT

Section 4.01.    Honeywell Benefit Plans. Except as may otherwise be provided in accordance with the TSA and except as otherwise provided in Section 12.03, service of SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo Employees, on and after the Distribution, with any member of the SpinCo Group or any other employer, as applicable, other than any member of the Honeywell Group, shall not be taken into account for any purpose under any Honeywell Benefit Plan.

Section 4.02.    SpinCo Benefit Plans. Unless prohibited by applicable Law, SpinCo shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, credit service accrued by each SpinCo Employee with, or otherwise recognized for purposes of any Benefit Plan by, any member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group on or prior to the Distribution for purposes of (a) eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual under each SpinCo Benefit Plan under which service is relevant in determining eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual, (b) determining the amount of severance payments and benefits (if any) payable under each SpinCo Benefit Plan that provides severance payments or benefits and (c)

 

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determining the number of vacation days to which each such employee shall be entitled following the Distribution, in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (c), (i) to the same extent recognized by the relevant members of the Honeywell Group or SpinCo Group or the corresponding Honeywell Benefit Plan or SpinCo Benefit Plan immediately prior to the later of the Distribution Date and the date such employee ceases participating in the applicable Honeywell Benefit Plan in accordance with the TSA and (ii) except to the extent such credit would result in a duplication of benefits for the same period of service.

ARTICLE 5

SEVERANCE

Section 5.01.    Severance. The SpinCo Group shall be solely responsible for all Liabilities, including all severance or other separation payments and benefits (including any termination indemnity or retirement indemnity plan (e.g., the termination indemnity plan in France)), relating to the termination or alleged termination of any SpinCo Employee’s or Former SpinCo Employee’s employment, whether occurring prior to, on or following the Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, such Liabilities shall include any employer-paid portion of any Employment Taxes and shall be treated as Liabilities of SpinCo and the SpinCo Group in accordance with the principles of Section 2.05.

ARTICLE 6

CERTAIN WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN MATTERS;

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS

Section 6.01.    SpinCo Welfare Plans. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.06, effective as of the Distribution or such later date as agreed to between Honeywell and SpinCo in accordance with the TSA (such applicable date, the “Welfare Plan Date”), SpinCo shall establish Welfare Plans (collectively, the “SpinCo Welfare Plans”) to provide welfare benefits to the SpinCo Employees (and their dependents and beneficiaries) in each applicable jurisdiction and, as of the applicable Welfare Plan Date, each SpinCo Employee (and his or her dependents and beneficiaries) shall cease active participation in the corresponding Honeywell Welfare Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this ARTICLE 6, the term “SpinCo Employees” shall be deemed to include any Former SpinCo Employee who was receiving welfare benefits in connection with his or her termination of employment from a member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group as of the applicable Welfare Plan Date.

Section 6.02.    Allocation of Welfare Benefit Claims. (a) The members of the Honeywell Group shall retain all Liabilities in accordance with the applicable Honeywell Welfare Plan for all reimbursement claims (such as medical and dental claims) and for all non-reimbursement claims (such as life insurance claims), in each case, incurred by SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo Employees (and each of their respective dependents and beneficiaries) under such plans prior to the applicable Welfare Plan Date and (b) the members of the SpinCo Group shall retain all Liabilities in accordance with the SpinCo Welfare Plans for all reimbursement claims (such as medical and dental claims) and for all non-reimbursement claims (such as life insurance claims), in each case, incurred by SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo Employees (and each of their respective dependents and beneficiaries) on or after the applicable Welfare Plan Date; provided that, SpinCo shall reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA for Liabilities incurred under clause (a) between the Distribution Date and the applicable Welfare Plan Date. For purposes of this

 

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Section 6.02, a benefit claim shall be deemed to be incurred as follows: (i) health, dental, vision, employee assistance program and prescription drug benefits (including in respect of any hospital confinement), upon provision of such services, materials or supplies; and (ii) life, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance benefits, upon the death, cessation of employment or other event giving rise to such benefits.

Section 6.03.    Workers Compensation Claims. In the case of any workers’ compensation claim of any SpinCo Employee or Former SpinCo Employee in respect of his or her employment with the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, such claim shall be covered (a) under the applicable Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan if the Workers’ Compensation Event occurred prior to the Distribution, (b) under a workers’ compensation plan of the SpinCo Group (each, a “SpinCo Workers Compensation Plan”) for the applicable jurisdiction if the Workers’ Compensation Event occurs on or after the Distribution and the related claim is submitted after the date SpinCo has established a workers’ compensation plan (the “Workers Compensation Plan Date”) and (c) under the applicable Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan if the Workers’ Compensation Event occurs on or after the Distribution and the related claim is submitted prior to the Workers’ Compensation Plan Date; provided that SpinCo shall reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA for Liabilities incurred under clause (c) between the Distribution Date and the applicable Workers’ Compensation Plan Date. If the Workers’ Compensation Event occurs over a period both preceding and following the Distribution, the claim shall be jointly covered under the Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan and the SpinCo Workers’ Compensation Plan and shall be equitably apportioned between them based upon the relative periods of time that the Workers’ Compensation Event transpired preceding and following the Distribution; provided that, if a claim in respect of such Workers’ Compensation Event is submitted prior to the Workers’ Compensation Plan Date, then such claim shall be covered under the Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan and SpinCo shall appropriately reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA.

Section 6.04.    COBRA. In the event that a SpinCo Employee or Former SpinCo Employee (a) was receiving, or was eligible to receive, continuation health coverage pursuant to COBRA on or prior to the applicable Welfare Plan Date, Honeywell and the Honeywell Welfare Plans shall be responsible for all Liabilities to such employee (or his or her eligible dependents) in respect of COBRA; or (b) becomes eligible to receive continuation health coverage pursuant to COBRA following the applicable Welfare Plan Date, SpinCo and the SpinCo Welfare Plans shall be responsible for all Liabilities to such employee (or his or her eligible dependents) in respect of COBRA; provided that SpinCo shall reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA for Liabilities incurred under clause (a) prior to the applicable Welfare Plan Date. SpinCo shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the members of the Honeywell Group from and against any and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from COBRA provided by SpinCo, or the failure of SpinCo to meet its COBRA obligations, to SpinCo Employees, Former SpinCo Employees and their respective eligible dependents.

Section 6.05.    Health Savings Account. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.05, Section 2.06 and Section 14.01 and subject to Section 16.09, Honeywell and SpinCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in administering any Honeywell Health Savings Account in connection with the Distribution in accordance with the terms of the applicable Honeywell Benefit Plan, including by exchanging any necessary participant records and engaging recordkeepers, administrators, providers, insurers and other third parties.

 

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Section 6.06.    Flexible Spending Account. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.05, Section 2.06 and Section 14.01 and subject to Section 16.09, Honeywell and SpinCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in administering any Honeywell Flexible Spending Account in connection with the Distribution in accordance with the terms of the applicable Honeywell Benefit Plan, including by exchanging any necessary participant records and engaging recordkeepers, administrators, providers, insurers and other third parties.

ARTICLE 7

LONG-TERM DISABILITY

Section 7.01.    Benefits. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement and subject to Section 7.02, on and after the Distribution, the SpinCo LTD Employees shall be deemed to be employees of the Honeywell Group for purposes of this Agreement, including participation in the Honeywell LTD Plans; provided that SpinCo shall reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA for Liabilities incurred under this Section 7.01 with respect to any additional ancillary benefits that any SpinCo LTD Employee is eligible to receive while receiving payments under any Honeywell LTD Plan, in accordance with applicable Honeywell policies (including, without limitation, continued health insurance subsidies, continued participation in life insurance programs and continued participation in any Honeywell Benefit Plan other than a Honeywell LTD Plan). For the avoidance of doubt, other than the benefits provided under any Honeywell LTD Plan to any SpinCo LTD Employee, all Liabilities with respect to SpinCo LTD Employees (including, without limitation, any Liabilities arising out of any such SpinCo LTD Employee ceasing to participate in, or receive benefits under, any Honeywell LTD Plan for any reason) shall be treated as a Liability of SpinCo and the SpinCo Group in accordance with Section 2.05.

Section 7.02.    Return to Work. To the extent required by applicable SpinCo policies, as in effect from time to time, and applicable Law, SpinCo shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, employ any SpinCo LTD Employee at such time, if any, as such SpinCo LTD Employee is ready to return to active employment, and from and after such time, such employee shall no longer be deemed an employee of the Honeywell Group and shall be deemed a SpinCo Employee for purposes of this Agreement; provided that, if such SpinCo LTD Employee presents himself or herself for active employment and is not employed by a member of the SpinCo Group due to applicable SpinCo policies, and if such SpinCo LTD Employee’s employment is terminated by a member of the Honeywell Group within a reasonable time thereafter, SpinCo shall indemnify the Honeywell Group for all Liabilities incurred in connection with such termination.

ARTICLE 8

DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS

Section 8.01.    Honeywell U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plan. Notwithstanding Section 2.06 or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, following the Distribution, the Honeywell Group shall retain sponsorship of the Honeywell International Inc. Retirement Earnings Plan (the “Honeywell Pension Plan”) and all assets and Liabilities arising out of or relating to the Honeywell Pension Plan; provided that, on or prior to the Distribution, Honeywell shall assign, and SpinCo shall accept such assignment (or cause such assignment to be accepted), to a new U.S. defined benefit pension plan sponsored by SpinCo (the “SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan”) all Liabilities for vested and unvested benefits under the Honeywell Pension Plan relating to SpinCo Employees,

 

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SpinCo LTD Employees and Former SpinCo Employees (the “SpinCo U.S. Pension Liabilities”, and such individuals, the “SpinCo U.S. Pension Participants”). No later than the Distribution Date, SpinCo shall establish or maintain, or cause to be established or maintained, such SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan, which shall have material terms and conditions that are substantially identical to the terms and conditions of the Honeywell Pension Plan that apply to the SpinCo U.S. Pension Participants and shall be (or remain) qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and a trust which is part of such SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan and which shall be exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code (the “SpinCo U.S. Pension Trust”). Each SpinCo. U.S. Pension Participant shall become a participant in the SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan as of the Distribution Date. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall transfer (or cause to be transferred) from the Honeywell Pension Plan (or applicable trust related thereto) to the SpinCo U.S. Pension Trust an amount of assets from the Honeywell Pension Plan with a fair market value equal to the “Projected Benefit Obligation” (as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715) related to the SpinCo U.S. Pension Liabilities as of the Distribution Date, as calculated by an actuary designated by Honeywell using the actuarial assumptions and calculation procedures used by Honeywell in the determination of the most recent Projected Benefit Obligation amount disclosed by Honeywell in an applicable filing with the SEC in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715-30, except that the discount rate assumption shall be the discount rate used by Honeywell for its internal modeling, reporting and financial statement purposes as of the last day of the calendar month immediately prior to the calendar month in which the Distribution Date occurs, with the fair market value of such transferred assets based on actual market values as of the date of transfer (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such amount of assets shall be determined and certified by an actuary in accordance with Section 414(l) of the Code and Treasury Regulation 1.414(l)-1 promulgated thereunder). The date of such transfer is hereinafter referred to as the “SpinCo U.S. Pension Transfer Date”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no transfer of Liabilities or assets shall be made from the Honeywell Pension Plan to the SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan until the later of (a) such date as agreed to between Honeywell and SpinCo in accordance with the TSA, if any, and (b) such time as Honeywell has determined, in its sole discretion, that (i) SpinCo has established the SpinCo U.S. Pension Trust, (ii) the SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan satisfies the requirements for a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code, (iii) the SpinCo U.S. Pension Trust is exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code and (iv) the parties have received all other approvals from all applicable Governmental Authorities (or other such approvals that are pending). Following the SpinCo U.S. Pension Transfer Date, Honeywell and the Honeywell Group shall have no further liability (either under this Agreement or otherwise) to provide the SpinCo U.S. Pension Participants with benefits under the Honeywell Pension Plan. The SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan and the SpinCo U.S. Pension Trust (and any successor to such plan and/or trust) shall provide that (i) with respect to assets transferred to the SpinCo Pension Plan from the Honeywell Pension Plan, such assets shall be held by the SpinCo U.S. Pension Trust for the exclusive benefit of the participants in the SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan, and (ii) the accrued benefits as of the Distribution Date of each SpinCo U.S. Pension Participant may not be decreased by amendment or otherwise. Following the date of this Agreement, Honeywell and SpinCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in administering the SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan, including by exchanging any necessary participant records, engaging recordkeepers, administrators, providers, insurers and other third parties and making any and all filings and submissions to the appropriate Governmental Authorities in effectuating the provisions of this Section 8.01 (including IRS Forms 5310-A in respect of the transfers of assets and, in the event that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement constitute a “reportable event” within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder for which the applicable notice period has not been waived, timely notification to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and filing of all reports required in connection therewith). For the avoidance of doubt, the SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan shall be a SpinCo Benefit Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for purposes of this Section 8.01, “Former SpinCo Employee” shall mean each individual who is listed on the attachments to the Honeywell Pension Plan and the SpinCo U.S. Pension Plan as of the SpinCo U.S. Pension Transfer Date.

