0001193125-12-144057.txt : 20120330 0001193125-12-144057.hdr.sgml : 20120330 20120330172756 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-144057 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120327 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120330 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120330 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PENTAIR INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000077360 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY (NO METALWORKING MACHINERY) [3550] IRS NUMBER: 410907434 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-04689 FILM NUMBER: 12730525 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5500 WAYZATA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: GOLDEN VALLEY STATE: MN ZIP: 55416 BUSINESS PHONE: 763-545-1730 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5500 WAYZATA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: GOLDEN VALLEY STATE: MN ZIP: 55416 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PENTAIR INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19790327 8-K 1 d325005d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 30, 2012 (March 27, 2012)

 

 

PENTAIR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Minnesota   000-04689   41-0907434

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5500 Wayzata Blvd. Suite 800

Golden Valley, Minnesota

  55416
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (763)545-1730

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

x Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

x Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a- 12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Merger

On March 27, 2012, Pentair, Inc. (“Pentair”), Tyco International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Tyco”), Tyco Flow Control International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland and presently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyco (“Flow Control”), Panthro Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation (“AcquisitionCo”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flow Control, and Panthro Merger Sub, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AcquisitionCo, entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) to combine Tyco’s Flow Control business with Pentair in a tax-free, all-stock merger valued at approximately $4.9 billion, including approximately $275 million of Flow Control debt (net of cash) assumed by the combined company which will be named “Pentair Ltd.” (“New Pentair”).

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of each of Pentair and Tyco, Merger Sub will merge with and into Pentair (the “Merger”), with Pentair surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flow Control. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of Pentair common stock will be converted into the right to receive one share of Flow Control common stock. Following the Distribution (as defined below) and the Merger, shares of New Pentair common stock will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange with former Pentair shareholders owning approximately 47.5% of New Pentair’s common stock and former Tyco shareholders owning approximately 52.5% of New Pentair’s common stock, in each case on a fully diluted basis using the treasury method under United States generally accepted accounting principles.

The Merger will occur immediately after the completion of the Separation (as defined below) and the Distribution which is expected to occur at the end of September 2012. The Merger is intended to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Separation and Distribution

In connection with the Merger Agreement, on March 27, 2012, Tyco, Flow Control and The ADT Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ADT”), entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”), pursuant to which Tyco will, among other things, (i) engage in an internal restructuring whereby it will transfer to Flow Control certain assets related to the Flow Control business, and Flow Control will assume from Tyco certain liabilities associated with the Flow Control business (the “Separation”) and (ii) prior to the Merger, distribute to eligible holders of Tyco common stock all of the outstanding shares of Flow Control common stock through a pro-rata dividend (the “Distribution”).

Terms of the Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, Pentair’s executive officers will become the executive officers of New Pentair and the Board of Directors of Pentair, together with up to two new directors selected by Tyco and reasonably acceptable to Pentair, will be the Board of Directors of New Pentair.

Prior to the effective time of the Merger, Flow Control or one of its subsidiaries will incur or assume indebtedness in an amount equal to $500 million, all or a portion of the proceeds of which will be transferred to Tyco such that, at the effective time of the Merger, Flow Control will have $275 million of net indebtedness outstanding.

The consummation of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of closing conditions applicable to Pentair, Tyco, Flow Control, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub, including, among others, (i) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of representations and warranties, (ii) the absence of legal impediments prohibiting the consummation of the Merger and the transactions and agreements


contemplated thereby, (iii) the expiration or termination of the applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period and receipt of certain other regulatory approvals, (iv) the Distribution having occurred, (v) the approval of the Merger Agreement by Pentair’s shareholders and approval of the Distribution by Tyco’s shareholders, (vi) the effectiveness of the registration statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the approval for listing on the New York Stock Exchange of Flow Control common stock to be issued in the Distribution and the Merger, (vii) receipt of a solvency opinion with respect to Tyco and Flow Control, (viii) a maximum market capitalization of Flow Control and (ix) the receipt of customary tax opinions and rulings by governmental authorities regarding the tax treatment of the Distribution and the Merger.

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of Pentair and Tyco. These covenants include, among others, (i) an obligation on behalf of both parties to operate their respective businesses in the ordinary course until the Merger is consummated and not to engage in certain kinds of transactions during such period, (ii) in the case of Pentair, to call and hold a special shareholders’ meeting and recommend the approval of the Merger Agreement, (iii) in the case of Tyco, to call and hold a special shareholders’ meeting and recommend the approval of the Distribution and (iv) an obligation that the parties use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain governmental and regulatory approvals. In addition, under the terms of the Separation Agreement, each of Tyco and ADT, on the one hand, and Flow Control, on the other, are subject to reciprocal three-year non-compete obligations in respect of each other’s businesses, subject to customary exceptions.

Pentair is generally prohibited from soliciting competing acquisition proposals and may not provide non-public information or discuss or negotiate a competing acquisition proposal unless, following receipt of an unsolicited competing proposal, the Pentair Board of Directors concludes in good faith that (i) the proposal is reasonably likely to lead to a proposal that is superior to the Merger and (ii) the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Board of Directors’ duties under applicable laws. Tyco is generally prohibited from soliciting competing acquisition proposals for either Tyco or Flow Control and may not provide non-public information or discuss or negotiate a competing acquisition proposal for either Tyco or Flow Control unless, following receipt of an unsolicited competing proposal, the Tyco Board of Directors concludes in good faith that (i) the proposal is reasonably likely to lead to a proposal that is superior to the Merger, in the case of a Flow Control acquisition proposal, or the Merger and the proposed spin-off of ADT, collectively, in the case of a Tyco acquisition proposal, and (ii) the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Board of Directors’ duties under applicable laws.

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both Tyco and Pentair and further provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, certain termination fees may be payable:

 

   

If (i) Tyco terminates the Merger Agreement because the Pentair Board of Directors has changed its recommendation in favor of the Merger, (ii) Pentair terminates the Merger Agreement to accept a superior acquisition proposal, (iii) either Tyco or Pentair terminates the Merger Agreement because the Merger has not been consummated prior to February 1, 2013, (iv) either Tyco or Pentair terminates the Merger Agreement because the approval of Pentair’s shareholders is not obtained or (v) Tyco terminates the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach by Pentair of its no-shop obligations and, in the case of clauses (iii), (iv) and (v), a Pentair takeover transaction was publicly announced and not withdrawn prior to termination and within 12 months of termination Pentair enters into a definitive agreement to consummate or consummates a takeover transaction, then Pentair must pay Tyco a $145 million termination fee.

 

   

If (i) Pentair terminates the Merger Agreement because the Tyco Board of Directors has changed its recommendation in favor of the Distribution in connection with a Flow Control takeover proposal or because an intervening event occurs that is not related to a Tyco takeover proposal, (ii) either Tyco or Pentair terminates the Merger Agreement because the Merger has not been consummated prior to February 1, 2013, (iii) either Tyco or Pentair terminates the Merger


 

Agreement because the approval of Tyco’s shareholders of the Distribution is not obtained or (iv) Pentair terminates the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach by Tyco of its no-shop obligations and, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), (x) a Flow Control takeover transaction or (y) a Tyco takeover transaction was publicly announced and not withdrawn prior to termination and within 12 months of termination Tyco enters into a definitive agreement to consummate or consummates a Flow Control takeover transaction or, in the case of clause (x) above, a Tyco takeover transaction, then Tyco must pay Pentair a $145 million termination fee.

 

   

If (i) Pentair terminates the Merger Agreement because the Tyco Board of Directors has changed its recommendation in favor of the Distribution (other than in connection with a Flow Control takeover proposal or an intervening event not related to a Flow Control takeover proposal or a Tyco takeover proposal), (ii) either Tyco or Pentair terminates the Merger Agreement because the Merger has not been consummated prior to February 1, 2013, (iii) either Tyco or Pentair terminates the Merger Agreement because the approval of Tyco’s shareholders of the Distribution is not obtained or (iv) Pentair terminates the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach by Tyco of its no-shop obligations, and in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) a Tyco takeover transaction was publicly announced and not withdrawn prior to termination and within 12 months of termination Tyco enters into a definitive agreement to consummate or consummates a Tyco takeover transaction, then Tyco must pay Pentair a $370 million termination fee.

The Merger Agreement also provides that, prior to the effective time of the Merger, Tyco, Flow Control and ADT will enter into a tax sharing agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, Flow Control will be allocated certain tax liabilities and will share certain tax liabilities of the combined Tyco, Flow Control and ADT businesses for periods prior to the Distribution.

The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties that the parties made to each other as of a specific date. The assertions embodied in the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement were made solely for purposes of the Merger Agreement and the transactions and agreements contemplated thereby among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating the terms of the Merger Agreement. Moreover, some of those representations and warranties may not be accurate or complete as of any specified date, may apply contractual standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material by investors or that is different from standards of materiality generally applicable under the United States federal securities laws or may not be intended as statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating risk among the parties to the Merger Agreement. For the foregoing reasons, the representations and warranties should not be relied upon as statements of factual information.

Treatment of Equity Awards

Pentair stock options, restricted stock units, restricted shares and other equity awards generally will convert upon completion of the Merger into stock options, restricted stock units, restricted shares and other equity awards with respect to New Pentair common stock, after giving effect to appropriate adjustments to reflect the consummation of the Merger.

Tyco stock options, restricted stock units and performance stock units held by Flow Control employees generally will convert upon completion of the Merger into stock options, restricted stock units and performance stock units with respect to New Pentair common stock, after giving effect to appropriate adjustments to reflect the consummation of the Distribution. In addition, certain Tyco stock options, restricted stock units and performance stock units held by Tyco directors and certain Tyco employees will entitle such Tyco directors and employees to equity awards with respect to New Pentair common stock.


Waiver of Change in Control Protections

In connection with Pentair’s entry into the Merger Agreement, Messrs. Randall J. Hogan, John L. Stauch, Michael V. Schrock, Frederick S. Koury, Mark C. Borin, Michael G. Meyer and Ms. Angela Lageson have entered into agreements with Pentair waiving (i) accelerated vesting of their Pentair stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock (except to the extent that such waiver would result in adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code) and (ii) accelerated vesting and pro-rata payout of their cash performance units, in each case, in connection with the Merger (each, a “Waiver Letter”). Awards whose acceleration is waived will continue to vest in accordance with their normal terms, provided that unvested awards will vest in full in the event of certain qualifying terminations of employment. In addition, the performance conditions with respect to Pentair cash performance units will be deemed satisfied, and the value of such cash performance units will be fixed at target, upon the consummation of the Merger and such awards will only be subject to service-based vesting conditions.

Mr. Hogan has also waived his right to have any voluntary termination of his employment during the 30-day period following the first anniversary of the consummation of the Merger treated as a “good reason” termination.

Additional Equity Grants

In order to promote the retention of key executives during the period prior to and following the consummation of the Merger, Pentair will grant additional equity awards to certain key executives, including the named executive officers of Pentair, with an aggregate grant date value of up to $20 million, in connection with the consummation of the Merger. Messrs. Hogan’s, Stauch’s, Schrock’s, Koury’s, Borin’s and Meyer’s and Ms. Lageson’s Waiver Letters provide for grants of restricted stock units with grant date values of $5,500,000, $1,727,835, $2,327,084, $1,019,083, $486,953, $263,157 and $875,000, respectively.

In addition, in consideration for the waivers of acceleration of equity and cash performance awards described above, Pentair will grant additional equity awards with a grant date value of up to $5 million, in connection with the consummation of the Merger. Messrs. Hogan’s, Stauch’s, Schrock’s, Koury’s, Borin’s and Meyer’s and Ms. Lageson’s Waiver Letters provide for grants of restricted stock units with grant date values of $825,000, $259,175, $349,063, $152,862, $75,000, $50,000 and $131,250, respectively.

All such awards are expected to convert into equity awards with respect to New Pentair common stock upon the consummation of the Merger and are expected to vest in equal 50% installments on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the consummation of the Merger, subject to earlier pro-rata vesting in the event of certain qualifying terminations of employment.

Employee Matters

The Merger Agreement provides that for 12 months following the consummation of the Merger, New Pentair will continue to provide employees of Tyco that remain with New Pentair with salaries, hourly wage rates, cash and long-term equity incentive target opportunities that are comparable in the aggregate to those in effect immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, New Pentair will treat employees’ service with Tyco or any of its subsidiaries as service with New Pentair for purposes of determining eligibility to participate, vesting and benefits under any compensation or benefit plan maintained by New Pentair. In addition, the Merger Agreement provides that for 12 months following the consummation of the Merger, New Pentair will honor and maintain Flow Control’s benefit plans in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately prior to the date of the Distribution.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement, the Separation Agreement and the Waiver Letters does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2, respectively, and the Waiver Letters, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.


Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

On March 27, 2012, Pentair and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as rights agent, entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment No. 1”) to the Rights Agreement dated as of December 10, 2004 (the “Rights Agreement”). Amendment No. 1 provides that the transactions associated with the Merger will not trigger the rights issued under the Rights Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment No.1, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This communication may contain certain statements about Pentair, Inc. (“Pentair”), Tyco Flow Control International Ltd. (“Tyco Flow”) and Tyco International Ltd. (“Tyco”) that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release may include statements about the expected effects on Pentair, Tyco Flow and Tyco of the proposed merger of Pentair and Tyco Flow (the “Merger”), the anticipated timing and benefits of the Merger, Pentair’s and Tyco Flow’s anticipated standalone or combined financial results and all other statements in this document other than historical facts. Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by or that include the words “targets”, “plans”, “believes”, “expects”, “intends”, “will”, “likely”, “may”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “projects”, “should”, “would”, “expect”, “positioned”, “strategy”, “future” or words, phrases or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the current expectations of the management of Pentair, Tyco Flow and Tyco (as the case may be) and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. In addition, these statements are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change. Such risks, uncertainties and assumptions include: the satisfaction of the conditions to the Merger and other risks related to the completion of the Merger and actions related thereto; Pentair’s and Tyco’s ability to complete the Merger on anticipated terms and schedule, including the ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals of the Merger and related transactions; risks relating to any unforeseen liabilities of Pentair or Tyco Flow; future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, losses and future prospects; business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of Pentair’s or Tyco Flow’s operations; Pentair’s and Tyco Flow’s ability to integrate successfully after the Merger and achieve anticipated synergies; the effects of government regulation on Pentair’s or Tyco Flow’s businesses; the risk that disruptions from the transaction will harm Pentair’s or Tyco Flow’s business; Pentair’s, Tyco Flow’s and Tyco’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions generally; and other factors detailed in Pentair’s and Tyco’s reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including their Annual Reports on Form 10-K under the caption “Risk Factors”. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof, and none of Pentair, Tyco Flow or Tyco undertakes any obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Additional Information and Where to Find it

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of a vote or proxy. The Merger will be submitted to a vote of Pentair shareholders and the proposed distribution of Tyco Flow to Tyco shareholders will be submitted to a vote of Tyco shareholders. In connection with the Merger, Tyco Flow will file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC. Such registration statement will include a proxy statement of Pentair that also constitutes a prospectus of Tyco Flow, and will be sent to Pentair shareholders. In addition, Tyco Flow will file with the SEC a Form 10 and Tyco will file a proxy statement with the SEC related to the proposed distribution of the Tyco Flow shares that will be sent to Tyco shareholders. Shareholders of Pentair and Tyco are urged to read the proxy statements and other documents filed with the SEC when


they become available because they will contain important information about Pentair, Tyco Flow, Tyco and the proposed transactions. Shareholders will be able to obtain copies of these documents (when they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC with respect to Pentair, Tyco Flow and Tyco free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents (when they are available) can also be obtained free of charge from Pentair upon written request to Investor Relations Department, Pentair, Inc., 5500 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 800, Minneapolis, MN, 55416, or by calling (763) 545-1730, or from Tyco or Tyco Flow upon written request to Investor Relations Department, Tyco International Ltd., 9 Roszel Road, Princeton, NJ, 08540, or by calling (609) 720-4200.

Participants in the Merger Solicitation

Pentair and Tyco and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Pentair may be found in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on February 21, 2012 and definitive proxy statement relating to its 2012 annual meeting of shareholders filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012. Information about the directors and executive officers of Tyco may be found in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 filed with the SEC on November 16, 2011 and definitive proxy statement relating to its 2012 annual general meeting of shareholders filed with the SEC on January 13, 2012. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the interests of these participants will also be included in the proxy statements when it becomes available.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

2.1    Merger Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2012, among Tyco International Ltd., Tyco Flow Control International Ltd., Panthro Acquisition Co., Panthro Merger Sub, Inc. and Pentair, Inc.
2.2    Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2012, by and among Tyco International Ltd., Tyco Flow Control International Ltd. and The ADT Corporation.
4.1    Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 27, 2012, to the Rights Agreement, dated December 10, 2004, between Pentair, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
10.1    Form of Letter regarding RSU Grants and Waiver of Certain KEESA Rights, between Pentair, Inc. and certain executives of Pentair, Inc., dated March 27, 2012.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: March 30, 2012     PENTAIR, INC.
    Registrant
    By:   /s/ Angela D. Lageson
      Angela D. Lageson
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.    Description
2.1    Merger Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2012, among Tyco International Ltd., Tyco Flow Control International Ltd., Panthro Acquisition Co., Panthro Merger Sub, Inc. and Pentair, Inc.
2.2    Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2012, by and among Tyco International Ltd., Tyco Flow Control International Ltd. and The ADT Corporation.
4.1    Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 27, 2012, to the Rights Agreement, dated December 10, 2004, between Pentair, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
10.1    Form of Letter regarding RSU Grants and Waiver of Certain KEESA Rights, between Pentair, Inc. and certain executives of Pentair, Inc., dated March 27, 2012.
EX-2.1 2 d325005dex21.htm MERGER AGREEMENT Merger Agreement

EXHIBIT 2.1

EXECUTION COPY

MERGER AGREEMENT

among

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.,

TYCO FLOW CONTROL INTERNATIONAL LTD.,

PANTHRO ACQUISITION CO.,

PANTHRO MERGER SUB, INC.

and

PENTAIR, INC.

dated as of

March 27, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I   
TRANSACTIONS   

Section 1.01

  The Merger      2   

Section 1.02

  Closing      2   

Section 1.03

  Plan of Reorganization      3   

Section 1.04

  Effects of the Merger      3   

Section 1.05

  Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws      3   

Section 1.06

  Directors and Officers      3   

Section 1.07

  Effect on Capital Stock      4   

Section 1.08

  Patriot Stock Options and Equity-Based Awards      5   

Section 1.09

  Exchange of Certificates      6   

Section 1.10

  Exchange Procedures      6   

Section 1.11

  No Further Ownership Rights in Patriot Common Stock      7   

Section 1.12

  No Fractional Shares      7   

Section 1.13

  Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares      8   

Section 1.14

  Withholding Rights      8   

Section 1.15

  Termination of Exchange Fund      8   

Section 1.16

  No Liability      9   
ARTICLE II   
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TRIDENT   

Section 2.01

  Due Organization, Good Standing and Corporate Power      9   

Section 2.02

  Authorization of Agreement      10   

Section 2.03

  Capital Structure      11   

Section 2.04

  Consents and Approvals; No Violations      12   

Section 2.05

  Reports; Financial Information; Absence of Changes      13   

Section 2.06

  Information to be Supplied      16   

Section 2.07

  Litigation      16   

Section 2.08

  Compliance with Laws; Permits      16   

Section 2.09

  Contracts      17   

Section 2.10

  Employees and Employee Benefits; Labor      18   

Section 2.11

  Title to Fountain Assets; Sufficiency of Assets      20   

Section 2.12

  Environmental Matters      21   

Section 2.13

  Additional Asbestos Matters      22   

Section 2.14

  Taxes      22   

Section 2.15

  Intellectual Property Related to the Fountain Business      23   

Section 2.16

  Insurance      24   

Section 2.17

  Broker’s or Finder’s Fee      24   

 

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Section 2.18

  Opinion of Financial Advisors      24   

Section 2.19

  Real Property      24   

Section 2.20

  Unlawful Payments      25   

Section 2.21

  No Other Representations or Warranties      25   
ARTICLE III   
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PATRIOT   

Section 3.01

  Due Organization, Good Standing and Corporate Power      26   

Section 3.02

  Authorization of Agreement      27   

Section 3.03

  Capitalization      27   

Section 3.04

  Consents and Approvals; No Violations      28   

Section 3.05

  Patriot SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Absence of Changes      29   

Section 3.06

  Information to be Supplied      30   

Section 3.07

  Voting Requirements; Approval; Board Approval      31   

Section 3.08

  Litigation      31   

Section 3.09

  Compliance with Laws; Permits      31   

Section 3.10

  Contracts      32   

Section 3.11

  Employees and Employee Benefits; Labor      33   

Section 3.12

  Title to Assets      35   

Section 3.13

  Environmental Matters      35   

Section 3.14

  Additional Asbestos Matters      36   

Section 3.15

  Taxes      36   

Section 3.16

  Intellectual Property Rights      37   

Section 3.17

  Insurance      38   

Section 3.18

  Broker’s or Finder’s Fee      38   

Section 3.19

  Opinion of Financial Advisors      38   

Section 3.20

  Real Property      38   

Section 3.21

  Takeover Statutes      39   

Section 3.22

  Rights Plan      39   

Section 3.23

  Unlawful Payments      39   

Section 3.24

  No Other Representations or Warranties      40   
ARTICLE IV   
INTERIM OPERATING COVENANTS   

Section 4.01

  Conduct of Fountain Business Pending the Closing      40   

Section 4.02

  Conduct of Patriot Pending the Closing      45   
ARTICLE V   
COVENANTS   

Section 5.01

  Efforts to Close; Antitrust Clearance      49   

Section 5.02

  Public Announcements      51   

 

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Section 5.03

  Interim Financial Information; Trident Balance Sheet; Financing      52   

Section 5.04

  Access      53   

Section 5.05

  Preparation of SEC Filings      54   

Section 5.06

  Shareholder Meetings      55   

Section 5.07

  No Solicitation by Patriot      56   

Section 5.08

  No Solicitation by Trident      59   

Section 5.09

  NYSE Listing      64   

Section 5.10

  Tax Matters      64   

Section 5.11

  Employee Benefit Matters      65   

Section 5.12

  Accounting Matters      66   

Section 5.13

  Confidentiality      66   

Section 5.14

  Section 16 Matters      67   

Section 5.15

  Defense of Litigation      67   

Section 5.16

  Advice of Changes      67   

Section 5.17

  Takeover Statutes      67   

Section 5.18

  Fountain Shareholder Approvals      68   

Section 5.19

  Separation Agreement      68   

Section 5.20

  Control of Other Party’s Business      69   
ARTICLE VI   
CONDITIONS   

Section 6.01

  Joint Conditions      69   

Section 6.02

  Conditions to the Obligation of Patriot      71   

Section 6.03

  Conditions to the Obligation of Trident      72   
ARTICLE VII   
TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT   

Section 7.01

  Termination or Abandonment      73   
ARTICLE VIII   
MISCELLANEOUS   

Section 8.01

  Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements      74   

Section 8.02

  Fees and Expenses      75   

Section 8.03

  Entire Agreement      78   

Section 8.04

  Governing Law      78   

Section 8.05

  Specific Performance; Jurisdiction      78   

Section 8.06

  Waiver of Jury Trial      79   

Section 8.07

  Notices      79   

Section 8.08

  Amendments and Waivers      82   

Section 8.09

  No Third-Party Beneficiaries      83   

Section 8.10

  Assignability; Binding Effect      83   

 

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Section 8.11

  Construction; Interpretation      83   

Section 8.12

  Severability      83   

Section 8.13

  Counterparts      84   

Section 8.14

  Disclosure Letters      84   
ARTICLE IX   
DEFINITIONS   

Section 9.01

  Definitions      84   

EXHIBIT:

 

Exhibit A

  Closing Steps

Exhibit B

  Articles of Incorporation of Merger Sub

Exhibit C

  Articles of Association of Fountain

Exhibit D

  Form of Tax Sharing Agreement

 

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MERGER AGREEMENT

THIS MERGER AGREEMENT, dated as of March 27, 2012 (this “Agreement”), is among Tyco International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Trident”), Tyco Flow Control International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland and presently a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Trident (“Fountain”), Panthro Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Fountain (“AcquisitionCo”), Panthro Merger Sub, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of AcquisitionCo (“Merger Sub”), and Pentair, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Patriot”). Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to them in Section 9.01 or in the Sections of this Agreement referenced in Section 9.01.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Trident is engaged in the Fountain Business;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Trident has determined that it is advisable, desirable and in the best interests of Trident and its shareholders to separate the Fountain Business from Trident and to divest the Fountain Business in the manner contemplated hereby and by the Separation Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Parties contemplate that the Fountain Business shall be transferred to Fountain as provided in the Separation Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Parties contemplate that, following the Fountain Transfer, Trident shall consummate the disposition of one hundred percent (100%) of the Fountain Common Stock to its shareholders through a dividend of Fountain Common Stock to Trident shareholders on a pro rata basis (the “Distribution”);

WHEREAS, at the Effective Time, the Parties will effect the merger of Merger Sub with and into Patriot, with Patriot continuing as the surviving corporation, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Trident has (i) determined that it is advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Trident and its shareholders to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions and (iii) resolved, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to recommend that its shareholders grant the Trident Shareholder Approval;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Fountain has (i) determined that it is advisable to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions and (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, (x) Fountain, as a party to this Agreement and the sole stockholder of AcquisitionCo, has approved this Agreement and the Transactions, (y) AcquisitionCo, as a party to this Agreement and the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, has approved this Agreement and (z) the Board of Directors of Merger Sub has determined that it is advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole shareholder to enter into this Agreement and consummate the applicable Transactions, including the Merger, and approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the applicable Transactions;


WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Patriot has (i) determined that it is advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of Patriot and its shareholders to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the applicable Transactions, including the Merger, (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the applicable Transactions and (iii) resolved, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to recommend to its shareholders approval of the Merger;

WHEREAS, this Agreement shall constitute a plan of merger pursuant to Section 302A.611 of the MBCA;

WHEREAS, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Parties intend that the Merger qualifies as a “reorganization” pursuant to Section 368 of the Code; and

WHEREAS, Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo, Merger Sub and Patriot desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements specified herein in connection with the Transactions, and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Transactions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

TRANSACTIONS

Section 1.01 The Merger. (a) At the Effective Time and on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Patriot (the “Merger”) in accordance with the MBCA, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and Patriot shall continue as the surviving entity in the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) and shall be a wholly-owned, direct Subsidiary of AcquisitionCo and an indirect Subsidiary of Fountain.

(b) As soon as practicable on the Closing Date, the Parties will file articles of merger meeting the requirements of Section 302A.615 of the MBCA (the “Articles of Merger”), with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota. The Merger shall become effective at such time as (x) the Articles of Merger are duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota or (y) at such later date or time as is agreed among the Parties in writing and specified in the Articles of Merger in accordance with the relevant provisions of the MBCA (such date and time is hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Time”).

Section 1.02 Closing. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, at 10:00 a.m., local time, on the later of (x) September 28, 2012 and (y) the fifth Business Day

 

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following satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) of the conditions to Closing set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions, including the Distribution, that by their nature or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement are to be satisfied at or immediately prior to the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, where permitted, the waiver of those conditions), or at such other date, time or place as Trident and Patriot may mutually agree. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to as the “Closing Date.” At and in anticipation of the Closing, the Parties will cooperate to effectuate the closing steps set forth in Exhibit A on or prior to the Closing, consistent with the timeframe set forth in such Exhibit.

Section 1.03 Plan of Reorganization. This Agreement shall constitute a “plan of reorganization” for the Merger within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(g).

Section 1.04 Effects of the Merger. The effects of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Articles of Merger and in the applicable provisions of the MBCA.

Section 1.05 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. (a) At the Effective Time, the articles of incorporation of Merger Sub, as set forth in Exhibit B, shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and hereof and applicable Law, except that Article I of Exhibit B is hereby amended as of the Effective Time to read: “The name of the Corporation is ‘Pentair, Inc.’”.

(b) At the Effective Time, the bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and hereof and applicable Law.

(c) At the Effective Time, the articles of association of Fountain shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C, with such changes thereto as may be proposed by Patriot and approved by Trident (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and the organizational regulations of Fountain shall be in a form proposed by Patriot and approved by Trident (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Prior to the Distribution, Trident shall take such actions, as sole shareholder of Fountain and otherwise, as required under the Fountain Organizational Documents and applicable Law to adopt and approve and otherwise effectuate the foregoing, subject to and conditioned on the Closing.

Section 1.06 Directors and Officers. (a) The directors of Patriot immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, the officers of Patriot immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, and such directors and officers shall serve until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.

(b) At the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of Fountain shall be comprised as follows, subject to and conditioned on the Closing and effective as of the Effective Time: (A) up to two persons to be selected by Trident and reasonably acceptable to Patriot and

 

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(B) the persons serving on the Board of Directors of Patriot as of the mailing of the Trident Proxy (and, if there shall be any replacement to any of such directors prior to the Effective Time as a result of resignation, removal, death or disability, any such replacement) (the “Surviving Corporation Board Appointees”). Trident shall take such actions, as sole shareholder of Fountain and otherwise, as required under the Fountain Organizational Documents and applicable Law to cause the Board of Directors of Fountain to be so constituted, subject to and conditional upon the Effective Time.

(c) At the Effective Time, the senior management of Fountain shall be comprised of the persons listed in Section 1.06(c) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter in management positions at Fountain as indicated opposite their respective names in such section (the “Management Appointees”). Fountain shall take all action necessary to appoint such persons to the applicable positions so indicated, subject to and conditional upon the Effective Time. If prior to the Effective Time, any Management Appointee is unwilling or unable to serve in such designated management position as a result of illness, death, resignation or any other reason, then a replacement for such person, if any, shall be appointed by Patriot after consulting with Trident.

Section 1.07 Effect on Capital Stock. (a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Fountain, AcquisitionCo, Merger Sub, Patriot or the holders of any capital stock of Fountain, AcquisitionCo, Merger Sub or Patriot, subject to Section 1.12, each share of Patriot Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than shares of Patriot Common Stock not entitled to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 1.07(b) hereof, shall be converted into the right to receive one fully paid and nonassessable share of Fountain Common Stock. The shares of Fountain Common Stock to be issued upon the conversion of Patriot Common Stock pursuant to this Section 1.07 and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock to be paid as contemplated by Section 1.12 are referred to collectively as the “Merger Consideration.” As of the Effective Time, all such shares of Patriot Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and any holder of a certificate representing any such shares of Patriot Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration and any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 1.10 and Section 1.13 upon surrender of such certificate, without interest. The issuance of Fountain Common Stock in connection with the Merger is referred to as the “Fountain Stock Issuance.”

(b) Each share of Patriot Common Stock owned by any Subsidiary of Patriot or Fountain shall remain outstanding following the Effective Time, but shall not be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration.

(c) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into and become one fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.16 2/3 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.

 

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Section 1.08 Patriot Stock Options and Equity-Based Awards. (a) No later than immediately before the Effective Time, Patriot and Fountain shall take such actions as may be required to provide that:

(i) each outstanding Patriot Stock Option, whether vested or unvested, shall be converted at the Effective Time into an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Patriot Stock Option immediately before the Effective Time, a number of shares of Fountain Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Patriot Common Stock subject to such Patriot Stock Option immediately before the Effective Time at a price per share (rounded to the nearest whole cent) equal to the exercise price per share of Patriot Common Stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Patriot Stock Option (each Patriot Stock Option as so adjusted, an “Adjusted Stock Option”); provided, however, that such conversion shall be effected in accordance with Section 424(a) of the Code.

(ii) each outstanding Patriot RSU, whether vested or unvested, shall be converted at the Effective Time into a restricted stock unit, subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Patriot RSU immediately before the Effective Time, with respect to a number of shares of Fountain Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Patriot Common Stock subject to such Patriot RSU immediately before the Effective Time (each Patriot RSU as so adjusted, an “Adjusted RSU”);

(iii) each outstanding Patriot Restricted Share shall be converted at the Effective Time into the right to receive a number of shares of Fountain Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Patriot Common Stock subject to such Patriot Restricted Share immediately before the Effective Time, subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Patriot Restricted Share immediately before the Effective Time (each Patriot Restricted Share as so adjusted, an “Adjusted Restricted Share”); and

(iv) each outstanding Patriot Other Share-Based Award, whether vested or unvested, shall be converted at the Effective Time into an award with respect to shares of Fountain Common Stock, subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Patriot Other Share-Based Award immediately before the Effective Time, with respect to a number of shares of Fountain Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Patriot Common Stock subject to such Patriot Other Share-Based Award immediately before the Effective Time (each Patriot Other Share-Based Award as so adjusted, an “Adjusted Other Share-Based Award”).

(b) Patriot and Fountain shall take such actions as may be required to provide that any then-current purchase period under a Patriot Stock Purchase Plan shall continue in effect in accordance with its terms following the Effective Time; provided, that at the end of each such purchase period, with respect to an applicable participant, such participant’s accumulated payroll deduction shall be used to purchase shares of Fountain Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the applicable Patriot Stock Purchase Plan.

 

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(c) Fountain shall take all actions necessary to reserve for issuance, from and after the Effective Time, a sufficient number of shares of Fountain Common Stock for delivery pursuant to the terms set forth in this Section 1.08. At or before the Effective Time, Fountain shall cause to be filed with the SEC a registration statement on an appropriate form or a post-effective amendment to a previously filed registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Adjusted Restricted Shares and the shares of Fountain Common Stock subject to Adjusted Stock Options, Adjusted RSUs and Adjusted Other Share-Based Awards and shall use reasonable efforts to maintain the current status of the prospectus contained therein, as well as to comply with any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, for so long as such awards remain outstanding.

(d) By approving this Agreement, (i) the Board of Directors of Fountain shall be deemed to have approved and authorized each and every amendment to any of the Fountain Benefit Plans as may be necessary or appropriate to give effect to the provisions of Section 1.08, and (ii) the Board of Directors of Patriot shall be deemed to have approved and authorized each and every amendment to any of the Patriot Benefit Plans, Patriot Stock Options, Patriot RSUs, Patriot Restricted Shares and Patriot Other Share-Based Awards as may be necessary or appropriate to give effect to the provisions of Section 1.08.

Section 1.09 Exchange of Certificates. Prior to the Closing, Patriot shall select a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to Trident as exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”). In connection with the foregoing, Trident, Fountain, Merger Sub and, as necessary, AcquisitionCo, shall enter into an exchange and nominee agreement with the Exchange Agent, in a form reasonably acceptable to Patriot, setting forth the procedures to be used in accomplishing the deliveries and other actions contemplated by this Section 1.09 and Section 1.10. Prior to or at the Effective Time, Fountain shall deposit with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the holders of shares of Patriot Common Stock, for exchange in accordance with this Article I through the Exchange Agent, evidence in book-entry form representing the shares of Fountain Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Article I in exchange for outstanding shares of Patriot Common Stock. For the purposes of such deposit, Fountain shall assume that there shall not be any fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock. Fountain shall make available to the Exchange Agent, for addition to the Exchange Fund, from time to time as needed or as reasonably requested by Patriot, cash sufficient to pay cash in lieu of fractional shares in accordance with Section 1.12 and cash sufficient to pay any dividends and other distributions pursuant to Section 1.13. All evidence in book-entry form of Fountain Common Stock including cash in lieu of fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock to be paid pursuant to Section 1.12 and the amount of any dividends or other distributions payable with respect to the Patriot Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.13 are hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Fund.” Following the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall, subject to the terms of the exchange agent and nominee agreement entered into with Trident, Fountain, Merger Sub and, as necessary, AcquisitionCo, deliver the Fountain Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Article I out of the Exchange Fund. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.

Section 1.10 Exchange Procedures. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time of the Merger, and to the extent not previously distributed in connection with the Distribution, Fountain shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to any holder of record of outstanding shares of Patriot Common Stock whose shares of Patriot Common Stock were

 

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converted into the right to receive a portion of the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 1.07(a): (a) a letter of transmittal and (b) instructions for use in effecting the exchange of any shares of Patriot Common Stock for Merger Consideration. Upon delivery to the Exchange Agent of the letter of transmittal, duly executed and with such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such shares of Patriot Common Stock shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor: (i) that number of whole shares of Fountain Common Stock (after taking into account all shares of Patriot Common Stock exchanged by such holder), which shall be in uncertificated book-entry form, that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of this Article I, (ii) payment by cash or check in lieu of fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 1.12 and (iii) any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 1.13. If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be registered in the name of a Person other than the Person in whose name the applicable shares of Patriot Common Stock is registered, it shall be a condition to the registration thereof that the applicable shares of Patriot Common Stock to be exchanged be in proper form for transfer and that the person requesting such delivery of the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration pay any and all transfer and other similar Taxes required to be paid as a result of such registration in the name of a Person other than the registered holder of such shares of Patriot Common Stock or establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Taxes have been paid or are not payable. Until exchanged as contemplated by this Section 1.10, any shares of Patriot Common Stock shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such exchange the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration as contemplated by this Section 1.10 and any amounts to be paid pursuant to Section 1.12 and/or Section 1.13. No interest shall be paid or accrue on the Merger Consideration or any cash payable upon exchange of any shares of Patriot Common Stock.

Section 1.11 No Further Ownership Rights in Patriot Common Stock. The portion of the Merger Consideration issued (and paid) and any cash paid in accordance with the terms of this Article I upon conversion of any shares of Patriot Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued (and paid) in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Patriot Common Stock. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of Patriot shall be closed with respect to the shares of Patriot Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of shares of Patriot Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, any certificates or book-entry shares formerly representing shares of Patriot Common Stock are presented to the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent for any reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article I.

Section 1.12 No Fractional Shares. (a) No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock or book-entry credit of the same shall be issued upon the conversion of shares of Patriot Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.07(a), no dividends or other distributions of Fountain shall relate to such fractional share interests and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a holder of Fountain Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 1.12, all fractional shares to which a single record holder would be entitled shall be aggregated, and calculations shall be rounded to three decimal places.

 

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(b) Fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock that would otherwise be allocable to any former holders of shares of Patriot Common Stock in the Merger shall be aggregated, and no holder of shares of Patriot Common Stock shall receive cash equal to or greater than the value of one full share of Fountain Common Stock. The Exchange Agent shall cause the whole shares obtained thereby to be sold, in the open market or otherwise as reasonably directed by Fountain, and in no case later than 30 Business Days after the Effective Time. The Exchange Agent shall make available the net proceeds thereof, after deducting any required brokerage charges, commissions and transfer Taxes, on a pro rata basis, without interest, as soon as practicable to the holders of shares of Patriot Common Stock entitled to receive such cash. Payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock shall be made solely for the purpose of avoiding the expense and inconvenience to Fountain of issuing fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock and shall not represent separately bargained-for consideration.

Section 1.13 Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares. No dividends or other distributions with respect to Fountain Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unexchanged shares of Patriot Common Stock with respect to the shares of Fountain Common Stock issuable upon exchange thereof, and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to Section 1.12, until, in each case, the exchange of such shares of Patriot Common Stock in accordance with this Article I. Subject to applicable Law, following the exchange of any such shares of Patriot Common Stock, there shall be paid to the record holder of whole shares of Fountain Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (a) at the time of such surrender, the amount of any cash payable in lieu of a fractional share of Fountain Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.12 and the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Fountain Common Stock and (b) at the appropriate payment date therefor, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to such surrender and a payment date subsequent to such exchange payable with respect to such whole shares of Fountain Common Stock. In no event shall the Exchange Agent have the right to vote any shares of Fountain Common Stock held by the Exchange Agent.

Section 1.14 Withholding Rights. Fountain, Patriot, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as may be required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law. Any withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Persons with respect to which such deduction and withholding was made. Fountain, Patriot, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be, shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, all amounts so deducted or withheld to the appropriate Governmental Authority within the period required under applicable Law.

Section 1.15 Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund (including the proceeds of any investments thereof) that remains undistributed to the former holders of shares of Patriot Common Stock for 180 calendar days after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Fountain upon demand, and any holders of shares of Patriot Common Stock

 

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who have not theretofore complied with this Article I shall thereafter look only to Fountain for payment of their claim for the Merger Consideration, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.12 and any dividends or distributions pursuant to Section 1.13.

Section 1.16 No Liability. None of the Parties or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any Person in respect of any shares of Patriot Common Stock or Fountain Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TRIDENT

For all purposes of this Article II, for the avoidance of doubt, Fountain and each other member of the Fountain Group shall be a Subsidiary of Trident immediately prior to the Effective Time (without giving effect to the Distribution). Trident hereby represents and warrants to Patriot that, except (i) as set forth in the applicable section (or another section to the extent provided in Section 8.14) of the Trident Disclosure Letter or (ii) to the extent disclosed or identified in any report, schedule, form or other document filed with, or furnished to, the SEC by Trident and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement and after September 26, 2009, or in the Draft Form 10, to the extent that the relevance of such disclosure to the applicable representation and warranty is reasonably apparent on its face (other than any forward-looking disclosures set forth in any risk factor section (except for any disclosure therein related to historical facts), any disclosures in any section relating to forward-looking statements and any other similar disclosures included therein to the extent that they are primarily cautionary in nature):

Section 2.01 Due Organization, Good Standing and Corporate Power. (a) Trident is a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) that is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of Switzerland with its legal seat in the Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Fountain is a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) that is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of Switzerland with its legal seat in the Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Each Fountain Sub is a corporation or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (where applicable) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, except where the failure to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE. AcquisitionCo is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Merger Sub is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Minnesota. Trident and its Subsidiaries have all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate their respective properties, rights and Assets that shall be contributed to the Fountain Group pursuant to the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and to carry on the Fountain Business as it is now being conducted. Trident and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized in the applicable jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction in which the properties, rights or Assets owned, leased or operated by the Fountain

 

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Business that shall be contributed to the Fountain Group pursuant to the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the nature of the Fountain Business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE.

(b) Section 2.01(b) of the Trident Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the date hereof, a list of the Fountain Subs and their respective jurisdictions of incorporation or organization. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each Fountain Sub are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will be, as of the Separation, owned directly or indirectly by Fountain, free and clear of all Security Interests other than restrictions under the Securities Act or imposed by applicable Law. Trident has delivered or made available to Patriot, prior to the execution of this Agreement, true and complete copies of the Trident Organizational Documents and the Fountain Organizational Documents.

Section 2.02 Authorization of Agreement. (a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements by each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub, as applicable, and the consummation by each of them of the Transactions, have been duly authorized and approved by their respective Boards of Directors and this Agreement has been approved and adopted by (i) Fountain as the sole shareholder of AcquisitionCo and (ii) AcquisitionCo as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub. No other corporate or shareholder action on the part of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements or the consummation of the Transactions, except for the (x) approval of the Distribution and any related resolutions necessary to effect the Distribution by shareholders of Trident holding a majority of the votes entitled to be cast (the “Trident Shareholder Approval”), (y) appointment by Trident, as sole shareholder of Fountain, of the Surviving Corporation Board Appointees effective as of the Effective Time, subject to and in accordance with Section 1.06(b) and (z) authorization of an increase in the share capital of Fountain such that Fountain will have sufficient issued and paid up share capital, including a sufficient number of shares, to effect the Distribution and the Merger and to have such amount of additional treasury shares as may be proposed by Patriot and approved by Trident (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), which authorization shall be undertaken prior to the Distribution pursuant to Section 3.7 of the Separation Agreement. The Board of Directors of Trident has resolved to recommend, subject to the terms of this Agreement, that the Trident Shareholders approve the Distribution (the “Trident Recommendation”), and such resolutions have not been rescinded, modified or withdrawn prior to the date hereof.

(b) This Agreement and the Separation Agreement have been, and the applicable Ancillary Agreements to which each is a party, when executed, shall be, duly executed and delivered by each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub, as applicable, and, to the extent it is a party thereto, each is (or when executed shall be) a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub enforceable against each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub, as applicable, in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be subject to

 

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applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and rules of Law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

Section 2.03 Capital Structure. (a) On the date of this Agreement, Fountain has issued and paid up share capital of CHF 60,000,000 divided into 120,000,000 registered shares of CHF 0.50 nominal value. In addition to the issued and paid up share capital, on the date of this Agreement, there existed (i) an authorized share capital of CHF 30,000,000, divided into 60,000,000 registered shares of CHF 0.50 nominal value each, allowing Fountain’s Board of Directors to issue additional registered shares without approval of Fountain’s shareholders, (ii) a conditional capital of CHF 6,000,000 divided into 12,000,000 registered shares of CHF 0.50 nominal value each in connection with bonds, notes or similar instruments, issued or to be issued by Fountain or by direct or indirect Subsidiaries of Fountain, including convertible debt instruments and (iii) a conditional capital of CHF 6,000,000 divided into 12,000,000 registered shares of CHF 0.50 nominal value each in connection with the exercise of option rights granted to any employee of Fountain or a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Fountain, and any consultant, member of the Board of Directors of Fountain or other Person providing services to Fountain or a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Fountain. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Fountain Common Stock are, and all such shares of Fountain Common Stock that may be issued prior to the Effective Time as contemplated by this Agreement and the Separation Agreement shall be when issued, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid in and nonassessable and not issued in violation of any pre-emptive right, purchase option, call, right of first refusal or any similar right. After giving effect to the Distribution and immediately prior to the Effective Time, Fountain shall have the amount of issued and paid up share capital, including the number of shares, as required pursuant to Section 3.7 of the Separation Agreement.

(b) On the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the Distribution, all the outstanding shares of Fountain Common Stock are and shall be owned, directly or indirectly, by Trident, free and clear of all Security Interests other than restrictions under the Securities Act or otherwise imposed by applicable Law. Immediately following the Distribution, (i) there shall be outstanding a number of shares of Fountain Common Stock determined in accordance with this Agreement and the Separation Agreement, (ii) no shares of Fountain Common Stock shall be held in Fountain’s treasury or by any Fountain Sub and (iii) no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Fountain or any Fountain Sub having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of Fountain Common Stock or the holders of capital stock of any Fountain Sub may vote shall be outstanding.

(c) Except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or the Fountain Organizational Documents, (i) there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, subscriptions, claims of any character, agreements, obligations, convertible or exchangeable securities, or other commitments, contingent or otherwise, relating to Fountain Common Stock or other nominal interests in Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries which relate to Fountain (collectively, “Fountain Equity Interests”) pursuant to which Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become obligated to issue Fountain Equity Interests or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for, any Fountain Equity Interests and (ii) there are no outstanding obligations of Fountain to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding Fountain Equity Interests.

 

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(d) Except as provided by the Separation Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement or the Fountain Organizational Documents, there are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of, the capital stock or other equity interest of Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries.

(e) The authorized capital stock of AcquisitionCo consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “AcquisitionCo Common Stock”). As of the date of this Agreement, there are 100 shares of AcquisitionCo Common Stock issued and outstanding, all of which are, and will be immediately prior to the Effective Time, directly owned by Fountain. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Merger Sub Common Stock”). As of the date of this Agreement, there are 100 shares of Merger Sub Common Stock issued and outstanding, all of which are, and will be immediately prior to the Effective Time, directly owned by AcquisitionCo. Neither AcquisitionCo nor Merger Sub has outstanding any option, warrant, right or any obligation or other agreement pursuant to which any person other than AcquisitionCo or Fountain, as applicable, may acquire directly or indirectly any equity security of AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub. Neither AcquisitionCo nor Merger Sub has conducted any business prior to the date hereof and neither has, or prior to the Effective Time will have, Assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and the Transactions. AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub were formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions.

(f) As of the Effective Time, Fountain and the Fountain Group will not have any indebtedness for borrowed money (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be deemed to include capital leases) (other than intercompany indebtedness for borrowed money solely among members of the Fountain Group) or be subject to guarantee obligations to any third parties in respect of borrowed money, in each case other than pursuant to the Financing.

Section 2.04 Consents and Approvals; No Violations.

(a) Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub, the execution and delivery of the Separation Agreement by each of Trident and Fountain and the execution of each Ancillary Agreement by Trident and any of its Subsidiaries contemplated to be a party thereto does not or will not (as applicable), and the consummation of the Transactions by each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub (assuming receipt of the Trident Shareholder Approval) will not (with or without notice or lapse of time or both), (i) violate or conflict with any provision of the Organizational Documents of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub or any of Trident’s Subsidiaries contemplated to be a party to any Ancillary Agreement, (ii) subject to obtaining the Trident Regulatory Approvals, violate or conflict with any Laws or Orders applicable to Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub or any of Trident’s Subsidiaries contemplated to be a party to any Ancillary Agreement or any of their respective Assets, rights

 

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or properties or (iii) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, or trigger any obligation to repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire indebtedness under, or result in the termination of, loss of a benefit under or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination, cancellation, guaranteed payment or acceleration of any obligation under, or result in the creation of any Security Interest upon any of the properties, rights or Assets of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub or any of Trident’s Subsidiaries contemplated to be a party to any Ancillary Agreement pursuant to any provisions of, any Permit or Contract (including the Fountain Material Contracts) to which Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub or any of Trident’s Subsidiaries contemplated to be a party to any Ancillary Agreement is now a party or by which they or any of their Assets, rights or properties may be bound or have any rights under, or trigger any buy-sell or similar agreements, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above for any breach, violation, termination, loss, default, acceleration, change, conflict, triggering of obligation or Security Interest that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE.

(b) Statutory Approvals. Other than in connection with or in compliance with (i) the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, (ii) the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”) and other applicable Antitrust Laws, (iii) the rules and regulations of the NYSE, (iv) any applicable state securities or blue sky Laws, (v) the filing requirements in connection with the Merger under the MBCA and (vi) the filing and registration of the capital increase regarding the shares of Fountain Common Stock with the register of commerce in Schaffhausen, Switzerland and the issuance of the shares of Fountain Common Stock in uncertificated book-entry form (collectively, the “Trident Regulatory Approvals”) and subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Patriot in Section 3.04(b), no authorization, consent, Order, license, Permit or approval of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, or action by any Governmental Authority is necessary or required to be obtained or made under applicable Law in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Other Transaction Agreements by Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub, the performance by each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub of its obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions, except for such authorizations, consents, approvals or filings that, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE (it being understood that references in this Agreement to “obtaining” such Trident Regulatory Approvals shall mean making such declarations, filings or registrations; giving such notices; obtaining such final authorizations, consents or approvals; and having such waiting periods expire as are necessary to avoid a violation of Law).

Section 2.05   Reports; Financial Information; Absence of Changes. (a) As of the date of this Agreement, neither Fountain nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(b) Section 2.05(b) of the Trident Disclosure Letter sets forth the draft registration statement on Form 10 of Fountain substantially in the form that such statement would have been filed with the SEC had the Merger not been contemplated in accordance with this Agreement (the “Draft Form 10”). As of its draft date, the sections of the Draft Form 10 entitled “Risk Factors,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” “Management’s

 

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Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business” and, other than with respect to any information or discussion regarding the Other Transaction Agreements, “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” do not, solely with respect to the Fountain Business, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(c) Trident has previously made available to Patriot:

(i) the audited combined balance sheets of the Fountain Business as of September 24, 2010 and September 30, 2011, and the related audited combined statements of income, cash flows and equity for the fiscal years ended September 25, 2009, September 24, 2010 and September 30, 2011, including the notes thereto (collectively, the “Audited Financial Statements”); and

(ii) the unaudited interim combined balance sheet of the Fountain Business at December 24, 2010 and December 30, 2011 and the related unaudited interim combined statements of income, cash flows and equity for the three months ended December 24, 2010 and December 30, 2011 (collectively, the “Interim Financial Statements” and, together with the Subsequent Interim Financial Information and the Audited Financial Statements, the “Fountain Financial Statements”).

(d) The Fountain Financial Statements present fairly (or, in the case of the Subsequent Interim Financial Information, will present fairly) in all material respects the financial position of the Fountain Business as of the dates thereof, and the results of operations and cash flows, changes in equity or other information included therein for the periods or as of the dates then ended, in each case except as otherwise noted therein (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as would be permitted by Regulation S-X and Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act). The Fountain Financial Statements have been (or, in the case of the Subsequent Interim Financial Information, will be) prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods covered (except with respect to the Interim Financial Statements and the Subsequent Interim Financial Statements as would be permitted by Regulation S-X and Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act).

(e) (i) Trident has established, and Trident and Fountain maintain, disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act), that satisfy the requirements of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act with respect to Persons subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Trident’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) are reasonably designed to ensure that all material information disclosed by Trident in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to Trident’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) with respect to such filings. Trident is and has been since September 24, 2010, in compliance in all

 

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material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applicable to it and the certifications provided pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 thereof were accurate when made with respect to Trident and its Subsidiaries. Trident’s internal control over financial reporting is sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Fountain Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP. Trident’s management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of Trident’s internal control over financial reporting for the year ended September 30, 2011 that satisfies the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to Persons subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and such assessment concluded that such controls were effective.

