Exhibit 2.1

FORM OF
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
by and between
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
and
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Dated as of



TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1General 2
Section 1.2References; Interpretation 29
Section 1.3Effective Time; Suspension 30
ARTICLE II
THE SEPARATION
Section 2.1General 30
Section 2.2Transfer of Assets; Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities 30
Section 2.3Intergroup Accounts 35
Section 2.4Limitation of Liability; Intergroup Contracts 35
Section 2.5Transfers Not Effected On or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers37
Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time
Section 2.6Wrong Pockets; Mail & Other Communications; Payments 39
Section 2.7Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments 41
Section 2.8Further Assurances 42
Section 2.9Novation of Liabilities 43
Section 2.10Guarantees and Credit Support Instruments 44
Section 2.11Bank Accounts; Cash Balances 48
Section 2.12Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties 49
Section 2.13Transition Committee49
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION
Section 3.1Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws50
Section 3.2Directors 50
Section 3.3Officers50
Section 3.4Resignations 50
Section 3.5Ancillary Agreements 50
Section 3.6NASDAQ 50
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Section 3.7Securities Law Matters51
Section 3.8Availability of Aerospace Information Statement 51
Section 3.9Agent 51
Section 3.10Stock-Based Employee Benefit Plans 51
ARTICLE IV
THE DISTRIBUTION
Section 4.1Stock Dividends to Automation 51
Section 4.2Fractional Shares 52
Section 4.3Sole Discretion of Automation53
Section 4.4Conditions to Distribution53
Section 4.5Effectiveness of Distribution 55
ARTICLE V
CERTAIN COVENANTS
Section 5.1Auditors and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Accounting 55
Section 5.2Separation of Information 58
Section 5.3Nonpublic Information60
Section 5.4Cooperation 60
Section 5.5Permits and Financial Assurance 61
Section 5.6Non-Solicit62
Section 5.7Government Contracts; Government Audits 63
Section 5.8Other Covenants64
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1Release of Pre-Distribution Claims65
Section 6.2Indemnification by Automation 67
Section 6.3Indemnification by Aerospace 68
Section 6.4Procedures for Third Party Claims68
Section 6.5Procedures for Direct Claims 72
Section 6.6Cooperation in Defense and Settlement 72
Section 6.7Indemnification Payments74
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Section 6.8Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts 75
Section 6.9Management of Existing Actions 75
Section 6.10Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities; Right of Contribution; Covenant Not to Sue 78
Section 6.11Environmental Matters78
Section 6.12Non-Applicability to Taxes 83
ARTICLE VII
ACCESS TO INFORMATION; PRIVILEGE; CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 7.1Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives83
Section 7.2Ownership of Information84
Section 7.3Compensation for Providing Information 84
Section 7.4Record Retention85
Section 7.5Limitations of Liability 85
Section 7.6Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation85
Section 7.7Privileged Matters 86
Section 7.8Confidential Information; Non-Use 89
Section 7.9Conflicts Waiver91
Section 7.10Personal Data 92
Section 7.11Non-Applicability to Taxes 93
ARTICLE VIII
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 8.1Negotiation and Arbitration 93
Section 8.2Continuity of Service and Performance 98
ARTICLE IX
INSURANCE
Section 9.1Access to Insurance Policies for Pre-Distribution Matters 98
Section 9.2Insurance for Post-Distribution Matters102
Section 9.3No Assignment of Entire Insurance Policies103
Section 9.4Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense 103
Section 9.5Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance 103
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1Complete Agreement; Construction 104
Section 10.2Ancillary Agreements 105
Section 10.3Counterparts 105
Section 10.4Survival of Agreements105
Section 10.5Expenses 105
Section 10.6Notices 105
Section 10.7Waivers107
Section 10.8Mutual Drafting107
Section 10.9Assignment 107
Section 10.10Successors and Assigns 107
Section 10.11Termination and Amendments 107
Section 10.12Payment Terms 108
Section 10.13No Circumvention 109
Section 10.14Subsidiaries 109
Section 10.15Third Party Beneficiaries 109
Section 10.16Title and Headings 109
Section 10.17Exhibits and Schedules 109
Section 10.18Governing Law 110
Section 10.19Specific Performance 110
Section 10.20Severability 110
Section 10.21No Duplication; No Double Recovery 110
Section 10.22Public Announcements110
Section 10.23Force Majeure 111
Section 10.24No Set-Off 111
Exhibits
Exhibit AReal Property Transfer Provisions
Exhibit BDescription of the Process and Transfer Activities
Exhibit CData Processing
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
Acceptable Alternative Arrangement1.1(1), 2.2(d)(i)
Action1.1(2)
Adversarial Action1.1(3)
AerospacePreamble, 1.1(4)
Aerospace Accounts1.1(5), 2.11(a)
Aerospace Assets1.1(6)
Aerospace Business1.1(7)
Aerospace Cash Distribution1.1(8)
Aerospace Common Stock1.1(9)
Aerospace Contracts1.1(10)
Aerospace Controlled Existing Actions1.1(11), 6.9(b)
Aerospace CSIs1.1(12), 2.10(d)
Aerospace Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities1.1(13)
Aerospace Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses1.1(14)
Aerospace Environmental Liabilities1.1(15)
Aerospace Financing Arrangements1.1(16)
Aerospace Form 101.1(17)
Aerospace Government Bid1.1(18)
Aerospace Government Contract1.1(19), 5.7(a)
Aerospace Group1.1(18)
Aerospace Indemnitees1.1(21)
Aerospace Information Statement1.1(22)
Aerospace Joint Ventures and Minority Investments1.1(6)(i), 1.1(23)
Aerospace Leased Real Property1.1(6)(iv), 1.1(24)
Aerospace Liabilities1.1(25)
Aerospace Owned Real Property1.1(6)(iv), 1.1(26)
Aerospace Real Property1.1(6)(iv), 1.1(27)
Aerospace Shared Contracts1.1(28)
Aerospace Spin Contribution1.1(29)
Affiliate1.1(30)
Agent1.1(31)
AgreementPreamble, 1.1(32)
Ancillary Agreements1.1(33)
Applicable Aerospace CSI Draw Date1.1(34), 2.10(d)(i)
Applicable Automation CSI Draw Date1.1(35), 2.10(d)(ii)
Appropriate Remediation Standard1.1(36), 6.11(d)(vi)
Arbitral Tribunal1.1(37), 8.1(c)(i)
Assets1.1(38)
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Assume1.1(39), 2.2(c)
Assumption1.1(39)
Audited Party1.1(40), 5.1(c)
AutomationPreamble, 1.1(41)
Automation Accounts1.1(42), 2.11(a)
Automation Assets1.1(43), 1.1(180)
Automation Business1.1(44)
Automation Common Stock1.1(45)
Automation Controlled Existing Actions1.1(46), 6.9(c)
Automation Counsel1.1(47), 7.9
Automation CSIs1.1(48), 2.10(d)
Automation Environmental Liabilities1.1(49)
Automation Government Contract5.7(b)
Automation Group1.1(50)
Automation House Marks1.1(51)
Automation Indemnitees1.1(52)
Automation Liabilities1.1(53), 1.1(181)
Automation Shared Contracts1.1(54)
BoardRecitals, 1.1(55)
Business1.1(56)
Business Day1.1(57)
Cash and Cash Equivalents1.1(58)
CEO Negotiation Period1.1(59), 8.1(b)(i)
CodeRecitals, 1.1(60)
Collective Benefit Services1.1(61), 7.7(a)
Commission1.1(62)
Confidential Information1.1(63)
Consents1.1(64)
Contract1.1(65)
control1.1(30)
controlled by1.1(30)
Controller1.1(66)
Controller SCCs7.10(c)
Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments1.1(67)
Copyrights1.1(68)
Credit Support Instruments1.1(69)
Current Automation Business1.1(70)
Damages1.1(71)
Data Protection Laws1.1(72), 1.1(95)
Data Subject1.1(73)
Debt-for-Debt Exchange2.2(h)
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Decision on Interim Relief1.1(74), 8.1(c)(x)
Deemed Aerospace Spin Contribution1.1(75)
Designated Ancillary Agreements1.1(76)
Determination1.1(77)
Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses1.1(78)
Dispute1.1(79), 8.1(a)
DistributionRecitals, 1.1(80)
Distribution Date1.1(81)
Distribution Disclosure Documents1.1(82)
Distribution Record Date1.1(83)
Effective Time1.1(84)
Emergency Arbitrator1.1(85)
Employee Matters Agreement1.1(86)
Employee Records1.1(87)
Employee Related Liabilities1.1(88), 1.1(129)
Environmental Laws1.1(89)
Environmental Liabilities1.1(90)
Environmental Permit1.1(91)
Exchange Act1.1(92)
Exchange Debt2.2(h)
Financing Disclosure Documents1.1(93)
Force Majeure Event1.1(94)
GDPR1.1(72), 1.1(95)
General Counsel Negotiation Period1.1(96), 8.1(b)(i)
General Dispute Notice1.1(97), 8.1(b)(i)
Government Proceedings5.7(c)
Governmental Entity1.1(98)
Group1.1(101)
Guaranty Release1.1(102), 2.10(b)
Hazardous Substances1.1(103)
ICDR1.1(104), 8.1(c)
Indebtedness1.1(105)
Indemnifiable Loss1.1(106)
Indemnifiable Losses1.1(106)
Indemnifying Party1.1(107), 6.4(a)
Indemnitee1.1(108), 6.4(a)
Indemnity Payment1.1(109), 6.8(a)
Information1.1(110)
Insurance Policies1.1(111)
Insurance Proceeds1.1(112)
Insurer1.1(113)
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Intellectual Property1.1(114)
Intentionally Delayed Aerospace Assets1.1(6)(xi), 1.1(115)
Intergroup Accounts1.1(116), 2.3
Intergroup Leases1.1(117)
Interim Relief1.1(118), 8.1(c)(x)
Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments1.1(119), 5.1(b)
Internal ReorganizationRecitals, 1.1(120)
Internet Properties1.1(121)
IP Cross-License Agreement1.1(122)
IT Assets1.1(123)
IT Contracts1.1(124)
Joint Actions1.1(125), 6.9(d)
Key Employee1.1(126)
Know-How1.1(127)
Law1.1(128)
Liabilities1.1(129)
Liable Party1.1(130), 2.9(b)
Linked1.1(131), 2.11(a)
Managing Party1.1(132), 6.9(d)
Mixed Contract1.1(133)
Nasdaq1.1(134)
New York Court1.1(135), 8.1(c)(xi)
Non-Assumable Third Party Claims1.1(136), 6.4(b)(iii)
Non-Managing Party1.1(137), 6.9(d)
Non-Performing Impacted Party1.1(138), 6.11(d)(i)
Non-Performing Site Controller1.1(139), 6.11(d)(ii)
Non-Shared Contract1.1(140)
Non-Transferred Permit1.1(141), 5.5(a)
Notice Recipient1.1(142), 2.2(d)(iv)
Notifying Party1.1(143), 2.2(d)(iv)
Off-Site Environmental Liabilities1.1(144)
Other Party1.1(145), 2.9(a)
Other Party’s Auditors5.1(b)
Partial Assignment1.1(147), 2.2(d)(i)
PartiesPreamble, 1.1(148)
PartyPreamble, 1.1(148)
Patent1.1(149)
Performing Party1.1(150), 6.11(c)(iii)
Permit Transferee1.1(151)
Permit Transferor1.1(152)
Permits1.1(153)
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Person1.1(154)
Personal Data1.1(155)
Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policies1.1(156), 9.1(b)
Pre-Distribution Aerospace Liabilities1.1(157), 9.1(a)
Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policies1.1(158), 9.1(a)
Pre-Distribution Automation Liabilities1.1(159), 9.1(b)
Privilege1.1(160), 7.7(a)
Privileged Information1.1(161), 7.7(a)
Processing1.1(162)
Public Reports1.1(164), 5.1(d)
Real Property Restrictions1.1(165), 2.7(b)
Records1.1(166)
Registered IP1.1(167)
Registrations1.1(167)
Regulations1.1(169)
Release1.1(170)
Response Actions1.1(171), 6.11(c)(i)
Restricted Real Property1.1(172), 2.7(b)
Rules1.1(173), 8.1(c)
Security Interest1.1(175)
Shared Contract1.1(176)
Shared Permit1.1(177), 5.5(a)
Software1.1(178)
Specified Aerospace Assets1.1(6)(xvi), 1.1(179)
Specified Automation Assets1.1(43), 1.1(180)
Specified Automation Liabilities1.1(53), 1.1(181)
Subsidiary1.1(182)
Tax1.1(183)
Tax Attributes1.1(184)
Tax Contest1.1(185)
Tax Matters Agreement1.1(186)
Tax Record1.1(187)
Tax Return1.1(188)
Taxes1.1(183)
Taxing Authority1.1(189)
Third Party1.1(190)
Third Party Claim1.1(191), 6.4(a)
Third Party Proceeds1.1(192), 6.8(a)
Trademark License Agreement1.1(193)
Trademarks1.1(194)
Transfer1.1(195), 2.2(b)(i)
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Transfer Taxes1.1(196)
Transferred1.1(195)
Transferred Insurance Policy1.1(197)
Transition Committee2.13
Transition Services Agreement1.1(198)
UK GDPR1.1(72)
under common control with1.1(30)
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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of , by and between Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Automation”), and Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (f/k/a Honeywell Aerospace LLC), a Delaware corporation (“Aerospace”). Each of Automation and Aerospace is sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively, as the “Parties.”
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Automation, acting through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts (a) the Aerospace Business and (b) the Automation Business;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Automation (the “Board”) has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of Automation and its stockholders to separate Automation into two separate, publicly traded companies, one for each of (a) the Aerospace Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Aerospace, and (b) the Automation Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Automation;
WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, the Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of Automation and its stockholders (a) to undertake a series of transactions with respect to the allocation and transfer or assignment of Assets and Liabilities (including the Aerospace Spin Contribution), including by means of the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments, resulting in (i) Automation and/or one or more members of the Automation Group, collectively, owning all of the Automation Assets, assuming (or retaining or indemnifying the Aerospace Indemnitees against) all of the Automation Liabilities and, except as provided in any Ancillary Agreement, operating the Automation Business and (ii) Aerospace and/or one or more members of the Aerospace Group, collectively, owning all of the Aerospace Assets, assuming (or retaining or indemnifying the Automation Indemnitees against) all of the Aerospace Liabilities and, except as provided in any Ancillary Agreement, operating the Aerospace Business (such transactions described in this clause (a), the “Internal Reorganization”), and (b) thereafter, for Automation to distribute on the Distribution Date to the holders of Automation Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Record Date, without consideration, on a pro rata basis and on the basis of shares of Aerospace Common Stock for every outstanding shares of Automation Common Stock, all of the then issued and outstanding shares of Aerospace Common Stock (such transactions described in this clause (b), the “Distribution”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Internal Reorganization and the Distribution, the Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of Automation and its stockholders for Aerospace to make the Aerospace Cash Distribution;
WHEREAS, Aerospace has been formed for this purpose and has not engaged in activities except those in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Internal Reorganization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and those
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activities necessary in connection with its standup as an independent company (including activities with respect to the Aerospace Financing Arrangements and the distribution of the Aerospace Common Stock);
WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, it is intended that (a) the Aerospace Spin Contribution and the Distribution, taken together, qualify for non-recognition of gain and loss pursuant to Section 355, Section 361 and Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of Aerospace Common Stock) and (b) this Agreement is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g); and
WHEREAS, each of Automation and Aerospace has determined that it is necessary and desirable to agree to the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Internal Reorganization (to the extent not already effected prior to the date hereof), the Aerospace Cash Distribution, the Debt-for-Debt Exchange (if any) and the Distribution and to agree to other agreements that will govern certain other matters following the Effective Time.
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 Alternative Arrangement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(i).
(2)    “Action” shall mean any demand, action, claim, cause of action, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, case, litigation, subpoena, proceeding or investigation (whether civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, regulatory, prosecutorial or otherwise) by or before any court or grand jury, any Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal or authority.
(3)    “Adversarial Action” shall mean (i) an Action by a member of the Automation Group, on the one hand, against a member of the Aerospace Group, on the other hand, or (ii) an Action by a member of the Aerospace Group, on the one hand, against a member of the Automation Group, on the other hand.
(4)    “Aerospace” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(5)    “Aerospace Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).
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(6)    “Aerospace Assets” shall mean the following Assets (including all right, title and interest in such Assets) of any member of the Aerospace Group or the Automation Group, in each case, at the Effective Time (provided, however, that Aerospace Assets shall not include Tax Attributes or Tax Records, which shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement):
(i)     all interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity interests in each member of the Aerospace Group (other than Aerospace), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(i)(a) and the interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity, partnership, membership, joint venture and similar interests in the Persons as set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(i)(b) under the caption “Joint Ventures and Minority Interests” (the “Aerospace Joint Ventures and Minority Investments”), in each case (clauses (a) and (b)), including any and all rights related thereto;
(ii)    the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(ii);
(iii)    any and all rights and interests of the Aerospace Group under this Agreement;
(iv)     any and all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(iv)(a), including, in each case, all land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances located thereon or associated therewith (except to the extent otherwise set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(iv)(a) under the caption “Other Parties in Possession”) (the “Aerospace Owned Real Property”) and  any and all rights, title and interest in, and to and under the leases or subleases of the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(iv)(b), including, in each case, to the extent provided for in such leases, any land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances (except to the extent otherwise set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(iv)(b) under the caption “Other Parties in Possession”) (the “Aerospace Leased Real Property” and together with the Aerospace Owned Real Property, the “Aerospace Real Property”);
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(v)    any and all Aerospace Shared Contracts; provided, however, that any such Aerospace Shared Contracts shall be subject to Section 2.2(d);
(vi)     the Registered IP, Trademarks and other Intellectual Property identified on Schedule 1.1(6)(vi), together with the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by each such Trademark, all other Intellectual Property (other than Registered IP and Trademarks) that is owned by the Aerospace Group or Automation Group and exclusively related to, or exclusively used or held for use in the conduct of, the Aerospace Business (excluding the Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule 1.1(43)(v) and the Automation House Marks), and all rights of priority arising from any of the foregoing, and all actions and rights to sue and recover, at law or in equity for any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing, and to seek, collect and retain any and all damages and other amounts arising therefrom;
(vii)    any and all Assets in respect of accruals, counterclaims, insurance claims, rights to coverage under applicable insurance policies, warranties, contractual indemnities, control rights and other rights similar to the foregoing, in each case, to the extent related to any Aerospace Liability, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(vii);
(viii)    any and all IT Assets and IT Contracts owned, licensed to or by, or held by Automation or Aerospace, or any of their respective Affiliates, that are exclusively related to, or used or held for use in, the conduct of the Aerospace Business (excluding IT Assets and IT Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1(43)(vi)), or set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(viii);
(ix)    other than any IT Contracts, any and all Aerospace Contracts;
(x)    other than Intellectual Property, IT Assets and IT Contracts, copies of any and all Information to the extent related to the Aerospace Business or any Aerospace Asset or Aerospace Liability and corporate or similar legal entity books and records of any Person described in clause (i) of this definition of “Aerospace Assets” (subject to any agreements with third parties as to the ownership of corporate or similar legal entity books and records for any Aerospace Joint Ventures and Minority Investments);
(xi)    the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(xi) (the “Intentionally Delayed Aerospace Assets”);
(xii)    (I) all Cash and Cash Equivalents, notes, interest receivables and other financial assets owned by any member of the Aerospace Group, and (II) all derivative instruments owned by any member of the Aerospace Group;
(xiii)    (I) all accounts and notes receivable to the extent related to the Aerospace Business (provided, however, that any such accounts receivable represented by an invoice of less than $1,000,000 shall not constitute Aerospace Assets pursuant to this clause (xiii)
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if the aggregate amount of accounts receivable represented by such invoice is primarily related to the Automation Business, and (II) all accounts receivable represented by an invoice of less than $1,000,000 shall constitute Aerospace Assets if the aggregate amount of accounts receivable represented by such invoice is primarily related to the Aerospace Business;
(xiv)    all credits, prepaid expenses, rebates, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits and prepaid items, in each case to the extent they are used or held for use in, or arise out of, the operation or conduct of the Aerospace Business (including such portion of any credits, prepaid expenses, rebates, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits and prepaid items of the Automation Group to the extent they are used or held for use in, or arise out of, the operation or conduct of the Aerospace Business), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(xiv);
(xv)    any and all Permits, Consents and Registrations, in each case, that are exclusively related to, used in or held for use in the conduct of the Aerospace Business, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(6)(xv);
(xvi)    any and all Aerospace Government Bids;
(xvii)    any and all Assets that the Employee Matters Agreement specifies are Aerospace Assets; and
(xviii)    if and to the extent not addressed by the Assets described in clauses (i) through (xvi) of this definition (such specified Assets, the “Specified Aerospace Assets”), and subject to the express terms thereof, any and all Assets primarily related to, used in or held for use in the conduct of the Aerospace Business, including in the following categories, but, in each case, excluding Intellectual Property, IT Assets, IT Contracts and the Specified Automation Assets:
(a)    all tangible personal property and interests therein (including machinery, equipment, tools and vehicles), in each case, that are primarily related to, used in or held for use in the conduct of the Aerospace Business; and
(b)    all raw materials, works-in-process, supplies, ingredients, inputs, parts, packaging, finished goods and products and other inventories (including any goods, products or other inventories held at any location controlled by a member of either Group or held by a customer on consignment for a member of either Group, any goods, products or other inventories purchased by a member of either Group that are in transit and any goods, products or other inventories sold to or loaned to a customer or third party that are in transit to be returned to a member of either Group), in each case, that are primarily related to, used in or held for use in the conduct of the Aerospace Business.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements do not purport to transfer ownership of any of the Parties’ insurance policies (other than the
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Transferred Insurance Policy), and any assignment of rights to coverage under such insurance policies is governed by Article IX herein.
(7)    “Aerospace Business” shall mean the aerospace technologies business which supplies electronic solutions, engines and power systems, control systems and other products, software, technologies and services for aircraft, spacecraft (including satellites), and defense systems for military applications, as such business has been conducted prior to the Distribution Date by any member of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group (or any of their respective predecessors), including the businesses set forth on Schedule 1.1(7)(i); provided that the Aerospace Business shall not include the Quantinuum business or any business set forth on Schedule 1.1(7)(ii), in each case as conducted prior to the Distribution Date by any member of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group (or any of their respective predecessors). For purposes of the foregoing, “defense systems for military applications” include weapons systems, vehicles and associated products, software, technologies and services (including sensor arrays, stabilizers, accelerometers, and gyroscopes) designed or sold for military applications, but do not include products, services, software, technologies or services sold for civilian or administrative applications (including administrative functions of the armed forces).
(8)     “Aerospace Cash Distribution” shall mean the cash distribution in the aggregate amount of $ to be made, or caused to be made, by Aerospace to Automation pursuant to Section 2.2(g).
(9)    “Aerospace Common Stock” shall mean the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Aerospace.
(10)    “Aerospace Contracts” shall mean Contracts to which immediately prior to the Effective Time Automation 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, which fall within any of the following categories:
(i)    any and all Contracts that relate exclusively to the Aerospace Business, the Aerospace Assets and/or the Aerospace Liabilities and are not related (other than in a de minimis respect) to the Automation Business, any Automation Asset or any Automation Liability;
(ii)    the Transferred Insurance Policy; and
(iii)    any and all Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1(10)(iii).
(11)    “Aerospace Controlled Existing Actions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(b).
(12)    “Aerospace CSIs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d).
(13)    “Aerospace Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities to the extent arising out of or related to, including any
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indemnification Liabilities arising under Contracts to the extent arising out of or related to, any Aerospace Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses.
(14)    “Aerospace Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses” shall mean the companies, businesses, business units, product lines or business operations set forth on Schedule 1.1(14)(i) and any Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses that, at the time of sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition or abandonment, closure, discontinuation or other cessation thereof, were primarily managed by or primarily associated with the Aerospace Business or any portion thereof as then conducted.
(15)    “Aerospace Environmental Liabilities” shall mean all Environmental Liabilities other than the Automation Environmental Liabilities, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(15).
(16)    “Aerospace Financing Arrangements” shall mean the financing arrangements described on Schedule 1.1(16).
(17)    “Aerospace Form 10” shall mean the registration statement on Form 10 (including the Aerospace Information Statement) filed by Aerospace with the Commission in connection with the Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.
(18)    “Aerospace Government Bid” shall mean each offer, quotation, bid or proposal (solicited or unsolicited) which, if accepted or awarded, would reasonably be expected to lead to an Aerospace Government Contract.
(19)    “Aerospace Government Contract” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(a).
(20)    “Aerospace Group” shall mean (a) Aerospace, (b) each Person that is a Subsidiary of Aerospace immediately prior to the Distribution (but after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization), and (c) each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of Aerospace following the Distribution, including those Persons listed on Schedule 1.1(18) under the caption “Subsidiaries”.
(21)    “Aerospace Indemnitees” shall mean each member of the Aerospace Group and each of their Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the Aerospace Group’s and their respective current, former and future Affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
(22)    “Aerospace Information Statement” shall mean the Information Statement attached as an exhibit to the Aerospace Form 10 provided to the holders of shares of Automation Common Stock in connection with the Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.
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(23)    “Aerospace Joint Ventures and Minority Investments” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Aerospace Assets”.
(24)    “Aerospace Leased Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Aerospace Assets”.
(25)    “Aerospace Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities of (x) any member of the Aerospace Group at the Effective Time and/or (y) any member of the Automation Group at the Effective Time, in the following categories, in each case, regardless of (1) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (2) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined, (3) whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates and (4) which entity is named in any Action associated with any Liability (except for Liabilities related to Taxes which are governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement):
(i)    any and all Liabilities that are expressly assumed by or allocated to the Aerospace Group pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including any obligations and Liabilities of any member of the Aerospace Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including those pursuant to Section 10.5 hereof;
(ii)    any and all Liabilities (including under applicable federal and state securities Laws) relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Distribution Disclosure Documents, including the Aerospace Form 10, filed or furnished with the Commission in connection with the Distribution, the Financing Disclosure Documents in connection with any offer for sale or registration of the Transfer or distribution of securities or indebtedness of the Aerospace Group, including in connection with the Aerospace Financing Arrangements, except, in each of clauses (a) and (b), for statements expressly relating to the Automation Business, or the Aerospace Financing Arrangements (other than the Debt-for-Debt Exchange);
(iii)    any of the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(25)(iii);
(iv)    any and all Aerospace Environmental Liabilities (subject to Section 6.11);
(v)    other than Environmental Liabilities, any and all Aerospace Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses Liabilities;
(vi)    any and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any services provided or being provided to, on behalf of or for the benefit of, the Aerospace Group, regardless of whether a member of the Automation Group or Aerospace Group, or their respective personnel, procured or provided or is procuring or providing such services, including any services provided in connection with the audit, preparation, printing, filing, delivery and/or public dissemination of any financial statements of the Aerospace Group;
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(vii)    any and all Liabilities for Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a), (d) and (g) (but in case of clause (g) solely with respect to clauses (a) and (d)) of the definition of Indebtedness of Automation or any of its Subsidiaries that was incurred by any member of the Aerospace Group (and any such Indebtedness guaranteed by any of Automation’s Subsidiaries that is a member of the Aerospace Group) set forth on Schedule 1.1(25)(vii);
(viii)    any and all checks issued but not drawn and accounts payable to the extent related (other than in de minimis respects) to the Aerospace Business; provided, however, that (I) any such accounts payable represented by an invoice of less than $1,000,000 shall not constitute Aerospace Liabilities pursuant to this clause (viii) if the aggregate amount of accounts payable represented by such invoice is primarily related to the Automation Business, and (II) all accounts payable represented by an invoice of less than $1,000,000 shall constitute Aerospace Liabilities if the aggregate amount of accounts payable represented by such invoice is primarily related to the Aerospace Business;
(ix)    any and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any (x) indemnification obligations to any current or former director or officer of the Aerospace Group and/or (y) ownership of the Aerospace Joint Ventures and Minority Investments, including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any credit agreement, guarantee, indemnity or Credit Support Instrument given or obtained for the benefit of any Aerospace Joint Venture and Minority Investment;
(x)    any and all Liabilities related to, arising out of or resulting from the Actions set forth on Schedule 1.1(25)(x)(a) or any other Actions exclusively related to the Aerospace Business, Aerospace Assets or (without giving effect to this Section 1.1(25)(x)) Aerospace Liabilities and (1) the Joint Actions set forth on Schedule 1.1(25)(x)(b) or (2) any other Action that is neither exclusively related to the Aerospace Business, Aerospace Assets or (without giving effect to this Section 1.1(25)(x)) Aerospace Liabilities or the Automation Business, Automation Assets or (without giving effect to Section 1.1(53)(iv)) Automation Liabilities for which the claim underlying such Action would constitute (without giving effect to this clause (b)) in part both an Automation Liability and an Aerospace Liability (excluding those Actions set forth on Schedule 1.1(25)(x)(b)), but in the case of each of clauses (b)(1) and (b)(2), solely to the extent related to the Aerospace Business or the Aerospace Assets or (without giving effect to this Section 1.1(25)(x)) the Aerospace Liabilities;
(xi)    any and all Liabilities designated as Aerospace Liabilities pursuant to Section 5.5(a);
(xii)    any and all Employee Related Liabilities that the Employee Matters Agreement specifies are Aerospace Liabilities; and
(xiii)    if and to the extent not addressed by the Liabilities described in clauses (i) through (x) of this definition, any and all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of
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or resulting from the Aerospace Business or the Aerospace Assets (in each case, excluding the Specified Automation Liabilities).
The allocation set forth in clause (iv) of this definition of “Aerospace Liabilities” is not intended to affect or impact the share of any such Environmental Liability attributable to third parties.
(26)    “Aerospace Owned Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Aerospace Assets”.
(27)    “Aerospace Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Aerospace Assets”.
(28)    “Aerospace Shared Contracts” shall mean any and all Shared Contracts that are primarily related to the Aerospace Business, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(28).
(29)    “Aerospace Spin Contribution” shall mean the Deemed Aerospace Spin Contribution and any other Transfer of Assets to Aerospace by Automation in connection with, or in anticipation of, the Distribution, collectively in exchange for (i) the assumption by Aerospace of certain Aerospace Liabilities, (ii) the actual or deemed issuance by Aerospace to Automation of shares of Aerospace Common Stock, (iii) the issuance by Aerospace to Automation of Exchange Debt (if any), and (iv) the Aerospace Cash Distribution.
(30)    “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” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), 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, solely for purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, no Party or member of either Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the other Party or member of such other Party’s Group.
(31)    “Agent” shall mean EQ Shareowner Services.
(32)    “Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(33)    “Ancillary Agreements” shall mean all of the written Contracts, instruments, assignments or other arrangements (other than this Agreement) entered into by the Parties or the members of their respective Groups (but only Contracts, instruments, assignments or other arrangements as to which no Third Party is a party) in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Tax Matters Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the IP Cross-License Agreement, the Trademark License Agreement, the Intergroup Leases and the agreements or other continuing arrangements set forth on Schedule 1.1(33) and any other agreements to be entered into by and between any member of the Aerospace Group and any member of the Automation Group, at, prior to or after the
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Distribution in connection with the Distribution, but shall exclude the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments.
(34)    “Applicable Aerospace CSI Draw Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d)(i).
(35)    “Applicable Automation CSI Draw Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d)(ii).
(36)    “Appropriate Remediation Standard” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(d)(vi).
(37)    “Arbitral Tribunal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c)(i).
(38)    “Assets” shall mean all right, title and ownership interests in and to all properties, claims, Contracts, businesses or assets (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 or intangible, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, in each case, whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person, including the following (regardless of any potential overlap):
(i)    all Information;
(ii)    all tangible personal property and interests therein (including machinery, equipment, tools and vehicles);
(iii)    all raw materials, works-in-process, supplies, ingredients, inputs, parts, packaging, finished goods and products and other inventories;
(iv)    all rights, title and interest in and to real property of whatever nature, including all land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances located thereon or associated therewith;
(v)    all interests in any capital stock of, or other equity interests in, any Person;
(vi)    all Contracts and any rights or claims (whether accrued or contingent) arising under any Contracts;
(vii)    all Credit Support Instruments;
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(viii)    all Intellectual Property;
(ix)    all IT Assets and IT Contracts;
(x)    all Personal Data;
(xi)    all Cash and Cash Equivalents, notes, interest receivables and other financial assets and derivative instruments;
(xii)    all accounts and notes receivable;
(xiii)    all credits, prepaid expenses, rebates, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits and prepaid items;
(xiv)    all accruals, counterclaims, insurance claims, rights to coverage under applicable insurance policies, warranties, contractual indemnities, control rights and other rights similar to the foregoing; and
(xv)    all Permits, Consents and Registrations.
Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein or in the Tax Matters Agreement or the Employee Matters Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to (a) Taxes shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement and (b) any assets of the nature described in the preceding sentence of this definition that are allocated pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement shall be governed by the Employee Matters Agreement, and, therefore, Taxes (including any Tax Attributes) and such assets shall not be treated as Assets governed by this Agreement.
(39)    “Assume” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c) and the term “Assumption” shall have its correlative meaning.
(40)    “Audited Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c).
(41)    “Automation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(42)    “Automation Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).
(43)    “Automation Assets” shall mean any and all Assets (including all right, title and interest in such Assets) of (x) any member of the Aerospace Group at the Effective Time, and (y) any member of the Automation Group at the Effective Time, in each case, other than the Aerospace Assets, it being understood that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Automation Assets shall include those Assets specified below in clauses (i)(vii) (such specified Assets, the “Specified Automation Assets”) (provided, however, that Automation Assets shall not include Tax Attributes or Tax Records, which shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement):
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(i)    (A) all interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity interests in the members of the Automation Group (other than Automation), (B) all interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity, partnership, membership, joint venture and similar interests in any Person (other than the members of the Aerospace Group and the Aerospace Joint Ventures and Minority Investments), in each case (clauses (A) and (B)), including any and all rights related thereto;
(ii)    the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(43)(ii);
(iii)    any and all rights and interests of the Automation Group under this Agreement;
(iv)    other than the Aerospace Contracts, the Aerospace Shared Contracts and any IT Contracts, any and all Contracts to which immediately prior to the Effective Time Automation 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, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(43)(iv); provided, however, that any Automation Shared Contracts shall be subject to Section 2.2(d);
(v)    (A) the Automation House Marks (including with the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by each Automation House Mark), (B) any and all Intellectual Property (excluding IT Assets and IT Contracts, which for clarity are governed by Section 1.1(43)(vi)) owned by Automation or Aerospace, or any of their respective Affiliates, that is (1) not a Specified Aerospace Asset, or (2) set forth on Schedule 1.1(43)(v), and (C) all rights of priority arising from any of the foregoing, and all actions and rights to sue and recover, at law or in equity for any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing, and to seek, collect and retain any and all damages and other amounts arising therefrom;
(vi)    any and all IT Assets and IT Contracts owned, licensed to or by, or held by Automation or Aerospace, or any of their respective Affiliates, that are (A) not Specified Aerospace Assets or (B) set forth on Schedule 1.1(43)(vi);
(vii)    any and all Assets that the Employee Matters Agreement specifies are Automation Assets; and
(viii)    any and all Assets in respect of accruals, counterclaims, insurance claims, rights to coverage under applicable insurance policies, warranties, contractual indemnities, control rights and other rights similar to the foregoing, in each case, to the extent related to any Automation Liability, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(43)(vii).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements do not purport to transfer ownership of any of the Parties’ insurance policies (other than the Transferred Insurance Policy), and any assignment of rights to coverage under such insurance policies is governed by Article IX herein.
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(44)    “Automation Business” shall mean all businesses, operations and activities (whether covered independently or in association with one or more third parties through a partnership, joint venture or other mutual enterprise) other than the Aerospace Business, in each case as conducted prior to the Distribution Date by any member of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group (or any of their respective predecessors).
(45)    “Automation Common Stock” shall mean the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Automation.
(46)    “Automation Controlled Existing Actions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(c).
(47)    “Automation Counsel” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9.
(48)    “Automation CSIs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d).
(49)    “Automation Environmental Liabilities” shall mean (A) any and all Environmental Liabilities (including any and all Off-Site Environmental Liabilities) to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any ownership or operation of the owned real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(49) and (B) any and all Environmental Liabilities (including any and all Off-Site Environmental Liabilities) to the extent relating to, arising out of, or resulting from the Current Automation Business (including, for the avoidance of doubt, operations and activities of the Current Automation Business prior to the Effective Time), provided that in the case of this clause (B), such Environmental Liabilities shall not include any Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses.
(50)    “Automation Group” shall mean (a) Automation, (b) each Person (other than any member of the Aerospace Group) that is a Subsidiary of Automation immediately prior to the Distribution (but after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization), and (c) each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of Automation following the Distribution; provided that the Automation Group shall not include the Persons on Schedule 1.1(18).
(51)    “Automation House Marks” shall mean the Trademark HONEYWELL and any and all derivatives, abbreviations, translations, localizations and other variations of any of the foregoing and any confusingly similar Trademarks.
(52)    “Automation Indemnitees” shall mean each member of the Automation Group and each of their Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the Automation Group’s and their respective current, former and future Affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
(53)    “Automation Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities of (x) any member of the Aerospace Group at the Effective Time, and/or (y) any member of the Automation Group at the Effective Time, in each case, other than the Aerospace Liabilities, including those Liabilities
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specified below in clauses (i)(ix) (such specified Liabilities, the “Specified Automation Liabilities”), in each case, regardless of (1) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (2) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined, (3) whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates and (4) which entity is named in any Action associated with any Liability (except for Liabilities related to Taxes which are governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement):
(i)    any and all Liabilities that are expressly assumed by or allocated to the Automation Group pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including any obligations and Liabilities of any member of the Automation Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including those pursuant to Section 10.5 hereof;
(ii)    any and all Liabilities (including under applicable federal and state securities Laws) relating to, arising out of or resulting from statements expressly relating to the Automation Business in (A) the Distribution Disclosure Documents, including the Aerospace Form 10, filed or furnished with the Commission in connection with the Distribution or (B) the Financing Disclosure Documents;
(iii)    any of the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(53)(iii);
(iv)    any and all Liabilities related to, arising out of or resulting from the Actions set forth on Schedule 1.1(53)(iv)(a) and the Joint Actions set forth on Schedule 1.1(53)(iv)(b); but in the case of this clause (b), solely to the extent related to the Automation Business or the Automation Assets or (without giving effect to this clause (b)) the Automation Liabilities;
(v)    any and all Automation Environmental Liabilities (subject to Section 6.11);
(vi)    any and all Liabilities for Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a), (d) and (g) (but in case of clause (g) solely with respect to clauses (a) and (d)) of the definition of Indebtedness of Automation or any of its Subsidiaries that was incurred by any member of the Automation Group (and any such Indebtedness guaranteed by any of Automation’s Subsidiaries that is a member of the Automation Group);
(vii)    any and all Liabilities designated as Automation Liabilities pursuant to Section 5.5(a);
(viii)    any and all Employee Related Liabilities that the Employee Matters Agreement specifies are Automation Liabilities; and
(ix)    any and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any indemnification obligations to any current or former director or officer of the Automation
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Group (other than any Liability of any current or former director or officer of the Automation Group under the securities laws with respect to the Distribution Disclosure Documents or the Financing Disclosure Documents).
In addition, the allocation set forth in clause (v) of this definition of “Automation Liabilities” is not intended to affect or impact the share of any such Environmental Liability attributable to third parties.
(54)    “Automation Shared Contracts” shall mean any and all Shared Contracts that are not Aerospace Shared Contracts.
(55)    “Board” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(56)    “Business” shall mean (a) with respect to Aerospace and/or one or more members of the Aerospace Group, the Aerospace Business, or (b) with respect to Automation and/or one or more members of the Automation Group, the Automation Business.
(57)    “Business Day” shall mean 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 New York, New York.
(58)    “Cash and Cash Equivalents” shall mean (a) cash and (b) checks, certificates of deposit having a maturity of less than one year, money orders, bills of exchange, marketable securities, money market funds, commercial paper, short-term instruments, funds in time and demand deposits or similar accounts, and any evidence of indebtedness issued or guaranteed by any Governmental Entity, minus the amount of any outbound checks, plus the amount of any deposits in transit.
(59)    “CEO Negotiation Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b)(i).
(60)    “Code” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(61)    “Collective Benefit Services” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).
(62)    “Commission” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(63)    “Confidential Information” shall mean all non-public, confidential or proprietary Information concerning a Party and/or its Subsidiaries or with respect to Aerospace, the Aerospace Business, any Aerospace Asset or any Aerospace Liabilities, or with respect to Automation, the Automation Business, any Automation Assets or any Automation Liabilities, which, prior to, at or following the Effective Time, has been disclosed by a Party or its Subsidiaries to the other Party or its Subsidiaries, or otherwise has come into the possession of, the other, including pursuant to the access provisions of Article VII or any other provision of this Agreement, including any data or documentation resident, existing or otherwise provided in a database or in a storage medium, permanent or temporary, intended for confidential, proprietary and/or privileged use by a Party (except to the extent that such Information can be shown to have been (a) in the public domain or known to the public through no fault of the receiving Party or its
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Subsidiaries, (b) lawfully acquired by the receiving Party or its Affiliates after the Distribution Date from other sources not known to be subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to such Confidential Information or (c) independently developed by the receiving Party or its Affiliates after the Distribution without reference to or use of any Confidential Information).
(64)    “Consents” shall mean any consents, waivers, notices, reports or other filings obtained, made or to be obtained from or made, including with respect to any Contract, or any registrations, licenses, permits, approvals, authorizations obtained or to be obtained from, or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any Third Party including a Governmental Entity.
(65)    “Contract” shall mean any agreement, contract, subcontract, obligation, note, indenture, instrument, option, lease, sublease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, license, sublicense, insurance policy, purchase order or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature (whether written or oral and whether express or implied).
(66)    “Controller” shall mean, in addition to any definition for any corollary term provided by Data Protection Laws, the Person who or that determines the purposes and means of the Processing of Personal Data.
(67)    “Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments” shall mean, collectively, the various Contracts and other documents entered into prior to the Effective Time 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 Internal Reorganization, or otherwise relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Transfer of Assets and/or Assumption of Liabilities between members of each Group, in such form or forms as the applicable parties thereto agree, which shall be on an “as is”, “where is” and “with all faults” basis, and in the case of Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments relating to real property, subject to the further provisions of Section 2.7.
(68)    “Copyrights” shall mean copyrightable works, copyrights (including in product label or packaging artwork or templates), moral rights, mask work rights, database rights and design rights, in each case, whether or not registered, and registrations and applications for registration thereof.
(69)    “Credit Support Instruments” shall mean any letters of credit, performance bonds, surety bonds, banker’s acceptances or other similar arrangements.
(70)    “Current Automation Business” shall mean the Automation Business in substantially the same scope, manner and nature as actively conducted on the Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the manufacture and sale of products and services by the Automation Business prior to the Distribution Date shall be included in the Current Automation Business to the extent substantially similar products and services were being manufactured and provided by the Automation Business as conducted on the Distribution Date.
(71)    “Damages” shall mean any loss, damage, injury, claim, demand, payments (including those arising out of any settlement or judgment relating to any proceeding), award,
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fine, penalty, Tax, fee (including reasonable out of pocket attorneys’ or advisors’ fees and disbursements incurred in the defense thereof), charge, cost (including reasonable costs of investigation) or expense of any nature, excluding, except as set forth in Section 8.1(c)(v), any incidental, indirect, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages (including lost revenues or profits), but including amounts paid or payable to third parties in respect of any third-party claim for which indemnification hereunder is otherwise required (including components of such third-party claim relating to incidental, indirect, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages (including lost revenues or profits)).
(72)    “Data Protection Laws” shall mean the following to the extent applicable from time to time: (a) the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, (b) the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“GDPR”) and the GDPR as transposed into the national laws of the United Kingdom (“UK GDPR”), (c) any national law supplementing the GDPR and UK GDPR and (d) any other data protection or privacy Laws or binding codes of practice issued by or with the approval of a relevant data protection authority applicable to the Processing of Personal Data (as amended and/or replaced from time to time).
(73)    “Data Subject” shall mean, in addition to any definition for any corollary term provided by Data Protection Laws, any identified or identifiable natural person to whom the Personal Data Processed pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement relates.
(74)    “Decision on Interim Relief” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c)(x).
(75)    “Deemed Aerospace Spin Contribution” shall mean the Transfer of Assets to Aerospace that was deemed to occur for U.S. federal income Tax purposes as a result of the conversion of Aerospace from a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware to a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(76)    “Designated Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement and the Tax Matters Agreement.
(77)    “Determination” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(78)    “Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses” shall mean any (a) company, business, business unit, product line or business operation (and any portion thereof) operated or conducted by the Automation Business or the Aerospace Business, and (b) any site or plant (and, in each case of clauses (a) and (b), any portion thereof) that was owned, leased, occupied or otherwise used by (or on behalf of) any member of any Group (or any predecessor thereto) or any former Subsidiary thereof (or for which any member of any Group has become liable) at any time prior to the Distribution Date and that was not owned, operated or conducted or, with respect to plants and sites, leased, occupied or otherwise used by (or on behalf of) a member of a Group in the active conduct of the Aerospace Business or Automation Business as of the Distribution Date, in each case, whether as a result of any sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition or abandonment, closure, discontinuation or other cessation (other than any temporary cessation or closure set forth on Schedule 1.1(78) and any temporary cessation or closure of a site (or any portion thereof) that has been resolved by the placement of such site or
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portion thereof back into active use by the Group to which such Asset has been allocated pursuant to this Agreement (but in the case of Assets subject to an Intergroup Lease, by the lessee Party) prior to the Distribution (as evidenced in writing prior to the Distribution).
(79)    “Dispute” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).
(80)    “Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(81)    “Distribution Date” shall mean .
(82)    “Distribution Disclosure Documents” shall mean any registration statement (including any registration statement on Form 10 and all exhibits thereto (including the Aerospace Information Statement) or on Form S-8 related to securities to be offered under any employee benefit plan) and any current reports on Form 8-K filed or furnished with the Commission by Aerospace in connection with the Distribution or by Automation solely to the extent such documents relate to the Distribution, but excluding the Financing Disclosure Documents.
(83)    “Distribution Record Date” shall mean .
(84)    “Effective Time” shall mean 12:01 a.m., New York City Time, on the Distribution Date.
(85)    “Emergency Arbitrator” shall mean an emergency arbitrator appointed by the ICDR in accordance with the Rules, as specified in Section 8.1.
(86)    “Employee Matters Agreement” shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of , by and between Automation and Aerospace.
(87)    “Employee Records” shall have the meaning set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement.
(88)    “Employee Related Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Liabilities”.
(89)    “Environmental Laws” shall mean all Laws relating to pollution or protection of the environment or, as such relates to exposure to Hazardous Substances, to human health or safety, including Laws relating to the exposure to, or Release, threatened Release or the presence of Hazardous Substances, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances and all Laws with regard to recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous Substances, and all Laws relating to endangered or threatened species of fish, wildlife and plants and damage to and the protection of natural resources.
(90)    “Environmental Liabilities” shall mean any Liabilities, arising out of or relating to the environment, any Environmental Law, Hazardous Substances or human exposure to Hazardous Substances, or any Contracts related to the foregoing, including (a) judgments,
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settlements, complaints, Damages, natural resource damages, costs or expenses, including fees and expenses of counsel in connection therewith, whether or not arising out of, relating to or in connection with any Actions, (b) costs of defense and other responses to any administrative or judicial action (including notices, claims, complaints, suits and other assertions of liability), (c) responsibility for any investigation, remediation, monitoring or cleanup costs, response costs, removal costs, injunctive relief, natural resource damages, and any other environmental compliance or remedial measures, and (d) costs and expenses relating to correcting violations of or non-compliance with applicable Environmental Laws.
(91)    “Environmental Permit” shall mean any Permit issued under any Environmental Laws.
(92)    “Exchange Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(93)    “Financing Disclosure Documents” shall mean any prospectus, offering memorandum, offering circular (including franchise offering circular or any similar disclosure statement) or similar disclosure document, whether or not filed with the Commission or any other Governmental Entity, which offers for sale or registers the Transfer or distribution of securities or indebtedness of the Aerospace Group.
(94)    “Force Majeure Event” 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 acts of God, storms, floods, riots, pandemics, 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.
(95)    “GDPR” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Data Protection Laws”.
(96)    “General Counsel Negotiation Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b)(i).
(97)    “General Dispute Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b)(i).
(98)    “Government Audit” shall mean any audit, examination, investigation or contract administration activity by any Governmental Entity, including matters involving indirect cost proposals, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and defective pricing.
(99)    “Government Contract” shall mean any Contract that immediately prior to the Effective Time is between Automation or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and (i) the U.S. federal government or other Governmental Entity, (ii) any prime or higher-tier contractor to the U.S. federal government or other Governmental Entity in its capacity as a prime or higher-tier contractor, or (iii) any subcontractor with respect to any Contract described in clause (i) or
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clause (ii) above, on the other hand. A task, purchase or delivery order under a Government Contract shall not constitute a separate Government Contract for purposes of this definition, but shall be part of the Government Contract to which it relates.
(100)    “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 federal, state, local, domestic, foreign, multinational or supranational exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, self-regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any executive official thereof.
(101)    “Group” shall mean (a) with respect to Aerospace, the Aerospace Group, and (b) with respect to Automation, the Automation Group.
(102)    “Guaranty Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(b).
(103)    “Hazardous Substances” shall mean (a) any substances defined, listed, classified or regulated as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “pollutants,” “solid wastes,” “contaminants,” “radioactive materials,” “petroleum,” “oils” or designations of similar import under any Environmental Law, or (b) any other chemical, material or substance for which standards of conduct are (whether now or in the future), or liability can be (whether now or in the future), imposed under any Environmental Law, including per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances and asbestos.
(104)    “ICDR” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c).
(105)    “Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) the principal value, prepayment and redemption premiums and penalties and other breakage costs (if any), unpaid fees and other monetary obligations (including interest) in respect of any indebtedness for borrowed money, whether short term (including overdrawn bank accounts) or long term, and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, other debt securities or similar instruments, (b) any indebtedness arising under any capital leases (excluding any real estate leases), whether short term or long term, (c) all liabilities secured by any Security Interest on any assets of such Person, (d) all liabilities under any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate option agreement, interest rate swap agreement, currency swap agreement, cross-currency rate swap agreement, currency future or option contract, exchange rate protection agreement or other similar agreement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates or currency exchange rates, (e) all interest bearing indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (f) all liabilities under any Credit Support Instruments, (g) all interest, fees and other expenses owed with respect to indebtedness described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (f), and (h) without duplication, all guarantees of indebtedness referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (g).
(106)    “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
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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).
(107)    “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
(108)    “Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
(109)    “Indemnity Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(a).
(110)    “Information” shall mean information, content, and data in written, oral, electronic, computerized, digital or other tangible or intangible media, including (a) books and records, whether accounting, legal or otherwise; ledgers, studies, reports, surveys, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples and flow charts; marketing plans, customer names and information (including prospects); technical information, including such information relating to the design, operation, maintenance, testing, test results, development, and manufacture of any Party’s or its Group’s products or facilities (including product or facility specifications and documentation; engineering, design, and manufacturing drawings, diagrams, layouts, maps and illustrations; formulations and material specifications; laboratory studies and benchmark tests; quality assurance policies procedures and specifications; maintenance and inspection procedures and records; evaluation and/validation studies; process control and/or shop-floor control strategy, logic or algorithms; assembly code, Software, firmware, programming data, databases, and all information referred to in the same); product costs, margins and pricing; product marketing studies and strategies; product stewardship and safety; all other Know-How related to research, engineering, development and manufacturing; communications, correspondence, materials, product literature, artwork, files and documents; (b) information contained in Know-How; and (c) financial and business information, including earnings reports and forecasts, macro-economic reports and forecasts, all cost information (including supplier records and lists), sales and pricing data, business plans, market evaluations, surveys, credit-related information, and other such information as may be needed for reasonable compliance with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements, including under applicable securities laws or regulations of securities exchanges.
(111)    “Insurance Policies” shall mean all insurance policies of any member of a Group, including any self-insurance policies, fronted insurance policies and captive insurance policies.
(112)    “Insurance Proceeds” shall mean those monies (a) received by an insured from an insurer or (b) paid by an insurer on behalf of an insured, in either case net of any applicable premium adjustment, retrospectively-rated premium, deductible, retention or cost of reserve paid or held by or for the benefit of such insured.
(113)    “Insurer” shall mean the insuring entity issuing and/or subscribing to one or more Insurance Policies.
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(114)    “Intellectual Property” shall mean (a) any and all intellectual property rights created or arising in any jurisdiction anywhere in the world, whether statutory, common law, or otherwise, including in or with respect to, or arising from, any (i) Patents, (ii) Trademarks, (iii) Copyrights, (iv) Know-How, (v) Software and data, (vi) Internet Properties, and (b) all issuances, registrations and applications for issuance or registration of any of the foregoing described in the foregoing clause (a).
(115)    “Intentionally Delayed Aerospace Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Aerospace Assets”.
(116)    “Intergroup Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
(117)    “Intergroup Leases” shall mean the Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1(117).
(118)    “Interim Relief” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c)(x).
(119)    “Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
(120)    “Internal Reorganization” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(121)    “Internet Properties” shall mean all domain name registrations and social media and business platform addresses.
(122)    “IP Cross-License Agreement” shall mean the Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement, dated as of , by and between Automation and Aerospace (or their respective Affiliates).
(123)    “IT Assets” shall mean all copies of Software, computer systems, telecommunications equipment, databases, internet protocol addresses, and documentation, reference, resource and training materials to the extent relating thereto, other than, in each case, Intellectual Property contained therein.
(124)    “IT Contracts” shall mean all Contracts (including Contract rights) relating to any IT Assets (including software license agreements, source code escrow agreements, information technology support and maintenance agreements, electronic database access contracts, domain name registration agreements, website hosting agreements, software or website development agreements, outsourcing agreements, service provider agreements, interconnection agreements, Permits relating to IT Assets, radio licenses and telecommunications agreements).
(125)    “Joint Actions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(d).
(126)    “Key Employee” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule 5.6(a).
(127)    “Know-How” shall mean all confidential or proprietary information, including trade secrets, know-how and technical data, including any that comprise financial, business, scientific, technical, economic or engineering information and instructions, including any
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confidential or proprietary raw materials, material lists, raw material specifications, manufacturing or production files or specifications, plans, drawings, blueprints, design tools, quality assurance and control procedures, simulation capability, research data, manuals, compilations, reports, including technical reports and research reports, analyses, formulas, formulations, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, rights in research, development, manufacturing, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, customer and supplier lists and information, procedures, inventions and invention disclosure documents, in each case, other than Patents.
(128)    “Law” shall mean any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, constitution, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, income tax treaty, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law) or other binding directives promulgated, issued, entered into or taken by any Governmental Entity.
(129)    “Liabilities” shall mean any and all Indebtedness, liabilities, costs, expenses, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law (including Environmental Law), Action, Contract, 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. Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, (a) the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to Taxes shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement and, therefore, Taxes shall not be treated as Liabilities governed by this Agreement and (b) the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to liabilities of the nature described in the preceding sentence of this definition that are allocated pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement (“Employee Related Liabilities”) shall be governed by the Employee Matters Agreement and, therefore, Employee Related Liabilities shall not be treated as Liabilities governed by this Agreement (other than, in the case of this clause (b), for purposes of indemnification related to the Distribution Disclosure Documents and Employee Related Liabilities that the Employee Matters Agreement specifies are Aerospace Liabilities or Automation Liabilities, respectively).
(130)    “Liable Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b).
(131)    “Linked” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).
(132)    “Managing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(d).
(133)    “Mixed Contract” shall mean any Contract to which a Third Party and any member of the Automation Group or Aerospace Group is party that is related to both the Aerospace Business, on the one hand, and the Automation Business, on the other hand (in each case, other than in a de minimis respect).
(134)    “Nasdaq” shall mean, as the case may be, The Nasdaq Global Market or Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
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(135)    “New York Court” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c)(xi).
(136)    “Non-Assumable Third Party Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(iii).
(137)    “Non-Managing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(d).
(138)    “Non-Performing Impacted Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(d)(i).
(139)    “Non-Performing Site Controller” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(d)(ii).
(140)    “Non-Shared Contract” shall mean any Mixed Contract that is an IT Asset, IT Contract or is set forth on Schedule 1.1(140).
(141)    “Non-Transferred Permit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
(142)    “Notice Recipient” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(vi).
(143)    “Notifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(vi).
(144)    “Off-Site Environmental Liabilities” shall mean any and all Environmental Liabilities arising out of or associated with any location that is not immediately prior to the Effective Time nor has ever been owned, leased or operated by Automation, Aerospace or any of their respective Subsidiaries to the extent arising out of occurrences prior to the Effective Time.
(145)    “Other Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).
(146)    “Other Party’s Auditors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
(147)    “Partial Assignment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(i).
(148)    “Party” or “Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(149)    “Patent” shall mean patents, patent applications (including patents issued thereon) and statutory invention registrations, patents of importation, patents of improvement, certificates of addition, design patents and utility models, including provisionals, reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations thereof.
(150)    “Performing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(c)(iii).
(151)    “Permit Transferee” shall mean Aerospace or Automation, or another member of their respective Group, that requires, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, a Permit, including any Environmental Permit, to be transferred or issued to it with respect to the Assets, businesses, and operations being conveyed or Transferred to it in accordance with this Agreement.
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(152)    “Permit Transferor” shall mean each of Aerospace or Automation or another member of its respective Group, as applicable, that currently holds a Permit, including any Environmental Permit, that as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, must be transferred, or in respect of which a new Permit must be issued, to a member of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group, or a relevant Subsidiary, in connection with the transfer of any Assets, businesses, or operations of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group, respectively, in accordance with this Agreement.
(153)    “Permits” shall mean permits, approvals, authorizations, consents (including quotas), licenses, registrations, exemptions or certificates issued by any Governmental Entity (other than Registrations, which are addressed separately).
(154)    “Person” shall mean any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, bank, land trust, trust company, company, limited liability company, partnership or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.
(155)    “Personal Data” shall mean (a) any information that identifies or can reasonably be used to identify a natural person or household, or relates to or can reasonably be associated with a natural person or household, and (b) any information that constitutes “personal information,” “personal data,” “personally identifiable information” or other corollary term under any applicable data protection or privacy Laws.
(156)    “Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
(157)    “Pre-Distribution Aerospace Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).
(158)    “Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).
(159)    “Pre-Distribution Automation Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
(160)    “Privilege” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).
(161)    “Privileged Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).
(162)    “Processing” (and its cognates) shall mean, in addition to any definition for any corollary term provided by Data Protection Laws, any operation or set of operations which is performed on information or on sets of information, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, transfer, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
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(163)    “Processor” shall mean, in addition to any definition for any corollary term provided by Data Protection Laws, the Person who or that Processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller.
(164)    “Public Reports” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).
(165)    “Real Property Restrictions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
(166)    “Records” shall mean any Contracts, documents, books, records or files.
(167)    “Registered IP” shall mean Intellectual Property that is registered with or issued by any Governmental Entity, together with any applications for such registration or issuance, and any domain name registrations.
