Exhibit
2.1
dated as of March 7, 2010
among
ALICO HOLDINGS LLC,
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
and
METLIFE, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms |
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ARTICLE II
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SHARES
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Section 2.01. Purchase and Sale of the Shares |
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Section 2.02. Closing |
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Section 2.03. Purchase Price |
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Section 2.04. Transactions; Closing Deliveries |
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Section 2.05. Payments and Computations |
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Section 2.06. Interest |
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Section 2.07. Preparation and Delivery of Financial
Statements; Determination of Adjustments for
After-Tax Operating Earnings |
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Section 2.08. Closing Date Purchase Price Adjustments |
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Section 2.09. Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustments |
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
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Section 3.01. Incorporation, Qualification and Authority of the Seller |
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Section 3.02. Incorporation, Qualification and Authority of the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries |
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Section 3.03. Capital Structure of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries; Ownership and Transfer of the Shares |
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Section 3.04. No Conflict |
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Section 3.05. Consents and Approvals |
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Section 3.06. Financial Information; Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities |
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Section 3.07. Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 3.08. Absence of Litigation |
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Section 3.09. Compliance with Laws |
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Section 3.10. Governmental Permits |
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Section 3.11. Intellectual Property and Information Technology |
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Section 3.12. Material Contracts |
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Section 3.13. Employee Benefits; Employees |
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Section 3.14. Insurance Issued by Insurance Companies |
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Section 3.15. Reinsurance |
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Section 3.16. Client Companies and Brokers; Sales Practices |
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Section 3.17. Investment Assets |
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Section 3.18. Insurance |
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Section 3.19. Real Property |
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Section 3.20. Taxes |
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Section 3.21. Reserves |
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Section 3.22. Risk-Based Capital |
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Section 3.23. Investment Company Act |
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Section 3.24. Regulatory Filings |
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Section 3.25. Affiliate Transactions |
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Section 3.26. Securities Matters |
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Section 3.27. Sufficiency of Assets |
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Section 3.28. Title to Tangible Property |
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Section 3.29. Creditors |
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Section 3.30. Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.31. Foreign Corrupt Practices, Economic Sanctions,
Anti-Money Laundering and Enforcement Proceedings |
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Section 3.32. Troubled Asset Relief Program |
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Section 3.33. Certain Securities Matters |
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Section 3.34. Risk Management Instruments |
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Section 3.35. Brokers |
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Section 3.36. Books and Records |
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Section 3.37. Fairness Opinion |
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ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT
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Section 4.01. Incorporation and Authority of the Parent |
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Section 4.02. Capital Structure of the Seller |
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Section 4.03. No Conflict |
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Section 4.04. Consents and Approvals |
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Section 4.05. Absence of Litigation |
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Section 4.06. Compliance with Laws |
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ARTICLE V
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ACQUIROR
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Section 5.01. Incorporation, Qualification and Authority of the Acquiror |
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Section 5.02. Incorporation, Qualification and Authority of Subsidiaries of the Acquiror |
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Section 5.03. Capital Structure of the Acquiror and its Material Subsidiaries; Ownership and Transfer of the Non-Cash
Consideration |
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Section 5.04. No Conflict |
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Section 5.05. Consents and Approvals |
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Section 5.06. Financial Information; Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities |
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Section 5.07. Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 5.08. Absence of Litigation |
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Section 5.09. Compliance with Laws |
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Section 5.10. Investment Company |
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Section 5.11. Securities Matters |
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Section 5.12. Financial Ability |
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Section 5.13. Brokers |
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Section 5.14. Amendment of Rights Agreement and Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation
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Section 5.15. Taxes |
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ARTICLE VI
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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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Section 6.01. Seller Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing |
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Section 6.02. Acquiror Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing |
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Section 6.03. Access to Information |
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Section 6.04. Books and Records |
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Section 6.05. Confidentiality |
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Section 6.06. Regulatory and Other Authorizations |
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Section 6.07. Insurance |
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Section 6.08. Intercompany Obligations and Arrangements |
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Section 6.09. Guarantees |
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Section 6.10. Intellectual Property; Trade Names and Trademarks |
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Section 6.11. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; No-Hire. |
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Section 6.12. Certain Matters |
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Section 6.13. Separation, Migration and Integration |
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Section 6.14. Parent Corporate Credit Card Program |
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Section 6.15. Company E&O Claims |
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Section 6.16. Acquiror Financing Activities |
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Section 6.17. Stockholder Approval |
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Section 6.18. Transfer and License of Certain Information Technology Assets |
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Section 6.19. Remediation of Security Breaches |
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Section 6.20. Investment Assets |
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Section 6.21. Release of Liens |
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Section 6.22. Investment Management Agreements |
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Section 6.23. Notification |
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Section 6.24. Separateness; Liquidity |
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Section 6.25. Equity Units Documents |
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Section 6.26. Certain Expenses |
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Section 6.27. Further Action |
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ARTICLE VII
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EMPLOYEE MATTERS
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Section 7.01. Employee Matters |
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ARTICLE VIII
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TAX MATTERS
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Section 8.01. Liability for Taxes |
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Section 8.02. Tax Returns |
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Section 8.03. Contest Provisions |
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Section 8.04. Assistance and Cooperation |
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Section 8.05. Other Tax Covenants |
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Section 8.06. Tax Relief |
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Section 8.07. Special Indemnification Provisions |
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ARTICLE IX
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CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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Section 9.01. Conditions to Obligations of Each Party |
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Section 9.02. Conditions to Obligations of the Seller |
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Section 9.03. Conditions to Obligations of the Acquiror |
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ARTICLE X
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TERMINATION
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Section 10.01. Termination |
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Section 10.02. Notice of Termination |
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Section 10.03. Termination Upon Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceedings |
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Section 10.04. Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE XI
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INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 11.01. Survival |
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Section 11.02. Indemnification by the Seller |
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Section 11.03. Indemnification by the Acquiror |
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Section 11.04. Notification of Claims |
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Section 11.05. Payment |
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Section 11.06. Exclusive Remedies |
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Section 11.07. Additional Indemnification Provisions |
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Section 11.08. Mitigation |
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ARTICLE XII
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section 12.01. Expenses |
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Section 12.02. Notices |
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Section 12.03. Public Announcements |
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Section 12.04. Severability |
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Section 12.05. Entire Agreement |
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Section 12.06. Assignment |
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Section 12.07. No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 12.08. Amendment; Waiver |
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Section 12.09. Disclosure Letters |
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Section 12.10. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 12.11. Rules of Construction |
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Section 12.12. Specific Performance |
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Section 12.13. Counterparts |
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit A
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Definitions |
Exhibit B
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Form of Transition Services Agreement |
Exhibit C
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Form of Investor Rights Agreement |
Exhibit D
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Form of Stock Purchase Contract Agreement |
Exhibit D-1
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Initial Scheduled Stock Purchase Dates |
Exhibit D-2
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Series C Make-Whole Table, Series D and Series E Make-Whole Table |
Exhibit D-2A
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Raw Make-Whole Table Legend |
Exhibit D-3
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Maturity, and Certain Other Terms, of each series of Debt Securities |
Exhibit E
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Form of Special Asset Protection Agreement |
Exhibit F
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Form of Indemnification Collateral Account Security and Control
Agreement |
Exhibit G
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Form of Hold Harmless Agreement |
Exhibit H
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Form of Opinion of Xxxxx & XxXxxxx LLP |
Exhibit I
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Methodology for the Calculation of Risk-Based Capital and Total
Adjusted Capital |
Exhibit J
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Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP |
Exhibit K
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Form of Pledge Agreement |
Exhibit L
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Form of Equity Unit Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations |
Exhibit M
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Agreed Procedures for Calculation of After-Tax Operating Earnings |
Exhibit N
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Form of Interim Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations |
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Schedules |
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Schedule I
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List of Transferred Subsidiaries |
Schedule 2.07(a)(iii)
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Actual Income Statement Worksheet |
Schedule 6.11A
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List of Certain Countries |
Schedule 6.11B
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List of Certain Additional Countries |
This
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of March 7, 2010, is entered into by and among ALICO
Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “
Seller”), American International
Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Parent”), and MetLife, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “
Acquiror”).
RECITALS
A. The Seller, a Delaware limited liability company organized to hold all of the issued and
outstanding Capital Stock of American Life Insurance Company, a Delaware-domiciled insurance
company (the “Company”, which term, for the avoidance of doubt, includes all non-United
States branches of American Life Insurance Company) (the “Shares”), owns, beneficially and
of record, such Shares;
B. The Parent owns, beneficially and of record, all of the issued and outstanding Capital
Stock of Delaware American Life Insurance Company, a Delaware-domiciled insurance company
(“DelAm,” and such shares of Capital Stock, the “DelAm Shares”);
C. Schedule I sets forth the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company as of the
Closing (together with each Joint Venture, DelAm and GBN, LLC, a Subsidiary of DelAm, the
“Transferred Subsidiaries”, which term, for the avoidance of doubt, includes all non-United
States branches of each such Subsidiary of the Company);
D. The Seller desires to sell to the Acquiror, and the Acquiror desires to purchase from the
Seller, the Shares upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
E. The Parent desires to sell to the Acquiror and the Acquiror desires to purchase from the
Parent, the DelAm Shares upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
F. In connection with this Agreement, at the Closing: (i) the Parent and the Acquiror will
enter into a transition services agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the “Transition Services Agreement”); (ii) the Parent, the Seller and
the Acquiror will enter into an investor rights agreement in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C (the “Investor Rights Agreement”); (iii) the Acquiror and the Stock
Purchase Contract Agent will enter into the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement (as defined herein);
(iv) the Seller, the Company and the Acquiror will enter into a special asset protection agreement
in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “Special Asset Protection
Agreement”); (v) the Seller, the Acquiror, the Securities Intermediary, the Pledge Collateral
Agent and the Stock Purchase Contract Agent will enter into an indemnification collateral account
security and control agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the
“Indemnification Control Agreement”); and (vi) in accordance with and pursuant to the
provisions of Section 6.09(b), the Acquiror (or an Affiliate of the Acquiror) and the
Seller (or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller, as the case may be) will enter into a hold
harmless agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (each, a
“Hold Harmless Agreement”);
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall
have the meanings specified in Exhibit A or elsewhere in this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SHARES
Section 2.01. Purchase and Sale of the Shares. On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Seller, and with respect to the DelAm
Shares, the Parent, shall sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to the Acquiror, free and
clear of all Liens, and the Acquiror shall purchase, acquire and accept from the Seller, and with
respect to the DelAm Shares, the Parent, all of the Seller’s and the Parent’s right, title and
interest in and to the Shares and the DelAm Shares, respectively.
Section 2.02.
Closing. On the earlier of (a) the first Business Day of the first
calendar quarter or (b) the first Business Day of the second month of the first calendar quarter,
in either case following the date on which all the conditions set forth in
Article IX have
been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at
the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at the Closing), or on
such other date as the Seller and the Acquiror may agree in writing, the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall take place at a closing (the “
Closing”) that shall be held no later
than 10:00 a.m.,
New York City time, at the offices of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or such other time or place as the Seller and the Acquiror may agree in
writing (the date on which the Closing takes place being the “
Closing Date”). Upon the
occurrence of the Closing, the time and date that the purchase and sale of the Shares and the DelAm
Shares described in
Section 2.01 becomes effective shall be 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time,
on the Closing Date.
Section 2.03. Purchase Price. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, at the Closing, the Acquiror shall:
(a) pay to the Seller, an aggregate amount in cash equal to (i) $6,800,000,000; plus
(ii) if the Closing Date Adjustment is a positive amount, the amount thereof; minus (iii)
if the Closing Date Adjustment is a negative amount, an amount, if any, equal to such portion of
the absolute value of the Closing Date Adjustment as the Seller elects pursuant to Section 2.05 not to reduce the Common Stock Consideration or Preferred Stock Consideration; minus
(iv) an amount equal to the Closing Date Risk-Based Capital True-Up Amount; minus (v) an
amount equal to such portion of the amount required to reduce the Purchase Price pursuant to
Section 6.12(a), if any, as the Seller elects pursuant to Section 2.05 not to
reduce the Common Stock Consideration or Preferred Stock Consideration; plus (vi) an amount
equal to the amount required to increase the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 6.12(a), if
any; plus (vii) the amount required to increase the Cash Consideration pursuant to
Section 6.25, if any (such aggregate
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amount, the “Cash Consideration”); minus (viii) $1,000,000; plus (ix)
the Closing Date Interest Payment, if any;
(b) subject to Section 2.03(d), issue and deliver to the Seller 78,239,712 shares of
the Acquiror’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Acquiror Stock”),
minus (i) if the Closing Date Adjustment is a negative amount, such number of shares of
Acquiror Stock having an aggregate Fair Value at the Closing equal to such portion of the absolute
value of the Closing Date Adjustment as the Seller elects pursuant to Section 2.05 not to
reduce the Cash Consideration or Preferred Stock Consideration; and (ii) such number of shares of
Acquiror Stock having an aggregate Fair Value at the Closing equal to such portion of the amount
required to reduce the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 6.12(a), if any, as the Seller
elects pursuant to Section 2.05 not to reduce the Cash Consideration or Preferred Stock
Consideration (such amount of Acquiror Stock, the “Common Stock Consideration”);
(c) issue and deliver to the Seller 40,000,000 Common Equity Units (as defined in the Stock
Purchase Contract Agreement), which Common Equity Units shall initially be in the form of Normal
Common Equity Units (as defined in the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement), on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement (such amount of Common Equity
Units, the “Equity Units”), having an aggregate stated amount at issuance of
$3,000,000,000;
(d) issue and deliver to the Seller 6,857,000 shares of Series B Contingent Convertible Junior
Participating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of the Acquiror, having the designation and
the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and
subject to the qualifications, limitations and restrictions, set forth in the Interim Preferred
Stock Certificate of Designations (the “
Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock” and such amount
of Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock, the “
Preferred Stock Consideration”),
minus,
(i) if the Closing Date Adjustment is a negative amount, such number of shares of Acquiror Interim
Preferred Stock having an aggregate Fair Value at the Closing equal to such portion of the absolute
value of the Closing Date Adjustment as the Seller elects pursuant to
Section 2.05 not to
reduce the Cash Consideration or Common Stock Consideration; and (ii) such number of shares of
Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock having an aggregate Fair Value at the Closing equal to such
portion of the amount required to reduce the Purchase Price pursuant to
Section 6.12(a), if
any, as the Seller elects pursuant to
Section 2.05 not to reduce the Cash Consideration or
Common Stock Consideration. In the event that the Acquiror as of or prior to the Closing issues,
or agrees to issue (which issuance is actually completed as of or prior to the Closing), Acquiror
Stock or other securities to a third party in a transaction that the
New York Stock Exchange
(“
NYSE”) requires the Acquiror to aggregate with the Non-Cash Consideration to be issued to
the Seller at the Closing for purposes of the NYSE’s shareholder approval requirements, then the
Seller agrees to accept delivery of such number of additional shares of Acquiror Interim Preferred
Stock (up to a maximum of 483,490 shares) as is necessary to avoid the imposition by the NYSE of a
requirement that the stockholders of the Acquiror approve the issuance of any Non-Cash
Consideration prior to the Closing in lieu of delivery of a number of shares of Acquiror Stock
constituting a portion of the Common Stock Consideration equal to the product of (x) ten and (y)
such number of additional shares of Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock; and
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(e) the amounts specified in this Article II shall be paid free and clear of, and
(except to the extent required by Law) without any deduction or withholding on account of, any Tax;
provided, however, that the Seller shall provide, or cause its Affiliates to
provide, any statements, forms or other documents reasonably requested by the Acquiror to reduce or
eliminate such deduction or withholding. If any amount is required by Law to be deducted or
withheld on account of any Tax with respect to payments made under this Article II to the
Seller, such Tax shall be deducted from the amounts required to be paid under this
Article II and the Acquiror shall promptly remit such deduction or withholding on account
of any Tax (if any) to the relevant Tax Authority and shall promptly provide the Seller with the
appropriate receipts for such payments. All Tax amounts deducted or withheld from payments
pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be treated as having been actually paid to the Seller for
purposes of this Agreement.
Section 2.04. Transactions; Closing Deliveries. At the Closing:
(a) the Seller or the Parent shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Acquiror:
(i) one or more stock certificates evidencing the Shares, duly endorsed in blank or
accompanied by stock powers duly executed in proper form for transfer, and with any required
stock transfer stamps affixed thereto;
(ii) one or more stock certificates evidencing the DelAm Shares, duly endorsed in blank
or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in proper form for transfer, and with any
required stock transfer stamps affixed thereto;
(iii) written resignations of each director of the Company and each director (or the
equivalent position in the applicable jurisdiction) of the Transferred Subsidiaries who is
an employee of the Parent or an independent director of the Parent, effective as of the
Closing, in each case, who is not an employee of the Company or the applicable Transferred
Subsidiary, except as requested in writing by the Acquiror not less than five Business Days
prior to Closing;
(iv) counterparts of each of the Ancillary Agreements duly executed by the Parent, the
Seller or their respective applicable Affiliates which are parties thereto;
(v) the officer’s certificates provided for in Section 9.03(a) and
Section 9.03(d);
(vi) a copy, certified as of the Closing Date, by an officer of the Parent, the Seller
and each Affiliate of the Seller that is a party to any Transaction Agreement, of the
resolutions of such Person’s board of directors (or similar governing body) authorizing the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements (as
applicable), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (to
the extent applicable);
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(vii) copies (or other evidence) of all valid Governmental Approvals obtained, filed or
made by the Parent or the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates in satisfaction of
Section 9.01(b);
(viii) the opinion provided for in Section 9.03(f);
(ix) a good standing certificate from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
and a certificate of compliance from the Delaware Insurance Department for each of the
Company and DelAm, dated as of a date within five days prior to the Closing Date, and a
bring down good standing certificate for each of the Company and DelAm from the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware and a bring down compliance certificate for each of the
Company and DelAm from the Delaware Insurance Department, dated as of the Closing Date;
(x) the original stock transfer and corporate minute books of the Company and DelAm;
(xi) copies of the software and software utility (in both source code and object code
form) provided for in Section 6.18(b);
(xii) (as applicable) an executed receipt evidencing the receipt by the Seller of
payment and delivery by the Acquiror of the Cash Consideration and Non-Cash Consideration;
and
(xiii) a duly executed certificate of non-foreign status (a “FIRPTA
Certificate”) from Parent, the Seller, the Company and each of the U.S. Transferred
Subsidiaries and any other certifications required under sections 897 or 1445 of the Code,
from the other Transferred Subsidiaries, in each case, in a form and manner that complies
with section 1445 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(b) the Acquiror shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Seller:
(i) (A) the Cash Consideration, (B) stock certificates evidencing the Common Stock
Consideration, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank,
registered in the name of the Seller, (C) certificates evidencing the Equity Units, duly
endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank, registered in the
name of the Seller (the “Equity Units Certificates”), and (D) stock certificates
evidencing the Preferred Stock Consideration, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock
powers duly executed in blank, registered in the name of the Seller;
(ii) (A) counterparts of each of the Ancillary Agreements (other than the Equity Units
Documents) duly executed by the Acquiror or its applicable Affiliates, which are parties
thereto and (B) copies of each of the Equity Units Documents duly executed by the Acquiror
and each other party thereto;
(iii) the officer’s certificate provided for in Section 9.02(a);
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(iv) the opinion provided for in Section 9.02(c); and
(v) any copies (or other evidence) of all valid Governmental Approvals obtained, filed
or made by the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates in satisfaction of Section 9.01(b);
(c) the Acquiror shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Stock Purchase Contract Agent
(as defined in the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement) stock certificates (the “Acquiror Equity
Unit Preferred Stock Certificates”) evidencing the Acquiror Equity Unit Preferred Stock, duly
endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank, registered in the name of
the Stock Purchase Contract Agent;
(d) the Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Securities Intermediary (as
defined in the Indemnification Control Agreement) the Equity Units Certificates for credit to
and/or deposit in the Indemnification Collateral Account (as defined in the Indemnification Control
Agreement) pursuant to the Indemnification Control Agreement;
(e) the Seller and the Acquiror shall cause the Stock Purchase Contract Agent to deliver, or
to cause to be delivered, to the Collateral Agent (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) the Acquiror
Equity Unit Preferred Stock Certificates for credit to the Collateral Accounts (as defined in the
Pledge Agreement) pursuant to the Pledge Agreement; and
(f) each party hereto shall deliver to the other such other documents and instruments as may
be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 2.05.
Payments and Computations. Except to the extent explicitly provided
otherwise herein, each party hereto shall make each payment due to the other party hereto (or its
Affiliate) pursuant to this Agreement by no later than 12:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the day
when due (unless otherwise consented to by the party hereto (or its Affiliate) to whom such payment
is due). Except to the extent explicitly provided herein to the contrary, all payments required to
be made by a party hereto shall be made in cash or, with respect to the Parent and the Seller, in
cash or, at the Seller’s election, by delivery to the Acquiror for cancellation of shares of
Acquiror Stock, Equity Units for which, except as otherwise provided in
Section 11.05,
Eligible Collateral has been substituted therefor in the Indemnification Collateral Account in
accordance with the Indemnification Control Agreement or Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock with a
Fair Value equal to the amount required to be paid,
provided,
however, in no event
shall the Seller be entitled to remit payment to the Acquiror in the form of Acquiror Stock or
Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock to the extent that the aggregate Fair Value of Acquiror Stock and
Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock contemplated to be so delivered to the Acquiror for cancellation
in satisfaction of any amount then payable by the Seller to the Acquiror under this Agreement,
together with the aggregate Fair Value of all Acquiror Stock and Acquiror Preferred Stock delivered
to the Acquiror for cancellation in satisfaction of amounts previously payable by the Seller to the
Acquiror under this Agreement and the aggregate Fair Value of Acquiror Stock and/or Acquiror
Interim Preferred Stock as the Seller elected to reduce the Common Stock Consideration and/or the
Preferred Stock Consideration at the Closing, as the case may be, pursuant to
Section
2.03(b) or
Section 2.03(d),
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respectively, exceeds $350,000,000. No later than five Business Days prior to the date on
which payment is due by the Seller or the Parent to the Acquiror, or in the event of the Seller’s
election to reduce the Cash Consideration, the Common Stock Consideration and/or the Preferred
Stock Consideration at the Closing, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 2.03(a),
Section 2.03(b) or Section 2.03(d), respectively, five Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Acquiror written notice of the Seller’s election
pursuant to this Section 2.05, which notice shall indicate the amount of cash and/or the
number of shares of Acquiror Stock, Equity Units and/or Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock to be so
remitted by the Seller or by which the Cash Consideration, the Common Stock Consideration and/or
the Preferred Stock Consideration is to be so reduced and the Fair Value of such Acquiror Stock,
Equity Units and/or Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock. Any payment required to be made by a party
in cash shall be paid by wire transfer, if applicable, of immediately available funds to the
account or accounts designated by the party hereto (or its Affiliate) receiving such payment at
least three Business Days prior to the date when due.
Section 2.06. Interest.
(a) Except as expressly provided otherwise in Section 2.06(b), all computations of
interest with respect to any payment due to a Person under this Agreement shall be based on the
Interest Rate on the basis of a year of 365 days, in each case for the actual number of days
(including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such
interest is payable. Whenever any payment under this Agreement will be due on a day other than a
Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of
time shall be included in the computation of payment of interest.
(b) In the event that the Closing does not occur prior to the record date for the annual
dividend on the Acquiror Common Stock declared in 2010 (the “Record Date”), but the Closing
occurs thereafter, at the Closing, the Acquiror shall pay to the Seller, in cash, interest for the
period commencing on July 1, 2010 and ending on the Closing Date, at a rate of 5% per annum on the
Cash Consideration (not including the portion thereof payable pursuant to Section
2.03(a)(vi)) (such amount, if any, the “Closing Date Interest Payment”).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.06, the Acquiror shall not be
required to pay such interest if the failure of the Parent or the Seller to fulfill any obligations
under this Agreement (including its obligation to obtain the applicable Governmental Orders
specified in Section 9.01(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter) was the sole and direct cause
of, or solely and directly resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Record
Date; and provided, further, that in the event the Acquiror has incurred the
obligation to make the Closing Date Interest Payment, the Acquiror shall not be obligated to pay
such interest for any period during which the failure of the Parent or the Seller to fulfill any
such obligation was the sole and direct cause of, or solely and directly resulted in, the failure
of the Closing to occur.
Section 2.07. Preparation and Delivery of Financial Statements; Determination of
Adjustments for After-Tax Operating Earnings.
(a) No later than September 25, 2010, the Seller (or, if the Closing has occurred prior
thereto, the Acquiror) shall cause the Company to prepare in good faith and deliver to the
Acquiror and the Seller (i) an audited combined and consolidated statement of
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income of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries for the 12-month period ended May 31,
2010, (ii) an audited combined and consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries as of May 31, 2010 (together with the statement of income described in clause (i), the
“Actual 5/31/10 Financial Statements”) and (iii) a worksheet (the “Actual Income
Statement Worksheet”) in the form attached hereto as Schedule 2.07(a)(iii), which sets
forth the Seller’s (or the Acquiror’s as the case may be) good faith calculation, together with
explanatory notes and supporting calculations, in accordance with the Agreed Calculating
Procedures, of the After-Tax Operating Earnings for the 12-month period ended May 31, 2010 (the
“Actual 5/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings”). The Actual 5/31/10 Financial Statements
shall (A) be compiled from reporting packages submitted by the Company to the Parent for purposes
of inclusion in the financial statements of the Parent, (B) be prepared in accordance with the
Parent Accounting Policies applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated in Section
2.07(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter) and (C) present fairly and accurately, in all material
respects, the results of operation or financial position, as the case may be, as of and for the
12-month period ended May 31, 2010, as the case may be.
(b) No later than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Seller, at its own
expense, shall cause the Company to prepare in good faith and deliver to the Acquiror:
(i) a schedule setting forth (A) all Intercompany Payables and Intercompany Receivables
that have been settled, discharged, offset, paid, repaid in full, terminated, commuted or
extinguished pursuant to Section 6.08(a) or Section 6.08(c), (B) the
estimated amount of all Intercompany Payables and Intercompany Receivables anticipated to be
outstanding as of the Closing, (C) the Settlement Value of each Intercompany Payable and
Intercompany Receivable settled, discharged, offset, paid, repaid in full, terminated,
commuted or extinguished on or prior to the date of delivery of such schedule, (D) the
estimated Settlement Value of any Intercompany Payable or Intercompany Receivable that will
be settled following the date of delivery of such schedule pursuant to Section
6.08(a) or Section 6.08(c), (E) the corresponding amount of each such
Intercompany Payable and Intercompany Receivable (1) as recorded in the Reference Balance
Sheet, or (2) if any such Intercompany Payable or Intercompany Receivable was established or
subsequently increased without settlement, discharge, offset, payment, repayment in full,
termination, commutation or extinguishment, whether in whole or in part or in one or a
series of transactions, following the date of the Reference Balance Sheet, the amount
recorded in the books and records of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries in
accordance with the Parent Accounting Policies for each such Intercompany Payable or
Intercompany Receivable as of any date of such settlement, discharge, offset, payment,
repayment in full, termination, commutation or extinguishment (such amount described in this
sub-clause (E), the “Carrying Value”); provided, that the Carrying Value of
any Intercompany Payable or Intercompany Receivable established in respect of any derivative
transaction shall be the corresponding amount thereof as recorded in the Reference Balance
Sheet, or if such derivative transaction was entered into after the date of the Reference
Balance Sheet, the amount recorded in the books and records of the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries in accordance with Parent Accounting Policies for such Intercompany
Payable or Intercompany Receivable as of any date of such settlement, discharge, offset,
payment, repayment in full, termination, commutation or extinguishment, whether in whole or
in
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part or in one or a series of transactions); and (F) the estimated Affiliated
Transaction Settlement Amount (such schedule described in this sub-clause (i), the
“Schedule of Estimated Closing Intercompany Balances”); and
(ii) a worksheet (the “Estimated Company Risk-Based Capital Worksheet” and,
together with the Schedule of Estimated Closing Intercompany Balances, the “Estimated
Financial Deliverables”) in the form attached hereto as Section 2.07(b)(ii) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter, which sets forth the Company’s good faith estimate, together
with explanatory notes and supporting calculations, of the Total Adjusted Capital (the
“Estimated Total Adjusted Capital”) and Company Risk-Based Capital at the Closing
(the “Estimated Company Risk-Based Capital”), which Total Adjusted Capital and
Company Risk-Based Capital shall be estimated in accordance with the Risk-Based Capital
Calculation Methodology.
The Seller shall consult with the Acquiror and its accountants with respect to the preparation
of the Actual 5/31/10 Financial Statements, the Schedule of Estimated Closing Intercompany Balances
and the Estimated Company Risk-Based Capital Worksheet, and the calculation of the Actual 5/31/10
After-Tax Operating Earnings, the Estimated Total Adjusted Capital and Estimated Company Risk-Based
Capital.
(c) No later than 120 days after the Closing Date, the Acquiror shall cause the Company to
prepare in good faith and deliver to the Seller: (i) an audited combined and consolidated balance
sheet of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date immediately before
giving effect to the Closing (the “Actual Closing Balance Sheet”), which Actual Closing
Balance Sheet shall (A) be prepared from the books and records of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries, (B) be prepared in accordance with GAAP as applicable to the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis and (C) present fairly and accurately, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and (ii) a schedule setting forth (A) all Intercompany Payables
and Intercompany Receivables that were settled, discharged, offset, paid, repaid in full,
terminated, commuted or extinguished, (B) the amount of all Intercompany Payables and Intercompany
Receivables outstanding as of the Closing Date, taking into account any Intercompany Payable or
Intercompany Receivable that was settled in accordance with Section 6.08(a) within 10 days
following the Closing Date as if such Intercompany Payables or Intercompany Receivables were
settled on the Closing Date, (C) the Settlement Value of each Intercompany Payable and Intercompany
Receivable settled, discharged, offset, paid, repaid in full, terminated, commuted or extinguished
on or prior to the Closing or within 10 days following the Closing Date pursuant to Section
6.08(a) and Section 8.05(i), (D) the Carrying Value of each such Intercompany Payable
and Intercompany Receivable, and (E) the Affiliated Transaction Settlement Amount (the
“Schedule of Actual Closing Intercompany Balances”).
(d) No later than 90 days after the first statutory quarter end following the Closing Date,
the Acquiror shall cause the Company to deliver to the Seller: (i) the statutory financial
statements for the statutory quarterly reporting period ended immediately preceding the Closing
Date filed with the Domiciliary Regulator of the State of Delaware (the “Pre-Closing Quarterly
Statutory Statements”), (ii) the statutory financial statements for the statutory annual or
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quarterly reporting period ended immediately after the Closing Date filed with the Domiciliary
Regulator of the State of Delaware (the “Post-Closing Quarterly Statutory Statements”),
together with the Pre-Closing Quarterly Statutory Statements, the “Quarterly Statutory
Statements”), which Quarterly Statutory Statements (except as expressly set forth in such
Quarterly Statutory Statements) (A) were prepared from the books and records of the Company, (B)
were filed with or submitted to the Domiciliary Regulator of the State of Delaware on forms
prescribed or permitted by such Domiciliary Regulator and (C) were prepared, in all material
respects, in accordance with SAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, and
present fairly and accurately, in all material respects, the statutory financial position and
results of operations of the Company as of the respective dates or for the respective periods
covered thereby, and (iii) a worksheet (the “Quarterly Risk-Based Capital Worksheet” and,
together with the Quarterly Statutory Statements, the “Quarterly Statutory Deliverables”)
in the form set forth in Section 2.07(b)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, which sets
forth the Acquiror’s good faith calculation of (A)(1) the Total Adjusted Capital as of the date of
the Pre-Closing Quarterly Statutory Statements (the “Pre-Closing Total Adjusted Capital”)
and (2) the Total Adjusted Capital as of the date of the Post-Closing Quarterly Statutory
Statements (the “Post-Closing Total Adjusted Capital”) (it being understood that the
Post-Closing Total Adjusted Capital shall exclude any post-Closing capital contributions or
distributions to or from the Company), and (B)(1) the Company Risk-Based Capital as of the date of
the Pre-Closing Quarterly Statutory Statements (the “Pre-Closing Company Risk-Based
Capital”) and (2) the Company Risk-Based Capital as of the date of the Post-Closing Quarterly
Statutory Statements (the “Post-Closing Company Risk-Based Capital” and, together with the
Pre-Closing Total Adjusted Capital, the Post-Closing Total Adjusted Capital and the Pre-Closing
Company Risk-Based Capital, the “Quarterly Amounts”), which Quarterly Amounts shall be
calculated in accordance with the Risk-Based Capital Calculation Methodology. If each of the
Pre-Closing Company Risk-Based Capital Ratio and the Post-Closing Company Risk-Based Capital Ratio
are no less than 425%, such Quarterly Amounts shall be binding on the Acquiror and the Seller, and
otherwise shall be final, non-appealable and conclusive for the purposes of calculating the RBC
Deficit set forth in Section 2.09(a)(i) (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be zero)
and no Actual Closing Statutory Financial Statements or Actual Closing Risk-Based Capital Worksheet
shall be prepared.
(e) If the Pre-Closing Company Risk-Based Capital Ratio and/or the Post-Closing Company
Risk-Based Capital Ratio is less than 425%, the Seller, on the one hand, shall have the right to
request the Acquiror to, and the Acquiror, on the other hand, shall have the right to, in no later
than 120 days after such determination of the Pre-Closing Company Risk-Based Capital Ratio and
Post-Closing Company Risk-Based Capital Ratio, or such request from the Seller, as the case may be,
prepare in good faith and deliver to the Seller: (i) an audited statutory statement of income of
the Company for the 12-month period ended on the last day of the statutory quarterly reporting
period (the “Quarter-End Date”) immediately preceding the Closing Date, (ii) an audited
statutory balance sheet of the Company as of the Closing Date (together with the statutory
statement of income described in clause (i), the “Actual Closing Statutory Financial
Statements”) and (iii) a worksheet (the “Actual Closing Risk-Based Capital Worksheet”
and, together with the Actual Closing Statutory Financial Statements, the “Actual Statutory
Deliverables”) in the form set forth in Section 2.07(b)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter, which sets forth the Acquiror’s good faith calculation, together with explanatory notes, of
the Total Adjusted Capital (the “Actual Total Adjusted Capital”) and Company Risk-Based
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Capital on the Closing Date (the “Actual Closing Risk-Based Capital” and, together
with the Actual Total Adjusted Capital and the Actual 5/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings, the
“Actual Amounts”), which Actual Closing Statutory Financial Statements shall (1) be
prepared from the books and records of the Company, (2) be on forms prescribed or permitted by the
Domiciliary Regulator of the State of Delaware, (3) be prepared in accordance with SAP as specified
by the Domiciliary Regulator of the State of Delaware applied on a consistent basis during the
periods involved and (4) present fairly and accurately, in all material respects, the statutory
financial position and results of operations of the Company as of the Closing Date or for the
12-month period ended on the Quarter-End Date, as the case may be. The Actual Total Adjusted
Capital and the Actual Closing Risk-Based Capital shall be calculated in accordance with the
Risk-Based Capital Calculation Methodology.
Each of (i) the Actual 5/31/10 Financial Statements, (ii) the Actual Closing Balance Sheet and
(iii) any Actual Closing Statutory Financial Statements (each of the financial statements referred
to in clauses (ii) and (iii), together with the Actual 5/31/10 Financial Statements (if the Closing
occurs prior to September 25, 2010), the Schedule of Actual Closing Intercompany Balances, the
Quarterly Statutory Deliverables and, if any, the Actual Closing Risk-Based Capital Worksheet,
collectively, the “Post-Closing Financial Deliverables” and, together with the Actual
5/31/10 Financial Statements (if the Closing occurs on or after September 25, 2010), any Actual
Income Statement Worksheet, but not the Quarterly Statutory Deliverables, the “Actual Financial
Deliverables”) shall be accompanied by an unqualified audit opinion of the Acquiror’s or the
Company’s independent accountants and auditors, in the Acquiror’s (other than the case of the
Actual 5/31/10 Financial Statements which shall be in the Seller’s sole discretion);
provided, that the Actual Closing Statutory Financial Statements shall be accompanied by an
unqualified audit opinion of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the Actual Closing Risk-Based Capital
Worksheet shall be accompanied by an unqualified attestation or audit opinion of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Each party shall consult with the other party and their respective accountants with respect to
the preparation of the Actual Financial Deliverables, the Estimated Financial Deliverables and the
Quarterly Statutory Deliverables and the calculation of the Actual Amounts, the Estimated Total
Adjusted Capital, Estimated Company Risk-Based Capital and the Quarterly Amounts. The fees and
expenses of a party’s or the Company’s independent accountants and auditors (or
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) in connection with the preparation of the Actual Financial Deliverables
shall be shared equally between the Seller and the Acquiror.
If the Acquiror does not provide the Post-Closing Financial Deliverables (other than the
Actual Closing Statutory Financial Statements, if not requested by the Seller or prepared by the
Acquiror pursuant to this Section 2.07(e)) within the time period set forth in Section
2.07(c) and this Section 2.07(e), then, at the election of the Seller, the Seller may
prepare and present the Post-Closing Financial Deliverables that have not been so provided within
an additional 30 days thereafter; provided, that the Post-Closing Financial Deliverables
prepared by the Seller shall not be required to be audited or accompanied by any accountant’s
opinion or attestation opinion in any such case.
(f) For purposes of this Section 2.07, (i) the term “preparer” shall mean the party
that prepares any Actual Financial Deliverables, Estimated Financial Deliverables or
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Quarterly Statutory Statements and calculates the Actual Amounts, the Estimated Total Adjusted
Capital, Estimated Company Risk-Based Capital or the Quarterly Amounts, as the case may be (it
being understood that the term “preparer” shall be deemed to mean each of the Parent and the
Seller, if the Seller is the preparer), and (ii) the term “recipient” shall mean the party that
does not prepare any Actual Financial Deliverable, Estimated Financial Deliverable or Quarterly
Statutory Statement or calculate any Actual Amount, Estimated Amount or Quarterly Amount, as the
case may be. Without limiting the generality of Section 6.04 and subject to Section
6.05, in connection with the preparer’s preparation of any Post-Closing Financial Deliverable
and the preparer’s calculation of the Actual Amounts or Quarterly Amounts, to the extent the
preparer does not have all reasonable necessary information in its possession, the recipient shall
(i) permit the preparer to review the recipient’s working papers and other supporting data, as well
as all of the books, records and other relevant information, in each case, relating to the
operations and finances of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries with respect to the period
up to and including the Closing Date, (ii) make reasonably available the individuals in its employ
responsible for and knowledgeable about the information necessary for the preparation of any
Post-Closing Financial Deliverable and the calculation of the Actual Amounts or Quarterly Amounts,
as the case may be, in order to respond to the reasonable inquiries of the preparer and (iii)
otherwise cooperate in good faith with the preparer.
(g) During the 30 days immediately following the later of (x) the recipient’s receipt of the
Actual Financial Deliverables and (y) if required, the date on which an Auditor’s Letter is
executed by the recipient and the preparer’s independent accountants pursuant to Section
2.07(m) (the “Purchase Price Adjustment Review Period”), the preparer shall (i) permit
the recipient and its Representatives to review the preparer’s working papers and other supporting
data, as well as all of the books, records and other relevant information, in each case, relating
to the operations and finances of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries with respect to the
period up to and including the Closing Date, (ii) make reasonably available the individuals in its
employ responsible for, and knowledgeable about the information used in, the preparation of any
Actual Financial Deliverable and the calculation of any Actual Amount, as the case may be, in order
to respond to the reasonable inquiries of the recipient and (iii) otherwise cooperate in good faith
with the recipient and its Representatives.
(h) The preparer shall, through the date that the Final Actual Financial Deliverables become
such in accordance with Section 2.07(k), take all actions necessary or desirable to
maintain and preserve all accounting books, records, policies and procedures on which the Actual
Financial Deliverables were based or on which the Final Actual Financial Deliverables are to be
based so as not to impede or delay the calculation of the Actual Amounts or the preparation of the
Notice of Purchase Price Adjustment Disagreement or any Final Actual Financial Deliverable in the
manner and utilizing the methods permitted by this Agreement.
(i) The recipient shall notify the preparer in writing (the “Notice of Purchase Price
Adjustment Disagreement”) prior to the expiration of the Purchase Price Adjustment Review
Period if the recipient disagrees with any of the Actual Financial Deliverables, or the calculation
of any Actual Amount, as the case may be. The Notice of Purchase Price Adjustment Disagreement
shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for such disagreement, the amounts involved and the
recipient’s determination of such Actual Financial Deliverables or Actual Amount, as the case may
be. If no Notice of Purchase Price Adjustment Disagreement is
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received by the preparer on or prior to the expiration date of the Purchase Price Adjustment
Review Period, then the Actual Financial Deliverables and the calculation of the Actual Amounts, as
the case may be, shall be deemed to have been accepted by the recipient and shall become final and
binding upon the Seller and the Acquiror in accordance with Section 2.07(k).
(j) During the 30 days immediately following the delivery of a Notice of Purchase Price
Adjustment Disagreement (the “Purchase Price Adjustment Consultation Period”), the Seller
and the Acquiror shall seek in good faith to resolve any disagreement that they may have with
respect to the matters specified in the Notice of Purchase Price Adjustment Disagreement.
(k) If, at the end of the Purchase Price Adjustment Consultation Period, the Seller and the
Acquiror have been unable to resolve all disagreements that they may have with respect to the
matters specified in the Notice of Purchase Price Adjustment Disagreement, then the Seller and the
Acquiror shall submit all matters that remain in dispute with respect to the Notice of Purchase
Price Adjustment Disagreement, including information that relates to items which may not be in
dispute but are relevant to the disputed matters (along with a copy of the applicable Actual
Financial Deliverables marked to indicate those line items that are in dispute) to KPMG LLP (the
“Expert Accountant”). In the event that KPMG LLP refuses or is otherwise unable to act as
the Expert Accountant, the Seller and the Acquiror shall cooperate in good faith to appoint, within
30 days after the Seller and the Acquiror receive notice from KPMG LLP of its refusal or inability
to act as the Expert Accountant, an independent certified public accounting firm in the United
States of national recognition mutually agreeable to the Seller and the Acquiror, in which event
“Expert Accountant” shall mean such firm. Within 30 days after the submission of such matters to
the Expert Accountant, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Expert Accountant, acting as an
expert and not as an arbitrator, will make a final determination on the basis of the Agreed
Calculating Procedures, the Risk-Based Capital Calculation Methodology, the Parent Accounting
Policies, GAAP or SAP, as applicable, and in each case in accordance with this Section
2.07(k), of the appropriate amount of each of the line items or Actual Amounts in the Actual
Financial Deliverables as to which the Seller and the Acquiror disagree as specified in the Notice
of Purchase Price Adjustment Disagreement. The determination by the Expert Accountant shall be
binding on the Acquiror and the Seller, and otherwise shall be final, non-appealable and
conclusive. With respect to each disputed line item or Actual Amount, as the case may be, such
determination, if not in accordance with the position of either the Seller or the Acquiror, shall
not be in excess of the higher, nor less than the lower, of the amounts advocated by the recipient
in the Notice of Purchase Price Adjustment Disagreement or the preparer of the applicable Actual
Financial Deliverables with respect to such disputed line item or Actual Amount. For the avoidance
of doubt, the Expert Accountant shall not review any line items or make any determination with
respect to any matter other than those matters in the Notice of Purchase Price Adjustment
Disagreement that remain in dispute, unless the Expert Accountant’s review of such other line items
is relevant to the disputed matters or such review or determination is reasonably necessary in
order to resolve any disputes that arise from line items or matters that were not initially set
forth in the Notice of Purchase Price Adjustment Disagreement but that subsequently arose as a
result of the Expert Accountant’s review and determination of those matters in the Notice of
Purchase Price Adjustment Disagreement that remain in dispute (in which case, such additional line
items and matters shall be deemed to have been included in the Notice of Purchase Price Adjustment
Disagreement).
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The Actual Financial Deliverables, the Actual Closing Balance Sheet and the calculation of the
Actual Amounts that are final and binding on the Seller and the Acquiror, as determined either
through agreement of the Seller and the Acquiror (deemed or otherwise) pursuant to Section
2.07(i) or through the determination of the Expert Accountant pursuant to this Section
2.07(k), are referred to herein as the “Final Actual Financial Deliverables”, the
“Final Closing Balance Sheet”, the “Xxxxx 0/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings”,
the “Final Closing Statutory Financial Statements” the “Final Closing Risk-Based
Capital” and the “Schedule of Final Closing Intercompany Balances.” For the avoidance
of doubt, the foregoing dispute procedures and dispute resolution procedures may occur at separate
times with respect to the Actual Financial Deliverables. The 30-day period for delivering the
written award may be extended by the mutual written consent of the Seller and the Acquiror or by
the Expert Accountant for up to an additional 30 days for good cause shown. Notwithstanding
anything else contained herein, neither the Seller nor the Acquiror may assert that any award
issued by the Expert Accountant is unenforceable because it has not been timely rendered.
(l) The cost of the Expert Accountant’s review and determination shall be shared equally by
the Seller and the Acquiror. During the review by the Expert Accountant, the Acquiror, the Parent
and the Seller shall each make available to the Expert Accountant such individuals and such
information, books, records and work papers, as may be reasonably required by the Expert Accountant
to fulfill its obligations under Section 2.07(k).
(m) In the event that any party to this Agreement (or the Expert Accountant) requests,
pursuant to this Section 2.07, access to the work papers and other supporting data of the
independent accountants of the other parties to this Agreement relating to the preparation of any
Actual Financial Deliverable, Estimated Financial Deliverable or Quarterly Statutory Deliverable
and the calculation of the Actual Amounts, the Estimated Total Adjusted Capital, Estimated Company
Risk-Based Capital and the Quarterly Amounts, as the case may be, the providing party shall cause
its independent accountants to make any such work papers and other supporting data available to the
requesting party (including the Expert Accountant) and its independent accountants;
provided, that the requesting party (including the Expert Accountant) has signed a
customary confidentiality and hold harmless agreement relating to such access to working papers and
other supporting data in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such independent accountants
(an “Auditor’s Letter”). The providing party shall promptly provide any consents requested
by its independent accountants in connection with such access.
Section 2.08. Closing Date Purchase Price Adjustments.
(a) The “Closing Date 5/31/10 Adjustment Amount” shall be the amount (whether positive
or negative) equal to: (i) the Xxxxx 0/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings minus
$1,650,000,000, if the Xxxxx 0/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings are greater than $1,650,000,000;
or (ii) the Xxxxx 0/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings minus $1,350,000,000, if the Xxxxx
0/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings are less than $1,350,000,000.
(b) The “Closing Date Risk-Based Capital True-Up Amount” shall be the amount, if any,
equal to the RBC Deficit calculated based on the Estimated Company Risk-Based Capital Worksheet.
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(c) The “Closing Date Intercompany Balances Adjustment Amount” shall be the amount
(whether positive or negative) equal to:
(i) for each item reflected on the Schedule of Estimated Closing Intercompany Balances
as an Intercompany Payable, an amount (whether positive or negative) equal to (x) the
Carrying Value for each such payable, minus (y) the Settlement Value for each such
payable; plus
(ii) for each item reflected on the Schedule of Estimated Closing Intercompany Balances
as an Intercompany Receivable, an amount (whether positive or negative) equal to (x) the
Settlement Value for each such receivable minus (y) the Carrying Value for each such
receivable; plus
(iii) the Affiliated Transaction Settlement Amount.
(d) The amount (whether positive or negative) equal to (i) the Closing Date 5/31/10 Adjustment
Amount, plus (ii) the Closing Date Intercompany Balances Adjustment Amount, is the
“Closing Date Adjustment” and, together with the amount equal to the Closing Date
Risk-Based Capital True-Up Amount, is the “Total Closing Date Adjustment”; provided
that, in the event that the Actual 5/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings have not become the Xxxxx
0/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings pursuant to Section 2.07(k) on or prior to the Closing
Date, the Closing Date Adjustment shall be an amount (whether positive or negative) equal to the
Closing Date Intercompany Balances Adjustment Amount; provided, further that in
such circumstances within five Business Days after the Xxxxx 0/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings
become such, if the Closing Date 5/31/10 Adjustment Amount is a positive number, then the Acquiror
shall pay such amount in cash to the Seller pursuant to Section 2.05 plus, if the
Closing occurs prior to the Record Date, interest at an interest rate of 5% per annum calculated in
accordance with Section 2.06 on such amount from the Closing Date or, if the Closing Date
occurs on or after the Record Date, from July 1, 2010; and if the Closing Date 5/31/10 Adjustment
Amount is a negative number, then the Seller shall pay pursuant to Section 2.05 to the
Acquiror an amount equal to the absolute value of the Closing Date 5/31/10 Adjustment Amount
plus interest at an interest rate of 5% per annum calculated in accordance with Section
2.06 from the Closing Date or, if the Closing Date occurs on or after the Record Date, from
July 1, 2010.
Section 2.09. Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustments.
(a) The “Post-Closing Risk-Based Capital True-Up Amount” shall be the amount equal to
(whether positive or negative) (i) the RBC Deficit calculated based on the Final Closing Statutory
Financial Statements or as provided in Section 2.07(d), if any, minus (ii) the
Closing Date Risk-Based Capital True-Up Amount.
(b) The “Post-Closing Intercompany Balances Adjustment Amount” shall be the amount
(whether positive or negative) equal to:
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Final Closing Intercompany Balances as an Intercompany Receivable, an
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(c) To the extent that the sum of (i) the Separation Adjustment and (ii) any direct out of
pocket costs (documented and auditable) actually incurred by the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries during the period between June 1, 2010 and the Closing Date in connection with any
Required Pre-Closing Separation Actions exceeds $21,500,000, such excess shall be the
“Separation Excess Amount”.
(d) The amount equal to (i) the Post-Closing Intercompany Balances Adjustment Amount
minus (ii) the Post-Closing Risk-Based Capital True-Up Amount minus (iii) the
Separation Excess Amount, whether such amount is positive or negative, is the “Post-Closing
Adjustment”.
(e) If the Post-Closing Adjustment is a positive amount, then the Acquiror shall pay to the
Seller pursuant to Section 2.05 an amount equal to the Post-Closing Adjustment
plus, if the Closing occurs prior to the Record Date, interest at an interest rate of 5%
per annum calculated in accordance with Section 2.06 on such amount from the Closing Date
or, if the Closing Date occurs on or after the Record Date, from July 1, 2010. If the Post-Closing
Adjustment is a negative amount, then the Seller shall pay to the Acquiror pursuant to Section
2.05 an amount equal to the absolute value of the Post-Closing Adjustment plus, if the
Closing occurs prior to the Record Date, interest at an interest rate of 5% per annum calculated in
accordance with Section 2.06 on such amount from the Closing Date or, if the Closing Date
occurs on or after the Record Date, from July 1, 2010.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
Except as set forth in the corresponding sections or subsections of the disclosure letter
delivered to the Acquiror by the Seller concurrently with entering into this Agreement (the
“Seller Disclosure Letter”) (it being understood and agreed by the parties hereto that
disclosure of any item in any section or subsection of the Seller Disclosure Letter shall be deemed
disclosure with respect to any other section or subsection of the Seller Disclosure Letter to the
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extent it is readily apparent from such disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other
section or subsection; provided, however, that the disclosure of any item on
Section 3.06(e) of the Seller Disclosure Letter shall not be deemed to be disclosure
against any other section of the Seller Disclosure Letter), the Seller hereby represents and
warrants to the Acquiror as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (or such other date
specified herein) as follows:
Section 3.01. Incorporation, Qualification and Authority of the
Seller. The Seller is
a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of
the State of Delaware and has full power and authority to own or lease and operate its assets and
to conduct its business as currently conducted. Each applicable Affiliate of the Seller which is a
party to any Transaction Agreement is a corporation or other organization duly incorporated or
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and has full power and authority to own or lease and operate its
assets and properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Seller or the
applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable) has full power and authority to enter into,
consummate the transactions contemplated by, and carry out its obligations under, each of the
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party. The Seller is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation or other organization to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction
where the character of its owned, operated or leased assets or properties or the nature of its
activities makes such qualification and good standing necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The execution and delivery by the Seller or
the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable) of each of the Transaction Agreements to
which it is a party, the performance by the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as
applicable) of its obligations under each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and
the consummation by the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable) of the
transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, have been
or will be prior to the Closing (as applicable) duly authorized by all requisite limited liability
company, corporate or other similar organizational action on the part of the Seller or the
applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable). Each of the Transaction Agreements to which
the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable) is a party has been, or upon
execution and delivery thereof, will be, duly executed and delivered by the Seller or the
applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable). Assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the other parties hereto or thereto, each of the Transaction Agreements to which the
Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable) is a party constitutes, or upon
execution and delivery thereof will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable), enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, subject in each case to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance,
preferential transfer or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of
general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity
or at law).
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Section 3.02. Incorporation, Qualification and Authority of the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries.
(a) Each of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries (except with respect to any branch
thereof) is a corporation or other organization duly incorporated or
organized, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent, if any, in the applicable
jurisdiction) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has full
power and authority to own or lease and operate its assets and properties and to conduct its
business as currently conducted. Each of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries (except with
respect to any branch thereof) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization to
do business, and is in good standing (or the equivalent, if any, in the applicable jurisdiction),
in each jurisdiction where the character of its owned, operated or leased assets or properties or
the nature of its activities makes such qualification and good standing (or the equivalent, if any,
in the applicable jurisdiction) necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. The Seller has delivered or made available to the Acquiror, prior to the
date hereof, true, correct and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or
comparable organizational documents) for each of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries (as
applicable).
(b) (i) None of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries is the subject of any
supervision, conservation, rehabilitation, liquidation, receivership, insolvency or other similar
proceeding and (ii) except as set forth on Section 3.02(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter,
none of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries is operating under any formal or
informal agreement or understanding with a Governmental Authority, including the U.S. Treasury and
the FRBNY, that restricts its authority to do business or requires it to take, or refrain from
taking, any action, other than generally applicable Law or regulatory interpretations thereof.
Section 3.03. Capital Structure of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries; Ownership
and Transfer of the Shares.
(a) Section 3.03(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth as of the date
hereof, a true, correct and complete list of (i) each Subsidiary of the Company, its jurisdiction
of organization and the Company’s direct or indirect ownership of each Subsidiary expressed as a
percentage and the name of each other holder of Capital Stock in each Subsidiary that is not a
wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company and the direct and indirect ownership of each class of
Capital Stock of each such Subsidiary by such holders expressed as a percentage, (ii) each branch
of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) each Joint Venture, its jurisdiction of
organization, the Company’s direct and indirect economic and voting interest in each Joint Venture
expressed as a percentage, the name of each other holder of Capital Stock of each Joint Venture and
the direct and indirect ownership of each class of Capital Stock of each Joint Venture by such
holder expressed as a percentage and (iv) each branch of each Joint Venture. All of the
outstanding shares (or other applicable units or interests) of each class or series of Capital
Stock in each of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries (as applicable) have been duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation
of, or in violation of any preemptive or subscription rights enforceable under,
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applicable Law.
There are no options, calls, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities, or conversion,
preemptive, subscription or other rights or Contracts, in any such case, obligating or which may
obligate the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries to issue, sell, purchase, return or
redeem, or otherwise dispose of, transfer or acquire, any shares (or other applicable units or
interests) of its Capital Stock or securities (including bonds, debentures, notes
or other Indebtedness having general voting rights or securities convertible into such bonds,
debentures, notes or other Indebtedness) convertible into or exchangeable for any shares (or other
applicable units or interests) of its Capital Stock, in each case, with or without payment of
additional consideration in cash or property, either immediately or upon the occurrence of a
specified date or a specified event or the satisfaction or happening of any other condition or
contingency (collectively, with respect to any Person’s shares (or other applicable units or
interests) of its Capital Stock (“Rights”). There are no shares (or other applicable units
or interests) of any Capital Stock of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries reserved
for issuance. There are no capital appreciation rights, phantom stock plans, securities with
participation rights or features or similar Contracts of the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries. The Seller owns, beneficially and of record, 300,000 shares of common stock, par
value $10.00 per share, of the Company, which constitute all of the issued and outstanding Shares,
and the Company directly owns, beneficially and of record, all of the issued and outstanding shares
(or other applicable units or interests) of Capital Stock representing the ownership interests set
forth on Section 3.03(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter in each of the Transferred
Subsidiaries (other than DelAm and GBN, LLC), in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than
(A) any restrictions on transfer generally imposed on equity securities under applicable securities
Law and (B) prior to the Closing, the FRBNY Liens. Upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including the execution and delivery of the documents to be
delivered at the Closing, the Acquiror, at the Closing, shall be vested with good and marketable
title in and to the Shares, free and clear of all Liens, including the FRBNY Liens, other than any
restrictions on transfer generally imposed on equity securities under applicable securities Law.
Upon the delivery of the Shares as provided in this Agreement, the Company will continue to
directly or indirectly own, beneficially and of record, and have good and marketable title in and
to all of the issued and outstanding shares (or other applicable units or interests) of Capital
Stock representing the ownership interests set forth on Section 3.03(a) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter in each of the Transferred Subsidiaries (other than DelAm and GBN, LLC), free and
clear of all Liens, including the FRBNY Liens, other than any restrictions on transfer generally
imposed on equity securities under applicable securities Law. The Parent owns, beneficially and of
record, 25,000 shares of capital stock, par value $100 per share, of DelAm, which constitutes all
of the issued and outstanding DelAm Shares, free and clear of all Liens, other than (A) any
restrictions on transfer generally imposed on equity securities under applicable securities Law and
(B) prior to the Closing, the FRBNY Liens. Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including the execution and delivery of the documents to be delivered at the
Closing, the Acquiror, at the Closing, shall be vested with good and marketable title in and to the
DelAm Shares, free and clear of all Liens, including the FRBNY Liens, other than any restrictions
on transfer generally imposed on equity securities under applicable securities Law. Upon the
delivery of the DelAm Shares as provided in this Agreement, DelAm will continue to directly or
indirectly own, beneficially and of record, and have good and marketable title in and to all of the
issued and outstanding membership interest of GBN, LLC, free and clear of all Liens, including the
FRBNY Liens, other than restrictions on
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transfer generally imposed on equity securities under
applicable securities Law. As of the Closing, GBN, LLC will be the sole Subsidiary of DelAm.
(b) Except for restrictions on transfer generally imposed on equity securities under
applicable securities Law and, prior to the Closing, the FRBNY Liens, there are no voting trusts,
stockholder agreements, proxies, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of first
offer or other rights, restrictions or Contracts in effect with respect to the voting,
transfer or dividend rights of the Shares or of the shares (or other applicable units or interests)
of any Capital Stock of any Transferred Subsidiary. As of the Closing Date, neither the Company
nor DelAm will have any Subsidiaries other than, in the case of the Company, the Transferred
Subsidiaries (other than DelAm and GBN, LLC) and, in the case of DelAm, GBN, LLC, and will not be a
party to or member of or hold any interest in joint ventures, other than the Joint Ventures and
joint ventures that are identified as Investment Assets pursuant to Section 3.17. Except
as set forth on Section 3.03(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, from June 30, 2009 to the
date hereof, neither the Company nor DelAm has declared, set aside, made or paid any dividend or
other distribution in respect of its Capital Stock.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 3.03(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither
the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, owns or has the right to
acquire, or the obligation to acquire, any interest or investment (whether debt or equity) in, or
the obligation to make a capital contribution to or investment in, any Person, excluding in respect
of Investment Assets.
(d) With respect to each Joint Venture, (i) neither the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary
is liable for any obligations or liabilities of any such Joint Venture, (ii) neither the Company
nor any Transferred Subsidiary is obligated to make any loans or capital contributions to, or to
undertake any guarantees or obligations with respect to, any such Joint Venture, and (iii) neither
the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary is subject to any material limitation on its right to
compete or any material limitation on its right to otherwise conduct business by reason of any
agreement related to any such Joint Venture.
