SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AMONG CADBURY PLC, CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC AND DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC. Dated as of May 1, 2008
EXECUTION VERSION
AMONG
CADBURY PLC,
CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC
AND
XX XXXXXX SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.
Dated as of May 1, 2008
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
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Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms |
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Section 1.02 Interpretation and Rules of Construction |
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ARTICLE II THE SEPARATION |
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Section 2.01 Transfer of Assets |
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Section 2.02 Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities |
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Section 2.03 Intercompany Balances |
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Section 2.04 Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Demerger Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the
Demerger Effective Time |
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Section 2.05 Transfer Documents |
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Section 2.06 Further Assurances |
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Section 2.07 Replacement of Guarantors and Obligors |
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Section 2.08 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE III CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION |
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Section 3.01 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws |
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Section 3.02 Directors |
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Section 3.03 Resignations |
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Section 3.04 Ancillary Agreements |
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ARTICLE IV THE DISTRIBUTION |
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Section 4.01 The Distribution |
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Section 4.02 Fractional Shares |
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Section 4.03 Actions in Connection with the Distribution |
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Section 4.04 Distribution Date |
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Section 4.05 Conditions to Distribution |
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Section 4.06 Consent to the Reduction |
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ARTICLE V CERTAIN COVENANTS |
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Section 5.01 Non-Solicitation of Employees |
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Section 5.02 Auditors and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Accounting |
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Section 5.03 CS Obligations |
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ARTICLE VI INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS |
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Section 6.01 Cadbury Names and Marks |
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Section 6.02 Beverages Names and Marks |
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Section 6.03 Memorabilia
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Section 6.04 Additional Licenses |
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Section 6.05 Know-How Agreement |
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Section 6.06 Domain Names Agreement |
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ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 7.01 Release of Pre-Distribution Claims |
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Section 7.02 Indemnification by CS |
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Section 7.03 Indemnification by DPS |
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Section 7.04 Procedures for Indemnification |
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Section 7.05 Cooperation in Defense and Settlement |
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Section 7.06 Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts |
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Section 7.07 Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities |
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ARTICLE VIII ACCESS TO RECORDS; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; LEGAL AND OTHER MATTERS |
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Section 8.01 Provision of Corporate Records |
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Section 8.02 Access to Information |
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Section 8.03 Disposition of Information |
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Section 8.04 Witness Services |
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Section 8.05 Reimbursement; Other Matters |
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Section 8.06 Confidentiality |
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Section 8.07 Privileged Matters |
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Section 8.08 Ownership of Information |
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Section 8.09 Other Agreements |
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Section 8.10 Control of Legal Matters |
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ARTICLE IX INSURANCE |
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Section 9.01 Policies and Rights Included Within Assets |
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Section 9.02 Administration; Other Matters |
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Section 9.03 Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense |
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ARTICLE X DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
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Section 10.01
Disputes |
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Section 10.02 Dispute Resolution |
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Section 10.03 Continuity of Service and Performance |
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ARTICLE XX XXXXXXXXXXX
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Section 11.01 Termination
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Section 11.02 Effect of Termination |
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Section 11.03 Amendment |
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Section 11.04 Waiver |
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ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 12.01 Limitation of Liability |
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Section 12.02 Expenses |
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Section 12.03 Notices |
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Section 12.04 Public Announcements |
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Section 12.05 Severability |
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Section 12.06 Entire Agreement |
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Section 12.07 Assignment |
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Section 12.08 Parties in Interest |
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Section 12.09 Currency |
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Section 12.10 Tax Matters |
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Section 12.11 Employee Matters |
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Section 12.12 Governing Law |
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Section 12.13 Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 12.14 Survival of Covenants |
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Section 12.15 Counterparts |
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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 1, 2008,
among Cadbury Schweppes plc, a United Kingdom public limited company incorporated in England and
Wales with registered number 0052457 and whose registered office is at 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx
X0X 0XX (“CS”), Xx Xxxxxx Snapple Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“DPS”) and,
solely for the purposes of Sections 4.01(a) and (b) and Xxxxxxx 0.00,
Xxxxxxx xxx, x Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with
registered number 06497379 and whose registered office is at 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0XX.
Each of CS and DPS is sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and together, as the
“Parties”.
WHEREAS, CS, directly and through its various Subsidiaries, is engaged in the Cadbury plc
Business and the Beverages Business;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of CS has determined that it is in the best interests of CS
and its shareholders to separate CS into two separate, publicly traded companies, which shall
operate the Cadbury plc Business and the Beverages Business, respectively;
WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the separation and certain related transactions
are intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, the board of directors of CS has determined,
among other things, that it is in the best interests of CS and its shareholders to enter into
transactions pursuant to which (i) CS will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cadbury plc; (ii) CS
and/or one or more members of the Cadbury plc Group will, collectively, retain or acquire
beneficial ownership of all of the Cadbury plc Assets and Assume all of the Cadbury plc Liabilities
and DPS and/or one or more members of the DPS Group will, collectively, retain or acquire
beneficial ownership of all of the Beverages Assets and Assume all of the Beverages Liabilities;
and (iii) DPS will distribute to the holders of Cadbury plc Beverages Shares on a pro rata basis
(in each case without consideration being paid by such shareholders) all of the outstanding shares
of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of DPS (the “DPS Common Stock”) (such
transactions as they may be amended or modified from time to time, collectively, the “Plan of
Separation”); and
WHEREAS, CS and DPS have determined that it is necessary and desirable to set forth the
agreements that will effect the Plan of Separation and to set forth certain other agreements that
will govern certain other matters following the Demerger Effective Time;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements
herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, CS and DPS hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement:
“Action” shall mean any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, arbitration,
inquiry, subpoena, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity or any
arbitration or mediation tribunal.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control”, when
used with respect to any specified Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by Contract or otherwise.
“Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the Transfer Documents, the Transition Services
Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Domain Names Agreement
and the Know-How Agreement.
“AsiaPac Territory” shall mean the countries as set forth in Schedule 1.01(a).
“Assets” shall mean all assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill),
wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or elsewhere), of
every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or
contingent, in each case, whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or
reflected on the Records or financial statements of any Person, including the following:
(i) all accounting and other legal and business books, records, ledgers and files,
whether printed, electronic or written;
(ii) all apparatuses, computers and other electronic data processing and communications
equipment, fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks,
aircraft and other transportation equipment, special and general tools, test devices,
prototypes and models and other tangible personal property;
(iii) all inventories of products, goods, materials, parts, raw materials, packaging,
ingredients and supplies, in each case, whether finished or in process;
(iv) all interests in real property of whatever nature, including easements, whether as
owner, mortgagee or holder of a Security Interest in real property, lessor, sublessor,
lessee, sublessee or otherwise;
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(v) (A) all interests in any capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary
or any other Person, (B) all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any
Subsidiary or any other Person, and (C) all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or
capital contributions to any Subsidiary or any other Person;
(vi) all Contracts, including license Contracts, leases of personal property, open
purchase orders for raw materials, packaging, ingredients, supplies, parts or services,
unfilled orders for the manufacture and sale of products and other Contracts or commitments;
(vii) all deposits, letters of credit and performance and surety bonds;
(viii) all written (including in electronic form) technical information, data,
specifications, research and development information, engineering drawings and
specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, and materials and analyses prepared by
consultants and other third parties;
(ix) all Intellectual Property;
(x) all Software;
(xi) all cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, supplier
records, customer and supplier lists, customer and vendor data, correspondence and lists,
product data and literature, artwork, design, development and business process files and
data, vendor and customer drawings, specifications, quality records and reports and other
books, records, studies, surveys, reports, plans and documents;
(xii) all prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes receivables;
(xiii) all claims, rights or benefits against any Person or pursuant to any Action,
choses in action or similar rights, whether accrued or contingent;
(xiv) all rights under insurance policies and all rights in the nature of insurance,
indemnification or contribution;
(xv) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any
Governmental Entity;
(xvi) all cash or cash equivalents, bank accounts, lock boxes and other deposit
arrangements; and
(xvii) all interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other
hedging or similar Contracts or arrangements.
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“Beverages Assets” shall mean:
(i) the ownership interests in those Business Entities that are included in the
definition of the DPS Group and all of the Assets owned or held by such Business Entities
(other than any Assets that constitute Cadbury plc Assets);
(ii) all Beverages Contracts and any rights or claims arising thereunder;
(iii) any rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to or
arising from the Beverages Business;
(iv) any and all Assets reflected on the Beverages Balance Sheet or the accounting
records supporting such balance sheet and any Assets acquired by or for DPS or any member of
the DPS Group subsequent to the date of such balance sheet which, had they been so acquired
on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance
sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of any of such Assets
subsequent to the date of such balance sheet;
(v) subject to ARTICLE IX, any rights of any member of the DPS Group under any
Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the Distribution Date in respect of
any Policies that are occurrence policies;
(vi) all Beverages Claims and, to the extent relating to the Beverages Business, Joint
Cadbury plc and Beverages Claims; and
(vii) the Assets set forth in Schedule 1.01(b) and any and all Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have
been or are to be Transferred to DPS or any other member of the DPS Group.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Beverages Assets shall not include any Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or
thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the Cadbury plc Group.
“Beverages Balance Sheet” shall mean the combined balance sheet of the DPS Group,
including the notes thereto, as of December 31, 2007, prepared to give effect to the Transactions
contemplated hereby, as set forth in Schedule 1.01(c); provided that to the extent
any Assets or Liabilities are Transferred by CS or any member of the Cadbury plc Group to DPS or
any member of the DPS Group or vice versa in connection with the Plan of Separation and on or prior
to the Distribution Date, such Assets and/or Liabilities shall be deemed to be included or excluded
from the Beverages Balance Sheet, as the case may be.
“Beverages Business” shall mean the business of (i) manufacturing, distributing,
selling, marketing and promoting carbonated and non-carbonated beverages and other food products
throughout the Territory bearing brands owned by or licensed to a member of the DPS Group and (ii)
licensing brands owned by or licensed to a member of the DPS Group, including for use with
confectionery and other products, to the extent permitted, in the Territory.
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“Beverages Contracts” shall mean the following Contracts to which any member of the
Cadbury plc Group or any member of the DPS Group is a party or by which any member of the Cadbury
plc Group or any member of the DPS Group or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not
in writing:
(i) any Contract that relates primarily to the Beverages Business;
(ii) any Contract or part thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to
this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.01(c)) or any of the Ancillary
Agreements to be assigned to any member of the DPS Group; and
(iii) any Beverages IP Agreement.
“Beverages Indemnitees” shall mean each member of the DPS Group and each of their
directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns
of any of the foregoing, other than the Cadbury plc Indemnitees.
“Beverages Intellectual Property” shall mean the Beverages Owned Intellectual Property
and the Beverages Licensed Intellectual Property.
“Beverages IP Agreements” shall mean all licenses of Intellectual Property (i) from
any member of the DPS Group to any other Person and (ii) to any member of the DPS Group from any
other Person.
“Beverages Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.01(d) hereto) as
Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the DPS Group, and all obligations and
Liabilities expressly Assumed by any member of the DPS Group under this Agreement or any of
the Ancillary Agreements;
(ii) any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from:
(A) the operation or conduct of the Beverages Business prior to, on or after
the Demerger Effective Time (including any such Liability to the extent relating to,
arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer,
employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or
was within such Person’s authority) with respect to the Beverages Business);
(B) the operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the DPS
Group at any time after the Demerger Effective Time (including any such Liability to
the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act
by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act
or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority) with respect to the
Beverages Business);
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(C) any Beverages Assets, whether arising before, on or after the Demerger
Effective Time;
(D) any terminated or divested Business Entity, business or operation formerly
and primarily owned or managed by or associated with DPS or any Beverages Business;
(E) any indebtedness (including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any
member of the DPS Group or indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such
indebtedness) exclusively relating to the Beverages Business or any indebtedness
(regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness) secured exclusively by any of the
Beverages Assets (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting
from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness, in its capacity as such); and
(F) any Beverages Litigation Matter, Future Beverages Litigation Matter and, to
the extent relating to the Beverages Business, any Future Joint Litigation Matter;
and
(iii) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the Beverages Balance
Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet, and all Liabilities arising
or Assumed after the date of such balance sheet which, had they arisen or been Assumed on or
before such date and been retained as of such date, would have been reflected on such
balance sheet or such records if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of
such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the Beverages Balance Sheet.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Beverages Liabilities shall not include
any Cadbury plc Liabilities.
“Beverages Licensed Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property that a
member of the DPS Group is licensed to use pursuant to the Beverages IP Agreements.
“Beverages Litigation Matters” means the Actions set forth in Schedule 1.01(e)
hereto and any other Actions related to the Beverages Assets or Beverages Liabilities commenced on
or before the Distribution Date.
“Beverages Owned Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property owned by
a member of the DPS Group.
“Beverages Policies” shall mean all Policies, current or past, that are owned or
maintained by or on behalf of any member of the Cadbury plc Group or any member of the DPS Group,
which relate exclusively to the Beverages Business and are either maintained by DPS or a member of
the DPS Group or assignable to DPS or a member of the DPS Group, including as set forth in
Schedule 1.01(f).
“Beverages Shared Policies” shall mean all Policies, current or past, that are owned
or maintained by or on behalf of any member of the Cadbury plc Group or any member of the DPS Group
which relate to the Beverages Business, other than Beverages Policies, including
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as set forth in Schedule 1.01(g), and any claims-made Policies entered into after the
Distribution Date that are owned or maintained by any member of the Cadbury plc Group which relate
to the conduct or operation of the Beverages Business prior to the Distribution Date.
“Beverages Shared Policy Insured Claims” shall mean those Liabilities that,
individually or in the aggregate, are covered within the terms and conditions of any of the
Beverages Shared Policies, whether or not subject to deductibles, co-insurance, uncollectibility or
retrospectively-rated premium adjustments.
“Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on
which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in The City of New York, United States
or London, England.
“Business Entity” shall mean any Person (other than a natural person) which may
legally hold title to Assets.
“Cadbury plc Assets” shall mean:
(i) the ownership interests in those Business Entities that are included in the
definition of the Cadbury plc Group and all of the Assets owned or held by such Business
Entities (other than any Assets that constitute Beverages Assets);
(ii) all Cadbury plc Contracts and any rights or claims arising thereunder;
(iii) any rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to or
arising from the Cadbury plc Business;
(iv) any and all Assets reflected on the Cadbury plc Balance Sheet or the accounting
records supporting such balance sheet and any Assets acquired by or for CS or any member of
the Cadbury plc Group subsequent to the date of such balance sheet which, had they been so
acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on such
balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of any of such
Assets subsequent to the date of such balance sheet;
(v) subject to ARTICLE IX, any rights of any member of the Cadbury plc Group
under any Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the Distribution Date in
respect of any Policies that are occurrence policies;
(vi) all Cadbury plc Claims and, to the extent relating to the Cadbury plc Business,
Joint Cadbury plc and Beverages Claims; and
(vii) the Assets set forth in Schedule 1.01(h) and any and all Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have
been or are to be Transferred to CS or any other member of the Cadbury plc Group.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Cadbury plc Assets shall not include any Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or
thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the DPS Group.
