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• Purchase and Sale of Assets Assumption of Liabilities 8 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets 8 2.2 Excluded Assets 10 2.3 Assumption of Liabilities 11 2.4 Excluded Liabilities 12 2.5 Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties 12 2.6 Purchase Price Allocation 13

• Non-Assumption of Liabilities Neither Party shall be liable for the prior, existing or future obligations, liabilities or debts of the other Party.

• Assumption of Liabilities Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Acquisition Subsidiary agrees, effective at the time of Closing, to assume all obligations and liabilities of Seller of any kind, character or description, arising exclusively or primarily out of the conduct of the Business (the "ASSUMED LIABILITIES"), except for the Excluded Liabilities, including, without limitation, the following: (a) Accounts payable which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing; (b) Liabilities and obligations related to customer deposits which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing; (c) Accrued payroll (including bonuses in the ordinary course of business) and accrued vacation and sick time which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing; (d) Other accrued liabilities relating to the Business (of the nature included in the Most Recent Balance Sheet in the line item "Other accrued liabilities") which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing; (e) Indebtedness to certain related parties of Seller, after giving effect to the transfer of the Excluded Real Property, subject to a mortgage or deed of trust securing the Real Estate Facility, to the holder(s) of such indebtedness in exchange for the cancellation of a portion of such indebtedness (the "RELATED PARTY DEBT"), as more particularly described in SCHEDULE 2.3(e) of the Disclosure Schedule; and (f) Seller's obligations under the Assumed Contracts.

• Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities (a) On or prior to the Effective Time, but in any case prior to the Distribution, in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization:

• Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any Ancillary Agreement from and after the Effective Time, (a) Tyco shall, or shall cause a member of the Tyco Group to, accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms (“Assume”), all of the Tyco Retained Liabilities, (b) Healthcare shall, or shall cause a member of the Healthcare Group to, Assume all the Healthcare Liabilities and (c) Electronics shall, or shall cause a member of the Electronics Group to, Assume all the Electronics Liabilities, in each case, regardless of (i) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (ii) whether the facts upon which they are based occurred prior to, on or subsequent to the Effective Time, (iii) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined or (iv) whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Tyco Group, the Healthcare Group or the Electronics Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

• Assumption of Assumed Liabilities Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Purchaser shall (i) assume and, subject to Section 2.5, Section 6.5, Section 6.6 and Article VII, pay, perform, satisfy and discharge any and all Liabilities of the Sellers or any of their Affiliates (including the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries), whether arising prior to, on or after the Closing, to the extent resulting from or arising out of the past, present or future ownership, operation, use or conduct of the Business or the Purchased Assets (including the Shares) and (ii) cause the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries to pay, perform, satisfy and discharge any and all of their respective Liabilities, in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), other than Liabilities identified as Retained Liabilities in clauses (a) through (g) of Section 2.5 (all of the foregoing Liabilities being collectively referred to herein as the “Assumed Liabilities”). The Assumed Liabilities shall also include the following: (a) all Liabilities to the extent expressly assumed by, retained by or agreed to be performed by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries (including the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including all Liabilities to the extent transferred to or assumed or retained by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.6 and Section 6.13; (b) all Liabilities in respect of any Action, whether class, individual or otherwise in nature, in law or in equity, whether or not presently threatened, asserted or pending, to the extent arising out of, or to the extent relating to, the Business or the operation or conduct of the Business prior to, on or after the Closing; (c) all Liabilities for Taxes of the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries and, without duplication, all other Liabilities for Taxes imposed with respect to, arising out of or relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business, in each case, other than Seller Indemnified Taxes for which Seller Parent is liable pursuant to this Agreement; (d) all Liabilities to the extent arising out of, or to the extent relating to, the design, manufacture, testing, marketing, distribution, use or sale of Products prior to, on or after the Closing, including warranty obligations and irrespective of the legal theory asserted; (e) all Liabilities to suppliers and customers, in each case to the extent arising out of, or to the extent relating to, the Business, including in respect of any Products returned prior to, on or after the Closing; (f) all accounts payable and all other Liabilities, in each case included in the calculation of Final Business Working Capital, all Funded Indebtedness included in the calculation of Final Business Net Cash and all other Indebtedness of the Conveyed Subsidiaries (or their Subsidiaries) that is not Funded Indebtedness; (g) all Environmental Liabilities of any nature whatsoever to the extent arising out of, or relating to, or in respect of the Conveyed Subsidiaries (or their Subsidiaries), the Purchased Assets, the Business or the Facilities, whether arising prior to, on or after the Closing, other than the Retained Facilities Environmental Liabilities or the Retained Environmental Liabilities; (h) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, resulting from or arising out of the Assumed Contracts, including Purchaser’s or its Affiliates’ (including any Conveyed Subsidiary’s or its Subsidiaries’) portion of Shared Contractual Liabilities pursuant to Section 2.2(d); and (i) the Liabilities set forth in Section 2.4(i) of the Seller Disclosure Letter.