Section 3.04. No Conflict. Provided that all consents, approvals, authorizations and
other actions described in Section 3.05 have been obtained or taken, the execution and
delivery by the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable) of the Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party, the performance by the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the
Seller (as applicable) of its obligations under each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party and the consummation by the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable)
of the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Agreements to which the Seller or the
applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable) is a party, do not and will not, directly or
indirectly (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) (a) violate or conflict
with, or result in a breach of, the organizational documents of the Seller or the applicable
Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable), the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries, (b)
conflict with or violate in any material respect any Law or Governmental Order applicable to the
Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable), the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries or by which any of them or any of their respective properties, assets or
businesses is bound or subject or (c) violate or conflict with, result in any breach of, or
constitute a default (or event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would
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default) under, require any consent under, or give to any Person any rights of
termination, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in a loss of rights under, or result in the
creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the assets or properties of the Seller,
the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries pursuant to, any Contract to which the Seller,
the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of
their respective properties, assets or businesses is bound or subject, except, in the case of
clause (c) of
this Section 3.04, for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, consents,
terminations, accelerations, cancellations, losses of rights or creations that, individually or in
the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.05. Consents and Approvals.
(a) Except as may result from the identity or regulatory status of the Acquiror or its
Affiliates, and except in connection, or in compliance, with (i) the notification and waiting
period requirements of the HSR Act and (ii) the approvals, non-disapprovals, consents, licenses,
permits, orders, qualifications, or authorizations of, or registration with or other actions by, or
any filings with or notifications to, any Governmental Authority (each, a “Governmental
Approval”) required by applicable Law that are set forth on Section 3.05(a) of the
Seller Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery by the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of
the Seller (as applicable) of each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party do not, and
the performance by the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable) of its
obligations under, and the consummation by the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as
applicable) of the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party, will not require any Governmental Approval to be obtained or made by the Seller or any such
applicable Affiliate of Seller (as applicable), the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries,
including from the Office of Thrift Supervision.
(b) The Seller obtained all Governmental Approvals required by applicable Law to consummate
the transactions contemplated by the SPV Purchase Agreement and delivered or made available to the
Acquiror, prior to the date hereof, true, correct and complete copies of such Governmental
Approvals.
Section 3.06. Financial Information; Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Section 3.06(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth (i) the unaudited
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries (other than ALICO
Services, Inc. (“AIA B Panama”), but including AIG Financial Assurance Japan K.K. (“AIG
FAJ”)) as of November 30, 2009, (the “Annual Reference Balance Sheet”), (ii) the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries (other than
DelAm, GBN, LLC, AIA B Panama and AIG Life International Limited (“Isle of Man”), but
including AIG FAJ) as of May 31, 2009 (the “Reference Balance Sheet”), (iii) the unaudited
consolidated income statement of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries (other than AIA B
Panama, but including AIG FAJ) for the year ended November 30, 2009 (the “Annual Reference
Income Statement”) and (iv) the unaudited consolidated income statement of the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries (other than DelAm, GBN, LLC, AIA B Panama and Isle of Man, but including
AIG FAJ) for the six month period ended May 31, 2009 (the
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“Reference Income Statement”; the
Annual Reference Balance Sheet and the Annual Reference Income Statement being collectively
referred to herein as the “Alico SI Annual Unaudited Reporting Package”; the Reference
Balance Sheet and the Reference Income Statement being collectively referred to herein as the
“Alico SI Semi-Annual Unaudited Reporting Package”; and each of the Alico SI Annual
Unaudited Reporting Package and the Alico SI Semi-Annual Unaudited Reporting Package is being
referred to herein as an “Alico SI Unaudited Reporting Package” and, collectively, as the “Alico SI Unaudited Reporting Packages”).
Section 3.06(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth the unaudited balance sheet
and income statement of AIG FAJ as of and for the six month period ended May 31, 2009, and the
unaudited balance sheet and income statement of AIG FAJ as of and for the annual period ended
November 30, 2009 (the “AIG FAJ SI Unaudited Reporting Package”), which information is
included and consolidated into, and forms a part of, the Alico SI Annual Unaudited Reporting
Package. Section 3.06(a)(iii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth the unaudited
consolidated balance sheet and income statement of AIA B Panama as of and for the year ended
November 30, 2009 (the “AIA B Panama SI Unaudited Reporting Package”). Section
3.06(a)(iv) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth the unaudited balance sheet and income
statement of Isle of Man as of and for the six month period ended May 31, 2009, and the unaudited
balance sheet and income statement of Isle of Man as of and for the annual period ended November
30, 2009 (the “Isle of Man SI Unaudited Reporting Package”). Section 3.06(a)(v) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth (1) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of DelAm and
its subsidiaries (other than Xxx Xxxx Life Insurance Company Ltd. (“Xxx Xxxx”)) as of
December 31, 2009, (2) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of DelAm and its subsidiaries
(other than Xxx Xxxx) as of June 30, 2009, (3) the unaudited consolidated income statement of DelAm
and its subsidiaries (other than Xxx Xxxx) for the annual period ended December 31, 2009 and (4)
the unaudited consolidated income statement of DelAm and its subsidiaries (other than Xxx Xxxx) for
the six month period ended June 30, 2009, the balance sheets and income statements referred to in
the preceding clauses (1) through (4) being collectively referred to herein as the “DelAm SI
Unaudited Reporting Package” and, together with the Alico SI Unaudited Reporting Packages, the
AIG FAJ SI Unaudited Reporting Package, the AIA B Panama SI Unaudited Reporting Package and the
Isle of Man SI Unaudited Reporting Package, the “SI Unaudited Reporting Packages”). Except
for AIG FAJ, no entity (or any financial information of any entity) other than the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries (in the case of the Alico SI Annual Unaudited Reporting Package, excluding
AIA B Panama, and in the case of the Alico SI Semi-Annual Unaudited Reporting Package, excluding
DelAm, GBN, LLC, AIA B Panama and Isle of Man) is included in any Alico SI Unaudited Reporting
Package. No entity (or financial information of any entity) to be acquired by the Acquiror
pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is included in the AIG FAJ SI Unaudited
Reporting Package. No entity (or financial information of any entity) not to be acquired by the
Acquiror pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is included in the DelAm SI
Unaudited Reporting Package, the AIA B Panama SI Unaudited Reporting Package and/or the Isle of Man
SI Unaudited Reporting Package. Each of the SI Unaudited Reporting Packages has been compiled from
reporting packages submitted to the Parent other than as described on Sections 3.06(a)(i),
(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the Seller Disclosure Letter for purposes of
inclusion in the financial statements of the Parent. The SI Unaudited Reporting Packages have been
prepared in accordance with (i) accounting policies contained in the Parent’s most recent
Accounting Policy & Procedure Guidance Manual, as interpreted and applied by the Parent, including
related
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reporting guidelines contained in the Parent’s SI Instructions, or (ii) US GAAP, in the
absence of a specific policy in (i) (the “Parent Accounting Policies”) applied on a
consistent basis (except as set forth on Section 3.06(a)(vi) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter) and present fairly and accurately, in all material respects (measured in accordance with
the level of materiality for the Alico SI Unaudited Reporting Packages), as of their respective
dates and for the respective periods covered thereby (A) in the case of the Alico SI Annual
Unaudited Reporting Package, the
consolidated financial condition and the consolidated results of operations of the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries, (other than AIA B Panama, but including AIG FAJ); (B) in the case of
the Alico SI Semi-Annual Unaudited Reporting Package, the consolidated financial condition and the
consolidated results of operations of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries (other than
DelAm, GBN, LLC, AIA B Panama and Isle of Man, but including AIG FAJ); (C) in the case of the AIG
FAJ SI Unaudited Reporting Package, the financial condition and results of operations of AIG FAJ,
(D) in the case of the AIA B Panama SI Unaudited Reporting Package, the financial condition and
results of operations of AIA B Panama, (E) in the case of the Isle of Man SI Unaudited Reporting
Package, the financial condition and results of operations of Isle of Man, and (F) in the case of
the DelAm SI Unaudited Reporting Package, the consolidated financial condition and the consolidated
results of operations of DelAm and its subsidiaries (other than Xxx Xxxx); except (x) that the SI
Unaudited Reporting Packages do not contain footnotes, (F) that the SI Unaudited Reporting Packages
do not contain any statement of cash flows and (G) as set forth on Section 3.06(a)(vi) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter. The Parent Accounting Policies are in conformity with GAAP, except
as set forth on Section 3.06(a)(vi) of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
(b) The unaudited Required Information to be delivered by the Seller to the Acquiror pursuant
to Section 6.16(h) (with the exception of Section 6.16(h)(ii) and (iv)),
will have (i) been prepared from the books and records of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries, (ii) been prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X (17 CFR Part 210)
applied on a consistent basis, where appropriate, with its application in connection with the
preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries
as of and for the same date or periods (except as set forth on Section 3.06(a)(vi) of the
Seller Disclosure Letter), and (iii) presented fairly and accurately, in all material respects, the
combined and consolidated financial position, the combined and consolidated results of operations,
the combined and consolidated cash flows, and the combined and consolidated changes in
stockholders’ equity of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries as of their respective dates
and for the respective quarterly and year-to-date periods covered thereby, except (A) that any such
unaudited financial statements will not contain footnotes except as otherwise required by GAAP and
(B) as set forth on Section 3.06(a)(vi) of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
(c) The audited Required Information to be delivered by the Seller to the Acquiror pursuant to
Section 6.16(h), will have (i) been prepared from the books and records of the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries, (ii) been prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X (17 CFR
Part 210) applied on a consistent basis, where appropriate, with its application in connection with
the preparation of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries
of as of and for the same date or periods (except as set forth on Section 3.06(a)(vi) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter), and (iii) presented fairly and accurately, in all material respects,
the combined and consolidated financial position, the combined and consolidated results of
operations, the combined and consolidated cash flows and the combined
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and consolidated changes in
stockholders’ equity of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries as of their respective dates
and for the respective periods covered thereby, except as set forth in Section 3.06(a)(vi)
of the Seller Disclosure Letter. When provided, any subsequently prepared audited financial
statements that are delivered as Required Information will be accompanied by the related opinion of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the independent accountant of the Parent (the “Independent
Auditor”).
(d) True, correct and complete copies of the following statutory financial statements have
been made available to the Acquiror, prior to the date hereof, in each case together with any
exhibits, schedules and notes thereto (collectively, the “Statutory Statements”): (i) the
annual financial statements (or the equivalent document in the applicable jurisdiction) of the
Company or each Transferred Subsidiary that is an insurance company (including with respect to the
separate accounts and branches of the Company and each such Transferred Subsidiary that prepare
such annual statements) (the Company and each such Transferred Subsidiary, an “Insurance
Company”) for the two latest available annual period fiscal filings with any Domiciliary
Regulator of such Insurance Company, in each case as required to be filed with such Domiciliary
Regulator and (ii) the financial statements of each Insurance Company for the most recently ended
quarterly or semi-annual period (including with respect to the separate accounts and branches of
any Insurance Company that prepare such quarterly or semi-annual statements), as the case may be,
in respect of which such filing is required to be made, in each case, to the extent such statement
is required to be filed with the Domiciliary Regulator. Section 3.06(d) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter sets forth the statutory carrying value of AIG FAJ as of August 31, 2009 and
November 30, 2008, which are included in the applicable Statutory Statements of the Company (the
“AIG FAJ SAP Information”). Each of the Statutory Statements (except as expressly set
forth in such Statutory Statements) and the AIG FAJ SAP Information (A) were prepared from the
books and records of the applicable Insurance Company, (B) were filed with or submitted to the
applicable Domiciliary Regulator of such Insurance Company on forms prescribed or permitted by such
Domiciliary Regulator and (C) were prepared, in all material respects, to the extent applicable, in
accordance with SAP (where required) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, and
present fairly and accurately, in all material respects, the statutory financial position and
results of operations of such Insurance Company as of their respective dates or for the respective
periods covered thereby, except as set forth on Section 3.06(a)(vi) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter. No material deficiency has been asserted in writing with respect to any of the
Statutory Statements by any Domiciliary Regulator since January 1, 2007. For the avoidance of
doubt, this Section 3.06(d) shall not apply with respect to Tax Returns.
(e) Except (i) as reserved against or reflected in the Alico SI Annual Unaudited Reporting
Package or the AIA B Panama SI Unaudited Reporting Package, (ii) for liabilities and obligations
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since November 30, 2009, and (iii) as set forth on
Section 3.06(e) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, there is no liability or obligation, or
series of related liabilities or obligations, exceeding $1,000,000, of the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary, of the type required to be set forth on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with the Parent Accounting Policies.
(f) The Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries have devised and maintain systems of internal
accounting controls with respect to their respective businesses sufficient to
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provide reasonable
assurances to the Parent that: (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorization; (ii) all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the
preparation by the Parent of financial statements in conformity with GAAP (and Delaware SAP, if
applicable) and maintain proper accountability for items; (iii) access to their respective
properties and assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for items is compared with the actual levels at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences. There are no material weaknesses in the internal controls over
financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) of the
Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to adversely
affect in any material respect the ability of the Company and any of the Transferred Subsidiaries
in the aggregate to record, process, summarize and report financial data and there is no, and there
has not been any instances of, fraud that involves or involved management or other employees who
have or had a significant role in such internal controls. Since January 1, 2007, neither the
Parent, nor the Company nor any of the Transferred Subsidiaries has received, and the Seller does
not otherwise have Knowledge of, any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, regarding
the Company’s or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries’ accounting or auditing practices, procedures,
methodologies or methods, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the
Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing
practices.
(g) All costs and expenses exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate per quarterly reporting
period that were incurred by the Parent and its Affiliates (other than the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries) during the periods presented in the SI Unaudited Reporting Packages in
directly providing services to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries were allocated to the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, such costs
and expenses shall not include payments by the Parent or its Affiliates (other than the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries) of amounts due from the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries on
behalf of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary subject to subsequent reimbursement from the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries.
Section 3.07. Absence of Certain Changes.
(a) Except for the matters expressly permitted by this Agreement and except as described on
Section 3.07(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, since November 30, 2009, (i) the Company
and the Transferred Subsidiaries have conducted the Business only in the Ordinary Course of
Business and (ii) there has not been any fact, circumstance, event, change, violation, development,
effect, condition or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would
reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except (i) as expressly permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth on Section
3.07(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter or (iii) as required by applicable Law, during the
period from November 30, 2009 to the date hereof, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries have
not taken any action that would have resulted in a breach of any of the covenants set forth in
Section 6.01(z)(i) through (xxv) if the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries
had been subject to such covenants from November 30, 2009 to the date hereof.
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(c) During the period from the date the Seller was organized through the date hereof, the
Seller has not taken or failed to take (as applicable) any action that would have resulted in a
breach of any of the covenants and agreements set forth in Section 6.24(a)(i) through
(iv) if the Seller had been subject to such covenants and agreements on and after the date
the Seller was organized.
Section 3.08. Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth on Section 3.08 of
the Seller Disclosure Letter, there are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
threatened in writing against, relating to or affecting any of the Seller, the Company or any of
the Transferred Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets (including Investment Assets),
properties or businesses, which would reasonably be expected to (a) result in (i) Losses to the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary in excess of $1,000,000 per Action or (ii) any permanent
injunction or other form of equitable relief which would have an adverse effect in any material
respect on any business operations of the Company and its Transferred Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or (b) otherwise adversely affect the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or their assets (including Investment Assets), properties or business, taken as a whole, in
any material respect, other than, in each case, Actions involving claims under or in connection
with Insurance Contracts in the Ordinary Course of Business.
Section 3.09. Compliance with Laws. (a) Except as set forth on Section 3.09
of the Seller Disclosure Letter, none of the Seller, the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries
is, or has been, since January 1, 2007, in violation of (i) its certificate of incorporation and
by-laws (or comparable organizational documents), if any, (ii) any Laws or Governmental Orders
applicable to it or its assets, properties or businesses, or (iii) its Material Permits or
Insurance Permits, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) for violations that, individually
or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or their assets, properties or businesses, taken as a
whole, in any material respect. Since January 1, 2007, none of the Seller, the Company or any of
the Transferred Subsidiaries has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority that
alleges any material noncompliance (or that the Seller, the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary
is under any investigation by such Governmental Authority for any such alleged noncompliance) with
any Governmental Order, Material Permit, Insurance Permit or material Law applicable to the Seller,
the Company, any Transferred Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, assets or
businesses. None of the Seller, the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries is a party to,
and none of the Seller, the Company, any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or any of their respective
assets, properties or businesses is bound by, any Governmental Order that individually or in the
aggregate, would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or their assets, properties or businesses, taken as a whole, in any
material respect. The transactions contemplated by the SPV Purchase Agreement have been
consummated in accordance, in all material respects, with all applicable Law, Governmental Orders,
Material Permits and Insurance Permits. The Company satisfies the requirements of Sections 1104,
1313(b)(2), 1321, and 5809(d) of the Delaware Insurance Code and Section 904 of the Delaware
Administrative Code (the “Company Exemption Statutes”). The Seller has no reason to
believe that the Company will not continue to satisfy the requirements of the Company Exemption
Statutes immediately following the Closing.
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(b) As of their respective dates, or if amended, as of the date of the most recent amendment,
each prospectus and other offering document (and each document referred to in, or attached to, any
such prospectus or offering document) relating to life insurance or any other products offered or
sold by the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or relating to any underlying fund or
index to which any benefit provided by any such product is linked were prepared in accordance and
complied in all material respects with the requirements of
applicable securities Law. There are no amendments or modifications to such prospectuses or
offering documents (or any such document referred to in, or attached to, such prospectus or
offering document) which are required under applicable Law to be filed with any Governmental
Authority charged with the enforcement of any such securities Law, but have not yet been filed with
such Governmental Authority. Each investment or asset manager providing investment or asset
management services to each such underlying fund or index which is an Affiliate of the Parent
possesses all Permits required in order to provide such investment or asset management services.
Section 3.10. Governmental Permits.
(a) The Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries hold all material Permits necessary to
conduct the Business and to own or use their respective assets and properties (collectively, the
“Material Permits”).
(b) All Material Permits are valid and in full force and effect. Except as set forth on
Section 3.10(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries is the subject of any Action pending, or to the Knowledge of the Seller,
threatened in writing, for or contemplating the revocation, suspension, termination, modification,
limitation, cancellation, nonrenewal or impairment of any Material Permit, and the Seller has no
Knowledge of any existing fact or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate (with or
without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both), would be reasonably likely to result in
the revocation, suspension, termination, modification, limitation, cancellation, nonrenewal or
impairment of any Material Permit. Provided that all consents described in Section 3.05(a)
have been obtained, no Material Permit shall be suspended, terminated, modified, limited,
cancelled, revoked, not renewed or impaired or become suspended, terminated, modified, limited,
cancelled, revoked, not renewed or impaired, in whole or in part, as a result of the execution and
delivery by the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable) of, or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party.
(c) Except for (1) statutory or regulatory restrictions of general application applicable to
Persons engaged in the same lines of business as the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary
generally, and (2) restrictions imposed by certain regulators as a result of the financial events
concerning the Parent as announced by the Parent on September 16, 2008 set forth on Section
3.10(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, there is no Governmental Order that would be binding
on the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries following the Closing that prohibits or
restricts the payment of shareholder dividends or other shareholder distributions by the Company or
any of the Transferred Subsidiaries. Except for statutory or regulatory restrictions of general
application applicable to Persons engaged in the same lines of business as the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary generally or as set forth on Section 3.10(c) of the
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Seller
Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of the Transferred Subsidiaries is subject to any
special understanding or arrangement with any Governmental Authority pursuant to which the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary is granted relief from compliance with any material Law or is subject
to any material restriction or limitation on its business or operations.
(d) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries (A) since January 1, 2007, have conducted and are conducting the Business in
compliance in all material respects with all requirements of applicable Law regulating the business
and products of insurance and reinsurance (“Insurance Law”) and (B) since January 1, 2007
have conducted and are conducting all of their respective insurance and reinsurance operations
through the Insurance Companies, (ii) the Insurance Companies since January 1, 2007 have held and
hold all Permits, where applicable, necessary to write the types of insurance and other products of
the Business and otherwise as necessary for the conduct of their respective insurance and
reinsurance businesses in each of the jurisdictions where the Insurance Companies conduct or
operate such businesses in the manner now conducted (the “Insurance Permits”), (iii) all of
the Insurance Permits are valid and in full force and effect, (iv) no Insurance Company is the
subject of any pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened in writing Action for or
contemplating the suspension, termination, modification, limitation, cancellation, revocation,
nonrenewal or impairment of its Insurance Permits, and the Seller has no Knowledge of any existing
fact or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate would be reasonably likely to result in
the suspension, termination, modification, limitation, cancellation, revocation, nonrenewal or
impairment of such Insurance Permits, and (v) provided that all consents described in
Section 3.05(a) have been obtained, no Insurance Permit of any of the Insurance Companies
shall be suspended, terminated, modified, limited, cancelled, revoked, not renewed or impaired or
become suspended, terminated, modified, limited, cancelled, revoked, not renewed or impaired, in
whole or in part, as a result of the execution and delivery by the Seller or the applicable
Affiliate of the Seller (as applicable) of, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by, the Transaction Agreements. Since January 1, 2007, none of the Insurance Companies has
transacted insurance or reinsurance business in any jurisdiction requiring it to have an Insurance
Permit to transact such business in which it did not possess such Insurance Permit. Section
3.10(d) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the
Insurance Permits. The Seller has made available to the Acquiror, prior to the date hereof, true,
correct, and complete copies of the Insurance Permits.
Section 3.11. Intellectual Property and Information Technology.
(a) Section 3.11(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the date hereof,
a complete list of (i) all Registered Intellectual Property, (ii) the jurisdiction in which such
Registered Intellectual Property has been registered or filed and the applicable registration or
application number, and (iii) any other Person that has an ownership interest in such Registered
Intellectual Property.
(b) The Owned Intellectual Property and the Licensed Intellectual Property constitute all of
the Intellectual Property that is used in the conduct of the Business as currently conducted. The
Company and/or a Transferred Subsidiary owns the Owned Intellectual Property and has sufficient
right to use the Owned Intellectual Property and the Licensed Intellectual Property, free and clear
of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens), that is used in the conduct of
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the Business as currently
conducted. To the Knowledge of the Seller, neither the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary is
in material breach of any agreement for the provision or use of the Licensed Intellectual Property
that is used in the conduct of the Business.
(c) Since January 1, 2007 (or with respect to the Seller, its date of organization, or with
respect to any Transferred Subsidiary that was incorporated or organized subsequent to January 1,
2007, its respective date of incorporation or organization), the Company and each Transferred
Subsidiary has had a policy, and has materially complied with that policy, to require each employee
to maintain the confidentiality of any confidential information of the Company and each Transferred
Subsidiary that has been provided to such employee.
(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.11(d) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, since
January 1, 2007: (i) there is no litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened
in writing against the Seller, the Parent or any of their respective Affiliates, (ii) to the
Knowledge of the Seller, there is no litigation pending or threatened in writing against the
customers of the Business (with respect to such customers, as relates to the products or services
provided by the Business) and (iii) to the Knowledge of the Seller, none of the Seller, the Parent
or any of their respective Affiliates has received unresolved written communication, in each case
of (i), (ii) and (iii) (A) alleging that the conduct of the Business or the products and services
offered by the Business infringe, dilute, misappropriate or otherwise violate a third party’s
Intellectual Property rights or (B) challenging the ownership, use, validity, enforceability or
registrability of any Owned Intellectual Property.
(e) Except as set forth on Section 3.11(e) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither
the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary has brought, or to the Knowledge of the Seller,
threatened a claim against a third party and neither the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary has
sent, since January 1, 2007, any unresolved written communications alleging that any Person is
materially infringing upon, diluting, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Owned
Intellectual Property.
(f) The Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries have established and maintain commercially
reasonable data and information security programs and privacy policies and the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries are in material compliance with such programs and policies. Except as set
forth on Section 3.11(f) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, since January 1, 2007, neither
the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary, nor, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any service
provider to the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries (i) has suffered a material security
breach with respect to the data or information systems used in the conduct of the Business which
breach had an effect on the operation of the Business or (ii) has notified or has been required
under applicable Law to notify (A) any employee of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary,
customer of the Business or any other Person in connection with the Business of any information
security breach involving such employee’s, customer’s or other Person’s personal information
(including private, health, medical and financial information) or (B) any Governmental Authority in
relation to any of the foregoing.
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(g) The Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries have taken all reasonable steps to maintain
the confidentiality of proprietary information that the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries holds, or purports to hold, as a Trade Secret.
(h) The Company and each Transferred Subsidiary uses anti-virus software in accordance with
commercially reasonable standards.
(i) All material hardware currently being used by the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries
is, in all material respects, in such reasonable and useable operating condition as is necessary
(i) to conduct the Business as currently conducted and (ii) for a technician or programmer of
reasonable skill to be able to provide routine support and maintenance, including but not limited
to replacement and upgrades, as the case may be.
(j) With respect to Intellectual Property that is software, (i) such Owned Intellectual
Property that is software does not contain any viruses, malware, time-bombs, key-locks or any other
devices designed to, without the knowledge and authorization of the Company or a Transferred
Subsidiary, disrupt, disable, harm or interfere with the operation of such Owned Intellectual
Property or the integrity of the data or information produced by such Owned Intellectual Property
and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Seller, such Licensed Intellectual Property does not contain any
viruses, malware, time-bombs, key-locks or any other devices designed to, without the knowledge and
authorization of the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary, disrupt, disable, harm or interfere with
the operation of such Licensed Intellectual Property or the integrity of the data or information
produced by such Licensed Intellectual Property.
(k) Provided that all Third Party Consents are obtained, neither the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements nor the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements will, with or
without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, result in, or give any other Person the
right or option to cause or declare, (i) a loss of, or encumbrance on, any Owned Intellectual
Property used in the conduct of the Business as currently conducted, (ii) a material breach of any
material license agreement to which the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary is a party, (iii) the
release, disclosure or delivery of any Owned Intellectual Property to any escrow agent or other
Person or (iv) the grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person of any license or other right
or interest under, to or in any of the Owned Intellectual Property.
(l) All separation actions set forth on Section 3.11(l) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter have been fully completed by or on behalf of the Seller, the Parent or their respective
Affiliates (including the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries).
Section 3.12. Material Contracts.
(a) Section 3.12(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains a true, correct and
complete list of each of the Material Contracts as in effect as of the date hereof. Each Material
Contract is in full force and effect and is a valid and binding obligation of the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiary (as applicable) that is party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
each other party to such Material Contract. Each such Material Contract is enforceable against the
Company or the Transferred Subsidiary (as applicable) that is party thereto and, to the
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Knowledge
of the Seller, each other party to such Material Contract, in accordance with its terms (subject in
each case to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium,
rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer or similar Laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject,
as to enforceability, to the effect of general equitable principles (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)). None of the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any other party to a Material
Contract, is in material default or material breach of a Material Contract and there does not
exist any event, condition or omission that would constitute such a material default or material
breach (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) or that would permit the
termination, cancellation or acceleration of performance of any material obligation of the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any other party to the Material
Contract. None of the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries has received any written notice of
any material default under any Material Contract.
(b) Except as set forth on Section 3.12(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, no
Material Contract contains any provision providing that any such other party thereto may terminate,
cancel or commute the same by reason of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements.
(c) The Seller has delivered or made available to the Acquiror, prior to the date hereof,
true, correct and complete copies of all Material Contracts.
Section 3.13. Employee Benefits; Employees.
(a) Section 3.13(a) (Part I) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and
complete list of the material Benefit Plans maintained in countries with ten or more Employees and
separately identifies the Company Benefit Plans. The Seller shall furnish to the Acquiror
Section 3.13(a) (Part II) of the Seller Disclosure Letter not later than 30 Business Days
following the date hereof, which schedule shall set forth an accurate and complete list of the
material Benefit Plans (identifying those that are Company Benefit Plans) maintained in countries
with less than ten Employees. As applicable, the Seller has delivered or made available to the
Acquiror: (i) a copy of each material Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto and all
related trust documents; (ii) a copy of the most recent summary plan description for each Company
Benefit Plan for which a summary plan description is required by applicable Law; (iii) a copy of
all material written Contracts relating to each Company Benefit Plan, the Parent Nonqualified Plans
and the LTI Plan, including administrative service agreements and group insurance contracts, (iv) a
copy of summary information in relation to the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan, including the
methodology used to determine the total amount to be paid for 2009 performance and how individual
payments related to individual targets (on a summary basis); (v) a copy of the annual reports (Form
5500 series or the equivalent for any Foreign Plan) for each Company Benefit Plan for the last
three complete plan years and a copy of the top-hat filings for the Parent Nonqualified Plans; (vi)
a copy of the most recent letter of determination from the IRS relating to the tax-qualified status
of each Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under section 401(a) of the Code; (vii) a copy of any
other written communications or documents relating to the Company Benefit Plans, the Parent
Nonqualified Plans, Annual Incentive Plan or the LTI Plan that materially affect (or could
reasonably be expected to materially affect) the
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Company’s, any Transferred Subsidiary’s, the
Acquiror’s or any of the Acquiror’s Affiliate’s current or future obligations or liabilities with
respect to any Company Benefit Plan, the Parent Nonqualified Plans, Annual Incentive Plan or the
LTI Plan; and (viii) a copy of all correspondence, requests, audits, interrogatories, filings,
notices or similar communications received from any Governmental Authority, including the IRS, the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the United States Department of Labor or such corresponding
non-U.S. Governmental Authority relating to matters that materially affect (or could reasonably be
expected to materially affect) the Company’s, any Transferred Subsidiary’s, the Acquiror’s or
any of the Acquiror’s Affiliate’s current or future obligations or liabilities with respect to any
Employee or former employee of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary (including their
dependents, spouses or beneficiaries).
(b) Each of the Company Benefit Plans that is not a Foreign Plan (each, a “U.S. Benefit
Plan”), the Parent Nonqualified Plans, Annual Incentive Plan and the LTI Plan complies in form
and has been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms,
applicable Law, including ERISA and the Code, and the terms of any applicable collective bargaining
(or similar) agreements. The Parent’s Savings Plan is intended to be qualified within the meaning
of section 401(a) of the Code and has received a favorable IRS determination letter with respect to
such qualification and the Tax exempt status of its related trust, no such determination letter has
been revoked and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, no event has occurred and no condition exists
that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect such favorable determination. None of the
Company Benefit Plans is intended to be qualified under section 401(a) of the Code. There is no
current, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened Action or Audit against or
involving any of the U.S. Benefit Plans or the assets of any of the U.S. Benefit Plans (other than
routine benefit claims) with respect to which the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary could have
any material liability.
(c) Section 3.13(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth each Pension Plan that
is subject to section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or section 412 of the Code and in which or to which
the Company, any Transferred Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate participates or is required to
contribute or with respect to which the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary has, or could
reasonably be expected to have, any material liability. With respect to each Pension Plan that is
subject to section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or section 412 of the Code, (i) there does not exist
any accumulated funding deficiency (within the meaning of section 412 of the Code or section 302 of
ERISA), whether or not waived; (ii) no reportable event (within the meaning of section 4043 of
ERISA), other than an event for which the 30-day notice period has been waived, has occurred, and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in the
occurrence of any such reportable event; (iii) all premiums to the PBGC have been timely paid in
full; and (iv) neither the Company nor any of the Transferred Subsidiaries has, or could reasonably
be expected to incur, any material liability (other than for premiums to the PBGC) under Title IV
of ERISA. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained, been a participating
employer, contributed to, or has had any obligation to contribute to, or has had any liability with
respect to any multiemployer plan (as defined in section 3(37) or section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or
section 414(f) of the Code).
(d) None of the Company, any Transferred Subsidiary, any officer of the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary or any U.S. Benefit Plan that is subject to ERISA,
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including any trust
created thereunder and any trustee, administrator or other fiduciary thereof, has engaged in a
prohibited transaction (as defined in section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code) or any
other breach of fiduciary responsibility that could subject the Company, or any Transferred
Subsidiary or any officer of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary to a material Tax or penalty
on prohibited transactions imposed by section 4975 of the Code or to any material liability imposed
under Title I of ERISA.
(e) All material contributions, premiums, Tax, expenses and benefit payments required to be
made under or in connection with any U.S. Benefit Plan have been timely made when due or are
appropriately accrued in accordance with GAAP. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not require that contribution be made to any Pension Plan pursuant to section 412(l) of the
Code. Neither the Company nor any of the Transferred Subsidiaries has provided, or is required to
provide, security to any Pension Plan or to any single-employer plan of an ERISA Affiliate pursuant
to section 401(a)(29) of the Code.
(f) No U.S. Benefit Plan provides retiree life insurance, retiree health benefits or other
retiree welfare benefits to any Employee or former employee of the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary (including any dependents, spouses, or beneficiaries) for any reason other than coverage
or benefits (i) mandated by applicable Law or (ii) the full cost of which is borne by any such
Employee or former employee of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary (or dependents, spouses,
or beneficiaries).
(g) Except as disclosed on Section 3.13(g) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries have no material unfunded liabilities with respect to any
Pension Plan, nonqualified deferred compensation, supplemental or excess plans, or any
post-retirement life, health or other welfare benefits.
(h) Except as required by applicable Law or as set forth on Section 3.13(h) of the
Seller Disclosure Letter, (i) each Foreign Plan complies in form and has been operated and
administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable Law (including
the terms of any collective bargaining agreement, mandate, work rule or other similar agreement or
order); (ii) if any Foreign Plan is intended to qualify for special Tax or similar treatment, such
Foreign Plan meets all requirements to the extent necessary to obtain such treatment; (iii) neither
the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary maintains any Foreign Plan that is a defined benefit
pension plan or that provides benefits pursuant to a formula that requires benefits to be funded
based on actuarial principles; (iv) full payment has been made (including but not limited to
contributions, premiums, Tax, expenses and benefits payments) or, if applicable, accrued in
accordance with country-specific accounting practices, of all the amounts required to have been
made by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary under the terms of each Foreign Plan or
applicable Law as contributions to such Foreign Plan, or with respect to such Foreign Plan; (v) the
fair market value of the assets of each Foreign Plan that is a defined benefit plan exceeds the
accrued benefit obligations under such Foreign Plan or applicable Law; (vi) for any Foreign Plan
providing defined benefits, the actuary’s report on the latest actuarial valuation accurately
describes the financial position of that scheme at its valuation date and (vii) if any Foreign Plan
in the United Kingdom is a contracted-out scheme within the meaning of the UK Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx
0000, there is in force a contracting-out certificate covering such of the Company
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and the
Transferred Subsidiaries which employ members of that Foreign Plan and there is no reason why the
certificate could reasonably be expected to be cancelled.
(i) Except as disclosed in Section 3.13(i) of the Seller Disclosure Letter and in
relation only to Foreign Plans in the United Kingdom: (i) there has been no arrangement which
might be construed as a compromise or a reduction of a statutory debt under section 75 or 75A of
the Pensions Xxx 0000; (ii) no acts, omissions or other events have been reported to the UK
Pensions Regulator under sections 69 or 70 of the Pensions Act 2004 and there is no fact or
circumstances likely to give rise to such reports; (iii) no contribution notice or financial
support direction under the Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000 has been issued to the Company or to any Transferred
Subsidiary or to any other Person in respect of any Foreign Plan and there is no fact or
circumstance likely to give rise to any such notice or direction; (iv) any Foreign Plan which is a
money purchase scheme and apart from any insured death in service benefits provides money purchase
benefits only as defined in section 181 of the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000; (v) each Foreign Plan is a
registered pension scheme for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Finance Xxx 0000 and there
is no reason why HM Revenue and Customs might de-register any Foreign Plan; (vi) no contributions
from a European employer as defined for the purposes of Part 7 of the Pensions Act 2004 have been
accepted by any Foreign Plan; and (vii) neither the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary is or
has (A) any debt that is or has become due with respect to a Foreign Plan under its terms or
applicable Law (including under section 75 or 75A of the Pensions Act 1995 (as amended)) or (B)
been a party to an act or deliberate failure to act (or knowingly assisted) to prevent the recovery
of any amount of debt due under section 75 or 75A of the Pensions Xxx 0000 (as amended).
(j) Each of the Parent Nonqualified Plans has been operated and administered in all material
respects in accordance with, and is in documentary compliance with, the requirements of sections
409A(a)(2), 409A(a)(3) and 409A(a)(4) of the Code and related Treasury Regulations. As of the
Closing Date, there are no funding arrangements relating to the Parent Nonqualified Plans.
(k) Except as disclosed on Section 3.13(k) of the Seller Disclosure Letter:
(i) there is not in existence, nor has there been within the 12 months prior to the
date hereof, any pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened (A) strike,
slowdown, work stoppage, picketing, lockout or any other dispute or controversy with or
involving a labor organization or with respect to unionization or collective bargaining
related to Employees; (B) labor-related organizational effort, election activity or request
or demand for negotiations, recognition or representation related to Employees; or (C)
grievance, dispute, arbitration, administrative hearing, unfair labor practice charge, other
employment Action, union- or labor-related Action or other formal claim with respect to
which the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary could have any material liability;
(ii) (A) neither the Company nor any of the Transferred Subsidiaries is, or within the
preceding 12 months was, a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, other
agreement or understanding, work rules or practice or arbitration award with any labor
union, works council, or any other similar organization;
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(B) with respect to Employees based
in the U.S., no Employees are currently represented by any labor union for purposes of
collective bargaining and no activities the purpose of which is to achieve such
representation of all or some of such Employees are, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
threatened or ongoing or have resulted in any petition for a representation election filed
with the National Labor Relations Board in the past three years; (C) with respect to
Employees employed by the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries outside the U.S.,
Section 3.13(k)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and
accurate list of all unions, work councils or other formal
representative-type employee organizations, whether maintained pursuant to applicable
Law or otherwise to which Employees belong and Seller has delivered or made available to the
Acquiror, prior to the date hereof, complete and accurate copies of all collective
bargaining agreements, charters, work rules, industry rules, arbitration awards or other
Contracts which pertain to these Employees or organizations; and (D) the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the terms and
conditions of, and there is no current, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
threatened, Action or Audit against the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary for actual
violation of, any collective bargaining and other union agreements, obligations with respect
to work councils, work rules, arbitration awards, and mandates;
(iii) each of the Company and each Transferred Subsidiary (A) is in compliance with
applicable Law which relate to employment, classification of employees, agents and
independent contractors (or similar classifications outside the U.S.), equal employment
opportunity (including Laws prohibiting employment discrimination, harassment or
retaliation), wages, hours, pay equity, leaves, workers’ compensation, disability,
occupational health and safety, immigration, collective bargaining, secondment, contractors
and temporary employees, other employment terms and conditions, and plant closings and
layoffs (including, but not limited to, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act, the Ireland Protection of Employees Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related
Matters Act of 2007, the Japan Labor Standards Law, the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection
of Employees) Regulations (TUPE) or other European Community Acquired Rights Directive and
any other comparable state, local or other Laws) and (B) is not and has not been
(individually or collectively in any respect) liable for arrears of wages (including
overtime), mandatory indemnity payments in non-U.S. jurisdictions, other compensation or
benefits or any Taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any of the foregoing;
(iv) in accordance with applicable Law, (A) neither the Company nor any Transferred
Subsidiary has any material liability or obligation, including any mandatory deductions or
indemnity payments in non-U.S. jurisdictions or any material liability or obligation under
or on account of a Benefit Plan, arising out of the hiring of Persons to provide services to
the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary and treating or misclassifying such Persons as
consultants, agents or independent contractors and not as employees of the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary, and (B) no current or former independent contractor of the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary could be deemed to be a misclassified employee, no independent
contractor is eligible to participate in any Benefit Plan and neither the Company nor any
Transferred Subsidiary has ever had any
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temporary or leased employees that were not treated
and accounted for in all respects as employees;
(v) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (or attainment of any necessary approvals) will
(either alone or together with any other related event, including any termination of
employment) entitle any Employee or, to the extent such entitlement is borne by the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary, former employee of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary,
to any compensation, severance, termination, change of
control or other similar pay or benefits, or accelerate the time of payment or vesting
or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or
benefits under, or increase the amount payable or trigger any other obligation pursuant to,
any Benefit Plan, or trigger the forgiveness of indebtedness owed by any Employee (or former
employee of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary) to the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries;
(vi) no amount or other entitlement under any Benefit Plan that could be received
(whether in cash or property or the vesting of property) arising out of the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or together with any other
related event, including any termination of employment) by any Employee could be an “excess
parachute payment” (as defined in section 280G(b)(1) of the Code) and no Person is entitled
to receive any additional payment or benefit (including any tax gross-up or any other
payment or benefit) from the Company or any other Person in the event that the excise tax
required by section 4999(a) of the Code is imposed on such Person; and
(vii) there is no current, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened
Action against or involving the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries for failure
to comply with applicable Laws that relate to employee privacy and employee data protection,
including (A) the maintenance, use, sharing or processing of any personal data relating to
an identified or identifiable natural person (including transmissions of personal data to
non-European Union countries), and (B) any legal notice or consent requirements as required
by applicable Laws, and neither the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary is or has been
(individually or collectively in any respect) liable for any penalties or sanctions imposed
by a Governmental Authority for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.
(l) Except to the extent prohibited by applicable Law, the Seller has delivered to the
Acquiror, prior to the date hereof a true, correct and complete list of: (i) each Employee and
separately identifies those Employees on or under expatriate assignments or arrangements, and
correctly sets forth, as applicable: (A) the Employee’s specific employing entity; (B) the
Employee’s date of hire; (C) the Employee’s titles or positions; (D) the Employee’s base salary or
base wages; (E) the Employee’s other compensation (including housing allowances, compensation
payable pursuant to bonus, deferred compensation or commission arrangements or other compensation);
(F) the Employee’s Compensation Restrictions, if applicable; (G) each such Employee’s notice
period; and (H) the Employee’s main work location (with information necessary to protect the
identity of the Employee with respect to which such information is
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provided, redacted). The Seller
shall furnish to the Acquiror not later than 30 Business Days following the date hereof, a schedule
which shall set forth, with respect to each expatriate, the date on which the assignment began and
is expected to end as provided by the terms of the applicable agreement, if any such date.
(m) Except as disclosed in Section 3.13(m) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, with
respect to Employees with a current or proposed base compensation rate of $150,000 (or the
equivalent in any other applicable currency) or more, (i) no notice to terminate the employment
Contract of such Employee is pending, outstanding or threatened, (ii) no offer of employment or
other engagement has been made by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary which has not yet
been accepted or has been accepted but the employment or engagement has not yet started, and (iii)
every Employee who requires permission to work in any jurisdiction in which the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary is based has current and appropriate permission to both reside and work in
such jurisdiction.
(n) All payroll, employment, unemployment, social security or other similar types of Taxes
required to be paid, withheld, deposited or deducted by the Parent, any Affiliate of the Parent
(either former or current), the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller (either former or current)
with respect to any current or former employee of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary have,
in all material respects, been withheld, deposited, deducted and paid to the appropriate Tax
Authority within the time and manner required by applicable Law.
Section 3.14. Insurance Issued by Insurance Companies.
(a) Since January 1, 2007, and except for benefits relating to claims incurred but not yet
reported and reported claims being processed by the Insurance Companies as of the date hereof, all
benefits due and payable under the Insurance Contracts issued by any of the Insurance Companies
have been paid in accordance, in all material respects, with the terms of the Insurance Contracts
under which they arose, except for such benefits for which an Insurance Company has reasonably
determined, in the Ordinary Course of Business, that there is or was a reasonable basis to contest
payment.
(b) As and where required by applicable Insurance Law, all policy or other contract forms and
rates used since January 1, 2007 by the Insurance Companies and all endorsements, applications and
certificates pertaining thereto, have been and are in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable Insurance Law, have been and are on forms that have been, in all material respects,
filed and approved by the applicable Governmental Authorities or filed with, and not objected to
by, such Governmental Authorities within the period provided by applicable Insurance Law for
objection. To the extent required by applicable Insurance Law, all rates and rating plans
established or used since January 1, 2007 by the Insurance Companies that have been or are in
effect have been filed with, and/or approved by, applicable Governmental Authorities in all
material respects, and the premiums charged have conformed and conform in all material respects to
the premiums so filed and/or approved and are within (and were within at all relevant times) the
amount permitted by any applicable Insurance Law. Since January 1, 2007, none of the Insurance
Companies violated in any material respect its underwriting guidelines in effect from time to time
in connection with its issuance of any Insurance Contracts
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in any way that would adversely affect
any Insurance Company’s rights under any Reinsurance Contract.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 3.14(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, there are
no material accrued and unpaid or unreported liabilities or obligations with respect to claims or
assessments made against any Insurance Company by any insurance guaranty associations or similar
organizations in connection with such association’s or organization’s insurance guaranty fund or
similar program.
Section 3.15. Reinsurance.
(a) Section 3.15(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of all Reinsurance Contracts in effect as of the date hereof. The Seller has
delivered or made available to the Acquiror, prior to the date hereof, true, correct and complete
copies of each Reinsurance Contract. Each Reinsurance Contract is in full force and effect and is
a valid and binding obligation of the Insurance Company that is a party thereto and, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, each other party to such Reinsurance Contract. Each Reinsurance Contract
is enforceable against the Insurance Company that is a party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, each such other party, in accordance with its terms (subject in each case to the effect of
any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation,
fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the
effect of general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding
in equity or at law)). No Insurance Company that is a party to a Reinsurance Contract or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, any other party to such Reinsurance Contract is in material default or
material breach of such Reinsurance Contract, and there does not exist any event, condition or
omission that would constitute such a material default or material breach (with or without the
giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) or that would permit the termination, cancellation or
acceleration of performance of any material obligation of the Insurance Company or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, any other party to such Reinsurance Contract. None of the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any material default under any
Reinsurance Contract. Except as set forth on Section 3.15(a) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter, no Reinsurance Contract contains any provision providing that any such other party thereto
may terminate, cancel, modify or commute the same by reason of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Agreements.
(b) Since January 1, 2007, none of the Parent, the Seller, the Company, or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries has received any written notice from any other party to a Reinsurance
Contract (i) that the financial condition of such other party to any Reinsurance Contract is
impaired with the result that a default thereunder may reasonably be anticipated, or (ii) from any
applicable reinsurer that any amount of reinsurance ceded by any of the Insurance Companies will be
uncollectible or otherwise defaulted upon. Except as set forth on Section 3.15(b) of the
Seller Disclosure Letter or as reflected on Schedule S of the Statutory Statements for the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2009, as of September 30, 2009, each of the Insurance
Companies was able to obtain full reserve credit for financial statement purposes under applicable
SAP with respect to the liabilities ceded under each of the Reinsurance Contracts to the extent SAP
is applicable thereto. Since September 30, 2009, there has not been
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any material change in the
ability of the Insurance Companies to obtain, if so desired, full reserve credit for financial
statement purposes under applicable SAP for such liabilities.
(c) With respect to all Reinsurance Contracts for which any Insurance Company is taking credit
on its most recent Statutory Statements or has taken credit on any Statutory Statement from and
after January 1, 2007 to the extent required by applicable Law and SAP, (i) there has been no
separate Contract between any of the Insurance Companies and the assuming reinsurer that would
under any circumstances limit, reduce, mitigate or otherwise affect in any material respect any
actual or potential loss to the parties under any such
Reinsurance Contract, other than insuring contracts that are explicitly defined in any such
Reinsurance Contract, (ii) for each such Reinsurance Contract entered into, renewed or amended on
or after January 1, 2007, for which risk transfer is not reasonably considered to be self-evident,
documentation concerning the economic intent of the transaction and the risk transfer analysis
evidencing the proper accounting treatment is available for review by the Domiciliary Regulator for
each of the Insurance Companies, including the proper accounting treatment required by SSAP No. 61
or similar risk transfer requirements applicable to the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries, (iii) each of the Insurance Companies complies and has complied from and after
January 1, 2007 with all of the requirements set forth in SSAP No. 61 or such other risk transfer
requirements and (iv) each of the Insurance Companies has and has had from and after January 1,
2007 appropriate controls in place to monitor the use of reinsurance and adhere to the provisions
of SSAP No. 61 or such other risk transfer requirements.
Section 3.16. Client Companies and Brokers; Sales Practices.
(a) The Seller has caused to be made available to the Acquiror, prior to the date hereof, a
true, correct and complete list of each insurance company which is a Client Company and of each
Client Company Contract in effect.
(b) Section 3.16(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of each Broker Contract in effect on the date hereof. To the Knowledge of the
Seller, (i) each Broker that places or sells products on behalf of the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary is, and at the time such Broker placed or sold products on behalf of the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary was, duly licensed in each jurisdiction in which such Broker is or was
required by applicable Law to have a license to place or sell such products on behalf of the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, and (ii) each such Broker that places or sells products on
behalf of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary is, and at the time such Broker placed or sold
products on behalf of the Company or the Transferred Subsidiary was, duly authorized and appointed
by the Company or the Transferred Subsidiary, as applicable, pursuant to applicable Law and to the
extent required thereby to place or sell such products, except for failures of such Brokers to be
licensed or so authorized and appointed which, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. All Broker Contracts are in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Law. To the Knowledge of the Seller, no
Broker with which the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary has a Broker Contract is the subject
of, or party to, any disciplinary Action under any applicable Law except as would not adversely
affect the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in any material respect.
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(c) Each Producer Contract is in full force and effect and is a valid and binding obligation
of the Company or the Transferred Subsidiary that is a party thereto, and, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, each other party to such Producer Contract and is enforceable against the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary that is a party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, each such other
party, in accordance with its terms (subject in each case to the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent
conveyance, preferential transfer or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect
of general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)). None of the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any other party to a Producer Contract is in
material default or material breach of any Producer Contract, and there does not exist any event,
condition or omission that would constitute such a material default or material breach (with or
without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) or that would permit the termination,
cancellation or acceleration of performance of any material obligation of the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any other party to any Producer
Contract. None of the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries has received any written notice of
any material default under any Producer Contract. Except as set forth on Section 3.16(c)
of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (i) there is no material dispute pending or, to the Knowledge of
the Seller, threatened in writing against the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary by any Client
Company or Broker, and (ii) no Producer Contracts contain any provision providing that any such
other party thereto may terminate, cancel or commute the same by reason of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreements. The Seller has delivered or made available to the
Acquiror, prior to the date hereof, true, correct and complete copies of all Producer Contracts.
(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.16(d) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, no Client
Company, policyholder, affiliated group of policyholders, or Persons writing, selling or producing,
either directly or through reinsurance assumed by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary,
insurance business that accounted for (i) 5% or more of the gross written premium (as determined in
accordance with SAP) of the Insurance Companies, taken as a whole, for the 12-month period ended
December 31, 2009 or (ii) 1% or more of the unearned premium reserves of the Insurance Companies,
taken as a whole, at December 31, 2009, has terminated or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, has
threatened to terminate its relationship with any Insurance Company, either as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise.
(e) Except as set forth on Section 3.16(e) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (i) the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, the Company’s and the
Transferred Subsidiaries’ Brokers, have marketed, sold and issued products of the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries in compliance, in all material respects, with applicable Law in the
respective jurisdiction in which such products have been sold, (ii) all advertising, promotional
and sales materials and other marketing practices used by the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any Brokers thereof, have complied and are in
compliance in all material respects, in each case, with applicable Law and (iii) the manner in
which the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries compensate any Persons (including any account or
disclosure made as required by applicable Law) involved in the sale or
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servicing of products sold
or issued by the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects
with all applicable Law.
(f) There are no material Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened in
writing against the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary with respect to the writing, sale,
production or marketing of products issued or sold by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary.
(g) Except for the Producer Contracts, and except as set forth on Section 3.16(g) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries has in effect on the date hereof any managing general agency contracts, third
party administration contracts or other similar arrangements or commitments, or amendments,
supplements or modifications thereto which call for the payment equal to or in excess of $1,500,000
in any 12-month period, under which any Person has authority to perform underwriting analysis and
sell or issue insurance, reinsurance or other products on behalf of the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary or otherwise bind the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary without prior approval by
the Company or the Transferred Subsidiary, as applicable, or pursuant to which any underwriting,
claims settlement or distribution authority is delegated.
Section 3.17. Investment Assets.
(a) The Seller has provided to the Acquiror prior to the date hereof (i) a true, correct and
complete list of all investment assets and cash owned beneficially or of record, including Loan
Interests owned, by the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, excluding the Capital Stock of
any of the Transferred Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Investment Assets”) as of November
30, 2009 and (ii) copies of the investment policies and guidelines of each Insurance Company in
force as of the date hereof (the “Investment Guidelines”). Except as set forth on
Section 3.17(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, to the Knowledge of the Seller, neither
the Company nor any of the Transferred Subsidiaries (A) has received written notice that any of the
Investment Assets owned by the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries is, as of the date
hereof, in default in any payment of principal, distributions, interest, dividends or any other
material payment or performance obligation thereunder or (B) is aware of any breach of, or default
under, any covenants of any of the Investment Assets owned by the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Section 3.17(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, as
of the date hereof, all such Investment Assets of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries
comply in all respects with the Investment Guidelines and in all respects with all applicable Law.
Since November 30, 2009, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries have conducted transactions
in their respective Investment Assets only as would not have resulted in a breach in any material
respect of Section 6.01 had such section been in effect with respect to the period from
November 30, 2009 to the date hereof. Each of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries has
good and marketable title in and to all of the Investment Assets it purports to own, free and clear
of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens.
(b) Each secured Loan Interest owned by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary is secured
by a Lien, including a first priority mortgage, deed of trust, security deed, security agreement,
as applicable, or other Lien or equivalent security instrument in the applicable jurisdiction and
the Lien which secures such Loan Interest constitutes a perfected and
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enforceable security interest
under applicable Law. There are no Material Contracts pursuant to which any Person has the right
or obligation, to service or take any other action for or on behalf of the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary with respect to any of the Investment Assets, except those identified on
Section 3.17(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter. Section 3.17(b) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete description of the term of, and the fees
and other amounts to be paid by the Company and any Transferred Subsidiary under, and the names of
the contracting parties to, each of the Material Contracts identified on Section 3.17(b) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter. The Company and/or the Transferred Subsidiaries, as applicable, have
possession of the original or a copy of fully executed documents which establish, evidence and
secure the material Investment Assets, all material Loan Interest
Documents relating to material Investment Assets and all material Real Estate Venture
Documents relating to material Investment Assets.
(c) Section 3.17(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of (i) all Real Estate Ventures as to which the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary
holds any ownership interest, (ii) the real estate interests and other material assets owned,
directly or indirectly, by such Real Estate Ventures, and (iii) the percentage interest owned by
the Company or the Transferred Subsidiary directly, or indirectly, in such Real Estate Ventures.
(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.17(d) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither
the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary has any material funding obligations of any kind, or
material obligation to make any additional advances or investments (including any obligation
relating to any currency or interest rate swap, hedge or similar arrangement), in respect of any of
the Investment Assets.
(e) Except as set forth on Section 3.17(e) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, there are
no material outstanding commitments, options, put agreements or other arrangements relating to the
Investment Assets, to which the Acquiror, the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary may be subject
upon the Closing.
(f) Except for Securities Lending Management, as set forth on the SI Unaudited Reporting
Package, or as set forth on Section 3.17(f) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, there is no
Indebtedness of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary outstanding with respect to the
Investment Assets. Section 3.17(f) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth, as to all
Indebtedness of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary related to Investment Assets referenced
therein, the outstanding principal balance, interest rate, maturity, extension rights, holders of
the Indebtedness, borrowers and guarantors, including, without limitation, any guarantees,
indemnities or credit enhancement made or issued by the Seller.
(g) Except as disclosed on Section 3.09 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither the
Company nor any of the Transferred Subsidiaries has received written notice of, and the Seller has
no Knowledge of, any violation of applicable Law (including Environmental Laws) in any material
respect relating to the Investment Assets or any real property related thereto and/or secured
thereby.
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(h) The Seller has received all necessary approvals and consents from third party lenders and
third party partners in Real Estate Ventures or investment funds in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, where the failure to obtain such approval and/or
consent would constitute a default under the applicable Real Estate Venture Document, Loan Interest
Document or Investment Assets, or would give a third party the right to terminate the Company’s or
any of the Transferred Subsidiaries’ interest in such Real Estate Venture Document, Loan Interest
Document or Investment Assets.
Section 3.18. Insurance.
(a) Section 3.18(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and
complete list and description of all material policies of insurance maintained by or on behalf of
the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries in effect on the date hereof with respect
to the assets, properties or businesses of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, showing
the subject matter, the beneficiary and the amount of coverage for such party. Each such insurance
policy is a valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable against it and the
other parties thereto in accordance with its terms (subject in each case to the effect of any
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation,
fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the
effect of general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding
in equity or at law)). Except as set forth on Section 3.18(a) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter, each such insurance policy remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms,
including any required notification of change of ownership (with all premiums due and payable
thereon having been paid in full on a timely basis). Except as set forth on Section
3.18(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (i) none of the Company, any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates is in material default or material breach of any
such policy, and there does not exist any event, condition or omission that would constitute such a
material default or material breach (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or
both) or that would permit the termination, cancellation or acceleration of performance of any
material obligation of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary parties to such policy or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, any other party to such policy; and (ii) no party to the policy has
repudiated, or given written notice to the Company, any Transferred Subsidiary or any of their
respective Affiliates of an intent to repudiate, any material provision thereof. No written notice
of cancellation, termination or revocation or other written notice that any such insurance policy
is no longer in full force or effect in accordance with its terms as of the date hereof or that the
issuer of any such insurance policy is not willing or able to perform its obligations thereunder in
any material respect has been received by the Company, any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or any
of their respective Affiliates. To the Knowledge of the Seller, there are no material claims under
such insurance policies as to which the insurers have denied liability.
(b) Section 3.18(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a description of each
material self-insured program of insurance maintained by the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller
on the date hereof for the benefit of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or with
respect to any of their respective assets, properties or businesses.
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(c) Except as set forth on Section 3.18(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, as of the
date hereof, there are no material outstanding claims made by the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary under any policies of insurance set forth on Section 3.18(a) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter. The Seller shall provide immediately prior to the Closing an updated
Section 3.18(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter as of a date that is within three Business
Days of the Closing Date.
Section 3.19. Real Property.
(a) Section 3.19(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of all real property and interests in real property owned in fee (or the equivalent
in the applicable jurisdiction) by the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries, excluding
any real property or interests in real property that are Investment Assets or would have been Investment Assets if beneficially owned by any of the Insurance Companies as of May 31, 2009
(each, an “Owned Real Property”). The Company or a Transferred Subsidiary (as the case may
be) has good and marketable fee simple title (or the equivalent ownership interest in the
applicable jurisdiction) to all Owned Real Property, free and clear of all Liens of any nature
except for Permitted Liens. Except as set forth on Section 3.19(a) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary has leased or otherwise
granted to any Person the right to use or occupy such Owned Real Property or any portion thereof
and there are no unrecorded outstanding options, rights of first offer or rights of first refusal
or similar rights to purchase or lease such Owned Real Property or any portion thereof or interest
therein. Each Owned Real Property is in good working order and repair, except for any defects
which would not materially impair the use or occupancy of such Owned Real Property in the operation
of the Business.
(b) Section 3.19(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of all real property leased (or the equivalent in the applicable jurisdiction) by the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, as lessee, individually representing a total leased area of
10,000 square feet or more (the “Real Property Leases”; the real properties specified in
such leases being referred to herein as the “Leased Real Properties”). Each Real Property
Lease is in full force and effect and is a valid and binding obligation of the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiary that is party thereto, as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
each other party to such Real Property Lease. Each such Real Property Lease is enforceable against
the Company or the Transferred Subsidiary that is party thereto, as applicable, and, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, each other party to such Real Property Lease, in accordance with its
terms, and the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary (as the case may be) has a valid, binding and
enforceable leasehold interest (or the equivalent interest in the applicable jurisdiction) under
each of the Real Property Leases (subject in each case to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance,
preferential transfer or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to the enforceability, to the effect of
general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity
or at law)). None of the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, any other party to a Real Property Lease, is in material default or
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material breach of a
Real Property Lease and, there does not exist any fact, circumstance, event, change, violation,
development, effect, condition or occurrence that would constitute such a material default or
material breach (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) or that would
permit the termination, cancellation or acceleration of performance of any material obligation of
the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any other party to
the Real Property Lease. As of the date hereof, none of the Company or the Transferred
Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any default under any Real Property Lease. No Real
Property Lease contains any provision providing that any such other party thereto may terminate,
cancel or commute the same or declare a material default under the same by reason of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements. At or prior to the Closing, the Seller
has or will have delivered or made available to the Acquiror true, correct and complete copies of
all Real Property Leases. All leasing, brokerage, finder and other similar fees and commissions
that are due and payable by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary with respect to such Real
Property Leases have been paid in full. All rents and other sums due thereunder have been paid to
date. All Leased Real Property is in good working order and repair
in all respects material to its use or operation, except for any defects which would not
materially impair the use or occupancy of such Leased Real Property. The Company or the
Transferred Subsidiary, as the case may be, enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession in all
material respects of such Leased Real Property. None of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary
has subleased or otherwise granted to any Person the right to use or occupy such Leased Real
Property or any portion thereof.