“Cadbury plc Balance Sheet” shall mean the unaudited pro forma statement of net assets
of the Cadbury plc Group, as of December 31, 2007, prepared to give effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the notes thereto, as set forth in Schedule 1.01(i);
provided that to the extent any Assets or Liabilities are Transferred by DPS or any member
of the DPS Group to CS or any member of the Cadbury plc Group or vice versa in connection with the
Plan of Separation and on or prior to the Distribution Date, such assets and/or liabilities shall
be deemed to be included or excluded from the Cadbury plc Balance Sheet, as the case may be.
“Cadbury plc Beverages Shares” shall mean the issued and outstanding shares of 500
xxxxx each of Cadbury plc.
“Cadbury plc Business” shall mean the business of manufacturing, distributing,
selling, marketing and promoting (i) confectionery and other food products throughout the world and
(ii) carbonated and non-carbonated beverages outside of the Territory.
“Cadbury plc Contracts” shall mean the following Contracts to which CS or any of its
Affiliates is a party as of the date hereof or by which it or any of its Affiliates as of the date
hereof or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing:
(i) any Contract that relates primarily to the Cadbury plc Business; and
(ii) any Contract or part thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to
this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.01(c)) or any of the Ancillary
Agreements to be assigned to any member of the Cadbury plc Group.
“Cadbury plc Group” shall mean Cadbury plc and each Business Entity that is a
Subsidiary of Cadbury plc immediately after the Demerger Effective Time, and each Business Entity
that becomes a Subsidiary of Cadbury plc after the Demerger Effective Time, which shall include
those entities identified as such in Schedule 1.01(j).
“Cadbury plc Indemnitees” shall mean each member of the Cadbury plc Group and each of
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors,
successors and assigns of any of the foregoing, other than the Beverages Indemnitees.
“Cadbury plc Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any and all Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.01(k)
hereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the Cadbury plc Group, and all
obligations and Liabilities expressly Assumed by any member of the Cadbury plc Group under
this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;
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(ii) any and all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting
from:
(A) the operation or conduct of the Cadbury plc Business prior to, on or after
the Demerger Effective Time (including any such Liability to the extent relating to,
arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer,
employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or
was within such Person’s authority) with respect to the Cadbury plc Business);
(B) the operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the
Cadbury plc Group at any time after the Demerger Effective Time (including any such
Liability to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or
failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether
or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority) with
respect to the Cadbury plc Business);
(C) any Cadbury plc Assets, whether arising before, on or after the Demerger
Effective Time;
(D) any terminated or divested Business Entity, business or operation formerly
and primarily owned or managed by or associated with CS or any Cadbury plc Business;
(E) any indebtedness (including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any
member of the Cadbury plc Group or indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such
indebtedness) exclusively relating to the Cadbury plc Business or any indebtedness
(regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness) secured exclusively by any of the
Cadbury plc Assets (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or
resulting from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness, in its capacity as
such); and
(F) any Cadbury plc Litigation Matter, any Future Cadbury plc Litigation Matter
and, to the extent relating to the Cadbury plc Business, any Future Joint Litigation
Matter; and
(iii) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the Cadbury plc
Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet, and all Liabilities
arising or Assumed after the date of such balance sheet which, had they arisen or been
Assumed on or before such date and been retained as of such date, would have been reflected
on such balance sheet or such records if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any
discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the Cadbury plc Balance Sheet.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Cadbury plc Liabilities shall not include
any Beverages Liabilities.
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“Cadbury plc Litigation Matters” means the Actions set forth in Schedule
1.01(l) hereto and any other Actions related to the Cadbury plc Assets or Cadbury plc
Liabilities commenced on or before the Distribution Date.
“Cadbury plc Ordinary Shares” shall mean the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of
500 xxxxx each of Cadbury plc.
“Circular” shall mean the circular sent to holders of CS Ordinary Shares containing
details of the Plan of Separation.
“Claims Administration” shall mean the processing of claims made under the Beverages
Shared Policies, including the reporting of claims to the insurance carriers, management and
defense of claims and providing for appropriate releases upon settlement of claims.
“Confidential Information” shall mean confidential or proprietary Information
concerning a Party and/or its Subsidiaries which, prior to or following the Demerger Effective
Time, has been disclosed by a Party or its Subsidiaries to another Party or its Subsidiaries, in
written, oral (including by recording), electronic, or visual form to, or otherwise has come into
the possession of, the other Party or its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8.01, 8.02 or 8.03 or any other provision of this Agreement (except
to the extent that such Information can be shown to have been (i) in the public domain through no
fault of such Party or its Subsidiaries or (ii) lawfully acquired from other sources by such Party
or its Subsidiaries to which it was furnished; provided, however, in the case of
clause (ii) that, to the furnished Party’s knowledge, such sources did not provide such Information
in breach of any confidentiality obligations).
“Consents” shall mean any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification
requirements to, any Person other than a Governmental Entity, in each case, in connection with the
Plan of Separation.
“Continuing Arrangements” shall mean those arrangements set forth in
Schedule 1.01(m) and such other commercial arrangements among the Parties that are intended
to survive and continue following the Demerger Effective Time.
“Contract” shall mean any agreement, contract, obligation, indenture, instrument,
lease, arrangement, commitment or undertaking (whether written or oral and whether express or
implied).
“CS ADRs” shall mean the American Depositary Receipts evidencing the American
depository shares representing CS Ordinary Shares.
“CS Ordinary Shares” shall mean the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of 12.5
xxxxx each of CS.
“Demerger Effective Time” shall mean the time at which the Plan of Separation becomes
effective, expected to be at or around 2:30 p.m. British Summer Time on May 7, 2008 or such other
time as the Court Order is registered.
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“Disclosure Documents” shall mean any registration statement or other document
(including the Form 10 and the Prospectus) filed with the SEC or the FSA by or on behalf of any
Party or any of its controlled Affiliates in connection with the Plan of Separation, and also
includes any information statement, prospectus, offering memorandum, offering circular (including
the Circular and any franchise offering circular or any similar disclosure statement), or similar
disclosure document, whether or not filed with the SEC or the FSA or any other Governmental Entity
related to the Plan of Separation, which offers for sale or registers the Transfer or distribution
of any security of such Party or any of its controlled Affiliates.
“Distribution” shall mean the distribution by DPS on the Distribution Date to holders
of record of shares of Cadbury plc Beverages Shares as of the Distribution Record Date of the
issued and outstanding DPS Common Stock on the basis of 12 shares of DPS Common Stock for every 36
outstanding Cadbury plc Beverages Shares.
“Distribution Date” shall mean the date which DPS distributes all of the issued and
outstanding shares of DPS Common Stock to the holders of Cadbury plc Beverages Shares.
“Distribution Record Date” shall mean 6:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time or British Summer
Time, as applicable to the time of year, on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on
which the Court Order is registered by the UK Registrar of Companies at Companies House.
“DPS Group” shall mean DPS and each Business Entity that is a Subsidiary of DPS
immediately after the Demerger Effective Time, and each Business Entity that becomes a Subsidiary
of DPS after the Demerger Effective Time, which shall include those entities identified as such in
Schedule 1.01(n).
“DPS Transaction Costs” shall mean the categories of out-of-pocket transaction costs
and expenses incurred by CS, DPS or any member of their respective Groups in connection with the
Plan of Separation set forth in Schedule 1.01(o).
“Employee Matters Agreement” shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement among CS and
DPS and, solely for certain limited sections therein, Cadbury plc, substantially in the form of
attached hereto as Exhibit 1.01(a).
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time that
reference is made thereto.
“Form 10” shall mean the registration statement on Form 10 filed by DPS with the SEC
in connection with the Distribution, and all amendments and supplements thereto.
“FSA” shall mean the UK Financial Services Authority.
“Governmental Approvals” shall mean any notice or report to be submitted to, or other
filing to be made with, or any consent, registration, approval, permit or authorization to be
obtained from, any Governmental Entity, in each case in connection with the Plan of Separation.
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“Governmental Entity” shall mean any nation or government, any state, municipality or
other political subdivision thereof and any entity, body, agency, department, board, bureau or
court, whether domestic, foreign or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any executive official
thereof.
“Group” shall mean the Cadbury plc Group or the DPS Group, as the context may require.
“Indemnifiable Loss” shall mean any and all damages, losses, Liabilities, penalties,
judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including the costs
and expenses of any and all Actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and
compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’,
consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense
thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder), excluding special, consequential, indirect,
punitive damages (other than special, consequential, indirect and/or punitive damages awarded to
any third party against an indemnified party) and excluding Taxes. In addition, an
“Indemnifiable Loss” shall not include any non-cash costs or charges, except to the extent
such non-cash costs or charges result in a cash payment by the applicable Indemnitee.
“Information” shall mean all information, whether or not patentable or copyrightable,
in written, oral, electronic, visual or other tangible or intangible form, stored in any medium,
including studies, reports, Records, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how,
techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples,
flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other Software,
marketing plans, customer names, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client
privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their
direction (including attorney work product), communications and materials otherwise related to or
made or prepared in connection with or in preparation for any legal proceeding, and other
technical, financial, employee or business information or data.
“Information Statement” shall mean the Information Statement attached as an exhibit to
the Form 10 sent to the holders of CS Ordinary Shares in connection with the Distribution,
including any amendment or supplement thereto.
“Insurance Administration” shall mean, with respect to each Beverages Shared Policy,
the accounting for premiums, retrospectively-rated premiums, defense costs, indemnity payments,
deductibles and retentions, as appropriate, under the terms and conditions of each of the Beverages
Shared Policies; and the reporting to excess insurance carriers of any losses or claims which may
cause the per-occurrence, per claim or aggregate limits of any Beverages Shared Policy to be
exceeded, and the distribution of Insurance Proceeds as contemplated by this Agreement.
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“Insurance Proceeds” shall mean those monies (i) received by an insured from an
insurance carrier or (ii) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of an insured, in either case net
of any applicable premium adjustment, retrospectively-rated premium, deductible, retention, or cost
of reserve paid or held by or for the benefit of such insured.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean (i) patents and patent applications;
(ii) Trademarks; (iii) copyrights and design rights, including registrations and applications for
registration thereof; (iv) database rights; and (v) confidential and proprietary information,
including trade secrets and know-how.
“Intercompany Balances” shall mean all intercompany accounts receivable, accounts
payable, loans and corporate cross-charges (other than current intercompany accounts receivables
and accounts payable arising out of the ordinary course of business or any balances outstanding
under any Continuing Arrangement), including the interest accrued thereon as of the date hereof,
between any member of the DPS Group, on the one hand, and any member of the Cadbury plc Group, on
the other hand, including those set forth in Schedule 1.01(p).
“Law” shall mean any applicable U.S., English or other federal, national,
supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code,
order, requirement or rule of law (including common law).
“Liabilities” shall mean any and all debts, liabilities, costs, expenses and
obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, reserved or
unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law, Action, whether
asserted or unasserted, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or
award entered by or with any Governmental Entity and those arising under any Contract or any fines,
damages or equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and expenses related
thereto.
“Listing Rules” shall mean the Listing Rules of the UKLA.
“London Stock Exchange” shall mean the London Stock Exchange plc.
“NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.
“Person” shall mean any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust,
joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership or other organization
or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.
“Policies” shall mean insurance policies and insurance Contracts of any kind (other
than life and benefits policies or Contracts), including primary, excess and umbrella policies,
comprehensive general liability policies, director and officer liability, fiduciary liability,
automobile, aircraft, property and casualty, workers’ compensation and employee dishonesty
insurance policies, bonds and self-insurance and captive insurance company arrangements, together
with the rights, benefits and privileges thereunder.
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“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus issued by Cadbury plc in relation to the
admission by the UKLA of the Cadbury plc Ordinary Shares and the admission of the Cadbury plc
Ordinary Shares to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange,
prepared, published and approved by, and filed with, the FSA in accordance with the Prospectus
Rules.
“Prospectus Rules” shall mean the Prospectus Rules of the FSA made under section 73A
of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000, as amended.
“Records” shall mean any Contracts, documents, books, records or files.
“Scheme” shall mean the scheme of arrangement under Section 425 of the Companies Xxx
0000 between CS and the CS shareholders, with or subject to any modification, addition or condition
approved or imposed by the Court pursuant to which the CS Ordinary Shares will be cancelled, CS
will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cadbury plc and each holder of CS Ordinary Shares will be
entitled to receive 00 Xxxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxx Shares and 36 Cadbury plc Beverages Shares for every
100 CS Ordinary Shares that such holder holds as of the Scheme Record Date.
“Scheme Record Date” shall mean 6:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time or British Summer Time,
as applicable to the time of year, on the date of the Court hearing to confirm the reduction of
capital of CS provided under the Scheme.
“SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
agency.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time that reference is
made thereto.
“Security Interest” shall mean any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge,
claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction, right-of-way, easement, encroachment,
restriction on transfer, or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, excluding (i) restrictions
on transfer under securities Laws and (ii) licenses of Intellectual Property.
“Software” shall mean all computer programs, applications and code (including source
code and object code), and all media and documentation (including user manuals and training
materials) relating to or embodying any of the foregoing or on which any of the foregoing are
recorded.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) a corporation, 50% or more of
the voting or capital stock of which is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned
by such Person and (ii) any other partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly,
owns 50% or more of the equity economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the
election of 50% or more of the members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has
control over such entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).
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“Tax” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.
“Tax Return” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.
“Tax Sharing Agreement” shall mean the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement among
CS and DPS and, solely for certain limited sections therein, Cadbury plc, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 1.01(b).
“Territory” shall mean the countries listed across from the brands owned by or
licensed to a member of the DPS Group as of the Distribution Date or otherwise Transferred to a
member of the DPS Group after the Distribution Date pursuant to Section 2.04, as set forth
in Schedule 1.01(q). For the avoidance of doubt, the Territory is specific as to each
brand identified in Schedule 1.01(q).
“Trademarks” means trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress and Internet
domain names, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, together with the
goodwill associated therewith.
“Transaction Costs” shall mean all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by CS,
DPS or any member of their respective Groups in connection with the Plan of Separation other than
the DPS Transaction Costs.
“Transfer Agent” shall mean Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
“Transfer Documents” shall mean, collectively, the various Contracts and other
documents heretofore entered into and to be entered into to effect the Transfer of Assets and the
Assumption of Liabilities in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan of Separation,
or otherwise relating to, arising out of or resulting from the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, which shall be, as applicable, in such form or forms as the applicable Parties thereto
agree.
“Transition Services Agreement” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement between
CS and DPS, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.01(c).
“UK” shall mean the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
“UKLA” shall mean the FSA acting in its capacity as the competent authority for the
purposes of Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000, as amended.
