Common use of Payroll Taxes and Reporting Clause in Contracts

Payroll Taxes and Reporting. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, Dover and Apergy shall, to the extent practicable, (i) treat Apergy (or another member of the Apergy Group designated by Apergy) as a “successor employer” and Dover (or the appropriate member of the Dover Group) as a “predecessor,” within the meaning of Sections 3121(a)(1) and 3306(b)(1) of the Code (or analogous terms under applicable Law, including the Employment Insurance and Quebec Parental Insurance Plan and the Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan), with respect to Apergy Employees for purposes of Taxes imposed under the U.S. Federal Unemployment Tax Act or the U.S. Federal Insurance Contributions Act or other applicable Laws, and (ii) cooperate with each other to avoid, to the extent possible, the filing of more than one IRS Form W-2 with respect to each Apergy Employee for the year in which the Effective Time occurs. Without limiting in any manner the obligations and Liabilities of the Parties under the Tax Matters Agreement, each member of the Dover Group and each member of the Apergy Group shall each bear its responsibility for payroll Tax obligations and for the proper reporting to the appropriate Governmental Entities of compensation earned by their respective employees after the Effective Time, including compensation related to the exercise of stock options or the vesting or exercise of other equity awards.