Section 3.20. Taxes.
(a) (i) All income, franchise and other Tax Returns that are material, and that are required
to be filed by, or with respect to, the Company and each of the Transferred Subsidiaries have been
timely filed with the appropriate Tax Authority (after giving effect to any actually obtained valid
extensions of time within which to make such filings) in the manner prescribed by Law, (ii) all
such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, (iii) all material
amounts required to be shown as due on such Tax Returns, or material amounts of Taxes otherwise due
from, or with respect to, the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries or the business or assets of
the Company and each Transferred Subsidiary, have been fully and timely paid in the manner
prescribed by Law, and (iv) with respect to any taxable period for which such Tax Returns have not
yet been filed and for which Taxes are not yet due and owing, the Company and each of the
Transferred Subsidiaries have made adequate and sufficient accruals for Taxes on the most recent
financial statements of the Company and each Transferred Subsidiary in accordance with all
generally accepted accounting principles which are applicable to the Company and each of the
Transferred Subsidiaries. No Person has waived or extended in writing any period of limitations in
respect of material amounts of Taxes or any material Tax Returns of the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary which waiver is currently in effect, and there are no written requests or demands to
extend or waive any such period of limitation. There are no Liens for any material amounts of
Taxes upon the Shares or any assets of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, except for
statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due.
(b) The Company and each of the Transferred Subsidiaries have complied in all material
respects with all applicable Laws relating to the collection and withholding of Taxes (including
all information reporting and record keeping requirements) and the Company and each of the
Transferred Subsidiaries have duly and timely paid over to the appropriate Tax Authority all
material amounts of such Taxes, including all such material Taxes with respect to
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amounts paid or
owing to any employee (including with respect to any salaries, wages and other compensation),
independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, non-U.S. person, or other third party.
(c) All deficiencies asserted in writing or assessments made in writing for material amounts
of Taxes with respect to the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary have been fully paid, and none
of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries have received written notice that any material
reassessments, assessments, audits, inquiries, claims, suits, proceedings or investigations (an
“Audit”) relating to Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries are in progress, or pending or have been threatened in writing by a Tax Authority.
(d) All income, franchise and other Tax Returns that are material and that are filed with
respect to taxable periods of the Company and each Transferred Subsidiary through the taxable
period ended March 31, 2004 have been examined and closed, or are Tax Returns with respect to which
the applicable period for assessment under applicable Law, after giving effect to all actually
obtained valid extensions or waivers, has expired.
(e) None of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary is a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement
(other than Tax Sharing Agreements whose parties consist solely of the Company and/or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries) that will not terminate on or before the Closing Date, and the Company
and each Transferred Subsidiary will have no obligation to make any payments on or after the
Closing Date with respect to any such Tax Sharing Agreement.
(f) Except for the SPV 338 Election PLR and the Withholding Tax Closing Agreement, there are
no Tax rulings, requests for rulings, closing agreements or other similar agreements (including any
gain recognition agreements under section 367 of the Code) in effect or filed with any Tax
Authority relating to the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary which are reasonably expected to
materially affect the Company’s or any Transferred Subsidiary’s liability for Taxes for any taxable
period (or portion thereof) after the Closing Date. The Company and all Transferred Subsidiaries
are in compliance with all agreements entered into with a U.S. Tax Authority and the Company and
all Transferred Subsidiaries are in compliance with all material agreements entered into with a
non-U.S. Tax Authority.
(g) (i) None of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary has made, has agreed to make, or has
received any notice that claims, proposes or threatens that it is required to make any material
change in its method of accounting for Tax purposes or any change in the basis of determining the
items listed in section 807(c) of the Code, which change in method or basis would require an
adjustment pursuant to section 481 or section 807(f) of the Code (or any similar provision of state
or local Law in the United States) that would continue to have effect in taxable periods (or
portions thereof) after the Closing Date, and (ii) there is no application pending with any Tax
Authority requesting permission by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary (or on behalf of the
Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries) to make any material change in any accounting
method or basis for determining the items referred to in sections 481 or 807(c) of the Code (or any
similar provision of state or local Law in the United States) that would continue to have effect in
taxable periods (or portions thereof) after the Closing Date.
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(h) No unsettled claim made in writing and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, no other claim
that is unsettled, has ever been made by a Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or a
Transferred Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns that the Company or such Transferred Subsidiary is
or may be subject to Tax by that jurisdiction, and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, there is no
substantial basis for any such jurisdiction to successfully assert that the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary is or may be subject to Tax in such jurisdiction.
(i) Since January 1, 2009, none of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary (or any Person on
behalf of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary) has (i) made, changed or rescinded any
material election relating to Taxes other than (A) elections that are not expected to materially
adversely affect the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary for
any taxable period (or portions thereof) after the Closing Date and (B) any first year
election for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes that are in accordance with the
Company’s and the Transferred Subsidiaries’ past practices and consistent with the elections that
were in place for the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries for the taxable period ending on
December 31, 2008, (ii) settled or compromised any material claim, action, suit, litigation,
proceeding, arbitration, investigation, Audit or controversy relating to Taxes, (iii) except as
required by applicable Law, made any material change to any of its methods, policies or practices
of Tax accounting or methods of reporting income or deductions for Tax purposes or changed the
basis for determining or computing any reserves from those employed in the preparation of its most
recently filed Tax Return that has been provided to the Acquiror, other than (A) elections that are
not expected to materially adversely affect the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary for any
taxable period (or portions thereof) after the Closing Date and (B) any first year elections for
U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes in accordance with the Company’s and the
Transferred Subsidiaries’ past practices and consistent with the elections that were in place for
the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries for the taxable period ending on December 31, 2008,
(iv) amended, refiled or otherwise revised any previously filed U.S. income or franchise Tax Return
or material non-U.S. Tax Return, or foregone the right to any material amount of refund or rebate
of a previously paid Tax, (v) entered into or terminated, with respect to the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary, (A) any agreements with a U.S. Tax Authority or (B) any material agreements
with a non-U.S. Tax Authority, or (vi) prepared any income, franchise or other Tax Return that is
material in a manner inconsistent with past practices.
(j) For all taxable periods which remain open to assessment, the Parent or the Seller has
delivered or made available to the Acquiror true, correct and complete copies of (i) all income,
franchise and other Tax Returns that are material and that are filed by or relating to the Company
and each of the Transferred Subsidiaries (and with respect to Tax Returns filed on a consolidated,
combined, or unitary basis and that include the Parent, any Affiliate of the Parent, the Seller, or
any Retained Affiliate, the pro forma portion of all such Tax Returns that is material to the
Company or to any of the Transferred Subsidiaries and relate solely to the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary), (ii) all examination reports, notice letters and other relevant written
materials sent to or received from any Tax Authority with respect to Audits relating specifically
to the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries (whether proposed, threatened, pending or
concluded), in each case, for any taxable period (or portion thereof) that is still open for
assessment, (iii) all Tax rulings, requests for Tax rulings and agreements entered into or filed
with any Tax Authority by, on behalf of, and with respect to the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries and (iv) copies of all legal and accounting opinions or other material
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memoranda that
have been relied upon by the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries, the Seller or the Parent for
purposes of determining whether reserves for contingent liabilities for Taxes of, or with respect
to, the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries are required for financial, statutory, or
insurance regulatory reporting purposes including all information regarding matters that have been
examined under Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 with respect to the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries.
(k) The Company and each of the U.S. Transferred Subsidiaries have not been included in any
consolidated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes other than the Parent Group, and
Section 3.20(k) of the Seller Disclosure Letter lists (i) all combined, consolidated,
unitary or other Tax groups in which the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary is currently a
member or is otherwise included, and (ii) with respect to taxable periods that are still open
to assessment, all combined, consolidated, unitary, or other groups that formerly included the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary.
(l) None of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary will have as of the Closing Date any
liability for a material amount of Tax of any other Person (other than with respect to being a
member of the Parent Group or the Retained Affiliate Group (that is set forth on Section
3.20(k) of the Seller Disclosure Letter) under U.S. Treasury Regulations section 1.1502-6 or
any similar state, local, or foreign Law) (i) as a transferee or successor, (ii) by contract, (iii)
by applicable Law or (iv) to the Knowledge of the Seller, otherwise. Sub-clauses (ii) and (iv)
above shall not apply to contracts entered into by the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary in the
ordinary course of such Person’s business that require the payment or reimbursement of an amount
that is related to Taxes other than in the form of an indemnity payment, provided, that for
purposes of this sentence, no contract for the sale, disposition or exchange of any property or
asset held or owned by the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary shall be treated as entered into in
the ordinary course of business.
(m) Since December 1, 2009, losses sustained by the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries have not been, and as of the Closing Date will not be, limited or disallowed by
application of section 1503(d) of the Code.
(n) The SPV 338 Election PLR and the Withholding Tax Closing Agreement are each valid. The
Company is in compliance with all requirements set forth in the Withholding Tax Closing Agreement
and the Withholding Tax Closing Agreement is enforceable.
(o) Section 3.20(o) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth the amount of the
consideration that the Seller and Parent, as of the date hereof, estimate in good faith, using
reasonable calculations and assumptions, will be reported with respect to the SPV 338 Election and
the proposed allocation of such consideration among the assets of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries (it being understood that such estimated amounts may change prior to the Closing Date,
as Seller, Parent and the Company continue to prepare the relevant Tax Returns relating to such
election). Since December 1, 2009, the Seller has been and will continue to be a corporation for
U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(p) None of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary (i) will be required to include an item
of taxable income or gain after the Closing Date that is attributable to a
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transaction (such as an
installment sale or an intercompany transaction) that occurred prior to the Closing Date, or (ii)
has taken a deduction or claimed a loss for Tax purposes in any taxable period (or portion thereof)
ending on or before the Closing Day that relates to or results from a payment that will be made by
the Company, a Transferred Subsidiary or the Acquiror after the Closing Date, except, (A) solely
with respect to clause (ii), as a result of the operation of the accrual method of tax accounting
to the extent the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary uses such method of accounting as its primary
method of accounting for Tax purposes and, (B) with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), as a result of
calculating taxable income consistent with the requirements of Subchapter L of the Code (to the
extent applicable), or any other similar provision of state, local or foreign Law with respect to
the taxation of insurance companies (to the extent applicable), or as a result of the deemed Tax
consequences resulting from the election
under section 338(h)(10) or section 338(g) of the Code. None of the Non-U.S. Transferred
Subsidiaries or the branches of the Company that are subject to Tax in a non-U.S. jurisdiction, has
made, has requested to make, or has received any written notice that claims, proposes or threatens
that it is required to make any change to its method of accounting for Tax purposes that is
material and that would continue to have effect in taxable periods (or portions thereof) after the
Closing Date.
(q) Since December 1, 2009, none of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, or any of the
Company’s or any Transferred Subsidiary’s predecessors, has been a party to a transaction intended
to qualify under section 355 of the Code that occurred in a taxable period which remains open to
assessment.
(r) Except for DelAm, no Transferred Subsidiary is subject to Tax under Subchapter L of the
Code. Neither the Company nor DelAm (i) has a positive policyholder surplus account within the
meaning of section 815 of the Code, or (ii) maintains a “special loss discount account” or makes
“special estimated tax payments” within the meaning of section 847 of the Code.
(s) For all taxable periods (or portions thereof) open for assessment, the Company has been,
and continues to be, a life insurance company within the meaning of section 816(a) of the Code, and
is subject to U.S. federal income tax under section 801 of the Code.
(t) For all taxable periods (or portions thereof) open for assessment, each of the branches of
the Company and each Non-U.S. Transferred Subsidiary has consistently and accurately computed and
reported its net taxable income (including its reserves) in all material respects in accordance
with all applicable non-U.S. Tax Law.
(u) For all taxable periods (or portions thereof) open for assessment, each of the Non-U.S.
Transferred Subsidiaries have correctly and accurately calculated its “Subpart F income” (as such
term is defined under sections 952 through 954 of the Code) and its “earnings and profits” as such
term is defined under section 964 of the Code.
(v) To the Knowledge of the Seller, none of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries
(or the Seller or the Parent, with respect to the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries) have
participated, within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations section 1.6011-4(c), or have been a
“material advisor” or “promoter” (as those terms are defined
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in sections 6111 and 6112 of the Code
and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) in (i) any “reportable transaction”
within the meaning of section 6011 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder, (ii) any “confidential corporate tax shelter” within the meaning of section 6111 of the
Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, or (iii) any “potentially abusive
tax shelter” within the meaning of section 6112 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder, other than with respect to “loss transactions” within the meaning of U.S.
Treasury Regulations section 1.6011-4(c) that are not or have not been “listed transactions.”
Other than with respect to “loss transactions” within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations
section 1.6011-4(c) that are not or have not been “listed transactions,” neither the Company nor
any of the Transferred Subsidiaries
(nor any Sellers with respect to the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries) have filed an
IRS Form 8886.
(w) Since December 1, 2009, none of the liabilities of the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries is a debt obligation that is subject to any provisions of the Code that would limit or
disallow the deduction for interest expense relating to such liability, including under the
limitation or disallowance rules set forth in sections 163, 264 or 279 of the Code.
(x) To the Knowledge of the Seller, none of the Non-U.S. Transferred Subsidiaries, is or has
constituted a passive foreign investment company subject to the provisions of section 1297 of the
Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(y) None of the Non-U.S. Transferred Subsidiaries is a United States Real Property Holding
Corporation (as such term is defined in section 897(c)(2) of the Code).
(z) None of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary (A) to the Knowledge of the Seller, owns
an interest in any United States real property, within the meaning of section 897 of the Code and
the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, as a result of owning an interest in an
entity that is characterized as a partnership, trust or estate for U.S. federal income tax purposes
that is treated as owning a United States real property interest (as defined above) solely as a
result of the application of section 897(c)(4)(B) of the Code, or (B) owns an interest in any
United States real property interest (other than as described in clause (A)) within the meaning of
section 897 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(aa) None of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary has participated in, or cooperated
with, an international boycott within the meaning of section 999 of the Code that is subject to the
reporting requirements of section 999 of the Code. Since December 1, 2009, the Company has not
incurred (or been allocated) an “overall foreign loss” as defined in section 904(f)(2) of the Code
which has not been previously recaptured in full as provided in section 904(f) of the Code.
(bb) None of the purchase of the Shares of the Company or the purchase of assets of the Parent
(or any Affiliate of the Parent), the Seller, the Retained Affiliates, the Company, or any
Transferred Subsidiary by the Acquiror that is contemplated by this Agreement (other than assets of
the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary that are transferred to the Parent or the Seller prior to
the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.06 and which are purchased by the
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Acquiror from the
Parent or the Seller after the Closing Date for an amount equal to or less than the amount by which
the Purchase Price was reduced as a result of such asset being transferred prior to the Closing
Date) shall be subject to or adversely affected by the “consistency” rules of sections 338(e) or
338(f) of the Code or the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(cc) None of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary (other than DelAm) have ever sold,
issued, maintained, reinsured, or administered any policies, contracts or other products that were
marketed as qualifying or intended by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary to qualify under
sections 72, 101, 401, 403, 408, 412, 457, 817, 817A, 7702 or 7702A of the Code.
(dd) None of the Joint Ventures is a “United States person” as such term is defined under
section 7701 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and all such
Persons are taxed or characterized for U.S. Tax purposes as a corporation.
(ee) Each of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries (other than the Joint Ventures) are
taxed or characterized as a corporation for U.S. Tax purposes, and none of the Non-U.S. Transferred
Subsidiaries are subject to Tax in the United States (other than withholding taxes).
(ff) The Company and each Transferred Subsidiary has in its possession records that document
payment for all material amounts of Taxes paid to a non-U.S. Tax Authority that have not been
claimed as a deduction or credit for U.S. federal income tax purposes prior to the date hereof and
for which a credit or deduction may be available after the date hereof to the Company or a
Transferred Subsidiary for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(gg) To the Knowledge of the Seller, no person has acquired by reason of an employment of that
person or any other person an interest in any securities in the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary: (i) which are restricted within the meaning of Chapter 2 Part 7 of ITEPA; (ii) which
are convertible within the meaning of Chapter 3 Part 7 of ITEPA; (iii) the market value of which
has been reduced by things done otherwise than for genuine commercial purposes within the meaning
of Chapter 3A Part 7 of ITEPA; (iv) the market value of which has been increased by things done
otherwise than for genuine commercial purposes within the meaning of Chapter 3B Part 7 of ITEPA;
(v) to which Chapter 3C Part 7 of ITEPA (Securities Acquired For Less Than Market Value) could
apply; and (vi) to which Chapter 4 Part 7 of ITEPA (Post-Acquisition Benefits From Securities)
could apply.
(hh) No member of the UK Group is, or will be, obliged to make or be entitled to receive any
payment for Group Relief in respect of any period ending on or before the Closing Date, or
repayment of such a payment.
(ii) To the Knowledge of the Seller, no member of the UK Group has been party to a surrender
of a tax refund under section 102 of the United Kingdom Finance Xxx 0000.
(jj) The members of the UK Group together comprise a group for the purposes of Chapter IV of
Part X of the Taxes Xxx 0000 and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, there are no
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circumstances or
arrangements (other than pursuant to this Agreement) as a result of which any such member will
cease to form part of such group.
(kk) To the Knowledge of the Seller, no member of the UK Group has ever been party to any
arrangements pursuant to section 36 of the United Kingdom Finance Xxx 0000 (group payment
arrangements).
(ll) So far as the Seller is aware, neither the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary has
become subject to an obligation to provide prescribed information to HM Revenue & Customs in
respect of any scheme or arrangement which would constitute (i) a “notifiable arrangement” or a
“notifiable proposal” for the purposes of Part 7 of the United Kingdom Finance Xxx 0000, (ii) a
“notifiable contribution arrangement” or a “notifiable
contribution proposal” for the purposes of the United Kingdom National Insurance Contributions
(Application of Part 7 of the Finance Act 2004) Regulations 2007 or (iii) a “designated scheme” or
a “notifiable scheme” for the purposes of Schedule 11A of the VATA and the United Kingdom VAT
(Disclosure of Avoidance Schemes) (Designations) Order 2004 (SI 2004/1933).
(mm) The members of the UK Group are registered as members of a group (the “VAT Target
Group”) for the purposes of United Kingdom value added tax under registration number 629471517
and full particulars of the representative member of the VAT Target Group are contained in
Section 3.20(mm) of the Seller Disclosure Letter. The VAT Target Group does not have and
has never included any companies other than the members of the UK Group and there are no
outstanding applications by any companies to join the VAT Target Group.
(nn) Section 3.20(nn) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets out the current partial
exemption method used by the VAT Target Group for calculating the amount of input Tax which is
recoverable by the VAT Target Group as at the Closing.
(oo) All documents which (i) are necessary to establish or register the right, title or
interest of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary to or in any asset whose value is in excess
of $5,000,000 and (ii) are in the possession or under the control of the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary and (iii) are subject to United Kingdom stamp duty have been duly stamped.
(pp) Neither the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary is the purchaser in relation to a
transaction in respect of land whose value is in excess of $5,000,000 to which section 51 or
section 80 of the United Kingdom Finance Xxx 0000 applies or in respect of which an application to
defer payment of United Kingdom stamp duty land tax under section 90 of such Act has been made.
The Parties agree that for all purposes of this Agreement, (i) the representations and warranties
made in this Section 3.20 and Section 3.13 are the only representations and
warranties under Article III and Article IV made by the Parent or the Seller with
respect to matters relating to Taxes (including Tax Returns, Tax Sharing Agreements, Tax claims,
Actions for Taxes and Tax Controversies), (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in this
Section 3.20 will be considered to be made by the Parent as well as the Seller and any
reference to the Knowledge of the Seller will include the Knowledge of the Parent, (iii) for
purposes of this Section 3.20, an
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item shall be considered “material” if the aggregate Tax
liability associated with all items or matters addressed by the relevant representation are equal
to or greater than $1,500,000, and (iv) any disclosure provided in Section 3.20 of the
Seller Disclosure Letter after the date hereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of
determining any indemnification obligation of the Seller under this Agreement (including the amount
or validity of such obligation) or whether the conditions to Closing set forth in this Agreement
have been satisfied.
Section 3.21. Reserves.
(a) The Insurance Reserves set forth in the Statutory Statements (i) were based on actuarial
assumptions and methodologies which were in accordance with or more conservative than those called
for in the provisions of the relevant Insurance Contracts, (ii) were
computed in accordance with commonly accepted actuarial standards consistently applied
throughout the specified period and the immediately prior period, (iii) are fairly stated in
accordance with sound actuarial principles and SAP and (iv) otherwise complied in all respects with
applicable Insurance Law (including any regulations promulgated by any Domiciliary Regulator) and
the internal policies, practices and principles of the Insurance Companies related to reserves;
provided, however, that this Section 3.21(a) shall not be construed as a
representation or warranty (expressed or implied) with respect to the adequacy or sufficiency of
the Insurance Reserves.
(b) The Seller has delivered or made available to the Acquiror, prior to the date hereof,
true, correct and complete copies of all material actuarial reports, actuarial certificates, loss
and loss adjustment expense reserve reports, and deferred acquisition cost and loss recognition
analyses prepared by the Seller and/or any of its Affiliates or by any third party actuarial
consultant on behalf of or made available to the Seller and/or any of its Affiliates relating to
the adequacy of the reserves of any of the Insurance Companies for any period ended on or after
January 1, 2008, and all attachments, addenda and supplements thereto (the “Actuarial
Analyses”). The information and data furnished by the Insurance Companies to their actuaries
in connection with the preparation of the Actuarial Analyses was, taken as a whole, accurate and
complete in all material respects. Each such Actuarial Analysis was based upon the policies in
force for, and the books and records of, the Insurance Companies, as the case may be, at the
relevant time of preparation (which preparation was accurate in all material respects), and in
conformity in all material respects with applicable Insurance Law.
(c) Set forth on Section 3.21(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter is a list of all
material correspondence between any of the Insurance Companies and any insurance regulatory
authority since December 31, 2007 regarding the amount of reserves reflected on any statutory
financial statements of any Insurance Company or the actuarial assumptions or methodologies
employed in the calculation of reserves, and the Seller has delivered or made available to the
Acquiror, prior to the date hereof, true, correct and complete copies of all such correspondence.
Section 3.22. Risk-Based
Capital. Except as set forth on Section 3.22 of the
Seller Disclosure Letter, the Seller has made available to the Acquiror, prior to the date hereof,
true and complete copies of all material analyses and reports and other data prepared by the ten
largest Insurance Companies (treating, for such purpose, each branch of an Insurance Company as a
separate Insurance Company) by revenue during the 12 month time
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period prior to the date hereof and
submitted by each such Insurance Company to any Domiciliary Regulator of such Insurance Company
since December 31, 2007, relating to its risk-based capital, solvency margin or similar
calculations.
Section 3.23. Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any Transferred
Subsidiary is an “investment company”, as such term is defined in the United States Investment
Company Act of 1940.
Section 3.24. Regulatory Filings. To the extent permitted by applicable Law and any
confidentiality obligations pursuant to any Contract with any Governmental Authority, the Seller
has made available for inspection by the Acquiror (a) true, correct and complete copies of any
reports of examination (including financial, market conduct
and similar examinations) of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary issued by any
regulatory authority since January 1, 2007 and (b) all material filings or submissions made by the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary with any regulatory authority since January 1, 2007.
Section 3.24 of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list
of any such material reports, filings and submissions that have not been made available to the
Acquiror, prior to the date hereof, for inspection. The Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries
have complied in all material respects with the requirements of applicable Law in regard to the
filing of reports, statements, applications, documents, registrations, submissions and other
filings (including any sales material) with any regulatory authority and the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries are acting in compliance in all material respects with all such reports,
statements, applications, documents, registrations, submissions and other filings and all required
regulatory approvals in respect thereof are in full force and effect. Except as set forth on
Section 3.24 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, all such reports, statements, applications,
documents, registrations, submissions and other filings were in compliance in all material respects
with applicable Law when filed or as amended or supplemented and there were no material omissions
therefrom and no material deficiencies have been asserted in writing by any regulatory authority
with respect to such reports, statements, applications, documents, registrations, submissions or
other filings. With the exception of those items indicated as ongoing or pending on Section
3.24 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, all deficiencies or violations noted in the examination
reports described above or asserted in writing by any regulatory authority as described in the
preceding sentence of this Section 3.24 have been resolved to the reasonable satisfaction
of the regulatory authority that noted such deficiencies or violations. Other than branches or
other divisions of the Insurance Companies treated as such, none of the Insurance Companies is
“commercially domiciled” under the Law of any jurisdiction or is otherwise treated as domiciled in
a jurisdiction other than its respective jurisdiction of organization.
Section 3.25. Affiliate Transactions.
(a) Section 3.25(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains a true, correct and
complete list of all Intercompany Agreements. The Seller has delivered or made available to the
Acquiror, prior to the date hereof, true, correct and complete copies of all Related Party
Agreements. Except as provided in the Related Party Agreements or otherwise set forth on
Section 3.25(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither the Parent, the Seller nor any
Affiliate of the Parent or the Seller (other than the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary) nor
any such officer, director or employee of the Parent, the Seller or any Affiliate of the Parent or
the Seller
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(including the Company and any Transferred Subsidiary), or, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, any immediate family member or controlled entity of any such Person (A) has or has had,
directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any interest in any material asset or property that
the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary uses in the conduct of the Business, (B) has or has had,
any financial interest in any material transaction with the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary
or involving any material asset or property of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary or (C) has
any claim against, or owes any amounts to, the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, except in the
case of clauses (B) and (C), claims by officers, directors or employees of the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business for accrued and unpaid compensation,
accrued vacation pay, accrued benefits under Company Benefit Plans and similar matters.
(b) Section 3.25(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains a true, correct and
complete list of all intercompany balances as of November 30, 2009 between the Parent, the Seller
and any Affiliate of the Parent or the Seller (other than the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, on the other
hand.
Section 3.26. Securities Matters. The Acquiror Securities are being acquired by the
Seller for its own account and without a view to the public distribution or sale of any of the
Acquiror Securities or any interest in it in violation of the Securities Act or applicable state
and foreign securities Law. The Seller has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the
Acquiror Securities, and the Seller is capable of bearing the economic risks of such investment,
including a complete loss of its investment in the Acquiror Securities. The Seller understands and
agrees that it may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of the Acquiror
Securities other than pursuant to a registered offering in compliance with, or in a transaction
exempt from, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state and foreign
securities Law.
Section 3.27. Sufficiency of Assets. The assets and properties of the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries constitute all of the assets and properties necessary to operate the
Business as heretofore conducted by the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, other than assets
and properties being, to be or available to be provided pursuant to the Transition Services
Agreement and any other applicable Transaction Agreements. As of the Closing, there will be no
assets or properties that are used in or necessary for the conduct of the Business as currently
conducted that are owned, leased or otherwise held by the Seller or any of its Affiliates (other
than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries), other than assets and properties being provided
pursuant (a) to the Transition Services Agreement, (b) services set forth on Schedule 2.03(b) of
the Transition Services Agreement or as would be provided pursuant to the Transition Services
Agreement if such services set forth on Schedule 2.03(b) of the Transition Services Agreement were
contemplated to be provided thereby, and (c) any other applicable Transaction Agreements. Upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements and assuming
performance thereof by the Acquiror and its Affiliates that are parties thereto, the Acquiror and
the Transferred Subsidiaries will own, possess, have a valid license to, have a valid leasehold
interest in or otherwise have the right to use all rights,
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properties and assets necessary to
conduct the Business in all material respects as currently conducted.
Section 3.28. Title to Tangible Property. Except for assets disposed of in the
Ordinary Course of Business, as permitted by Section 6.01 or as contemplated by any
Transaction Agreement, since November 30, 2009, each of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries has, and immediately following the Closing Date, will continue to have, good and
marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all of the material assets and properties
used by it (whether real, personal or mixed, or whether tangible or intangible) that are reflected
in the SI Unaudited Reporting Package as owned or leased by it or acquired or leased by it after
November 30, 2009 or located on its premises, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted
Liens (other than FRBNY Liens).
Section 3.29. Creditors. The Seller is not transferring the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries to the Acquiror with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its
creditors.
Section 3.30. Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Section 3.30 of
the Seller Disclosure Letter:
(a) there have been no past or present conditions or circumstances at, arising out of, or
related to, any Owned Real Property or any other current or former properties (including Investment
Assets comprising real property) used in connection with the Business of the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary since January 1, 2007, including on-site or off-site use, generation,
storage, treatment, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material which are, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to give rise to (i) material liabilities or obligations for
any investigation, cleanup, remediation, disposal or any other methods of corrective action or any
monitoring requirements under Environmental Law or (ii) material claims arising for personal
injury, property damage, or damage to natural resources except in each case as would not reasonably
be expected to result in Losses in excess of $1,500,000;
(b) there are no Persons whose liability for any environmental matters or under any applicable
Environmental Law, the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary has retained or assumed contractually
or by operation of Law;
(c) since January 1, 2007 neither the Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary has handled or
directed the management of or participated in any decision with respect to or exercised any
influence or control over the use, generation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous
Materials at or related to any of their businesses, assets or properties (including Investment
Assets comprising real property) other than customary quantities of Hazardous Materials associated
with the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of typical financial service and
commercial office operations; and
(d) to the Knowledge of Seller, the Seller has made available to the Acquiror, prior to the
date hereof, true, correct and complete copies of all material environmental inspections, studies,
surveys, audits, assessments and reports (“Environmental Reports”)
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conducted or prepared
by, on behalf of or related to the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, or any real property
related Investment Asset that are in their possession or control.
Section 3.31. Foreign Corrupt Practices, Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering and
Enforcement Proceedings.
(a) None of the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, the
Company’s or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries’ Affiliates, directors, officers, agents,
employees or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries has,
directly or indirectly, paid, offered or promised to pay, or authorized payment of, or will,
directly or indirectly, pay, offer or promise to pay, or authorize payment of, any monies or any
other thing of value to any government official or employee (including employees of
government-owned or controlled entities) or any political party or candidate for political office
(collectively, a “Proscribed Recipient”) for the purpose of, (i) influencing any act or
decision of such Proscribed Recipient, (ii) inducing such Proscribed Recipient to do or omit
to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of such Proscribed Recipient, or to use his, her or
its influence with a Governmental Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such
Governmental Authority or (iii) assisting in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or
directing business to, any Person. The Company has at all times been since January 1, 2005 in
compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), including maintaining
adequate internal controls as required by the FCPA and complying with the record-keeping provisions
of the FCPA. The Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries maintain and will continue to maintain
policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to
ensure, compliance with the foregoing.
(b) Since January 1, 2007, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries are and have been in
compliance with all applicable international trade and investment sanctions and restrictions under
any applicable Law administrated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. None of the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any of the Company’s or the
Transferred Subsidiaries’ Affiliates, directors, officers, agents, employees or other Persons
acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries is, is owned or controlled
by, or is acting on behalf of, a Sanctioned Party.
(c) Since January 1, 2007, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries are and have been in
compliance with all applicable Law relating to money laundering, currency transfers or other
regulations concerning the transfer of monetary instruments (“AML Measures”). The Company
and the Transferred Subsidiaries maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are
reasonably expected to continue to ensure, compliance with AML Measures.
(d) With respect to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, there is no pending or, to
the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened, and there has not been in the past any audit, review,
enforcement Action, Governmental Order or disclosure by the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries to a Governmental Authority regarding legal noncompliance with respect to corrupt
practices, money laundering, unlawful trade or commerce, or unlawful technology transfer.
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Section 3.32. Troubled Asset Relief Program.
(a) None of the Acquiror and its Affiliates, the entities in which any of them has an
interest, or their respective assets, liabilities, rights, licenses, activities, practices,
procedures, employees, officers, directors, agents and other representatives will be subject, after
the acquisition of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, to any statute, regulation,
ruling, determination (whether by a court or any agency or department of the Federal government or
otherwise), declaration, finding, holding, agreement, instrument, security, or other arrangement or
understanding that is applicable because the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and their
Affiliates have received and continue to receive financial assistance and other benefits under or
pursuant to the program for Systemically Significant Failing Institutions established and operated
by the U.S. Treasury, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as amended and supplemented
by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including any (i) limitations on (A) the
amount, nature and manner of the compensation provided
to officers, directors and employees, (B) distributions payable with respect to any
indebtedness, equity interests or securities or investments, or (C) the nature, manner, extent or
degree to which any activity may be engaged in or (ii) capital or operational requirements or
constraints (collectively, the “Restrictions”).
(b) None of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, the entities in which any of them
has an interest, or their respective assets, liabilities, rights, licenses, activities, practices,
procedures, employees, officers, directors, agents and other representatives will continue to be
subject, after being acquired by the Acquiror, to any Restrictions.
(c) The ownership by the Seller or any of its Affiliates of the Acquiror Securities will not
result in the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates, the entities in which any of them has an interest,
or any of their respective assets, liabilities, rights, licenses, activities, practices,
procedures, employees, officers, directors, agents and other representatives becoming subject to
any of the Restrictions.
(d) None of the Company, any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or any of their respective
officers, directors or employees is or will be obligated to reimburse either the Seller or any
Affiliate of the Seller for any compensation or bonuses paid, received or vested prior to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding Sections 3.32(a) through (d) of this Agreement, any
compensation awarded to, accrued by, earned by or paid to (or deemed awarded to, earned by, accrued
by or paid to) an Employee during, or in respect of, the period the Employee worked for the Parent
or any of its affiliates prior to and including the Closing Date will be, or continue to be,
subject to the Compensation Restrictions to the extent such Employee was subject to such
Compensation Restrictions prior to the Closing Date.
(f) Section 3.32(f) of the Seller Disclosure Letter lists all Contracts between the
U.S. Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board or the FRBNY, on the one hand,
and the Parent, the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates, on the other hand, that impose
any Laws, obligations or liabilities on or otherwise affect the Company, any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
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Agreement. Following the
Closing, neither the Company, any of the Transferred Subsidiaries nor any Person who Controls the
Company, shall be subject to, or otherwise be required to satisfy or fulfill any such Contracts.
Section 3.33. Certain Securities Matters. To the Knowledge of the Seller, each Broker
that places or sells products of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary (a) is registered as a
broker-dealer with the SEC, state regulators and/or any foreign Governmental Authority regulating
broker-dealers in the jurisdiction in which such Broker operates, as applicable, in each
jurisdiction in which such registration is required, and (b) is a member in good standing of The
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or any self-regulatory organizations in
which its membership is required in order to conduct its business as now conducted. To the
Knowledge of the Seller, since January 1, 2007, each such Broker has timely filed all
registrations, declarations, reports, notices, forms or other filings required to be filed with the
SEC, FINRA or any other Governmental Authority, and all such filings were in
compliance in all material respects with applicable Law and all fees and assessments due and
payable in connection therewith have been paid. To the Knowledge of the Seller, no Action is
pending or has been threatened against any such Broker that could lead to the revocation,
amendment, failure to renew, material limitation, suspension or material restriction of any such
license or registration.
Section 3.34. Risk Management Instruments. The Seller has provided to the Acquiror a
written statement of the derivatives policies for the Company and each of the Transferred
Subsidiaries, as applicable, in effect as of the date hereof. Since November 30, 2007, all
derivative instruments, including interest rate swaps, caps, floors and option agreements and other
risk management arrangements, entered into for the account of one or more of the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries, were entered into in conformity in all material respects with such
applicable policies. The Seller has delivered or made available to the Acquiror, prior to the date
hereof, true, correct and complete copies of each such policy and instrument.
Section 3.35. Brokers. Except for Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P., Citigroup Global
Markets Inc., Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co., Incorporated, whose fees and
commissions are obligations solely of the Seller or the Parent and will be duly paid by the Seller
or the Parent, no Broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, financial
advisory, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with this Agreement or with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or
on behalf of the Seller or its Affiliates.
Section 3.36. Books and Records. The Company’s and each of the Transferred
Subsidiaries’ books, accounts, data, files, information and records are true, correct and complete
in all material respects, and are, and have been since January 1, 2007, maintained in any such
Person’s usual, regular and ordinary manner, in accordance with SAP and any applicable Law in each
case to the extent applicable thereto. All material transactions to which each of such Persons is
or has been a party, since January 1, 2007, are properly reflected therein. The respective minute
books (or any equivalent thereof) of the Company and each of the Transferred Subsidiaries (to the
extent required to be maintained by applicable Law) contain, in all material respects, accurate and
complete records of all meetings of, and corporate or other
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organizational action taken by
(including action taken by written consent or otherwise without a meeting) the stockholder, the
board of directors, the member, the partner or other equivalent management Person or body, and any
committee thereof, as the case may be, since January 1, 2007.
Section 3.37. Fairness Opinion. The Parent’s board of directors has received the
written opinions of Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Xxxxxxx,
Sachs & Co., each of whose fees shall be paid by the Parent, each dated as of the date hereof and
to the effect that, as of the date hereof, subject to and based on such qualifications and
assumptions as set forth therein, the Purchase Price to be received by the Seller for the sale of
the Shares and the DelAm Shares pursuant to this Agreement is fair to the Seller from a financial
point of view.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT
Except as set forth in any reports, filings or statements filed by the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries with the SEC (excluding, in each case, any disclosures set forth in the risk factor
section or any other section to the extent they are forward-looking statements or cautionary,
predictive or forward-looking in nature) or the corresponding sections or subsections of the Seller
Disclosure Letter (it being understood and agreed by the parties hereto that disclosure of any item
in any section or subsection of the Seller Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosure with
respect to any other section or subsection of the Seller Disclosure Letter to the extent it is
readily apparent from such disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other section or
subsection), the Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Acquiror as of the date hereof and as
of the Closing Date (or such other date specified herein) as follows:
Section 4.01. Incorporation and Authority of the Parent. The Parent is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. The
Parent has full power and authority to enter into, consummate the transactions contemplated by, and
carry out its obligations under, each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party. The
execution and delivery by the Parent of each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party,
the performance by the Parent of its obligations under each of the Transaction Agreements to which
it is a party and the consummation by the Parent of the transactions contemplated by each of the
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party have been or will be prior to the Closing (as
applicable) duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Parent. Each of
the Transaction Agreements to which the Parent is a party has been, or upon execution and delivery
thereof, will be, duly executed and delivered by the Parent. Assuming due authorization, execution
and delivery by the other parties hereto or thereto, each of the Transaction Agreements to which
the Parent is a party constitutes, or upon execution and delivery thereof will constitute, the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, subject in each case to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer or similar
Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally
and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect
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of general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 4.02. Capital Structure of the Seller. Section 4.02 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter sets forth the Parent’s direct or indirect ownership of the Capital Stock of the
Seller expressed as a percentage, the name of each other holder of Capital Stock in the Seller and
the direct or indirect ownership of the Seller by such holders expressed as a percentage. There
are no Rights relating to any Capital Stock set forth on Section 4.02 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter.
Section 4.03. No Conflict. Provided that all consents, approvals, authorizations and
other actions described in Section 4.04 have been obtained or taken, the execution and
delivery by the Parent of, the performance by the Parent of its obligations under, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is
a party do not and will not, directly or indirectly (with or without the giving of notice or lapse
of time, or both) (a) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of, the organizational
documents of the Parent, (b) conflict with or violate in any material respect any Law or
Governmental Order applicable to the Parent or by which it or any of its properties, assets or
businesses is bound or subject or (c) violate or conflict with, result in any breach of, or
constitute a default (or event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, require any consent under, or give to any Person any rights of
termination, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in a loss of rights under, or result in the
creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the assets or properties of the Seller,
the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries pursuant to, any Contract to which the Parent is
a party or by which it or any of its properties, assets or businesses is bound or subject except,
in the case of clause (c) of this Section 4.03, for any such conflicts, violations,
breaches, defaults, consents, terminations, accelerations, cancellations, losses of rights or
creations that, individually or in the aggregate, would not (i) have a Company Material Adverse
Effect or (ii) materially impede or materially delay, or would not reasonably be expected to
materially impede or materially delay the ability of the Parent to perform its obligations under,
or to consummate the transactions contemplated by, any of the Transaction Agreements to which it is
a party.
Section 4.04. Consents and Approvals. Except as may result from the identity or
regulatory status of the Acquiror or its Affiliates, and except in connection, or in compliance,
with (a) the notification and waiting period requirements of the HSR Act and (b) the Governmental
Approvals required by applicable Law that are set forth in Section 4.04 of the
Seller Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery by the Parent of each of the Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party do not, and the performance by the Parent of its obligations
under, and the consummation by the Parent of the transactions contemplated by each of the
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party will not, require any Governmental Approval to be
obtained or made by the Parent.
Section 4.05. Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth on Section 4.05 of
the Seller Disclosure Letter, there are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Parent,
threatened in writing against, relating to or affecting the Parent or any of its assets,
properties or businesses which would (a) reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or their assets, properties or
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business, taken as a whole, in any material respect or (b) materially impede or materially delay,
or would reasonably be expected to materially impede or materially delay the ability of the Parent
to perform its obligations under, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by, any of the
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party.
Section 4.06. Compliance with Laws. Except as set forth on Section 4.06 of
the Seller Disclosure Letter, the Parent is not, and has not been, since January 1, 2007, in
violation of (a) its certificate of incorporation and by-laws, (b) any Laws or Governmental Orders
applicable to it or its assets, properties or businesses, or (c) its material Permits, except, in
the case of clauses (b) and (c), for violations that, individually or in the aggregate, would not
(i) reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, or their assets, properties or businesses, taken as a whole, in any material respect or
(ii) materially impede or materially delay, or would not reasonably be expected to materially
impede or materially delay the ability of the Parent to perform its obligations under, or to
consummate the transactions contemplated by, any of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party. Since January 1, 2007, none of the Parent nor any of its Affiliates has received any
written notice from any Governmental Authority that alleges any material noncompliance (or that the
Parent is under any investigation by such Governmental Authority for any such alleged material
noncompliance) with any Governmental Order, material Permit or material Law applicable to the
Parent or any of its properties, assets or businesses; except for any such noncompliance which,
individually or in the aggregate, would not (A) reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or their assets, properties or
businesses, taken as a whole, in any material respect or (B) materially impede or materially delay,
or would not reasonably be expected to materially impede or materially delay the ability of the
Parent to perform its obligations under, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by, any of
the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party. The Parent is not a party to, and neither of
the Parent nor its assets, properties or businesses is bound by, any Governmental Order that,
individually or in the aggregate, would (1) reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company
and the Transferred Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or their assets, properties or businesses,
taken as a whole, in any material respect or (2) materially impede or materially delay, or would
reasonably be expected to materially impede or materially delay the ability of the Parent to
perform its obligations under, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by, any of the
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ACQUIROR
Except as set forth in any reports, filings, or statements filed by the Acquiror or any of its
Subsidiaries with the SEC (excluding, in each case, any disclosures set forth in the risk factor
section or any other section to the extent they are forward-looking statements or cautionary,
predictive or forward-looking in nature) or the corresponding sections or subsections of the
disclosure letter delivered to the Seller by the Acquiror concurrently with entering into this
Agreement (the “Acquiror Disclosure Letter”) (it being understood and agreed by the parties
hereto that disclosure of any item in any section or subsection of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter
shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section or subsection of the Acquiror
Disclosure Letter to the extent it is readily apparent from such disclosure that such disclosure is
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applicable to such other section or subsection), the Acquiror hereby represents and warrants to the
Seller as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (or such other date specified herein) as
follows:
Section 5.01. Incorporation, Qualification and Authority of the Acquiror. The
Acquiror is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws
of the State of Delaware and has full power and authority to own or lease and operate its assets
and to conduct its business as currently conducted. Each applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror
which is a party to any Transaction Agreement is a corporation or other organization duly
incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction
of its incorporation or organization and has full power and authority to own or lease and operate
its assets and properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Acquiror or the
applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as applicable) has full power and authority to enter into,
consummate the transactions contemplated by, and carry out its obligations under, each of the
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party. The Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of the
Acquiror (as applicable) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization to do
business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of its owned, operated
or leased assets or properties or the nature of its activities makes such qualification and good
standing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually
or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
The execution and delivery by the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as
applicable) of each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, the performance by the
Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as applicable) of its obligations under each
of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation by the Acquiror or the
applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as applicable) of the transactions contemplated by each of
the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party have been or will be prior to the Closing (as
applicable) duly authorized by all requisite limited liability company, corporate or other similar
organizational action on the part of the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as
applicable). Each of the Transaction Agreements to which the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate
of the Acquiror (as applicable) is a party has been, or upon execution and delivery thereof, will
be, duly executed and delivered by the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as
applicable). Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto or
thereto, each of the Transaction Agreements to which the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of
the Acquiror (as applicable) is a party constitutes, or upon execution and delivery thereof will
constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of
the Acquiror (as applicable), enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject in each
case to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium,
rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer or similar Laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject,
as to enforceability, to the effect of general equitable principles (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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Section 5.02. Incorporation, Qualification and Authority of Subsidiaries of the
Acquiror.
(a) Each of the Material Subsidiaries of the Acquiror is a corporation or other organization
duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent, if any,
in the applicable jurisdiction) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
and has full power and authority to own or lease and operate its assets and properties and to
conduct its business as currently conducted. Each of the Material Subsidiaries of the Acquiror is
duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization to do business, and is in good
standing (or the equivalent, if any, in the applicable jurisdiction), in each jurisdiction where
the character of its owned, operated or leased assets or properties or the nature of its activities
makes such qualification and good standing (or the equivalent, if any, in the applicable
jurisdiction) necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing (or the
equivalent, if any), individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have an
Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an
Acquiror Material Adverse Effect, (i) none of the Material Subsidiaries of the Acquiror is the
subject of any supervision, conservation, rehabilitation, liquidation, receivership, insolvency or
other similar proceeding and (ii) none of the Material Subsidiaries of the Acquiror is operating
under any formal or informal agreement or understanding with a Governmental Authority that
restricts its authority to do business or requires it to take, or refrain from taking, any action,
other than generally applicable Law or regulatory interpretations thereof.
Section 5.03. Capital Structure of the Acquiror and its Material Subsidiaries; Ownership
and Transfer of the Non-Cash Consideration.
(a) The Acquiror has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Acquiror SEC Documents.
All of the outstanding shares (or other applicable units) of each class or series of Capital Stock
of each of the Material Subsidiaries of the Acquiror have been duly authorized and validly issued,
are fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or subscription
rights enforceable under applicable Law. As of the Closing Date, the Common Stock Consideration,
the Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock to be issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement and the
Acquiror Equity Unit Preferred Stock will have been duly authorized and validly issued, will be
fully paid and nonassessable and will not have been issued in violation of any preemptive or
subscription rights enforceable under applicable Law. As of the Closing Date, the Equity Units
Documents, the Equity Units (including the Stock Purchase Contracts forming a Component Security of
the Equity Units) and the Debt Securities will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Acquiror; as of the Closing Date, the Equity Units, the Stock Purchase
Contract Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Stock Purchase Contracts forming a Component
Security of the Equity Units will be valid and binding obligations of the Acquiror, enforceable
against it in accordance with their terms, subject in each case to the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent
conveyance, preferential transfer or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect
of general equitable principles (regardless of
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whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law); and as of the relevant
Exchange Date (as defined in the relevant Equity Unit Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations),
the relevant Debt Securities will be valid and binding obligations of the Acquiror, enforceable
against it in accordance with their terms, subject in each case to the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, rehabilitation, liquidation, fraudulent
conveyance, preferential transfer or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally. Except as set forth on Section 5.03(a)
of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter or as contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, there are no
Rights obligating or which may obligate the Acquiror or any of the Material Subsidiaries to issue,
sell, purchase, return or redeem, or otherwise dispose of, transfer or acquire, any shares (or
other applicable units) of its Capital Stock or securities (including bonds, debentures, notes or
other Indebtedness having general voting rights or securities convertible into such bonds,
debentures, notes or other Indebtedness) convertible into or exchangeable for any shares (or other
applicable units) of its Capital Stock (including the Equity Units), in each case, with or without
payment of additional consideration in cash or property, either immediately or upon the occurrence
of a specified date or a specified event or the satisfaction or happening of any other condition or
contingency. Except for any stockholder approvals required pursuant to the NYSE’s shareholder
approval requirements with respect to the issuance of the Acquiror Stock upon conversion of the
Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock, as of the Closing Date, the issuance of the shares of the
Acquiror Stock underlying the Stock Purchase Contracts or to be issuable or deliverable upon
conversion of the Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock will have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Acquiror and upon the issuance of the Acquiror Stock underlying
the Stock Purchase Contracts or, upon conversion of the Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock, such
shares of Acquiror Stock will (A) be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of the Acquiror, (B) be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (C) not have been issued in
violation of any preemptive or other similar right, and (D) if such shares are treasury shares, be
free of any adverse claim. There are no shares (or other applicable units) of any Capital Stock of
the Acquiror reserved for issuance other than the shares of Acquiror Stock reserved for issuance
(1) pursuant to the Equity Units, (2) upon conversion of the Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock, (3)
under the Acquiror’s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, 2000 Directors Stock Plan, as amended,
2005 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, 2005 Non-Management Director Stock
Compensation Plan and Long-Term Performance Compensation Plan and (4) in connection with the
Acquiror’s 6.40% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2066, the Acquiror’s
MetLife, Inc. Capital Trust IV’s 7.875% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Exchangeable Surplus Trust
Securities X-SURPS automatically exchangeable in specified circumstances into 7.875%
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2067, the Acquiror’s MetLife, Inc.
Capital Trust X’s 9.250% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Exchangeable Surplus Trust Securities X-SURPS
automatically exchangeable in specified circumstances into 9.250% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior
Subordinated Debentures due 2068, the Acquiror’s 10.750% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated
Debentures due 2069 and any future issuances of hybrid securities by, or sponsored by, the
Acquiror. Except as set forth on Section 5.03(a) of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, there
are no capital appreciation rights, phantom stock plans, securities with participation rights or
features or similar Contracts of the Acquiror. The Acquiror will issue the outstanding Non-Cash
Consideration free and clear of all Liens, other than any Liens arising as a result of any of the
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Transaction Agreements or restrictions on transfer imposed on equity securities by applicable
securities Law.
(b) As of the Closing Date, except for this Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement and
restrictions generally imposed on equity securities under applicable securities Law, there will be
no voting trusts, stockholder agreements, proxies, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal,
rights of first offer or other rights, restrictions or Contracts in effect with respect to the
voting, transfer or dividend rights of any of the Acquiror Securities. From December 31, 2009 to
the date hereof, the Acquiror has not declared, set aside, made or paid any dividend or other
distribution in respect of its Capital Stock.
Section 5.04. No Conflict. Provided that all consents, approvals, authorizations and
other actions described in Section 5.05 have been obtained or taken, and subject to the
Acquiror obtaining any stockholder approval required pursuant to the NYSE’s shareholder approval
requirements for the issuance of the Acquiror Stock upon conversion of the Acquiror Interim
Preferred Stock, the execution and delivery by the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of the
Acquiror (as applicable) of Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, the issuance of the
Common Stock Consideration, the Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock and the Equity Units (including
their Component Securities), the issuance of the shares of Acquiror Stock upon conversion of the
Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock, the performance by the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of
the Acquiror (as applicable) of its obligations under each of the Transaction Agreements to which
it is a party, and the consummation by the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as
applicable) of the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Agreements to which the
Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as applicable) is a party do not and will
not, directly or indirectly (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) (a)
violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of, the organizational documents of the Acquiror or
the applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as applicable), (b) conflict with or violate in any
material respect any Law or Governmental Order applicable to the Acquiror or the applicable
Affiliate of the Acquiror (as applicable) or by which any of them or any of their respective
properties, assets or businesses is bound or subject or (c) violate or conflict with, result in any
breach of, or constitute a default (or event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or
both, would constitute a default) under, require any consent under, or give to any Person any
rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in a loss of rights under, or
result in the creation of any Lien (other than Acquiror Permitted Liens) on any of the assets or
properties of the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates pursuant to, any Contract to which the Acquiror
or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties,
assets or businesses is bound or subject, except, in the case of clause (c) of this Section
5.04, for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, consents, terminations,
accelerations, cancellations, losses of rights or creations that, individually or in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.05. Consents and Approvals. Except as may result from the identity or
regulatory status of the Parent, the Seller or their respective Affiliates and except in
connection, or in compliance, with (a) the notification and waiting period requirements of the HSR
Act and (b) the Governmental Approvals required by applicable Law that are set forth on Section
5.05 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery by the Acquiror or the
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applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as applicable) of each of the Transaction Agreements to
which it is a party do not, and the performance by the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of
Acquiror (as applicable) of its obligations under, and the consummation by the Acquiror or the
applicable Affiliate of the Acquiror (as applicable) of the transactions contemplated by each of
the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, including the issuance of the Common Stock
Consideration, the Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock and the Equity Units (including their Component
Securities) and the issuance of the shares of Acquiror Stock pursuant to the Stock Purchase
Contracts or upon conversion of the Acquiror Interim Preferred Stock, will not, require any
Governmental Approval to be obtained or made by the Acquiror or the applicable Affiliate of the
Acquiror (as applicable).
Section 5.06. Financial Information; Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Acquiror has filed with, or furnished to, the SEC all required Acquiror SEC Documents. As
of their respective dates, the Acquiror SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, applicable to such
Acquiror SEC Documents, and none of the Acquiror SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, unless such information contained in or omitted from any Acquiror SEC Document has been
timely corrected by a later-filed Acquiror SEC Document. The financial statements of Acquiror
included in the Acquiror SEC Documents (the “Acquiror Financial Statements”) comply as to
form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in
the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q) applied on a consistent basis (except
as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and present fairly, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial condition and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of the
Acquiror and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of their respective dates and for the respective
periods covered thereby (except, in the case of unaudited statements, for the absence of footnote
disclosure and for normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments).
(b) True, correct and complete copies of the Acquiror Statutory Statements have been made
available to the Seller, in each case together with any exhibits, schedules and notes thereto.
Each of the Acquiror Statutory Statements (except as expressly set forth in such Acquiror Statutory
Statements) (i) were prepared from the books and records of the applicable Acquiror Insurance
Company, (ii) were filed with or submitted to the applicable Domiciliary Regulator of such Acquiror
Insurance Company on forms prescribed or permitted by such Domiciliary Regulator and (iii) were
prepared, in all material respects in accordance with SAP applied on a consistent basis during the
periods involved, and present fairly and accurately, in all material respects, the statutory
financial position and results of operations of such Acquiror Insurance Company as of their
respective dates or for the respective periods covered thereby. No material deficiency has been
asserted in writing with respect to any of the Acquiror Statutory Statements by any Domiciliary
Regulator since January 1, 2007.
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(c) The Acquiror maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term
is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by the Acquiror’s principal executive
officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. As disclosed in the Acquiror’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, the Acquiror’s internal control over
financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008 and the Acquiror has no Knowledge of any
material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.
(d) The Acquiror and its consolidated Subsidiaries employ disclosure controls and procedures
(as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the Acquiror in the reports that it files or submits under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified
in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the Acquiror’s management,
including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers,
as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. The Acquiror has no Knowledge that
its disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to achieve the foregoing objectives.
(e) Except (i) as reserved against or reflected in the Acquiror Financial Statements and
Acquiror Statutory Statements, (ii) for liabilities and obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course
of Business since December 31, 2008 and (iii) as set forth in Section 5.06(e) of the
Acquiror Disclosure Letter, there are no material liabilities or obligations of the Acquiror or any
Material Subsidiary.
(f) The Acquiror and the Material Subsidiaries have devised and maintain systems of internal
accounting controls with respect to their respective businesses sufficient to provide reasonable
assurances that: (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization; (ii) all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation
of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and, as applicable,
New York SAP and to maintain
proper accountability for items; (iii) access to their respective properties and assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the
recorded accountability for items is compared with the actual levels at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. There are no material weaknesses in
the internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the
Exchange Act) of the Acquiror or any of the Material Subsidiaries which would reasonably be
expected to adversely affect in any material respect the ability of the Acquiror and any of the
Material Subsidiaries in the aggregate to record, process, summarize and report financial data and
there is no, and since January 1, 2007, there has not been any instances of, fraud which involves
or involved management or other employees who have or had a significant role in the Acquiror’s
internal controls over financial reporting, except any such instances that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. Since
January 1, 2007, neither the Acquiror nor any of the Material Subsidiaries has received, and the
Acquiror does not otherwise have Knowledge of, any material complaint, allegation, assertion or
claim, regarding the Acquiror’s or any of the Material Subsidiaries’ accounting or auditing
practices, procedures, methodologies or methods, including
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any material complaint, allegation,
assertion or claim that the Acquiror or any of the Material Subsidiaries has engaged in
questionable accounting or auditing practices, other than any such
complaints, allegations, assertions or claims that, individually or in the aggregate, would
not reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.07. Absence of Certain Changes.
(a) Except for the matters expressly permitted by this Agreement and except as described on
Section 5.07 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, since December 31, 2009, (i) the Acquiror
and the Material Subsidiaries have conducted the Acquiror Business in the Ordinary Course of
Business and (ii) there has not been any fact, circumstance, event, change, violation, development,
effect, condition or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would
reasonably be expected to have, an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except (i) as expressly permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth on Section
5.07 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter or (iii) as required by applicable Law, during the
period from September 30, 2009 to the date hereof, the Acquiror and the Material Subsidiaries have
not taken any action that would have resulted in a breach of any of the covenants set forth in
Section 6.02(z)(i) through (vi) if the Acquiror and the Material Subsidiaries had
been subject to such covenants from September 30, 2009 to the date hereof.
Section 5.08. Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth on Section 5.08 of
the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, there are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror,
threatened in writing against, relating to or affecting the Acquiror or any of its Material
Subsidiaries, which would reasonably be expected to (a) result in (i) Losses to the Acquiror or any
Material Subsidiary in excess of $5,000,000 per Action or (ii) any permanent injunction or other
form of equitable relief which would have an adverse effect in any material respect on any business
operations of the Acquiror and its Material Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) otherwise
adversely affect the Acquiror and its Material Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or their assets,
properties or business, taken as a whole, in any material respect other than, in each case, Actions
involving claims under or in connection with Insurance Contracts in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
Section 5.09. Compliance with Laws. Neither the Acquiror nor any of the Material
Subsidiaries is, or has been since January 1, 2007, in violation of (a) its certificate of
incorporation and by-laws (or comparable organizational documents), (b) any Laws or Governmental
Orders applicable to it or its assets, properties or businesses or (c) its material Permits,
except, in the case of clauses (b) and (c), for violations that individually or in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. Since January 1,
2007, none of the Acquiror or any of the Material Subsidiaries has received any written notice from
any Governmental Authority that alleges any noncompliance (or that the Acquiror or any of the
Material Subsidiaries is under any investigation by such Governmental Authority for any such
alleged noncompliance) with any Governmental Order, material Permit or material Law applicable to
the Acquiror or any of the Material Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or
businesses, except for any such noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. None of the Acquiror or any of
the Material Subsidiaries is a party to, and none of the
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Acquiror, the Material Subsidiaries or any
of their respective assets, properties or businesses is bound by, any Governmental Order that,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. The Acquiror is duly registered as a
bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, or any successor
statute, has duly elected to be treated as a financial holding company thereunder and remains a
financial holding company in good standing and is allowed to exercise all powers of a financial
holding company.
Section 5.10. Investment Company. The Acquiror is not an “investment company,” as
such term is defined in the Investment Company Act.