(ii) Trident has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation, to Trident’s auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of Trident (A) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Trident’s or Fountain’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Trident’s or Fountain’s internal control over financial reporting.

(iii) Since September 24, 2010, to the Knowledge of Trident, (A) none of Trident, Fountain or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or similar representative of Trident, Fountain or any of their respective Subsidiaries, has received any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Fountain or any Fountain Sub or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Fountain or any Fountain Sub has engaged in improper accounting or auditing practices, and (B) no attorney representing Trident, Fountain or any of their respective Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by Trident, Fountain or any of their respective Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Fountain or any Fountain Sub or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors of Trident or Fountain or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of Trident or Fountain.

(f) Since September 30, 2011 to the date hereof, (i) except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement or the Separation Agreement, the Fountain Business has been conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and (ii) there has not occurred a Fountain Business MAE.

(g) Except for matters included in the audited combined balance sheet included in the Audited Financial Statements of the Fountain Business as of September 30, 2011 (including the notes thereto), neither Trident nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liabilities or obligations of any nature that would be Fountain Liabilities and that would be required under GAAP, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, to be reflected on a combined balance sheet of the Fountain Business or in the notes thereto, except for liabilities and obligations that (i) were incurred since September 30, 2011 and in the ordinary course of business, (ii) are incurred in

 

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connection with the Transactions, (iii) are included in the unaudited interim balance sheet included in the Interim Financial Statements of the Fountain Business (including the notes thereto) as of December 30, 2011 or (iv) would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Fountain Business MAE.

Section 2.06   Information to be Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Trident Filings or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be filed with the SEC shall, on the date of its filing or, in the case of the Form S-4 or the Form 10, at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable, or on the date the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is mailed to the Patriot shareholders or the Trident Proxy is mailed to Trident shareholders, as applicable, at the time of the Patriot Shareholder Meeting or the Trident Shareholder Meeting, as applicable, and on the Fountain Distribution Date, as applicable, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, that with respect to projected financial information provided by or on behalf of Trident (if any), Trident represents only that such information was prepared in good faith by management of Trident on the basis of assumptions believed by such management to be reasonable as of the time made. The Trident Filings will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act or Securities Act, as applicable, except that no representation or warranty is made by Trident with respect to statements included or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Patriot for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein.

Section 2.07   Litigation. There is no pending Action and to the Knowledge of Trident, no Person has threatened to commence any Action, including any cease and desist letters or invitations to take a patent license, against Trident or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Assets, rights or properties owned or used by any of them, in each case which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE. None of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries, or their respective Assets, rights or properties, is subject to any Order that would reasonably be expected to apply to the Fountain Business or to Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries (or any of their respective Assets, rights or properties) following the Closing, in each case which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE.

Section 2.08   Compliance with Laws; Permits. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, the Fountain Business is conducted, and since September 26, 2009 has been conducted, in compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders. Since September 26, 2009, neither Trident nor any Subsidiary of Trident has received any written notice or, to the Knowledge of Trident, other communication from any Governmental Authority regarding any actual or possible violation (as yet unremedied) of, or failure of the Fountain Business to comply with, any Law or Order, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.08(a), no representation or warranty shall be deemed to be made in this Section 2.08(a) in respect of Tax, employee benefits, labor, intellectual property or environmental matters.

 

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(b) As of the date hereof, Trident and its Subsidiaries are, and, as of the Fountain Distribution Date and the Effective Time, Fountain and its Subsidiaries will be, in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals, clearances, permissions, qualifications, registrations and orders of any Governmental Authority, and all rights under any Contract with any Governmental Authority, necessary for the conduct of the Fountain Business as such business is currently being conducted (the “Fountain Permits”), except where the failure to have any of the Fountain Permits would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE. As of the date hereof, all Fountain Permits are, and as of the Fountain Distribution Date and Effective Time all Fountain Permits of Fountain and its Subsidiaries will be, valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE. As of the date hereof, Trident is, and each of its Subsidiaries is, and the Fountain Business as being conducted is, and, as of the Fountain Distribution Date and the Effective Time, Fountain and each of its Subsidiaries will be, and the Fountain Business will be conducted, in compliance in all respects with the terms and requirements of such Fountain Permits, except where the failure to be in compliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.08(b), no representation or warranty shall be deemed to be made in this Section 2.08(b) in respect of environmental matters.

Section 2.09   Contracts. (a) Except for this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements, neither Trident, nor any of its Assets, rights, properties or Subsidiaries, as of the date hereof, is a party to or bound by:

(i) any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) as such term would be applied to the Fountain Business as if a separate entity which was subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

(ii) any non-competition Contract or other Contract that is related to the Fountain Business and purports to limit in any material respect either the type of business in which Trident or any of its Subsidiaries and, for the avoidance of doubt, following the Fountain Distribution Date and Effective Time, Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates may engage or the manner or geographic area in which any of them may so engage in any business or contains any material exclusivity or non-solicitation provisions;

(iii) any Contract that limits or otherwise restricts the ability of Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries to pay dividends or make distributions to its shareholders;

(iv) any material partnership, joint venture or similar Contract relating to the Fountain Business;

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(which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be deemed to include any capital leases) in excess of $25 million, individually or in the aggregate, excluding Contracts relating to indebtedness for borrowed money owed to any member of the Trident Group that will be terminated prior to the Effective Time; or

(vi) any Contract that relates to a material collective bargaining or similar labor Contract which covers any employees of Trident or its Affiliates engaged in work related to the Fountain Business, including any Fountain Employees.

(b) All Contracts of the type described in this Section 2.09 and any other such Contracts that may be entered into by Trident or any Subsidiary of Trident after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.01 are referred to herein as “Fountain Material Contracts.” As of the date of this Agreement, complete and correct copies (including all material amendments, modifications, extensions or renewals with respect thereto) of all Fountain Material Contracts existing as of the date of this Agreement have been provided to Patriot.

(c) Each Fountain Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of, and enforceable against, Trident or any Subsidiary of Trident that is a party thereto, and, to the Knowledge of Trident, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, except for (i) terminations or expirations at the end of the stated term in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (ii) such failures to be legal, valid and binding or to be in full force and effect as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, in each case subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and rules of Law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

(d) Trident and each of its Subsidiaries which is a party to any Fountain Material Contract is, and, as of the Fountain Distribution Date and the Effective Time, Fountain and each Fountain Sub which is a party to any Fountain Material Contract will be, in compliance with all terms and requirements of each Fountain Material Contract, and no event has occurred that, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute a breach or default by Trident or any of its Subsidiaries or Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries (as the case may be) under any such Fountain Material Contract and, to the Knowledge of Trident, no other party to any Fountain Material Contract is in breach or default (nor has any event occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a breach or default) under any Fountain Material Contract, except in each case where such violation, breach, default or event of default would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE.

Section 2.10   Employees and Employee Benefits; Labor. (a) Section 2.10(a) of the Trident Disclosure Letter lists all material compensation or employee benefit plans, programs, policies, agreements or other arrangements, whether or not “employee benefit plans” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA), providing cash- or equity-based incentives, health, medical, dental, disability, accident or life insurance benefits or vacation, severance, retention, change in control, termination, deferred compensation,

 

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individual employment or consulting, retirement, pension or savings benefits, supplemental income, retiree benefit, fringe benefit (whether or not taxable), or employee loans, that are sponsored, maintained or contributed to by Trident or any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with Trident would be deemed a single employer under Section 4001(b) of ERISA (a “Trident ERISA Affiliate”) for the benefit of any Fountain Employee (the “Fountain Benefit Plans”).

(b) With respect to each Fountain Benefit Plan, Trident has made available to Patriot copies of each of the following documents listed on Section 2.10(a) of the Trident Disclosure Letter: (i) the Fountain Benefit Plans (including all amendments thereto), (ii) the most recent annual report and actuarial report, if required under ERISA or the Code, (iii) the most recent Summary Plan Description, together with each Summary of Material Modifications, if required under ERISA and (iv) the most recent determination letter received from the IRS with respect to each Fountain Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.

(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, each Fountain Benefit Plan has been established, operated and administered in all respects in accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, and each of Trident and its Subsidiaries and any Trident ERISA Affiliate has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it in connection with the Fountain Benefit Plans. Each Fountain Benefit Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its qualification.

(d) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Distribution, the consummation of Merger nor any other transaction contemplated herein will (i) entitle any Fountain Employee to severance, retention or change in control pay, tax gross-up, unemployment compensation or any other payment or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount, of severance, compensation or equity or any other benefit due any Fountain Employee or such former employee.

(e) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, (i) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Trident, threatened actions, suits or claims against, by or on behalf of, or any liens filed against or with respect to, any of the Fountain Benefit Plans or otherwise involving any Fountain Benefit Plan and (ii) no administrative investigation, audit or other administrative proceeding by the Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the IRS or other governmental agencies are pending, or to the Knowledge of Trident, threatened.

(f) Solely with respect to the Fountain Employees: (i) neither Trident nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor organization or other representative of any of such employees, nor is any such Contract presently being negotiated, (ii) to the Knowledge of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries, no campaigns are being conducted to solicit cards from any of such employees to authorize representation by any labor organization, and no such campaigns have been conducted within the past three years, (iii) no labor strike, slowdown, work stoppage, dispute, lockout or other

 

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material labor controversy is in effect or, to the Knowledge of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened, and neither Trident nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced any such labor controversy within the past three years, (iv) no unfair labor practice charge or complaint is pending or, to the Knowledge of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, (v) no grievance or arbitration proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened which, if adversely decided, may reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Fountain Business MAE, (vi) no action, complaint, charge, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or on behalf of any employee, prospective employee, former employee, labor organization or other representative of such employees is pending or, to the Knowledge of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened which, if adversely decided, may reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Fountain Business MAE, (vii) neither Trident nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise bound by, any consent decree with, or citation by, any Governmental Authority relating to employees or employment practices and (viii) Trident and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Laws, Contracts, policies, plans, and programs relating to employment, employment practices, compensation, benefits, hours, terms and conditions of employment, and the termination of employment, including but not limited to the proper classification of such employees as exempt from overtime compensation requirements, the proper classification of individuals as contractors or consultants, and any obligations pursuant to the WARN Act, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE.

(g) Neither Fountain nor any Fountain Sub is a party to any agreement, contract or arrangement that could result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code in respect of the Transactions contemplated herein.

Section 2.11   Title to Fountain Assets; Sufficiency of Assets. (a) As of immediately prior to the Effective Time after giving effect to the terms of the Separation Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement and the License Agreements (as defined in the Separation Agreement) the Fountain Group will have, in all material respects, good, valid and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in or valid right to use, all Fountain Assets, in each case as such Fountain Assets are currently being used, free and clear of all Security Interests, other than Permitted Encumbrances.

(b) The Assets, properties and rights of Fountain and the Fountain Subs (as applicable) as of the Effective Time, together with the licenses, services and other rights to be made available pursuant to this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements will be sufficient to permit Fountain and the Fountain Subs to operate the Fountain Business independent from Trident and its Subsidiaries immediately following the Effective Time (i) in all material respects in compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders and (ii) in a manner consistent in all material respects with the operation of the Fountain Business on the date hereof and immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

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Section 2.12   Environmental Matters. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, as it relates to the Fountain Business:

(i) (A) Since September 26, 2009, Trident has not received any written request for information pursuant to Environmental Law or any written notice alleging that Trident is in violation of, or has any liability under, any Environmental Law; (B) there are no pending Actions and, to the Knowledge of Trident, no Person has threatened to commence any Action (including any Action relating to cleanup or other remedial activities, natural resource damages, property damages, personal injury, penalties, contribution, indemnification or injunctive relief) against Trident or any of its Subsidiaries, under or pursuant to any Environmental Law or relating to Hazardous Materials; and (C) to the Knowledge of Trident, there are no facts, events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice or Action;

(ii) Trident and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all, and have not violated any, applicable Environmental Laws and, to the Knowledge of Trident, there are no facts, events, circumstances or changes in legal requirements that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Fountain Business from complying with applicable Environmental Laws;

(iii) Trident and its Subsidiaries have obtained and are in compliance with, and, as of the Fountain Distribution Date and the Effective Time, Fountain and its Subsidiaries will be in possession of and will have been operated in compliance with, all permits, licenses and approvals required under Environmental Law for the conduct of the Fountain Business and the operation of the facilities of the Fountain Business as presently conducted or operated (“Environmental Permits”), all such Environmental Permits are valid and in full force and effect and are held for the operations of the Fountain Business, and, to the Knowledge of Trident, there is no reasonable basis for any such Environmental Permits to be revoked, modified, terminated or not renewed;

(iv) to the Knowledge of Trident, compliance of the operations of the Fountain Business with applicable Environmental Laws will not require the Fountain Business to incur costs in any fiscal year, including the costs of pollution control equipment, beyond those currently budgeted for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2012;

(v) to the Knowledge of Trident, there has been no Release of, alleged Release of, or exposure or alleged exposure to, Hazardous Materials at any real property currently or formerly owned, leased, or operated by Trident or any of its Subsidiaries or at any other location (including any location to which Hazardous Materials have been sent for reuse or recycling, or for treatment, storage or disposal) in concentrations or amounts or under conditions or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in Liability to Trident or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law or would otherwise interfere with operations of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted;

 

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(vi) neither Trident nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any Order that imposes any obligations under any Environmental Law; and

(vii) to the Knowledge of Trident, neither Trident nor any of its Subsidiaries has assumed or retained, either contractually or by operation of Law, any obligations under Environmental Law or relating to Hazardous Materials that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Fountain Business.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.12 and in Section 2.04, Section 2.05, Section 2.06, Section 2.09, Section 2.11, Section 2.13 and Section 2.16 are Trident’s sole representations and warranties relating to Environmental Law, the environment and Hazardous Materials.

Section 2.13   Additional Asbestos Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, as it relates to the Fountain Business:

(a) there are no pending Actions and, to the Knowledge of Trident, no Person has threatened to commence any Action against Trident or any of its Subsidiaries alleging exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products or materials and, to the Knowledge of Trident, there are no facts, events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any such Action; and

(b) to the Knowledge of Trident, neither Trident nor any of its Subsidiaries has assumed or retained, either contractually or by operation of Law, any obligations relating to asbestos or Actions alleging exposure to asbestos.

Section 2.14   Taxes. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE:

(a) each of Fountain and its Subsidiaries has timely filed all Tax Returns that it was required to file with respect to the Fountain Business and the Fountain Assets, and such Tax Returns are complete and correct in all respects to the extent they relate to the Fountain Business or the Fountain Assets;

(b) each of Fountain and its Subsidiaries has paid all Taxes due and payable with respect to the Fountain Business and the Fountain Assets, whether or not shown on such Tax Returns, and in the case of Taxes not yet due and payable , has made adequate provision for such Taxes on the Fountain Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP;

(c) there is no outstanding audit, assessment, dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Fountain Business or the Fountain Assets either within Trident’s Knowledge or claimed, pending or raised by a Governmental Authority in writing;

(d) no Liens for Taxes exist and no outstanding claims for Taxes have been asserted in writing with respect to the Fountain Business and the Fountain Assets;

 

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(e) neither Fountain nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person or had its stock distributed by another Person in a transaction (other than the Transactions) that was intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or 361 of the Code in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement;

(f) neither Trident (with respect to the Fountain Business and the Fountain Assets) nor Fountain has “participated” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(c)(3) in any transaction that, as of the date of this Agreement, constitutes a “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4;

(g) at the Effective Time, Fountain will not be and will not have been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code;

(h) neither Trident nor Fountain has filed, granted or entered into any written extension or waiver of the statute of limitations or the period of assessment or collection of any Taxes relating to the Fountain Business or the Fountain Assets or any written power of attorney with respect to any such Taxes;

(i) neither Fountain nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by or has any obligation under any Tax separation, sharing or similar agreement or arrangement other than the Tax Sharing Agreement;

(j) neither Fountain nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a member of any consolidated, combined or unitary group for purposes of filing Tax Returns or paying Taxes (other than a group of which Trident or any current or former Affiliate of Trident is or was the common parent corporation) or has any potential liability for Taxes of another Person (other than Fountain or any Fountain Sub) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6; and

(k) neither Trident nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or has Knowledge of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.14, Section 2.10 and Section 5.10(f) are Trident’s, Fountain’s, AcquisitionCo’s and Merger Sub’s sole representations and warranties relating to Tax matters, liabilities, or obligations or compliance with Laws relating thereto.

Section 2.15   Intellectual Property Related to the Fountain Business. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, to the Knowledge of Trident: (a) the Fountain Business as currently conducted by Trident and its Subsidiaries does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party and (b) no third party is infringing, misappropriating or violating any Intellectual Property Rights used in the Fountain Business and owned by Trident or its Subsidiaries. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, Trident or its Subsidiaries exclusively own, and as of immediately prior to the Effective Time after giving effect to the terms of the Separation Agreement and the License Agreements (as defined in the Separation

 

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Agreement), Fountain or the Fountain Subs (as applicable) will exclusively own, free of all Security Interests or adverse rights or interests of third parties, their material proprietary Intellectual Property Rights relating to the Fountain Business (“Fountain Business IP”). All applications and registrations for Fountain Business IP that are owned by Trident or its Subsidiaries are subsisting and unexpired and, to Trident’s Knowledge, valid and enforceable. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, Trident and its Subsidiaries take all reasonable steps to maintain and protect the Fountain Business IP and the security, contents and operation of their material software and systems, and to Trident’s Knowledge, there have been no material violations of same within the last two years.

Section 2.16   Insurance. Section 2.16 of the Trident Disclosure Letter lists all material insurance policies, insurance Contracts or self-insurance programs obtained within the past two years and owned or held by Trident or its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement which cover the Fountain Business or its Assets, properties or personnel with respect to the operation or conduct of the Fountain Business, including policies of fire and casualty, liability and other forms of insurance and/or insurance arrangements made by Trident and/or its Subsidiaries including any self-insurance programs. All such insurance policies, Contracts and self-insurance programs are in such amounts, with such deductibles and against such risks and losses as are, in Trident’s judgment, reasonable for the business and Assets of the Fountain Business. Except as would not be reasonably expected to have a Fountain Business MAE, all such policies are in full force and effect, no invoiced premiums are overdue for payment, and no notice of cancellation or termination has been received by Trident or any Subsidiary with respect to any such policy which has not been replaced on substantially similar terms prior to the date of such cancellation or termination.

Section 2.17   Broker’s or Finder’s Fee. Except for Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Lazard Frères & Co. (the fees and expenses of which will be the responsibility of Trident), neither Trident nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the Transactions who might be entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with or upon consummation of the Merger or the Transactions.

Section 2.18   Opinion of Financial Advisors. The Board of Directors of Trident has received the opinion of Goldman, Sachs & Co., dated the date of this Agreement, substantially to the effect that, as of such date, and based upon and subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth therein, the Aggregate Merger Consideration to be paid pursuant to this Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to Fountain. Trident will make available to Patriot a copy of the written opinion following the execution of this Agreement for informational purposes only.

Section 2.19   Real Property. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, Trident and its Subsidiaries have, and, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, Fountain or the Fountain Subs (as applicable) will have, good, valid and marketable title to or a valid leasehold interest in all of the Fountain Real Property and other real property that is included in the Fountain Assets free and clear of all Security Interests other than Permitted Encumbrances.

 

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(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, with respect to all real property leases, subleases, licenses, easement, rights-of-way, servitudes and similar agreements that are included in the Fountain Assets, in each case, (i) each is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except insofar as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies, (ii) there exists no default or breach on the part of any member of the Trident Group and to the Knowledge of Trident, on the part of any third party, (iii) no event has occurred which, with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute such a default or breach on the part of any member of the Trident Group and to the Knowledge of Trident, on the part of any third party and (iv) there has been no collateral assignment or other security interest and they are not subject to any Security Interests other than Permitted Encumbrances.

Section 2.20   Unlawful Payments. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE:

(i) neither Fountain nor any Fountain Sub, nor any Affiliate of Fountain or any Fountain Sub, nor any other Person acting for or on behalf of Fountain or any Fountain Sub:

(1) has directly or indirectly (w) made, offered or promised to make, or authorized the making of, any unlawful payment to any person, (x) given, offered or promised to give, or authorized the giving of, any unlawful gift, political or charitable contribution or other thing of value or advantage to any person, (y) requested or received any unlawful payment, gift, political or charitable contribution or other thing of value or advantage or (z) violated any provision of the FCPA or any other Law that prohibits corruption or bribery; or

(2) has been investigated by a Governmental Authority, or been the subject of any allegation, with respect to conduct within the scope of subsection (i) above.

(ii) There have been no false or fictitious entries made in the books or records of Fountain or any Fountain Sub relating to any secret or unrecorded fund or any unlawful payment, gift, political or charitable contribution or other thing of value or advantage and neither Fountain nor any Fountain Sub has established or maintained a secret or unrecorded fund for use in connection with any such payment, gift, political or charitable contribution or other thing of value or advantage.

(b) For the avoidance of doubt, any reference to “other thing of value” in this Section 2.20 includes meals, entertainment, travel and lodging.

Section 2.21   No Other Representations or Warranties. TRIDENT (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH OTHER MEMBER OF THE TRIDENT GROUP) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT PATRIOT DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET

 

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FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CERTIFICATE DELIVERED BY PATRIOT TO TRIDENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS HEREOF, AND SPECIFICALLY (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THAT PATRIOT DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO (A) ANY PROJECTIONS, ESTIMATES OR BUDGETS DELIVERED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO TRIDENT (OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES) OF FUTURE REVENUES, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF), CASH FLOWS OR FINANCIAL CONDITION (OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF) OF PATRIOT AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR (B) THE FUTURE BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS OF PATRIOT AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, IN EACH CASE, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PATRIOT

Patriot hereby represents and warrants to Trident that, except (i) as set forth in the applicable section (or another section to the extent provided in Section 8.14) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter or (ii) to the extent disclosed or identified in any report, schedule, form or other document filed with, or furnished to, the SEC by Patriot and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement and after January 1, 2010, to the extent that the relevance of such disclosure to the applicable representation and warranty is reasonably apparent on its face (other than any forward-looking disclosures set forth in any risk factor section (except for any disclosure therein related to historical facts), any disclosures in any section relating to forward-looking statements and any other similar disclosures included therein to the extent that they are primarily cautionary in nature):

Section 3.01   Due Organization, Good Standing and Corporate Power. (a) Patriot is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Minnesota and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, and has all requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, rights and Assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Patriot and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized in the applicable jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction in which the properties, rights or Assets owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE.

(b) Section 3.01(b) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the date hereof, a list of the Patriot Subsidiaries and their respective jurisdictions of incorporation or organization. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each such Patriot Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and are owned directly or indirectly by Patriot, free and clear of all Security Interests other than

 

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restrictions under the Securities Act or imposed by applicable Law. Patriot has delivered or made available to Trident, prior to the execution of this Agreement, true and complete copies of the Patriot Organizational Documents.

Section 3.02   Authorization of Agreement. (a) The execution, delivery and performance by Patriot of this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, and the consummation by Patriot of the Transactions, have been duly authorized and approved by its Board of Directors, and, except as described in Section 3.07, no other corporate or shareholder action on the part of Patriot is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements or the consummation of the Transactions.

(b) This Agreement and the Separation Agreement have been, and the applicable Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, when executed, shall be, duly executed and delivered by Patriot, and to the extent it is a party thereto, each is (or when executed shall be) a legal, valid and binding obligation of Patriot, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and rules of Law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

Section 3.03   Capitalization. (a) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Patriot consists of an aggregate of 250,000,000 shares, of which no more than 15,000,000 may be shares of preferred stock (the “Patriot Preferred Stock”) and of which 2,500,000 shares have been designated as “Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock” (the “Patriot Series A Preferred Stock”) and have been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the rights (the “Rights”) distributed to holders of Patriot Common Stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2004, between Patriot and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Rights Agreement”). As of March 22, 2012, (i) 98,850,575 shares of Patriot Common Stock were issued and outstanding (including 89,760 Patriot Restricted Shares) together with an equal number of corresponding Rights, (ii) 8,402,415 shares of Patriot Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding Patriot Stock Options, (iii) 1,147,098 shares of Patriot Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the settlement of outstanding Patriot RSUs and Patriot Other Share-Based Awards and (iv) no shares of Patriot Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of Patriot Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights, purchase option, call, right of first refusal or any similar right and all shares of Patriot Common Stock reserved for issuance as noted in clause (ii), when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any pre-emptive right, purchase option, call, right of first refusal or any similar right. No shares of Patriot Common Stock are held by any Subsidiary of Patriot. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of Patriot Common Stock or the holders of capital stock of any of Patriot’s Subsidiaries may vote.

 

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(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.03(a) above, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights, subscriptions, claims of any character, agreements, obligations, convertible or exchangeable securities, or other commitments, contingent or otherwise, relating to Patriot Common Stock or any capital stock equivalent (including shares of Patriot Restricted Shares) or other nominal interest in Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Patriot Equity Interests”) pursuant to which Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become obligated to issue Patriot Equity Interests or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for, any Patriot Equity Interests. There are no outstanding obligations of Patriot to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding Patriot Equity Interests.

(c) There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting or registration of, or restricting any person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of, the capital stock or other equity interest of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 3.04   Consents and Approvals; No Violations.

(a) Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Separation Agreement by Patriot does not, and the consummation of the Transactions by Patriot will not (with or without notice or lapse of time or both), subject to obtaining the Patriot Shareholder Approval and the Patriot Regulatory Approvals, (i) violate or conflict with any provision of the Organizational Documents of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) violate or conflict with any Laws or Orders applicable to Patriot or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets, rights or properties or (iii) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, or trigger any obligation to repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire indebtedness under, or result in the termination of, loss of a benefit under, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination, cancellation, guaranteed payment or acceleration of any obligation under, or result in the creation of any Security Interest upon any of the material properties, rights or Assets of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any provisions of, any Permit or Contract to which Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries is now a party or by which they or any of their Assets, rights or properties may be bound or have any rights under, or trigger any buy-sell or similar agreements, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above for any breach, violation, termination, loss, default, acceleration, change, conflict, triggering of obligation or Security Interest that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE.

(b) Statutory Approvals. Other than in connection with or in compliance with (i) the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, (ii) the HSR Act and other applicable Antitrust Laws, (iii) the rules and regulations of the NYSE, (iv) any applicable state securities or blue sky Laws and (v) the filing requirements in connection with the Merger under the MBCA (collectively, the “Patriot Regulatory Approvals”) and subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Trident in Section 2.04(b), no authorization, consent, Order, license, Permit or approval of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, or action by any Governmental Authority is necessary or required to be obtained or made under applicable Law in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Other Transaction Agreements by Patriot, the performance by Patriot of its obligations hereunder or the

 

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consummation of the Transactions, except for such authorizations, consents, approvals or filings that, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE (it being understood that references in this Agreement to “obtaining” such Patriot Regulatory Approvals shall mean making such declarations, filings or registrations; giving such notices; obtaining such final authorizations, consents or approvals; and having such waiting periods expire as are necessary to avoid a violation of Law).

Section 3.05   Patriot SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Absence of Changes. (a) Patriot has timely filed or furnished all registration statements, prospectuses, forms, reports and documents and related exhibits required to be filed or furnished by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, since December 31, 2010 (the “Patriot SEC Filings”). The Patriot SEC Filings when filed or furnished with or to the SEC (or, if amended or supplemented, then as of the time of its most recent amendment or supplement (as applicable)) (i) complied or will comply, as applicable, in all material respects in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) did not or will not, as applicable, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No Subsidiary of Patriot is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

(b) (i) Patriot has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act), as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. Patriot’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) are reasonably designed to ensure that all material information disclosed by Patriot in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to Patriot’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to such filings. Patriot is and has been since December 31, 2010, in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applicable to it and the certifications provided pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 thereof were accurate when made with respect to Patriot and its Subsidiaries. Neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding, or has arranged any outstanding, “extensions of credit” to directors or executive officers within the meaning of Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Patriot’s internal control over financial reporting is sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Patriot’s management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of Patriot’s internal control over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the year ended December 31, 2011, and such assessment concluded that such controls were effective.

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control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Patriot’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Patriot’s internal control over financial reporting.

(iii) Since December 31, 2010, to the Knowledge of Patriot, (A) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries or any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or similar representative of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, has received knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in improper accounting or auditing practices, and (B) no attorney representing Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors or Patriot or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of Patriot.

(c) Each of the consolidated financial statements of Patriot (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Patriot SEC Filings was prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered (except with respect to unaudited interim financial statements as would be permitted by Regulation S-X and Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act), and each presented fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position and results of operations of Patriot and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as would be permitted by Regulation S-X and Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act).

(d) Except for matters included in the consolidated balance sheet of Patriot as of the end of the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2011, including the notes thereto, neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liabilities or obligations of any nature that would be required under GAAP, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, to be included in a consolidated balance sheet of Patriot and its consolidated Subsidiaries or in the notes thereto, except for liabilities and obligations that (i) were incurred since December 31, 2011 and in the ordinary course of business, (ii) are incurred in connection with the Transactions or (iii) would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Patriot MAE.

(e) Since December 31, 2011 to the date hereof, (i) there has not occurred a Patriot MAE and (ii) Patriot has conducted its businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices.

Section 3.06   Information to be Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Patriot specifically for inclusion in the Trident Filings or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be filed with the SEC shall, on the date of its filing or, in the case of the Form S-4 or the Form 10, at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable, or on the date the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is mailed to the Patriot

 

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shareholders or the Trident Proxy is mailed to Trident shareholders, as applicable, at the time of the Patriot Shareholder Meeting or the Trident Shareholder Meeting, as applicable, and on the Fountain Distribution Date, as applicable, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, that with respect to projected financial information provided by or on behalf of Patriot (if any), Patriot represents only that such information was prepared in good faith by management of Patriot on the basis of assumptions believed by such management to be reasonable as of the time made. The Proxy Statement/Prospectus will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, except that no representation or warranty is made by Patriot with respect to statements included or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Trident or Fountain for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein.

Section 3.07   Voting Requirements; Approval; Board Approval. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Patriot Common Stock is the only vote of any class or series of Patriot’s capital stock necessary to approve this Agreement, the Other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and the applicable Transactions (the “Patriot Shareholder Approval”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Board of Directors of Patriot has taken all requisite action to ensure that the requisite shareholders vote to approve the Merger has been decreased from two-thirds of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Patriot Common Stock to a majority. The Board of Directors of Patriot has resolved to recommend, subject to the terms of this Agreement, that the Patriot Shareholders approve this Agreement, the Other Transaction Agreements and the Transactions (the “Patriot Recommendation”), and such resolutions have not been rescinded, modified or withdrawn prior to the date hereof.

Section 3.08   Litigation. There is no pending Action and to the Knowledge of Patriot, no Person has threatened to commence any Action, including any cease and desist letters or invitations to take a patent license, against Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Assets, rights or properties owned or used by any of them, in each case which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE. None of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, or their respective Assets, rights and properties, is subject to any Order which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE.

Section 3.09   Compliance with Laws; Permits. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, the businesses of each of Patriot and its Subsidiaries is being conducted, and since January 1, 2010 has been conducted, in compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders. Since January 1, 2010, neither Patriot nor any Subsidiary of Patriot has received any written notice or, to the Knowledge of Patriot, other communication from any Governmental Authority regarding any actual or possible violation (as yet unremedied) of, or failure to comply with, any Law or Order, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 3.09(a), no representation or warranty shall be deemed to be made in this Section 3.09(a) in respect of Tax, employee benefits, labor, intellectual property or environmental matters.

 

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(b) Patriot and its Subsidiaries are in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals, clearances, permissions, qualifications, registrations and orders of any Governmental Authority, and all rights under any Contract with any Governmental Authority, necessary for the conduct of its respective business as such business is currently being conducted (the “Patriot Permits”), except where the failure to have any of the Patriot Permits would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE. All Patriot Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE. Patriot is, and each of its Subsidiaries is, and each of their respective businesses as being conducted is, in compliance in all respects with the terms and requirements of such Patriot Permits, except where the failure to be in compliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.09(b), no representation or warranty shall be deemed to be made in this Section 3.09(b) in respect of environmental matters

Section 3.10 Contracts. (a) Except for this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements and except as disclosed on Section 3.10(a) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter, neither Patriot, nor any of its Assets, rights, properties or Subsidiaries, as of the date hereof, is a party to or bound by:

(i) any “material contract” (as such term is defined in item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act);

(ii) any non-competition Contract or other Contract that purports to limit in any material respect either the type of business in which Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates may engage or the manner or geographic area in which any of them may so engage in any business or contains any material exclusivity or non-solicitation provisions;

(iii) any Contract that limits or otherwise restricts the ability of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries to pay dividends or make distributions to its shareholders;

(iv) any material partnership, joint venture or similar Contract;

(v) any Contract, or a series of related Contracts, under which Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries is liable for indebtedness for borrowed money (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be deemed to include any capital leases) in excess of $25 million, individually or in the aggregate; or

(vi) any Contract that relates to a material collective bargaining or similar labor Contract which covers any employees of Patriot or its Affiliates.

(b) All Contracts of the type described in Section 3.10(a) and any other such Contracts that may be entered into by Patriot or any Subsidiary of Patriot after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.02 are referred to herein as “Patriot Material Contracts”). As of the date of this Agreement, complete and correct copies (including all material amendments, modifications, extensions or renewals with respect thereto) of all Patriot Material Contracts existing as of the date of the Agreement have been provided to Trident.

 

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(c) Each Patriot Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of, and enforceable against, Patriot or any Subsidiary of Patriot that is a party thereto, and, to the Knowledge of Patriot, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, except for (i) terminations or expirations at the end of the stated term in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (ii) such failures to be legal, valid and binding or to be in full force and effect as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, in each case subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and rules of Law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

(d) Patriot and each of its Subsidiaries which is a party to any Patriot Material Contract is in compliance with all terms and requirements of each Patriot Material Contract, and no event has occurred that, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute a breach or default by Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries under any such Patriot Material Contract, and, to the Knowledge of Patriot, no other party to any Patriot Material Contract is in breach or default (nor has any event occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a breach or default) under any Patriot Material Contract, except in each case where such violation, breach, default or event of default would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE.

Section 3.11 Employees and Employee Benefits; Labor. (a) Section 3.11(a) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter lists all material compensation or employee benefit plans, programs, policies, agreements or other arrangements, whether or not “employee benefit plans” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA), providing cash- or equity-based incentives, health, medical, dental, disability, accident or life insurance benefits or vacation, severance, retention, change in control, termination, deferred compensation, individual employment or consulting, retirement, pension or savings benefits, supplemental income, retiree benefit, fringe benefit (whether or not taxable) that are sponsored, maintained or contributed to by Patriot or any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with Patriot would be deemed a single employer under Section 4001(b) of ERISA (a “Patriot ERISA Affiliate”) for the benefit of current or former employees or directors of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Patriot Benefit Plans”).

(b) With respect to each Patriot Benefit Plan, Patriot has made available to Trident copies of each of the following documents listed on Section 3.11(a) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter: (i) the Patriot Benefit Plan (including all amendments thereto), (ii) the most recent annual report and actuarial report, if required under ERISA or the Code, (iii) the most recent Summary Plan Description, together with each Summary of Material Modifications, if required under ERISA and (iv) the most recent determination letter received from the IRS with respect to each Patriot Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.

 

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(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, each Patriot Benefit Plan has been established, operated and administered in all respects in accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code and Patriot and each of its Subsidiaries and any Patriot ERISA Affiliate has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it in connection with the Patriot Benefit Plans. Each Patriot Benefit Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its qualification.

(d) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the Merger nor any other transaction contemplated herein will (i) entitle any current or former employee or director of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries to severance, retention or change in control pay, tax gross-up, unemployment compensation or any other payment or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount, of severance, compensation or equity or any other benefit due any such current or former employee or director.

(e) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, (i) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Patriot, threatened actions, suits or claims against, by or on behalf of, or any liens filed against or with respect to, any of the Patriot Benefit Plans or otherwise involving any Patriot Benefit Plan and (ii) no administrative investigation, audit or other administrative proceeding by the Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the IRS or other governmental agencies is pending, or to the Knowledge of Patriot, threatened.

(f) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(f) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter: (i) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor organization or other representative of any of the employees, nor is any such Contract presently being negotiated, (ii) to the Knowledge of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, no campaigns are being conducted to solicit cards from any of the employees to authorize representation by any labor organization, and no such campaigns have been conducted within the past three years, (iii) no labor strike, slowdown, work stoppage, dispute, lockout or other material labor controversy is in effect or, to the Knowledge of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened, and neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced any such labor controversy within the past three years, (iv) no unfair labor practice charge or complaint is pending or, to the Knowledge of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, (v) no grievance or arbitration proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened which, if adversely decided, may reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to create a Patriot MAE, (vi) no action, complaint, charge, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or on behalf of any employee, prospective employee, former employee, labor organization or other representative of such employee is pending or, to the Knowledge of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened which, if adversely decided, may reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Patriot MAE, (vii) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise bound by, any consent decree with, or citation by, any Governmental Authority relating to employees or employment practices and (viii) Patriot and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable laws, Contracts, policies, plans, and programs relating to employment, employment practices, compensation,

 

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benefits, hours, terms and conditions of employment, and the termination of employment, including but not limited to the proper classification of employees as exempt from overtime compensation requirements, the proper classification of individuals as contractors or consultants, and any obligations pursuant to the WARN Act, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE.

(g) Neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement, contract or arrangement that could result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code in respect of the Transactions contemplated herein.

Section 3.12 Title to Assets. Patriot and its Subsidiaries have, in all material respects, good and valid title to, or valid leasehold interests in or valid right to use, all of their Assets, in each case as such Assets are currently being used, free and clear of all Security Interests, except for Permitted Encumbrances.

Section 3.13 Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE:

(i) (A) Since January 1, 2010, Patriot has not received any written request for information pursuant to Environmental Law or any written notice alleging that Patriot is in violation of, or has any liability under, any Environmental Law; (B) there are no pending Actions and, to the Knowledge of Patriot, no Person has threatened to commence any Action (including any Action relating to cleanup or other remedial activities, natural resource damages, property damages, personal injury, penalties, contribution, indemnification or injunctive relief) against Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries under or pursuant to any Environmental Law or relating to Hazardous Materials; and (C) to the Knowledge of Patriot, there are no facts, events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice or Action;

(ii) Patriot and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all, and have not violated any applicable Environmental Laws and, to the Knowledge of Patriot, there are no facts, events, circumstances or changes in legal requirements that would reasonably be expected to prevent Patriot’s businesses from complying with applicable Environmental Laws;

(iii) Patriot and its Subsidiaries have obtained and are in compliance with all permits, licenses and approvals required under Environmental Law for the conduct of their businesses and the operation of their facilities as presently conducted or operated (“Patriot Environmental Permits”), all such Patriot Environmental Permits are valid and in full force and effect, and, to the Knowledge of Patriot, there is no reasonable basis for any such Patriot Environmental Permits to be revoked, modified, terminated or not renewed;

(iv) to the Knowledge of Patriot, compliance of the operations of its business with applicable Environmental Laws will not require Patriot’s business to incur costs in any fiscal year, including the costs of pollution control equipment, beyond those currently budgeted for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011;

 

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(v) to the Knowledge of Patriot, there has been no Release of, alleged Release of, or exposure or alleged exposure to, Hazardous Materials at any real property currently or formerly owned, leased, or operated by Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries or at any other location (including any location to which Hazardous Materials have been sent for reuse or recycling, or for treatment, storage or disposal) in concentrations or amounts or under conditions or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in Liability to Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law or would otherwise interfere with operations of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted;

(vi) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any Order that imposes any obligations under any Environmental Law; and

(vii) to the Knowledge of Patriot, neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries has assumed or retained, either contractually or by operation of Law, any obligations under Environmental Law or relating to Hazardous Materials that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect Patriot’s business.

The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3.13 and in Section 3.04, Section 3.05, Section 3.06, Section 3.10, Section 3.12, Section 3.14 and Section 3.17 are Patriot’s sole representations and warranties relating to Environmental Law, the environment and Hazardous Materials.

Section 3.14 Additional Asbestos Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, as it relates to Patriot:

(a) there are no pending Actions and, to the Knowledge of Patriot, no Person has threatened to commence any Action against Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries alleging exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products or materials and, to the Knowledge of Patriot, there are no facts, events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any such Action; and

(b) to the Knowledge of Patriot, neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries has assumed or retained, either contractually or by operation of Law, any obligations relating to asbestos or Actions alleging exposure to asbestos that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect Patriot.

Section 3.15 Taxes. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE:

(a) each of Patriot and its Subsidiaries has timely filed all Tax Returns that it was required to file, and such Tax Returns are complete and correct in all respects;

(b) each of Patriot and its Subsidiaries has paid all Taxes due and payable, whether or not shown on such Tax Returns, and in the case of Taxes not yet due and payable , has made adequate provision for such Taxes on the consolidated financial statements of Patriot contained in the Patriot SEC Filings in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(c) there is no outstanding audit, assessment, dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries either within Patriot’s Knowledge or claimed, pending or raised by a Governmental Authority in writing;

(d) no Liens for Taxes exist and no outstanding claims for Taxes have been asserted in writing with respect to the assets of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries;

(e) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person or had its stock distributed by another Person in a transaction that was intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or 361 of the Code in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement;

(f) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries has “participated” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(c)(3) in any transaction that, as of the date of this Agreement, constitutes a “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4;

(g) at the Effective Time, Patriot will not be and will not have been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code;

(h) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries has filed, granted or entered into any written extension or waiver of the statute of limitations or the period of assessment or collection of any Taxes or any written power of attorney with respect to any such Taxes;

(i) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by or has any obligation under any Tax separation, sharing or similar agreement or arrangement;

(j) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a member of any consolidated, combined or unitary group for purposes of filing Tax Returns or paying Taxes (other than a group of which Patriot is the common parent corporation) or has any potential liability for Taxes of another Person (other than Patriot or any Patriot Subsidiary) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6; and

(k) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or has Knowledge of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3.15, Section 3.11 and Section 5.10(f) are Patriot’s sole representations and warranties relating to Tax matters, liabilities, or obligations or compliance with Laws relating thereto.

Section 3.16 Intellectual Property Rights. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, to the Knowledge of Patriot:

 

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(a) the business of Patriot and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Right of any third party and (b) no third party is infringing, misappropriating or violating any Intellectual Property Rights owned by Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, Patriot or its Subsidiaries exclusively own, free of all Security Interests or adverse rights or interests of third parties, their material proprietary Intellectual Property Rights (“Patriot IP”). All applications and registrations for Patriot IP that are owned by Patriot and its Subsidiaries are subsisting and unexpired and, to the Knowledge of Patriot, valid and enforceable. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, Patriot and its Subsidiaries take all reasonable steps to maintain and protect the Patriot IP and the security, contents and operation of their material software and systems, and to the Knowledge of Patriot, there have been no material violations of same within the last two years.

Section 3.17 Insurance. Section 3.17 of the Patriot Disclosure Letter lists all material insurance policies, insurance Contracts or self-insurance programs obtained within the past two years and owned or held by Patriot or its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement, including policies of fire and casualty, liability and other forms of insurance and/or insurance arrangements made by Patriot and/or its Subsidiaries including any self-insurance programs. All such insurance policies, Contracts and self-insurance programs are in such amounts, with such deductibles and against such risks and losses as are, in Patriot’s judgment, reasonable for the business and Assets of Patriot and its Subsidiaries. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Patriot MAE, all such policies are in full force and effect, no invoiced premiums are overdue for payment, and no notice of cancellation or termination has been received by Patriot or any Subsidiary with respect to any such policy which has not been replaced on substantially similar terms prior to the date of such cancellation or termination.

Section 3.18 Broker’s or Finder’s Fee. Except for Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. and Greenhill & Co. (the fees and expenses of which will be the responsibility of Patriot), neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the Transactions who might be entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with or upon consummation of the Merger or the Transactions.

Section 3.19 Opinion of Financial Advisors. The Board of Directors of Patriot has received the opinion of Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., dated as of the date hereof, and of Greenhill & Co., dated as of the date hereof, in each case substantially to the effect that, as of such date, and subject to the limitations and assumptions set forth therein, the one-to-one conversion ratio of Patriot Common Stock into Fountain Common Stock (resulting in a pro forma ownership of Fountain as determined in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Separation Agreement) is fair to Patriot’s shareholders from a financial point of view.

Section 3.20 Real Property. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, Patriot has good, valid and marketable title to or a valid leasehold interest in all of the real property that is material to the businesses of each of Patriot and its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Security Interests other than Permitted Encumbrances.

 

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(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, with respect to the rights in real property leases, subleases, licenses, easements, rights-of-way, servitudes and similar agreements that are material to the businesses of each of Patriot and its Subsidiaries, (i) each is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except insofar as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies, (ii) there is no default or breach on the part of any member of the Patriot Group and to the Knowledge of Patriot, on the part of any third party, (iii) no event has occurred which with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute such a default or breach on the part of any member of the Patriot Group and to the Knowledge of Patriot, on the part of any third party and (iv) there has been no collateral assignment or other security interest and they are not subject to any Security Interest other than Permitted Encumbrances.

Section 3.21 Takeover Statutes. Other than Section 302A.673 of the MBCA, no “fair price,” moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination,” “stockholder protection” or other similar antitakeover statute or regulation enacted under Minnesota law, or, to the Knowledge of Patriot, under the law of any other jurisdiction, will apply to this Agreement, the Merger or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The action of the Board of Directors of Patriot and the Business Combination Act Committee of the Board of Directors of Patriot in approving this Agreement and the transactions provided for herein is sufficient to render inapplicable to this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and the transactions provided for herein, the restrictions on “business combinations” (as defined in Section 302A.673 of the MBCA) as set forth in Section 302A.673 of the MBCA, and the Board of Directors of Patriot has taken all requisite action to ensure that the provisions of Article VIII of the Articles of Incorporation of Patriot are not applicable to the Transactions.

Section 3.22 Rights Plan. Patriot has amended the Rights Agreement so that none of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions will (i) cause the Rights to become exercisable, (ii) cause Trident, Fountain or any of their respective Affiliates or Associates (as defined in the Rights Agreement) to become an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) or (iii) give rise to a Fountain Distribution Date or Shares Acquisition Date (each as defined in the Rights Agreement). Patriot has made available to Trident a complete and correct copy of such amendment duly executed by each of the parties thereto.

Section 3.23 Unlawful Payments. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE:

(i) neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any Affiliate of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any other Person acting for or on behalf of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries:

(1) has directly or indirectly (w) made, offered or promised to make, or authorized the making of, any unlawful payment to any person, (x) given, offered or promised to give, or authorized the giving of, any unlawful gift, political or charitable contribution or other thing of value or advantage to any person, (y) requested

 

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or received any unlawful payment, gift, political or charitable contribution or other thing of value or advantage or (z) violated any provision of the FCPA or any other Law that prohibits corruption or bribery; or

(2) has been investigated by a Governmental Authority, or been the subject of any allegation, with respect to conduct within the scope of subsection (i) above.

(ii) There have been no false or fictitious entries made in the books or records of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any secret or unrecorded fund or any unlawful payment, gift, political or charitable contribution or other thing of value or advantage and neither Patriot nor any of its Subsidiaries has established or maintained a secret or unrecorded fund for use in connection with any such payment, gift, political or charitable contribution or other thing of value or advantage.

(b) For the avoidance of doubt, any reference to “other thing of value” in this Section 3.23 includes meals, entertainment, travel and lodging.

Section 3.24 No Other Representations or Warranties. PATRIOT (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH OTHER MEMBER OF THE PATRIOT GROUP) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT TRIDENT DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CERTIFICATE DELIVERED BY TRIDENT TO PATRIOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS HEREOF, AND SPECIFICALLY (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THAT TRIDENT DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO (A) ANY PROJECTIONS, ESTIMATES OR BUDGETS DELIVERED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO PATRIOT (OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES) OF FUTURE REVENUES, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF), CASH FLOWS OR FINANCIAL CONDITION (OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF) OF FOUNTAIN AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR THE FOUNTAIN BUSINESS OR (B) THE FUTURE BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS OF FOUNTAIN AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, IN EACH CASE, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.

ARTICLE IV

INTERIM OPERATING COVENANTS

Section 4.01 Conduct of Fountain Business Pending the Closing. (a) Following the date of this Agreement and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.01 (the “Termination Date”), except as required by Law, as may be consented to in writing by Patriot (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), as expressly required by this Agreement or the Other Transaction Agreements or as set forth in Section 4.01 of the Trident Disclosure Letter, Trident covenants and agrees that, with respect to its and its Subsidiaries’ operation of the

 

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Fountain Business, Trident and each of its Subsidiaries shall (x) conduct the Fountain Business only in, and shall not take any action except only in accordance with, the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice and shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their present business organizations, to maintain in effect all existing Fountain Permits, to maintain rights and franchises, to maintain all material Assets, rights and properties that would be Fountain Assets as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the Fountain Distribution Date, to preserve their relationships with Governmental Authorities, key Fountain Employees, customers and suppliers and others having significant business dealings with them and to comply in all material respects with all Laws and Fountain Permits of all Governmental Authorities applicable to them or the Fountain Business; provided, however, that no action by Trident or its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 4.01(b) shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such other provision and (y) take those actions set forth in Section 4.01(a) of the Trident Disclosure Letter.

