CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
Medline Inc. has requested confidential treatment of this registration statement and associated
correspondence pursuant to Rule 83 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exhibit 10.8
This Consulting Services Agreement (this Agreement), dated as of October 21, 2021, is being entered into by and between Mozart Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company”), and Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Consultant”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Consultant is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and acts as investment adviser or sponsor to various private equity funds that invest or hold securities in operating companies (such as the Company) and provides investment advice to these private equity funds in connection with their investments in such portfolio companies;
WHEREAS, the Consultant, by and through its officers, employees, agents, representatives and Affiliates (as defined below), provides consulting services on, and has expertise in, among other things, formation, management and structuring of businesses and organizations, business strategy, analysis of industries and markets, acquisition and disposition strategy, business due diligence, business integration and other matters relating to the structural, strategic and financial (as opposed to operational) management of businesses;
WHEREAS, the Consultant, in connection with providing investment advice to or for the benefit of these private equity funds, may incur certain out-of-pocket costs or expenses; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to avail itself of the expertise of the Consultant in the aforesaid areas, in which it acknowledges the expertise of the Consultant, and to reimburse the out-of-pocket costs or expenses of the Consultant.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the covenants and conditions herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Appointments. The Company hereby appoints the Consultant to render the advisory and consulting services described in Section 2(a) hereof on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Section 2. Services.
(a) In connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2021 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Medline Industries, Inc., Mozart HoldCo, Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Buyer LP, Mozart Debt Merger Sub Inc. and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ RE Debt Merger Sub Inc. (the “Transactions”) (together with any and all other agreements, documents, instruments and certificates entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby and the financing thereof, the “Transaction Documents”), the Consultant has provided to the Company strategic advisory and consulting services described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Initial Advisory Services”).
Medline Inc. has requested confidential treatment of this registration statement and associated
correspondence pursuant to Rule 83 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b) Following completion of the Transactions on Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Company hereby engages the Consultant to provide to the Company and/or its designated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company Group”), by and through such of the Consultant’s officers, employees, agents, representatives and Affiliates as the Consultant, in its sole discretion, shall designate (the “Consultant Designees”), from time to time as requested by the Company and mutually agreed by the Company and the Consultant, advisory, consulting and other services in relation to, among other things, development and execution of business strategy, analysis of industries and markets, acquisition and disposition strategy, business due diligence, business integration and other matters relating to the strategic and financial (as opposed to operational) management of the businesses of the Company Group (the “Consulting Services”). The Consulting Services do not include any services related to the day-to-day operation, management or supervision of the business or facilities of the Company Group, including, without limitation, facility or business budget analysis, health or safety matters, regulatory compliance or policy and procedure development (the “Excluded Services”), it being understood that the Consultant will not provide and shall not be deemed to have any knowledge of activities constituting the Excluded Services. Further, in providing the Consulting Services or otherwise, the Consultant shall not be deemed to be acting in concert with the Company Group, including, without limitation, for purposes of the Company Group’s compliance with any and all consent decrees to which the members of the Company Group are a party or may be party in the future. As used herein, the term “Affiliate” of any specified person or entity means any person or entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified person or entity. Nothing herein shall require the Consultant to engage in any activities as a broker-dealer or investment adviser under the laws of any jurisdiction in which it performs services.
Section 3. Out-of-Pocket Expenses. The Company or a member of the Company Group, as applicable, shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable at the request of the Consultant, reimburse the Consultant for, or at the Consultant’s request, pay directly on the Consultant’s behalf, the Out-of-Pocket Expenses. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Out-of-Pocket Expenses” means all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred or accrued by or on behalf of the Consultant or its Affiliates in connection with the performance of (a) the Initial Advisory Services and (b) the Consulting Services, in each case, including, without limitation, (i) reasonable and documented fees, expenses and disbursements of any counsel, consultants, investment bankers, accountants, financial advisors and other independent professionals and organizations, (ii) reasonable and documented costs of any outside services or independent contractors such as financial printers, couriers, business publications, regulatory filings or similar services and (iii) any reasonable and documented travel, entertainment and other third-party expenses not associated with the Consultant’s ordinary operations. For the avoidance of doubt, Out-of-Pocket Expenses shall not include any fees or expenses incurred in connection with any other transaction or services involving any portfolio company of the Consultant other than the entities within the Company Group. All reimbursements for Out-of-Pocket Expenses shall be made as promptly as reasonably practicable upon presentation by the Consultant to the Company or the relevant member of the Company Group, as applicable, of the invoices in connection therewith. Such payments and reimbursements shall be paid free and clear of any withholding taxes, setoff, deduction or other right that the Company may have against the Consultant, or any of its affiliates or any other person; provided that, such payments and reimbursements shall only be paid free and clear of any withholding taxes if the Consultant or other recipient provides the Company with a recent and properly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 prior to the date on which the applicable payment or reimbursement is required to be made. The Consultant shall pay the relevant portions of such Out-of-Pocket Expenses to various external service providers on behalf of the Consultant and its Affiliates.
