EX-2.1 2 d374435dex21.htm EX-2.1 FORM OF SEPARATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 2.1
FORM OF SEPARATION AGREEMENT
This SEPARATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is dated as of [ ], 2017, by and between NACCO Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Xxxxxxxx Beach Brands Holding Company (“Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding”), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent. Parent and Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding will individually be referred to as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
A. Parent intends to make a distribution to its stockholders of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding in accordance with the terms hereof (the “Spin-Off”).
B. As a consequence of the Spin-Off, Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding will cease to be a Subsidiary of Parent.
C. The Parties intend for the Spin-Off to qualify as a tax-free spin-off under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
D. Parent and Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding desire to allocate certain rights and responsibilities of Parent, Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and their respective Subsidiaries and successors for periods before and after the Spin-Off.
Accordingly, the Parties agree as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, as used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the meanings specified below when used in this Agreement with initial capital letters:
“Action” means any controversy, claim, action, litigation, arbitration, mediation or any other proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity, arbitrator, mediator or other Person acting in a dispute resolution capacity, or any investigation, subpoena or demand preliminary to any of the foregoing.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, another Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition “control” as applied to any Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote five percent or more of the securities entitled to vote or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of, the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of securities entitled to vote, by contract or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, Affiliate will not include any individual controlling Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding or Parent and, following the Spin-Off; Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and Parent will not be deemed to be Affiliates.
“Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Business Day” means any day on which commercial banks in Cleveland, Ohio are not required or authorized to be closed by Law or executive order.
“Code” has the meaning set forth in Recital C.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
“Damages” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect at the time of determination, consistently applied.
“Governmental Entity” means any arbitrator, court, judicial, legislative, administrative or regulatory agency, commission, department, board, bureau, body or other governmental authority or instrumentality or any Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, whether foreign, federal, state or local.
“Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding, par value $0.01 per share.
“Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock of Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding, par value $0.01 per share.
“Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding Common Stock” means the Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding Class A Common Stock and the Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding Class B Common Stock, taken together.
“Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding Group” means, as the context may require, (i) Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and (ii) any one or more Affiliates of Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding following the Spin-Off.
“Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
“HBB Pension Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
“HBH Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a).
“HBH Participants” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a).
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.
“Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity.
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“Liability” or “Liabilities” mean all debts, liabilities, losses and obligations whether absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever arising, and whether or not the same would properly be reflected on a balance sheet; provided that, except for references in Articles III and V, “Liabilities” will not include any liabilities for or in respect of Taxes, which will be governed solely by the Tax Allocation Agreement, or any liabilities for or in respect of any benefit plans, programs, agreements, and arrangements, which will be governed solely by Articles III and V of this Agreement.
“Order” means any order, judgment, ruling, decree, writ, permit, license or other requirement of any Governmental Entity.
“Parent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Parent Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b).
“Parent Board” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Parent Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of Parent, par value $1.00 per share.
“Parent Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock of Parent, par value $1.00 per share.
“Parent Common Stock” means the Parent Class A Common Stock and the Parent Class B Common Stock, taken together.
“Parent Group” means, as the context may require, (i) Parent and (ii) any one or more Affiliates of Parent following the Spin-Off.
“Parent Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
“Parent Participants” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b).
“Parent Pension Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
“Party” and “Parties” have the meanings set forth in the Preamble.
“Person” means any individual or legal entity, including any partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or Governmental Entity.
“Record Date” means the close of business on the date to be determined by the Board of Directors of Parent as the record date for determining stockholders of Parent entitled to receive Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding Common Stock in the Spin-Off, which date will be a business day preceding the day of the Spin-Off Date.
“Retained Name” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
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“Share Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Shared Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
“Spin-Off” has the meaning set forth in Recital A.
“Spin-Off Date” means the date on which the Spin-Off occurs.