(b) Following the date of this Agreement and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, and except (A) as may be expressly permitted or required by this Agreement or the Other Transaction Agreements, (B) as may be required by Law, (C) as may be consented to in writing by Patriot (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (D) as set forth on Section 4.01(b) of the Trident Disclosure Letter, Trident:

(i) shall not permit Fountain or any Fountain Sub to (x) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividends or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock (other than dividends payable by any Fountain Sub to Fountain or another Fountain Sub) or (y) enter into any agreement with respect to the voting of its capital stock or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any Fountain Equity Interests or Fountain Common Stock;

(ii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, split, combine, reclassify, subdivide or take similar actions with respect to any Fountain Equity Interests or Fountain Common Stock or any of the capital stock of any Fountain Sub or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any Fountain Common Stock or any Fountain Equity Interests or other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of the capital stock of Fountain or any Fountain Sub;

(iii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer, lease, license, guarantee, abandon, allow to lapse or expire, or authorize the sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, lease, license, guarantee, abandonment, allowance to lapse or expiration, of any Assets that are (or would otherwise be) Fountain Assets, including the capital stock of any Subsidiaries, except (A) transfers among Fountain and the Fountain Subs, (B) transfers among the Fountain Subs, (C) Permitted Encumbrances or encumbrances that are released at or prior to the Effective Time, (D) dispositions of obsolete equipment or Assets or dispositions of Assets being retired or replaced, in each case in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, (E) pledges and/or encumbrances relating to Indebtedness referenced under Section 4.01(b)(v), (F) non-exclusive licenses entered into in the

 

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ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, (G) dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business and (H) dispositions in amounts less than $50 million in the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period;

(iv) except as made in connection with any transaction solely between Fountain and any Fountain Sub or between any Fountain Subs and except for the acquisition of Assets in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, acquire or agree to acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or Assets) any interest in any Person or any Assets that are (or would otherwise be) Fountain Assets, if (A) the amount to be expended thereto (including the amount of any Indebtedness) exceeds $25 million in any one transaction (or series of related transactions) or $50 million in the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period for all such acquisitions or (B) any such acquisition is reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to materially delay the satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 6.01(f) or prevent the satisfaction of such condition;

(v) shall not permit Fountain or any Fountain Sub to redeem, repurchase, defease, cancel or otherwise acquire or incur any Indebtedness, other than (A) Indebtedness repaid or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) Liabilities that would be repaid or otherwise extinguished prior to the Effective Time and (C) Indebtedness pursuant to the Financing;

(vi) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Fountain or the Fountain Subs, or enter into a letter of intent or agreement in principle with respect thereto;

(vii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (A) make any material change in its accounting or Tax reporting principles, methods or policies, except as required by a change in GAAP, (B) take any action or cause any action to be taken which action would cause the Transactions to fail to qualify for the Intended Tax-Free Treatment, (C) enter into or be a party to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction (including approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction) with respect to Fountain, Patriot or any successor thereto or acquire or own, directly or indirectly, any Patriot Common Stock or (D) make, change or revoke any material Tax election or method of accounting on which Tax reporting is based, in each case with respect to the Fountain Assets or the Fountain Business except (in the case of clauses (A) and (D) only) in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; provided, however, that clause (D) of this Section 4.01(b)(vii) shall apply only to the extent any action described therein is reasonably anticipated to result in a material increase in the Tax Liability of Fountain or any Fountain Sub for any period or portion thereof beginning on or after the Closing Date;

(viii) shall not permit Fountain or any Fountain Sub to materially change financial accounting policies or procedures or any of its methods of reporting income, deductions or other material items for financial accounting purposes, except as required by GAAP, SEC rule or policy or applicable Law;

 

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(ix) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, adopt, amend or terminate any Fountain Benefit Plans or increase the salaries, wage rates, target bonus opportunities or equity based compensation of Fountain Employees, in each case except (A) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice as applicable generally to Trident Group employees in the relevant jurisdictions (including salary increases approved by Trident prior to the date of this Agreement which will become effective April 1, 2012), (B) in connection with the adoption or amendment of Fountain Benefit Plans (or other practices) that are applicable generally to Trident Group employees in the relevant jurisdictions, (C) as required (1) to comply with applicable Law, (2) to comply with any collective bargaining agreement or any collective bargaining obligation, including any grievance or arbitration process resolution, (3) by the terms of any Fountain Benefit Plan in effect on the date hereof or (4) by the terms of any agreement of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries in effect on the date hereof, the existence of which agreement does not constitute a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement or (D) as otherwise approved in writing by Patriot’s Vice President of Human Resources;

(x) except as required by Law or any collective bargaining agreement or any collective bargaining obligation, including any grievance or arbitration process resolution, shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend, modify, terminate (partially or completely), grant any waiver under or give any consent with respect to, or enter into any agreement to amend, modify, terminate (partially or completely), grant any waiver under or give any consent with respect to, any of the Fountain Material Contracts or enter into any Contract that if in effect on the date hereof would be a Fountain Material Contract; provided, however, that Trident and its Subsidiaries may enter into any single contract covered by this Section 4.02(b)(x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with a value not exceeding $25 million; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.01(b)(x) shall not apply to those contracts which are otherwise specifically permitted to be entered into by Fountain or the Fountain Subs pursuant to this Section 4.01;

(xi) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries that are engaged in the Fountain Business to transfer the employment of any individual to or from Fountain or its Subsidiaries (including transfers to or from any member of the Trident Group) or otherwise materially change the job functions of any individual employed by the Trident Group or Fountain so as to either (A) cause any such individual to cease to be considered a Fountain Employee or (B) cause any individual who would not otherwise be considered a Fountain Employee to be considered a Fountain Employee, except, in each case, as otherwise approved in writing by Patriot’s Vice President of Human Resources;

(xii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries that are engaged in the Fountain Business to, agree or consent to any material agreements or material modifications of existing agreements or course of dealings with any Governmental Authorities in respect of the operations of the Fountain Businesses (it being understood that any settlements are governed by the provisions of Section 4.01(b)(xiii)), except (A) as required by Law to obtain or renew Fountain Permits or agreements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (B) as may be related to Taxes;

 

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(xiii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, pay, waive, release or settle any legal proceedings (other than any proceeding related to Taxes) that (x) would be a Fountain Liability or (y) would restrict the operation of the Fountain Business, in each case other than payments or settlements (A) that do not exceed $25 million individually and $50 million in the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period and that will be paid in full by Trident, Fountain or a member of the Fountain Group prior to 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the Fountain Distribution Date, and only involve monetary damages or (B) that have become due and payable prior to the date hereof (provided, however, that the exceptions set forth in clauses (A) and (B) shall not apply to any proceedings arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Other Transaction Agreements or the Transactions);

(xiv) shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially responsible insurance companies (or through self-insurance not inconsistent with such party’s past practice), insurance in such amounts and against such risks and losses as are customary for companies engaged in such party’s industry and at substantially the same levels with respect to the Fountain Assets as are in effect on the date hereof;

(xv) (A) shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, commit to any capital expenditure for which Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries would be liable for following the Closing that together with any other capital expenditures so incurred is in excess of $125 million in the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period, excluding expenditures required in connection with prudent emergency repairs required to avoid immediate material damage to any Assets of the Fountain Business and (B) shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, as applicable, make capital expenditures in the fiscal year ending September 28, 2012 in an amount no less than $95 million, taking into account capital expenditures made prior to the date hereof;

(xvi) shall not, and shall not permit any of Fountain or the Fountain Subs to, amend or otherwise change its or their (as applicable) Organizational Documents, except as expressly required by this Agreement;

(xvii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or amend any Contract or take any other action, if such Contract, amendment of a Contract or action would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the Transactions;

(xviii) shall not permit AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub to conduct any activities other than in connection with the organization of AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub, as the case may be, the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions; and

 

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(xix) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, commit or agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions.

Section 4.02 Conduct of Patriot Pending the Closing. (a) Following the date of this Agreement and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, except as required by Law, as may be consented to in writing by Trident (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), as expressly required by this Agreement or the Other Transaction Agreements or as set forth in Section 4.02 of the Patriot Disclosure Letter, Patriot covenants and agrees that each of Patriot and each of its Subsidiaries shall conduct its operations in, and shall not take any action except only in accordance with, the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice and shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their present business organizations, to maintain in effect all existing Patriot Permits, to maintain rights and franchises, to maintain all material Assets, rights and properties of Patriot, to preserve their relationships with Governmental Authorities, key employees, customers and suppliers and others having significant business dealings with them and to comply in all material respects with all Laws and Patriot Permits of all Governmental Authorities applicable to them; provided, however, that no action by Patriot or its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 4.02(b) shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such other provision.

(b) Following the date of this Agreement and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the Termination Date, and except (A) as may be expressly permitted or required by this Agreement or the Other Transaction Agreements, (B) as may be required by Law, (C) as may be consented to in writing by Trident (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (D) as set forth on Section 4.02 of the Patriot Disclosure Letter, Patriot:

(i) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to (A) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividends or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock (other than (1) quarterly cash dividends not to exceed the amounts set forth in Section 4.02(b)(i) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter, declared and paid in the ordinary course and with record dates and payment dates consistent with past practice and (2) dividends payable by a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Patriot to Patriot or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of Patriot or (B) enter any agreement with respect to the voting of its capital stock or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any Patriot Equity Interests (other than in connection with Patriot’s dividend reinvestment plan);

(ii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, split, combine, reclassify, subdivide or take similar actions with respect to any of the Patriot Common Stock or any other Patriot Equity Interest or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any shares of Patriot Common Stock or any Patriot Equity Interests or other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of the capital stock of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in connection with the exercise of currently outstanding stock options and equity awards under existing Patriot Benefit Plans or other grants of stock options and equity awards under existing Patriot Benefit Plans made in the

 

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ordinary course consistent with past practice; provided that the amount, timing of vesting, settlement and payment of such new equity awards shall not be accelerated or affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger;

(iii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer, lease, license, guarantee, abandon, allow to lapse or expire, or authorize the sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, lease, license, guarantee, abandonment, allowance to lapse or encumbrance, of any Assets, including the capital stock of any Subsidiaries, except (A) transfers among Patriot and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (B) transfers among Patriot’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (C) Permitted Encumbrances or encumbrances that are released at or prior to the Effective Time, (D) dispositions of obsolete equipment or Assets or dispositions of Assets being retired or replaced, in each case in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, (E) pledges and/or encumbrances relating to Indebtedness referenced under Section 4.02(b)(v), (F) non-exclusive licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, (G) dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business and (H) dispositions in amounts less than $50 million in the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period;

(iv) except as made in connection with any transaction solely between Patriot and any of its Subsidiaries or between any of Patriot’s Subsidiaries and except for the acquisition of Assets in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, acquire or agree to acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or Assets) any interest in any Person or any Assets, if (A) the amount to be expended thereto (including the amount of any Indebtedness) exceeds $25 million in any one transaction (or series of related transactions) or $50 million in the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period for all such acquisitions or (B) any such acquisition is reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to materially delay the satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 6.01(f) or prevent the satisfaction of such condition;

(v) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, redeem, repurchase, defease, cancel or otherwise acquire or incur any Indebtedness, other than (A) Indebtedness repaid or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) Indebtedness incurred to refinance any existing Indebtedness; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no Indebtedness shall be repaid, incurred or refinanced to the extent any such action would, or would reasonably be expected to, cause (i) Patriot not to have an Investment Grade Rating (as defined in the 2007 Note Purchase Agreement) or (ii) the Notes not to be rated Investment Grade by any Rating Agency (each as defined in the 2011 Indenture).

(vi) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Patriot or the Patriot Subsidiaries, or enter into a letter of intent or agreement in principle with respect thereto;

 

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(vii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (A) make any material change in its accounting or Tax reporting principles, methods or policies, except as required by a change in GAAP, (B) take any action or cause any action to be taken which action would cause the Transactions to fail to qualify for the Intended Tax-Free Treatment, (C) enter into or be a party to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction (including approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction) with respect to Patriot, Fountain or any successor thereto or acquire or own, directly or indirectly, any Trident Common Stock or (D) make, change or revoke any material Tax election or method of accounting on which Tax reporting is based except (in the case of clauses (A) and (D) only) in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; provided, however, that clause (D) of this Section 4.02(b)(vii) shall apply only to the extent any action described therein is reasonably anticipated to result in a material increase in the Tax Liability of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries for any period or portion thereof beginning on or after the Closing Date;

(viii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, materially change financial accounting policies or procedures or any of its methods of reporting income, deductions or other material items for financial accounting purposes, except as required by GAAP, SEC rule or policy or applicable Law;

(ix) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, adopt, amend or terminate any Patriot Benefit Plans or increase the salaries, wage rates, target bonus opportunities or equity-based compensation of any of its directors, officers or employees, in each case except (A) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice as applicable generally to Patriot directors, officers or employees in the relevant jurisdictions, (B) as required (1) to comply with applicable Law, (2) to comply with any collective bargaining agreement or any collective bargaining obligation, including any grievance or arbitration process resolution, (3) by the terms of any Patriot Benefit Plan in effect on the date hereof or (4) by the terms of any agreement of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries in effect on the date hereof, the existence of which agreement does not constitute a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement or (C) as otherwise approved in writing by Trident’s Vice President of Human Resources;

(x) except as required by Law or any collective bargaining agreement or any collective bargaining obligation, including any grievance or arbitration process resolution, shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to amend, modify, terminate (partially or completely), grant any waiver under or give any consent with respect to, or enter into any agreement to amend, modify, terminate (partially or completely), grant any waiver under or give any consent with respect to, any of the Patriot Material Contracts or enter into any Contract that if in effect on the date hereof would be a Patriot Material Contract; provided, however, that Patriot and its Subsidiaries may enter into any single contract covered by this Section 4.02(b)(x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with a value not exceeding $25 million; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.02(b)(x) shall not apply to those contracts which are otherwise specifically permitted to be entered into by Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 4.02;

 

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(xi) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, agree or consent to any material agreements or material modifications of existing agreements or course of dealings with any Governmental Authorities in respect of the operations of their businesses (it being understood that any settlements are governed by the provisions of Section 4.02(b)(xii)), except (A) as required by Law to obtain or renew Permits or agreements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (B) as may be related to Taxes;

(xii) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, pay, waive, release or settle any material legal proceedings, other than payments or settlements (A) that do not exceed $25 million individually and $50 million in the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period or (B) that have become due and payable prior to the date hereof (provided, however, that the exceptions set forth in clauses (A) and (B) shall not apply to any proceedings arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Other Transaction Agreements or the Transactions);

(xiii) shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially responsible insurance companies (or through self-insurance not inconsistent with such party’s past practice), insurance in such amounts and against such risks and losses as are customary for companies engaged in such party’s industry and at substantially the same levels as are in effect on the date hereof;

(xiv) (A) shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, commit to any capital expenditure for which Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries would be liable for following the Closing that together with any other capital expenditures so incurred is in excess of $125 million in the aggregate in any consecutive 12-month period, excluding expenditures required in connection with prudent emergency repairs required to avoid immediate material damage to any of Patriot’s or its Subsidiaries’ Assets and (B) shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, as applicable, make capital expenditures in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 in an amount no less than $65 million, taking into account capital expenditures made prior to the date hereof;

(xv) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend or otherwise change its or their (as applicable) Organizational Documents, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement;

(xvi) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or amend any Contract or take any other action, if such Contract, amendment of a Contract or action would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the Transactions; and

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ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

Section 5.01 Efforts to Close; Antitrust Clearance. (a) Trident and Patriot each shall (x) file with the FTC and the DOJ any notifications required to be filed pursuant to and in compliance with the HSR Act as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement (but in no event later than 15 Business Days after the date of this Agreement), (y) file in Brazil in compliance with Law 8884 of 1994 as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement (but in no event later than 15 Business Days after the date of this Agreement) and (z) make appropriate filings with foreign regulatory authorities, including foreign regulatory authorities in the jurisdictions set forth on Section 6.01(f) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter, in accordance with applicable Antitrust Laws other than the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions as promptly as practicable. Without limitation of Section 5.01(b) through Section 5.01(e) below, Trident and Patriot each shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain early termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act and to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, registrations, approvals, waivers, permits, authorizations, clearances and other actions of or by any Governmental Authority that are necessary or advisable under or in respect of any other Antitrust Law in order to consummate the Merger and the Transactions. Trident and Patriot shall each promptly (i) supply the other with any information which may be required in order to effectuate such filings and (ii) supply as promptly as practicable any additional information which reasonably may be required by the FTC or the DOJ or any other applicable Governmental Authority in connection therewith.

(b) Each of Trident and Patriot shall use reasonable best efforts to file, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, necessary joint applications and all other applications, notices, registrations, filings, reports, petitions and other documents required to be filed with any Governmental Authority necessary or advisable to consummate the Transactions, including all Trident Regulatory Approvals and all Patriot Regulatory Approvals. Each of Trident and Patriot shall promptly (i) supply the other with any information which may be required in order to effectuate such filings, (ii) supply any additional information which reasonably may be required by a Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction which the Parties may reasonably deem appropriate and (iii) keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the Transactions, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by Trident or Patriot, as the case may be, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, from any third party and/or any Governmental Authority with respect to the Transactions. The Parties shall jointly coordinate the overall development of the positions taken and the regulatory action requested in such filings. In connection with any material communications, meetings, or other contacts, formal or informal, oral or written, with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions, or any applications, notices, registrations, filings, reports, petitions and other documents required to be filed with any Governmental Authority necessary or advisable to consummate the Transactions, including all Trident Regulatory Approvals and all Patriot Regulatory Approvals, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties will use reasonable best efforts to: (i) inform the other in advance of any such communication, meeting or other contact which such Party proposes or intends to make, including the subject matter, contents, intended agenda and other aspects of any of the foregoing; (ii) consult and cooperate with one another and permit the other Party or its

 

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counsel to review in advance any proposed written communication by such Party to any Governmental Authority in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any Party in connection with proceedings under or relating to the HSR Act or any other regulatory Laws in connection with the Transactions; (iii) to the extent permitted by the applicable Governmental Authority, arrange for Representatives of the other Party (to the extent requested by the other Party) to participate in any such communications, meetings or other contacts; (iv) promptly notify the other Party of any oral communications with any Governmental Authority relating to any of the foregoing; and (v) promptly provide the other Party with copies of all written communications with any Governmental Authority relating to any of the foregoing.

(c) Each of Trident and Patriot shall (i) give the other Party prompt notice of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Action by or before any Governmental Authority with respect to the Transactions, (ii) keep the other Party informed as to the status of any such Action or threat and (iii) reasonably cooperate in all respects with each other and shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the Transactions. Trident and Fountain agree and acknowledge that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.01 (but subject to the actions permitted under Section 4.01), in connection with any filing or submission required, action to be taken or commitment to be made by Patriot or Trident or their respective Affiliates to consummate the Transactions, Trident and Fountain (1) shall not, without Patriot’s prior written consent, (w) sell, divest or dispose of any Assets of Fountain, (x) license any Fountain Business IP, (y) commit to any sale, divestiture or disposal of businesses, product lines or Assets of the Fountain Business, or any license of Fountain Business IP, or (z) take any other action or commit to take any action that would limit Patriot’s, Fountain’s or their respective Subsidiaries’ freedom of action with respect to, or their ability to retain any of, their businesses, product lines or Assets or Intellectual Property Rights and (2) subject to Section 5.01(e), agree to take any action contemplated by clause (1) above if requested in writing by Patriot; provided, that Fountain shall not be obligated to take any action the effectiveness of which is not conditioned on the Closing occurring. Patriot further agrees and acknowledges that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.01 (but subject to the actions permitted under Section 4.02), in connection with any filing or submission required, action to be taken or commitment to be made by Patriot or its Affiliates to consummate the Transactions, Patriot shall not, without Trident’s prior written consent, (w) sell, divest or dispose of any Assets of Patriot, (x) license any Patriot IP, (y) commit to any sale, divestiture or disposal of businesses, product lines or Assets of Patriot, or any license of Patriot IP, or (z) take any other action or commit to take any action that would limit Trident’s, Patriot’s, Fountain’s or their respective Subsidiaries’ freedom of action with respect to, or their ability to retain any of, their businesses, product lines or Assets or Intellectual Property Rights, in each case, if such action would reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse impact on the value, financial condition or credit quality of Fountain and the Fountain Subs, taken as a whole and including for such purposes Patriot and its Subsidiaries.

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taken, all actions, and to do promptly, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, including, for the avoidance of doubt, using reasonable best efforts to complete the Separation and Distribution on the terms and conditions set forth in the Separation Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, subject to the conditions and upon the terms of this Agreement, each Party to this Agreement shall (i) reasonably cooperate with the other Party, shall execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements and instruments and shall take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other Party to evidence or reflect the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of all documents, certificates, agreements and instruments reasonably necessary for all filings hereunder), (ii) give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such Party in connection with the Transactions, (iii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain each approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver of authorization (including any authorization of a Governmental Authority) required to be obtained from Governmental Authorities and parties to any material Contractual obligation required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law or Contract, or otherwise) by such Party in connection with the Transactions, including the Trident Regulatory Approvals and the Patriot Regulatory Approvals (provided, that other than (x) in connection with the Regulatory Approvals and (y) fees and disbursements of outside counsel and any other advisors, no Party shall be required to make any payment, commit to any third party on behalf of itself or any of its Subsidiaries to assume any material obligations or offer or grant any material concession to obtain any such approval, consent, ratification, permission or waiver of authorization) and (iv) use reasonable best efforts to lift any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Transactions; provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties shall not be obligated to agree to accept any term or condition to the extent that the effectiveness or consummation of such term or condition would be required prior to the Merger or the Closing.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, reasonable best efforts, including with respect to the matters contemplated by this Section 5.01, shall not require Trident, any Trident Subsidiary, Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries to agree to or accept any term or condition to any Regulatory Approval, or any Regulatory Approval that includes terms or conditions, if the terms and conditions of or to the Regulatory Approvals would reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse impact on the value, financial condition or credit quality of Fountain and the Fountain Subs, taken as a whole and including for such purposes Patriot and its Subsidiaries.

Section 5.02 Public Announcements. Trident and Patriot agree that, from the date of this Agreement through the earlier of the Closing Date or termination of this Agreement, except in connection with a Patriot Change of Recommendation or Trident Change of Recommendation in accordance with Section 5.07 or Section 5.08, as applicable (or as otherwise expressly permitted by such Sections), no release or announcement concerning this Agreement, the Other Transaction Agreements or the Transactions shall be issued by Patriot or Trident without the prior written consent of Trident or Patriot, respectively (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as such release or announcement may be required by applicable Law or the regulations of any applicable securities exchange, in which case the Party proposing to issue such release or make such announcement shall use reasonable best efforts to consult in good faith with the other Party before issuing such release or making

 

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any such announcement; provided, that Trident may issue any such release or announcement without prior Patriot consent or review to the extent such release or announcement relates to either the Athens Separation or both the Athens Separation and the Separation generally, and, in the latter case, does not include any information concerning this Agreement, the Other Transaction Agreements or the Transaction that has not previously been disclosed to the public generally and not otherwise in violation of this Section 5.02.

Section 5.03 Interim Financial Information; Trident Balance Sheet; Financing. (a) Trident shall, prior to the Effective Time, deliver to Patriot, within a reasonable period and no later than 45 calendar days after each quarterly accounting period for the Fountain Business, a balance sheet as of the end of such period and combined statements of income, cash flows and equity for such period for the Fountain Business. Such financial information shall be in the same format and prepared on the same basis as the comparable portions of the Fountain Financial Statements, except as would be permitted by Regulation S-X and Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act for unaudited interim financial statements (the “Subsequent Interim Financial Information”).

(b) Trident shall promptly, and in any event within 90 days of the date of this Agreement, prepare and deliver to Patriot an unaudited combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2011 of the Trident Group, prepared to give pro forma effect to the Separation and the Distribution (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the Athens Separation and the ADT Distribution (as defined in the Separation Agreement)) and based on the principles set forth in Section 5.03(b) of the Trident Disclosure Letter.

(c) Each of Patriot, Trident and Fountain agrees to cooperate in good faith in order to obtain, from one or more third party financing sources, indebtedness to be (x) incurred by Fountain and/or the Fountain Subs or (y) if mutually agreed by the Parties, incurred by Trident and contributed to Fountain and/or the Fountain Subs at or prior to the Closing (a “Trident Financing”), in each case in a principal amount equal to $500 million; provided, that none of Fountain, the Fountain Subs or Trident shall be required to (absent, in the case of Fountain and/or the Fountain Subs, Trident’s prior consent) incur any such indebtedness unless the incurrence thereof is concurrent with and subject to the Closing. Patriot shall be entitled to negotiate and, subject to the proviso in the foregoing sentence, determine the terms of any such indebtedness in its sole discretion, including any related credit agreements and similar documents related thereto, and in connection therewith, each of Trident and Fountain shall, subject to Section 5.03(d) and the proviso in the foregoing sentence, enter into all necessary or appropriate arrangements and use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable with respect thereto, in each case as may be reasonably requested by Patriot. Patriot shall provide to Trident and Fountain copies of all agreements relating to any such indebtedness and keep Trident and Fountain reasonably informed of all material developments in respect thereof. Each of Trident, Fountain and Patriot agree to allow the other’s accounting representatives a reasonable opportunity to review any financial statements required in connection therewith and to allow such representatives reasonable access to the records of Fountain, the Fountain Subs and each other Subsidiary of Trident, as appropriate, and of Patriot and each of its Subsidiaries, as appropriate, in connection therewith. Each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its outside auditors to participate in the preparation of any pro forma financial statements necessary

 

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or desirable for use in connection with obtaining any such indebtedness. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.03(b), Trident’s cooperation shall not include any requirement or obligation of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Fountain and the Fountain Subs), and Patriot’s cooperation shall not include any requirement or obligation of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, to pay any consideration, extend any credit, guaranty any performance, payment or other obligation, incur any financial obligation, offer or grant any financial accommodation or other benefit, release any claim or incur any other liability whatsoever (in each case other than fees and disbursements of outside counsel and any other advisors), except, (1) in the case of Patriot, for any such action the effectiveness of which is expressly conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing and (2) in the case of a Trident Financing, for any such requirement and/or obligation that is incurred at the time such Trident Financing is consummated and that is released upon contribution of such indebtedness to Fountain.

(d) If, following the Parties’ compliance with the provisions of Section 5.03(b), Patriot is unable to obtain prior to the Closing third party indebtedness to be incurred by Fountain and/or the Fountain Subs on Acceptable Terms, then, immediately prior to the Distribution, at Trident’s discretion, either (i) Fountain or a Fountain Sub shall issue to Trident or a Subsidiary of Trident, as directed by Trident, the Bridge Note or (ii) Trident and Fountain shall modify existing intercompany indebtedness of members of the Fountain Group owed to members of the Trident Group, as selected by Trident and approved by Patriot (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) to provide that (x) such intercompany indebtedness shall be in a principal amount equal to $500 million and shall otherwise be on terms consistent with the terms of the Bridge Note and (y) notwithstanding any provisions of the Separation Agreement to the contrary, such indebtedness shall survive the Closing.

(e) For purposes of this Section 5.03:

(i) “Acceptable Terms” means terms no less favorable to Fountain and the Fountain Subs (including Patriot and its Subsidiaries) than those set forth in Section 5.03(e)(i) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter; provided, that Patriot may, in its sole discretion, elect to accept any less favorable terms but it shall be under no obligation to do so.

(ii) “Bridge Note” means a bridge note on the terms set forth in Section 5.03(e)(ii) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter.

Section 5.04 Access. From the date hereof to the earlier of the Effective Time or the Termination Date, to the extent permitted by Law, each of Trident and Patriot shall allow all designated Representatives of Trident or Patriot, as the case may be, access at reasonable times upon reasonable notice and in a manner as shall not adversely impact the conduct of the business of either Party or the Fountain Business in any material respect to the personnel, books and records, files, correspondence, audits and properties, as well as to all information relating to commitments, Contracts, titles, insurance, operational data, results of operations, and financial position, or otherwise pertaining primarily to the business and affairs of the Fountain Business and Patriot and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be; provided, however, that (i) no investigation pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall modify or qualify any representation or warranty given by any

 

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Party hereunder and (ii) notwithstanding the provision of information or investigation by any Party, no Party shall be deemed to make any representation or warranty except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) no Party shall be required to provide any information which it determines in good faith it may not provide to the other Party by reason of applicable Law (including any information in confidential personnel files), which such Party determines in good faith constitutes information protected by attorney/client privilege or which it is required to keep confidential by reason of Contracts with third parties and (B) no Party shall be required to provide access to any of its properties if such access would result in damage to such property or if such access is for the purpose of performing any onsite procedure or investigation (including any Phase II or other intrusive onsite environmental investigation or study but not including any Phase I environmental investigation or other environmental investigation that does not include any sampling or testing), without that Party’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Parties shall make reasonable and appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements, to the extent practicable, under circumstances in which the restrictions in clauses (A) and (B) of the preceding sentence apply. Each of Trident and Patriot agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its respective Representatives not to, use any information obtained pursuant to this Section 5.04 for any purpose unrelated to the Transactions and operation of the Fountain Business.

Section 5.05 Preparation of SEC Filings. (a) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, to the extent such filings are required by applicable Law (i) Trident, Fountain and Patriot shall jointly prepare, and Patriot shall file with the SEC, a proxy statement/prospectus (such proxy statement/prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) which shall constitute the proxy materials to be mailed to Patriot’s shareholders in connection with the Patriot Shareholder Approval, (ii) Trident, Fountain and Patriot shall jointly prepare, and Fountain shall file with the SEC, (A) a registration statement on Form S-4 (together with any amendments, prospectuses or supplements thereto, the “Form S-4”) to register the shares of Fountain Common Stock to be issued in the Merger and (B) a registration statement on Form 10 (together with any amendments, supplements, prospectus or information statements thereto, the “Form 10”) to register the Fountain Common Stock to be distributed in the Distribution, (iii) Trident shall prepare, and file with the SEC, a proxy statement on Schedule 14A to be mailed to the Trident shareholders in connection with the Trident Shareholder Approval and certain other matters (which matters may include the separation of Trident’s North American residential and small business security business (the “Athens Separation”)) (the “Trident Proxy”) and (iv) the Parties shall jointly prepare and file such other appropriate documents with the SEC as may be applicable.

(b) Each of Trident and Patriot shall use their reasonable best efforts to have the Form 10, the Form S-4 and other registration statements as may be required declared effective under the Exchange Act or Securities Act, as applicable, as promptly as practicable after such filing. Trident shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trident Proxy to be mailed to Trident’s shareholders, and Patriot shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to Patriot’s shareholders, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof. Each of Trident and Fountain shall also take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified) required to be taken under applicable state securities laws in connection with the issuance of Fountain Common Stock in the Distribution or the Merger.

 

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(c) Trident shall furnish all information concerning Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub and the Fountain Business and the Surviving Corporation Board Appointees selected by it, and Patriot shall furnish all information concerning Patriot, Patriot’s business and the Surviving Corporation Board Appointees selected by it, as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action and the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Trident Filings. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall be made by Patriot, no filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Form S-4 or the Form 10 shall be made by Fountain and no change, as it relates to the Transactions, shall be made by Trident to the Trident Proxy, in each case without providing the other Parties a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon.

(d) If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to Trident or Patriot or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors (or the Patriot Board Appointees) should be discovered by Trident or Patriot which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Form S-4, the Form 10 or the Trident Proxy, so that any such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the applicable Party and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law, disseminated to the applicable shareholders.

(e) The Parties shall notify each other promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Form S-4, the Form 10 or the Trident Proxy or for additional information and shall supply each other with copies of all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with respect thereto and shall give the other Parties a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any proposed response or compliance with any such request and thereafter shall respond as promptly as practicable to any such comments or requests.

Section 5.06 Shareholder Meetings. (a) (i) Subject to Section 5.06(c) as promptly as practicable following the date on which the SEC shall clear (whether orally or in writing) the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, in compliance with applicable Law, Patriot shall establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (the “Patriot Shareholder Meeting”) for purposes which shall include obtaining the Patriot Shareholder Approval.

(ii) Subject to Section 5.07(b), the Board of Directors of Patriot shall recommend that Patriot’s shareholders give the Patriot Shareholder Approval (and shall not withdraw, modify or qualify such recommendation except as permitted by Section 5.07(b)), such recommendation shall be set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Patriot shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Patriot Shareholder Approval.

 

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(b) (i) Subject to Section 5.06(c) as promptly as practicable following the date on which the SEC shall clear (whether orally or in writing) the Trident Proxy, in compliance with applicable Law, Trident shall establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (the “Trident Shareholder Meeting”) for purposes of obtaining (together with any other matters with regard to which Trident may seek shareholder approval at such meeting) the Trident Shareholder Approval; provided, that the approval of the Distribution shall be voted on separately from, and shall not be conditioned on, any other matters not otherwise required under the laws of Switzerland to complete the Distribution that are submitted to Trident Shareholders for approval at the Trident Shareholder Meeting, including without limitation any shareholder approvals sought in connection with the Athens Separation.

(ii) Subject to Section 5.08(b), the Board of Directors of Trident shall recommend that Trident’s shareholders give the Trident Shareholder Approval (and shall not withdraw, modify or qualify such recommendation except as permitted by Section 5.08(b)), such recommendation shall be set forth in the Trident Proxy and Trident shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Trident Shareholder Approval.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.06, Patriot and Trident shall cooperate in good faith to coordinate the timing of the Patriot Shareholder Meeting and the Trident Shareholder Meeting such that they occur on the same day, and neither Patriot nor Trident shall be required to hold the Patriot Shareholder Meeting or the Trident Shareholder Meeting, respectively, prior to the date of the date of the Trident Shareholder Meeting or the Patriot Shareholder Meeting, respectively (it being understood that nothing in this Section 5.06(c) shall in any way limit Patriot’s or Trident’s obligations under Section 5.05 or otherwise under this Agreement to use their respective required efforts to consummate the Transactions (including the Separation and Distribution)).

Section 5.07 No Solicitation by Patriot. (a) Patriot agrees that, following the date of this Agreement and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time or the Termination Date, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees, shall, and that it shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives not to (and shall not authorize or permit its and their respective Representatives to), directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, seek or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing information) or knowingly take any other action designed to facilitate any inquiries or the making, submission, announcement or consummation of any Patriot Takeover Proposal, (ii) furnish any nonpublic information regarding Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person (other than Trident) in connection with or in response to a Patriot Takeover Proposal, (iii) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than Trident) with respect to any Patriot Takeover Proposal, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Patriot Takeover Proposal or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend any Patriot Takeover Proposal, (v) enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle or other agreement providing for any Patriot Takeover Transaction, (vi) take any action to make the provisions of any “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination” or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation (including any transaction under, or a Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) becoming an “interested shareholder” under, Section 302A.673 of the MBCA) inapplicable to any transactions contemplated by a Patriot Takeover Transaction, (vii) take any

 

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action to make the consummation of any Patriot Takeover Proposal exempt under the terms of the Rights Agreement or (viii) resolve, propose to resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to receipt of the Patriot Shareholder Approval, Patriot may, in response to an unsolicited, bona fide, written Patriot Takeover Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.07(a) and that the Board of Directors of Patriot determines, in good faith, after consulting with its independent financial advisor, constitutes or would reasonably be likely to lead to a Patriot Superior Proposal, (x) furnish information (including non-public information) with respect to Patriot and its Subsidiaries to the Person making such Patriot Takeover Proposal and its Representatives and (y) engage in discussions and negotiations with such Person and its Representatives regarding such Patriot Takeover Proposal if, and only if, (1) the Board of Directors of Patriot concludes in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action with respect to such Patriot Takeover Proposal would be inconsistent with the Board’s duties under applicable Laws, (2) Patriot complies with Section 5.07(c) and (3) Patriot furnishes any non-public information provided to the maker of such Patriot Takeover Proposal only pursuant to a confidentiality agreement between Patriot and such Person on terms no less favorable in any material respect to Patriot than the Confidentiality Agreement (provided, however, that (A) the terms of such confidentiality agreement shall not in any way restrict Patriot from complying with its obligations under this Agreement, including disclosure obligations with respect to such proposal, and (B) all such information has previously been provided to Trident or is provided to Trident prior to or substantially concurrent with the time it is provided to such Person).

(b) Except as expressly permitted by this Section 5.07(b), neither the Board of Directors of Patriot nor any committee thereof shall (i) fail to include the Patriot Recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, (ii) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify the Patriot Recommendation in a manner adverse to Trident (it being understood that any “stop, look and listen” or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) of the Exchange Act shall not be deemed a withholding, withdrawal, qualification or modification of the Patriot Recommendation in a manner adverse to Trident) or (iii) approve, adopt or recommend any Patriot Takeover Proposal (each such action set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above being a “Patriot Change of Recommendation”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to receipt of the Patriot Shareholder Approval, (x) the Board of Directors of Patriot receives a Patriot Superior Proposal or (y) in response to an Intervening Event the Board of Directors of Patriot determines, in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action with respect to such Intervening Event would constitute a breach of the Board’s duties under applicable Laws, then the Board of Directors of Patriot may make a Patriot Change of Recommendation and/or, in the case of clause (x), terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(iii); provided, that (1) in the case of clause (x), Patriot has not violated Section 5.07(a) in any material respect (it being understood that terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(iii) in order to enter into a written definitive agreement for a Patriot Superior Proposal shall not be deemed a violation of Section 5.07(a)), (2) prior to taking any such action the Board of Directors of Patriot has provided to Trident three Business Days prior written notice of its intent to effect a Patriot Change of Recommendation or, in the case of clause (x), terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(iii) (which notice shall include the reasonable details regarding the cause for, and nature of, the Patriot Change of Recommendation or proposed termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(iii)) and, if requested by Trident in good faith, negotiated in good

 

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faith with Trident during such three Business Day period to enable Trident to propose changes to the terms of this Agreement intended to cause, as applicable, such Patriot Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Patriot Superior Proposal or such Intervening Event to no longer require the Patriot Change of Recommendation, in each case if such changes were to be given effect, and (3) following any such good faith negotiation, such Patriot Takeover Proposal continues to constitute a Patriot Superior Proposal or such Intervening Event continues to require the Patriot Change of Recommendation; and provided further that if any Patriot Superior Proposal is received less than three Business Days prior the Patriot Shareholder Meeting, the three Business Day period contemplated by the proviso above shall be shortened such that it will expire as of the close of business on the day preceding the Patriot Shareholder Meeting. The Board of Directors of Patriot may not make a Patriot Change of Recommendation in a manner adverse to Trident except in compliance in all respects with this Section 5.07(b). For the avoidance of doubt, a change of the Patriot Recommendation to “neutral” is a Patriot Change of Recommendation. Except as permitted by Section 7.01(f)(iii), nothing in this Section 5.07(b) shall be deemed to modify or otherwise affect the obligation of Patriot to call the Patriot Shareholders Meeting and to submit this Agreement and the Merger to the Patriot shareholders for approval in accordance with Section 5.06(a).

(c) Patriot promptly, and in no event later than 48 hours after its receipt of any Patriot Takeover Proposal, shall advise Trident orally and in writing of any Patriot Takeover Proposal and the identity of the Person making any such Patriot Takeover Proposal and (x) if it is in writing, deliver to Trident a copy of such Patriot Takeover Proposal and any related draft agreements (subject to customary redactions in the case of any financing commitments) and (y) if oral, deliver to Trident a reasonably detailed summary of any such Patriot Takeover Proposal. Patriot shall (i) keep Trident reasonably informed in all material respects on a prompt basis of the status, including any change to the status or material terms, of any such Patriot Takeover Proposal (and in no event later than 48 hours following any such change) and (ii) promptly notify Trident of any determination of the Board of Directors of Patriot that a Patriot Takeover Proposal constitutes a Patriot Superior Proposal.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Section 5.07 shall not prohibit Patriot from taking and disclosing to the Patriot Shareholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to any Patriot Takeover Proposal or otherwise making a disclosure required by applicable Law; provided, however, that compliance with such rules or Law shall not in any way modify the effect that any action taken pursuant to such rules or Law has under any other provision of this Agreement (it being understood that any “stop, look and listen” or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) of the Exchange Act shall not be deemed a withholding, withdrawal, qualification or modification of the Patriot Recommendation in a manner adverse to Trident).

(e) Upon the execution of this Agreement, Patriot shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective officers, directors and employees, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives to, immediately cease and terminate any discussions existing as of the date of this Agreement between Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or Representatives and any Person (other than Trident and Fountain) that relate to any Patriot Takeover Proposal and, to the

 

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extent provided by the applicable confidentiality agreement or similar agreement governing such discussions, require any Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) to such discussions to return to Patriot or to destroy all confidential information of Patriot and its Subsidiaries. Patriot agrees not to, and to cause its Subsidiaries not to, waive, or otherwise release any Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) from, the confidentiality and standstill provisions of any agreement to which Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become a party.

(f) As used in this Agreement:

(i) “Patriot Takeover Proposal” shall mean any bona fide offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest (other than an offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest by a Party to this Agreement) received from a Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) relating to any Patriot Takeover Transaction;

(ii) “Patriot Takeover Transaction” shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (A) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, business combination or similar transaction involving Patriot other than the Transactions; (B) any direct or indirect acquisition of securities, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction in which a Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial or record ownership of securities representing 10% or more of any class of equity securities of Patriot; (C) any direct or indirect acquisition of any business or businesses or of Assets that constitute or account for 10% or more of the consolidated net revenues, net income or Assets of Patriot and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (D) any liquidation or dissolution of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries; and

(iii) “Patriot Superior Proposal” shall mean any bona fide proposal made by a Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) (other than a Party to this Agreement) to acquire at least a majority of the equity securities or all or substantially all of the Assets of Patriot, pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, a merger, a consolidation, a liquidation or dissolution, a recapitalization, a sale of Assets or otherwise, on terms which the Board of Directors of Patriot determines in its good faith judgment (A) after consulting with its independent financial advisor to be superior from a financial point of view to the holders of Patriot Common Stock to the Transactions (including any proposed modifications to the Transactions which are proposed in writing by Trident in response to such proposal or otherwise) and (B) is reasonably capable of being completed on its terms, taking into account all legal, regulatory and financial aspects (including certainty of closing) of the proposal and the Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) making the proposal.

Section 5.08 No Solicitation by Trident. (a) Trident and Fountain agree that, following the date of this Agreement and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time or the Termination Date, neither they nor any of their Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees, shall, and that they shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their respective Representatives not to (and shall not authorize or permit their respective Representatives to), directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, seek or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing information) or knowingly take any other action designed to

 

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facilitate any inquiries or the making, submission, announcement or consummation of any Fountain Takeover Proposal or any Trident Takeover Proposal, (ii) furnish any nonpublic information regarding Trident or any Subsidiaries of Trident (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Fountain and the Fountain Subs) to any Person (other than Patriot) in connection with or in response to a Fountain Takeover Proposal or a Trident Takeover Proposal, (iii) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than Patriot) with respect to any Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend any Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal, (v) enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle or other agreement providing for any Fountain Takeover Transaction or Trident Takeover Transaction or (vi) resolve, propose to resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to receipt of the Trident Shareholder Approval, Trident may, in response to an unsolicited, bona fide, written Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.08(a) and that the Board of Directors of Trident determines, in good faith, after consulting with its independent financial advisor, constitutes or would reasonably be likely to lead to a Fountain Superior Proposal or Trident Superior Proposal, as applicable, (x) furnish information (including non-public information) with respect to Trident and its Subsidiaries to the Person making such Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal and its Representatives and (y) engage in discussions and negotiations with such Person and its Representatives regarding such Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal if, and only if, (1) the Board of Directors of Trident concludes in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action with respect to such Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal would be inconsistent with the Board’s duties under applicable Laws, (2) Trident complies with Section 5.08(c) and (3) Trident furnishes any non-public information provided to the maker of such Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal only pursuant to a confidentiality agreement between Trident and such Person on terms no less favorable in any material respect to Trident than the Confidentiality Agreement (provided, however, that (A) the terms of such confidentiality agreement shall not in any way restrict Trident from complying with its obligations under this Agreement, including disclosure obligations with respect to such proposal, and (B) with respect to any information related to Fountain or the Fountain Group, all such information has previously been provided to Patriot or is provided to Patriot prior to or substantially concurrent with the time it is provided to such Person).

(b) Except as expressly permitted by this Section 5.08(b), neither the Board of Directors of Trident nor any committee thereof shall (i) fail to include the Trident Recommendation in the Trident Proxy, (ii) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify the Trident Recommendation in a manner adverse to Patriot (it being understood that any “stop, look and listen” or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) of the Exchange Act shall not be deemed a withholding, withdrawal, qualification or modification of the Trident Recommendation in a manner adverse to Patriot) or (iii) approve, adopt or recommend any Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal (each such action set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above being a “Trident Change of Recommendation”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to receipt of the Trident Shareholder Approval, (x) the Board of Directors of Trident receives a Fountain Superior Proposal or a Trident Superior Proposal or (y) in response to an Intervening Event the Board of

 

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Directors of Trident determines, in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action with respect to such Intervening Event would constitute a breach of the Board’s duties under applicable Laws, then the Board of Directors of Trident may make a Trident Change of Recommendation; provided that (1), in the case of clause (x), Trident has not violated Section 5.08(a) in any material respect, (2) prior to taking any such action the Board of Directors of Trident has provided to Patriot three Business Days prior written notice of its intent to effect a Trident Change of Recommendation (which notice shall include the reasonable details regarding the cause for, and nature of, the Trident Change of Recommendation) and, if requested by Patriot in good faith, negotiated in good faith with Patriot during such three Business Day period to enable Patriot to propose changes to the terms of this Agreement intended to cause, as applicable, such Fountain Superior Proposal or Trident Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Fountain Superior Proposal or Trident Superior Proposal, as applicable, or such Intervening Event to no longer require the Trident Change of Recommendation, in each case if such changes were to be given effect, and (3) following any such good faith negotiation, such Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal continues to constitute a Fountain Superior Proposal or Trident Superior Proposal or such Intervening Event continues to require the Trident Change of Recommendation; and provided further that if any Fountain Superior Proposal or Trident Superior Proposal is received less than three Business Days prior the Trident Shareholder Meeting, the three Business Day period contemplated by the above proviso shall be shortened such that it will expire as of the close of business on the day preceding the Trident Shareholder Meeting. For the avoidance of doubt, a change of the Trident Recommendation to “neutral” is a Trident Change of Recommendation. Nothing in this Section 5.08(b) shall be deemed to modify or otherwise affect the obligation of Trident to call the Trident Shareholders Meeting and to submit this Agreement and the Merger to the Trident shareholders for approval in accordance with Section 5.06(b).

(c) Trident promptly, and in no event later than 48 hours after its receipt of any Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal, shall advise Patriot orally and in writing of any Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal and the identity of the Person making any such Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal and (x) if it is in writing, deliver to Patriot a copy of such Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal and any related draft agreements (subject to customary redactions in the case of any financing commitments) and (y) if oral, deliver to Patriot a reasonably detailed summary of any such Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal. Trident shall (i) keep Patriot reasonably informed in all material respects on a prompt basis of the status, including any change to the status or material terms, of any such Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal (and in no event later than 48 hours following any such change) and (ii) promptly notify Patriot of any determination of the Board of Directors of Trident that a Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal constitutes a Fountain Superior Proposal or Trident Superior Proposal, as applicable.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Section 5.08 shall not prohibit Trident from taking and disclosing to the Trident shareholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to any Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal or otherwise making a disclosure required by applicable Law; provided, however, that compliance with such rules or Law shall not in any way modify the effect that any action taken pursuant to such rules or Law

 

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has under any other provision of this Agreement (it being understood that any “stop, look and listen” or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) of the Exchange Act shall not be deemed a withholding, withdrawal, qualification or modification of the Trident Recommendation in a manner adverse to Patriot).

(e) Upon the execution of this Agreement, Trident shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective officers, directors and employees, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives to, immediately cease and terminate any discussions existing as of the date of this Agreement between Trident, Fountain or any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or Representatives and any Person (other than Patriot) that relate to any Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal and, to the extent provided by the applicable confidentiality agreement or similar agreement governing such discussions, require any Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) to such discussions to return to Trident or to destroy all confidential information of Trident and its Subsidiaries. Trident agrees not to, and to cause its Subsidiaries not to, waive, or otherwise release any Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) from, the confidentiality and standstill provisions of any agreement to which Trident or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become a party.

(f) As used in this Agreement,

(i) “Fountain Takeover Proposal” shall mean any bona fide offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest (other than an offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest by a Party to this Agreement) received from a Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) relating to any Fountain Takeover Transaction;

(ii) “Fountain Takeover Transaction” shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (A) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, spin-off, business combination or similar transaction involving Fountain, the Fountain Business or the Fountain Assets other than the Transactions; (B) any direct or indirect acquisition of securities, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction in which a Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial or record ownership of securities representing 10% or more of any class of equity securities of Fountain; (C) any direct or indirect acquisition of any business or businesses or of Assets that constitute or account for 10% or more of the consolidated net revenues, net income or Assets of Fountain, the Fountain Business or the Fountain Assets; or (D) any liquidation or dissolution of Fountain; provided such transaction or series of related transactions is not a Trident Takeover Transaction;

(iii) “Fountain Superior Proposal” shall mean any bona fide proposal made by a Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) (other than a Party to this Agreement) (1) to acquire at least a majority of the equity securities or all or substantially all of the Assets of Fountain, pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, a merger, a consolidation, a liquidation or dissolution, a recapitalization, a sale of Assets or otherwise, or (2) in which the Fountain Business would be separated from Trident in a spin-off transaction immediately followed by a merger with such Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) or an Affiliate of such Person or “Group” (as defined in the

 

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Exchange Act) in a transaction resulting in the Fountain shareholders owning a majority of the shares of the surviving entity, in each case on terms which the Board of Directors of Trident determines in its good faith judgment (A) after consulting with its independent financial advisor to be superior from a financial point of view to the holders of Trident Common Stock to the Transactions and (B) is reasonably capable of being completed on its terms, taking into account all legal, regulatory and financial aspects (including certainty of closing) of the proposal and the Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) making the proposal; provided such proposal is not a Trident Takeover Proposal.

(iv) “Trident Takeover Proposal” shall mean any bona fide offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest (other than an offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest by a Party to this Agreement) received from a Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) relating to any Trident Takeover Transaction;

(v) “Trident Takeover Transaction” shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions (x) involving (A) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, business combination or similar transaction involving Trident other than the Transactions; (B) any direct or indirect acquisition of securities, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction in which a Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial or record ownership of securities representing more than 15% of any class of equity securities of Trident; (C) any direct or indirect acquisition of any business or businesses or of Assets that constitute or account for more than 15% of the consolidated net revenues, net income or Assets of Trident and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which in the case of an acquisition of Assets or equity securities of any Subsidiaries of Trident, shall include Assets and/or equity securities of the Fountain Group; or (D) any liquidation or dissolution of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries, and (y) which is expressly conditioned on the Transactions not being consummated; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, such transaction or series of related transactions shall not be a Trident Takeover Transaction if related primarily to the Fountain Business in which case it shall be a Fountain Takeover Transaction; and

(vi) “Trident Superior Proposal” shall mean any bona fide proposal made by a Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) (other than a Party to this Agreement) to acquire at least a majority of the equity securities or all or substantially all of the Assets of Trident, pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, a merger, a consolidation, a liquidation or dissolution, a recapitalization, a sale of Assets or otherwise, which such proposal is (x) on terms which the Board of Directors of Trident determines in its good faith judgment (A) after consulting with its independent financial advisor to be superior from a financial point of view to the holders of Trident Common Stock to the Transactions and the Athens Separation, collectively, and (B) is reasonably capable of being completed on its terms, taking into account all legal, regulatory and financial aspects (including certainty of closing) of the proposal and the Person or “Group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) making the proposal and (y) expressly conditioned on the Transactions not being consummated; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, such transaction or series of related transactions shall not be a Trident Superior Proposal if related primarily to the Fountain Business in which case it shall be a Fountain Superior Proposal.

 

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Section 5.09 NYSE Listing. Fountain shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Fountain Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger to be listed on the NYSE as of the Effective Time, subject to official notice of issuance.

Section 5.10 Tax Matters. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo, Merger Sub and Patriot shall (i) use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Merger to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to provide such appropriate information and representations and covenants relating to Taxes as any Governmental Authority shall request in connection with the Rulings and (iii) neither take any action nor fail to take any action if such action or such failure could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Provided the conditions in Section 6.02(f) and Section 6.03(e) of this Agreement have been satisfied, each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo, Merger Sub and Patriot shall report the Merger for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

(b) Each of Trident, Fountain and Patriot shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Trident Merger Tax Opinion and the Patriot Merger Tax Opinion, as applicable. Each of Trident, Fountain and Patriot shall deliver to the counsel delivering such opinions customary representations and covenants reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such counsel.

(c) Trident and Fountain shall use their reasonable best efforts to seek, as promptly as practicable, one or more supplemental rulings from the IRS (the “Supplemental IRS Ruling”), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Patriot, to the effect that (i) the transfer of Patriot Common Stock by Patriot shareholders pursuant to the Merger, other than by Patriot shareholders who are U.S. persons and are or will be “five-percent transferee shareholders” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-3(c)(5)(ii) but who do not enter into gain recognition agreements within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.367(a)-3(c)(1)(iii)(B) and 1.367(a)-8, will qualify for an exception to Section 367(a)(1) of the Code, (ii) the Anticipated Post-Closing Transactions will not prevent the qualification of the Distribution or the Merger for the Intended Tax-Free Treatment and (iii) the Merger will qualify as a reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a) of the Code. In the event that a Governmental Authority refuses to issue the Supplemental IRS Ruling or the Swiss Rulings, Trident, Fountain and Patriot shall consider in good faith any reasonable modifications to the structure of the Transactions that will facilitate receipt of such rulings; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.10(c) shall prevent Trident from or delay Trident in effectuating the Separation or the Athens Separation.

(d) In the case of any Ruling requested by Trident, Trident shall, to the extent practicable, (i) keep Patriot promptly informed of all material actions taken or proposed to be taken by Trident and (ii) solely with respect to any Ruling requested from the IRS, provide Patriot with an opportunity to review and comment on each submission to the extent related to Fountain and the Fountain Subs reasonably in advance of the filing thereof and provide Patriot with a final copy of such submission. Trident shall timely provide Patriot with a copy of any such Ruling after receipt thereof.

 

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(e) In the case of any Ruling requested by Patriot, Patriot shall, to the extent practicable, (i) keep Trident promptly informed of all material actions taken or proposed to be taken by Patriot and (ii) solely with respect to any Ruling requested from the IRS, provide Trident with an opportunity to review and comment on each submission reasonably in advance of the filing thereof and provide Trident with a final copy. Patriot shall timely provide Trident with a copy of any such Ruling after receipt thereof.

(f) Each Party represents that the information and representations furnished by it in or with respect to the Rulings or the Tax Opinions are accurate and complete as of the Closing Date. Each Party covenants (i) to use its reasonable best efforts, and to cause its Affiliates to use their reasonable best efforts, to verify that such information and representations are accurate and complete as of the Closing Date and (ii) if, after the Closing Date, it or any of its Affiliates obtains information indicating, or otherwise becomes aware, that any such information or representation is or may be inaccurate or incomplete, to promptly inform the other Parties. The Parties shall not take any action or fail to take any action, or permit any of their Affiliates to take any action or fail to take any action, that is or is reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the Ruling or the Tax Opinions.