(168)    “Registrations” shall mean all registrations, consents, approvals, licenses or other authorizations required by applicable Law and/or granted by or from any Governmental Entity which permit the manufacture for commercial sale, sale or distribution of a product.
(169)    “Regulations” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(170)    “Release” shall mean any release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migration into the indoor or outdoor environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata) or into or out of any property, including the movement of Hazardous Substances through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property.
(171)    “Response Actions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(c)(i).
(172)    “Restricted Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
(173)    “Rules” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c).
(174)    “Security Incident” shall have the meaning set forth in the Data Processing Exhibit.
(175)    “Security Interest” shall mean any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction, right-of-entry, covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on transfer, or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, excluding restrictions on transfer under securities Laws and licenses, covenants not to sue and similar rights granted with respect to Intellectual Property.
(176)    “Shared Contract” shall mean any Mixed Contract that is not a Non-Shared Contract.
(177)    “Shared Permit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
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(178)    “Software” shall mean all computer programs (whether in source code, object code, or other form), including software implementations of algorithms and machine learning, natural language processing, large language model, neural network and other artificial intelligence technologies, including weights and models, together with all related documentation, including flowcharts and other logic and design diagrams, technical, functional and other specifications, and user and training manuals and materials to the extent related to any of the foregoing.
(179)    “Specified Aerospace Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Aerospace Assets”.
(180)    “Specified Automation Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Automation Assets”.
(181)    “Specified Automation Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Automation Liabilities”.
(182)    “Subsidiary” shall mean with respect to any Person (a) a corporation, greater than fifty percent (50%) of the voting or capital stock of which is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned by such Person and (b) any other partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns greater than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the election of greater than fifty percent (50%) 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); provided that Subsidiaries shall not include the Aerospace Joint Ventures and Minority Investments.
(183)    “Tax” or “Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(184)    “Tax Attributes” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(185)    “Tax Contest” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.]
(186)    “Tax Matters Agreement” shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of , by and between Automation and Aerospace.
(187)    “Tax Record” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(188)    “Tax Return” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(189)    “Taxing Authority” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(190)    “Third Party” shall mean any Person other than the Parties or any members of their respective Groups.
(191)    “Third Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
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(192)    “Third Party Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(a).
(193)    “Trademark License Agreement” shall mean the Trademark License Agreement, dated as of , by and between Automation and Aerospace (or their respective Affiliates).
(194)    “Trademarks” shall mean trademarks, certification marks, service marks, trade names, service names, and trade dress, in each case whether or not registered, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, and all reissues, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing.
(195)    “Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)(i) and the term “Transferred” shall have its correlative meaning.
(196)    “Transfer Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(197)    “Transferred Insurance Policy” shall mean the insurance policy listed on Schedule 1.1(197).
(198)    “Transition Services Agreement” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of , by and between Automation and Aerospace (or their respective Affiliates).
(199)    “UK GDPR” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Data Protection Laws”.
Section 1.2    References; Interpretation. For the purposes of this Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa, and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (b) references to the terms Article, Section, paragraph, clause, Exhibit and Schedule are references to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, clauses, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (c) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto,” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto; (d) references to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars; (e) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive (unless the context indicates otherwise); (g) references to “written” or “in writing” include in electronic form; (h) the Parties have each participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, and except as otherwise stated herein, if an ambiguity or question of interpretation should arise, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or burdening any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions in this Agreement; (i) a reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; (j) any reference to “days” means calendar days unless Business Days are expressly specified; (k) when calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded and if the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day; (l) any statute or Contract defined or referred to herein means such statute or Contract as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, unless otherwise
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specifically indicated; (m) the use of the phrases “the date of this Agreement”, “the date hereof”, “of even date herewith” and terms of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the preamble to this Agreement; (n) the phrase “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice” whether or not such words actually follow such phrase; (o) where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning; (p) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if” and (q) any consent given by any party hereto pursuant to this Agreement shall be valid only if contained in a written instrument signed by such Party. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Agreement to “Aerospace” shall also be deemed to refer to the applicable member of the Aerospace Group, references to “Automation” shall also be deemed to refer to the applicable member of the Automation Group and, in connection therewith, any references to actions or omissions to be taken, or refrained from being taken, as the case may be, by Aerospace or Automation shall be deemed to require Aerospace or Automation, as the case may be, to cause the applicable members of the Aerospace Group or the Automation Group, respectively, to take, or refrain from taking, any such action.
Section 1.3    Effective Time; Suspension. This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Time.
ARTICLE II
THE SEPARATION
Section 2.1    General. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party shall use, and shall cause the other members of its Group and its respective then-Affiliates to use, their respective reasonable best efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Internal Reorganization), a portion of which has already been implemented prior to the date hereof.
Section 2.2    Transfer of Assets; Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities.
(a)    Prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall and shall cause the other members of their respective Group and their respective then-Affiliates to complete the Internal Reorganization (other than as set forth on Schedule 2.2(a)).
(b)    Prior to the Effective Time and, in each case, pursuant to the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments and, in connection with the Internal Reorganization:
(i)    Subject to Section 2.5 and Section 2.2(d), Automation shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, as applicable, transfer, contribute, assign and/or convey or cause to be transferred, contributed, assigned and/or conveyed (“Transfer”) to Aerospace or another member of the Aerospace Group all of its and the other members of its Group’s right, title and interest in and to the Aerospace Assets and the applicable member(s) of the Aerospace Group, as applicable, shall accept from Automation and the applicable members of the Automation Group, all of
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Automation’s and the other members of the Automation Group’s respective direct or indirect rights, title and interest in and to the Aerospace Assets, respectively; and
(ii)    Subject to Section 2.5 and Section 2.2(d), Aerospace shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, as applicable, Transfer to Automation or another member of the Automation Group all of its and the other members of its Group’s right, title and interest in and to the Automation Assets and the applicable member(s) of the Automation Group, as applicable, shall accept from Aerospace and the applicable members of the Aerospace Group, all of Aerospace’s and the other members of the Aerospace Group’s respective direct or indirect rights, title and interest in and to the Automation Assets, respectively.
(c)    Assumption of Liabilities. Subject to Section 2.5 and Section 2.2(d), (i) Automation shall, or shall cause a member of the Automation Group to, accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms (“Assume”), all of the Automation Liabilities and (ii) Aerospace shall, or shall cause a member of the Aerospace Group to, Assume all of the Aerospace Liabilities.
(d)    Treatment of Shared Contracts. Without limiting the generality of the obligations set forth in Section 2.2(b):
(i)    Unless the benefits of a Shared Contract are conveyed to the applicable Party (or member of its Group) pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement, (A) any Contract that is a Shared Contract, shall be assigned in part to the applicable member(s) of the applicable Group, if so assignable, or appropriately amended, bifurcated, replicated or otherwise modified prior to, on or after the Effective Time, so that each Party or the members of their respective Groups shall be entitled to the rights and benefits, and shall Assume the related portion of any Liabilities, inuring to their respective Businesses (each, a “Partial Assignment”); provided, however, that (x) in no event shall any member of either Group be required to assign (or amend) any Shared Contract in its entirety or to assign a portion of any Shared Contract (including any Policy) which is not assignable (or cannot be amended or otherwise modified) by its terms (including any terms imposing Consents or conditions on an assignment where such Consents or conditions have not been obtained or fulfilled) (including those set forth on Schedule 2.2(d)) or under applicable Law and (y) if any Shared Contract cannot be so partially assigned by its terms or otherwise, cannot be amended, bifurcated, replicated or otherwise modified, or if such assignment or amendment, bifurcation, replication or modification would impair the benefit the parties thereto derived from such Shared Contract, the Parties shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, following the Distribution and until the earlier of one year after the Distribution Date and such time as the Partial Assignment of such Shared Contract as contemplated by the foregoing is effected, take such other reasonable and permissible actions to cause a member of the Automation Group or the Aerospace Group, as the case may be, to, in each case, (I) receive the benefit of that portion of each Shared Contract that relates to the Aerospace Business or the Automation Business, as the case may be (in each case, to the
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extent so related) as if such Shared Contract had been assigned to (or amended or otherwise modified for the benefit of) a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) (including, enforcing on the applicable Group’s behalf any and all of such Group’s rights against such third party under such Shared Contract solely to the extent related to the applicable Group’s respective Business (or applicable portion thereof)) and (II) 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(d), including expenses related to enforcing rights under such Shared Contract against the third party counterparty thereto solely to the extent related to the applicable Group’s respective Business (or applicable portion thereof); and indemnifying each other Group against all Indemnifiable Losses to the extent arising out of any actions (or omissions to act) taken by such other Group with respect to such Shared Contract at the direction of such directing Party (except to the extent arising out of or related to gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct by such other Group) (in the event that any rights in connection with a Force Majeure Event or similar event are exercised under a Shared Contract, the benefits and burdens with respect to such Shared Contract (as modified by such Force Majeure Event or similar event) shall, if reasonably practicable, be shared proportionally or, if not reasonably practicable, in such other manner as would be most equitable, among the Groups related to such Contract (or in any other manner as may be agreed in good faith by the Parties), in each case, to the extent so related to the Aerospace Business or the Automation Business), and (B) to the extent that the Parties cannot effect a Partial Assignment in accordance with this Section 2.2(d), or cannot implement the arrangements set forth in clause (A), within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the Distribution Date, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, if requested by any Party, following the Distribution and until the earlier of one year after the Distribution Date and such time as the Partial Assignment of such Shared Contract as contemplated by the foregoing is effected, seek mutually acceptable alternative arrangements (including subcontracting, sublicensing, subleasing or back-to-back agreement) for the purpose of allocating rights, liabilities and obligations to each Group under such Shared Contract reflecting the principles set forth in clause (A) of this provision (an “Acceptable Alternative Arrangement”).
(ii)    Each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the required Consents to complete a Partial Assignment of any Shared Contract as contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Partial Assignment of any Shared Contract or Acceptable Alternative Arrangement shall be completed if it would violate any applicable Law or the rights of any third party to such Shared Contract.
(iii)    Except as otherwise required by applicable Law, each of Automation and Aerospace shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, (A) treat for all Tax purposes the portion of each Shared Contract inuring to its respective Businesses as Assets owned by, and/or Liabilities of, as applicable, such Party or the members of such Party’s Group, as applicable, not later than the Effective Time and
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(B) neither report nor take any Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (except to the extent required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith resolution of a Tax Contest).
(iv)    With respect to Liabilities pursuant to, under or relating to a Shared Contract to the extent relating to occurrences from and after the Distribution, such Liabilities shall, unless otherwise allocated pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, be allocated among Automation and Aerospace as follows:
(A)    If such Liability is incurred (x) exclusively in respect of the Aerospace Business, such Liability shall be allocated to Aerospace or the applicable member of its Group, or (y) exclusively in respect of the Automation Business, such Liability shall be allocated to Automation or the applicable member of its Group;
(B)    If such Liability cannot be so allocated under clause (A) above, such Liability shall be allocated to Automation or Aerospace, as the case may be, based on the relative proportions of total benefit received (over the term of the Shared Contract remaining as of the Distribution Date) by the Aerospace Business or the Automation Business, respectively, under the relevant Shared Contract after the Distribution; and
(C)    Notwithstanding the foregoing in clauses (A) and (B) above, each of Aerospace or Automation shall be responsible for any and all such Liabilities to the extent arising from its (or its Subsidiary’s) breach after the Distribution of the relevant Shared Contract.
(v)    None of Automation, Aerospace or any of the members of their respective Group or their Affiliates shall be required to commence any Action or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party to (x) obtain any new Contract or Partial Assignment with respect to any Shared Contract, as the case may be or (y) obtain any Consent necessary to enter into an Acceptable Alternative Arrangement; provided, however, any Party to which the benefit of a new Contract, Partial Assignment or Acceptable Alternative Arrangement would inure pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) may request that the Party that is allocated such Shared Contract as an Aerospace Asset or Automation Asset commence an Action, which request shall be considered in good faith by such Party that is allocated such Shared Contract; provided, further, that such Party’s good faith determination not to commence an Action shall not in and of itself constitute a breach of this Section 2.2(d)(v), but the foregoing shall not preclude consideration of a Party’s good faith for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 2.2(d)(v).
(vi)    From and after the Effective Time, the Party to whose Group a Shared Contract has been allocated shall not (and shall cause the other members of its Group not to), without the consent of the other Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (x) waive any rights under such Shared Contract to the extent related to the Business, Assets or Liabilities of such other Party,
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(y) terminate (or consent to be terminated by the counterparty) such Shared Contract except in connection with (A) the expiration of such Shared Contract in accordance with its terms (it being understood that sending a notice of non-renewal to the counterparty to such Shared Contract in accordance with the terms of such Shared Contract is expressly permitted) or (B) a partial termination of such Shared Contract that would not reasonably be expected to impact any rights under such Shared Contract related to the Business, Assets or Liabilities of such other Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (z) amend, modify or supplement such Shared Contract in a manner material (relative to the existing rights and obligations related to such other Party’s Business, Assets or Liabilities under such Shared Contract) and adverse to the Business, Assets or Liabilities of such other Party or any of its Subsidiaries. From and after the Effective Time, if a member of a Group (the “Notice Recipient”) receives from a counterparty to a Shared Contract a formal notice of breach of such Shared Contract that would reasonably be expected to impact another Group, the Notice Recipient shall provide written notice to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (and in no event later than five (5) Business Days following receipt of such notice) and the Parties shall consult with respect to the actions proposed to be taken regarding the alleged breach. If a Group (the “Notifying Party”) sends to a counterparty to a Shared Contract a formal notice of breach of such Shared Contract that would reasonably be expected to impact another Group, the Notifying Party shall provide written notice to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event no less than five (5) Business Days prior to sending such notice of breach to the counterparty), and the Parties shall consult with each other regarding such alleged breach. From and after the Effective Time, no Party shall (and shall cause the other members of its Group not to) breach any Shared Contract (x) to the extent such breach would reasonably be expected to result in a loss of rights, or acceleration of obligations, of any member of the other Party’s Group or (y) to the extent such breach would reasonably be expected to result in a loss of rights or acceleration of obligations related to the Business, Assets or Liabilities of any member of the other Party’s Group under such Shared Contract, in each case of clauses (x) and (y) pursuant to (I) such Shared Contract, (II) any Partial Assignment related to such Shared Contract or (III) any other Contract with the counterparty to such Shared Contract (or any of the counterparty’s Affiliates) in existence at the Effective Time that contains cross-default or similar provisions related to such Shared Contract.
(e)    Consents. Each Party shall, and shall cause each member of its respective Group to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the required Consents for the Transfer of any Assets, Contracts, Permits and Registrations or parts thereof as contemplated by this Agreement, including those Consents set forth on Schedule 2.2(e). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Contract or other Asset shall be transferred if it would violate applicable Law or, in the case of any Contract, the rights of any third party to such Contract; provided that Sections 2.2(d) and 2.5, to the extent provided therein, shall apply thereto.
(f)    Each Party understands and agrees on behalf of itself and each member of its Group that certain of the Transfers referenced in Section 2.2(b) or Assumptions referenced in Section 2.2(c) have heretofore occurred and, as a result, no additional Transfers or
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Assumptions by any member of the Automation Group or Aerospace Group, as applicable, shall be deemed to occur upon the execution of this Agreement with respect thereto. To the extent that a member of the Automation Group owns an Automation Asset or a member of the Aerospace Group owns an Aerospace Asset as of the Effective Time, there shall be no need for such member to Transfer such Asset in connection with the operation of Section 2.2(b). Moreover, to the extent that a member of the Automation Group or the Aerospace Group, as applicable, is liable for any Automation Liability or Aerospace Liability, respectively, at the Effective Time, there shall be no need for such member to Assume such Liability in connection with the operation of Section 2.2(c).
(g)    Prior to the Effective Time, Aerospace shall make, or cause to be made, the Aerospace Cash Distribution by wire payment of immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated by Automation.
(h)    Prior to the Effective Time, Automation, in its sole and absolute discretion, may cause Aerospace to issue to Automation, as partial consideration for the transfer of Automation Assets to Automation in the Aerospace Spin Contribution pursuant to Section 2.2, debt instruments of Aerospace on terms and conditions determined by Automation, in its sole and absolute discretion (any such debt instruments, the “Exchange Debt”) to effect a debt-for-debt exchange transaction (a “Debt-for-Debt Exchange”). If the Exchange Debt is issued to Automation, then following such issuance and until the Debt-for-Debt Exchange is fully consummated, Aerospace shall, and shall cause the members of the Aerospace Group to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents to, provide all cooperation that is necessary, customary or advisable and reasonably requested by Automation to assist the consummation of the Debt-for-Debt Exchange and any transactions in connection therewith, including: (i) participating in meetings, presentations and due diligence sessions, (ii) assisting with the preparation of materials for presentations, memoranda and similar documents required in connection with such transactions, (iii) providing any financial information and other information about Aerospace and the Aerospace Group reasonably requested by Automation and (iv) causing its auditors to provide customary cooperation, including comfort letters and authorization letters, in connection with any such transactions.
Section 2.3    Intergroup Accounts. Except as set forth in Section 6.1(b), any and all intercompany receivables, payables, loans and balances (other than as specifically provided for under this Agreement or under any Ancillary Agreement) between any member of the Automation Group or Aerospace Group, on the one hand, and any member of the other Group, on the other hand, which exist as of immediately prior to the Distribution (the “Intergroup Accounts”), shall, prior to the Effective Time, be satisfied and/or settled in full by means of a cash payment, dividend, capital contribution, a combination of the foregoing, or otherwise canceled and terminated or extinguished, and, if not settled prior to such time, shall be deemed terminated and released at such time, in each case as determined by Automation in its sole and absolute discretion.
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Section 2.4    Limitation of Liability; Intergroup Contracts.
(a)    No Party shall have any Liability to the other Party in the event that any information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement (but excluding any such information included in a Distribution Disclosure Document or Financing Disclosure Document) which is an estimate or forecast, or which is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate.
(b)    Except as set forth in Section 2.4(c), no Party or any other member of its Group shall be liable to the other Party or any other member of such other Party’s Group based upon, arising out of or resulting from any Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding existing on or prior to the Distribution Date (other than this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements) and each Party (on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group) hereby terminates any and all Contracts, arrangements, course of dealings or understandings between or among it or any of its other Group members, on the one hand, and the other Party or any of its respective Group members, on the other hand, effective as of the Effective Time (other than this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, and the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments, and such Contracts, arrangements, courses of dealing or understandings with respect to goods in transit for which title has not transferred to the Automation Group (if in respect of assets that would otherwise be Automation Assets) or the Aerospace Group (if in respect of assets that would otherwise be Aerospace Assets) at the Effective Time). No such terminated Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding (including any provision thereof which purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect after the Distribution. Each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, execute and deliver such agreements, instruments and other papers as may be required to terminate any such Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding pursuant to this Section 2.4(b) if so requested by the other Party.
(c)    The provisions of Section 2.4(b) shall not apply to any Contracts, arrangements, commitments, course of dealings or understandings (or any of the provisions thereof) to which any Person other than the Parties and their respective Affiliates is a Party (it being understood that to the extent that the rights and obligations of the Parties and the members of their respective Groups under any such Contracts constitute Aerospace Assets or Aerospace Liabilities, or Automation Assets or Automation Liabilities, such Contracts shall be assigned or retained pursuant to Article II).
(d)    If any Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding is terminated pursuant to Section 2.4(b), and, but for the mistake or oversight of any Party, would have been listed as an Ancillary Agreement or other continuing arrangement on Schedule 1.1(33) and is reasonably necessary for such affected Party to be able to continue to operate its Business in substantially the same manner in which such Businesses were operated prior to the Distribution, then, at the request of such affected Party made within twelve (12) months following the Distribution, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to determine whether and to what extent (including the terms and conditions relating thereto), if any, notwithstanding such
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termination, such Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding should continue, or as appropriate, be re-instated, following the Distribution.
(e)    Each of the Parties shall take the actions set forth on Schedule 2.4(e) subject to the terms and conditions therein.
Section 2.5    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, including the Transfers of the Intentionally Delayed Aerospace Assets and certain Assets and Assumptions of certain Liabilities set forth on Schedule 2.5, shall not have been consummated at or prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Transfers or Assumptions as promptly following the Effective Time as shall be practicable. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require or constitute the Transfer of any Assets or the Assumption of any Liabilities which by their terms or operation of Law cannot be Transferred; provided, however, that the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain, in accordance with applicable Law, any necessary Consents for the Transfer of all Assets and Assumption of all Liabilities contemplated to be Transferred and Assumed pursuant to this Article II to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, including the Consents set forth on Schedule 2.2(e). 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 (or relevant member in its Group) retaining such Asset shall thereafter hold (or shall cause such member in its Group to hold) such Asset in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (at the expense of the Party entitled thereto) 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. To the extent the foregoing applies to any Contracts (other than Shared Contracts, which shall be governed solely by Section 2.2(d)) to be assigned for which any necessary Consents are not received prior to the Effective Time, the treatment of such Contracts shall also be subject to Section 2.9 and Section 2.10, to the extent applicable. In addition, the Party retaining such Asset or Liability (or relevant member of its Group) shall (or shall cause such member in its Group to) treat, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, such Asset or Liability in the ordinary course of business 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 responsible for Assuming such Liability in order to place such Party, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, 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 income and gain, and dominion, control and command over such Asset or Liability, are to inure from and after the Effective Time to the relevant member or members of the Automation Group or Aerospace Group entitled to the receipt of such Asset or required to Assume such Liability. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Party agrees (on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group) that, as of the Effective Time, subject to Section 2.9(b), each Party and/or each member of its Group shall (A) be deemed to have
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acquired complete and sole beneficial ownership over all of the Assets, together with all rights, powers and privileges incident thereto, and shall be deemed to have Assumed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement all of the Liabilities, and all duties, obligations and responsibilities incident thereto, which such Party is entitled to acquire or required to Assume pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (B) (I) enforce at the other Party’s (or relevant member of its Group’s) request, or allow the other Party’s Group to enforce in a commercially reasonable manner, any rights of the Party or its Group under such Assets and Liabilities against any other Persons, (II) not waive any rights related to such Assets or Liabilities to the extent related to the Business, Assets or Liabilities of the other Party’s Group, (III) not terminate (or consent to be terminated by the counterparty) any Contract that constitutes such Asset except in connection with the expiration of such Contract in accordance with its terms, (IV) not amend, modify or supplement any Contract that constitutes such Asset and (V) provide written notice to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (and in no event later than five (5) Business Days following receipt) after receipt of any formal notice of breach received from a counterparty to any Contract that constitutes such Asset; provided that the costs and expenses incurred by the responding Party or its Group in respect of any request by the other Party in respect of such Assets or Liabilities shall be borne solely by the requesting Party or its Group.
(b)    If and when the Consents and/or conditions, the conflict, absence, non-satisfaction, existence or potential violation of which caused the deferral of Transfer of any Asset or deferral of the Assumption of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.5(a), are obtained or satisfied, the Transfer, assignment, Assumption or novation of the applicable Asset or Liability shall be effected by the applicable Party (or relevant member of its Group) as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event within the applicable time set forth beside such Asset or Liability on Schedule 2.5, without further consideration in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement (including Sections 2.2 and 2.5) and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement, and shall, to the extent possible without the imposition of any undue or otherwise unreasonable cost on any Party, be deemed to have become effective as of the Effective Time; provided that failure to effectuate such Transfer, assignment, Assumption or novation of the applicable Asset or Liability by such time set forth beside such Asset or Liability on a Schedule 2.5 shall not relieve any Party (or relevant member of its Group) from any obligation to so Transfer, assign, Assume or novate such Asset or Liability under this Agreement.
(c)    The Party (or relevant member of its Group) 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 2.5(a) or otherwise shall (i) not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced, assumed, or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by the Party (or relevant member of its Group) entitled to such Asset or the Person intended to be subject to such Liability, other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and recording or similar or other incidental fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by the Party (or relevant member of its Group) entitled to such Asset or the Person intended to be subject to such Liability and (ii) be indemnified for all Indemnifiable Losses or other Liabilities arising out of any actions (or omissions to act) of such retaining Party taken at the direction of the other Party (or relevant member of its Group) in connection with and relating to such retained Asset or Liability, as the case may be. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, none of
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Automation or Aerospace or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to commence any Action or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party with respect to any Assets or Liabilities not Transferred as of the Effective Time; provided, however, that any Party to which such Asset or Liability has not been Transferred or Assumed, respectively, due to the deferral of the Transfer of such Asset or the deferral of the Assumption of such Liability, may request that the Party retaining such Asset or Liability commence an Action, which request shall be considered in good faith by the Party retaining such Asset or Liability; provided, further, that a Party’s good faith determination not to commence an Action shall not in and of itself constitute a breach of this Section 2.5(c), but the foregoing shall not preclude consideration of a Party’s good faith for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 2.5(c).
(d)    Notwithstanding anything else set forth in this Section 2.5 to the contrary, (i) neither Automation nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required by this Section 2.5 to take any action that may, in the good faith judgment of Automation, (x) result in a violation of any obligation which Automation or any such Subsidiary has to any Third Party or (y) violate applicable Law, and (ii) neither Aerospace nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required by this Section 2.5 to take any action that may, in the good faith judgment of Aerospace, (x) result in a violation of any obligation which Aerospace or any such Subsidiary has to any Third Party or (y) violate applicable Law.
(e)    The failure to obtain a Consent shall not in and of itself constitute a breach of this Agreement; provided that the foregoing shall not preclude consideration of a Party’s efforts in pursuing such Consent for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 2.5.
(f)    Except as otherwise required by applicable Law, with respect to Assets and Liabilities described in Section 2.5(a), each of Automation and Aerospace shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, (i) treat for all 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 (except, with respect to any Intentionally Delayed Aerospace Asset, as otherwise contemplated by or as may be consistent with any Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments effecting the Transfer of such Intentionally Delayed Aerospace Asset) 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 Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (except to the extent required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith resolution of a Tax Contest).
(g)    The Parties shall take such actions with respect to the Intentionally Delayed Aerospace Assets as are set forth in Schedule 1.1(6)(xi).
Section 2.6    Wrong Pockets; Mail & Other Communications; Payments.
(a)    Subject to Section 2.5 and Section 2.2(d), (i) if at any time after the Distribution Date, any Party discovers that any Aerospace Asset is held by any member of the Automation Group or any of its respective then-Affiliates, Automation shall, and shall cause the
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other members of its Group and its and their then-Affiliates to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly procure the Transfer of the relevant Aerospace Asset to Aerospace or an Affiliate of Aerospace designated by Aerospace for no additional consideration; or (ii) if at any time after the Distribution, any Party discovers that any Automation Asset is held by any member of the Aerospace Group or any of its then-Affiliates, Aerospace shall, and shall cause the other members, its Group and its and their respective then-Affiliates to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly procure the Transfer of the relevant Automation Asset to Automation or an Affiliate of Automation designated by Automation for no additional consideration; provided that in the case of clause (i), neither Automation nor any of its Affiliates, or in the case of clause (ii), neither Aerospace nor any of its Affiliates, shall be required to commence any Action or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party. If reasonably practicable and permitted under applicable Law, such Transfer may be effected by rescission of the applicable portion of a Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument as may be agreed by the Parties.
(b)    At any time after the Distribution, if any Party or any member of its Group (or any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) owns any Asset that, although not Transferred pursuant to this Agreement, is agreed by such Party and the other Party in their good faith judgment to be an Asset that more properly belongs to such other Party or a member of its Group, or to be an Asset that such other Party or a member of its Group was intended to have the right to continue to use (other than, as between any two Parties, any Asset acquired from an unaffiliated third party by a Party or member of such Party’s Group following the Distribution), then the Party or a member of its Group (or applicable then-Affiliate) owning such Asset shall, as applicable, (i) Transfer any such Asset to the Party or a member of its Group identified as the appropriate transferee and following such Transfer, such Asset shall be an Aerospace Asset or Automation Asset, as the case may be, or (ii) grant such mutually agreeable rights with respect to such Asset to permit such continued use, subject to, and consistent with, this Agreement, including with respect to Assumption of associated Liabilities. If reasonably practicable and permitted under applicable Law, such Transfer may be effected by rescission of the applicable portion of a Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument as may be agreed by the relevant Parties.
(c)    After the Effective Time, each Party (or any member of its Group and any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) 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 (or any member of its Group and any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) is hereby authorized to receive and, to the extent reasonably necessary to identify the proper recipient in accordance with this Section 2.6(c), open all mail, packages and other communications received by such Party (or member of its Group or its or their then-Affiliate) that belongs to such other Party (or member of such other Party’s Group), and to the extent that they do not relate to the business of the receiving Party, the receiving Party shall as promptly as reasonably practicable deliver or cause to be delivered such mail, packages or other communications (or, in case the same also relates to the business of the receiving Party or the other Party, copies thereof) to such other Party as provided for in Section 10.6; provided that, if a Party (or any member of its Group and any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) receives any claim or demand against the other Party (or any member
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of such other Party’s Group), or any notice or other communication regarding any Action involving the other Party (or any member of such other Party’s Group), such Party shall and shall cause the other members of its Group to, as promptly as practicable (and, in any event, use commercially reasonable efforts to do so within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof) notify such other Party (including such other Party’s legal department) of the receipt of such claim, demand, notice or other communication, and shall promptly deliver such claim, demand, notice or other communication (or, in case the same also relates to the business of the receiving Party or the other Party, copies thereof) to such other Party; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not constitute a breach of this Section 2.6(c) except to the extent that any such Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. The provisions of this Section 2.6(c) are not intended to, and shall not, be deemed to constitute an authorization by any Party or any other member of either Group (or any of their Affiliates from time to time) 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 the other Party or any other member of either Group or any of their respective then-Affiliates for service of process purposes.