“Stockholders’ Agreement” means the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and certain other parties, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Subsidiary” of any Person means (i) any Person whose financial results are required to be consolidated with the financial results of the first Person in the preparation of the first Person’s financial statements under GAAP or (ii) for purposes of Article III, any nonconsolidated project mine subsidiary of The North American Coal Corporation.
“Tax Allocation Agreement” means the Tax Allocation Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Parent and Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
“Taxes” has the meaning set forth in the Tax Allocation Agreement; provided, however; that such term will not include any Liabilities owed to, or imposed by, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under ERISA.
“Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
“Transfer Restriction Agreement” means the Transfer Restriction Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and certain other parties, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
“Transition Services Agreement” means the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Parent and Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
1.2 Interpretation. (a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference will be to an Article or Section or Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) “or” is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive, (ii) words in the singular include the plural and vice versa, (iii) the use in this Agreement of a pronoun in reference to a Party includes the masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context may require, and (iv) terms used herein which are defined in GAAP have the meanings ascribed to them therein. This Agreement will not be interpreted or construed to require any Person to take any action, or fail to take any action, that would violate any applicable Law.
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(b) The Parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
2.1 The Spin-Off. Subject to the satisfaction, or to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI, the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Parent Board”) has approved the Spin-Off and established the Record Date and the Spin-Off Date and any procedures it determined to be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith.
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obtained or fulfilled), and (y) if any Shared Contract cannot be so partially assigned by its terms or otherwise, cannot be amended or has not for any other reason been assigned or amended, or if such assignment or amendment would impair the benefit the parties thereto derive from such Shared Contract, Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into a separate contract pursuant to which it procures such rights and obligations as are necessary and Parent shall cooperate with Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding in any reasonable arrangement designed to provide Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding with all of the benefits under such Shared Contracts until Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding enters into such separate contract.
(a) Employees and former employees of Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding or its Subsidiaries (“HBH Participants”) are currently provided retirement and welfare benefits under employee benefit plans, programs, policies or arrangements that are sponsored and maintained by Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding or its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “HBH Benefit Plans”). On and after the Spin-Off Date, the HBH Participants will continue to receive benefits under the HBH Benefit Plans. Effective as of the Spin-Off Date, Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and its Subsidiaries) (i) will have no Liability or obligations, and Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and its Subsidiaries agree to assume and pay for any Liabilities or obligations, under or relating to the HBH Benefit Plans, including the HBH Pension Plans, including as required by, or imposed pursuant to applicable Law and (ii) will have no responsibility for the administration of the HBH Benefit Plans, including the HBH Pension Plans.
(b) Employees and former employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and its Subsidiaries) (“Parent Participants”) are currently provided retirement and welfare benefits under employee benefit plans, programs, policies or arrangements that are sponsored and maintained by Parent or its Subsidiaries (other than
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Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and its Subsidiaries) (collectively, the “Parent Benefit Plans”). On and after the Spin-Off Date, the Parent Participants will continue to receive benefits under the Parent Benefit Plans. Effective as of the Spin-Off Date, Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and its Subsidiaries (i) will have no Liability or obligations, and Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and its Subsidiaries) agree to assume and pay for any Liabilities or obligations, under or relating to the Parent Benefit Plans, including the Parent Pension Plans, including as required by, or imposed pursuant to applicable Law and (ii) will have no responsibility for the administration of the Parent Benefit Plans, including the Parent Pension Plans.
(c) Prior to the Spin-Off Date, Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding and Parent will mutually agree to a fair allocation of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.’s compensation and employee benefits between the two companies.
(a) Nothing contained herein will in any way alter the right of Parent or Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding or any of their respective Subsidiaries, before or after the Spin-Off Date, to amend or terminate any Parent Benefit Plan or HBH Benefit Plan, as applicable, in accordance with its terms and applicable Law or to terminate the employment or service of any person at any time in accordance with applicable Law. Nothing contained herein will be construed to create any third-party beneficiary rights in any person, including without limitation any Parent Participant or HBH Participant (including any dependent or beneficiary thereof) nor will anything contained herein be deemed to amend any Parent Benefit Plan or HBH Benefit Plan.