Section 4. Termination.
(a) This Agreement will continue in full force and effect for so long as the Consultant and its Affiliates collectively and beneficially own (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder) securities of the Company, its successor, any parent entity of the Company or such successor; provided that the Company or Consultant may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing at least thirty (30) days advance written notice to the other counterparty or immediately in the event of willful misconduct or fraud
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by the other counterparty or its affiliates in connection with this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, termination of this Agreement will not relieve any party from liability for any breach of this Agreement at or prior to such termination. In the event of a termination of this Agreement, on the date of such termination, the Company will pay to the Consultant (or its designee) all unpaid fees due to the Consultant with respect to periods ending on the date of termination and will reimburse the Consultant for all Out-of-Pocket Expenses as of such date of termination.
(b) Sections 4 to 14 of this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement with respect to matters arising before or after such termination.
Section 5. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability; Opportunities.
(a) Disclaimer; Standard of Care. Neither the Consultant nor any of its Consultant Designees make any representations or warranties, express or implied, in respect of the services to be provided by it or its Consultant Designees hereunder. In no event will the Consultant, any of its Consultant Designees or any of the Consultant’s or its Consultant Designees’ respective former, current or future partners, members, stockholders, Affiliates, associates, associated investment funds, officers, directors, employees, controlling persons, agents or representatives, or any former, current or future partners, members, stockholders, Affiliates, associates, associated investment funds, officers, directors, employees, controlling persons, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing (together with the Consultant and the Consultant Designees, the “Consultant Related Parties”) be liable to the Company or any members of the Company Group (other than the Consultant Related Parties) for any act, alleged act, omission or alleged omission hereunder that does not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct of a Consultant Related Party, as determined by a final, non-appealable determination of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Freedom to Pursue Opportunities. In recognition that the Consultant Related Parties currently have, and will in the future have or will consider acquiring, investments in numerous companies with respect to which one or more Consultant Related Parties may serve as an advisor or director or in some other capacity, and in recognition that the Consultant Related Parties have myriad duties to various investors and partners, and in anticipation that a member of the Company Group, on the one hand, and the Consultant Related Parties, on the other hand, may engage in the same or similar activities or lines of business and have an interest in the same areas of corporate opportunities, and in recognition of the benefits to be derived by a member of the Company Group hereunder and in recognition of the difficulties which may confront any advisor who desires and endeavors fully to satisfy such advisor’s duties in determining the full scope of such duties in any particular situation, the provisions of this Section 5(b) are set forth to regulate, define and guide the conduct of certain affairs of the Company Group as they may involve Consultant Related Parties. Except as the Consultant or any Consultant Designee may otherwise agree in writing after the date hereof:
(i) Each Consultant Related Party will have the right: (A) to directly or indirectly engage in any business (including, without limitation, any business activities or lines of business that are the same as or similar to those pursued by, or competitive with the Company Group), (B) to directly or indirectly do business with any client or customer of the Company Group, (C) to take any other action that such Consultant Related Party believes in good faith is necessary to or appropriate to fulfill its obligations as described in the first sentence of this Section 5(b) to persons or entities other than the Company Group, and (D) not to communicate or present potential transactions, matters or business opportunities to the Company Group, and to pursue, directly or indirectly, any such opportunity for itself or any persons or entities other than the Company Group, and to direct any such opportunity to another person or entity.
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(ii) No Consultant Related Party will have any duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present any corporate opportunities to the Company Group or to refrain from any actions specified in Section 5(b)(i), and the Company Group hereby renounces and waives any right to require any Consultant Related Party to act in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 5(b).