(d)    After the Distribution, Aerospace shall, or shall cause the other members of its Group and its and any of its respective then-Affiliates to, promptly pay or deliver to Automation (or its designee) any monies or checks that have been received by Aerospace (or another member of its Group or its or its respective then-Affiliates) after the Distribution to the extent they are (or represent the proceeds of) an Automation Asset (it being understood and agreed that any such amounts shall be paid and delivered on a monthly basis for the first six (6) months following the Distribution Date, and thereafter on a quarterly basis, in each case to the applicable members of the Automation Group; provided that if the aggregate amount not yet paid or delivered exceeds $50,000,000 before such monthly or quarterly payment and delivery, as applicable, such amount shall be paid and delivered to the applicable members of the Automation Group within fourteen (14) days).
(e)    After the Distribution, Automation shall, or shall cause the other members of its Group and its and any of its respective then-Affiliates to, promptly pay or deliver to Aerospace (or its designee) any monies or checks that have been received by Automation (or another member of its Group or its or its respective then-Affiliates) after the Distribution to the extent they are (or represent the proceeds of) an Aerospace Asset (it being understood and agreed that any such amounts shall be paid and delivered on a monthly basis for the first six (6) months following the Distribution Date, and thereafter on a quarterly basis, in each case to the applicable members of the Aerospace Group; provided that if the aggregate amount not yet paid or delivered exceeds $50,000,000 before such monthly or quarterly payment and delivery, such amount shall be paid and delivered to the applicable members of the Aerospace Group within fourteen (14) days).
Section 2.7    Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments.
(a)    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 or cause to be executed, on or prior to the Distribution, by the appropriate entities,
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the 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, in substantially the form contemplated hereby for Transfers and Assumptions to be effected pursuant to Delaware Law or the Laws of one of the other states of the United States or, if not appropriate for a given Transfer or Assumption, and for Transfers and Assumptions to be effected pursuant to non-U.S. Laws, in such other form as the Parties shall reasonably agree; provided that Section 6.4(g) shall apply to each Transfer and Assumption contemplated by this Agreement.
(b)    With respect to the transfer, directly or indirectly, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, of any Aerospace Real Property (or any portion thereof), the restrictions set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Real Property Restrictions”) shall apply unless (A) such Aerospace Real Property is set forth on Schedule 2.7(b) or (B) (i) the transferee of such Aerospace Real Property reasonably determines that compliance with one or more of the Real Property Restrictions is not necessary based on the facts and circumstances existing at the time and notifies the applicable transferor thereof, and (ii) such transferor consents in writing thereto (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (any such restricted Aerospace Real Property, the “Restricted Real Property”). In furtherance of the foregoing, prior to the Distribution, the transferor of any Restricted Real Property shall be entitled to, in its reasonable discretion, taking into account applicable Law and practicality, exclude or modify to be less stringent any or all of the Real Property Restrictions in the respective Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument. With respect to any Restricted Real Property that constitutes an Aerospace Asset or Automation Asset, Aerospace (or the applicable member of its Group) or Automation (or the applicable member of its Group), respectively, may, in its discretion, request that the transferor of such Restricted Real Property remove one or more Real Property Restrictions in the event that facts and circumstances reasonably warrant such removal, and, provided that the transferor of such Restricted Real Property consents in writing to such removal (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the transferor shall (or if the transferor is a member of a Party’s Group, such Party shall cause such transferor to), at the expense of the requesting Party (or applicable member of its Group), reasonably cooperate to remove such Real Property Restrictions. Unless and until the Real Property Restrictions have been removed, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group and its and their respective transferees to, comply with the Real Property Restrictions, unless in the reasonable discretion of the Parties, enforcement of the applicable Real Property Restrictions is not necessary based on the facts and circumstances existing at the time.
Section 2.8    Further Assurances.
(a)    In addition to and without limiting the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement and subject to the limitations expressly set forth in this Agreement, including Section 2.5, each of the Parties shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, cooperate with each other and use commercially reasonable efforts, at 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
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things reasonably necessary on its part under applicable Law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b)    Without limiting the foregoing, at and after the Effective Time, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, cooperate with the other Party (or the relevant member of its Group), and without any further consideration, but at the expense (unless allocated to the Group of the requested Party pursuant to the other terms of this Agreement) of the requesting Party (or the relevant member of its Group) (except as provided in Sections 2.2(d)(v) and 2.5(c)) from and after the Effective Time, to execute and deliver, or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of Transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all Consents, any permit, license, Contract, indenture or other instrument (including any Consents), and to take all such other actions as such Party (or the relevant member of its Group) may reasonably be requested to take by the other Party (or the relevant member of its Group) from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Transfers of the applicable Assets and the assignment and Assumption of the applicable Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, at the reasonable request, cost and expense (unless allocated to the Group of the requested Party (or other member of its Group) pursuant to the other terms of this Agreement) of the other Party, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in such other Party (or other member of its Group) such title and such rights as possessed by the transferring Party (or its Group) to the Assets allocated to such Party (or member of its Group) under this Agreement, free and clear of any Security Interest.
(c)    On or prior to the Effective Time, Automation and Aerospace in their respective capacities as direct and indirect stockholders of the members of their Groups, shall each ratify any actions which are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by Automation, Aerospace or any of the members of their respective Groups, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
Section 2.9    Novation of Liabilities.
(a)    Each Party, at the request of the other Party (such other Party, the “Other Party”), shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any Consent, release, substitution or amendment required to novate or assign to the fullest extent permitted by Law all obligations under Contracts (other than Shared Contracts, which shall be governed by Section 2.2(d)), and other obligations or Liabilities (other than with regard to guarantees or Credit Support Instruments, which shall be governed by Section 2.10) 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, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of the Other Party to such arrangements (other than any member of the Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement), so that, in any such case, the members of the applicable Group will be solely responsible for such Liabilities; provided, however, that no Party shall be obligated to pay any consideration therefor to any Third Party from whom any such Consent, substitution or
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amendment is requested (unless such Party is fully reimbursed by the requesting Party). Upon either Party’s reasonable request (not to exceed twice per fiscal quarter) after the Distribution, the Other Party shall deliver to such requesting Party a list of the Consents, releases, substitutions or amendments required to novate or assign to the fullest extent permitted by Law all obligations under Contracts (other than Shared Contracts, which shall be governed by Section 2.2(d)), and other obligations or Liabilities (other than with regard to guarantees or Credit Support Instruments, which shall be governed by Section 2.10) 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, along with the status and anticipated timing for obtaining such Consents, releases, substitutions or amendments required.
(b)    If the Parties are unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required Consent, release, substitution or amendment, the Other Party or a member of such Other Party’s Group shall continue to be bound by such Contract or other obligation 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, directly 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. The Other Party shall, without further consideration, promptly pay and remit, or cause to be promptly paid or remitted, to the Liable Party or 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, release, substitution or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease or other rights or obligations shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, the Other Party shall promptly Transfer all rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder of any member of such Other Party’s Group to the Liable Party or to another member of the Liable Party’s Group without payment of any further consideration and the Liable Party, or another member of such Liable Party’s Group, without the payment of any further consideration, shall Assume such rights and Liabilities. Each of the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, take all actions and do all things reasonably necessary on its part, or such Subsidiaries’ part, under applicable Law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.9(b).
Section 2.10    Guarantees and Credit Support Instruments.
(a)    (i) Automation shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, (with the reasonable cooperation of Aerospace) use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) cause a member of the Automation Group to be substituted in all respects for a member of the Aerospace Group, and/or (B) have all members of the Aerospace Group removed or released as guarantor of or obligor for any Automation Liability (including any credit agreement, guarantee (including guarantees for performance or payment under Contracts), indemnity or Credit Support Instrument given or obtained by any member of the Aerospace Group for the benefit of any member of the Automation Group) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
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Law, including in respect of the guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10(a)(i), and (ii) Aerospace shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, (with the reasonable cooperation of Automation) use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) cause a member of the Aerospace Group to be substituted in all respects for a member of the Automation Group, and/or (B) have all members of the Automation Group removed or released as guarantor of or obligor for any Aerospace Liability (including any credit agreement, guarantee (including guarantees for performance or payment under Contracts), indemnity or Credit Support Instrument given or obtained by any member of the Automation Group for the benefit of any member of the Aerospace Group) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10(a)(ii), in each case (clauses (i) and (ii)), on or prior to the Distribution Date or as soon as reasonably practicably thereafter, but in any event within twelve (12) months of the Distribution Date, in respect of Credit Support Instruments, or within twenty-four (24) months of the Distribution Date, in respect of any credit agreement, guarantee, or indemnity; provided that failure to effectuate the foregoing within twelve (12) months of the Distribution Date, in respect of Credit Support Instruments, or within twenty-four (24) months of the Distribution Date, in respect of any credit agreement, guarantee, or indemnity, shall not relieve any Party (or the other members of its applicable Group) of any obligation under this Section 2.10(a), and such Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, continue to use commercially reasonable efforts to take the actions contemplated by this Section 2.10(a). Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10(b), no member of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group or any of their respective Affiliates from time to time shall be required to commence any Action or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party with respect to any such guarantees.
(b)    On or prior to the Distribution Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, but in any event within twenty-four (24) months of the Distribution Date, to the extent required to obtain a release from a guaranty (a “Guaranty Release”) (i) of any member of the Automation Group, then Aerospace shall, and shall cause the other members of the Aerospace Group to, as applicable, execute a guaranty agreement in the form of the existing guaranty, except to the extent that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which any member of the Aerospace Group would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached, and (ii) of any member of the Aerospace Group, then Automation shall, and shall cause the other members of the Automation Group to, as applicable, execute a guaranty agreement in the form of the existing guaranty, except to the extent that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which any member of the Automation Group would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached; provided that failure to effectuate the foregoing within twenty-four (24) months of the Distribution Date shall not relieve any Party (or the other members of its applicable Group) of any obligation under this Section 2.10(b), and such Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, continue to take the actions contemplated by this Section 2.10(b).
(c)    If either of Automation or Aerospace 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 Party whose Group is the relevant beneficiary shall indemnify and hold
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harmless the guarantor or obligor for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto (in accordance with the provisions of Article VI) and shall or shall cause one of the other members of its Group, as agent or subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor to pay, perform and discharge fully all of the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder, (ii) each of Automation and Aerospace agrees not to (and to cause the members of their respective Groups not to) renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under, or Transfer to a third party, any guarantees or Credit Support Instruments, for which the other Party is or may be liable, without the prior written consent of such other Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), 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 guarantees included in leases for real property, in the event a Guaranty Release is not obtained and such Party wishes to extend the term of such guaranteed lease, then such Party shall have the option of extending the term until a date not to exceed the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Distribution Date if it provides such security as is reasonably satisfactory to the guarantor under such guaranteed lease, and (iii) the relevant beneficiary shall pay to the guarantor or obligor a fee payable at the end of each calendar quarter (the first of such payments being due on the last Business Day of the first full calendar quarter that ends on or after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Distribution Date) based on a rate of: (x) in the case of guarantees of performance or indemnity under a Contract, $1,000 per calendar quarter per Contract for which such performance guarantee or indemnity has not been removed (provided, that if such performance guarantee or indemnity is removed during the course of a given calendar quarter, such rate shall be pro-rated in accordance with the number of calendar days such performance guarantee or indemnity remained in effect), (y) in the case of guarantees of a discrete payment amount or other discrete monetary amount (including guarantees included in leases for real property), 1.75% per annum on the applicable guaranteed amount (provided that if such payment or other discrete monetary amount guarantee is removed during the course of a given calendar quarter, such rate shall be pro-rated in accordance with the number of calendar days such payment or other discrete monetary amount guarantee remained in effect), and (z) in the case of guarantees (including revolving credit agreements and indefinite quantity vendor contracts) of variable amounts, 1.75% per annum of an amount in respect of such Contract to be mutually agreed between Automation and Aerospace in accordance with Schedule 2.10(c).
(d)    Each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of their respective Groups to cooperate and (i) Aerospace shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to replace all Credit Support Instruments issued or procured by Automation or other members of the Automation Group, on behalf of or in favor of any member of the Aerospace Group or the Aerospace Business, including in respect of those Credit Support Instruments set forth on Schedule 2.10(d)(i) (the “Aerospace CSIs”), as promptly as practicable with Credit Support Instruments from Aerospace or a member of the Aerospace Group as of the Effective Time, but in any event within twelve (12) months of the Distribution Date, and (ii) Automation shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to replace all Credit Support Instruments issued or procured by Aerospace or other members of the Aerospace Group, on behalf of or in favor of any member of the Automation Group or the Automation Business, including in respect of those Credit Support
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Instruments set forth on Schedule 2.10(d)(ii) (the “Automation CSIs”), as promptly as practicable with Credit Support Instruments from Automation or a member of the Automation Group as of the Effective Time, but in any event within twelve (12) months of the Distribution Date; provided that, in each case, failure to effectuate the foregoing within twelve (12) months of the Distribution Date shall not relieve any Party (or the other members of its applicable Group) of any obligation under this Section 2.10(d), and such Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, continue to take the actions contemplated by this Section 2.10(d):
(i)    With respect to any Aerospace CSIs that remain outstanding after the Effective Time, (x) Aerospace shall, and shall cause the members of the Aerospace Group to, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless the Automation Indemnitees for any Liabilities arising from or relating to such Aerospace CSIs, including any fees in connection with the issuance and maintenance thereof and any funds drawn by (or for the benefit of), or disbursements made to, the beneficiaries of such Aerospace CSIs in accordance with the terms thereof, plus, unless reimbursed within twenty-four (24) hours of being drawn by (or for the benefit of) or disbursements made to the beneficiaries of such Aerospace CSIs (the “Applicable Aerospace CSI Draw Date”), a ticking fee based on a rate of SOFR plus 2% per annum (or, if SOFR is no longer commonly accepted by market participants, an alternative floating rate index that is commonly accepted by market participants, which SpinCo and RemainCo shall jointly determine, each acting in good faith) applied to the number of days elapsed between the date drawn and the date actually indemnified (inclusive of each of the Applicable Aerospace CSI Draw Date and the day actually indemnified), (y) Aerospace shall pay to Automation a fee payable at the end of each calendar quarter (the first of such payments being due on the last Business Day of the first full calendar quarter that is twelve (12) months after the Distribution Date), based on a rate of 1.75% per annum on the average outstanding balance during such quarter of any outstanding Aerospace CSIs issued by Automation or any member of the Automation Group, respectively, and (z) without the prior written consent of Automation, Aerospace shall not, and shall not permit any member of the Aerospace Group to, enter into, renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under, or transfer to a third party, any loan, lease, Contract or other obligation in connection with which Automation or any member of the Automation Group, respectively, has issued any Credit Support Instruments which remain outstanding. None of Automation or the members of the Automation Group will have any obligation to renew any Credit Support Instruments issued or procured on behalf of or in favor of any member of the Aerospace Group or the Aerospace Business after the expiration of such Aerospace CSI.
(ii)    With respect to any Automation CSIs that remain outstanding after the Effective Time, (x) Automation shall, and shall cause the members of the Automation Group to, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless the Aerospace Indemnitees for any Liabilities arising from or relating to such Automation CSIs, including any fees in connection with the issuance and maintenance thereof and any funds drawn by (or for the benefit of), or disbursements made to, the beneficiaries of such Automation CSIs in accordance with the terms thereof, plus, unless reimbursed
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within twenty-four (24) hours of being drawn by (or for the benefit of) or disbursements made to the beneficiaries of such Automation CSIs (the “Applicable Automation CSI Draw Date”), a ticking fee based on a rate of SOFR plus 2% per annum (or, if SOFR is no longer commonly accepted by market participants, an alternative floating rate index that is commonly accepted by market participants, which SpinCo and RemainCo shall jointly determine, each acting in good faith) applied to the number of days elapsed between the Applicable Automation CSI Draw Date and the date actually indemnified (inclusive of each of the Applicable Automation CSI Draw Date and the day actually indemnified), (y) Automation shall pay to Aerospace a fee payable at the end of each calendar quarter (the first of such payments being due on the last Business Day of the first full calendar quarter that is twelve (12) months after the Distribution Date) based on a rate of 1.75% per annum on the average outstanding balance during such quarter of any outstanding Automation CSIs issued by Aerospace or any member of the Aerospace Group, respectively, and (z) without the prior written consent of Aerospace, Automation shall not, and shall not permit any member of the Automation Group to, enter into, renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under, or transfer to a third party, any loan, lease, Contract or other obligation in connection with which Aerospace or any member of the Aerospace Group, respectively, has issued any Credit Support Instruments which remain outstanding. None of Aerospace or the members of the Aerospace Group will have any obligation to renew any Credit Support Instruments issued or procured on behalf of or in favor of any member of the Automation Group or the Automation Business after the expiration of such Automation CSI.
Section 2.11    Bank Accounts; Cash Balances.
(a)    Each of Automation and Aerospace shall, and shall cause the respective members of their Group to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary to amend all Contracts governing each bank and brokerage account owned by Aerospace and any other member of the Aerospace Group (collectively, the “Aerospace Accounts”), so that from and after the Effective Time such Aerospace Accounts, if currently linked (whether by automatic withdrawal, automatic deposit or any other authorization to transfer funds from or to, hereinafter “Linked”) to any bank or brokerage account owned by Automation or any member of the Automation Group (collectively, the “Automation Accounts”) are de-Linked from such Aerospace Accounts.
(b)    Each of Automation and Aerospace shall, and shall cause the respective members of their Group to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary to amend all Contracts governing the Automation Accounts so that from and after the Effective Time, such Automation Accounts, if currently Linked to any Aerospace Account, are de-Linked from such Aerospace Accounts.
(c)    With respect to any outstanding checks issued by Automation, Aerospace or any of the respective members of their Group prior to the Effective Time, such outstanding checks shall be honored from and after the Effective Time by the Person or Group owning the account on which the check is drawn, without modifying in any way the allocation of
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Liability (and rights to reimbursement) for such amounts under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
Section 2.12    Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. EACH OF AUTOMATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE AUTOMATION GROUP) AND AEROSPACE (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE AEROSPACE GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES, INFORMATION OR LIABILITIES CONTRIBUTED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, AS TO NONINFRINGEMENT, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY, AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF SETOFF OR FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY CONTRIBUTION, ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT, CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF OR AS TO THE RIGHT OR ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT FREE OF CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR OTHER RIGHTS. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN OR THEREIN, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN “AS IS”, “WHERE IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM OR SIMILAR FORM OF DEED OR CONVEYANCE) AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE SHALL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY SECURITY INTEREST OR OTHER MATTER WHETHER OR NOT OF RECORD AND (II) ANY NECESSARY CONSENTS ARE NOT OBTAINED OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH.
Section 2.13    Transition Committee. Prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall establish a transition committee (the “Transition Committee”) that shall consist of representatives from each of Automation and Aerospace, with a level of seniority and representing such areas of functional responsibility as agreed between the Parties. The Transition Committee shall be responsible for monitoring and managing all matters related to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements from and after the Effective Time. The Transition Committee shall have the authority to: (a) establish one or more subcommittees from time to time as it deems appropriate or as may be described in any Ancillary Agreements, with each such subcommittee comprised of one (1) or more members of the Transition
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Committee or one (1) or more employees of either Party or any other member of its respective Group, and each such subcommittee having such scope of responsibility as may be determined by the Transition Committee from time to time; (b) delegate to any such subcommittee any of the powers of the Transition Committee; (c) combine, modify the scope of responsibility of, and disband any such subcommittee; and (d) modify or reverse any such delegations. The Transition Committee shall initially follow the general procedures and have the composition set forth on Schedule 2.13 in managing the responsibilities delegated to it under this Section 2.13, and the Parties may modify such procedures and composition from time to time. All decisions by the Transition Committee or any subcommittee thereof shall be effective only if mutually agreed by both Parties. The Parties shall use the procedures set forth in Article VIII to resolve any matters as to which the Transition Committee is not able to reach a decision.
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION
Section 3.1    Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws. At or prior to the Effective Time, all necessary actions shall be taken to adopt the form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-laws filed by Aerospace with the Commission as exhibits to the Aerospace Form 10, subject to any changes thereto determined to be made by Automation prior to the Effective Time in its sole discretion.
Section 3.2    Directors. At or prior to the Effective Time, Automation shall take all necessary action to cause the Board of Directors of Aerospace to consist of the individuals identified in the Aerospace Information Statement as directors of Aerospace.
Section 3.3    Officers. At or prior to the Effective Time, Automation shall take all necessary action to cause the individuals identified as such in the Aerospace Information Statement to be officers of Aerospace as of the Distribution Date.
Section 3.4    Resignations. At or prior to the Distribution, each of Automation and Aerospace shall cause all of its employees and all employees of its respective Subsidiaries (excluding any employees of any member of its respective Group) to resign, effective as of the Distribution, from all positions as officers or directors of any member of the other Groups (and any other Person where such position is as a designee or representative of the other Groups) in which they serve.
Section 3.5    Ancillary Agreements. At or prior to the Effective Time, each of Automation and Aerospace shall enter into, and/or (where applicable) shall cause a member or members of their respective Group to enter into, the Ancillary Agreements and any other Contracts in respect of the Distribution reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Section 3.6    NASDAQ. Automation shall, to the extent possible, give Nasdaq not less than ten (10) days’ advance notice of the Distribution Record Date in compliance with Rule 10b-17 under the Exchange Act. At or prior to the Effective Time, Aerospace shall prepare
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and file, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have approved, an application for the listing of the Aerospace Common Stock to be delivered in the Distribution on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of distribution.
Section 3.7    Securities Law Matters. Aerospace shall file any amendments or supplements to the Form 10 as may be necessary or advisable in order to cause the Form 10 to become and remain effective as required by the Commission or federal, state or other applicable securities Laws. Automation and Aerospace shall cooperate in preparing, filing with the Commission and causing to become effective registration statements or amendments thereof which are required to reflect the establishment of, or amendments to, any employee benefit and other plans necessary or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Automation and Aerospace will prepare, and Aerospace will, to the extent required under applicable Law, file with the Commission, any such documentation and any requisite no-action letters which Automation determines are necessary or desirable to effectuate the Distribution, and Automation and Aerospace shall each use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary approvals from the Commission with respect thereto as soon as practicable. Automation and Aerospace shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate under the securities or blue sky laws of the United States (and any comparable Laws under any foreign jurisdiction) in connection with the Distribution.
Section 3.8    Availability of Aerospace Information Statement. Automation shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the Form 10 is declared effective under the Exchange Act and the Board has approved the Distribution, cause the Aerospace Information Statement to be made available to the holders of record of shares of Automation Common Stock as of the Distribution Record Date.
Section 3.9    Agent. At or prior to the Effective Time, Automation shall enter into a distribution agent agreement with the Agent or otherwise provide instructions to the Agent regarding the Distribution.
Section 3.10    Stock-Based Employee Benefit Plans. At or prior to the Effective Time, Automation and Aerospace shall take all actions as may be necessary to approve the grants of adjusted equity awards by Automation (in respect of shares of Automation Common Stock) and Aerospace (in respect of shares of Aerospace Common Stock) in connection with the Distribution in order to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE IV
THE DISTRIBUTION
Section 4.1    Stock Dividends to Automation.
(a)    In connection with the Distribution, (i) on or prior to the Distribution Date, Aerospace shall issue to Automation, as a stock dividend, such number of shares of Aerospace Common Stock (or Automation and Aerospace shall take or cause to be taken such other appropriate actions to ensure that Automation has the requisite number of shares
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of Aerospace Common Stock) as will be required so that the total number of shares of Aerospace Common Stock held by Automation immediately prior to the Distribution is equal to the total number of shares of Aerospace Common Stock distributable in the Distribution, and (ii) on the Distribution Date, subject to the conditions and other terms set forth in this Article IV, Automation shall cause the Agent to distribute all of the then issued and outstanding shares of Aerospace Common Stock to holders of Automation Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Record Date, and to credit the appropriate number of such shares of Aerospace Common Stock to book entry accounts for each such holder or designated transferee or transferees of such holder of Aerospace Common Stock. For stockholders of Automation who own Automation Common Stock through a broker or other nominee, their shares of Aerospace Common Stock will be credited to their respective accounts by such broker or nominee. Each holder of Automation Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Record Date (or such holder’s designated transferee or transferees) will be entitled to receive in the Distribution shares of Aerospace Common Stock for every shares of Automation Common Stock held by such stockholder. No action by any such stockholder (or such stockholder’s designated transferee or transferees) 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 of) Aerospace Common Stock such stockholder is entitled to in the Distribution.
Section 4.2    Fractional Shares. Automation stockholders holding a number of shares of Automation Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Record Date which would entitle such stockholders to receive less than one whole share of Aerospace Common Stock in the Distribution, will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Fractional shares of Aerospace Common Stock will not be distributed in the Distribution nor credited to book-entry accounts. The Agent shall, as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, (a) determine the number of whole shares and fractional shares of Aerospace Common Stock allocable to each holder of record or beneficial owner of Automation Common Stock as of the close of business on the 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 Aerospace Common Stock after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld for Tax purposes, for applicable Transfer Taxes and for the costs and expenses of such sale and distribution, including brokers fees and commissions. None of Automation, Aerospace or the Agent will guarantee any minimum sale price for the fractional shares of Aerospace Common Stock. None of Automation or Aerospace will pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares. The 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 Agent nor the broker-dealers through which the aggregated fractional shares are sold shall be Affiliates of Automation or Aerospace.
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Section 4.3    Sole Discretion of Automation. Automation shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the Distribution Date and all other terms of the Distribution, including the form, structure and terms of any transactions and/or offerings to effect the Distribution and the timing of and conditions to the consummation thereof. In addition, Automation may, in accordance with Section 10.11, at any time and from time to time until the completion of the Distribution decide to abandon the Distribution or modify or change the terms of the Distribution, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Automation shall have the right not to complete the Distribution if, at any time prior to the Distribution, the Board shall have determined, in its sole discretion, that the Distribution is not in the best interests of Automation or its stockholders, that a sale or other alternative is in the best interests of Automation or its stockholders or that it is not advisable at that time for the Aerospace Business to separate from Automation. Automation shall select any investment bank or manager in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, as well as any financial printer, solicitation and/or exchange agent and financial, legal, accounting and other advisors for Automation. Aerospace and Automation, as the case may be, will provide to the Agent any information required in order to complete the Distribution.
Section 4.4    Conditions to Distribution. Subject to Section 4.3, the obligation of Automation to consummate the Distribution is subject to the prior or simultaneous satisfaction, or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver by Automation in its sole and absolute discretion, of the following conditions. None of Aerospace or any other member of the Aerospace Group with respect to the Distribution or any Third Party shall have any right or claim to require the consummation of the Distribution, which shall be effected at the sole and absolute discretion of the Board. Any determination made by Automation prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in this Section 4.4 shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties. The conditions are for the sole benefit of Automation and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of Automation or the Board to waive or not waive any such condition. If Automation waives any material condition, it shall promptly issue a press release disclosing such fact and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission describing such waiver. Each Party will use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the other Party apprised of its efforts with respect to, and the status of, each of the following conditions:
(a)    the Commission shall have declared effective the Aerospace Form 10, of which the Aerospace Information Statement forms a part, and no stop order relating to the registration statement will be in effect, no proceedings seeking such stop order shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission, and the Aerospace Information Statement (or a Notice of Internet Availability of the Aerospace Information Statement) shall have been distributed to record holders of Automation Common Stock;
(b)    the Aerospace Common Stock to be delivered in the Distribution shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of distribution;
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(c)    Automation shall have received a written opinion from each of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Ernst & Young LLP, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to Automation (in its sole discretion), regarding the qualification of the Distribution, together with certain related transactions, as a reorganization within the meaning of Sections 355 and Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;
(d)    Automation shall have received an opinion from the independent appraisal firm set forth on Schedule 4.4(d) or another independent appraisal firm as determined by the Board, in form and substance satisfactory to Automation, confirming that (i) following the Distribution, Automation, on the one hand, and Aerospace, on the other hand, will be solvent and adequately capitalized, (ii) Automation has adequate surplus under Delaware Law to declare the Distribution and (iii) Aerospace has adequate surplus under Delaware Law to declare the Aerospace Cash Distribution, in each of clauses (i) and (ii), after giving effect to the Aerospace Cash Distribution;
(e)    no order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction, or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of all or any portion of the Distribution or any of the related transactions shall be pending, threatened, issued or in effect, and no other event outside the control of Automation shall have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of all or any portion of the Distribution;
(f)    the Internal Reorganization shall have been effectuated prior to the Distribution, except for such steps (if any) as Automation, in its sole discretion, shall have determined need not be completed or may be completed after the Effective Time;
(g)    the Board shall have declared the Distribution and approved all related transactions, which approval may be given or withheld at its absolute and sole discretion (and such declaration or approval shall not have been withdrawn);
(h)    Automation, as Aerospace’s sole stockholder immediately prior to the Distribution, shall have elected the board of directors of Aerospace, as described in the Aerospace Information Statement, effective immediately upon the Distribution;
(i)    (i) Aerospace shall have, and shall have caused its applicable Subsidiaries to have, entered into all Ancillary Agreements to which it and/or such Subsidiary is contemplated to be a party, and (ii) Automation shall have, and shall have caused its applicable Subsidiaries to have, entered into all Ancillary Agreements to which it and/or such Subsidiary is contemplated to be a party;
(j)    the financing for the Aerospace Financing Arrangements shall be available on terms acceptable to Automation and Aerospace shall have completed the Aerospace Financing Arrangements and received the proceeds in respect thereof and Automation shall be satisfied in its sole and absolute discretion that, as of the Effective Time, it shall have no Liability whatsoever under the Aerospace Financing Arrangements;
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(k)    Aerospace shall have completed the Aerospace Cash Distribution and, if it shall have elected to undertake the Debt-for-Debt Exchange, such Debt-for-Debt Exchange;
(l)    the actions and filings necessary or appropriate under applicable U.S. federal, state or other securities Laws or blue sky laws and the rules and regulations thereunder shall have been taken or made, and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted by the applicable Governmental Entity; and
(m)    no events or developments shall have occurred or shall exist that, in the sole and absolute judgment of the Board, make it inadvisable to effect the Distribution or would result in the Distribution and related transactions not being in the best interest of Automation or its stockholders.