Section 5.11. Securities Matters. The Shares and the DelAm Shares are being acquired
by the Acquiror for its own account and without a view to the public distribution or sale of any of
the Shares or the DelAm Shares or any interest in them in violation of the Securities Act or
applicable state and foreign securities Law. The Acquiror has sufficient knowledge and experience
in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its
investment in the Shares and the DelAm Shares, and the Acquiror is capable of bearing the economic
risks of such investment, including a complete loss of its investment in the Shares and the DelAm
Shares. The Acquiror understands and agrees that it may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or
otherwise dispose of any of the Shares or the DelAm Shares other than pursuant to a registered
offering in compliance with, or in a transaction exempt from, the registration requirements of the
Securities Act and applicable state and foreign securities Law.
Section 5.12. Financial Ability. Subject to the Parent’s and the Seller’s compliance
with Section 6.16, the Acquiror will have at the Closing, all funds necessary to pay the
Purchase Price and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements.
Section 5.13. Brokers. Except for Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays
Capital Inc., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx and Xxxxx Incorporated, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. whose fees and commissions are obligations solely of the Acquiror and
will be duly paid by the Acquiror, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the
Acquiror or its Affiliates.
Section 5.14. Amendment of Rights Agreement and Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
(a) The Acquiror has taken all necessary actions to render the Rights Agreement, dated as of
April 4, 2000, between the Acquiror and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. (predecessor to
Mellon Investor Services LLC) inapplicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b) The Acquiror has taken all action necessary to exempt this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby from the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Section 5.15. Taxes.
(a) The Acquiror has filed all federal, state, local and non-U.S. Tax Returns that are
required to be filed or has requested extensions thereof (except in any case in which the failure
to file would not reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect), and has paid
all Taxes required to be paid by it to the extent such liability for Tax is due and payable, except
(i) to the extent such liability for Tax is currently being contested in good faith, (ii) an
adequate reserve has been established in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
for such liability for Tax, or (iii) the failure to pay such liability for Tax would not reasonably
be expected to result in an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Acquiror is taxed as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The parties agree that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 5.15
are the only representations and warranties made by the Acquiror with respect to matters relating
to Taxes (including Tax Returns, Tax Sharing Agreements, Tax claims, Actions for Taxes and Tax
Controversies).
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 6.01. Seller Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing. During the period from
the date hereof through the Closing, except (a) to the extent required or prohibited by applicable
Law, (b) as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, (c) for matters identified in
Section 6.01 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, or (d) to the extent the Parent or the Seller
provides advance written notice to the Acquiror pursuant to Section 12.02 of this Agreement
and the Acquiror consents in writing or the Acquiror fails to respond to such notice within five
Business Days of receipt of such notice, each of the Parent and the Seller shall (v) not amend, in
any material respect, the LLC Agreement, (w) cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to
conduct the Business in the Ordinary Course of Business except as may be prohibited in clause (z)
below, (x) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries to preserve intact and maintain their respective business organizations and current
relationships and goodwill with the policyholders, Brokers, Client Companies, distribution partners
and other customers, suppliers, regulators, rating agencies, agents, resellers, creditors, lessors,
Employees and other business associates and service providers of and to their respective
businesses, (y) cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to effect all transactions in
Investment Assets in accordance with the Investment Guidelines in effect on the date hereof and (z)
cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries not to do any of the following:
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(i) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of
the Capital Stock of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary except for cash dividends and
distributions by any wholly owned Transferred Subsidiary to any other wholly owned
Transferred Subsidiary or by any wholly owned Transferred Subsidiary to the Company, which
shall be permitted;
(ii) repurchase, redeem, repay, retire or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of
Capital Stock or other securities issued by the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries;
(iii) transfer, issue, sell, pledge, encumber or dispose of, or authorize the transfer,
issuance, sale, pledge, encumbrance or disposition of, any shares of Capital Stock or other
securities of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or grant options, warrants,
calls or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Capital Stock or other
securities of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries;
(iv) effect any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split or other change in the
capitalization of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries;
(v) amend the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or other comparable
organizational documents) of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries except with
respect to changes in the authorized representative of such Transferred Subsidiary;
(vi) (A) make any material change (1) in its reinsurance, hedging, reserving, risk
management, compliance, valuation, financial or accounting policies, practices or principles
in effect on the date hereof, or adopt or implement any new reinsurance, hedging, reserving,
risk management, compliance, valuation, financial or accounting policies, practices or
principles, except to the extent required by GAAP or SAP, or (2) except in the Ordinary
Course of Business, in its underwriting, marketing, administration, claim processing and
payment, selling or pricing policies, practices or principles or adopt or implement any new
underwriting, marketing, administration, claim processing and payment, selling or pricing
policies, practices or principles and (B) amend, terminate, supplement or otherwise modify
the Investment Guidelines or implement new or replacement investment guidelines with respect
to the Investment Assets;
(vii) subject to clause (xxiv) below, acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of
stock or assets or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any assets, securities, properties,
interests or businesses, in a single transaction or a series of transactions, other than (A)
in connection with the management of the Investment Assets in accordance with the Investment
Guidelines in effect on the date hereof, (B) treasury and cash management functions
conducted by the Insurance Companies in the Ordinary Course of Business, (C) pursuant to
reinsurance and co-insurance agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and
not otherwise prohibited by this Section 6.01, (D) any transaction between the
Company and any of its wholly owned Transferred Subsidiaries or between any wholly owned
Transferred Subsidiary and any other wholly owned Transferred
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Subsidiary, (E) in connection
with the continued termination and wind-down of Securities Lending Management and (F)
acquisitions with a purchase price (together with any related assumed liabilities) that does
not exceed $5,000,000 individually;
(viii) subject to clause (xxiv) below, sell, issue, authorize for issuance, grant,
deliver, award, dispose of, lease or otherwise transfer, or create or incur any Lien
(other than Permitted Liens) on (in each case, by merger, consolidation, disposition of
stock or assets or otherwise), any assets, securities (or other ownership or voting
interests), properties, interests or businesses, in a single transaction or series of
transactions, other than (A) in connection with the management of the Investment Assets in
accordance with the Investment Guidelines in effect on the date hereof, (B) treasury and
cash management functions conducted by the Insurance Companies in the Ordinary Course of
Business, (C) pursuant to reinsurance and co-insurance agreements entered into in the
Ordinary Course of Business and not otherwise prohibited by this Section 6.01, (D)
any transaction between the Company and any of its wholly owned Transferred Subsidiaries or
between any wholly owned Transferred Subsidiary and any other wholly owned Transferred
Subsidiary, (E) in connection with the continued termination and wind-down of Securities
Lending Management and (F) dispositions, leases or transfers with a sale or lease price
(including any related assumed indebtedness) that does not exceed $5,000,000 individually;
(ix) (A) create, incur, assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or
responsible for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness or guarantees
thereof with the exception of Indebtedness of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries
to the Parent up to $250,000,000 in the aggregate, which Indebtedness shall be settled prior
to or at, and will not be outstanding at, the Closing and which shall be extended on
arm’s-length terms, (B) make any loans or advances of borrowed money or capital
contributions to, or equity or other investments in, any other Person or (C) cancel or
release any material Indebtedness owed to or claims held by the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) any refinancing (including any extension,
renewal or exchange) of existing Indebtedness for borrowed money shall be permitted, so long
as the outstanding principal amount of the existing Indebtedness being refinanced, together
with any unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon, is equal to or more than the principal
amount of any such new Indebtedness being incurred together with any unpaid accrued interest
and premium thereon plus other reasonable fees incurred in connection with such refinancing,
(2) loans or borrowing by the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries in the Ordinary
Course of Business under lines of credit available as of the date hereof and previously
disclosed to the Acquiror shall be permitted, (3) intercompany loans, guarantees or advances
made among the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries shall be permitted and (4)
other Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with the transactions permitted
pursuant to any of Section 6.01(z)(vii) and (viii) shall be permitted;
provided, however, in no event shall the Parent or the Seller effect, or
cause the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary to effect, any transaction with respect to
any Indebtedness that is the subject of the Special Asset Protection Agreement; and
provided, further, that in no event shall the Parent or the Seller create or
originate or cause or permit
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the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary to create or
originate any junior or secondary Loan Interests without the prior approval of the Acquiror;
(x) (A) enter into any Reinsurance Contract or other similar Contract, whether as
reinsurer or reinsured, involving initial or annual premium of more than $10,000,000, or any
Real Property Lease, other than any renewal in the Ordinary Course of Business of a Real
Property Lease expiring or required to be renewed prior to Closing, (B) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, enter into any Contract that would
be a Material Contract if in effect on the date hereof or (C) amend (in any material
respect), terminate, renew or extend in any material respect any Material Contract or
Reinsurance Contract, or grant any material waiver of any terms under, or give any material
approval, consent, authorization or permit with respect to, any Material Contract or
Reinsurance Contract;
(xi) except as required by the terms in effect on the date hereof of any Contract or
any Benefit Plan, or any decreases directly related to restrictions, limitations or
directives made by the Office of the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, (A)
grant, increase, decrease, forfeit, accelerate the vesting or payment of or otherwise
modify, or announce or promise to grant, any equity or equity-based awards to any Employee
(including those individuals who will become Employees on or prior to the Closing Date),
except to the extent such actions are directly related to restrictions, limitations or
directives made by the Office of the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, (B) increase or decrease the wages or salaries payable to any Employee except for
annual and/or merit increases for calendar year 2010 made in the Ordinary Course of
Business; provided, however, that such annual and/or merit increase for any
Employee whose base salary is greater than $150,000 as of the date hereof may not exceed the
sum of (x) 5% of such base salary and (y) any adjustments to base compensation made in
accordance with local currency inflation in the applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction, (C) grant,
increase, decrease, cause to be forfeited, accelerate the vesting or payment of or otherwise
modify any bonuses, severance pay, change in control benefits, cash incentive awards or
other compensation payable or potentially available to any Employee or any current or former
employee, agent, consultant, officer or director of the Company, any Transferred Subsidiary
or any of their respective Affiliates, except for the actions contemplated in (1)
Section 7.01(e) of this Agreement (and subject to the Acquiror’s rights with respect
thereto), and (2) Section 6.01(xi)(C) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, and (D)
establish, enter into, adopt, amend or otherwise modify (or promise to take any such
action(s)) any Company Benefit Plan (or any arrangement that if entered into, adopted or
amended would constitute a Company Benefit Plan), the Parent’s UK Pension Plan, the Parent
Nonqualified Plans, the Annual Incentive Plan or the LTI Plan, or increase, decrease or
accelerate the vesting or payment of any compensation or benefits available thereunder,
including, but not limited to, any actions that prohibit or limit the Transferred
Subsidiaries’ ability to amend (including the amount, time of payment and form of benefits)
the group self-invested personal pension as identified and described in Section
6.01(z)(xi) of the Seller Disclosure Letter; it being understood that, with respect to
the foregoing, (1) the Parent will not, and will not permit its Affiliates to, take any
action that the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries are not permitted to take pursuant
to this Section 6.01(z)(xi) or (xii) below; (2) no action
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permitted to be
taken by this Section 6.01(z)(xi) shall be taken if it would cause any amounts
payable to any Employee or former employee of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary to
be taxed under section 409A of the Code, and, with respect to any such former employee of
the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, only if the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary
could have any liability or obligation with respect to such action; (3) the Parent may amend
or otherwise modify the UK Pension Plan and the Parent Nonqualified Plans if such amendment
or modification does not
increase Acquiror’s liabilities or obligations under Section 7.01 of this
Agreement, and such amendment or modification is not made specifically in relation to the
Employees; (4) the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries may, without the Acquiror’s
prior written consent, amend the terms of the Employee Continuity Assurance Plans set forth
on Section 3.13(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter solely to extend the term of such
plan to a date no later than December 31, 2011; and (5) the Parent may, with the Acquiror’s
prior written consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), announce, promise, make or
otherwise modify any cash payments or announce, promise, accelerate, pay or otherwise modify
any equity or equity-based awards (including such payments or awards set forth on, and in
accordance with, Section 6.01(z)(xi)(5) of the Seller Disclosure Letter);
provided, that (I) the Parent shall retain any and all liabilities and obligations
with respect thereto, and (II) such acts or omissions do not increase Acquiror’s obligations
under Section 7.01 of this Agreement;
(xii) except as set forth in Section 7.01(b), (A) hire or terminate the
employment or services of any Employee, other than any such hiring of an Employee whose base
salary rate or base wage rate is $150,000 or less or terminations made in the Ordinary
Course of Business, or (B) transfer from the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary, as the
case may be, the employment of any Employee whose duties relate primarily or exclusively to
the Business;
(xiii) pay, discharge, satisfy, settle or compromise any actual or threatened Action
against or adversely affecting any of the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries or the
Business (except for claims under Insurance Contracts within applicable policy limits),
other than any payment, discharge, satisfaction, settlement or compromise that involves
solely cash payments, which cash payments shall not be in excess of $1,500,000,
individually, or $5,000,000, in the aggregate;
(xiv) (A) enter into any Contract between the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, on
the one hand, and (x) the Parent, the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates (other
than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries) or (y) any officer, director, or
shareholder of the Parent, the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates (including the
Company and any Transferred Subsidiary) or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any member of
any such Person’s immediate family or an entity controlled by one or more of the foregoing,
on the other hand, which cannot be terminated upon 60 days’ advance written notice by the
Company or the Transferred Subsidiary party thereto without penalty or interest or (B) amend
in any material respect, terminate, renew or extend, or grant any waiver of any terms under,
in any material respect, or give any approval, consent, authorization or permit with respect
to, in any material respect, any existing Related Party Agreement;
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(xv) pay, discharge or satisfy any liabilities (other than liabilities with regard to
Actions, which are the subject of clause (xiii) above), other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(xvi) change in any material respect the terms for, or policies with respect to, the
payment of commissions or other compensation to any Broker, other than in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(xvii) conduct any material revaluation of any assets, other than in the Ordinary
Course of Business consistent with GAAP or SAP (as applicable);
(xviii) reduce the amount of any Insurance Reserves, other than (A) as required by GAAP
or SAP or (B) as a result of loss or expense payments to other parties in the Ordinary
Course of Business in accordance with the terms of any Insurance Contract;
(xix) notwithstanding clauses (a)-(c) of this Section 6.01, except as otherwise
agreed to by the parties and set forth on Section 6.01(z)(xix) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, or as required by a Determination or a change in Law with prospective
effect, (A) make, change or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, other than (1)
first year elections for U.S. federal, state and local income and franchise Tax purposes in
accordance with the Company’s and the Transferred Subsidiaries’ past practices that are
consistent with the elections the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries had in effect for
the taxable period ending on December 31, 2008, and (2) filing IRS Forms 8023 and 8883
relating to the SPV 338 Election in accordance with the requirements of Article
VIII, (B) settle or compromise any Tax Controversy or forgo any right to a refund of Tax
previously paid, in each case, except where the amount at stake in such individual
controversy or refund is less than $1,500,000 and the aggregate amount of all settled or
compromised controversies or foregone refunds is less than $5,000,000 after taking into
account the controversy or refund for which this determination is being made, (C) other than
first year elections for U.S. federal, state, and local income and franchise Tax purposes in
accordance with the Company’s and the Transferred Subsidiaries’ past practices that are
consistent with the elections the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries had in effect for
the taxable period ending on December 31, 2008, make any material change to any of its
methods, policies or practices of Tax accounting or methods of reporting income or
deductions for Tax purposes or change the basis for determining or computing any reserves
from those employed in the preparation of its most recently filed Tax Return that has been
provided to the Acquiror (which the parties agree for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall
be for the taxable period ending on December 31, 2008), (D) amend, refile or otherwise
revise any previously filed Tax Return, (E) request a ruling relating to a material amount
of Taxes, (F) enter into or terminate any material agreement with a non-U.S. Tax Authority
or any agreement with a U.S. Tax Authority (including not terminating or causing the
revocation of the Withholding Tax Closing Agreement), (G) other than in the ordinary course
of business, grant any power of attorney relating to Tax matters, or (H) prepare any Tax
Return in a manner materially inconsistent with past practices; in each case, only to the
extent the items described in sub-clauses (A) through (H) could reasonably be expected to
adversely affect the
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Acquiror or its Affiliates, the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary
in a material manner after the Closing Date; provided that, if the Company or any of
the Transferred Subsidiaries (or any Person on behalf of the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries) are required by a change in Law with prospective effect or a
Determination
to conduct any of the actions described in sub-clauses (A) through (H), the Parent and
the Seller shall timely notify the Acquiror (prior to taking (or permitting) such action) of
the applicable change in Law with prospective effect or Determination and provided,
further, that for purposes of this Section 6.01(z)(xix) (other than with
respect to sub-clause (B)), an item or action shall not be considered “material” if the
liability or consequence associated with such item or action (taking into account
liabilities or consequences subsequent to the Closing Date) is less than $5,000,000
individually and the aggregate amount of liability or consequence associated with all items
and actions taken under this clause (xix) (including the item and action for which this
determination is being made) is less than $20,000,000;
(xx) make any material change in its Business (including entering into any new line of
business, commencing or terminating business operations in any jurisdiction, or making any
material change to the product mix of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole);
(xxi) abandon, terminate or otherwise change in any material respect any Permit;
(xxii) authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to adopt a plan of
complete or partial liquidation or dissolution of the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries;
(xxiii) terminate, cancel or amend, or cause the termination, cancellation or amendment
of any insurance coverage to any material extent (and any surety bond, letters of credit,
cash collateral or other deposits related thereto to be maintained with respect to such
coverage) maintained by the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries that is not
replaced by comparable coverage;
(xxiv) engage in any purchases, acquisitions, commitments, sales, transfers or
dispositions of investment assets, directly or indirectly, with any Affiliate that is not
the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary, unless such purchases, acquisitions, commitments,
sales, transfers or dispositions constitute (A) investment assets belonging to one or more
separate accounts of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, or (B) any purchases,
acquisitions, commitments, sales, transfers or dispositions contemplated by Section
6.08(c) and (d) of this Agreement; and
(xxv) enter into any legally binding commitment with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 6.02. Acquiror Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing. During the period
from the date hereof through the Closing, except (a) to the extent required or prohibited by
applicable Law, (b) as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, (c) for
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matters
identified in Section 6.02 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, or (d) to the extent the
Acquiror provides advanced written notice to the Seller pursuant to Section 12.02 of this
Agreement and the Seller consents in writing or the Seller fails to respond to such notice within
five Business Days of receipt of such notice, the Acquiror shall, and shall cause the Material
Subsidiaries to (x) conduct its and their respective businesses in the Ordinary Course of
Business except as may be prohibited in clause (z) below, (y) use its commercially reasonable
efforts to preserve intact and maintain their respective business organizations and relationships
and goodwill with their policyholders and other customers, suppliers, regulators, rating agencies,
agents, resellers, creditors, lessors, employees and other business associates and service
providers of and to their respective businesses and (z) not do any of the following:
(i) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of
the common stock par value $0.01 per share of the Acquiror, except for regular cash
dividends consistent with past practice;
(ii) effect any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend or
other change in the capitalization of the Acquiror;
(iii) amend the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or other comparable
organizational documents) of the Acquiror except for any such amendments the purpose of
which is to effect or amend any ethics, compensation or governance policies of the Acquiror;
(iv) engage in any action or activity that would require the Acquiror to obtain the
approval of its shareholders in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreements prior to Closing;
(v) issue any security if the terms (but not the issuance) of such security is
conditioned upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements (it being acknowledged for the avoidance of doubt that nothing in this clause (v)
shall prohibit or limit in any way the issuance by the Acquiror of securities the redemption
of which may be conditioned on the occurrence of the Closing or the issuance of debt
securities in escrow); or
(vi) enter into any legally binding commitment with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 6.03. Access to Information.
(a) From the date hereof until the Closing Date, upon reasonable prior notice (or, with
respect to access to employees, as may otherwise be agreed to by the parties), the Seller and the
Parent shall, and shall cause each of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and any such
Person’s respective Representatives to, (i) afford the Acquiror and the Representatives of the
Acquiror reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the offices, properties, books, data,
files, information, records and employees of the Seller, the Parent and their respective Affiliates
in respect of the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries and the Business, (ii) furnish to the
Representatives of the Acquiror such additional financial data, investment
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activity reports and
other information regarding the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries and the Business and their
personnel as the Acquiror or its Representatives may from time to time reasonably request and (iii)
reasonably cooperate with, and assist, the Acquiror and the Representatives of the Acquiror in
connection with the actions contemplated in Section 7.01 of this Agreement and with the
Acquiror’s preparation to integrate the Company, the Transferred
Subsidiaries and the Business and their personnel into the Acquiror’s organization following
the Closing to the extent any such Person’s or such Person’s respective Representatives’ assistance
and expertise is reasonably requested in connection therewith; provided, however,
that nothing herein shall require either the Seller, the Parent, the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries, or any such Person’s respective Representatives, to disclose any
information to the Acquiror or the Representatives of the Acquiror or take any action that would
cause a violation of any Contract to which the disclosing party or any of its Affiliates is a
party, would cause a risk of loss of legal privilege to the party disclosing such data or
information or any of its Affiliates, or would constitute a violation of applicable Law or
obligations to customers, so long as the Seller, the Parent, the Company and/or the Transferred
Subsidiary, and/or such Person’s Representative, as the case may be, shall have used its
commercially reasonable efforts to provide such information and protect such privacy and any
personal data without violation of applicable Law or obligations to customers; provided,
further, that such investigation shall not unreasonably interfere with any of the
businesses or operations of the Seller, the Parent, the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries or
any of their respective Affiliates; provided, further, that the auditors and
independent accountants of the Seller, the Parent, the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries
shall not be obligated to make any work papers available to any Person unless and until such Person
has signed a customary Auditor’s Letter relating to such access to work papers in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to such auditors or independent accountants. The Seller and the
Parent shall, and shall cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, to promptly provide any
consent requested by their respective independent accountants in connection with such access. If
so reasonably requested by the Seller or the Parent, the Acquiror shall enter into a customary
joint defense agreement with any one or more of the Seller, the Parent, the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries with respect to any information to be provided to the Acquiror pursuant to
this Section 6.03(a). Any information provided pursuant to this Section
6.03(a) shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements. The Acquiror shall reimburse the
Seller, the Parent and their respective Affiliates, in cash, promptly for any reasonable and
necessary third party out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Seller and its Affiliates and any such
Person’s Representatives in complying with any request by or on behalf of the Acquiror or its
Representatives in connection with this Section 6.03(a). The Acquiror shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Seller, the Parent, and their respective Affiliates from and against any Losses
that may be incurred by any of them arising out of or related to the Acquiror’s use, storage or
handling of (A) any personally identifiable information relating to Employees, Brokers,
policyholders or customers of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries and (B) any other
information that is protected by applicable Law (including privacy Laws) or Contract and to which
the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates or Representatives is afforded access pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement, solely to the extent any such Losses are the result of the Acquiror’s actions or
omissions.
(b) In addition to the provisions of Section 6.04, from and after the Closing Date, in
connection with (i) the preparation of financial statements required to be prepared under
applicable Law or stock exchange rules or for other bona fide reporting purposes, (ii) the
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preparation of filings and submissions to Governmental Authorities, (iii) the conduct of any
litigation, (iv) any applicable Governmental Orders, (v) the enforcement of any right or remedy
relating to any of the Transaction Agreements or (vi) compliance with applicable Law, upon
reasonable prior notice (or, with respect to access to employees, as may otherwise be agreed upon
by the parties), the Acquiror shall, and shall cause the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries and any such Person’s respective Representatives to, (A) afford the Parent, the
Seller and the Representatives of each of the Seller and the Parent reasonable access, during
normal business hours, to the offices, properties, books, data, files, information, records and
employees of the Acquiror and its Affiliates in respect of the Company, the Transferred
Subsidiaries and the Business and their personnel, (B) furnish to the Parent, the Seller and the
Representatives of each of the Seller and the Parent such additional financial data and other
information regarding the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries and the Business as the Seller, the
Parent or their respective Representatives may from time to time reasonably request and (C) other
than for proceedings involving the Acquiror and its Affiliates, use reasonable efforts to make
available to the Parent, the Seller and the Representatives of each of the Seller and the Parent,
the employees of the Acquiror and its Affiliates in respect of the Company, the Transferred
Subsidiaries and the Business whose assistance, expertise, testimony, notes and recollections or
presence are necessary to assist the Seller or the Parent, or their respective Affiliates or
Representatives in connection with the Seller’s, the Parent’s or such Affiliates’ or
Representatives’ inquiries for any of the purposes referred to in this Section
6.03(b), including the presence of such persons as witnesses in hearings or trials for such
purposes; provided, however, that absent a demonstrable need for data and
information related to periods subsequent to the Closing, the rights of access of the
Representatives of each of the Seller and the Parent pursuant to clauses (A) through (B) above
shall be limited to books, data, files, information and records related to periods ended at or
prior to the Closing; provided, further, that all information provided pursuant to
this Section 6.03(b) shall be subject to the obligation of confidentiality set forth in
Section 6.05(b); provided, further, that nothing herein shall require
either the Acquiror, the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or any of their respective
Affiliates or Representatives to disclose any information to the Seller or the Parent or any of
their respective Affiliates or Representatives or take any action that would cause a violation of
any Contract to which the disclosing party or any of its Affiliates is a party, would cause a risk
of loss of legal privilege to the party disclosing such data or information or any of its
Affiliates, or would constitute a violation of applicable Law or obligations to customers, so long
as the Acquiror, the Company and/or the Transferred Subsidiary, and/or such Person’s Affiliates or
Representatives, as the case may be, shall have used its commercially reasonable efforts to provide
such information and protect such privacy without violation of applicable Law or obligations to
customers; provided, further, that such investigation shall not unreasonably
interfere with the business or operations of the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates; and
provided, further, that the auditors and independent accountants of the Acquiror or
any of its Affiliates shall not be obligated to make any work papers available to any Person unless
and until such Person has signed a customary Auditor’s Letter relating to such access to work
papers in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such auditors or independent accountants.
The Acquiror shall, and shall cause its Affiliates, to promptly provide any consent requested by
their respective independent accountants in connection with such access. If so reasonably
requested by the Acquiror, the Seller or the Parent, as the case may be, shall, and shall cause its
Affiliates (as applicable) to, enter into a customary joint defense agreement with any one or more
of the Acquiror and its
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Affiliates with respect to any information to be provided to the Seller or
the Parent or their respective Representatives pursuant to this Section 6.03(b). The
Seller shall reimburse the Acquiror and its Affiliates promptly for any reasonable and necessary
third party out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Acquiror and its Affiliates and any such
Person’s Representatives in complying with any request by or on behalf of the Seller, the Parent or
their respective
Representatives in connection with this Section 6.03(b). The Seller and the Parent
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Acquiror and its Affiliates (including the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries) from and against any Losses that may be incurred by any of them arising
out of or related to the use, storage or handling by the Parent, the Seller and the Representatives
of each of the Seller and the Parent of (1) any personally identifiable information relating to
employees, Brokers, policyholders or customers of the Acquiror and its Affiliates (including the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries) and (2) any other information that is protected by
applicable Law (including privacy Laws) or Contract and to which the Parent, the Seller and the
Representatives of each of the Seller and the Parent is afforded access pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement solely to the extent any such Losses are the result of the actions or omissions of
the Parent, the Seller or the Representatives of each of the Seller or the Parent.
(c) From and after the Closing Date, in connection with (i) the actions contemplated by
Section 7.01, (ii) the preparation of financial statements required to be prepared under
applicable Law or stock exchange rules or for other bona fide reporting purposes, (iii) the
preparation of filings and submissions to Governmental Authorities, (iv) the conduct of any
litigation, (v) the transfer of any Permits, (vi) any applicable Governmental Orders, (vii) the
enforcement of any right or remedy relating to any of the Transaction Agreements or (viii)
compliance with applicable Law, upon reasonable prior notice (or, with respect to access to
employees, as may otherwise be agreed to by the parties), the Parent and the Seller shall, and
shall cause their respective Representatives to, (A) afford the Acquiror and the Representatives of
the Acquiror reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the offices, properties, books,
data, files, information, records and employees of the Parent and the Seller and their respective
Affiliates in respect of the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries and the Business and their
personnel, (B) furnish to the Acquiror and the Representatives of the Acquiror such additional
financial data and other information regarding the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries and the
Business and their personnel as the Acquiror or its Representatives may from time to time
reasonably request and (C) other than for proceedings involving the Seller and its Affiliates, use
reasonable efforts to make available to the Acquiror and the Representatives of the Acquiror, the
employees of the Parent and the Seller and their respective Affiliates in respect of the Company,
the Transferred Subsidiaries and the Business and their personnel whose assistance, expertise,
testimony, notes and recollections or presence is necessary to assist the Acquiror or its
Affiliates or Representatives in connection with the Acquiror’s or such Affiliates’ or
Representatives’ inquiries for any of the purposes referred to in this Section 6.03(c),
including the presence of such persons as witnesses in hearings or trials for such purposes;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall require either the Parent or the
Seller or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives to disclose any information to the
Acquiror or the Representatives of the Acquiror or take any action that would cause a violation of
any Contract to which the disclosing party or any of its Affiliates is a party, would cause a risk
of loss of legal privilege to the party disclosing such data or information or any of its
Affiliates, or would constitute a violation of applicable Law or obligations to customers, so long
as the Parent and/or the Seller, and/or their respective Affiliates or Representatives, as the case
may be, shall have used its
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commercially reasonable efforts to provide such information and protect
such privacy and any personal data without violation of applicable Law or obligations to customers;
provided, further, that such investigation shall not unreasonably interfere with
the business or operations of the Seller, the Parent or any of their respective Affiliates; and
provided, further, that the auditors and independent accountants of the Seller, the
Parent or any of their respective Affiliates shall not be
obligated to make any work papers available to any Person unless and until such Person has
signed a customary Auditor’s Letter relating to such access to work papers in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to such auditors or independent accountants. The Seller and the Parent
shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates, to promptly provide any consent requested by
their respective independent accountants in connection with such access. If so reasonably
requested by the Seller, the Acquiror shall enter into a customary joint defense agreement with any
one or more of the Seller, the Parent or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to any
information to be provided to the Acquiror or its Affiliates pursuant to this Section
6.03(c). The Acquiror shall reimburse the Seller, the Parent and their respective Affiliates
promptly, in cash, for any reasonable and necessary third party out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
the Seller, the Parent or any of their respective Affiliates and any such Person’s Representatives
in complying with any request by or on behalf of the Acquiror or its Representatives in connection
with this Section 6.03(c).
(d) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the provisions of Section 6.03(a),
Section 6.03(b) and Section 6.03(c) above shall not apply to any matter relating to
Taxes or Tax Returns as all such matters are governed exclusively by the provisions set forth in
Article VIII.
Section 6.04. Books and Records.
(a) Subject to Section 6.05(b) and Article VIII, the Seller and its Affiliates
shall have the right to retain copies of all books, data, files, information and records in any
media (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Tax Returns and other information and documents
relating to Tax matters) of each of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and their
respective businesses relating to periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date (i) relating to
information (including employment and medical records) regarding the Employees, (ii) as required by
any Governmental Authority pursuant to applicable Law or as may be requested thereby or (iii) as
may be necessary for the Seller and its Affiliates to perform their respective obligations pursuant
to the Transaction Agreements, in each case subject to compliance with all applicable privacy Laws,
policies and obligations of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries made to the past, present
or prospective customers, claimants, beneficiaries, employees or agents and with the Seller’s and
its Affiliates’ existing preservation and retention policies and obligations; provided that
the applicable books, data, files, information and records retained pursuant to clause (iii) shall
be delivered to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries at the Seller’s and its Affiliates’
expense once they are no longer needed for the Seller and its Affiliates to perform their
respective obligations under the Transaction Agreements. With respect to all original books, data,
files, information and records of each of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries existing as
of the Closing Date, the Acquiror shall, and shall cause each of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries to, (A) comply in all material respects with all applicable Law, including the Code,
relating to the preservation and retention of records, (B) apply preservation and retention
policies that are no less stringent than
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those generally applied by the Acquiror and (C) until
notice is received from the Seller of the expiration of the survival period described in
Section 8.05(b), preserve and retain all such original books, data, files, information and
records solely to the extent required under applicable Law for Tax purposes and thereafter to
dispose of such original books, data, files, information and records only after it shall have given
the Seller 90 days’ prior written notice of such
disposition and the opportunity (at the Seller’s expense) to remove and retain such
information (which shall be treated as confidential information); provided that the
Acquiror shall have no such obligation to provide such original books, data, files, information and
records to the extent that doing so would violate applicable Law, violate any commitments in
privacy policies or obligations made with respect to privacy or result in the waiver of any
attorney-client privilege;
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Transaction
Agreement, to the extent that the Seller or its Affiliates may possess books, records, files,
tapes, software, documents or other materials (i) containing both data relating to the Company or
the Transferred Subsidiaries and data relating to the Parent and its Affiliates (other than the
Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries), (ii) that are not used in the operation of, or necessary
to, the conduct of the Business as currently conducted, (iii) that have been or will be retained
pursuant to applicable Law or for regulatory purposes, including pursuant to a Litigation Hold or
otherwise, (iv) the possession of which by the Parent or the Seller would not violate any privacy
policies or legal or contractual obligations of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries with
respect to privacy, (v) with respect to which, to the Knowledge of the Seller, the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiaries have duplicate copies of any data relating to the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiaries, and (vi) with respect to which it would not be commercially reasonable
for the Seller to separate such data, books, records, files, tapes, software, documents, or other
materials relating to the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries from such data and materials
relating to the Seller, the Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates (other than the Company
or the Transferred Subsidiaries) (“Archived Files”), the parties agree that the Archived
Files are not the property of the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries and are not sold,
transferred or conveyed pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement. The Seller
and the Parent agree that they shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, maintain and treat any
data in such duplicate Archived Files in accordance with Section 6.05 as if such Archived
Files are the Other Party’s Confidential Information and shall, and shall cause their Affiliates
to, maintain and dispose of such Archived Files in accordance with applicable Law. The Seller or
the Parent shall provide the Acquiror, at the Acquiror’s expense, reasonable access to the Archived
Files relating to the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries during normal business hours, to the
extent that such Archived Files have not been disposed according to this Section 6.04.
Section 6.05. Confidentiality.
(a) The terms of (i) the confidentiality agreement, dated December 15, 2008, between the
Parent and the Acquiror, (ii) the confidentiality agreement dated July 24, 2009, between the Parent
and the Acquiror and (iii) the confidentiality agreement, dated January 22, 2010, between the
Parent and the Acquiror (the “Acquiror Confidentiality Agreement” and collectively, the
“Confidentiality Agreements”) are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and shall
continue in full force and effect until the Closing (notwithstanding any prior expiration in
accordance with their terms that would otherwise occur), at which time the
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Confidentiality
Agreements shall terminate and become void with no liability on the part of any party thereto
except for liabilities that arose prior to the Closing; provided, however, that
each of the Parent and the Acquiror agrees that Paragraph 5 of the Confidentiality Agreements
identified in clauses (i) and (iii) above shall terminate and be of no further force and effect as
of the date hereof. If, for any reason, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not
consummated, the Confidentiality Agreements shall nonetheless continue in full force and
effect in accordance with their terms.
(b) From and after the Closing, the Parent and the Seller, on the one hand, and the Acquiror,
on the other hand, shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates and Representatives to,
maintain in confidence, and not use or exploit for any purpose other than in connection with
fulfilling their respective obligations under the Transaction Agreements, any written, oral or
other information relating to or obtained from the other party or its Affiliates (the “Other
Party’s Confidential Information”), except to the extent that (i) any such Other Party’s
Confidential Information is or becomes generally available to the public other than (A) in the case
of information relating to or obtained from the Acquiror, its Affiliates or any of their respective
Representatives, as a result of disclosure by the Seller, its Affiliates or any of their respective
Representatives of such information and (B) in the case of information relating to or obtained from
the Seller, its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives, as a result of disclosure by
the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives of such
information, (ii) the Parent, the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, or
the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, is, upon the advice of legal counsel,
legally compelled to disclose any such Other Party’s Confidential Information (including any
report, statement, testimony or other submission to a Governmental Authority) pursuant to
applicable Law or any Governmental Order, or by such Governmental Authority, after prior written
notice has been given to the Seller, in the case of compelled disclosure by the Acquiror or any of
its Affiliates, or to the Acquiror, in the case of compelled disclosure by the Parent, the Seller
or any of their respective Affiliates, provided that no such notice is required if
prohibited by applicable Law, (iii) any such Other Party’s Confidential Information is reasonably
necessary to be disclosed in connection with any Action, or in any dispute, with respect to the
Transaction Agreements (including in response to any summons, subpoena or other legal process or
formal or informal investigative demand issued to the disclosing party in the course of any Action,
investigation or administrative proceeding), (iv) any such Other Party’s Confidential Information
was or becomes available to such party on a non-confidential basis and from a source (other than a
party hereto or any Affiliate or Representative of such party) that is not bound by a
confidentiality agreement with respect to such Other Party’s Confidential Information or (v) after
the Closing any such Other Party’s Confidential Information becomes known or available pursuant to
or as a result of the carrying out of the provisions of any Ancillary Agreement (which information
shall be governed by the confidentiality provisions set forth in such Ancillary Agreement). In the
event that the Parent, the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, or the
Acquiror or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, becomes legally compelled to disclose any
such Other Party’s Confidential Information, the Acquiror, the Parent and the Seller, as the case
may be, as the disclosing party, shall cooperate with the party whose information is being
disclosed (at such disclosing party’s expense) to obtain a protective order or similar remedy to
cause such Other Party’s Confidential Information not to be disclosed, including interposing all
available objections thereto, such as objections based on settlement privilege. In the event that
such protective order or other similar remedy is not obtained, the
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disclosing party shall furnish
only that portion of such Other Party’s Confidential Information that has been legally compelled,
and shall exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded such disclosed information. Each of the Acquiror, the Parent and the
Seller shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, protect such Other Party’s
Confidential Information by using the same degree of care, but no less than a
reasonable degree of care, to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of such Other Party’s
Confidential Information as the Acquiror, the Parent or the Seller, as the case may be, used to
protect its own confidential information prior to the date hereof. For the avoidance of doubt,
neither the Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to maintain the
confidentiality of any information about the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries after
the Closing. Each of the parties hereto shall instruct its Affiliates and Representatives having
access to such information of such obligation of confidentiality. For the avoidance of doubt, the
parties hereto may disclose information about the tax treatment and tax structure of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any facts or materials relating thereto or
reasonably necessary to understand such treatment or structure).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto acknowledge
and agree that the Parent, the Seller and their respective Representatives may, without notifying
the Acquiror or any other Person, share any information relating to or obtained from any of the
Acquiror or its Affiliates with (i) subject to the terms and conditions of the Nondisclosure
Agreement, dated September 25, 2008, between the FRBNY and the Parent (the “FRBNY NDA”) as
in effect on the date hereof, the FRBNY and its Representatives, (ii) the U.S. Treasury and its
Representatives and (iii) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and its
Representatives (the Persons identified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) collectively, the
“Government Recipients”), in each case as the Parent and the Seller deem may be reasonably
necessary or advisable in its good faith judgment; provided that the Parent and the Seller
shall, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, request confidential treatment of any of the
information included therein and shall exercise their reasonable best efforts to enforce the FRBNY
NDA with respect to any such information that the Parent and the Seller may disclose to the FRBNY;
provided, further, that this provision shall not apply to any information regarding
Taxes, or any matters relating to Taxes, other than with respect to the tax treatment or tax
structure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller shall promptly notify the
Acquiror in the event the Parent and the Seller learn that any Government Recipient has been
requested or required to disclose any such information or has taken any action that, if taken by
the Parent or the Seller, would be deemed a breach of this Section 6.05.
Section 6.06. Regulatory and Other Authorizations.
(a) Each of the Acquiror, the Seller and the Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain as promptly as reasonably practicable any Governmental Approvals that are necessary, proper
or advisable (whether so necessary, proper or advisable prior to, at or after the Closing) under
the Transaction Agreements and applicable Law to consummate and make effective the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreements. Each of the Acquiror, the Seller and the Parent shall
cooperate with the reasonable requests of each other in seeking to obtain as promptly as reasonably
practicable all such Governmental Approvals. Neither the Acquiror, the Seller nor the Parent shall
take or cause to be taken any action that would
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reasonably be expected to have the effect of
materially delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any such required Governmental Approval.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 6.06(a), the Acquiror, the Seller and
the Parent shall each as promptly as reasonably practicable make all filings and notifications with
all Governmental Authorities that are necessary, proper or advisable (whether so necessary,
proper or advisable prior to, at or after the Closing) under the Transaction Agreements and
applicable Law to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements, including (i) filing change of control applications or disclaimers of control, as
appropriate, with applicable regulatory authorities in each jurisdiction where required by
applicable Law with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, (ii)
filing market share notifications in each jurisdiction where required by applicable insurance Law,
(iii) making any appropriate filing of a notification and report form pursuant to the HSR Act with
respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, (iv) making any appropriate
filing with the European Commission of a notification in accordance with Council Regulation (EC)
139/2004, the E.C. Merger Regulations (“ECMR”) and (v) making any other filing that is
necessary, proper or advisable (whether so necessary, proper or advisable prior to, at or after the
Closing) under any other antitrust, competition, privacy, data protection, insurance or other
regulatory Law or by any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over enforcement of any
applicable antitrust, competition, privacy, data protection, insurance or other regulatory Laws.
Each such party shall supply promptly any additional information and documentary material that may
be requested pursuant to the HSR Act or any other applicable Law, and to seek early termination of
any applicable waiting periods thereunder. The Acquiror shall have responsibility for the filing
fees associated with its HSR Act filing, the Seller shall have responsibility for the filing fees
associated with its HSR Act filing, and the Seller and the Parent (or their respective Affiliates),
on the one hand, and the Acquiror (or its Affiliates), on the other hand, shall share equally the
filing fees associated with any other required filings.
(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, without limiting the
generality of the other undertakings pursuant to this Section 6.06, each of the Seller and
the Parent, on the one hand, and the Acquiror, on the other hand, shall take or cause to be taken
the following actions: (i) the prompt provision to a Governmental Authority of non-privileged
information, documents or testimony requested by such Governmental Authority or that are necessary,
proper or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements; (ii) the prompt use of its reasonable best efforts to oppose any Action relating to the
Transaction Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby in order to avoid the entry of or
to effect the dissolution of any permanent, preliminary or temporary injunction or other order,
decree, decision, determination or judgment that would delay, restrain, prevent, enjoin or
otherwise prohibit consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements,
including (A) use of its reasonable best efforts to defend through litigation on the merits of any
claim asserted in any court, agency or other proceeding by any Person, including any Governmental
Authority, seeking to delay, restrain, prevent, enjoin or otherwise prohibit consummation of such
transactions and (B) agreement with any Governmental Authority by the Acquiror to sell, lease,
license or otherwise dispose of or hold separate pending such disposition, and promptly to effect
the sale, lease, license, disposal and holding separate of, such assets, rights, product lines,
licenses, categories of assets or businesses or other operations or interests therein of the
Company or the Acquiror or either’s respective
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Subsidiaries to the extent such agreement is
required by any Governmental Authority in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Agreements in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Agreements; and (iii) the
prompt use of its reasonable best efforts to take, in the event that any permanent, preliminary or
temporary injunction, decision, order, judgment, determination or decree is entered or issued or
becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered or issued in any proceeding or inquiry of any kind
that would make consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements in accordance with the terms of the
Transaction Agreements unlawful or that would delay, restrain, prevent, enjoin or otherwise
prohibit consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, any and all
steps (including the appeal thereof, the posting of a bond or the taking of the steps contemplated
by clause (ii) of this Section 6.06(c)) reasonably necessary to resist, vacate, modify,
reverse, suspend, prevent, eliminate or remove such actual, anticipated or threatened injunction,
decision, order, judgment, determination or decree so as to permit such consummation on a schedule
as close as possible to that contemplated by the Transaction Agreements; provided,
however, in no event shall the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates be required under this
Section 6.06 to commence, threaten or otherwise seek to commence any claim, action, suit,
arbitration or proceeding against any Governmental Authority listed on Section 6.06(c) of
the Acquiror Disclosure Letter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none
of the Acquiror, the Seller, the Parent, the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries shall
be required to take any action under this Section 6.06(c) pursuant to, or otherwise agree
to or accept, any condition or restriction (A) that would not customarily be imposed in
transactions of the type contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, (B) that is not conditioned on
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements in accordance with
the terms of the Transaction Agreements, (C) that requires the taking of any action, including an
amendment of any Transaction Agreement or the sale, lease, license, disposal or holding separate by
the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries of any assets, rights, product lines, licenses,
categories of assets or business or other operations or interests therein that would materially
adversely affect the economic benefits reasonably expected to be derived by the Acquiror, the
Seller and the Parent, under the Transaction Agreements or in connection with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated thereunder; provided that, in the event that a Governmental
Authority requires that the terms of the Transaction Agreements be changed or altered in a manner
that adversely affects any such benefits reasonably expected to be derived thereunder, each of the
Acquiror, the Seller and the Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts and cooperate and
negotiate in good faith to agree to alternative terms to the Transaction Agreements that are
acceptable to such Governmental Authority and provide benefits substantially similar to the
benefits provided under the original terms thereof, (D) that materially adversely affect the
ability of the Acquiror and its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries), taken as a whole, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or
the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as the case may be, to conduct its business in
the same manner as such business is being conducted, including by requiring the sale, lease,
license, disposal or holding separate of any assets, rights, product lines, licenses, categories of
assets or business or other operations or interests therein, if such sale, lease, license, disposal
or holding separate would materially adversely affect such ability to conduct such business in the
manner as such business is currently being conducted or (E) that would otherwise have an Acquiror
Material Adverse Effect or a
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Company Material Adverse Effect, as applicable (the conditions or
restrictions described in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) above, the “Negative Conditions or
Restrictions”).
(d) Subject to applicable Law relating to the sharing of information, each of the Seller and
the Parent, on the one hand, and the Acquiror, on the other hand, shall (i) promptly notify each
other of any communication it or any of its Affiliates receives from any Governmental Authority,
(ii) permit the other parties to review, in advance to the extent practicable, any material
proposed communication by such party or any of its Affiliates to any
Governmental Authority, (iii) consult with the other parties in connection with any such
proposed communication to the extent practicable and (iv) provide each other with copies of all
material correspondence, filings or communications between such party or any of its Affiliates or
Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority or members of the staff of any
Governmental Authority, on the other hand, in each case to the extent relating to the matters that
are the subject of this Agreement and except, in each case, to the extent the communication is
between the Seller, the Parent or their Affiliates or Representatives, on the one hand, and the
Government Recipients, on the other hand, for purposes other than seeking a determination of
non-control under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. None of the Acquiror, the Seller, the
Parent, the Company, any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates or
Representatives shall agree to participate in any meeting with any Governmental Authority relating
to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement unless it consults with the other parties in
advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or otherwise practicable, gives
the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate at such meeting. Subject to the
Confidentiality Agreements and to this Section 6.06(d), the Seller, the Parent and the
Acquiror shall coordinate and cooperate fully with each other in exchanging such information and
providing such assistance as the other parties may reasonably request in connection with the
foregoing (including in seeking early termination of any applicable waiting periods under the HSR
Act or any other applicable Law); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not
require the Acquiror, the Seller, the Parent, the Company, any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or
any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives (i) to disclose any information that in the
reasonable judgment of the Acquiror, the Seller, the Parent, the Company, any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates (as the case may be) would result in the
disclosure of any Trade Secrets of third parties or violate any of its obligations with respect to
confidentiality or privacy or (ii) to disclose any privileged information or confidential
competitive information of the Acquiror, the Seller, the Parent, the Company, any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates (as the case may be); and
provided, further, that the parties’ obligations to notify the other parties with
respect to communications received from a Tax Authority, as well as the rights and obligations of
the parties hereto with respect to any matter related to Taxes, shall be governed solely by
Article VIII; and provided, further, that none of the parties hereto shall
be required to comply with any provision of this Section 6.06(d) to the extent that such
compliance would be prohibited by applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, any materials or information may be withheld or redacted to the extent that they are
protected by professional privilege rules (including attorney-client privilege) or as necessary to
comply with contractual arrangements or applicable Law.
(e) The Acquiror, the Seller and the Parent shall each use their reasonable best efforts to
timely obtain any approval, consent, license, sublicense, permit, waiver, order,
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qualification or
authorization with respect to (i) any Contracts to which any of the Company or the Transferred
Subsidiaries is a party and as to which such approval, consent, license, sublicense, permit,
waiver, order, qualification or authorization is necessary or advisable in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements as a result of such Contracts containing a
“change in control” or other similar provision or (ii) any Contracts between the Seller, Parent or
any of their respective Affiliates (including the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries) and a
third party, required for the provision, under the Transition Services Agreement, of Scheduled
Services, access to Scheduled Facilities, Additional Services
or access to Additional Facilities (each, a “Third Party Consent”), in each case, with
the other party’s participation and cooperation. The Seller and the Parent, on the one hand, and
the Acquiror, on the other hand, shall pay the costs of all Third Party Consents and any “kill
fees” or other penalties (including penalties for unused minimum volume commitments) in connection
with procuring any such Third Party Consent in equal proportions. In the event that the Seller or
the Parent cannot obtain any Third Party Consent prior to Closing, the Seller, the Parent and the
Acquiror (A) shall, with respect to Contracts contemplated by clauses (i) or (ii) above to which
the Seller, the Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates (other than the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries) is a party, use their reasonable best efforts to provide or cause to be
provided to the other party or parties or its or their Affiliates, as the case may be, the
benefits, and the costs and expenses, of any such Contract, for not longer than the remainder of
the term of such Contract, to the extent permitted thereunder and (B) shall use reasonable best
efforts to secure, and with respect to those Contracts that are listed on Section 6.06(e)
of the Seller Disclosure Letter for which a Third Party consent is required to provide Scheduled
Services, access to Scheduled Facilities, Additional Services or access to Additional Facilities
under the Transition Services Agreement or to prevent termination of such Contract by a third party
(the “Designated Contracts”), shall secure, an alternative arrangement designed to
reasonably provide, where necessary, the operational equivalents of the Intellectual Property,
products, services or benefits provided pursuant to such Contract, for not longer than the
remainder of the term of such Contract, for which the Third Party Consent was not obtained,
provided, that, the present value of the costs and expenses of such provision of benefits
or alternative arrangement (other than attorney’s fees or fees for consultants advising on such
alternative arrangement) in excess of the costs and expenses that would have been incurred
pursuant to such Contract had such Third Party Consent been obtained at no cost, shall be borne by
the Acquiror, on the one hand, and the Parent and the Seller, on the other hand, in equal
proportion; provided, further, that if the alternative arrangement provides for the
Contract to be provided for a longer period of time than would have been provided for if the Third
Party Consent had been obtained, the Acquiror shall be solely responsible for the costs not
reasonably attributable to the term of service under the original Contract had the Third Party
Consent been obtained. In no event shall the Seller and the Parent be required to commence, or
threaten or otherwise seek to commence, any claim, action, suit, arbitration or proceeding to
obtain any Third Party Consent. For the avoidance of doubt, (1) the terms “approval,” “consent,”
“license,” “sublicense,” “permit,” “waiver,” “order,” “qualification” or “authorization” when used
in this Section 6.06(e) shall in no way be construed to mean an “approval,” “consent,”
“license,” “sublicense,” “permit,” “waiver,” “order,” “qualification” or “authorization” from a
Governmental Authority except to the extent such Governmental Authority is a counterparty to any
third party Contract with the Acquiror, the Seller, the Parent or any of their respective
Affiliates and (2) the provision of benefits or alternative arrangements may include assignment of
a Contract or portion of a Contract if such
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Contract or portion of such Contract is solely related
to the Business and such assignment would not prevent the Acquiror, the Seller, the Parent or their
respective Affiliates from performing their obligations under any Transaction Agreement.
Section 6.07. Insurance.
(a) From and after the Closing Date, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall cease
to be insured by the Parent’s, the Seller’s or their respective Affiliates’ (other than the
Company’s and the Transferred Subsidiaries’) (as the case may be) blanket
insurance policies or by any of their self-insured programs in place to the extent such
insurance policies or programs cover the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries. In
connection with the termination of such insurance coverage, at or prior to the Closing, the Parent
or the Seller will be permitted, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to cause the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to pay the amounts set forth on Section 6.07(a)
of the Seller Disclosure Letter to the Seller or the Affiliates as directed by the Parent or the
Seller. From and after the Closing Date, if the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries
reports a claim solely arising out of its operations covered by the Parent’s, the Seller’s or their
respective Affiliates’ insurance policies, the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries or the
Acquiror will fully satisfy the deductible or retention applicable to such claim.
(b) With respect to events or circumstances relating to the Company or the Transferred
Subsidiaries that occurred or existed prior to the Closing Date that are covered by
occurrence-based third party liability insurance policies of the Parent, the Seller or their
respective Affiliates (other than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries) and any third party
workers’ compensation insurance policies or comparable workers’ compensation self-insurance
programs sponsored by the Parent, the Seller or their respective Affiliates and that apply to the
locations at which the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries operate their respective
businesses, the Acquiror may, and may cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to make
claims under such policies and programs; provided, however, that by making any such
claims, the Acquiror agrees to reimburse the Parent and the Seller, in cash, for any increased
costs incurred by the Parent, the Seller or their respective Affiliates as a result of such claims,
including any retroactive or prospective premium adjustments associated with such coverage, as such
amounts are determined in accordance with those policies and programs generally applicable from
time to time to the Parent, the Seller or their respective Affiliates; and provided,
further, that neither the Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates shall make any such claims if,
and to the extent that, such claims are covered by insurance policies issued or sponsored by the
Acquiror or its Affiliates. As of the third anniversary of the date hereof, the Acquiror shall no
longer be permitted to report claims with respect to such occurrence-based third party liability
insurance policies of the Parent, the Seller or their respective Affiliates or to any such workers’
compensation insurance policies or comparable workers’ compensation self-insurance programs that
apply to the locations at which the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries operate their
respective businesses, and the Acquiror shall assume full responsibility for, and release the
Seller and its Affiliates from, all liability for such claims, known or unknown, resulting from
occurrences prior to the Closing Date, other than any Losses with respect to which any Acquiror
Indemnified Party is entitled to recovery under any Transaction Agreement.
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(c) Nothing contained in this Section 6.07 shall apply to any debts, liabilities,
commitments or obligations of any kind relating to or arising out of any Company E&O Claims, which
shall be governed by Section 6.15.
Section 6.08. Intercompany Obligations and Arrangements.
(a) Subject to Section 8.05, the Seller and the Parent shall, and shall cause their
respective Affiliates to, take such actions and make such payments as may be necessary, proper or
advisable so that within ten days following the Closing, the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Parent, the Seller and their respective
Affiliates (other than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries), on the other hand, shall
have settled, discharged, offset, paid, repaid in full, terminated, commuted or extinguished (in
each case, by cash settlement or by netting or setting off debts and credits between the Company or
any Transferred Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Parent, the Seller or any of their respective
Affiliates (other than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries), on the other hand, with the
balance of such intercompany loan, note, balance, advance, receivable or payable being settled in
cash) all intercompany loans, notes, balances and advances regardless of their maturity and all
intercompany receivables and payables, including any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding
the date of payment for the amount due, including the intercompany loans, notes, balances,
advances, receivables or payables identified on Section 6.08(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter, in each case, such that, at or prior to the Closing (or, with respect to intercompany
loans, notes, balances, advances, receivables and payables that the Seller elects to be settled,
discharged, offset, paid, repaid in full, terminated, commuted or extinguished within 10 days
following the Closing Date, on the tenth day following the Closing), the balances of each such
intercompany loan, note, balance, advance, receivable and payable shall be zero, and neither the
Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary shall have any further rights, obligations or liabilities
with respect thereto; provided, however, that this Section 6.08(a) shall
not apply to any intercompany loans, notes, advances, receivables or payables (i) set forth on
Section 6.08(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (ii) arising under any Intercompany
Agreement that will survive Closing pursuant to Section 6.08(b), or (iii) arising under any
Insurance Agreement that will survive Closing pursuant to Section 6.08(b).
(b) (i) All Intercompany Agreements shall survive Closing, except, subject to Section
8.05 and any payments to be made within ten days following Closing pursuant to Section
6.08(a), the Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, terminate or commute or cause to
be terminated or commuted, on an arm’s-length basis, without penalty for early termination or
commutation, concurrently with the Closing Date, (i) any Intercompany Agreement that provides for
the provision of (A) services or access to facilities, which services or access to facilities will
be provided pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, (B) those services or access to
facilities set forth on Schedule 2.03(b) of the Transition Services Agreement or (C) those services
or access to facilities which the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries will provide for
themselves or obtain from other Persons as of the Closing or (ii) those Intercompany Agreements set
forth on Section 6.08(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, and the Seller shall, and shall
cause its Affiliates to, execute and deliver to the Acquiror any releases, termination agreements
and discharges in connection therewith such that no party thereto continues to have any rights,
obligations or liabilities.
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(ii) No later than 60 days following the date hereof, the Seller shall deliver to the
Acquiror a true, correct and complete list of all Contracts between the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Parent, the Seller or any of their
respective Affiliates (other than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries), on the
other hand, in effect as of the date hereof that are not Intercompany Agreements but that
the Parent, the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates intends to maintain in full
force and effect in accordance with their respective terms (the “Continuing
Contracts”). The Parent and the Seller shall, and shall cause their respective
Affiliates to, terminate or commute or cause to be terminated or commuted, on an
arm’s-length basis, without penalty for early termination or commutation, concurrently
with the Closing Date, any Contracts between the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary,
on the one hand, and the Parent, the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates (other
than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries), on the other hand, in effect as of the
date hereof that are not Intercompany Agreements and that are not identified on the list to
be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.08(b)(ii).
(iii) No later than 120 days after the date on which the Seller delivers the list of
Continuing Contracts pursuant to Section 6.08(b)(ii), the Acquiror shall deliver to
the Seller a list of such Continuing Contracts that it requests to be terminated or commuted
(the “Acquiror Requested Terminated Contracts”). The Parent and the Seller shall,
and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, terminate or commute or cause to be
terminated or commuted, on an arm’s-length basis, without penalty for early termination or
commutation, all Acquiror Requested Terminated Contracts upon the
earlier to occur of (x), the expiration of the term of such Contract in accordance with its terms or (y) the date
that is two years following the Closing Date
(iv) For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.08(b) shall not apply to (A)
any Contract between a third party, on the one hand, and the Parent or any of its
Affiliates, on the other hand, to which the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries
is not a party, but under which the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries may
otherwise derive benefits, such as enterprise-wide licenses or “master” agreements or (B)
any Contract among (x) a third party, (y) the Parent or any of its Affiliates and (z) the
Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries.
(c) The Seller and the Parent shall cause their respective Affiliates to take such action and
make such payments as may be necessary so that, prior to or concurrently with the Closing, the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and AIG Financial Products, on the other
hand, shall settle, offset, or terminate all uncollateralized derivatives transactions. The Seller
and the Parent shall cause their respective Affiliates to take such action and make such payments
as may be necessary so that concurrently with the Closing, the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and AIG Financial Products, on the other hand, shall, with respect
to collateralized derivative transactions in effect as of November 30, 2009 either (i) novate such
collateralized derivative transactions to a third party, in a manner that is not materially adverse
to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) keep such collateralized
derivatives transactions outstanding, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
Acquiror’s standard ISDA credit support annex form (including bilateral thresholds equal to zero
and independent amount applicable to Banque AIG
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or AIG Financial Products, as applicable) as set
forth in Section 6.08(c) of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter.
(d) Prior to the Closing, the Parent and the Seller shall, and shall cause their respective
Affiliates to, terminate and unwind all securities lending transactions entered into by the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary.
(e) Prior to the Closing, the Parent and the Seller shall, and shall cause their respective
Affiliates to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Contracts identified in
Section 6.08(e) of the Seller Disclosure Letter to be entered into, extended and/or
otherwise amended on or prior to the Closing Date as described in Section 6.08(e) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter.
