Common use of Allocation Conventions Clause in Contracts

Allocation Conventions. (i) All Taxes allocated pursuant to Section 4(a) shall be allocated in accordance with the Closing of the Books Method; provided, however, that if Applicable Tax Law does not permit a SpinCo Group member or Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiary to close its Taxable year on the Distribution Date, the Tax attributable to the operations of the members of the SpinCo Group and the Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiaries for any Pre-Distribution Period shall be the Tax computed using the Closing of the Books Method; provided, further, that any and all Taxes reported, or required to be reported, on a SpinCo Separate Tax Return or a Direct Sale Separate Tax Return, or a Tax Return of a member of the Parent Group to the extent attributable to a member of the SpinCo Group or a Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiary, under Section 951(a), Section 951A(a) or Section 965(a) of the Code (“Acquired Subpart F Taxes”) that, in each case, are attributable to Tax Items for a Pre-Distribution Period (determined as though the Taxable year of each specified foreign corporation (within the meaning of Section 965(e) of the Code) giving rise to Tax Items ended on the Distribution Date) shall be allocated to the Company, and that any Acquired Subpart F Taxes that, in each case, are attributable to Tax Items for a Post-Distribution Period (determined as though the Taxable year of each specified foreign corporation (within the meaning of Section 965(e) of the Code) giving rise to Tax Items ended on the Distribution Date) shall be allocated to Parent; provided, further, that for purposes of determining the amount of Acquired Subpart F Taxes allocated to the Company pursuant to the preceding proviso, (i) the portion of any Subpart F Taxes under Section 951A and Section 965(a) of the Code, respectively, allocated to the Company shall not exceed the amount of Taxes that the SpinCo Group would have been required to pay (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account all items of deduction and credit which would have been allowed to members of the SpinCo Group) in respect of inclusions under Section 951A and Section 965 of the Code, respectively, if (x) the SpinCo Group were a stand-alone affiliated group of corporations the domestic members of which joined in the filing of a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, (y) the Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiaries were members of such group, and (z) the Taxable year of each member of the SpinCo Group and each Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiary ended on the Distribution Date, and (ii) the “qualified business asset investment” (as such term is used in Section 951A(d) of the Code) of each relevant CFC for a Pre-Distribution Period shall be deemed to be the Distribution Date QBAI of such CFC.

Allocation Conventions. (i) All Taxes allocated pursuant to Section 4(a) shall be allocated in accordance with the Closing of the Books Method; provided, however, that if Applicable Tax Law does not permit a SpinCo Group member or Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiary to close its Taxable year on the Distribution Date, the Tax attributable to the operations of the members of the SpinCo Group and the Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiaries for any Pre-Distribution Period shall be the Tax computed using the Closing of the Books Method; provided, further, that any and all Taxes reported, or required to be reported, on a SpinCo Separate Tax Return or a Direct Sale Separate Tax Return, or a Tax Return of a member of the Parent Group to the extent attributable to a member of the SpinCo Group or a Direct Sale Transferred SubsidiaryGroup, under Section 951(a), Section 951A(a) or Section 965(a) of the Code (“Acquired SpinCo Subpart F Taxes”) that, in each case, are attributable to Tax Items for a Pre-Distribution Period (determined as though the Taxable year of each specified foreign corporation (within the meaning of Section 965(e) of the Code) giving rise to Tax Items ended on the Distribution Date) shall be allocated to the Company, and that any Acquired SpinCo Subpart F Taxes that, in each case, are attributable to Tax Items for a Post-Distribution Period (determined as though the Taxable year of each specified foreign corporation (within the meaning of Section 965(e) of the Code) giving rise to Tax Items ended on the Distribution Date) shall be allocated to ParentSpinCo; provided, further, that for purposes of determining the amount of Acquired SpinCo Subpart F Taxes allocated to the Company pursuant to the preceding proviso, (i) the portion of any Subpart F Taxes under Section 951A and Section 965(a) of the Code, respectively, allocated to the Company shall not exceed the amount of Taxes that the SpinCo Group would have been required to pay (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account all items of deduction and credit which would have been allowed to members of the SpinCo Group) in respect of inclusions under Section 951A and Section 965 of the Code, respectively, if (x) the SpinCo Group were a stand-alone affiliated group of corporations the domestic members of which joined in the filing of a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, return and (y) the Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiaries were members of such group, and (z) the Taxable year of each member of the SpinCo Group and each Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiary ended on the Distribution Date, and (ii) the “qualified business asset investment” (as such term is used in Section 951A(d) of the Code) of each relevant CFC controlled foreign corporation (within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code) for a Pre-Distribution Period shall be deemed to be the Distribution Date QBAI of such CFCspecified foreign corporation.