Section 4.5    Effectiveness of Distribution. Unless otherwise determined by Automation prior to the Distribution, the Distribution shall be deemed to occur at the Effective Time.
ARTICLE V
CERTAIN COVENANTS
Section 5.1    Auditors and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Accounting. Each Party agrees (on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group) that, following the Distribution until the completion of each Party’s audit for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution Date occurs, and in any event solely with respect to (x) any statutory audit with respect to any fiscal year ending prior to the Distribution or for any portion of a fiscal year prior to the Distribution, in each case, in respect of which the Party requesting such reasonable assistance and access was an Affiliate (or relevant member of its Group) of the other Party’s Group, (y) the preparation and audit of each of the Party’s financial statements for the year ended December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (and, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a fiscal year, also for the previous fiscal year) or amendments thereto, or the printing, filing and public dissemination thereof, and (z) the audit of each Party’s internal controls over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof and management’s assessment of each Party’s disclosure controls and procedures in respect of the year ended December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (and, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a fiscal year, also for the previous fiscal year); provided, that in the event that any Party changes its auditors within one (1) year of the completion of each Party’s audit for the first full fiscal year occurring after the Distribution Date, then such Party may request reasonable access on the terms set forth in this Section 5.1 for a period of up to one hundred and eighty (180) days from such change; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, access of the type described in this Section 5.1 shall be afforded by and to each of the Parties (from time to time following the Distribution), as applicable, 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, or as reasonably
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necessary to meet a filing, reporting or similar obligation required under applicable Law (including under Public Reports):
(a)    Timetable for Completion of Audit. (i) Aerospace shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enable its auditors to complete their audit for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs on a timetable that enables Automation to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of Automation’s annual financial statements for such fiscal year, and (ii) Automation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enable their auditors to complete their audit for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs on a timetable that enables Aerospace to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of Aerospace’s annual financial statements for such fiscal year;
(b)    Annual Financial Statements. (i) Each Party shall provide or provide access to the other Party on a timely basis all Information reasonably required to meet such other Party’s schedule for the preparation, printing, filing, and public dissemination of such other Party’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (and, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a fiscal year, also for the previous fiscal year) and for management’s assessment of the effectiveness of such Party’s disclosure controls and procedures and its internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308, respectively, of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act and, to the extent applicable to such Party, its auditor’s audit of its internal controls 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 thereunder, if required (such assessments and audit being referred to as the “Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments”) for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (and, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a fiscal year, also for the previous fiscal year), and (ii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (i), each Party shall 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 sufficient detail to permit its auditors to take all steps and perform all reviews necessary to provide sufficient assistance to the other Party’s auditors (each such other Party’s auditors, collectively, the “Other Party’s Auditors”) with respect to Information to be included or contained in such other Party’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (or, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a fiscal year, the previous fiscal year) and to permit the Other Party’s Auditors and management to complete the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments, if required;
(c)    Access to Personnel and Records. Subject to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement (including those set forth in Article VII) and to the extent it relates to the time prior to the Distribution, (i) each Party shall authorize and request its respective auditors to make reasonably available to the Other Party’s 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
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such Audited Party, in all cases within a reasonable time prior to such Audited Party’s auditors’ opinion date, so that the Other Party’s 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 with the Commission for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (or, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a fiscal year, the previous fiscal year), and (ii) each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make reasonably available to the Other Party’s Auditors and management its personnel and Records in a reasonable time prior to the Other Party’s Auditors’ opinion date and other Party’s management’s assessment date so that the Other Party’s Auditors and other Party’s management are able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to conduct the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments; provided, however, that for matters pertaining to the provision of Tax Records, the Tax Matters Agreement shall govern;
(d)    Current, Quarterly and Annual Reports. (i) At least three (3) Business Days prior to the earlier of public dissemination or filing with the Commission, each Party shall deliver to the other Party a reasonably complete draft of any earnings news release or any filing with the Commission containing financial statements for the related year in which the Distribution occurs (or, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a fiscal year, the previous fiscal year) and the calendar year preceding such year, including current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K or any other annual report purporting to fulfill the requirements of 17 CFR 240-14c-3 (such reports, collectively, the “Public Reports”); provided, however, that each Party may continue to revise its respective Public Report prior to the filing thereof, which changes will be delivered to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, further, that each Party’s personnel will actively and reasonably consult with the other Party’s personnel regarding any proposed changes to its respective Public Report and related disclosures prior to the anticipated filing with the Commission, with particular focus on any changes which would reasonably be expected to have an effect upon the other Party’s financial statements or related disclosures, (ii) each Party shall notify the other Party, as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware thereof, of any material accounting differences between the financial statements to be included in such Party’s annual report on Form 10-K and the pro-forma financial statements included, as applicable, in the Aerospace Form 10 or the Form 8-K to be filed by Automation with the Commission on or about the time of each Distribution, and (iii) if any such differences are notified by any Party, the Parties shall confer and/or meet as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and in any event prior to the filing of any Public Report, to consult with each other in respect of such differences and the effects thereof on the Parties’ applicable Public Reports; and
(e)    Compensation Programs. To the extent (i) Aerospace’s 2027 proxy statement or Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs discusses compensation programs of Automation, it shall substantially conform such discussion to Automation’s proxy statement and/or Form 10-K for the applicable period; and (ii) Automation’s 2027 proxy statement or Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
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December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs discusses compensation programs of Aerospace, it shall substantially conform such discussion to Aerospace’s proxy statement and/or Form 10-K for the applicable period.
Nothing in this Section 5.1 shall require any Party to violate any Contract 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 5.1 to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such Third Party’s written consent to the disclosure of such Information.
Section 5.2    Separation of Information.
(a)    Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(a), Aerospace shall, and shall cause the other members of the Aerospace Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Automation (or its designee) as promptly as practicable copies of all Information that constitutes an Automation Asset but is commingled in any member of the Aerospace Group’s current records or archives (whether stored with a third party or directly by any member of the Aerospace Group) (Aerospace may redact Information that is an Aerospace Asset to which a member of the Automation Group does not have a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement (to the extent such Information is not reasonably necessary to exercise a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement or that is not otherwise related to the Automation Business); provided that with respect to any Information to which a member of the Automation Group has a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement, such Information shall be delivered only to the extent of such license (or such reasonable need for related Information) or access thereto and otherwise subject to the terms of the applicable Ancillary Agreement or Designated Ancillary Agreement.
(b)    If Automation identifies in writing particular Information (whether in written, electronic documentary or other archival documentary form) that Automation reasonably believes constitutes an Automation Asset (or to which a member of its Group has a license pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to a Designated Ancillary Agreement) or is otherwise related to the Automation Business but is held by or on behalf of any member of the Aerospace Group (or any transferee thereof), Aerospace shall, and shall cause any other applicable member of the Aerospace Group to, request that the archive holder deliver such item to Aerospace for review as soon as reasonably practicable, and Aerospace shall review such request and deliver the requested material to Automation as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days of receiving the material from the archive holder; provided that if the requested material is not specific and requires a longer period of review in light of the breadth of the request, Aerospace shall deliver the material to Automation as promptly as reasonably practicable and shall notify Automation of the expected timeframe to allow Automation to narrow such request if desired; provided, further, that with respect to any Information to which a member of the Automation Group has a license pursuant to any Ancillary
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Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement, such Information shall be delivered only to the extent of such license (or such reasonable need for related Information) or access thereto and otherwise subject to the terms of the applicable Ancillary Agreement or Designated Ancillary Agreement; provided, further, that if such requested material does not constitute an Automation Asset (and a member of the Automation Group is not otherwise granted a license pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement (and such Information is not reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to a Designated Ancillary Agreement) or is not otherwise related to the Automation Business, Aerospace shall not deliver the material to Automation, but shall provide Automation with an explanation in reasonable detail of such determination and discuss with Automation in good faith.
(c)    Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(c), Automation shall, and shall cause the other members of the Automation Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Aerospace (or its designee) as promptly as practicable all Information that constitutes an Aerospace Asset but is commingled in any member of the Automation Group’s current records or archives (whether stored with a third party or directly by any member of the Automation Group) (Automation may redact Information that is an Automation Asset to which a member of the Aerospace Group does not have a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement (to the extent such Information is not reasonably necessary to exercise a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement or that is not otherwise related to the Aerospace Business); provided that with respect to any Information to which a member of the Aerospace Group, as applicable, has a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement, such Information shall be delivered only to the extent of such license (or such reasonable need for related Information) or access thereto and otherwise subject to the terms of the applicable Ancillary Agreement or Designated Ancillary Agreement.
(d)    If Aerospace identifies in writing particular Information (whether in written, electronic documentary or other archival documentary form) that Aerospace reasonably believes constitutes an Aerospace Asset (or to which a member of its Group has a license pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to a Designated Ancillary Agreement) or is otherwise related to the Aerospace Business but is held by or on behalf of any member of the Automation Group (or any transferee thereof), Automation shall, and shall cause any other applicable member of the Automation Group to, request that the archive holder deliver such item to Automation for review as soon as reasonably practicable, and Automation shall review such request and deliver the requested material to Aerospace as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days of receiving the material from the archive holder; provided that if the requested material is not specific and requires a longer period of review in light of the breadth of the request, Automation shall deliver the material to Aerospace as promptly as reasonably practicable and shall notify Aerospace of the expected timeframe to allow Aerospace to narrow such request if desired; provided, further, that with respect to any Information to which a member of the Aerospace Group has a license pursuant to any Ancillary
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Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement, such Information shall be delivered only to the extent of such license (or such reasonable need for related Information) or access thereto and otherwise subject to the terms of the applicable Ancillary Agreement or Designated Ancillary Agreement; provided, further, that if such requested material does not constitute an Aerospace Asset (and a member of the Aerospace Group is not otherwise granted a license pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement (and such Information is not reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to a Designated Ancillary Agreement) or is not otherwise related to the Aerospace Business, Automation shall not deliver the material to Aerospace, but shall provide Aerospace with an explanation in reasonable detail of such determination and discuss with Aerospace in good faith.
Section 5.3    Nonpublic Information. Each Party acknowledges on behalf of itself and the other members of its Group that Information provided under Section 5.1 may constitute material, nonpublic information, and trading in the securities of a member of either Group (or the securities of such Person’s Affiliates, or partners) while in possession of such material, nonpublic material information may constitute a violation of the U.S. federal securities Laws.
Section 5.4    Cooperation. For a period of twelve (12) months following the Distribution Date and subject to the terms and limitations contained in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group, their respective then-Affiliates, each of its and their respective Affiliates and its and their employees to (a) provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to the other Party (and any member of such Party’s Group) in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in each Ancillary Agreement, and (b) provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to the other Party (and any member of its respective Group) in (i) seeking and obtaining all Consents of Governmental Entities under applicable Law with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) gathering, preparing and submitting any Information or documentary material that may be requested by any Governmental Entity in connection with obtaining such Consents, in each case (clauses (a) and (b)), at no additional cost to the Party (or member of such Party’s Group) requesting such assistance other than for the actual out-of-pocket costs (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party (or its Group) 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 with respect to the foregoing) incurred by any such Party (or its Group), if applicable. The cooperation and assistance provided for in this Section 5.4 shall not be required to the extent such cooperation and assistance would result in an undue burden on any Party (or any member of its Group) or would unreasonably interfere with any of its employees’ normal functions and duties. In furtherance of, and without limiting, the foregoing, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group (or their then-current Affiliates) to, make reasonably available those employees with particular knowledge of any function or service of which the other Party was not allocated the employees involved in such function or service in connection with the Internal Reorganization (including employee benefits functions, risk management, etc.).
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Section 5.5    Permits and Financial Assurance.
(a)    Prior to the Distribution, the Permit Transferor shall be responsible for preparing and submitting, on a timely basis, all filings required to effect, as applicable (i) the Transfer to the applicable Permit Transferee of all permits, including Environmental Permits, that constitute Assets that are allocated to the Permit Transferee’s Group pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) the issuance of all permits, including Environmental Permits, necessary for the conduct of the Business of the Permit Transferee’s Group as it is conducted as of the Effective Time after giving effect to the Ancillary Agreements. The Permit Transferee shall cooperate with the Permit Transferor with respect to the filing of such transfer or reissuance requests, including executing any necessary forms as required and providing Information in the Permit Transferee’s possession to the Permit Transferor that is necessary for any such transfer or reissuance request. Following the Distribution, notwithstanding Section 2.6, the Permit Transferor shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) assist the Permit Transferee by providing any Information necessary to allow the Permit Transferee to apply to the applicable Governmental Entity for issuance of a new permit, including Environmental Permits, to the Permit Transferee, to the extent that such application was not submitted prior to the Distribution pursuant to this Section 5.5(a), (B) of the type in clauses (i) and (ii) above, maintain each permit, including any Environmental Permit, that was not Transferred to the Permit Transferee prior to the Distribution (a “Non-Transferred Permit”), in full force and effect in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (or, if greater, the level of effort agreed to maintain and administer its own permits, including any Environmental Permit) and taking into account the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, until such time as the permit has been transferred or reissued to the Permit Transferee; provided, that the Permit Transferor’s obligation hereunder is conditioned on the Permit Transferee undertaking prompt action to apply for and prosecute the reissuance or a transfer of said Non-Transferred Permit, (C) cooperate in any reasonable and lawful arrangement designed to provide to the Permit Transferee the benefits arising under each Non-Transferred Permit, including accepting such reasonable direction as the Permit Transferee shall request of the Permit Transferor, and (D) enforce at the Permit Transferee’s reasonable request, or allow the Permit Transferee to enforce in a commercially reasonable manner, any rights of the Permit Transferor under such Non-Transferred Permit (to the extent related to the Business of the Permit Transferee); provided that (x) the costs and expenses incurred by the Permit Transferor related to the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) shall be borne solely by the Permit Transferor and (y) the costs and expenses incurred by the Permit Transferor related to the foregoing clauses (C) and (D) shall be borne solely by the Permit Transferee. Following the Distribution, the Permit Transferee shall be responsible for compliance by the Business of its Group with all of the terms and conditions of any permit, including any Environmental Permit, which is a Non-Transferred Permit. The Permit Transferee shall be responsible for all Liabilities related thereto and shall indemnify the Permit Transferor pursuant to Article VI for all Indemnifiable Losses to the extent relating to or arising in connection with or resulting from a Permit, including any Environmental Permit, which is a Non-Transferred Permit due to the Business of its Group, including fines or penalties arising from violations by its Group of any terms and/or conditions of the Non-Transferred Permit. The covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 5.5(a) of a Permit Transferor or Permit Transferee that (x) is a member of the Automation Group shall constitute Automation
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Liabilities, and (y) is a member of the Aerospace Group shall constitute Aerospace Liabilities. Notwithstanding Section 2.5 or Section 2.6, but in furtherance of the foregoing, in the case of any Permits (including Environmental Permits) which are related to both of the Automation Business and Aerospace Business (a “Shared Permit”), the holder of such Shared Permit shall be entitled to elect whether to (I) Transfer the applicable Shared Permit to a member of the other Party’s Group (as designed by such Party) and procure for itself any new Permits or (II) procure the issuance for the other Party of such new Permits, including Environmental Permits, related to the existing Shared Permits (to the extent necessary for the conduct of the Business of such other Party’s Group as it is conducted as of the Effective Time after giving effect to the Ancillary Agreements); provided that, in each case, if there is any delay in the Transfer or procurement of such Permit, clauses (A) through (D) of this Section 5.5(a) shall continue to apply.
(b)    Subject to Article VI, to the extent required by applicable Law and as soon as practicable after the Distribution, but in any event no later than the applicable period provided by applicable Law or, if no such date is set forth in applicable Law, then no later than one (1) year after the Distribution, each of Aerospace and Automation, as the case may be, shall, or shall cause another member of its Group to, (i) take such action as may be required to obtain, replace or amend financial assurance with respect to Environmental Liabilities that constitute Aerospace Liabilities or Automation Liabilities and (ii) submit to the appropriate regulatory agencies documentation satisfactory to such agencies that it has taken such action required under clause (i). A schedule of the known financial assurance related to Aerospace Environmental Liabilities for which action is required under this Section 5.5(b) is set forth on Schedule 5.5, which schedule may be amended after the Distribution should either Party become aware that Aerospace or Automation is required, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to obtain, replace or amend any financial assurance. Subject to Article VI, to the extent that the Environmental Liability underlying such financial assurance is an Aerospace Liability or Automation Liability, Aerospace or Automation, respectively, shall remain liable for the costs and expenses associated with such financial assurance, even in circumstances where an Indemnitee is required as a matter of applicable Law to obtain such financial assurance.
Section 5.6    Non-Solicit.
(a)    Aerospace agrees that, for a period of eighteen (18) months following the Distribution Date, it shall not, and shall cause the members of the Aerospace Group not to, without the prior written consent of Automation, directly or through others, on its own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, hire or attempt to hire, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, any (i) Key Employee of the Automation Group or (ii) former Key Employee of the Automation Group who was on the payroll of the Automation Group within six (6) months of the date of such hiring or attempted hiring by Aerospace or any member of the Aerospace Group; provided that Aerospace and any member of the Aerospace Group may (x) engage in general solicitations for employment by use of advertisements in the media that are not specifically directed at employees of the Automation Group and, following the date that is six (6) months following the Distribution Date, hire any employee or former employee of the Automation Group, including any Key Employee or former Key Employee of the Automation Group, in response to any such general solicitation or (y) hire
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any employee or former employee of the Automation Group, including any employee or former Key Employee or former Key Employee of the Automation Group, if such employee was terminated by the Automation Group (or any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates) due to a reduction in force, including any plant closures, mass layoffs or position elimination; providedfurther, that the Parties may, by written consent, mutually agree on additional exceptions to the non-solicitation restrictions set forth in this Section 5.6.
(b)    Automation agrees that, for a period of eighteen (18) months following the Distribution Date, it shall not, and shall cause the members of the Automation Group not to, without the prior written consent of Aerospace, directly or through others, on its own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, hire or attempt to hire, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, any (i) Key Employee of the Aerospace Group or (ii) former Key Employee of the Aerospace Group who was on the payroll of the Aerospace Group within six (6) months of the date of such hiring or attempted hiring by Automation or any member of the Automation Group; provided that Automation and any member of the Automation Group may (x) engage in general solicitation for employment by use of advertisements in the media that are not specifically directed at employees of the Aerospace Group and, following the date that is six (6) months following the Distribution Date, hire any employee or former employee of the Aerospace Group, including any Key Employee or former Key Employee of the Aerospace Group, in response to any such general solicitation or (y) hire any employee or former employee of the Aerospace Group, including any Key Employee or former Key Employee of the Aerospace Group, if such employee was terminated by the Aerospace Group (or any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates) due to a reduction in force, including any plant closures, mass layoffs or position elimination; providedfurther, that the Parties may, by written consent, mutually agree on additional exceptions to the non-solicitation restrictions set forth in this Section 5.6.
(c)    If a final and non-appealable judicial determination is made that any provision of this Section 5.6 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction with respect to any particular jurisdiction, the provisions of this Section 5.6 will not be rendered void but will be deemed to be modified solely with respect to the applicable jurisdiction to the minimum extent necessary to remain in force and effect for the greatest period and to the greatest extent that such court determines constitutes a reasonable restriction under the circumstances.
Section 5.7    Government Contracts; Government Audits.
(a)    Aerospace shall direct and control the response to any Government Audit with respect to any Aerospace Contract that is a Government Contract (an “Aerospace Government Contract”). For the avoidance of doubt, any Contract to which a Governmental Entity is a party and that pursuant to the terms of this Agreement is an Aerospace Contract shall be an Aerospace Government Contract even if such Contract has not been novated to a member of the Aerospace Group (whether because such novation is pending, the Contract terminated prior to such novation or otherwise). Automation shall, and shall cause the members of the Automation Group to, cooperate in good faith and take all reasonable actions to permit
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Aerospace to control and direct such response, including providing Information pursuant to Section 7.1(a). All costs and expenses arising out of or in connection with responding to any Government Audit with respect to any Aerospace Government Contract (including the costs and expenses of the Automation Group reasonably incurred in cooperating and providing Information in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence) shall be borne by Aerospace and shall constitute Aerospace Liabilities.
(b)    Automation shall direct and control the response to any Government Audit with respect to any Government Contract that is not an Aerospace Government Contract (an “Automation Government Contract”). Aerospace shall, and shall cause the members of the Aerospace Group to, cooperate in good faith and take all reasonable actions to permit Automation to control and direct such response, including providing Information pursuant to Section 7.1(a). All costs and expenses arising out of or in connection with responding to any Government Audit with respect to any Automation Governmental Contract (including the costs and expenses of the Aerospace Group reasonably incurred in cooperating and providing Information in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence) shall be borne by Automation and shall constitute Automation Liabilities.
(c)    Each of Aerospace and Automation shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, cooperate in good faith and provide reasonable assistance and support requested by the other Party in claiming reimbursement from, or disputing or defending against claims by, any Governmental Entity under applicable Cost Accounting Standards, Federal Acquisition Regulations, including its agency supplements, and any other related regulations and contractual requirements (“Government Proceedings”), including by (i) taking such actions as the other Party may reasonably request to avoid, dispute, deny, defend, resist, appeal, compromise or contest any proceedings that comprise the Government Proceedings, subject to the assisting Party being reimbursed for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by it and the members of its Group in complying with the requesting Party’s requests; provided, that the assisting Party and the members of its Group shall not be required to (or to agree to) incur any liabilities, obligations or restrictions that restrict or impair the operation of any of its businesses; (ii) ensuring that no admissions in relation to the Government Proceedings are made by or on behalf of the assisting Party or any member of its Group; and (iii) subject to Section 7.1(b), giving or procuring to be given by the assisting Party and the relevant members of its Group all such information and assistance, including access to premises and personnel, and the right to examine and copy or photograph any assets, accounts, documents and records, in each case during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice, as the requesting Party may reasonably request in connection with the Government Proceeding; provided, that no Party nor any member of either Group shall be required to provide such information and assistance to the extent that it unreasonably interferes with the ongoing operations of any of its businesses or to the extent such disclosure is restricted by Law.
Section 5.8    Refunds and Drawbacks of Customs Duties. The rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to certain refunds, rebates or drawbacks of duties, taxes, and fees paid, on or prior to the Distribution Date, on imported goods that were imposed under U.S. federal law upon entry or importation into the United States are set forth on Schedule 5.8.
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Section 5.9    Other Covenants. The Parties hereby agree to, and to cause the members of its respective Group (as applicable) to, take the actions as specified on Schedule 5.9.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1    Release of Pre-Distribution Claims.
(a)    Except (i) as provided in Section 6.1(b), (ii) as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which any Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VI, each Party, on behalf of itself and each member of its Group, and to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Distribution were directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees of any member of its respective Group (in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, (x) do hereby knowingly, unconditionally and irrevocably but conditioned upon the occurrence of the Distribution, and (y) effective at the Effective Time, shall, fully remise, release and forever discharge (A) the other Party and the other members of such other Party’s Group and their respective successors, (B) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time were directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees of any member of the other Party’s Group (in their capacity as such) and (C) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time were directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees of any member of such Party’s Group (in their capacity as such) and who are, as of immediately following the Effective Time, directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees of any member of the other Party’s Group, in each case (clauses (A), (B) and (C)), together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law or in equity, whether arising under any Contract, by operation of Law or otherwise, in each case, 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 Internal Reorganization, the Distribution and any of the other transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements; provided, however, that no employee shall be remised, released and discharged to the extent that such Liability relates to, arises out of or results from intentional misconduct by such employee.
(b)    Nothing contained in this Agreement, including Section 6.1(a) or Section 2.4, shall impair or otherwise affect any right of any Party, any member of either Group, or any Party’s or member of a Group’s respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that continue in effect after the Distribution pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. In addition, nothing contained in Section 6.1(a) shall release any Person from:
(i)    any Liability Assumed, Transferred or allocated to a Party or a member of such Party’s Group pursuant to or as contemplated by, or any other Liability of any member of such Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary
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Agreement, including (A) with respect to Aerospace, any Aerospace Liability, and (B) with respect to Automation, any Automation Liability;
(ii)    any Liability in respect of any Contract that is entered into after the Distribution Date between one Party (or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, and the other Party (or a member of such Party’s Group), on the other hand;
(iii)    any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise for claims or Actions brought against any Indemnitee by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Agreement and, in particular, this Article VI or, in the case of any Liability arising out of an Ancillary Agreement, the applicable provisions of the Ancillary Agreement;
(iv)    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 a member of the other Group prior to the Effective Time; or
(v)    any Liability the release of which would result in a release of any Person other than the Persons released in Section 6.1(a); provided that the Parties agree not to bring any Action or permit any other member of their respective Group to bring any Action against a Person released in Section 6.1(a) with respect to such Liability.
In addition, nothing contained in Section 6.1(a) shall release (x) any member of the Automation Group from indemnifying any director, officer or employee of any member of the Aerospace Group who was a director, officer or employee of Automation or any of its Subsidiaries on or prior to the Effective Time, 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 obligations existing prior to the Effective Time; it being understood that if the underlying obligation giving rise to such Action is an Aerospace Liability, Aerospace shall indemnify Automation for such Liability (including Automation’s costs to indemnify the director, officer or employee) in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article VI, and (y) any member of the Aerospace Group from indemnifying any director, officer or employee of any member of the Automation Group who was a director, officer or employee of Aerospace or any of its Subsidiaries on or prior to the Effective Time, 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 obligations existing prior to the Effective Time; it being understood that if the underlying obligation giving rise to such Action is an Automation Liability, Automation shall indemnify Aerospace for such Liability (including Aerospace’s costs to indemnify the director, officer or employee) in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article VI.
(c)    From and after the Effective Time, each Party shall not, and shall not permit any member of its Group, or any of their respective Affiliates, to, make any (or fail to
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withdraw any previously existing) claim, demand or offset, or commence any (or fail to withdraw any previously existing) Action asserting any claim, demand or offset, including any claim for indemnification, against the other Party or any member of such other Party’s Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or their respective successors with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 6.1(a).
(d)    It is the intent of each Party, by virtue of the provisions of this Section 6.1, to provide for, at the Effective Time, a knowing, unconditional and irrevocable and full and complete release and discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising from all acts and events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Effective Time, whether known or unknown, 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 or parties’ Group), on the other hand (including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist between or among any such members on or before the Effective Time), except as specifically set forth in Sections 6.1(a) and 6.1(b). At any time, at the reasonable request of the 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 6.1 to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions hereof.
(e)    Each of Aerospace and Automation, on behalf of itself and the members of its respective Group, hereby knowingly, unconditionally and irrevocably waives any claims, rights of termination and any other rights under any Ancillary Agreement related to or arising out of the Internal Reorganization or the Distribution (including with respect to any “change of control” or similar provision or due to any Party no longer being an Affiliate of the other Party), and agrees that any change in rights or obligations that would automatically be effective as a result thereof be deemed amended to no longer apply (and that Section 2.8 shall apply in respect of such amendments).
Section 6.2    Indemnification by Automation. In addition to any other provisions of this Agreement requiring indemnification and except as otherwise specifically set forth in any provision of this Agreement, following the Distribution, Automation shall, and shall cause the other members of the Automation Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Aerospace Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Aerospace Indemnitees, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (a) the Automation Liabilities or any Third Party Claim that would, if resolved in favor of the claimant, constitute an Automation Liability, (b) any failure of Automation or any other member of the Automation Group to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any Automation Liabilities in accordance with their terms, whether prior to, at or after the Effective Time or (c) any breach by Automation or any member of the Automation Group of any provision of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements (other than any Ancillary Agreement that expressly contains indemnification provisions, in which case breaches of any such Ancillary Agreement shall be subject to the indemnification provisions contained in such Ancillary Agreement and not those in this Agreement), in each case, excluding any payment obligations arising out of self-insurance policies, fronted insurance policies or
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captive insurance policies maintained by the Aerospace Group to which any member of the Automation Group has access pursuant to Section 9.1(a).
Section 6.3    Indemnification by Aerospace. In addition to any other provisions of this Agreement requiring indemnification and except as otherwise specifically set forth in any provision of this Agreement, following the Distribution, Aerospace shall and shall cause the other members of the Aerospace Group to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Automation Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Automation Indemnitees, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (a) the Aerospace Liabilities or any Third Party Claim that would, if resolved in favor of the claimant, constitute an Aerospace Liability, (b) any failure of Aerospace or any other member of the Aerospace Group to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any Aerospace Liabilities in accordance with their terms, whether prior to, at or after the Effective Time or (c) any breach by Aerospace or any member of the Aerospace Group of any provision of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements (other than any Ancillary Agreement that expressly contains indemnification provisions, in which case breaches of any such Ancillary Agreement shall be subject to the indemnification provisions contained in such Ancillary Agreement and not those in this Agreement), in each case, excluding any payment obligations arising out of self-insurance policies, fronted insurance policies or captive insurance policies maintained by the Automation Group to which any member of the Aerospace Group has access pursuant to Section 9.1(b).
Section 6.4    Procedures for Third Party Claims.
