Abbott Liabilities. Effective as of the Distribution Date, and except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Abbott shall retain and hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of, or resulting from:
Abbott Liabilities. Effective as of the Distribution Date, and except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Abbott shall retain and hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of, or resulting from: (i) the employment (or termination of employment) of each Abbott Retained Employee by the Abbott Group prior to, on, or after the Distribution Date (including all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of, or resulting from Employment Taxes or any Abbott Benefit Plan); (ii) the employment, whether prior to, on, or after the Distribution Date, by the Abbott Group of all persons who work or worked primarily in the United States (other than Puerto Rico) and who are deceased, retired, terminated, on pay continuation leave, or on medical leave of absence for more than one year (including all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of, or resulting from Employment Taxes or any Abbott Benefit Plan); (iii) medical and dental claims which are incurred by any U.S. Transferred Employee (or his or her beneficiaries) prior to the Transfer Date; 10 <Page> (iv) obligations, Liabilities and responsibilities under (A) the Abbott Retiree Medical Plan and the Abbott Retiree Life Plan for retirement eligible Transferred Employees (as more fully described in Section 6.2 of this Agreement), (B) the Abbott DCP (as more fully described in Section 7.3 of this Agreement), and (C) the grantor trusts of Transferred Employees (as more fully described in Section 7.4 of this Agreement); and (v) obligations, Liabilities and responsibilities expressly retained by Abbott pursuant to this Agreement. 2.2