Section 5.11 Employee Benefit Matters. (a) For a period of 12 months following the Closing Date (the “Continuation Period”), each of the Parties covenants and agrees that Fountain and the Fountain Subs, including Patriot and its Subsidiaries, shall continue to provide to each of the employees of Trident and any of its Subsidiaries who remain employed on a permanent full-time or part-time basis immediately prior to the Closing (the “Trident Continuing Employees”) a salary or hourly wage rate and cash and long-term equity incentive target opportunities that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to those in effect immediately prior to the Closing with respect to each such Trident Continuing Employee to the extent such Trident Continuing Employee remains employed by Fountain or the Fountain Subs; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of employment of any employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be governed by such agreement in accordance with its terms. During the Continuation Period, with respect to Trident Continuing Employees, each of the Parties covenants and agrees that Fountain and the Fountain Subs, including Patriot and its Subsidiaries, shall honor and maintain, for the benefit of Trident Continuing Employees, the Fountain Benefit Plans (including all severance benefits and similar plans, programs or arrangements) in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately prior to the Fountain Distribution Date. Patriot and Fountain shall undertake those actions set forth in Section 5.11(a) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter.

(b) With respect to each compensation or benefit plan sponsored or otherwise maintained by Fountain or any Fountain Sub, including Patriot and its Subsidiaries, after the Effective Time, for purposes of determining eligibility to participate, vesting, entitlement to benefits and vacation entitlement, service with Trident or any of its Subsidiaries by a Trident Continuing Employee shall be treated as service with the entity sponsoring such plan; provided, however, that such service shall not be recognized to the extent that such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits. Such service also shall apply for purposes

 

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of satisfying any waiting periods, evidence of insurability requirements, or the application of any pre-existing condition limitations with respect to any such ongoing plan. Each such ongoing plan shall waive pre-existing condition limitations to the same extent waived under the corresponding Fountain Benefit Plan or Patriot Benefit Plan. Trident Continuing Employees shall be given credit, to the extent administratively feasible, for amounts paid under a corresponding Fountain Benefit Plan or Patriot Benefit Plan during the same period for purposes of applying deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket maximums as though such amounts had been paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the ongoing plan during the applicable plan year.

(c) Notwithstanding the forgoing, nothing contained herein shall (i) be treated as an amendment to any Fountain Benefit Plan or Patriot Benefit Plan, (ii) give any person other than the Parties the right to enforce the provisions of this Section 5.11 or (iii) obligate any of the Parties to (x) maintain any Fountain Benefit Plan or Patriot Benefit Plan or any other particular compensation or benefit plan, program, policy or understanding or (y) retain the employment of any particular employee of any of the Parties.

Section 5.12 Accounting Matters. (a) In connection with the information regarding Patriot or its Subsidiaries or the Transactions provided by Patriot specifically for inclusion in, or incorporation by reference into, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Trident Filings, to the extent that such letters are customarily delivered, Patriot shall use reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to Trident letters from Patriot’s independent public accountants, dated on any dates or times customarily requested in connection with any such filing, including when each of the Form 10 and the Form S-4 shall become effective, each addressed to Patriot, Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and/or Merger Sub, as necessary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Trident and reasonably customary in scope and substance for comfort letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to the Trident Filings.

(b) In connection with the information regarding Fountain or the Fountain Subs or the Transactions provided by Fountain specifically for inclusion in, or incorporation by reference into, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Trident Filings, to the extent that such letters are customarily delivered, Fountain shall use reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to Patriot letters from Fountain’s independent public accountants, dated on any dates or times customarily requested in connection with any such filing, including when each of the Form 10 and the Form S-4 shall become effective, each addressed to Patriot, Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and/or Merger Sub, as necessary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Patriot and reasonably customary in scope and substance for comfort letters delivered by independent public accountants in connection with registration statements similar to the Trident Filings.

Section 5.13 Confidentiality. Each Party acknowledges that the information being provided to it in connection with the Transactions is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Without limiting the Parties’ respective obligations under any of the Other Transaction Agreements, effective upon, and only upon, the Closing, the obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate except with respect to provisions regarding disclosure and use of confidential

 

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information not related to the Fountain Business and the Fountain Group, which shall continue in accordance with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement. If for any reason this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing Date, the Confidentiality Agreement shall nonetheless continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

Section 5.14 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, Fountain and Patriot shall take all such steps as may be required to cause any dispositions of Patriot Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Patriot Common Stock) or acquisitions of Fountain Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Fountain Common Stock) resulting from the Transactions by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Patriot or Fountain to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, such steps to be taken in accordance with applicable SEC rules and regulations and interpretations of the SEC staff.

Section 5.15 Defense of Litigation. Each of Trident, Fountain and Patriot shall use all reasonable best efforts to defend against all Actions in which such Party is named as a defendant that challenge or otherwise seek to enjoin, restrain or prohibit, or seek damages with respect to, the Transactions. None of Trident, Fountain or Patriot shall settle any such Action or fail to perfect on a timely basis any right to appeal any judgment rendered or Order entered against such Party therein without having previously consulted with the other Parties. Each of Trident, Fountain and Patriot shall use all reasonable best efforts to cause each of their respective Affiliates, directors and officers to use all reasonable best efforts to defend any such Action in which such Affiliate, director or officer is named as a defendant and which seeks any such relief to comply with this Section 5.15 to the same extent as if such Person was a Party. None of Trident, Fountain or Patriot or their respective Subsidiaries shall settle any Action related to the Transactions that would enjoin, restrain, prohibit or impose damages on Fountain or the Fountain Subs without the prior written consent of Patriot and Trident, in each case not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. None of Trident and its Subsidiaries on the one hand, and Patriot and its Subsidiaries on the other hand, shall settle any such Action with respect to the Transactions (i) that would impose any liability or conditions on the other Party or (ii) that contains any factual admissions with respect to the other Party.

Section 5.16 Advice of Changes. Trident and Patriot shall as promptly as reasonably practicable after becoming aware thereof advise the other of (a) any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement becoming untrue or inaccurate such that the closing condition set forth in Section 6.02(b) or Section 6.03(b), as the case may be, would reasonably be expected not to be satisfied, or (b) the failure by it to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement that could be complied with or satisfied by it at such time under this Agreement, or which has resulted, or which, insofar as can reasonably be foreseen, would result, in any of the conditions that could be satisfied at such time set forth in Article VI not being satisfied; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the Parties or the conditions to the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement.

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efforts to grant such approvals and take such actions as are reasonably necessary so that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 5.18 Fountain Shareholder Approvals. Prior to the Distribution, Trident shall take such actions, as sole shareholder of Fountain, as required under the Fountain Organizational Documents and applicable Law to authorize (i) payment of a cash dividend equal to the amount of all quarterly cash dividends in amounts as set forth in Section 4.02(b)(i) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter which would be expected to be paid prior to the first annual meeting of Fountain’s shareholders following the Effective Time in the ordinary course and with payment dates consistent with past practice (it being understood that such cash dividend shall be paid in quarterly installments in amounts as set forth in Section 4.02(b)(i) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter consistent with past practice), (ii) if determined by Patriot in its reasonable discretion to be required or advisable, the repurchase of Fountain Common Stock in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth in Section 5.18 of the Patriot Disclosure Letter, (iii) an omnibus equity incentive plan for Fountain, in each case, subject to completion of the Closing and (iv) the matters contemplated by Section 1.05(c) and Section 1.06.

Section 5.19 Separation Agreement. (a) Except as provided in Section 5.19(c), neither Trident nor Fountain shall terminate or assign the Separation Agreement, amend any provision of the Separation Agreement, or waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained therein without the prior written consent of Patriot.

(b) In connection with the assignment, transfer and conveyance of the Fountain Assets and the assumption of the Fountain Liabilities by Fountain as contemplated in the Separation Agreement, Trident and Fountain (i) will keep Patriot reasonably informed of its progress in obtaining any necessary or advisable Consents and Governmental Approvals, (ii) will not enter into any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument (as defined in the Separation Agreement) without the prior written consent (including via e-mail) of Patriot (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being understood that each of Patriot and Trident shall (x) use its reasonable best efforts to make its appropriate employees and outside advisors, including, in the case of Patriot, those advisors set forth on Section 5.19(b)(1) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter, reasonably available to discuss and respond to all reasonable requests relating to the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments in a prompt manner taking into account the nature and scope of the applicable request and Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument, (y) use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with each other and endeavor to complete the steps related to the Separation set forth in Schedule 2.2(a) of the Separation Agreement on the timing set forth therein and (z) appoint the person listed on Section 5.19(b)(2) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter and Section 5.19(b) of Trident Disclosure Letter, respectively, to act as the primary contact person in the event of any dispute or disagreement related to the implementation of such conveyances, including any allegation that such party is allocating insufficient resources or being insufficiently responsive with respect to such matters) and (iii) will not enter into, modify or amend any Continuing Arrangements (as defined in the Separation Agreement) in a manner adverse to Fountain without the prior consent of Patriot.

 

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(c) Prior to the Closing, Trident shall and shall cause its Affiliates to complete the steps related to the Separation set forth in Schedule 2.2(a) of the Separation Agreement, with such modifications as may be mutually agreed by the Parties acting reasonably; provided that any step or action not directly related to the separation of the Fountain Business from the Trident Retained Business (as defined in the Separation Agreement) shall not be construed as a prerequisite of any subsequent step or action which is directly related to the separation of the Fountain Business from the Trident Retained Business and the failure to occur of any prior step or action not directly related to the separation of the Fountain Business from the Trident Retained Business shall have no effect on any Parties obligation to undertake any subsequent step or action which is directly related to the separation of the Fountain Business from the Trident Retained Business.

(d) Patriot shall not (x) unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent with respect to any matter under the Separation Agreement where both (i) its consent is required in order for Fountain or Trident to take any action thereunder and (ii) under the applicable terms of the Separation Agreement, such consent cannot be unreasonably withheld, conditions or delayed, as applicable or (z) fail to act reasonably with respect to any matter under the Separation Agreement where required to do so.

(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19(e) of the Trident Disclosure Letter, on the Closing Date, the only indebtedness owed by a U.S. Fountain entity to a non-U.S. Fountain entity shall be debt securities owed by Trident Fountain US Holding Corporation to Trident International Finance Group GmbH in an aggregate principal amount to be agreed in writing by Trident and Patriot.

(f) On or prior to the Closing Date, Trident and Fountain shall, and Trident shall cause the ADT Corporation to, enter into the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Section 5.20 Control of Other Party’s Business. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Trident or Fountain, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct Patriot’s operations prior to the Effective Time. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Patriot, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Fountain Business, or the business of Fountain and the Fountain Subs prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, each of Trident, Fountain and Patriot shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its respective operations.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS

Section 6.01 Joint Conditions. The respective obligations of each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo, Merger Sub and Patriot to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by all Parties) at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

 

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(a) no temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction or other Order by any Governmental Authority preventing consummation of the Merger or the Transactions shall have been issued and remain in effect;

(b) (1) the Trident Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained in accordance with applicable Law and (2) the Fountain Transfer and the Distribution shall have been consummated in accordance with the Separation Agreement;

(c) the Patriot Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained in accordance with applicable Law;

(d) the Fountain Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have been authorized for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance;

(e) each of the Form S-4 and the Form 10 shall have become effective under the Securities Act and shall not be the subject of any stop order suspending their effectiveness or proceedings initiated or threatened by the SEC seeking a stop order; and all necessary Permits and authorizations under state securities or “blue sky” laws, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act relating to the issuance and trading of shares of Fountain Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger shall have been obtained and shall be in effect;

(f) (i) The waiting period applicable to the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act shall have expired or been earlier terminated, (ii) all approvals shall have been obtained and all waiting periods shall have expired or been terminated under the Antitrust Laws set forth on Section 6.01(f) of the Patriot Disclosure Letter, in each case as required for the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions and (iii) all other approvals, if any, shall have been obtained and all waiting periods, if any, shall have expired or been terminated under any other applicable Antitrust Laws, in each case as required for the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions, except for those, in the case of this clause (iii), the failure of which to obtain, expire or be terminated, as applicable, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to (A) have a material and adverse impact on the value, financial condition or credit quality of Fountain and the Fountain Subs, taken as a whole and including for such purposes, Patriot and each of its Subsidiaries or (B) provide a reasonable basis to conclude that Patriot, Trident or Fountain or their respective directors or officers would be subject to the risk of criminal liability;

(g) Trident shall have obtained a solvency opinion from Duff & Phelps LLC, in form reasonably satisfactory to Trident to the effect that (i) immediately following the Distribution, Trident, on the one hand, and Fountain, on the other hand, will be solvent and (ii) Trident’s assets exceed its liabilities and capital as determined pursuant to applicable Swiss Law; and

(h) The aggregate implied market capitalization of Fountain, before giving effect to the Merger, shall not exceed CHF 17.5 billion based on (x) the closing price of the Fountain Common Stock trading on the last “when issued” trading day prior to the Distribution or (y) in the absence of a “when issued” trading market for Fountain Common Stock, the closing price of the Patriot Common Stock on the last trading day prior to the Distribution.

 

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Section 6.02 Conditions to the Obligation of Patriot. The obligation of Patriot to effect the Merger is further subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions (each of which is for the exclusive benefit of Patriot and may be waived by Patriot):

(a) each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub shall have in all material respects performed (or caused their Affiliates to perform, as applicable) all obligations and complied in all material respects with all covenants required by this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements to be performed by them on or before the Closing;

(b) each of the representations and warranties of Trident (i) in this Agreement (other than Section 2.02, Section 2.03, clause (ii) of Section 2.05(f) and Section 2.17) shall be true and correct both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except where the failure of the representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Fountain Business MAE”) does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fountain Business MAE, (ii) set forth in Section 2.02 and Section 2.03 shall be true and correct in all material respects both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date) and (iii) set forth in clause (ii) of Section 2.05(f) and Section 2.17 shall be true and correct in all respects both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date);

(c) Except as disclosed in the Trident Disclosure Letter or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Other Transaction Agreements, no Fountain Business MAE shall have occurred from the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date;

(d) Patriot shall have received a certificate of Trident addressed to Patriot and dated the Closing Date, signed on behalf of Trident by a senior officer of Trident, certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.02(a) and Section 6.02(b) have been satisfied;

(e) the Board of Directors of Fountain shall be comprised as set forth in 1.06(b);

(f) the Rulings shall have been obtained by Trident, which Rulings shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date, and Patriot shall have received the Patriot Merger Tax Opinion. In rendering the foregoing opinion, counsel shall be permitted to rely upon and assume the accuracy of customary representations provided by (i) Patriot and (ii) Trident and Fountain; and

 

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(g) Trident shall have executed and delivered to Patriot, and caused each other member of the Trident Group or the Fountain Group who is a party to an Ancillary Agreement to execute and deliver to Patriot, each of the Ancillary Agreements.

Section 6.03 Conditions to the Obligation of Trident. The obligation of each of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub to effect the Merger is subject to the further satisfaction of each of the following conditions (each of which is for the exclusive benefit of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and Merger Sub and may be waived by Trident unless otherwise provided in this Agreement):

(a) Patriot shall have in all material respects performed (or caused its Affiliates to perform, as applicable) all obligations and complied in all material respects with all covenants required by this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements to be performed by it on or before the Closing;

(b) each of the representations and warranties of Patriot (i) in this Agreement (other than Section 3.02, Section 3.03, clause (i) of Section 3.05(e) and Section 3.18) shall be true and correct both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except where the failure of the representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or a “Patriot MAE”) does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Patriot MAE, (ii) set forth in Section 3.02 and Section 3.03 shall be true and correct in all material respects both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date) and (iii) set forth in clause (i) of Section 3.05(e) and Section 3.18 shall be true and correct in all respects both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date);

(c) Except as disclosed in the Patriot Disclosure Letter or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Other Transaction Agreements, no Patriot MAE shall have occurred from the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date;

(d) Trident shall have received a certificate of Patriot addressed to Trident and dated the Closing Date, signed on behalf of Patriot by a senior officer of Patriot, certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.03(a) and Section 6.03(b) have been satisfied;

(e) The Rulings shall have been obtained by Trident, which Rulings shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date, and Trident shall have received the (i) Trident Merger Tax Opinion and (ii) Spin-Off Tax Opinion. In rendering the foregoing opinions, counsel shall be permitted to rely upon and assume the accuracy of customary representations provided by (A) Patriot and (B) Trident and Fountain; and

(f) Patriot shall have executed and delivered to Trident each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party.

 

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ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT

Section 7.01 Termination or Abandonment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time:

(a) by the mutual written consent of Patriot and Trident;

(b) by either Trident or Patriot if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or prior to February 1, 2013 (the “Outside Date”); provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.01(b) shall not be available to a Party if the failure of the Closing to occur by such date shall be due to the failure of such Party to perform or comply in all material respects with the covenants and agreements of such Party set forth in this Agreement or the Separation Agreement;

(c) by either Trident or Patriot if (A) there is any Law that makes consummation of the Transactions illegal or otherwise prohibited or (B) any Governmental Authority having competent jurisdiction has issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action (which the terminating Party must have complied with its obligations hereunder to resist, resolve or lift) permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting any material component of the transactions hereunder, and such order, decree, ruling or other action becomes final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate pursuant to this Section 7.01(c) shall not be available to any Party whose failure to perform any of its obligations under Section 5.01 resulted in such order, decree or ruling;

(d) by either Trident or Patriot if the Patriot Shareholder Meeting (including any adjournments or postponements thereof) shall have concluded and the Patriot Shareholder Approval contemplated by this Agreement shall not have been obtained; provided, however, that the right to terminate under this Section 7.01(d) shall not be available to Patriot where the failure to obtain the Patriot Shareholder Approval shall have been caused by Patriot’s material breach of this Agreement;

(e) by either Trident or Patriot if the Trident Shareholder Meeting (including any adjournments or postponements thereof) shall have concluded and the Trident Shareholder Approval contemplated by this Agreement shall not have been obtained; provided, however, that the right to terminate under this Section 7.01(e) shall not be available to Trident where the failure to obtain the Trident Shareholder Approval shall have been caused by Trident’s material breach of this Agreement;

(f) by Patriot:

(i) if Trident shall have breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement or the Separation Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.01 or Section 6.02 and (ii) cannot be or has not been cured within 60 calendar days after the giving by Patriot of written notice to Trident of such breach;

 

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(ii) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.01 or Section 6.02 shall have become incapable of fulfillment and shall not have been waived by Patriot (to the extent so waivable);

(iii) prior to receipt of the Patriot Shareholder Approval, in order to enter into a written definitive agreement for a Patriot Superior Proposal; provided, that Patriot shall have complied in all material respects with Section 5.07; provided, further, that Patriot shall have paid or shall concurrently pay the amounts due pursuant to Section 8.02(e) in accordance with its terms; or

(iv) if there has been a Trident Change of Recommendation; and

(g) by Trident:

(i) if Patriot shall have breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement or the Separation Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.01 or Section 6.03 and (ii) cannot be or has not been cured within 60 calendar days after the giving by Trident of written notice to Patriot of such breach;

(ii) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.01 or Section 6.03 shall have become incapable of fulfillment and shall not have been waived by Trident (to the extent so waivable); or

(iii) if there has been a Patriot Change of Recommendation.

In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.01, this Agreement shall terminate (except for the provisions of the last sentence of Section 5.04, Article VIII and Article IX), and there shall be no other liability on the part of Patriot or Trident to the other except, subject to Section 8.02(e) and Section 8.02(f), (1) under such provisions or (2) liability arising out of fraud or a wilful breach of this Agreement or the Separation Agreement prior to such termination or as provided for in the Confidentiality Agreement, in which case the aggrieved Party shall be entitled to all rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.01 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. Except as provided in the next sentence, none of the representations, warranties and agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (a) covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement that by their terms are to be performed in whole or part after the

 

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Closing shall survive the Closing (in the case of covenants performed in part after the Closing, solely to the extent to be performed after the Closing) until they have been performed in accordance with their terms and (b) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.06, Section 2.17, Section 3.06 and Section 3.18 shall survive until the one year anniversary of the Closing, including with respect to the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) for purposes of the indemnification obligations set forth in Section 8.2 and Section 8.3 of the Separation Agreement.

Section 8.02 Fees and Expenses.

(a) General Rule. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any of the Other Transaction Agreements, all fees and expenses incurred by Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub or any of their Subsidiaries in connection with the this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by Trident and all fees and expenses incurred by Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by Patriot, unless otherwise mutually agreed to by Patriot and Trident in writing.

(b) Antitrust Fees. Patriot and Trident shall share equally any requisite filing fee in respect of any notice submitted pursuant to the Antitrust Laws, including the HSR Act.

(c) Printing Expenses. Patriot and Trident shall share equally the fees and expenses of printers utilized by the Parties in connection with the preparation of the filings with the SEC contemplated by Section 5.05.

(d) Attorney’s Fees. In any Action to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, or where any provision hereof is validly asserted as a defense, the successful Party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements in addition to its costs and expenses and any other available remedy.

(e) Patriot Termination Fee. Patriot shall pay to Trident a fee of $145 million (the “Patriot Termination Fee”) as liquidated damages if: (i) Trident terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(g)(iii); (ii) Patriot terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(iii); or (iii) (A) any Person makes a Patriot Takeover Proposal that was publicly disclosed, or any Person shall have publicly announced an intention (whether or not conditional) to make a Patriot Takeover Proposal (and such Patriot Takeover Proposal or such announcement of an intention to make a Patriot Takeover Proposal is not publicly withdrawn at the time of such termination) more than five days prior to the Patriot Shareholder Meeting and thereafter this Agreement is terminated by Patriot or Trident either pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or pursuant to Section 7.01(d), or by Trident pursuant to Section 7.01(g)(i) as a result of a breach by Patriot of its obligations under Section 5.07(a) of this Agreement and (B) within 12 months following such termination Patriot enters into a definitive agreement to consummate, or consummates, a Patriot Takeover Proposal; provided, that for purposes of clause (iii) of this Section 8.02(e), the references to “10%” in the definition of Patriot Takeover Transaction shall be deemed to be references to “50%.” Any Patriot Termination Fee due under this Section 8.02(e) shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds (to an account specified by Trident) promptly following termination of this Agreement (except that in the case of termination pursuant to

 

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clause (ii) above such payment shall be made concurrently with or prior to such termination and in the case of termination pursuant to clause (iii) above such payment shall be made on the date of execution of such definitive agreement or, if earlier, consummation of such transactions). Patriot shall not be obligated to make more than one payment pursuant to this Section 8.02(e). Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations contained in this Section 8.02(e) are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these covenants and obligations, the Parties would not have entered into this Agreement and that the Patriot Termination Fee is not a penalty, but rather is liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate Trident and Fountain in the circumstances in which such Patriot Termination Fee is payable for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement, the Separation Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the Transactions, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision. Upon payment of the Patriot Termination Fee in accordance with this Section 8.02(e), none of Patriot or any of its respective former, current or future Affiliates or Representatives shall have any further liability to Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub or their respective shareholders with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions. In the event that Patriot shall fail to pay when due the Patriot Termination Fee required to be paid by it pursuant to this Section 8.02(e), such Patriot Termination Fee shall accrue interest for the period commencing on the date such Patriot Termination Fee becomes past due, at a rate equal to the sum of (i) the prime lending rate prevailing during such period as published in The Wall Street Journal plus (ii) 4.0% per annum, calculated on a daily basis until the date of actual payment. In addition, if Patriot shall fail to pay the Patriot Termination Fee when due, Patriot shall also pay to Trident all of Trident’s costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with efforts to collect such amount.

(f) Trident Termination Fees. Trident shall pay to Patriot a fee of $145 million (the “Fountain Takeover Termination Fee”) as liquidated damages if: (i) Patriot terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(iv) as a result of a Trident Change of Recommendation in connection with a Fountain Takeover Proposal or a Trident Change of Recommendation pursuant to clause (ii) thereof not related to a Trident Takeover Proposal; or (ii) (A) any Person makes (1) a Fountain Takeover Proposal or (2) a Trident Takeover Proposal that was publicly disclosed, or any Person shall have publicly announced an intention (whether or not conditional) to make a Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal (and such Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal or such announcement of an intention to make a Fountain Takeover Proposal or Trident Takeover Proposal is not publicly withdrawn at the time of such termination) more than five days prior to the Trident Shareholder Meeting and thereafter this Agreement is terminated by Trident or Patriot either pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or pursuant to Section 7.01(e), or by Patriot pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(i) as a result of a breach by Trident of its obligations under Section 5.08(a) of this Agreement, and (B) within 12 months following such termination Trident enters into a definitive agreement to consummate, or consummates, a Fountain Takeover Proposal or, in the case of clause (ii)(A)(1), a Trident Takeover Proposal; provided, that for purposes of clause (ii) of this sentence of Section 8.02(f), the references to “10%” in the definition of Fountain Takeover Transaction shall be deemed to be references to “50%”. Further, Trident shall pay to Patriot a fee of $370 million (the “Trident Takeover Termination Fee” and, together with the Fountain Takeover Termination Fee, the “Trident Termination Fees”) as liquidated damages if: (i) Patriot terminates this

 

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Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(iv) as a result of a Trident Change of Recommendation (other than a Trident Change of Recommendation in connection with a Fountain Takeover Proposal or a Trident Change of Recommendation pursuant to clause (ii) thereof not related to a Fountain Takeover Proposal or a Trident Takeover Proposal); or (ii) (A) any Person makes a Trident Takeover Proposal that was publicly disclosed, or any Person shall have publicly announced an intention (whether or not conditional) to make a Trident Takeover Proposal (and such Trident Takeover Proposal or such announcement of an intention to make a Trident Takeover Proposal is not publicly withdrawn at the time of such termination) more than five days prior to the Trident Shareholder Meeting and thereafter this Agreement is terminated by Trident or Patriot either pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or pursuant to Section 7.01(e), or by Patriot pursuant to Section 7.01(f)(i) as a result of a breach by Trident of its obligations under Section 5.08(a) of this Agreement, and (B) within 12 months following such termination Trident enters into a definitive agreement to consummate, or consummates, a Trident Takeover Proposal; provided, that (1) for purposes of clause (ii) of this sentence of Section 8.02(f), the references to “10%” in the definition of Trident Takeover Transaction shall be deemed to be references to “50%” and (2) for purposes of clause (ii)(B) of this Section 8.02(f), a Trident Takeover Proposal shall not be required to be expressly conditioned on the Transactions not being consummated. Any Trident Termination Fee due under this Section 8.02(f) shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds (to an account specified by Patriot) promptly following termination of the Agreement (except that in the case of termination pursuant to clause (ii) of the first sentence of this Section 8.02(f) or clause (ii) of the second sentence of this Section 8.02(f), such payment shall be made on the date of execution of such definitive agreement or, if earlier, consummation of such transactions). For the avoidance of doubt, Patriot shall not in any event receive both the Trident Termination Fee and the Fountain Termination Fee. Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations contained in this Section 8.02(f) are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these covenants and obligations, the Parties would not have entered into this Agreement and that the Trident Termination Fees are not a penalty, but rather are liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate Patriot in the circumstances in which any such Trident Termination Fee is payable for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement, the Separation Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the Transactions, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision. Upon payment of any Trident Termination Fee in accordance with this Section 8.02(f), none of Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo or Merger Sub or any of their respective former, current or future Affiliates or Representatives shall have any further liability to Patriot or its shareholders with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions. In the event that Trident shall fail to pay when due any Trident Termination Fee required to be paid by it pursuant to this Section 8.02(f), such Trident Termination Fee shall accrue interest for the period commencing on the date such Trident Termination Fee becomes past due, at a rate equal to the sum of (i) the prime lending rate prevailing during such period as published in The Wall Street Journal plus (ii) 4.0% per annum, calculated on a daily basis until the date of actual payment. In addition, if Trident shall fail to pay any Trident Termination Fee when due, Trident shall also pay to Patriot all of Patriot’s costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with efforts to collect such amount.

 

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Section 8.03 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements, including any related annexes, schedules and exhibits, as well as any other agreements and documents referred to herein and therein, shall together constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and shall supersede all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings of the Parties of any nature, whether oral or written, with respect to such subject matter. If there is a conflict between any provision of this Agreement and a provision of the Other Transaction Agreements, the provision of this Agreement shall control unless specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement.

Section 8.04 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with (a) the laws of the State of Minnesota with respect to matters, issues and questions relating to the duties of the Board of Directors of Patriot or Merger Sub or to general corporation law including requirements for the validity of the Merger and (b) the laws of the State of New York with respect to all other matters, issues and questions, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

Section 8.05 Specific Performance; Jurisdiction. The Parties understand and agree that (a) the covenants and agreements on each of their parts herein contained are uniquely related to the desire of the Parties and their respective Affiliates to consummate the Transactions, (b) the Transactions are a unique business opportunity at a unique time for each of Trident and Patriot and their respective Affiliates, (c) irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms, (d) although monetary damages may be available for the breach of such covenants and agreements including pursuant to Section 8.02(e) and Section 8.02(f), such monetary damages are not intended to and do not adequately compensate for the harm that would result from a breach of this Agreement, would be an inadequate remedy therefor and shall not be construed to diminish or otherwise impair in any respect any party’s right to specific performance and (e) the right of specific performance is an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without that right none of the parties would have entered into this Agreement. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it, including monetary damages, each of the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement exclusively in any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York (or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in any New York State or federal court located within the State of New York). Each of the Parties further agrees that no Party to this Agreement shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 8.05 and each Party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief or any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument. In addition, each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other Party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in any New York State or federal court sitting in the

 

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Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York (or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in any New York State or federal court located within the State of New York). Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with this Section 8.05, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable Law, any claim that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

Section 8.06 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 8.07 Notices. All notices, requests, permissions, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) three Business Days following sending by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (b) when sent, if sent by facsimile; provided, that the facsimile transmission is promptly confirmed and any facsimile transmission received after 5:00 p.m. Eastern time shall be deemed received at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on the following Business Day, (c) when delivered, if delivered personally to the intended recipient and (d) one Business Day following sending by overnight delivery via a national courier service and, in each case, addressed to a Party at the following address for such Party:

 

  (a) If to Trident:

Tyco International Ltd.

Tyco International Ltd.

c/o Tyco International Management Company, LLC

9 Roszel Road

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (609) 720-4320

 

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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Alan M. Klein, Esq.

Facsimile: (212) 455-2502

 

  (b) If to Fountain prior to the Fountain Distribution Date:

c/o Tyco International Management Company, LLC

9 Roszel Road

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (609) 720-4320

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Alan M. Klein, Esq.

Facsimile: (212) 455-2502

 

  (c) If to AcquisitionCo:

c/o Tyco International Management Company, LLC

9 Roszel Road

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (609) 720-4320

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Alan M. Klein, Esq.

Facsimile: (212) 455-2502

 

  (d) If to Merger Sub:

c/o Tyco International Management Company, LLC

9 Roszel Road

 

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Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (609) 720-4320

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Alan M. Klein, Esq.

Facsimile: (212) 455-2502

 

  (e) If to Patriot:

Pentair, Inc.

5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 800

Golden Valley, Minnesota 55416

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (763) 656-5403

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Worldwide Plaza

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attn: Faiza J. Saeed

    Thomas E. Dunn

Facsimile: (212) 474-3700

and to:

Foley & Lardner LLP

777 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Attn: Benjamin F. Garmer, III

Facsimile: (414) 297-4900

 

  (f) If to Fountain after the Fountain Distribution Date:

c/o Pentair, Inc.

5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 800

Golden Valley, Minnesota 55416

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (763) 656-5403

 

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with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Alan M. Klein, Esq.

Facsimile: (212) 455-2502

and to:

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Worldwide Plaza

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attn: Faiza J. Saeed

    Thomas E. Dunn

Facsimile: (212) 474-3700

and to:

Foley & Lardner LLP

777 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Attn: Benjamin F. Garmer, III

Facsimile: (414) 297-4900

or to such other address(es) as shall be furnished in writing by any such Party to the other Party in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.07. Any notice to Trident shall be deemed notice to all members of the Trident Group, and any notice to Fountain shall be deemed notice to all members of the Fountain Group.

Section 8.08 Amendments and Waivers. (a) This Agreement may be amended and any provision of this Agreement may be waived; provided, however, that any such waiver shall be binding upon a Party only if such waiver is set forth in a writing executed by such Party and any such amendment shall be effective only if set forth in a writing executed by each of the Parties. No course of dealing between or among any Persons having any interest in this Agreement shall be deemed effective to modify, amend or discharge any part of this Agreement or any rights or obligations of any Party under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) No delay or failure in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall affect or operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or remedy preclude any further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or remedy. The rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies that any Party would otherwise have. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character of any

 

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breach or default under this Agreement or any such waiver of any provision of this Agreement must satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 8.08(a) and shall be effective only to the extent in such writing specifically set forth.

Section 8.09 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and does not confer on third parties (including any employees of any member of the Trident Group or the Fountain Group) any remedy, claim, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in addition to those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Assignability; Binding Effect. This Agreement is not assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties and any attempt to assign this Agreement without such consent shall be void and of no effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 8.11 Construction; Interpretation. Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of the Parties only and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever. The table of contents to this Agreement is for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement or the Trident Disclosure Letter or Patriot Disclosure Letter shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The word “or” shall not be exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase does not simply mean “if”. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All references to any period of days shall be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specified. All references to dollars or $ shall be references to United States dollars. All accounting terms shall have their respective meanings under GAAP. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, “consistent with past practice” when used with respect to Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries means the past practice of Trident with respect to the Fountain Business.

Section 8.12 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

 

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Section 8.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one Party), each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, and any amendments hereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effects as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any Party, the other Party shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to the requesting Party. No Party shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic means to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of facsimile machine or other electronic means as a defense to the formation of a Contract and each such Party forever waives any such defense.

Section 8.14 Disclosure Letters. There may be included in the Trident Disclosure Letter and/or the Patriot Disclosure Letter items and information that are not “material,” and such inclusion shall not be deemed (x) to be an acknowledgment or agreement that any such item or information (or any non-disclosed item or information of comparable or greater significance) is “material” or (y) to affect the interpretation of such term for purposes of this Agreement. No information contained in this Agreement or in the Trident Disclosure Letter and/or Patriot Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be an admission by any Party to any third party of any matter whatsoever (including any violation of Law or breach of contract). Matters reflected in the Trident Disclosure Letter or Patriot Disclosure Letter are not necessarily limited to matters required by this Agreement to be disclosed therein. The Trident Disclosure Letter and Patriot Disclosure Letter set forth items of disclosure with specific reference to the particular Section or subsection of this Agreement to which the information in the Trident Disclosure Letter or Patriot Disclosure Letter, as applicable, relates; provided, however, that any information set forth in one Section of such disclosure letter shall be deemed to apply to each other Section or subsection thereof to which its relevance is reasonably apparent on its face.

ARTICLE IX

DEFINITIONS

Section 9.01 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms, when utilized in a capitalized form, shall have the following meanings:

2007 Note Purchase Agreement” means that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2007, among Patriot and the other signatories thereto.

2011 Indenture” means that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 9, 2011, among Patriot, the guarantors signatory thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

Acceptable Terms” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(e)(i).

AcquisitionCo” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

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AcquisitionCo Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(e).

Action” means any demand, charge, claim, action, suit, counter suit, arbitration, mediation, hearing, inquiry, proceeding, audit, review, complaint, litigation or investigation, or proceeding of any nature whether administrative, civil, criminal, regulatory or otherwise, by or before any federal, state, local, foreign or international Governmental Authority or any arbitration or mediation tribunal, but excluding the Rulings and any activities related thereto.

Adjusted Other Share-Based Awards” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08(a)(iv).

Adjusted Stock Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08(a)(i).

Adjusted Restricted Share” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08(a)(iii).

Adjusted RSU” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.08(a)(ii).

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such other Person as of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being made. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

Aggregate Merger Consideration” means: (i) the Merger Consideration plus (ii) the aggregate amount of shares of Fountain Common Stock subject to issuance under the Adjusted Restricted Shares, the Adjusted Stock Options, the Adjusted RSUs and the Adjusted Other Share-Based Awards, upon the vesting, conversion or exercise of such securities, in each case in this clause (ii), calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method (without taking into account tax consequences to any party or any applicable vesting provisions).

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Ancillary Agreements” has the meaning given to such term in the Separation Agreement.

Anticipated Post-Closing Transactions” shall mean the repurchase by Fountain, after the Closing Date, of a number of shares of Fountain Common Stock.

Antitrust Laws” means the Sherman Act, as amended, the Clayton Act, as amended, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act and all other Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade.

Articles of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(b).

Assets” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

 

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Athens Separation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a).

Audited Financial Statements” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.05(c)(i).

Bridge Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(e)(ii).

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day that is a statutory holiday under the federal Laws of the United States or on which banking institutions in the States of Minnesota or New York are required or authorized by Law or other Governmental Authority to be closed. In the event that any action is required or permitted to be taken under this Agreement on or by a date that is not a Business Day, such action may be taken on or by the Business Day immediately following such date.

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.02.

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.02.

Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor statute), as amended from time to time.

Confidentiality Agreement” means the written confidentiality agreement previously entered into by Trident and Patriot relating to the Transactions.

Consents” means any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements to, or authorizations by, any third parties.

Continuation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(a).

Contract” means any legally binding written or oral agreement, contract, subcontract, lease, understanding, instrument, note, option, warranty, sales order, purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan or commitment or undertaking of any nature, excluding any Permit.

Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

DOJ” means the United States Department of Justice.

Draft Form 10” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b).

Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(b).

Environmental Laws” means all Laws relating to pollution or protection of the environment, natural resources, threatened or endangered species or, as affected by exposure to hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants, human health and safety.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Exchange Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.09.

Exchange Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.09.

FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and any rules, regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

FTC” means the United States Federal Trade Commission.

Final Order” means action by the relevant Governmental Authority that has not been reversed, stayed, enjoined, set aside, annulled or suspended, with respect to which any waiting period prescribed by Law before the Transactions may be consummated has expired and as to which all conditions to the consummation of the Transactions prescribed by Law, regulation or order required to be satisfied at or prior to the Effective Time have been satisfied.

Financing” means the financing contemplated by Section 5.03.

Fountain” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Fountain Assets” has the meaning given to such term in the Separation Agreement.

Fountain Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a).

Fountain Business” has the meaning given to such term in the Separation Agreement.

Fountain Business IP” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15.

Fountain Business MAE” means any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, circumstance, condition or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all such other events, changes, effects, developments, states of fact, circumstances, conditions or occurrences is, or would reasonably likely to be, materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Fountain Business taken as a whole, or on the ability of Trident or Fountain to consummate the Transactions, but shall not be deemed to include any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, circumstance, condition or occurrence to the extent (i) arising out of or affecting generally (x) the economy or the financial, securities or commodities markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world, (y) the industry or industries or (z) any specific jurisdiction or geographical area, in each case, in which Fountain or the Fountain Subs operate, (ii) resulting from or arising out of: (A) the announcement or the existence of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or the consummation of the Transactions (provided, that this clause (A) shall not be applicable with respect to Trident’s representations and warranties in Section 2.04(a)); (B) actions taken or not taken with the written consent of Patriot; (C) any changes in GAAP or accounting standards or Law, in each case, after the date of this Agreement; (D) any weather-related or other force majeure event or outbreak of hostilities or acts of war or terrorism, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement; (E) any failure to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings, cash flow or cash position or budgets (it being understood that the facts, events or circumstances giving rise to or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, and may be taken into account in determining whether there is, or is likely to be, a Fountain Business MAE); and (F) any reduction in the

 

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expected credit rating of Fountain or any Fountain Sub to the extent attributable to the expected consummation of the Transactions but not to the extent attributable to a change in the Fountain Business’s business, financial condition or results of operations; provided, however, that any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, circumstance, condition or occurrence described in each of clauses (i) and (ii) (C) or (D) above shall be considered in determining a Fountain Business MAE if and to the extent that such event, change, effect, development, state of facts, circumstance, condition or occurrence has a disproportionate effect on the Fountain Business, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industries in which Fountain and the Fountain Subs operate (in which case the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts may be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably likely to be, a Fountain MAE).

Fountain Common Stock” means the common shares of Fountain, par value CHF 0.50 per share.

Fountain Distribution Date” has the meaning given to such term in the Separation Agreement.

Fountain Employee” has the meaning given to such term in the Separation Agreement.

Fountain Equity Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c).

Fountain Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c)(ii).

Fountain Group” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Fountain Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Fountain Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(b).

Fountain Organizational Documents” means the Articles of Association and Organizational Regulations of Fountain.

Fountain Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(b).

Fountain Real Property” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Fountain Stock Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.07(a).

Fountain Subs” means each Person that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Fountain immediately after giving effect to the Separation.

Fountain Superior Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(f)(iii).

Fountain Takeover Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(f)(i).

Fountain Takeover Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(f).

Fountain Takeover Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(f)(ii).

 

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Fountain Transfer” means the transfer of the Fountain Assets and Fountain Liabilities as provided in Section 2.2 and Section 2.3 of the Separation Agreement.

Form 10” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a).

Form S-4” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a).

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Governmental Approvals” has the meaning given to such term in the Separation Agreement.

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, provincial, foreign or international court, government, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or other regulatory, administrative or governmental authority or self-regulatory organization.

Hazardous Materials” means (a) any petrochemical or petroleum products, oil or coal ash, radioactive materials, radon gas, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and polychlorinated biphenyls; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous constituents,” “restricted hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous substances,” “toxic substances,” “contaminants,” “pollutants,” “toxic pollutants” or words of similar meaning and regulatory effect under any Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance (including silica) the Release of or exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by, or may result in liability under, any applicable Environmental Law.

HSR Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b).

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the aggregate indebtedness for borrowed money, including any accrued interest, fees and any cost or penalty associated with prepaying such indebtedness, and including any such obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar obligations, (ii) obligations under any deferred purchase price arrangements (excluding obligations of such Person for materials, inventory, services and supplies incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (iii) capitalized lease obligations that are classified as a balance sheet liability in accordance with GAAP, (iv) obligations under any sale and leaseback transaction, synthetic lease or tax ownership operating lease transaction (whether or not recorded on the balance sheet), (v) obligations with respect to hedging, swaps or similar arrangements relating to any of the foregoing, (vi) all guarantee obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above, and (vii) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Security Interest on property (including accounts and contract rights) of such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation, in each case, owed by such Person.

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Authorities to Trident or any of its Subsidiaries or Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries regarding the Tax treatment of the Separation, the Merger and the Post-Merger Restructuring, and (ii) the qualification of the Merger as a reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a) of the Code.

Interim Financial Statements” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.05(c)(ii).

Intervening Event” shall mean (i) in the case of Patriot, any material event, development, circumstance, occurrence or change in circumstances or facts (including any change in probability or magnitude of consequences) not related to a Patriot Takeover Proposal that was not known to the Board of Directors of Patriot on the date hereof (or if known, the probability or magnitude of consequences of which were not known to or reasonably foreseeable by the Board of Directors of Patriot as of the date hereof) and (ii) in the case of Trident, any material event, development, circumstance, occurrence or change in circumstances or facts (including any change in probability or magnitude of consequences) not related to a Fountain Takeover Proposal or a Trident Takeover Proposal that was not known to the Board of Directors of Trident on the date hereof (or if known, the probability or magnitude of consequences of which were not known to or reasonably foreseeable by the Board of Directors of Trident as of the date hereof).

IRS” means the United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service.

IRS Rulings” means (a) the “IRS Ruling” as defined in the Tax Sharing Agreement and (b) the Supplemental IRS Ruling.

Knowledge” means, in the case of Patriot, the actual knowledge without inquiry of the persons listed in Section 9.01 of the Patriot Disclosure Letter as of the date of the representation, and, in the case of Trident, the actual knowledge without inquiry of the persons listed in Section 9.01 of the Trident Disclosure Letter as of the date of the representation.

Law” means any statute, law (including common law), ordinance, regulation, legally binding rule, code or other legally enforceable requirement of, or final, non-appealable Order issued by, a Governmental Authority.

Liabilities” means all debts, liabilities, including liabilities for Taxes, guarantees, assurances, commitments and obligations, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, asserted or unasserted, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or not accrued, known or unknown, due or to become due, whenever or however arising and whether or not the same would be required by generally accepted principles and accounting policies to be reflected in financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto.

Management Appointees” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.06(c).

MBCA” means the Business Corporation Act of the State of Minnesota, as amended.

Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01.

Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.07(a).

 

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Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Merger Sub Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(e).

NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Order” means any: (i) order, judgment, injunction, edict, decree, ruling, pronouncement, determination, decision, opinion, verdict, sentence, subpoena, writ or award issued, made, entered, rendered or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any court, administrative agency or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel; or (ii) Contract with any Governmental Authority entered into in connection with any Action.

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any corporation, its articles or certificate of incorporation, memorandum or articles of association and by-laws or documents of similar substance; with respect to any limited liability company, its articles or certificate of organization, formation or association and its operating agreement or limited liability company agreement or documents of similar substance; with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership and partnership agreement or documents of similar substance; and with respect to any other entity, documents of similar substance to any of the foregoing.

Other Transaction Agreements” means the Separation Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

Outside Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(b).

Parties” means Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo, Merger Sub and Patriot.

Patriot” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Patriot Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a).

Patriot Board Appointees” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.06(b).

Patriot Change of Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(b).

Patriot Common Stock” means the common shares of Patriot, par value $0.16 2/3.

Patriot Disclosure Letter” means the disclosure letter delivered by Patriot to Trident immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement.

Patriot Environmental Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(iii).

Patriot Equity Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b).

Patriot ERISA Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a).

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Patriot IP” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.

Patriot MAE” means any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, circumstance, condition or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all such other events, changes, effects, developments, states of fact, circumstances, conditions or occurrences is, or would reasonably likely to be, materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of Patriot and its Subsidiaries as a whole, or on the ability of Patriot to consummate the Transactions, but shall not be deemed to include any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, circumstance, condition or occurrence to the extent (i) arising out of or affecting generally (x) the economy or the financial, securities or commodities markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world, (y) the industry or industries or (z) any specific jurisdiction or geographical area, in each case, in which Patriot or the Patriot Subsidiaries operate, (ii) resulting from or arising out of: (A) the announcement or the existence of this Agreement or the Separation Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions (provided, that this clause (A) shall not be applicable with respect to Patriot’s representations and warranties in Section 3.04(a)); (B) actions taken or not taken with the written consent of Trident; (C) any changes in GAAP or accounting standards or Law, in each case, after the date of this Agreement; (D) any weather-related or other force majeure event or outbreak of hostilities or acts of war or terrorism, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement; (E) any failure to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings, cash flow or cash position or budgets (it being understood that the facts, events or circumstances giving rise to or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, and may be taken into account in determining whether there is, or is likely to be, a Patriot MAE); and (F) any reduction in the credit rating of Patriot or any Patriot Subsidiary to the extent attributable to the expected consummation of the Transactions but not to the extent attributable to a change in Patriot, or, as the case may be, such Patriot Subsidiary’s business, financial condition, or results of operations; provided, however, that any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, circumstance, condition or occurrence described in each of clauses (i) and (ii) (C) or (D) above shall be considered in determining a Patriot MAE if and to the extent that such event, change, effect, development, state of facts, circumstance, condition or occurrence has a disproportionate effect on Patriot and the Patriot Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industries in which Patriot and the Patriot Subsidiaries operate (in which case the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts may be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably likely to be, a Patriot MAE).

Patriot Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b).

Patriot Merger Tax Opinion” means the written opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel to Patriot, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Patriot, to the effect that (i) the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and (ii) the transfer of Patriot Common Stock by Patriot shareholders pursuant to the Merger, other than by Patriot shareholders who are U.S. persons and are or will be “five-percent transferee shareholders” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-3(c)(5)(ii) but who do not enter into gain recognition agreements within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.367(a)-3(c)(1)(iii)(B) and 1.367(a)-8, will qualify for an exception to Section 367(a)(1) of the Code.

 

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Patriot Other Share-Based Awards” means any right of any kind, contingent or accrued, to acquire or receive Patriot Common Stock or benefits measured by the value of Patriot Common Stock, and each award of any kind consisting of Patriot Common Stock that may be held, awarded, outstanding, payable or reserved for issuance under the Patriot Stock Plans and any other Patriot Benefit Plans (other than the Patriot Stock Purchase Plans), other than Patriot Stock Options, Patriot RSUs, Patriot Restricted Shares and Patriot Other Share-Based Awards.

Patriot Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(b).

Patriot Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

Patriot Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07.

Patriot Regulatory Approvals” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(b).

Patriot Restricted Share” means any share of Patriot Common Stock that is outstanding as of a particular date but is subject to vesting conditions or other forfeiture restrictions as of such date.

Patriot RSU” means any restricted stock unit payable in shares of Patriot Common Stock or whose value is determined with reference to the value of shares of Patriot Common Stock that was granted by Patriot under a Patriot Stock Plan whose vesting is based solely on the continued performance of services.

Patriot SEC Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(a).

Patriot Series A Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

Patriot Shareholder Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07.

Patriot Shareholder Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(a)(i).

Patriot Shareholders” means the holders of Patriot Common Stock.

Patriot Stock Options” means any option to purchase Patriot Common Stock that was granted by Patriot under a Patriot Stock Plan.

Patriot Stock Plans” means the Patriot, Inc. Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, the Patriot, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and the Amended and Restated Patriot, Inc. Outside Directors Nonqualified Stock Option Plan.

Patriot Stock Purchase Plan” means the Patriot, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan and the Patriot, Inc. International Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan.

Patriot Superior Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(f)(iii).

Patriot Takeover Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(f)(i).

Patriot Takeover Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(f)(ii)

 

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Patriot Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(e).

Permits” means all franchises, permits, approvals, licenses (including railroad crossing permits), easements, servitudes, variances, consents, authorizations, certifications, rights, exemptions, waivers or registrations of Governmental Authorities issued under or with respect to applicable Laws or Orders.

Permitted Encumbrances” means (a) Security Interests reflected in the financial statements included in the Patriot SEC Filings or Fountain Financial Statements, as applicable, (b) Security Interests consisting of zoning or planning restrictions, easements, servitudes, licenses, permits and other restrictions or limitations on the use of real property or minor irregularities in title thereto which do not materially impair the use or value of the respective property, (c) Security Interests for current Taxes, assessments or similar governmental charges or levies not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP and (d) mechanic’s, workmen’s, materialmen’s, carrier’s, repairer’s, warehousemen’s and similar other Security Interests arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts not overdue or which are subject to dispute and with respect to which reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.

Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization or a Governmental Authority.

Post-Merger Restructuring” means the contribution of the stock of AcquisitionCo by Flow PubCo to FIFSA, by FIFSA to FSarl, by FSarl to FIFH, and by FIFH to FIFG. The terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 2.2(a) of the Separation Agreement.

Proposed Acquisition Transaction” has the meaning given to such term in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Proxy Statement/Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b).

Regulatory Approvals” means, collectively, the Patriot Regulatory Approvals and the Trident Regulatory Approvals.

Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or migrating into or through surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or ambient air (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles containing any hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant).

Representatives” means with respect to any Person, such Person’s officers, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, financial advisors, agents, directors and other representatives.

Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

 

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Rulings” means the IRS Rulings and the Swiss Rulings.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(e).

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security Interest” means any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, indenture, right to acquire, right of first refusal, deed of trust, licenses to third parties, leases to third parties, security agreements, voting or other restriction, right-of-way, covenant, condition, easement, servitude, zoning matters, permit, restriction, encroachment, restriction on transfer, restrictions or limitations on use of real or personal property or any other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, imperfections in or failure of title or defect of title.

Separation” means the Fountain Transfer and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement to transfer the Fountain Business to Fountain.

Separation Agreement” means the Separation Agreement dated as of the date hereof, with such modifications thereto as are permitted pursuant to Section 5.19, among Fountain, Trident and the ADT Corporation.

Spin-Off Tax Opinion” means the written opinion of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, counsel to Trident, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Trident, confirming that (x) the Distribution and (y) the disposition of one hundred percent (100%) of Trident’s North American residential and small business security business to Trident’s shareholders will qualify as tax-free under Sections 355 and/or 361 of the Code, except for cash received in lieu of fractional shares.

Subsequent Interim Financial Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(a).

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity (including partnerships and other business associations and joint ventures) of which at least a majority of the voting power represented by the outstanding capital stock or other voting securities or interests having voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect directors or similar members of the governing body of such corporation or entity (or, if there are no such voting interests, fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity interests in such corporation or entity) shall at the time be held, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

Supplemental IRS Ruling” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(c).

Surviving Corporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(a).

Surviving Corporation Board Appointees” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.06(b).

Swiss Rulings” means the rulings and similar documents to be obtained from the applicable Swiss Taxing Authority by Trident or any of its Subsidiaries or Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries confirming: (i) that the Merger will be a transaction that is generally tax-free for

 

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Swiss federal, cantonal, and communal purposes (including with respect to Swiss Stamp Tax and Swiss Withholding Tax); (ii) the relevant Swiss Tax base of AcquisitionCo for Swiss Tax (including federal and cantonal) purposes; (iii) the relevant amount of capital contribution reserves which will be exempt from Swiss Withholding Tax in the event of a distribution to the Fountain shareholders after the Merger; and (iv) that no Swiss Stamp Tax will be levied on the Post-Merger Restructuring.