(f) The Seller and the Parent shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, on or
prior to the Closing Date, consummate each of the transactions set forth in Section 6.08(f)
of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
(g) Without limiting the generality of Section 6.03 and subject to Section
6.05, from and after the date hereof, the Parent and the Seller shall, and shall cause their
respective Representatives to, afford the Acquiror and its Representatives reasonable access,
during normal business hours, to the books, data, files and records of the Parent, the Seller and
their respective Affiliates, and such additional financial data and other information as the
Acquiror or its Representatives may from time to time reasonably request, in respect of the asset
listed in Section 6.08(g) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the “Section 6.08(g) Asset”, and
such information, the “Section 6.08(g) Information”). Upon completion of the Acquiror’s
review of the Section 6.08(g) Information, but in no event later than 90 days following the date
hereof, the Acquiror shall deliver to the Seller written notice of its request for the sale of the
Section 6.08 Asset by the Company or the applicable Transferred Subsidiary. Promptly following the
receipt by the Seller of such notice, the Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to
consummate the sale of the Section 6.08 Asset to a Person other than the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Acquiror and otherwise in
accordance with applicable Law prior to the Closing Date. In furtherance of the foregoing, the
Seller shall provide the Acquiror as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 24 hours)
with all information as is reasonably necessary to keep the Acquiror fully informed in all material
respects of all oral or written communications regarding, and the status and terms of, and changes
in, the terms and conditions of such sale of the Section 6.08 Asset, and shall (i) promptly provide
to the Acquiror a copy of all written materials provided, directly or indirectly, by or to the
Parent, the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives
in connection with such sale and (ii) afford the Acquiror and its Representatives the opportunity
to review and provide comments on the transaction documents relating to such sale, which comments
shall be considered by the Parent and the Seller in good-faith. Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 6.08 or Article II to the contrary, the Seller and the Acquiror hereby
agree that, in the event of the consummation of a sale of the Section 6.08 Asset at the request of
the Acquiror, 50% of the excess of the book value of the Section 6.08 Asset as reflected in the
Reference Balance Sheet over the aggregate net proceeds received by the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries as consideration for such sale of the Section 6.08 Asset shall be included
in the Affiliated Transaction Settlement Amount.
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Section 6.09. Guarantees.
(a) From and after the date hereof, the Acquiror, the Seller and the Parent shall use their
respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, on or prior to the Closing Date, the
termination of, and full release of the Seller and its Affiliates (other than the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries) from any and all obligations arising under, any and all guarantees,
keepwells, letters of credit, indemnity or contribution agreements, support agreements, insurance
surety bonds or other similar agreements (excluding Insurance Agreements) made in respect of the
obligations of, or for the benefit of any obligee of, the
Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries by the Seller, the Parent and their Affiliates
(other than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries), which agreements are set forth on
Section 6.09(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (each, a “Seller Guaranty”). For
the avoidance of doubt, such efforts shall include an offer by the Acquiror to substitute the
obligations of a Subsidiary or other Affiliate of the Acquiror for those of the Seller and its
Affiliates (other than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries) under any Seller Guaranty on
terms that are no less favorable than the terms under such Seller Guaranty are to the Seller or the
applicable Affiliate of the Seller, as applicable.
(b) With respect to each Seller Guaranty for which the parties hereto do not obtain the
termination of such Seller Guaranty and a full release of the Seller and its Affiliates (other than
the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries) from any and all obligations arising under such
Seller Guaranty, the Acquiror shall, concurrently with the Closing, enter into a Hold Harmless
Agreement with respect to such Seller Guaranty.
Section 6.10. Intellectual Property; Trade Names and Trademarks.
(a) The Acquiror, for itself and its Affiliates, acknowledges and agrees that, except as
provided herein or in any other Ancillary Agreement, the Acquiror is not purchasing, acquiring or
otherwise obtaining any right, title or interest in or to any Intellectual Property owned or
licensed by the Parent or its Affiliates (other than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries),
including the Intellectual Property identified on Section 6.10(a) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter, and the names “AIG”, “American International Group, Inc.”, or “AI”, or any trade, corporate
or business names, trademarks, tag-lines, identifying logos, trade dress, monograms, slogans,
service marks, domain names, brand names or any other name or source identifiers related thereto or
employing the wording “AIG” or any “AI” formative marks or “American International” formative marks
or any derivation or variation of any of the foregoing (for example, among others, AI, AI RISK,
AIA, AIU, as well as American International, American International Group, American International
Underwriters, American International Assurance) or any confusingly similar trade name, corporate or
business name, trademark, tag-line, identifying logo, trade dress, monogram, slogan, service xxxx,
domain name, brand name or other name or source identifier (including any registrations and
applications relating thereto) (collectively, the “Parent Names and Marks”), and, except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Section 6.10, or in any Ancillary Agreement, neither
the Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates shall have any rights in or to any of the Parent Names and
Marks and neither the Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates shall seek to register in any jurisdiction
any trade, corporate or business name, trademark, tag-line, identifying logo, trade dress,
monogram, slogan, service xxxx,
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domain name, brand name or other name or source identifier that is
a derivation, translation, adaptation, combination or variation of the Parent Names and Marks.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.10 or any Ancillary Agreement, (i)
following the Closing Date, the Acquiror shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, promptly cease
and discontinue any and all uses of the Intellectual Property owned or licensed by the Parent or
its Affiliates including the Parent Names and Marks, whether or not in combination with other
words, symbols or other distinctive or non-distinctive elements and all trade, corporate or
business names, trademarks, tag lines, identifying logos, trade dress, monograms, slogans, service
marks, domain names, brand names and other name or source
identifiers that are derivations, translations, adaptations, combinations or variations of the
Parent Names and Marks or embodying any of the foregoing whether or not in combination with other
words, symbols or other distinctive or non-distinctive elements and (ii) the Acquiror, for itself
and its Affiliates, agrees that any and all rights of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries
to the Intellectual Property owned or licensed by the Parent or its Affiliates, including the
Parent Names and Marks, including any such rights licensed to the Company or the Transferred
Subsidiaries pursuant to any written agreements or other arrangements, whether written or oral,
with the Parent or its Affiliates, shall terminate on the Closing Date without recourse by the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company retains all
rights in and to its own name and nothing herein shall restrict it or any Transferred Subsidiary
from using “American Life”, “ALICO Life” or any similar variant thereof in any name of the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary.
(c) Effective as of the Closing Date, the Parent, on behalf of itself, the Seller and their
respective Affiliates, hereby grants to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and their
successors (each, a “Company Licensed Party” and together the “Company Licensed
Parties”) a royalty-free, fully paid up, non-exclusive, sublicenseable (to third parties solely
for use in providing services to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries), non-transferable
(except as set forth herein) right and license to continue using the Parent Names and Marks
wherever they were used as of the date hereof on any materials of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries and each of their respective Affiliates that prior to Closing included any the Parent
Names and Marks including signage, advertising, promotional materials, software, packaging,
inventory, electronic materials, collateral goods, stationery, business cards, web sites, invoices,
receipts, forms, product, training and service literature and materials and other materials
(“Materials”) in connection with the Business as conducted as of the Closing for (x) a
period of 120 days following the Closing Date for such Materials that do not require approvals from
any Governmental Authority to be modified (subject to Section 6.10(d) in cases where the
name of the Company or applicable Transferred Subsidiary is on the Materials); and (y) the period
of time following the Closing Date until all applicable Governmental Authorities have granted the
Company Licensed Parties approval to modify Materials that require such approvals to be modified,
plus 90 days following the date of the final approval of any Governmental Authority (subject to
Section 6.10(d) in cases where the name of the Company or applicable Transferred
Subsidiary is on the Materials); provided that the applicable Company Licensed Party shall
use commercially reasonably efforts to promptly obtain such approvals from the applicable
Governmental Authorities. Subject to applicable Law, the Company, for itself and on behalf of the
other Company Licensed Parties, agrees that all use of the Parent Names and Marks during the
applicable term as set forth in this Section 6.10 shall be only with the Parent’s prior
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written consent (which consent is deemed given for all uses of the Parent Names and Marks in the
manner they are used in the Business as of the Closing Date) and only with respect to goods and
services of a level of quality substantially the same as the quality of goods and services with
respect to which the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and each of their respective
Affiliates used the Parent Names and Marks immediately prior to Closing. No Company Licensed Party
shall be required to remove or replace any the Parent Names and Marks from any Materials that were
distributed to third parties prior to Closing or during the term of the license set forth in this
Section 6.10(c).
(d) In the case where no approval is necessary from a Governmental Authority to change the
name of the Company or any applicable Transferred Subsidiary, at the Closing (or as soon thereafter
as permitted under applicable Law), the Acquiror shall execute, or shall cause the execution of,
such amended organizational documents with respect to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries
such that the Company and each Transferred Subsidiary can effect a change in their respective
names, to a name not containing any of the Parent Names and Marks. Promptly and in no event later
than 30 days after the Closing, the Acquiror shall cause the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries to file such amended organizational documents (or to the extent not previously
executed in order to comply with applicable Law, a final unexecuted copy of such documents) with
the applicable Governmental Authority and take all other necessary action to fulfill its
obligations set forth in this Section 6.10. In the case where approval is necessary
from a Governmental Authority to change the name of the Company or any applicable Transferred
Subsidiary, no later than 90 days after the Closing (unless a longer period of time is required by
applicable Law), the Acquiror shall promptly make or cause to be made the appropriate filing with
the applicable Governmental Authority such that the Company and each Transferred Subsidiary can
effect a change in their respective names as promptly as feasible after receiving the relevant
approval, to a name not containing any of the Parent Names and Marks and take all other necessary
action to fulfill its obligations set forth in this Section 6.10(d).
(e) To the extent that the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries owns any rights in
or to any the Parent Names and Marks, including any registrations or applications for registrations
thereof in any jurisdiction, the Acquiror shall cause the Company and each of the Transferred
Subsidiaries to promptly after the Closing Date cease all use thereof (except as otherwise
expressly permitted by this Section 6.10, and as soon as practicable after the Closing
Date, but in no event more than 30 days thereafter, (i) assign to the Parent or, at the direction
of the Parent, to one of its Affiliates all rights of the Company and any Transferred Subsidiary in
and to such Parent Names and Marks and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, any
registrations and applications for registrations for such Parent Names and Marks and (ii)
reasonably assist the Parent, at the Parent’s expense, in filing all necessary documentation with
the applicable Governmental Authorities (A) to record any such assignments and (B) to preserve or
protect the rights in such Parent Names and Marks, such as filing renewals or oppositions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, should the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates, following the Closing
Date, become aware of any Internet domain name registration by the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries that includes or incorporates any of the Parent Names and Marks, the
Acquiror shall promptly notify the Parent of the existence of such Internet domain name
registrations and, upon the Parent’s request shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, assign and
transfer all right, title and interest in or to such domain name registration to the Parent
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or an Affiliate of the Parent. The Acquiror shall pay, subject to prompt reimbursement by the
Parent, in cash, any and all renewal fees that are due to the applicable domain name registrar for
the period of up to one month after each such domain name registration is transferred.
(f) To the extent that the Seller, the Parent or any of their respective Affiliates owns any
rights in or to any Trademarks owned by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary other than the
Parent Names and Marks (the “Company Names and Marks”), including any registrations or
applications for registrations thereof in any jurisdiction, the Parent shall or shall cause the
Seller or any of their applicable Affiliates to promptly after the Closing Date cease all use
thereof, and as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event more than 30 days
thereafter, (i) assign to the Company or, at the direction of the Acquiror, to one of its
Affiliates all rights of the Seller, the Parent or any of their respective Affiliates in and to
such Company Names and Marks and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, any registrations and
applications for registrations for such Company Names and Marks and (ii) reasonably assist the
Company, at the Company’s expense, in filing all necessary documentation with the applicable
Governmental Authorities (A) to record any such assignments and (B) to preserve or protect the
rights in such Company Names and Marks, such as filing renewals or oppositions. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, should the Parent, the Seller or any of its Affiliates, following the Closing Date,
become aware of any Internet domain name registration by the Parent, the Seller or any of its
Affiliates that includes or incorporates any of the Company Names and Marks, the Parent shall
promptly notify the Acquiror of the existence of such Internet domain name registrations and, upon
the Acquiror’s request shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, assign and transfer all right,
title and interest in or to such domain name registration to the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company. The Parent shall pay, subject to prompt reimbursement by the Acquiror, in cash, any and
all renewal fees that are due to the applicable domain name registrar for the period of up to one
month after each such domain name registration is transferred.
(g) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.10(g) or any Ancillary Agreement
(i) following the Closing Date, the Seller and the Parent shall, and shall cause their respective
Affiliates to, promptly cease and discontinue any and all uses of the Intellectual Property owned
or licensed by the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries including the Company Names and Marks,
whether or not in combination with other words, symbols or other distinctive or non-distinctive
elements and all trade, corporate or business names, trademarks, tag lines, identifying logos,
trade dress, monograms, slogans, service marks, domain names, brand names and other name or source
identifiers that are derivations, translations, adaptations, combinations or variations of the
Company Names and Marks or embodying any of the foregoing whether or not in combination with other
words, symbols or other distinctive or non-distinctive elements and (ii) the Seller, the Parent,
for themselves and their respective Affiliates, agree that any and all rights of the Seller, the
Parent and their respective Affiliates to the Intellectual Property owned or licensed by the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates, including the Company
Names and Marks, including any such rights licensed to the Seller, the Parent or their respective
Affiliates pursuant to any written agreements or other arrangements, whether written or oral, with
the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries, shall terminate on the Closing Date without recourse
by the Seller, the Parent or their respective Affiliates.
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(h) Each of the Acquiror, the Seller and the Parent, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates,
agrees that irreparable damage would occur if this Section 6.10 were not performed in
accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, the
Parent or any of its Affiliates (or their respective successors or assigns) shall be entitled to
proceed against the Acquiror and its Affiliates at law and/or in equity and the Company or any of
the Transferred Subsidiaries (or their respective successors and assigns) shall be entitled to
proceed against the Seller, the Parent and their respective Affiliates, at law and/or equity, in
each case for such damages or other relief as a court may deem appropriate and shall be entitled to
seek a temporary restraining order and/or preliminary and final injunctive or other equitable
relief, including specific performance, to prevent breaches of this Section 6.10 and, in
addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions of this Section 6.10.
Section 6.11. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; No-Hire.
(a) For a period of two years following the Closing Date (the “Non-Compete Period”),
each Parent Entity shall not, without the prior written consent of the Acquiror, directly or
indirectly, engage in the Restricted U.S. Business in the United States (which for the purposes of
this Section 6.11 does not include Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands and
the Northern Mariana Islands) or the Restricted International Business in the International
Jurisdictions (each a “Restricted Activity” and collectively, the “Restricted
Activities”).
(b) Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 6.11(a), and without
implication that the following activities (or activities not listed below) otherwise would be
subject to the provisions of Section 6.11(a), nothing in Section 6.11(a) shall
preclude, prohibit or restrict or otherwise limit any Parent Entity from engaging, or require the
Parent to cause the Parent or any Parent Entity not to engage, in any manner in any of the
following (except to the extent in violation of any applicable terms and conditions of the Investor
Rights Agreement):
(i) acquiring and holding securities issued by the Acquiror or its Affiliates;
(ii) consummating the transactions or providing or receiving the services contemplated
by this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements;
(iii) engaging in (A) the business of marketing, underwriting, issuing and
administering accident and health insurance products, property and casualty insurance
products and Takaful products and (B) any business in any jurisdiction other than the
Restricted U.S. Business in the United States or the Restricted International Business in
the International Jurisdictions;
(iv) engaging in any Restricted Activities to the extent such Parent Entity does so as
of the date of this Agreement;
(v) engaging in the business of marketing, underwriting, issuing, and administering
Simple Life Insurance in the International Jurisdictions listed on Schedule 6.11B to
this Agreement;
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(vi) acquiring, holding investments or owning, directly or indirectly, any voting
stock, Capital Stock or other equity interest (including convertible securities) of any
Person engaged in any Restricted Activities in the United States or the International
Jurisdictions which ownership interest represents at all times not more than 10% of the
aggregate voting power or outstanding Capital Stock or other equity interests of such
Person; provided, that such percentage shall be not more than 25% if such ownership
interest is acquired by any Parent Entity as consideration for the disposition of any Parent
Entity; and provided, further that such acquisition or ownership is and
remains during the Non-Compete Period solely for investment purposes;
(vii) entering into alliances or joint ventures that engage in a Restricted Activity so
long as the GAAP pre-tax operating income derived by the activities, services or businesses
contributed by a Parent Entity and the other party or parties to such alliance or joint
venture attributable to the portion of the Restricted Activity conducted in the United
States or the International Jurisdictions constituted less than 10% of the consolidated GAAP
pre-tax operating income (excluding any effects attributable to short-term and extraordinary
events) of such activities, services or businesses contributed by a Parent Entity and the
other party or parties to such alliance or joint venture (or, in the event that such
Acquired Entity is not a separate Person, the consolidated GAAP pre-tax operating income
attributable to the assets and liabilities used in connection with the Restricted Activities
constituted less the 10% of the consolidated GAAP pre-tax operating income (excluding any
effects attributable to short-term and extraordinary events) attributable to the assets and
liabilities transferred as part of such Acquisition Transaction);
(viii) if it is a Covered Business that has completed a Spin-Off Transaction, engaging
in any business in any jurisdiction;
(ix) managing, controlling, advising or providing administrative or similar services to
general or separate accounts of insurance companies, investment funds or other investment
vehicles or any employee benefit plan or trust of any Parent Entity that makes investments
in Persons engaging in a Restricted Activity, so long as such investments are in the
Ordinary Course of Business of such fund, vehicle, plan or trust;
(x) providing investment management, investment advisory, administrative or similar
services to any Person;
(xi) selling, distributing, marketing, underwriting or otherwise providing any products
or services in the Ordinary Course of Business to a Person engaged in a Restricted Activity;
and
(xii) engaging in the business conducted by AIG Bank Polska S.A., and any business
conducted by the Company that will be acquiring AIG Bank Polska S.A. pursuant to the
Investment Agreement, dated July 28, 2009 by and among Parent, AIG Consumer Finance Group,
Inc., Santander Consumer Bank, S.A. and Santander Consumer Finance S.A. or any other Change
of Control/Sale Transaction.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.11, the
covenant set forth in Section 6.11(a) shall not be breached by reason of a Parent Entity
entering into any agreement to acquire or acquiring, or after such acquisition, owning and
operating, in whole or in part, any Person or any asset or business that, directly or indirectly,
engages in any Restricted Activities (any such Person or business, an “Acquired Entity” and
such transaction and any related series of transactions, an “Acquisition Transaction”);
provided, that (x) the Parent provides to the Acquiror prompt written notice of the entry
into such agreement or the consummation of such Acquisition Transaction (whichever first occurs),
which notice shall identify the Acquired Entity and the Restricted Activities in which such
Acquired Entity engages and (y) such Parent Entity satisfies any one of the Acquisition Conditions
set forth below. For purposes of this Section 6.11(c), each of the following shall
constitute an “Acquisition Condition”:
(i) within 12 months after the closing or effective date (the “Transaction
Date”) of such Acquisition Transaction, the Restricted Activities (or the assets used in
connection therewith) of such Acquired Entity are disposed of to a Person that is not an
Affiliate of any Parent Entity;
(ii) within 12 months after the Transaction Date of such Acquisition Transaction, such
Acquired Entity ceases to engage in the Restricted Activities; or
(iii) (A) a principal purpose of such Acquisition Transaction is not to circumvent the
restrictions contained in this Section 6.11; (B) during the four most recently
completed full quarters preceding the Transaction Date, the GAAP pre-tax operating income
derived by such Acquired Entity from the Restricted Activities constituted less than 20% of
the consolidated GAAP pre-tax operating income (excluding any effects attributable to
short-term and extraordinary events) of such Acquired Entity (or, in the event that such
Acquired Entity is not a separate Person, the consolidated GAAP pre-tax operating income
attributable to the assets and liabilities used in connection with the Restricted Activities
constituted less than 20% of the consolidated GAAP pre-tax operating income (excluding any
effects attributable to short-term and extraordinary events) attributable to the assets and
liabilities transferred as part of such Acquisition Transaction); and (C) from and after the
Transaction Date of such Acquisition Transaction, the Parent Entities (other than the
Acquired Entity to the extent set forth in this Section 6.11(c)(iii)) remain subject
to this Section 6.11.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.11, the
covenant set forth in Section 6.11(a) shall not be breached by reason of any of the
following (except to the extent in violation of any applicable terms and conditions of the Investor
Rights Agreement):
(i) any Person engaged in the Restricted Activities agreeing to hold or holding, or
agreeing to acquire or acquiring, directly or indirectly, voting securities of the Parent,
whether by means of a stock purchase, merger, consolidation, tender offer or otherwise (such
Person, an “Acquiring Entity” and such transaction, a “Change of Control
Transaction”);
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(ii) following a Spin-Off Transaction, any Person engaged in the Restricted Activities
agreeing to acquire or acquiring, directly or indirectly, voting securities of the Covered
Business that is the subject of such Spin-Off Transaction, whether by means of a stock
purchase, merger, consolidation, tender offer or otherwise (such Person, an “Acquiring
Entity” and such transaction, a “Spin-Off Change of Control Transaction”); or
(iii) if a Spin-Off Transaction shall not have occurred, any Person engaged in the
Restricted Activities agreeing to acquire or acquiring, directly or indirectly, all or a
material portion of any Covered Business from the Parent or one of its Affiliates, whether
by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger, consolidation, reinsurance transaction,
tender offer or otherwise (such Person, an “Acquiring Entity” and such transaction,
which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include a Spin-Off Transaction, a “Covered
Business Sale”);
provided, that, in each case, the Parent or the Covered Business, as applicable,
provides to the Acquiror prompt written notice of the entry into such agreement or the consummation
of such Change of Control/Sale Transaction (whichever first occurs), which notice shall identify
the Acquiring Entity and the Restricted Activities in which such Acquiring Entity engages.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.11(f), for a period of 24 months
following the date hereof, the Parent and the Seller shall not, and shall cause the other Parent
Entities not to, without the prior written consent of the Acquiror, directly or indirectly, solicit
for employment, employ or retain the services of any employee of the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary in “job tiers 5-8” (or the equivalent) or any country manager at or below such levels;
provided, that this restriction shall not apply to any employee who has been terminated by
the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary following the Closing Date after a period of six months
following such termination.
(f) For a period of 24 months following the Closing Date, the Parent and the Seller shall not,
and shall cause the other Parent Entities not to, without the prior written consent of the
Acquiror, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment, employ or retain the services of (i) any
employee of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, (ii) any employee of the Acquiror or any of
its Affiliates whose primary job duties consist of transition, migration, and integration of the
Business, such employees to be designated in writing by the Acquiror prior to the Closing Date and
consented to by the Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), (iii) any former
employee of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary who, from the Closing Date, voluntarily
terminated his or her employment with the Company or the Transferred Subsidiary or whose employment
is terminated for material misconduct or failure to substantially perform his or her duties for a
period of six months following such termination or (iv) any employee of the Parent or any of its
Affiliates who is required to be transferred to the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary pursuant to
Section 7.01(b), whether or not such employee is so transferred; provided,
however, that, except as otherwise provided in clause (iv), the Seller and its Affiliates
may employ or hire any such Person who is not a Person covered by Section 6.11(e) and who
is terminated by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary after the Closing Date, provided
further, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section
6.11(f), for any person
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covered by clause (iii), any restrictions under this Section 6.11(f) shall lapse at
the earlier of (A) the sixth month anniversary of the termination or (B) the 24th month anniversary
of the Closing Date, and provided further, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i)
general solicitations (including by third party recruiter contacts) or advertisements of employment
(or hiring as a result thereof) not specifically directed at such persons, (ii) solicitation of
such Employees who initiate discussions with any Parent Entity regarding such employment with any
Parent Entity without any direct or indirect solicitation by any Parent Entity, or (iii) the
solicitation of those employees employed by any Acquiror Entity with whom any Parent Entity has
engaged in employment discussions prior to the Closing Date to the extent permitted by the Acquiror
Confidentiality Agreement.
(g) For a period of 24 months following the Closing Date, the Parent and the Seller shall not,
and shall cause the other Parent Entities not to, without the prior written consent of the
Acquiror, directly or indirectly, on a targeted and systematic basis, solicit for employment,
employ or retain the services of any “tied agent” who is engaged by the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries in any of the International Jurisdictions.
(h) The parties hereto acknowledge that the covenants set forth in this Section 6.11
are an essential element of this Agreement and that, but for these covenants, the parties hereto
would not have entered into this Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge that this Section
6.11 constitutes an independent covenant and shall not be affected by performance or
nonperformance of any other provision of this Agreement or any other document contemplated by this
Agreement.
(i) The parties hereto recognize that the Laws and public policies of the various States of
the United States and of the jurisdictions composing the International Jurisdictions may differ as
to the validity and enforceability of covenants similar to those set forth in this Section
6.11. It is the intention of the parties that the provisions of this Section 6.11 be
enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the Laws and policies of each jurisdiction in
which enforcement may be sought, and that the unenforceability (or the modification to conform to
such Laws or policies) of any provisions of this Section 6.11 shall not render
unenforceable or impair the remainder of the provisions of this Section 6.11. Accordingly,
if at the time of enforcement of any provision of this Section 6.11, a court of competent
jurisdiction holds that the restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then
existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum period, scope or geographic area reasonable
under such circumstances will be substituted for the stated period, scope or geographical area and
that such court shall be allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum
period, scope and geographical area permitted by Law.
(j) The Parent and the Seller expressly acknowledge that the restrictive covenants set forth
in this Section 6.11, including the geographic scope and duration of such covenants, are
necessary in order to protect and maintain the proprietary interests and other legitimate business
interests of the Acquiror and its Affiliates, and that any violation thereof could result in
irreparable injury to the Acquiror and its Affiliates that would not be readily ascertainable or
compensable in terms of money, and therefore the Acquiror and its Affiliates shall be entitled to
seek from any court of competent jurisdiction temporary, preliminary and
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permanent injunctive relief as well as damages, which rights shall be cumulative and in
addition to any other rights or remedies to which it may be entitled.
Section 6.12. Certain Matters.
(a) Prior to the Closing, the Parent and the Seller shall use their respective commercially
reasonable efforts to consummate the formation of the prospective joint venture identified on
Section 6.12(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter or a similar joint venture reasonably
acceptable to Acquiror (the “Prospective Joint Venture”) and to cause the Prospective Joint
Venture to obtain any necessary Permits such that the Prospective Joint Venture may write the lines
of business written as of the date set forth on Section 6.12(a) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter (the “Designated Date”) in the jurisdiction identified on Section 6.12(a) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter (the “Designated Jurisdiction”) by the Company, the
Transferred Subsidiaries and the branch currently existing in the Designated Jurisdiction (the
“Designated Branch”) and to administer and collect premiums with respect to the Designated
Branch’s existing in-force block of business in the Designated Jurisdiction. If (i) the Company or
the Prospective Joint Venture fails to obtain any necessary Permit such that the Prospective Joint
Venture and the Designated Branch are both prohibited from writing the lines of business written as
of the Designated Date by the Designated Branch in the Designated Jurisdiction prior to the
Closing, but the Prospective Joint Venture or the Designated Branch may administer and collect
premiums with respect to the Designated Branch’s existing in-force block of business in the
Designated Jurisdiction at the Closing, then, at the Closing the Purchase Price shall be reduced by
the amount indicated as “NB” on the Schedule of Designated Amounts, as provided for in
Section 2.03, (ii) the Company or the Prospective Joint Venture fails to obtain any
necessary Permit such that the Prospective Joint Venture and the Designated Branch are both
prohibited from administering and collecting premiums with respect to the Designated Branch’s
existing in-force block of business in the Designated Jurisdiction at the Closing, but the
Prospective Joint Venture or the Designated Branch may write the lines of business written as of
the Designated Date by the Designated Branch in the Designated Jurisdiction prior to the Closing,
then, at the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount indicated as “EB” on the
Schedule of Designated Amounts, as provided for in Section 2.03, or (iii) the Company or
the Prospective Joint Venture fails to obtain any necessary Permits such that the Prospective Joint
Venture and the Designated Branch are both prohibited from writing the lines of business written as
of the Designated Date by the Designated Branch in the Designated Jurisdiction prior to the Closing
and the Prospective Joint Venture or the Designated Branch loses the right to administer and
collect premiums with respect to the Designated Branch’s existing in-force block of business in the
Designated Jurisdiction at the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount indicated
as “NB/EB” on the Schedule of Designated Amounts, as provided for in Section 2.03(d) or
(iv) (A) the Company or the Prospective Joint Venture fails to obtain any necessary Permits such
that the Prospective Joint Venture and the Designated Branch are both prohibited from writing the
lines of business written as of the Designated Date by the Designated Branch in the Designated
Jurisdiction prior to the Closing, and the Prospective Joint Venture or the Designated Branch loses
the right to administer and collect premiums with respect to the Designated Branch’s existing
in-force block of business in the Designated Jurisdiction prior to the Closing and (B) the title
and ownership of the Company’s pro rata share of the assets to the extent of capital and surplus
of, or the Capital Stock, directly or indirectly, held by the Company in, the Prospective Joint
Venture or the Designated Branch, free and clear of all Liens (other than, with respect to such
assets, but not
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Capital Stock, Permitted Liens) is prohibited from being transferred along with the rest of
the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to the Acquiror at the Closing in relation to the
purchase of the Shares by Acquiror, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount indicated as
“Grand Total” on the Schedule of Designated Amounts, as provided for in Section 2.03;
provided, however, that, following the Closing, the Acquiror shall, and shall cause
the Company to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (1) consummate the formation of the
Prospective Joint Venture if not so formed prior to the Closing, (2) obtain any necessary Permits
such that the Prospective Joint Venture or the Designated Branch may write the lines of business
written as of the Designated Date by the Designated Branch in the Designated Jurisdiction and the
Prospective Joint Venture or the Designated Branch may administer and collect premiums with respect
to the Designated Branch’s existing in-force block of business in the Designated Jurisdiction and
(3) obtain any necessary Permits such that the Acquiror may take title and ownership of its pro
rata share of the assets to the extent of capital and surplus of, and the Capital Stock held,
directly or indirectly, by the Company in, the Prospective Joint Venture or the Designated Branch,
as the case may be, free and clear of all Liens (other than, with respect to such assets, but not
Capital Stock, Permitted Liens). In the event that the Company consummates the formation of the
Prospective Joint Venture and obtains any necessary Permits such that the prohibitions described in
clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above are no longer imposed on the Prospective Joint Venture, the
Designated Branch, the Company, any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or the Acquiror, as applicable,
within six months following the Closing then the Acquiror shall pay to the Seller in cash the
amount withheld from the Seller as set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above at such
time, as applicable. In the event that the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries receive any
amount with respect to the Designated Branch or the Prospective Joint Venture from any Person other
than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, within six months following the Closing,
pursuant to the sale or other disposition of all or a portion of the Capital Stock or, other than
in the Ordinary Course of Business, assets of the Designated Branch or the Prospective Joint
Venture then, if such sale or other disposition occurs prior to the Closing, the Purchase Price
shall be increased by an amount equal to the amount by which the net proceeds received by the
Company from such sale or other disposition exceeds the amount set forth on the Schedule of
Designated Amounts by which the Purchase Price would have been reduced had such sale or other
disposition not occurred, or, if such sale or other disposition occurs following the Closing, the
Acquiror shall promptly pay to the Seller the amount of the net proceeds received by the Company
from such sale or disposition up to the amount set forth on the Schedule of Designated Amounts by
which the Purchase Price was reduced at the Closing.
(b) The Parent and the Seller shall cause the Company to terminate, effective at or prior to
the Closing, the Revised and Restated Reinsurance Agreement, effective as of December 1, 2003, by
and between the Company, acting through its branch in Tokyo, Japan, and RGA Reinsurance Co., as the
same may have been amended or supplemented from time to time, in accordance with its terms.
Section 6.13. Separation, Migration and Integration.
(a) The Parent and the Seller will, and will cause their Affiliates to, use commercially
reasonable efforts to complete, or cause to be completed, each action set forth on Section
6.13(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Letter for which action the Parent, the Seller, the Company
or the Transferred Subsidiaries is listed as a “Responsible Party” (each, a “Required
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Pre-Close Separation Action”) on or prior to the “Target Completion Date”
corresponding to such action set forth on Section 6.13(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter and, in any event, prior to the Closing Date. In addition, the Parent and the Seller will,
and will cause their Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to complete, or cause to be
completed, each action set forth on Section 6.13(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter for
which action the Parent, the Seller, the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries is listed as a
“Responsible Party” (each, an “Additional Required Separation Action” and, together with
the Required Pre-Close Separation Actions, the “Required Separation Actions”) and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that each Additional Required Separation Action has been
completed on or prior to the “Target Completion Date” corresponding to such action set forth on
Section 6.13(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter. To the extent that any Required
Pre-Close Separation Action is not completed by the Closing Date or that any Additional Required
Separation Action with a Target Completion Date prior to the Closing Date is not completed by the
Closing Date, the Parent and the Seller will, and will cause their Affiliates to, use commercially
reasonable efforts to complete, or cause to be completed such Required Pre-Close Separation Actions
and such Additional Required Separation Actions as soon as practicable following the Closing Date.
Other than costs of Third Party Consents related to such Required Separation Actions,
responsibility for which shall be governed by the provisions of Section 6.06(e), (i)
subject to Section 2.09, Exhibit M and Exhibit I, all costs of such
Required Pre-Close Separation Actions incurred prior to the Closing Date shall be borne by the
Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries, (ii) all costs of any Required Pre-Close Separation
Actions incurred after the Closing Date shall be borne by the party identified as the “Responsible
Party” in Section 6.13(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, and (iii) all costs of all
Additional Required Separation Actions shall be borne by the “Responsible Party” set forth in
Section 6.13(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter; provided, that all costs of
all Additional Required Separation Actions incurred after the Closing Date shall be borne by the
Parent, the Seller and their Affiliates (other than the Company and its Transferred Subsidiaries),
provided, in any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), that the Acquiror shall bear any
incremental costs resulting from any changes to the Required Separation Actions that are requested
in writing by the Acquiror. To the extent the Parent or the Acquiror dispute if a Required
Separation Action has been completed or not, such disputes shall be subject to resolution in the
manner contemplated by Section 7.09(a)(i) of the Transition Services Agreement on an expedited
basis as if such provisions were already in effect. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, to the extent that as the result of the failure to complete a Required Pre-Close
Separation Action by the Closing Date, the Acquiror, at any time prior to or following the Closing
Date, identifies a service or access to a facility that would be an Additional Service or an
Additional Facility pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, the Acquiror may initiate the
process for requesting such service or access to such facility as would be an Additional Service or
an Additional Facility pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, as if Section 2.03(a) of the
Transition Services Agreement and the portions of the Transition Services Agreement related thereto
were already in effect, including the provisions related to the rapid and timely escalation and
resolution of any dispute in the manner contemplated by Section 7.09(a)(i) of the Transition
Services Agreement on an expedited basis, provided, that the Seller and the Parent shall
bear all incremental costs of providing or receiving such Additional Service or Additional Facility
resulting from such failure to complete the Required Pre-Close Separation Action, including any
Set-Up Costs (as such term is defined in the Transition Services Agreement) and the costs of any
changes to the provision or receipt of the service or access to facility required as a result of
such failure.
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The following provisions of the Transition
Services Agreement shall apply to all Required Separation Actions
provided after the Closing, as if they were Services or access to
Facilities under the Transition Services Agreement: Sections 2.09
(Standard of the Provision of Services or Access to Facilities), 2.11
(Failure to Meet Standards for Services, Inability to Perform), 2.12
(Change in Services or Access to Facilities), 2.13 (Services and Access
to Facilities Provided by Other Persons) (but excluding the second and
third provisos of the first sentence of Section 2.13 concerning
advance written notice and prior written consent), 2.18 (Security;
Electronic and Other Access), 2.20 (Ownership of Intellectual
Property), 2.25 (Primary Points of Contact for this Agreement), the
penultimate sentence of Section 6.03(a) (Effect of Termination),
Sections 6.03(b) (Effect of Termination), 7.01(b)(i) (Treatment of
Confidential Information), 7.01(b)(ii) (Treatment of Confidential
Information), 7.01(b)(iii) (Treatment of Confidential Information),
7.02 (Security Incidents), 7.03 (Notices) and 7.09 (Dispute Resolution)
and, to the extent any provision in this Agreement contradicts any of
the aforementioned provisions of the Transition Services Agreement, the
provisions of the Transition Services Agreement shall prevail. For the
avoidance of doubt, any breach of any of the covenants in the foregoing
sections in the Transition Services Agreement in connection with the
provision of the Required Separation Actions will be the subject of an
indemnity by the Seller hereunder in accordance with the terms set
forth in Article XI (and will not be the subject of an
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Any resources (including equipment and licenses
contemplated by Section 6.13(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter) acquired by the Seller, the Parent and their respective
Affiliates (including the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries)
which are paid for by the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries or
the costs for which are included in the calculations contemplated by
Article II, Exhibit M or Exhibit I in
connection with the Required Pre-Close Separation Actions shall be
acquired in the name of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries. |
(b) To the extent not included in the Required Separation Actions, the Parent, the Seller and
their respective Affiliates shall take all actions necessary with respect to Personally
Identifiable Information (as such term is defined in the Transition Services Agreement) of
policyholders, customers, consumers, claimants, benefit recipients or employees of the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries, and any other data and information related to the Business such that
the parties will, at the Closing, be in compliance with (i) all applicable Laws with respect to
privacy of such information and (ii) any applicable policies of, or promises
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made to policyholders, customers, consumers, claimants, benefit recipients or employees of,
the Seller, the Parent or their respective Affiliates with respect to privacy of such information,
including, where necessary for such compliance, separating such Personally Identifiable Information
from any other Personally Identifiable Information or other data and information of the Seller, the
Parent and their respective Affiliates (other than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries),
whether by physical or logical separation of such data and information and/or physical oversights,
mechanisms and processes.
(c) (i) Following the date hereof, in furtherance of the provisions of Section 6.03
and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Seller, the Parent, the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Acquiror, at the
Acquiror’s request, in planning for the provision of Services and access to Facilities (as defined
in the Transition Services Agreement) pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement and planning
for the migration and integration of the Business (including the data, Systems, operations and
administration) and their personnel to and into the Acquiror, in accordance with mutually
acceptable timetables, guidelines and procedures (which shall comply with applicable Law), with
such cooperation to include each of the Seller and the Parent (collectively), the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries (collectively) and the Acquiror: (A) appointing a divestiture planning
manager; (B) establishing divestiture planning committees as mutually agreed; (C) setting regular
meetings of the divestiture planning committees; (D) making available appropriate knowledgeable
business, operations, administration and technology personnel and any other personnel reasonably
needed for the planning for the provision of Services pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement
and the planning for the migration and integration of the Business; (E) developing detailed project
plans and budgets for the provision of Services pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement and
the migration and integration of the Business; and (F) dedicating commercially reasonable resources
to accomplish the foregoing. With respect to the divestiture managers for the Seller and the
Parent (collectively) and the Company and Transferred Subsidiaries (collectively), such divestiture
managers shall be Persons with sufficient knowledge and authority, inside and outside the U.S., to
ensure that the appropriate personnel from the Seller, the Parent, the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries, respectively, are assigned to the appropriate divestiture planning committees to be
involved in the foregoing. All planning cooperation contemplated by this Section 6.13(c)
shall be conducted in compliance with applicable Law (including antitrust and competition Law) and
with the intention to minimize disruption to the Business and the businesses of the Seller, the
Parent, the Acquiror and their respective Affiliates.
(ii) During the period commencing on the date hereof and extending until the Closing
Date, each of the Seller, the Parent and its Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate with the Acquiror, at the Acquiror’s request, and the Acquiror shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Seller, the Parent and its
Affiliates at the Parent’s request, to (A) perform any migration services reasonably
required in order to migrate such services or access to facilities as were provided (I) by
or on behalf of the Seller, the Parent or their Affiliates to the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries or (II) by or on behalf of the Company or the Transferred
Subsidiaries to the Seller, the Parent or its Affiliates (other than the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiaries), in each case, immediately prior to the Closing, but that will not
be so provided under the Transition Services Agreement from and after
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the Closing and (B) perform any other migration services as are mutually agreed to by
the Seller, the Parent and the Acquiror. The applicable party shall provide, or cause to be
provided, such migration services as if they were Migration Services pursuant to the
Transition Services Agreement, as if such agreement were in effect as of the date hereof.
(iii) Each of the Parent, the Seller, the Company, each Transferred Subsidiary and the
Acquiror shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the planning
cooperation contemplated by this Section 6.13(c), except that:
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the Acquiror shall reimburse the Seller and the
Parent for any reasonable and necessary third-party out-of-pocket
expenses paid by the Seller, the Parent and their Affiliates to an
unaffiliated Person in connection with the planning cooperation
contemplated by sub-sections (A) through (F) of Section
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the Acquiror shall pay, as applicable, the
Parent, the Seller or any of their Affiliates (including the Company
and the Transferred Subsidiaries) for the migration services
contemplated by Section 6.13(c)(ii)(A)(I) or the migration
services requested by the Acquiror and provided pursuant to Section
6.13(c)(ii)(B) as if such migration services were Migration
Services (as such term is defined in the Transition Services Agreement)
pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, as if such agreement
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to the extent that any of the planning
cooperation contemplated by subsections (A) through (F) of Section
6.13(c)(i) or the migration services contemplated by Section
6.13(c)(ii)(A)(I) or the migration services requested by the
Acquiror and provided pursuant to Section 6.13(c)(ii)(B)
involve the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary entering into any
license or other agreement with a third party on or prior to the
Closing Date (which license or other agreement is not a Third Party
Consent (or an alternative thereto pursuant to Section
6.06(e)), a Contract required by Section 6.08(e), or
required as part of a Required Separation Action), which license or
agreement is requested in writing by and on terms agreeable to the
Acquiror (each, a “Requested License”), then prior to the
Closing and at the option of the Parent, the Acquiror will either (I)
pay to such third party any and all amounts due and payable in
connection with such Requested License or (II) reimburse the Parent,
the Seller or their Affiliates (including the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries) for any and all amounts paid to such third
party in connection with such Requested License within 10 Business Days
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The invoicing, payment and dispute resolution provisions of the Transition Services Agreement,
including Article III and Section 7.09 thereof, shall apply to all requests for payments and
payments due under this Section 6.13(c)(iii) as though the Transition Services Agreement
had become effective on the date hereof.
(d) (i) Immediately following the date hereof, the Seller, the Parent, the Company, the
Transferred Subsidiaries and the Acquiror shall cooperate in good faith and use commercially
reasonable efforts to (A) finalize (through addition, deletion and modification) no later than 120
days following the date hereof those schedules for Parent Services, Company Services, Parent
Facilities and Company Facilities that are services or access to facilities consisting of IT
services, regardless of whether such services or access to facilities are set forth on a schedule
designated as an “IT Schedule” (the “IT-Related Schedules”) that have not been fully agreed
to by the parties as of the date hereof and (B) finalize (through addition, deletion and
modification) no later than 60 days following the date hereof those schedules for Parent Services,
Company Services, Parent Facilities and Company Facilities that are not IT-Related Schedules (the
“Non-IT Related Schedules”) that have not been fully agreed to by the parties as of the
date hereof (such schedules as are described in (A) and (B), collectively, the “Partially
Agreed Schedules”). If the parties hereto fail to reach agreement with respect to the price,
term, extended term, or any applicable termination charges for any service or access to such
facility in a Partially Agreed Schedule, such issues shall be resolved in accordance with Section
7.09(a)(i) of the Transition Services Agreement on an expedited basis and resolved in accordance
with the methodology for determining the price, duration, termination charges and other terms and
conditions for an Additional Service or Additional Facility set forth in Section 2.03(a) of the
Transition Services Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Agreed Price definition set
forth in Section 3.01 of the Transition Services Agreement shall apply provided that any
such failure to reach agreement on the foregoing shall not affect the obligation to provide such
service or access to such facility as of the Closing Date.
(ii) Those schedules for Parent Services, Company Services, Parent Facilities or
Company Facilities that are attached to the form of the Transition Services Agreement as of
the date hereof either (A) have been fully agreed to by the parties hereto as of the date
hereof (the “Agreed Schedules”), shall be deemed complete and shall be attached to
the Transition Services Agreement and become schedules thereto as of the Closing or (B) are
Partially Agreed Schedules and, in finalizing such Partially Agreed Schedules, the parties
hereto shall not make any changes to those terms and conditions that are set forth in such
Partially Agreed Schedules as of the date hereof, in each case of (A) and (B), except to the
extent that, during the 120 day period following the date hereof for any Agreed Schedules or
Partially Agreed Schedules that are IT-Related Schedules and during the 60 day period
following the date hereof for any Agreed Schedules or Partially Agreed Schedules that are
Non-IT-Related Schedules, (I) a material error or omission in information provided or made
available to the Acquiror prior to the date hereof is identified with respect thereto; or
(II) the Acquiror determines that it does not wish to receive a service or access to a
facility listed in an Agreed Schedule or a Partially Agreed Schedule; provided, that
to the extent that the Parent’s ability to provide, or cause to be provided, a Service or
access to a Facility, as the case may be, is dependent on the continuation of another
Service or access to another Facility that the Acquiror determines that it does not wish to
receive, pursuant to the Acquiror’s written request as set forth in a
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written notice from the Acquiror, in which case the Parent shall promptly provide
written notice thereof to the Acquiror and such Service or access to such Facility the
Acquiror determines that it does not wish to receive shall remain on the applicable schedule
and the parties shall work in good faith to determine how and when such Service or access to
such Facility can be terminated; provided, further, that if such Service or
access to such Facility that the Acquiror determines that it does not want to receive is
terminated prior to Closing, the Acquiror shall reimburse the Parent and its Affiliates for
any Set-Up Costs (as such term is defined in the Transition Services Agreement) that are set
forth in the Agreed Schedule or the Partially Agreed Schedule and that the Parent or its
Affiliates have incurred prior to the termination of such Service or access to such
Facility. In the case of (I), the Acquiror, Seller and the Parent shall use their
commercially reasonable efforts to mutually agree to appropriate revisions or additions to
the portion of such Agreed Schedule or Partially Agreed Schedule related to such service or
access to such facility in question, and in the case of (II), reference to such service or
access to facility shall be deleted from such Agreed Schedule or Partially Agreed Schedule;
provided, that if in the case of (I) or (II), the parties hereto fail to reach such
a mutual agreement within ten days of the Acquiror notifying the Parent of any such material
error or omission or determination by the Acquiror that it does not wish to receive a
service or access to a facility, the dispute shall be rapidly and timely escalated and
resolved in the manner contemplated by Section 7.09(a)(i) of the Transition Services
Agreement on an expedited basis and resolved in accordance with the methodology for
determining the price, duration, termination charges and other terms and conditions for an
Additional Service or Additional Facility set forth in Section 2.03(a) of the Transition
Services Agreement.
(iii) (A) From and after the date hereof until the Closing the parties shall have the
right to initiate the process for requesting a service or access to a facility as would be
an Additional Service or an Additional Facility pursuant to the Transition Services
Agreement, as if Section 2.03(a) of the Transition Services Agreement and the portions of
the Transition Services Agreement related thereto were already in effect, including the
provisions related to the rapid and timely escalation and resolution of any dispute in the
manner contemplated by Section 7.09(a)(i) of the Transition Services Agreement on an
expedited basis.
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If a party hereto has initiated the process for
an Additional Service or an Additional Facility pursuant to Section
6.13(d)(iii)(A) at any time prior to 30 days prior to the Closing
Date such Additional Service or Additional Facility shall be provided
from and after the Closing Date. If the parties fail to reach
agreement with respect to the price, Initial Additional Term, Extended
Additional Term, or any applicable termination charges for any such
Additional Service or access to such Additional Facility, such issues
shall be resolved in accordance with Section 7.09(a)(i) of the
Transition Services Agreement on an expedited basis, provided
that any such failure to reach agreement on the foregoing shall not
affect the obligation to provide such Additional Service or access to
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If a party hereto has initiated the process for
an Additional Service or an Additional Facility pursuant to Section
6.13(d)(iii)(A) at any time less than 30 days prior to the Closing
Date such Additional Service or Additional Facility shall be provided
from and after the Closing Date. If the parties hereto fail to reach
agreement with respect to the price, Initial Additional Term, Extended
Additional Term, or any applicable termination charges for any such
Additional Service or access to such Additional Facility, such issues
shall be resolved in accordance with Section 7.09(a)(i) of the
Transition Services Agreement on an expedited basis, but such failure
to reach agreement shall not delay the provision of the Additional
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(e) No later than 120 days following the date hereof, the Acquiror shall deliver to the Parent
the list of names (not to exceed 15 names) to be set forth on Schedule 2.16(a) of the Transition
Services Agreement; provided, however, that if within five days of receiving such
list, the Parent in its reasonable judgment, notifies the Acquiror in writing of the Parent’s
objection to one or more of the names set forth on such list being included on Schedule 2.16(a) of
the Transition Services Agreement, the Acquiror and the Parent will meet in good faith during the
five Business Days following the date such written objection is delivered to the Acquiror to
mutually agree either (i) whether to include such name or names on Schedule 2.16(a) of the
Transition Services Agreement or (ii) instead find a replacement or replacements for such name or
names.
Section 6.14. Parent Corporate Credit Card Program. Concurrently with the Closing,
the Seller and the Acquiror shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, take such
actions as may be necessary to terminate the participation of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries and their respective employees in the Credit Card Program effective as of the Closing.
From time to time following the Closing, the Acquiror shall cause the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries to, promptly upon receipt of a written request for payment and appropriate
documentation with respect thereto as may be reasonably requested by the Acquiror, reimburse the
Seller or any of its Affiliates, in cash, for any amounts paid or otherwise incurred by the Seller
or any of its Affiliates in the Ordinary Course of Business under the Credit Card Program on behalf
of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries or their respective Employees to the extent
that the Seller and its Affiliates have not previously been reimbursed for such amounts.
Section 6.15. Company E&O Claims. Effective as of the Closing, (a) the Acquiror shall
assume and discharge or perform when due, and shall be liable for and pay, all debts, liabilities,
commitments and obligations of any kind relating to or arising out of any Company E&O Claims
arising from acts or omissions occurring after the Closing Date and (b) the Seller and its
Affiliates shall have no responsibility of any nature with respect to any such Company E&O Claims.
The Parent and the Seller shall reimburse the Acquiror and any of its Affiliates (including, after
the Closing, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries) for any payment of debts, liabilities,
commitments and obligations of any kind relating to or arising out of any Company E&O Claims
arising from acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Closing Date, and neither the Acquiror
nor any of its Affiliates (including, after the Closing, the
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Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries) shall have any responsibility of any nature with
respect to any such Company E&O Claims.
Section 6.16. Acquiror Financing Activities. Each of the Parent and the Seller agrees
to provide, and shall cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and its and their
respective Representatives to provide, reasonable cooperation in connection with the arrangement of
any financing the proceeds of which may be used to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Agreements or in connection with other financings (collectively, the
“Financings”) or in connection with satisfying any reporting obligation under the Exchange
Act, in each case as may be reasonably requested by the Acquiror, including:
(a) providing to the Acquiror information (which the Acquiror may provide to its financing
sources) regarding the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and their respective industries
reasonably requested by the Persons providing or arranging the Financings and identifying any
portion of such information that constitutes material non-public information;
(b) assisting the Acquiror and its financing sources in the preparation of (i) one or more
offering documents and/or confidential information memoranda for any Financing (including any
financial statements of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and cooperating in the
preparation of any pro forma financial statements that would be required by Regulation S-X (without
regard to Rule 3-05(b)(4) thereof) and Regulation S-K under the Securities Act (treating each
Financing as an offering registered under the Securities Act) and (ii) materials for rating agency
presentations;
(c) causing the appropriate members of management to participate in a reasonable number of
meetings, presentations, road shows, due diligence sessions and sessions with rating agencies;
(d) reasonably cooperating with the Acquiror’s and its financing sources’ marketing efforts in
connection with any Financing;
(e) reasonably cooperating in satisfying the conditions set forth in the commitment letters
and related term sheets pursuant to which any lender or other source of financing provides any
Financing (the “Financing Commitments”) or other agreements relating to any alternative
forms of financing from alternative sources in replacement of all or a portion of the Financings
contemplated by the Financing Commitments (to the extent the satisfaction of such condition
requires the cooperation of the Parent, the Seller, the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries);
(f) providing and executing documents as may be reasonably requested by the Acquiror,
including customary certificates (including solvency certificates), legal opinions, consents of
accountants for use of their reports in any materials relating to any Financing and customary
representations letters in connection with bank confidential information memoranda;
(g) using its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Independent Auditor to provide
assistance to the Acquiror, including providing consents to the Acquiror to
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use their audit reports
relating to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and to provide any necessary “comfort
letters;”
(h) preparing and furnishing to the Acquiror and its financing sources as promptly as
practicable:
(i) no later than May 15, 2010, the audited combined and consolidated balance sheet,
income statement, statement of cash flows, statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, and
the accompanying footnotes, of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries as of and for
the year ended November 30, 2009 (the “Audited Company Financial Statements”),
accompanied by the unqualified opinion of the Independent Auditor;
(ii) no later than April 15, 2010, the draft unaudited combined and consolidated
balance sheet and income statement of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries as of and
for the quarter ended February 28, 2010 and the comparable period of the prior fiscal year,
which exclude Parent consolidating entries and income taxes;
(iii) no later than May 15, 2010, the final unaudited combined and consolidated balance
sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of changes in stockholders’
equity, and all accompanying footnotes, of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries as
of and for the quarter ended February 28, 2010 and the comparable period of the prior fiscal
year, all of which shall be reviewed by the Independent Auditors in accordance with the
Statement of Auditing Standards No. 100;
(iv) no later than 35 days after the last day of each fiscal quarterly period of the
Company (each “Fiscal Quarter”) ending after February 28, 2010, the draft unaudited
combined and consolidated balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and
statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, and the accompanying footnotes, of the Company
and the Transferred Subsidiaries as of the last day of and for each such fiscal year-to-date
period and the comparable year-to-date period of the prior fiscal year;
(v) no later than 60 days after the last day of each Fiscal Quarter ending after
February 28, 2010, the final unaudited combined and consolidated balance sheet, income
statement, statement of cash flows and statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, and the
accompanying footnotes, of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries as of the last day
of and for each such fiscal year-to-date period and the comparable year-to-date period of
the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be reviewed by the Independent Auditor, in
accordance with the Statement of Auditing Standards No. 100;
(vi) in the event that the Closing Date occurs subsequent to November 1, 2010, no later
than January 31, 2011, the audited combined and consolidated balance sheet, income
statement, statement of cash flows and statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, and the
accompanying footnotes, of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries as of and for the
year ended November 30, 2010, accompanied by the unqualified opinion of the Independent
Auditor; and
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(vii) to the extent necessary in connection with any Financing (including the
satisfaction of any conditions set forth in the Financing Commitments) or
in connection with any reporting obligation under the Exchange Act any other audited or
unaudited financial statements and data, audit reports and other information that would be
required by Regulation S-X (without regard to Rule 3-05(b)(4) thereof) and Regulation S-K
under the Securities Act treating each Financing as an offering registered under the
Securities Act) (including any pro forma adjustments (and explanatory notes) relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) and a second year of audited combined and
consolidated balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of
changes in stockholders’ equity, as necessary, accompanied by the unqualified opinion of the
Independent Auditor, (the financial and other data and information described in this clause
(h) being the “Required Information”),
(i) reasonably facilitating the pledging of collateral and providing of guarantees, subject to
the occurrence of the Closing, and
(j) taking all corporate actions necessary to authorize the consummation of any Financing.
The Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to periodically update any financial
statements, pro forma financial information, financial data, audit reports and other information
required by Regulation S-X (without regard to Rule 3-05(b)(4) thereof) and Regulation S-K under the
Securities Act (treating each Financing as an offering registered under the Securities Act) and the
other accounting rules and regulations of the SEC to be included in the Required Information such
that the Required Information remains Compliant in connection with the consummation of any
Financing or in connection with any other financing obligation or reporting obligation under the
Exchange Act.
Section 6.17. Stockholder Approval.
(a) The Acquiror shall take, in accordance with applicable Law and its certificate of
incorporation and by-laws, all action necessary to convene a meeting of its stockholders (the
“Stockholders Meeting”) no later than the first anniversary of the Closing, and to submit
the Conversion Proposal to its stockholders for approval. The board of directors of the Acquiror
has unanimously adopted a resolution to recommend to its stockholders that such stockholders vote
in favor of the Conversion Proposal. In connection with the Stockholders Meeting, the Acquiror
shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement, shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause a definitive
proxy statement related to such stockholders’ meeting to be mailed to its stockholders in a timely
manner after clearance thereof by the SEC, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
solicit proxies for such stockholder approval. The Acquiror shall notify the Seller and the Parent
promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Conversion
Proposal and of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to such proxy
statement or for additional information and will supply the Seller and the Parent with copies of
all correspondence between the Acquiror or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC
or its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Conversion Proposal, including copies of the
preliminary and definitive proxy statements and
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other proxy material relating to the Conversion
Proposal. If at any time prior to the Stockholders Meeting there shall occur any event that is
required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the proxy statement, the Acquiror shall
as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare and mail to its stockholders such an amendment or
supplement. Each of the Seller and the Acquiror agrees as promptly as reasonably practicable to
correct any information provided by it or on its behalf for use in the proxy statement if and to
the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and
the Acquiror shall as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare and mail to its stockholders an
amendment or supplement to correct such information to the extent required by applicable Laws. The
Acquiror shall consult with the Seller and the Parent prior to filing such proxy statement, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, and provide the Seller and the Parent with a reasonable
opportunity to comment thereon; provided, however, that the Acquiror shall retain
the right to determine the final content of such proxy statement and any amendment or supplement
thereto. The Seller and the Parent agree to promptly furnish the Acquiror all information
concerning itself, its Affiliates, directors, officers, partners and stockholders and such other
matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the proxy statement in
connection with the Stockholders Meeting.
(b) If the Conversion Proposal is not approved by the Acquiror’s stockholders prior to the
first anniversary of the Closing, the Acquiror shall pay to the Seller the Compensatory Amount in
cash, which payment shall be made on the third Business Day following the first anniversary of the
Closing.
Section 6.18. Transfer and License of Certain Information Technology Assets.
(a) At the Closing, the Seller and their respective Affiliates shall transfer to the Company
or the Transferred Subsidiaries (i) all proprietary software owned by the Parent, the
Seller or their respective Affiliates (other than the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries) but used exclusively by the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries (either
individually or collectively) and (ii) all proprietary hardware owned by the Parent, the Seller or
their respective Affiliates (other than the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries) but used
exclusively by the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries (either individually or collectively).
If after the Closing the Seller or the Acquiror discovers any such software or hardware set forth
in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 6.18 that was not so transferred pursuant to this
Section 6.18(a), the Seller or the Acquiror shall promptly notify the other, as applicable,
and the Seller shall, at no expense to the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates (including the Company
or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries), promptly transfer or cause to be transferred, at the
Acquiror’s reasonable request, such software (in both source code and object code form) or hardware
to the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary; provided that this Section 6.18(a) shall be
deemed to have not been breached so long as the failure of the initial transfer was not an
intentional breach of this Agreement and the foregoing transfer is completed in accordance with
this Section 6.18(a).
(b) Effective as of the Closing Date, the Parent, on behalf of itself, the Seller and their
respective Affiliates, hereby grants to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries a
royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, fully paid up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except in
connection with the sale of part or all of the Business in which the software is used),
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sublicenseable (except to distribute for use in the conduct of the Business, provided that the
software shall not be exploited in a manner that is not directly connected to the conduct of the
Business), worldwide right and license to reproduce, copy, display, integrate, access, perform,
modify, create derivative works of and otherwise use the software set forth on Section
6.18(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter. Such software is licensed “as is”/“where is” without
any representations or warranties. At the Closing, the Parent shall cause a copy of such software
(in both source code and object code form) to be delivered to the Company; provided, that
in the event such code is embedded in other code and would require extraction therefrom in order to
enable delivery to the Company, the cost of such extraction shall be borne equally by Parent and
Acquiror. The Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Parent, the Seller, and their respective Affiliates from and against any Losses arising from Third
Party Claims, on account of the Company’s or the Transferred Subsidiaries’ use or modification of
the software. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Parent, the Seller and their respective
Affiliates shall have no obligation to provide to the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries any updates, modifications or fixes with respect to any such software and (ii)
software, for purposes of this Section 6.18(b), means computer programs but not data. The
Acquiror, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall maintain such software as confidential
information.