• Assumption of Liability Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, Licensee shall be solely responsible for any product liability, liability for death, illness, personal injury, improper business practice or any other statutory liability or any other liability under any law or regulation in respect of the Compound, Product and/or Licensed Product.

• Assumption and Exclusion of Liabilities (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Purchaser shall assume and shall agree to pay, perform and discharge the following Liabilities of Parent, the Seller and any of Parent’s other Affiliates (the “Assumed Liabilities”): (i) all Liabilities reflected on the Closing Date Working Capital Statement finally resolved in accordance with Section 2.07(e)(ii), including Workers’ Compensation Liabilities; (ii) all Liabilities of Parent or its Affiliates arising under the contracts and agreements assumed by the Purchaser pursuant to Sections 2.01(a)(x) and (xi) (other than Liabilities or obligations attributable to any failure by Parent or its Affiliates to comply with the terms thereof prior to the Closing Date); (iii) any liabilities relating to a Plan that are to be assumed pursuant to the express terms of Article VI; (iv) solely to the extent provided in Article VIII, Post-Closing Environmental Liabilities, Historical On-Site Environmental Liabilities, and Straddle Environmental Liabilities; (v) all Liabilities assigned to the Purchaser under Article VI; (vi) all accounts and trade payables, in each case to the extent such Liabilities are reflected, or are expressly reserved for, in the Closing Date Working Capital Statement; (vii) all Liabilities that the Purchaser expressly has assumed or agreed to pay, or be responsible for, pursuant to the terms hereof or of any Ancillary Agreement; (viii) all Liabilities of the Seller arising from commitments (in the form of accepted purchase orders), or outstanding quotations, proposals or bids to (A) sell products or (B) purchase or acquire raw materials, components, supplies or services (provided that, in each case, with respect to such commitments, outstanding quotations, proposals or bids arising between the date hereof and the Closing Date, such commitments, outstanding quotations, proposals or bids have been made in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof); (ix) all Taxes for Post-Closing Periods relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business and, without duplication of any Taxes included under Section 2.02(a)(i), any Taxes relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business for a Pre-Closing Period to the extent an amount for any such Tax is set forth as a Liability on the Closing Date Working Capital Statement, in each case, other than Excluded Taxes; and (x) all Workers’ Compensation Liabilities. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) above to the contrary, Parent, the Seller and Parent’s other Affiliates shall retain, and shall be responsible for paying, performing and discharging when due, and the Purchaser shall not assume or have any responsibility for, all Liabilities as of the Closing other than the Assumed Liabilities (the “Excluded Liabilities”), including: (i) all Liabilities relating to, resulting from, caused by or arising out of, directly or indirectly, the conduct of the Business or any Purchased Assets prior to the Closing Date, except for any Liabilities expressly assumed under Section 2.02(a) and any Liabilities related to the Employee Amounts; (ii) all Excluded Taxes; (iii) all Liabilities arising out of or relating to the Excluded Assets; (iv) except to the extent such are Assumed Liabilities and subject to the provisions set forth in Article VIII, all Environmental Liabilities; provided, however, with respect to Historical Off-Site Environmental Liabilities, such liabilities shall be subject to the procedures set forth in Section 8.07; (v) any Indebtedness of the Business (the “Excluded Indebtedness”); (vi) except for Workers’ Compensation Liabilities, any Liabilities relating to any current or former employees, independent contractors, officers or agents of the Seller other than the Transferred Employees; (vii) except (A) as and to the extent expressly provided in Article VI and (B) for Workers’ Compensation Liabilities, any Liabilities relating to the Plans and any Liabilities relating to the Transferred Employees incurred prior to the Closing Date; (viii) all Liabilities for which Parent or any of its Affiliates expressly has retained or agreed to pay, or be responsible for, pursuant to the terms hereof or of any Ancillary Agreement; (ix) all intercompany receivables, payables, loans and investments related to the Business; (x) all Liabilities assigned to or retained by the Seller under Article VI; and (xi) all Liabilities to the extent arising out of Actions relating to the matters constituting Excluded Liabilities specified in the foregoing clauses (i) – (x) of this Section 2.02(b).

• Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller Any Person (a) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, (b) which may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party or (c) which may succeed to the properties and assets of the Seller substantially as a whole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Seller hereunder without the execution or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 3.1(a) shall have been breached and no Servicer Termination Event, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Termination Event shall have happened and be continuing, (ii) the Seller shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent and the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such transaction and (iv) the Seller shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent and the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, either (A) all financing statements and continuation statements and amendments thereto have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Trust Collateral Agent, the Issuer and the Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables and reciting the details of such filings or (B) no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the execution of the foregoing agreement of assumption and compliance with clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall be conditions to the consummation of the transactions referred to in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above.

• Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements To the extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement, to the extent Mortgage Loans contain enforceable due-on-sale clauses, the Master Servicer shall cause the Servicers to enforce such clauses in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement. If applicable law prohibits the enforcement of a due-on-sale clause or such clause is otherwise not enforced in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement, and, as a consequence, a Mortgage Loan is assumed, the original Mortgagor may be released from liability in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.