(a)    If a claim, demand or other Action is taken against an Automation Indemnitee or an Aerospace Indemnitee (each, an “Indemnitee”) by any Person who is not a member of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group (a “Third Party Claim”) as to which such Indemnitee is or may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall notify the Party which is or may be required pursuant to this Article VI to make such indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third Party Claim as promptly as practicable (and in any event within thirty (30) days) after the later of (i) receipt by such Indemnitee of written notice of the Third Party Claim or (ii) such Indemnitee forming a reasonable belief that it is or may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Third Party Claim. Thereafter, the Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, as promptly as practicable (and in any event within five (5) 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to provide such written notice or copies shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.
(b)    Defense of Third Party Claims.
(i)    Entitlement to Control or Participate in Defense. Other than in the case of (i) Taxes or Tax matters addressed in the Tax Matters Agreement, which shall be addressed as set forth therein or (ii) indemnification by a beneficiary Party of a guarantor Party pursuant to Section 2.10(c) (the defense of which shall be controlled
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by the beneficiary Party), (A) an Indemnifying Party shall be entitled (but shall not be required) to assume and control the defense of any Third Party Claim, and (B) if an Indemnifying Party does not assume the defense of such Third Party Claim, it shall be entitled to participate in the defense of such Third Party Claim. If an Indemnifying Party assumes such control and defense under clause (A) or participates in such defense under clause (B), the Indemnifying Party shall proceed at its own cost and expense and by such Indemnifying Party’s own counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the applicable Indemnitees (after consultation in good faith with the applicable Indemnitees).
(ii)    Waiver of Entitlement. In order to avail itself of the entitlements described above in Section 6.4(b)(i), an Indemnifying Party must give prior written notice of its intention to do so to the applicable Indemnitees within thirty (30) days of the Indemnifying Party’s receipt of notice of the relevant Third Party Claim from the applicable Indemnitees pursuant to Section 6.4(a). In the event the Indemnifying Party does not provide notice within such thirty (30) days of its intention to assume or participate in the defense of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have waived its right to do so.
(iii)    Non-Assumable Third Party Claims. Notwithstanding Section 6.4(b)(ii), the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim to the extent such Third Party Claim (x) is an allegation of a criminal violation, (y) seeks injunctive, equitable or other relief other than monetary damages against the Indemnitee unless the injunctive, equitable or other relief being sought is solely ancillary or incidental to the Third-Party Claim, and, if granted, would not have a material adverse impact on the Indemnitee or the Indemnitee’s business (provided that such Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party, at the request of the Indemnifying Party, in seeking to separate any such claims from any related claim for monetary damages if this clause (y) is the sole reason that such Third Party Claim is a Non-Assumable Third Party Claim) or (z) is made by a Governmental Entity (clauses (x), (y) and (z), the “Non-Assumable Third Party Claims”).
(iv)    Indemnitee Rights and Obligations Where Indemnifying Party Assumes Defense. After timely notice from an Indemnifying Party to an Indemnitee of the Indemnifying Party’s election to assume the 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 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 other 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 a conflict of interest exists, or a conflict of interest is reasonably likely to exist, that would make it inappropriate in the reasonable judgment of the applicable Indemnitee(s) for the same counsel to represent both the Indemnifying Party and the applicable Indemnitee(s), such Indemnitee(s) shall be entitled to retain, at the Indemnifying Party’s reasonable expense, separate counsel. In
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the event that the Indemnifying Party exercises the right to assume and control the defense of a Third Party Claim as provided above, (x) the Indemnifying Party shall keep the Indemnitee(s) apprised of all material developments in such defense, (y) the Indemnifying Party shall not withdraw from the defense of such Third Party Claim without providing advance notice to the Indemnitee(s) reasonably sufficient to allow the Indemnitee(s) to prepare to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim, and (z) the Indemnifying Party shall conduct the defense of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently, including the posting of any bonds or other security required in connection with the defense of such Third Party Claim.
(c)    Other than in the case of a Non-Assumable Third Party Claim, if an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending a Third Party Claim or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election as provided in Section 6.4(b)(ii), or if the Indemnifying Party fails to actively and diligently defend the Third Party Claim (including by withdrawing or threatening to withdraw from the defense thereof), the applicable Indemnitee(s) may defend such Third Party Claim at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party.
(d)    If the Indemnitee is conducting the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate with the Indemnitee in such defense and make available to the Indemnitee, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, material and information in such Indemnifying Party’s possession or under such Indemnifying Party’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Indemnitee pursuant to a joint defense agreement to be entered into by Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that such access shall not require the Indemnifying Party to disclose any information the disclosure of which would, in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnifying Party, result in the loss of any existing attorney-client privilege with respect to such information or violate any applicable Law.
(e)    No Indemnitee may admit any liability with respect to, consent to entry of any judgment of, or settle, compromise or discharge any Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If an Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, it shall not be a defense to any obligation to pay any amount in respect of such Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party was not consulted in the defense thereof, that such Indemnifying Party’s views or opinions as to the conduct of such defense were not accepted or adopted, that such Indemnifying Party does not approve of the quality or manner of the defense thereof or that such Third Party Claim was incurred by reason of a settlement rather than by a judgment or other determination of liability.
(f)    In the case of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not admit any liability with respect to, consent to entry of any judgment of, or settle, compromise or discharge, the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) unless such settlement or judgment (i) completely and unconditionally releases the Indemnitee in connection with such matter, (ii) provides relief consisting solely of money damages borne by the Indemnifying Party
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and (iii) does not involve any admission by the Indemnitee of any wrongdoing or violation of Law.
(g)    Notwithstanding anything herein or in any Ancillary Agreement or any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument to the contrary, other than (x) actions for specific performance or injunctive or other equitable relief pursuant to Section 10.19, and (y) the indemnification provisions in Section 2.2(d), Section 2.5(c), Section 2.10 and Section 5.5:
(i)     the indemnification provisions of this Article VI shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Parties, the parties to the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments and any Indemnitee for any breach of this Agreement or any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument and for any failure to perform and comply with any covenant or agreement in this Agreement or in any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument;
(ii)    each Party and each Indemnitee knowingly, unconditionally and irrevocably and expressly waives and relinquishes any and all rights, claims or remedies it may have with respect to the foregoing other than under this Article VI against any Indemnifying Party;
(iii)    none of the Parties, the members of their respective Groups or any other Person may bring a claim under any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument;
(iv)    any and all claims arising out of, resulting from, or in connection with the Internal Reorganization or the other transactions contemplated in this Agreement must be brought under and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and
(v)    no breach of this Agreement or any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument shall give rise to any right on the part of any Party or party thereto, after the consummation of the Distribution, to rescind this Agreement, any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except as expressly provided in Section 2.6(a) and Section 2.6(b);
provided, however, that notwithstanding clauses (i) through (v), with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Internal Reorganization and Distribution), the Parties may also bring claims arising under the Tax Matters Agreement under and in accordance with the Tax Matters Agreement. Each Party shall cause the members of its Group to comply with this Section 6.4(g).
(h)    The provisions of this Article VI shall apply to Third Party Claims that are already pending or asserted as well as Third Party Claims brought or asserted after the date of this Agreement. There shall be no requirement under this Section 6.4 to give notice with respect to the existence of any Third Party Claim that exists as of the Effective Time. Each Party on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group acknowledges that Liabilities for Actions
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(regardless of the parties to the Actions) may be partly Automation Liabilities and partly Aerospace Liabilities. If the Parties cannot agree on the allocation of any such Liabilities for Actions, they shall resolve the matter of such allocation pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article VIII. No Party shall file Third Party Claims or cross-claims against the other Party or any members of the other Group in an Action in which a Third Party Claim is being resolved nor shall any Party permit the other members of its Group (or their respective then-Affiliates) to file such Third Party Claims or cross-claims against the other Party or any members of the other Group in an Action in which a Third Party Claim is being resolved.
Section 6.5    Procedures for Direct Claims. An Indemnitee shall give the Indemnifying Party written 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 6.4(a)), 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 actually materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.
Section 6.6    Cooperation in Defense and Settlement.
(a)    With respect to any Third Party Claim that implicates both Parties (or any member of such Parties’ respective Groups or their respective then-Affiliates) in a material respect, including due to the allocation of Liabilities, the reasonably foreseeable impact on the Businesses of the relief sought or the responsibilities for management of defense and related indemnities pursuant to this Agreement, each Party agrees to, and shall cause the members of such Parties’ respective Group to: (i) as promptly as practicable, consult in good faith with the applicable member of such other Party’s respective Group to determine which Party (or Parties) shall be responsible for managing the defense of any such Third Party Claim (provided that the Parties agree to consult in good faith to reassess such determination as additional material facts with respect to any such Third Party Claim become known) and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully (including providing signatures required in connection with the resolution of any Third Party Claim in accordance with Section 6.4 and this Section 6.6) and maintain a joint defense (in a manner that will preserve for all Parties any Privilege). The Party that is not responsible for managing the defense of any such Third Party Claim shall 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.6 shall derogate from any Party’s rights to control the defense of any Action in accordance with Section 6.4.
(b)    (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to any Third Party Claim where the resolution of such Third Party Claim by order, judgment, settlement or otherwise, would reasonably be expected to include any condition, limitation or other stipulation that would, in the reasonable judgment of Automation,
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significantly and adversely impact the business or conduct of the Automation Business or result in a significant adverse change to any member of the Automation Group at shared locations where any member of the Aerospace Group and any member of the Automation Group, as applicable, have operating agreements, governmental permits or joint obligations to a Governmental Entity with interdependencies, Automation shall have, at Automation’s expense, the reasonable opportunity to consult, advise and comment in all preparation, planning and strategy regarding any such Third Party Claim, including with regard to any drafts of notices and other conferences and communications to be provided or submitted by any member of the Automation Group to any third party involved in such Third Party Claim (including any Governmental Entity), to the extent that Automation’s participation does not affect any Privilege in a material and adverse manner, such that Aerospace shall comply with this Section 6.6(b) to the fullest extent possible without materially and adversely affecting such Privilege; provided that to the extent that any such Third Party Claim requires the submission by any member of the Aerospace Group of any Information relating to any current or former officer or director of any member of the Automation Group, such Information will only be submitted in a form approved by Automation in its reasonable discretion, and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to any Third Party Claim where the resolution of such Third Party Claim by order, judgment, settlement or otherwise, would reasonably be expected to include any condition, limitation or other stipulation that would, in the reasonable judgment of Aerospace, significantly and adversely impact the conduct of the Aerospace Business or result in a significant adverse change to any member of the Aerospace Group at shared locations where any member of the Aerospace Group and any member of the Automation Group, as applicable, have operating agreements, governmental permits or joint obligations to a Governmental Entity with interdependencies, Aerospace shall have, at Aerospace’s expense, the reasonable opportunity to consult, advise and comment in all preparation, planning and strategy regarding any such Third Party Claim, including with regard to any drafts of notices and other conferences and communications to be provided or submitted by any member of the Automation Group to any third party involved in such Third Party Claim (including any Governmental Entity), to the extent that Aerospace’s participation does not affect any Privilege in a material and adverse manner, such that Automation shall comply with this Section 6.6(b) to the fullest extent possible without materially and adversely affecting such Privilege; provided, that to the extent that any such Third Party Claim requires the submission by any member of the Automation Group of any Information relating to any current or former officer or director of any member of the Aerospace Group, such Information will only be submitted in a form approved by Aerospace in its reasonable discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (A) with regard to the matters specified in the preceding clause (i), Automation shall have a right to consent to any compromise or settlement related thereto by any member of the Aerospace Group to the extent that the effect on any member of the Automation Group would reasonably be expected to result in a significant adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of Automation and its Subsidiaries at such time or the Automation Business conducted thereby at such time, taken as a whole, and such significant adverse effect would reasonably be expected to be greater with respect to the Automation Group, taken as a whole, than the effect on the Aerospace Group, taken as a whole, and (B) with regard to the matters specified in the preceding clause (ii), Aerospace shall have a right to consent to any compromise or settlement related thereto by any member of the Automation Group to the extent that the effect on any member of
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the Aerospace Group would reasonably be expected to result in a significant adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of Aerospace and its Subsidiaries at such time or the Aerospace Business conducted thereby at such time, taken as a whole, and such significant adverse effect would reasonably be expected to be greater with respect to the Aerospace Group, taken as a whole, than the effect on the Automation Group, taken as a whole.
(c)    Each of Automation and Aerospace agrees on behalf of itself and the other members of its Group that at all times from and after the Effective Time, if an Action is commenced by a third party naming both Parties (or any member of such Parties’ respective Groups or their respective then-Affiliates) as defendants and with respect to which one or more named Parties (or any member of such Party’s respective Group or their respective then-Affiliates) is a nominal defendant and/or such Action is otherwise not a Liability allocated to such named Party under this Agreement, then the other Party shall use, and shall cause the other members of its respective Group to use, commercially reasonable efforts to cause such nominal defendant to be removed from such Action, as soon as reasonably practicable (including using commercially reasonable efforts to petition the applicable court to remove such Party (or member of its Group or their respective then-Affiliates) as a defendant to the extent such Action relates solely to Assets or Liabilities that the other Party (or Group) has been allocated pursuant to this Agreement). In the event of an Action in which the Indemnifying Party is not a named defendant, if either the Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party shall so request, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, endeavor to substitute the Indemnifying Party for the named defendant, if at all practicable and advisable under the circumstances. Notwithstanding any applicable confidentiality or Privilege provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, any Party endeavoring to remove or substitute such defendant pursuant to this Agreement shall be entitled to submit any necessary provisions of this Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, to the applicable court solely for the purpose of supporting such Party’s commercially reasonable efforts to remove or substitute such defendant. In the event any Party endeavoring to remove or substitute such defendant pursuant to this Agreement submits any necessary provisions of this Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, to the applicable court, such Party shall take all steps reasonably within its power to cause such application, and any exhibits (including copies of any provisions of this Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, that are not otherwise publicly filed) to be filed under seal, shall oppose any challenge by any third party to such sealing, and shall give the other Party immediate notice of such challenge. If such substitution or addition cannot be achieved for any reason or is not requested, management of the Action shall be determined as set forth in this Article VI.
Section 6.7    Indemnification Payments. Indemnification required by this Article VI shall be made by periodic payments of the amount of Indemnifiable Loss in a timely fashion during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or an Indemnifiable Loss or Liability is incurred. The applicable Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, upon request, reasonably satisfactory documentation setting forth the basis for the amount of such payments, including documentation with respect to calculations made and consideration of any Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of such Indemnifiable Losses; provided that the delivery of such documentation shall not be a condition to the payments described in the first sentence of this Section 6.7, but the failure to
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deliver such documentation may be the basis for the Indemnifying Party to contest whether the applicable Indemnifiable Loss or Liability was incurred by the applicable Indemnitee.
Section 6.8    Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts.
(a)    Any Indemnifiable Loss subject to indemnification pursuant to this Article VI shall be calculated (i) net of Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss and (ii) net of any other proceeds received by the Indemnitee from any third party (net of any deductible, retention amount or out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof) for such Liability that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss (“Third Party Proceeds”). Accordingly, the amount which any Indemnifying Party is required to pay pursuant to this Article VI to any Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VI shall 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 shall promptly 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.
(b)    The Parties hereby agree that an insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto and, solely by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof, shall not have any subrogation rights with respect thereto, and that no insurer or any other third party shall be entitled to a “windfall” (e.g., a benefit it would not otherwise be entitled to receive, or the reduction or elimination of an insurance coverage obligation that it would otherwise have, in the absence of the indemnification or release provisions) by virtue of any provision contained in this Agreement. The Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to collect or recover any Insurance Proceeds and any Third Party Proceeds to which the Indemnitee is entitled in connection with any Indemnifiable Loss for which the Indemnitee seeks indemnification pursuant to this Article VI; provided that the Indemnitee’s inability, following such efforts, to collect or recover any such Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds shall not limit the Indemnifying Party’s obligations hereunder.
(c)    No Indemnitee shall be entitled to any payment or indemnification more than once with respect to the same Indemnifiable Loss.
(d)    In addition to the provisions of Section 6.8(a), any Indemnifiable Loss subject to indemnification pursuant to this Article VI, shall be adjusted for Tax costs or benefits pursuant to Section 5.04(a) of the Tax Matters Agreement.
Section 6.9    Management of Existing Actions.
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(a)    Notwithstanding the procedures set forth in Section 6.4, the Parties desire to set forth certain terms with respect to the management of certain Actions known to them as of the Effective Time, and accordingly this Section 6.9 shall govern the management and direction (including settlement) of certain pending Actions as set forth in Section 6.9(b), Section 6.9(c), and Section 6.9(d), but shall not alter the allocation of Liabilities otherwise set forth in this Agreement.
(b)    From and after the Effective Time, subject to the terms of this Section 6.9, Aerospace shall direct the defense or prosecution of those Actions which are entirely Aerospace Liabilities, including if they have Automation or any member of the Automation Group as a named party thereunder, and are described on Schedule 6.9(b) (the “Aerospace Controlled Existing Actions”), including the development and implementation of the legal strategy for each Aerospace Controlled Existing Action, the filing of any motions, pleadings or briefs, the conduct of discovery and related fact finding, the conduct of any trial, any decision to appeal or not to appeal any decisions, judgment or order, and any decision or consent to a settlement, compromise or discharge of any Aerospace Controlled Existing Action or any aspect thereof. Aerospace (or the applicable member of its Group) shall be responsible for selecting its own counsel in connection with the conduct and control of the Aerospace Controlled Existing Actions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.9(b), none of Aerospace or any member of its Group shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any Aerospace Controlled Existing Action without the prior written consent of Automation (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that such consent shall not be required if (i) none of Automation or any member of its Group is, at the time of the judgment or settlement, not a named party in such Action or (ii) if (A) in connection with such entry of judgment or settlement Automation and the applicable members of its Group are completely and unconditionally released, (B) such entry of judgment or settlement involves only monetary relief that Aerospace has agreed to pay in full, and (C) entering the judgment or settlement does not involve any admission of any (I) wrongdoing or violation of Law by Automation or any member of its Group or (II) facts that may be used in litigation against or give rise to liability on the part of Automation or any member of its Group in an Aerospace Controlled Existing Action or any other Action.
(c)    From and after the Effective Time, subject to the terms of this Section 6.9, Automation shall direct the defense or prosecution of those pending Actions that are neither Aerospace Controlled Existing Actions nor Joint Actions, including those set forth on Schedule 6.9(c) (the “Automation Controlled Existing Actions”), including the development and implementation of the legal strategy for each Automation Controlled Existing Action, the filing of any motions, pleadings or briefs, the conduct of discovery and related fact finding, the conduct of any trial, any decision to appeal or not to appeal any decisions, judgment or order, and any decision or consent to a settlement, compromise or discharge of any Automation Controlled Existing Action or any aspect thereof. Automation (or the applicable member of its Group) shall be responsible for selecting its own counsel in connection with the conduct and control of the Automation Controlled Existing Actions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.9(c), none of Automation or any member of its Group shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any Automation Controlled Existing Action without the
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prior written consent of Aerospace (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that such consent shall not be required if (i) none of Aerospace or any member of its Group is, at the time of such judgment or settlement, a named party in such Action or (ii) if (A) in connection with such entry of judgment or settlement Aerospace and the applicable members of its Group are completely and unconditionally released, (B) such entry of judgment or settlement involves only monetary relief that Automation has agreed to pay in full, and (C) entering the judgment or settlement does not involve any admission of any (I) wrongdoing or violation of Law by Aerospace or any member of its Group or (II) facts that may be used in litigation against or give rise to liability on the part of Aerospace or any member of its Group in an Automation Controlled Existing Action or any other Action.
(d)    From and after the Effective Time, with respect to the Actions set forth on Schedule 6.9(d) (“Joint Actions”), the Party specified on such Schedule 6.9(d) shall be solely responsible for controlling and directing the defense and prosecution of any such Action (the “Managing Party”) and the Parties shall, and shall cause members of their Group to, cooperate in good faith and take all reasonable actions to permit the applicable Managing Party to control and direct each such Action. The Party who hereunder is, or whose member of its Group is, the Managing Party, shall consult with the other Party (the “Non-Managing Party”) from time to time with respect to the Joint Actions; provided that the Managing Party shall have sole authority to select counsel for any Joint Action and be reimbursed for reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel in accordance with the allocation of Liability for such Joint Action and the Non-Managing Party, if it elects to retain its own counsel, shall do so solely at its own expense. No Managing Party pursuant to this Section 6.9 shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any Joint Action without the prior written consent of the Non-Managing Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(e)    To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, the rights to recovery by each member of a Party’s respective Group in respect of any past, present or future Action is hereby delegated to such Party. It is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing delegation shall satisfy any Law requiring such delegation to be effected pursuant to a power of attorney or similar instrument. The Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall execute such further instruments or documents as may be necessary to effect such delegation.
(f)    In the case of Aerospace Controlled Existing Actions and Automation Controlled Existing Actions, if a Party or a member of its respective Group is named therein and is not liable for such Action pursuant to the allocation of Liabilities under this Agreement, each Party shall use, and shall cause the other members of its respective Group to use, commercially reasonable efforts to cause such nominal defendant to be removed from such Action, as soon as reasonably practicable (including using commercially reasonable efforts to petition the applicable court to remove such Party (or member of its Group or their respective then-Affiliates) as a defendant to the extent such Action relates solely to Assets or Liabilities that the other Party (or Group) has been allocated pursuant to this Agreement). Notwithstanding any applicable confidentiality or Privilege provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, any Party endeavoring to remove such defendant pursuant to this Agreement shall be entitled to submit any necessary provisions of this Agreement to the applicable court solely for the purpose of
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supporting such Party’s commercially reasonable efforts to remove such defendant. In the event any Party endeavoring to remove or substitute such defendant pursuant to this Agreement submits any necessary provisions of this Agreement to the applicable court, such Party shall take all steps reasonably within its power to cause such application, and any exhibits (including copies of any provisions of this Agreement) to be filed under seal and redacted as appropriate, shall oppose any challenge by any third party to such sealing, and shall give the other Party immediate notice of such challenge. If such removal cannot be achieved for any reason, management of the Action shall be determined as set forth in this Article VI.
Section 6.10    Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities; Right of Contribution; Covenant Not to Sue.
(a)    The indemnity agreements contained in this Article VI 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 hereunder; and (iii) any termination of this Agreement. The indemnity agreements contained in this Article VI shall survive the Distribution.
(b)    The rights and obligations of any member of the Automation Group or any member of the Aerospace Group, in each case, under this Article VI shall survive the sale or other Transfer, in each case direct or indirect, by any Party or its respective Subsidiaries of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities, with respect to any Indemnifiable Loss of any Indemnitee related to such Assets, businesses or Liabilities.
(c)    If any right of indemnification contained in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 is held unenforceable or is unavailable for any reason, or is insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnitee in respect of any Liability for which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by the Indemnitees as a result of such Liability (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the members of its Group, on the one hand, and the Indemnitees entitled to contribution, on the other hand, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Solely for purposes of determining relative fault pursuant to this Section 6.10(c): (i) any fault associated with the business conducted with Intentionally Delayed Aerospace Assets (except for the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of a member of the Automation Group) shall be deemed to be the fault of Aerospace and the other members of the Aerospace Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of Automation or any other member of the Automation Group; (ii) any fault associated with the ownership, operation or activities of the Aerospace Business prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the fault of Aerospace and the other members of the Aerospace Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of Automation or any other member of the Automation Group; and (iii) any fault associated with the ownership, operation or activities of the Automation Business prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the fault of Automation and the other members of the Automation Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of Aerospace or any other member of the Aerospace Group.
Section 6.11    Environmental Matters.
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(a)    Nature of Obligations. The Parties’ obligations under this Section 6.11 shall be subject to the standards set forth in this Section 6.11 and shall not be limited to any degree by the fact that the Parties’ obligations elsewhere in this Agreement (including under Section 2.8) are defined as using “commercially reasonable efforts” or any other standard less stringent that the standard specified in Section 6.11.
(b)    Substitution. Aerospace and Automation, as the case may be, shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain any Consents, transfers, assignments, assumptions, waivers or other legal instruments necessary to cause the relevant Party or a member of its Group to be fully substituted for any member of the Group of the other Party with respect to any order, decree, judgment, agreement or Action that is in effect as of immediately prior to the Distribution in connection with any Aerospace Environmental Liability or any Automation Environmental Liability, respectively. Aerospace or Automation, as the case may be, shall inform third parties associated with such matter, including Governmental Entities, about the assumption of such Liability by the Party to which it has been allocated and request that such Persons direct all communications, requirements, notifications and/or official letters related to such matters to the Party to which it has been allocated. The members of such other Groups (and their successors) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide necessary assistance or signatures to Aerospace or Automation, as the case may be, to achieve the purposes of this Section 6.11(b). Until such time as the substitutions outlined above have been completed, Aerospace or Automation, as the case may be, shall comply with the terms and conditions of all such orders, decrees, judgments, agreements and Actions in respect of which it has been allocated Environmental Liabilities pursuant to this Agreement. Aerospace (or its designated Affiliate) shall be the Performing Party (as defined below) with respect to any and all Aerospace Environmental Liabilities and Automation and Aerospace shall use their reasonable best efforts to effect such substitutions and obtain such consents as may be required to have Aerospace (or its designated Affiliate) assume the control and performance of (or continue to control and perform, as applicable) such matters and to inform any associated third parties consistent with this paragraph. Automation (or its designated Affiliate) shall be the Performing Party with respect to any and all Automation Environmental Liabilities and Automation and Aerospace shall use their reasonable best efforts to effect such substitutions and obtain such consents as may be required to have Automation (or its designated Affiliate) assume the control and performance of (or continue to control and perform, as applicable) such matters and to inform any associated third parties consistent with this paragraph.
(c)    Control of Response Actions.
(i)    Except as provided in Section 6.11(c)(ii), as between the members of the Aerospace Group and Automation Group, (A) Aerospace shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the Aerospace Group to, undertake and control the response to (including undertaking and controlling any environmental investigations, monitoring, remediation or other actions with respect to such Liability and controlling the defenses of any Actions related thereto) (collectively, “Response Actions”) to any and all Aerospace Environmental Liabilities and (B) Automation shall, or shall cause the
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applicable member of the Automation Group to, undertake and control any Response Actions to any and all Automation Environmental Liabilities.
(ii)    Except as provided below, the Parties shall follow the general procedures for indemnification set forth in this Article VI with respect to any claim for indemnification pursuant to Sections 6.2 or 6.3, relating to remediation of contaminated environmental media, where the owner or primary tenant of the impacted property is not a member of the Group of the Party to which such liability for remediation has been allocated. For such matters, if the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing that it is obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.11(c) with respect to such remediation Liability, such Party (and members of its Group) shall be entitled (but shall not be required) to undertake and control the Response Action, subject to any right of any third parties to the extent that the right to undertake such Response Action is given to such third party pursuant to an agreement existing as of the Distribution Date.
(iii)    The Party (and members of its Group) undertaking and controlling the Response Action pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) shall be referred to as the “Performing Party.”
(d)    Remediation Procedures. If the Performing Party is not both (x) the owner of the real property (or, if such real property is leased or sub-leased from a Person who is not a member of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group, the primary tenant (or sub-tenant) of such real property as between the Aerospace Group or Automation Group) and (y) the only Party whose Group is using such real property, the following conditions shall apply to the performance of any Response Action:
(i)    the Performing Party shall take reasonable precautions to minimize any interference with or disruption of the operations of the property owners and/or any other parties that have operations at the site (including third-parties) (each such party that is a member of either Group, a “Non-Performing Impacted Party”), including obtaining the owner’s and/or the other operating parties’, as applicable, prior written Consent to any Response Action that would reasonably be expected to substantially interfere with or disrupt the operations of such Person at the affected real property, which Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
(ii)    if a member of a Group other than that of the Performing Party is the owner of the real property (or, if such real property is leased or sub-leased from a Person who is not a member of the Aerospace Group or Automation Group, the primary tenant (or sub-tenant) of such real property as between the Aerospace Group or Automation Group) or otherwise has operational control of the impacted property (a “Non-Performing Site Controller”), such Non-Performing Site Controller shall, and shall cause the other members of the Group to, provide reasonable access to, and reasonably cooperate with, the Performing Party in its performance of such Response Action, it being understood that such cooperation shall in no event in and of itself require any Non-Performing Impacted Party or Non-Performing Site Controller to incur any out-of-pocket expenses;
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(iii)    the Performing Party shall use reasonable efforts to avoid and minimize any harm to any persons or damage to real or personal property, and shall be responsible for any harm or damages resulting from the performance of any such Response Action, except to the extent such harm or damage results from the negligence or willful misconduct of such other Party or any member of its Group or any of their respective representatives;
(iv)    all required Response Actions shall be diligently and expeditiously performed in compliance with all applicable Laws, including Environmental Laws and worker health and safety Laws; and
(v)    The Performing Party shall (A) notify each Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller prior to commencing or performing any Response Actions, (B) keep each Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller reasonably informed of the progress of any Response Actions and provide copies of any final, proposed response, remediation, investigation or sampling plans and the results of sampling and analysis (including any final status reports of work in progress or other final reports), in each case required to be submitted to any Governmental Entity or third party, (C) provide each Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller, at such Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller’s sole cost and expense, with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any material proposed response, remediation, investigation or sampling plans prior to submission to a Governmental Entity, (D) provide each Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller with the opportunity to attend, at such Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller’s sole cost and expense, any planned meeting with any Governmental Entity regarding a Response Action (provided that the Governmental Entity does not object), and (E) provide each Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller an opportunity to observe, at such Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller’s sole cost and expense, any Response Action (other than Response Actions consisting of routine sampling, monitoring, maintenance or similar activities performed in the ordinary course) and to obtain, at such Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller’s sole cost and expense, splits of any samples obtained in the course of conducting any Response Action.