Section 6.19. Remediation of Security Breaches. To the extent permitted by applicable
Law prior to the Closing, the Parent and the Seller shall and shall cause their respective
Affiliates to (a) use reasonable best efforts to remedy any security breach set forth on
Section 3.11(f) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (b) provide the Acquiror with copies of
all material communications with regulatory authorities and timely updates with respect to all
material measures taken or proposed to be taken to remedy any such security breach set forth in
Section 3.11(f) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (c) promptly notify the Acquiror if the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary (i) suffers a security breach with respect to the data or
information systems used in the conduct of the Business, which breach has a material impact on the
operation of the Business or (ii) notifies or is required under applicable Law to notify (A) any
employee of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiaries, customer of the Business or any other
Person in connection with the Business of any information security breach involving such
employee’s, customer’s or other Person’s personal information (including private, health, medical
and financial information) or (B) any Governmental Authority in relation to any of the foregoing;
and (d) provide the Acquiror with copies of all material communications with regulatory authorities
and timely updates with respect to all material measures taken or proposed to be taken to remedy
any such security breach described in this Section 6.19. In all cases, the Seller shall
reasonably cooperate with the Acquiror in remedying any such security breach.
Section 6.20. Investment Assets.
(a) (i) From the date hereof through the Closing, as soon as practicable after it becomes
available (and in any event not later than 25 days after the end of each calendar month) the Seller
shall deliver to the Acquiror a true, correct and complete list of all purchases, acquisitions,
commitments, derivatives, transactions, sales and dispositions during the previous month of
Investment Assets of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries, for which transaction
details are provided in XXX, and all investments and reinvestments of income and proceeds in
respect thereof (such purchases, acquisitions, commitments, derivatives, transactions,
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sales, dispositions, investments and reinvestment, the “Investment Asset Transactions”), including
the dates of such Investment Asset Transaction and the book value or amortized cost and market
value of the associated Investment Asset, (ii) no later than 30 days after the last day of each
fiscal quarter, the Seller shall deliver to the Acquiror a true, correct and complete list of the
Investment Assets as of such quarter end date, and (iii) from the last day of the fiscal quarter
immediately preceding the Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver weekly updates of the Investment
Asset Transactions, and for the five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, as reasonably
practicable, daily updates of the Investment Asset Transactions. The Seller shall provide to the
Acquiror, on a periodic basis, the regular investment reports that are provided to the Company’s
Chief Investment Officer by the Transferred Subsidiaries and the non-United States branches of the
Company.
(b) The Parent and the Seller shall provide the Acquiror written notice of the Company’s or
any Transferred Subsidiary’s intention to effect (i) an Investment Asset Transaction the book value
of which exceeds $100,000,000 per transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) any
refinancing (including any extension, modification, renewal, exchange, cancellation or forgiveness
of debt) of a Loan Interest with a loan-to-value ratio of 75% or more other than the assets subject
to the Special Asset Protection Agreement or (iii) any origination of any new Loan Interest which
constitutes a senior mortgage loan, each of (i), (ii) or (iii) excluding (A) transactions relating
to Investment Assets belonging to one or more separate accounts of the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary or derivative novation strategies and (B) cash or near cash activities (as defined in
the SI Unaudited Reporting Package). The Seller shall, and shall cause the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiary to, as applicable, at least five Business Days prior to effecting such
Investment Asset transaction (A) afford the Acquiror with a reasonable opportunity to review the
principal terms and relevant financial data relating to such proposed transaction (or series of
related Investment Asset Transactions) and (B) consider in good faith the views and comments of the
Acquiror in connection with the proposed transaction (or series of related transactions). The
Parent and the Seller shall, from the date hereof through the Closing
Date, cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to make any new investments that
support liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, whether made with proceeds of Investment
Assets or other funds in a manner reasonably designed to avoid any material increase in any
mismatch existing on the date hereof between the currency of such liabilities and the currency of
the Investment Assets supporting such liabilities; provided, that: (1) subject at all times
to Section 6.08(c), the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries may maintain existing
derivative transactions or may enter into derivative transactions designated to mitigate the
currency risks of its Investment Assets and liabilities, (2) the foregoing shall not constitute a
guarantee of future performance of such investments or Investment Assets or that such
asset-liability matching will be successful, and (3) the parties hereby acknowledge that such
investments and Investment Assets are subject to foreign exchange rate fluctuation, market,
currency, economic, political and other risks outside of the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiary’s control and for which the Seller and the Parent assume no responsibility.
Section 6.21. Release of Liens. Prior to the Closing, the Parent and the Seller shall
take all actions necessary or desirable to obtain and effect the full release and discharge,
effective at or prior to the Closing, of (a) any and all Liens on the Shares, the DelAm Shares, the
Capital Stock of any of the Transferred Subsidiaries and the assets and properties of the Company
or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries, other than any Permitted Liens that are not
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FRBNY Liens and (b) any and all obligations of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, including guarantees or
similar obligations, under (i) the Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2008
(as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), between the Seller and the FRBNY,
(ii) the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2008 (as may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time), between the Seller and the FRBNY and (iii) the LLC Agreement.
Section 6.22. Investment Management Agreements.
(a) The Parent, the Seller and the Acquiror agree that the investment management agreements
set forth on Section 6.22 of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the “Investment Management
Agreements”) either currently in force or to be entered into in substantially the forms
attached hereto as Section 6.22 of the Seller Disclosure Letter by and between the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary and AIG Asset Management Group (“AMG”) shall not be
terminated, nor shall the aggregate amount of assets managed thereunder be materially reduced,
until nine months after the Closing; provided, however, that the Company and any
Transferred Subsidiary shall be permitted to terminate any such agreement or to reduce the amount
of the assets under management under any such agreement on a portfolio-by-portfolio basis (i) in
accordance with the terms of the relevant Investment Management Agreement and (ii) upon not less
than 90 days (or such mutually agreeable shorter period) prior written notice of such termination
from the Acquiror to AMG (which notice shall state the date on which termination or reduction shall
occur). On not less than 90 days (or such mutually agreeable shorter period) written notice from
the Acquiror, the Parent and the Seller shall, at or following the Closing, cause AMG to cause the
Investment Management Agreements to be novated or assigned to the Acquiror’s designee (provided
such novation or assignment shall relieve AMG of any future obligations under the assigned
agreement except with regard to liabilities which arose prior to the date of the novation or
assignment and shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to AMG). The Parent and the Seller shall,
and shall cause AMG to,
reasonably cooperate with the Acquiror in making any filings or applications with a
Governmental Authority to obtain necessary approvals in connection with such novation or
assignment.
(b) The Parent, the Seller and the Acquiror recognize that AMG desires to transition, and the
Acquiror desires to assume, full investment management responsibilities for the Investment Assets.
The Parent, the Seller and the Acquiror will regularly meet to develop a mutually agreeable
investment management transition plan and timetable, and devote sufficient resources to develop
such a plan.
(c) After the Closing, (i) at the Parent’s request and upon the consent of the Acquiror (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Acquiror shall, to the extent not prohibited by
applicable Law and subject to the receipt or completion of regulatory approvals and consultations
that the Acquiror may reasonably deem appropriate or necessary, assign full discretionary
management rights to the assets of the Protected Recovery Fund formed by ALICO U.K. Branch (the
“PRF”) to a third party reasonably acceptable to the Acquiror and (ii) from and after July
1, 2012, the Parent may purchase assets from the PRF at market value to the extent such assets have
not matured prior to July 1, 2012, as such market value is reasonably determined using the average
of at least two (and if commercially reasonably practicable, three)
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quotations therefor from
reputable dealers in the relevant market unaffiliated with any party hereto and who engage as a
regular and significant part of their business in making two way markets in the relevant products.
(d) Neither the Parent, the Seller nor any of their respective Affiliates that are parties to
any Contract pursuant to which it is obligated to provide any investment management services (or
services ancillary thereto) to or on behalf of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary with
respect to the PRF before July 1, 2012, shall fail to perform such obligations in accordance with
such Contract or amend, terminate, renew or extend such Contract, except with the prior written
consent of the Acquiror, prior to the Closing, or the Company, following the Closing.
Section 6.23. Notification.
(a) Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, each of the Parent and the Seller, on the
one hand, and the Acquiror, on the other hand, shall promptly notify the other of: (i) the
occurrence or non-occurrence of any event that is reasonably likely to result in the failure of any
condition to the Closing or that indicates that any of the representations and warranties contained
in the Transaction Agreements will not be, or are not, true and correct and (ii) the receipt of any
material notice or other communication from any third Person alleging that the approval, consent,
authorization, permission or act of, or the making by the Parent, the Seller, the Acquiror or any
of their respective Affiliates, as the case may be, of any notices to or declaration, filing or
registration with, such third Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or that such transactions otherwise may violate the rights of or
confer remedies upon such third Person; provided, however, that in each case, such
disclosure shall not be deemed to cure any breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement or any failure of a condition to the Closing, or to otherwise limit or affect in any way
the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice; and provided,
further, that
failure to deliver any notice pursuant to this Section 6.23(a) shall not result in a
failure of any condition set forth in Article IX or liability to any party hereto under
Article IX unless the underlying event or breach would independently result in the failure
of such condition or such liability.
(b) Each of the Parent and the Seller, on the one hand, and the Acquiror, on the other hand,
shall promptly notify the other of any Action that shall be instituted or threatened against such
party to restrain, prohibit or otherwise challenge the legality of any transaction contemplated by
the Transaction Agreements. Each party hereto shall promptly notify the other of any Action that
may be threatened, brought, asserted or commenced against the Parent, the Seller, the Acquiror or
any of their respective Affiliates, as the case may be, that would have been listed on Section
3.08 of the Seller Disclosure Letter or Section 5.08 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter,
as the case may be, if such Action had arisen prior to the date hereof; provided,
however, that in each case, such disclosure shall not be deemed to cure any breach of a
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement or to satisfy any condition or otherwise limit or
affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice; and provided,
further, that failure to deliver any notice pursuant to this Section 6.23(b) shall
not result in a failure of any condition set forth in Article IX.
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Section 6.24. Separateness; Liquidity.
(a) In order to ensure its continuation as an entity structurally and legally separate from
any Affiliate or other Person, the Seller shall from and after the date hereof:
(i) (A) take all actions necessary to maintain its status as a limited liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of
Delaware and to observe its organizational formalities, (B) not adopt, propose or file or
consent to the filing of any petition, either voluntary or involuntary, avail itself of any
applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization statute, or make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors without the prior written consent of the Acquiror,
(C) not change its legal structure or otherwise merge into or consolidate with any Person or
(D) not amend, modify, terminate or fail to comply with, and not agree to amend, modify or
terminate, any provision of the LLC Agreement, except for, subject to Section 6.01,
any amendment, modification, termination or failure to comply that does not adversely affect
the Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(ii) not (1) (A) engage in any business or activity or (B) otherwise directly or
indirectly acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise)
any assets, securities, properties, interests or businesses, in a single transaction or a
series of transactions, or create, incur, assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become
liable or responsible for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any indebtedness or
guarantees thereof or any other obligations, in each case, other than as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or as necessary to satisfy or perform its obligations under
the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party or (2) enter into any Contract with any
member, principal or Affiliate, as the case may be, except for, subject to Section
6.01, any Contract that is on arm’s-length terms and does not adversely affect the
Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iii) (1) maintain its assets, including its books, records and bank accounts, separate
and apart from any assets of its members, Affiliates or any other Person, (2) not
participate in a cash management system with any other Person (other than the Acquiror), (3)
not be included on the tax returns of any other Person, except as required by applicable
Law, (4) not share any common logo with or hold itself out as or be considered as a
department or division of any other Person, (5) use its own separate stationery, invoices
and checks, (6) allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with an
Affiliate, including paying for office space and services performed by any employee of an
Affiliate, (7) not, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, have any of its
obligations guaranteed by an Affiliate, or (8) otherwise (A) hold itself out to the public
as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person and conduct its business
solely in its own name, and not as a division or part of any other Person, in order not (x)
to mislead others as to the identity with which such other Person is transacting business or
(y) to suggest that the Seller is responsible for the debts of any third party (including
any member, general partner, principal or Affiliate, as the case may be, or any member,
general partner, principal or Affiliate thereof and (B) correct any known misunderstandings
regarding its separate identity from the identities of any other Person; and
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(iv) maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a
business of its size and character.
(b) The Parent agrees (i) that it shall cause the Seller to comply with the covenants set
forth in Section 6.24(a) and (ii) if the Seller does not have cash or other liquid assets
in such amounts and in such form as is necessary to enable it to meet its obligations on a timely
basis, including its obligations to indemnify any of the Acquiror Indemnified Parties under the
Transaction Agreements, the Parent shall promptly provide to the Seller cash or other liquid assets
in such amounts and in such form as is necessary to enable the Seller to meet such obligations in a
timely manner or to pay such obligations on a timely basis. For the avoidance of doubt, the
covenants contained in this Section 6.24(b) are for the benefit of the Acquiror and its
Affiliates, and nothing contained herein shall confer any right, claim or benefit upon any third
party, including the Seller.
Section 6.25. Equity Units Documents. If requested by the Acquiror, the Parent and
the Seller shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the Equity Units are treated, upon
issuance at the Closing, (a) as “Basket D” securities by Xxxxx’x and “Super Hybrid” securities by
Standard & Poor’s and (b) as Tier 1 capital of the Acquiror by the Federal Reserve Board, including
agreeing to make any changes to the Equity Units Documents as are reasonably necessary to ensure
that the Equity Units are afforded such treatment and participating in all meetings and discussions
with Xxxxx’x, Standard & Poor’s and the Federal Reserve Board with respect to the terms and
treatment of the Equity Units. If any such changes, taken as a whole, to the Equity Units
Documents are made that reduce the Fair Value as determined by the Valuation Agent of the Equity
Units to the Seller as of the Closing Date, as compared with the Fair Value as determined by the
Valuation Agent of the Equity Units, assuming the Equity Units were issued as of the Closing Date
without giving effect to any such changes, then the Acquiror shall increase the Cash Consideration
by an amount equal to the reduction in such Fair Value. Notwithstanding the provisions in
Section 11.05(e)(i) with respect
to the payment of the fees and expenses of the Valuation Agent, all fees and expenses incurred
by the Valuation Agent in performance of any valuation pursuant to this Section 6.25 shall
be paid by the Acquiror.
Section 6.26. Certain Expenses. Except for costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the Required Pre-Closing Separation Actions or as are subject to reimbursement by the Acquiror
pursuant to Section 6.13, or as otherwise required by applicable Law, in no event shall the
Parent and its Affiliates (other than the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries) allocate
to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries any costs and expenses exceeding $5,000,000 in the
aggregate per month incurred by the Parent and its Affiliates (other than the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries) in directly providing services to the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries following the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing; provided, for
the avoidance of doubt, such costs and expenses shall not include payments made on behalf of the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary subject to reimbursement thereby.
Section 6.27. Further Action. The Acquiror, the Seller and the Parent (a) shall
execute and deliver, or shall cause to be executed and delivered, such documents and other
instruments and shall take, or shall cause to be taken, such further actions as may be
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reasonably required or requested by any party to carry out the provisions of the Transaction Agreements and
give effect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, (b) shall refrain from
taking any actions that could reasonably be expected to impair, delay or impede the Closing, and
(c) not in limitation of any other provision of this Agreement, shall use their respective
reasonable best efforts to cause all the conditions to the obligations of the other party hereto to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements to be met as soon as
reasonably practicable.
ARTICLE VII
EMPLOYEE MATTERS
Section 7.01. Employee Matters.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 7.01(e) and Section
7.01(l), as of the Closing Date, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall terminate
their participation in each Benefit Plan that is not a Company Benefit Plan, and in no event shall
any Employee be entitled to accrue any benefits under such Benefit Plans with respect to services
rendered or compensation paid on or after the Closing Date. The Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries shall retain all rights and obligations under each Company Benefit Plan on and after
the Closing Date. The Parent shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, take all actions necessary
so that (i) as of the Closing Date, only Employees (including their dependents, spouses, or
beneficiaries) are participants in (or otherwise have any rights with respect to) the Company
Benefit Plans and (ii) except for the obligations and liabilities assumed by Acquiror pursuant to
Section 7.01(e) and Section 7.01(l), neither the Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates
shall have or assume any assets related to, obligations under or liabilities with respect to (and
the Acquiror and its Affiliates shall be indemnified and held harmless with respect to) any Benefit
Plan other than a Company Benefit Plan.
(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, subject to the exceptions set forth in Section
7.01(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, and to the extent permitted by applicable Law (i) the
employment of each employee of the Parent or any of its Affiliates whose duties relate primarily or
exclusively to the Business and who at such time is not already employed by the Company or a
Transferred Subsidiary shall be transferred to the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary (other than
an employee who is on (A) long-term disability or other unpaid medical leave or (B) leave due to a
workplace injury covered by a workers’ compensation policy or program incurred more than six months
prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, to the extent the failure to transfer
any such employee violates applicable Law, as determined by the Parent in good faith and in
consultation with the Acquiror, such employee shall be transferred to the Company or a Transferred
Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 7.01(b)) and (ii) the employment of each
employee of the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary whose duties do not relate primarily to the
Business shall be transferred to the Parent or an Affiliate (other than the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries). The Parent shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, use its best
efforts, including obtaining any necessary consents, to effect the transfers contemplated by this
Section 7.01(b).
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(c) (i) Except as prohibited by applicable Law or Contract, for the period beginning on the
Closing Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Acquiror shall, or shall
cause its Affiliates to, provide each Foreign Employee with a base salary rate or base wage rate,
incentive compensation opportunities and benefits consistent with the terms and conditions of each
Foreign Employee’s employment agreement or contract and applicable Law or which are otherwise
substantially the same in all material respects, as determined by the Acquiror in good faith, as
the base salary rate or base wage rate, incentive compensation opportunities and benefits provided
to each Foreign Employee immediately prior to the Closing Date, provided, however,
that to the extent permissible under applicable Law and any applicable Contract, the Acquiror shall
not take into account, when determining the base salary rate or base wage rate to be provided to
any Foreign Employee as described in this Section 7.01(c)(i), the Compensation
Restrictions.
(ii) Except as prohibited by applicable Law or Contract, the Acquiror shall, or shall
cause its Affiliates to, during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the
first anniversary of the Closing Date, provide each Employee residing in the U.S. (“U.S.
Employees”) with (A) a base salary rate or base wage rate not less than such Employee’s
base salary rate or base wage rate as in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date,
provided, however, that to the extent permissible under applicable Law and
any applicable Contract, the Acquiror shall not take into account, when determining the base
salary rate or base wage rate to be provided to any Employee as described in this
Section 7.01(c)(ii), the Compensation Restrictions, and (B) total incentive
compensation opportunities that are in the aggregate substantially similar in all material
respects to the total incentive compensation opportunities provided to similarly situated
employees of the Acquiror or its Affiliates, as the case may be. During the period
commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the
U.S. Employees shall be eligible to participate in each Acquiror Benefit Plan maintained
primarily for the benefit of U.S. Employees to the extent that (i) other similarly situated
employees of the Acquiror or its Affiliates (other than the Employees) are eligible to
participate in such Acquiror Benefit Plan; and (ii) the U.S. Employee is eligible to
participate in such
Acquiror Benefit Plan under the terms and conditions of such plan, program or
arrangement. From and after the Closing, where the applicable severance plan of the
Acquiror so provides for participants generally, the U.S. Employees shall have the same
rights as other similarly situated employees of the Acquiror or its Affiliates (other than
Employees) under, and subject to the terms of, the Acquiror’s severance plan to receive
accelerated vesting of the Employee’s benefits under any Acquiror Benefit Plan that is a
defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan upon a termination of employment subject
to the terms that qualifies such Employee for severance benefits that include such
accelerated vesting. Subject to the foregoing, the terms of any applicable Company Benefit
Plan and applicable Law, nothing herein is intended to limit the right of the Acquiror, the
Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries to (A) terminate the employment of any Employee at
any time in accordance with the terms and conditions of his or her employment, (B) change or
modify the terms or conditions of employment for any specific Employee, (C) amend or
terminate the terms of any Company Benefit Plan or Acquiror Benefit Plan in accordance with
its terms or (D) determine the amount of any awards subject to the terms of any Company
Benefit Plan or Acquiror Benefit Plan.
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(d) For purposes of determining the eligibility of U.S. Employees to participate on or after
the Closing Date under Acquiror Benefit Plans as provided in Section 7.01(c) above (but not
for purposes of eligibility to receive retiree life insurance, retiree health or other retiree
welfare benefits or subsidized early retirement benefits or for purposes of benefit accrual and
vesting), the Acquiror shall give each U.S. Employee full credit for such U.S. Employee’s service
with the Parent, the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary and their respective Affiliates to the
same extent recognized by the Parent, the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary and their
respective Affiliates immediately prior to the Closing Date under an analogous plan, except to the
extent credit for service during such period is not recognized under the applicable plan, program
or arrangement for Acquiror’s or its Affiliate’s other employees and except to the extent crediting
such service would result in a duplication of benefits. From and after the Closing Date and in
accordance with the terms as disclosed in Section 7.01(d) of the Seller Disclosure Letter,
the Acquiror shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, take all actions necessary so that each
eligible U.S. Employee shall have access to retiree medical benefits on an employee pay-all
unsubsidized basis on the same terms (as they may be amended from time to time, provided that such
amendments do not relate solely to the U.S. Employees) applicable to the U.S. employees of the
Acquiror who are or will be eligible to receive such benefits, including the service requirements
and taking into account each such Employee’s credited service with the Parent or its Affiliates.
(e) From and after the Closing Date, the Acquiror shall assume any and all unpaid obligations
for and shall pay (or cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to assume any and all
unpaid obligations for and pay) all long-term cash incentive payments under the American
International Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan as applicable to the Employees (“LTI
Plan”) and all annual incentive payments under the program providing for annual incentive
payments for the Parent (the “Annual Incentive Plan”) (excluding any such obligations of
the Parent described in the last provision of Section 6.01(z)(xi), including those set
forth on Section 6.01(z)(xi)(IV), of the Seller Disclosure Letter), whether the obligation
therefor arises before, after or as a result of the Closing, payable to any Employee pursuant to
the terms of the LTI Plan or Annual Incentive Plan as in effect immediately prior to the date
hereof, but only to the extent (i) such long-term cash incentive payments or annual incentive payments are
payable pursuant to the terms of the LTI Plan or Annual Incentive Plan (which shall not include any
amounts payable due to the exercise of any discretion by the Parent to increase the amount of such
payments above the amount earned based on pre-set objective performance formulas; provided,
however, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this exclusion, any decision by the
compensation committee of the Parent to accelerate vesting of long-term cash incentive payments or
annual incentive payments pursuant to the terms of the LTI Plan or Annual Incentive Plan as set
forth in this Section 7.01(e) will not be considered to be due to the exercise of any
discretion by the Parent to increase the amount of such payments), and (ii) with respect to the
portion of the long-term cash incentive payments and annual incentive payments that were, or should
have been, reflected in the Xxxxx 0/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings, only to the extent such
portion of the long-term or annual cash incentive payments were so reflected in the Xxxxx 0/31/10
After-Tax Operating Earnings. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, from and
after the Closing Date, neither the Parent nor any of its Affiliates (other than the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiaries) shall retain any responsibility for such payment obligations, regardless
of when such amounts were earned or accrued. With respect to and without limiting the foregoing,
if and so long as the Closing takes place during 2010,
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(i) Employees will receive a pro rata payout
of awards made pursuant to the Parent’s LTI Plan for the 2009-2010 performance period in an amount
equal to the product of (A) the amount of such 2009-2010 award based on actual performance through
the Closing Date and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the
2009-2010 performance period from January 1, 2009 through the Closing Date and the denominator of
which is the total number of days in the 2009-2010 performance period and each such pro rata award
will vest on and no earlier than the Closing Date and will be paid to the Employee by the Acquiror
or its Affiliates on or prior to March 15, 2011 (to the extent consistent with applicable Law and
section 409A of the Code), (ii) awards made pursuant to the LTI Plan for the 2010-2011 performance
period will be paid by the Acquiror or its Affiliates in accordance with the terms of this
Section 7.01(e) and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the LTI Plan in effect as of
the date hereof (to the extent consistent with applicable Law and section 409A of the Code), and
(iii) annual incentive payments for the 2010 performance period will be paid by the Acquiror or its
Affiliates with respect to the entire 2010 performance period, in a manner substantially consistent
with the method used in 2009 for determining the total amount to be paid under the Annual Incentive
Plan and the relationship of individual targets to individual payments, subject to the same
absolute level of discretion that the Parent had with respect to the annual incentives in 2009 (to
the extent consistent with applicable Law and section 409A of the Code). With respect to the
foregoing, if and so long as the Closing takes place during 2011, and to the extent unpaid as of
the Closing Date, (i) Employees will receive a payout of the remaining unpaid portion of the awards
made pursuant to the Parent’s LTI Plan for the 2009-2010 performance period in accordance with the
terms of those awards based on actual performance through 2010, and will be paid to the Employee by
the Acquiror or its Affiliates in accordance with the following schedule: (A) 50% of such awards
will vest on and no earlier than January 1, 2011 and be paid to the Employee on or prior to March
15, 2011, and (B) the remaining 50% of such awards will vest on and no earlier than the Closing
Date and be paid to the Employee on or before March 15, 2012 (to the extent consistent with
applicable Law and section 409A of the Code), (ii) awards made pursuant to the LTI Plan for the
2010-2011 performance period will be paid by the Acquiror or its Affiliates in accordance with the
terms of this Section 7.01(e) and otherwise in accordance with the terms of
the LTI Plan in effect as of the date hereof (to the extent consistent with applicable Law and
section 409A of the Code), and (iii) annual incentive payments for the 2010 performance period will
be paid by the Company with respect to the entire 2010 performance period, in a manner
substantially consistent with the method used in 2009 for determining the total amount to be paid
under the Annual Incentive Plan and the relationship of individual targets to individual payments,
subject to the same absolute level of discretion that the Parent had with respect to the annual
incentives in 2009 (to the extent consistent with applicable Law and section 409A of the Code). In
the event an Employee is terminated by reason of death, long-term disability, or termination by the
employer without “cause” (as defined in Section 7.01(e) of the Seller Disclosure Letter)
prior to the Closing, the Employee will receive a pro rata payout of awards made pursuant to the
LTI Plan for the 2009-2010 performance period in an amount equal to the product of (A) the amount
of such 2009-2010 award based on actual performance through
the end of the performance period and
(B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the 2009-2010 performance
period from January 1, 2009 through the termination date and the denominator of which is the total
number of days in the 2009-2010 performance period and each such pro rata award will be paid at
such time as otherwise paid to Employees as set forth above, provided, however,
that if the termination occurs in 2010, the pro rata award will be
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paid no later than March 15,
2011. The Parent shall not approve or announce to participants the LTI Plan performance measures
or goals for the 2010-2011 or any later performance period before giving the Acquiror a reasonable
opportunity to review and comment upon such measures and goals and the Parent will assent to such
comments, except to the extent that such comments are unreasonable.
(f) With respect to Benefit Plans that are not Company Benefit Plans, the Seller or its
Affiliates (other than the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary) shall have the liability and
obligation for all (i) short-term disability, sick pay or salary continuation benefit claims
incurred on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) medical, dental, life insurance or other welfare
benefit claims incurred on or prior to the Closing Date and (iii) long-term disability claims
incurred on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Acquiror and its Affiliates (including the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries) shall not assume or otherwise have any liability or
obligation with respect to such claims. With respect to the Employees after the Closing Date, the
Acquiror, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall have the liability and obligation for,
and neither the Parent nor any of its Affiliates shall have any liability or obligation for all (i)
short-term disability, sick pay or salary continuation benefit claims incurred after the Closing
Date, (ii) medical, dental, life insurance or other welfare benefit claims incurred after the
Closing Date and (iii) long-term disability claims incurred after the Closing Date;
provided, that such liability and obligation of the Acquiror, the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries shall not include any long-term disability benefits that are provided
under the Parent’s long-term disability plan with respect to any Employee whose disability
commenced on or prior to the Closing Date and who continues to receive short-term disability
benefits as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that during such post-Closing
Date period, the Acquiror, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries agree to use reasonable
efforts to collect (and remit to the Parent) after-tax long-term disability premiums in respect of
the Parent’s long-term disability policy. For purposes of this Section 7.01(f), a claim or
expense shall be deemed to have been incurred as follows: (i) for health, dental and prescription
drug claims, upon provision of each such service, (ii) for life, accidental death and dismemberment
and business travel accident insurance claims, upon the death or accident giving rise to such
claims, (iii) for hospital-provided health, dental,
prescription drug claims or the claims which become payable with respect to any hospital
confinement, upon commencement of such confinement and (iv) for short-term and long-term disability
claims, upon the injury or condition giving rise to such claims, regardless of whether such claims
are made and/or identified prior to or after the Closing Date. Any preexisting condition clause in
any of the welfare plans (including medical, dental and disability coverage) included in the
Acquiror’s benefit programs shall be waived for the Employees.
(g) To the extent applicable to the Employee, the Acquiror shall be responsible for providing
the continuation of group health coverage required by section 4980B(f) of the Code to any Employee
(and in each case their qualified beneficiaries) whose “qualifying event” within the meaning of
section 4980B(f) of the Code occurs after the Closing Date. The Parent shall be responsible for
providing the continuation of group health coverage required by section 4980B(f) of the Code to any
Employee (and in each case their qualified beneficiaries) whose “qualifying event” within the
meaning of section 4980B(f) of the Code occurs on or before the Closing Date.
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(h) The Company or a Transferred Subsidiary shall, and hereby do, retain, as the case may be,
all liability and obligation for severance pay and obligations (together with any statutory related
benefits) payable to any Employee with respect to a termination of employment occurring on or prior
to the Closing Date; provided that the parties agree that the severance due to any Employee for
terminations that are made (or where the determination to terminate such person had occurred) on or
prior to May 31, 2010 will be reflected in the Xxxxx 0/31/10 After-Tax Operating Earnings. The
Acquiror shall, or shall cause to be taken, or its Affiliates shall assume or retain, as the case
may be, all liability and obligation for severance pay and obligations (together with any statutory
related benefits) payable to any Employee with respect to a termination of employment occurring
after the Closing Date. The Acquiror shall provide, or cause its Affiliates to provide, severance
benefits determined and payable in accordance with the severance benefit plan(s) set forth in
Section 7.01(h) of the Seller Disclosure Letter to Employees who are participants in such
plans as of the Closing Date and who, during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending
on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, have a termination of employment that would qualify
such Employee for severance benefits under the terms of the applicable plan; provided,
however, that, to the extent permissible under applicable Law and any applicable Contract,
the Acquiror, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall not take into account, when
determining the severance benefits to be provided to any Employee as described in this Section
7.01(h), the Compensation Restrictions.
(i) The Seller or its Affiliates shall be responsible for providing workers’ compensation or
similar workers’ protection benefits with respect to any Employee prior to the Closing Date. The
Acquiror, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall be responsible for providing any
workers’ compensation or similar workers’ protection benefits to any Employee on or after the
Closing Date; provided, however, the Seller or its Affiliates (other than the
Company or a Transferred Subsidiary) shall retain the obligation and liability for any workers’
compensation or similar workers’ protection claims of any Employee or former employee that arose,
or relate to, an incident that occurred on or prior to the Closing Date. For purposes of this
Section 7.01(i), a workers’ compensation or similar workers’ protection claim shall be
deemed to have been incurred upon the injury or condition giving rise to the benefits thereunder.
(j) (i) As of the Closing Date, the Parent shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, take all
necessary actions to ensure that (i) effective immediately prior to the Closing Date, the Company
and the Transferred Subsidiaries cease to be participating employers in the Parent’s United States
Retirement Plan (“Parent’s Pension Plan”) and the Parent Incentive Savings Plan
(“Parent’s Savings Plan”), (ii) as soon as practicable following the Closing Date,
contributions (including salary deferrals and matching contributions) are made to the Employees’
accounts in the Parent’s Savings Plan with respect to the period of service ending on the Closing
Date and without regard to any last-day or minimum hours of service requirements, and (iii)
effective as of the Closing Date, the Employees’ accrued benefits under the Parent’s Pension Plan
and under the Parent’s Savings Plan are fully vested. No assets or liabilities with respect to the
Parent’s Pension Plan or the Parent’s Savings Plan shall be transferred to or assumed by the
Acquiror or any of its Affiliates (including the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries), any
plan sponsored by the Acquiror or its Affiliates, any Company Benefit Plan or any trust related to
the foregoing, whether pursuant to section 8.01 of the Parent’s Pension Plan or otherwise. To the
extent permitted by applicable Law, the Acquiror shall cause each Employee who was a
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participant in the Parent’s Savings Plan and who has an account balance under such Parent’s Savings Plan to be
permitted to elect a “direct rollover,” in the form of cash, a promissory note (in the case of
loans) or any combination thereof, of such Employee’s account balance from the Parent’s Savings
Plan to an Acquiror employee benefit plan that is a defined contribution plan within the meaning of
section 3(34) of ERISA (an “Acquiror Savings Plan”) subject to and provided that
the Acquiror or the proper fiduciaries of the applicable Acquiror Savings Plan become reasonably
satisfied, consistent with the regulations under section 401(a)(31) of the Code and ERISA, that the
Parent’s Savings Plan meets the requirements for qualification under section 401(a) of the Code and
the requirements of the Acquiror Savings Plan. The Parent and the Acquiror shall and shall cause
their Affiliates to cooperate with each other to provide such information regarding the Employees
as may be necessary for each party to facilitate determinations of eligibility for, and payments of
benefits to, the Employees under their respective qualified retirement plans. In the case of any
Employee with an outstanding loan balance under the Parent’s Savings Plan, the Parent or the Seller
and Acquiror shall take, or cause to be taken, any and all necessary action, to the extent
permissible under applicable Law and the terms of the Acquiror Savings Plan, to permit such
Employee to rollover such outstanding loan balance to the Acquiror Savings Plan through a direct
rollover on or as soon as administratively possible after the Closing Date.
(ii) The Parent, the Seller and their Affiliates shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Acquiror and its Affiliates (including the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries after
the Closing) from and against any Losses relating, directly or indirectly, to the Parent’s
Pension Plan, including, but not limited to, (A) by reason of the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries being an ERISA Affiliate of the Parent or the Seller, (B) the
imposition by the PBGC of any contribution obligations, funding enhancements or similar
obligations on the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries, the Acquiror and its Affiliates,
or (C) by reason of the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries having participated
in a “multiple employer” plan (within the meaning of section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA or
section 413(c) of the Code) with the Parent. The Parent, the Seller and their Affiliates
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Acquiror and its Affiliates (including the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries after the Closing) from and against any Losses relating,
directly or indirectly, to the Parent’s Savings Plan,
including, but not limited to, by reason of the Company or any of the Transferred
Subsidiaries having participated in a “multiple employer” plan (within the meaning of
section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA or section 413(c) of the Code) with the Parent.
(k) With regard to the Parent Pension Plan in the United Kingdom (“UK Pension Plan”
which expression includes, unless the context otherwise requires, the trustees from time to time
thereof):
(i) the Seller shall procure that such of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries
which participate in the UK Pension Plan (each the “UK Employer”) shall cease to do
so not later than the Closing Date;
(ii) the Seller shall procure or if it has not done so by the Closing Date the Acquiror
shall procure that the UK Employer gives written notice to the trustees of the UK Pension
Plan that there is to apply to the UK Employer a relevant transfer
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deduction (within the
meaning of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) Regulations 2005 (as amended or
replaced from time to time) (the “Employer Debt Regulations”);
(iii) the Seller and as from the Closing Date the Acquiror shall use their respective
reasonable endeavors to procure that enhanced transfer values are offered and (if accepted)
provided for those of the employees and former employees of the UK Employer who are members
of the UK Pension Plan but whose pensions have not yet come into payment (each a
“Relevant Member”). For this purpose an “enhanced transfer value” means, in
relation to a Relevant Member, the payment (in lieu of the benefits otherwise payable under
the UK Pension Plan to or in respect of the Relevant Member) of a transfer value from the UK
Pension Plan for the Relevant Member to an appropriate arrangement selected by the Relevant
Member plus if the Seller so determines a cash payment to the Relevant Member;
(iv) In connection with any enhanced transfer offer the UK Employer shall promptly pay
to the UK Pension Plan such amount as the UK Pension Plan requires to finance any
enhancement to the amount of the transfer value over that which would otherwise be payable
from the UK Pension Plan and shall pay any cash payment to the Relevant Member and any
employer National Insurance Contributions payable on any such cash payment (but see
Section 7.01(k)(vii)). The terms of the enhanced transfer value offer (including,
in particular, the amount of any enhancement to the transfer value and the amount of any
cash payment) shall be determined by the Seller;
(v) Forthwith following the end of the transfer-out period (as defined in the Employer
Debt Regulations and is currently so defined as the period between the UK Employer ceasing
to employ active members of the UK Pension Plan and the day that is twelve months later) the
Seller and the Acquiror shall use their reasonable endeavors to procure that the amount of
any debt payable to the UK Pension Plan by the UK Employer pursuant to section 75 or 75A of
the UK Pensions Act 1995 (as amended or replaced from time to time) (the “Section 75
Debt”) is determined promptly in
accordance with that section and the amount thereof is promptly notified to the Seller
and the Acquiror.
(vi) Forthwith following the amount of the Section 75 Debt being so notified the Seller
(but only if such certification is made prior to the Closing Date) and the Acquiror (as from
the Closing Date or the date of such notification if later) shall use their respective
reasonable endeavors to procure that the UK Employer promptly discharges the Section 75
Debt.
(vii) The Seller shall on demand indemnify on an after-tax basis the Acquiror and its
Affiliates (including the UK Employer) from and against each of the following:
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any contribution notice or financial support
direction issued by the UK Pensions Regulator pursuant to sections
35-51 of the UK Pensions Act 2004 (as amended or replaced from time to
time) in connection with the UK Pension Plan and the UK Employer’s
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any Loss arising from (I) the UK Employer’s
participation in the UK Pension Plan, including due to the benefits
payable under the UK Pension Plan not having been equalized between men
and women to the extent such equalization is required on account of any
inequality in the guaranteed minimum pensions and accrued rights
thereto (within the meaning of the UK Pension Schemes Act 1993) or (II)
the events contemplated by Section 7.01(k)(iii) but (and
without prejudice to (A), (B) or (C) in this Section
7.01(k)(vii)) the indemnity contained in this Section
7.01(k)(vii)(D)(II)does not extend to (X) any contributions or
other amounts payable in the ordinary course to the UK Pension Plan in
respect of any period prior to Closing, or (Y) any Loss arising from
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(viii) For the purposes of determining the after-tax basis Section 11.07(b)
shall apply as if any amount payable pursuant to the indemnity contained in Section
7.01(k)(vii) was payable pursuant to Article XI.
(ix) In relation to contribution notices and financial support directions, the
indemnity contained in Section 7.01(k)(vii) shall extend to any person associated
with or connected with the Acquiror or its Affiliates from time to time (and “associated”
and “connected” shall have the meaning which they bear in sections 35-51 of the UK Pensions
Act 2004).
(x) As disclosed in Section 6.01(z)(xi)(iv) of the Seller Disclosure Letter,
the Seller agrees with the UK Pension Plan a scheme apportionment arrangement or a
withdrawal arrangement (both within the meaning of the Employer Debt Regulations) in
connection with the cessation of participation in the UK Pension Plan of the UK Employer:
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apportionment arrangement or withdrawal arrangement, as the case may
be, has not been entered into before the Closing Date) the UK Employer
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the amount (if any) payable under that
arrangement by the UK Employer shall for the purposes of the indemnity
contained in Section 7.01(k)(vii) above be deemed to be the
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(x) (i) Effective as of the Closing Date, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall,
and hereby do, assume the liability and obligation for, and shall indemnify the Parent, the Seller
and their Affiliates against any liability or obligation for, all obligations (whether or not
vested) which have accrued as of the Closing Date under the American International Group, Inc.
Retirement Excess Plan and the American International Group, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan (the “Parent Nonqualified Plans”) with respect to any Employee or former employee of
the Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries who participates therein, including those in pay
status (the “Nonqualified Accrued Liability”). On or prior to the Closing Date, the Parent
Nonqualified Plans shall be amended by the Parent or an Affiliate effective prior to the Closing
Date to freeze accruals (including freezing eligibility for any early retirement subsidy) as of the
Closing Date for every participating Employee or former employee of the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries. Such Nonqualified Accrued Liabilities shall be paid under one or more
nonqualified deferred compensation plans maintained or adopted by the Company, the Acquiror, or any
of the Transferred Subsidiaries, which must preserve and maintain, in accordance with applicable
Law, all material terms governing the time, form of payment and amounts accrued as of the Closing
Date under the Parent Nonqualified Plans. For avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section
7.01(l) shall require the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates to provide deferred compensation
benefits that, in the aggregate, exceed the Nonqualified Accrued Liability. Such accrued amounts
shall vest no later than the date such amounts would have vested in accordance with the vesting
terms of the Parent Nonqualified Plans and for purposes of vesting in such accrued amounts, the
Acquiror, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall take into account any such Employee’s
credited service with the Parent and its Affiliates prior to the Closing Date and service with the
Acquiror or its Affiliates on and after the Closing Date. The Acquiror, the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries shall not be required to provide any benefits under such plans for
services rendered after the Closing Date. The Parent agrees that it will indemnify the Acquiror or
its Affiliates for any Taxes and related expenses that the Employees may incur, which are
reimbursed by the Acquiror or its Affiliates, resulting from any failure of the Parent Nonqualified
Plans to have been established, documented or operated through the Closing Date in accordance with
the requirements of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“409A Penalty”), including
by reason of the Company’s and the Transferred Subsidiaries’ assumption of the liability thereunder
pursuant to this Section 7.10(l); provided, however, the Acquiror shall
promptly notify the Parent in writing upon receipt by the Acquiror, any of its Affiliates, the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary of notice of any current or pending 409A Penalty.
(ii) Not later than 30 days after the date hereof, the Parent, the Parent’s actuary, the
Acquiror and the Acquiror’s actuary shall commence to determine the Nonqualified Accrued
Liability. If the parties are unable to agree on or prior to the end of the 90 day period
after the date hereof on a preliminary amount of the Nonqualified Accrued Liability, the
Seller and the Acquiror shall appoint a third actuary from a globally recognized actuarial
firm to determine the Nonqualified Accrued Liability (the costs of the third actuary shall
be shared equally by the Seller and the Acquiror) to make such determination. The third
actuary shall consider only the issues of disagreement between the first two actuaries, it
being understood that the third actuary shall not be retained to conduct its own independent
review, but rather shall be retained to resolve
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specific differences between the Seller’s
actuary and the Acquiror’s actuary. The third actuary’s determination shall be (A) provided
within 45 days after appointment, (B) limited on a plan by plan basis either to the position
of the Seller or the Acquiror and (C) final and binding on the parties. The Parent agrees
to provide the Acquiror and the Acquiror’s Actuary with all necessary information, including
information on each applicable Employee, in order for them to confirm the determination of
the Nonqualified Accrued Liability and administer the Parent Nonqualified Plans. Following
the actuarial methodology used to determine the preliminary amount of the Nonqualified
Accrued Liability in accordance with the process set out in this Section
7.01(l)(ii), a final determination of the Nonqualified Accrued Liability will be made by
the Parent and the Acquiror within 30 days of the Closing Date. The Parent shall transfer
(or cause to be transferred) to the Acquiror, or an Affiliate of the Acquiror, a cash
payment promptly (but not later than 15 Business Days) after the final amount of the
Nonqualified Accrued Liability is determined.
(m) Prior to the Parent or the Acquiror, or either of their Affiliates, making any material
written statement or other formal announcement prior to the Closing to current or former employees
(or individuals who will become Employees as of the Closing Date), independent contractors,
consultants or directors of the Company or any of Transferred Subsidiary pertaining to (i)
compensation or benefits that are affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or
(ii) compensation or benefits that will be provided by the Acquiror or its Affiliates on or after
the Closing Date, the Acquiror shall provide the Parent, the Company and the applicable Transferred
Subsidiary, if any, or the Parent, the Company and the applicable Transferred Subsidiary, if any,
shall provide the Acquiror, as the case may be, with a copy of the intended communication. The
party that is provided the copy of the communication shall be given a reasonable period of time to
review and comment on the communication and return any comments to the other party within the
reasonably requested period of time and, if applicable, in accordance with the notification and/or
communication provisions in any applicable Contract or collective bargaining agreement. The
parties shall cooperate in providing, or causing to be provided, any such mutually agreeable
communication.
(n) On or before the date of this Agreement, the Parent shall have delivered to the Acquiror
the actuarial valuations (together with all underlying assumptions) as described in Section
7.01(n) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, prepared as of November 30, 2009, setting forth the
value of the assets and liabilities in the Japan pension plans and the Greece pension
plans identified as such in Section 3.13(h)(v) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the
“Japan and Greece Pension Plan Valuations”). Not later than 60 Business Days after the
Closing Date or such other time as is mutually agreed by the Parent and the Acquiror, the Acquiror
and the Acquiror’s actuary shall have an opportunity to review the Japan and Greece Pension Plan
Valuation and, to the extent that the Acquiror and the Acquiror’s actuary determine that the Parent
has used actuarial assumptions that did not comply with the plan terms or that were not reasonable
and consistent with actuarial standards of practice in the local country used to meet the
requirements of U.S. GAAP accounting, the Seller and the Acquiror shall appoint a third actuary
from a globally recognized actuarial firm to review the Japan and Greece Pension Plan Valuation
(the costs of the third actuary shall be shared equally by the Seller and the Acquiror). The third
actuary shall consider only the issues of disagreement between the first two actuaries, it being
understood that the third actuary shall not be retained to conduct its own independent review, but
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rather shall be retained to resolve specific differences between the Seller’s actuary and the
Acquiror’s actuary. If the third actuary determines that the Japan and Greece Pension Plan
Valuation used actuarial assumptions that did not comply with the plan terms or that were not
reasonable and consistent with actuarial standards of practice in the local country used to meet
the requirements of U.S. GAAP accounting, the Acquiror shall be entitled to a payment equal to the
difference between the Japan and Greece Pension Plan Valuation and a valuation of the Japan and
Greece pension plans that the third actuary determines is reasonable and consistent under actuarial
standards of practice in the local country used to meet the requirements of U.S. GAAP accounting.
The third actuary’s determination shall be (i) provided within 45 days after appointment, (ii)
limited on a plan by plan basis either to the position of the Seller or the Acquiror and (iii)
final and binding on the parties. The payment shall be made in cash as soon as practicable (but
not more than ten (10) days) following the actuary’s determination. The Parent and the Acquiror
shall bear the costs of the third actuary equally.
(o) The Parent and the Acquiror shall, or shall ensure that their Affiliates shall, comply
with their respective consultation and other obligations arising out of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in respect to the Employees (including those individuals who will
become Employees on or prior to the Closing Date) of the Company, any Transferred Subsidiary, or
their respective union or elected representatives, or other employee representative body, as
required by Law, collective bargaining agreements or any other applicable regulations and shall
cooperate in connection therewith, with such cooperation to include, if applicable, obtaining from
all Foreign Employees, directors, independent contractors, agents and brokers of the Company and
Transferred Subsidiaries express written consents to the cross border transfer of their personal
data to the Acquiror following the signing of this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto will use
good faith efforts to comply with their obligations under this Section 7.01(o) as promptly
as reasonably practicable.
(p) The provisions of this Section 7.01 are for the sole benefit of the parties to
this Agreement and nothing herein, expressed or implied, is intended or shall be construed to
confer upon or give to any Person (including for the avoidance of doubt any Employees, including
those individuals who will become Employees on or prior to the Closing Date, or
former employees of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries), other than the parties
hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, any legal or equitable or other
rights or remedies, with respect to the matters provided for in this Section 7.01 under or
by reason of any provision of this Agreement. This Section 7.01 shall not be considered,
or deemed to be, an amendment to any Benefit Plan or any compensation or benefit plan, program,
agreement or arrangement of the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates.
(q) The Parent and its Affiliates shall take such action as are necessary to permanently
waive, as of the Closing Date, any and all restrictions on competition under any agreement or
arrangement enforceable by the Parent or its Affiliates that would in any way adversely affect an
Employee’s ability to provide services after the Closing Date to or on behalf of Acquiror and its
Affiliates, including the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, and, on or before the Closing
Date, the Parent shall or shall cause its Affiliates to, notify all Employees who are subject to
any such restrictions on competition that such restrictions will be permanently waived as of the
Closing Date.
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ARTICLE VIII
TAX MATTERS
Section 8.01. Liability for Taxes.
(a) The Seller (and with respect to the indemnity provided in clause (x) of this Section
8.01(a), Parent and Seller, jointly and severally) shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Acquiror Indemnified Parties from and against:
(i) all Taxes imposed on the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, or for which the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary may otherwise be liable, as a result of the Company or
any Transferred Subsidiary having been a member of a combined, unitary, consolidated,
affiliated or other group with respect to taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or
before the Closing Date, including pursuant to U.S. Treasury Regulations section 1.1502-6 or
any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law;
(ii) all Taxes imposed on the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, or for which the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary may otherwise be liable, with respect to any
Pre-Closing Taxable Periods and, with respect to any Straddle Period, all Taxes attributable
to the portion of such Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date, including
(1) all Taxes imposed with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements that occur on or before the Closing Date (including all Taxes
resulting from the SPV 338 Election and the transactions deemed to occur as a result
thereof), and (2) all Losses resulting from any termination of a Transferred Subsidiary or
an entity in which the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary holds an equity interest under
section 708(b) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law)
that occurs on or before the Closing Date due to an actual or deemed sale of an equity
interest in such Person by the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary; provided,
however that the Seller shall not
indemnify the Acquiror Indemnified Parties with respect to Transfer Taxes to the extent
such Transfer Taxes are the responsibility of the Acquiror under Section 8.01(e);
(iii)
subject to the limitations set forth under Section 8.01(h), and except as
otherwise provided under Section 8.07, all Taxes (and any lost Tax benefits)
resulting from any breach or inaccuracy of the representations set forth in Section
3.20;
(iv) all Taxes relating to or resulting from (1) transactions permitted or described in
Sections 6.01, 6.08, 6.10, 6.12, 6.13(a)(i),
6.13(a)(iii), the second sentence of Section 6.15, and 6.21 of this
Agreement, and Section 6.13(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (2) withholding
taxes imposed on the payment of consideration under Article II to the extent such
Taxes were not withheld by the Acquiror pursuant to Section 2.04 (other than any
Transfer Taxes that are the responsibility of the Acquiror under Section 8.01(e)),
(3) the distribution of any dividends by the Company to the Seller or to the Parent, (4) all
intercompany agreements that are terminated in accordance with this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements, provided, that this provision shall not be interpreted in any
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manner that would allow the Acquiror Indemnified Parties to bring a claim to recoup amounts
that are paid in settlement of an intercompany obligation under Section 6.08 or
Section 8.05(i), (5) elections made under section 338 of the Code (or any similar
provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Law) as permitted under Section 8.05(h) of
this Agreement, and (6) the transactions that the Seller has an obligation under this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to complete or attempt to complete prior to the
Closing Date but are completed after the Closing Date; provided, however, that with respect
to any indemnity for transactions described in Sections 6.13(a)(i) and
6.13(a)(iii), the liability for such Taxes shall be apportioned to the Seller in
proportion to the allocated costs to the Seller or any Retained Affiliate other than the
Company or Transferred Subsidiaries.
(v) the portion of Transfer Taxes that are the responsibility of the Seller under
Section 8.01(e);
(vi) Taxes (including any amounts required to be paid in the form of a reimbursement or
compensation for Taxes) imposed on the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, or for which
the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary may otherwise be liable, (1) as a transferee or
successor, (2) under applicable Law, (3) by contract, or (4) otherwise; provided,
however, that this clause (vi) shall only apply to the extent Taxes that would
otherwise be the subject of this clause (vi) result from or relate to arrangements,
agreements or transactions, that are entered into, or that occurred, prior to or on the
Closing Date, other than any liabilities of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary
pursuant to an indemnity provided by the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary as set forth in
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. For purposes of this provision, sub-clauses
(3) and (4) above shall not apply to contracts entered into by the Company or a Transferred
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of such Person’s business that require the payment or
reimbursement of an amount that is related to Taxes other than in the form of an indemnity
payment in respect of conduct or a breach (or a failure to act) prior to the Closing Date,
provided, that no contract for the sale, disposition or
exchange of any property or asset held or owned by the Company or a Transferred
Subsidiary shall be treated as entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) all Losses relating to or resulting from any breach or nonperformance by Parent
or Seller of any covenant set forth in this Agreement relating to Taxes;
(viii) all matters set forth in Section 8.05(i)(iii) to the extent set forth
therein, provided, that this provision shall not be interpreted in any manner that
would allow the Acquiror Indemnified Parties to bring a claim to recoup amounts that are
paid in settlement of an intercompany obligation under Section 6.08 or Section
8.05(i);
(ix) [Reserved];
(x) all (1) Taxes imposed on DelAm and the assets and business of DelAm, or for which
DelAm may otherwise be liable, for all taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or
before the Closing Date, including all liabilities for Taxes with
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respect to all contracts
and policies reinsured out of DelAm, all Losses and other amounts relating to or resulting
from any contract, policy or product sold, issued, reinsured, marketed or otherwise
maintained by DelAm on or prior to the Closing Date failing to comply with any applicable
requirement of Tax Law, including sections 72, 101, 401, 403, 408, 412, 457, 817, 817A, 7702
or 7702A of the Code, and (2) all costs, expenses, and fees incurred in correcting,
remediating or otherwise causing any such contract, policy or product to comply with
applicable Tax Law, including any return of premium, any change in benefit payout and all
costs and expenses incurred to create substitute forms;
(xi) all Taxes from or related to (1) the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary failing
to satisfy the requirements of section 482 of the Code or any similar transfer pricing
requirements of local, state or non-U.S. Law, or any compliance or information keeping
requirements related thereto for all taxable periods ending on or before the later to occur
of the Closing Date or December 31, 2010, provided, however, that no
indemnity shall be provided for the taxable periods (or portions thereof) beginning on or
after January 1, 2010 to the extent that the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries
implements and uses the methodologies developed in accordance with Section 8.05(m),
and (2) any reinsurance agreement entered into by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary
prior to the Closing being recharacterized under section 845(b) of the Code or any similar
provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law; and
(xii) all reasonable out of pocket costs, expenses, fees and other amounts incurred in
contesting, determining, investigating, or settling any matter for which a claim for
indemnity may be made pursuant to clauses (i) through (xi) above, provided,
however, that the costs associated with the study set forth in Section
8.05(m) shall be borne by the Seller and the costs of implementing such study shall be
borne by the Company and Transferred Subsidiaries;
provided, however, that the Seller shall not be liable for or pay, and shall not
indemnify, defend or hold harmless the Acquiror Indemnified Parties from and against,
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a Transferred Subsidiary to the extent a specific accrual has been set
forth for such liability for Taxes as a liability on the Final Closing
Balance Sheet determined on an item by item or asset by asset basis
(taking into account the detailed information set forth in the work
papers used to determine the Final Closing Balance Sheet),
provided, however, that for purposes of this provision
the Final Closing Balance Sheet shall be adjusted as needed to reflect
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in clauses (i), (iv) and (vi) above, Taxes imposed on the Company or
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Subsidiary or for which the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary may otherwise be liable, as a result of transactions
occurring on the Closing Date that (1) were not required by this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreement to occur on or prior to the
Closing Date, (2) are at the unilateral direction of the Acquiror, and
(3) are properly allocable (based on, among other relevant factors,
factors set forth in U.S. Treasury Regulations section
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Seller shall not be required to indemnify the
Acquiror Indemnified Parties against United States back-up withholding
taxes or withholding taxes imposed by a non-U.S. jurisdiction with
respect to payments that are made after the Closing Date by the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary to holders or beneficial owners of the
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any Taxes arising or increased as
a result of any increase in rates of Tax, any change in Law or
published Tax Authority practice or any change in accountancy
principles and practices occurring after Closing, other than
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any Taxes that would not have
arisen but for a voluntary act or omission by one of the
Acquiror Indemnified Parties, the Company or any of the
Transferred Subsidiaries at any time after Closing (other than
an act or omission effected (v) under a legally binding
commitment created on or before Closing or (w) in the Ordinary
Course of Business of the Acquiror Indemnified Parties, the
Company or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries as at Closing),
or (x) at the written request of the Seller, a Retained
Affiliate, the Parent or any Affiliate of the Parent (other than
the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary insofar as the written
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(Taxes described in clauses (A) to (E) of this Section 8.01(a) being hereinafter
collectively referred to as “Excluded Taxes”).
(b) Parent, the Seller or any Retained Affiliate shall be entitled to any refund of Taxes or
credit or allowance for Taxes (other than any Excluded Taxes) that, in each case, (i) were imposed
on the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary for taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or
before the Closing Date; (ii) are actually paid by the Seller pursuant to an indemnity claim
brought under Section 8.01(a) or Section 8.07; or (iii) with respect to a Straddle
Period, is a credit for a reduction in a liability to pay Tax in respect of the portion of such
Straddle Period ending after the Closing Date due solely to a payment of an estimated Tax during
the portion of the Straddle Period ending on or before the Closing Date, provided,
however, that with respect to a refund, credit or allowance for a liability for Tax related
to an amount of Tax for which a claim for indemnity under Section 8.07(a)(i)(B) was made,
such refund, credit, or allowance shall be solely for the Acquiror’s account until the amount of
Acquiror’s portion of the liability for Taxes that relate to the adjustments to Insurance Tax
Reserves of the Company that gave rise to such a claim for indemnity is reduced to $200,000,000
after taking into account such refunds, credits, or allowances, and thereafter all remaining
refunds, credits, and allowances relating to such liability for Taxes shall be split 50/50 between
the Seller and the Acquiror; provided, further, however, that any refund,
credit or allowance for Taxes described in this Section 8.01(b) shall be for the Acquiror’s
account to the extent such refund, credit or allowance (A) was taken into account on the Reference
Balance Sheet or Final Closing Balance Sheet, provided, however, that refunds,
credits, or allowances set forth on the Final Closing Balance Sheet shall be for the Seller’s
account to the extent such refunds, credits and allowances relate to a liability for Taxes of the
Company or a Transferred Subsidiary that has been reflected on the profit and loss statement of the
relevant taxpayer in a period prior to the Closing Date and for which a specific accrual was set
forth on the Final Closing Balance Sheet to offset the value of such refund, credit or allowance to
reflect a discount for the value of such refund, credit or allowance due to the risk such refund,
credit or allowance may not be obtained, and such refund,
credit, or allowance for Tax is set forth on a schedule to be provided by the Seller to the
Acquiror no later than 60 days after the date hereof and to the extent consented to by the
Acquiror, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld taking into account the above standards,
or (B) relates to a Tax attribute of the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary that is attributable
to taxable periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the Closing Date. Except as provided in
the foregoing sentence, all refunds, credits and allowances for Taxes (including items described in
the provisos to the immediately preceding sentence that are for the Acquiror’s account) shall be
for the benefit of the Acquiror. Promptly after receipt of a refund, or claiming a credit or
allowance by one party or an Affiliate thereof that is for the benefit of the other party or an
Affiliate thereof under this Section 8.01(b), the party receiving such refund, or claiming
a credit or allowance shall pay to the other party the amount of any such item. For purposes of
this Section 8.01(b), the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall be considered an
Affiliate of the Acquiror.