Allocation Conventions. (i) All Taxes allocated pursuant to Section 4(a) shall be allocated in accordance with the Closing of the Books Method; provided, however, that if Applicable Tax Law does not permit a SpinCo Group member or Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiary to close its Taxable year on the Distribution Date, the Tax attributable to the operations of the members of the SpinCo Group and the Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiaries for any Pre-Distribution Period shall be the Tax computed using the Closing of the Books Method; provided, further, that any and all Taxes reported, or required to be reported, on a SpinCo Separate Tax Return or a Direct Sale Separate Tax Return, or a Tax Return of a member of the Parent Group to the extent attributable to a member of the SpinCo Group or a Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiary, under Section 951(a), Section 951A(a) or Section 965(a) of the Code (“Acquired Subpart F Taxes”) that, in each case, are attributable to Tax Items for a Pre-Distribution Period (determined as though the Taxable year of each specified foreign corporation (within the meaning of Section 965(e) of the Code) giving rise to Tax Items ended on the Distribution Date) shall be allocated to the Company, and that any Acquired Subpart F Taxes that, in each case, are attributable to Tax Items for a Post-Distribution Period (determined as though the Taxable year of each specified foreign corporation (within the meaning of Section 965(e) of the Code) giving rise to Tax Items ended on the Distribution Date) shall be allocated to Parent; provided, further, that for purposes of determining the amount of Acquired Subpart F Taxes allocated to the Company pursuant to the preceding proviso, (i) the portion of any Subpart F Taxes under Section 951A and Section 965(a) of the Code, respectively, allocated to the Company shall not exceed the amount of Taxes that the SpinCo Group would have been required to pay (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account all items of deduction and credit which would have been allowed to members of the SpinCo Group) in respect of inclusions under Section 951A and Section 965 of the Code, respectively, if (x) the SpinCo Group were a stand-alone affiliated group of corporations the domestic members of which joined in the filing of a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, (y) the Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiaries were members of such group, and (z) the Taxable year of each member of the SpinCo Group and each Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiary ended on the Distribution Date, and (ii) the “qualified business asset investment” (as such term is used in Section 951A(d) of the Code) of each relevant CFC for a Pre-Distribution Period shall be deemed to be the Distribution Date QBAI of such CFC. (ii) Any Tax Item of SpinCo, Parent, or any member of their respective Groups arising from a transaction engaged in outside the ordinary course of business on the Distribution Date after the Distribution Effective Time shall be properly allocable to SpinCo and any such transaction by or with respect to SpinCo, Parent, or any member of their respective Groups occurring after the Distribution Effective Time (including the Merger) shall be treated for all Tax purposes (to the extent permitted by Applicable Tax Law) as occurring at the beginning of the day following the Distribution Date in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b); provided that the foregoing shall not include any action that is undertaken pursuant to the Internal Reorganization, the SpinCo Transfer or the Distribution. 18 SECTION 5.

Allocation Conventions. (i) All Taxes allocated pursuant to Section 4(a3(a) shall be allocated in accordance with the Closing of the Books Method; provided, however, that if Applicable Tax Law does not permit a SpinCo LW Group member or Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiary to close its Taxable year on the Distribution Date, the Tax attributable to the operations of the members of the SpinCo LW Group and the Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiaries for any Pre-Distribution Period shall be the Tax computed using a hypothetical closing of the books consistent with the Closing of the Books Method; provided, further, provided further that any and all Taxes reported, or required to be reported, on a SpinCo Separate Tax Return or a Direct Sale Separate Tax Return, or a Tax 3 NTD: Insert references to tax sections in ancillary agreements. Return of a member of the Parent LW Group to the extent attributable to a member of the SpinCo Group or a Direct Sale Transferred SubsidiaryLW Group, under Section 951(a), Section 951A(a) or Section 965(a) of the Code (“Acquired Subpart F SpinCo 951(a) Taxes”) that, in each either case, are attributable to Tax Items items for a Pre-Distribution Period (determined in accordance with the Closing of the Books Method as though the Taxable year of each specified controlled foreign corporation (within the meaning of Section 965(e) 957 of the Code) giving rise to Tax Items items ended on the Distribution Date) shall be allocated to the CompanyConAgra, and that any Acquired Subpart F SpinCo 951(a) Taxes that, in each either case, are attributable to Tax Items items for a Post-Distribution Period (determined as though the Taxable year of each specified controlled foreign corporation (within the meaning of Section 965(e) 957 of the Code) giving rise to Tax Items items ended on the Distribution Date) shall be allocated to Parent; provided, further, that for purposes of determining the amount of Acquired Subpart F Taxes allocated to the Company pursuant to the preceding proviso, (i) the portion of any Subpart F Taxes under Section 951A and Section 965(a) of the Code, respectively, allocated to the Company shall not exceed the amount of Taxes that the SpinCo Group would have been required to pay (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account all items of deduction and credit which would have been allowed to members of the SpinCo Group) in respect of inclusions under Section 951A and Section 965 of the Code, respectively, if (x) the SpinCo Group were a stand-alone affiliated group of corporations the domestic members of which joined in the filing of a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, (y) the Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiaries were members of such group, and (z) the Taxable year of each member of the SpinCo Group and each Direct Sale Transferred Subsidiary ended on the Distribution Date, and (ii) the “qualified business asset investment” (as such term is used in Section 951A(d) of the Code) of each relevant CFC for a Pre-Distribution Period shall be deemed to be the Distribution Date QBAI of such CFC.SpinCo;