(vi)    All Response Actions subject to this Section 6.11(d) shall meet the applicable standards, regulations, or requirements of applicable Law, including applicable Environmental Law or, where an applicable Governmental Entity with or asserting jurisdiction is supervising such Response Action, required by such Governmental Entity (the “Appropriate Remediation Standard”). In furtherance of and to the extent consistent with the foregoing, each Party (on behalf of itself and the other members of their respective Groups) agrees to utilize institutional controls and engineering controls (including capping, signs, fences and deed restrictions on the use of real property, soils or groundwater) to satisfy the Appropriate Remediation Standard and to cooperate in obtaining all necessary approvals of the use of such controls; provided
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that such controls do not prevent or materially interfere with the continued operation or reasonable future expansion of the operations on such real property. Once a notice of no further action or equivalent determination with respect to such matter has been issued by a Governmental Entity (or, if the Governmental Entity has delegated authority to conduct and certify the completion of a Response Action to a licensed professional, upon notice of the applicable Governmental Entity’s receipt and acceptance of such licensed professional’s certification), the Indemnifying Party shall have no further obligations with respect to such matter, other than with respect to any Indemnifiable Losses arising out of (i) any Third Party Claims relating to such matter and (ii) the performance of and any costs associated with any ongoing operations and maintenance, if any, required with respect to the Response Action, including inspections and repair of any engineering controls, ongoing pumping and treating of impacted groundwater (including any material equipment or system repairs, replacements or required upgrades), ongoing groundwater monitoring and related reporting, and the provision of any required financial assurance, provided that the Indemnitee shall be responsible for the performance of and any costs associated with any and all ongoing operations and maintenance relating to the following obligations: (A) any institutional controls, including any deed restrictions or land use controls and reporting obligations related to the same; (B) monitoring, maintenance, repair and reporting associated with a cap used as part of the remedy, but only to the extent that the cap consists of (x) the buildings at the site, (y) asphalt or similar materials already present at the site or that are used at the site for purposes in addition to the Response Action (i.e., parking), or (z) landscaping; and (C) groundwater monitoring associated with a natural monitored attenuation remedy. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to transfer to the Indemnitee (upon payment of the amount set forth in this sentence as mutually agreed in writing by the Indemnifying Party and Indemnitee or determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article VIII) its obligations for its ongoing operations and maintenance costs, if any, with respect to engineering controls approved as part of a no further action, equivalent determination or certification if the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay to the Indemnitee a sum equal to the present value of the reasonably estimated future costs of said engineering controls (where the period of time used for such present value calculation shall be the entire period for which it is reasonably anticipated that such continuing obligations will be performed, but no more than thirty (30) years, and the discount rate shall be reasonable). If the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee cannot mutually agree in writing on the amount set forth in the preceding sentence, such disagreement shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article VIII of this Agreement. In the event that any Governmental Entity reopens or otherwise modifies any determination related to the notice of no further action or equivalent determination, or notice of receipt and acceptance of the licensed professional’s certification, such that additional Response Actions are required, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify the Indemnitee for any Liabilities associated with the reopening or modification of such determination that would have otherwise constituted Indemnifiable Losses of such Indemnitee.
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an ongoing business operation of the other Party, which (x) involves a violation of applicable Environmental Law which occurred prior to the Distribution, (y) requires a capital project (or series of capital projects) to bring the facility into compliance with applicable Environmental Law in effect as of the Distribution, and (z) does not involve the investigation, monitoring or remediation of contamination of environmental media due to a Release of Hazardous Substances prior to the Distribution Date, then the non-indemnifying party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to conduct and control the resolution of the violation and the capital project (or series of capital projects), including the design and implementation thereof.
Section 6.12    Non-Applicability to Taxes. None of Section 6.4, Section 6.5, Section 6.6 or Section 6.9 shall apply to Tax Contests, which shall be governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Parties’ rights and obligations with respect to Taxes, including indemnification for Taxes and other Tax matters and any procedures related thereto, shall be exclusively governed by the Tax Matters Agreement and, in the event of any inconsistency between the Tax Matters Agreement and this Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement shall control.
ARTICLE VII
ACCESS TO INFORMATION; PRIVILEGE; CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 7.1    Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives.
(a)    Other than (i) in circumstances in which indemnification is sought pursuant to Article VI (in which event the provisions of such Article VI will govern), (ii) for matters related to the provision of Tax Records (in which event the Tax Matters Agreement will govern), (iii) for matters related to the provision of Employee Records (in which event the Employee Matters Agreement will govern), (iv) for matters related to the separation of co-mingled Information (which shall be governed by Section 5.2), and (v) in the case of an Adversarial Action or threatened Adversarial Action, and subject to Section 7.1(b) and the restrictions contained in this Article VII with respect to Privileged Information, Confidential Information, Personal Data and Restricted Information, each of Automation and Aerospace, on behalf of its respective Group, shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the other Party (and its designated representatives), at any time after the Distribution Date, and subject to compliance with the terms of the Ancillary Agreements, as soon as reasonably practicable after written reasonable request therefor by, and at the expense of, such requesting Party for specific and identified Information reasonable access during normal business hours to (x) any Information relating to time periods on or prior to the Distribution Date in the possession or under the control of such respective Group, which Automation or Aerospace, or any member of its respective Group, as applicable, reasonably needs, or appropriate copies of such written or electronic documentary Information (or the originals thereof if the applicable member of the Group has a reasonable need for such originals) (A) to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on Automation or Aerospace, or any member of its respective Group, as applicable (including under applicable securities Laws and environmental, social or governance reporting obligations), by any national securities exchange or any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Automation or Aerospace, or any member of its respective Group, as
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applicable, (B) for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting, regulatory, litigation, Action or other similar requirements or (C)  to comply with its obligations under this Agreement (other than with respect to those obligations in Section 2.2) or any Ancillary Agreement, including to complete the separation of Assets (including Records) as contemplated hereby, and (y) all Information that is owned by such requesting Party pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, in each case (clauses (x) and (y)), that, as of immediately following the Effective Time, are in existence and, as of the time of the request, are in the reasonable possession or control of the Party being requested for such Information or one of its Group members, as applicable, and except to the extent already in the possession of the receiving Party or one of its Group members; provided, however, that to the extent any originals are delivered to a Party pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, such Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group (and each of its and their respective then-Affiliates) to, at its own expense, return such Information to the other Party within a reasonable time after the need to retain such originals has ceased. The receiving Party shall use any Information received pursuant to Section 7.1(a) solely to the extent reasonably necessary to satisfy the applicable obligations or requirements described in clause (x) or (y) of the immediately preceding sentence.
(b)    In the event that either Automation or Aerospace determines that the disclosure of any Information or other materials pursuant to Section 5.7(c) or Section 7.1(a) would reasonably be expected to be significantly commercially detrimental, result in the loss of confidentiality of confidential information, violate any Law or Contract or waive or jeopardize any Privilege, such Party shall not be required to provide access to or furnish such Information or other materials to the other Party; provided, however, that both Automation and Aerospace shall take all commercially reasonable measures to permit compliance with Section 5.7(c) or Section 7.1(a), as applicable, in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence; provided, further, that in the event disclosure of any such Information or materials would violate a Contract with a third party, each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain the Consent of such third party to the disclosure of such Information or materials. Both Automation and Aerospace intend that any provision of access to or the furnishing of Information or other materials pursuant to Section 5.7(c) or this Section 7.1 that would otherwise be within the ambit of any Privilege shall not operate as waiver of such Privilege.
(c)    Automation and Aerospace each agrees that it will only Process Personal Data provided to it by the other Group hereunder in accordance with Section 7.10.
Section 7.2    Ownership of Information(a)    . Any Information or other materials owned by one Party or any member of its Group that is provided to a requesting Party hereunder shall not affect the ownership of such Information (which shall be determined solely in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements). Except as specifically set forth herein, nothing herein shall be construed as granting or conferring rights to any Party (or member of its Group) of license or otherwise in any such Information or other materials, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise.

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Section 7.3    Compensation for Providing Information. Upon the presentation of invoices therefor, Automation and Aerospace shall reimburse each other for the reasonable costs, if any, in complying with a request for Records or Information pursuant to this Article VII. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, such costs shall be computed in accordance with Aerospace’s or Automation’s, as applicable, standard methodology and procedures, but shall not include (i) any mark-up above actual costs, (ii) the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party (or its Group or any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) or (iii) 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 with respect to the foregoing.
Section 7.4    Record Retention. To facilitate the possible exchange of Information pursuant to this Article VII and other provisions of this Agreement, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts, at such Party’s sole cost and expense, to retain all Information in such Party’s possession relating to the other Party or its Business, Assets or Liabilities, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements in accordance with its respective record retention policies or such longer period as required by Law, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements. Each of Automation and Aerospace shall use their reasonable best efforts to maintain and continue their respective Group’s compliance with all “legal holds” applicable to any Information in its possession for the pendency of the applicable matter, irrespective of any record retention policies or the requirements of this Section 7.4, and will provide timely notice of any legal hold that may implicate Information in possession of the other Party, or any lifting or release of any such legal hold, as may arise following the Effective Time.
Section 7.5    Limitations of Liability.
(a)    Each of Automation (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Automation Group) and Aerospace (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Aerospace Group) understands and agrees that any Information provided by or on behalf of or made available by or on behalf of any Party (or any other member of either Group) pursuant to this Agreement shall be on an “as is”, “where is” basis and neither Party is representing or warranting in any way as to the accuracy or sufficiency of any such Information exchanged or disclosed under this Agreement.
(b)     Neither Automation nor Aerospace shall have any Liability to the other Party in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement that is an estimate or forecast, or that is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate. Neither Automation nor Aerospace shall have any Liability to the other Party if any Information is destroyed after reasonable best efforts by Aerospace or Automation, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Section 7.4.
Section 7.6    Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation.
(a)    Without limiting any of the rights or obligations of the Parties pursuant to Section 7.1 or Section 7.4, after the Distribution Date, except in the case of an Adversarial Action or threatened or contemplated Adversarial Action, each of Automation and
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Aerospace shall take all reasonable steps to make available, upon written request, (i) the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the Persons in its respective Group (whether as witnesses or otherwise) and (ii) any Records within its control or that it otherwise has the ability to make available, in each case, to the extent that such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or Records may reasonably be required in connection with any Action or threatened or contemplated Action (including preparation for any such Action) in which either Automation or Aerospace or any Person or Persons in its Group, as applicable, may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action or threatened or contemplated Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting Party shall bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith.
(b)    The obligation of Automation and Aerospace, pursuant to this Section 7.6, to take all reasonable steps to make available former, current and future directors, officers, employees and other personnel and agents or provide witnesses and experts, except in the case of an Adversarial Action or threatened or contemplated Adversarial Action, is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and shall include the obligation to make available employees and other officers without regard to whether such individual or the employer of such individual could assert a possible business conflict.
Section 7.7    Privileged Matters.
(a)    Pre-Distribution Services. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the Distribution (whether by outside counsel, in-house counsel or other legal professionals) have been and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the Automation Group and the Aerospace Group, including with respect to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, any other agreement related to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and/or the negotiations, structuring and transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (collectively, “Collective Benefit Services”), and that each of the members of the Automation Group and the Aerospace Group shall be deemed to be the client with respect to such services for the purposes of asserting all privileges, immunities or other protections from disclosure which may be asserted under applicable Law, including attorney-client privilege, business strategy privilege, joint defense privilege, common interest privilege, and protection under the work-product doctrine (“Privilege”). With respect to all Information subject to Privilege (“Privileged Information”), the Parties shall have a shared Privilege for Privileged Information relating to Collective Benefit Services. Privileged Information includes, but is not limited to, services rendered by legal counsel retained or employed by any Party (or any member of such Party’s respective Group), including outside counsel and in-house counsel. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge and agree that in any Adversarial Action with respect to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, any other agreement related to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and/or the negotiations, structuring and transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, Automation shall be entitled, in its sole and absolute discretion, to control all Privileges, including any assertion or waiver of such Privileges, in connection with Collective Benefit Services relating to such matters.
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(b)    Post-Distribution Services. Each Party, on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group, recognizes that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Distribution Date, which services will be rendered solely for the benefit of the Automation Group or the Aerospace Group, as the case may be, while other such post-Distribution services following the Distribution Date may be rendered with respect to Actions, claims, proceedings, litigation, disputes, or other matters which involve members of both Groups. With respect to such post-Distribution services and related Privileged Information, each of the Parties, on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group, agrees as follows:
(i)    Automation shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all Privileges in connection with Privileged Information that relates solely to the Automation Business and not to the Aerospace Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of any member of the Automation Group or any member of the Aerospace Group. Automation shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all Privileges in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any Automation Assets or Automation Liabilities and not any Aerospace Assets or Aerospace Liabilities in connection with any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Automation Group or any member of the Aerospace Group.
(ii)    Aerospace shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all Privileges in connection with Privileged Information that relates solely to the Aerospace Business and not to the Automation Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of any member of the Automation Group or any member of the Aerospace Group. Aerospace shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all Privileges in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any Aerospace Assets or Aerospace Liabilities and not any Automation Assets or Automation Liabilities in connection with any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Aerospace Group or any member of the Automation Group.
(iii)    If the Parties do not agree as to whether certain information not allocated pursuant to Sections 7.7(b)(i)-(ii) is Privileged Information, then such Information shall be treated as Privileged Information, and the Party that believes that such information is Privileged Information shall be entitled to control the assertion or waiver of all Privileges in connection with any such information until such time as it is finally judicially determined that such information is not Privileged Information or unless the Parties otherwise agree.
(c)    Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 7.7, the Parties agree that they shall have a shared Privilege with respect to all Privileges not allocated pursuant to Section 7.7(b) in connection with any Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions or other matters that involve both Parties (or one or more members of their respective Groups) or in
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respect of which both Parties have Liabilities under this Agreement, and no such shared Privilege may be waived by a Party without the consent of the other Party; provided that if such shared Privilege would or would reasonably be expected to jeopardize such Privilege, then Automation shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion of waiver of such Privilege and Automation agrees, on behalf of itself and each member of the Automation Group, not to intentionally disclose or otherwise intentionally waive any such Privilege without consulting Aerospace. Upon the reasonable request of Automation or Aerospace, in connection with any Action or threatened or contemplated Action contemplated by this Article VII, other than any Adversarial Action or threatened or contemplated Adversarial Action, Automation and Aerospace will enter into a mutually acceptable common interest agreement so as to maintain to the extent practicable any Privilege of any member of either Group.
(d)    If any dispute arises between the Parties or any members of their respective Groups regarding whether any Privilege should be waived to protect or advance the interests of either Party or any member of their respective Groups, each Party agrees that it shall (i) negotiate with the other Party in good faith, (ii) endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the other Party and the members of its Group and (iii) not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition consent to any request for waiver by the other Party.
(e)    Upon receipt by either Party, or by any member of its respective Group, of any subpoena, discovery or other request (or of written notice that it will or has received such subpoena, discovery or other request) that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of Privileged Information subject to a shared Privilege or as to which the other Party has the sole right hereunder to assert a Privilege, or if either Party obtains knowledge or becomes aware that any of its, or any member of its respective Group’s, current or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any subpoena, discovery or other requests (or have received written notice that they will or have received such subpoena, discovery or other requests) that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party of the existence of any such subpoena, discovery or other request and shall provide the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review the Privileged Information and to assert any rights it or they may have, under this Section 7.7 or otherwise, to prevent the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information; provided that if such Party is prohibited by applicable Law from disclosing the existence of such subpoena, discovery or other request, such Party shall provide written notice of such related information for which disclosure is not prohibited by applicable Law and use reasonable best efforts to inform the other Party of any related information such Party reasonably determines is necessary or appropriate for the other Party to be informed of to enable the other Party to review the Privileged Information and to assert its rights, under this Section 7.7 or otherwise, to prevent the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information.
(f)    Except for Information provided in the context of any Adversarial Action or contemplated Adversarial Action between the Parties, the Parties agree that their respective rights to any access to Information, witnesses and other Persons, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts between the Parties contemplated by this
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Agreement, and the transfer of Privileged Information between the Parties and members of their respective Groups pursuant to this Agreement, are pursuant to a common legal interest, and such Privileged Information shall remain Privileged notwithstanding the exchange of such Privileged Information between the Parties. The Parties further agree that (i) the exchange by one Party to the other Party of any Information that should not have been exchanged pursuant to the terms of this Section 7.7 shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any Privilege that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to such Privileged Information and (ii) the Party receiving such Privileged Information shall promptly return such Privileged Information to the Party who has the right to assert the Privilege.
Section 7.8    Confidential Information; Non-Use.
(a)    Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, each Party shall, and shall cause each of the other members of its Group to, hold, and cause each of their respective officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors to hold, in strict confidence, and not to disclose or release or except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, use, including for any ongoing or future commercial purpose, without the prior written consent of each Party to whom (or to whose Group) the Confidential Information relates (which may be withheld in each such Party’s sole and absolute discretion), any and all Confidential Information concerning or belonging to the other Party or any member of its Group; provided that each Party may, as applicable, use, disclose or may permit disclosure of such Confidential Information (i) to its (or any member of its Group’s) respective auditors, attorneys and other appropriate consultants and advisors who have a need to know such Confidential Information for auditing and other non-commercial purposes and are informed of the confidentiality and non-use obligations to the same extent as is applicable to the Parties and in respect of whose failure to comply with such obligations the applicable Party will be responsible, (ii) if any Party or any member of its Group is required or compelled to disclose any such Confidential Information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law or stock exchange rule, (iii) to the extent required in connection with any Adversarial Action, (iv) to the extent necessary in order to permit a Party (or member of its Group) to prepare and disclose its financial statements in connection with any regulatory filings or Tax Returns, (v) to the extent necessary for a Party (or member of its Group) to enforce its rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement, (vi) to Governmental Entities in accordance with applicable procurement regulations and contract requirements, (vii) to any nationally recognized statistical rating organization as it reasonably deems necessary, solely for the purpose of obtaining a rating of securities or other debt instruments upon normal terms and conditions or (viii) to other Persons in connection with their evaluation of, and negotiating and consummating, a potential strategic transaction, to the extent reasonably necessary in connection therewith, provided an appropriate and customary confidentiality agreement has been entered into with the Person receiving such Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any demand or request for disclosure of Confidential Information is made by a third party that relates to clause (ii), (iii), (v) or (vi) above, each Party, as applicable, shall promptly notify (to the extent permissible by Law) the Party to whom (or to whose Group) the Confidential Information relates of the existence of such request, demand or disclosure requirement and shall provide such Party (and/or any applicable member of its Group) a reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order
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or other remedy, which such Parties shall, and shall cause the other members of their respective Group to, cooperate in obtaining to the extent reasonably practicable. In the event that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Party who is (or whose Group’s member is) required to make such disclosure shall or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to furnish (at the expense of the Party seeking to limit such request, demand or disclosure requirement), or cause to be furnished, only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed and shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded to such Confidential Information (at the expense of the Party seeking (or whose Group’s member is seeking) to limit such request, demand or disclosure requirement). Furthermore, and without limiting the foregoing exceptions, each Party and the members of its Group may internally use (but without creating a separate right of disclosure to third parties) Confidential Information concerning or belonging to the other Party or the members of the other Party’s Group if and to the extent such Confidential Information also concerns or belongs to such first Party or any member of its Group immediately following the Effective time.
(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (i) a Party shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligations hereunder with respect to Confidential Information if it exercises, and causes the other members of its Group to exercise, at least the same degree of care (but no less than a commercially reasonable degree of care and in any case in compliance with applicable Laws) as such Party takes to preserve confidentiality for its own similar Information and (ii) confidentiality obligations provided for in any agreement between each Party or another member of its Group and its or their respective past and/or present employees as of the Distribution Date shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Confidential Information (other than Information that is an embodiment of Intellectual Property (which shall exclusively be governed by the IP Cross-License Agreement, the Trademark License Agreement and other applicable Ancillary Agreements), and Personal Data (which shall exclusively be governed by Section 7.10)) of any Party (or another member of its Group) rightfully in the possession of and used by the other Party (or another member of its Group) in the operation of its Business as of the Distribution Date may continue to be used by such Party (and/or the applicable members of its Group) in possession of such Confidential Information in and only in the operation of the Aerospace Business or the Automation Business, as the case may be; provided that such Confidential Information may only be used by such Party and/or the applicable members of its Group and its and their respective officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors in the specific manner and for the specific purposes for which it is used as of the date of this Agreement and may only be shared with additional officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors of such Party (or Group member) on a need-to-know basis exclusively with regard to such specified use; provided, further, that such Confidential Information may be used only so long as the Confidential Information is maintained in confidence and not disclosed in violation of Section 7.8(a), except that such Confidential Information may be disclosed to third parties other than those listed in Section 7.8(a), provided that such disclosure to such other third parties and any associated use of such Information must be pursuant to a written agreement containing confidentiality obligations at least as protective of the Parties’ rights to such Confidential Information as those contained in this Agreement. Such continued right to use may not be transferred (directly or indirectly) to any
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third party without the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of the applicable Party, except pursuant to Section 10.9.
(c)    Each of Automation and Aerospace acknowledges, on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group, that it and the other members of its Group may have in their possession confidential or proprietary Information of third parties that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements with each such third party while such Party and/or members of its Group were Subsidiaries of Automation. Each of Automation and Aerospace shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, hold and cause its and their respective representatives, officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors (or potential buyers) to hold, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary Information of third parties to which they or any other member of their respective Groups has access, in accordance with the terms of any agreements entered into prior to the Distribution between one or more members of the Automation Group and/or Aerospace Group (whether acting through, on behalf of, or in connection with, the separated Businesses) and such third parties.
(d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 7.8, (i) the disclosure and sharing of Privileged Information shall be governed solely by Section 7.7, and (ii) to the extent that another Contract pursuant to which a Party or its Affiliate is bound that specifically provides that certain information covered under this Section 7.8 shall be held confidential on a basis that is more protective of such information or for a longer period of time than provided for in this Section 7.8, then the applicable provisions contained in such other Contract shall control with respect thereto.
Section 7.9    Conflicts Waiver. Each Party hereby agrees, on behalf of itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, that the counsel(s) set forth on Schedule 7.9 (“Automation Counsel”) has exclusively acted as counsel to Automation and any of its then-Affiliates in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Aerospace, on behalf of itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, agrees that, following consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, such representation by Automation Counsel shall not preclude Automation Counsel from serving as counsel to Automation, any of its then-Affiliates or any directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, limited partners, members, shareholders or other equity holders of Automation or such then-Affiliate, in connection with any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (even if there exists at any time a separate attorney-client relationship between Automation Counsel, on the one hand, and Aerospace or any of its past, present or future Affiliates, on the other hand, pursuant to which Automation Counsel has obtained confidential information relating to Aerospace, the Aerospace Business, the Aerospace Assets or the Aerospace Liabilities). Aerospace shall not, and shall cause any and all of its past, present and future Affiliates not to, seek to have Automation Counsel disqualified from any such representation. Aerospace, on behalf of itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, hereby consents thereto and waives any such conflict of interest, and Aerospace shall cause any and all of its past, present and future Affiliates to consent to waive any such conflict of interest. Aerospace, on behalf of itself and each of its
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past, present and future Affiliates, acknowledges that such consent and waiver is voluntary, that it has been carefully considered, and that Aerospace, on behalf of itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, has consulted with counsel or has been advised it should do so in connection herewith. Aerospace, on behalf of itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, further acknowledges that none of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements nor the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are intended to create an attorney-client relationship between Automation Counsel, on the one hand, and Aerospace or any of its past, present or future Affiliates, on the other hand, or any other relationship pursuant to which Aerospace or any of its past, present or future Affiliates would have a right to object to Automation Counsel’s representation of any Person under any circumstance. The covenants, consent, and waiver contained in this Section 7.9 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Automation Counsel is entitled whether pursuant to Law, Contract, or otherwise.
Section 7.10    Personal Data.
(a)    Each Party and its Affiliates shall at all times ensure that their Processing of Personal Data of the other Party or any member of its Group hereunder and under each Ancillary Agreement complies with Data Protection Laws (including by taking appropriate technical and organizational measures against the unauthorized disclosure or unlawful processing, access to, accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, such Personal Data Processed hereunder or under any Ancillary Agreement) and shall use reasonable efforts to avoid acts or omissions that place the other Party in breach of its obligations under Data Protection Laws with respect to such Personal Data Processed hereunder.
(b)    The Parties acknowledge that after the Distribution, each Party and its Affiliates shall act as a separate and independent Controller with respect to the Processing of the Personal Data each owns or controls pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (subject to the express terms thereof).
(c)    To the extent that a Party or its Affiliate transfers to the other Party or its Affiliate Personal Data included in the Automation Assets (with respect to transfers by Aerospace or its Affiliates) or Aerospace Assets (with respect to transfers by Automation or its Affiliates) internationally following the Distribution, each Party agrees to be bound by the terms of the Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (including the provisions in Module 1) and the UK’s International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses made under s119A(i) of the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018 (“Controller SCCs”) in its capacity as “data exporter” or “data importer,” as applicable, and as those terms are defined therein. For jurisdictions outside of the European Economic Area, all references to “GDPR” in the Controller SCCs will be deemed to refer to the applicable Data Protection Laws. The Controller SCCs will be deemed to have been signed by each Party and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement in their entirety as if set out in full as an annex to this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that the information required to be provided in the appendices to the Controller SCCs is set out in the “Controller to Controller Transfers” attached as Exhibit B hereto. If there is a conflict between this Agreement and the Controller SCCs with respect to the Processing of
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Personal Data, the Controller SCCs will prevail. Where there is a change in the Law that requires that the Controller SCCs be amended or replaced, such legally required changes shall be deemed to have been made automatically without further action by the Parties.
(d)    To the maximum extent permitted under applicable Law, for Controller to Controller Processing, each Party shall (i) promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) notify the other Party if it or its Affiliate receives a complaint, notice or communication (including request from a Data Subject to exercise their rights under Data Protection Laws) in relation to any Personal Data of the other Party or any member of its Group Processed pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and (ii) without undue delay (and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours) if it becomes aware of, or reasonably suspects, a Security Incident affecting the Personal Data of the other Party or any member of its Group, which Personal Data is held by or on behalf of such first Party.
(e)    To the extent that a Party or Affiliate Processes Personal Data as a Processor on behalf of the other Party or Affiliates as a Controller under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, Exhibit C attached to this Agreement shall apply to the Processing.
Section 7.11    Non-Applicability to Taxes. The Tax Matters Agreement, and not this Article VII, shall govern access to and the retention and exchange of Tax Returns, schedules and workpapers and all material Records or other documents relating to Tax matters; provided that Section 7.10 shall govern the Processing of Personal Data pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 8.1    Negotiation and Arbitration.
(a)    In the event of a controversy, dispute or Action between the Parties arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including with respect to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach thereof, and including any question of the arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction, the existence, scope or validity of this arbitration agreement or the arbitrability of any claim, and any controversy, dispute or Action related to Section 7.7 concerning Privilege issues (each of the foregoing, a “Dispute”), the following provisions shall apply, unless expressly specified herein or in the applicable Ancillary Agreement.
(b)    Negotiation. Subject to Section 8.1(e), the following procedures shall apply with respect to Disputes, except in cases of Disputes related to Section 7.7 concerning Privilege issues (in which case the procedure in Section 7.7(b) shall apply):
(i)    Subject to Article VI, at such time as a Dispute arises, (A) any Party shall deliver written notice of such Dispute (a “General Dispute Notice”) and
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(B) the Transition Committee shall attempt to resolve the Dispute through the procedures it is empowered to adopt in accordance with Section 2.13. If the Transition Committee is unable for any reason to resolve a Dispute within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the General Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by a Party in writing shall thereupon negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Dispute; provided, however, that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by each Party in writing, exceed thirty (30) days from the date that the General Dispute Notice has been escalated to the Parties’ general counsels and/or designated executive officer (the “General Counsel Negotiation Period”). If the general counsels of the Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by a Party are unable for any reason to resolve a Dispute within the General Counsel Negotiation Period, then the Chief Executive Officer of each Party shall thereupon negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Dispute; provided, however, that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by each Party in writing, exceed thirty (30) days from the end of the General Counsel Negotiation Period (the “CEO Negotiation Period”).
(ii)    With respect to the subject Dispute, no Party shall be entitled to rely upon the expiry of any limitations period or contractual deadline during the period between the date of receipt of the relevant General Dispute Notice and the earlier to occur of (A) the date of any arbitration being commenced under this Section 8.1 with respect to the Dispute and (B) the later to occur of (x) one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of receipt of the relevant General Dispute Notice and (y) the expiration of the applicable CEO Negotiation Period.
(iii)    All offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the discussions and negotiations pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(i) by any of the Parties (or the other members of their respective Groups), their respective agents, employees, experts and attorneys are confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any arbitration or other proceeding involving the Parties (or any other member of a Group) and, in any Action, shall not be admissible in any future Action between the Parties, any member of their respective Groups and/or any Indemnitee; provided that evidence that is otherwise admissible or discoverable shall not be rendered inadmissible or non-discoverable as a result of its use in the negotiation or discussion.
(c)    Arbitration. Subject to Section 8.1(e), if the Dispute has not been resolved in writing for any reason as of the expiration of the applicable CEO Negotiation Period, such Dispute shall be submitted, at the request of any Party, to final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association’s International Centre for Dispute Resolution (the “ICDR”) in accordance with its International Arbitration Rules then in effect (the “Rules”), except as modified herein.
(i)    The arbitration shall be conducted by a three-member arbitral tribunal (the “Arbitral Tribunal”). The claimant or claimants, collectively, shall appoint one arbitrator in the notice of arbitration and the respondent or respondents,
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collectively, shall appoint one arbitrator within fourteen (14) days after the appointment of the first arbitrator. The third arbitrator, who shall serve as chair of the Arbitral Tribunal, shall be jointly appointed by the two party-appointed arbitrators within twenty-one (21) days of the appointment of the second arbitrator. Any arbitrator not timely appointed shall be appointed by the ICDR according to its Rules.