 

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Section 8.02.    Non-U.S. Partial Transfer Pension Plans. Except as required by applicable Law or under the terms of a Local Agreement, Honeywell and SpinCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effectuate an assignment and transfer of Liabilities for vested and unvested benefits relating to SpinCo Employees, SpinCo LTD Employees and Former SpinCo Employees, and an amount of assets related thereto, under any non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans sponsored by Honeywell or a member of the Honeywell Group in respect of employees in Germany or Switzerland (each, a “Honeywell Partial Transfer Pension Plan”) to a non-U.S. defined benefit pension plan or plans sponsored by SpinCo (each, a “SpinCo Partial Transfer Pension Plan”) in accordance with the principles of Section 8.01 (or any analogous principles or other requirements under applicable Law), except that the amount of assets transferred from any such Honeywell Partial Transfer Pension Plan (or any trust related thereto) to a corresponding SpinCo Partial Transfer Pension Plan (or any trust related thereto) shall be determined on a plan-by-plan, country-by-country (or, if required by applicable Law, other jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction) basis and shall be equal to the amount required to be transferred by applicable Law or the terms of the applicable SpinCo Partial Transfer Pension Plan (including any insurance policies identified for any applicable participant), whichever is higher, in such country (or other required jurisdiction). For the avoidance of doubt, any such SpinCo Partial Transfer Pension Plan shall be a SpinCo Benefit Plan.

Section 8.03.    Non-U.S. Full Transfer Pension Plans. Following the Distribution, the SpinCo Group shall retain sponsorship of the defined benefit pension plans in Ireland and Japan (the “SpinCo Full Transfer Pension Plans”) and all assets and Liabilities arising out of or relating to such plans. For the avoidance of doubt, each of the SpinCo Full Transfer Pension Plans shall be a SpinCo Benefit Plan.

ARTICLE 9

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS

Section 9.01.    SpinCo 401(k) Plan. Effective as of the Distribution, SpinCo shall establish a defined contribution plan that includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code (the “SpinCo 401(k) Plan”) providing benefits to the SpinCo Employees participating in any qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code sponsored by any member of the Honeywell Group (collectively, the “Honeywell 401(k) Plans”) as of the Distribution.

Section 9.02.    401(k) Rollover. As of the Distribution, the Honeywell Group shall permit each SpinCo Employee to elect, and the SpinCo Group shall cause the SpinCo 401(k) Plan to accept, in accordance with applicable Law and the terms of the Honeywell 401(k) Plans and the SpinCo 401(k) Plan, a rollover of the account balances (including earnings through the date of transfer and promissory notes evidencing all outstanding loans) of such SpinCo Employee under the Honeywell 401(k) Plans, if such rollover is elected in accordance with applicable Law and the terms of the Honeywell 401(k) Plan and by such employee. Upon completion of a transfer of the account balances of any SpinCo Employee, as described in this Section 9.02, SpinCo and the SpinCo 401(k) Plan shall be responsible for all Liabilities of the Honeywell Group under the Honeywell 401(k) Plan with respect to any SpinCo Employee or Former SpinCo Employee whose account balance was

 

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transferred to the SpinCo 401(k) Plan (and his or her respective beneficiaries), and the Honeywell Group and the Honeywell 401(k) Plan shall have no Liabilities to provide such participants (or any of their beneficiaries) with benefits under the Honeywell 401(k) Plan. In the event that the elections by SpinCo Employees pursuant to this Section 9.02 in connection with the Distribution result in a mass rollover, Honeywell and SpinCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate to effect such mass rollover, including by exchanging any necessary participant records and engaging recordkeepers, administrators, providers, insurers and other third parties.

Section 9.03.    Employer 401(k) Plan Contributions. The Honeywell Group shall remain responsible for making all employer contributions under the Honeywell 401(k) Plan with respect to any SpinCo Employees or Former SpinCo Employees relating to periods prior to the Distribution; provided that, prior to the rollover of any SpinCo Employee’s or Former SpinCo Employee’s account pursuant to Section 9.02, the Honeywell Group shall make all employer contributions with respect to such SpinCo Employee or Former SpinCo Employee required under the Honeywell 401(k) Plan for periods of time prior to the Distribution. Any such contributions that are unvested as of the Distribution shall be treated in accordance with the terms of the Honeywell 401(k) Plan. On and after the Distribution, the SpinCo Group shall be responsible for all employer contributions under the SpinCo 401(k) Plan with respect to any SpinCo Employees or Former SpinCo Employees.

Section 9.04.    Stock Considerations. Following the Distribution, SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo Employees shall not be permitted to acquire shares of Honeywell Common Stock in any stock fund under the SpinCo 401(k) Plan.

Section 9.05.    Limitation of Liability. For the avoidance of doubt, Honeywell shall have no responsibility for any failure of SpinCo to properly administer the SpinCo 401(k) Plan in accordance with its terms and applicable Law, including any failure to properly administer the accounts of SpinCo Employees, Former SpinCo Employees and their respective beneficiaries, including accounts rolled over in accordance with Section 9.02, in such SpinCo 401(k) Plan.

Section 9.06.    Non-U.S. Defined Contribution Plans. The treatment of any Honeywell Benefit Plan that is a defined contribution plan for the benefit of employees outside of the United States and in which any SpinCo Employee, SpinCo LTD Employee or Former SpinCo Employee participates (each, a “Non-U.S. DC Plan”) shall be governed by the applicable Local Agreement; provided, that if a Local Agreement does not address the treatment of an applicable Non-U.S. DC Plan, then Honeywell and SpinCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such Non-U.S. DC Plan to be treated in a manner that is consistent with applicable Law and, to the extent practicable, the general principles of this ARTICLE 9.

ARTICLE 10

NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION

Section 10.01.    SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans. Notwithstanding Section 2.06 or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, following the Distribution, the Honeywell Group shall retain sponsorship of the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans and all assets and Liabilities arising out of or relating to the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans; provided that, except as required by applicable Law, on or prior to the Distribution, Honeywell shall assign, and SpinCo shall accept such assignment (or cause such assignment to be accepted), to a new nonqualified deferred compensation plan (or plans)

 

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sponsored by SpinCo with terms and conditions that are substantially similar to the corresponding Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (together, the “SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans”) all Liabilities under the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans relating to SpinCo Employees, SpinCo LTD Employees and Former SpinCo Employees. The Parties hereto agree that none of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, will trigger a payment or distribution of compensation under the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans or the SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans to any SpinCo Employee, SpinCo LTD Employee or Former SpinCo Employee (and their respective beneficiaries) and, consequently, that the payment or distribution of any compensation to which any SpinCo Employee, SpinCo LTD Employee or Former SpinCo Employee (and their respective beneficiaries) is entitled under the SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans will occur upon the time or times provided for under the applicable SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans and such SpinCo Employee’s, SpinCo LTD Employee’s or Former SpinCo Employee’s deferral elections (which SpinCo shall cause such SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans to recognize and maintain). Without limiting the generality of Section 4.01 and subject to Section 16.09, Honeywell and SpinCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in administering the SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans for purposes of satisfying any obligations relating to the participation of any SpinCo Employee, SpinCo LTD Employee or Former SpinCo Employee, including by exchanging any necessary participant records and engaging recordkeepers, administrators, providers, insurers and other third parties. For the avoidance of doubt, each SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan shall be a SpinCo Benefit Plan.

Section 10.02.    No Transfer of Assets. Except as required by applicable Law, nothing in this Agreement shall require any member of the Honeywell Group or the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans to transfer assets or reserves with respect to the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans to any member of the SpinCo Group or the Spinco Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans.

Section 10.03.    Employer Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Contributions. The Honeywell Group shall remain responsible for making all employer contributions under the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans with respect to any SpinCo Employees, SpinCo LTD Employees or Former SpinCo Employees relating to periods prior to the Distribution. Any such contributions that are unvested as of the Distribution shall continue to vest in accordance with their terms. On and after the Distribution, the SpinCo Group shall be responsible for all employer contributions under the SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans with respect to any SpinCo Employees, SpinCo LTD Employees or Former SpinCo Employees.

Section 10.04.    Stock Considerations. Immediately prior to the Distribution, Honeywell shall cause any investments or notional investments in Honeywell Common Stock that are credited to any deferral accounts under the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans that will be transferred to a SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan in accordance with Section 10.01 to be converted into a cash amount equal to the product of (a) the number of shares of Honeywell Common Stock in which such accounts are invested or notionally invested, multiplied by (b) the “regular way” closing price of a share of Honeywell Common Stock on the last trading day immediately prior to the Distribution Date (the “Converted NQDC Stock Amounts”). Following the Distribution, SpinCo Employees, SpinCo LTD Employees and Former SpinCo Employees shall not be permitted to acquire shares of Honeywell Common Stock in any stock fund or deferral account under the SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans (and SpinCo shall cause the Converted NQDC Stock Amounts, if required under the terms of the applicable SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, to be invested or notionally invested in an investment other than Honeywell Common Stock).

 

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Section 10.05.    Limitation of Liability. Honeywell shall have no responsibility for any failure of SpinCo to properly administer the SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans in accordance with their terms and applicable Law, including any failure to properly administer the accounts of SpinCo Employees, SpinCo LTD Employees or Former SpinCo Employees and their respective beneficiaries in such SpinCo Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans.

ARTICLE 11

VACATION

Section 11.01.    Vacation. Upon the Distribution, the SpinCo Group shall assume and be solely responsible for all Liabilities for vacation accruals and benefits with respect to each SpinCo Employee; provided, however, that (a) for purposes of determining the number of vacation days to which such employee shall be entitled following the Distribution, SpinCo and its Subsidiaries shall assume and honor all vacation days accrued or earned but not yet taken by such employee, if any, as of the Distribution, and (b) to the extent such employee is entitled under any applicable Law or any policy of his or her respective employer that is a member of the Honeywell Group, as the case may be, to be paid for any vacation days accrued or earned but not yet taken by such employee as of the Distribution, SpinCo shall assume and be solely responsible for the Liability to pay for such vacation days.