(b) On or before the Spin-Off Date, Parent and Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding agree that (i) they will take such actions as they determine are necessary and advisable to establish separate administrative services agreements and funding vehicles for the HBH Benefit Plans (including the HBH Pension Plans) and Parent Benefit Plans (including the Parent Pension Plans) and/or to provide for transitional services related thereto and (ii) they will use reasonable, good faith efforts to cooperate with each other and take such steps as are necessary and advisable to implement the actions described in this Article III.
(c) After the Spin-Off Date, Parent and Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding will continue to cooperate in good faith and share (to the extent permissible under applicable privacy, data protection and similar laws) all relevant documents, payroll and employment information as needed with respect to the continued administration of the HBH Benefit Plans (and the HBH Pension Plans) and the Parent Benefit Plans (and the Parent Pension Plans); provided that requests for cooperation must be reasonable and not interfere with daily business operations.
IV. REPRESENTATIONS. WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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authorize the execution and delivery by such Party of this Agreement or the consummation of the Spin-Off. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Parties, and (assuming the valid execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other Parties) constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of such Party enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such obligations and their enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) by general principles of equity, or (iii) the power of a court to deny enforcement of remedies based on public policy.
(b) In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the Parties will cooperate with each other and use (and will cause their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to use) reasonable best efforts, prior to, at and after the Spin-Off, 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 permitted under applicable law to consummate and make
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effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and the Tax Allocation Agreement as promptly as reasonably practicable.
(c) After the Spin-Off, except in the case of any Action by one Party or its Affiliates against the other Party or its Affiliates, each Party will use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the other, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of such Party as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that any such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents are reasonably requested in connection with any Action in which the requesting Party may from time to time be involved or any other reasonable business purpose, regardless of whether, in the case of an Action, such Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder.
(d) The obligation of the Parties to provide witnesses pursuant to this Section 4.3 is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation.
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and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing, including retroactive or other premium increases, are promptly reimbursed by Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent will have the sole right to administer all such claims in any manner and take any actions as it determines to be appropriate except to the extent any such administration or actions may adversely affect the availability of insurance coverage, the amount of any such coverage, the applicability of any coverage and/or the availability of future coverage or coverage limits with respect to Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding or any of its Subsidiaries, in which case any administration or actions by Parent shall only be taken after consultation with, and consent of, Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding. Nothing in this Section 4.5 will affect or modify or be deemed to affect or modify in any way any Party’s obligations under Article V of this Agreement.
(b) As of the Spin-Off Date, Parent and Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding will each procure and maintain for not less than six years following the Spin-Off Date (the “Insurance Period”), policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance of at least the same coverage and amounts, and containing terms and conditions which are no less advantageous to the directors and officers and fiduciaries or other trustees of either Parent or Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding, with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred before or on the Spin-Off Date. Each of Parent and Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding will cooperate with the other in the procurement of such insurance. In the event that insurance with the identical coverage and amounts is no longer available on a commercially reasonable basis during the Insurance Period, Parent and/or Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding may procure and maintain substantially similar coverage for the remainder of the Insurance Period, with the consent of the other Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
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Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend such claim, demand, action or proceeding. The Indemnifying Party will have the right at its expense to assume the defense thereof using counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party will have the right (i) to participate, at its own expense, with respect to any claim, demand, action or proceeding that is being diligently defended by the Indemnifying Party and (ii) to assume the defense of any claim, demand, action or proceeding at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party if the Indemnifying Party fails or ceases to diligently defend the same. In connection with any such claim, demand, action or proceeding the Parties will cooperate with each other and provide each other with access to relevant books and records in their possession. If a firm written offer is made to the Indemnifying Party to settle any such claim, demand, action or proceeding solely in exchange for monetary sums to be paid by the Indemnifying Party (and such settlement contains a complete release of the Indemnified Party and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees) and the Indemnifying Party proposes to accept such settlement and the Indemnified Party refuses to consent to such settlement, then (A) the Indemnifying Party will be excused from, and the Indemnified Party will be solely responsible for, all further defense of such claim, demand, action or proceeding, (B) the maximum liability of the Indemnifying Party relating to such claim, demand, action or proceeding will be the amount of the proposed settlement if the amount thereafter recovered from the Indemnified Party on such claim, demand, action or proceeding is greater than the amount of the proposed settlement, and (C) the Indemnified Party will pay all attorneys’ fees and legal costs and expenses incurred after rejection of such settlement by the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if the amount thereafter recovered by the third party from the Indemnified Party is less than the amount of the proposed settlement, the Indemnified Party will be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party for such attorneys’ fees and legal costs and expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the difference between the amount recovered by the third party and the amount of the proposed settlement.