Swiss Stamp Tax” means a Tax imposed under the Swiss Federal Act on Stamp Taxes of 27 June 1973 (Bundesgesetz über die Stempelabgaben), together with the related ordinances, regulations and guidelines, all as amended and applicable from time to time.

Swiss Withholding Tax” means Taxes imposed under the Swiss Federal Act on the Withholding Tax of 13 October 1965 (Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer), together with the related ordinances, regulations and guidelines, all as amended and applicable from time to time.

Tax” or “Taxes” has the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Tax Opinions” means the Patriot Merger Tax Opinion, the Trident Merger Tax Opinion and the Spin-Off Tax Opinion.

Tax Return” has the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Tax Sharing Agreement” shall mean the Tax Sharing Agreement by and among Trident, the ADT Corporation and Fountain, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

Taxing Authority” has the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).

Transactions” means the Fountain Transfer, the transactions contemplated by the Rulings to the extent related to the Separation, the Distribution, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements.

Trident” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Trident Change of Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(b).

Trident Common Stock” means the common shares of Trident, par value CHF 6.70 per share.

Trident Continuing Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(a).

Trident Disclosure Letter” means the disclosure letter delivered by Trident to Patriot immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement.

Trident ERISA Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a).

Trident Filings” means, collectively, the Form S-4, Form 10 and Trident Proxy.

 

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Trident Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(c).

Trident Group” means Trident and each of its Subsidiaries, including, for purposes of this Agreement, each member of the Fountain Group but only for times prior to the Effective Time.

Trident Merger Tax Opinion” means the written opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, from McDermott Will & Emery LLP, counsel to Trident, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Trident, to the effect that (i) the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and (ii) the transfer of Patriot Common Stock by Patriot shareholders pursuant to the Merger, other than by Patriot shareholders who are U.S. persons and are or will be “five-percent transferee shareholders” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-3(c)(5)(ii) but who do not enter into gain recognition agreements within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.367(a)-3(c)(1)(iii)(B) and 1.367(a)-8, will qualify for an exception to Section 367(a)(1) of the Code.

Trident Proxy” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a).

“Trident Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

Trident Regulatory Approvals” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b).

Trident SEC Filings” means all registration statements, prospectuses, forms, reports and documents and related exhibits required to be filed or furnished by Trident under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, since September 24, 2010.

Trident Shareholder Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

Trident Shareholder Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b).

Trident Superior Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(f)(v)

Trident Takeover Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(f)(iii).

Trident Takeover Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(f).

Trident Takeover Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(f)(v).

Trident Termination Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(f).

WARN Act” means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar Laws.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:    /s/ Edward D. Breen
  Name: Edward D. Breen
  Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

TYCO FLOW CONTROL

INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

By:    /s/ John S. Jenkins, Jr.
  Name: John S. Jenkins, Jr.
  Title: Director
By:    /s/ Andrea Goodrich
  Name: Andrea Goodrich
  Title: Director

 

PANTHRO ACQUISITION CO.
By:    /s/ Mark P. Armstrong
  Name: Mark P. Armstrong
  Title: President

 

PANTHRO MERGER SUB, INC.
By:    /s/ Mark P. Armstrong
  Name: Mark P. Armstrong
  Title: President

 

PENTAIR, INC.
By:    /s/ Randall J. Hogan
  Name: Randall J. Hogan
  Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]

EX-2.2 3 d325005dex22.htm SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Separation and Distribution Agreement

EXHIBIT 2.2

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

by and among

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.,

TYCO FLOW CONTROL INTERNATIONAL LTD.,

and

THE ADT CORPORATION

Dated as of March 27, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

     2   

Section 1.1.

   General      2   

Section 1.2.

   References; Interpretation      27   

ARTICLE II THE SEPARATION

     28   

Section 2.1.

   General      28   

Section 2.2.

   Transfer of Assets      28   

Section 2.3.

   Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities      30   

Section 2.4.

   Intercompany Accounts      30   

Section 2.5.

   Limitation of Liability      31   

Section 2.6.

   Transfers Not Effected On or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time      32   

Section 2.7.

   Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments      33   

Section 2.8.

   Further Assurances      34   

Section 2.9.

   Novation of Liabilities      34   

Section 2.10.

   Guarantees      35   

Section 2.11.

   Pre-Closing Actions      36   

Section 2.12.

   Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties      37   

ARTICLE III CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTIONS

     37   

Section 3.1.

   Organizational Documents      37   

Section 3.2.

   Directors      37   

Section 3.3.

   Resignations      37   

Section 3.4.

   Certain Debt; Cash      37   

Section 3.5.

   Post-Closing Working Capital Adjustment      38   

Section 3.6.

   Ancillary Agreements      39   

Section 3.7.

   Fountain Recapitalization      40   

ARTICLE IV THE DISTRIBUTION

     40   

Section 4.1.

   Stock Dividend to Trident Shareholders      40   

Section 4.2.

   Fractional Shares      40   

Section 4.3.

   Actions in Connection with the Distribution      41   

Section 4.4.

   Conditions to Distribution      41   

ARTICLE V CERTAIN COVENANTS

     41   

Section 5.1.

   No Solicit; No Hire      41   

 

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Section 5.2.

   Agreement Not To Compete      42   

Section 5.3.

   Financial Statements and Accounting      43   

Section 5.4.

   Certain Securities      45   

Section 5.5.

   Removal of Trident Designations      45   

Section 5.6.

   Asbestos Agreements      45   

ARTICLE VI EMPLOYEE MATTERS

     45   

Section 6.1.

   Stock Options      45   

Section 6.2.

   Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units and Deferred Stock Units      49   

Section 6.3.

   Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans      51   

Section 6.4.

   Pension Plans      52   

Section 6.5.

   Retirement Savings Plans      55   

Section 6.6.

   Retiree Medical Benefits      57   

Section 6.7.

   Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans      57   

Section 6.8.

   Cooperation and Administrative Provisions      61   

Section 6.9.

   Approval of Plans; Terms of Participation by Employees in Plans      65   

Section 6.10.

   Tax Consequences      66   

Section 6.11.

   International Regulatory Compliance      66   

Section 6.12.

   Alternate Procedure      66   

Section 6.13.

   Employee Transfer; Liabilities      66   

ARTICLE VII ASSUMED TRIDENT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

     67   

Section 7.1

   . Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities      67   

Section 7.2.

   Management of Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities      68   

Section 7.3.

   Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses      68   

Section 7.4.

   Notice Relating to Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities; Disputes      69   

Section 7.5.

   Cooperation with Governmental Entity      69   

Section 7.6.

   Default      69   

ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION

     70   

Section 8.1.

   Release of Pre-Distribution Claims      70   

Section 8.2.

   Indemnification by Trident      71   

Section 8.3.

   Indemnification by Fountain      72   

Section 8.4.

   Indemnification with Respect to Athens NA      72   

Section 8.5.

   Procedures for Indemnification      73   

Section 8.6.

   Cooperation in Defense and Settlement      75   

Section 8.7.

   Indemnification Payments      75   

 

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Section 8.8.

   Contribution      75   

Section 8.9.

   Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts      76   

Section 8.10.

   Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities      77   

ARTICLE IX CONFIDENTIALITY; ACCESS TO INFORMATION

     77   

Section 9.1.

   Provision of Corporate Records      77   

Section 9.2.

   Access to Information      78   

Section 9.3.

   Witness Services      78   

Section 9.4.

   Reimbursement; Other Matters      79   

Section 9.5.

   Confidentiality      79   

Section 9.6.

   Privileged Matters      79   

Section 9.7.

   Ownership of Information      81   

Section 9.8.

   Other Agreements      82   

ARTICLE X INSURANCE

     82   

Section 10.1.

   Policies and Rights Included Within Assets      82   

Section 10.2.

   Claims Made Tail Policies      82   

Section 10.3.

   Occurrence Based Policies      83   

Section 10.4.

   Administration; Other Matters      84   

Section 10.5.

   Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense      85   

Section 10.6.

   Cooperation      85   

Section 10.7.

   Certain Matters Relating to Trident’s Organizational Documents      86   

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

     86   

Section 11.1.

   Complete Agreement; Construction      86   

Section 11.2.

   Ancillary Agreements; Merger Agreement      86   

Section 11.3.

   Counterparts      86   

Section 11.4.

   Survival of Agreements      87   

Section 11.5.

   Expenses      87   

Section 11.6.

   Notices      87   

Section 11.7.

   Waivers and Consents      88   

Section 11.8.

   Amendments      89   

Section 11.9.

   Assignment      89   

Section 11.10.

   Successors and Assigns      89   

Section 11.11.

   Certain Termination and Amendment Rights      89   

Section 11.12.

   Payment Terms      89   

Section 11.13.

   No Circumvention      90   

 

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Section 11.14.

   Subsidiaries      90   

Section 11.15.

   Third Party Beneficiaries      90   

Section 11.16.

   Title and Headings      90   

Section 11.17.

   Exhibits and Schedules      90   

Section 11.18.

   Governing Law      90   

Section 11.19.

   Consent to Jurisdiction      90   

Section 11.20.

   Specific Performance      91   

Section 11.21.

   Waiver of Jury Trial      91   

Section 11.22.

   Severability      92   

Section 11.23.

   Force Majeure      92   

Section 11.24.

   Interpretation      92   

Section 11.25.

   No Duplication; No Double Recovery      92   

 

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List of Schedules

    

Schedule 1.1(28)

   Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities

Schedule 1.1(48)

   Continuing Arrangements

Schedule 1.1(51)

   Exclusions to Current Assets

Schedule 1.1(52)

   Exclusions to Current Liabilities

Schedule 1.1(66)(vi)

   Fountain Assets

Schedule 1.1(70)(v)

   Fountain Contracts

Schedule 1.1(77)

   Fountain Group

Schedule 1.1(79)(i)

   Fountain Liabilities

Schedule 1.1(79)(iii)(x)

   Fountain Assumed Divested Business Liabilities

Schedule 1.1(79)(iii)(y)

   Fountain Assumed Divested Business Liabilities Contracts

Schedule 1.1(79)(vi)

   Fountain Indebtedness

Schedule 1.1(93)(A)

   Fountain Tier I Specified Employees

Schedule 1.1(93)(B)

   Fountain Tier II Specified Employees

Schedule 1.1(97)(A)

   Members of the Fountain Group whose former employees are not Former Fountain Employees

Schedule 1.1(97)(B)

   Members of the Athens North American R/SB Group or Trident Group whose former employees shall be treated as Former Fountain Employees

Schedule 1.1(124)

   License Agreements

Schedule 1.1(179)

   Transition Services Agreement

Schedule 1.1(186)

   Trident Equity Plans

Schedule 1.1(187)

   Trident Group

Schedule 1.1(193)(vi)

   Trident Retained Assets

Schedule 1.1(195)(v)

   Trident Retained Contracts

Schedule 1.1(196)(i)

   Trident Retained Liabilities

Schedule 1.1(196)(iii)(x)

   Trident Retained Divested Business Liabilities

 

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Schedule 1.1(196)(iii)(y)

   Trident Retained Divested Business Liabilities Contracts

Schedule 2.2(a)

   Step Plan

Schedule 2.2(b)

   Shared Contracts

Schedule 2.3(b)

   Contracts or Arrangements to be Entered Into by Fountain

Schedule 2.10(a)(i)

   Trident Removal of Guarantees

Schedule 2.10(a)(ii)

   Fountain Removal of Guarantees

Schedule 5.6(a)

   Asbestos-Related Agreements

Schedule 5.6(b)

   Asbestos-Related Actions

Schedule 6.1(c)

   Trident Corporate Employees

Schedule 6.3(a)

   Fountain Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

Schedule 6.3(b)

   Trident Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

Schedule 6.4(a)

   Fountain Pension Plans

Schedule 6.4(b)

   Trident Retained Pension Plans

Schedule 6.5(a)

   Fountain Savings Plans

Schedule 6.5(b)

   Trident Retained Savings Plans

Schedule 6.6(a)

   Trident Retiree Medical Plans

Schedule 6.6(b)

   Fountain Retiree Medical Plans

Schedule 6.8(c)

   Employees on International Assignment

Schedule 6.8(d)

   Fountain Retention Letters

Schedule 6.9(c)

   Service Credit Under Employee Benefit Plans

Schedule 6.13(a)

   Employees Transferred to Trident

Schedule 6.13(b)(1)

   Fountain Liability to Fountain Specified Employees

Schedule 6.13(b)(2)

   Trident Liability to Fountain Specified Employees

List of Exhibits

    

Exhibit A

   Tax Sharing Agreement

 

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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 27, 2012, by and among TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Trident”), TYCO FLOW CONTROL INTERNATIONAL LTD., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Fountain”) and, solely for the purposes of the Specified Sections of this Agreement, THE ADT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Athens NA”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Trident, acting through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts a number of businesses, including the Fountain Business (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Trident (the “Board”) has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of Trident and its stockholders to separate the Fountain Business from Trident (the “Fountain Separation”) and to divest the Fountain Business in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2012 (as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), among Trident, Fountain, Panthro Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation (“AcquisitionCo”), Panthro Merger Sub, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Merger Sub”) and Pentair, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Patriot”);

WHEREAS, in addition to the above, the Board had previously determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of Trident and its stockholders to separate from Trident the Athens North American R/SB Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Athens NA (the “Athens NA Separation”) pursuant to, among others, a separation agreement between Trident and Athens NA (as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Athens NA Agreement”);

WHEREAS, in order to effect the Fountain Separation, the Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of Trident and its stockholders (i) to enter into a series of transactions whereby Fountain and/or one or more members of the Fountain Group will, collectively, own all of the Fountain Assets and assume (or retain) all of the Fountain Liabilities and (ii) for Trident to distribute to the holders of Trident Common Stock on a pro rata basis (without consideration being paid by such stockholders) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value CHF 0.50 per share, of Fountain (the “Fountain Common Stock”) (such transactions as they may be amended or modified from time to time, collectively, the “Fountain Plan of Separation”);

WHEREAS, each of Trident and Fountain has determined that it is necessary and desirable, on or prior to the Effective Time (as defined herein), (i) to allocate and transfer to the applicable Party or its Subsidiaries those Assets, and to allocate and assign to the applicable Party or its Subsidiaries responsibility for those Liabilities, in respect of the activities of the applicable Businesses of such entities and (ii) to allocate, transfer and/or assign, as applicable, to the applicable Party or its Subsidiaries those Assets and Liabilities in respect of other current and former businesses and activities of Trident and its current and former Subsidiaries;


WHEREAS, the Parties contemplate that, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, after the Fountain Distribution, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Patriot, with Patriot surviving the Merger as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Fountain, and the outstanding common stock of Patriot shall be converted into the right to receive shares of Fountain on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that the contribution of Assets to, and the assumption of Liabilities by, Fountain, together with the corresponding distribution of the Fountain Common Stock, qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and that this Agreement is, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” under Section 368 of the Code;

WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that the distribution of the Fountain Common Stock to the stockholders of Trident will qualify as tax-free under Section 355(a) of the Code to such stockholders, and as tax-free to Trident under Section 361(c) of the Code; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to set forth the principal arrangements among them regarding the foregoing transactions and to make certain covenants and agreements specified herein in connection therewith and to prescribe certain conditions relating thereto.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1. General.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) “Acceptable Forms” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

(2) “Acceptable Terms” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(3) “Accountant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b).

(4) “Action” shall mean any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, case, litigation, proceeding or investigation (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) by or before any court or grand jury, any Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.

 

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(5) “AcquisitionCo” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

(6) “Adjusted Fountain Exercise Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a)(iii).

(7) “Adjusted Trident Exercise Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b)(iii).

(8) “Allocable portion of Insurance Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(c).

(9) “Allocable share of the deductible” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(d).

(10) “Athens NA” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(11) “Athens NA Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

(12) “Athens NA Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share of Athens NA.

(13) “Athens NA Distribution” shall mean the distribution on the Athens NA Distribution Date to holders of record of shares of Trident Common Stock as of the Athens NA Distribution Record Date of the Athens NA Common Stock owned by Trident pursuant to the Athens NA Agreement.

(14) “Athens NA Distribution Date” shall mean the date on which Trident distributes all of the issued and outstanding shares of Athens NA Common Stock to the holders of Trident Common Stock.

(15) “Athens NA Distribution Record Date” shall mean such date as may be determined by the Board as the record date for the Athens NA Distribution.

(16) “Athens NA Separation” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

(17) “Athens North American R/SB Business” shall mean the residential and small business security business of Trident in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

(18) “Athens North American R/SB Group” shall mean (i) Athens NA and (ii) each Person that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Athens NA immediately after the Athens NA Distribution Date.

(19) “Athens North American R/SB Indemnitees” shall mean each member of the Athens North American R/SB Group and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.

 

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(20) “Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control”, when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by Contract or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or member of any Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or member of such other Party’s Group by reason of having one or more directors in common.

(21) “Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments, the Tax Sharing Agreement, the License Agreements, and the Transition Services Agreement.

(22) “Annual Reports” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(d).

(23) “Applicable Fountain Percentage” shall mean forty percent (40%).

(24) “Applicable Percentage” shall mean (i) as to Trident, the Applicable Trident Percentage and (ii) as to Fountain, the Applicable Fountain Percentage.

(25) “Applicable Trident Percentage” shall mean sixty percent (60%).

(26) “Assets” shall mean assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the Records or financial statements of any Person, including the following:

(i) all accounting and other legal and business books, records, ledgers and files whether printed, electronic or written;

(ii) all apparatuses, computer hardware and other electronic data processing and communications equipment, fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft and other transportation equipment, special and general tools, test devices, molds, tooling, dies, prototypes and models and other tangible personal property;

(iii) all inventories of products, goods, materials, parts, raw materials and supplies;

(iv) all interests in and rights with respect to real property of whatever nature, including easements, whether as owner, mortgagee or holder of a Security Interest in real property, lessor, sublessor, lessee, sublessee or otherwise;

 

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(v) all interests in any capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary or any other Person, all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any Subsidiary or any other Person, all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Subsidiary or any other Person and all other investments in securities of any Person;

(vi) all licenses, Contracts, leases of personal property, open purchase orders for raw materials, supplies, parts or services, unfilled orders for the manufacture and sale of products and other Contracts or commitments;

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

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

(ix) all Intellectual Property;

(x) all Software;

(xi) all Information;

(xii) all prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes receivables;

(xiii) all rights under Contracts, all claims or rights against any Person, causes in action or similar rights, whether accrued or contingent;

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

(xv) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity;

(xvi) all cash or cash equivalents, bank accounts, lock boxes and other third-party deposit arrangements; and

(xvii) all interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other hedging or similar Contracts or arrangements.

(27) “Assume” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3; and the terms “Assumed” and “Assumption” shall have their correlative meanings.

(28) “Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities” shall mean any of the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(28).

(29) “Audited Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b).

 

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(30) “Board” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(31) “Bridge Note” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(32) “Business” shall mean the Trident Retained Business or the Fountain Business, as applicable.

(33) “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in The City of New York, Minneapolis, Minnesota or Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

(34) “Business Entity” shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity which may legally hold title to Assets.

(35) “Claims Administration” shall mean the processing of claims made under the Shared Policies, including the reporting of losses or claims to insurance carriers, management and defense of claims and providing for appropriate releases upon settlement of claims.

(36) “Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(37) “Closing Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c)(iii).

(38) “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(39) “Closing Net Indebtedness” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

(40) “Closing Trident Stock Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(ii).

(41) “Closing Working Capital” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

(42) “COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

(43) “Code” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(44) “Commission” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

(45) “Competitive Activities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).

 

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(46) “Confidential Information” shall mean all non-public, confidential or proprietary Information concerning a Party and/or its Subsidiaries or their past, current or future activities, businesses or operations, or that was provided to a Party by a third party in confidence, except for any Information that (i) is publicly available through no fault of the receiving Party or its Subsidiaries, (ii) is lawfully acquired by such Party or its Subsidiaries from other sources, (iii) is independently developed by the receiving Party, (iv) is necessary for a Party to enforce its rights under this Agreement or an Ancillary Agreement or (v) is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable Law (including in connection with financial statements or Tax Returns), stock exchange rule, subpoena or legal process, provided that the receiving Party promptly notifies the disclosing Party of any such requirement, discloses no more Information than is so required and cooperates at the disclosing Party’s expense in any attempt to obtain a protective order or similar treatment.

(47) “Consents” shall mean any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any Person other than a Governmental Entity.

(48) “Continuing Arrangements” shall mean those arrangements set forth on Schedule 1.1(48).

(49) “Contract” shall mean any agreement, contract, subcontract, obligation, binding understanding, note, indenture, instrument, option, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan, purchase order or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature (whether written or oral and whether express or implied).

(50) “Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments” shall mean, collectively, the various Contracts and other documents heretofore entered into and to be entered into to effect the Transfer of Assets and the Assumption of Liabilities in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Fountain Plan of Separation, or otherwise relating to, arising out of or resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in such form or forms as Trident, Fountain and Patriot reasonably agree and are consistent with the requirements of Section 2.7.

(51) “Current Assets” shall mean the current assets of the Fountain Business determined in accordance with GAAP on a basis consistent with the preparation of the audited combined balance sheet included in the Audited Financial Statements (as defined in the Merger Agreement), including Intercompany Trade Receivables; provided that “Current Assets” shall not include (i) cash and cash equivalents, (ii) marketable securities, (iii) Other Intercompany Receivables or (iv) any items set forth on Schedule 1.1(51).

(52) “Current Liabilities” shall mean the current liabilities of the Fountain Business determined in accordance with GAAP on a basis consistent with the preparation of the audited combined balance sheet included in the Audited Financial Statements (as defined in the Merger Agreement), including Intercompany Trade Payables; provided that “Current Liabilities” shall not include (i) any item included in the calculation of Closing Net Indebtedness (including the current portion of any indebtedness for borrowed money), (ii) Other Intercompany Payables and Loans, (iii) any amounts payable to Fountain Employees in respect of severance or with

 

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respect to retention bonus or similar payments (A) to the extent such amounts are to be reimbursed by the Trident Group or the Trident Group is otherwise obligated to make such payments, in either case, pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise or (B) with respect to Fountain Tier I Employees in an amount up to $6,700,000, or (iv) any items set forth on Schedule 1.1(52).

(53) “D&O Tail Policies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(a).

(54) “Default Interest Rate” shall mean a rate of LIBOR plus 500 basis points calculated on the basis of a year of three-hundred sixty (360) days.

(55) “Deferred Stock Unit” shall mean a unit granted by Trident pursuant to one of the Trident Equity Plans representing a general unsecured promise by Trident to deliver a share of Trident Common Stock.

(56) “Disability Plan” (i) when immediately preceded by “Trident,” shall mean any short-term disability program and long-term disability program sponsored by Trident and (ii) when immediately preceded by “Fountain,” shall mean the short-term disability program and long-term disability program to be established by Fountain under Section 6.7(d).

(57) “Distribution Agent” shall mean the distribution agent selected by Trident in connection with the Fountain Separation.

(58) “Distribution Ratio” means the quotient of (i) the product of (x) the number of shares of Patriot Common Stock outstanding (determined on a fully-diluted basis calculated in accordance with the treasury method under GAAP without taking into account tax consequences to any party or any applicable vesting provisions) immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (y) 1.10526316 divided by (ii) the number of shares of Trident Common Stock outstanding (determined on a fully-diluted basis calculated in accordance with the treasury method under GAAP without taking into account tax consequences to any party or any applicable vesting provisions) immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(59) “DOJ” means the United States Department of Justice.

(60) “Effective Time” shall mean 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the Fountain Distribution Date.

(61) “EPL Tail Policies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(c).

(62) “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(63) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time that reference is made thereto.

 

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(64) “Fiduciary Tail Policies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(b).

(65) “Fountain” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(66) “Fountain Assets” shall mean:

(i) the ownership interests in those Business Entities that are members of the Fountain Group;

(ii) all Fountain Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder, and any other rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to or arising from any Fountain Asset or the Fountain Business;

(iii) any and all Assets reflected on the Fountain Balance Sheet and any Assets acquired by or for Fountain or any member of the Fountain Group subsequent to the date of such balance sheet which, had they been so acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of any of such Assets subsequent to the date of such balance sheet not made in violation of the Merger Agreement;

(iv) subject to Article X, any and all rights of any member of the Fountain Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the Fountain Distribution Date in respect of any Policies that are occurrence policies;

(v) any and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the Effective Time by Trident or any of its Subsidiaries that primarily relate to or are primarily used in the Fountain Business;

(vi) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(66)(vi) and any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets that have been or that are to be Transferred to Fountain or any other member of the Fountain Group; and

(vii) any and all furnishings and office equipment located at a physical site to the extent the ownership or leasehold interest with respect to such physical site is being Transferred to or retained by Fountain; provided that personal computers shall be Transferred to Fountain if, following the Effective Time, the Fountain Group employs the applicable employee who, prior to the Effective Time, used such personal computer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fountain Assets shall not include (x) any Assets to the extent they are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the Trident Group or (y) cash or cash equivalents held as of or prior to the Effective Time except to the extent taken into account in determining the amount of Net Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.4 or Closing Net Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.5.

 

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In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of this definition or the definition of “Trident Retained Assets”, for purposes of determining what is and is not a Fountain Asset: (1) the explicit inclusion of an item on a Schedule referred to in this definition shall take priority over any textual provision of this definition that would otherwise operate to exclude such Asset from the definition of “Fountain Assets” and (2) Assets referred to in clause (iii) of this definition shall take priority over Assets otherwise referred to in clause (v) of Section 1.1(193).

(67) “Fountain Balance Sheet” shall mean the audited combined balance sheet of the Fountain Group, including the notes thereto, as of September 30, 2011, made available to Patriot pursuant to Section 2.05(c) of the Merger Agreement.

(68) “Fountain Business” shall mean the business and operations of the Fountain segment of Trident as each is described in the Fountain Draft Form 10 and (ii) any businesses or operations acquired or established by or for Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement.

(69) “Fountain Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(70) “Fountain Contracts” shall mean the following Contracts (or parts thereof) to which Trident or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except for any such Contract (or part thereof) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to, or to remain with, a member of the Trident Group, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement:

(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division, business unit or member of the Fountain Group;

(ii) any Contract that primarily relates to the Fountain Business;

(iii) any Contract representing capital or operating equipment lease obligations reflected on the Fountain Balance Sheet;

(iv) any Contract (or part thereof), that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(b)) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any member of the Fountain Group;

(v) any Contract set forth on Schedule 1.1(70)(v); and

(vi) to the extent the same is given with respect to, or in favor of, any member of the Fountain Group, any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty.

(71) “Fountain Deferred Compensation Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a)(i).

 

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(72) “Fountain Distribution” shall mean the distribution on the Fountain Distribution Date to holders of record of shares of Trident Common Stock as of the Fountain Distribution Record Date of the Fountain Common Stock owned by Trident as set forth in Section 4.1.

(73) “Fountain Distribution Date” shall mean the date on which Trident distributes all of the issued and outstanding shares of Fountain Common Stock to the holders of Trident Common Stock, which shall be on the Closing Date or a date that is no more than one Business Day before the Closing Date, or on such other date that is mutually agreed between Trident and Patriot.

(74) “Fountain Distribution Record Date” shall mean such date as may be determined by the Board as the record date for the Fountain Distribution.

(75) “Fountain Draft Form 10” shall mean the draft registration statement on Form 10 as set forth in Section 2.05(b) of the Trident Disclosure Letter (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement).

(76) “Fountain Employee” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on approved leave of absence (including maternity, paternity, parental, family, short-term or long-term sick leave, qualified military service and other approved leaves) who immediately following the Fountain Distribution Date is employed by Fountain or any member of the Fountain Group. Fountain Employee shall also include any employee of an entity in the Fountain Group who, as of the Fountain Distribution Date, is receiving short-term or long-term disability benefits or workers’ compensation benefits.

(77) “Fountain Group” shall mean (i) Fountain, (ii) each of the entities set forth on Schedule 1.1(77) and (iii) any Person not set forth on Schedule 1.1(77) but that is as direct or indirect Subsidiary of Fountain immediately following the Effective Time as described in Schedule 4.01(b) of the Trident Disclosure Letter (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

(78) “Fountain Indemnitees” shall mean each member of the Fountain Group (including Patriot and its Subsidiaries from and after the Closing) and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.

(79) “Fountain Liabilities” shall mean:

(i) any and all Liabilities that are (a) expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) to be Assumed by any member of the Fountain Group, (b) expressly Assumed by any member of the Fountain Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements or (c) set forth on Schedule 1.1(79)(i);

(ii) any and all Liabilities primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

 

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(a) the operation or conduct of the Fountain Business, as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority));

(b) the operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the Fountain Group at any time after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority)); or

(c) any Fountain Assets, whether arising before, on or after the Effective Time;

(iii) any Liabilities (x) to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any terminated or divested Business Entity, business or operation (A) formerly and primarily owned or managed by or primarily associated with any member of the Fountain Group or the Fountain Business or (B) set forth on Schedule 1.1(79)(iii)(x) or (y) to the extent arising from any of the Contracts set forth in Schedule 1.1(79)(iii)(y);

(iv) the Applicable Fountain Percentage of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability;

(v) any Liabilities relating to any Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employee in respect of the period prior to, on or after the Effective Time;

(vi) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from (x) any Indebtedness (including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the Fountain Group or Indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such Indebtedness) incurred after the Effective Time and exclusively relating to the Fountain Business, (y) any Indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such Indebtedness) incurred after the Effective Time and secured exclusively by any of the Fountain Assets (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder of any such Indebtedness, in its capacity as such) or (z) any Indebtedness arising from the Financing (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or set forth on Schedule 1.1(79)(vi); and

(vii) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the Fountain Balance Sheet, and all Liabilities arising or Assumed after the date of such balance sheet which, had they arisen or been Assumed on or before such date and been retained as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the Fountain Balance Sheet.

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(v) any Liabilities of Yarway whether or not such Liability also was a Liability of the Fountain Group whether as a result of (A) the limited liability of Yarway being disregarded, (B) the transfer of Assets from Yarway or (C) otherwise;

(w) any Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be retained or Assumed by any member of the Trident Group;

(x) any Contracts expressly Assumed or expressly contemplated to be assumed by any member of the Trident Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements;

(y) any Liabilities expressly discharged pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement; and

(z) any indebtedness for borrowed money or Other Intercompany Payables and Loans (other than obligations under capital leases) outstanding as of the Effective Time except to the extent taken into account in determining the amount of Net Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.4 or Closing Net Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.5.

In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of this definition or the definition of “Trident Retained Liabilities”, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a Fountain Liability: (1) the explicit inclusion of an item on a Schedule referred to in this definition shall take priority over any textual provision of this definition that would otherwise operate to exclude such Liability from the definition of “Fountain Liability” and (2) Liabilities referred to in clause (vii) of this definition shall take priority over Liabilities otherwise referred to in clause (ii) of Section 1.1(196).

(80) “Fountain Master Trust” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a)(ii)(A).

(81) “Fountain Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans” shall mean the nonqualified deferred compensation plans listed in Schedule 6.3(a) and any plans established prior to the Fountain Distribution Date the purposes of which are to assume the Fountain Deferred Compensation Liabilities in accordance with Section 6.3(a).

(82) “Fountain Option” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(i).

(83) “Fountain Pension Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a)(i).

(84) “Fountain Plan of Separation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(85) “Fountain Plans” shall mean the employee benefit plans, policies, programs, payroll practices, and arrangements established or assumed by the Fountain Group under this Agreement for the benefit of Fountain Employees and where applicable, Former Fountain Employees.

 

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(86) “Fountain Policies” shall mean all Policies, current or past, which are owned or maintained by or on behalf of Trident or any Subsidiary of Trident, which relate exclusively to the Fountain Business and which Policies are either maintained by Fountain or a member of the Fountain Group or assignable to Fountain or a member of the Fountain Group.

(87) “Fountain Retiree Medical Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.

(88) “Fountain RSIP” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(a)(i).

(89) “Fountain Savings Plans” shall mean the Fountain RSIP and any defined contribution retirement plans listed in Schedule 6.5(a).

(90) “Fountain Separation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(91) “Fountain Shared Policies” shall mean all Policies, current or past, which are owned or maintained by or on behalf of Trident or any Subsidiary of Trident which relate to the Fountain Business, other than Fountain Policies.

(92) [Reserved].

(93) “Fountain Specified Employees” means those individuals listed in Schedule 1.1(93)(A) (the “Fountain Tier I Specified Employees”) and those individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(93)(B) (the “Fountain Tier II Specified Employees”), and any other individuals mutually agreed by Trident and Patriot prior to the Fountain Distribution.

(94) “Fountain Treasury Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

(95) “Fountain US Pension Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a)(ii).

(96) “Force Majeure” shall mean, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the control of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf), which by its nature could not have been foreseen by such Party (or such Person), or, if it could have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes, without limitation, acts of God, storms, floods, riots, labor unrest, pandemics, nuclear incidents, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) or armed hostilities or other national or international calamity or one or more acts of terrorism or failure of energy sources or distribution facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the receipt by a Party of a hostile takeover offer, even if unforeseen or unavoidable, and such Party’s response thereto shall not be deemed an event of Force Majeure.

 

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(97) “Former Fountain Employee” shall mean any former employee who terminated employment with all members of the Trident controlled group of corporations before the Fountain Distribution Date and who was last employed by (A) a member of the Fountain Group other than those members of the Fountain Group identified on part A of Schedule 1.1(97) or (B) a member of the Trident Group identified on part B of Schedule 1.1(97).

(98) “Former Trident Employee” shall mean any former employee who terminated employment with all members of the Trident controlled group of corporations before the Fountain Distribution Date and who is not a Former Fountain Employee.

(99) “GAAP” means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

(100) “Governmental Approvals” shall mean any notices or reports to be submitted to, or other filings to be made with, or any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations to be obtained from, any Governmental Entity.

(101) “Governmental Entity” shall mean any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau or court, whether domestic, foreign or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any executive official thereof.

(102) “Group” shall mean (i) with respect to Trident, the Trident Group, (ii) with respect to Athens NA, the Athens North American R/SB Group and (iii) with respect to Fountain, the Fountain Group.

(103) “Group Insurance Plans” when immediately preceded by “Trident,” shall mean any basic life insurance, dependent life insurance, optional life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, business travel accident insurance, long term care insurance and executive group universal life insurance programs sponsored by Trident and (ii) when immediately preceded by “Fountain,” shall mean the basic life insurance, dependent life insurance, optional life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, business travel accident insurance, long term care insurance and executive group universal life insurance program to be established by Fountain under Section 6.7(e).

(104) “Guaranty Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(b).

(105) “Health Plans” when immediately preceded by “Trident,” shall mean the Trident International employee health benefit plans, any other medical, HMO, prescription drugs, vision, and dental plans and any similar or successor plans and (ii) when immediately preceded by “Fountain,” shall mean employee health benefit plans, any other medical, HMO, prescription drugs, vision, and dental plans and any similar or successor plans program to be established by Fountain under Section 6.7(a).

(106) “HIPAA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(e).

 

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(107) “Income Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

(108) “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) the principal of and accreted value and accrued and unpaid interest in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and (B) obligations evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable; (ii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement or capital lease (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business); (iii) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person under letters of credit; (iv) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person under any interest rate, currency or other hedging agreements; and (v) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of any Persons the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise.

(109) “Indemnifiable Loss” and “Indemnifiable Losses” shall mean any and all damages, losses, deficiencies, Liabilities, obligations, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including the costs and expenses of any and all Actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder), excluding special, consequential, indirect and punitive damages (other than special, consequential, indirect and/or punitive damages awarded to any third party against an Indemnitee) and Taxes and any other amounts payable pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement.

(110) “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b).

(111) “Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b).

(112) “Indemnity Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a).

(113) “Information” shall mean information, content and data in written, oral, electronic, computerized, digital or other tangible or intangible media, including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, lists, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, marketing plans, customer names, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), communications and other materials otherwise related to or made or prepared in connection with or in preparation for any legal proceeding, and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data, documents, correspondence, materials, product literature, files, policies, procedures and manuals.

 

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(114) “Insurance Administration” shall mean, with respect to each Shared Policy, the accounting for premiums, retrospectively-rated premiums, defense costs, indemnity payments, deductibles and retentions, as appropriate, under the terms and conditions of each of the Shared Policies; and the reporting to excess insurance carriers of any losses or claims which may cause the per-occurrence, per claim or aggregate limits of any Shared Policy to be exceeded, and the distribution of Insurance Proceeds as contemplated by this Agreement.

(115) “Insurance Proceeds” shall mean those monies (i) received by an insured from an insurance carrier, including due to premium adjustments, whether or not retrospectively rated, or (ii) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of an insured, in either case net of any applicable premium deductible or self insured retention. For the avoidance of doubt, “Insurance Proceeds” shall not include any costs or expenses incurred by a Party in pursuing insurance coverage.

(116) “Insured Claims” shall mean those Liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, are covered within the terms and conditions of any of the Shared Policies, whether or not subject to deductibles, co-insurance, self-insured retentions, or uncollectibility due to insurer insolvency.

(117) “Intellectual Property” shall mean all worldwide intellectual property, proprietary and industrial property rights of any kind or nature, including all U.S. and foreign (i) patents, patent applications, inventions and invention disclosures and utility models, (ii) Trademarks, (iii) copyrights and copyrightable subject matter, including Software, (iv) rights of publicity, (v) moral rights and rights of attribution and integrity, (vi) technology, trade secrets, know-how, processes, formulae, models, methodologies, discoveries, ideas, concepts, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models and prototypes and all other Confidential Information, (vii) rights of privacy and rights to personal information, (viii) vanity telephone numbers, (ix) all applications, registrations, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions and extensions thereof for any of the foregoing and (x) all rights and remedies against infringement, misappropriation or other violation of the foregoing prior to the Effective Time.

(118) “Intercompany Trade Payables” shall mean all intercompany trade payables between any member of the Trident Group, on the one hand, and any member of the Fountain Group, on the other hand, which exist and are reflected in the accounting records of the Parties as of the close of business on the day prior to the Fountain Distribution Date.

(119) “Intercompany Trade Receivables” shall mean all intercompany trade receivables between any member of the Trident Group, on the one hand, and any member of the Fountain Group, on the other hand, which exist and are reflected in the accounting records of the Parties as of the close of business on the day prior to the Fountain Distribution Date.

(120) “Law” shall mean any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, income tax treaty, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law) or other binding directives of any Governmental Entity.

 

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(121) “Liabilities” shall mean any and all debts, liabilities, costs, expenses, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, reserved or unreserved, determined or determinable, and including those arising under any Law, claim, demand, Action, whether asserted or unasserted, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Entity and those arising under any Contract or any fines, damages or equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and expenses related thereto regardless of (i) when or where they arose or arise, (ii) whether the facts upon which they are based occurred prior to, on or subsequent to the Effective Time or (iii) where or against whom they are asserted or determined.

(122) “Liable Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b).

(123) “LIBOR” shall mean an interest rate per annum equal to the applicable three-month London Interbank Offered Rate for deposits in United States dollars published in the Wall Street Journal.

(124) “License Agreements” shall mean the license agreements to be negotiated in good faith between Trident, Fountain and Patriot after the date hereof and prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, and having the terms set forth on Schedule 1.1(124) and such other terms as reasonably agreed among the parties thereto.

(125) “Management Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).

(126) “Managing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in 7.2(a).

(127) “Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

(128) “Merger Sub” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(129) “Net Indebtedness” shall mean, as of any date, (i) any outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money or Other Intercompany Payables and Loans (including the Bridge Note but excluding any amounts canceled or otherwise terminated prior to the Effective Time) (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include obligations under capital leases) plus (ii) Separation Expenses incurred prior to the Fountain Distribution Date and not paid by Trident pursuant to Section 11.5 as of the close of business on the day prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, minus (iii) all cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities; provided that “Net Indebtedness” shall not include any item to the extent included in the calculation of Current Liabilities.

(130) “Net Indebtedness Adjustment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c)(ii).

(131) “Notice of Disagreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b).

(132) “NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

 

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(133) “Option” (i) when immediately preceded by “Trident,” shall mean an option to purchase shares of Trident Common Stock granted pursuant to one of the Trident Equity Plans or (ii) when immediately preceded by “Fountain,” shall mean an option to purchase shares of Fountain Common Stock as of the Fountain Distribution, which Option shall be granted pursuant to the 2012 Fountain Stock and Incentive Plan (as hereinafter defined) as part of the adjustment to Trident Options in connection with the Fountain Distribution.

(134) “Other Intercompany Payables and Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

(135) “Other Intercompany Receivables” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

(136) “Other Parties’ Auditors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(c).

(137) “Other Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).

(138) “Party” shall mean each of Trident and Fountain; provided, however, for purposes of the Specified Sections of this Agreement only, “Party” shall also mean Athens NA.

(139) “Pension Plans” (i) when immediately preceded by “Trident,” shall mean the pension plans sponsored by Trident described in Section 6.4(c) and (ii) when immediately preceded by “Fountain,” shall mean the pension plans established by Fountain under Section 6.4(b).

(140) “Permitted Acquiree” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(c).

(141) “Patriot” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

(142) “Performance Share Unit” shall mean a unit granted by Trident pursuant to one of the Trident Equity Plans representing a general unsecured promise by Trident to deliver a share of Trident Common Stock and which is subject to certain performance measures.

(143) “Person” shall mean any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.

(144) “PHI” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(e).

(145) “Policies” shall mean insurance policies and insurance Contracts of any kind (other than life and benefits policies or Contracts), including primary, excess and umbrella policies, comprehensive general liability policies, director and officer liability, fiduciary liability, automobile, aircraft, marine, property and casualty, workers’ compensation

 

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and employee dishonesty insurance policies, bonds and self-insurance and captive insurance company arrangements, together with the rights, benefits and privileges thereunder, including the insurance policies written by White Mountain Insurance Company.

(146) “Pre-Distribution Athens NA Stock Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c)(ii).

(147) “Pre-Distribution Fountain Stock Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(ii).

(148) “Pre-Distribution Trust” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(k).

(149) “Pre-Distribution Trident Stock Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b)(ii).

(150) “Provider” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).

(151) “Recipient” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).

(152) “Records” shall mean any Contracts, documents, books, records or files.

(153) [Reserved].

(154) “Restricted Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).

(155) “Restricted Stock Unit” (i) when immediately preceded by “Trident,” shall mean a unit granted by Trident pursuant to one of the Trident Equity Plans representing a general unsecured promise by Trident to deliver a share of Trident Common Stock and (ii) when immediately preceded by “Fountain” shall mean a unit granted by Fountain representing a general unsecured promise by Fountain to deliver a share of Fountain Common Stock, which unit is granted pursuant to the 2012 Fountain Stock and Incentive Plan as part of the adjustment to Trident Restricted Stock Units in connection with the Fountain Distribution.

(156) “Retained Fountain Specified Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(a).

(157) “Retention Letters” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(d).

(158) “Section 125 Plan” shall mean the flexible spending accounts or flexible benefit plan qualified under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code sponsored by Fountain as described in Section 6.7(b).

 

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(159) “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time that reference is made thereto.

(160) “Security Interest” shall mean any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, right to acquire, right of first refusal, deed of trust, voting or other restriction, right-of-way, covenant, condition, easement, servitude, encroachment, permit restriction, restriction on transfer, restrictions or limitations on use of real personal property or any other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, excluding, however, restrictions on transfer under securities Laws.

(161) “Separation Expenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.5.

(162) “Severance Plan” (i) when immediately preceded by “Trident,” shall mean any severance program sponsored by Trident and (ii) when immediately preceded by “Fountain,” shall mean the severance program to be established by Fountain under Section 6.7(c).

(163) “Shared Contract” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)(i).

(164) “Shared Policies” shall mean all Policies, current or past, which are owned or maintained by or on behalf of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries which relate to one or more of the Trident Retained Business, the Athens North American R/SB Business or the Fountain Business.

(165) “Shareholder Approval” shall mean the approval by Trident shareholders of the Fountain Distribution and certain related matters necessary to declare and make the Fountain Distribution.

(166) “Software” shall mean all computer programs (whether in source code, object code, or other form), algorithms, databases, compilations and data, and technology supporting the foregoing, and all documentation, including flowcharts and other logic and design diagrams, technical, functional and other specifications, and user and training materials and other tangible embodiments related to any of the foregoing.

(167) “Specified Sections of this Agreement” shall mean Section 5.1, Section 5.2, Section 5.3, Section 5.5, Section 8.4 and Article XI of this Agreement.

(168) “Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

(169) “Step Plan” shall mean the reorganization plan set forth in Schedule 2.2(a) (as such Schedule may be modified from time to time in accordance with Section 5.19(c) of the Merger Agreement); provided that any step or action not directly related to the separation of the Fountain Business from the Trident Retained Business shall not be construed as a prerequisite of any subsequent step or action which is directly related to the separation of the Fountain Business from the Trident Retained Business and the failure to occur

 

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of any prior step or action not directly related to the separation of the Fountain Business from the Trident Retained Business shall have no effect on any Parties obligation to undertake any subsequent step or action which is directly related to the separation of the Fountain Business from the Trident Retained Business.

(170) “Subsidiary” shall mean with respect to any Person (i) a corporation, fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting or capital stock of which is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned by such Person and (ii) any other partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the election of fifty percent (50%) or more of the members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has control over such entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).

(171) “Tax” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

(172) “Tax Contest” shall have the meaning of the definition of “Audit” as set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

(173) “Tax Return” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

(174) “Tax Sharing Agreement” shall mean the Tax Sharing Agreement by and among Trident, Athens NA and Fountain, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(175) “Third Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b).

(176) “Third Party Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a).

(177) “Trademarks” shall mean all U.S. and foreign trademarks, service marks, corporate names, trade names, domain names, logos, slogans, designs, trade dress and other similar designations of source or origin, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing.

(178) “Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i); and the term “Transferred” shall have its correlative meaning.

(179) “Transition Services Agreement” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement to be negotiated in good faith between Trident, Fountain and Patriot after the date hereof and prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, and having the terms set forth on Schedule 1.1(179) and such other terms as reasonably agreed among the parties thereto.

(180) “Trident” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

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(181) “Trident Balance Sheet” shall mean the balance sheet of the Trident Group prepared pursuant to Section 5.03(b) of the Merger Agreement.

(182) “Trident Common Stock” shall mean the issued and outstanding shares of Trident common stock of Trident International Ltd.

(183) “Trident Deferred Compensation Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b)(i).

(184) “Trident Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(c)(i).

(185) “Trident Employee” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on approved leave of absence (including maternity, paternity, parental, family, short-term or long-term sick leave, qualified military service and other approved leaves) who, immediately following the Fountain Distribution Date is employed by Trident or any member of the Trident Group. Trident Employee shall also include any employee of an entity in the Trident Group who, as of the Fountain Distribution Date, is receiving short-term or long-term disability benefits or workers’ compensation benefits.

(186) “Trident Equity Plans” shall mean, collectively, the equity-based plans set forth on Schedule 1.1(186).

(187) “Trident Group” shall mean Trident and each Person (other than any member of the Fountain Group) that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Trident as of the date hereof and, except as provided in the definition of Fountain Group, each Subsidiary to be formed after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, which shall include the Athens North American R/SB Group and those entities identified as such on Schedule 1.1(187).

(188) “Trident Indemnitees” shall mean Trident, each member of the Trident Group, each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing, except the Athens North American R/SB Indemnitees and the Fountain Indemnitees.

(189) “Trident International Management Company Defined Contribution Plans Master Trust” shall mean the trust created by an agreement between the plan sponsor and trustees of the Trident International Retirement Savings and Investment Plans for purposes of holding assets under such plan.

(190) “Trident International Master Retirement Trust” means the trust created by Trident for purposes of holding assets under Trident’s U.S. pension plans.

(191) “Trident Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans” shall mean the nonqualified deferred compensation plans set forth in Schedule 6.3(b) and any other legacy nonqualified deferred compensation plan sponsored by members of the Trident Group.

(192) “Trident Regulatory Approvals” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

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(193) “Trident Retained Assets” shall mean:

(i) the ownership interests in those Business Entities that are members of the Trident Group;

(ii) all Trident Retained Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder, and any other rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to or arising from any Trident Retained Asset or the Trident Retained Business;

(iii) any and all Assets reflected on the Trident Balance Sheet and any Assets acquired by or for Trident or any member of the Trident Group subsequent to the date of such balance sheet which, had they been so acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of any of such Assets subsequent to the date of such balance sheet;

(iv) subject to Article X, any and all rights of any member of the Trident Group under any Policies;

(v) any and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the Effective Time by Trident or any of its Subsidiaries that primarily relate to or are primarily used in the Trident Retained Business;

(vi) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(193)(vi) and any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets that have been or that are to be Transferred to Trident or any other member of the Trident Group; and

(vii) any and all furnishings and office equipment located at a physical site to the extent the ownership or leasehold interest with respect to such physical site is being Transferred to or retained by Trident; provided, that personal computers shall be Transferred to Trident if, following the Effective Time, a Trident Group member employs the applicable employee who, prior to the Effective Time, used such personal computer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trident Retained Assets shall not include any Assets to the extent they are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the Fountain Group.

In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of this definition or the definition of “Fountain Assets”, for purposes of determining what is and is not a Trident Retained Asset: (1) the explicit inclusion of an item on a Schedule referred to in this definition shall take priority over any textual provision of this definition that would otherwise operate to exclude such Asset from the definition of “Trident Retained Assets” and (2) Assets referred to in clause (iii) of this definition shall take priority over Assets otherwise referred to in clause (v) of Section 1.1(66).

 

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(194) “Trident Retained Business” shall mean (i) the business and operations of Trident and the Trident Group other than the Fountain Business, (ii) Trident’s ownership of equity in Atkore International Group Inc. and (iii) any businesses or operations acquired or established by or for Trident or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the operation of the Trident Retained Business after the date of this Agreement.

(195) “Trident Retained Contracts” shall mean the following Contracts (or parts thereof) to which Trident or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except for any such Contract (or part thereof) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to, or to remain with, a member of the Fountain Group, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement:

(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division, business unit or member of the Trident Group;

(ii) any Contract that primarily relates to the Trident Retained Business;

(iii) any Contract representing capital or operating equipment lease obligations reflected on the Trident Balance Sheet;

(iv) any Contract (or part thereof), that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(b)) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any member of the Trident Group;

(v) any Contract set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(v); and

(vi) to the extent the same is given with respect to, or in favor of, any member of the Trident Group, any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty.

(196) “Trident Retained Liabilities” shall mean:

(i) any and all Liabilities that are (a) expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be Assumed by any member of the Trident Group, (b) expressly Assumed by any member of the Trident Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (c) set forth on Schedule 1.1(196)(i);

(ii) any and all Liabilities primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

(A) the operation or conduct of the Trident Retained Business, as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority));

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relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority)); or

(C) any Trident Retained Assets, whether arising before, on or after the Effective Time;

(iii) any Liabilities (x) to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any terminated or divested Business Entity, business or operation (A) formerly and primarily owned or managed by or primarily associated with any member of the Trident Group or the Trident Retained Business, (B) set forth on Schedule 1.1(196)(iii)(x) or (y) to the extent arising from any of the Contracts set forth in Schedule 1.1(196)(iii)(y);

(iv) any Liabilities relating to any Trident Employee or Former Trident Employee that does not become a Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employee, in each case, immediately following the Effective Time;

(v) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from (A) any Indebtedness (including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the Trident Group or Indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such Indebtedness) exclusively relating to the Trident Retained Business or (B) any Indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such Indebtedness) secured exclusively by any of the Trident Retained Assets (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder of any such Indebtedness, in its capacity as such);

(vi) all Liabilities reflected as Liabilities or obligations on the Trident Balance Sheet and all Liabilities arising or Assumed after the date of such balance sheet which, had they arisen or been Assumed on or before such date and been retained as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the Trident Balance Sheet; and

(vii) any Liabilities of Yarway whether or not such Liability also was a Liability of the Fountain Group whether as a result of (A) the limited liability of Yarway being disregarded, (B) the transfer of Assets from Yarway or (C) otherwise.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Trident Retained Liabilities shall not include:

(x) any Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement, or any Ancillary Agreement as Liabilities to be retained or Assumed by any member of the Fountain Group;

(y) any Contracts expressly Assumed by any member of the Fountain Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and

(z) any Liabilities expressly discharged pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement.

 

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In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of this definition or the definition of “Fountain Liabilities”, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a Trident Retained Liability: (1) the explicit inclusion of an item on a Schedule referred to in this definition shall take priority over any textual provision of this definition that would otherwise operate to exclude such Liability from the definition of “Trident Retained Liability” and (2) Liabilities referred to in clause (vi) of this definition shall take priority over Liabilities otherwise referred to in clause (ii) of Section 1.1(79) and (3) any other Liabilities that are not Fountain Liabilities shall be Trident Retained Liabilities.