ARTICLE 12

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARDS

Section 12.01.    SpinCo Long-Term Incentive Plan. Prior to the Distribution, Honeywell shall cause SpinCo to adopt a long-term incentive plan or program, to be effective immediately prior to the Distribution (the “SpinCo Long-Term Incentive Plan”) and Honeywell shall approve the SpinCo Long-Term Incentive Plan as the sole stockholder of SpinCo.

Section 12.02.    Equity Award Adjustments. Each outstanding equity award granted under the Honeywell Equity Plans held by any individual as of the Distribution shall be adjusted in accordance with the resolutions adopted by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of Honeywell in connection with the Distribution. Equity awards that are covered by this Section 12.02 shall not be exercisable and/or settled during a period beginning on a date prior to the Distribution Date determined by Honeywell in its sole discretion, and continuing until the adjustments made pursuant to such resolutions are completed, as determined by Honeywell in its sole discretion. Equity awards that remain outstanding under the Honeywell Equity Plans shall remain subject to all terms and conditions of the Honeywell Equity Plans, including the adjustment provisions thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 12.02 shall not apply to any awards that are canceled or converted pursuant to Section 12.03.

 

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Section 12.03.    Treatment of Incentive Awards Upon Distribution. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, the Honeywell Equity Plans or an applicable award agreement to the contrary, the following shall apply to awards under the Honeywell Equity Plans held by SpinCo Employees (including GPUs) that remain outstanding as of the Distribution Date: (a) stock options that are vested as of the Distribution Date shall remain outstanding through the earlier of (i) exercise by the applicable SpinCo Employee and (ii) the applicable scheduled expiration date of such stock options (disregarding for purposes of this clause (ii) the effect of any termination of employment with the SpinCo Group), and shall otherwise remain subject to the terms of the applicable Honeywell Equity Plan (the “Continuing Options”) and applicable award agreement; (b) stock option awards that were granted prior to January 1, 2018 and are unvested as of the Distribution Date shall be canceled effective as of the Distribution Date and, in respect of each such canceled stock option award, SpinCo shall grant to the applicable SpinCo Employee an award of restricted stock units relating to a number of shares of SpinCo Common Stock (“SpinCo RSUs”) with a SpinCo RSU Value equal to the Spread Value of such canceled stock option award and with the same vesting schedule and other terms and conditions (other than any such terms and conditions that are not applicable to full-value stock awards) that applied to such canceled stock option award as of the Distribution Date; provided that any such stock option awards that have an exercise price per share of Honeywell Common Stock in excess of the “regular way” closing price of a share of Honeywell Common Stock on the last trading day immediately prior to the Distribution Date shall be canceled with no consideration payable therefor; (c) stock option awards that were granted in 2018 and remain unvested as of the Distribution Date shall be canceled effective as of the Distribution Date and, in respect of each such canceled stock option award, SpinCo shall grant to the applicable SpinCo Employee an award of SpinCo RSUs with a SpinCo RSU Value equal to the Formula Value of such canceled stock option award and with the same vesting schedule and other terms and conditions (other than any such terms and conditions that are not applicable to full-value stock awards) that applied to such canceled stock option award as of the Distribution Date; (d) restricted stock unit awards shall be canceled effective as of the Distribution Date and, in respect of each such canceled restricted stock unit award, SpinCo shall grant to the applicable SpinCo Employee an award of SpinCo RSUs with a SpinCo RSU Value equal to the Honeywell RSU Value and with the same vesting schedule and other terms and conditions that applied to such canceled restricted stock unit award as of the Distribution Date; (e) SpinCo shall assume the obligation to make payments in respect of all outstanding GPU awards granted to SpinCo Employees in respect of the 2016-2017 performance period applicable to such GPU awards, and shall make payments for such awards on the regularly scheduled payment date of such awards in the first calendar quarter of 2019, subject to the applicable SpinCo Employee’s continued employment with SpinCo through the applicable payment date; (f) (i) performance stock units and cash units granted in respect of the Honeywell 2017-2019 Performance Plan, and (ii) performance-based restricted stock units granted prior to January 1, 2017 (the “Pre-2017 PSUs”), in each case that are held by the SpinCo Employees and outstanding as of the Distribution Date shall be canceled as of the Distribution Date and, in respect of such canceled awards, SpinCo shall grant to the applicable SpinCo Employees an award of SpinCo RSUs with a SpinCo RSU Value equal to a value determined by Honeywell based on the estimated performance against the performance metrics applicable to such 2017-2019 Performance Plan awards as of the latest practicable date prior to the Distribution Date (or, with respect to the Pre-2017 PSUs, based on Honeywell’s relative total shareholder return over a truncated performance period ending immediately prior to the Distribution Date, as determined by Honeywell) and with the same vesting schedule and other terms and conditions (other than any performance vesting requirements or other performance criteria) that applied to such canceled awards as of the Distribution Date; and (g) any and all other long-term incentive awards (including, without limitation, any performance stock units and cash units granted in respect of the Honeywell 2018-2020 Performance Plan) shall be canceled as of the Distribution Date, and from and after the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall have no liabilities or other obligations arising out of or related to such awards; provided that, with respect to each of the conversions pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (d) and (f), the number of shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole SpinCo share.

 

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Section 12.04.    Cooperation. For so long as any equity award in respect of Honeywell Common Stock is outstanding and held by a SpinCo Employee or Former SpinCo Employee, the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group shall reasonably cooperate in the exchange of information and take any action necessary to administer such equity awards following the Distribution, including the following: (a) SpinCo shall notify Honeywell in writing within five (5) days of any change in employment status (including, without limitation, termination of employment), (b) the Parties shall exchange any information necessary to satisfy their obligations under Section 12.03, (c) the Parties shall take any steps necessary to ensure that the employee-paid portion of any Taxes (including any Employment Taxes) required to be withheld upon the exercise of any such equity award is withheld by or paid over to, as applicable, the applicable Party responsible for remitting such amount to the appropriate Taxing Authority as promptly as reasonably practicable, (d) SpinCo shall provide payroll information to Honeywell in respect of SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo Employees, including year-to-date amounts withheld for Federal Insurance Contribution Act Taxes, Medicare Taxes and supplemental compensation, (e) any U.S. Federal, state and local income Tax deduction arising as a result of the exercise of any Continuing Options held by a SpinCo Employee or Former SpinCo Employee shall be claimed by a member of the Honeywell Group; provided, however, that if a deduction claimed by a member of the Honeywell Group pursuant to this Section 12.04 is disallowed by a Taxing Authority for any reason, a member of the SpinCo Group shall amend its Tax Return to claim such deduction and pay to Honeywell an amount equal to the tax benefit actually realized by the SpinCo Group resulting from such deduction; provided, further, that Honeywell, upon the request of SpinCo, shall repay any amount paid to Honeywell under the immediately preceding proviso (plus any interest imposed by the relevant Taxing Authority) in the event SpinCo is required to surrender such tax benefit and (f) the Parties shall cooperate following the Distribution, so that the value of any tax benefit actually realized by any member of the Honeywell Group in connection with the vesting, settlement or exercise of any Award other than the Continuing Options shall be transferred to SpinCo following the Distribution.

Section 12.05.    Treatment of Reimbursements. Any cash payment made by SpinCo to Honeywell in respect of any award exercised for Honeywell Common Stock pursuant to this ARTICLE 12 shall be treated by Honeywell and SpinCo for all Tax purposes as purchase price or partial purchase price for the shares of Honeywell Common Stock equal to the value of any such cash payment, and not as a distribution from SpinCo to Honeywell immediately prior to the Distribution or as consideration for any property contributed to SpinCo in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement. Any cash payment made by Honeywell to SpinCo pursuant to this ARTICLE 12 shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a contribution from Honeywell to SpinCo immediately prior to the Distribution.

Section 12.06.    Treatment of UK Share Plan. Effective as of the Distribution, SpinCo Employees shall cease actively participating in the Honeywell Share Builder Plan (the “UK Share Purchase Plan”) and shall no longer be entitled to make any additional contributions to such UK Share Purchase Plan to purchase Honeywell Common Stock, or to receive any “Matching Shares” as defined in the UK Share Purchase Plan. The Parties expect that SpinCo shall establish a similar plan to the UK Share Purchase Plan for the benefit of SpinCo Employees in the United Kingdom effective as of Distribution.

 

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Section 12.07.    Treatment of Irish Share Plan. Effective as of the Distribution, Honeywell Employees shall cease actively participating in the Honeywell International Technologies Limited Employees Share Ownership Plan (the “Irish ESOP”) and the Honeywell Measurex (Ireland) Limited Group Employee Profit Sharing Scheme (the “Irish Profit Sharing Scheme”), and shall not be able to effectuate any additional share purchases thereunder. SpinCo shall retain or assume all Liabilities under the Irish ESOP and the Irish Profit Sharing Scheme.

ARTICLE 13

NON-U.S. EMPLOYEES

Section 13.01.    Treatment of Non-U.S. Employees. Honeywell Employees and SpinCo Employees who reside outside of the United States or otherwise are subject to non-U.S. Law (“Non-U.S. Employees”) and their related benefits and Liabilities shall be treated under this Agreement in the same manner as the Honeywell Employees and SpinCo Employees, respectively, who are residents of the United States and are not subject to non-U.S. Law; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all actions taken with respect to such Non-U.S. Employees shall be subject to and accomplished in accordance with applicable Law in the custom of the applicable jurisdictions and may be effectuated by implementation of a Local Agreement. In the case of a conflict between the terms and provisions of this Agreement and a Local Agreement, the terms and provisions of such Local Agreement shall control.

ARTICLE 14

COOPERATION; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; LITIGATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

Section 14.01.    Cooperation. Following the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with respect to any employee compensation or benefits matters that either Party reasonably determines require the cooperation of the other Party in order to accomplish the objectives of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, (a) Honeywell, SpinCo and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate in connection with any audits of any Benefit Plan with respect to which such Party may have Information, (b) Honeywell, SpinCo and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate in connection with any audits of their respective payroll services (whether by a Governmental Authority in the United States or otherwise) in connection with the services provided by one Party to the other Party and (c) Honeywell, SpinCo and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate in good faith in connection with the notification and consultation with labor unions and other employee representatives of employees of the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group. With respect to each Benefit Plan, the obligations of the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo Group to cooperate pursuant to this Section 14.01 or any other provision of this Agreement shall remain in effect until the later of (i) the date all audits of such Benefit Plan with respect to which a Party may have Information have been completed, (ii) the date the applicable statute of limitations with respect to such audits has expired and (iii) the date the Honeywell Group discharges all obligations to SpinCo Employees, Former SpinCo Employees and their respective beneficiaries under such Benefit Plan.

Section 14.02.    Access to Information; Privilege; Confidentiality. Except as would be inconsistent with Section 14.01 or any other provision of this Agreement relating to cooperation, Article VII of the Separation Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement mutatis mutandi.

 

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ARTICLE 15

TERMINATION

Section 15.01.    Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by Honeywell at any time, in its sole discretion, prior to the Distribution; provided, however, that this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the termination of the Separation Agreement in accordance with its terms.

Section 15.02.    Effect of Termination. In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Distribution, none of the Parties (or any of its directors or officers) shall have any Liability or further obligation to any other Party under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 16

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 16.01.    Incorporation of Indemnification Provisions of Separation Agreement. In addition to the specific indemnification provisions in this Agreement, Article VI of the Separation Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement mutatis mutandi.