(c) Except as set forth in Sections 8.01(a) and Section 8.07, the Acquiror
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Seller Indemnified Parties, from and against: (i) all
Taxes (other than Taxes imposed by a United Kingdom Tax Authority) imposed on the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary may otherwise be
liable, with respect to any Post-Closing Taxable Periods and, with respect to any
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Straddle Period, Taxes (other than Taxes imposed by a United Kingdom Tax Authority) attributable to the portion of
such Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date, (ii) Excluded Taxes, (iii) the amount of Tax
payable by the Seller or its Affiliates to a relevant Tax Authority to the extent such amount has
already been paid by the Seller to the Acquiror pursuant to a claim for indemnity under this
Article VIII, or (iv) Losses relating to or resulting from the breach or nonperformance by
the Acquiror of any covenant set forth in this Agreement that relates to Taxes; provided,
however, that the Acquiror shall not indemnify the Seller Indemnified Parties with respect
to Transfer Taxes to the extent such Transfer Taxes are the responsibility of the Seller under
Section 8.01(e).
(d) For purposes of this Article VIII, whenever it is necessary to determine the
liability for Taxes of the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary for a Straddle Period, the
determination of the Taxes of the Company or such Transferred Subsidiary for the portion of the
Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date, and the portion of the Straddle Period
beginning after the Closing Date shall be determined by assuming that the Straddle Period consisted
of two taxable periods, one of which ended at the end of the Closing Date and the other of which
began at the beginning of the day following the Closing Date. Items of income, gain, deduction,
loss or credit of the Company or such Transferred Subsidiary for the Straddle Period shall be
allocated between such two taxable periods on a “closing of the books basis” by assuming that the
books of the Company or such Transferred Subsidiary were closed at the end of the Closing Date;
provided, however, that
(i) (A) the Taxes resulting from transactions described in clause (C) of Section
8.01(a) shall be allocated to the taxable period that is deemed to begin at the
beginning of the day following the Closing Date and (B) the Taxes resulting from
transactions described in Section 8.01(a)(ii) and Section 8.01(a)(iv) shall
be allocated to the taxable period that is deemed to end on the Closing Date,
(ii) Taxes imposed on a periodic basis (e.g., property Taxes) and exemptions,
allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual basis, such as the deduction for
depreciation, shall be apportioned between such two taxable periods on a “daily basis;”
provided, however, that in allocating any such exemptions, allowances, or
deductions (or increase in such amounts) between the two periods that comprise a Straddle
Period, any such items that relate to an asset or property that was sold, acquired or
improved by the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary during the Straddle Period shall be
allocated on a daily basis solely among the days in the Straddle Period during which such
asset was owned or such improvement existed; and
(iii) Taxes (other than income Taxes), imposed in whole or in part on the basis of
taxable premiums for a Straddle Period shall be allocated to the taxable period that is
deemed to end on and includes the Closing Date based upon the amount of taxable premium
accrued from the beginning of the relevant taxable period to and through the end of the
Closing Date, as adjusted to reflect any premiums included therein but returned by the end
of the relevant taxable period that comprises the Straddle Period to the extent no premium
tax is imposed on such returned premiums under the Law of the relevant jurisdiction and
taking into account any licenses, fees, credits and other attributes (except as set forth in
the immediately following sentence) paid, incurred or available for
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the entire taxable period that constitutes the Straddle Period but allocable to such
taxable premium to the extent such items are available as an offset or credit against
premium taxes under the Law of the relevant jurisdiction, provided, such licenses,
fees, credits and other attributes are not taken into account as an asset on the Reference
Balance Sheet or Final Closing Balance Sheet. For purposes of this clause (iii), assessment
credits and fee credits, provided against a premium tax liability shall be allocated in the
following manner (x) for the account of the Seller to the extent such amount was paid prior
to the Closing Date and neither the Reference Balance Sheet nor the Final Closing Balance
Sheet takes such assessment credits or fee credits into account and (y) for the account of
the Acquiror in all other events.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Acquiror and the Seller shall each
bear 50% of any Transfer Taxes imposed as a result of the purchase and sale of the Shares
contemplated by this Agreement. Such Transfer Taxes shall be paid by the party (including the
Company or a Transferred Subsidiary) legally responsible to pay such Taxes (with the other party
paying the party that is legally responsible to pay the Tax such other party’s share of such Tax at
least three (3) Business Days before the Tax payment due date). Both parties will join (or will
cause the relevant taxpayers to join) in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other
documentation as required by Law, with any disputes governed by the procedures of Section
8.03. Any refund, credit or allowance for Tax resulting from a Transfer Tax subject to this
provision shall be shared equally between the Seller and the Acquiror.
(f) (i) A breach of a representation or warranty with respect to Taxes (including the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.20) shall be deemed to exist if such
representation or warranty would have been inaccurate or breached if such representation or
warranty had not contained any qualification as to material, materiality, or similar language, (ii)
the amount of the indemnity provided under Section 8.01(a) in respect of any breach of a
representation or warranty, including any deemed breach resulting from the application of clause
(i), shall be determined without regard to any qualification as to material, materiality, or
similar language, and (iii) any disclosure provided in Section 3.20 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter after the date hereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining
any indemnification obligation (or the validity or amount of such obligation) under this
Article VIII, or whether the conditions to Closing set forth in this Agreement have been
satisfied.
(g) The parties agree that to the extent the Acquiror Indemnified Parties can bring a claim
for indemnity under Section 8.01(a)(iii) and another clause of Section 8.01(a), the
Acquiror Indemnified Parties shall not be required to bring such claim for indemnity under
Section 8.01(a)(iii). For the avoidance of doubt and subject to Sections 8.07(b)(iii)
and 8.07(e), to the extent a party has received an indemnity payment under a specific provision
of this Section 8.01, Section 8.06(e), or Section 8.07, the indemnified
party shall not be entitled to bring another claim under another provision of this Section
8.01 or Section 8.06(e) to the extent the prior indemnity payment received by the
indemnified party was equal to the full amount of Taxes or Losses subject to indemnification under
this Section 8.01, Section 8.06(e), or Section 8.07.
(h) Subject to Section 8.01(g), and other than for a breach or inaccuracy of a
representation or warranty for which the Acquiror Indemnified Parties are entitled to
indemnification under Section 8.07, the Seller shall not be required to indemnify any
Acquiror
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Indemnified Party for Taxes, lost Tax benefits and the amounts described in Section
8.01(a)(xii) resulting from a breach or inaccuracy of a representation or warranty in
Section 3.20, or Taxes imposed in Post-Closing Taxable Periods due to a breach of the
covenant in Section 8.02(b)(iii)(z) solely as a result of Tax Returns described in
Section 8.02(b)(iii)(z) not being truthful or correct, (collectively, “Tax
Losses”), (i) until with respect to such claim (or series of related claims arising from
substantially the same underlying facts, events or circumstances) such claim (or series of related
claims arising from substantially the same underlying facts, events or circumstances) involves Tax
Losses in excess of $87,500 (nor shall any such claim or series of related claims that do not meet
the $87,500 threshold be applied to or considered for purposes of calculating the aggregate amount
of the Tax Losses for which the Seller has responsibility under (ii) below); and (ii) until the
aggregate amount of all Tax Losses exceeds $50,000,000, after which the Seller shall be obligated
to indemnify and hold harmless the Acquiror Indemnified Parties from and against all such amounts
in excess of $50,000,000, provided, that the amount of all Taxes, lost Tax benefits and the
amounts described in Section 8.01(a)(xii) that are limited by this provision shall not be
applied and counted against the $125,000,000 deductible limitation set forth in Section
11.02(b) of this Agreement for purposes of determining when the Acquiror Indemnified Parties
have exceeded such limitation with respect to Capped Losses. For the avoidance of doubt, this
Section 8.01(h) shall not be interpreted or applied in any manner that would apply the
limitations set forth herein to any Taxes or Losses for a taxable period (or portion thereof)
ending on or before the Closing Date, including with respect to any such period for which a Tax
Return described in Section 8.02(b)(iii)(z) has been filed, regardless of whether a claim
for indemnity for any such Taxes or Losses is brought under Section 8.01(a)(ii) or
Section 8.01(a)(vii).
(i) For the avoidance of doubt, the Acquiror Indemnified Parties shall not be permitted to
bring a claim for Taxes pursuant to Section 8.01(a) (other than a claim permitted under
Section 8.01(a)(iii) or (vii) resulting from a breach of a representation, warranty
or covenant that applies to actions taken prior to the Closing Date) due to a reduction in the
value of the Company prior to the Closing Date that results from the Company or a Transferred
Subsidiary paying its liability for Taxes in the ordinary course of such Person’s business prior to
the Closing Date; provided, that this Section 8.01(i) shall not (1) be applicable
to the provisions addressing adjustments to the Purchase Price set forth in this Agreement or (2)
prevent the Acquiror Indemnified Parties from bringing a claim against the Seller pursuant to
Section 8.01(a) with respect to any Taxes that a Tax Authority attempts to collect from the
Company or a Transferred Subsidiary (even if such Tax has been previously paid).
Section 8.02. Tax Returns.
(a) With respect to Tax Returns required to be filed by, or with respect to, the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries for Pre-Closing Taxable Periods or Straddle Periods:
(i) The Seller and the Parent shall timely prepare and file or cause to be timely
prepared and filed when due (A) all Tax Returns that are required to be filed by, or with
respect to, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries that are due after the date hereof
and on or before the Closing Date (taking into account all extensions properly obtained), and (B) all Tax Returns with respect to the Company and any
Transferred Subsidiary for any Straddle Periods or any Pre-Closing Taxable Periods that
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are due after the Closing Date (taking into account all extensions properly obtained) to the
extent such Tax Returns are filed on a consolidated, unitary or combined basis with the
Parent, any Affiliate of the Parent, the Seller or any Retained Affiliate and, in each
case, the Parent and the Seller shall pay (or cause to be paid), subject to the provisions
of Section 8.02(c), all Taxes for such taxable periods within the time and manner
prescribed by applicable Law.
(ii) Except for Tax Returns described in clause (i)(B) above and subject to the
provisions of Section 8.01(a) and Section 8.02(c), with respect to Tax
Returns for any Pre-Closing Taxable Periods that are due after the Closing Date (taking into
account all extensions properly obtained), (A) prior to the Closing Date, the Seller and the
Parent shall cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to commence preparing such
Tax Returns within the time and substantially adhering to the schedule that the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries have typically followed in having such Tax Returns prepared,
and (B) after the Closing Date, subject to Section 8.02(b), the Acquiror shall cause
the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to finalize and timely file such Tax Returns
(taking into account all extensions properly obtained) and pay the Taxes due with such Tax
Returns within the time and manner prescribed by applicable Law.
(iii) Except as provided in clause (i)(B) above and subject to the provisions of
Section 8.01(a) and Section 8.02(c), with respect to any Tax Return for any
Straddle Period, the Acquiror shall cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to
prepare and timely file such Tax Returns (taking into account all extensions properly
obtained) and pay the Taxes due with such Tax Returns within the time and manner prescribed
by applicable Law.
(iv) With respect to all Tax Returns of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries
that are required to be filed with the United States or any state or locality of the United
States for taxable periods beginning on or before January 1, 2010, Parent shall permit and
grant access to the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to use, and the Seller (prior
to Closing) and the Acquiror (after Closing) shall cause the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries to use, all of Parent’s licensed software and hardware (at no charge) for the
purpose of preparing such Tax Returns (or, in the case of Tax Returns filed on a
consolidated, unitary or combined basis with Parent, any affiliate of Parent, the Seller or
any Retained Affiliate, the pro forma portion of such Tax Returns that relate solely to the
Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries, as applicable), and Parent shall take all necessary
actions to permit the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to use such licensed software
and hardware during the Company’s and the Transferred Subsidiary’s normal business hours
consistent with past practices and in a manner that will permit the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries to comply with the requirements of Section 8.02, including
Section 8.02(b)(iii).
(b) With respect to Tax Returns required to be prepared and filed (or caused to be prepared
and filed) under Section 8.02:
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(i) Except as required by applicable Law, a Determination, or otherwise inconsistent
with any provision of this Agreement, such Tax Returns shall be prepared and filed in a
manner consistent with past practices and no party shall take a position, seek a ruling,
make an election or adopt a method that is or would be inconsistent with positions taken,
elections made or methods used in prior periods in filing such Tax Returns;
provided, however, that in no event shall the Parent, any Affiliate of the
Parent, the Seller, any Retained Affiliate, the Company, or any Transferred Subsidiary take
any position or prepare or file any Tax Return that is contrary to or inconsistent with the
past practices of the Company or Transferred Subsidiaries, as relevant, regarding the
matters subject to the indemnity provided in Section 8.07 except to the extent such
position or preparation is (A) set forth in Section 6.01(z)(xix) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter as of the date hereof, (B) otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by
Parent and the Acquiror, (C) required to correct an immaterial mathematical or posting error
with respect to Insurance Tax Reserves of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, or (D)
required as a result of the resolution of the Japanese Contingency Reserve Matter.
(ii) With respect to any Tax Return described in Section 8.02(a)(i) that is
required to be filed on or after the date hereof, within ten (10) Business Days after
filing, the Seller shall submit to the Acquiror a copy of such Tax Return (and with respect
to Tax Returns filed on a combined, consolidated, unitary or group basis that include the
Parent, Seller or a Retained Affiliate, a pro forma copy of such Tax Return for the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary that is included on such return).
(iii) With respect to Tax Returns required to be filed with respect to the Company or
any Transferred Subsidiary described under Section 8.02(a)(i)(B) (to the extent
filed after the Closing Date) and Section 8.02(a)(ii), the Acquiror shall cause the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to submit to the Seller a draft copy of such Tax
Return (or with respect to a combined, consolidated, unitary or other group basis return, a
pro forma copy of the Company’s or Transferred Subsidiary’s portion of such Tax Return) as
soon as reasonably practical and no later than the number of Business Days prior to the due
date for filing such Tax Return set forth below, in each case, unless commercially
impractical or not possible. The number of Business Days prior to the due date for filing
such Tax Returns referred to in the preceding sentence shall be (A) forty-five (45) Business
Days in the case of the U.S. federal income tax return of the Parent Group that includes the
Company for the taxable period of the Company ending on November 30, 2009; (B) thirty (30)
Business Days in the case of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Returns filed on a consolidated,
unitary or combined basis with the Parent, the Seller or any Retained Affiliate, (C) thirty
(30) Business Days in the case of U.S. federal, state or local Tax Returns of the Company
not described in sub-clause (B) above for the taxable year beginning January 1, 2010 and for
the U.K. corporate income tax return of the Company for any taxable period beginning on or
before January 1, 2010, and (D) ten (10) Business Days in all other cases. With respect to
Tax Returns required to be filed by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary described in
Section 8.02(a)(ii), (y) the Acquiror shall be required to make any changes required
by the Seller to such Tax Return that are not contrary to the provisions of Section
8.02(b)(i) or Section 8.07 and, (z) the
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Seller and Parent each covenant that all Tax Returns described in Section
8.02(a)(ii) shall be true and correct in all material respects when filed.
With respect to Tax Returns described in Section 8.02(a)(i)(B) for Straddle Periods,
no changes shall be made to such Tax Returns without the prior review and approval by the
Acquiror of items or positions taken or reported on such Tax Returns that could adversely
affect the Acquiror, the Company, any Transferred Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates,
which approval may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed but may in all cases be withheld
if such Tax Returns were not prepared in accordance with clause (i) of this Section
8.02(b). The Acquiror shall provide written notice to the Seller no later than thirty
(30) Business Days after having been sent a copy of such Tax Return of (1) its approval
thereof, or (2) if the Acquiror objects to such Tax Return, the items of dispute and a
reasonably detailed explanation of such dispute. To the extent there is a dispute with
respect to such Tax Returns, the parties will in good-faith attempt to resolve such dispute;
provided, that if such dispute cannot be settled within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
Acquiror’s notice of dispute, the disputed items shall be submitted to a mutually agreeable,
nationally recognized accounting firm for settlement which firm shall decide solely which
position is more correct with respect to the disputed items, and the decision from such firm
shall be binding on the parties unless otherwise inconsistent with a Determination that
occurs subsequent to such decision. The costs of such accounting firm shall be shared
equally between the Seller and the Acquiror. If the Acquiror’s approval or notice of
objection (or settlement or conclusion of a Acquiror dispute) for a Tax Return subject to
this clause (iii) is not provided within two (2) days prior to the filing date (taking into
account all extensions properly obtained) for any such Tax Return, the Parent or the Seller
shall cause such Tax Return to be filed in accordance with the Parent or Seller’s position,
provided that upon a Determination, or the resolution of a disputed item by the accounting
firm or otherwise, the Seller shall cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries to
amend and re-file such Tax Returns or otherwise file a request for correcting such Tax
Returns to the extent such Tax Returns are inconsistent with such Determination or
resolution or settlement of the disputed item. The Seller shall cause the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries not to re-file any such amended Tax Return until first reviewed by
the Acquiror, provided, that such Tax Return shall be filed in accordance with a
Determination, or the resolution of the dispute by the accounting firm or otherwise in all
cases. The Seller and Parent each covenant that all Tax Returns described in Section
8.02(a)(i)(B) shall be true and correct in all material respects when filed.
(iv) With respect to Tax Returns required to be filed by the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary under Section 8.02(a)(iii), the Acquiror shall cause the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries to submit to the Seller a draft copy of such Tax Return as soon as
reasonably practical and no later than ten (10) Business Days (and in the case of the U.S.
federal income tax return of the Company for the taxable year beginning January 1, 2010,
thirty (30) days if such Tax Return is for a Straddle Period) prior to the due date for
filing such Tax Return (in each case, unless commercially impractical or not possible) for
review and approval by the Seller of items or positions taken or reported on such Tax Return
that could adversely affect the Parent or the Seller or any of their Affiliates, which
approval may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed
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but may in all cases be withheld if such Tax Returns were not prepared in accordance
with clause (i) of this Section 8.02(b). The Seller shall provide written notice no
later than thirty (30) Business Days after having been sent a copy of such Tax Return of (A)
its approval thereof, or (B) if the Seller objects to such Tax Return, the items of dispute
and a reasonably detailed explanation of such dispute. To the extent there is a dispute
with respect to such Tax Returns, the parties will in good-faith attempt to resolve such
dispute; provided, that if such dispute cannot be settled within fifteen (15) days after
receipt of Seller’s notice of dispute, the disputed items shall be submitted to a mutually
agreeable, nationally recognized accounting firm for settlement which shall decide solely
whether the filing party or non-filing party’s position is more correct with respect to the
disputed items, and the decision from such firm shall be binding on the parties unless
otherwise inconsistent with a Determination that occurs subsequent to such decision. The
costs of such accounting firm shall be shared equally between the Seller and the Acquiror.
If the Seller’s approval or notice of objection (or settlement or conclusion of a Seller
dispute) for a Tax Return subject to this clause (iv) is not provided within five (5)
Business Days prior to the filing date (taking into account all extensions properly
obtained) for any such Tax Return, the Acquiror shall file such Tax Return in accordance
with the Acquiror’s position, provided that upon a Determination, or the resolution of all
disputed items by the accounting firm or otherwise, the Acquiror shall cause the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries to amend and re-file such Tax Returns or otherwise file a
request for correcting such Tax Returns to the extent such Tax Returns are inconsistent with
such Determination or resolution or settlement of the disputed items. The Acquiror shall
cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries not to re-file any such amended Tax
Return until first reviewed by the Seller, provided, that such Tax Return shall be filed in
accordance with a Determination, or the resolution of the dispute by the accounting firm or
otherwise in all cases.
(v) With respect to any Tax Return described in Section 8.02(a)(ii) relating to
a Pre-Closing Taxable Period that Acquiror is responsible for causing to be filed, the
Acquiror shall be responsible for causing such Tax Returns to be timely filed; provided,
however, that if the Seller and Parent fail to provide to the Acquiror and the Company their
comments and revisions to such Tax Returns at least two (2) Business Days (and five (5)
Business Days in the case of any U.S. federal, state or local income or franchise Tax Return
of the Company) prior to the date on which such Tax Returns are required to be filed (taking
into account all extensions properly obtained), the Acquiror shall cause such Tax Returns to
be timely filed as prepared by the Acquiror. Promptly after Parent and Seller have provided
their comments to such Tax Returns and taking into account the time needed by the Acquiror
to review such comments, the Acquiror shall cause such Tax Returns to be amended and
refiled, or otherwise file a request to correct such Tax Returns so as to reflect the
comments provided by Parent or Seller. Parent and the Seller shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Acquiror Indemnified Parties against all penalties, interests, and additions to
Tax that may be imposed with respect to such Tax Returns and all costs, expenses and fees
incurred in amending or requesting a correction to such Tax Return and the Acquiror shall be
entitled to bring an indemnity claim for such amounts as of the date such Tax Returns are
filed.
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(vi) With respect to any Tax Return subject to Section 8.02(a)(iv) that the
Acquiror, the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries are required to provide to Parent or
the Seller, the Company and Transferred Subsidiaries shall not be required to provide Parent
or the Seller with copies of such Tax Return by the dates required under this Section
8.02(b) to the extent the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries have experienced
delays in preparing such Tax Returns due to the Parent’s licensed software or hardware not
operating properly or experiencing other technical difficulties (or due to any limitations
imposed on the Company’s or any Transferred Subsidiary’s ability to access such software or
hardware during normal business hours), and such Tax Returns shall be provided to Parent and
the Seller as promptly as possible after taking into account all such delays, technical
difficulties or similar limitations.
(c) To the extent the Seller, on the one hand, or the Acquiror, on the other hand, is liable
under this Article VIII for a Tax that is required to be paid by another party, the
Company, or a Transferred Subsidiary to the relevant Tax Authority (including a Tax that is
attributable to a Tax Return which is required to be filed (or caused to be filed) by the other
party, the Company, or a Transferred Subsidiary), the Seller or the Acquiror, as the case may be,
shall pay (or cause to be paid) to such other Person the amount of its liability for such Tax under
this Article VIII within five (5) Business Days after receiving a written request for such
payment from such other Person, and such request shall include a calculation of the amount of the
other party’s liability. In all other cases, an indemnity payment due under this Article
VIII shall be made within three (3) days after the date the matter to which such indemnity
payment relates is settled, compromised or otherwise concluded.
(d) Except as required by applicable Law, a Determination, or otherwise required by any
provision of this Agreement, none of the Acquiror or any Affiliate of the Acquiror or Parent (or
any Affiliate thereof) or the Seller or any Retained Affiliate shall, or shall cause or permit the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary to, amend, re-file or otherwise modify (or grant an extension
of any period of limitation with respect to) any Tax Return relating in whole or in part to the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary with respect to (i) any Pre-Closing Taxable Periods, or (ii)
any Straddle Period, if such actions are likely to materially adversely affect the Parent, its
Affiliates, the Seller or any Retained Affiliates on the one hand, or the Company, the Transferred
Subsidiaries, the Acquiror or any of the Acquiror’s Affiliates on the other hand (taking into
account, in each case, the indemnity set forth in this Article VIII), without the prior
written consent of the Parent or the Acquiror, as appropriate, which consent may not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that in no event shall any Tax
Returns of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary be amended, revised or refiled pursuant to
this provision if such action would be inconsistent with or contrary to the requirements of
Section 8.07 of this Agreement.
(e) On or prior to the Closing Date, unless otherwise requested by the Acquiror, the Parent
and the Seller shall take all necessary actions so as to cause the Company and all Transferred
Subsidiaries for taxable periods beginning after the Closing Date to not be included in any Tax
group with the Seller, a Retained Affiliate, Parent or any Affiliate of Parent (determined after
the Closing Date) or in any Tax Return that is filed on a combined, consolidated, group, or unitary
basis with the Seller, a Retained Affiliate, Parent or any Affiliate of Parent (determined after
the Closing Date).
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(f) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the parties shall not be responsible or
required to prepare or file (or cause to be prepared or filed) any Tax Returns for the Joint
Ventures unless such Tax Returns have traditionally been prepared by the Company or a Transferred
Subsidiary.
Section 8.03. Contest Provisions.
(a) Notification.
(i) The Acquiror shall promptly notify Parent and the Seller in writing upon receipt by
the Acquiror, any of its Affiliates, the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary of a written
notice of any current, pending or threatened federal, state, local or foreign Audit,
examination, assessment, request for information, administrative or court proceeding, and,
with respect to any claim described in Section 8.07(c), any written pending or
threatened claim or proceeding (“Tax Controversy”) which is reasonably likely to
affect the Tax liabilities of the Parent, any Affiliate of the Parent, the Seller, or any
Retained Affiliate or is reasonably likely to result in an indemnity payment under this
Article VIII.
(ii) The Parent or the Seller shall notify the Acquiror in writing upon receipt by the
Seller or the Parent, or any of their Affiliates of written notice of any Tax Controversy
which is reasonably likely to affect the Tax liabilities of the Acquiror, its Affiliates,
the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary or is reasonably likely to result in an indemnity
payment under this Article VIII.
(iii) The failure by the Acquiror, by the Parent, or by the Seller to provide notice as
required by this Section 8.03(a) shall not release the indemnifying party from any
of its obligations under this Article VIII except to the extent, and only to the
extent, that such failure prejudices the defense of such claim by the indemnifying party.
(b) Control – General Provisions.
(i) Sole Seller Control. Subject to Section 8.03(b)(iii) and to the
additional control requirements of Section 8.03(d), the Seller or its designee
shall, at its expense, have the sole right to represent the Company’s and each Transferred
Subsidiary’s interests in any Tax Controversy relating (A) solely to a Pre-Closing Taxable
Period or otherwise relating solely to a Tax liability for which the Seller is reasonably
likely to be liable under this Article VIII, provided, that the results of
such Tax Controversy (whether favorable or unfavorable) are not reasonably likely to
materially adversely affect the Acquiror (or the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary),
after taking into account Seller’s indemnity to the Acquiror Indemnified Parties pursuant to
this Article VIII, and any objection by the Seller with respect to such indemnity
obligation, and (B) to taxable years that include the Parent Group to the extent such Tax
Controversy relates solely to (x) a correction of an immaterial mathematical or posting
error with respect to the Insurance Tax Reserve of the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary, (y) the Japanese Contingency Reserve Matter, or (z) the changes to Insurance
Tax Reserves set forth in Section 6.01(z)(xix) of the Seller Disclosure Letter,
provided,
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that in each case, Seller provides written notice to the Acquiror of its
intent to control such proceeding within twenty (20) days after the Seller has received any
initial notice of such Tax Controversy.
(ii) Sole Acquiror Control. Subject to Section 8.03(b)(iii), the
Acquiror or its designee shall, at its expense, have the sole right to represent the
Company’s and each Transferred Subsidiary’s interests in any Tax Controversy relating solely
to a Post-Closing Taxable Period or otherwise relating solely to a Tax liability for which
the Acquiror is reasonably likely to be liable under this Article VIII or otherwise,
provided, that the results of such Tax Controversy (whether favorable or
unfavorable) are not reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the Parent, the Seller
or any Retained Affiliate after taking into account Acquiror’s indemnity to the Seller
Indemnified Parties pursuant to this Article VIII and any objection by the Acquiror
with respect to such indemnity obligation.
(iii) Joint Control. Subject to Seller’s satisfaction of the requirements of
Section 8.03(d), and subject to Section 8.03(b)(i)(B) and Section
8.03(e), with respect to the defense of any Tax Controversy that (A) is reasonably
likely to give rise to an indemnity claim under Section 8.07(a) through Section
8.07(d), (B) involves a Straddle Period or (C) is otherwise not under the sole control
of the Acquiror or the Seller under clauses Section 8.03(b)(i) or Section
8.03(b)(ii) above, in each case, the Seller and the Acquiror shall exercise joint
control in the defense of such Tax Controversy. In exercising the joint control provided
under this Section 8.03(b)(iii), the Seller or its designee on the one hand, and the
Acquiror or its designee on the other hand, shall jointly appoint mutually acceptable and
nationally recognized counsel to represent the relevant taxpayer with respect to the item in
the Tax Controversy. With respect to all such Tax Controversies each of the Seller and the
Acquiror (and their respective designees) shall have the right to participate in all
meetings, discussions and other proceedings relating to such Tax Controversy and no
correspondence, submissions or positions shall be made or taken with respect to such Tax
Controversies without the prior written consent or approval of both parties. Each of the
Seller, Parent, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries shall execute all necessary
powers of attorney and other needed documents to ensure that the joint control requirements
of this Section 8.03(b)(iii) are satisfied. Subject to Section 8.03(d), any adverse
Determination or decision by a Tax Authority or court with respect to a Tax Controversy that
is subject to these joint control provisions shall be appealed (1) if mutually agreed to by
the Seller and the Acquiror, or (2) if the Seller and Acquiror cannot agree on such matter,
unless the mutually appointed counsel advises against such an appeal.
(c) Settlement Rights. Except as set forth in Section 8.03(d)(ii), none of
the Acquiror, any of its Affiliates, the Company, any Transferred Subsidiary or any designees of
such parties may settle any Tax Controversy with respect to any Taxes for which the Parent, the
Seller (or any Affiliates of the Parent or the Seller on the Closing Date other than the Company or
any Transferred Subsidiary) may be liable or may be adversely affected (taking into account any
obligation of the Acquiror to indemnify such parties under this Agreement) without the prior
written consent of the Seller, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. None
of the Parent, any Affiliate of Parent, the Seller, the Retained Affiliates, or any designees
of such
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Persons may settle any Tax Controversy with respect to Taxes for which the Acquiror or its
Affiliates, including the Company and any Transferred Subsidiary, may be liable or may be adversely
affected (taking into account any obligation of the Seller or Parent to indemnify such parties
under this Agreement) without the prior written consent of the Acquiror, which consent may not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(d) Additional Control Requirements and Settlement Rights and Obligations. With
respect to a Tax Controversy that relates to a matter for which a claim for indemnity could be
brought under Article VIII of this Agreement, if the amount of such claim is reasonably
expected to be greater than the then remaining amount of the Indemnification Collateral, such
amount determined after taking into account the then Reserved Amount (assuming all claims
comprising such amount will be settled or resolved in the most adverse manner (the “Available
Escrow Amount”), then:
(i) Additional Control Rights and Obligations. Subject to Section
8.03(d)(ii), Seller shall not have (y) sole control over the defense of any such Tax
Controversy pursuant to Section 8.03(b)(i), and any such Tax Controversy shall be
subject to the joint control provisions of Section 8.03(b)(iii), and (z) except for
a matter in which Seller has joint control with the Acquiror pursuant to sub-clause (y)
above, joint control over the defense of any such Tax Controversy pursuant to Section
8.03(b)(iii), and the defense of any such Tax Controversy shall be subject to Acquiror’s
sole control under the following circumstances:
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to the conclusion of the field exam process (or equivalent level of
review in a non-U.S. jurisdiction) or (2) occurs during the period
between the conclusion of such process and prior to the initiation of
the first level of judicial review of the determinations resulting from
the administrative appellate process conducted by the IRS (or similar
process by another Tax Authority), and Seller does not either
(A) provide to the Acquiror within ten (10) days of the conclusion of
the field exam process (or equivalent level of review in a non-U.S.
jurisdiction) or, if later, the date such Credit Event occurs, an
opinion of nationally recognized counsel or non-U.S. equivalent counsel
that has expertise in such matter (and which counsel is reasonably
acceptable to the Acquiror) that the Seller’s position with respect to
such Tax Controversy is at least “more likely than not” (or the
applicable non-U.S. equivalent level of comfort) to succeed (and all
supporting documentation relating thereto) or (B) satisfy the
requirements of Section 8.03(d)(i)(B) as of the time such
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to the conclusion of the administrative appellate process conducted by
the IRS (or similar process by another Tax Authority), or (2) occurs
anytime after such conclusion, and the Seller does not (x) advance to
the Acquiror or deposit into a secured account for the benefit of the
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Acquiror that is established in a manner consistent with the
requirements of the Indemnification Control Agreement (the “Tax
Account”), an amount of cash equal to the excess, if any, of the
amount reasonably expected to be at stake with respect to an adverse
conclusion of such Tax Controversy over the Available Escrow Amount,
(y) deposits into the Tax Account a Letter of Credit for the same
amount, or (z ) pays or deposits with the relevant court or
Governmental Authority the same amount or, if greater, the full
amount required under applicable law to continue to contest such Tax
Controversy, in each case, no later than three (3) Business Days
after either the conclusion of the administrative appellate process
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(ii) Additional Settlement Rights and Obligations. Notwithstanding any other
provision to the contrary, Acquiror shall have the sole right to control the defense of all
Tax Controversies and settle all Tax Controversies without the consent of the Parent or the
Seller (and the Parent and the Seller shall settle any such Tax Controversies at, and in
accordance with, Acquiror’s direction without objection from the Parent, the Seller or any
Affiliate of the Parent or the Seller) without prejudice or adverse effect to the Acquiror
Indemnified Parties’ right to indemnity under this Agreement, if:
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Seller, to the extent otherwise obligated to do
so, fails to reimburse the Acquiror on a semi-annual basis for all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses and fees, including reasonable
fees for attorneys and other outside consultants, incurred by the
Acquiror, the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary to contest such Tax
Controversy, provided, however, that the Seller will
not be considered to have failed to reimburse the Acquiror under this
Section 8.03(d)(ii)(A) to the extent that such costs, expenses
and fees are disputed by the Seller in good faith and the Seller
deposits an amount of cash equal to the amount of such disputed costs,
expenses and fees into the Tax Account or some other form of escrow or
secured account established for the benefit of the Acquiror that is
agreed to by the Acquiror, with the dispute regarding such costs,
expenses and fees to be submitted to a mutually agreed upon independent
arbitrator. Upon a determination by such arbitrator with respect to
the disputed amount of costs, expenses and fees, an amount of cash
equal to the amount of such disputed costs, expenses or fees determined
by the arbitrator to be due to the Acquiror shall be released from such
account to the Acquiror and any amount of cash remaining in such
account that was deposited in respect of such disputed amounts shall be
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or occurs at any time after the conclusion of the first level of
judicial review of a Tax Controversy, Seller does not (x) advance to the Acquiror or deposit
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into the Tax Account an amount of cash equal to the excess, if any,
of the amount judicially determined to be due with respect to such
Tax Controversy (after taking into account all deposits and advances
that may have been made pursuant to Section 8.03(d)(i) with
respect to such controversy), over the then remaining Available
Escrow Amount (the “Tax Controversy Shortfall Amount”), (y)
deposits into the Tax Account a Letter of Credit in an amount equal
to the Tax Controversy Shortfall Amount, or (z) pays or deposits with
the relevant court or Governmental Authority the Tax Controversy
Shortfall Amount or, if greater, the full amount required under
applicable law to continue to contest such Tax Controversy, in each
case, no later than three (3) Business Days after either the
conclusion of the first level of judicial review, or if the Credit
Event occurs later, the date of such Credit Event, provided,
however, that if the aggregate of the deposits and advance
made pursuant to Section 8.03(d)(i)(B) with respect to such
controversy and the Available Escrow Amount exceed the amount
judicially determined to be due with respect to such controversy
plus all other reasonable out of pocket cost currently due or
reasonably likely to be incurred in connection with any future
contest of such Tax Controversy, any such excess deposits in the Tax
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(iii) To the extent the Seller is not permitted to exercise joint control over the
defense of a Tax Controversy due to Seller’s failure to satisfy the requirements of
Section 8.03(d)(i), the Acquiror shall provide to the Seller the right to
participate in such Tax Controversy at the cost of the Seller, and the Acquiror shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Seller informed of such Tax Controversy and
provide Seller the opportunity to comment on all submissions to the relevant Tax Authority
with respect to such Tax Controversy and Acquiror shall review and consider such comments in
good-faith.
(iv) For purposes of this Section 8.03, a “Credit Event” shall occur if
the senior unsecured debt rating (the “Credit
Rating”) of the Parent is at the time
of determination (A) BBB- or below as assigned by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, a division
of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., (“S&P”) and (B) Baa3 or below, as assigned by
Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”).
(v) To the extent a court (or other similar Governmental Authority) at the initial
level of judicial review rejects or otherwise denies an increase in the Tax liability of the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary with respect to a Tax Controversy, and the Seller
would have been required, but for such determination, to indemnify the Acquiror Indemnified
Parties with respect to an adverse decision (the “Decision”),
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appeal of the Decision by a Tax Authority, even if a Credit Event
occurs subsequent to the Decision; provided, that if the Seller
is not successful in defending such appeal (or any other subsequent
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if a Credit Event has occurred prior to the
Decision (1) the Acquiror shall not have the right to settle such Tax
Controversy pursuant to Section 8.03(d)(ii)(B) without the
consent of the Seller, and the Acquiror and the Seller shall have the
same level of control over the defense of the initial appeal of such
Decision by a Tax Authority as was in place pursuant to Section
8.03(b) at the time such Tax Controversy was litigated at the first
level of judicial review (or any subsequent appeal of such Decision),
and this clause (B)(1) shall continue to apply until there has been an
adverse determination at the appellate level to the relevant taxpayer
in which case the provisions of Section 8.03(d)(ii)(B) shall
become immediately applicable; provided, that the determination
of control over the defense of any other aspect of such Tax Controversy
that is unrelated to such appeal shall continue to be governed by the
provisions of this Section 8.03 without regarding to this
clause (B); and (2) but no longer exists at any time on or
after a determination by the appellate court that confirms the
correctness of the Decision for the taxpayer, then the Tax Controversy
Shortfall Amount for such controversy shall be immediately released to
the Seller upon the determination of the appellate court,
provided, however, that the provisions of Section
8.03(d)(ii)(B) shall become immediately applicable for such controversy
if a Tax Authority is subsequently able to successfully appeal the
correctness of the Decision and at such time or any time thereafter,
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(vi) With respect to any Tax Controversy that would be subject to Seller’s sole control
under Section 8.01(b)(i) but for the fact that Seller takes the position that it has
no liability for such matter under this Agreement, the parties agree that such matter shall
be governed by the joint control provisions of Section 8.03(b)(iii), subject to
Section 8.03(d).
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, other than with respect to the
defense of any Tax Controversy that may give rise to an indemnity claim under Section 8.07:
(i) the defense of all Tax Controversies relating to a combined, unitary, consolidated, or group
Tax Return that includes the Acquiror or any Affiliate thereof shall be controlled by the Acquiror,
and the Seller and the Parent shall not have any defense rights with respect to any such Tax
Controversy, and (ii) the defense of any Tax Controversy relating to a
combined, unitary, consolidated, or group Tax Return that includes the Parent or any Retained
Affiliate shall be controlled by the Parent, and the Acquiror shall have no defense rights with
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respect to any such Tax Controversy; provided, however, that the Acquiror’s right
to have joint control over the defense of a Tax Controversy relating to an adjustment to the
Insurance Tax Reserves of the Company or Transferred Subsidiaries for a Pre-Closing Taxable Period
shall not apply to the extent relating to taxable years that include the Parent Group to the extent
such Tax Controversy relates solely to (x) a correction of an immaterial mathematical or posting
error with respect to the Insurance Tax Reserves of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, (y)
the Japanese Contingency Reserve Matter, or (z) the changes to Insurance Tax Reserves set forth in
Section 6.01(z)(xix) of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
(f) In the event the Seller is not permitted to exercise sole control with respect to a Tax
Controversy under Section 8.03(b)(i) due solely to the Seller’s failure to satisfy the
requirements of Section 8.03(d)(i), Seller shall take all necessary actions to provide the
Acquiror with its joint control rights, including providing the Acquiror the right to select with
the Seller new mutually agreed upon counsel or advisors.
Section 8.04. Assistance and Cooperation. After the Closing Date, each of the Parent,
the Seller and the Acquiror shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to:
(a) furnish or cause to be furnished copies of all Tax Returns and other relevant information,
records and documents relating to Taxes in the possession of such person relating to the Company
and the Transferred Subsidiaries and their respective assets or their respective businesses as is
reasonably necessary for the preparation and filing of any Tax Return or financial statements, to
respond to any Tax Authority, or for the preparation for, or defense against, any Tax Controversy
or other disputes regarding any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary
for Pre-Closing Taxable Periods or Straddle Periods or with respect to a liability for which any
party to this Agreement or any Affiliate thereof may be liable under Article VIII
(including reasonable access to employees, officers, consultants, counsel, auditors and other
relevant professionals);
(b) furnish the other party with copies of all correspondence received from any Tax Authority
in connection with any Tax Audit or information request with respect to any taxable period for
which the other party may have a liability under Sections 8.01 or 8.07;
(c) timely sign and deliver such certificates or forms as may be necessary or appropriate to
establish an exemption from (or otherwise reduce), or file Tax Returns or other reports with
respect to, Taxes described in Section 8.01(e) (relating to Transfer Taxes); and
(d) timely provide to the other party powers of attorney or similar authorizations necessary
to carry out the purposes of this Article VIII;
provided, however, that none of the parties or any of their Affiliates (nor their
respective Representatives) shall be required to disclose to the other party or any of its agents
or Representatives, any books, records, Tax Returns, schedules, work papers, or other documents or
data consisting of, or relating to, consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary Tax Returns which
include the Parent, the Seller or any Retained Affiliate, or which include the Acquiror or any of
its Affiliates (other than the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary), except, in each case, for
materials or portions thereof that relate solely to the Company or any of the Transferred
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Subsidiaries or relate to the calculation of any amount of indemnity hereunder but only to the
extent related thereto provided that in no event shall the Acquiror, the Seller or Parent have any
right to obtain any Restricted Information, other than Tax related information and pro forma Tax
Returns relating solely to the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary and any information related to
any claim for indemnity under Section 8.07(c), provided, further,
however, that (i) all information provided pursuant to this Section 8.04 shall be
subject to the obligation of confidentiality set forth in Section 6.05 (but for the
avoidance of doubt, may be disclosed to any Tax Authority to the extent required by Law) and (ii)
cooperation under this Section 8.04 shall not be required to the extent that such
cooperation would unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the party that has been
requested to provide cooperation pursuant to this Section 8.04 in light of the nature of
the controversy and the amount at stake. If reasonably requested by the Seller or the Acquiror, the
other party shall enter into a customary confidentiality and joint defense agreement with any of
the Seller, any Affiliate of the Seller, the Acquiror, any Affiliate of the Acquiror, the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary (as appropriate) with respect to any information to be provided to
the Acquiror or to the Seller pursuant to this Section 8.04, as the case may be. Except to
the extent that a request for assistance or cooperation pursuant to this Section 8.04
relates to a claim for indemnity pursuant to Section 8.01 or Section 8.07 or the
preparation of Tax Returns in accordance with Section 8.02, the party requesting assistance
under this Section 8.04 shall reimburse the assisting party promptly for any reasonable and
necessary expenses incurred by such assisting party and its Representatives in complying with any
such request for assistance. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 8.04
shall require the disclosure of any projection of assumptions that are not subject to disclosure to
the indemnitor under Section 8.07(f).
Section 8.05. Other Tax Covenants.
(a) Exclusivity. The provisions of this Article VIII shall control all
matters relating to claims for indemnity in respect of Taxes (other than claims that may be made
with respect to breaches of the representations and warranties under Section 3.13 and the
covenants set forth in Article VII, but including, for the avoidance of doubt, the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.20); provided, that
Sections 6.05 (as specifically referenced and modified in Section 8.04),
6.24, 11.01(b), 11.05, 11.06, 11.07(a)(i), (ii) and
(iii), 11.07(c), 12.09, 12.10(a), 12.11, and 12.12 shall also apply to all matters
relating to claims for indemnity in respect of Taxes and none of the limitations on indemnity set
forth in Article XI shall apply with respect to claims for indemnity made under this
Article VIII, provided, however, that if a claim relating to an insurance
contract, policy or other product is brought against the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary that
is not subject to indemnity under Section 8.07(c), the parties agree such claim shall be
subject to any other indemnity right that may be available to the Acquiror Indemnified Parties
under this Agreement.
(b) Survival Period. Subject to Section 8.07, the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3.20 (other than Section 3.20(b) and
3.20(h)) and the covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement with respect to any Tax matters shall survive until
the date that is sixty (60) days after the expiration of all relevant periods of limitation, and
the representation and warranties set forth in Section 3.20(b) and Section 3.20(h)
shall survive until the date that is three years after the Closing Date, provided,
however, that with respect to any Tax that is imposed by any United Kingdom Tax Authority
or any obligation to repay a payment
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made in consideration of a claim to U.K. Group Relief, all agreements, covenants and indemnification matters contained in this Article VIII and the
Seller’s obligations to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Acquiror Indemnified Party for any
such Taxes will terminate, and the representations and warranties in Section 3.20(gg) to
(pp) shall not survive, unless and to the extent that a claim in respect thereof has been
made no later than six (6) years after the end of the accounting period in which the Closing Date
occurs.
(c) Post Signing Tax Covenants. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to
the contrary, as of the date hereof and thereafter:
(i) The Parent and the Seller shall use good faith commercially reasonable efforts to
promptly provide (and update between the date hereof and the Closing Date) the Acquiror with
an accurate and correct list of (A) the entities with respect to which the SPV 338 Election
would likely cause a termination pursuant to section 708(b) of the Code and the U.S.
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and whether consent of the partners or members
of such entity could be required as a result thereof or indemnity payments could be
required, (B) each Transferred Subsidiary that is characterized as a partnership for U.S.
federal income tax purposes and whether such entity has in effect a valid election pursuant
to section 754 of the Code, (C) any interest in a Transferred Subsidiary characterized as a
partnership that has material amounts of income, gain, loss or deduction that are required
to be determined under section 704(c) of the Code or the principles thereof, and (D) the
Company’s and each Transferred Subsidiary’s (that is a U.S. person) outside tax basis and
capital account amount as of the last schedule K-1 in each entity in which the Company or a
Transferred Subsidiary owns an equity interest that is characterized as a partnership for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Seller and Parent shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to assist the Acquiror to determine whether it would be beneficial for the Company
to have any Transferred Subsidiary make the election provided under section 754 of the Code.
The Seller and Parent agree to obtain prior to the Closing Date all necessary consents that
could be required as a result of the termination of a Transferred Subsidiary or any other
entity under section 708(b) of the Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder due to the SPV 338 Election and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Acquiror
Indemnified Parties against all indemnity payments resulting from any such termination.
(ii) Prior to the Closing Date, with respect to Tax matters, the Parent shall, and
shall cause each of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and any such Person’s
respective Representatives to (A) cooperate and assist the Acquiror in continuing Tax due
diligence of the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries and the assets, liabilities of the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries and the Business including, providing access to the
Acquiror and the Representatives of the Acquiror, during normal business hours, to the
offices, properties, books, data, files, information, records and employees of the Seller, the Parent and their respective Affiliates but
solely with respect to the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries and the Business,
furnishing such additional data and other information regarding the Taxes of the Company,
the Transferred Subsidiaries and their personnel as the Acquiror or its Representatives may
from time to time reasonably request, and assisting the Acquiror in determining whether
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the elections described in Section 8.05(h) may be beneficial to the Acquiror and (B)
cooperate with and assist the Acquiror and the Representatives of the Acquiror in connection
with the Acquiror’s preparation to integrate the Company, the Transferred Subsidiaries and
the Business (including any necessary restructuring of the Business) and their personnel
into the Acquiror’s organization following the Closing Date and with respect to any
restructuring of the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries, in each case, to the extent
any such assistance or expertise is reasonably requested in connection therewith;
provided that, in each case, such cooperation shall not unreasonably interfere with
the business or operations of the Seller, the Parent and their Affiliates, the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries, in light of the nature of the Acquiror’s needs and the amount
at stake.
(d) SPV 338 Election.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Parent and the Seller shall, between
the date hereof and the Closing Date, provide to the Acquiror as promptly as such
information becomes available all information reasonably requested by the Acquiror relating
to the SPV 338 Election, and all documents, calculations and other determinations that are
reasonably requested by the Acquiror with respect thereto. As of the date hereof, Parent and
the Seller intend to file the IRS Form 8883 for the SPV 338 Election in a manner consistent
with the estimates set forth in Section 3.20(o) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (it
being understood that such estimate may change prior to the Closing Date as Seller, Parent
and the Company continue to prepare the relevant Tax Returns relating to such election). The
Seller shall reasonably consider, in good faith, any comments and suggestions by the
Acquiror with respect to IRS Form 8883 and the SPV 338 Election, provided,
however, that the final determination of the proper consideration and allocation
shall be made by the Seller.
(ii) Pursuant to the SPV 338 Election, the Seller shall timely make in the manner
required by Law, where applicable, (or shall cause to be timely made) elections under
section 338(g) of the Code and section 338(h)(10) of the Code, with respect to the Company
and each Transferred Subsidiary and the Parent, Seller and the Company shall timely file IRS
Forms 8023 and 8883 with respect to the SPV 338 Election in the manner required by Law, and
such IRS Forms and the elections made thereon shall be valid, true, correct and complete.
Copies of all filed IRS Forms 8883 and 8023 for the SPV 338 Election shall be provided to
the Acquiror promptly after being filed.
(e) Within forty-five days (45) of the date hereof, the Seller shall provide to the Acquiror a
list that specifically identifies the tax status (e.g., corporation, partnership, entity
disregarded from its owner) for U.S. federal income tax purposes of each Transferred Subsidiary
that is subject to Tax in the United States.
(f) Except as provided in Section 8.07, the Acquiror, the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries shall not be restricted after the Closing Date in seeking any rulings or other legal
determinations from a Tax Authority regarding the treatment of Tax items or positions with respect
to Tax matters of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary that the
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Acquiror, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries intend to be applicable only to Post-Closing Taxable Periods and the
request or receipt of any such rulings or determinations shall not prejudice or otherwise adversely
affect the rights of the Acquiror Indemnified Parties under this Agreement (including the rights
for indemnification set forth in Section 8.01(a)).
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, unless otherwise requested by
the Acquiror, all indemnity payments to an Acquiror Indemnified Party shall be paid to the
Acquiror; provided, that Seller shall not be required to make an indemnity payment to an
Acquiror Indemnified Party other than the Acquiror if such payment would materially increase the
costs in respect of Tax to the Seller.
(h) Section 338.
(i) Upon a written request of the Acquiror, notifying the Seller of Acquiror’s intent
to make a Section 338(h)(10) Election with respect to the Company that is provided to Seller
within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the Seller, and the Acquiror, in respect of
the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, shall take all actions necessary and
appropriate (including timely filing all forms, Tax Returns, elections, schedules and other
documents as may be required) to effect and preserve a timely section 338(g) or section
338(h)(10) election in accordance with and to the extent permitted by the requirements of
section 338 of the Code and U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (and any
corresponding elections under state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law) for each of the Company and
the Transferred Subsidiaries with respect to the acquisition of the Shares by the Acquiror
and any deemed acquisitions of any other entity resulting from such elections (the
“Section 338 Elections”).
(ii) The Seller and the Acquiror, with respect to the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries, agree to (x) report, where applicable, the sale of the stock of the Company
(and the deemed sale of the stock of the Transferred Subsidiaries with respect to which such
election is made) consistently with the Section 338 Elections and (y) with respect to the
Section 338 Elections, where applicable, and to the extent permitted by Law, take no
position contrary thereto or inconsistent therewith in any Tax Return, any discussion with
or proceeding before any Tax Authority, or otherwise.
(iii) On or before the Closing Date, the Seller and the Acquiror shall, and shall cause
their Affiliates to, (x) promptly execute (or cause to be executed) and deliver to one
another, as appropriate, IRS Form 8023 (and any comparable state and local or non-U.S.
forms) and attachments which are required to be filed under applicable Law to effect the
Section 338 Elections (but not including IRS Form 8883 or any other similar form that sets
forth the allocation of consideration) and the Seller shall duly and timely file such forms
with the appropriate Tax Authority, and (y) comply with all requirements of section 338 of
the Code (or any other similar provision of state and local law) and the U.S. Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, the Acquiror may make an
election under section 338(g) of the Code with respect to any Transferred Subsidiary for
which there was a qualified stock purchase under section 338 of the Code.
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For purposes of making the Section 338
Elections, the Acquiror shall determine the value of the assets of the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and
shall within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Closing Date
provide the Seller with the “adjusted grossed-up basis” (within the
meaning of the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated under section 338
of the Code, taking into account any relevant regulations and taking
into account Notice 2010-1; 2010-2 IRB251) and its allocation to the
assets of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries with respect to
which the Section 338 Elections are made (the “Initial
Allocation”). Except as set forth below, the Initial Allocation
shall be binding, as applicable, upon the Acquiror and the Seller for
purposes of allocating the “aggregate deemed sale price” (within the
meaning of the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated under section 338
of the Code, taking into account any relevant proposed regulations)
among the assets of the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries for
purposes of the Section 338 Elections; provided, however, that
if the Seller disagrees with the Initial Allocation and the Seller
notifies the Acquiror in a writing of its specific disagreements within
forty five (45) days after having received the Initial Allocation, the
Seller and the Acquiror agree to consult and resolve in good faith any
such disputed item. In the event the parties are unable to resolve any
such dispute within ten (10) Business Days (or such other period as
mutually agreed by the parties) following the written notice to the
Acquiror of the Seller’s objection, a mutually agreed upon independent
nationally recognized accounting firm will be retained to resolve
solely any issue in dispute as promptly as possible by deciding whether
the valuation and related allocation of the Acquiror or the Seller is
more consistent with applicable Law, and the determination of such firm
shall be final with respect to such disputed issues. The Acquiror and
the Seller shall then be bound by the Initial Allocation as adjusted to
reflect the determination of such independent accounting firm (the
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this Agreement, the Initial Allocation and the Final Allocation shall
be adjusted to the extent necessary to reflect any adjustments to the
Purchase Price (including any adjustments that may occur after the
filing of the IRS Form 8023 or 8883, and the Form 8883 (or any
equivalent form) shall be amended and revised, as needed, to reflect such
adjustments) and the Final Allocation shall be determined no later
than ten (10) days prior to the filing deadline of the IRS Form 8883
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Where applicable, the Seller, the Parent and
the Acquiror shall file, and cause their respective Affiliates to file,
all Tax Returns and all forms and documents needed to effect the
Section 338 Elections in a manner consistent with the Final Allocation
and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, shall
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(i) Tax Sharing Agreements, Power of Attorney.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except in respect of any
such agreement or arrangement governed by the provisions of Section 8.05(i)(ii)
below, the Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, take (A) all necessary actions
to terminate, or settle in accordance with the terms of Article VI, as the case may
be, as of the day before the Closing Date, all contracts and agreements (other than, for the
avoidance of doubt, any arrangements in respect of Group Relief) entered into by the Company
or any Transferred Subsidiary that are primarily intended to provide for the allocation,
sharing, or payment of Taxes (the “Tax Sharing Agreements”), and (B) such actions as
may be necessary so that the Company and each of the Transferred Subsidiaries shall have no
liability thereunder after the Closing Date.
(ii) Within sixty (60) days of the date hereof, the Seller shall (A) provide the
Acquiror with a list of all Tax Sharing Agreements that are in effect whose parties consist
solely of the Company and/or any of the Transferred Subsidiaries, and (B) all powers of
attorney relating to significant Tax matters that will be in effect and binding on the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary after the Closing Date. Within ninety (90) days of
the receipt of such lists, the Acquiror shall notify the Seller which of such agreements,
arrangements or powers of attorney the Acquiror wants to survive past the Closing Date and
the Seller or the Parent shall cause all other such agreements, arrangements or powers of
attorney to terminate or be settled, as the case may be, on the day prior to the Closing
Date so that the Company and each of the Transferred Subsidiaries shall have no liability
thereunder after the Closing Date.
(iii) Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries from and against all liabilities relating to or resulting from (A) any payments
due after the Closing Date under a Tax Sharing Agreement for taxable periods (or portions
thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date, and (B) the Tax Sharing Agreements terminated
pursuant to this Section 8.05(i), provided, however, that this
provision shall not be interpreted in any manner that would allow the Acquiror
Indemnified Parties to bring a claim to recoup amounts that are paid in the settlement
of an intercompany obligation under Section 8.05(i).
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(iv) For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 8.05(i) is subject to the
provisions of Section 8.06, but only with respect to Taxes imposed by a United
Kingdom Tax Authority.
(j) Contributions. The Parent, the Seller and their Affiliates agree to treat any
contribution or other transfer of assets to the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary from November
30, 2009 to the Closing Date as a taxable acquisition of such asset by the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiary, as the case may be.
(k) To the extent a party makes a claim for indemnity under this Article VIII prior to
the expiration of the relevant period of limitation, or with respect to a claim under Section
8.07(c)(i)(B), prior to December 31, 2020, such claim for indemnity (and to the extent
relevant, the applicable representations and warranties) shall survive the expiration of the
relevant period of limitations or, with respect to a claim brought under Section
8.07(c)(i)(B), past December 31, 2020, until such time as such claim is fully and finally
resolved.
(l) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, except as otherwise required due to a
change in Law, a Determination, settlement of a Tax Controversy, or mutual agreement by the
parties, for all taxable periods commencing on or after January 1, 2009 and ending on or before
December 31, 2013, the Company will calculate its life insurance qualification ratio under section
816 of the Code in a manner consistent with the calculations set forth on Section 8.05(l)
of the Seller Disclosure Letter (including the determinations and methods used in making such
calculations).
(m) The Seller (at Seller’s expense) shall cause the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries
to have prepared and completed as soon as reasonably practicable but no later than September 1,
2011 all necessary studies and other reports that are needed to comply with the requirements of
section 482 of the Code and similar transfer pricing provisions of state, local or non-U.S. Law.
Such reports and studies shall be completed by a consultant or advisor that is an expert in these
areas and that is mutually agreed upon by the Parent and the Acquiror and consistent with the
Acquiror’s transfer pricing methodologies; provided, however, that no indemnity
shall be provided under Article VIII by the Seller to the extent of any Tax or Losses
(other than the cost of preparing the studies and reports) resulting from the Company or the
Transferred Subsidiaries using the Acquiror’s transfer pricing methodologies developed in
accordance with this Section 8.05(m).
(n) The following claims for indemnity under this Article VIII shall be treated as
such for purposes of determining the Reserved Amount: (i) all claims with respect to a Tax
Controversy, provided, the Acquiror satisfies the requirements of Section 8.03(a) and the
relevant Tax Authority has provided a written notice to the relevant taxpayer asserting a liability
for Tax or the loss of Tax benefit that the Acquiror Indemnified Parties have determined has given,
or could reasonably give rise to, a right of indemnification under this Article VIII;
(ii) all claims for Taxes (including any amounts required to be paid in the form of a reimbursement
or compensation for Taxes) resulting from any claim or demand by a third party (other than a Tax
Authority) for which the Acquiror Indemnified Parties have determined has given, or could
reasonably give rise to, a right of indemnification under Section 8.01(a)(vi);
provided, notice is provided to the Seller by the Acquiror Indemnified Parties of such
claim within the time and in
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the manner set forth in Section 8.03(a); and (iii) any claim
for Losses by an Acquiror Indemnified Party against the Seller pursuant to Section
8.01(a)(vii) that is asserted by an Acquiror Indemnified Party by written notice to Seller and
that does not involve an actual or imminent Tax Controversy, and such notice sets forth the
reasonably expected amount of such Losses.
Section 8.06. Tax Relief.
(a) If the Seller elects in its sole discretion, to the extent permissible under applicable
Law, the Seller shall be permitted to procure the surrender of Group Relief from itself or the
Parent or their Retained Affiliates to the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary in order to prevent
or extinguish a liability for Taxes arising for which it would be liable under Article
VIII, provided that no payment shall be due from the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary in respect of such claim. The Acquiror shall, and shall cause the Company and each
Transferred Subsidiary to, take all steps reasonably requested to effect any such claim.
(b) Subject to paragraph (i) below, the Acquiror shall, at the written request of the Seller,
procure that the Company and any Transferred Subsidiaries shall, to the extent legally permissible,
claim Group Relief from the company or companies stated in the aforementioned written request for a
consideration calculated in accordance with paragraph (ii) below.
(i) The Acquiror shall have no obligations under this Section 8.06(b) to pay
consideration if and to the extent it would otherwise be calculated by reference to Tax in
respect of which the Seller is liable under Article VIII.
(ii) The consideration to be provided in accordance with Section 8.06(b) above
shall be an amount equal to:
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in the case of a Group Relief claim in relation
to an accounting period of the Company or the relevant Transferred
Subsidiary other than the Straddle Period, an amount equal to any
amount of Tax for which the Company or that Transferred Subsidiary
would otherwise be liable in respect of the relevant accounting period
and which is reduced or eliminated (whether by way of refund, credit,
offset or discharge) as a consequence of the Group Relief claim.