(a) the Parent Board shall have determined, in its sole discretion, to effect the Spin-Off;
(b) the receipt by Parent of a written opinion, dated as of the Record Date and confirmation as of the Spin-Off Date, from XxXxxxxxx, Will & Xxxxx LLP, tax counsel to Parent, satisfactory to Parent, to the effect that the Spin-Off will qualify as a tax-free spin-off under Section 355 and related provisions of the Code. In rendering the foregoing opinion, counsel will be permitted to rely upon and assume the accuracy of certificates executed by officers of Parent and Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding containing customary representations and covenants to enable such firm to deliver the legal opinion;
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(c) Parent shall have determined that all actions or filings necessary or appropriate under applicable securities laws in connection with the Spin-Off shall have been taken or made, and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted by the applicable Governmental Authority;
(d) the Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding Class A Common Stock to be distributed to Parent stockholders in the Spin-Off shall have been accepted for listing on the NYSE or another national securities exchange acceptable to Parent in its discretion, subject to official notice of distribution;
(e) the Transition Services Agreement, Tax Allocation Agreement, Transfer Restriction Agreement and Stockholders’ Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto; and
(f) no order, injunction, decree or regulation issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing consummation of the Spin-Off or any of the transactions related thereto, shall be in effect, and no other event have occurred or failed to occur, including the initiation or threat of litigation, that Parent shall have determined is adverse to Parent or Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding.
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If to Parent:
NACCO Industries, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: 972.387.1031
If to Xxxxxxxx Beach Holding:
Xxxxxxxx Beach Brands Holding Company
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile: 804.527.7218
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provision hereof, and the illegality or partial illegality of this Agreement will not affect the validity of this Agreement in any jurisdiction in which such determination of illegality or partial illegality has not been made, except in either case to the extent such illegality or partial illegality causes this Agreement to no longer contain all of the material provisions reasonably expected by the Parties to be contained therein.
8.8 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and wholly performed within such state, without regard to any applicable conflict of laws principles.
8.9 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each Party irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, the Spin-Off, any provision hereof, the breach, performance, validity or invalidity hereof or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect hereof brought by another Party or its successors or permitted assigns may only be brought and determined in any federal or state court located in the State of Delaware, and each Party hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, the Spin-Off, any provision hereof or the breach, performance, enforcement, validity or invalidity hereof, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure to lawfully serve process, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise), and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws, that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper and (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.
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interests. The Parties hereby expressly agree that this Agreement is to be interpreted without giving effect to prior practice or any alleged oral representations or assurances.
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Schedule 1
1. Corporate Services Commercial Account Agreement, dated October 5, 2012, between NACCO Industries, Inc. and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
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Exhibit A
Stockholders’ Agreement
(See attached)
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Exhibit B
Tax Allocation Agreement
(See attached)
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Exhibit C
Transfer Restriction Agreement
(See attached)
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Exhibit D
Transition Services Agreement
(See attached)
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