(iii) Except as provided in this Section 5(b), no Consultant Related Party will be liable to the Company Group for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of any activities or omissions of the types referred to in this Section 5(b) or of any such person’s participation therein.
(c) Limitation of Liability. In no event will any Consultant Related Party be liable to any member of the Company Group for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, including, without limitation, lost profits or savings, whether or not such damages are foreseeable, relating to, in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the performance of the services contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the services to be provided by the Consultant or any Consultant Designee hereunder. In no event will any Consultant Related Party be liable for damages of any kind for any act or omission that does not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Consultant Related Party (as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) or for damages in excess of the Out-of-Pocket Expenses received by the Consultant corresponding to such Consultant Related Party hereunder for the service to which such act or omission relates.
(d) Accuracy of Information. The Company should procure that the Company Group shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Consultant such information as is reasonably appropriate to render the services contemplated by this Agreement (all such information so furnished, the “Information”). The Company recognizes and confirms that the Consultant (i) will use and rely primarily on the Information and on information available from generally recognized public sources in performing the services contemplated by this Agreement without having independently verified the same, (ii) does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the Information and such other information and (iii) is entitled to rely upon the Information without independent verification.
Section 6. Indemnification.
(a) The Company, as applicable, will indemnify, defend, exonerate and hold harmless any Consultant Related Parties from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, liabilities, losses, damages, reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including, without limitation reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements) incurred by such Consultant Related Parties or any of them before, on or after the date of this Agreement, arising out of, incurred in connection with or as a result of, (i) this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, any transaction to which, the Company or any members of the Company Group are a party, (ii) services provided by the Consultant or any Consultant Designee to the Company or any members of the Company Group from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or (iii) the exercise, enforcement or preservation of any rights or remedies under this Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that the foregoing indemnification rights will not be available to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines by final non-appealable judgment or order that such Indemnified Liabilities arose on account of such Consultant Related Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; and provided, further, that if and to the extent that the foregoing right to indemnification may be unavailable or unenforceable for any reason, the Company hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
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(b) The Company, as applicable, will reimburse any Consultant Related Party for all reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and expenses and any other reasonable and documented litigation-related expenses) as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing, defending or assisting in the defense of any action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding for which the Consultant Related Party would be entitled to indemnification under the terms of Section 6(a), or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Consultant Related Party is a party thereto. The Company agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Consultant, settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action or proceeding relating to the matters contemplated hereby (if any Consultant Related Party is a party thereto or has been threatened to be made a party thereto) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the Consultant Related Party from all liability, without future obligation or prohibition on the part of such Consultant Related Party, arising or that may arise out of such claim, action or proceeding, and does not contain an admission of guilt or liability on the part of the Consultant Related Party.
(c) The rights of any Consultant Related Party to indemnification hereunder will be in addition to any other rights any such person may have under any other agreement or instrument referenced above or any other agreement or instrument to which such Consultant Related Party is or becomes a party or is or otherwise becomes a beneficiary or under law or regulation. The Company hereby acknowledges that each Consultant Related Party may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by one or more persons or entities with whom or which such Consultant Related Party may be associated (including, without limitation, any other Consultant Related Party). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company shall be the indemnitors of first resort with respect to any Indemnified Liability, (ii) the Company shall be primarily liable for all Indemnified Liabilities and any indemnification afforded to any Consultant Related Party in respect of any Indemnified Liabilities, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any other person or entity with whom or which any Consultant Related Party may be associated (including, without limitation, any other Consultant Related Party) to indemnify such Consultant Related Party and/or advance expenses to such Consultant Related Party in respect of any proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Company hereunder, (iv) the Company shall be required to indemnify each Consultant Related Party and advance expenses to each Consultant Related Party hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights such Consultant Related Party may have against any other person or entity with whom or which such Consultant Related Party may be associated (including, without limitation, any other Consultant Related Party) or insurer of any such person or entity and (v) the Company (on behalf of themselves and, to the extent permitted under the applicable contract(s), their respective insurers) irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other person or entity with whom or which any Consultant Related Party may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Company hereunder. In the event any other person or entity with whom or which any Consultant Related Party may be associated (including, without limitation, any other Consultant Related Party) or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss which is the subject of any Indemnified Liability owed by the Company or payable under any insurance policy provided under this Agreement, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against the Company or their respective insurer or insurers, as applicable, for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Company or their respective insurer or insurers under this Agreement. In no event will payment of an Indemnified Liability under this Agreement by any other person or entity with whom or which any Consultant Related Party may be associated (including, without limitation, other Consultant Related Parties) or their insurers affect the obligations of the Company hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnified Liability to any other person or entity with whom or which such Consultant Related Party may be associated (including, without limitation, any other Consultant Related Party).