Section 16.02.    Additional Indemnification. If the Parties determine that SpinCo is unable to establish any SpinCo Benefit Plan as of the Distribution Date (or the applicable Welfare Plan Date, if applicable) that it is required under this Agreement to establish by such date, then SpinCo shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Honeywell Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities of the Honeywell Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from participation by any SpinCo Employee, SpinCo LTD Employee or Former SpinCo Employee on or after the Distribution Date (or the applicable Welfare Plan Date) in any such Honeywell Benefit Plan due to the failure to timely establish such SpinCo Benefit Plan or Plans. In addition, SpinCo shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Honeywell Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities of the Honeywell Indemnities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any claim by any SpinCo Employee, SpinCo LTD Employee or Former SpinCo Employee that Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group is a “joint employer” or “co-employer” (or term of similar meaning under applicable Law) with SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group of any such SpinCo Employee, SpinCo LTD Employee or Former SpinCo Employee on or after the Distribution Date (including, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or the TSA, with respect to a claim that any of the foregoing are entitled to participate in any Honeywell Benefit Plan at any time on or after the Distribution Date).

Section 16.03.    Further Assurances. Article IX of the Separation Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement mutatis mutandi.

Section 16.04.    Administration. SpinCo hereby acknowledges that Honeywell has provided or will provide administration services for certain SpinCo Benefit Plans, and SpinCo agrees to assume responsibility for the administration and administration costs of such plans and each other SpinCo Benefit Plan. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to complete such transfer of responsibility on commercially reasonable terms and conditions effective no later than the Distribution or the applicable Welfare Plan Date or Workers’ Compensation Plan Date.

 

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Section 16.05.    Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise may be provided in the Separation Agreement with respect to the rights of any Honeywell Indemnitee or SpinCo Indemnitee, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 16.06.    Employment Tax Reporting Responsibility. To the extent applicable, the Parties hereby agree to follow the alternate procedure for U.S. Employment Tax withholding as provided in Section 5 of Rev. Proc. 2004-53, I.R.B. 2004-35. Accordingly, except as otherwise provided in Section 12.04, the members of the Honeywell Group shall not have any Employment Tax reporting responsibilities, and the members of the SpinCo Group shall have full Employment Tax reporting responsibilities for SpinCo Employees on and after the Distribution.

Section 16.07.    Data Privacy. The Parties agree that any applicable data privacy laws and any other obligations of the SpinCo Group and the Honeywell Group to maintain the confidentiality of any Information relating to employees in accordance with applicable Law shall govern the disclosure of Information relating to employees among the Parties under this Agreement. Honeywell and SpinCo shall ensure that they each have in place appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the personal data of the SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo Employees. Additionally, each Party shall sign any documentation as may be required to comply with applicable data privacy Laws.

Section 16.08.    Section 409A. Honeywell and SpinCo shall cooperate in good faith and use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, will not result in adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code to any SpinCo Employee or Former SpinCo Employee (or any of their respective beneficiaries), in respect of their respective benefits under any Benefit Plan.

Section 16.09.    Confidentiality. (a) Each of Honeywell and SpinCo, on behalf of itself and each Person in its respective Group, shall, and shall cause its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives to, hold, in strict confidence and not release or disclose, with at least the same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable degree of care, that it applies to its own confidential and proprietary Information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Distribution, all Information concerning the other Group or its business that is either in its possession (including Information in its possession prior to the Distribution) or furnished by the other Group or its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement and shall not use any such Information other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder, except, in each case, to the extent that such Information is (i) in the public domain through no fault of any member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, as applicable, or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives, (ii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by any of Honeywell, SpinCo or its respective Group, directors, officers, employees or agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives, as applicable, which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation to the knowledge of any of Honeywell, SpinCo or Persons in its respective Group, as applicable, regarding such Information, (iii) independently generated without reference to any proprietary or confidential Information of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group, as applicable, or (iv) required to be

 

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disclosed by applicable Law; provided, however, that the Person required to disclose such Information gives the applicable Person prompt and, to the extent reasonably practicable, prior notice of such disclosure and an opportunity to contest such disclosure and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate, at the expense of the requesting Person, in seeking any reasonable protective arrangements requested by such Person. In the event that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Person that is required to disclose such Information shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, only that portion of such Information that is legally required to be disclosed and shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded such Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Honeywell and SpinCo may release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any such Information concerning the other Group (A) to their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives who need to know such Information (who shall be advised of the obligations hereunder with respect to such Information) and (B) to any nationally recognized statistical rating agency as it reasonably deems necessary, solely for the purpose of obtaining a rating of securities upon normal terms and conditions; provided, however, that the Party whose Information is being disclosed or released to such rating agency is promptly notified thereof.

(b)    Without limiting the foregoing, when any Information concerning the other Group or its business is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement, each of Honeywell and SpinCo shall, promptly after request of the other Party, either return all Information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or certify to the other Party, as applicable, that it has destroyed such Information (and used commercially reasonable efforts to destroy all such Information electronically preserved or recorded within any computerized data storage device or component (including any hard-drive or database)).

Section 16.10.    Additional Provisions. Article XI of the Separation Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement mutatis mutandi.

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:    
    Name:
    Title:  
GARRETT MOTION INC.
By:    
    Name:
    Title:  


Schedule 1.01

 

(a)

SpinCo Employees

[To come.]

 

(b)

Honeywell Employees

[To come.]

EX-2.5

EXECUTION VERSION

Exhibit 2.5

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

by and between

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

and

GARRETT MOTION INC.

Dated as of                 , 2018


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

  

Section 1.01.

 

Definitions

     1  

ARTICLE II

RECORDATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENTS

  

Section 2.01.

 

Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements

     4  

Section 2.02.

 

Recordation

     4  

Section 2.03.

 

Security Interests

     4  

ARTICLE III

LICENSES AND COVENANTS FROM HONEYWELL TO SPINCO

  

Section 3.01.

 

License Grants

     4  

Section 3.02.

 

Other Covenants

     5  

Section 3.03.

 

Honeywell Content.

     6  

ARTICLE IV

LICENSES AND COVENANTS FROM SPINCO TO HONEYWELL

  

Section 4.01.

 

License Grants

     7  

Section 4.02.

 

Other Covenants

     8  

ARTICLE V

ADDITIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RELATED MATTERS

  

Section 5.01.

 

Assignments and Licenses

     8  

Section 5.02.

 

No Implied Licenses

     9  

Section 5.03.

 

No Obligation To Prosecute or Maintain Patents

     9  

Section 5.04.

 

Technical Assistance

     9  

Section 5.05.

 

Group Members

     9  

Section 5.06.

 

R&D Projects

     9  

ARTICLE VI

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

  

Section 6.01.

 

Confidentiality

     9  

 

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ARTICLE VII

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

  

Section 7.01.

 

Limitation on Liability

     10  

Section 7.02.

 

Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

     10  

ARTICLE VIII

TRANSFERABILITY AND ASSIGNMENT

  

Section 8.01.

 

No Assignment or Transfer Without Consent

     10  

Section 8.02.

 

Divested Businesses

     11  

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

  

Section 9.01.

 

Termination by Both Parties

     11  

Section 9.02.

 

Termination prior to the Distribution

     11  

Section 9.03.

 

Effect of Termination; Survival

     11  

ARTICLE X

FURTHER ASSURANCES

  

Section 10.01.

 

Further Assurances

     12  

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

  

Section 11.01.

 

Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power

     12  

Section 11.02.

 

Dispute Resolution

     13  

Section 11.03.

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

     13  

Section 11.04.

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

     13  

Section 11.05.

 

Court-Ordered Interim Relief

     14  

Section 11.06.

 

Specific Performance

     14  

Section 11.07.

 

Third-Party Beneficiaries

     14  

Section 11.08.

 

Notices

     14  

Section 11.09.

 

Export Control

     15  

Section 11.10.

 

Bankruptcy

     15  

Section 11.11.

 

Severability

     16  

Section 11.12.

 

Expenses

     16  

Section 11.13.

 

Headings

     16  

Section 11.14.

 

Survival of Covenants

     16  

Section 11.15.

 

Waivers of Default

     16  

Section 11.16.

 

Amendments

     17  

Section 11.17.

 

Interpretation

     17  

EXHIBIT A1  –  Patent Assignment Agreement

EXHIBIT A2  –  Trademark Assignment Agreement

EXHIBIT A3  –  Copyright Assignment Agreement

EXHIBIT A4  –  Domain Name Assignment Agreement

EXHIBIT A5  –  Invention Disclosure Assignment Agreement

 

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SCHEDULE A  –  SpinCo Patents

SCHEDULE B  –  SpinCo IDs

SCHEDULE C  –  SpinCo Trademarks

SCHEDULE D  –  SpinCo Domain Names

SCHEDULE E  –  Registered SpinCo Copyrights

SCHEDULE F  –  R&D Projects

SCHEDULE G  –  Honeywell Content

 

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT, dated as of                     , 2018 (this “Agreement”), by and between HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“Honeywell”), and GARRETT MOTION INC., a Delaware corporation (“SpinCo”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, in connection with the contemplated Spin-Off of SpinCo and concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Honeywell and SpinCo are entering into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements, as of the Distribution Date, the Honeywell IP has been allocated to the Honeywell Group and the SpinCo IP has been allocated to the SpinCo Group;

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to record the transfers of any registrations or applications of Honeywell IP and SpinCo IP, as applicable, to the extent the ownership thereof has transferred from a member of the Honeywell Group to a member of the SpinCo Group, or vice versa, pursuant to the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements, as of the Distribution Date, the Honeywell IP allocated to the Honeywell Group includes the Honeywell Shared IP and the SpinCo IP allocated to the SpinCo Group includes the SpinCo Shared IP;

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Parties that Honeywell grant a license to SpinCo in the Honeywell Shared IP, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Parties that SpinCo grant a license to Honeywell in the SpinCo Shared IP, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Parties that Honeywell license certain other intellectual property rights to SpinCo and that SpinCo license certain other intellectual property rights to Honeywell.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used, but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, as applicable.


Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10.

Copyright Assignment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Copyrights” means copyrights, works of authorship (including all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof), mask works, designs and database rights, including, in each case, any registrations and applications therefor.

Divested Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02.

Domain Name Assignment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Domain Names” means Internet domain names, including top level domain names and global top level domain names, URLs, social media identifiers, handles and tags.

Honeywell Content” means the confidential and proprietary materials of Honeywell IP protected by Trade Secret and/or Copyright Law set forth on Schedule G.

Honeywell IP” means all Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group as of immediately prior to the Distribution, other than the SpinCo IP.

Honeywell Shared IP” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

Honeywell Trade Secrets” means the Trade Secrets included in the Honeywell IP.

Honeywell Trademarks” means the Trademarks included in the Honeywell IP.

Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Intellectual Property Rights” or “IPR” means any and all intellectual property rights existing anywhere in the world associated with any and all (a) Patents, (b) Trademarks, (c) Copyrights, (d) Domain Names, (e) Software, (f) Trade Secrets and other confidential information, (g) all tangible embodiments of the foregoing in whatever form or medium and (h) any other legal protections and rights related to any of the foregoing. Intellectual Property Rights specifically excludes contractual rights (including license grants from third parties).

Invention Disclosure Assignment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Party” means either party hereto, and “Parties” means both parties hereto.

Patent Assignment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Patents” means patents (including all reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reexaminations, supplemental examinations, inter partes review, post-grant oppositions, covered business methods reviews, substitutions and extensions thereof), patent registrations and applications, including provisional applications, statutory invention registrations, invention disclosures and inventions.

 

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R&D Projects” means the R&D Projects listed or described in Schedule F, each of which shall be subject to a separate agreement as set forth in Section 5.06.

Software” means any and all (a) computer programs and applications, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (c) descriptions, flow charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons, (d) all documentation including user manuals and other training documentation related to any of the foregoing and (e) all tangible embodiments of the foregoing in whatever form or medium now known or yet to be created, including all disks, diskettes and tapes.

SpinCo Copyrights” means (i) unregistered Copyrights that are owned by the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group as of immediately prior to the Distribution and that are exclusively used in or related to the SpinCo Business and (ii) the registered Copyrights identified on Schedule E hereto.