The following terms have the meanings set forth in the Sections set forth below:
Definition | Location | |
“Agreement” | Preamble |
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“Agreement Disputes” | 10.01 |
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“American Samoa Business” | 6.02(d) |
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“AsiaPac Licensed Intellectual Property | 6.04(c) |
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“Assume” or “Assumed” | 2.02 |
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Definition | Location | |
“Audited Party” | 5.02(d) |
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“Beverages Claims” | 8.10(c) |
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“Beverages Names and Marks” | 6.02(a) |
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“Cadbury Names and Marks” | 6.01(a) |
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“Cadbury plc Claims” | 8.10(c) |
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“Corporate Name” | 6.01(b) |
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“Court” | 4.01(a) |
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“Court Order” | 4.01(b) |
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“CS” | Recitals |
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“Domain Names Agreement” | 6.06 |
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“DPS” | Preamble |
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“DPS Common Stock” | Recitals |
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“DPS Licensed Intellectual Property | 6.04(b) |
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“Escalation Notice” | 10.02(a) |
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“Existing Stock” | 6.01(c) |
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“Future Beverages Litigation Matter” | 8.10(b)(ii) |
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“Future Cadbury plc Litigation Matter” | 8.10(b)(i) |
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“Future Joint Litigation Matters” | 8.10(b)(iii) |
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“Improvements” | 6.04(b) |
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“Indemnifying Party” | 7.04(b) |
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“Indemnitee” | 7.04(b) |
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“Indemnity Payment” | 7.06(a) |
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“Interim Financial Statements” | 5.02(c) |
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“Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments” | 5.02(b) |
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“Know-How Agreement” | 6.05(a) |
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“Joint Cadbury plc and Beverages Claims” | 8.10(c) |
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“Memorabilia” | 6.03 |
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“Other Party’s Auditors” | 5.02(b) |
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“Party” | Preamble |
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“Plan of Separation” | Recitals |
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“Reduction” | 4.01(a) |
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“Shared Contract” | 2.01(c)(i) |
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“Third Party Claim” | 7.04(b) |
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“Third Party Proceeds” | 7.06(a) |
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“Transfer” | 2.01(a)(i) |
Section 1.02 Interpretation and Rules of Construction. In this Agreement, except to
the extent otherwise provided or that the context otherwise requires:
(a) when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or
Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this
Agreement unless otherwise indicated;
(b) the table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;
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(c) whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement,
they are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;
(d) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used
in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of
this Agreement;
(e) all terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any
Ancillary Agreement, or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto,
unless otherwise defined therein;
(f) the definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well
as the plural forms of such terms; and
(g) references to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns.
ARTICLE II
THE SEPARATION
Section 2.01 Transfer of Assets.
(a) On or prior to the Demerger Effective Time and to the extent not already completed:
(i) CS shall, on behalf of itself and the members of the Cadbury plc Group, as
applicable, transfer, contribute, assign and convey or cause to be transferred, contributed,
assigned and conveyed (“Transfer”) to DPS or another member of the DPS Group all of
its and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest, if any and to the extent of such right,
title and interest, in and to the Beverages Assets owned or held by a member of the Cadbury
plc Group as of the Distribution Date, including taking the actions necessary to consummate
the transactions set forth in Schedule 2.01(a); and
(ii) DPS shall, on behalf of itself and the members of the DPS Group, as applicable,
Transfer to CS or another member of the Cadbury plc Group all of its and its Subsidiaries’
right, title and interest, if any and to the extent of such right, title and interest, in
and to the Cadbury plc Assets owned or held by a member of the DPS Group as of the
Distribution Date, including taking the actions necessary to consummate the transactions set
forth in Schedule 2.01(a).
(b) Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, each of CS and DPS shall be
entitled to designate the Business Entity within such Party’s respective Group to which any
Assets are to be Transferred pursuant to this Section 2.01 or Section 2.04.
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(c) Without limiting the generality of the obligations set forth in Section 2.01(a)
and 2.01(b):
(i) Unless the Parties otherwise agree or the benefits of any Contract described in
this Section are expressly conveyed to the applicable Party pursuant to an Ancillary
Agreement, to the extent any Contract is (1) a Cadbury plc Asset but inures in part to the
benefit or burden of any member of the DPS Group or (2) a Beverages Asset but inures in part
to the benefit or burden of any member of the Cadbury plc Group, including those contracts
listed in Schedule 2.01(c) (each, a “Shared Contract”), such Shared Contract
shall be assigned in part to the applicable member(s) of the applicable Group, if so
assignable, or appropriately amended prior to, on or after the Demerger Effective Time, so
that each Party or the members of their respective Groups shall be entitled to the rights
and benefits, and shall Assume the related portion of any Liabilities, inuring to their
respective businesses; provided, however, that (x) in no event shall any
member of any Group be required to assign (or amend) any Shared Contract in its entirety or
to assign a portion of any Shared Contract (including any Policy) which is not assignable
(or cannot be amended) by its terms (including any terms imposing consents or conditions on
an assignment where such consents or conditions have not been obtained or fulfilled) and
(y) if any Shared Contract cannot be so partially assigned by its terms or otherwise, or
cannot be amended or if such assignment or amendment would impair the benefit the Parties
thereto derive from such Shared Contract, the Parties shall, and shall cause each of their
respective Subsidiaries to, take such other reasonable and permissible actions to cause a
member of the DPS Group or the Cadbury plc Group, as the case may be, to receive the benefit
of that portion of each Shared Contract that relates to the Beverages Business or the
Cadbury plc Business (to the extent so related) as if such Shared Contract had been assigned
to (or amended to allow) a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section
2.01 and to bear the burden of the corresponding Liabilities (including any Liabilities
that may arise by reason of such arrangement) as if such Liabilities had been Assumed by a
member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.01.
(ii) Each of CS and DPS shall, and shall cause the respective members of its Group to,
(A) treat for all Tax purposes the portion of each Shared Contract inuring to its respective
businesses as Assets owned by, and/or Liabilities of, as applicable, such Party not later
than the Demerger Effective Time and (B) neither report nor take any Tax position (on a Tax
Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (in the case of clauses (A) and (B),
unless required by Tax Law or any other Law or the good faith resolution of a contest or
other proceeding relating to Taxes).
(iii) Nothing in this Section 2.01(c) shall require any member of any Group to
make any payment (except to the extent advanced, Assumed or agreed in advance to be
reimbursed by any member of the other Group), incur any obligation or grant any concession
for the benefit of any member of any other Group in order to effect any transaction
contemplated by this Section 2.01(c), in each case, other than an incidental
payment, obligation or concession.
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Section 2.02 Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities. Except as otherwise
specifically set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, from and after the Demerger Effective Time,
(a) CS shall, or shall cause a member of the Cadbury plc Group to, accept, assume (or, as
applicable, retain), perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms
(“Assume”), all of the Cadbury plc Liabilities and (b) DPS shall, or shall cause a member
of the DPS Group to, Assume all the Beverages 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 Demerger Effective Time, (iii) where or against whom such
Liabilities are asserted or determined and (iv) whether arising from or alleged to arise from
negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Cadbury
plc Group or the DPS Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective
directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
Section 2.03 Intercompany Balances.
(a) All of the Intercompany Balances, including those set forth on Schedule 1.01(p)
shall, prior to or at the Demerger Effective Time, be repaid, settled or otherwise eliminated, by
means of cash payments, a dividend, capital contribution, a combination of the foregoing or
otherwise, as determined by CS.
(b) Except as may be contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, from May 1, 2008 until the Distribution Date, DPS
shall, and shall cause each member of the DPS Group to, manage its working capital in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice.
(c) As between the Parties (and the members of their respective Groups), all payments and
reimbursements received after the Demerger Effective Time by any Party (or member of its Group)
that relate to a Business, Asset or Liability of the other Party (or member of its Group) shall be
held by such Party in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (at the expense
of the Party entitled thereto) and, promptly upon receipt by such Party of any such payment or
reimbursement, such Party shall pay or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to pay over
to the applicable Party the amount of such payment or reimbursement without right of set-off, net
of any costs, including Tax costs, to the Party making the payment.
Section 2.04 Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Demerger Effective Time; Transfers
Deemed Effective as of the Demerger Effective Time.
(a) To the extent that any Transfers contemplated by this Agreement (other than any Transfer
contemplated by Section 2.01(c)) shall not have been consummated on or prior to the
Demerger Effective Time, the Parties shall cooperate to effect such Transfers as promptly as
practicable following the Demerger Effective Time. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
require the Transfer of any Assets or the Assumption of any Liabilities which by their terms
or operation of Law cannot be Transferred; provided, however, that the Parties and
their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts following the
Distribution Date to seek to obtain any necessary Consents or Governmental Approvals for the
Transfer of all Assets and the Assumption of all Liabilities contemplated to be Transferred and
Assumed pursuant to this Agreement.
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(b) In the event that any such Transfer of Assets or Assumption of Liabilities has not been
consummated, from and after the Demerger Effective Time (i) to the extent permitted by applicable
Law, the Party whose Group retains such Asset shall thereafter hold, or cause the applicable member
of its Group to hold, such Asset (at no net Tax cost to such Party or such member) for the use and
benefit of the member of the other Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member entitled
thereto) to the extent related to such other Party’s business and (ii) to the extent permitted by
applicable Law, the Party intended to Assume such Liability shall, or shall cause the applicable
member of its Group to, pay or reimburse the member of the other Group retaining such Liability (at
no net Tax cost to such retaining member) for all amounts paid or incurred in connection with the
retention of such Liability to the extent related to such other Party’s business. In addition, the
Party whose Group retains such Asset or Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the
extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Asset or Liability in the ordinary course of
business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably
requested by the Party to whose Group such Asset is to be Transferred or by the Party whose Group
will Assume such Liability in order to place such Party, insofar as reasonably possible, in the
same position as if such Asset or Liability had been Transferred or Assumed as contemplated hereby
and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Asset or Liability, including possession,
use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Asset or
Liability, are to inure from and after the Demerger Effective Time to the member or members of the
Cadbury plc Group or the DPS Group entitled to the receipt of such Asset or required to Assume such
Liability. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Parties agree that, as of the Demerger Effective
Time, each Party shall be deemed to have acquired complete and sole beneficial ownership over all
of the Assets, together with all rights, powers and privileges incident thereto, and shall be
deemed to have Assumed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement all of the Liabilities, and
all duties, obligations and responsibilities incident thereto, which such Party is entitled to
acquire or required to Assume pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(c) If and when the Consents, Governmental Approvals and/or conditions, the absence or
non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral of Transfer of any Asset or deferral of the
Assumption of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.04(a), are obtained or satisfied, the
Transfer, assignment, Assumption or novation of the applicable Asset or Liability shall be effected
in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary
Agreement.
(d) The Person retaining any Asset or Liability due to the deferral of the Transfer of such
Asset or the deferral of the Assumption of such Liability pursuant to Section 2.04(a) or
otherwise shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the
necessary funds are advanced, assumed, or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by the Person entitled
to such Asset or the Person intended to be subject to such Liability and at
no net Tax cost to such retaining Person, other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and recording
or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by the Person entitled to such Asset or
the Person intended to be subject to such Liability.
(e) Each of CS and DPS shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to,
(i) treat for all Tax purposes (A) the deferred Assets as Assets having been Transferred to and
owned by the Party entitled to such Assets not later than the Demerger Effective Time and
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(B) the
deferred Liabilities as Liabilities having been Assumed and owed by the Person intended to be
subject to such Liabilities not later than the Demerger Effective Time and (ii) neither report nor
take any Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (in the case
of clauses (i) and (ii), unless required by a Tax Law or any other Law or good faith resolution of
a contest or proceeding relating to Taxes).
(f) Nothing in this Section 2.04 shall be deemed to modify the terms of any Beverages
IP Agreement entered into between any member of the DPS Group, on the one hand, and any member of
the Cadbury plc Group on the other.
Section 2.05 Transfer Documents. In connection with, and in furtherance of, the
Transfer of Assets and the acceptance and Assumption of Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement,
to the extent necessary, the Parties shall execute or cause to be executed, on or prior to the
Demerger Effective Time, the Transfer Documents reasonably necessary to evidence the valid and
effective Assumption by the applicable Party or the members of its Group of the Cadbury plc
Liabilities or Beverages Liabilities, as applicable, and the valid Transfer to the applicable Party
or member of such Party’s Group of all right, title and interest in and to the Cadbury plc Assets
or the Beverages Asset, as applicable, to be Transferred hereunder.
Section 2.06 Further Assurances.
(a) In addition to and without limiting the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in
this Agreement, including Section 2.04, each of the Parties shall cooperate with each other
and use (and will cause their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to use) commercially
reasonable efforts, on and after the Demerger Effective Time, to take, or to cause to be taken, all
actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary on its part under
applicable Law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, on and after the Demerger Effective Time, each Party shall
cooperate with the other Parties, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the
requesting Party from and after the Demerger Effective Time, to execute and deliver, or use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including
instruments of Transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all Consents and/or
Governmental Approvals, any permit, license, Contract, indenture or other instrument (including any
Consents or Governmental Approvals), and to take all such other actions as such Party may
reasonably be requested to take by the other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate
the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the Transfers
of the applicable Assets and the assignment and Assumption of the applicable Liabilities and the
other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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Section 2.07 Replacement of Guarantors and Obligors.
(a) DPS shall (with the reasonable cooperation of CS) use its commercially reasonable efforts
to have any member of the Cadbury plc Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Beverages
Liability, including in respect of those guarantees and obligations set forth in Schedule
2.07(a), to the extent that they relate to Beverages Liabilities.
(b) On or prior to the Demerger Effective Time, to the extent required to obtain a release
from a guaranty or obligation for any Beverages Liability of any member of the Cadbury plc Group, a
member of the DPS Group, as applicable, shall either (i) execute a guaranty agreement in the form
of the existing guaranty or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant Parties to such
guaranty agreement or (ii) execute an amendment to the agreement giving rise to such obligation in
such form as is necessary to obtain such release, except to the extent that such existing guaranty
or amendment contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (1) with which
DPS would be reasonably unable to comply or (2) which would be reasonably expected to be breached.
(c) If DPS is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required removal as set
forth in clause (a) and (b) of this Section 2.07, (i) the relevant DPS Group beneficiary
and DPS shall, and shall cause the members of the DPS Group to, indemnify and hold harmless the
Cadbury plc Group guarantor or obligor for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto
(in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE VII) and shall or shall cause one of its
Affiliates, as agent or subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor to pay, perform and discharge
fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder.
(d) CS shall (with the reasonable cooperation of DPS) use its commercially reasonable efforts
to have any member of the DPS Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Cadbury plc
Liability, including in respect of the guarantees or obligations set forth in Schedule
2.07(d), to the extent that they relate to Cadbury plc Liabilities.