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in the case of a Group Relief claim in relation
to the Straddle Period, an amount equal to any amount of Tax duly
apportioned in accordance with Section 8.06(b)(iii)(D) to the
part of the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date for which the
Company or the relevant Transferred Subsidiary would otherwise be
liable in respect of that accounting period and which is reduced or
eliminated (whether by way of refund, credit, offset or discharge) as
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the Company and all Transferred Subsidiaries
will co-operate with the Seller in relation to any claim made under
this Section 8.06(b) by promptly taking all such action as the
Seller may reasonably request, including the making of all necessary
and reasonable claims, the giving of all necessary and reasonable
consents and the execution and filing of all necessary and reasonable
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except to the extent that profits are not
available to be the subject of a Group Relief claim, neither the
Company nor any Transferred Subsidiary without the prior written
consent of the Seller (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)
withdraws or varies or otherwise impedes any Group Relief claim made
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the Company and all Transferred Subsidiaries
shall provide the Seller with all such information and assistance as
the Seller may reasonably request to enable the Seller to exercise its
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the Company and each Transferred Subsidiary, in
relation to a claim made under this Section 8.06(b) to which it
is a party in respect of the Straddle Period, shall compute and
apportion its total profits in respect of the parts of the Straddle
Period ending on the Closing Date and beginning after the Closing Date
on a time apportionment basis, unless and to the extent that such a
basis would be unjust or unreasonable, in which case (to the extent
only that it is necessary in order to avoid injustice or
unreasonableness) in such other manner as may be just and reasonable in
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(iv) The consideration for a Group Relief claim made pursuant to this Section
8.06(b) shall be payable, in a case where the Group Relief claim gives rise to a
repayment of Tax, to the extent that the consideration is attributable to such repayment, on
the date two (2) Business Days after such repayment has been made; or in any other case, on
the last date on which any actual Tax liability which is reduced or eliminated as
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a consequence of the Group Relief claim would have been required to have otherwise been paid
to the relevant Tax Authority in order to avoid any interest or penalty. The Acquiror shall
pay such consideration, or procure that it is paid, to the company or companies from which
Group Relief, to which that consideration relates, is claimed and in accordance with an
agreement between that company or those companies, on the one hand and, on the other hand,
the Company or the Transferred Subsidiary which is party to the relevant Group Relief claim, and in the event that any Group Relief claim is
disallowed to any extent by the relevant Tax Authority, the Seller shall procure that such
consideration as has been paid in respect of such claim (to the extent disallowed) shall
promptly be repaid to the Company, or to the relevant Transferred Subsidiary to which such
claim related, together with interest thereon calculated at the Interest Rate from the date
of the payment to the date of repayment.
(c) The Acquiror undertakes to the Seller that the Acquiror will, if requested in writing by
the Seller to do so, procure that the Company and any Transferred Subsidiary so far as it is
legally able to do so shall use its best endeavors to permit a claim for Group Relief by the
Seller, the Parent or any Retained Affiliate for no consideration other than any consideration that
has been paid on or prior to Closing in respect of the Straddle Period and/or any accounting period
of the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary ended on or before the Closing and the Acquiror
covenants with the Seller that if to any extent the Acquiror is in breach of such undertaking it
will pay to the Seller an amount equal to any Tax or any additional Tax which may be or becomes
payable by the Seller, the Parent or any Retained Affiliate which would not have been payable if
the Acquiror had complied in full with such undertaking, provided that this Section 8.06(c)
shall not apply to permit a claim for Group Relief and the Acquiror shall have no liability to the
Seller under this Section 8.06(c) to the extent that (x) any such claim would otherwise
relate to any amount treated as an asset in, or taken into account in computing, the provision for
Tax in the Final Closing Balance Sheet or (y) any such claim for Group Relief would, if made, give
rise to a liability for Tax by virtue of the reallocation and surrender by way of Group Relief of
amounts that have already been utilized by any Company or any Transferred Subsidiary and in respect
of which the Acquiror would be entitled to make a claim against the Seller or the Parent under this
Article VIII.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.01(b), neither the Parent,
the Seller, nor any Retained Affiliate shall be entitled to any refund of (or credit or allowance
for) Taxes which arise in consequence of a surrender of Group Relief made for a consideration
payable under Section 8.06(b).
(e) Except as set forth in Sections 8.01(a) and Section 8.07, the Acquiror
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Seller Indemnified Parties, from and against all
Taxes imposed by a United Kingdom Tax Authority on the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, or
for which the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary may otherwise be liable, or for which the
Seller or an Affiliate thereof is accountable in respect of the income, profits or gains of, or
events relating to the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, with respect to any Post-Closing
Taxable Periods and, with respect to any Straddle Period, Taxes imposed by a United Kingdom Tax
Authority attributable to the portion of such Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date.
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Section 8.07. Special Indemnification Provisions. With the exception of Excluded
Taxes:
(a) (i) The Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Acquiror Indemnified Parties
from and against:
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all Taxes (and lost Tax benefits, to the
Company and Transferred Subsidiaries) imposed on the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary, or with respect to which the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary may otherwise be liable, relating to or
resulting from a Determination, settlement or agreement between the
Seller and the Acquiror that there is an inaccuracy, miscalculation or
any adjustment to the Insurance Tax Reserves of the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary (to the extent maintained for U.S. federal
income tax purposes) with respect to taxable periods (or portions
thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date, and all reasonable out
of pocket costs, expenses, fees and other reasonable out of pocket
amounts incurred after the Closing Date in contesting, determining,
investigating, or settling any matter for which a claim for indemnity
may be made hereunder (including, all costs incurred in correcting or
remediating any Pre-Closing Contracts or Post-Closing Contracts,
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subject to Section 8.07(a)(ii) below,
50 percent of (1) all Taxes (and lost Tax benefits), imposed on the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary, or with respect to which the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary may otherwise be liable, relating
to, or resulting from a Determination, settlement or agreement between
the Seller and the Acquiror with respect to the inaccuracy,
miscalculation or any adjustment to the Insurance Tax Reserves of the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary (to the extent maintained for
U.S. federal income tax purposes) with respect to taxable periods (or
portions thereof) beginning after the Closing Date and ending on or
before December 31, 2013, with respect to Pre-Closing Contracts, and
Post-Closing Contracts entered into on or before December 31, 2013, and
(2) all reasonable out of pocket costs, expenses, fees and other
reasonable out of pocket amounts incurred after the Closing Date in
contesting, determining, investigating, or settling any matter for
which a claim for indemnity may be made hereunder (including, all costs
incurred in correcting or remediating any Pre-Closing Contracts or
Post-Closing Contracts, including all reasonable costs and expenses for
legal or other professional consultants) (sub-clauses (A) and
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provided, however, that (1) no indemnity shall be required under clause (B)
of this provision to the extent the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary, as applicable,
fails to follow, after the Closing Date, the reserve methodologies used by the Company or
such Transferred Subsidiary with respect to the Pre-Closing Contracts and Post-Closing
Contracts in all material respects, but only to the extent such methodology is reasonably
unambiguous to the Acquiror, and if such methodology does not satisfy the above criteria,
the Acquiror, after consulting with the Parent, shall provide the Seller with a methodology
reasonably consistent with the methodology Acquiror believes was used by the Company or such
Transferred Subsidiary (based on the information provided by the Parent’s, the Company’s, or
Transferred Subsidiary’s tax personnel that were employed prior to the Closing Date by the
Company or such Transferred Subsidiary) with respect to the Pre-Closing Contracts and shall
substantially follow such methodology in all material respects, and provided
further, that the indemnity provided hereunder shall not be lost or adversely
affected in any manner by any change in reserve materially agreed to by Parent and the
Acquiror or which is required due to a Determination, settlement, or an agreement between
Seller and the Acquiror, or a change in Law (other than a Prospective Change of Law that is
effective after the Closing Date) or a change that is consistent with the changes set forth
on Section 6.01(z)(xix) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (2) no indemnity shall be
required of the Seller under clause (B) of this provision in excess of a payment by the
Seller of $200 million, and (3) no indemnity shall be required with respect to an adjustment
to the Insurance Tax Reserves of the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries that is made by
the Company or Transferred Subsidiary pursuant to and as permitted by Section
6.01(z)(xix) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the “Reserve Tax Indemnity”).
(ii) For purposes of calculating the amount of the Reserve Tax Losses, the amount of
the Reserve Tax Losses shall take into account all Tax benefits and Tax detriments (in the
same manner as such amounts are taken into account in Section 8.07(f)) resulting to
the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary, as applicable, due to the adjustment to Insurance
Tax Reserves for which a claim for indemnity has been made. The calculation of the Reserve
Tax Losses shall be made by the Acquiror and shall be provided to the Seller. In the event
that the Seller does not agree with the Acquiror’s computation of the adjustments to the
calculation of the Reserve Tax Losses required under this clause (ii), the Acquiror and the
Seller agree to follow the dispute resolution mechanism as set forth in Section
8.07(f), below.
(iii) The indemnification provided in this Section 8.07(a) shall survive until
the date that is sixty (60) days after the expiration of all relevant periods of
limitations, including the relevant periods of limitation with respect to any Post-Closing
Taxable Period subject to the indemnification under Section 8.07(a)(i).
(iv) Parent and the Seller agree that to the extent there is a Determination that
results in an adjustment to the Company’s or a Transferred Subsidiary’s Insurance Tax
Reserves for which a claim for indemnity is made pursuant to Section 8.07(a), none
of the parties shall be prohibited from taking the position that the adjustments to the
taxable income and Insurance Tax Reserves of the Company or a Transferred Subsidiary
resulting from such Determination should be made on the then
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earliest taxable period that includes the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary that is
open for assessment and, to the extent the parties agree with such position or there is a
Determination that is consistent with such position, the parties and the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall (or shall cause) all Tax Returns of or
that include the Company or any relevant Transferred Subsidiary for such taxable period to
be amended and re-filed.
(b) (i) The Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Acquiror Indemnified Parties
from and against (A) all Taxes (and lost Tax benefits) imposed on the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary, or with respect to which the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary may otherwise be
liable, with respect to any taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing
Date resulting from or relating to a Determination, or a settlement or agreement between the Seller
and the Acquiror, that there is or has been a breach or inaccuracy of the representation set forth
in Section 3.20(s); (B) all Taxes (and lost Tax benefits) imposed on the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary, or with respect to which the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary may
otherwise be liable, with respect to any taxable periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the
Closing Date and ending on or before December 31, 2013 (the “Special Indemnity Period”)
resulting from or relating to a Determination, or a settlement or agreement between the Seller and
the Acquiror, that during all or a portion of the Special Indemnity Period the Company does not
qualify as a life insurance company within the meaning of section 816(a) of the Code, provided that
this sub-clause (B) shall only apply if (y) applying the analysis set forth in such Determination,
settlement or agreement, except as expressly provided in Section 8.07(b)(ii) below, the
representation set forth in Section 3.20(s) of this Agreement would have been treated as
breached for the taxable period of the Company ending on December 31, 2008, and (z) applying solely
the portion of the analysis set forth in such Determination, settlement or agreement, that is based
on the Prospective Change of Law, if any, the Company would qualify as a life insurance company
within the meaning of section 816(a) of the Code; and (C) all reasonable out of pocket costs,
expenses, fees and other reasonable out of pocket amounts incurred after the Closing Date in
contesting, determining, investigating, or settling any matter for which a claim for indemnity may
be made hereunder (including all reasonable costs and expenses for legal or other professional
consultants).
(ii) Solely for purposes of the indemnity provided in Section 8.07(b)(i)(B), if
a Determination is made during the Special Indemnity Period that the Company does not
qualify as a life insurance company under section 816(a) of the Code (or any successor
provisions thereto) and there has been a change in the Code or the U.S. Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder that is effective after the Closing Date and prior to such
Determination, and such change in the Code or the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder, or the relevant Determination, expressly provides that the change is to have
only prospective effect and such change clearly is not applicable with respect to periods
prior to such change (a “Prospective Change of Law”), then the analysis applied to
determine whether the Company qualified as a life insurance company for purposes of section
816(a) of the Code for the taxable period ending on December 31, 2008 shall be made as
though such change in the Code or the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder had
not occurred.
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(iii) To the extent that a Pre-Closing Taxable Period of the Company has been audited
by the IRS and the IRS did not conclude that the Company failed to qualify as a life
insurance company under section 816(a) of the Code at such time and the IRS does not
thereafter conclude that the Company is not a life insurance company for such taxable
period, then an indemnity claim by the Acquiror Indemnified Parties for Taxes (and lost Tax
benefits) resulting from an adjustment to the Insurance Tax Reserves of the Company in a
Post-Closing Taxable Period that results from the IRS concluding that the Company was not a
life insurance company in such audited Pre-Closing Taxable Period shall not be subject to
the indemnity provided under Section 8.07(b)(i)(B) but shall be subject to the
indemnity provided under Section 8.07(a)(i)(B) for taxable periods ending on or
before December 31, 2013.
(iv) Except as provided in Section 8.07(b)(iii), to the extent a claim for
indemnity pursuant to this Section 8.07(b) could also be subject to the provisions
of Section 8.07(a)(i), the Seller’s indemnity obligation shall be determined in
accordance with Section 8.07(b) and shall not be subject to the limitations on
indemnity set forth in Section 8.07(a).
(v) For purposes of calculating the amount of an indemnity required to be paid pursuant
to this provision, the provisions of Section 8.07(f) shall apply.
(vi) The indemnification provided in this Section 8.07(b) shall survive until
the date that is sixty (60) days after the expiration of all relevant periods of limitation,
including with respect to any Post-Closing Taxable Period subject to the indemnification
under Section 8.07(b)(i)(B).
(c) (i) The Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Acquiror Indemnified Parties
from and against, and reimburse the Acquiror Indemnified Parties for:
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all Losses and other amounts relating to or
resulting from all claims, Determinations, Tax Controversies, Actions
(whether current or pending), investigations, or other proceedings that
have been asserted or commenced against the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary on or prior to the Closing Date by or on behalf of a holder,
beneficial owner or beneficiary of a Pre-Closing Contract or by a
Governmental Authority regarding the failure of any Pre-Closing
Contract to provide to a holder, beneficial owner, or beneficiary of
such contract a Tax benefit relating to such contract that was set
forth in the Company’s or a Transferred Subsidiary’s marketing
materials for such contract or was otherwise promised in writing by the
Company or a Transferred Subsidiary with respect to such contract
(including with respect to payments made or received on such contract),
and (2) all reasonable out of pocket external expenses, fees, and
costs, including any return of premium or change in benefit, costs
incurred to create substitute forms, or Taxes (including any death,
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gross-up for Taxes), toll charges or other similar amounts paid to a
Governmental Authority or to the holder, beneficial owner or
beneficiary of any such contract, incurred by the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary to correct, amend or take any other action
needed so as to cause all Pre-Closing Contracts subject to a
Pre-Closing Product Claim and, to the extent permitted under
Section 8.07(c)(ii) all Pre-Closing Contracts that are
substantially similar to the terms of the contracts that gave rise to
the Pre-Closing Product Claim (a “Pre-Closing Product
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Other than with respect to a Pre-Closing
Product Claim (1) all Losses and other amounts that are required to be
paid to a holder, beneficial owner or beneficiary of a Pre-Closing
Contract or to a Governmental Authority based on a Determination, a
settlement or other conclusion of a claim brought by a holder,
beneficial owner, or beneficiary of a Pre-Closing Contract or by a
Governmental Authority regarding the failure of any Pre-Closing
Contract to provide to a holder, beneficial owner, or beneficiary of
such contract a Tax benefit relating to such contract that was set
forth in the Company’s or a Transferred Subsidiary’s marketing
materials for such contract or was otherwise promised in writing by the
Company or a Transferred Subsidiary with respect to such contract
(including with respect to payments made or received on such contract),
and (2) all reasonable out of pocket external expenses, fees, and
costs, including any return of premium or change in benefit, costs
incurred to create substitute forms, or Taxes (including any death,
estate or inheritance taxes and any amounts paid in the form of a
gross-up for Taxes), toll charges or other similar amounts paid to a
Governmental Authority or to the holder, beneficial owner or
beneficiary of any such contract, incurred by the Company or any
Transferred Subsidiary to correct, amend or take any other action
needed so as to cause all Pre-Closing Contracts subject to indemnity
under clause (B)(1) above, and, to the extent permitted under
Section 8.07(c)(ii) all Pre-Closing Contracts that are
substantially similar to the terms of the contracts that gave rise to
the Post-Closing Product Claim (a “Post-Closing Product Claim”)
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provided, however, that the Acquiror, the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries shall in good faith attempt to use internal resources before incurring external
fees or costs and there shall be excluded from the term Costs with respect to a Post-Closing
Product Claim, (y) Costs in respect of Pre-Closing Contracts with respect to which the issue
or deficiency relating to the contracts that gave rise to a Post-Closing Product Claim was
determined to not exist as of the Closing Date by the court or Governmental Authority
presiding over the controversy that gave rise to such claim and (z) Costs in respect of
products that are noncompliant due solely to (A) changes in (1) Tax Law or (2) published
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Tax Authority interpretations thereof, in either case, occurring after the Closing Date with
prospective effect, or (B) the Acquiror, the Company or the Transferred Subsidiaries
disclosing or informing a holder, beneficial owner, beneficiary or a Governmental Authority
of the failure of a Pre-Closing Contract to provide to its holder, beneficial owner, or
beneficiary Tax benefits that would give rise to a claim for indemnity under this
Section 8.07(c)(i), (other than any such action that is permitted under Section
8.07(c)(ii)) or if such information is required to be provided by a Governmental
Authority.
(ii) To the extent that there is a successful claim by the Acquiror Indemnified Parties
for indemnity with regard to either a Pre-Closing Product Claim or a Post-Closing Product
Claim and the resolution of such claim was pursuant to a decision by a judicial authority,
Governmental Authority or contractual settlement that, in each case, is not the subject of a
right to non-disclosure by contract or applicable Law, if the Acquiror so requests, the
Acquiror and the Parent shall cause the Company or relevant Transferred Subsidiary to seek a
determination from a relevant Governmental Authority as to whether Pre-Closing Contracts
that are substantially similar to the contract for which there was a successful claim for
indemnity pursuant Section 8.07(c)(i)(A) or (B) above also fail to provide
to the holders, beneficial owners, or beneficiaries of such contracts the Tax benefits that
gave rise to the related Pre-Closing Product Claim or Post-Closing Product Claim. The
parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts (to the extent permitted by Law) to
provide for limitations with respect to any disclosure of (1) any contractual settlement and
(2) any court proceeding or court settlement, in each case, involving a claim that may
affect a claim for indemnity under Section 8.07(c). The process for seeking this
determination shall be treated as a matter that is subject to the provisions of Section
8.03(b)(iii). The determination provided by such Governmental Authority shall be
binding on the Seller, the Acquiror and Parent and the Company and Transferred Subsidiaries
shall take all actions necessary so as to comply with the determination provided by the
Governmental Authority without objection from Parent or Seller and without prejudice to the
Acquiror Indemnified Parties rights under this Agreement (including under Section
8.07(c) above).
(iii) In the event a claim for indemnity is brought under Section 8.07(c)(i)(B)
that is not settled or concluded prior to December 31, 2013, the parties agree that with
respect to the Costs described in clause (B)(1) of such term, the Seller shall only be
liable for the portion of such Costs that are allocable to the periods ending on before
December 31, 2013. The parties will attempt to allocate such Costs between the periods
ending on or before December 31, 2013 and the period beginning on January 1, 2014 by
determining the amount of such Costs that would have been due had such claim been settled or
concluded as of December 31, 2013 (assuming such claim would have been settled or concluded
in the same manner and based upon the same facts and circumstances as existed when the claim
was actually settled or concluded at the actual later date (provided facts and circumstances
relating to build-up in policy value and future death benefits accumulating after December
31, 2013, shall not be taken into account)). The parties agree if a Cost described in
clause (B)(1) for such indemnity claim cannot be allocated pursuant to the forgoing
sentence, the amount of such Costs that will be allocated to the Seller shall be determined
by multiplying the total amount of such
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Costs by a fraction with a numerator equal to the total amount of premium paid on such
contract (or contracts) prior to December 31, 2013 and a denominator equal to the total
amount of premium paid on such contract (or contracts) through the date of settlement or
final judgment (such total amounts reduced to take into account any forgiveness or
cancellation of premium with respect to such contract and to take into account any premiums
that will not be paid due to such contract being surrendered, cancelled or otherwise
terminated that would otherwise have been included in such amount) prior to the date of
settlement or time of judgment.
(iv) With respect to any matter for which a claim for indemnity under Section
8.07(c)(i) may be brought, the defense of the claim, investigation, Action, Audit, or
Tax Controversy relating to such matter shall be subject to Section 8.03(b)(iii).
(v) Claims for indemnity under this Section 8.07(c) are required to be made on
or prior to December 31, 2020, provided, that for purposes of this Agreement the parties
agree that any claim for indemnity for Pre-Closing Product Claims will be treated as brought
on the Closing Date.
(vi) For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the determination of whether
Pre-Closing Contracts are substantially similar shall not take into account the fact that
such contracts are held, owned, involve or are for the benefit of different parties.
(d) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold the Acquiror Indemnified Parties harmless against
all withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to sections 871, 881, 1441, 1442 and 1461 of the Code on
Covered Payments as defined in the Withholding Tax Closing Agreement for all periods ending on or
prior to December 31, 2013, except to the extent such Taxes are imposed as a result of the
Withholding Tax Closing Agreement being terminated or held to be invalid due to actions taken by
the Acquiror or the Company after the Closing Date.
(e) Other than with respect to a breach of a covenant (except for a breach of the covenant in
Section 8.02(b)(iii)(z) with respect to the truthfulness and correctness of the Tax
Returns), which shall be subject to Section 8.01, the indemnities provided in Sections
8.07(a)-(d) shall be the exclusive indemnity and remedy with respect to the Company’s and
Transferred Subsidiary’s Insurance Tax Reserves, the life company qualification for U.S. federal
income tax purposes of the Company, the failure of Pre-Closing Contracts to provide Tax benefits to
holders, beneficial owners or beneficiaries thereof, and withholding taxes imposed on Covered
Payments under section 871, 881, 1441, 1442 and 1461 of the Code (collectively, the “Covered
Matters”), and there will be no additional indemnity or remedy with respect to such matters
under this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) a claim for indemnity under Article XI
may be brought with respect to a breach of any representation concerning product qualification
(other than with respect to a breach of a representation in Section 3.20), and (ii) that
the procedural and related aspects of Section 8.01 shall continue to apply to these
matters.
(f) (i) General. The amount of any indemnity payable under this Article VIII
shall be determined on an “after-tax basis.” For purposes of determining an indemnity payment
under this Agreement that is to be determined on an “after-tax basis,” the amount of any Loss, Tax
or other amount that is incurred or suffered by an indemnitee (the “Loss Amount”) as a
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result of an Indemnity Event shall be adjusted so as to reflect the aggregate Tax benefits and
Tax detriments (as determined in accordance with Section 8.07(f)(ii) below) (collectively,
the “Tax Adjustments”) to the indemnitee and its Affiliates resulting from the Indemnity
Event that gave rise to such Loss Amount, so that after taking into account such Tax Adjustments
the indemnitee receives an indemnity payment under this Agreement in an amount reasonably
anticipated to place the indemnitee and its Affiliates in the same economic position with respect
to Taxes that they would have occupied had the indemnitee not suffered or incurred the Loss
Amount; provided, that in no event shall the net amount of the indemnity payment made with
respect to an Indemnity Event (including all adjustments made with respect to, or relating to, such
Indemnity Event) under this Agreement at any time be reduced below zero (0) as a result of the Tax
Adjustments. An “Indemnity Event” shall mean (x) the specific item, event, circumstance,
failure to act or other situation that gave rise to the claim for indemnity, and (y) the receipt or
accrual of the indemnity payment. Once finally determined in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 8.07(f), the Tax Adjustments with respect to an Indemnity Event (including all
related adjustments made with respect to such event) shall not be redetermined based on the failure
of any of the assumptions or projections used in determining such Tax Adjustments actually to come
to pass.
(ii) Assumptions and Projections. The Tax benefits and Tax detriments
resulting from the occurrence of an Indemnity Event shall take into account (1) the current
and prior Tax benefits and Tax detriments, and (2) the present value of all reasonably
anticipated future Tax benefits and Tax detriments, to an indemnitee, any Affiliate of the
indemnitee to the extent such Affiliate realizes or is reasonably anticipated to realize a
Tax benefit or Tax detriment as result of the Indemnity Event, and any Tax benefits or Tax
detriments resulting from an Indemnity Event that are realized or reasonably anticipated to
be realized by any consolidated, combined, unitary or other Tax group of which the
indemnitee or Affiliate is a member at the relevant time, subject to all limitations or
restrictions that may be imposed by Law on such realization. In calculating the future Tax
benefits and future Tax detriments resulting from an Indemnity Event, such Tax benefits and
Tax detriments shall be projected until such time as no material Tax benefits or Tax
detriments are expected to remain. Such calculation shall use and be based upon (A) the
assumptions and projections used for purposes of preparing the indemnitee’s and its
Affiliates’ business projections actually used by such Persons in conducting their business,
(B) for periods, if any, not covered by (A), the assumptions and projections used for
purposes of preparing the indemnitee’s and its Affiliates’ cashflow testing analyses
contained in actuarial memoranda prepared in support of such entities’ regulatory financial
statements for the relevant periods, and (C) for periods, if any, not covered by (A) or (B),
the indemnitee’s and its Affiliates’ good faith estimates using, to the extent relevant,
reasonable extrapolations of the assumptions, projections and methodologies employed in (A)
and (B) (the “Assumed Financial Projections”). The Tax benefits and Tax detriments
over the period covered by the Assumed Financial Projections plus any relevant prior periods
shall be determined by comparing (Y) the amount of Taxes that the indemnitee, any relevant
Affiliate and any relevant consolidated, combined, unitary or other Tax group would have
paid and would have been reasonably anticipated to pay in the absence of the occurrence of
the Indemnity Event to (Z) the amount of Taxes that the indemnitee, any relevant Affiliate
and any relevant consolidated, combined, unitary or other Tax group would have paid and are
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reasonably anticipated to pay taking into account the Indemnity Event. The present
value shall be based on a discount rate determined at the time the indemnity payment is due,
equal to the indemnitee’s normal borrowing rate at such time for senior debt having a term
that most nearly corresponds to the weighted average time over which the relevant Tax
benefits and Tax detriments are reasonably anticipated to be realized. The future
projections of Tax benefits and Tax detriments shall be based on the application of the
highest applicable income tax rates (including federal, state, local and any other
applicable rates) in effect in the relevant jurisdiction for the relevant year that are in
effect when the relevant determination is made.
(iii) Dispute Settlement. Unless impractical or otherwise agreed by the
parties acting reasonably and in good faith, no less than 60 days prior to the date on which
the relevant indemnity payment is otherwise due, the indemnitee shall provide the indemnitor
a reasonably detailed calculation of the adjustments required under Section
8.07(f)(i), (the “Indemnitee Adjustments”) and, subject to clause (iv) below, a
description of the assumptions and projections used for purposes of such calculations
(collectively, the “Tax Benefits & Detriments Notice”). To the extent that, taking
into account the provisions of clause (iv) below, the indemnitor disagrees with the
indemnitee’s calculation of the adjustments required under Section 8.07(f)(i)
included in the Tax Benefits & Detriments Notice, the indemnitor shall provide written
notice of its objection (including a reasonably detailed calculation of the adjustments the
indemnitor reasonably believes are required under Section 8.07(f)(i)) to the
indemnitee no later than forty-five (45) days (plus any extension thereof that is agreed
by the parties acting reasonably and in good faith) after receipt of (A) the Tax Benefits &
Detriments Notice and (B) all relevant information reasonably requested by the Indemnitor
Accounting Firm, if any, within thirty (30) days of the engagement of such firm (the
“Review Period”); provided, however, that the Indemnitor Accounting
Firm may reasonably request further relevant information after the expiration of such thirty
(30) day period but neither such request nor the receipt of information pursuant to such
request shall extend the Review Period. To the extent that the parties cannot agree on the
amount of the adjustments required under Section 8.07(f)(i), the disputed items
shall be submitted to an independent accounting firm mutually agreed by the parties (the
“Independent Accounting Firm”). Such firm shall decide as promptly as practicable,
but in all events (unless otherwise agreed by the parties, acting reasonably and in good
faith) within forty-five (45) days of the time after the indemnitee and the Indemnitor
Accounting Firm have presented their final positions regarding the amount of the adjustments
required under Section 8.07(f)(i), whether the position of the indemnitee or the
indemnitor is more correct. The cost of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be shared
equally between the parties and the determination of such accounting firm shall be binding
on the parties. In the event that a court is determining or has determined the Loss Amount
and is also determining or has determined the adjustment to such Loss Amount to determine
the “after tax basis” of such Loss Amount, then the provisions of Section 8.07(iii)
(other than this sentence) and Section 8.07(iv) shall not apply and the adjustment
as set forth in a determination by such a court that is final and no longer subject to
appeal shall be treated for all purposes of this Section 8.07(f) as an agreement by
the parties as to such adjustment.
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(iv) Information Sharing. The parties shall provide to each other, to the
Independent Accounting Firm and to the Indemnitor Accounting Firm (as defined below) all
documentation and cooperation (including reasonable access to personnel) that is necessary
to timely evaluate the Tax Benefits & Detriments Notice or to resolve any dispute with
respect to the calculation of the adjustments required under Section 8.07(f)(i)
(including all information that supports the positions taken by each party and all
information necessary to establish that the assumptions and projections have followed the
requirements of this Section 8.07(f)); provided, however, that to
the extent such information is non-public information regarding the indemnitee or any of its
Affiliates (the “Restricted Information”), the indemnitee and any relevant Affiliate
thereof shall not be required to provide such information to the indemnitor under this
Section 8.07(f), but shall be required to provide such information for review to
Deloitte and Touche LLP, or if Deloitte and Touche LLP is unwilling or unable to serve, to
another independent accounting firm appointed by the indemnitor and reasonably acceptable to
the indemnitee, acting on behalf of the indemnitor (the “Indemnitor Accounting
Firm”). The Indemnitor Accounting Firm shall not disclose the Restricted Information to
the indemnitor and shall enter into a customary confidentiality agreement with the
indemnitee to such effect; provided, however, that the Indemnitor Accounting
Firm shall be permitted to disclose to the indemnitor whether the calculation of the
adjustments required under Section 8.07(f)(i) and the assumptions and projections
reflected in the Tax Benefits & Detriments Notice have been made in the manner required by
this Section 8.07(f) and the general reasons for such determination. The Indemnitor
Accounting Firm shall be permitted to disclose any information to the Independent Accounting
Firm for purposes of performing the calculation of the adjustments required under
Section 8.07(f)(i) or settling any dispute under Section 8.07(f)(iii) (it
being understood that, unless agreed by the indemnitee, the Independent Accounting Firm
shall not disclose to the indemnitor the Restricted Information, and the Independent
Accounting Firm shall enter into a customary confidentiality agreement with the indemnitee
to this effect).
(v) Payment. The parties agree that any amount payable by an indemnitor
pursuant to this Agreement, that is to be paid on an after-tax basis, shall be paid when the
indemnity payment is otherwise due under the terms of this Agreement (the “Due
Date”), except that if, on the Due Date, the parties have not agreed on the adjustments
required under Section 8.07(f), the indemnitor shall be required to pay to the
indemnitee on the Due Date the Loss Amount as adjusted to reflect the amount of adjustments
the parties have then agreed upon acting reasonably and in good faith, and the indemnitor
shall deposit the positive difference, if any, between (A) the Loss Amount as adjusted for
the Indemnitee Adjustments less such paid amount and (B) the amount of any Available Escrow
Amount or Tax Account (such positive difference, if any, the “Remainder Amount”) in
a separate escrow account (the “Separate Escrow Account”) established for the
benefit of the indemnitee with terms and conditions substantially similar to the
Indemnification Collateral Account Security and Control Agreement. Upon the settlement of a
dispute by the parties or a decision being rendered by an Independent Accounting Firm, there
shall be distributed to the indemnitee from the Indemnification Collateral Account and, to
the extent relevant, the Separate Escrow Account , the amount needed to reflect such
settlement or decision no later than four (4) days after such
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settlement or decision (together with any earnings on the released amounts so distributed
that accrued during the time such released amounts were deposited in the escrow), and
all remaining amounts thereafter, if any, shall be paid back to the indemnitor or remain in
the Indemnification Collateral Account or Tax Account, as applicable.
(g) Unless otherwise required by a change in Law with prospective effect, a Determination, or
unless mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Acquiror (including any changes set forth in
Section 6.01(z)(xix) of the Seller Disclosure Letter), in computing the Insurance Tax
Reserves for taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2009 and ending on or before the
Closing Date, the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries will use reserve methodologies and
determinations that are similar in all material respects to the reserve methodologies and
determinations used in determining the Company’s and the Transferred Subsidiary’s Insurance Tax
Reserves for the taxable period ending on December 31, 2008 and none of Parent, Seller or Acquiror
shall (or shall cause) any positions contrary or inconsistent with this concept to be taken;
provided, however, that the Acquiror, Parent, the Seller, the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries shall have the right to adjust the Insurance Tax Reserves of the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries to the extent such adjustments relate solely to the correction of
immaterial mathematical or posting errors or result from the Japanese Contingency Reserve Matter.
(h) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the rights of the Acquiror Indemnified
Parties under this Agreement (including with respect to indemnity) shall not be prejudiced or
adversely affected by any Acquiror Indemnified Party taking any action that is permitted pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement, and the Acquiror Indemnified Parties shall not be required to take
any action to mitigate its damages under this Article VIII to the extent such actions are
not permitted under this Article VIII.
ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 9.01. Conditions to Obligations of Each Party. The
respective obligations of
each party hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to
the fulfillment or waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) No Governmental Order. Subject to Section 9.01(b), there shall be no Law
or Governmental Order enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered that, in each case, enjoins
or prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or makes illegal
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement unless such Law or Governmental
Order is vacated, terminated or withdrawn.
(b) Approvals of Governmental Authorities. The Governmental Approvals listed on
Section 9.01(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter shall have been obtained (or any waiting
period shall have been terminated or shall have expired) and shall be in full force and effect
without the imposition of any Negative Condition or Restriction. The waiting period (and any
extension of such period) under the HSR Act shall have expired or shall have been terminated.
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Section 9.02. Conditions to Obligations of the Seller. The obligations of the Seller
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment
or waiver in writing, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties; Covenants. (i) The representations and warranties
of the Acquiror contained in this Agreement (other than Section 5.01, Section 5.02,
and Section 5.03) (in each case, only to the extent applicable to the Acquiror) shall have
been true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of
the Closing Date (other than the representations and warranties made as of another stated date,
which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct as of such date) except where
the failure to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitations as to materiality
or “Acquiror Material Adverse Effect” set forth therein), individually or in the aggregate, has not
had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect; (ii)
Section 5.01, Section 5.02 and Section 5.03 (in each case, only to the
extent applicable to the Acquiror) shall have been true and correct as of the date hereof and as of
the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than the representations and
warranties made as of another stated date, which representations and warranties shall have been
true and correct as of such date) in all respects; (iii) all of the obligations of the Acquiror to
be performed or complied with on or prior to the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
shall have been duly and fully performed and complied with in all material respects; and (iv) the
Seller shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date of the Acquiror signed by a duly
authorized executive officer of the Acquiror certifying that the conditions specified in clauses
(i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 9.02(a) have been waived or satisfied.
(b) Ancillary Agreements. The Acquiror shall have executed and delivered each of the
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and shall have caused each applicable Affiliate of the
Acquiror to execute and deliver each of the Ancillary Agreements to which such Affiliate of the
Acquiror is a party, and each other party to any Equity Units Document shall have executed and
delivered such Equity Units Document.
(c) Legal Opinion. The Seller shall have received the opinion of Xxxxx & XxXxxxx LLP,
outside counsel to the Acquiror, substantially in the form of Exhibit H.
(d) No Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, there shall have been
no Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.03. Conditions to Obligations of the Acquiror. The obligations of the
Acquiror to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the
fulfillment or waiver in writing, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties; Covenants. (i) The representations and warranties
of the Parent and the Seller contained in this Agreement (other than Section 3.01, Section
3.02, Section 3.03(a) and (b), and Section 3.04(a) (in each case, only
to the extent applicable to the Seller and the Company) and Section 4.01, Section
4.02 and Section 4.03(a) (in each case, only to the extent applicable to the Parent))
shall have been true and correct as of the
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date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other
than the representations and warranties made as of another stated date, which representations and
warranties shall have been true and correct as of such date) except where the failure to be so true
and correct (without giving effect to any limitations as to materiality or “Company Material
Adverse Effect” set forth therein), individually or in the aggregate, has not had, or would not
reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect; (ii) Section 3.01,
Section 3.02, Section 3.03(a) and (b), and Section 3.04(a) (in each
case, only to the extent applicable to the Seller and the Company) and Section 4.01,
Section 4.02 and Section 4.03(a) (in each case, only to the extent applicable to
the Parent) shall have been true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as
though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than the representations and warranties made as of
another stated date, which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct as of
such date) in all respects; (iii) all of the obligations of the Seller and the Parent to be
performed or complied with on or prior to the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall
have been duly and fully performed and complied with in all material respects; and (iv) the
Acquiror shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date of the Seller signed by a duly
authorized executive officer of the Seller certifying that the conditions specified in clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii) of this Section 9.03(a) have been waived or satisfied.
(b) Ancillary Agreements. The Seller shall have executed and delivered each of the
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and shall have caused each applicable Affiliate of the
Seller to execute and deliver each of the Ancillary Agreements to which such Affiliate is a party.
(c) No Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, there shall have been
no Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Risk-Based Capital. The Acquiror shall have received a certificate dated as of the
Closing Date signed by a duly authorized executive officer of the Seller certifying that the
Estimated Total Adjusted Capital equals or exceeds 400% of the Estimated Company Risk-Based Capital
and that such Estimated Total Adjusted Capital and Estimated Company Risk-Based Capital have been
estimated in good faith in accordance with the Risk-Based Capital Calculation Methodology.
(e) [Reserved].
(f) Collateral Account Funds. The Acquiror shall have received the opinion of
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, outside counsel to the Seller, substantially in the form of Exhibit
J.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION
Section 10.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing:
(a) by the mutual written consent of the Seller and the Acquiror;
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(b) by either the Seller or the Acquiror if the Closing has not occurred on or before January
10, 2011; provided, however, that if the sole reason that the Closing has not
occurred is that one or more of the approvals of the Governmental Authorities required pursuant to
Section 9.01(b) have not been obtained on or prior to such date, such date may be extended
by either such party to a date not beyond July 10, 2011 (either such date, the “End Date”);
and provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this
Section 10.01(b) shall not be available to the Acquiror or the Seller, as the case may be,
if such party (and, in the case of the Seller, the Parent) has failed to take any action required
to fulfill any of such party’s (and, in the case of the Seller, the Parent’s) obligations under
this Agreement, which failure has caused or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur prior
to such date;
(c) by either the Seller or the Acquiror in the event of (i) the issuance of a final,
non-appealable Governmental Order restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) in the event that any Law has been enacted, promulgated or
issued, or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by any
Governmental Authority that restrains, enjoins or prohibits the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or that would make the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal,
except, in the case of either (i) or (ii), for any Governmental Order or Law issued, enacted,
promulgated, or deemed applicable by a Governmental Authority whose Governmental Approval is not
required to be obtained to satisfy Section 9.01(b);
(d) by the Acquiror (but only so long as the Acquiror is not in material breach of its
obligations under this Agreement) if there has been a material breach of any representation or
warranty, covenant or agreement of the Seller or the Parent, such that one or more of the
conditions to Closing set forth in Section 9.01 and Section 9.03 are not capable of
being fulfilled prior to the End Date or if such breach is capable of being cured prior to the End
Date but is not so cured within 60 days following the Acquiror providing written notice of such
breach to the Seller; or
(e) by the Seller (but only so long as the Seller and the Parent are not in material breach of
any of their respective obligations under this Agreement) if there has been a material breach of
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Acquiror such that one or more of the
conditions to Closing set forth in Section 9.01 and Section 9.02 are not capable of
being fulfilled prior to the End Date or if such breach is capable of being cured prior to the End
Date but is not so cured within 60 days following the Seller providing written notice of such
breach to the Acquiror.
Section 10.02. Notice of Termination. Any party hereto
desiring to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 shall give written notice of such termination to the
other party hereto.
Section 10.03. Termination Upon Bankruptcy or Insolvency
Proceedings. This Agreement
shall terminate automatically without the requirement of any action or notice by any party upon a
Parent Bankruptcy prior to the Closing or the occurrence of any such event by or against the Seller
or the Company prior to the Closing.
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Section 10.04. Effect of Termination. In the event of the
termination of this
Agreement as provided in Section 10.01 or Section 10.03, this Agreement shall
forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of any party hereto, except as
set forth in Section 6.05, Section 12.01, Section 12.03, Section
12.10, Section 12.11 and this Section 10.04; provided, however,
that nothing in this Agreement shall relieve any party hereto from liability for any intentional or
fraudulent breach of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 11.01. Survival.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Article VIII, the representations and warranties
of the parties hereto contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate
contemplated to be delivered pursuant hereto shall survive in full force and effect until the date
that is 21 months after the Closing Date (the “Survival Period”), at which time they shall
terminate (and no claims shall be made for indemnification under Section 11.02 or
Section 11.03 thereafter), except: (i) the Seller Fundamental Representations, the Parent
Fundamental Representations and the Acquiror Fundamental Representations shall survive the Closing
indefinitely; (ii) the representations and warranties made in this Agreement with respect to Tax
matters shall be subject to Section 8.05 of this Agreement; and (iii) the covenants and
agreements of the parties hereto contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate
contemplated to be delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the Closing indefinitely.
(b) Neither the applicable survival period nor the right to indemnification or other remedy
based upon the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties in this
Agreement will be affected by any investigation conducted, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of
being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with any such
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement. The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy
of any representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or
agreement, will not affect the right to indemnification or other remedy based on such
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements.
Section 11.02. Indemnification by the Seller.
(a) From and after the Closing and subject to this Article XI, the Seller shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Acquiror, its Affiliates (including the Company and the
Transferred Subsidiaries) and its and their respective Representatives (collectively, the
“Acquiror Indemnified Parties”) from and against, and reimburse any Acquiror Indemnified
Party for, all Losses that such Acquiror Indemnified Party may at any time suffer or incur as a
result of, arising out of, relating to or in connection with:
(i) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Parent or
the Seller in this Agreement or the certificates required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 9.03(a);
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(ii) any breach or failure by the Parent, the Seller or any of their respective
Affiliates to perform any of their respective covenants, obligations or agreements contained
in this Agreement;
(iii) the Covered PAB/PRF Matter, excluding Losses that result from guarantee payments
required to be made in order to meet the obligations of the PRF (the “PRF Guarantee
Losses”); and the PRF Guarantee Losses, only to the extent of any such Losses in excess
of 106,000,000 Great Britain Pounds Sterling (the “PAB/PRF Reserve”);
provided, however, that in the event the PAB/PRF Reserve exceeds the amount
of the PRF Guarantee Losses, the Acquiror shall cause the Company to pay the amount of such
excess to the Seller in cash by September 1, 2012;
(iv) the Covered Argentina Credit Life Matter; provided, that if (x) a reserve
is established or increased in respect of the Covered Argentina Credit Life Matter between
the date hereof and the Closing Date (the “Argentina Reserve”), and (y) the RBC
Deficit pursuant to Section 2.09(a)(i) is greater than zero, then the Covered
Argentina Credit Life Matter to the extent of any Losses in excess of the lesser of (a) the
amount of the Argentina Reserve and (b) the amount of the RBC Deficit pursuant to
Section 2.09(a)(i); provided, however, the aggregate amount of the
reduction of the indemnification obligations of the Seller under clauses (iv), (v) and (vi)
of this Section 11.02(a) shall not exceed the RBC Deficit pursuant to Section
2.09(a)(i); provided, further, that any such reduction shall be
allocated to the indemnification obligations under clauses (iv), (v) and (vi) in proportion
to the relative amounts of the Argentina Reserve (if any), the Italy Reserve Increase (if
any) and the Japan Reserve Increase (if any), as applicable;
(v) the Covered Italian Unit Linked Matter to the extent of any Losses in excess of the
lesser of (1) €500,000 (the “Initial Italy Reserve”) and (2) the total amount
reserved for the Covered Italian Unit Linked Matter in the Final Closing Balance Sheet;
provided, that if (x) the Initial Italy Reserve is increased between the date hereof
and the Closing Date (the aggregate amount of all such reserve increases from the date
hereof, the “Italy Reserve Increase”), and (y) the RBC Deficit pursuant to
Section 2.09(a)(i) is greater than zero, then the Covered Italian Unit Linked Matter
to the extent of any Losses in excess of the sum of (A) the Initial Italy Reserve
plus (B) the lesser of (1) the Italy Reserve Increase and (2) the amount of the RBC
Deficit pursuant to Section 2.09(a)(i); provided, however, the
aggregate amount of the reduction of the indemnification obligations of the Seller under
clauses (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 11.02(a) shall not exceed the RBC Deficit
pursuant to Section 2.09(a)(i); provided, further, that any such
reduction shall be allocated to the indemnification obligations under clauses (iv), (v) and
(vi) in proportion to the relative amounts of the Argentina Reserve (if any), the Italy
Reserve Increase (if any) and the Japan Reserve Increase (if any), as applicable;
(vi) the Covered Japan Privacy Breach Matter to the extent of any Losses in excess of
the lesser of (1) $58,000,000 (the “Initial Japan Reserve”) and (2) the total amount
reserved for the Covered Japan Privacy Breach Matter in the Final Closing Balance Sheet;
provided, that if (x) the Initial Japan Privacy Breach Matter Reserve is
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increased between the date hereof and the Closing Date (the aggregate amount of all
such reserve increases from the date hereof, the “Japan Reserve Increase”), and (y)
the RBC Deficit pursuant to Section 2.09(a)(i) is greater than zero, then the
Covered Japan Privacy Breach Matter to the extent of any Losses in excess of the sum of (A)
the Initial Japan Reserve plus (B) the lesser of (1) the Japan Reserve Increase and
(2) the amount of the RBC Deficit pursuant to Section 2.09(a)(i); provided,
however, the aggregate amount of the reduction of the indemnification obligations of
the Seller under clauses (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 11.02(a) shall not
exceed the RBC Deficit pursuant to Section 2.09(a)(i); provided,
further, that any such reduction shall be allocated to the indemnification
obligations under clauses (iv), (v) and (vi) in proportion to the relative amounts of the
Argentina Reserve (if any), the Italy Reserve Increase (if any) and the Japan Reserve
Increase (if any), as applicable;
(vii) the recapture, termination or demand for the immediate withdrawal of the
portfolio within 366 days following the Closing Date by the Designated Reinsurer of the
Designated Reinsurance Agreements pursuant to any of (i) Article 16(2)(d) of the Designated
Reinsurance Agreements, (ii) Article 18(3) of the First Designated Reinsurance Agreement
(but only with respect to the circumstances described in Article 16(2)(d) thereof) or (iii)
Article 17(3) of the Second Designated Reinsurance Agreement (but only with respect to the
circumstances described in Article 16(2)(d) thereof) as a result of or in connection with
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the SPV Purchase
Agreement, but such Losses shall not exceed (a) with respect to the First Designated
Reinsurance Agreement, the sum of (A) the product of 0.85 multiplied by 3,000,000,000
Japanese yen plus (B) the product of 0.85 multiplied by the Accumulated Net Balance
(as defined in the First Designated Reinsurance Agreement), as of the effective date of such
recapture, termination or immediate withdrawal of the portfolio, less the amount of any
payment made by the Designated Reinsurer to the Company in respect of such recapture,
termination or immediate withdrawal of the portfolio; and (b) with respect to the Second
Designated Reinsurance Agreement, 213,468,000 Japanese yen, less the amount of any payment
made by the Designated Reinsurer to the Company in respect of such recapture, termination or
immediate withdrawal of the portfolio (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in
Section 11.08 to the contrary, the Acquiror shall be permitted, in its sole
discretion, to provide written notice to the Designated Reinsurer of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the SPV Purchase Agreement and a summary of
any rights that the Designated Reinsurer may have in connection therewith under the First
Designated Reinsurance Agreement and the Second Designated Reinsurance Agreement at any time
on or following the Closing Date);
(viii) any limitation, suspension or termination by a Governmental Authority which is
in effect on the date that is six months after the Closing Date of the ability of (A) the
Company or a Transferred Subsidiary to (1) write the lines of business written as of the
date set forth in the Schedule of Designated Amounts by the Company and the Transferred
Subsidiaries in the applicable jurisdiction in which the Company or such Transferred
Subsidiary conducts its business (such jurisdiction, the “Applicable Jurisdiction”),
without a limitation, suspension or termination by a Governmental Authority of the ability
of the Company or such Transferred Subsidiary to administer and
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collect premiums with respect to its existing in-force block of business, in which
event, Losses with respect to this subclause (A)(1) shall be equal to the amount indicated
as “NB” on the Schedule of Designated Amounts, (2) administer and collect premiums with
respect to its existing in-force block of business, without a limitation, suspension or
termination by a Governmental Authority on the Company’s or such Transferred Subsidiary’s
ability to write the lines of business written as of the date set forth in the Schedule of
Designated Amounts by the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries in the Applicable
Jurisdiction, in which event, Losses with respect to this subclause (A)(2) shall be equal to
the amount indicated as “EB” on the Schedule of Designated Amounts, or (3) write the lines
of business written as of the date set forth in the Schedule of Designated Amounts by the
Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries in the Applicable Jurisdiction, and administer and
collect premiums with respect to its existing in-force block of business, in which event,
Losses with respect to this subclause (A)(3) shall be equal to the amount indicated as
“NB/EB” on the Schedule of Designated Amounts, or (B)(1) the Company or a Transferred
Subsidiary to write the lines of business written as of the date set forth in the Schedule
of Designated Amounts by the Company and the Transferred Subsidiaries, in the Applicable
Jurisdiction and administer and collect premiums with respect to its existing in-force block
of business and (2) the Acquiror to take title to and ownership of its pro rata share of the
assets to the extent of capital and surplus of the Company or such Transferred Subsidiary,
or the Capital Stock held directly or indirectly by the Company in, such Transferred
Subsidiary, free and clear of all Liens (other than, with respect to such assets, but not
Capital Stock, Permitted Liens), in which event, Losses with respect to this subclause (B)
shall be equal to the amount indicated as “Grand Total” on the Schedule of Designated
Amounts, in each of the cases of subclauses (A) and (B), as a result of (I) the failure of
the Acquiror and its Affiliates to obtain any Governmental Approvals required by applicable
Law in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or (II)
the failure of any Permit to be in full force and effect at the time of the Closing or as a
result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements
and any fines or penalties imposed on the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates by any
Governmental Authority as a result of or in connection with the matters set forth in either
(I) or (II); provided, however, that the Acquiror shall pay to the Seller
any net proceeds it or its Affiliates receive from any sale or other disposition of all or a
portion of the Capital Stock of such Transferred Subsidiary or assets of the Company or such
Transferred Subsidiary other than in the Ordinary Course of Business up to the applicable
amount set forth on the Schedule of Designated Amounts paid by the Seller to the Acquiror
pursuant to this Section 11.02(a)(viii); and
(ix) the sale, divestiture or other disposition by the Company or any Transferred
Subsidiary of the Capital Stock held by it in any of the Joint Ventures set forth on
Section 11.02(a)(ix) of the Seller Disclosure Letter to any Person (other than the
Company or any Transferred Subsidiary) after the date hereof or pursuant to any process
commenced six months following the Closing Date, pursuant to any call right, right of first
refusal or other similar rights available to such Person under the terms and conditions of
the applicable Joint Venture Agreement, in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in which event, Losses with respect to this
Section 11.02(a)(ix) shall be equal to the amount indicated,
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with respect to each Joint Venture, as “Grand Total” on the Schedule of Designated
Amounts; provided, however, that the Acquiror shall pay to the Seller any
net proceeds received by the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary from any Person (other
than the Company or any Transferred Subsidiary) with respect to, or as a result of, any such
process, call right, right of first refusal or other similar rights available to such Person
under the terms and conditions of the applicable Joint Venture Agreement, as amended or
supplemented, or from the sale or other disposition of all or a portion of the Capital Stock
or, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, assets of the applicable Joint Venture up
to the applicable amount set forth on the Schedule of Designated Amounts paid by the Seller
to the Acquiror pursuant to this Section 11.02(a)(ix).
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Seller shall not be
required to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any Acquiror Indemnified Party against, or reimburse
any Acquiror Indemnified Party for, any Losses pursuant to Section 11.02(a)(i) (other than
Losses arising out of the inaccuracy or breach of any Seller Fundamental Representations or the
Parent Fundamental Representations) (such Losses pursuant to Section 11.02(a)(i), other
than Losses arising out of the inaccuracy or breach of any Seller Fundamental Representations and
the Parent Fundamental Representations, being referred to as the “Capped Losses”): (i)
with respect to any claim (or series of related claims arising from substantially the same
underlying facts, events or circumstances) unless such claim (or series of related claims arising
from substantially the same underlying facts, events or circumstances) involves Losses in excess of
$87,500 (nor shall any such claim or series of related claims that do not meet the $87,500
threshold be applied to or considered for purposes of calculating the aggregate amount of the
Acquiror Indemnified Parties’ Losses for which the Seller has responsibility under clause (ii) of
this Section 11.02(b) below); and (ii) until the aggregate amount of the Capped Losses for
which the Acquiror Indemnified Parties are entitled to indemnification exceeds $125,000,000, after
which the Seller shall be obligated to indemnify and reimburse the Acquiror Indemnified Parties for
the aggregate amount of all Capped Losses for which the Acquiror Indemnified Parties are entitled
to indemnification under Section 11.02(a)(i) that are in excess of $125,000,000; but only
if such Losses arise with respect to any claim (or series of related claims arising from
substantially the same underlying facts, events or circumstances) that involves Losses in excess of
$87,500. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Seller be required
to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any Acquiror Indemnified Party against, or reimburse any
Acquiror Indemnified Party for, with respect to Capped Losses, the Covered Argentina Credit Life
Matter, the Covered Italian Unit Linked Matter, the Covered Japan Privacy Breach Matter and the
FCPA Representation, any amount in excess of $2,250,000,000.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Article XI to the contrary, in the event that the
Seller is obligated to indemnify any Acquiror Indemnified Party pursuant to Section
11(a)(i) for Losses resulting from, arising out of, relating to or in connection with a breach
of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.31 (the “FCPA
Representation”), any such Losses resulting from, arising out of, relating to or in connection
with any Action or investigation by a Governmental Authority or any Governmental Order, including
any fines or penalties imposed by any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Governmental Order,
shall not be subject to Section 11.02(b)(i) or Section 11.02(b)(ii).
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Section 11.03. Indemnification by the Acquiror.
(a) From and after the Closing and subject to this Article XI, the Acquiror shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Seller, its Affiliates and its and their respective
Representatives (collectively, the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) from and against, and
reimburse any Seller Indemnified Party for, all Losses that such Seller Indemnified Party may at
any time suffer or incur, as a result of, arising out of, relating to or in connection with:
(i) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Acquiror in
this Agreement or the certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section
9.02(a); and
(ii) any breach or failure by the Acquiror or any of its Affiliates to perform any of
its covenants, obligations or agreements contained in this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Acquiror shall not be
required to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any Seller Indemnified Party against, or reimburse
any Seller Indemnified Party for, any Losses pursuant to Section 11.03(a)(i) (other than
Losses arising out of the inaccuracy or breach of any Acquiror Fundamental Representations) (such
Losses pursuant to Section 11.03(a)(i), other than Losses arising out of the inaccuracy or
breach of any Acquiror Fundamental Representations, being referred to as the “Section
11.03(a)(i) Losses”): (i) with respect to any claim (or series of related claims arising from
substantially the same underlying facts, events or circumstances) unless such claim (or series of
related claims arising from substantially the same underlying facts, events or circumstances)
involves Losses in excess of $87,500 (nor shall any such claim or series of related claims that do
not meet the $87,500 threshold be applied to or considered for purposes of calculating the
aggregate amount of the Seller Indemnified Parties’ Losses for which the Acquiror has
responsibility under clause (ii) of this Section 11.03(b) below); (ii) until the aggregate
amount of the Section 11.03(a)(i) Losses for which the Seller Indemnified Parties are entitled to
indemnification exceeds $125,000,000, after which the Acquiror shall be obligated to indemnify and
reimburse the Seller Indemnified Parties for the aggregate of all Section 11.03(a)(i) Losses for
which the Seller Indemnified Parties are entitled to indemnification under Section
11.03(a)(i) that are in excess of $125,000,000, but only if such Losses arise with respect to
any claim (or series of related claims arising from substantially the same underlying facts, events
or circumstances) that involves Losses in excess of $87,500; and (iii) any amount in excess of
$2,250,000,000.
Section 11.04. Notification of Claims.
(a) A Person that may be entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement (the “Indemnified
Party”) shall promptly notify the party or parties liable for such indemnification (the
“Indemnifying Party”) in writing of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought
under this Article XI, including any pending or threatened claim or demand by a third
party that the Indemnified Party has determined has given or could reasonably give rise to a right
of indemnification under this Agreement (including a pending or threatened claim or demand asserted
by a third party against the Indemnified Party whether by litigation, arbitration or otherwise)
(each, a “Third Party Claim”), describing in reasonable detail the facts and
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circumstances with respect to the subject matter of such claim or demand; provided,
however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not release the Indemnifying Party
from any of its obligations under this Article XI except to the extent that such failure
materially prejudices the defense of such claim by the Indemnifying Party. Any indemnifiable claim
that is not a Third Party Claim shall be asserted by written notice to the Indemnifying Party. The
parties agree that (i) in this Article XI they intend to shorten (in the case of the
limited survival periods specified in Section 11.01) and lengthen (in the case of the
indefinite survival periods specified in Section 11.01) (as the case may be) the applicable
statute of limitations period with respect to certain claims; (ii) notices for claims in respect of
a breach of a representation or warranty must be delivered prior to the expiration of any
applicable survival period specified in Section 11.01 for such representation or warranty;
and (iii) any claims for indemnification for which notice is not timely delivered in accordance
with this Section 11.04(a) shall be expressly barred and are hereby waived;
provided, further, that if, prior to such applicable date, a party hereto shall
have notified the other party hereto in accordance with the requirements of this Section
11.04(a) of a claim for indemnification under this Article XI (whether or not formal
legal action shall have been commenced based upon such claim), such claim shall continue to be
subject to indemnification in accordance with this Article XI notwithstanding the passing
of such applicable date until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved.
(b) Upon receipt of a notice of a claim for indemnity from an Indemnified Party pursuant to
Section 11.04(a) in respect of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party may, by notice
to the Indemnified Party delivered within 20 Business Days after the receipt of notice of such
Third Party Claim, elect to compromise, settle, defend or appeal such Third Party Claim with its
own counsel, contractors and consultants (who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified
Party) and at its own expense and the Indemnified Party shall, and the Parent and the Seller, on
the one hand, or the Acquiror, on the other hand (as the case may be), shall cause each of their
respective Affiliates and Representatives to, cooperate fully with the Indemnifying Party in the
compromise, settlement or appeal of, or defense against, such Third Party Claim; provided
that if the Indemnifying Party assumes the compromise, defense, appeal or settlement of such Third
Party Claim, (i) the Indemnifying Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnified Party for
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party (such as reasonable travel
costs, but not internal time charges) in providing its cooperation and (ii) the Indemnified Party
shall be entitled to employ one counsel to represent itself if an actual conflict of interest
exists in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Indemnified Party between the Indemnifying Party
and the Indemnified Party in respect of such Third Party Claim, and in that event the reasonable
fees and expenses of such counsel shall promptly be paid by the Indemnifying Party (it being
understood that all Indemnified Parties may employ not more than one counsel to represent them at
the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnified Party may take any actions reasonably
necessary to defend such Third Party Claim prior to the time that it receives a notice from the
Indemnifying Party as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence. In the event that the
Indemnifying Party fails to assume the compromise, settlement or appeal of, or defense against