SpinCo Domain Names” means the Domain Names listed on Schedule D, in each case excluding any Trademarks containing “Honeywell” or any transliteration or translation thereof or any version of the “Honeywell and Design” logo.

SpinCo IDs” means the invention disclosures listed or described on Schedule B.

SpinCo IP” means (a) the SpinCo Patents, (b) the SpinCo Copyrights, (c) the SpinCo Domain Names, (d) the SpinCo Trade Secrets, (e) the SpinCo Trademarks and (f) the SpinCo IDs.

SpinCo Patents” means the Patents identified on Schedule A.

SpinCo Shared IP” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).

SpinCo Trade Secrets” means the Trade Secrets known to the Parties that are owned by the Honeywell Group or SpinCo Group as of immediately prior to the Distribution and that are exclusively used by or related to the SpinCo Business.

SpinCo Trademarks” means the Trademarks identified on Schedule C.

Trade Secrets” means all forms and types of financial, business, scientific, technical, economic or engineering information, including patterns, plans, compilations, program devices, formulas, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, procedures, programs or codes, whether tangible or intangible, and whether or how stored, compiled or memorialized physically, electronically, graphically, photographically or in writing, to the extent that the owner thereof has taken reasonable measures to keep such information secret and the information derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable through proper means by, the public.

 

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Trademark Assignment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Trademarks” means trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, slogans, trade dress or other source identifiers, including any registration or any application for registration therefor, together with all goodwill associated therewith.

ARTICLE II

RECORDATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ASSIGNMENT

AGREEMENTS

Section 2.01. Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements. In order to carry out the intent of the Parties with respect to the recordation of the transfers of any registrations or applications of Honeywell IP or SpinCo IP, as applicable, to the extent the ownership thereof has transferred from a member of the Honeywell Group to a member of the SpinCo Group, or vice versa, pursuant to the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Group members (as applicable) to, execute intellectual property assignments in a form substantially similar to that attached as Exhibit A1 (the “Patent Assignment Agreement”), Exhibit A2 (the “Trademark Assignment Agreement”), Exhibit A3 (the “Copyright Assignment Agreement”), Exhibit A4 (the “Domain Name Assignment Agreement”) and Exhibit A5 (the “Invention Disclosure Assignment Agreement”) as well as such additional case specific assignments as deemed appropriate or necessary under applicable Laws (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements”) for recordation with the appropriate Governmental Authority.

Section 2.02. Recordation. The relevant assignee Party shall have the sole responsibility, at its sole cost and expense, to file the Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements and any other forms or documents with the appropriate Governmental Authorities as required to record the transfer of any registrations or applications of Honeywell IP or SpinCo IP that is allocated under the Separation Agreement, as applicable, and the relevant assignor Party hereby consents to such recordation.

Section 2.03. Security Interests. Prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, each Party shall cooperate with the other Party, without any further consideration and at no expense to the other Party, to obtain, cause to be obtained or properly record the release of any outstanding Security Interest attached to any Honeywell IP or SpinCo IP, as applicable, and to take, or cause to be taken, all actions as the other Party may reasonably be requested to take in order to obtain, cause to be obtained or properly record such release.

ARTICLE III

LICENSES AND COVENANTS FROM HONEYWELL TO SPINCO

Section 3.01. License Grants.

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obtained knowledge of and access to, or otherwise used, certain Honeywell IP, including Patents, Trade Secrets, copyrighted content, proprietary know-how, and other Intellectual Property Rights that are not otherwise governed expressly by the Separation Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or identified expressly in the schedules thereto (collectively, “Honeywell Shared IP”). With regard to the Honeywell Shared IP, the Parties seek to ensure that SpinCo has the freedom to use such Honeywell Shared IP in the future. Hence, as of the Distribution Date, Honeywell hereby grants, and agrees to cause the members of the Honeywell Group to hereby grant, to SpinCo and the members of the SpinCo Group a non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, perpetual, sublicenseable (solely to Subsidiaries and suppliers for “have-made” purposes), worldwide license to use and exercise rights under the Honeywell Shared IP (excluding Trademarks, the Honeywell Content and the subject matter of any other Ancillary Agreement), said license being limited to use of a similar type, scope and extent as used in the SpinCo Business prior to the Distribution Date and the natural growth and development thereof.

(b) Trademarks. The Parties acknowledge and agree that certain rights and obligations with respect to the use by the SpinCo Group of certain Honeywell Trademarks shall be set forth in the Trademark License Agreement. To the extent there is a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement, the terms of the Trademark License Agreement shall control.

(c) Additional Licenses. For a period of five (5) years after the Distribution Date, in the event any member of the SpinCo Group, in SpinCo’s reasonable judgment, requires a license under any Honeywell IP in order to initiate and pursue any new technical projects not covered by the licenses granted in Section 3.01(a), the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to license such Honeywell IP to the applicable member of the SpinCo Group on commercially reasonable terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if the Parties cannot reach agreement with respect to the terms of a license to Honeywell IP pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the applicable member of the SpinCo Group shall be permitted to challenge the validity or enforceability of such Honeywell IP (it being understood that such challenge is the sole remedy available to SpinCo in the event Honeywell does not grant such license, without regard to whether Honeywell has negotiated in good faith).

Section 3.02. Other Covenants.

(a) Honeywell hereby acknowledges (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group) SpinCo’s right, title and interest in and to the SpinCo IP. Honeywell agrees that it will not, and agrees to cause each member of the Honeywell Group not to, (i) initiate any Action against any member of the SpinCo Group or its Affiliates for infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Honeywell IP, (ii) oppose, challenge, petition to cancel, contest or threaten in any way, or assist another party in opposing, challenging, petitioning to cancel, contesting or threatening in any way, any application or registration by SpinCo or its Affiliates or their respective licensees for any SpinCo IP, the use of which is consistent with the use of such SpinCo IP in connection with the SpinCo Business as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date, (iii) engage in any act, or purposefully omit to perform any act, that impairs or adversely affects the rights of SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group in and to any SpinCo IP or (iv) apply for any registration with respect to the SpinCo IP (including federal, state and national registrations), in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) – (iv) for a period of five (5) years after the Distribution Date, without the prior written consent of SpinCo, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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(b) SpinCo shall be responsible for policing, protecting and enforcing its own Intellectual Property Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Honeywell will promptly give notice to SpinCo of any actual or threatened, unauthorized use or infringement of the SpinCo IP of which it receives notice, in each case for a period of five (5) years after the Distribution Date.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.02, each member of the Honeywell Group shall be permitted to challenge the validity or enforceability of SpinCo IP, in each case solely in response to an Action initiated by a third party where failure to assert such challenge would reasonably be expected to materially prejudice any member of the Honeywell Group’s defense to such Action; provided, that the applicable member(s) of the Honeywell Group shall use reasonable best efforts to provide SpinCo with reasonable written notice prior to initiating any such challenge.

(d) All SpinCo Trade Secrets shall be in or shall be moved to the physical possession of the SpinCo Group in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) prior to the Distribution Date. At the specific written request of SpinCo, Honeywell shall destroy or shall have destroyed any form or copy of any SpinCo Trade Secrets specified by SpinCo in such written request that are in the possession of Honeywell or any members of the Honeywell Group and were not used in the Honeywell Business as of immediately prior to the Distribution, other than SpinCo Trade Secrets that were electronically preserved or recorded by an electronic backup system prior to the Distribution Date and remain within a secure, encrypted data backup system that is subject to industry practice defense, protection and access restriction measures.

Section 3.03. Honeywell Content.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 3.01, Honeywell hereby grants, and agrees to cause the members of the Honeywell Group to hereby grant, to SpinCo and the members of the SpinCo Group, for a period of ten (10) years after the Distribution Date (unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 3.03(c)), a non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, non-sublicenseable, non-transferable, worldwide license to use and reproduce the Honeywell Content solely for the SpinCo Group’s internal business purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties acknowledge and agree that SpinCo may distribute the Honeywell Content internally through SpinCo’s intranet in the same form and manner that it was distributed on the Honeywell intranet immediately prior to the Distribution Date; provided, that the Honeywell Content may not be used for any purpose other than the SpinCo Group’s internal business purposes and may not be shared with any third party without the prior written consent of Honeywell.

(b) SpinCo shall, and shall cause each member of the SpinCo Group to, remove any Honeywell Trademarks or reference to the Honeywell Business appearing on any Honeywell Content as soon as reasonably practicable following the Distribution Date, but in no event later than one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Distribution Date.

 

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(c) Without limiting ARTICLE VIII, the license granted to the SpinCo Group in Section 3.03(a) shall automatically terminate in the event (i) that any member of the SpinCo Group assigns, transfers, licenses or otherwise conveys any rights in or to the Honeywell Content to any third party or (ii) of (x) the sale of all or substantially all of the ownership interests in, or the assets of, any member of the SpinCo Group in a single transaction or a series of related transactions to one or more third parties, (y) any direct or indirect acquisition, consolidation or merger of any member of the SpinCo Group by, with or into any third party or (z) any spin-off, public offering or other corporate reorganization or single transaction or series of related transactions in which direct or indirect control of any member of the SpinCo Group is transferred to one or more third parties, including by transferring an excess of fifty percent (50%) of such member of the SpinCo Group’s voting power, shares or equity, through a merger, consolidation, tender offer or similar transaction to one or more third parties.

ARTICLE IV

LICENSES AND COVENANTS FROM SPINCO TO HONEYWELL

Section 4.01. License Grants.

(a) General. The Parties acknowledge that through the course of a history of integrated operations Honeywell and the members of the Honeywell Groups have each obtained knowledge of and access to, or otherwise used, certain SpinCo IP, including Patents, Trade Secrets, copyrighted content, proprietary know-how, and other Intellectual Property Rights that are not otherwise governed expressly by the Separation Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or identified expressly in the schedules thereto (collectively, “SpinCo Shared IP”). With regard to the SpinCo Shared IP, the Parties seek to ensure that Honeywell has the freedom to use such SpinCo Shared IP in the future. Hence, as of the Distribution Date, SpinCo hereby grants, and agrees to cause the members of the SpinCo Group to hereby grant, to Honeywell and the members of the Honeywell Group a non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, perpetual, sublicenseable (solely to Subsidiaries and suppliers for “have made” purposes), worldwide license to use and exercise rights under the SpinCo Shared IP (excluding Trademarks and the subject matter of any other Ancillary Agreement), said license being limited to use of a similar type, scope and extent as used in the Honeywell Business prior to the Distribution Date and the natural growth and development thereof.

(b) Additional Licenses. For a period of five (5) years following the Distribution Date, in the event any member of the Honeywell Group, in Honeywell’s reasonable judgment, requires a license under any SpinCo IP in order to initiate and pursue any technical projects not covered by the licenses granted in Section 4.01(a), the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to license such SpinCo IP to the applicable member of the Honeywell Group on commercially reasonable terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if the Parties cannot reach agreement with respect to the terms of a license to SpinCo IP pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the applicable member of the Honeywell Group shall be permitted to challenge the validity or enforceability of such SpinCo IP (it being understood that such challenge is the sole remedy available to Honeywell in the event SpinCo does not grant such license, without regard to whether SpinCo has negotiated in good faith).

 

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Section 4.02. Other Covenants.