(e) On or prior to the Demerger Effective Time, to the extent required to obtain a release
from a guaranty or obligation for any Cadbury plc Liability of any member of the DPS Group, a
member of the Cadbury plc Group, as applicable, shall either (i) execute a guaranty agreement in
the form of the existing guaranty or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant Parties to
such guaranty agreement or (ii) execute an amendment to the agreement giving rise to such
obligation in such form as is necessary to obtain such release, except to the extent that such
guaranty or amendment contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (1)
with which CS would be reasonably unable to comply or (2) which would be reasonably expected to be
breached.
(f) If CS is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required
removal as set forth in clause (d) and (e) of this Section 2.07, (i) the relevant
Cadbury plc Group beneficiary and CS shall, and shall cause the other members of the Cadbury plc
Group to, indemnify and hold harmless the DPS Group guarantor or obligor for any Indemnifiable Loss
arising from or relating thereto (in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE VII) and
shall or shall cause one of its Affiliates, as agent or subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor
to pay,
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perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or
obligor thereunder.
Section 2.08 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. EACH OF CS (ON BEHALF OF
ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE CADBURY PLC GROUP) AND DPS (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF
THE DPS GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, IN ANY ANCILLARY
AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CONTINUING ARRANGEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT,
ANY CONTINUING ARRANGEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY
ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS, ANY CONTINUING ARRANGEMENTS OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN
ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES, INFORMATION OR LIABILITIES CONTRIBUTED, TRANSFERRED OR
ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS OR GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS REQUIRED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, OR ANY
OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF
SET-OFF OR FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY CONTRIBUTION, ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT,
CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON
THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN
OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR CONTINUING ARRANGEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON
AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” BASIS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM OR
SIMILAR FORM DEED OR CONVEYANCE) AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL
RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE SHALL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD TITLE,
FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY SECURITY INTEREST AND (II) ANY NECESSARY CONSENTS OR GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS
ARE NOT OBTAINED OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH.
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION
Section 3.01 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws. On or prior to the Distribution Date, all necessary actions shall be taken to adopt the
form of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws filed by DPS with the SEC as exhibits to the Form
10.
Section 3.02 Directors. On or prior to the Distribution Date, CS shall take all
necessary actions to cause the board of directors of DPS to consist of the individuals identified
in the Information Statement as directors of DPS.
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Section 3.03 Resignations. On or prior to the Distribution Date, (i) CS shall cause
all its employees and any employees of any member of the Cadbury plc Group (excluding any employees
of any member of the DPS Group) to resign, effective as of the Distribution Date, from all
positions as officers or directors of any member of the DPS Group in which they serve and (ii) DPS
shall cause all its employees and any employees of any member of the DPS Group to resign, effective
as of the Distribution Date, from all positions as officers or directors of any members of the
Cadbury plc Group.
Section 3.04 Ancillary Agreements. On or prior to the Distribution Date, each of CS
and DPS shall enter into, and/or (where applicable) shall cause a member or members of their
respective Group to enter into, the Ancillary Agreements and any other Contracts in respect of the
Distribution reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
ARTICLE IV
THE DISTRIBUTION
Section 4.01 The Distribution. Subject to Sections 4.04 and 4.05:
(a) Promptly following the sanction by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the
“Court”) of the Scheme, Cadbury plc shall apply to the Court to approve a reduction in
capital pursuant to Section 135 of the Companies Xxx 0000 (the “Reduction”) under which the
share capital of Cadbury plc shall be reduced by decreasing the nominal value of each Cadbury plc
Ordinary Share from 500 to 10 xxxxx and the Cadbury plc Beverages Shares will be cancelled in their
entirety.
(b) Promptly after receipt of the order (the “Court Order”) from the Court approving
the Reduction, Cadbury plc shall file the Court Order at Companies House.
(c) On the Distribution Date, DPS shall issue to each holder of a Cadbury plc Beverages Share
12 shares of DPS Common Stock for every 36 Cadbury plc Beverages Shares
held by such shareholder and the shares of DPS Common Stock held by CS shall be cancelled. No
action by any such shareholder shall be necessary for such shareholder (or such shareholder’s
designated transferee or transferees) to receive the applicable number of shares of (and, if
applicable, cash in lieu of any fractional shares) DPS Common Stock such shareholder is entitled to
in the Distribution. The Transfer Agent shall credit the appropriate class and number of such
shares of DPS Common Stock to book entry accounts for each such holder or designated transferee or
transferees of such holder of DPS Common Stock.
Section 4.02 Fractional Shares. Shareholders holding a number of shares of Cadbury
plc Beverages Shares, on the Distribution Record Date, which would entitle such shareholders to
receive less than one whole share of DPS Common Stock in the applicable Distribution will receive
cash in lieu of fractional shares. Fractional shares of DPS Common Stock will not be distributed
in the Distribution nor credited to book-entry accounts. The Transfer Agent shall, as soon as
practicable after the applicable Distribution Date, (a) determine
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the number of whole shares and
fractional shares of DPS Common Stock allocable to each holder of record or beneficial owner of
Cadbury plc Beverages Shares as of close of business on the Distribution Record Date, (b) aggregate
all such fractional shares into whole shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby in open
market transactions, in each case, at then prevailing trading prices on behalf of holders who would
otherwise be entitled to fractional share interests and (c) distribute to each such holder, or for
the benefit of each such beneficial owner, such holder or owner’s ratable share of the net proceeds
of such sale, based upon the average gross selling price per share of DPS Common Stock after making
appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld for United States federal income tax
purposes. DPS shall bear the cost of brokerage fees incurred in connection with these sales of
fractional shares, which sales shall occur as soon after the applicable Distribution Date as
practicable and as determined by the Transfer Agent. Neither CS nor DPS or the Transfer Agent will
guarantee any minimum sale price for the fractional shares of DPS Common Stock. Neither CS nor DPS
will pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares. The Transfer Agent will
have the sole discretion to select the broker-dealers through which to sell the aggregated
fractional shares and to determine when, how and at what price to sell such shares. Neither the
Transfer Agent nor the broker-dealers through which the aggregated fractional shares are sold will
be Affiliates of CS or DPS.
Section 4.03 Actions in Connection with the Distribution.
(a) DPS shall file such amendments and supplements to the Form 10 as CS may reasonably request
and such amendments as may be necessary in order to cause the same to become and remain effective
as required by Law, including filing such amendments and supplements to the Form 10 as may be
required by the SEC or federal, state or foreign securities Laws. A member of the Cadbury plc
Group, on behalf of DPS, shall mail to the holders of CS Ordinary Shares and CS ADRs, at such time
on or prior to the applicable Distribution Date as CS shall determine, the Information Statement
included in the Form 10, as well as any other information concerning DPS, its business, operations
and management, the Plan of Separation and such other matters as CS shall reasonably determine are
necessary and as may be required by Law.
(b) DPS shall cooperate with CS in preparing, filing with the SEC and causing to become
effective a registration statement or amendments thereof which are required to reflect the
establishment of, or amendments to, any employee benefit and other plans necessary or appropriate
in connection with the Plan of Separation or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements. Promptly after receiving a request from CS, to the extent requested, DPS
shall prepare and, in accordance with applicable Law, file with the SEC any such documentation that
CS determines is necessary or desirable to effectuate the Distribution, and CS and DPS shall each
use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary approvals from the SEC with respect
thereto as soon as practicable.
(c) DPS shall prepare and file, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have approved
and made effective, an application for the original listing of the DPS Common Stock to be
distributed in the Distribution on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution.
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Section 4.04 Distribution Date. CS shall, in its sole discretion, determine the
Distribution Date and all terms of the Distribution, including the form, structure and terms of any
transactions and/or offerings to effect the Distribution and the timing of and conditions to the
consummation thereof. In addition, regardless of whether the conditions to the consummation of the
Distribution set forth in Section 4.05 have been satisfied or waived, CS may, in accordance
with Section 11.01, at any time and from time to time until the completion of the
Distribution, decide to modify or change the terms of the Distribution, including by accelerating
or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution.
Section 4.05 Conditions to Distribution. Subject to Section 4.04, the
consummation of the Distribution shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following
conditions which satisfaction or waiver shall be determined by CS in its sole discretion and which
conditions are for the sole benefit of the Cadbury plc Group and shall not give rise to or create
any duty on the part of CS or the board of directors of CS to waive or not waive any such
condition:
(a) The Form 10 shall have been declared effective by the SEC, with no stop order in effect
with respect thereto, and the Information Statement shall have been mailed to the holders of CS
Ordinary Shares;
(b) The DPS Common Stock to be delivered in the Distribution shall have been approved for
listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance;
(c) Any Governmental Approvals shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect;
(d) The Scheme shall have been sanctioned by the Court and office copies of the Scheme Court
Orders shall have been registered by the UK Registrar of Companies at Companies House;
(e) The Cadbury plc Ordinary Shares shall have been (i) admitted to the
official list of the UKLA and (ii) admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main
market for listed Securities;
(f) Cadbury plc shall have received the Court Order approving the Reduction and such Court
Order shall have been delivered to the UK Registrar of Companies and been registered by him;
(g) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction
or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Distribution or any of
the transactions related thereto, including the transfers of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities
contemplated by this Agreement, shall be in effect;
(h) CS shall have completed the contribution/transfer of the Beverages Business to DPS;
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(i) The financing transactions described in the Information Statement as having occurred prior
to the Distribution shall have been consummated on or prior to the Distribution;
(j) There shall not have occurred an event or development that, in the opinion of the board of
directors of CS, in its sole and absolute discretion, would result in the Distribution having a
material adverse effect on CS or any of its Subsidiaries or CS’ shareholders; and
(k) The Ancillary Agreements shall have been entered into by the applicable Parties.
Section 4.06 Consent to the Reduction. DPS acknowledges that Cadbury plc is proposing
to undertake the Reduction and DPS, on behalf of itself and each member of the DPS Group, (i) shall
as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement provide Cadbury plc with an
executed letter of consent to the Reduction in the form attached as Exhibit 4.06 and agrees
that a copy of this letter may be presented to the Court as part of Cadbury plc’s application for
confirmation by the Court of the Reduction; and (ii) undertakes that to the extent further consent
is requested by Cadbury plc in order to effect the Reduction, DPS shall (and shall procure that any
member of the DPS Group shall) give consent promptly on terms reasonably acceptable to Cadbury plc
and, for the avoidance of doubt, such consents shall not be conditional on the provision of any
third party guarantee or the deposit of any funds in any bank or escrow account or any other
security, fact, event or thing. This consent is (and any consent given after the date of this
letter shall be) irrevocable.
ARTICLE V
CERTAIN COVENANTS
Section 5.01 Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the period ending on the 18-month anniversary of the Distribution Date, none of the
Parties or any member of their respective Groups shall solicit for employment or interfere with or
attempt to interfere with any officers, employees, representatives or agents of any member of the
other Group, or induce or attempt to induce any of them to leave the employ of the other Group or
violate the terms of their contracts, or any employment arrangements, with the other Group;
provided, however, that the foregoing will not prohibit (x) any advertising in
publication or media of general circulation including trade journals or similar media or hiring any
officer, employee, representative or agent who responds to such advertisement or (y) the soliciting
or hiring of any officers, employees, representatives or agents of any member of the other Group
who are offered a position following the termination of employment by the other Group.
Section 5.02 Auditors and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and
Accounting.
(a) DPS shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its auditors to complete its
audit for the year ending December 31, 2008 such that the auditor will date its
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opinion of the
audited 2008 annual financial statements on the same date that Cadbury plc’s auditors date their
opinion on Cadbury plc’s audited annual financial statements, such that Cadbury plc is able to meet
its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of Cadbury plc’s 2008 annual
financial statements. In addition, DPS shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its
auditors to comply with the processes and procedures required by Cadbury plc Group’s auditors to
permit Cadbury plc Group’s auditors to opine on the 2008 audited financial statements of Cadbury
plc.
(b) Each Party shall provide, or provide access to the other Party on a timely basis, all
information reasonably required to meet its schedule for the preparation, printing, filing, and
public dissemination of its 2008 annual financial statements and for management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial
reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308, respectively, of Regulation S-K and, to the extent
applicable to such Party, its auditor’s audit of its internal control over financial reporting and
management’s assessment thereof in accordance with Section 404 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002
and the SEC’s and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s rules and auditing standards
thereunder, if required (such assessments and audit being referred to as the “Internal Control
Audit and Management Assessments”). Such information shall be provided in the form, time and
manner reasonably requested by CS, which shall not be materially different than the form, time and
manner required by CS prior to the Distribution Date pursuant to the CS Group Reporting Manual in
effect as of the Distribution Date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party
will provide all required financial and other information with respect to itself and its
Subsidiaries to its auditors in a sufficient and reasonable time and in sufficient detail to permit
its auditors to take all steps and perform all reviews necessary to provide sufficient assistance
to the other Party’s auditors (each such other Party’s auditors, collectively, the “Other
Party’s Auditors”) with respect to information to be included or contained in such other
Party’s annual financial statements and to permit the Other Party’s Auditors and management to
complete the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments, if required.
(c) Each Party shall provide, or provide access to the other Party on a timely basis, all
information reasonably required to meet its schedule for the preparation, printing, filing, and
public dissemination of its financial results for the period ending June 30, 2008 (the “Interim
Financial Statements”) and for its Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments, if
required. Such information shall be provided in the form, time and manner reasonably requested by
CS, which shall not be materially different than the form, time and manner required by CS prior to
the Distribution Date pursuant to the CS Group Reporting Manual in effect as of the Distribution
Date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party will provide all required
financial and other information with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries to its auditors in a
sufficient and reasonable time and in sufficient detail to permit its auditors to take all steps
and perform all reviews necessary to provide sufficient assistance to the Other Party’s Auditors
with respect to information to be included or contained in the Interim Financial Statements and to
permit the Other Party’s Auditors and management to complete the Internal Control Audit and
Management Assessments, if required.
(d) Each Party shall authorize its respective auditors to make reasonably available to the
Other Party’s Auditors both the personnel who performed or are performing the annual audits of such
audited Party (each such Party with respect to its own audit, the “Audited
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Party”) and work
papers related to the annual audits of such Audited Party, in all cases within a reasonable time
prior to such Audited Party’s auditors’ opinion date, so that the Other Party’s Auditors are able
to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to take responsibility for the work of
the Audited Party’s auditors as it relates to their auditors’ report on such other Party’s
financial statements, all within sufficient time to enable such other Party to meet its timetable
for the printing, filing and public dissemination of its annual financial statements. Each Party
shall make reasonably available to the Other Party’s Auditors and management its personnel and
Records in a reasonable time prior to the Other Party’s Auditors’ opinion date and other Party’s
management’s assessment date so that the Other Party’s Auditors and other Party’s management are
able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to conduct the Internal Control
Audit and Management Assessments.