(197) “Trident Retained Pension Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(i).

(198) “Trident Retained Plans” shall mean the employee benefit plans, policies, programs, payroll practices, and arrangements retained by the Trident Group under this Agreement for the benefit of Trident Employees and, where applicable, Former Trident Employees.

(199) “Trident Retained Savings Plans” means the savings plans sponsored by Trident described in Section 6.5(b).

(200) “Trident Retiree Medical Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.

(201) “Working Capital Adjustment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c)(i).

(202) “Working Capital Target” shall mean $798,000,000.

(203) “Yarway” shall mean Yarway Corporation and Gimpel Corporation.

(204) “2012 Fountain Stock and Incentive Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(iv).

Section 1.2. References; Interpretation. References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include”, “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase does not simply mean “if”. Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof”, “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. All references to any period of days shall be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specified. All references to dollars or $ shall be references to United States dollars. All accounting terms shall have their respective meanings under GAAP.

 

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ARTICLE II

THE SEPARATION

Section 2.1. General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, each of Trident and Fountain shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Fountain Separation and the Fountain Distribution to occur as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby, including using its reasonable best efforts to obtain all consents, permits, authorizations and approvals of, and to make all filings, notifications or registrations with, all Governmental Entities and other Persons and to execute and deliver, and to cause their respective Group members to execute and deliver such instruments of transfer, in each case, which are necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements; provided that, the foregoing notwithstanding but subject to the requirements of Section 5.01 of the Merger Agreement in respect of the obligations of the Parties to obtain the Trident Regulatory Approvals under the Merger Agreement, no Party shall be required to make any payment (except to the extent advanced, Assumed or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by any member of the other Group) other than for fees and disbursements of outside counsel and any other advisors, commit to any third party on behalf of itself or any member of its Group to assume any material obligations or offer or grant any material concession to obtain any such consent, permit, authorization or approval. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as mutually agreed by the Parties hereto and Patriot, (x) the Parties intend that the Fountain Distribution Date shall be on September 28, 2012 and (y) the Parties agree that the Fountain Distribution Date and the Closing Date shall be no earlier than September 28, 2012 absent the prior written consent of each of Trident, Fountain and Patriot.

Section 2.2. Transfer of Assets.

(a) Prior to the Effective Time and to the extent not already completed (it being understood that some of such Transfers may occur following the Effective Time in accordance with Section 2.6), pursuant to the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments and in accordance with the Step Plan:

(i) Trident shall, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, transfer, contribute, assign and convey or cause to be transferred, contributed, assigned and conveyed (“Transfer”) to Fountain or another member of the Fountain Group effective no later than the Effective Time, all of its and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the Fountain Assets;

(ii) Fountain shall, on behalf of itself and any other member of the Fountain Group, as applicable, Transfer, effective no later than the Effective Time, to Trident or another member of the Trident Group all of its and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the Trident Retained Assets.

 

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(b) Treatment of Shared Contracts. Without limiting the generality of the obligations set forth in Section 2.2(a):

(i) Any Contract that is listed on Schedule 2.2(b) (each, a “Shared Contract”) shall be assigned in part to the applicable member(s) of the applicable Group, if so assignable, or appropriately amended prior to the Effective Time so that each of Trident or Fountain or the members of their respective Groups as of the Effective Time shall be entitled to the rights and benefits, and shall Assume the related portion of any Liabilities, inuring to their respective Businesses; provided, however, that (x) in no event shall any member of any Group be required to assign (or amend) any Shared Contract in its entirety which is not assignable (or cannot be amended) by its terms (including any terms imposing consents or conditions on an assignment where such consents or conditions have not been obtained or fulfilled, subject to Section 2.2(c)) and (y) if any Shared Contract cannot be so partially assigned by its terms or otherwise, or cannot be amended or if such assignment or amendment would impair the benefit the parties thereto derive from such Shared Contract, the Parties shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, take such other reasonable and permissible actions to cause a member of the Fountain Group or the Trident Group, as the case may be, to receive the benefit of that portion of each Shared Contract that relates to the Fountain Business or the Trident Retained Business, as the case may be (in each case, to the extent so related) as if such Shared Contract had been assigned to (or amended to allow) a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.2(b) and to bear the burden of the corresponding Liabilities (including any Liabilities that may arise by reason of such arrangement) as if such Liabilities had been Assumed by a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.2(b).

(ii) Each of Trident and Fountain shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, (A) treat for all Income Tax purposes the portion of each Shared Contract inuring to its respective Businesses as Assets owned by, and/or Liabilities of, as applicable, such Group not later than the Effective Time and (B) neither report nor take any Income Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith resolution of a Tax Contest relating to Income Taxes).

(iii) Neither Party will amend, renew, extend or otherwise modify any Shared Contract without the consent of the other Party to the extent such amendment, renewal, extension or modification would adversely affect such other Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.2(b)(i), upon 90 days’ advance request of Patriot, Trident shall use its reasonable best efforts to terminate, cancel or otherwise render inapplicable to the Fountain Business any portion of any Shared Contract inuring to the Fountain Business; provided that Trident shall not be required to, and shall not be required to cause any member of its Group to, so terminate or cancel such Shared Contract prior to the 12 month anniversary of the Fountain Distribution Date or to make any payments (except to the extent advanced, Assumed or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by Fountain) other than for fees and disbursements of outside counsel and any other advisors, commit to any third party on behalf of itself or any member of its Group to assume any material obligations or offer or grant any material concession to obtain any such termination or cancellation.

 

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(c) Consents. The Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts prior to the Effective Time to obtain the Consents required to Transfer any Assets, Contracts, licenses, permits and authorizations issued by any Governmental Entity or parts thereof as contemplated by this Agreement; provided that (x) neither Party shall be required to, and shall be required to cause any member of its Group to, make any payments (except to the extent advanced, Assumed or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by any member of the other Group) other than for fees and disbursements of outside counsel and any other advisors, commit to any third party on behalf of itself or any member of its Group to assume any material obligations or offer or grant any material concession to obtain any such Consents and (y) Trident shall not, and shall not permit any member of the Trident Group to, commit to any third party on behalf of Fountain or any member of the Fountain Group to assume any material payments, incur any material obligations or offer or grant any material concession to any third party to obtain any such Consents that would be a Fountain Liability, without Fountain’s prior express written consent. For the avoidance of doubt, the required efforts and responsibilities of the Parties to seek the Trident Regulatory Approvals shall be governed by the Merger Agreement.

Section 2.3. Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities.

(a) Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, from and after the Effective Time (i) Trident shall, or shall cause a member of the Trident Group to, accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms (“Assume”), all of the Trident Retained Liabilities and (ii) Fountain shall, or shall cause a member of the Fountain Group to, Assume all of the Fountain Liabilities.

(b) Fountain shall, or, where applicable, cause one or more members of the Fountain Group to, enter into and abide by the terms and conditions of each of those Contracts and arrangements set forth in Schedule 2.3(b).

Section 2.4. Intercompany Accounts.

(a) All intercompany receivables other than Intercompany Trade Receivables (the “Other Intercompany Receivables”) and all intercompany payables and loans other than Intercompany Trade Payables and other than intercompany loans within a Group (the “Other Intercompany Payables and Loans”) shall be satisfied and/or settled in full in cash and/or otherwise canceled and terminated or extinguished (in each case with no further liability or obligation) prior to the Effective Time or treated as specifically provided for under this Agreement, under any Ancillary Agreement or under any Continuing Arrangements as set forth on Schedule 1.1(48), as applicable, including, where applicable, continuing to be outstanding as an obligation of the relevant Party (or the relevant member of such Party’s Group).

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that the Party entitled thereto shall reimburse the Party holding such payment or reimbursement in trust for all out-of-pocket expenses related thereto other than for fees and disbursements of outside counsel and any other advisors) and, promptly upon receipt by such Party of any such payment or reimbursement, such Party shall pay or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to pay over to the applicable Party the amount of such payment or reimbursement without right of set-off.

Section 2.5. Limitation of Liability.

(a) Except in the case of any knowing violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation, no Party shall have any Liability to any other Party in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement which is an estimate or forecast, or which is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate.

(b) No Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall be liable to any other Party or any Subsidiary of any other Party based upon, arising out of or resulting from any Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding existing on or prior to the Effective Time (other than trade payables and receivables, this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement, any Continuing Arrangements, any Contract entered into in connection herewith or in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or by the Fountain Plan of Separation) and each Party hereby terminates any and all Contracts, arrangements, courses of dealing or understandings between or among it or a member of such Party’s Group, on the one hand, and the other Party or a member or such other Party’s Group, on the other hand, effective as of the Effective Time (other than trade payables and receivables, this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement, any Continuing Arrangements, any Contract entered into in connection herewith or in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or by the Fountain Plan of Separation).

(c) Certain Payments Under Management Agreement. Certain members of the Fountain Group are parties to a management services agreement (the “Management Agreement”) pursuant to which Trident International Management Company, LLC (the “Provider”) provides various management services to certain U.S. subsidiaries of Trident within the Fountain Group (individually, a “Recipient” and, collectively, the “Recipients”). Prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall determine in good faith an estimate of the amounts payable (if any) by the Recipients to Provider for the period up to the Fountain Distribution Date pursuant to the Management Agreement (or any right of the Recipients to a refund of previous payments made under the Management Agreement). Prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, each Recipient owing additional amounts shall pay the Provider any amounts due or, as the case may be, the Provider shall refund any overpaid amounts to each Recipient that overpaid the Provider, in each case, based on the estimates determined by Trident pursuant to the foregoing sentence, which payment or refund shall constitute settlement in full of all amounts owed or owing under the Management Agreement. Prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall cause the Provider and the Recipients to terminate the Management Agreement.

 

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Section 2.6. Transfers Not Effected On or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time.

(a) To the extent that any Transfers or Assumptions contemplated by this Article II shall not have been consummated on or prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to effect such Transfers or Assumptions as promptly following the Effective Time as shall be practicable. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Transfer of any Assets or the Assumption of any Liabilities which by their terms or operation of Law cannot be Transferred or Assumed; provided, however, that the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain, in accordance with applicable Law, any necessary Consents or Governmental Approvals for the Transfer of all Assets and Assumption of all Liabilities to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law contemplated to be Transferred and Assumed pursuant to this Article II. In the event that any such Transfer of Assets or Assumption of Liabilities has not been consummated, from and after the Effective Time (i) the Party retaining such Asset shall thereafter hold such Asset for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (provided that the Party entitled thereto shall reimburse the Party retaining such Asset for all out-of-pocket expenses related to such retention other than for fees and disbursements of outside counsel and any other advisors) and (ii) the Party intended to Assume such Liability shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, pay or reimburse the Party retaining such Liability for all amounts paid or incurred in connection with the retention of such Liability. In addition, the Party retaining such Asset or Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Asset or Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Party to which such Asset is to be Transferred or by the Party Assuming such Liability in order to place such Party, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as if such Asset or Liability had been Transferred or Assumed as contemplated hereby and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Asset or Liability, including possession, use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Asset or Liability, are to inure from and after the Effective Time to the member or members of the Trident Group or the Fountain Group entitled to the receipt of such Asset or required to Assume such Liability.

(b) If and when the Consents, Governmental Approvals and/or conditions, the absence or non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral of Transfer of any Asset or deferral of the Assumption of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.6(a), are obtained or satisfied, the Transfer, assignment, Assumption or novation of the applicable Asset or Liability shall be effected in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.

(c) The Party retaining any Asset or Liability due to the deferral of the Transfer of such Asset or the deferral of the Assumption of such Liability pursuant to Section 2.6(a) shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money out-of pocket unless the necessary funds are advanced, assumed, or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by the Party entitled to such Asset or the Person intended to be subject to such Liability, other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by the Party entitled to such Asset or the Person intended to be subject to such Liability.

 

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(d) After the Effective Time, each Party (or any member of its Group) may receive mail, packages and other communications properly belonging to the other Party (or any member of its Group). Accordingly, at all times after the Effective Time, each Party authorizes the other applicable Party to receive and, if necessary to identify the proper recipient in accordance with this Section 2.6(d), open all mail, packages and other communications received by such Party that belongs to such other Party, and to the extent that they do not relate to the business of the receiving Party, the receiving Party shall promptly deliver such mail, packages or other communications (or, in case the same also relates to the business of the receiving Party or another Party, copies thereof) to such other Party as provided for in Section 11.6. The provisions of this Section 2.6(d) are not intended to, and shall not, be deemed to constitute an authorization by either Party to permit the other to accept service of process on its behalf and no Party is or shall be deemed to be the agent of any other Party for service of process purposes.

(e) In the event that, at any time from and after the Effective Time, either Party (or any member of the Trident Group or Fountain Group, as applicable) discovers that it or one of the members of its Group is the owner of, receives or otherwise comes to possess or benefit from any Asset (including the receipt of payments made pursuant to Contracts and proceeds from accounts receivable with respect to such Asset) or is liable for any Liability that is otherwise allocated to any Person that is a member of the other Group pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (except in the case of any acquisition of Assets or assumption of Liabilities from the other Party for value subsequent to the Effective Time), such Party shall promptly Transfer, or cause to be Transferred, such Asset or Liability to the Person so entitled thereto (and the applicable Party shall cause such entitled Person to accept such Asset or Assume such Liability) for no further consideration. Prior to any such transfer, such Asset shall be held in accordance with the other provisions of this Section 2.6.

(f) With respect to Assets and Liabilities described in Section 2.6(a), each of Trident and Fountain shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, (i) treat for all Income Tax purposes (A) the deferred Assets as assets having been Transferred to and owned by the Party entitled to such Assets not later than the Effective Time and (B) the deferred Liabilities as liabilities having been Assumed and owned by the Person intended to be subject to such Liabilities not later than the Effective Time and (ii) neither report nor take any Income Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith resolution of a Tax Contest relating to Income Taxes).

Section 2.7. Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments. In connection with, and in furtherance of, the Transfers of Assets and the acceptance and Assumptions of Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement, the Parties shall execute and deliver to each other or cause to be executed and delivered, on or after the date hereof by the appropriate entities, any Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments necessary to evidence the valid and effective Assumption by the applicable Party of its Assumed Liabilities and the valid Transfer to the applicable Party or member of such Party’s Group of all right, title and interest in and to its accepted Assets for Transfers and Assumptions to be effected pursuant to New York Law or the Laws of one of the other states of the United States or, if not appropriate for a given Transfer or Assumption, pursuant to applicable non-U.S. Laws, in such form as Trident, Fountain and Patriot shall reasonably agree, including the Transfer of real property with deeds as may be appropriate

 

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and in form and substance as may be required by the jurisdiction in which the real property is located. All Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments shall be prepared, executed and delivered in a manner reasonably agreed by Patriot, Fountain and Trident. Except as reasonably agreed by Trident, Fountain and Patriot, the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments shall not contain any representations or warranties or indemnities, shall not conflict with this Agreement and, to the extent that any provision of a Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument does conflict with any provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern and control. The Transfer of capital stock shall be effected by means of executed stock powers and notation on the stock record books of the corporation or other legal entities involved, or by such other means as may be required in any non-U.S. jurisdiction to Transfer title to stock and, only to the extent required by applicable Law, by notation on public registries.

Section 2.8. Further Assurances.

(a) In addition to and without limiting the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, including Section 2.6, each of the Parties shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause the members of its respective Group to use) reasonable best efforts, on and after the Effective Time, to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary on its part under applicable Law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, on and after the Effective Time, each Party shall cooperate with the other Party, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party from and after the Effective Time, to execute and deliver, or use reasonable best efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of Transfer or title, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all Consents and/or Governmental Approvals, any permit, license, Contract, indenture or other instrument (including any Consents or Governmental Approvals), and to take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by any other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and the Transfers and recordings of the applicable Assets and the assignment and Assumption of the applicable Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party shall, at the reasonable request, cost and expense of the other Party, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in such other Party such title as possessed by the transferring Party to the Assets allocated to such other Party under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, free and clear of any Security Interest.

Section 2.9. Novation of Liabilities.

(a) Each Party, at the request of the other Party, shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any Consent, Governmental Approval, substitution or amendment required to novate or assign to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law all obligations under Contracts and Liabilities for which a member of such Party’s Group and a member of the other Party’s Group are jointly or severally liable and that do not constitute Liabilities of such other Party as provided in this Agreement (such other Party, the “Other

 

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Party”), or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements (other than any member of the Other Party’s Group which Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement), so that, in any such case, the members of the applicable Group shall be solely responsible for such Liabilities; provided, however, that no Party shall be obligated to pay any consideration (or otherwise incur any Liability or obligation) therefor to any third party from whom any such Consent, Governmental Authority, substitution or amendment is requested (unless such Party is fully reimbursed or otherwise made whole by the requesting Party).

(b) If the Parties are unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such Consent, Governmental Approval, release, substitution or amendment required to novate, fully assign or fully release any such obligations under Contracts or any Liabilities, (i) the Other Party shall nonetheless use reasonable best efforts to assign or release, including by executing any such assignment which does not release the Other Party from its obligations under such Contract or from such Liability, to the fullest extent permitted and (ii) the Other Party or a member of such Other Party’s Group shall continue to be bound by such Contract that does not constitute a Liability of such Other Party and, unless not permitted by Law or the terms thereof, as agent or subcontractor for such Party, the Party or member of such Party’s Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement (the “Liable Party”) shall, or shall cause a member of its Group to, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such Other Party or member of such Other Party’s Group thereunder from and after the Effective Time in each case in accordance with Section 2.6. The Other Party shall, without further consideration, promptly pay and remit, or cause to be promptly paid or remitted, to the Liable Party or, at the direction of the Liable Party, to another member of the Liable Party’s Group, all money, rights and other consideration received by it or any member of its Group in respect of such performance by the Liable Party (unless any such consideration is an Asset of such Other Party pursuant to this Agreement). If and when any such Consent, Governmental Approval, release, substitution or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease, license or other rights or obligations shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, the Other Party shall promptly Transfer or cause the Transfer of, as applicable, all rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder of such Other Party or of any member of such Other Party’s Group to the Liable Party or to another member of the Liable Party’s Group and the Liable Party, or another member of such Liable Party’s Group shall Assume such rights and Liabilities to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law in accordance with Section 2.6(b).

Section 2.10. Guarantees.

(a) Except as otherwise specified in any Ancillary Agreement, on or prior to the Effective Time or as soon as practicable thereafter, (i) Trident shall (with the reasonable cooperation of the applicable member of the Fountain Group) use its reasonable best efforts to have any member of the Fountain Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Trident Retained Liability, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10(a)(i), to the extent that they relate to Trident Retained Liabilities, and (ii) Fountain shall (with the reasonable cooperation of the applicable member of the Trident Group) use its reasonable best efforts to have any member of the Trident Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Fountain Liability, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10(a)(ii), to the extent that they relate to Fountain Liabilities; provided, however, that no Party shall be obligated to pay any consideration (or otherwise incur any Liability or obligation) therefor to any third party from whom any such Guaranty Release is requested (unless such Party is fully reimbursed or otherwise made whole by the requesting Party).

 

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(b) On or prior to the Effective Time, to the extent required to obtain a release from a guaranty (a “Guaranty Release”):

(i) of any member of the Trident Group, Fountain shall execute a guaranty agreement in the form of the existing guaranty or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guaranty agreement, except to the extent that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which Fountain would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached; and

(ii) of any member of the Fountain Group, Trident shall execute a guaranty agreement in the form of the existing guaranty or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guaranty agreement, except to the extent that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which Trident would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached.

(c) If Trident or Fountain is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required removal as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.10, (i) the relevant member of the Trident Group or Fountain Group, as applicable, that has assumed the Liability with respect to such guaranty shall indemnify and hold harmless the guarantor or obligor for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto (in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII) and shall or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries, as agent or subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor to pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder and (ii) each of Trident and Fountain, on behalf of themselves and the members of their respective Groups, agree not to renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under, or Transfer to a third party, any loan, guarantee, lease, contract or other obligation for which the other Party or member of such Party’s Group is or may be liable without the prior written consent of such other Party, unless all obligations of such other Party and the other members of such Party’s Group with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such Party; provided, however, with respect to leases, in the event a Guaranty Release is not obtained and the relevant beneficiary wishes to extend the term of such guaranteed lease, then such beneficiary shall have the option of extending the term if it provides such security as is reasonably satisfactory to the guarantor under such guaranteed lease.

Section 2.11. Pre-Closing Actions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, following the Effective Time, Fountain shall have no Liability for the breach or alleged breach of this Agreement related to any actions taken or not taken prior to the Effective Time; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.11 shall absolve Fountain of any Liability for breach of any of its obligations under any covenants which contemplate performance after the Effective Time.

 

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Section 2.12. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. EACH OF TRIDENT (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE TRIDENT GROUP) AND FOUNTAIN (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE FOUNTAIN GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, IN ANY CONTINUING ARRANGEMENT OR IN THE MERGER AGREEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT IS MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN ANY WAY. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN, IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, IN ANY CONTINUING ARRANGEMENT OR IN THE MERGER AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM OR SIMILAR FORM DEED OR CONVEYANCE).

ARTICLE III

CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 3.1. Organizational Documents. Prior to the Fountain Distribution, all necessary actions shall be taken to adopt the form of Articles of Association and Organizational Regulations as required by Section 1.05(c) of the Merger Agreement.

Section 3.2. Directors. Prior to the Fountain Distribution, Trident shall take all necessary action to cause the Board of Directors of Fountain to be of such size and with such composition as required by Section 1.06(b) of the Merger Agreement.

Section 3.3. Resignations. Prior to the Fountain Distribution, (i) Trident shall cause all its employees and any employees of its Affiliates (excluding any employees of any member of the Fountain Group) to resign, effective as of the Effective Time, from all positions as officers or directors of any member of the Fountain Group in which they serve and (ii) Fountain shall cause all its employees and any employees of its Affiliates, to resign, effective as of the Effective Time, from all positions as officers or directors of any members of the Trident Group in which they serve.

Section 3.4. Certain Debt; Cash. Prior to the close of business on the day prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, (i) (x) Fountain will cause the Fountain Group to incur third party indebtedness on Acceptable Terms in a principal amount of $500 million in accordance with Section 5.03(c) of the Merger Agreement or (y) in the event that, notwithstanding compliance with the terms and conditions of Section 5.03(c) of the Merger Agreement, third party indebtedness on Acceptable Terms is not available to be transferred or incurred, as applicable, in a principal amount equal to $500 million, Fountain or a member of the Fountain Group shall issue to Trident or any other member of the Trident Group as directed by Trident, the Bridge Note in a principal amount equal to $500 million in accordance with Section 5.03(d) of the Merger Agreement, and (ii) either (A) Fountain will transfer cash and cash equivalents to Trident or a member of the Trident Group, as directed by Trident or (B) Trident or a member of the Trident Group, as directed by Trident will transfer cash and cash equivalents to Fountain, such that, following completion of the transactions contemplated by clauses (i) and (ii), the Net Indebtedness of the Fountain Group as of the close of business on the day prior to the Fountain Distribution Date and as of the Effective Time shall equal $275 million.

 

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Section 3.5. Post-Closing Working Capital Adjustment.

(a) Within 60 days after the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain shall prepare and deliver to Trident a statement (the “Statement”), setting forth (i) the Current Assets minus the Current Liabilities of the Fountain Business as of the close of business on the day prior to the Fountain Distribution Date (and after giving effect on such date to the completion of the reorganization contemplated by the Step Plan as of the Effective Time, including any related cash movements) (“Closing Working Capital”) determined in a manner consistent with the Fountain Balance Sheet and without giving effect to any purchase accounting impact arising by virtue of the Merger or the Separation and (ii) the Net Indebtedness of the Fountain Business as of the close of business on the day prior to the Fountain Distribution Date (“Closing Net Indebtedness”). Trident shall provide reasonable assistance to Fountain in the preparation of the Statement.

(b) The Statement shall become final and binding upon the Parties on the 60th day following delivery thereof, unless Trident gives written notice of its disagreement with the Statement (a “Notice of Disagreement”) to Fountain prior to such date. Any Notice of Disagreement shall (i) specify in reasonable detail the nature of any disagreement so asserted, and (ii) only include disagreements based on mathematical errors or based on Closing Working Capital or Closing Net Indebtedness not being determined in accordance with this Section 3.5. If a Notice of Disagreement is received by Fountain in a timely manner, then the Statement (as revised in accordance with this sentence) shall become final and binding upon the Parties on the earlier of (A) the date the Parties resolve in writing any differences they have with respect to the matters specified in the Notice of Disagreement and (B) the date any disputed matters are finally resolved in writing by the Accountant. During the 30-day period following the delivery of a Notice of Disagreement, the Parties shall seek in good faith to resolve in writing any differences that they may have with respect to the matters specified in the Notice of Disagreement. At the end of such 30-day period, the Parties shall submit to a nationally recognized independent public accountant (the “Accountant”) for arbitration any and all matters that remain in dispute and were properly included in the Notice of Disagreement. The Accountant shall be Ernst & Young LLP or, if such firm is unable or unwilling to act, such other nationally recognized independent public accounting firm as shall be agreed upon by the Parties in writing. The scope of the disputes to be resolved by the Accountant shall be solely limited to whether the determination of Closing Working Capital was done in accordance with the Working Capital Principles and this Section 3.5, whether the determination of Closing Net Indebtedness was done in accordance with this Section 3.5, and whether there were mathematical errors in the Statement. The Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Accountant to render a decision resolving the matters submitted to the Accountant within 30 days of receipt of the submission. Judgment may be entered upon the determination of the Accountant in any court having jurisdiction over the Party against which such determination is to be enforced. The fees and expenses of the Accountant pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall be equally shared by the Parties. Other than the fees and expenses referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the fees and disbursements of Trident’s independent auditors, attorneys and other consultants shall be borne by Trident and the fees and disbursements of Fountain’s independent auditors, attorneys and other consultants shall be borne by Fountain.

 

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(c) (i) “Working Capital Adjustment” shall mean (i) if Closing Working Capital is less than the Working Capital Target by an amount greater than $125 million, the amount by which Closing Working Capital is less than the Working Capital Target, (ii) if Closing Working Capital is more than the Working Capital Target by an amount greater than $125 million, the amount by which the Closing Working Capital is more than the Working Capital Target and (iii) in all other cases, zero; provided that, for purposes of calculating the Closing Amount, the Working Capital Adjustment shall be reflected as a positive number in the event the Working Capital Adjustment is determined pursuant to clause (i) and a negative number in the event the Working Capital Adjustment is determined pursuant to clause (ii).

(ii) “Net Indebtedness Adjustment” shall mean an amount equal to Closing Net Indebtedness minus $275 million, which amount can be either a positive or negative number.

(iii) If the Working Capital Adjustment plus the Net Indebtedness Adjustment (the “Closing Amount”) is greater than zero, Trident shall, within ten Business Days after the Statement becomes final and binding on the parties, pay to Fountain the Closing Amount. If the Closing Amount is less than zero, Fountain shall, within ten Business Days after the Statement becomes final and binding on the parties, pay to Trident the absolute value of the Closing Amount. Any payment made pursuant to this Section 3.5(c) shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated in writing at least two Business Days prior to such payment by the Party entitled to receive such payment together with interest thereon (such interest to be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed on such amount from the Fountain Distribution Date to the date of such payment at a rate of LIBOR plus 175 basis points for the first 120 days and the Default Interest Rate for any time after the first 120 days).

(d) Any payments to Fountain pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a capital contribution to Fountain. Any payments made by Fountain pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall be treated for all Tax purposes as an adjustment to the transfer described in Section 2.2(a).

(e) During the period of time from and after the Fountain Distribution Date through the resolution of any payment contemplated by Section 3.5(c), each of the Parties shall afford to each other and their respective accountants and counsel in connection with any actions contemplated by this Section 3.5 reasonable access during normal business hours to all the properties, personnel and Records of such Party relevant to the Statement, the Notice of Disagreement and any payments contemplated by this Section 3.5.

Section 3.6. Ancillary Agreements. On or prior to the Effective Time, each of Trident and Fountain shall enter into, and/or (where applicable) shall cause a member or members of their respective Group to enter into, the Ancillary Agreements to the extent not entered into on the date hereof.

 

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Section 3.7. Fountain Recapitalization. Prior to the Fountain Distribution, Trident and Fountain will take all actions necessary so that, immediately prior to the Fountain Distribution, Fountain will have sufficient issued and paid up share capital, including a sufficient number of shares, to effect the Distribution and the Merger and to have such amount of additional treasury shares as may be proposed by Patriot and approved by Trident (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (the “Fountain Treasury Shares”).

ARTICLE IV

THE DISTRIBUTION

Section 4.1. Stock Dividend to Trident Shareholders. On the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident will cause the Distribution Agent to distribute all of the outstanding shares of Fountain Common Stock then owned by Trident to holders of Trident Common Stock on the Fountain Distribution Record Date, and to credit the appropriate number of such shares of Fountain Common Stock to book entry accounts for each such holder or designated transferee or transferees of such holder of Fountain Common Stock. For stockholders of Trident who own Trident Common Stock through a broker or other nominee, their shares of Fountain Common Stock will be credited to their respective accounts by such broker or nominee. Each holder of Trident Common Stock on the Fountain Distribution Record Date (or such holder’s designated transferee or transferees) will be entitled to receive in the Fountain Distribution a number of shares of Fountain Common Stock equal to the Distribution Ratio for every one share of Trident Common Stock held by such stockholder. No action by any such stockholder shall be necessary for such stockholder (or such stockholder’s designated transferee or transferees) to receive the applicable number of shares of (and, if applicable, cash in lieu of any fractional shares) Fountain Common Stock such stockholder is entitled to in the Fountain Distribution. On the Distribution Date, Trident shall transfer to Fountain all shares of Fountain Common Stock not distributed to the holders of Trident Common Stock in the Fountain Distribution, including the Fountain Treasury Shares.

Section 4.2. Fractional Shares. Trident stockholders holding a number of shares of Trident Common Stock, on the applicable Record Date, which would entitle such stockholders to receive less than one whole share of Fountain Common Stock in the Fountain Distribution, will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock will not be distributed in the Fountain Distribution nor credited to book-entry accounts. The Distribution Agent shall, as soon as practicable after the Fountain Distribution Date (a) determine the number of whole shares and fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock allocable to each holder of record or beneficial owner of Trident Common Stock as of close of business on the Fountain Distribution Record Date, (b) aggregate all such fractional shares into whole shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby in open market transactions, in each case, at then prevailing trading prices on behalf of holders who would otherwise be entitled to fractional share interests, and (c) distribute to each such holder, or for the benefit of each such beneficial owner, such holder or owner’s ratable share of the net proceeds of such sale, based upon the average gross selling price per share of Fountain Common Stock after making

 

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appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld for Tax purposes and any brokerage fees incurred in connection with these sales of fractional shares. None of Trident, Fountain or the Distribution Agent will guarantee any minimum sale price for the fractional shares of Fountain Common Stock. Neither Trident nor Fountain will pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares. The Distribution Agent acting on behalf of the applicable Party will have the sole discretion to select the broker-dealers through which to sell the aggregated fractional shares and to determine when, how and at what price to sell such shares. Neither the Distribution Agent nor the broker-dealers through which the aggregated fractional shares are sold will be Affiliates of Trident or Fountain.

Section 4.3. Actions in Connection with the Distribution. On the Fountain Distribution Date, each of Trident and Fountain shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the other Party (to the extent not already in the possession of the other Party) executed counterparts to all Ancillary Agreements to which a member of the Fountain Group is a party, including all Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments relating to the Fountain Business.

Section 4.4. Conditions to Distribution. (a) The consummation of the Fountain Distribution shall be conditioned upon the satisfaction (or waiver by Trident) of each of the conditions to Trident’s obligation to effect the Closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, as provided in Section 6.01 and Section 6.03 of the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that, by their nature, are to be satisfied between 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the Closing Date and the Closing or contemporaneously with the Closing and other than the condition set forth in Section 6.01(b)(2) of the Merger Agreement, (b) Trident shall have irrevocably confirmed to Patriot in writing that as of such date each condition to Trident’s, Fountain’s, AcquisitionCo’s and Merger Sub’s obligation to effect the Closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, as provided in Section 6.01 and Section 6.02 of the Merger Agreement, shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that, by their nature, are to be satisfied between 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the Fountain Distribution Date and Closing or contemporaneously with the Closing and other than the condition set forth in Section 6.01(b)(2) of the Merger Agreement)and that it is prepared to proceed with the Merger and (c) Patriot shall have irrevocably confirmed to Trident in writing that as of such date each condition to Patriot’s obligation to effect the Closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, as provided in Section 6.01 and Section 6.02 of the Merger Agreement, shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that, by their nature, are to be satisfied between 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the Fountain Distribution Date and Closing or contemporaneously with the Closing and other than the condition set forth in Section 6.01(b)(2) of the Merger Agreement) and that it is prepared to proceed with the Merger.

ARTICLE V

CERTAIN COVENANTS

Section 5.1. No Solicit; No Hire

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Subsidiaries) will, from the Effective Time through and including the second anniversary of the Effective Time, without the prior written consent of the Senior Vice President of Human Resources of the other applicable Party, either directly or indirectly, on their own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, hire as an employee or an independent contractor any individual who is a Band 4 or higher employee (or Grade 40, in the case of Patriot and its Subsidiaries) and is employed by any other Party or its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time (a “Restricted Person”).

(b) None of Trident, Athens NA or Fountain or any member of their respective Groups (if the Closing occurs, including, with respect to Fountain, Patriot and its Subsidiaries) will, from the Effective Time through and including the second anniversary of the Effective Time, without the prior written consent of the Senior Vice President of Human Resources of the other applicable Party, either directly or indirectly, on their own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, solicit, aid, induce or encourage any Restricted Person who is an employee of any other Party’s respective Group to leave his or her employment; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.1(b) shall be deemed to prohibit, any general solicitation for employment through advertisements and search firms not specifically directed at employees of another Party; provided, that the soliciting Party has not encouraged or advised such firm to approach any such employee.

Section 5.2. Agreement Not To Compete.

(a) None of Trident and Athens NA or any member of their respective Groups, on the one hand, and Fountain or any member of the Fountain Group, on the other hand, shall, for a period of three (3) years following the Closing Date, establish or acquire any new businesses that involve the sale of products or the provision of services that (i) with respect to Trident or Athens NA or any member of their respective Groups, compete with the Fountain Business or (ii) with respect to Fountain or any member of the Fountain Group compete with the Trident Business or the Athens North American R/SB Business (“Competitive Activities”).

(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.2(a), Trident, Athens NA and Fountain and any member of their respective Groups shall be permitted to continue to conduct their current Businesses and extensions thereof (including any sale of any product or service that otherwise incorporates or uses as a component any of the products that would otherwise constitute Competitive Activities); provided that, for purposes of this Section 5.2, the Trident Retained Business shall be deemed to exclude the Athens North American R/SB Business.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 5.2(a), Trident, Athens NA and Fountain and any member of their respective Groups shall also be permitted to (I) acquire and own any interests in any publicly-traded Persons that engage in Competitive Activities so long as such interests constitute less than 5% of such Person’s voting securities, (II) acquire and own any interests in any Persons not publicly-traded that engage in Competitive Activities so long as such interests constitute less than 10% of such Person’s voting securities, (III) sell or divest any or all of its assets or businesses to any Person that is not an Affiliate, and such Person shall in no way be bound by the restrictions set forth in Section 5.2(a) and (IV) acquire and own any interests in any Persons that engage in Competitive Activities so long as the Competitive Activities of such Person constitute less than 25% of such Person’s consolidated annual net revenues for its most

 

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recently completed fiscal year (a “Permitted Acquiree”), and, in the case of clause (IV), each of Trident, Athens NA and Fountain and any member of their respective Groups, as applicable, uses its reasonable best efforts to dispose of the businesses of such Permitted Acquiree in Competitive Activities within twelve (12) months from the closing of such acquisition; provided that such twelve (12) month period shall be extended in the event that a definitive agreement to dispose of such business within such twelve (12) month period has been entered into (x) for three (3) months, to permit the closing of such transaction or (y) for a reasonable period of time, in the event such definitive agreement is terminated as a result of the failure of a closing condition, the failure to obtain antitrust or other regulatory clearance or a breach by the other party to the agreement, to permit Trident, Athens NA or Fountain or such member of their respective Groups, as applicable to seek an alternative disposition transaction.

Section 5.3. Financial Statements and Accounting.

(a) Each Party agrees to provide the following assistance of access set forth in subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 5.3, (i) during the three hundred and sixty-five (365) days following the Fountain Distribution Date in connection with the closing of the books and the preparation and audit of each of the Party’s (including for purposes of this Section 5.3, those of Athens NA) financial statements for the year ended September 28, 2012 or, to the extent the Fountain Distribution Date is after September 28, 2012, the financial statements for the 2013 fiscal year (and September 28, 2012, to the extent the books are not yet closed or audit not yet complete), the printing, filing and public dissemination of such financial statements, the audit of each Party’s internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof and management’s assessment of each Party’s disclosure controls and procedures, if required, in each case made as of September 28, 2012 or, to the extent the Fountain Distribution Date is after September 28, 2012, made as of the end of the 2013 fiscal year (and if applicable, September 28, 2012); (ii) following such initial three hundred and sixty-five (365) day period and until December 31, 2014, with the consent of the other applicable Party (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) for reasonable business purposes in connection with the matters addressed in this Section 5.3; (iii) in the event that any Party changes its auditors within two (2) years of the Fountain Distribution Date, then such Party may request reasonable access on the terms set forth in this Section 5.3 for a period of up to one hundred and eighty (180) days from such change; and (iv) from time to time following the Fountain Distribution Date, to the extent reasonably necessary to respond (and for the limited purpose of responding) to any written request or official comment from a Governmental Entity, such as in connection with responding to a comment letter from the Commission:

(b) Annual Financial Statements. For fifteen (15) months following the Fountain Distribution Date, each Party shall provide or provide access, at reasonable times and on reasonable advance notice, to the other Party on a timely basis all Information reasonably required to meet its schedule for the preparation, printing, filing, and public dissemination of its annual financial statements and for management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308, respectively, of Regulation S-K and, to the extent applicable to such Party, its auditor’s audit of its internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Commission’s and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s rules and auditing standards

 

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thereunder, if required. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party will provide all required financial and other Information with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries to its auditors in a sufficient and reasonable time and in reasonably sufficient detail to permit its auditors to take all steps and perform all reviews necessary to provide sufficient assistance to each other Party’s auditors with respect to Information to be included or contained in such other Party’s annual financial statements and to permit such other Party’s auditors and management to complete the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments, if required.

(c) Access to Personnel and Records. For fifteen (15) months following the Fountain Distribution Date, each Party shall authorize its respective auditors to make reasonably available to each other Party’s auditors (each such other Party’s auditors, collectively, the “Other Parties’ Auditors”) both the personnel who performed or are performing the annual audits of such audited Party (each such Party with respect to its own audit, the “Audited Party”) and work papers related to the annual audits of such Audited Party, in all cases within a reasonable time prior to such Audited Party’s auditors’ opinion date, so that the Other Parties’ Auditors are able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to take responsibility for the work of the Audited Party’s auditors as it relates to their auditors’ report on such other Party’s financial statements, all within sufficient time to enable such other Party to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of its annual financial statements. Each Party shall make reasonably available to the Other Parties’ Auditors and management its personnel and Records in a reasonable time prior to the Other Parties’ Auditors’ opinion date and other Parties’ management’s assessment date so that the Other Parties’ Auditors and other Parties’ management are able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to conduct the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments.

(d) Annual Reports. Each Party will deliver to the other Parties a substantially final draft, as soon as the same is prepared, of the first report to be filed with the Commission (or otherwise) that includes their respective financial statements (in the form expected to be covered by the audit report of such Party’s independent auditors) for the year ended September 28, 2012 or the end of the 2013 fiscal year (and, if not already completed, September 28, 2012), if the Fountain Distribution Date should occur after September 28, 2012 (such reports, collectively, the “Annual Reports”); provided, however, that each Party may continue to revise its respective Annual Report prior to the filing thereof, which changes will be delivered to the other Parties as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, further, that each Party’s personnel will actively consult with the other Party’s personnel regarding any material changes which they may consider making to its respective Annual Report and related disclosures prior to the anticipated filing with the Commission, with particular focus on any changes which could reasonably be expected to have an effect upon the other Party’s financial statements or related disclosures.

(e) Nothing in this Section 5.3 shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any third party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary Information relating to that third party or its business; provided, however, that in the event that a Party is required under this Section 5.3 to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain such third party’s written consent to the disclosure of such Information; provided, however, that no Party shall be obligated to pay any consideration (or otherwise incur any Liability or obligation) therefor to any third party from whom any such consent is sought (unless such Party is fully reimbursed or otherwise made whole by the requesting Party).

 

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Section 5.4. Certain Securities. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1 as applicable, following the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain agrees that, upon exercise of any option, warrant or similar security to purchase Trident Common Stock or the conversion of any note or other security of Trident convertible into Trident Common Stock, in each case that Trident has issued to third persons prior to the Effective Time, Fountain shall, upon request by Trident, promptly (and in any event within any time periods required by the terms of any such option, warrant, note or similar security) issue to Trident, as agent for the holder thereof, such number of shares of Fountain Common Stock that Trident would otherwise be required to deliver to such holder pursuant to the terms of any such security and Trident shall promptly deliver such shares to such holder. It is further agreed that with respect to such options, warrants, notes or similar securities, Fountain shall keep reserved for issuance a sufficient number of shares of Fountain Common Stock to satisfy any future exercises of such options or warrants or conversion of such notes or other securities. In connection with the foregoing, Trident will promptly following receipt of notice that a holder desires to exercise any such options, warrants or similar security or convert such note or other security, in each case of the type described in this Section 5.4 notify, in writing, Fountain so that it may comply with the terms of this Section 5.4; provided, that Fountain shall not have any additional Liability beyond the obligation to deliver shares as set forth in this Section 5.4 for failing to deliver such shares of Fountain Common Stock in the time period described in the foregoing sentence if such failure and delay was the result of untimely notification by Trident. Fountain hereby Assumes the obligations set forth in this Section 5.4.

Section 5.5. Removal of Trident Designations. Without undue delay after the Fountain Distribution Date, but in any event not later than within 180 days after the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain shall and shall cause the applicable members of the Fountain Group to execute and file in the relevant offices such amended organizational documents so that any reference to “Trident” shall be eliminated from the corporate names of members of the Fountain Group and shall as soon as practicable thereafter pursue such name changes until effective.

Section 5.6. Asbestos Agreements. As promptly as practical after the date hereof, the Parties shall (a) negotiate in good faith, execute and enter into those agreements set forth in Schedule 5.6(a) and (b) take those actions set forth in Schedule 5.6(b).

ARTICLE VI

EMPLOYEE MATTERS

Section 6.1. Stock Options.

(a) Fountain Options.

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outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution, whether vested or unvested, other than any Trident Option subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(c) below, shall, as of 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Fountain Distribution Date, be converted into an option to acquire Fountain Common Stock (a “Fountain Option”) in accordance with the succeeding paragraphs of this Section 6.1(a).

(ii) The number of shares subject to the Fountain Option shall equal the number of shares of Trident Common Stock subject to the Trident Option multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the last per share trading price of Trident Common Stock with due bills on the NYSE in the last trade on the NYSE immediately prior to the Distribution (the “Closing Trident Stock Price”) and the denominator of which is the last per share trading price of Fountain Common Stock when-issued in the last trade on the NYSE immediately prior to the Distribution or in the absence of a “when issued” trading market for Fountain Common Stock, the closing price of Patriot Common Stock (as defined in the Merger Agreement) on the last trading day prior to the Distribution (the “Pre-Distribution Fountain Stock Price”), with the resulting number of shares subject to the Fountain Option being rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(iii) The per share exercise price of the Fountain Option (the “Adjusted Fountain Exercise Price”) shall be equal to the product of (A) the original exercise price of the Trident Option multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Pre-Distribution Fountain Stock Price and the denominator of which shall be the Closing Trident Stock Price, which product shall be rounded up to the nearest hundredth of a cent (four decimal places).

(iv) Prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall (A) cause Fountain to adopt the Fountain 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “2012 Fountain Stock and Incentive Plan”), effective as of 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Fountain Distribution Date, (B) ensure or cause Fountain to ensure that the shares issuable under such plan have been registered on Form S-8 (or successor form) promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act and (C) approve, as the sole stockholder, the adoption of the 2012 Fountain Stock and Incentive Plan. The 2012 Fountain Stock and Incentive Plan shall be in the form as agreed by the Parties no later than 90 days after the date of this Agreement, provided that in preparing such plan Patriot will consult reasonably with Trident and such Stock and Incentive Plan shall be consistent with the terms of this Agreement and further provided, that if the Parties are unable to agree on the form of such Stock and Incentive Plan, then such plan will be based on Patriot’s 2008 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, to the extent permissible under the terms of any current applicable award.

(b) Trident Options.

(i) On behalf of all Trident Employees who hold Trident Options prior to the Distribution, Trident shall take all actions necessary such that each Trident Option which is outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution, whether vested or unvested, other than any Trident Option subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(c) below, shall, as of 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Fountain Distribution Date, be adjusted such

 

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that the number of shares subject to each Option and the per-share exercise price reflect the impact of the Distribution in accordance with the succeeding paragraphs of this Section 6.1(b).

(ii) The adjusted number of shares subject to the Trident Option shall equal the original number of shares of Trident Common Stock subject to the Trident Option multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Closing Trident Stock Price, and the denominator of which is the last per share trading price of Trident Common Stock when-issued in the last trade immediately prior to the Distribution (the “Pre-Distribution Trident Stock Price”), with the resulting number of shares subject to the Trident Option being rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(iii) The per share exercise price of the Trident Option (the “Adjusted Trident Exercise Price”) shall be equal to the product of (A) the original exercise price of the Trident Option multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Pre-Distribution Trident Stock Price and the denominator of which is the Closing Trident Stock Price, which product shall be rounded up to the nearest hundredth of a cent (four decimal places).

(c) Trident Options for Trident Corporate Employees.

(i) Notwithstanding Sections 6.1(a) and (b), for all Trident Options granted prior to October 12, 2011 to, and held by, the employees listed in Schedule 6.1(c) and for all Trident Options held by non-employee directors of Trident on the Fountain Distribution Date (“Trident Directors”), Trident shall take all actions necessary such that each such Trident Option which is outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution, whether vested or unvested, shall, as of 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Fountain Distribution Date, (A) be converted into options to separately acquire shares of Fountain Common Stock and Trident Common Stock and, if the Athens Distribution Date occurs simultaneously, Athens NA Common Stock, and (B) be adjusted such that the number of shares subject to the option and the per-share exercise price reflect the impact of the Distribution in accordance with the succeeding paragraphs of this Section 6.1(c), except to the extent expressly provided to the contrary in a written agreement with the holder of such Trident Options, in which case such options shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of such individual agreement.

(ii) The adjusted number of shares subject to each option to acquire Trident Common Stock shall equal the original number of shares of Trident Common Stock subject to the Trident Option multiplied by a fraction obtained by dividing (x) the Closing Trident Stock Price minus the original exercise price for such Trident Option, by (y) the sum of (A) the Pre-Distribution Trident Stock Price minus the Adjusted Trident Exercise Price plus (B) the Distribution Ratio times the result obtained by subtracting the Adjusted Fountain Exercise Price from the Pre-Distribution Fountain Stock Price and, if the Athens Distribution Date occurs simultaneously, plus (C) one half of the result obtained by subtracting the Adjusted Athens Exercise Price (as defined in the Athens NA Agreement) from the last per share trading price of Athens NA Common Stock when-issued in the last trade on the NYSE immediately prior to the Distribution (the “Pre-Distribution

 

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Athens NA Stock Price”), with the resulting number of shares rounded down to the nearest whole share. The per-share exercise price of each such option to acquire Trident Common Stock shall be the Adjusted Trident Exercise Price.

(iii) The adjusted number of shares subject to each option to acquire Fountain Common Stock shall be equal to the Distribution Ratio times the number of shares of Trident Common Stock determined as set forth in Section 6.1(c)(ii) above, with the resulting number of shares rounded down to the nearest whole share. The per-share exercise price of each such option to acquire Fountain Common Stock shall be the Adjusted Fountain Exercise Price.

(iv) If the Athens Distribution occurs simultaneously, the adjusted number of shares subject to each option to acquire Athens NA Common Stock shall be equal to one half of the number of shares of Trident Common Stock determined as set forth in Section 6.1(c)(ii) above, with the resulting number of shares rounded down to the nearest whole share. The per-share exercise price of each such option to acquire Athens NA Common Stock shall be the Adjusted Athens Exercise Price.

(d) Former Employees and Former Trident Directors.

(i) Trident Options held by Former Trident Employees and Former Fountain Employees shall be treated in the same manner as described in Section 6.1(c) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a written agreement between a Party (or any of their Affiliates or Subsidiaries) and the holder of any such Trident Options prior to the Fountain Distribution Date expressly provides for contrary treatment, such options shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of such individual agreement.

(ii) Trident Options held by individuals who formerly served as Trident Directors and on and after the Fountain Distribution Date are not serving as Trident Directors shall be treated in the same manner as described in Section 6.1(c) above, except to the extent expressly provided to the contrary in a written agreement with the holder of such Trident Options, in which case such options shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of such individual agreement.

(e) Adjustments to Equity Awards in Connection With The Distribution. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Trident shall have the authority to make any appropriate adjustments necessary to satisfy the requirements of U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.424-1 and Section 1.409A-1 for each option award (without regard to whether such options would otherwise be subject to such regulation) in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the governing plan.

(f) Settlement of Options. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and any other agreement made by the Parties from time to time, upon the exercise of any Trident Options or Fountain Options, each of Trident and Fountain, respectively, shall be solely responsible to issue shares in settlement of such options without reimbursement, recourse or other compensation from any other Party; provided, however, that if a Party resolves to amend the vesting schedule and/or exercise period of an employee or former employee’s Trident Options or

 

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Fountain Options, as the case may be, then (i) the Party that requested such amendment shall reimburse the Party that made such amendment for any increased compensation or other costs incurred by the amending Party (determined in accordance with the amending Party’s normal practices) in connection with such amendment, and (ii) the amending Party shall make any required changes to implement such requested amendment; provided, further, however, that the foregoing proviso shall in no event apply to any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of Fountain.

Section 6.2. Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units and Deferred Stock Units.

(a) Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units and Deferred Stock Units.

(i) Restricted Stock Units Granted Prior to October 12, 2011. Each Trident Restricted Stock Unit award granted prior to October 12, 2011 that is outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution shall be converted so that immediately after the Fountain Distribution Date, the holder has, in addition to the original Trident Restricted Stock Unit award, an additional award of Fountain Restricted Stock Units and, if the Athens Distribution Date occurs simultaneously, Athens Restricted Stock Units (as defined in the Athens NA Agreement). The number of additional Fountain Restricted Stock Units and Athens Restricted Stock Units awarded shall be determined pursuant to Section 4.1 as if the Restricted Stock Units award represented actual shares of Trident Common Stock and such Fountain Restricted Stock Units shall generally have the same terms and conditions (including vesting schedule) associated with the original Trident Restricted Stock Units.

(ii) Restricted Stock Units Granted on or After October 12, 2011. Each Trident Restricted Stock Unit award granted on or after October 12, 2011 that is outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution shall be converted as of 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Fountain Distribution Date into Restricted Stock Units as follows:

(A) On behalf of all Fountain Employees who hold such Restricted Stock Units, Trident shall convert such units into Restricted Stock Units payable solely in Fountain shares which shall generally have the same terms and conditions (including vesting schedule) associated with such original Trident Restricted Stock Unit award. The number of Fountain Restricted Stock Units shall equal the number of outstanding Trident Restricted Stock Units as of the Fountain Distribution Date, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Closing Trident Stock Price and the denominator of which is the Pre-Distribution Fountain Stock Price, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of units with a cash payment to be made by Fountain for any fractional units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the cash payment at such time would cause a Fountain Employee to be subject to the additional taxes of Code Section 409A, then the cash payment shall be made at the time the Fountain Restricted Stock Units are otherwise payable in accordance with the terms of the governing award agreement.

 

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(B) On behalf of all Trident Employees who hold such Restricted Stock Units, Trident shall convert such Units into Restricted Stock Units payable solely in Trident shares which shall generally have the same terms and conditions (including vesting schedule) associated with such original Trident Restricted Stock Unit award. The number of adjusted Trident Restricted Stock Units shall equal the original number of outstanding Trident Restricted Stock Units as of the Fountain Distribution Date, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Closing Trident Stock Price and the denominator of which is Pre-Distribution Trident Stock Price, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of units with a cash payment to be made by Trident for any fractional units.