(a) SpinCo hereby acknowledges (on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group) Honeywell’s right, title and interest in and to the Honeywell IP. SpinCo agrees that it will not, and agrees to cause each member of the SpinCo Group not to, (i) initiate any Action against any member of the Honeywell Group or its Affiliates for infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any SpinCo IP, (ii) oppose, challenge, petition to cancel, contest or threaten in any way, or assist another party in opposing, challenging, petitioning to cancel, contesting or threatening in any way, any application or registration by the Honeywell Group or its Affiliates or their respective licensees for any Honeywell IP, the use of which is consistent with the use of such Honeywell IP in connection with the Honeywell Business as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date, (iii) engage in any act, or purposefully omit to perform any act, that impairs or adversely affects the rights of Honeywell or any member of the Honeywell Group in and to any Honeywell IP or (iv) apply for any registration with respect to the Honeywell IP (including federal, state and national registrations), in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) – (iv) for a period of five (5) years after the Distribution Date, without the prior written consent of Honeywell, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(b) Honeywell shall be responsible for policing, protecting and enforcing its own Intellectual Property Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SpinCo will promptly give notice to Honeywell of any actual or threatened, unauthorized use or infringement of the Honeywell IP of which it receives notice, in each case for a period of five (5) years after the Distribution Date.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, each member of the SpinCo Group shall be permitted to challenge the validity or enforceability of Honeywell IP, in each case solely in response to an Action initiated by a third party where failure to assert such challenge would reasonably be expected to materially any member of the SpinCo Group’s defense to such Action; provided, that the applicable member(s) of the SpinCo Group shall use reasonable best efforts to provide Honeywell with reasonable written notice prior to initiating any such challenge.

(d) All Honeywell Trade Secrets shall be in or shall be moved to the physical possession of the Honeywell Group in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) prior to the Distribution Date. At the specific written request of Honeywell, SpinCo shall destroy or shall have destroyed any form or copy of Honeywell Trade Secrets specified in such written request by Honeywell that are in the possession of SpinCo or any members of the SpinCo Group and were not used in the SpinCo Business as of immediately prior to the Distribution, other than Honeywell Trade Secrets that were electronically preserved or recorded by an electronic backup system prior to the Distribution Date and remain within a secure, encrypted data backup system that is subject to industry practice defense, protection and access restriction measures.

ARTICLE V

ADDITIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RELATED MATTERS

Section 5.01. Assignments and Licenses. No Party or any member of its Group may assign or grant a license in or to any of its Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the other Party or any member of its Group pursuant to ARTICLE III or ARTICLE IV, unless such assignment or grant is subject to the licenses, covenants and restrictions set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, a non-exclusive license grant shall be deemed subject to the licenses granted herein.

 

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Section 5.02. No Implied Licenses. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any rights (including the right to sublicense) by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under any Intellectual Property Rights, other than as expressly granted in this Agreement, and all other rights under any Intellectual Property Rights licensed to a Party or the members of its Group hereunder are expressly reserved by the Party granting the license. The Party receiving the license hereunder acknowledges and agrees that the Party (or the applicable member of its Group) granting the license is the sole and exclusive owner of the Intellectual Property Rights so licensed.

Section 5.03. No Obligation To Prosecute or Maintain Patents. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no Party or any member of its Group shall have any obligation to seek, perfect or maintain any protection for any of its Intellectual Property Rights. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no Party or any member of its Group shall have any obligation to file any Patent application, to prosecute any Patent, or secure any Patent rights or to maintain any Patent in force.

Section 5.04. Technical Assistance. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, in the Separation Agreement or any other mutually executed agreement between the Parties or any of the members of their respective Groups, no Party or any member of its Group shall be required to provide the other Party with any technical assistance or to furnish any other Party with, or obtain on their behalf, any Intellectual Property Rights-related documents, materials or other information or technology.

Section 5.05. Group Members. Each Party shall cause the members of its Group to comply with all applicable provisions of this Agreement.

Section 5.06. R&D Projects. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the R&D Projects shall be governed by certain separate agreements between the Parties. To the extent there is a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and such agreements, the terms of such agreements shall control.

ARTICLE VI

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Section 6.01. Confidentiality. All Trade Secrets and other confidential information of a Party disclosed to the other Party under this Agreement (including the Honeywell Content) shall be deemed confidential and proprietary information of the disclosing Party, and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 7.09 of the Separation Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VII

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

Section 7.01. Limitation on Liability. Without limiting the terms set forth in Section 6.09 of the Separation Agreement, none of Honeywell, SpinCo or any other member of either Group shall in any event have any Liability to the other or to any other member of the other’s Group for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages, whether or not caused by or resulting from negligence or breach of obligations hereunder and whether or not informed of the possibility of the existence of such damages.

Section 7.02. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. Each of Honeywell (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group) and SpinCo (on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group) understands and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no Party is representing or warranting in any way, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, registerability, allowability, enforceability or non-infringement, as to any Intellectual Property Rights licensed hereunder, as to the sufficiency of the Intellectual Property Rights licensed hereunder for the conduct and operations of the SpinCo Business or the Honeywell Business, as applicable, as to the value or freedom from any Security Interests of, or any other matter concerning, any Intellectual Property Rights licensed hereunder, or as to the absence of any defenses or rights of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim or other Intellectual Property Rights of any such Party, or as to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document or instrument delivered hereunder to convey title to any Intellectual Property Rights or thing of value upon the execution, delivery and filing hereof or thereof. Except as may expressly be set forth herein, any such Intellectual Property Rights are being licensed on an “as is,” “where is” basis and the respective licensee shall bear the economic and legal risks related to the use of the Shared Honeywell IP in the SpinCo Business or the Shared SpinCo IP in the Honeywell Business, as applicable.

ARTICLE VIII

TRANSFERABILITY AND ASSIGNMENT

Section 8.01. No Assignment or Transfer Without Consent. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement, including the licenses granted pursuant to this Agreement, shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Party to this Agreement (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (a) shall enter into a consolidation or merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity and the surviving entity acquires or assumes all or substantially all of such Party’s assets, or (b) shall transfer all or substantially all of such Party’s assets to any Person, or (c) shall assign this Agreement to such Party’s Affiliates; then, in each such case, the assigning Party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) shall ensure that the assignee or successor-in-interest expressly assumes in writing all of the obligations of the assigning Party under this Agreement, and the assigning Party shall not be required to seek consent, but shall provide written notice and evidence of such assignment, assumption or succession to the non-assigning Party. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will

 

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be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. No assignment permitted by this Section 8.01 shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the licenses granted in this Agreement extend to products, product lines, services, apparatus, devices, systems, components, hardware, software, processes, solutions, any combination of the foregoing, or other offerings of the assignee existing on or before the date of the transaction described in clauses (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence, except to the extent that they were licensed under the terms of this Agreement prior to such transaction.

Section 8.02. Divested Businesses. In the event a Party divests a business by (a) spinning off a member of its Group by its sale or other disposition to a third party, (b) reducing ownership or control in a member of its Group so that it no longer qualifiers as a member of its Group under this Agreement or (c) selling or otherwise transferring a line of business to a third party (each such divested entity/line of business, a “Divested Entity”), the Divested Entity shall retain those licenses granted to it under this Agreement provided that the license shall be limited to the business of the Divested Entity as of the date of divestment and the natural development thereof. The retention of any license grants are subject to the Divested Entity’s and, in the event it is acquired by a third party, such third party’s execution and delivery to the non-transferring Party, within 90 days of the effective date of such divestment, of a duly authorized, written undertaking, agreeing to be bound by the applicable terms of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the licenses retained by a Divested Entity extend to products, product lines, services, apparatus, devices, systems, components, hardware, software, processes, solutions, any combination of the foregoing, or other offerings of a third party acquirer existing on or before the date of the divestment, except to the extent that they were licensed under the terms of this Agreement prior to such divestment.

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

Section 9.01. Termination by Both Parties. Subject to Section 9.02, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized officer of each of the Parties.

Section 9.02. Termination prior to the Distribution. This Agreement may be terminated by Honeywell at any time, in its sole discretion, prior to the Distribution; provided, however, that this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the termination of the Separation Agreement in accordance with its terms.

Section 9.03. Effect of Termination; Survival. In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Distribution, neither Party (nor any member of their Group or any of their respective directors or officers) shall have any Liability or further obligation to the other Party or any member of its Group under this Agreement. Except with respect to termination of the Agreement under Section 9.02, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, ARTICLE I, ARTICLE VI, ARTICLE VII, this Section 9.03 and ARTICLE XI shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE X

FURTHER ASSURANCES

Section 10.01. Further Assurances.

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

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, each Party shall cooperate with the other Party, without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party, (i) to execute and deliver, or use reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including any instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer as such Party may reasonably be requested to execute and deliver by the other Party, (ii) to make, or cause to be made, all filings with, and to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all Consents of any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument, and (iii) to take, or cause to be taken, all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by the other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and any transfers of Intellectual Property Rights or assignments and assumptions of Liabilities related thereto as set forth in the Separation Agreement.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01. Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power.

(a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which counterparts shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or PDF signature and scanned and exchanged by electronic mail, and such facsimile or PDF signature or scanned and exchanged copies shall constitute an original for all purposes.

(b) This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.

(c) Honeywell represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group, and SpinCo represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group, as follows:

 

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(i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and

(ii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes, or will constitute, a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 11.02. Dispute Resolution. In the event that either Party, acting reasonably, forms the view that another Party has caused a material breach of the terms of this Agreement, then the Party that forms such a view shall serve written notice of the alleged breach on the other Parties and the Parties shall work together in good faith to resolve any such alleged breach within thirty (30) days of such notice (a “Dispute”). If any such alleged breach is not so resolved, then a senior executive of each Party shall, in good faith, attempt to resolve any such alleged breach within the following thirty (30) days of the referral of the matter to the senior executives. If no resolution is reached with respect to any such alleged breach in accordance with the procedures contained in this Section 11.02, then the Parties may seek to resolve such matter in accordance with Section 11.03, Section 11.04 and Section 11.06

Section 11.03. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. Any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including to its execution, performance or enforcement, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws thereof. Each Party irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of any state or federal court sitting in New York City in the State of New York over any and all claims, disputes, controversies or disagreements between the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns under or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including their execution, performance or enforcement, whether in contract, tort or otherwise. Each of the Parties hereby agrees that it shall not assert and shall hereby waive any claim or right or defense that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, that the venue is improper, that the forum is inconvenient or any similar objection, claim or argument. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any legal proceeding resolved in accordance with this Section 11.03, Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.06 shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

Section 11.04. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY INCLUDING THEIR EXECUTION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS.

 

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Section 11.05. Court-Ordered Interim Relief. In accordance with Section 11.04 and this Section 11.05, at any time after giving notice of a Dispute, each Party shall be entitled to interim measures of protection duly granted by a court of competent jurisdiction: (1) to preserve the status quo pending resolution of the Dispute; (2) to prevent the destruction or loss of documents and other information or things relating to the Dispute; or (3) to prevent the transfer, disposition or hiding of assets. Any such interim measure (or a request therefor to a court of competent jurisdiction) shall not be deemed incompatible with the provisions of Section 11.02, Section 11.03 and Section 11.04. Until such Dispute is resolved in accordance with Section 11.02 or final judgment is rendered in accordance with Section 11.03 and Section 11.04, each Party agrees that such Party shall continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement and that such obligations shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination.

Section 11.06. Specific Performance. Subject to Section 11.02 and Section 11.05, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the affected Party shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at Law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The other Party shall not oppose the granting of such relief on the basis that money damages are an adequate remedy. The Parties agree that the remedies at Law for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at Law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived.

Section 11.07. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or as otherwise may be provided in the Separation Agreement with respect to the rights of any Honeywell Indemnitee or SpinCo Indemnitee, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 11.08. Notices. All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when (a) delivered in person, (b) on the date received, if sent by a nationally recognized delivery or courier service or (c) upon the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth (5th) business day following the date of mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as follows:

 

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If to Honeywell, to:

Honeywell International Inc.