(e) To the extent it relates to a pre-Distribution Date period, (i) each of the Parties hereto
shall give the other Party hereto as much prior notice as is reasonably practicable of any changes
in, or proposed determination of, its accounting estimates from those in effect as of immediately
prior to the Distribution Date or of any other action with regard to its accounting estimates or
previously reported financial results which may affect the other Party’s financial results, (ii)
each of the Parties hereto will consult with the other and, if requested by the Party contemplating
such changes, with the Other Party’s Auditors and (iii) unless required by generally accepted
accounting principles or a reasonable interpretation thereof by either Party’s auditors, Law or a
Governmental Entity, neither party shall make such determination or changes which would affect the
other Party’s previously reported financial results without prior consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Further, each Party will give the other Party prompt notice of any
amendments or restatements of accounting statements with respect to pre-Distribution Date periods,
and will provide the other Party with access as provided in Section 5.02(c) hereof as
promptly as possible such that the other Party will be able to satisfy its financial reporting
requirements.
(f) In the event either Cadbury plc or DPS is the subject of any SEC, FSA or
other Governmental Entity’s comment, review or investigation (formal or informal) relating to
a period prior to the Distribution Date and which in any way relates to the other Party or the
other Party’s public filings, such Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of any comment
or notice of such review or investigation and shall give the other Party a reasonable opportunity
to be involved in responding to such comment, review or investigation, and such other Party shall
cooperate with such Party in connection with responding to such comment, review or investigation.
(g) Any Information exchanged pursuant to this Section 5.02 is subject to Section
8.06.
Section 5.03 CS Obligations. DPS and Cadbury plc agree that Cadbury plc shall not,
and shall cause CS not to, take any actions that would materially and adversely impact the ability
of CS to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement; provided that Cadbury plc may at any
time following the Distribution Date require CS to assign to Cadbury plc all of CS’ rights and
obligations under this Agreement in substitution for compliance by Cadbury plc and CS with the
aforementioned obligation in this Section 5.03, and upon such assignment, Cadbury plc shall assume
all of CS’ obligations under this Agreement.
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ARTICLE VI
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS
Section 6.01 Cadbury Names and Marks.
(a) DPS hereby acknowledges that all right, title and interest in and to the “Cadbury” name,
together with all variations and acronyms thereof and all Trademarks and other identifiers of
source or goodwill containing or incorporating any of the foregoing (the “Cadbury Names and
Marks”), are owned exclusively by the Cadbury plc Group, and that, except as expressly provided
below, any and all right of the DPS Group to use the Cadbury Names and Marks shall terminate as of
the Demerger Effective Time and shall immediately revert to the Cadbury plc Group, along with any
and all goodwill associated therewith. DPS acknowledges that (i) the Beverages Assets shall not
include any Cadbury Names and Marks, and (ii) it has no rights, and is not acquiring any rights, to
use the Cadbury Names and Marks, except as expressly provided herein.
(b) DPS shall, as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, but in no event later than
10 Business Days thereafter, cause each member of the DPS Group to file amended certificates of
incorporation with the appropriate Governmental Entities changing its corporate name, “doing
business as” name, trade name and any other similar corporate identifier (each, a “Corporate
Name”) to a Corporate Name that does not contain any Cadbury Names and Marks and to supply
promptly any additional information, documents and materials that may be requested by CS with
respect to such filings.
(c) The DPS Group shall, for a period of 15 months after the Distribution Date, be entitled to
use, solely in connection with the operation of the Beverages Business as operated immediately
prior to the Demerger Effective Time, all of their existing stocks of product packaging, signs,
letterheads, business cards, invoice stock, advertisements and promotional materials (other than
Internet or intranet websites and web pages), inventory and other documents and materials
(“Existing Stock”) containing the Cadbury Names and Marks, after which 15-month period DPS
shall cause each member of the DPS Group to remove or obliterate all Cadbury Names and Marks from
such Existing Stock or cease using such Existing Stock; provided that the Cadbury Names and
Marks shall be removed from (i) all of the DPS Group’s Internet websites and web pages within three
months following the Distribution Date and (ii) all of the DPS Group’s intranet websites and web
pages within three months following the Distribution Date.
(d) Following the Distribution Date, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) no
other right to use the Cadbury Names and Marks is granted by the Cadbury plc Group to DPS or the
DPS Group, whether by implication or otherwise, and (ii) nothing hereunder permits DPS or any
member of the DPS Group to use the Cadbury Names and Marks on or in connection with any documents,
materials, products or services. DPS shall ensure that all use of the Cadbury Names and Marks by
the DPS Group as provided in this Section 6.01 shall be only with respect to goods and
services of a level of quality equal to or greater than the quality of goods and services with
respect to which the Cadbury Names and Marks were used in the Beverages Business prior to the
Distribution Date. Any and all goodwill generated by the
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use of the Cadbury Names and Marks under
this Section 6.01 shall inure solely to the benefit of the Cadbury plc Group. In no event
shall DPS or any member of the DPS Group use the Cadbury Names and Marks in any manner that may
damage or tarnish the reputation of the Cadbury plc Group, or the goodwill associated with the
Cadbury Names and Marks.
(e) DPS agrees that the Cadbury plc Group shall not have any responsibility for claims by
third parties arising out of, or relating to, the use by the DPS Group of any Cadbury Names and
Marks after the Distribution Date. DPS shall indemnify and hold harmless CS and its Affiliates,
and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns from any and
all such claims that may arise out of the use of any Cadbury Names and Marks by DPS or any member
of the DPS Group (i) in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 6.01,
other than such claims that the Cadbury Names and Marks infringe the Intellectual Property rights
of any third party, or (ii) in violation of or outside the scope permitted by this Section
6.01. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, including Section
10.02(f), DPS hereby acknowledges that CS, in addition to any other remedies available to it
for any breach or threatened breach of this Section 6.01, shall be entitled to seek a
preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order or other equivalent relief restraining DPS and
any member of the DPS Group from any such breach or threatened breach.
(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and without limiting the
rights otherwise granted in this Section 6.01, DPS and the DPS Group shall have the right,
at all times after the Distribution Date, to (i) keep records and other historical or archived
documents containing or referencing the Cadbury Names and Marks, (ii) use the Cadbury Names and
Marks to the extent required by or permitted as a fair use under applicable Law, and (iii) refer to
the historical fact that the DPS Group previously conducted the Beverages Business
under the Cadbury Names and Marks.
Section 6.02 Beverages Names and Marks.
(a) For a period of 15 months after the Distribution Date, the Cadbury plc Group shall be
entitled to use, solely in connection with the continued operation of the Cadbury plc Business, all
of their Existing Stock containing any Trademark included in the Beverages Intellectual Property
and/or Beverages Assets, any variation or acronym thereof, or any Trademark or other identifier of
source or goodwill containing, incorporating or associated with any such Trademark (collectively,
the “Beverages Names and Marks”); provided that the Beverages Names and Marks shall
be removed from (i) all of the Cadbury plc Group’s Internet websites and web pages within three
months following the Distribution Date and (ii) all of the Cadbury plc Group’s intranet websites
and web pages within three months following the Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, (i)
“Beverages Names and Marks” does not include any Trademark owned by or licensed to the Cadbury plc
Group as of or following the Distribution Date and (ii) nothing in this Section 6.02 shall
be deemed to limit or modify in any way any rights of the Cadbury plc Group in or to any
Intellectual Property (other than the Beverages Names and Marks) or under any agreement relating to
Intellectual Property to which any member of the Cadbury plc Group is or becomes a party or
beneficiary.
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(b) Following the Distribution Date, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) no
other right to use the Beverages Names and Marks is granted by DPS or the DPS Group to the Cadbury
plc Group, whether by implication or otherwise, and (ii) nothing hereunder permits the Cadbury plc
Group to use the Beverages Names and Marks on or in connection with any documents, materials,
products or services. CS shall ensure that all use of the Beverages Names and Marks as provided in
this Section 6.02 shall be only with respect to goods and services of a level of quality
equal to or greater than the quality of goods and services with respect to which the Beverages
Names and Marks were used in the businesses of the Cadbury plc Group prior to the Distribution
Date. Any and all goodwill generated by the use of the Beverages Names and Marks under this
Section 6.02 shall inure solely to the benefit of the DPS Group following the Distribution
Date. In no event shall the Cadbury plc Group use the Beverages Names and Marks in any manner that
may damage or tarnish the reputation of DPS or the DPS Group or the goodwill associated with the
Beverages Names and Marks.
(c) CS agrees that DPS and the DPS Group shall not have any responsibility for claims by third
parties arising out of, or relating to, the use by the Cadbury plc Group of any Beverages Names and
Marks after the Distribution Date. CS shall, and shall cause each of the members of the Cadbury
plc Group to, indemnify and hold harmless DPS and the DPS Group, and their respective Affiliates,
officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns, from any and all such claims that
may arise out of the Cadbury plc Group’s use of any Beverages Names and Marks after the
Distribution Date (i) in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 6.02,
other than such claims that the Beverages Names and Marks infringe the Intellectual Property rights
of any third party or (ii) in violation of or outside the scope permitted by this Section
6.02. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, including Section
10.02(f), CS hereby acknowledges that DPS, in addition to any other remedies available
to it for any breach or threatened breach of this Section 6.02, shall be entitled to
seek a preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order or other equivalent relief restraining
the Cadbury plc Group from any such breach or threatened breach.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and without limiting the
rights otherwise granted in this Section 6.02, the Cadbury plc Group shall have the right,
at all times after the Distribution Date, to (i) keep records and other historical or archived
documents containing or referencing the Beverages Names and Marks, (ii) use the Beverages Names and
Marks to the extent required by or permitted as a fair use under applicable Law, (iii) refer to the
historical fact that the members of the Cadbury plc Group previously conducted their respective
businesses under the Beverages Names and Marks, (iv) use and sublicense the Beverages Names and
Marks in connection with the Cadbury plc Group’s business of manufacturing, distributing, selling,
marketing and promoting carbonated and non-carbonated beverages and other food products throughout
American Samoa (the “American Samoa Business”), (v) use their Existing Stock, web pages and
Internet and intranet websites containing any Beverages Names and Marks in connection with the
Cadbury plc Group’s business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, marketing and promoting
carbonated and non-carbonated beverages and other food products throughout the AsiaPac Territory
and (vi) use the “Schweppes” name in any and all jurisdictions outside of the United States, Canada
and Mexico as or as part of any Corporate Name; provided that, no later than 10 Business
Days after the Distribution Date, CS shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file amended
organizational documents with the appropriate Governmental Entities changing the Corporate Name of
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Affiliate organized in any jurisdiction in the United States, Canada and Mexico to a Corporate
Name that does not contain the “Schweppes” name and to supply promptly any additional information,
documents and materials that may be requested by DPS with respect to such filings.
Section 6.03 Memorabilia. As of the Distribution Date, any and all photographs,
artwork and similar objects and other physical assets owned by the DPS Group or the Cadbury plc
Group that relate to the history or historical activities of the Beverages Business
(“Memorabilia”) shall be deemed to be owned, as between CS and DPS, by (i) CS to the extent
located on the premises of any member of the Cadbury plc Group and (ii) DPS to the extent located
on the premises of any member of the DPS Group. DPS hereby grants the Cadbury plc Group from the
Distribution Date a worldwide, transferable, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable (with right to
sub-license) license to use any Memorabilia: (a) in documenting, memorializing and (if desired)
use in marketing its history; and (b) to the extent necessary to comply with the obligations of the
Cadbury plc Group under Section 18.14 of that certain Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase
Agreement by and between CS and Sapphire European Beverages Limited (among others), dated as of
January 30, 2006.
Section 6.04 Additional Licenses.
(a) Effective as of the Distribution Date, CS hereby grants to DPS, solely for the benefit of
each member of the DPS Group, an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free
license (with the right to grant sub-licenses) of the design known as the “modern egg” bottle
design for use solely in the Territory; provided that DPS shall, and shall procure that
each member of the DPS Group shall, only use such design in relation to beverages sold under the
“Schweppes” brand and for no other purpose. DPS shall indemnify and hold harmless CS and its
Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns from any and all claims
that may arise out of the DPS’ or the DPS Group’s exercise of any rights granted under, or breach
of, this Section 6.04(a).
(b) Effective as of the Distribution Date, DPS hereby grants, and shall cause the DPS Group to
grant, to the Cadbury plc Group a perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free right and
license (with the right to grant sublicenses) in, to and under any and all copyrights and design
rights owned by or licensed to, to the extent permitted, the DPS Group as of the Distribution Date
in product packaging (including bottles), signs, business cards, letterheads, invoice stock,
advertisements and promotional materials and inventory (the “DPS Licensed Intellectual
Property”), to use the DPS Licensed Intellectual Property in connection with the operation
following the Distribution Date of the Cadbury plc Group’s business of manufacturing, distributing,
selling, marketing and promoting carbonated and non-carbonated beverages and other food products
throughout the AsiaPac Territory and American Samoa, to the extent of any existing use or good
faith plans to use as of February 1, 2008 in the AsiaPac Territory or American Samoa. The
foregoing license includes the right for the Cadbury plc Group to make, and have made on their
behalf, modifications, enhancements, derivative works and improvements (“Improvements”) to
the DPS Licensed Intellectual Property, and as between the Parties to this Agreement, any and all
such Improvements shall be owned by a member of the Cadbury plc Group without a duty of accounting
or disclosure to DPS or the DPS Group.
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(c) Effective as of the Distribution Date, CS hereby grants, and shall cause the Cadbury plc
Group to grant, to the DPS Group a perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free right and
license (with the right to grant sublicenses) in, to and under any and all copyrights and design
rights owned by or licensed to, to the extent permitted, the Cadbury plc Group conducting its
beverages business in the AsiaPac Territory and American Samoa as of the Distribution Date in
product packaging (including bottles), signs, business cards, letterheads, invoice stock,
advertisements and promotional materials and inventory (the “AsiaPac Licensed Intellectual
Property”), to use the AsiaPac Licensed Intellectual Property in connection with the operation
of the Beverages Business by the DPS Group following the Distribution Date, to the extent of any
existing use or good faith plans to use as of February 1, 2008 in the Territory. The foregoing
license includes the right for the DPS Group to make, and have made on their behalf, Improvements
to the AsiaPac Licensed Intellectual Property, and as between the Parties to this Agreement, any
and all such Improvements shall be owned by DPS without a duty of accounting or disclosure to a
member of the Cadbury plc Group.
Section 6.05 Know-How Agreement.
(a) Effective as of the Distribution Date, CS, DPS and the DPS Group shall enter into a
know-how agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.06(a) (the
“Know-How Agreement”).
(b) At CS’ request, following the Distribution Date, DPS shall reasonably cooperate with CS
and negotiate in good faith to obtain an assignment and novation in favor of DPS of CS’ rights and
obligations under (i) that certain know-how agreement entered into by and among CS, The Coca-Cola
Company and Atlantic Industries, dated as of July 29, 1999, as amended, and (ii) that certain
know-how agreement entered into by and among CS and Sapphire European Beverages Limited (among
others), dated as of February 2, 2006.