(ii)    In resolving any Dispute to the extent it involves contractual issues under this Agreement, the arbitrators shall apply the governing law specified herein.
(iii)    Arbitration under this Section 8.1 shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for any Dispute, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the parties and judgment thereupon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction having jurisdiction thereof, including any court having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its Assets.
(iv)    The Arbitral Tribunal shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief that are in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Arbitral Tribunal shall have no authority or power to (A) limit, expand, alter, modify, revoke or suspend any condition or provision of this Agreement, (B) award punitive, exemplary, treble or similar damages, except as set forth in Section 8.1(c)(v), or (C) review, resolve or adjudicate, or render any award or grant any relief in respect of, any issue, matter, claim or Dispute other than the specific Dispute or Disputes submitted by the parties to such Arbitral Tribunal for final and binding arbitration, including any Disputes consolidated therewith in accordance with Section 8.1(c)(viii).
(v)    The Arbitral Tribunal shall have the power to award the prevailing party its attorneys’ fees and costs reasonably incurred in the arbitration (including the fees and expenses of the arbitration, the Arbitral Tribunal’s fees and the fees and expenses of the ICDR). If any Party files an Action in contravention of the arbitration agreement in this Section 8.1, the other Party shall be entitled to an award of any costs they may incur in defending such Action, including a fee in an amount equal to $75,000,000 multiplied by the greater of (x) 1.05 raised to the power of the number of years elapsed since the Distribution Date (expressed in decimal form) and (y) one (1),as well as such additional punitive, exemplary, treble or similar damages as may be awardable under applicable law. Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that if any Party files an Action in contravention of the arbitration agreement in this Section 8.1, the non-breaching Party shall suffer reputational loss as a direct consequence of such Action for which they are entitled to damages.
(vi)    The arbitration shall be seated in, and the award shall be rendered, in New York County, New York, in the English language.
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(vii)    The arbitration and this arbitration agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).
(viii)    A Party may request consolidation of two or more arbitrations pending under the Rules into a single arbitration pursuant to the Rules. The Parties agree that two or more arbitration proceedings may be consolidated in accordance with this Section 8.1(c)(viii) and subject to the Rules even if the parties to such arbitration proceedings are not identical. Any order of consolidation issued pursuant to the Rules shall be final and binding upon the parties to the new Dispute, prior pending or subsequently-filed arbitrations. The Parties waive any right they have to appeal or to seek interpretation, revision or annulment of such order of consolidation under the Rules or in any court.
(ix)    In the event the Dispute subject to arbitration under this Agreement concerns any persons aside from the Parties to this Agreement, the Parties agree to seek the non-party’s consent to attempt to reach a global resolution of all disputed matters pursuant to confidential arbitration.
(x)    The Arbitral Tribunal (and, if applicable, Emergency Arbitrator) shall have the full authority to grant any pre-arbitral injunction, pre-arbitral attachment, interim or conservatory measure or other order in aid of arbitration proceedings (“Interim Relief”). The Parties shall exclusively submit any application for Interim Relief to only: (A) the Arbitral Tribunal; or (B) prior to the constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal, an Emergency Arbitrator appointed in the manner provided for in the Rules. Any Interim Relief so issued shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, be deemed a final arbitration award for purposes of enforceability, and, moreover, shall also be deemed a term and condition of this Agreement subject to specific performance in Section 10.19. The foregoing procedures shall constitute the exclusive means of seeking Interim Relief; provided, however, that (I) the Arbitral Tribunal shall have the power to continue, review, vacate or modify any Interim Relief granted by an Emergency Arbitrator, and the Arbitral Tribunal shall apply a de novo standard of review to the factual and legal findings of the Emergency Arbitrator and conduct any such proceeding with respect to the actions of the Emergency Arbitrator on an expedited basis; and (II) in the event an Emergency Arbitrator or the Arbitral Tribunal issues an order granting, denying or otherwise addressing Interim Relief (a “Decision on Interim Relief”), any Party may apply to enforce or require specific performance of such Decision on Interim Relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(xi)    The Parties consent and submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court located in the State of New York or, where such court does not have jurisdiction, any New York state court, in either case located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York (“New York Court”) to enforce the dispute resolution provisions in this Section 8.1, to enforce any award, relief or decision issued by an Arbitral Tribunal (or, if applicable, Emergency Arbitrator) or for any preliminary provisional or injunctive judicial relief in accordance with Section 8.1(e). In
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any such action: (A) each of the Parties irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection, including any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens or any right of objection to jurisdiction on account of its place of incorporation or domicile, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in any New York Court; and (B) each of the Parties irrevocably consents to service of process by the mailing of copies of the process to the Parties as provided in Section 10.6, with service effected in this manner becoming effective five (5) days after the mailing of the process.
(xii)    EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.1.
(d)    Confidentiality. Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the Parties shall keep, and shall cause the members of their applicable Group to keep, confidential all matters relating to the arbitration (including the existence of the arbitration and proceeding and all of its elements and including any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions) or the award, and any negotiations, conferences and discussions pursuant to this Article VIII shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations; provided that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the Party’s respective attorneys, tax and accounting professionals, lenders, and auditors, (ii) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce this Article VIII or the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award, (iii) for the purposes of joining additional parties to the arbitration pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(ix) and (iv) to the extent otherwise required by Law. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. In the event any Party makes application to any court in connection with this Section 8.1(d) (including any proceedings to enforce a final award or any Interim Relief), such Party shall take all steps reasonably within its power to cause such application, and any exhibits (including copies of any award or decisions of the Arbitral Tribunal or Emergency Arbitrator) to be filed under seal, shall oppose any challenge by any third party to such sealing, and shall give the other Party immediate notice of such challenge.
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(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.1, (i) a Party may seek preliminary provisional or injunctive judicial relief with respect to a Dispute without first complying with the procedures set forth in Section 8.1(b) and Section 8.1(c) if such action is reasonably necessary to avoid irreparable damage (it being understood that such initiating Party may, at its election, pursue arbitration, including seeking arbitral relief on a preliminary or interim basis, in lieu of such judicial relief).
Section 8.2    Continuity of Service and Performance. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to provide service and honor all other commitments under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.
ARTICLE IX
INSURANCE
Section 9.1    Access to Insurance Policies for Pre-Distribution Matters.
(a)    With respect to Liabilities of the Aerospace Group that (x) constitute Aerospace Liabilities (other than those incurred by a member of the Automation Group) or (y) are otherwise incurred by a member of the Aerospace Group, in each case to the extent related to or arising from occurrences, acts, omissions or other matters prior to the Distribution Date (such Liabilities, the “Pre-Distribution Aerospace Liabilities”), any rights to insurance coverage applicable to the Pre-Distribution Aerospace Liabilities under Insurance Policies issued to any members of the Automation Group other than the Transferred Insurance Policy (the “Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policies”), are hereby assigned by Automation (on behalf of itself and the applicable members of its Group) to the applicable members of the Aerospace Group on that same date. Automation shall (or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to) provide the applicable member of the Aerospace Group with, from and after the Distribution Date, access to the applicable Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy(ies) with respect to any bona fide claim arising out of such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Liabilities. Notwithstanding the forgoing, such assignment and access shall be subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions of such Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy(ies) and any related reinsurance agreement(s), including any limits on coverage, any deductibles, retentions, retrospective premiums, and other chargeback amounts, fees, costs and expenses, and any provisions relating to the control and handling of insurance claims and the defense of any Pre-Distribution Aerospace Liability that is the subject of an insurance claim, and shall be subject to the following:
(i)    Neither Aerospace nor any member of its Group shall be permitted to directly submit an insurance claim under such Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policies;
(ii)    Aerospace may, or may cause the applicable member of the Aerospace Group to, submit a written request to Automation’s Director of Risk Management and General Counsel requesting that the applicable member of the
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Automation Group submit an insurance claim under the applicable Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy(ies) with respect to such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Liability, and following receipt of such written request and such other documents and information as are necessary to submit such insurance claim, Automation shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, submit such insurance claim directly to the applicable Insurer(s); provided that Aerospace (or the applicable member of the Aerospace Group) shall (x) identify the Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy(ies) under which Aerospace reasonably believes the Pre-Distribution Aerospace Liability should be noticed; (y) be responsible for the preparation of any documents and information that are required for the submission of such insurance claim and (z) provide the applicable member of the Automation Group with such documents, forms or other information necessary for the submission of such claim;
(iii)    The members of the Automation Group shall reasonably cooperate with the applicable members of the Aerospace Group in the pursuit of any such claims under such Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policies, including by providing the applicable member(s) of the Aerospace Group with commercially reasonable access to the applicable Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy(ies) upon the written request of Aerospace and by promptly remitting insurance proceeds to the applicable member(s) of the Aerospace Group;
(iv)    Aerospace (or the applicable members of the Aerospace Group) shall be responsible for any payments to the applicable Insurer under such Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy relating to its claims submissions and shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse Automation (and the applicable members of the Automation Group) for (x) any deductibles, retentions, retrospective premiums and other chargeback amounts, fees, costs and expenses incurred by Automation (or any members of the Automation Group), as applicable, and (y) any payments made under self-insurance policies, fronted insurance policies or captive insurance policies maintained by the Automation Group, in each case (x) and (y) to the extent resulting from any access to, or any claims made by Aerospace (or any members of the Aerospace Group) under, any such Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy provided pursuant to this Section 9.1(a) (with respect to Aerospace Liabilities), including any indemnity payments, settlements, judgments, legal fees, allocated claims expenses and claim handling fees;
(v)    Aerospace (or the applicable members of the Aerospace Group) shall bear (and none of the Automation Group shall have any obligation to repay or reimburse any members of the Aerospace Group for) and shall be liable for all excluded, uninsured, uncovered, unavailable or uncollectible amounts of all such claims made on behalf of Aerospace or any members of the Aerospace Group under such Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy (unless otherwise constituting an Automation Liability); and
(vi)    No member of the Aerospace Group, in connection with making a claim under any such Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy pursuant to
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this Section 9.1(a), shall take any action that would be reasonably likely to (w) have an adverse impact on the then-current relationship between any member of the Automation Group, on the one hand, and the applicable Insurer(s), on the other hand; (x) result in the applicable Insurer(s) terminating or reducing coverage for, or increasing the amount of any premium owed by, any member of the Automation Group under such Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy; (y) otherwise compromise, jeopardize or interfere with the rights of any member of the Automation Group under such Pre-Distribution Automation Insurance Policy; or (z) otherwise compromise or impair the ability of Automation to enforce its rights with respect to any indemnification under or arising out of this Agreement, and Automation shall have the right to cause Aerospace to desist, or cause any other member of the Aerospace Group to desist, from any action that Automation reasonably determines would compromise or impair its rights in accordance with this clause (z); provided that this Section 9.1(a)(vi) shall not preclude or otherwise restrict any member of the Aerospace Group from reporting claims to Insurers as set forth herein in the ordinary course of business.
(b)    With respect to Liabilities of the Automation Group that (x) constitute Automation Liabilities (other than those incurred by a member of the Aerospace Group) or (y) are otherwise incurred by a member of the Automation Group, in each case to the extent related to or arising from occurrences, acts, omissions or other matters prior to the Distribution Date (such Liabilities, the “Pre-Distribution Automation Liabilities”), any rights to insurance coverage applicable to the Pre-Distribution Automation Liabilities under Insurance Policies issued to any members of the Aerospace Group or the Transferred Insurance Policy (the “Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policies”), are hereby assigned by Aerospace (on behalf of itself and the applicable members of its Group) to the applicable members of the Automation Group on that same date. Aerospace shall (or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to) provide the applicable member of the Automation Group with, from and after the Distribution Date, access to the applicable Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policy(ies) with respect to any bona fide claim arising out of such Pre-Distribution Automation Liabilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such assignment and access shall be subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions of such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policy(ies) and any related reinsurance agreement(s), including any limits on coverage, any deductibles, retentions, retrospective premiums, and other chargeback amounts, fees, costs and expenses and any provisions relating to the control and handling of insurance claims and the defense of any Pre-Distribution Automation Liability that is the subject of an insurance claim, and shall be subject to the following:
(i)    Neither Automation nor any member of its Group shall be permitted to directly submit an insurance claim under such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policies;
(ii)    Automation may, or may cause the applicable member of the Automation Group to, submit a written request to Aerospace’s Director of Risk Management and General Counsel requesting that the applicable member of the Aerospace Group submit an insurance claim under the applicable Pre-Distribution
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Aerospace Insurance Policy(ies) with respect to such Pre-Distribution Automation Liability, and following receipt of such written request and such other documents and information as are necessary to submit such insurance claim, Aerospace shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, submit such insurance claim directly to the applicable Insurer(s); provided that Automation (or the applicable member of the Automation Group) shall (x) identify the Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policy(ies) under which Automation reasonably believes the Pre-Distribution Automation Liability should be noticed; (y) be responsible for the preparation of any documents and information that are required for the submission of such insurance claim and (z) provide the applicable member of the Aerospace Group with such documents, forms, or other information necessary for the submission of such claim;
(iii)    The members of the Aerospace Group shall reasonably cooperate with the applicable members of the Automation Group in the pursuit of any such claims under such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policies, including by providing the applicable member(s) of the Automation Group with commercially reasonable access to the applicable Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policy(ies) upon the written request of Automation and by promptly remitting insurance proceeds to the applicable member(s) of the Automation Group;
(iv)    Automation (or the applicable members of the Automation Group) shall be responsible for any payments to the applicable Insurer under such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policy relating to its claims submissions, and shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse Aerospace (and the applicable member of the Aerospace Group) for (x) any deductibles, retentions, retrospective premiums and other chargeback amounts, fees, costs and expenses incurred by Aerospace (or any members of the Aerospace Group), as applicable, and (y) any payments made under self-insurance policies, fronted insurance policies or captive insurance policies maintained by the Aerospace Group, in each case (x) and (y) to the extent resulting from any access to, or any claims made by Automation (or any members of the Automation Group) under, any such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policy provided pursuant to this Section 9.1(b) (with respect to Automation Liabilities), including any indemnity payments, settlements, judgments, legal fees, allocated claims expenses and claim handling fees;
(v)    Automation (or the applicable members of the Automation Group) shall bear (and none of the Aerospace Group shall have any obligation to repay or reimburse any members of the Automation Group for) and shall be liable for all excluded, uninsured, uncovered, unavailable or uncollectible amounts of all such claims made on behalf of Automation or any members of the Automation Group under such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policy (unless otherwise constituting an Aerospace Liability); and
(vi)    No member of the Automation Group, in connection with making a claim under any such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policy pursuant to
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this Section 9.1(b), shall take any action that would be reasonably likely to (w) have an adverse impact on the then-current relationship between any member of the Aerospace Group, on the one hand, and the applicable Insurer(s), on the other hand; (x) result in the applicable Insurer(s) terminating or reducing coverage for, or increasing the amount of any premium owed by, any member of the Aerospace Group under such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policy; (y) otherwise compromise, jeopardize or interfere with the rights of any member of the Aerospace Group under such Pre-Distribution Aerospace Insurance Policy; or (z) otherwise compromise or impair the ability of Aerospace to enforce its rights with respect to any indemnification under or arising out of this Agreement, and Aerospace shall have the right to cause Automation to desist, or cause any other member of the Automation Group to desist, from any action that Aerospace reasonably determines would compromise or impair its rights in accordance with this clause (z); provided that this Section 9.1(b)(vi) shall not preclude or otherwise restrict any member of the Automation Group from reporting claims to Insurers as set forth herein in the ordinary course of business.
(c)    With respect to any Insurance Policies with respect to occurrences, acts, omissions or other matters taking place prior to the Distribution whose rights are shared between Automation and Aerospace (or any member of their respective Groups), claims shall be paid, any self-insurance pertaining thereto shall be applied, and the applicable limits under such Insurance Policies shall be reduced, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such Insurance Policies; provided, however, (i) in the event that there are claims under any such Insurance Policy by both a member of the Automation Group and a member of the Aerospace Group, then the limits of such Insurance Policy and any applicable deductible or retention under such Insurance Policy shall be allocated between the applicable members of the Automation Group and the Aerospace Group in accordance with their respective bona fide losses covered under such Insurance Policy; and (ii) none of Automation or Aerospace (or any member of their respective Groups) shall accelerate or delay the notification, submission, adjustment, handling or resolution of claims or the receipt of Insurance Proceeds in a manner that would differ from that which each would follow in the ordinary course when acting without regard to sufficiency of limits or the terms of self-insurance.
(d)    The members of each Group shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to take any action or omit to take any action that would be reasonably likely to eliminate or substantially reduce the coverage of any member of the other Group under any Insurance Policy in respect of any occurrence, act, omission or other matter taking place prior to the Distribution without the consent of any such member of the other Group (or the consent of Automation or Aerospace, as applicable, on behalf of such member); provided that (i) the expiration of any such Insurance Policies in accordance with their respective terms (including sending a notice of non-renewal) is expressly permitted; and (ii) the submission of a claim by any member of one Group shall not constitute an action that is reasonably likely to eliminate or substantially reduce the coverage of any member of the other Group.
Section 9.2    Insurance for Post-Distribution Matters. From and after the Distribution Date, each Group shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, for securing all
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insurance it deems appropriate for the operation of its Group and all of its Assets and Liabilities with respect to occurrences, acts, omissions or other matters occurring or existing from and after the Distribution Date.
Section 9.3    No Assignment of Entire Insurance Policies. Except with respect to the transfer of ownership of the Transferred Insurance Policy in accordance with this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be considered as an attempted assignment of any insurance policy in its entirety (as opposed to an assignment of rights under an insurance policy), nor is it considered to be itself a contract of insurance. This Agreement shall not be construed to waive any right or remedy of any Party under or with respect to any Insurance Policy, and the Parties reserve all their rights thereunder.
Section 9.4    Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense. In the event of any action by members of both of the Groups to recover or obtain Insurance Proceeds under an Insurance Policy, or to defend any action by an insurer(s) attempting to restrict or deny any coverage under an Insurance Policy, the Parties (or the applicable member of such Party’s Group) may join in any such Action and be represented by joint counsel, in which case, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, waive any conflict of interest to the extent necessary to conduct any such action.
Section 9.5    Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance.
(a)    For a period of six (6) years from and after the Distribution Date, (i) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents of the members of the Automation Group, in each case, as amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification than are set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents of the members of the Automation Group immediately before the Effective Time, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from and after the Distribution Date in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Distribution Date, were indemnified under such Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws, or other organizational documents unless such amendment, repeal, or modification shall be required by Law and then only to the minimum extent required by Law or approved by Automation’s stockholders, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents of the members of the Aerospace Group, in each case, as amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification than are set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents of the Aerospace Group immediately before the Effective Time, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from and after the Distribution Date in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Distribution Date, were indemnified under such Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents, unless such amendment, repeal, or
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modification shall be required by Law and then only to the minimum extent required by Law or approved by Aerospace’s stockholders.
(b)    Automation and Aerospace may purchase and obtain “tail” or prior acts insurance, including directors and officers liability, fiduciary liability and employment practices liability insurance, covering the Automation Group and the Aerospace Group and their respective insured persons with respect to claims or other matters arising out of acts, omissions or other matters occurring at or prior to the Distribution Date. For a period of twelve (12) months following the Distribution Date, Automation and Aerospace shall and shall cause the members of their respective Groups to reasonably cooperate with the other Group with respect to obtaining any such “tail” or prior acts insurance.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1    Complete Agreement; Construction. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules, the Ancillary Agreements and, solely to the extent and for the limited purpose of effecting the Internal Reorganization, the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments, course of dealings and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Exhibit or Schedule hereto, the Exhibit or Schedule shall prevail. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of (a) this Agreement and the provisions of any Ancillary Agreement, such Ancillary Agreement shall control (except with respect to any provisions relating to the Transfer of Assets to, or the Assumption of Liabilities by, a Party or a member of its Group, the Internal Reorganization, the Distribution, the covenants and obligations set forth in Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII and Article IX or the application of Article X to the terms of this Agreement (or, in each case, any indemnification rights pursuant to this Agreement in respect thereof and/or any other remedies pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any breach of any covenant or obligation under this Agreement), in which case this Agreement shall control), (b) this Agreement and any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument, this Agreement shall control and (c) this Agreement and any agreement which is not an Ancillary Agreement (other than a Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument), this Agreement shall control unless both (x) it is specifically stated in such agreement that such agreement controls and (y) such agreement has been executed by a member of the Group that it is to be enforced against. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (i) all matters relating to Taxes and Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement, and (ii) in the event of any conflict between this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments, on the one hand, and the Tax Matters Agreement, on the other hand, with respect to such matters, the terms and conditions of the Tax Matters Agreement shall govern.
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Section 10.2    Ancillary Agreements. 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.
Section 10.3    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by means of electronic transmission, such as by electronic mail in “pdf” form) in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to each of the Parties.
Section 10.4    Survival of Agreements. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary 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 applicable terms.
Section 10.5    Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (a) Aerospace shall be liable for costs and expenses incurred, or to be incurred by members of the Aerospace Group and directly related to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the financing transactions to be incurred by members of the Aerospace Group contemplated hereby) and (b) Automation shall be liable for costs and expenses incurred, or to be incurred by members of the Automation Group and directly related to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the financing transactions to be incurred by members of the Automation Group contemplated hereby); provided; however, in the event of any inconsistency between clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 10.5, on the one hand, and Article I with respect to specific allocations of Aerospace Liabilities and Automation Liabilities, on the other hand, such clauses in the definitions of Aerospace Liabilities and Automation Liabilities in Article I shall control.
Section 10.6    Notices. Notices, requests, instructions or other documents to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly delivered, given and received, (a) on the date of transmission if sent via email (provided, however, that notice given by email shall not be effective unless either (i) a duplicate copy of such email notice is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 10.6 or (ii) the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt of such notice either by email or any other method described in this Section 10.6 (excluding “out of office” or other automated replies)), (b) when delivered, if delivered personally to the intended recipient, and (c) one (1) Business Day later, if sent by overnight delivery via a national courier service (providing proof of delivery), and in each case, addressed to a Party at the address for such Party set forth below
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(or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.6):
To Automation:
Honeywell International Inc.
855 S. Mint Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention:
Su Ping Lu, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Email:
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 W. 52nd St.
New York, NY 10019
Attention:
Andrew J. Nussbaum
Karessa L. Cain
George N. Tepe
Email:
AJNussbaum@wlrk.com
KLCain@wlrk.com
GNTepe@wlrk.com
To Aerospace:
Honeywell Aerospace Inc.
Attention:
Email:
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 W. 52nd St.
New York, NY 10019
Attention:
Andrew J. Nussbaum
Karessa L. Cain
George N. Tepe
Email:
AJNussbaum@wlrk.com
KLCain@wlrk.com
GNTepe@wlrk.com
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Section 10.7    Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be waived, if and only if, such waiver is in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and the members of its Group).
Section 10.8    Mutual Drafting. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the Parties and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.
Section 10.9    Assignment. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any right, interest or obligation shall be assignable, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and any attempt to assign any rights, interests or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void; except, that a Party may assign this Agreement or any or all of the rights, interests and obligations hereunder in connection with a merger, reorganization or consolidation transaction in which such Party is a constituent party but 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, reorganization or consolidation transaction or the transferee of such Assets shall assume all the obligations of the relevant Party by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in writing, reasonably satisfactory to the other Party, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if named as a Party hereto; provided, however, that in the case of each of the preceding clauses, no assignment permitted by this Section 10.9 shall release the assigning Party from Liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement, unless agreed to in writing by the non-assigning Parties.
Section 10.10    Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.
Section 10.11    Termination and Amendments. This Agreement (including Article VI hereof) may be terminated at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of the Board without the approval of Aerospace or the stockholders of Automation and, in the event of such termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to the other Party or any other Person. The Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of the Board without the approval of Aerospace or the stockholders of Automation. This Agreement may not be terminated, amended or modified except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Article VI, Section 7.9, Section 9.1(d) or Section 9.5(a) shall not be terminated or
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amended after the Effective Time in a manner adverse to the third party beneficiaries thereof without the Consent of any such Person.
Section 10.12    Payment Terms.
(a)    Except as set forth in Article VI or as otherwise expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, any amount to be paid or reimbursed by a Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, to the other Party (and/or a member of such other Party’s respective 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 set forth in Article VI or as expressly provided to the contrary in this 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 a rate per annum equal to SOFR (in effect on the date on which such payment was due) plus 2% (or, if SOFR is no longer commonly accepted by market participants, an alternative floating rate index that is commonly accepted by market participants, which Aerospace and Automation shall jointly determine, each acting in good faith) 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; provided that interest shall not apply to any fee pursuant to Section 2.10(c) or Section 2.10(d) that is charged based on a percentage interest rate per annum.
(c)    In the event of a dispute or disagreement with respect to all or a portion of any amounts requested by any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group) as being payable, the payor Party shall in no event be entitled to withhold payments for any such amounts (and any such disputed amounts shall be paid in accordance with Section 10.12(a), subject to the right of the payor Party to dispute such amount following such payment); provided that in the event that following the resolution of such dispute it is determined that the payee Party (and/or a member of the payee Party’s Group) was not entitled to all or a portion of the payment made by the payor Party, the payee Party shall repay (or cause to be repaid) such amounts to which it was not entitled, including interest, to the payor Party (or its designee), which amounts shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR plus 2% (or, if SOFR is no longer commonly accepted by market participants, then an alternative floating rate index that is commonly accepted by market participants, which Aerospace and Automation shall jointly determine, each acting in good faith) calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was made by the payor Party to the payee Party.
(d)    Without the Consent of the Party receiving any payment under this Agreement specifying otherwise, all payments to be made by Automation or Aerospace under this Agreement shall be made in U.S. dollars. Except as expressly provided herein, any amount which is not expressed in U.S. dollars shall be converted into U.S. dollars by using the Bloomberg fixing rate at 5:00 p.m. New York City Time on the day before the date the payment is required to be made or, as applicable, on which an invoice is submitted (provided, however,
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that with regard to any payments in respect of Indemnifiable Losses for payments made to third parties, the date shall be the day before the relevant payment was made to the third party) or in the Wall Street Journal on such date if not so published on Bloomberg. Except as expressly provided herein, in the event that any indemnification payment required to be made hereunder may be denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the amount of such payment shall be converted into U.S. dollars on the date in which notice of the claim is given to the Indemnifying Party.
Section 10.13    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 (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification or payment pursuant to Article VI).
Section 10.14    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 at and after the Effective Time.
Section 10.15    Third Party Beneficiaries. Except (a) as provided in Article VI relating to Indemnitees and for the release under Section 6.1 of any Person provided therein, (b) as provided in Section 9.1(d) relating to insured persons and Section 9.5 relating to the directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents provided therein, (c) as provided in Section 7.9 relating to Automation Counsel and (d) as specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of, and is only enforceable by, the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, benefit, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of Action or other right of any nature whatsoever, including any rights of employment for any specified period, in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.
Section 10.16    Title and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 10.17    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 Automation Group or the Aerospace 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 Automation Group or the Aerospace Group or any of their respective Affiliates. The inclusion of any item or Liability or category of item or Liability on any Exhibit or Schedule is made solely for purposes of allocating potential Liabilities among the Parties and shall not be deemed as or construed to be an admission that any such Liability exists.
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Section 10.18    Governing Law. This Agreement, including all matters of construction, validity, interpretation, performance and enforceability, and any dispute arising directly or indirectly out of, in connection with or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.
Section 10.19    Specific Performance. The Parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable harm would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform any provision of this Agreement in accordance with its specific terms or otherwise breach this Agreement and the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any Indemnifiable Loss. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Parties agree that the Parties to this Agreement who are or are to be thereby aggrieved shall, subject and pursuant to the terms of this Article X (including after compliance with all notice and negotiation provisions herein), have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its or their rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is hereby waived, and that any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived.
Section 10.20    Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon a determination that any term, provision, covenant or restriction is invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 10.21    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 6.2, Section 6.3 and Section 6.4).
Section 10.22    Public Announcements. From and after the Effective Time, Automation and Aerospace hereby agree to (a) coordinate with the other Party on the Parties’ respective initial press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and (b) that no press release or similar public announcement or external communication shall, if prior to, or after, the Effective Time, be made or be caused to be made (including by such Party’s Affiliates) concerning the execution or performance of this Agreement until such Party has consulted with
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the other Party, and provided meaningful opportunity for review and given due consideration to reasonable comment by the other Party, except (x) as may be required by applicable Law, court process or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange or national securities quotation system, (y) for disclosures made that are substantially consistent with disclosure contained in any Distribution Disclosure Document, or (z) as may pertain to disputes between one Party or any member of its Group, on the one hand, and the other Party or any member of its Group, on the other hand; provided that in the case of clause (z), any Party that intends to issue a press release or similar public announcement or external communication regarding such dispute shall provide reasonable advance written notice to the other Party in accordance with Section 10.6, which notice shall include a copy of the press release or similar public announcement or external communication, or where no such copy is available, a description of the press release or similar public announcement or external communication.
Section 10.23    Force Majeure. No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement for any delay or failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) hereunder or thereunder so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of a Force Majeure Event. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance of such obligations (other than a payment obligation) shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) provide written notice to the other Party of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure Event; and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, as soon as commercially reasonably practicable.
Section 10.24    No Set-Off. Except as expressly set forth in any Ancillary Agreement or as otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties, neither Party nor any other member of such Party’s Group shall have any right of set-off or other similar rights with respect to (a) any amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; or (b) any other amounts claimed to be owed to the other Party or any other member of its Group arising out of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
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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.
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
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