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Section 7. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or consent to any departure by either party from any such provision, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties to this Agreement, and, in any case, such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. The waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver by such party of any subsequent breach.
Section 8. Assignment; Successors. This Agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the parties hereto; provided, however, that Consultant may assign or transfer all or a portion of its rights, duties, obligations or interests hereunder to an Affiliate at the sole discretion of Consultant. Subject to the foregoing, the provisions of this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the next sentence, no person or party other than the parties hereto and their respective successors or permitted assigns is intended to be a beneficiary of this Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that each of the Consultant Related Parties shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to Sections 5 and 6 hereof, in each case entitled to enforce such provisions as though each such Consultant Related Party were a party to this Agreement.
Section 9. Notices.
(a) Any and all notices in connection with this Agreement shall be delivered by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid), email, overnight courier (using an internationally recognized courier company) or hand delivery to the parties at the following addresses (or such different addresses specified by a party for itself by notice to the other party in accordance with this Section 9):
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(b) A notice shall be effective upon receipt and shall be deemed to have been received (i) at the time of delivery, if delivered by hand, registered or certified mail or courier or (ii) at the time of receipt if delivered by email.
Section 10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between and among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and shall supersede all previous oral and written (and all contemporaneous oral) negotiations, commitments, agreements and understandings relating hereto.
Section 11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of such state or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.
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(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AGREES NOT TO ASSERT ANY DEFENSES BASED ON LACK OF IN PERSONAM JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE, AND/OR INCONVENIENT FORUM. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE AND WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
(c) EACH PARTY AGREES THAT LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE DETERMINED SOLELY BY A FINAL AND UNAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING (OR A SETTLEMENT TANTAMOUNT THERETO) AND ANY SUCH FINAL AND UNAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT IN ANY JURISDICTION WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED IN LAW OR IN EQUITY.
(d) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A LEGAL ACTION, (B) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11(c).
Section 12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and by different parties on separate counterparts. Each set of counterparts showing execution by all parties shall be deemed an original, and shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 13. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 14. Independent Contractor. In providing services to the Company Group, the Consultant will act as an independent contractor, and it is expressly understood and agreed that this Agreement is not intended to create, and does not create, any partnership, agency, joint venture or similar relationship and that no party hereto has the right or ability to contract for or on behalf of the other party, respectively, or to effect any transaction for the account of the other party, respectively.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers or agents as of the date first referenced above as set forth below.
SIGNED by CARLYLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
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| Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Title: | Chief Compliance Officer | |
Medline Inc. has requested confidential treatment of this registration statement and associated
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| SIGNED by MOZART HOLDINGS, LP | ||
| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Medline Inc. has requested confidential treatment of this registration statement and associated
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Schedule 1
Strategic advisory and consulting services, including, without limitation:
| 1. | Transaction structuring services; |
| 2. | Assistance and advice concerning negotiation of the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents; |
| 3. | Acquisition due diligence services, including advice and analysis concerning the industry, operations, customers, management, historical and projected financial performance, quality of earnings, prospects and business plans of the Company and its subsidiaries and parent companies and their business functions (including the management, human resources, sales and marketing, risk management, business technology, strategic planning, contract management, corporate planning, accounting, financial reporting and treasury functions of the Company and its subsidiaries and parent companies); |
| 4. | Industry and market analysis related to the products, services and competitive position of the businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries and parent companies; |
| 5. | Analysis and advice concerning the management compensation plans and arrangements of the Company and its subsidiaries and parent companies; |
| 6. | Analysis and advice concerning management, operational and organizational structure of the Company Group; |
| 7. | Analysis and advice concerning strategic planning and financial and operational forecasting and budgeting; and |
| 8. | Assistance and advice concerning transition planning. |