Section 6.06 Domain Names Agreement. Effective as of the Distribution Date, CS and
DPS shall enter into a domain names agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 6.07 (the “Domain Names Agreement”).
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.01 Release of Pre-Distribution Claims.
(a) Except (i) as provided in Section 7.01(b), (ii) as may be otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and (iii) for any matter with respect to
which any Party is entitled to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this ARTICLE
VII, each Party, on behalf of itself and each member of its respective Group, its and their
respective Affiliates and all Persons who at any time prior to the Demerger Effective Time were
shareholders (other than the public shareholders of CS), directors, officers, agents or employees
of it or any member of its Group (in their respective capacities as such), in each case do hereby
remise, release and forever discharge the other Party and the other members of such
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other Party’s
Group, their respective Affiliates and all Persons who at any time prior to the Demerger Effective
Time were shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of such other Party
(in their respective capacities as such), in each case from any and all Liabilities whatsoever,
whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any
Contract, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring
or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or alleged to have failed to occur or any
conditions, in each case, existing on or before the Demerger Effective Time, including in
connection with the Plan of Separation and all other activities to implement the Distribution and
any of the other transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements.
(b) Nothing contained in Section 7.01(a) shall release any Person from:
(i) any Liability Assumed, Transferred or allocated to a Party or a member of such
Party’s Group pursuant to or contemplated by, or any other Liability of any member of such
Group arising under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;
(ii) any Liability for the sale or receipt of goods or property or services purchased,
obtained or used in the ordinary course of business by a member of one Group
from a member of the other Group prior to the Demerger Effective Time;
(iii) any Liability (other than the Intercompany Balances settled pursuant to
Section 2.03) for unpaid amounts for products or services or refunds owing on
products or services due for work done by a member of one Group at the request or on behalf
of a member of the other Group;
(iv) any Liability provided in or resulting from any other Contract or understanding
that is entered into after the Demerger Effective Time between a Party (and/or a member of
such Party’s Group), on the one hand, and the other Party (and/or a member of such Party’s
Group), on the other hand;
(v) any Liability with respect to the Continuing Arrangements;
(vi) any Liability that the Parties have with respect to indemnification or
contribution pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise for claims brought against the Parties
by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this ARTICLE
VII and, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Ancillary Agreements;
(vii) any Liability relating to any agreements, arrangements, commitments or
understandings to which any Person other than the Parties and their respective Affiliates is
a Party (it being understood that to the extent that the rights and obligations of the
Parties and the members of their respective Groups under any such Contracts constitute
Beverages Assets or Beverages Liabilities or Cadbury plc Assets or Cadbury plc Liabilities,
such Contracts shall be assigned or retained pursuant to ARTICLE II); or
(viii) any Liability relating to agreements, arrangements, commitments or
understandings to which any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary of CS or DPS, as the case may be, is
a Party.
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(c) Neither Party shall permit any member of its Group to make any claim or demand, or
commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any
indemnification, against the other Party or any member of the other Party’s Group, or any other
Person released pursuant to Section 7.01(a), with respect to any Liabilities released
pursuant to Section 7.01(a).
(d) It is the intent of each Party, pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.01,
to provide for a full and complete release and discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising
from all acts and events occurring and all conditions existing on or before the Demerger Effective
Time, whether known or unknown, between or among any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group),
on the one hand, and the other Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the other hand
(including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist between or among
any such members on or before the Demerger Effective Time), except as specifically set forth in
Section 7.01(a) and Section 7.01(b). At any time, at the reasonable request of the
other Party, each Party shall cause each member of its respective Group to execute and deliver
releases reflecting the provisions hereof.
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, neither Party shall have any Liability to the
other Party in the event that any information exchanged or provided to the other Party
pursuant to this Agreement (but excluding any such information included in a Disclosure Document)
which is an estimate or forecast, or which is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be
inaccurate.
Section 7.02 Indemnification by CS. Except as otherwise set forth in any provision of
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement, following the Demerger
Effective Time, CS shall and shall cause the other members of the Cadbury plc Group to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Beverages Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable
Losses of the Beverages Indemnitees to the extent arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in
connection with (i) the Cadbury plc Liabilities or alleged Cadbury plc Liabilities, (ii) any breach
by any member of the Cadbury plc Group of any of the Shared Contracts, (iii) with respect to
statements or omissions made or occurring after the Demerger Effective Time, any misstatement or
alleged misstatement of a material fact contained in any document filed with the SEC or the FSA by
any member of the DPS Group pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Prospectus Rules
or the Listing Rules, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only (A) to the extent
that those Liabilities are caused by any misstatement or omission or alleged misstatement or
omission in any information that is furnished in writing to any member of the DPS Group by any
member of the Cadbury plc Group after the Demerger Effective Time, (B) if such member of the
Cadbury plc Group has been informed in writing in advance that such information will be used in
such filing and (C) if the information used by a member of the DPS Group in any such filing is not
materially different to the information furnished by a member of the Cadbury plc Group, or (iv) any
breach by CS or any member of the Cadbury plc Group of any provision of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement unless such Ancillary Agreement or Continuing
Arrangement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such
indemnification claims shall be made thereunder.
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Section 7.03 Indemnification by DPS. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in
any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, following the Demerger Effective Time,
DPS shall and shall cause the other members of the DPS Group to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Cadbury plc Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Cadbury plc
Indemnitees to the extent arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (i) the
Beverages Liabilities or any alleged Beverages Liabilities, (ii) any breach by any member of the
DPS Group of any of the Shared Contracts, (iii) with respect to statements or omissions made or
occurring after the Demerger Effective Time, any misstatement or alleged misstatement of a material
fact contained in any document filed with the SEC or the FSA by any member of the Cadbury plc Group
pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Prospectus Rules or the Listing Rules, or any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only (A) to the extent that those
Liabilities are caused by any misstatement or omission or alleged misstatement or omission in
any information that is furnished in writing to any member of the Cadbury plc Group by any member
of the DPS Group after the Demerger Effective Time, (B) if such member of the DPS Group has been
informed in writing in advance that such information will be used in such filing and (C) if the
information used by a member of the Cadbury plc Group in any such filing is not materially
different to the information furnished by a member of the DPS Group, or (iv) any breach by DPS or
any member of the DPS Group of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or
Continuing Arrangement unless such Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement expressly provides
for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such indemnification claims shall be made
thereunder.
Section 7.04 Procedures for Indemnification.
(a) An Indemnitee shall give the Indemnifying Party notice of any matter that an Indemnitee
has determined has given, or reasonably anticipates could give rise to, a right of indemnification
under this Agreement (other than a Third Party Claim which shall be governed by Section
7.04(b)), within 30 days of such determination, stating the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss
claimed, if known, and method of computation thereof, and containing a reference to the provisions
of this Agreement in respect of which such right of indemnification is claimed by such Indemnitee
or arises; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not
release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except to the extent the Indemnifying
Party shall have been actually materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.
(b) If an Action is made against a Cadbury plc Indemnitee or a Beverages Indemnitee (each, an
“Indemnitee”) by any Person who is not a Party or a member of a Group of a Party (a
“Third Party Claim”) as to which such Indemnitee is or may be entitled to indemnification
pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall notify the other Party which is or may be
required pursuant to this ARTICLE VII or pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement or Continuing
Arrangement to make such indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and in
reasonable detail, of the Third Party Claim promptly (and in any event within 30 days) after
receipt by such Indemnitee of written notice of the Third Party Claim; provided,
however, that the failure to provide notice of any such Third Party Claim pursuant to this
sentence shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except to the extent
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Indemnifying Party shall have been actually materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.
Thereafter, the Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly after the Indemnitee’s
receipt thereof (and in any event within 10 Business Days), copies of all notices and documents
(including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third Party Claim.
(c) An Indemnifying Party shall be entitled (but shall not be required) to assume and control
the defense of any Third Party Claim, at such Indemnifying Party’s own cost and expense and by such
Indemnifying Party’s own counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the applicable Indemnitees, if it
gives notice of its intention to do so to the applicable Indemnitees within 30 days of the receipt
of notice of the Third Party Claim from such Indemnitees. After notice from an Indemnifying Party
to an Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of a
Third Party Claim, such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to
participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, at its own expense
and, in any event, shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in such defense and make available
to the Indemnifying Party, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, all witnesses, pertinent
Information and materials in such Indemnitee’s possession or under such Indemnitee’s control
relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Indemnifying Party.
(d) If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending a Third Party
Claim, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election as provided in Section 7.04(c),
such Indemnitee may defend such Third Party Claim at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying
Party. If the Indemnitee is conducting the defense against any such Third Party Claim, the
Indemnifying Party shall cooperate with the Indemnitee in such defense and make available to the
Indemnitee, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, material in
such Indemnifying Party’s possession or under such Indemnifying Party’s control relating thereto as
are reasonably required by the Indemnitee.
(e) If the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of the Third Party Claim in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, no Indemnitee may settle or compromise any Third Party Claim
without the consent of the Indemnifying Party.
(f) In the case of a Third Party Claim, no Indemnifying Party shall consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement of the Third Party Claim without the consent of the
Indemnitee; provided that consent from the Indemnitee shall not be required if such
settlement contains a full and unconditional release of the Indemnitee and does not permit any
injunction, declaratory judgment, other order or other non-monetary relief to be entered, directly
or indirectly, against any Indemnitee.
(g) Except as may otherwise be specifically provided for in the Ancillary Agreements and
except as set forth in of Sections 10.02(d) and (f) hereof, the indemnification
provisions of this ARTICLE VII shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Parties for
any failure by the other Party to perform and comply with any covenants and agreements in this
Agreement and any other dispute, controversy or claim (whether arising in contract, tort or
otherwise) that may arise out of or relate to, or arise under or in connection with, this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement, or the transactions contemplated
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hereby or
thereby (including all actions taken in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby on or prior to the Demerger Effective Time), between or among any member of the Cadbury plc
Group, on the one hand, and any member of the DPS Group, on the other hand.
Section 7.05 Cooperation in Defense and Settlement. CS and DPS agree that, from and
after the Demerger Effective Time, if an Action is commenced by a third party (or any member of
either Party’s respective Group) with respect to which one or both Parties (or any member of either
Party’s respective Group) is a nominal defendant and/or such Action is otherwise not a Liability
allocated to such named Party under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or Continuing
Arrangement, then the other Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such nominal
defendant to be removed
from such Action.
Section 7.06 Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts.
(a) Any Indemnifiable Loss subject to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this
ARTICLE VII will be calculated (i) net of Insurance Proceeds received by the Indemnitee
that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss, and (ii) net of any proceeds received by
the Indemnitee from any third party for indemnification for such Liability that actually reduce the
amount of the Indemnifiable Loss (“Third Party Proceeds”). If an Indemnitee receives a
payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Indemnifiable Loss
(an “Indemnity Payment”) and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or Third Party
Proceeds, then the Indemnitee will pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of
the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if
the Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before the
Indemnity Payment was made.
(b) Any insurer that would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved of
the responsibility with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of the indemnification and
contributions provisions hereof, have any subrogation rights with respect thereto. The Indemnitee
shall use reasonable best efforts to seek to collect or recover any third party Insurance Proceeds
and any Third Party Proceeds (other than Insurance Proceeds under an arrangement where future
premiums are adjusted to reflect prior claims in excess of prior premiums) to which the Indemnitee
is entitled in connection with any Indemnifiable Loss for which the Indemnitee seeks contribution
or indemnification pursuant to this ARTICLE VII (it being understood that the obligation to
use reasonable best efforts to collect or recover any third party Insurance Proceeds or Third Party
Proceeds shall not require the Indemnitee to commence any litigation proceedings against any such
third party); provided that the Indemnitee’s inability to collect or recover any such
Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds shall not limit the Indemnifying Party’s obligations
hereunder.
(c) CS and DPS agree that any indemnification payment made pursuant to this ARTICLE
VII shall be paid free and clear of any Tax deduction or withholding. If any deduction or
withholding is required by applicable Law to be made from any indemnification payment made pursuant
to this ARTICLE VII, the amount of the payment will be increased by such additional amount
as is necessary to ensure that the net amount received by the Indemnitee (after taking account of
all such deductions and withholdings) is equal to the amount which it
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would have received had the
payment in question not been subject to any deductions or withholdings. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts (to the extent such efforts
will not result in materially adverse consequences to a Party) to mitigate or avoid such deductions
and withholdings.
(d) Any indemnification payment made under this ARTICLE VII will be subject to
adjustment for certain net Tax benefits and net Tax costs attributable to such
indemnification payment (including gross-up) and to amounts indemnified against as provided in
the Tax Sharing Agreement.
Section 7.07 Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities.
(a) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this ARTICLE VII shall
remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on
behalf of any Indemnitee; (ii) any knowledge prior to the date hereof by the Indemnitee of
Indemnifiable Losses for which it might be entitled to indemnification or contribution hereunder;
and (iii) any termination of this Agreement.
(b) The rights and obligations of each Party and their respective Indemnitees under this
ARTICLE VII shall survive the sale or other Transfer by any Party or its respective
Subsidiaries of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities.
ARTICLE VIII
ACCESS TO RECORDS; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; LEGAL AND OTHER MATTERS
Section 8.01 Provision of Corporate Records. Other than in circumstances in which
indemnification is or may be sought pursuant to ARTICLE VII (in which event the provisions
of such Article will govern), and subject to appropriate restrictions for privileged or
Confidential Information:
(a) After the Distribution Date until the earlier of (i) the seventh anniversary of the
Distribution Date or (ii) the date on which CS is entitled to destroy Information related to the
period prior to the Distribution Date pursuant to its record retention policies, upon the prior
written request by DPS for specific and identified Information which relates to (i) DPS (or a
member of its Group) or the conduct of the Beverages Business prior to the Distribution Date, or
(ii) any Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement to which CS and DPS (or any member of their
respective Groups) are parties, CS shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the
receipt of such request, appropriate copies of such documents (or the originals thereof if the
Party making the request has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of
CS or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items so relate and are
not already in the possession or control of the requesting Party. CS shall notify DPS at least 90
days in advance of destroying any such Information in order to provide DPS the opportunity to
access such Information in accordance with this Section 8.01(a) and if DPS fails
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to request
that such Information be delivered to them, at their expense, within 90 days after receipt of such
notice, CS may destroy such Information.
(b) After the Distribution Date until the earlier of (i) the seventh anniversary
of the Distribution Date or (ii) the date on which DPS is entitled to destroy Information
related to the period prior to the Distribution Date pursuant to its record retention policies,
upon the prior written request by CS for specific and identified Information which relates to
(i) CS (or a member of its Group) or the conduct of the Cadbury plc Business, prior to the
Distribution Date, or (ii) any Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement to which DPS and CS
(or a member of their respective Groups) are parties, as applicable, DPS shall provide, as soon as
reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate copies of such documents
(or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a reasonable need for such originals)
in the possession or control of DPS or any of its Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items
so relate and are not already in the possession or control of the requesting Party. DPS shall
notify CS at least 90 days in advance of destroying any such Information in order to provide CS the
opportunity to access such Information in accordance with this Section 8.01(b) and if CS
fails to request that such Information be delivered to them, at their expense, within 90 days after
receipt of such notice, DPS may destroy such Information.