(iii) Performance Share Units.

(A) Each Performance Share Unit award that is outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution (as adjusted to reflect the number of such units then outstanding based on an adjusted performance period that ends no earlier than the last day of Trident’s 2012 fiscal third quarter) shall be converted in the exact same manner and at the same time that Restricted Stock Units granted on or after October 12, 2011 are converted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(ii) above; provided, however, that each Performance Share Unit award that is held by an employee listed in Schedule 6.1(c) and is outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution (as adjusted to reflect the number of such units then outstanding based on an adjusted performance period that ends no earlier than the last day of Trident’s 2012 fiscal third quarter) shall be converted into Trident Restricted Share Units, Fountain Restricted Share Units and Athens Restricted Share Units as if such awards were Restricted Stock Unit awards converted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(i).

(B) The Parties shall take all necessary actions to provide that the terms and conditions of such converted Performance Share Unit awards shall be modified to provide that the converted Performance Share Unit awards shall be payable at the end of the original three-year vesting period without regard to the originally established performance period, provided that the employee remains continuously employed with Trident or Fountain, respectively, through such date (subject to any acceleration of vesting as provided for in the original applicable Performance Share Unit award agreement).

(iv) Deferred Stock Units. Each Deferred Stock Unit that is outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution and which is held by a Trident Employee listed in Schedule 6.1(c) or by a Trident Director shall be adjusted such that the number of Deferred Stock Units reflects the impact of the Distribution as set forth in Section 6.2(a)(ii)(B); provided that fractional shares will continue to be maintained until the payment of the unit is made. Such converted awards shall remain subject to the terms and conditions in effect with respect to the award immediately preceding the Fountain Distribution Date.

 

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(b) Grant and Settlement of Awards. Trident shall assure that each Trident Stock Option, Restricted Stock Unit and Performance Share Unit is converted into Fountain awards as set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2. All such converted awards will be issued under the 2012 Fountain Stock and Incentive Plan and Trident shall take all commercially reasonable actions to revise award agreements issued with respect to any such converted award to ensure that the terms and conditions of the Fountain awards are substantially similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Trident awards, except as specifically provided herein. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and any other agreement in force between the Parties from time to time, upon the vesting or payment of any such award, each of Trident and Fountain shall be solely responsible to issue its shares in settlement of the respective awards payable in its shares without reimbursement, recourse or other compensation from any other Party.

Section 6.3. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans.

(a) Fountain Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans.

(i) Effective as of the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain (or any one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) shall be the sponsor of, and be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities under, the Fountain Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans listed in Schedule 6.3(a). Effective as of the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain (or any one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) also shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities with respect to nonqualified deferred compensation plan benefits for Fountain Employees and Former Fountain Employees under the Trident Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan and Trident Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Fountain Deferred Compensation Liabilities”). To the extent necessary to effectuate Fountain’s assumption of the Fountain Deferred Compensation Liabilities, Fountain (or any one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), shall establish as of the Fountain Distribution Date one or more nonqualified deferred compensation plans which shall contain terms that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the Trident Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan and Trident Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan as in effect prior to the Fountain Distribution Date (subject to such amendments as necessary to comply with Code Section 409A) and the Fountain Deferred Compensation Liabilities under the Trident Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan and Trident Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan as of the Fountain Distribution Date shall be transferred to such plans.

(ii) All elections by Fountain Employees, and Former Fountain Employees that were in effect under the terms of the applicable Fountain Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans immediately prior to the Fountain Distribution Date shall continue in effect from and after the Fountain Distribution Date until a new election that by its terms supersedes the prior election is made by such Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employee in accordance with the terms of the applicable Fountain Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan and consistent with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable.

 

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(iii) As of the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of the Fountain Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans including, but not limited to, the adjudication of claims filed by Fountain Employees or Former Fountain Employees under the Trident Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan and Trident Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan before the Fountain Distribution Date; provided that (A) the claim relates to a Fountain Deferred Compensation Liability that has been transferred to the applicable Fountain Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan; (B) the claim has not been finally adjudicated by Trident on the day immediately preceding the Fountain Distribution Date; and (C) under the applicable claims procedure Fountain plan administrator or other authorized person or committee will have at least a sixty (60) day period after the Fountain Distribution Date to respond to such claim. Trident shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any claim that satisfies subsections (A) and (B) but not (C); provided, however, that if Trident’s response to such claim does not finally adjudicate the claim, Trident shall upon sending its response to the claimant immediately transfer administration of such claim to Fountain for final adjudication.

(iv) Payments to Fountain Employees and Former Fountain Employees under the Fountain Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans shall be made by Fountain or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates as determined in the sole discretion of Fountain.

(b) Trident Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans.

(i) Effective as of the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident (or any one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities under the Trident Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans and all Liabilities with respect to nonqualified deferred compensation plan benefits for Trident Employees and Former Trident Employees under the Trident Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan and Trident Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Trident Deferred Compensation Liabilities”).

(ii) Payments to Trident Employees and Former Trident Employees under the Trident Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans shall be made by Trident or one of its Affiliates as determined in the sole discretion of Trident.

(c) Continued Employment. Consistent with Code Section 409A, Trident and Fountain agree that Fountain Employees who participate in the Trident Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans immediately prior to the Fountain Distribution Date and who participate in the Fountain Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans immediately following the Fountain Distribution Date, shall not experience a termination of employment or separation from service as a result of the transactions contemplated herein.

Section 6.4. Pension Plans.

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(i) As of the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain shall Assume sponsorship of and be solely responsible for the management and administration of, and except as otherwise provided below, be responsible for all Assets and Liabilities under the pension plans listed in Schedule 6.4(a) (with such plans to be solely Fountain’s responsibility referred to as the “Fountain Pension Plans”).

(ii) For Fountain Pension Plans that are intended to be tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans under Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Code (the “Fountain US Pension Plans”):

(A) Effective no later than the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall cause the sponsor of such plans to take all such actions necessary to transfer the sponsorship of such plans to Fountain, and Fountain shall take all such actions necessary to (i) become the plan sponsor of the Fountain US Pension Plans and (ii) establish a new trust or trusts designed to be tax-exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code and hold the assets of the Fountain US Pension Plans (the “Fountain Master Trust”).

(B) Effective no later than the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall cause at least 90% of the Assets of the Trident International Master Retirement Trust attributable to the Fountain US Pension Plans (using values as of January 1, 2012) to be transferred to the Fountain Master Trust in accordance with all applicable Laws. The Assets to be transferred will be in the form of cash or other property, as Trident and Fountain shall mutually agree prior to such transfer; and shall cause the balance of the Trident International Master Retirement Trust Assets attributable to such Fountain US Pension Plans to be transferred to the Fountain Master Trust within 120 days of the Fountain Distribution Date.

(C) Fountain and Trident acknowledge and agree that such transfer of Assets and Liabilities will comply with Sections 401(a)(12), 414(l) and 411(d)(6) of the Code and the regulations thereunder and that the value of the Assets to be transferred as determined under Section 414(l) of the Code and the regulations thereunder shall be adjusted from the period between January 1, 2012 and the transfer date to reflect (i) the investment experience under the Trident International Master Retirement Trust using the assumptions and methodology which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would have used under Section 4044 of ERISA, (ii) the Fountain Pension Plan’s allocable share of expenses and (iii) the Fountain Pension Plan’s benefit distributions.

(D) The Fountain US Pension Plans will continue to participate in the Trident International Master Retirement Trust with respect to the assets not transferred as of the Fountain Distribution Date subject to Trident’s direction of the investment of the assets of the Trident International Master Retirement Trust without distinction as to any particular participating plan for a transition period not exceeding 120 days following the Fountain Distribution Date and Trident will cause the Trident International Master Retirement Trust to be amended to provide for such continued participation.

 

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(iii) Following the Fountain Distribution Date, eligible participants shall accrue benefits (to the extent that such Fountain Pension Plans are not frozen) and receive service credit, as applicable, under the Fountain Pension Plans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant Fountain Pension Plan; provided, however, that the foregoing shall in no way alter any right of Fountain, subsequent to the Fountain Distribution Date, to amend or terminate any of the Fountain Pension Plans in accordance with their terms and applicable Law. Fountain and Trident shall reasonably cooperate with each other in order to facilitate the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.4.

(iv) As of the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of claims filed under a Fountain Pension Plan including, but not limited to, claims filed before the Fountain Distribution Date under such plans as in effect on the date such claim was filed; provided that (A) the claim relates to Assets or Liabilities assumed by Fountain under Section 6.4(a)(i); (B) the claim has not been finally adjudicated by Trident on the day immediately preceding the Fountain Distribution Date; and (C) under the applicable claims procedure, Fountain’s plan administrator or other authorized person or committee will have at least a sixty (60) day period after the Fountain Distribution Date to respond to such claim. Trident shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any claim that satisfies subsections (A) and (B) but not (C); provided, however, that if Trident’s response to such claim does not finally adjudicate the claim, Trident shall immediately transfer administration of such claim to Fountain for final adjudication upon sending its response to the claimant.

(v) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, (i) Fountain and the Fountain Pension Plans shall indemnify and hold harmless Trident and the Trident Retained Pension Plans (and each of their respective affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities in respect of the participants in the Fountain Pension Plans relating to the provision of pension benefits pursuant to the Fountain Pension Plans and (ii) Trident and the Trident Retained Pension Plans shall indemnify and hold harmless Fountain and the Fountain Pension Plans (and each of their respective affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities in respect of the participants in the Trident Retained Pension Plans relating to the provision of pension benefits pursuant to the Trident Retained Pension Plans.

(b) Trident Retained Pension Plans.

(i) Following the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall retain sponsorship of, and sole responsibility for all Assets and Liabilities under the pension plans listed in Schedule 6.4(b) (the “Trident Retained Pension Plans”), and Fountain shall have no obligation with respect thereto.

(ii) Effective no later than the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall amend the TGL Union Pension Plan Part XIII to provide that, each Fountain Employee whose terms and conditions of employment are covered by a collective bargaining agreement with The Crosby-Ashton Employees’ Union, Unit of Amalgamated Local 1596 UAW, shall be treated as fully vested under such pension plan. Trident shall not be obligated to

 

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amend the TGL Union Pension Plan Part XIII if such amendment would otherwise subject Trident to additional bargaining with The Crosby-Ashton Employees’ Union, Unit of Amalgamated Local 1596 UAW. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement that permits a Party to amend its benefit plans, Trident shall not be permitted to amend the TGL Union Pension Plan Part XIII to cease providing such service credit.

(c) Following the Fountain Distribution Date, eligible participants in the Trident Retained Pension Plans shall continue to accrue benefits (to the extent that such Trident Retained Pension Plans are not frozen) and receive service credit, as applicable under the Trident Retained Pension Plans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant Trident Retained Pension Plan. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall alter in any way the right of Trident, subsequent to the Fountain Distribution Date, to amend or terminate any Trident Retained Pension Plan in accordance with its terms and applicable Law.

(d) Adjustments. If, during the period from the Fountain Distribution Date through the transfer date, the Parties determine that adjustments are appropriate with respect to the data that was used to calculate pension plan Liabilities under Section 4044 of ERISA for the purposes of effecting the transfer of Assets and Liabilities described in subparagraphs (a)(ii)(B) and (C) of this Section 6.4 with respect to the Fountain US Pension Plans, then the Parties agree to cooperate to conform the net difference in Assets transferred or retained attributable to such data adjustments and to cause additional Assets reflecting such net difference to be transferred between the relevant master trusts as soon as practicable after December 31, 2013. Any such additional Assets shall be adjusted from the period between January 1, 2012 and the transfer date to reflect the investment experience under the Fountain Master Trust or Trident International Master Retirement Trust, as applicable, using the assumptions and methodology which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would have used under Section 4044 of ERISA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Assets shall be transferred between the relevant master trusts of the Parties unless the Parties determine that the net result of all such data adjustments is that the Fountain Master Trust or Trident International Master Retirement Trust should have received or retained at least $250,000 of additional Assets (as of January 1, 2012). Any such data adjustments must be communicated to the other relevant Parties in writing on or before December 31, 2013 in order to be considered in determining whether an additional Asset transfer is to be made pursuant to this paragraph (c). The impact of such adjustments on the Liabilities shall be determined for purposes of this paragraph (c) using the same actuarial assumptions and methods used in originally determining such Liabilities.

Section 6.5. Retirement Savings Plans.

(a) Fountain Savings Plans.

(i) As of the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain shall Assume sponsorship of, and be solely responsible for (except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.5(a) below), the management and administration of all Assets and Liabilities under the Fountain Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (the “Fountain RSIP”), and any defined contribution retirement plans listed in Schedule 6.5(a) (collectively, “Fountain Savings Plans”). On or shortly after the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall cause the value of Assets of the Trident International Management Company Defined

 

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Contribution Plans Master Trust attributable to the Fountain RSIP to be transferred to a trust or trusts created for the Fountain Savings Plans in the United States in a “transfer of assets or liabilities” in accordance with Section 414(l) of the Code and Section 208 of ERISA and the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Assets to be transferred will be in the form of cash or other property, as Trident and Fountain shall mutually agree prior to such transfer.

(ii) Effective as of the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall cause the sponsor(s) of the Fountain Savings Plans to take all such actions necessary to transfer the sponsorship of such plans to Fountain and Fountain shall take all such actions necessary to become the plan sponsor and establish a new trust or trusts for the Fountain Savings Plans in the United States designed to be tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code and hold the assets of the Fountain Savings Plans.

(iii) As of the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of claims filed by Fountain Employees or Former Fountain Employees under a Fountain Savings Plan including, but not limited to, claims filed before the Fountain Distribution Date under such plans as in effect on the date such claim was filed provided that (A) the claim relates to Assets or Liabilities assumed by Fountain under this Section 6.5(a); (B) the claim has not been finally adjudicated by Trident on the day immediately preceding the Fountain Distribution Date; and (C) under the applicable claims procedure, Fountain plan administrator or other authorized person or committee will have at least a sixty (60) day period after the Fountain Distribution Date to respond to such claim. Trident shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any claim that satisfies subsections (A) and (B) but not (C); provided, however, that if Trident’s response to such claim does not finally adjudicate the claim, Trident shall immediately transfer administration of such claim to Fountain for final adjudication upon sending its response to the claimant.

(iv) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall alter in any way the right of Fountain, subsequent to the Fountain Distribution Date, to amend or terminate any of the Fountain Savings Plans in accordance with its terms and applicable Law.

(v) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, (A) Fountain and the Fountain Saving Plans shall indemnify and hold harmless Trident and the Trident Retained Savings Plans (and each of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities in respect of the participants in the Fountain Saving Plans relating to the provision of benefits pursuant to the Fountain Saving Plans and (B) Trident and the Trident Retained Savings Plans shall indemnify and hold harmless Fountain and the Fountain Savings Plans (and each of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities in respect of the participants in the Trident Retained Savings Plans relating to the provision of benefits pursuant to the Trident Retained Savings Plans.

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to the Fountain Distribution Date and Liabilities under the Trident International Retirement Savings and Investment Plan and the Trident International Retirement Savings and Investment Plan VI, except to the extent such obligations were transferred to the Fountain RSIP as of the Fountain Distribution Date, any defined contribution retirement plans listed in Schedule 6.5(b), and any other savings plans in the United States or any other country covering Trident Employees or Former Trident Employees, other than those listed in Schedule 6.5(a) and specifically identified as Fountain Savings Plans (collectively, the “Trident Retained Savings Plans”). Eligible Trident participants shall continue accruing benefits under the Trident Retained Savings Plans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Trident Retained Savings Plans. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall alter in any way the right of Trident, subsequent to the Fountain Distribution Date, to amend or terminate the Trident Retained Savings Plan in accordance with its terms and applicable Law.

Section 6.6. Retiree Medical Benefits. Following the Fountain Distribution Date: (a) Trident shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of and satisfaction of all retiree medical and retiree insurance obligations with respect to the plans identified in Schedule 6.6(a) (the “Trident Retiree Medical Plans”); and (b) except as otherwise provided below, Fountain shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of and satisfaction of all retiree medical and retiree insurance obligations with respect to the plans identified in Schedule 6.6(b) (the “Fountain Retiree Medical Plans”). The Parties agree that each Party and the retiree medical plans described above for which it is responsible (and each of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) shall indemnify and hold harmless each other Party and the retiree medical plans for which they are responsible (and each of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities with respect to retiree medical and retiree insurance obligations under the retiree medical plans for which they are responsible. Except as provided below, Fountain shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any claims filed by a Former Fountain Employee before, on or after the Fountain Distribution Date under a Trident Retiree Medical Plan, or Fountain Retiree Medical Plan. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, Trident shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any claim under a Trident Retiree Medical Plan, or Fountain Retiree Medical Plan that (A) was filed before the Fountain Distribution Date; (B) has not been finally adjudicated by Trident on the day immediately preceding the Fountain Distribution Date; and (C) under the applicable claims procedure, Trident’s plan administrator or other authorized person or committee will have a less than sixty (60) day period after the Fountain Distribution Date to respond to such claim. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if Trident’s response to such claim does not finally adjudicate the claim, Trident shall immediately upon sending its response to the claimant transfer administration of such claim to Fountain for final adjudication.

Section 6.7. Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans.

(a) Health Plans.

(i) Trident shall cause Fountain to establish the Fountain Health Plans (including the Fountain Retiree Medical Plans) effective no later than the Fountain Distribution Date and, correspondingly, Fountain Employees and their dependents shall cease participating in the Trident Health Plans on the dates the new plans are established

 

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and effective. The newly established Fountain Health Plans shall be substantially similar to the Trident Health Plans. After the Fountain Distribution Date (except as otherwise provided below): (A) Fountain shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of the Fountain Health Plans and solely responsible for the payment of all employer-related costs in establishing and maintaining the Fountain Health Plans, and for the collection and remittance of participant contributions and premiums and shall establish and appoint a plan administrator and a HIPAA privacy official, and shall establish a claims and appeals process with its claims administrator(s), and (B) Trident shall retain sole responsibility for all Liabilities under the Trident Health Plans and sole responsibility for the payment of all employer-related costs in maintaining the Trident Health Plans, and for the collection and remittance of participant contributions and premiums.

(ii) Except as provided below, Fountain shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any claims filed by a Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employee (or any dependent thereof) before, on or after the Fountain Distribution Date under a Trident Health Plan or Fountain Health Plan. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, Trident shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any claims filed by a Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employee (or any dependent thereof) under a Trident Health Plan or Fountain Health Plan before the Fountain Distribution Date that (A) has not been finally adjudicated by Trident on the day immediately preceding the Fountain Distribution Date; and (B) under the applicable claims procedure, Trident’s plan administrator or other authorized person or committee will have a less than sixty (60) day period after the Fountain Distribution Date to respond to such claim. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if Trident’s response to such claim does not finally adjudicate the claim, Trident shall immediately upon sending its response to the claimant transfer administration of such claim to Fountain for final adjudication.

(iii) Any determination made or settlements entered into by Trident prior to the Fountain Distribution Date with respect to claims incurred under the Trident Health Plans by Fountain Employees and Former Fountain Employees (or any dependent thereof) shall be final and binding on Fountain and Trident, as the case may be. On and after the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain shall retain financial and administrative (“run-out”) Liability and all related obligations and responsibilities for all claims incurred by Fountain Employees and Former Fountain Employees (or any dependent thereof) while Fountain Employees and Former Fountain Employees are participants in the Trident Health Plans, including any claims that were administered by Trident as of, on, or after the Fountain Distribution Date and in a manner consistent with Section 6.7(a)(ii), except to the extent that Trident retains the obligation and responsibility to adjudicate claims pursuant to clause (ii) above. Any such run-out Liability and all related claims, charges, and expenses shall be settled in a manner consistent with past practices and policies, including an interim accounting and a final accounting between Trident and Fountain. As of the Fountain Distribution Date, the reserve included in Trident’s financial statements for “Incurred But Not Reported” medical and dental expenses attributable to Fountain Employees and Former Fountain Employees shall be transferred to Fountain.

 

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(iv) As of the date that the Fountain Health Plans are established, any COBRA Liabilities attributable to any Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employees (or a qualified beneficiary, as such term is defined under COBRA, of such individuals) that were originally obligations under the Trident Health Plans shall become a Fountain Liability. Effective as of the date Fountain Employees cease participating in the Trident Health Plans, Fountain shall be solely responsible for compliance with the health care continuation coverage requirements of COBRA and the Fountain Health Plans for Fountain Employees, Former Fountain Employees and their qualified beneficiaries regardless as to whether such obligation arose under the Trident Health Plans or the Fountain Health Plans.

(v) The Fountain Health Plan shall provide that each eligible Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employee, as applicable, will receive credit in 2012 for any co-payments and deductibles paid under a Trident Health Plan prior to the Fountain Distribution Date in satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under the Fountain Health Plan. The Fountain Health Plan shall each also provide that it shall cover any pre-existing conditions that are covered under the Trident Health Plan. Additionally, the Fountain Health Plan shall also provide any other similar benefit in order to provide coverage that is substantially the same as the Trident Health Plan.

(b) Section 125 Plans. Effective as of the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain shall have established or caused to be established a Fountain Section 125 Plan and on and after that date Fountain shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of the Fountain Section 125 Plan and such plan shall remain in effect on and after the Fountain Distribution Date.

(c) Severance Plans. Trident shall cause Fountain to establish the Fountain Severance Plans, each effective as of the Fountain Distribution Date and each in substantially the same form(s) as the Trident Severance Plans as provided by Trident in the online data room in Folders 8.2.2.3, 8.2.2.4 and 8.2.2.5 as of the date of this Agreement (provided that Trident will, prior to establishing such Fountain Severance Plans, amend Section 3.02(b)(x) of the Trident Severance Plan in Folder 8.2.2.5 to be identical to Section 3.02(b)(x) of the Trident Severance Plan in Folder 8.2.2.3 and such amended plan shall serve as the form for the corresponding Fountain Severance Plan) and, correspondingly, Fountain Employees and Former Fountain Employees who are currently eligible to receive or are receiving severance payments shall cease participating in the Trident Severance Plans on the Fountain Distribution Date. After the Fountain Distribution Date: (i) Fountain shall be solely responsible for (x) the payment of all Liabilities under the Trident Severance Plans (as amended pursuant to the proviso above) or Fountain Severance Plans relating to Fountain Employees and Former Fountain Employees, (y) the management and administration of the Fountain Severance Plans and (z) the payment of all employer-related costs in establishing and maintaining the Fountain Severance Plans, and (ii) Trident shall retain sole responsibility for (w) all Liabilities under the Trident Severance Plans or Fountain Severance Plans relating to Trident Employees and Former Trident Employees, (x) all Liabilities for severance or termination pay or benefits under individual agreements entered into with any Trident Employee or Former Trident Employee prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, (y) the management and administration of the Trident Severance Plans and (z) the payment of all employer-related costs in maintaining the Trident Severance Plans. In no event shall an

 

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employee or former employee receive a duplication of severance benefits. Except as provided below, Fountain shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any claims filed by a Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employee before, on or after the Fountain Distribution Date under a Trident Severance Plan. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, Trident shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any claim filed by a Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employee under a Trident Severance Plan before the Fountain Distribution Date that (A) has not been finally adjudicated by Trident on the day immediately preceding the Fountain Distribution Date; and (B) under the applicable claims procedure, Trident’s plan administrator or other authorized person or committee will have a less than sixty (60) day period after the Fountain Distribution Date to respond to such claim. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if Trident’s response to such claim does not finally adjudicate the claim, Trident shall immediately upon sending its response to the claimant transfer administration of such claim to Fountain for final adjudication.

(d) Disability Plans. Trident shall cause Fountain to establish the Fountain Disability Plans effective no later than the Fountain Distribution Date and, correspondingly, except as provided below, Fountain Employees shall cease participating in the Trident Disability Plans on the dates the new plans are established and shall begin participating in the Fountain Disability Plans. The newly established Fountain Disability Plans shall be substantially similar to the Trident Disability Plans. After the Fountain Distribution Date: (i) Fountain shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of the Fountain Disability Plans and solely responsible for the payment of all employer-related costs in establishing and maintaining the Fountain Disability Plans, and (ii) Trident shall retain sole responsibility for all disability Liabilities that are subject to insurance under the Trident Disability Plans for disabilities incurred prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, including but not limited to those incurred by a Fountain Employee whose disability occurred prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, and shall be solely responsible for the payment of all employer-related costs in maintaining the Trident Disability Plans.

(e) Group Insurance Plans. Trident shall cause Fountain to establish the Fountain Group Insurance Plans, effective no later than the Fountain Distribution Date and, correspondingly, except as provided below, Fountain Employees shall cease participating in the Trident Group Insurance Plans on the dates the new plans are established and shall begin participating in the Fountain Group Insurance Plans. The newly established Fountain Group Insurance Plans shall be substantially similar to the Trident Group Insurance Plans. After the Fountain Distribution Date: (i) Fountain shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of the Fountain Group Insurance Plans and solely responsible for the payment of all employer-related costs in establishing and maintaining the Fountain Group Insurance Plans, and (ii) Trident shall retain sole responsibility for all Liabilities for claims incurred prior to the Fountain Distribution Date under the Trident Group Insurance Plans and shall be solely responsible for the payment of all employer-related costs in maintaining the Trident Group Insurance Plans.

(f) Fringe Benefits. Effective as of the Fountain Distribution Date, each of Trident and Fountain shall be responsible for establishing (as necessary) and maintaining its own fringe benefit plans, policies and arrangements, including any employee assistance program, educational assistance program, adoption assistance program and any other fringe benefit plans,

 

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programs and arrangements (which Fountain fringe benefit plans, policies and arrangements shall be substantially similar to the Trident fringe benefit plans, policies and arrangements). Fountain shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of and assume financial and administrative Liability and all related obligations and responsibilities with respect to claims for such fringe benefits incurred by Fountain and Former Fountain Employees (but not paid by Trident) prior to, on or after the Fountain Distribution Date; and Trident shall retain financial and administrative Liability and all related obligations and responsibilities with respect to claims for such fringe benefits incurred by Trident Employees and Former Trident Employees prior to, on or after the Fountain Distribution Date.

(g) Paid Time Off and Payroll. Effective as of the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident and Fountain shall establish or retain its own paid time off policy (which Fountain paid time off policy shall be substantially similar to the Trident paid time off policy) and (i) any earned but unused paid time off (including vacation pay) that a Fountain Employee is entitled to as of the Fountain Distribution Date will be credited to the Fountain Employee under the Fountain paid time off policy and provided in accordance with that policy; and (ii) any earned but unused paid time off (including vacation pay) that a Trident Employee is entitled to as of the Fountain Distribution Date will be continued by the Trident paid time off policy and provided in accordance with that policy. On and after the Fountain Distribution Date, neither Trident nor Fountain shall have any liability for paid time off on behalf of another Party’s employees.

(h) Bonus Plans. With respect to any annual or multi-year bonus or incentive plan not otherwise described in this Agreement, Patriot and Fountain (or their applicable Affiliate or Subsidiary) shall be responsible for all Liabilities and fully perform, pay and discharge all bonus obligations that become due after the Fountain Distribution Date relating to such plan(s) for Fountain Employees and Former Fountain Employees, as applicable. Fountain shall cause (x) the amounts payable under such plan(s) in respect of the fiscal year in which the Fountain Distribution Date occurs to be no less than the amounts accrued on the financial statements of Fountain as of the Fountain Distribution Date, proportionately increased for a full fiscal year and (y) any Fountain Employee whose employment is terminated by Fountain without “cause” after the Fountain Distribution Date and before the date on which such bonuses are payable to receive an amount equal to no less than such Fountain Employee’s target bonus under the applicable plan.

Section 6.8. Cooperation and Administrative Provisions.

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties shall reasonably cooperate and work together to unify, consolidate and share (to the extent permissible under applicable privacy/data protection laws) all relevant documents, board resolutions, government filings, data, payroll and employment Information on regular timetables, make certain that each applicable entity’s data and records are correct and updated on a timely basis, and cooperate as needed with respect to (i) any litigation with respect to an employee benefit plan, compensation plan or other plan or arrangement contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) an audit of an employee benefit plan, compensation plan or other plan or arrangement contemplated by this Agreement by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor or any other Government Entity, (iii) seeking a determination letter, private letter ruling or advisory opinion from the Internal Revenue Service or Department or Labor on behalf of any employee benefit

 

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plan or arrangement contemplated by this Agreement, and (iv) any filings that are required to be made or supplemented to the Internal Revenue Service, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Department of Labor or any other Government Entity; provided, however, that requests for cooperation must be reasonable and not interfere with daily business operations.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties agree that they shall share all necessary data elements to administer the Trident and Fountain equity plans described in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 for a period of ten (10) years following the Fountain Distribution Date. This data shall be made available to their plan administrators in the formats that exist at the time of the distribution or in any other mutually agreeable format. Data shall be transmitted to these administrators via a mutually agreeable method of data transmission. Each Party also agrees to ensure that their plan administrator will make available all necessary data elements required now or in the future including but not limited to, exercise, lapse and tax data, in a timely fashion and to withhold appropriate taxes at the direction of the employer company of the individual for the time period covered under this provision.

(c) With respect to any employees on international assignment who are listed on Schedule 6.8(c) and who become Fountain Employees, (i) if such employees are repatriated to their home countries or initiate the process of repatriation prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall pay the costs of repatriation; and (ii) if such employees remain on international assignment through the Fountain Distribution Date, (A) Trident shall pay the cost of assignment up to the Fountain Distribution Date, as applicable (except that the tax obligation for the year of separation shall be prorated between Trident and Fountain as set forth in Schedule 6.8(c)), and (B) any costs related to repatriation initiated at some future date shall be the responsibility of Fountain.

(d) With respect to any Fountain Employee listed on Schedule 6.8(d) who is subject to a retention agreement, separation bonus agreement and/or eligible for a lump sum award and who transfers to Fountain prior to the Fountain Distribution Date and/or remains in employment with Fountain through any subsequent vesting date applicable to such agreement or award, Fountain shall recognize and assume the obligation of such agreement or award (the “Retention Letters”) and be responsible for the making of all payments and withholding of all taxes (including without limitation any employment taxes) associated with such Retention Letters. Trident shall promptly reimburse Fountain for any payments made by Fountain under the Retention Letters (including without limitation any lump sum salary adjustment payment). In addition, the Parties will consider in good faith the adoption of additional retention arrangements, subject to the agreement of Patriot, for which Patriot will pay the cost of any such arrangements.

(e) The Parties shall share, or cause to be shared, all Information on participants in the Fountain Plans and Trident Retained Plans that is necessary and appropriate for the efficient and accurate administration of the Fountain Plans and Trident Retained Plans, including (but not limited to) Information reasonably necessary to timely respond to claims for benefits made by participants and Information on expenses incurred by Fountain Plans prior to the Fountain Distribution Date so that Fountain may invoice and pay administrative expenses from their respective plan trusts as described in paragraph (g) below. The Parties and their respective authorized agents shall, subject to applicable laws of confidentiality and data

 

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protection and transfer, be given reasonable and timely access to, and may make copies of, all Information relating to the subjects of this Article VI to the extent necessary or appropriate for such administration. Each of the Parties agree, upon reasonable request, to provide financial, operational and other Information on each Fountain Plan and Trident Retained Plan, including (but not limited to) Information on a plan’s assets and liabilities, at a level of detail reasonably necessary and appropriate for the efficient and accurate administration of each of the Fountain Plans and Trident Retained Plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such Information described in this Section 6.8(e) cannot be reasonably obtained without additional cost, the Parties shall agree to reimburse each of the other Parties for all additional third-party costs and such other reasonable costs of obtaining the Information. To the extent that the Fountain Health Plans and the Trident Health Plans share protected health Information (“PHI”), the Fountain Health Plans and Trident Health Plans hereby agree to enter into appropriate business associate agreements to cover the sharing of PHI, as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).

(f) Fountain agrees to hold Trident harmless with respect to any Liabilities related to actions taken to establish the Fountain Plans (and related third party administrative agreements) prior to, on or after the Fountain Distribution Date, other than any such Liabilities resulting from the gross negligence or willful or reckless misconduct of any Trident Employee or Former Trident Employee (excluding any Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employee).

(g) To the extent not covered elsewhere in this Agreement, with respect to expenses and costs incurred on behalf of a Fountain Plan or Trident Retained Plan: (i) Fountain shall be responsible, through either direct payment or reimbursement to Trident for its allocable share of actual third party and/or vendor costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of any member of the Fountain Group or the Fountain Plans, and (ii) Trident shall be responsible, through either direct payment or reimbursement to Fountain for its allocable share of actual third party and/or vendor costs and expenses incurred by any member of the Trident Group or the Trident Retained Plans. An allocable share of any such costs and expenses will be determined in a manner consistent with the manner in which the allocable share of such costs and expenses was determined prior to the Fountain Distribution Date. The Parties agree to pay for any third-party costs associated partially or entirely with their respective employee benefit plans associated with this Distribution following the Fountain Distribution Date.

(h) To the extent not covered elsewhere in this Agreement, with respect to all employee benefit plans, policies, programs, payroll practices, and arrangements maintained outside of the United States, the Parties agree that they shall reasonably cooperate and work together to facilitate any transfer of employee benefit plans, policies, programs, payroll practices, and arrangements as necessary by the Fountain Distribution Date, but in any event no later than three (3) months following the Fountain Distribution Date and in accordance with applicable Law.

(i) With respect to multinational insurance pools that the Parties’ entities participate in, the respective multinational insurance pools will continue to maintain premium, claim and administrative charges for each participating Trident or Fountain entity within each such pool until the end of the policy year following the Fountain Distribution Date. At the end of such policy year, the multinational insurance pools shall be revised so that the Parties participate

 

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in separate pools (to the extent that a Party wishes to continue participating in an applicable pool). In addition, in the policy year accounting to be completed at the end of such policy year, (a) if a Trident or Fountain entity’s experience contributed a surplus to the overall pool experience, then that entity will be paid the appropriate dividend from the pool; (b) if a Trident or Fountain entity’s experience created a deficit for the overall pool, then that entity will not receive a dividend, and such deficit will be carried forward to the successor pools established for that entity for subsequent policy years (or if no successor pool is established and any Party incurs any expense with respect to such deficit, then the Party responsible for such deficit shall promptly reimburse the Party incurring such expense.

(j) To the extent not covered elsewhere in this Agreement, it is the intention of Trident and Fountain to provide herein that Fountain shall be responsible for the management and administration of all of its respective employee benefit plans on and after the Fountain Distribution including, but not limited to, the adjudication of claims pending on the Fountain Distribution Date that were filed by Fountain Employees or Former Fountain Employees under a Trident sponsored employee benefit plan. It is also the intention of Trident and Fountain that if Fountain’s plan administrator or any other authorized person or committee does not have at least a sixty (60) day period after the Fountain Distribution Date to respond to a claim, Trident will respond to the claim and, if such response is not a final adjudication of the claim, immediately transfer administration of such claim to Fountain. The Parties agree that they shall reasonably cooperate with each other and work together to facilitate the transfer of any documents, materials or information necessary or appropriate for the timely adjudication of any claim and to do so in a manner that is consistent with applicable Law.

(k) To the extent not otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Parties agree that if an amount in the nature of a recovery (including without limitation, a litigation recovery, subrogation recovery, premium or other fee or cost rebate, or demutualization proceeds) becomes payable as the result of the maintenance of an employee benefit plan covered by this Agreement and such recovery is attributable to events that occurred prior to the Distribution, then (i) to the extent that the recovery is payable with respect to the maintenance or management of the assets of a pre-Distribution master trust or other trust (a “Pre-Distribution Trust”) that was split into two or more trusts maintained by the Parties as a result of the Distribution, such recovery will be allocated to the appropriate post-Distribution trusts in the same proportion as was applicable to the Pre-Distribution Trust split; (ii) to the extent that the recovery is payable with respect to the maintenance or management of the assets of a Pre-Distribution Trust that was not split as a result of the Distribution, such recovery will be allocated solely to that trust and (iii) to the extent that a recovery is not covered by subclauses (i) or (ii) above, the Parties will reasonably cooperate with each other and, subject to any applicable fiduciary duties under ERISA or otherwise, determine a fair allocation of the recovery among the appropriate post-Distribution employee benefit plans, associated trusts and/or plan participants.

(l) To the extent not covered elsewhere in this Agreement, the Parties (and their Subsidiaries and Affiliates) are hereby authorized to implement the provisions of this Article VI, including by making appropriate adjustments to employee benefits provided for in this Agreement; provided that such adjustments are intended for administrative or recordkeeping purposes to retain the value of benefits provided in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Section 6.9. Approval of Plans; Terms of Participation by Employees in Plans.

(a) Approval of Plans. On or prior to the applicable Fountain Distribution Date, the Parties shall take all actions as may be necessary to approve the stock-based employee benefit plans of Fountain in order to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE.

(b) Non-Duplication of Benefits. The Fountain Plans and Trident Retained Plans shall not provide benefits that duplicate benefits provided to a participant by a corresponding Fountain Plan, or Trident Retained Plans. The Parties shall agree on methods and procedures, including amending the respective plan documents, to prevent Fountain Employees, Former Fountain Employees, Trident Employees, Former Trident Employees and any dependent or beneficiary thereof from receiving duplicate benefits from the Fountain Plans and Trident Retained Plans; provided that nothing shall prevent Fountain from unilaterally amending the Fountain Plans to avoid such duplication, and nothing shall prevent Trident from unilaterally amending the Trident Retained Plans to avoid such duplication.

(c) Service Credits under Plans. Except as may be specified in Schedule 6.9(c), service with any member of the Trident controlled group prior to the Fountain Distribution Date shall be credited under the Fountain Plans and Trident Retained Plans to the extent and for the express purposes set forth (including, as applicable and without limitation: eligibility, vesting, company match levels, subsidies, recognition of pre-existing credit and credit for amounts of co-pays, out-of-pocket maximums and deductibles, but not for benefit accrual purposes under pension plans) under the applicable Fountain Plan or Trident Retained Plan, except to the extent duplication of benefits would result; provided, however, that in the event an employee or former employee of one of the Parties (or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) becomes employed by one of the other Parties (or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) after December 31, 2012, such employee or former employee’s service with any member of the Trident controlled group prior to the Fountain Distribution Date need not be credited by the new employer except to the extent required by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any conflict between this paragraph (c) and the terms of any Fountain Plan or Trident Retained Plan, the express terms of such plan shall govern.

(d) Plan Elections. Except as may be specifically provided otherwise under this Agreement or applicable Law, all participant elections (including, without limitation, deferral elections, payment elections, beneficiary designations, qualified domestic relations orders, qualified medical child support orders and loan agreements) with respect to the participation of a Fountain Employee or Former Fountain Employee in a Trident employee benefit arrangement shall be transferred to and be in full force and effect under the corresponding and applicable Fountain Plan in accordance with the terms of each such applicable plan and to the extent permissible under such plan, until such elections are replaced or revoked by the employee who made such election.

(e) Amendment and Termination. No provision in this Agreement shall prohibit the Parties, subsequent to the Fountain Distribution Date, from amending or terminating the employee benefit plans, policies and programs described herein in accordance with the provisions of such plans, policies and programs and applicable Law.

 

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(f) Non-Termination of Employment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, no provision of this Agreement shall be construed to create any right, or accelerate entitlement, to any compensation or benefit whatsoever on the part of any Trident Employee, Fountain Employee or any former, present or future employee of the Trident Group, Fountain Group or any of their respective Affiliates under any Trident Plan or Fountain Plan, nor shall any such provision be construed as an amendment to any employee benefit plan or other employee compensatory or benefit arrangement. Furthermore, nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer upon any Trident Employee, Fountain Employee or any former, present or future employee of the Trident Group, Fountain Group or any of their respective Affiliates any right to continued employment, any recall or similar rights to an Employee on layoff or any type of approved leave, or to change the employment status of any Employee from “at will.”

Section 6.10. Tax Consequences. For Tax purposes, the Parties agree that the treatment of all of the equity compensation and deferred compensation arrangements set forth in this Article VI shall be treated in accordance with Section 6 of the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Section 6.11. International Regulatory Compliance. Trident shall have the authority to adjust the treatment otherwise described in this Article VI in order to ensure compliance with the applicable laws or regulations of countries outside the United States or to preserve the Tax benefits provided under local Tax law or regulation prior the Distribution.

Section 6.12. Alternate Procedure. The Parties hereby agree to follow the alternate procedure for United States employment tax withholding as provided in Section 5 of Rev. Proc. 2004-53, I.R.B. 2004-34. Accordingly, Trident and its Subsidiaries shall have no United States employment tax reporting responsibilities, and Fountain shall have full United States employment tax reporting responsibilities, for Fountain Employees and Former Fountain Employees following the close of business on the Fountain Distribution Date, to the extent provided under such Rev. Proc. 2004-53, and except to the extent that any member of the Trident Group provides payroll services to Fountain pursuant to a written agreement among the Parties.

Section 6.13. Employee Transfer; Liabilities.

(a) Transfer. Patriot shall, upon written notice to Trident, during the 30-day period following the date of this Agreement, have the unilateral right to have any Fountain Specified Employee removed from the list of Fountain Tier I Specified Employees set forth on Schedule 1.1(93)(A). Patriot shall not have any right to remove any Fountain Tier II Specified Employees set forth on Schedule 1.1(93)(B). Upon Patriot’s exercise of its removal rights as described in this Section 6.13(a), Trident shall, (i) with respect to any such Fountain Specified Employee who is so removed, transfer the employment of such Fountain Specified Employee to a Subsidiary of Trident other than Fountain or one of its Subsidiaries and/or terminate the employment of such Fountain Specified Employee (in each case, subject to the allocation of liabilities set forth in Section 6.13(b)) and (ii) with respect to any such Fountain Specified Employee who is not so removed, transfer the employment of such Fountain Specified Employee to Fountain or one of its Subsidiaries. In addition, Trident shall transfer the employment of the individuals on Schedule 6.13(a) from Fountain and its Subsidiaries to Trident and its Subsidiaries (other than Fountain and its Subsidiaries) prior to the Fountain Distribution Date.

 

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(b) Liabilities with respect to Fountain Specified Employees. Patriot and Fountain shall have the Liabilities with respect to Fountain Specified Employees as set forth on Schedule 6.13(b)(1). Trident shall have the Liabilities with respect to Fountain Specified Employees as set forth on Schedule 6.13(b)(2).

ARTICLE VII

ASSUMED TRIDENT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Section 7.1. Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement (with respect to Taxes), the Parties shall each be responsible for its Applicable Percentage of any Indemnifiable Losses paid to third parties in respect of, including any out-of-pocket costs and expenses related to or arising out of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability. Any out-of-pocket expenses owed in respect of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities (including reimbursement for the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of defending, managing or providing assistance to the Managing Party pursuant to Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) with respect to any Third Party Claim that is an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amounts with respect to a bond, prepayment or similar security or obligation required to be posted (or determined to be advisable) by the Managing Party in respect of any claim) shall be remitted promptly after the Party entitled to such amount provides an invoice (including reasonable supporting Information with respect thereto) to the Party owing such amount, and, to the extent not otherwise reimbursed by the applicable Party, such costs and expenses shall be included in the calculation of the amount of the applicable Assumed Trident Contingent Liability in determining the reimbursement obligations of the other Party with respect thereto; provided, however, that in the event that an amount in excess of $50 million in the aggregate is owed by the Parties to any third party or parties with respect to an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, in lieu of remitting amounts directly to the Party providing the invoice, the invoiced Party may remit the owed amount directly to the appropriate third party or parties or, if applicable, to a trust established by the invoicing Party for the benefit of the Parties. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Managing Party (and any Party providing access as contemplated by Section 7.3(a)) shall be entitled to reimbursement by the other Party (according to their Applicable Percentages) of any out-of-pocket costs and expenses related to or arising out of defending or managing any such Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, from time to time, when invoiced, including, if applicable, in advance of a final determination or resolution of any Action related to an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability. For U.S. federal income Tax purposes, the Parties shall treat the payment of Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities (and costs and expenses relating to Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities, as the case may be) as set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement. It shall not be a defense to any obligation of either Party to pay any amounts in respect of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability that (i) such Party was not consulted in the defense or management thereof, (ii) that such Party’s views or opinions as to the conduct of such defense were not accepted or adopted, (iii) that such Party does not approve of the quality or manner of the defense thereof or (iv) that such Assumed Trident Contingent Liability was incurred by reason of a settlement rather than by a judgment or other determination of Liability, even if such settlement was effected without the consent or over the objection of such Party.

 

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Section 7.2. Management of Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities.

(a) For purposes of this Article VII, “Managing Party” shall initially mean Trident; provided, however, that under certain circumstances Fountain may become the Managing Party as may be otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties.

(b) The Managing Party shall, on behalf of the other Party, have sole and exclusive authority to commence, prosecute, manage, control, conduct or defend (or assume the defense of) or otherwise determine all matters whatsoever (including, as applicable, litigation strategy and choice of legal counsel or other professionals) with respect to any Action or Third Party Claim with respect to an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability. So long as the Managing Party has assumed and is actively and diligently conducting the defense of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability in accordance with Section 7.2(b) above, the other Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Assumed Trident Contingent Liability without the prior written consent of the Managing Party (not to be delayed or withheld unreasonably).

(c) The Managing Party shall on a quarterly basis, or if a material development occurs, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, inform the other Party in reasonable detail of the status of and developments relating to any matter involving an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability and provide copies of any material document, notices or other materials related to such matters; provided, that any failure or delay in providing such information shall not be a basis for liability of the Managing Party except and solely to the extent the receiving Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced by such failure or delay. The other Party shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate fully with the Managing Party in its management of any of such Assumed Trident Contingent Liability and shall take such actions in connection therewith that the Managing Party reasonably requests (including providing reasonable access to such Party’s Records and employees as set forth in Section 7.3); provided that such Party shall only be required to take such actions to the extent that the Parties agree any out-of pocket costs and expenses incurred with respect to such actions shall constitute Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities to be shared and reimbursed according to the Parties’ Applicable Percentages as contemplated by Section 7.1(b).

Section 7.3. Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses.

(a) Access to Information and Employees by the Managing Party. Unless otherwise prohibited by Law or more specifically provided in the Tax Sharing Agreement, in connection with the management and disposition of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, the other Party shall provide to the Managing Party reasonable access to its authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives, to the employees, properties, and Information of such Party and the members of such Party’s Group to the extent such access relates to the relevant Assumed Trident Contingent Liability; provided that (x) such access shall not unreasonably interfere with any of such Party’s employees’ normal job functions, (y) such Party shall not be required to provide such access to the extent that the provision of such would require such Party (or its applicable Group member) to waive any attorney-client or other legal privilege and (z) any out-of-pocked costs and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of such access shall constitute Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities to be shared and reimbursed according to the Parties’ Applicable Percentages as contemplated by Section 7.1(b). Each Party shall, to the extent so requested by the other Party, enter into a joint-defense

 

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agreement with the other Party in respect of the Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities, on terms as are to be reasonably agreed between the Parties. Nothing in this Section 7.3(a) shall require either Party to violate any agreement with any third party regarding the confidentiality of information relating to that third party.

(b) Costs and Expenses Relating to Access by the Managing Party. Except as otherwise provided in any Ancillary Agreement, the provision of access pursuant to this Section 7.3 shall be at no additional cost or expense of the Managing Party or any other Party (other than for actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses, which shall be allocated as set forth in Section 7.1).

Section 7.4. Notice Relating to Assumed Trident Contingent Liabilities; Disputes. In the event that the other Party or any member of such Party’s Group or any of their respective Affiliates, becomes aware of any matter reasonably relevant to the Managing Party’s ongoing or future management, prosecution, defense and/or administration of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, such Party shall promptly (but in any event within thirty (30) days of becoming aware, unless, by its nature the subject matter of such notice would reasonably require earlier notice) notify the Managing Party of any such matter (setting forth in reasonable detail the subject matter thereof); provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not release the other Party from any of its obligations under this Article VII except and solely to the extent that the other Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.

Section 7.5. Cooperation with Governmental Entity. If, in connection with any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, a Party is required by Law to respond to or is reasonably requested to cooperate with a Governmental Entity, such Party shall be entitled to cooperate and respond to such Governmental Entity after, to the extent practicable under the specific circumstances, consultation with the Managing Party; provided, that to the extent such consultation is not practicable, the applicable Party shall promptly inform the Managing Party regarding such response or cooperation and the subject matter thereof. In the event that any Party is requested or required by any Governmental Entity in connection with any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability pursuant to any written or oral request for Information or documents in any legal or administrative proceeding, review, interrogatory, subpoena, investigation, demand, or similar process, such Party shall notify the Managing Party promptly of such request or requirement and such Party’s response thereto, and shall use reasonable best efforts to consult with the Managing Party with respect to the nature of such Party’s response to the extent practicable and not in violation of any attorney-client privilege or applicable legal process.

Section 7.6. Default. In the event that one or more of the Parties defaults in any full or partial payment in respect of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability (including, for the avoidance of doubt, such Party’s Applicable Percentage of the costs and expenses of the Managing Party or any other assisting Party), then the non-defaulting Party (including Trident) shall be required to pay the amount in default; provided, however, that any such payment by a non-defaulting Party shall in no way release the defaulting Party from its obligations to pay such Assumed Trident Contingent Liability (or any future Assumed Trident Contingent Liability when obligated) and any non-defaulting Party may exercise any available legal remedies against such defaulting Party; provided, further, that interest shall accrue on any such defaulted amounts at the Default Interest Rate.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 8.1. Release of Pre-Distribution Claims.

(a) Except (i) as provided in Section 8.1(b), (ii) as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Merger Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which any Party is entitled to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Article VIII, effective as of the Effective Time, each Party, for itself and each member of its respective Group (including, in the case of Fountain, Patriot and its Subsidiaries from and after the Closing), in each case, together with their respective administrators, successors and assigns, do hereby remise, release and forever discharge the other Party and the other members of such other Party’s’ Group and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time were directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of such other Parties (in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any Contract, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Effective Time, including in connection with the Fountain Plan of Separation and all other activities to implement the Fountain Distribution and any of the other transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements.

(b) Nothing contained in Section 8.1(a) shall impair or otherwise affect any right of either Party, and as applicable, a member of the Party’s Group to enforce this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement in each case in accordance with its terms. In addition, nothing contained in Section 8.1(a) shall release any Person from:

(i) (A) with respect to Trident or any member of its Group, any Trident Retained Liability and (B) with respect to Fountain or any member of its Group, any Fountain Liability;

(ii) any Liability for the sale, lease, construction or receipt of goods, property or services purchased, obtained or used in the ordinary course of business by a member of one Group from or on behalf of a member of the other Group prior to the Effective Time;

(iii) any Liability for unpaid amounts for products or services or refunds owing on products or services due on a value-received basis for work done by a member of one Group at the request or on behalf of a member of the other Group;

(iv) any Liability provided in or resulting from any other Contract or understanding that is entered into after the Effective Time between any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, and the other Party (and/or a member of such Party’s ‘Group), on the other hand;

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(vi) any Liability with respect to any Continuing Arrangements set forth on Schedule 1.1(48);

(vii) any Liability with respect to the insurance policies written by White Mountain Insurance Company;

(viii) any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or otherwise for claims brought against the Parties by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Article VIII and, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Ancillary Agreements or Continuing Arrangements; and

(ix) any Liability for fraud or willful misconduct.

In addition, nothing contained in Section 8.1(a) shall release Trident from (i) indemnifying any director, officer or employee of Fountain who was a director, officer or employee of Trident or any of its Affiliates on or prior to the Effective Time or the Fountain Distribution Date, as the case may be, to the extent such director, officer or employee is or becomes a named defendant in any Action with respect to which he or she was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to then existing obligations or (ii) any Liability owed to Patriot pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

(c) Effective as of the Effective Time, each Party shall not, and shall not permit any member of its Group (including, in the case of Fountain, Patriot and its Subsidiaries, if the Closing occurs under the Merger Agreement) to make, any claim, demand or offset, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against any other Party or any member of any other Party’s Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 8.1(a), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 8.1(a). The release in this Section 8.1 includes a release of any rights and benefits with respect to such Liabilities that Fountain, Trident and each member of the Fountain Group and Trident Group, and their respective successor and assigns, now has or in the future may have conferred upon them by virtue of any statute or common law principle which provides that a general release does not extend to claims which a party does not know or suspect to exist in its favor at the time of executing the release, if knowledge of such claims would have materially affected such party’s settlement with the obligor. In this connection, each of Trident and Fountain hereby acknowledges that it is aware that factual matters now unknown to it may have given or may hereafter give rise to Liabilities that are presently unknown, unanticipated and unsuspected, and it further agrees that this release has been negotiated and agreed upon in light of that awareness and it nevertheless hereby intends to release the Persons described in Section 8.1(a) from the Liabilities described in the first sentence of Section 8.1(a). At any time, at the reasonable request of any other Party, each Party shall cause each member of its respective Group and, to the extent practicable, each other Person on whose behalf it released Liabilities pursuant to this Section 8.1 to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions hereof.