115 Tabor Road

Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Attn:

email:

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Attn:      Scott A. Barshay

              Steven J. Williams

email:    sbarshay@paulweiss.com

              swilliams@paulweiss.com

Facsimile: 212-492-0040

If to SpinCo, to:

Garrett Motion Inc.

 

Attn:

email:

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Attn:      Scott A. Barshay

              Steven J. Williams

email:    sbarshay@paulweiss.com

              swilliams@paulweiss.com

Facsimile: 212-492-0040

Either Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address to which such notices are to be given. Each Party agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the other Party’s right to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law (including pursuant to the rules for foreign service of process authorized by the Hague Convention).

Section 11.09. Export Control. Each Party agrees that it shall comply with all applicable national and international laws and regulations relating to export control in its country(ies), if any, involving any commodities, software, services or technology within the scope of this Agreement.

Section 11.10. Bankruptcy. The Parties acknowledge and agree that all rights and licenses granted by the other under or pursuant to this Agreement are, and shall otherwise be

 

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deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended (the “Bankruptcy Code”), licenses of rights to “intellectual property” as defined under Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Parties agree that, notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, Honeywell and the members of the Honeywell Group and SpinCo and the members of the SpinCo Group, as licensees of such intellectual property rights under this Agreement, shall retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and elections under the Bankruptcy Code (including Honeywell’s and the Honeywell Group members’ and SpinCo’s and the SpinCo Group members’ right to the continued enjoyment of the rights and licenses respectively granted by under this Agreement).

Section 11.11. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party. Upon any such determination, any such provision, to the extent determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable, shall be deemed replaced by a provision that such court determines is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, void or unenforceable provision.

Section 11.12. Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred by either the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group in connection with the provisions of this Agreement prior to or on the Distribution Date, whether payable prior to, on or following the Distribution Date (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any financing fees or interest payable in respect of any indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Debt Incurrence), will be borne and paid by Honeywell, and (ii) all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred by either the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group in connection with the provisions of this Agreement following the Distribution Date, whether payable prior to, on or following the Distribution Date, will be borne and paid by the Party incurring such fee, cost or expense.

Section 11.13. Headings. The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement, including in the table of contents of this Agreement, are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 11.14. Survival of Covenants. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the covenants in this Agreement and the Liabilities for the breach of any obligations in this Agreement shall survive the Spin-Off and shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 11.15. Waivers of Default. No failure or delay of any Party (or the applicable member of its Group) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default.

 

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Section 11.16. Amendments. No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of each Party.

Section 11.17. Interpretation. Words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires. The terms “hereof,” “herein,” “herewith” and words of similar import, unless otherwise stated, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the schedules hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Article, Section or Schedule references are to the articles, sections and schedules of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule to this Agreement but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein (including any reference herein to this Agreement) shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth therein, including in Section 11.15 above). The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. All references to “$” or dollar amounts are to lawful currency of the United States of America. In the event that an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Intellectual Property Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
GARRETT MOTION INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Agreement]

EX-2.6

EXECUTION VERSION

Exhibit 2.6

TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT

by and between

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

and

GARRETT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC.

Dated as of                 , 2018


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1  

ARTICLE II GRANT

     2  

ARTICLE III RESTRICTIONS

     4  

ARTICLE IV OWNERSHIP

     4  

ARTICLE V QUALITY CONTROL

     5  

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     6  

ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION

     7  

ARTICLE VIII TERM AND TERMINATION

     7  

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

     8  


TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT, dated as of                     , 2018 (this “Agreement”), by and between HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“Licensor”), and GARRETT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC., a Delaware corporation (“Licensee”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, in connection with the contemplated Spin-Off of Licensee and concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Licensor and Licensee are entering into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Licensor is the owner of the Licensed Trademarks; and

WHEREAS, Licensee desires to acquire a license to use the Licensed Trademarks for a transitional basis, and Licensor is willing to grant such license pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used, but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Separation Agreement.

Domain Names” means Internet domain names, including top level domain names and global top level domain names, URLs, social media identifiers, handles and tags.

Enforcement Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(b).

Existing Products” means the inventory of those Licensed Products existing as of the date hereof and included in the SpinCo Assets.

Licensed Products” means each type of product manufactured, assembled, sold or distributed by the SpinCo Business as of the date hereof that contains, bears, displays or uses any Licensed Trademarks.

Licensed Trademarks” shall mean the Trademarks set forth in Schedule A.

New Products” means Licensed Products manufactured and assembled by Licensee after the date hereof and in accordance with this Agreement.

Packaging” means, with respect to any Licensed Products, containers, product tags, product literature, labels, packaging or other similar materials that contain, bear, display or use any Licensed Trademarks in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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Party” means either party hereto, and “Parties” means both parties hereto.

Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

Trademark Guidelines” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b).

Trademarks” means trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, slogans, trade dress or other source identifiers, including any registration or any application for registration therefor, together with all goodwill associated therewith.

ARTICLE II

GRANT

Section 2.01. Licenses. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensor hereby grants, and agrees to cause the members of the Honeywell Group to hereby grant, to Licensee and the members of the SpinCo Group the following fully paid-up, royalty free, non-sublicensable (except as permitted by Section 2.02), non-assignable and non-transferable, non-exclusive, worldwide licenses to use the Licensed Trademarks:

(a) Products and Packaging:

(i) for a period of twelve (12) months following the Distribution Date, in connection with using equipment and tooling included in the SpinCo Assets for the manufacture and assembly of New Products and Packaging therefor;

(ii) for a period of eighteen (18) months following the Distribution Date, in connection with the sale or distribution of Existing Products and New Products and Packaging therefor; provided, that Licensee shall promptly arrange for the destruction of any such Existing Products and New Products, as applicable, that remain unsold following such eighteen (18) month period;

provided, that, the time periods set forth in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) – (ii) shall be extended for such additional period of time, not to exceed six (6) months, as may be required to obtain any license, permit, consent, approval or authorization from an applicable Governmental Authority that is required to cease using the Licensed Trademarks on any Licensed Products or Packaging therefor in connection with the import or export thereof; provided, further, that Licensee uses, and causes the members of the SpinCo Group to use, commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such license, permit, consent, approval or authorization as soon as reasonably practicable after the Distribution Date;

(b) Building Signage: for a period of six (6) months following the Distribution Date, in connection with external building signage that contains, bears, displays or uses any Licensed Trademark; provided, that, such six (6) month period shall be extended for such additional period of time as may be required to obtain any license, permit, consent, approval or authorization from an applicable Governmental Authority or building landlord that is required to remove the Licensed Trademarks from any such external building signage, provided, further, that Licensee uses, and causes the members of the SpinCo Group to use, commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such license, permit, consent, approval or authorization as soon as reasonably practicable after the Distribution Date; and

 

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(c) Other Uses: for a period of six (6) months following the Distribution Date, in connection with continuing the use of any other SpinCo Assets, not addressed in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), that contain, bear, display or use any Licensed Trademark as of the date hereof, including product literature, store displays, billboards, advertisements, vehicle and equipment markings, stationary, sales literature, purchase orders, forms, business cards, invoices, contracts or on letterhead and other media;

provided, further, that, in each case of the foregoing clauses (a)(c) of this Section 2.01, all such uses shall be in a manner consistent with the operation of the SpinCo Business immediately prior to the Distribution Date.

Section 2.02. Dealers, Distributors and Other Service Providers.

(a) Sublicense Rights. The licenses granted to Licensee in Section 2.01(a) and Section 2.01(c) include the right to grant sublicenses to dealers, distributors and other service providers of Licensee and the SpinCo Group in the ordinary course of business (collectively, “SpinCo Dealers”); provided, that Licensee uses commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the terms of any sublicense are consistent with the terms of this Agreement and that any such sublicensee complies with such sublicense. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all SpinCo Dealers to cease any and all use of the Licensed Trademarks after the applicable time periods set forth in this Agreement.

(b) Enforcement Rights. Without limiting Section 2.02(a), Licensor shall have the right to enforce and protect the Licensed Trademarks against any failure by or on behalf of a SpinCo Dealer to cease use of the Licensed Trademarks after the applicable time periods set forth in or to otherwise comply with this Agreement by any means, including any legal proceeding or other enforcement action (each, an “Enforcement Action”). With respect to any then-current SpinCo Dealer, Licensee shall reimburse Licensor for all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Licensor in connection with such Enforcement Action, and with respect to any former SpinCo Dealer, such Enforcement Action shall be at Licensor’s expense. Licensee shall provide reasonable assistance to Licensor in connection with any Enforcement Action; provided, that, with respect to any former SpinCo Dealer, such assistance shall be at Licensor’s expense.

Section 2.03. Efforts to Remove. Notwithstanding the rights set forth in this Article II, Licensee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remove and cease using, and shall cause each member of the SpinCo Group to use commercially reasonable efforts to remove and cease using, any Licensed Trademarks that prominently appear on any publicly available or promotional materials used by any member of the SpinCo Group or their Affiliates within the SpinCo Business as soon as reasonably practical following the Distribution Date.

Section 2.04. Records. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and without limiting the rights otherwise granted in this Article II the SpinCo Group shall have the right, at all times before, during and after the Distribution Date, to retain records and other historical or archived documents containing or referencing the Licensed Trademarks.

 

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Section 2.05. No Implied Licenses. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any rights (including the right to sublicense) by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under any Intellectual Property Rights, other than as expressly granted in this Agreement, and all other rights under any Intellectual Property Rights licensed to a Party or the members of its Group hereunder are expressly reserved by the Party granting the license. Licensee shall not, and shall cause members of the SpinCo Group not to, use the Licensed Trademarks except as set forth in this Agreement. All goodwill generated by Licensee’s and the SpinCo Group’s use of the Licensed Marks inures solely to the benefit of Licensor.

ARTICLE III

RESTRICTIONS

Section 3.01. Restrictions on Use. Except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, Licensee shall not, and agrees to cause the members of the SpinCo Group and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any SpinCo Dealers not to:

(a) use any of the Licensed Trademarks in a way that would reasonably be expected to (i) tarnish, degrade, disparage or reflect adversely on a Licensed Trademark or Licensor’s or any member of the Honeywell Group’s business or reputation, (ii) dilute or otherwise harm the value, reputation or distinctiveness of or Licensor’s goodwill used in connection with or symbolized by any Licensed Trademark or (iii) invalidate or cause the cancellation or abandonment of any Licensed Trademark; or

(b) adopt, use, register or file applications to register, acquire or otherwise obtain, in any jurisdiction, any Trademark or Domain Name that consists of, incorporates or is confusingly similar to or dilutive of, or is a variation, derivation or modification of, any Licensed Trademark.

ARTICLE IV

OWNERSHIP

Section 4.01. Ownership. Licensee acknowledges that the Licensed Trademarks are the exclusive and sole property of Licensor, and Licensee agrees that it will not contest Licensor’s ownership or validity of the Licensed Trademarks. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer in Licensee any right of ownership in any Licensed Trademarks, and Licensee shall not make any representation to that effect or use the Licensed Trademarks in a manner that suggests that such rights are conferred.

Section 4.02. No Obligation to Prosecute or Maintain Trademarks. Neither Licensor nor any member of the Honeywell Group shall have any obligation to seek, perfect or maintain any protection for any of the Licensed Trademarks. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither Licensor nor any member of the Honeywell Group shall have any obligation to file any Trademark application, to prosecute any Trademark or secure any Trademark rights or to maintain any Trademark in force.