Section 8.02 Access to Information. Other than in circumstances in which
indemnification is sought pursuant to ARTICLE VII (in which event the provisions of such
Article will govern), from the Distribution Date and for so long as any access is required pursuant
to Section 8.01, each of CS and DPS shall afford to the other and its authorized
accountants, counsel and other designated representatives reasonable access during normal business
hours, subject to appropriate restrictions for privileged or Confidential Information and to
preserve the completeness and integrity of the Information, to the personnel, properties, and
Information of such Party and its Subsidiaries insofar as such access is reasonably required by the
other Party and relates to (x) such other Party or the conduct of its business prior to the
Demerger Effective Time or (y) any Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement. Nothing in this
Section 8.02 shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any third party
regarding the confidentiality of Confidential Information relating to that third party or its
business; provided, however, that in the event that a Party is required to disclose
any such Information, such Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such
third party Consent to the disclosure of such Information.
Section 8.03 Disposition of Information.
(a) Each Party acknowledges that Information in its or in a member of its Group’s possession,
custody or control as of the Demerger Effective Time may include Information owned by the other
Party or a member of such Party’s Group and not related to (i) its Group or its business or
(ii) any Ancillary Agreement to which it or any member of its Group is a Party.
(b) Notwithstanding such possession, custody or control, such Information shall remain the
property of such other Party or member of such other Party’s Group. Each Party agrees (i) that any
such Information is to be treated as Confidential Information of the Party or Parties to which it
relates and handled in accordance with Section 8.07 (except that such
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Information will not be used for any purpose other than a purpose permitted under this
Agreement) and (ii) following a reasonable request from the other Party, subject to applicable Law,
use commercially reasonable efforts within a reasonable time to (1) purge such Information from its
databases, files and other systems and not retain any copy of such Information (including, if
applicable, by transferring such Information to the Party to which such Information belongs), or
(2) if such purging is not practicable, to encrypt or otherwise make unreadable or inaccessible
such Information.
Section 8.04 Witness Services. At all times from and after the Distribution Date,
each of CS and DPS shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the other,
upon reasonable written request, its and any member of its Group’s officers, directors, employees
and agents as witnesses to the extent that (i) such Persons may reasonably be required to testify
in connection with the prosecution or defense of any Action in which the requesting Party may from
time to time be involved (except for claims, demands or Actions between members of each Group) and
(ii) there is no conflict of interest in the underlying Action between the requesting Party and CS
and DPS, as applicable; provided that the existence of a claim for indemnification under
ARTICLE VII shall not in and of itself be deemed a conflict of interest. A Party providing
a witness to the other Party under this Section shall be entitled to receive from the recipient of
such services, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to
disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and
benefits of employees who are witnesses or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of
employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of
the employees’ service as witnesses), as may be reasonably incurred and properly paid under
applicable Law.
Section 8.05 Reimbursement; Other Matters. Except to the extent otherwise
contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any Continuing Arrangement, a Party
providing Information or access to Information to the other Party under this ARTICLE VIII
shall be entitled to receive from the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefor,
payments for such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses, as
may be reasonably incurred in providing such Information or access to such Information.
Section 8.06 Confidentiality. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the
Parties shall hold, and shall cause each of the members of their respective Groups to hold, and
shall each cause their respective officers, employees, agents, consultants, representatives and
advisors to hold, in strict confidence, and not to disclose or release or use, without the prior
written consent of the other Party, any and all Confidential Information concerning the other
Party; provided that the Parties may disclose, or may permit disclosure of, Confidential
Information (i) to their respective auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, bankers and other
appropriate consultants and advisors who have a need to know such Information and are informed of
their obligation to hold such Information confidential to the same extent as is applicable to the
Parties and in respect of whose
failure to comply with such obligations, the applicable Party will be responsible, (ii) if the
Parties or any member of their respective Groups are required or compelled to disclose any such
Confidential Information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law or
stock exchange rule, (iii) as required in connection with any legal or other proceeding by one
Party against the other Party, or (iv) as
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necessary in order to permit a Party to prepare and
disclose its financial statements, Tax Returns or other required disclosures. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that any demand or request for disclosure of Confidential Information is
made pursuant to clause (ii) above, each Party, shall promptly notify the other of the existence of
such request or demand and shall provide the other a reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate
protective order or other remedy, which such Parties will cooperate in obtaining. In the event
that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Party whose
Confidential Information is required to be disclosed shall or shall cause the other Party to
furnish, or cause to be furnished, only that portion of the Confidential Information that is
legally required to be disclosed and shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that
confidential treatment is accorded such Information.
Section 8.07 Privileged Matters.
(a) The Parties recognize that certain legal and other professional services (both internal
and external) have been and will be provided prior to and after the Distribution Date and have been
and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the Cadbury plc Group and
the DPS Group, and that each of the members of the Cadbury plc Group and the DPS Group should be
deemed to be the client with respect to such services for the purposes of asserting all privileges
which may be asserted under applicable Law;provided that with respect to such services the
Parties agree as follows:
(i) the Parties shall not be entitled to assert privilege with respect to such legal
and other professional services provided prior to the Distribution Date against the other
Party or any member of the other Party’s Group;
(ii) CS shall be entitled, on behalf of itself or any member of the Cadbury plc Group,
in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with
privileged information to the extent relating to the Cadbury plc Business, whether or not
the privileged information is in the possession of or under the control of CS or DPS. CS
shall also be entitled, on behalf of itself or any member of the Cadbury plc Group, in
perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with
privileged information that relates solely to the subject matter of any claims constituting
Cadbury plc Liabilities, now pending or which may be asserted in the future, in any lawsuits
or other proceedings initiated against or by any member of the Cadbury plc Group, whether or
not the privileged information is in the possession of or under the control of CS or DPS;
(iii) DPS shall be entitled, on behalf of itself or any member of the DPS Group, in
perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with
privileged information to the extent relating to the Beverages Business, whether or not
the privileged information is in the possession of or under the control of CS or DPS.
DPS shall also be entitled, on behalf of itself or any member of the DPS Group, in
perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with
privileged information that relates solely to the subject matter of any claims constituting
Beverages Liabilities, now pending or which may be asserted in the future, in any lawsuits
or other
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proceedings initiated against or by any member of the DPS Group, whether or not the
privileged information is in the possession of or under the control of CS or DPS; and
(iv) the Parties shall have a shared privilege, with equal right to assert or waive,
subject to the restrictions in this Section 8.07, with respect to all privileges not
allocated pursuant to the terms of Section 8.07(a)(ii) and (iii). All
privileges relating to any claims, proceedings, litigation, disputes, or other matters which
involve members of both the Cadbury plc Group and the DPS Group in respect of which such
Parties retain any responsibility or Liability under this Agreement, shall be subject to a
shared privilege among them.
(b) No Party may waive any privilege which could be asserted under any applicable Law, and in
which the other Party has a shared privilege, without the consent of the other Party, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed or as provided in Section 8.07(c) or Section
8.07(d) below. Consent shall be in writing, or shall be deemed to be granted unless written
objection is made within 10 Business Days after notice upon the other Party requesting such
consent.
(c) In the event of any litigation or dispute between or among the Parties, or any members of
their respective Groups, either Party may waive a privilege in which the other Party or member of
such Group has a shared privilege, without obtaining the consent of the other Party;
provided that such waiver of a shared privilege shall be effective only as to the use of
Information with respect to the litigation or dispute between the relevant Parties and/or the
applicable members of their respective Group’s, and shall not operate as a waiver of the shared
privilege with respect to third parties.
(d) If a dispute arises between or among the Parties or any member of their respective Groups
regarding whether a privilege should be waived to protect or advance the interest of any Party,
each Party agrees that it shall negotiate in good faith, shall endeavor to minimize any prejudice
to the rights of the other Party, and shall not unreasonably withhold consent to any request for
waiver by another Party. Each Party specifically agrees that it will not withhold consent to
waiver for any purpose except to protect its own legitimate interests.
(e) Upon receipt by any Party or by any member of a Party’s Group of any subpoena, discovery,
court order or other request which arguably calls for the production or disclosure of Information
subject to a shared privilege or as to which another Party has the sole right hereunder to assert a
privilege, or if any Party obtains knowledge that any of its or any member of its Group’s current
or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any subpoena, discovery or other
requests which arguably calls for the production or disclosure of such privileged Information, such
Party shall promptly notify the other Party of the existence of the request and shall provide the
other Party a reasonable opportunity to review the Information and to assert any rights it or they
may have under this Section 8.07 or otherwise to
prevent the production or disclosure of such privileged Information.
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Section 8.08 Ownership of Information.
(a) Any information owned by one Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is provided to a
requesting Party pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII shall be deemed to remain the property of
the providing Party. Unless specifically set forth herein, nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such
information.
(b) Any Information provided by or on behalf of or made available by or on behalf of the other
Party hereto pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII shall be on an “as is,” “where is” basis and no
Party is making any representation or warranty with respect to such Information or the completeness
thereof.
Section 8.09 Other Agreements. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.06,
Sections 8.01 through 8.08 and 8.10 shall not apply with respect to
Information, Records, actions and other matters relating to Tax matters, all of which shall be
governed by the Tax Sharing Agreement.
Section 8.10 Control of Legal Matters.
(a) General. (i) On or prior to the Distribution Date, CS shall assume (or, as applicable,
retain), or cause the applicable member of the Cadbury plc Group to assume (or, as applicable,
retain) control of each of the Cadbury plc Litigation Matters, and CS shall use its reasonable best
efforts to have a member of the Cadbury plc Group substituted for any member of the DPS Group named
as a defendant in any such Cadbury plc Litigation Matters; provided, however, that
no member of the Cadbury plc Group shall be required to make any such effort if the removal of any
member of the DPS Group would jeopardize insurance coverage or rights to indemnification from third
parties applicable to such Cadbury plc Litigation Matters.
(ii) On or prior to the Distribution Date, DPS shall assume (or, as applicable,
retain), or cause the applicable member of the DPS Group to assume (or, as applicable,
retain) control of each of the Beverages Litigation Matters, and DPS shall use its
reasonable best efforts to have a member of the DPS Group substituted for any member of the
Cadbury plc Group named as a defendant in any such Beverages Litigation Matters;
provided, however, that no member of the DPS Group shall be required to make
any such effort if the removal of any member of the Cadbury plc Group would jeopardize
insurance coverage or rights to indemnification from third parties applicable to such
Beverages Litigation Matters.
(b) Except as provided in Section 8.10(a), after the Distribution Date, the Parties
hereto agree that with respect to all Actions commenced against any member of the
Cadbury plc Group, any member of the DPS Group or members of both Groups relating to events
that take place before, on or after the Distribution Date, such demands, claims or Actions shall be
controlled by:
(i) A member of the Cadbury plc Group, if such Action relates solely to the Cadbury plc
Assets, Cadbury plc Liabilities or Cadbury plc Business (as the Cadbury plc Business is
conducted after the Distribution Date) (a “Future Cadbury plc Litigation
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Matter”),
and CS shall use its reasonable best efforts to have a member of the Cadbury plc Group
substituted for any member of the DPS Group which may be named as a defendant in such Future
Cadbury plc Litigation Matter; provided, however, that no member of the
Cadbury plc Group shall be required to make any such effort if the removal of any member of
the DPS Group would jeopardize insurance coverage or rights to indemnification from third
parties applicable to such Future Cadbury plc Litigation Matter;
(ii) A member of the DPS Group, if such claim, demand or Action relates solely to the
Beverages Assets, Beverages Liabilities or Beverages Business (as the Beverages Business is
conducted after the Distribution Date) (a “Future Beverages Litigation Matter”), and
DPS shall use its reasonable best efforts to have a member of the DPS Group substituted for
any member of the Cadbury plc Group which may be named as a defendant in such Future
Beverages Litigation Matter; provided, however, that no member of the DPS
Group shall be required to make any such effort if the removal of any member of the Cadbury
plc Group would jeopardize insurance coverage or rights to indemnification from third
parties applicable to such Future Beverages Litigation Matter; and
(iii) Except as provided in subparagraphs (i) or (ii) above, or as may be otherwise
agreed by DPS and CS, a member of each of the DPS Group and the Cadbury plc Group jointly if
(A) members of both Groups jointly operate or operated at the relevant time the Business to
which such Action relates or such Action relates to both the Cadbury plc Assets, Cadbury plc
Liabilities or Cadbury plc Business and the Beverages Assets, Beverages Liabilities or
Beverages Business, (B) an Action arises from or relates to any Disclosure Document or any
other document filed with any Governmental Authority (including the SEC or the FSA) at or
prior to the Distribution Date by CS, Cadbury plc or DPS in connection with the
Distribution, (C) an Action is brought by or on behalf of the current or former stockholders
of CS, Cadbury plc or DPS and relates to any filing by CS, Cadbury plc or DPS with the SEC
or the FSA other than those described in clause (B), (D) an Action is brought by any person
against CS, Cadbury plc or DPS with respect to the Distribution, (the matters in clauses (A)
through (D) being “Future Joint Litigation Matters”); provided,
however, that no member of either Group may settle a Future Joint Litigation Matter
without the prior written consent of the members of the other Group named or involved in
such Future Joint Litigation Matter, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed; provided further that either party may settle a Future Joint
Litigation matter if such settlement is for money only and provides a full release from any
liability under such Future Joint Litigation Matter for the other party and, as applicable,
the members of the other party’s Group.
(c) Claims Against Third Parties. Actions by any member of either Group against third
parties, and any proceeds or other benefits that may be received as a result of such Actions and
any Liabilities arising out of or resulting from such Actions, that are (i) listed in Schedule
8.10(c)(i) or that relate to the Cadbury plc Business and not to the Beverages Business shall
be the property of the applicable member of the Cadbury plc Group (“Cadbury plc Claims”),
(ii) listed in Schedule 8.10(c)(ii) or that relate to the Beverages Business and not to the
Cadbury plc Business shall be the property of the applicable member of the DPS Group
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(“Beverages Claims”), and (iii) listed in Schedule 8.10(c)(iii) or that relate to
both the Cadbury plc Business and the Beverages Business shall be the property of, and shall be
shared by, CS and DPS in proportion to their respective interests (“Joint Cadbury plc and
Beverages Claims”).
(d) Retention of Counsel. The parties hereto agree that attorneys who have worked for any
member of the Cadbury plc Group or any member of the DPS Group prior to the Distribution Date are
not conflicted from representing any members of the Cadbury plc Group or the DPS Group, except to
the extent such representation is adverse to a member of the other Group.