Section 8.2. Indemnification by Trident. Except as otherwise specifically provided in any provision of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Merger Agreement, following the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall, and shall cause the other members of the Trident Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Fountain

 

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Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Fountain Indemnitees, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (a) the Trident Retained Liabilities or alleged Trident Retained Liabilities, including, after the Fountain Distribution Date, the failure of Trident or any member of the Trident Group to pay, perform, fulfill, discharge and, to the extent applicable, comply with, in due course and in full, any such Liabilities, (b) any breach by Trident of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such indemnification claims shall be made thereunder and (c) any breach by Trident or any of its Affiliates (including Fountain other than with respect to any post-Closing obligation of Fountain) of any covenant, or inaccuracy of any representation and warranty made by Trident, in the Merger Agreement that survives the Closing under Section 8.01 of the Merger Agreement; provided that any claim with respect to indemnification pursuant to this clause (c) is made in reasonable written detail consistent with Section 8.5(a) or Section 8.5(b) prior to the termination of the relevant covenant, representation or warranty as contemplated by such Section 8.01; provided further that this Section 8.2 shall not apply with respect to any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, in which case Article VII shall apply.

Section 8.3. Indemnification by Fountain. Except as otherwise specifically provided in any provision of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Merger Agreement, following the Fountain Distribution Date, Fountain shall, and shall cause the other members of the Fountain Group, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trident Indemnitees (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the Athens North American R/SB Indemnitees) from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Trident Indemnitees, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (a) the Fountain Liabilities or alleged Fountain Liabilities, including, after the Fountain Distribution Date, the failure of Fountain or any member of the Fountain Group to pay, perform, fulfill, discharge and, to the extent applicable, comply with, in due course and in full, any such Liabilities, (b) any breach by Fountain subsequent to the Fountain Distribution Date of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such indemnification claims shall be made thereunder or (c) any breach by Patriot or any of its Affiliates of any covenant, or inaccuracy of any representation and warranty made by Patriot, in the Merger Agreement that survives the Closing under Section 8.01 of the Merger Agreement; provided that any claim with respect to indemnification pursuant to this clause (c) is made in reasonable written detail consistent with Section 8.5(a) or Section 8.5(b) prior to the termination of the relevant covenant, representation or warranty as contemplated by such Section 8.01; provided further that this Section 8.3 shall not apply with respect to any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, in which case Article VII shall apply.

Section 8.4. Indemnification with Respect to Athens NA. Following the Fountain Distribution Date, Athens NA shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trident Indemnitees and the Fountain Indemnitees (provided that, for purposes of this Section 8.4, the Trident Group shall be deemed to exclude the Athens North American R/SB Group) from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Trident Indemnitees or the Fountain Indemnitees, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with any breach by Athens of the Specified Sections of this Agreement. Trident shall, and shall cause its other Group members to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the

 

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Athens North American R/SB Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Athens North American R/SB Indemnitees, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with any breach by Trident (or a Trident Group member) of the Specified Sections of this Agreement. Fountain shall, and shall cause its other Group members to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Athens North American R/SB Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Athens North American R/SB Indemnitees, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with any breach by Fountain (or a Fountain Group member) of the Specified Sections of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, as between Fountain and Trident, the provisions of Section 8.2 and Section 8.3 shall control.

Section 8.5. Procedures for Indemnification.

(a) Direct Claims. An Indemnitee shall give the Indemnifying Party notice of any matter that an Indemnitee has determined has given or would reasonably be expected to give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement (other than a Third Party Claim which shall be governed by Section 8.5(b)), within thirty (30) days of such determination, stating the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss claimed, if known, and method of computation thereof, and containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which such right of indemnification is claimed by such Indemnitee or arises; provided, however, that the failure to provide such written notice shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.

(b) Third Party Claims. If a claim or demand is made against a Trident Indemnitee, a Athens North American R/SB Indemnitee or a Fountain Indemnitee (each, an “Indemnitee”) by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement or a Subsidiary of a Party (a “Third Party Claim”) as to which such Indemnitee is or reasonably expects to be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall notify the Party (and, if applicable, the Managing Party) which is or may be required pursuant to this Article VIII, or pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement to make such indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third Party Claim promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days) after receipt by such Indemnitee of written notice of the Third Party Claim. If any Party shall receive notice or otherwise learn of the assertion of a Third Party Claim which may reasonably be determined to be an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, such Party, as appropriate, shall give the Managing Party (as determined pursuant to Article VII) written notice thereof within thirty (30) days after such Person becomes aware of such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that the failure to provide notice of any such Third Party Claim pursuant to this or the preceding sentence shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party (and, if applicable, to the Managing Party), promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after the Indemnitee’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third Party Claim; provided, however, that the failure to forward such notices and documents shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.

 

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(c) Other than in the case of (i) an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability (the defense of which shall be assumed and controlled by the Managing Party as provided for in Article VII), (ii) indemnification pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement or (iii) indemnification by a beneficiary Party of a guarantor Party pursuant to Section 2.10(c) (the defense of which shall be assumed and controlled by the beneficiary Party), an Indemnifying Party shall assume and control the defense of any Third Party Claim, at such Indemnifying Party’s own cost and expense and by such Indemnifying Party’s own counsel, that is reasonably acceptable to the applicable Indemnitees, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such notice from such Indemnitees. In connection with the Indemnifying Party’s defense of a Third Party Claim, such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, at its own expense and, in any event, shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in such defense and make available to the Indemnifying Party, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, materials and information in such Indemnitee’s possession or under such Indemnitee’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that in the event of a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the applicable Indemnitee(s), such Indemnitee(s) shall be entitled to retain, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, separate counsel as required by the applicable rules of professional conduct with respect to such matter; provided, further, that if (i) the Third Party Claim is not an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability and (ii) the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of the Third Party Claim but has specified, and continues to assert, any reservations or exceptions to such defense, then, in any such case, the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate counsel for all Indemnitees shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party.

(d) Other than in the case of an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, if an Indemnifying Party fails for any reason to assume responsibility for defending a Third Party Claim within the time specified, such Indemnitee may defend such Third Party Claim at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnitee is conducting the defense against any such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnitee in such defense and make available to the Indemnitee all witnesses, pertinent Information, and material in such Indemnifying Party’s possession or under such Indemnifying Party’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Indemnitee.

(e) Unless the Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, no Indemnitee may settle or compromise any Third Party Claim that is not an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability (with any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability handled in accordance with Article VII) without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(f) In the case of a Third Party Claim (except for any Third Party Claim that is an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, which, with respect to the subject matter of this Section 8.5(f), shall be governed by Section 7.4), no Indemnifying Party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee if the effect thereof is to permit any injunction, declaratory judgment, other order or other non-monetary relief to be entered, directly or indirectly, against any Indemnitee; it being understood that in the case of a Third Party Claim that is an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, such matters are addressed in Article VII.

 

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(g) Absent fraud or willful misconduct by an Indemnifying Party, the indemnification provisions of this Article VIII shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of an Indemnitee for any monetary or compensatory damages or losses resulting from any breach of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (except as and to the extent otherwise expressly provided in such Ancillary Agreement) and each Indemnitee expressly waives and relinquishes any and all rights, claims or remedies such Person may have with respect to the foregoing other than under this Article VIII against any Indemnifying Party.

Section 8.6. Cooperation in Defense and Settlement.

(a) With respect to any Third Party Claim that is not an Assumed Trident Contingent Liability and that implicates two or more Parties in a material fashion due to the allocation of Liabilities, responsibilities for management of defense and related indemnities pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, the applicable Parties agree to use reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully and maintain a joint defense (in a manner that will preserve for both Parties the attorney-client privilege, joint defense or other privilege with respect thereto). The Party that is not responsible for managing the defense of such Third Party Claims shall, upon reasonable request, be consulted with respect to significant matters relating thereto and may, if necessary or helpful, retain counsel to assist in the defense of such claims.

(b) Each of Trident, Athens NA and Fountain agrees that at all times from and after the Effective Time, if an Action is commenced by a third party (or any member of such Party’s respective Group) with respect to which one or more named Parties (or any member of such Party’s respective Group) is a nominal defendant and/or such Action is otherwise not a Liability allocated to such named Party under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then the other Party or Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such nominal defendant to be removed from such Action, as soon as reasonably practicable.

Section 8.7. Indemnification Payments. Indemnification required by this Article VIII shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof in a timely fashion during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or an Indemnifiable Loss or Liability incurred.

Section 8.8. Contribution.

(a) If the indemnification provided for in Sections 8.2, 8.3 and 8.4, including in respect of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, is unavailable to, or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnitee under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement in respect of any Liabilities referred to herein or therein, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a result of such Liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee in connection with the actions or omissions that resulted in Liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. With respect to the foregoing, the relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnitee shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the

 

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misstatement or alleged misstatement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to Information supplied by such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to Information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(b) The Parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8.8 were determined by a pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 8.8(a). The amount paid or payable by an Indemnitee as a result of the Liabilities referred to in Section 8.8(a) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with investigating any claim or defending any Action. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, for purposes of Section 8.3, Trident shall be deemed to have supplied all Information relating to the Fountain Group included in any filing made with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, regardless of which entity actually makes such filing and under no circumstances shall Fountain have any Liability or be obligated to indemnify the Trident Indemnitees, in each case, with respect thereto pursuant to Section 8.3; provided that this Section 8.8(c) shall not apply in respect of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability or any Liability with respect thereto, in which case Article VII shall apply.

Section 8.9. Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts.

(a) Any Indemnifiable Loss subject to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Article VIII including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of any Assumed Trident Contingent Liability, will be calculated (i) net of Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss, (ii) net of any proceeds received by the Indemnitee from any third party for indemnification for such Liability that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss (“Third Party Proceeds”) and (iii) net of any Tax benefits realized in accordance with, and subject to, the principles set forth or referred to in the Tax Sharing Agreement, and increased in accordance with, and subject to, the principles set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement. Accordingly, the amount which any Indemnifying Party is required to pay pursuant to this Article VIII to any Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VIII will be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in respect of the related Indemnifiable Loss. If an Indemnitee receives a payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Indemnifiable Loss (an “Indemnity Payment”) and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds, then the Indemnitee will pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.

 

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(b) The Parties acknowledge that the indemnification and contributions hereof do not relieve any insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim to pay such claim. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to collect or recover any third-party Insurance Proceeds and any Third Party Proceeds (other than Insurance Proceeds under an arrangement where future premiums are adjusted to reflect prior claims in excess of prior premiums) to which the Indemnified Party is entitled in connection with any Indemnifiable Loss for which the Indemnified Party seeks contribution or indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII; provided that the Indemnitee’s inability to collect or recover any such Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds (despite having used commercially reasonable efforts) shall not limit the Indemnifying Party’s obligations hereunder.

Section 8.10. Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities.

(a) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Article VIII shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Indemnitee; (ii) the knowledge by the Indemnitee of Indemnifiable Losses for which it might be entitled to indemnification or contribution hereunder; and (iii) any termination of this Agreement.

(b) The rights and obligations of each Party and their respective Indemnitees under this Article VIII shall survive the sale or other Transfer by any Party or its respective Subsidiaries of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities.

(c) Each Party shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, preserve and keep their Records relating to financial reporting, internal audit, employee benefits, past acquisition or disposition transactions, claims, demands, actions, and email files and backup tapes regarding any of the foregoing as such pertains to any period prior to the Separation Date in their possession, whether in electronic form or otherwise, until the latest of, as applicable (i) seven (7) years following the Separation Date or (ii) the date on which such Records are no longer required to be retained pursuant to such Party’s applicable record retention policy and schedules as in effect immediately prior to the Separation Date; provided, however, to the extent the Tax Sharing Agreement provides for a longer period of retention of Tax records, such longer period as provided in the Tax Sharing Agreement shall control.

ARTICLE IX

CONFIDENTIALITY; ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Section 9.1. Provision of Corporate Records. Other than in circumstances in which indemnification is sought pursuant to Article VIII (in which event the provisions of such Article will govern) or for matters related to provision of Tax records (in which event the provisions of the Tax Sharing Agreement will govern) and without limiting the applicable provisions of Article VII, and subject to any applicable provisions of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Merger Agreement:

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Business, as the case may be, up to the Fountain Distribution Date, or (y) any Ancillary Agreement, Trident shall (or shall cause its Group member to) provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if Fountain (or its Group member) has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of Trident or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items so relate; provided, however, that Trident (or its applicable Group member) shall not be required to provide such copies to the extent that the provision of such would require Trident (or its applicable Group member) to breach any confidentiality covenant or waive any attorney-client or other legal privilege.

(b) After the Fountain Distribution Date, upon the prior written request by Trident (including, for the avoidance of doubt, on behalf of Athens NA) for specific and identified Information which relates to (x) Trident or the conduct of the Trident Retained Business, up to the Fountain Distribution Date, or (y) any Ancillary Agreement, Fountain shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if Trident (or its Group member) (including for these purposes any member of the Athens North American R/SB Group) has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that Fountain (or its applicable Group member) shall not be required to provide such copies to the extent that the provision of such would require Fountain (or its applicable Group member) to breach any confidentiality covenant or waive any attorney-client or other legal privilege.

Section 9.2. Access to Information. Other than in circumstances in which indemnification is sought pursuant to Article VIII (in which event the provisions of such Article will govern) or for access with respect to Tax matters (in which event the provisions of the Tax Sharing Agreement will govern), from and after the Effective Time for a period of seven (7) years, each of Trident and Fountain shall afford to the other and its authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, to the personnel, properties, and Information of such Party and its Subsidiaries insofar as such access is reasonably required by the other Party and relates to (x) such other Party or the conduct of its business prior to the Effective Time or (y) any Ancillary Agreement; provided that neither Party shall be required to provide such access to the extent that the provision of such would require such Party (or one of its Group members) to breach any confidentiality covenant or waive any attorney-client or other legal privilege. Nothing in this Section 9.2 shall require either Party to violate any agreement with any third party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary information relating to that third party or its business.

Section 9.3. Witness Services. At all times from and after the Effective Time, each of Trident and Fountain shall use its reasonable best efforts to make available to the others, upon reasonable written request, its and its Subsidiaries’ officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents as witnesses to the extent that (i) such Persons may reasonably be required to testify in connection with the prosecution or defense of any Action in which the requesting Party may from time to time be involved (except for claims, demands or Actions between members of each Group) and (ii) there is no conflict in the Action between the requesting Party and the requested Party (or any member of the their respective Groups), as applicable. A Party providing a witness to the other Party under this Section 9.3 shall be entitled

 

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to receive from the recipient of such services, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees who are witnesses or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service as witnesses) as may be reasonably incurred and properly paid under applicable Law.

Section 9.4. Reimbursement; Other Matters. Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, a Party providing Information or access to Information to the other Party under this Article IX shall be entitled to receive from the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses, as may be reasonably incurred in providing such Information or access to such Information.

Section 9.5. Confidentiality. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, for a period of seven (7) years from the date of this Agreement, each Party and the members of its Group shall (i) hold in strict confidence (and at a standard of care no less than they use for their own similar information and in accordance with the terms of all applicable third-party agreements), (ii) disclose, provide, transfer, share or make available only to their and their Subsidiaries’ officers, employees, agents, consultants, auditors, attorneys and advisors (or potential buyers, lenders, investors, or similar transaction counterparties pursuant to any due diligence process), only on a “need to know” basis, and (iii) not use for any purpose other than to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, to enforce or defend any of its rights hereunder or thereunder or to the extent otherwise expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, all Confidential Information to the extent relating to the business of any other Party or any member(s) of such other Party’s Group. To the extent that any Party or any member of its Group has Confidential Information related to another Party or member of such other Party’s Group that is the subject of this Section 9.5, such first Party shall, and shall cause each member of its Group to (in each case, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement), to the extent such Confidential Information is documented or exists in written, photographic or other physical form, return such information (and any copies made thereof) to such other Party or Group, and to the extent it is stored in electronic form, make a copy available to such other Party or Group and expunge such information from any computer or other data carrier, in each case, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the discovery thereof. Each Party is liable hereunder for any unauthorized disclosure or use of the other Parties’ Confidential Information by its recipients, including any members of its Group.

Section 9.6. Privileged Matters.

(a) Pre-Separation Services. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the Effective Time have been and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of Trident Group and the Fountain Group, and that each of the members of the Trident Group, the and the Fountain Group should be deemed to be the client with respect to such pre-separation services for the purposes of asserting all privileges which may be asserted under applicable Law.

 

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(b) Post-Separation Services. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Effective Time which will be rendered solely for the benefit of Trident or Fountain (and/or members of their respective Groups), as the case may be. With respect to such post-separation services, the Parties agree as follows:

(i) Trident shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with privileged Information which relates solely to the Trident Retained Business, whether or not the privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of Trident or Fountain (or any member of their respective Groups). Trident shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with privileged Information that relates solely to the subject matter of any claims constituting Trident Retained Liabilities, now pending or which may be asserted in the future, in any lawsuits or other proceedings initiated against or by Trident (or any member of the Trident Group), whether or not the privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of Trident or Fountain (or any member of their respective Group);

(ii) Fountain shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with privileged Information which relates solely to the Fountain Business, whether or not the privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of Trident or Fountain (or any member of their respective Group). Fountain shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with privileged Information that relates solely to the subject matter of any claims constituting Fountain Liabilities, now pending or which may be asserted in the future, in any lawsuits or other proceedings initiated against or by Fountain (or any member of the Fountain Group), whether or not the privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of Trident or Fountain (or any member of the respective Group).

(c) The Parties agree that they shall have a shared privilege, with equal right to assert or waive, subject to the restrictions in this Section 9.6, with respect to all privileges not allocated pursuant to the terms of Sections 9.6(b). All privileges relating to any claims, proceedings, litigation, disputes, or other matters which involve two or more of Trident or Fountain (or their respective Group members) in respect of which two or more of such Parties retain any responsibility or Liability under this Agreement, shall be subject to a shared privilege among them.

(d) No Party may waive any privilege which could be asserted under any applicable Law, and in which any other Party has a shared privilege, without the consent of the other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed or as provided in subsections (e) or (f) below. Consent shall be in writing, or shall be deemed to be granted unless written objection is made within twenty (20) days after notice upon the other Party requesting such consent.

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consent of the other Party; provided that such waiver of a shared privilege shall be effective only as to the use of Information with respect to the litigation or dispute between the relevant Parties and/or the applicable members of their respective Groups, and shall not operate as a waiver of the shared privilege with respect to third parties.

(f) If a dispute arises between or among the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries regarding whether a privilege should be waived to protect or advance the interest of either Party, each Party agrees that it shall negotiate in good faith, shall endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the other Parties, and shall not unreasonably withhold consent to any request for waiver by another Party. Each Party specifically agrees that it will not withhold consent to waiver for any purpose except to protect its own legitimate interests.

(g) Upon receipt by either Party or by any Subsidiary thereof of any subpoena, discovery or other request which arguably calls for the production or disclosure of Information subject to a shared privilege or as to which another Party has the sole right hereunder to assert a privilege, or if either Party obtains knowledge that any of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ current or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any subpoena, discovery or other requests which arguably calls for the production or disclosure of such privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party or Parties of the existence of the request and shall provide the other Party or Parties a reasonable opportunity to review the Information and to assert any rights it or they may have under this Section 9.6 or otherwise to prevent the production or disclosure of such privileged Information.

(h) The transfer of all Information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance on the agreement of Trident and Fountain as set forth in Sections 9.5 and 9.6, to maintain the confidentiality of privileged Information and to assert and maintain all applicable privileges. The access to Information being granted pursuant to Sections 7.3, 8.6, 9.1 and 9.2 hereof, the agreement to provide witnesses and individuals pursuant to Sections 7.3, 8.6 and 9.3 hereof, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts contemplated by Sections 7.5 and 8.6 hereof, and the transfer of privileged Information between and among the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any privilege that has been or may be asserted pursuant to applicable law.

(i) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Section 9.6, the Audit Management Party (as defined in the Tax Sharing Agreement) shall have the authority to disclose or not disclose, in its sole discretion, any and all privileged Information to (i) any Taxing Authority (as defined in the Tax Sharing Agreement) conducting a Tax Audit (as defined in the Tax Sharing Agreement) or (ii) to third parties in connection with the defense of a Tax Audit, including, expert witnesses, accountants and other advisors, potential witnesses and other parties whose assistance is deemed, in the sole discretion of the Audit Management Party, to be necessary or beneficial to representing the interests of the Parties hereunder.

Section 9.7. Ownership of Information. Any Information owned by one Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is provided to a requesting Party pursuant to this Article IX shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing Party. Unless specifically set forth herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such Information.

 

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Section 9.8. Other Agreements. The rights and obligations granted under this Article IX are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange or confidential treatment of Information set forth in any Ancillary Agreement.

ARTICLE X

INSURANCE

Section 10.1. Policies and Rights Included Within Assets. The Fountain Assets shall include (i) any and all rights of an insured Party under each of the Fountain Shared Policies, subject to the terms of such Fountain Shared Policies and any limitations or obligations of Fountain contemplated by this Article X, specifically including rights of indemnity and the right to be defended by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all actual or alleged wrongful acts, occurrences, events, claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses which occurred or are alleged to have occurred, in whole or in part, prior to the Fountain Distribution Date by either Party in or in connection with the conduct of the Fountain Business, regardless of whether any suit, claim, action or proceeding is brought before or after the Fountain Distribution Date or, to the extent any claim is made against Fountain or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of the Trident Retained Business, and which actual or alleged wrongful acts, occurrences, events, claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of an insured or insurable occurrence or wrongful act under one or more of such Fountain Shared Policies; provided, however, that nothing in this clause shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an assignment of such Fountain Shared Policies, or any of them, to Fountain, and (ii) the Fountain Policies.

Section 10.2. Claims Made Tail Policies. The claims made tail policies provided for in this Section 10.2 will provide coverage for any Claim arising from any Wrongful Act occurring, in whole or in part, prior to the Fountain Distribution Date. For purposes of this Section 10.2, “Claim” and “Wrongful Act” shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the current Trident International Ltd., D&O, Fiduciary and Employment Practices Liability Insurance Policies, as applicable.

(a) Trident shall purchase Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Policies having total limits of $275 million, consisting of $275 million of non-rescindable Side A coverage inclusive and $200 million of Side B coverage and having a policy period incepting on the Fountain Distribution Date, or the expiration date of the current Trident Directors and Officers liability insurance Policies, whichever date is earlier, and ending on a date that is six years after the Fountain Distribution Date (“D&O Tail Policies”). The premium for the D&O Tail Policies shall be pre-paid for the full six-year term of the D&O Tail Policies. Such D&O Tail Policies shall cover Trident and Fountain and the insured persons thereof and shall have material terms and conditions no less favorable than those contained in the Policies comprising the Trident Directors and Officers liability insurance program incepting on the Fountain Distribution Date, except for the policy period, premium and provisions excluding coverage for wrongful acts, errors or omissions, post-dating the Fountain Distribution Date. Trident (i) shall provide Fountain with copies of the D&O Tail Policies within a reasonable time after the Policies are issued and (ii) shall not amend the terms or, nor cancel or permit cancellation of, any such Policies without ninety (90) days prior written notice Fountain.

 

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(b) Trident shall purchase Fiduciary Liability Insurance Policies having total limits of $50 million and having a policy period incepting on the Fountain Distribution Date, or the expiration date of the current Trident fiduciary liability insurance Policies, whichever date is earlier, and ending on a date that is six years after the Fountain Distribution Date (“Fiduciary Tail Policies”). The premium for the Fiduciary Tail Policies shall be pre-paid for the full six-year term of the Fiduciary Tail Policies. Such Fiduciary Tail Policies shall cover Trident and Fountain and the insured persons thereof and shall have material terms and conditions no less favorable than those contained in the Policies comprising the Trident fiduciary liability insurance program incepting on the Fountain Distribution Date, except for the policy period, premium and provisions excluding coverage for wrongful acts, errors and omissions, post-dating the Fountain Distribution Date. Trident (i) shall provide Fountain with copies of the Fiduciary Tail Policies within a reasonable time after the Policies are issued and (ii) shall not amend the terms or, nor cancel or permit cancellation of, any such Policies without ninety (90) days prior written notice to Fountain.

(c) Trident shall purchase Employment Practices Liability Insurance Policies having total limits of $50 million of coverage and having a policy period incepting on the Fountain Distribution Date, or the expiration date of the current Trident Employment Practice liability insurance Policies, whichever date is earlier, and ending on a date that is six years after the Fountain Distribution Date (“EPL Tail Policies”). The premium for the EPL Tail Policies shall be pre-paid for the full six-year term of the EPL Tail Policies. Such EPL Tail Policies shall cover Trident and Fountain and the insured persons thereof and shall have material terms and conditions no less favorable than those contained in the Policies comprising the Trident Employment Practices liability insurance program incepting on the Fountain Distribution Date, except for the policy period, premium and provisions excluding coverage for wrongful acts, errors and omissions, post-dating the Fountain Distribution Date. Trident (i) shall provide Fountain with copies of the EPL Tail Policies within a reasonable time after the Policies are issued and (ii) shall not amend the terms or, nor cancel or permit cancellation of, any such Policies without ninety (90) days prior written notice to Fountain.

(d) To the extent that Trident is unable prior to the Fountain Distribution Date to obtain any of the policies as provided for in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 10.2, then, with respect to suits or claims based on wrongful acts, errors or omissions on or before the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident shall use reasonable best efforts to secure alternative insurance arrangements on the standalone insurance policies for Fountain to provide benefits on terms and conditions (including policy limits) in favor of Fountain and the insured persons thereof no less favorable than the benefits (including policy limits) that were to be afforded by the policies described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 10.2. With respect to such alternative insurance arrangements, Trident and Fountain shall be responsible for their own costs under their applicable standalone insurance policies. Trident shall not under any circumstances purchase any such alternative coverage containing an exclusion for suits or claims based on wrongful acts, errors or omissions up to and including the Fountain Distribution Date to the extent such exclusion would preclude coverage for Fountain and/or the insured persons thereof, but would not preclude coverage for Trident and/or the insured persons thereof.

 

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Section 10.3. Occurrence Based Policies.

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the terms , conditions and procedures set forth in the insurance Policy by and between Trident, Athens NA and Fountain, on the one hand, and White Mountain Insurance Company, on the other, dated as of, or about the Fountain Distribution Date, which describes, among other things, (i) how claims and suits under the Trident Shared Policies will be administered, paid, accounted for, and the level of input each Party will have in claim settlements, (ii) access to Shared Policies claim data, (iii) Large Loss Notification to each Party for which Fountain shall each bear full responsibility to notify Excess carriers of any such losses, (iv) dispute resolution and (v) Umbrella and Excess claims handling, are incorporated hereby by reference. The prior written consent of Patriot not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed shall be required for the entry by Fountain into and any modifications or amendments to a Fountain Shared Policy, including the insurance Policy referenced in the immediately preceding sentence.

(b) With respect to all other occurrence based Trident Shared Policies, for suits or claims that are filed or made based upon occurrences that occurred or are alleged to have occurred in whole or in part prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, Trident and Fountain, shall be responsible for bearing the full amount of the deductible and/or any claims, costs and expenses that are not covered under such insurance policies including that portion of any premium adjustments, tax, assessment or similar regulatory surcharges, that relates to claims based on occurrences that predate the Fountain Distribution Date.

Section 10.4. Administration; Other Matters.

(a) Administration. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.3 hereof, in any Schedule hereto or in any Ancillary Agreement, from and after the Effective Time, (i) Trident shall be responsible for (A) Insurance Administration of the Shared Policies and (B) Claims Administration under such Shared Policies with respect to Trident Retained Liabilities and (ii) Fountain shall be responsible for Claims Administration under such Shared Policies with respect to Fountain Liabilities; provided that the retention of such responsibilities by Trident is in no way intended to limit, inhibit or preclude any right to insurance coverage for any Insured Claim of a named insured under such Policies as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement; provided further that Trident’s retention of the administrative responsibilities for the Shared Policies shall not relieve the Party submitting any Insured Claim of the primary responsibility for reporting such Insured Claim accurately, completely and in a timely manner or of such Party’s authority to settle any such Insured Claim within any period or amount permitted or required by the relevant Policy. Trident may discharge its administrative responsibilities under this Section 10.4 by contracting for the provision of services by independent parties. Each of the applicable Parties shall pay any costs relating to defending its respective Insured Claims under Shared Policies to the extent such costs, including defense and out-of-pocket expenses, are not covered under such Policies. Each of the Parties shall be responsible for obtaining or reviewing the appropriateness of releases upon settlement of its respective Insured Claims under Shared Policies.

(b) Exceeding Policy Limits. Where Fountain Liabilities are specifically covered under a Shared Policy for occurrences, acts or events prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, then Fountain may claim coverage for Insured Claims under such Shared Policy as and to the extent that such insurance is available up to the full extent of the applicable limits of liability

 

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of such Shared Policy (and may receive any Insurance Proceeds with respect thereto as contemplated by Section 10.2, Section 10.3 or Section 10.4(c) hereof), subject to the terms of this Section 10.4. Except as set forth in this Section 10.4, Trident and Fountain shall not be liable to one another for claims not reimbursed by insurers for any reason not within the control of Trident or Fountain, as the case may be, including coinsurance provisions, deductibles, quota share deductibles, self-insured retentions, bankruptcy or insolvency of an insurance carrier, Shared Policy limitations or restrictions, any coverage disputes, any failure to timely claim by Trident, or Fountain or any defect in such claim or its processing. It is expressly understood that the foregoing shall not limit any Party’s liability to any other Party for indemnification pursuant to Article VIII.

(c) Allocation of Insurance Proceeds. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.3, Insurance Proceeds received with respect to suits, occurrences, claims, costs and expenses covered under the Shared Policies shall be paid to Trident with respect to Trident Retained Liabilities and to Fountain with respect to Fountain Liabilities. In the event that the aggregate limits on any Shared Policies are exhausted by the payment of Insured Claims by the Parties, each Party agrees to allocate the Insurance Proceeds received thereunder based upon their respective percentage of the total insured claim or claims which were covered under such Shared Policy (their “allocable portion of Insurance Proceeds”), and any Party who has received Insurance Proceeds in excess of such Party’s allocable portion of Insurance Proceeds shall pay to the other Party or Parties the appropriate amount so that each Party will have received its allocable portion of Insurance Proceeds. Each of the Parties agrees to use their respective reasonable best efforts to maximize available coverage under those Shared Policies applicable to it for the benefit of all Parties, and to take all reasonable best steps to recover from all other responsible parties (except the Parties) in respect of an Insured Claim to the extent coverage limits under a Shared Policy have been exceeded or would be exceeded as a result of such Insured Claim.

(d) Allocation of Aggregate Deductibles. In the event that both Parties have insured claims under any Shared Policy for which an aggregate deductible is payable, the Parties agree that the aggregate amount of the total deductible paid shall be borne by the Parties in the same proportion to which the Insurance Proceeds received by each such Party bears to the total Insurance Proceeds received under the applicable Shared Policy (their “allocable share of the deductible”), and any Party who has paid more than its allocable share of the deductible shall be entitled to receive from the other Party an appropriate amount such that each Party will only have to bear its allocable share of the deductible.

Section 10.5. Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense. In the event that Insured Claims of both of the Parties exist relating to the same occurrence, both Parties shall jointly defend and waive any conflict of interest necessary to the conduct of the joint defense. Nothing in this Article X shall be construed to limit or otherwise alter in any way the obligations of the Parties to this Agreement, including those created by this Agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise.

Section 10.6. Cooperation. The Parties agree to use their respective reasonable best efforts to cooperate with respect to the various insurance matters contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Section 10.7. Certain Matters Relating to Trident’s Organizational Documents. For a period of six (6) years from the Fountain Distribution Date, the Amended and Restated Articles of Association and Amended and Restated Organizational Regulations of Trident shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification than are set forth in the Amended and Restated Articles of Association and Amended and Restated Organizational Regulations of Trident immediately after the Effective Time, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Fountain Distribution Date in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of any member of the Trident Group or the Fountain Group, unless such modification shall be required by Law and then only to the minimum extent required by Law.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1. Complete Agreement; Construction. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules, the Ancillary Agreements and the Merger Agreement, including any related annexes, schedules and exhibits, shall, together constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all prior negotiations, agreements, and understandings of the Parties of any nature, whether oral or written, with respect to such subject matter. If there is a conflict between any provision of this Agreement and a provision of any Schedule hereto, the Schedule shall control unless specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement. If there is a conflict between any provision of this Agreement and a provision of any Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement or the Merger Agreement, such Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement or the Merger Agreement shall control; provided that with respect to any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument, this Agreement shall control unless specifically stated otherwise in such Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Merger Agreement: (a) all matters relating to Taxes and Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed exclusively by the Tax Sharing Agreement; and (b) for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Merger Agreement, on the one hand, and the Tax Sharing Agreement, on the other hand, with respect to such matters, the terms and conditions of the Tax Sharing Agreement shall control.

Section 11.2. Ancillary Agreements; Merger Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and expressly covered by the Ancillary Agreements or the Merger Agreement.

Section 11.3. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one Party), each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, and any amendments hereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement and shall be considered to have the same binding

 

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legal effects as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any Party, the other Party shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to the requesting Party. No Party shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic means to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of facsimile machine or other electronic means as a defense to the formation of a Contract and each such Party forever waives any such defense.

Section 11.4. Survival of Agreements. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Merger Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall survive the Effective Time and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

Section 11.5. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided (i) in this Agreement, (ii) in any Ancillary Agreement or (iii) in the Merger Agreement, the Parties agree that all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Parties, or to be incurred by the Parties and directly related to the Fountain Plan of Separation, the Merger or transactions contemplated hereby or by the Merger Agreement (including third party professional fees, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and such other third party fees and expenses incurred on a non-recurring basis directly as result of the Fountain Plan of Separation) (collectively, “Separation Expenses”) shall (A) to the extent incurred and payable prior to the Fountain Distribution Date be paid by Trident and (B) to the extent any such Separation Expenses arise and are payable by any Party following the Fountain Distribution Date be paid by such Party.

Section 11.6. Notices. All notices, requests, permissions, waivers and other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) three Business Days following sending by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (b) when sent, if sent by facsimile; provided that the facsimile transmission is promptly confirmed and any facsimile transmission received after 5:00 p.m. Eastern time shall be deemed received at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on the following Business Day, (c) when delivered, if delivered personally to the intended recipient and (d) one Business Day following sending by overnight delivery via a national courier service and, in each case, addressed to a Party at the following address for such Party:

To Trident:

Tyco International Ltd.

c/o Tyco International Management Company, LLC

9 Roszel Road

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (609) 720-4208

 

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To Athens NA:

The ADT Corporation

One Town Center Road

Boca Raton, Florida 33486

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (609) 806-2128

To Fountain prior to the Fountain Distribution Date:

Tyco Flow Control International Ltd.

c/o Tyco International Management Company, LLC

9 Roszel Road

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (609) 720-4208

If to Fountain after the Fountain Distribution Date:

Pentair, Inc.

5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 800

Golden Valley, Minnesota

Attn: Angela D. Lageson

Facsimile: (763) 656-5403

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Worldwide Plaza

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attn: Faiza J. Saeed

          Thomas E. Dunn

Facsimile: (212) 474-3700

and to:

Foley & Lardner LLP

777 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Attn: Benjamin F. Garmer, III

Facsimile: (414) 297-4900

or to such other address(es) as shall be furnished in writing by any such Party to the other Party in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.6. Any notice to Trident shall be deemed notice to all members of the Trident Group, any notice to Athens NA shall be deemed notice to all members of the Athens North American R/SB Group and any notice to Fountain shall be deemed notice to all members of the Fountain Group.

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that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and its Group). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no waiver of any provision hereof or consent required or permitted to be given by Fountain under this Agreement or failure of Fountain to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement shall be permitted without the prior written consent of Patriot.

Section 11.8. Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties and otherwise in accordance with Section 5.19 of the Merger Agreement.

Section 11.9. Assignment. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, this Agreement is not assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties and Patriot, and any attempt to assign this Agreement without such consent shall be void and of no effect; provided that a Party may assign this Agreement in whole in connection with a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity or the sale by such Party of all or substantially all of its Assets; provided that the surviving entity of such merger or the transferee of such Assets shall agree in writing, reasonably satisfactory to the other Parties, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if named as a “Party” hereto.

Section 11.10. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and each of their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 11.11. Certain Termination and Amendment Rights. Notwithstanding any provision hereof, this Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Fountain Distribution Date by the mutual consent of the Parties hereto, but only in the event that the Merger Agreement has been terminated pursuant to its terms.

Section 11.12. Payment Terms.

(a) Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, any amount to be paid or reimbursed by any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, to any other Party or Parties (and/or a member of such Party’s or Parties’ Group), on the other hand, under this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed hereunder within thirty (30) days after presentation of an invoice or a written demand therefor and setting forth, or accompanied by, reasonable documentation or other reasonable explanation supporting such amount.

(b) Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any amount billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that is not paid within thirty (30) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall bear interest at the Default Interest Rate, calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment.

 

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Section 11.13. No Circumvention. The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action, or cause or allow any member of any such Party’s Group to take any actions (including the failure to take a reasonable action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification, contribution or payment pursuant to Article VIII).

Section 11.14. Subsidiaries. Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Fountain Distribution Date.

Section 11.15. Third Party Beneficiaries. Except (i) as provided in Article VIII relating to Indemnitees and for the release under Section 8.1 of any Person provided therein, (ii) as provided in Section 10.2 relating to insured persons and Section 10.7 relating to the directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents provided therein, (iii) for Patriot, who is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 11.16. Title and Headings. Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of the Parties and Patriot only and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever. The table of contents to this Agreement is for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 11.17. Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein. Nothing in the Exhibits or Schedules constitutes an admission of any liability or obligation of any member of the Fountain Group or Trident Group or any of their respective Affiliates to any third party, nor, with respect to any third party, an admission against the interests of any member of the Fountain Group or Trident Group or any of their respective Affiliates.

Section 11.18. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

Section 11.19. Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder or thereunder brought by the other Party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the

 

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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or, if United States federal jurisdiction is unavailable, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably submits and shall cause the members of its Group to submit with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself or for the members of its Group and in respect of its property or the property of the members of its Group, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not and shall cause the members of its Group not to bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, and shall cause the members of its Group to waive and not to assert by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with this Section 11.19, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable Law, any claim that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

Section 11.20. Specific Performance. The Parties understand and agree that (a) the covenants and agreements on each of their parts herein contained are uniquely related to the desire of the Parties and their respective Affiliates to consummate the Transactions, (b) the Transactions are a unique business opportunity at a unique time for each of Trident and Patriot and their respective Affiliates, (c) irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms, (d) although monetary damages may be available for the breach of such covenants and agreements such monetary damages are not intended to and do not adequately compensate for the harm that would result from a breach of this Agreement, would be an inadequate remedy therefor and shall not be construed to diminish or otherwise impair in any respect any party’s right to specific performance and (e) the right of specific performance is an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without that right none of the parties would have entered into this Agreement. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it, including monetary damages, each of the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, with any such remedy to be sought exclusively in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or, if United States federal jurisdiction is unavailable, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. Each of the Parties further agrees that no Party shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 11.20 and each Party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief or any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

Section 11.21. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

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Section 11.22. Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 11.23. Force Majeure. No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event: (a) notify the other applicable Parties of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible.

Section 11.24. Interpretation. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 11.25. No Duplication; No Double Recovery. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances (including with respect to the rights, entitlements, obligations and recoveries that may arise out of one or more of the following Sections: Section 3.5; Section 7.3; Section 8.2; Section 8.3; Section 8.4; and Section 8.5).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:    /s/ Edward D. Breen
 

Name: Edward D. Breen

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

TYCO FLOW CONTROL
INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
By:    /s/ John S. Jenkins, Jr.
  Name: John S. Jenkins, Jr.
  Title: Director

 

By:    /s/ Andrea Goodrich
  Name: Andrea Goodrich
  Title: Director

 

THE ADT CORPORATION
By:    /s/ Naren K. Gursaheney
  Name: Naren K. Gursaheney
  Title: President

[Signature Page to Separation and Distribution Agreement]

EX-4.1 4 d325005dex41.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement

EXHIBIT 4.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

RIGHTS AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of March 27, 2012 (this “Amendment”), to the Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of December 10, 2004, between PENTAIR, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as the Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Rights Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into the Rights Agreement specifying the terms of the Rights;

WHEREAS, it has been proposed that the Company enter into an Merger Agreement to be dated the date hereof with Tyco International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Parent”), Tyco Flow Control International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland and presently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Spinco”), Panthro Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation (“AcquisitionCo”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spinco and Panthro Merger Sub, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AcquisitionCo;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company desires to amend the Rights Agreement to render the Rights inapplicable to the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Company deems this Amendment to be advisable and in the best interests of the holders of the Rights (including, prior to the Distribution Date, registered holders of the Common Shares) and at a duly convened meeting the Company’s Board of Directors has duly approved this Amendment;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, prior to such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, and subject to certain exceptions set forth therein, the Company may, and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, supplement or amend any provision of the Rights Agreement without the approval of any holders of certificates representing Common Shares of the Company;

WHEREAS, no Person has become an Acquiring Person as of the date hereof;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company has delivered to the Rights Agent a certificate signed by Angela Lageson, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of the Company certifying that this Amendment complies with the terms of Section 27 of the Rights Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Rights Agreement in accordance with Section 27 of the Rights Agreement as set forth herein;


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth in the Rights Agreement and this Amendment, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

  1. Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following terms in the appropriate alphabetical order:

AcquisitionCo” shall mean Panthro Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spinco.

Effective Time” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement.

Exempted Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Acquiring Person, as amended herein.

Merger” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement.

Merger Agreement” shall mean the Merger Agreement by and among the Company, Parent, Spinco, AcquisitionCo, and Merger Sub dated as of March 27, 2012.

Merger Sub” shall mean Panthro Merger Sub, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AcquisitionCo.

Parent” shall mean Tyco International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland.

Parent Group” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Acquiring Person, as amended herein.

Spinco” shall mean Tyco Flow Control International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland and presently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

 

  2. The definition of “Acquiring Person”, as set forth in Section 1(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end of such definition:

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this definition or in this Agreement, none of Parent, Spinco, AcquisitionCo, Merger Sub nor any Subsidiary (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) of Parent (collectively, the ‘Parent Group’) shall be, or shall be deemed to be, an Acquiring Person, either individually or collectively, solely by virtue of (A) the approval, execution, delivery or amendment of the Merger Agreement; (B) the public announcement of the Merger Agreement or the Merger; (C) the consummation of the Merger; or (D) the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Each event described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) above is referred to herein as an ‘Exempted Transaction’.”

 

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  3. The definitions of “Beneficial Owner”, “beneficially own” and “Beneficial Ownership” set forth in Section 1(c) of the Rights Agreement are hereby amended by inserting the following at the end of such definitions:

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this definition or in this Agreement, the Parent Group, either individually or collectively, shall not be deemed to be a ‘Beneficial Owner’ of, to have ‘Beneficial Ownership’ of, or to ‘beneficially own’, any securities solely by virtue of or as a result of any Exempted Transaction.”

 

  4. The parenthetical containing the definition of “Distribution Date” set forth in Section 3(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety:

“(including in either case any such date which is after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Record Date; the earlier of such dates being herein referred to as the “Distribution Date”; provided, however, that if the tenth day or Business Day, as the case may be, after the pertinent date occurs before the Record Date, “Distribution Date” shall mean the Record Date; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3(a) or in this Agreement, a Distribution Date shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of or as a result of any Exempted Transaction or the public announcement thereof.)”

 

  5. The definition of “Share Acquisition Date”, as set forth in Section 1(l) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end of such definition:

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this definition or in this Agreement, a Share Acquisition Date shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of or as a result of any Exempted Transaction or the public announcement thereof.”

 

  6. Section 29 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof:

“Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any holder of Rights (including, prior to the Distribution Date, the Common Shares of the Company) or any person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement by virtue of or in connection with any Exempted Transaction.”

 

  7. The following is added as a new Section 11(q) of the Rights Agreement:

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11 or in this Agreement, a Section 11(a)(ii) Event shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of or as a result of any Exempted Transaction or the public announcement thereof.”

 

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  8. Section 13(c) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof:

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 13 or in this Agreement, a Section 13 Event shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of or as a result of any Exempted Transaction or the public announcement thereof.”

 

  9. Section 23 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended to add the following at the end thereof:

“(d) At the Final Expiration Date, (i) this Agreement shall be terminated and be void and of no further force or effect, (ii) none of the parties to this Agreement will have any rights, obligations or liabilities hereunder and (iii) the holders of the Rights (including, prior to the Distribution Date, registered holders of the Common Shares) shall not be entitled to any benefits, rights or other interests under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the right to purchase or otherwise acquire any securities of the Company.”

 

  10. The Exhibits to the Rights Agreement shall be deemed restated to reflect this Amendment, mutatis mutandis.

 

  11. The term “Agreement” as used in the Rights Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Rights Agreement as amended hereby.

 

  12. This Amendment shall be effective upon execution by the parties hereto and, except as set forth herein, the Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be otherwise unaffected hereby.

 

  13. If the Merger Agreement is terminated and the Merger is abandoned, then from and after such time this Amendment shall be of no further force and effect and the Rights Agreement shall remain exactly the same as it existed immediately prior to execution of this Amendment.

 

  14. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterpart shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  15. The Rights Agent shall not be subject to, nor be required to interpret or comply with, nor determine if any Person has complied with, the Merger Agreement, even though reference thereto may be made in this Amendment or the Rights Agreement.

 

  16. By its execution and delivery hereof, the Company directs the Rights Agent to execute this Amendment.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

PENTAIR, INC.,
by    /s/ Angela Lageson
 

Name:

  Angela Lageson
 

Title:

  Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Rights Agent
by    /s/ Barbara M. Novak
  Name:   Barbara M. Novak
  Title:   Vice President

 

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EX-10.1 5 d325005dex101.htm FORM OF LETTER REGARDING RSU GRANTS AND WAIVER OF CERTAIN KEESA RIGHTS Form of Letter regarding RSU Grants and Waiver of Certain KEESA Rights

EXHIBIT 10.1

CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY

March [    ], 2012

[Name of Executive]

Re: RSU Grants and Waiver of Certain KEESA Rights

Dear [Name]:

As you know, Tyco International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Tyco”), Tyco Flow Control International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland and presently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyco (“Flow Control”), Panthro Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Flow Control (“AcquisitionCo”), Panthro Merger Sub, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of AcquisitionCo (“Merger Sub”), and Pentair, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”) are contemplating entering into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”) and, as a result of which, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Flow Control.

The Company has determined that the consummation of the Merger will constitute (i) a “Change of Control” for purposes of the Company’s 2008 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated (the “Omnibus Plan”), and (ii) a “Change in Control of the Company” for purposes of the Key Executive Employment and Severance Agreement, dated as of [            ], by and between you and the Company (the “KEESA”).

In consideration of the foregoing, and in order to induce Tyco and Flow Control to enter into the Merger Agreement and Flow Control to consummate the Merger, you hereby agree that, except as set forth below, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Omnibus Plan, the KEESA or any award agreement between you and the Company, you hereby waive (i) your right under Section 16(c)(i) and (ii) of the Omnibus Plan and Sections 3(b)(i) and 3(b)(ii) of the KEESA (and any similar provision of any award agreement) to accelerated vesting solely as a result of the consummation of the Merger with respect to all the equity awards granted to you under the Omnibus Plan that remain outstanding as of the Merger (the “Equity Awards”)[,] [and] (ii) your right under Section 16(c)(iii) of the Omnibus Plan and Section 3(b)(iii) of the KEESA (and any similar provision of any award agreement) to accelerated vesting solely as a result of the consummation of the Merger with respect to all the cash performance units granted to you under the Omnibus Plan that remain outstanding as of the Merger (the “Cash Performance Units”, and together with the Equity Awards, the “Awards”) [and (iii) your right to terminate your employment for “Good Reason” (as defined in the KEESA) pursuant to the provisions of


Section 1(l)(viii) of the KEESA] (the “Waiver”). The Company agrees that, prior to and following the Merger, the Awards shall continue to vest and be payable in accordance with their normal terms, except as described above; provided that (a) each Cash Performance Unit shall vest and be payable without regard to any performance or incentive requirements applicable to such awards prior to the consummation of the Merger, with the value of such Cash Performance Units determined based on the deemed achievement of all applicable performance conditions at 100% of target (without pro-ration) and (b) each Award shall vest in full in the event of a termination of your employment for “Good Reason” or without “Cause”, in each case, as defined in and subject to the provisions of the KEESA; provided, further, that, subject to the immediately following paragraph, in the event that, as a result of the Waiver, your Company restricted stock units or Cash Performance Units constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code at the time of your termination of employment, any payment to you in respect of such Awards shall be made on the first day of the seventh month following the month in which your Separation from Service (as defined in your KEESA) occurs, without interest thereon; provided however, that if on the date of your Separation from Service neither the Company nor any other entity that is considered a “service recipient” with respect to you within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has any stock that is publicly traded on an established securities market within the meaning of Code Regulation Section 1.897-1(m) or otherwise, then such payment shall be made to you within ten business days of the date of termination.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that, as of immediately prior to the Merger, any of your outstanding Company restricted stock units (“Company RSUs”) constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of Code (including as a result of you meeting the criteria for such Company RSUs to vest upon your “Retirement” prior to their regularly scheduled vesting date), the Waiver shall not apply to such Company RSUs, and they shall vest and be settled by delivery to you of shares upon consummation of the Merger in accordance with their terms, except that (x) 50% of the shares delivered to you upon settlement of such Company RSUs shall be immediately transferable by you without restriction (including dispositions in order to fund your tax liabilities in connection with such settlement of Company RSUs) and (y) the remainder of such shares (the “Lock-Up Shares”) shall not be transferable (whether by disposition, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or otherwise) until the date on which such Company RSUs would have otherwise vested and been settled in the absence of this letter agreement (excluding any accelerated vesting as a result of the consummation of the Merger) and subject to the existing terms and conditions thereon. You agree to (i) enter into additional agreements as reasonably requested by the Company to give effect to the restrictions on transfer described in the immediately preceding sentence and (ii) make a valid election under Section 83(b) of the Code in connection with your receipt of the Lock-Up Shares.

 

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In consideration for your past and expected future services to the Company, the Company shall make a grant of restricted stock units (the “Founders RSUs”) to you in connection with the consummation of the Merger with a grant date value of $[•]. In addition, in consideration for your entry into this letter agreement and the Waiver, the Company shall make an additional grant of restricted stock units (the “Additional RSUs”) to you in connection with the consummation of the Merger with a grant date value of $[•]. The Founders RSUs and Additional RSUs shall each vest, subject to your continued employment, in two equal installments on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the consummation of the Merger, subject, in each case, to earlier pro-rata vesting (based on the portion of the four-year vesting period then elapsed) in the event your employment is terminated by you for “Good Reason”, by the Company without “Cause” or as a result of your death or disability, in each case, as defined in and subject to the provisions of the KEESA. Such Founders RSUs and Additional RSUs shall not be taken in consideration for purposes of determining the Company’s compliance with the provisions of Section 5(e) of the KEESA.

Nothing contained in this letter agreement shall (i) be considered a waiver of any other compensation or benefits to which you may be entitled (including, without limitation, any rights you may have to payments under the Company’s Executive Officer Performance Plan in connection with the Merger or any rights you may otherwise have under the KEESA) or a waiver of any of your rights under the Omnibus Plan or the KEESA under circumstances different than those described herein with respect to the Merger or (ii) affect your eligibility to participate or level of participation in any of the Company’s other compensation or benefit plans including, without limitation, your eligibility to receive annual equity compensation awards.

Please indicate your agreement with the foregoing by signing this letter agreement below.

This letter agreement shall become effective upon the date hereof, but shall terminate and be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect (including the Company’s obligation to grant the Founders RSUs and Additional RSUs) if the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and the Merger is not consummated.

We appreciate your continued efforts on behalf of the Company.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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Sincerely,
Pentair, Inc.
By:    
  Name
  Title

Acknowledged and agreed as of the date

first above written:

  
Name:

[Signature Page to Waiver Letter Agreement]