EX-99 4 exhk1120803.txt EXH. K-1COMPARISON OF ALLOCAT. INC. UNDER PROPOS. AGMT. EXHIBIT K-1 Comparison of Allocation of Federal Income Tax Liability under Proposed Amended Tax Allocation Agreement and Rule 45(c) ASSUMPTIONS: Parent Company has $30 of tax benefits of which $10 relates to acquisition indebtedness and $20 relates to other Parent Company expenses. Any tax benefits not used by the Parent are shared 50/50 between Company A and Company B. Rule 45(c) Total Parent Company Company Consolidated Company A B Tax Liability (Tax Benefit)/Cost (30) 50 50 70 30 (15) (15) 0 0 35 35 70 Proposed Amended Total Parent Company Company Consolidated Company A B Tax Liability (Tax Benefit)/Cost (30) 50 50 70 20 (10) (10) 0 (10) 40 40 70 Conclusion: The total consolidated tax is still the same after the Parent Company loss allocation, and neither Company A nor Company B pays more than their stand-alone tax.