 

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ARTICLE V

QUALITY CONTROL

Section 5.01. Samples. Licensee agrees, upon Licensor’s reasonable request, to furnish to Licensor representative samples of marketing materials used, distributed, sold or otherwise disposed of by Licensee that include or refer to the Licensed Trademarks. Licensee shall manufacture, assemble and distribute the Licensed Products according to standards that are, and a level of quality that is either (i) substantially the same as the standards and quality of the SpinCo Business as of immediately prior to the Distribution, or (ii) approved in writing by Licensor prior to the manufacture, assembly or distribution of the Licensed Products.

Section 5.02. Conditions Applicable to the Appearance of the Licensed Trademarks.

(a) Licensee agrees to comply with the rules set forth on Schedule B (“Trademark Guidelines”) with respect to the appearance and manner of use of the Licensed Trademarks, as such rules may be amended by Licensor from time to time in Licensor’s sole discretion. It being understood and agreed that such rules shall be consistent with the rules set forth as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date. Licensor agrees to notify Licensee in writing of any changes to the Trademark Guidelines. Licensee’s and the SpinCo Group’s obligation to comply with revised Trademark Guidelines shall be prospective from the date of notification of any such changes thereto, and Licensee shall not be required to modify any materials complying with the prior guidelines that were distributed, sold or otherwise disposed of prior to such notification. Any changes to any form of use of the Licensed Trademarks not specifically provided for pursuant to the Trademark Guidelines shall be adopted by Licensee only upon prior approval in writing by Licensor.

(b) Prior to any use of any Licensed Trademark that would be materially different from the uses made prior to the Distribution Date, Licensee shall submit samples of any such use of the Licensed Trademarks to Licensor for approval. Such samples shall be sent to:                      (by email to                     ). Such approval by Licensor shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

Section 5.03. Protection of Licensed Trademarks.

(a) Licensee shall take reasonable steps to avoid endangering the validity of the Licensed Trademarks, including compliance with the applicable laws and regulations in all countries where New Products are manufactured, assembled or distributed. Licensee shall execute registered user agreements and similar documents required by Licensor to protect or enhance Licensor’s title and rights in the Licensed Trademarks. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Licensee shall be responsible for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with obtaining and maintaining trademark registrations where such registrations would not have been applied for or maintained in the absence of Licensee’s activities under this Agreement, recording this Agreement and obtaining the entry of Licensee as a registered or authorized user of the Licensed Trademarks.

 

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(b) In the event that Licensee learns of any infringement or threatened infringement of the Licensed Trademarks or any passing-off or that any third party alleges or claims to Licensee that the Licensed Trademarks are liable to cause deception or confusion to the public, or are liable to dilute or infringe any right, Licensee shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify Licensor or its authorized representative giving particulars thereof. Licensor may elect to pursue such claims and any such proceedings shall be at the sole expense of Licensor and any recoveries shall be solely for the benefit of Licensor. Nothing herein, however, shall be deemed to require Licensor to enforce the Licensed Trademarks against others.

(c) In the performance of this Agreement, each Party shall comply with all applicable Laws regarding Intellectual Property Rights, and those Laws particularly pertaining to the proper use and designation of Trademarks. Should either Party be or become aware of any applicable Laws regarding Intellectual Property Rights that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, it shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify the other Party of such inconsistency.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 6.01. Mutual Representations and Warranties. Licensor represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group, and Licensee represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group, as follows:

(a) it has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and

(b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes, or will constitute, a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 6.02. Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties. Licensee (on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group) understands and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Licensor is not representing or warranting in any way, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, registerability, allowability, enforceability or non-infringement, as to any Licensed Trademarks licensed hereby, as to the sufficiency of the Licensed Trademarks licensed hereby for the conduct and operations of the SpinCo Business, as to the value or freedom from any Security Interests of, or any other matter concerning, any Licensed Trademarks, or as to the absence of any defenses or rights of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim or other Intellectual Property Right of Licensor. Except as may expressly be set forth herein, the Licensed Trademarks are being licensed on an “as is,” “where is” basis and the respective transferees shall bear the economic and legal risks related to the use of the Licensed Trademarks in connection with the SpinCo Business.

 

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ARTICLE VII

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 7.01. Indemnification by Licensee. Licensee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Honeywell Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities of the Honeywell Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from (i) Licensee’s breach of this Agreement or (ii) the SpinCo Group’s use or exploitation of the Licensed Trademarks, except to the extent the claim relates to a matter for which Licensor is obligated to indemnify any Licensee Indemnitee under Section 7.02 of this Agreement.

Section 7.02. Indemnification by Licensor. Licensor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the SpinCo Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities of the SpinCo Indemnitees to the extent that it is based upon (i) any third-party claim that Licensee’s or the SpinCo Group’s use of the Licensed Trademarks in accordance with this Agreement infringes or dilutes such third party’s Trademarks, or (ii) Licensor’s breach of this Agreement.

Section 7.03. Limitation on Liability. Except as may expressly be set forth in this Agreement, none of Licensor, Licensee or any other member of either Group shall in any event have any Liability to the other or to any other member of the other’s Group, or to any other Honeywell Indemnitee or SpinCo Indemnitee, as applicable, under this Agreement for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages, whether or not caused by or resulting from negligence or breach of obligations hereunder and whether or not informed of the possibility of the existence of such damages; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 7.03 shall not limit an Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations hereunder with respect to any Liability any Indemnitee may have to any third party not affiliated with any member of the Honeywell Group or the SpinCo Group for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages.

ARTICLE VIII

TERM AND TERMINATION

Section 8.01. Term. The term of this Agreement shall begin as of the Distribution Date and shall expire on the expiration of last of the periods set forth above in Section 2.01 (the “Term”).

Section 8.02. Effect of Expiration. Upon the expiration of this Agreement, Licensee shall, and shall cause the SpinCo Group to, immediately discontinue and cease all use of the Licensed Trademarks. After the expiration of the Term, Licensee and the SpinCo Group shall no longer have the right to use the Licensed Trademarks.

Section 8.03. Survival. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Article I, Article VII and Article IX shall survive the expiration or any termination of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01. No Assignment Or Transfer Without Consent. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement, including the licenses granted pursuant to this Agreement, shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor may assign this Agreement without prior written consent, in whole or in part, (a) in connection with (i) a merger transaction in which Licensor is not the surviving entity and the surviving entity acquires or assumes all or substantially all of Licensor’s assets, or (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of Licensor’s assets, or (b) to Licensor’s Affiliates; provided, however, that the assignee or successor-in-interest expressly assumes in writing all of the obligations of Licensor under this Agreement, and Licensor provides written notice and evidence of such assignment, assumption or succession to Licensee. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. No assignment permitted by this Section 9.01 shall release the assigning Party from liability for full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 9.02. Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power.

(a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which counterparts shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or PDF signature and scanned and exchanged by electronic mail, and such facsimile or PDF signature or scanned and exchanged copies shall constitute an original for all purposes.

(b) This Agreement and the Schedules hereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.

(c) Honeywell represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group, and SpinCo represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group, as follows:

(i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and

(ii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes, or will constitute, a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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Section 9.03. Dispute Resolution. In the event that either Party, acting reasonably, forms the view that another Party has caused a material breach of the terms of this Agreement, then the Party that forms such a view shall serve written notice of the alleged breach on the other Parties and the Parties shall work together in good faith to resolve any such alleged breach within thirty (30) days of such notice (a “Dispute”). If any such alleged breach is not so resolved, then a senior executive of each Party shall, in good faith, attempt to resolve any such alleged breach within the following thirty (30) days of the referral of the matter to the senior executives. If no resolution is reached with respect to any such alleged breach in accordance with the procedures contained in this Section 9.03, then the Parties may seek to resolve such matter in accordance with Section 9.04, Section 9.05 and Section 9.07

Section 9.04. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. Any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including to its execution, performance or enforcement, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws thereof. Each Party irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of any state or federal court sitting in New York City in the State of New York over any and all claims, disputes, controversies or disagreements between the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns under or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including their execution, performance or enforcement, whether in contract, tort or otherwise. Each of the Parties hereby agrees that it shall not assert and shall hereby waive any claim or right or defense that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, that the venue is improper, that the forum is inconvenient or any similar objection, claim or argument. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any legal proceeding resolved in accordance with this Section 9.04, Section 9.05, Section 9.06 and Section 9.07 shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

Section 9.05. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY INCLUDING THEIR EXECUTION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS.

Section 9.06. Court-Ordered Interim Relief. In accordance with Section 9.05 and this Section 9.06, at any time after giving notice of a Dispute, each Party shall be entitled to interim measures of protection duly granted by a court of competent jurisdiction: (1) to preserve the status quo pending resolution of the Dispute; (2) to prevent the destruction or loss of documents and other information or things relating to the Dispute; or (3) to prevent the transfer, disposition or hiding of assets. Any such interim measure (or a request therefor to a court of

 

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competent jurisdiction) shall not be deemed incompatible with the provisions of Section 9.03, Section 9.04 and Section 9.05. Until such Dispute is resolved in accordance with Section 11.02 or final judgment is rendered in accordance with Section 9.04 and Section 9.05, each Party agrees that such Party shall continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement and that such obligations shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination.

Section 9.07. Specific Performance. Subject to Section 9.03 and Section 9.07, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the affected Party shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at Law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The other Party shall not oppose the granting of such relief on the basis that money damages are an adequate remedy. The Parties agree that the remedies at Law for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at Law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived.

Section 9.08. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or as otherwise may be provided in the Separation Agreement with respect to the rights of any Honeywell Indemnitee or SpinCo Indemnitee, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 9.09. Notices. All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when (a) delivered in person, (b) on the date received, if sent by a nationally recognized delivery or courier service or (c) upon the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth (5th) business day following the date of mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as follows:

If to Licensor, to:

Honeywell International Inc.

115 Tabor Road

Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Attn:

email:

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

 

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New York, NY 10019-6064

Attn:

Scott A. Barshay

    

Steven J. Williams

email:

sbarshay@paulweiss.com

    

swilliams@paulweiss.com

Facsimile: 212-492-0040

If to Licensee, to:

Garrett Motion Inc.

Attn:

email:

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Attn:

Scott A. Barshay

    

Steven J. Williams

email:

sbarshay@paulweiss.com

    

swilliams@paulweiss.com

Facsimile: 212-492-0040

Either Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address to which such notices are to be given. Each Party agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the other Party’s right to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law (including pursuant to the rules for foreign service of process authorized by the Hague Convention).

Section 9.10. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party. Upon any such determination, any such provision, to the extent determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable, shall be deemed replaced by a provision that such court determines is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, void or unenforceable provision.

Section 9.11. Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Party agrees that it shall be responsible for its own expenses incurred in conjunction with any activities under this Agreement.

 

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Section 9.12. Headings. The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement, including in the table of contents of this Agreement, are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 9.13. Survival of Covenants. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the covenants in this Agreement and the Liabilities for the breach of any obligations in this Agreement shall survive the Spin-Off and shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 9.14. Waivers of Default. No failure or delay of any Party (or the applicable member of its Group) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default.

Section 9.15. Amendments. No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of each Party.

Section 9.16. Interpretation. Words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires. The terms “hereof,” “herein,” “herewith” and words of similar import, unless otherwise stated, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the schedules hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Article, Section or Schedule references are to the articles, sections and schedules of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule to this Agreement but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein (including any reference herein to this Agreement) shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth therein, including in Section 9.14 above). The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. All references to “$” or dollar amounts are to lawful currency of the United States of America. In the event that an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions hereof.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Trademark License Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
GARRETT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

[Signature Page to Trademark Agreement]

EX-2.7

Exhibit 2.7

 

 

 

INDEMNIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

HONEYWELL ASASCO, INC.,

HONEYWELL ASASCO 2, INC.,

AND

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Dated as of [•], 2018