(e) Notice to Third Parties; Service of Process; Cooperation.
(i) To the extent necessary, to effectuate the provisions in this Agreement, CS and DPS
shall cause the members of their respective Groups to promptly notify their respective
agents for service of process and all other necessary parties, including plaintiffs and
courts and shall provide instructions for proper service of legal process and other
documents.
(ii) Each Party shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Groups to, attempt
in good faith to not accept service on behalf of any member of the other Party’s Group, and
shall, and shall cause the members of their respective Groups to, use their reasonable best
efforts to deliver to each other any legal process or other documents incorrectly delivered
to them or their agents as soon as possible following receipt.
(f) Nothing in this Section 8.10 shall effect in any way the indemnification
provisions in ARTICLE VII or the allocation of Liabilities between the Parties under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
INSURANCE
Section 9.01 Policies and Rights Included Within Assets. The Beverages Assets shall
include (i) any and all rights of an insured Party under each of the Beverages Shared Policies,
subject to the terms of such Beverages Shared Policies and any limitations or obligations of DPS
contemplated by this ARTICLE IX, specifically including rights of indemnity and the right
to be defended by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all alleged wrongful acts,
claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries,
losses, liabilities, damages and expenses incurred or claimed to have been incurred prior to
the Distribution Date by any Party in connection with the conduct of the Beverages Business or, to
the extent any claim is made against DPS or any of its Subsidiaries or conduct of the Cadbury plc
Business, and which alleged wrongful acts, claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses,
liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of an insured or insurable event, occurrence or
wrongful act under one or more of such Beverages Shared Policies; provided,
however, that nothing in this clause shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an
assignment of such Beverages Shared Policies, or any of them, to DPS, and (ii) the Beverages
Policies.
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Section 9.02 Administration; Other Matters.
(a) Administration. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02 hereof, from and
after the Demerger Effective Time, CS shall be responsible for (i) Insurance Administration of the
Beverages Shared Policies; and (ii) Claims Administration under such Beverages Shared Policies with
respect to Cadbury plc Liabilities and (iii) reasonable oversight of Claims Administration by DPS
under such Beverages Shared Policies with respect to Beverages Liabilities; provided that
the retention of such responsibilities by CS is in no way intended to limit, inhibit or preclude
any right to insurance coverage for any Beverages Shared Policy Insured Claim of a named insured
under such Policies as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement; provided
further that CS’ retention of the administrative responsibilities for the Beverages Shared
Policies shall not relieve the Party submitting any Beverages Shared Policy Insured Claim of the
primary responsibility for reporting such Beverages Shared Policy Insured Claim accurately,
completely and in a timely manner or of such Party’s authority to settle any such Beverages Shared
Policy Insured Claim within any period permitted or required by the relevant Policy. CS may
discharge its administrative responsibilities under this Section 9.02 by contracting for
the provision of services by independent parties. Each of the applicable Parties shall pay any
costs relating to defending its respective Beverages Shared Policy Insured Claims under Beverages
Shared Policies to the extent such costs including defense, out-of-pocket expenses, and direct and
indirect costs of employees or agents of CS related to Claims Administration and Insurance
Administration are not covered under such Policies.
(b) Claims Under Beverages Shared Policies. Where Beverages Liabilities are specifically
covered under the same Beverages Shared Policy for periods prior to the Distribution Date, or where
such Beverages Shared Policies cover claims made after the Distribution Date with respect to an
occurrence or wrongful act prior to the Distribution Date, then from and after the Distribution
Date, DPS may claim coverage for Beverages Shared Policy Insured Claims under such Beverages Shared
Policy as and to the extent that such insurance is available up to the full extent of the
applicable limits of liability of such Beverages Shared Policy (and may receive any Insurance
Proceeds with respect thereto as contemplated by Section 9.02(c) hereof), subject to the
terms of this Section 9.02. Except as set forth in this Section 9.02, no member of
the Cadbury plc Group or the DPS Group, as applicable, shall be liable to a member of the other
Party’s Group for claims not reimbursed by insurers for any reason not within the control of a
member of the Cadbury plc Group or the DPS Group, as the case may be, including coinsurance
provisions, deductibles, quota share deductibles, self-insured retentions, bankruptcy or insolvency
of an insurance carrier, Beverages Shared Policy limitations or
restrictions, any coverage disputes, any failure to timely claim by a member of the Cadbury
plc Group or the DPS Group or any defect in such claim or its processing. It is expressly
understood that the foregoing shall not limit any Party’s liability to the other Party for
indemnification pursuant to ARTICLE VII.
(c) Allocation of Insurance Proceeds. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02,
Insurance Proceeds received with respect to claims, costs and expenses under the Beverages Shared
Policies shall be paid to or on behalf of CS, which shall thereafter administer the Beverages
Shared Policies by paying the Insurance Proceeds, as appropriate, to CS with respect to Cadbury plc
Liabilities and to DPS with respect to Beverages Liabilities, net of the reasonable, documented
out-of-pocket costs incurred by CS in administering the applicable claim
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(it being understood that
such costs shall fairly reflect the costs to CS of providing such administrative services,
including the costs incurred by CS in respects of any increased premiums resulting from any such
claims on such Beverages Shared Policy and a reasonable allocation for salary, wages, benefits,
Taxes and other expenses directly attributable thereto and without any markup for profit). CS will
provide documentation of any reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred at the time of payment of the
allocable portions of the indemnity costs and Insurance Proceeds to DPS. Payment of the allocable
portions of indemnity costs of Insurance Proceeds resulting from such Policies will be made by CS
to the appropriate Party upon receipt from the insurance carrier. Each Party agrees to obtain for
itself and each member of its Group insurance policies (in forms and amounts determined by that
Party), which shall be effective as of the Distribution Date, to cover any Cadbury plc Liabilities
or Beverages Liabilities, as applicable, that exceed the Insurance Proceeds available from such
Beverages Shared Policies. Each of the Parties agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to
maximize available coverage under those Beverages Shared Policies applicable to it, and to take all
commercially reasonable steps to recover from all other responsible parties in respect of an
Beverages Shared Policy Insured Claim to the extent coverage limits under a Beverages Shared Policy
have been exceeded or would be exceeded as a result of such Beverages Shared Policy Insured Claim
(it being understood that the obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to recover from all
other responsible parties in respect of a Beverages Shared Policy Insured Claim shall not require
any Party to commence any litigation proceedings against any such other responsible party).
Section 9.03 Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense. In the event that
Beverages Shared Policy Insured Claims of both Parties exist relating to the same occurrence, the
Parties shall jointly defend and waive any conflict of interest necessary to the conduct of the
joint defense. Nothing in this ARTICLE IX shall be construed to limit or otherwise alter
in any way the obligations of the Parties to this Agreement, including those created by this
Agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise.
ARTICLE X
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 10.01 Disputes. Except as otherwise specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement or Continuing
Arrangement (the terms of which, to the extent so provided therein, shall govern the resolution of
disputes, controversies or claims that are the subject of such Ancillary Agreement or Continuing
Arrangement), the procedures for discussion, negotiation and arbitration set forth in this
ARTICLE X shall apply to all disputes, controversies or claims (whether arising in
contract, tort or otherwise) that may arise out of or relate to, or arise under or in connection
with, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement, or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby (including all actions taken in furtherance of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby on or prior to the Demerger Effective Time), between or among any
member of the Cadbury plc Group, on the one hand, and any member of the DPS Group, on the other
hand (collectively, “Agreement Disputes”).
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Section 10.02 Dispute Resolution.
(a) CS and DPS will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to resolve
expeditiously any Agreement Dispute on a mutually acceptable negotiated basis. In furtherance of
the foregoing, any member of the DPS Group or the Cadbury plc Group involved in an Agreement
Dispute may deliver a notice (an “Escalation Notice”) demanding an in-person meeting
involving senior level management representatives of Cadbury plc and DPS (or, if CS and DPS agree,
of the appropriate strategic business unit or division within each such entity). A copy of any
such Escalation Notice shall be given to the Chief Legal Officer of each of Cadbury plc and DPS
(which copy shall state that it is an Escalation Notice pursuant to this Section 10.02).
Any agenda, location or procedures for such discussions or negotiations between CS and DPS may be
established by CS and DPS from time to time; provided, however, that the
representatives of Cadbury plc and DPS shall use their reasonable efforts to meet within 30 days of
the Escalation Notice.
(b) If the senior level management representatives of Cadbury plc and DPS are not able to
resolve the Agreement Dispute within 30 days after the date of receipt of the Escalation Notice (or
such shorter time as is necessary to avoid immediate irreparable injury), then the Agreement
Dispute shall be submitted to the chief executive officers of both Cadbury plc and DPS.
(c) If CS and DPS are not able to resolve the Agreement Dispute through the processes set
forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 10.02 within 60 days after the date of the
Escalation Notice, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either CS or DPS
by arbitration, which shall be conducted (i) by three arbitrators, consisting of one arbitrator
appointed by CS, one arbitrator appointed by DPS and a third arbitrator appointed by the two
arbitrators appointed by CS and DPS or, if the arbitrators appointed by Cadbury plc and DPS cannot
agree on a third arbitrator, the third arbitrator shall be appointed by the chief executive
officers of both CS and DPS, and (ii) in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the American
Arbitration Association (except with respect to the selection of arbitrators) in effect at the time
of filing of the demand for arbitration.
(d) The decision of the arbitrators (which, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, may include an order to specifically perform any
provision of this Agreement) shall be final and binding upon the Parties hereto, and the expense of
the arbitration (including the award of attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party) shall be paid as
the arbitrators determine. The decision of the arbitrators shall be executory, and judgment
thereon may be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction. The seat of the arbitration shall
be New York, New York.
(e) The existence of, and any discussions, negotiations, arbitrations or other proceedings
relating to, any Agreement Dispute shall be considered by each Party hereto as Confidential
Information until such time as a judgment thereon is entered in a court of competent jurisdiction.
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(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no member of the DPS
Group and no member of the Cadbury plc Group shall have the right to institute judicial proceedings
against the other Party or any Person acting by, through or under such other Party, in order to
enforce the instituting Party’s rights hereunder, except that any such member shall be permitted to
seek an injunction in aid of arbitration with respect to an Agreement Dispute to preserve the
status quo during the pendency of any arbitration proceeding pursuant to paragraph (c) of this
Section 10.02. All judicial proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall
be heard and determined exclusively in any New York state or federal court sitting in the Borough
of Manhattan in The City of New York.
Section 10.03 Continuity of Service and Performance. Unless otherwise agreed in
writing, the Parties will continue to provide service and honor all other commitments under this
Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the
provisions of this ARTICLE X with respect to all matters not subject to such Agreement
Dispute.
ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
Section 11.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Distribution may
be abandoned at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of CS.
Section 11.02 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement in
accordance with Section 11.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall
be no Liability on the part of either Party hereto.
Section 11.03 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except (a) by
an instrument in
writing signed by, or on behalf of, the Parties hereto or (b) by a waiver in accordance with
Section 11.04.
Section 11.04 Waiver. Either Party to this Agreement may (a) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Party and (b) waive compliance
with any of the agreements of the other Party or conditions to such Party’s obligations contained
herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing
signed by the Party to be bound thereby. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or
condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of either
Party hereto to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any of such
rights.
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ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01 Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY MEMBER OF THE CADBURY
PLC GROUP OR THE DPS GROUP BE LIABLE TO ANY MEMBER OF THE DPS GROUP OR THE CADBURY PLC GROUP,
RESPECTIVELY, FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST
PROFITS, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS
SHALL NOT LIMIT EACH PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS FOR LIABILITIES TO THIRD PARTIES AS SET
FORTH IN ARTICLE VII.
Section 12.02 Expenses. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or in any
Ancillary Agreement to the contrary, all DPS Transaction Costs shall be borne by DPS and all
Transaction Costs shall be borne by CS.
Section 12.03 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to
have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by an internationally recognized
overnight courier service, by facsimile or registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return
receipt requested) to the respective Parties hereto at the following addresses (or at such other
address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section
12.03):
(a) | if to Cadbury plc or CS: | ||
Cadbury plc 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx X0X 0XX Facsimile: 00-00-0000-0000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxx, Esq. Chief Legal Officer |
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with a copies to: | |||
Shearman & Sterling LLP 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000 Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 Attention: Xxxxxxxxx O’X. Xxxxxx, Esq. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq. |
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Xxxxxxxxx and May Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX Facsimile: 00-00-0000-0000 Attention: Xxx Xxxxxx |
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(b) | if to DPS: | ||
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. General Counsel |
Section 12.04 Public Announcements. Following the Demerger Effective Time, neither
Party to this Agreement shall make, or cause to be made, any press release or public announcement
in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other Party unless otherwise required by Law or applicable stock exchange
regulation, and the Parties to this Agreement shall cooperate as to the timing and contents of any
such press release or public announcement. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to agree on the timing and content of any announcement or communication relating to the financial
results and/or results of operations of the quarters ending March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 for
DPS and the period ending June 30, 2008 for Cadbury plc.
Section 12.05 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect for so long as the
economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in
any manner materially adverse to either Party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or
other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties
as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
Section 12.06 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the
Continuing Arrangements constitute the entire agreement of the Parties hereto and their Affiliates
with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and
undertakings, both written and oral, between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof.
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Section 12.07 Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by a Party hereto without the
consent of the other Party hereto; provided that a merger shall not be deemed to be an
assignment under this Agreement; and provided further, that any Party may assign
this Agreement or any of its rights and obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliates of such
Party without the consent of the other Party provided that no such assignment shall relieve
the assignor of any of its obligations hereunder.
Section 12.08 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
solely to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns,
and nothing herein, express or implied (including the provisions of ARTICLE VII relating to
indemnified parties), is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable
right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 12.09 Currency. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all references
to currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein means United States dollars and all
payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by
the Parties.
Section 12.10 Tax Matters. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this
Agreement (including ARTICLE VII (other than Section 7.06)) shall not govern Tax
matters, which shall be governed by the Tax Sharing Agreement.
Section 12.11 Employee Matters. Except as otherwise provided herein and not
inconsistent with the Employee Matters Agreement, this Agreement shall not govern any employee
matters, which shall be exclusively governed by the Employee Matters Agreement.
Section 12.12 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 12.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO
ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL
WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 12.13.
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Section 12.14 Survival of Covenants. Except as expressly set forth in any Ancillary
Agreement, the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement,
and Liability for the breach of any obligations contained herein or therein, shall survive the
Distribution Date and shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 12.15 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including
by facsimile transmission or portable document format (“.pdf”)) in counterparts, and by the
different Parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to
be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the
date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxx | ||||
Title: Chief Legal Officer and Group Secretary | ||||
XX XXXXXX SNAPPLE GROUP, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary | ||||
CADBURY PLC, solely for the purposes of Sections 4.01(a) and (b) and Section 5.03 |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxx | ||||
Title: Chief Legal Officer and Group Secretary | ||||