SEPARATION AGREEMENT
THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 15, 2026, by and among Madison Industries Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Madison Industries International Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MII”), Madison Industries US Holdings Corp, a Delaware corporation (“MIUS”), and Madison Air Solutions Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Madison Air”). Holdings, MII, MIUS and Madison Air are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”, and each a “Party.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the manager of MII (the “Manager”) has determined that it is in the best interests of MII and its member to separate Madison Industries IAQ Solutions Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“IAQ Solutions”) and its subsidiaries from the remainder of MII to facilitate the public listing of Madison Air’s equity;
WHEREAS, in furtherance of foregoing, (a) MIUS will distribute to MII, the owner of all of its equity interests, all of the ownership interests of IAQ Solutions (the “Internal Distribution”), (b) MII will distribute to Holdings, the owner of all of its equity interests, all of the ownership interests of IAQ Solutions (the “External Distribution” and, together with the Internal Distribution, the “Distributions”), and (c) Holdings will contribute to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Madison Air, all of the ownership interests of IAQ Solutions, in exchange for shares of Madison Air (the “Contribution” and, together with the Distributions, the “Separation”);
WHEREAS, Madison Air has been incorporated solely for these purposes and has not engaged in activities except in connection with the Separation;
WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is intended that (a) the Distributions will qualify as a transaction in which no gain or loss shall be recognized (and no amount shall be included in income) pursuant to Sections 355(a) and (c) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (b) the Contribution (along with any contemporaneous contributions of property to Madison Air) will qualify as a transaction in which no gain or loss shall be recognized pursuant to Section 351(a) of the Code;
WHEREAS, Madison Air has prepared filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), a Form S-1, which sets forth disclosure concerning Madison Air and the Separation (the “Form S-1”);
WHEREAS, each of the Parties has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Separation and certain other agreements that will govern certain matters relating to the Separation; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, had and received, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: