Exhibit 2.1
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CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
by and among
XXXXXXXX PETROLEUM COMPANY,
CHEVRON CORPORATION
and
CHEVRON XXXXXXXX CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC
Dated as of May 23, 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMPANY
Section 2.1 The Company....................................................12
Section 2.2 Contribution of P Chem to the Company..........................13
Section 2.3 Contribution of C Chem to the Company..........................13
Section 2.4 Assumption of Liabilities by the Company.......................14
ARTICLE III
THE CLOSING
Section 3.1 Closing Place and Date.........................................14
Section 3.2 Closing Date Deliveries........................................14
Section 3.3 Post-Closing Adjustment........................................15
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF XXXXXXXX
Section 4.1 Corporate Organization.........................................17
Section 4.2 Capitalization.................................................17
Section 4.3 Authority; No Violation........................................18
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals.........................................18
Section 4.5 Licenses; Compliance with Applicable Law.......................18
Section 4.6 Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities..................19
Section 4.7 Brokers' Fees..................................................19
Section 4.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events...........................19
Section 4.9 Legal Proceedings..............................................20
Section 4.10 Contracts......................................................20
Section 4.11 Real Property..................................................22
Section 4.12 Environmental Matters..........................................22
Section 4.13 Intellectual Property..........................................23
Section 4.14 Employee Benefit Plans.........................................23
Section 4.15 Labor Relations................................................24
Section 4.16 Transactions with Affiliates...................................24
Section 4.17 Personal Property..............................................24
Section 4.18 Year 2000......................................................24
Section 4.19 Insurance......................................................25
Section 4.20 Acquisition of Company Interests for Investment................25
Section 4.21 Sufficiency of Contribution....................................25
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CHEVRON
Section 5.1 Corporate Organization.........................................25
Section 5.2 Capitalization.................................................26
Section 5.3 Authority; No Violation........................................26
Section 5.4 Consents and Approvals.........................................27
Section 5.5 Licenses; Compliance with Applicable Law.......................27
Section 5.6 Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities..................27
Section 5.7 Brokers' Fees..................................................28
Section 5.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events...........................28
Section 5.9 Legal Proceedings..............................................28
Section 5.10 Contracts......................................................29
Section 5.11 Real Property..................................................30
Section 5.12 Environmental Matters..........................................31
Section 5.13 Intellectual Property..........................................31
Section 5.14 Employee Benefit Plans.........................................32
Section 5.15 Labor Relations................................................32
Section 5.16 Transactions with Affiliates...................................33
Section 5.17 Personal Property..............................................33
Section 5.18 Year 2000......................................................33
Section 5.19 Insurance......................................................33
Section 5.20 Acquisition of Company Interests for Investment................33
Section 5.21 Sufficiency of Contribution....................................34
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
Section 6.1 Investigation of Business; Access to Properties and Records....34
Section 6.2 Consents and Approvals.........................................35
Section 6.3 Further Assurances.............................................36
Section 6.4 Conduct of the Xxxxxxxx Chemicals Business.....................36
Section 6.5 Conduct of the Chevron Chemicals Business......................38
Section 6.6 Preservation of Business.......................................40
Section 6.7 Public Announcements...........................................40
Section 6.8 Assignment of Contracts, Leases, Permits, etc..................40
Section 6.9 Corporate Names................................................41
Section 6.10 D&O Indemnification............................................42
Section 6.11 Additional Agreements..........................................42
Section 6.12 Company Integration Expenses...................................44
Section 6.13 Insurance......................................................44
Section 6.14 Guarantees.....................................................46
Section 6.15 Actions by Affiliates of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron..................46
Section 6.16 Financing......................................................46
Section 6.17 Risk Allocation between the Company and the Parties............47
Section 6.18 Intellectual Property..........................................47
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 7.1 Conditions to Xxxxxxxx' Obligation to Close....................53
Section 7.2 Conditions to Chevron's Obligation to Close....................54
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
Section 8.1 Termination....................................................55
Section 8.2 Procedure and Effect of Termination............................55
ARTICLE IX
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 Indemnification by Company.....................................56
Section 9.2 Indemnification by Xxxxxxxx and Chevron........................56
Section 9.3 Indemnification Procedure......................................56
Section 9.4 Survival.......................................................56
Section 9.5 Indemnification Limitation.....................................57
Section 9.6 Materiality Qualifiers.........................................58
Section 9.7 Knowledge Qualifiers...........................................58
ARTICLE X
EMPLOYEE MATTERS
ARTICLE XI
TAX MATTERS
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.1 Counterparts..................................................58
Section 12.2 Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Forum; Waiver
of Jury Trial..............................................58
Section 12.3 Entire Agreement..............................................59
Section 12.4 Expenses......................................................59
Section 12.5 Notices.......................................................60
Section 12.6 Successors and Assigns........................................61
Section 12.7 Headings; Definitions.........................................61
Section 12.8 Amendments and Waivers........................................61
Section 12.9 Schedules.....................................................61
Section 12.10 Severability..................................................62
Section 12.11 Interpretation................................................62
Section 12.12 Specific Performance..........................................62
APPENDICES
Appendix A Form of Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
of the Company
Appendix B Tradename License Agreement
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A - 1 P Chem Assets
Exhibit A - 2 C Chem Assets
Exhibit B - 1 Xxxxxxxx Excluded Assets
Exhibit B - 2 Chevron Excluded Assets
Exhibit C - 1 Xxxxxxxx Excluded Liabilities
Exhibit C - 2 Chevron Excluded Liabilities
ANNEXES
Annex A.....Employee Matters Annex
Annex B.....Tax Matters Annex
Annex C.....Continuing Indemnification Annex
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of May 23, 2000,
by and among XXXXXXXX PETROLEUM COMPANY, a Delaware corporation ("Xxxxxxxx"),
CHEVRON CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Chevron"), and CHEVRON XXXXXXXX
CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company").
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Xxxxxxxx and Chevron (each, a "Party") desire to combine
certain of their chemicals businesses in order to realize synergies and increase
the efficiency and profitability of such businesses;
WHEREAS, each of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron intends that the Company shall
be the primary vehicle by which each Party conducts its chemicals businesses;
WHEREAS, each of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron envisions that the Company
will be a competitive, growing chemical venture meeting or exceeding the
financial return expectations of the Parties on their investment in
petrochemicals, plastics, and selected specialties;
WHEREAS, Xxxxxxxx and Chevron desire to create a structure pursuant
to which each of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron shall, directly or through direct or
indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, own 50% of the voting and economic interests
of the Company, into which each of Xxxxxxxx and/or Affiliates (as defined
herein) of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron and/or Affiliates of Chevron shall contribute
certain assets and related liabilities, operations and subsidiaries engaged in
the chemicals businesses, all as more fully provided for herein;
WHEREAS, the Parties intend that the Company will be a
self-financing entity with an investment-grade credit rating; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto, at the closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing"), shall cause the limited
liability company agreement of the Company to be amended and restated in the
form set forth as Appendix A (as amended, the "Amended LLC Agreement");
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below:
"Actual Contributed Cash" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3(c).
"Actual Net Working Capital" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3(c).
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, a Person,
directly or indirectly, Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control
with, such Person.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"Amended LLC Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.
"Basket" shall mean, with respect to either Party's obligation under
Article IX, $300,000,000.
"Beneficially Own" shall mean, with respect to any security, having
or sharing the power to direct or control the voting or disposition of such
security.
"Beneficial Owner" shall mean, with respect to any security, a
Person who Beneficially Owns such security, and "Beneficial Ownership" has a
corresponding meaning.
"BI Insurance Policy" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.19(d).
"BI Insurance Proceeds" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.19(d).
"Business Day" shall mean any day on which banks are generally open
to conduct business in the State of New York.
"C Chem" shall mean, collectively, the businesses, operations and
assets that comprise the Chemicals segment separately reported in Chevron's
September 30, 1999 Form 10-Q, including the assets set forth in Part I of
Exhibit A-2 (including, in the case of any real property assets identified in
Part I of Exhibit A-2, all right, title and interest of Chevron and its
Subsidiaries in and to all land, improvements, easements, rights of way,
fixtures, equipment and personal property associated with such real property
assets, irrespective of whether such land, improvements, easements, rights of
way, fixtures, equipment and personal property are specifically identified in
Exhibit A-2 or in Schedule 5.11(a)(i) or Schedule 5.11(a)(ii) of the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule, but subject to any specific exclusions or limitations, if
any, set forth in Part I of Exhibit A-2), the entities set forth in Part II of
Exhibit A-2 and C Chem Liabilities, but excluding the Chevron Excluded Assets
and the Chevron Excluded Liabilities.
"C Chem December 31 Balance Sheet" shall mean the consolidated
balance sheet of C Chem as of December 31, 1999, including the pro forma
adjustments, attached as Schedule 5.6 the Chevron Disclosure Schedule.
"C Chem Discontinued Business" shall mean the AgChem and Consumer
Products businesses of Chevron, the Specialty Polymers business of Chevron and
any business which is materially different in terms of both products and
processes from the businesses conducted by C Chem as of the date of this
Agreement.
"C Chem Employee" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex A.
"C Chem Intellectual Property" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.13(a).
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"C Chem Leases" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(c).
"C Chem Liabilities" shall mean all Liabilities of Chevron and its
Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates attributable to the businesses and operations of
C Chem, including (i) all Liabilities arising from the ownership or use of
assets that are part of C Chem, (ii) all Liabilities attributable to products
produced by or with such assets, (iii) all Liabilities attributable to the
production of such products, including all claims for personal injury, defective
products, and the like, (iv) all Liabilities under contracts, leases or permits
if and to the extent utilized in the business of C Chem as conducted on or
before the Closing Date, and (v) all Liabilities made the responsibility of the
Company pursuant to Annex A, Annex B or Annex C; but excluding the Chevron
Excluded Liabilities.
"C Chem Material Contracts" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.10(a).
"C Chem Patent Rights" shall mean all claims of letters patent and
patent applications owned or controlled by Chevron or its Patent Subsidiaries,
in the sense of having the right to grant licenses thereunder, all subject to
the terms and conditions, including the obligation to account to third parties,
under which such rights are held, based upon inventions conceived prior to the
later of (i) December 31, 2000 or (ii) the six-month anniversary of the Closing
Date, insofar and only insofar as such claims cover in whole or in part
technology or inventions that are primarily used by or identified as relating
primarily to the C Chem business, or which arose from research, development or
demonstration activities which relate primarily to the C Chem business,
including those patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 6.18 of the
Chevron Disclosure Schedule and foreign counterparts thereof. C Chem Patent
Rights (i) shall specifically exclude patent claims to the extent they cover
Oronite technology for fuel and lubricant additives or additive precursors and
their manufacture and blending and products, packages, and formulations
containing such additives or additive precursors except where such products,
packages, and formulations are comprised of a major portion of normal alpha
olefins and their derivatives, and (ii) shall specifically exclude patent claims
covering Xxxxxxx-Tropsch gas-to-liquids technology and upgrading of products
therefrom to chemical products other than normal alpha olefins and their
derivatives.
"C Chem Proprietary Technology" shall mean transferable rights in
unpublished technical information, knowhow and trade secrets owned or controlled
by Chevron or its Patent Subsidiaries prior to the later of (i) December 31,
2000 or (ii) the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, relating primarily
to the C Chem business and research, development, and demonstration activities
relating primarily to the C Chem business, including information relating to
proprietary computer programs, data bases, computer models, engineering
correlations, process design, engineering and operating data, proprietary
catalysts and other materials, formulations, experimental data, performance
testing information, pilot plant data, and test methods, and including
information licensed from third parties, all subject to the terms and
conditions, including the obligation to account to third parties, under which
such rights are held. C Chem Proprietary Technology (i) shall specifically
exclude Oronite technology for fuel and lubricant additives or additive
precursors and their manufacture and blending and products, packages, and
formulations containing such additives or additive precursors except where such
products, packages, and formulations are comprised of a major portion of normal
alpha olefins and their derivatives, and (ii) shall specifically exclude
Xxxxxxx-Tropsch gas-to-liquids
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technology and upgrading of products therefrom to chemical products other than
normal alpha olefins and their derivatives.
"C Chem Real Property" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.11(b).
"C Chem Subsidiaries" shall mean, collectively, any Subsidiaries to
be contributed by Chevron or Chevron Member Affiliates to the Company.
"C Chem Working Capital Difference" shall mean (i) C Chem's Actual
Net Working Capital, plus (ii) $18.76 million, minus (iii) Net Working Capital
set forth on the C Chem December 31 Balance Sheet.
"Cap" shall mean, with respect to either Party's obligation under
Article IX, $800,000,000.
"Chevron" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"Chevron Disclosure Schedule" shall mean the disclosure schedules
delivered by Chevron concurrently herewith.
"Chevron Excluded Assets" shall mean the assets set forth on Exhibit
B-2.
"Chevron Excluded Liabilities" shall mean the liabilities set forth
on Exhibit C-2.
"Chevron Indemnified Person" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1.
"Chevron Member Affiliates" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a).
"Chevron Plans" shall mean, collectively, all material employee
benefit plans providing benefits to any C Chem Employees that are sponsored or
maintained by Chevron or any of its Affiliates or to which Chevron or any of its
Affiliates contributes or is obligated to contribute on behalf of C Chem
Employees, including any employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of
Section 3(1) of ERISA, any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA, and any bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, stock
purchase, stock option, severance, change of control or fringe benefit plan.
"Chevron Pipe Line Contribution" shall have the meaning set forth in
Exhibit A-2.
"Chevron Retained Affiliates" shall mean, collectively, all
Affiliates of Chevron other than C Chem Subsidiaries.
"Chevron Savings Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex A.
"Claim Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex C.
"Claims" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex C.
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"Class C Member" shall have the definition set forth in the Amended
LLC Agreement.
"Class C Membership Interests" shall have the definition set forth
in the Amended LLC Agreement.
"Class P Member" shall have the definition set forth in the Amended
LLC Agreement.
"Class P Membership Interests" shall have the definition set forth
in the Amended LLC Agreement.
"Closing" shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
"Code" shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"Company Interests" shall mean limited liability company interests
of any class in the Company.
"Confidentiality Agreement" shall mean that certain Confidentiality
Agreement, dated as of September 8, 1999, by and between Xxxxxxxx and Chevron.
"Contributed Cash" shall mean, with respect to P Chem or C Chem,
cash and cash equivalents owned by a wholly-owned P Chem Subsidiary or Xxxxxx
Olefins Limited Partnership, or a wholly-owned C Chem Subsidiary, as the case
may be.
"Contributed Cash Statement" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3(a).
"Control", with respect to any entity, shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, by any Person or
group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of both of
the following:
(a) (i) in the case of a corporation, more than 25% of the economic
interests in the outstanding equity securities thereof; (ii) in the case of a
limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership or venture, the
right to more than 25% of the distributions therefrom (including liquidating
distributions); (iii) in the case of a trust or estate, including a business
trust, more than 25% of the current and residual beneficial interest therein;
and (iv) in the case of any other entity, more than 25% of the economic or
beneficial interest therein; and
(b) in the case of any entity, the power or authority, through
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, to control or direct
the management and policies of the entity.
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"Controlled Group Liability" shall mean any and all liabilities (a)
under Title IV of ERISA, (b) under Section 302 of ERISA, (c) under Sections 412
and 4971 of the Code, or (d) as a result of a failure to comply with the
continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 ET SEQ. of ERISA and Section
4980B of the Code, and (e) under corresponding or similar provisions of foreign
laws or regulations.
"Cut-Off Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.19(b).
"Damages" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex C.
"Designated Replacement Facilities" shall have the meaning set forth
in Annex C.
"Designated Representatives" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.1(a).
"Direct Claim" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex C.
"Environmental Law" shall mean any and all principles of common law
and any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, or orders of any
Governmental Entity pertaining to the protection of the natural environment or
to Hazardous Materials in any and all jurisdictions in which the party in
question and its Subsidiaries own property or conduct business, including the
Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1976, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the
Hazardous & Solid Waste Amendments Act of 1984, the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990, any state or local laws implementing or substantially
equivalent to the foregoing federal laws, and all other environmental
conservation or protection laws, all as amended from time to time from enactment
or adoption through the date of this Agreement.
"Environmental Liabilities" shall have the meaning set forth in
Annex C.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.
"ERISA Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any entity, trade or
business, any other entity, trade or business that is a member of a group
described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1)
of ERISA that includes the first entity, trade or business, or that is a member
of the same "controlled group" as the first entity, trade or business pursuant
to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Final Determination" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex B.
"Financing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.16.
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"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States.
"Governmental Entity" shall mean any federal, state, political
subdivision or other governmental agency or instrumentality, foreign or
domestic.
"Hazardous Materials" shall mean: (a) any chemicals, materials or
substances defined or as included in the definition of "hazardous substances,"
"hazardous materials," "toxic substances," or words of similar import, under any
Environmental Law; (b) radioactive materials (other than naturally occurring
radioactive materials), asbestos in any form that is or could be friable,
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, mercury, lead-based paint; and (c) regulated
constituents or substances in concentrations or levels that exceed numeric or
risk-based standards established pursuant to Environmental Laws.
"HSR Act" shall mean the United States Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
"Indemnified Party" shall mean the party seeking indemnification
under Article IX, Annex B or Annex C.
"Indemnifying Party" shall mean the party against whom an
indemnification claim is asserted under Article IX, Annex B or Annex C.
"K-Resin Plant" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex C.
"K-Resin Repair" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex C.
"knowledge" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.11.
"Knowledge Requirement" shall mean any requirement in a
representation or warranty that a condition, event or state of fact be "known"
by Chevron or Xxxxxxxx, or be "to Chevron's knowledge" or be "to Xxxxxxxx'
knowledge" (or other words or phrases of similar effect or impact) in order for
such condition, event or state of facts to cause such representation or warranty
to be inaccurate.
"Liabilities" shall mean liabilities and obligations of any nature,
whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether
due or to become due.
"Lien" shall mean any lien, claim, option, mortgage, pledge,
hypothecation, security interest, encumbrance, lien, charge or deposit
arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of the foregoing.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean, (a) with respect to P Chem, a
material adverse effect on the businesses, assets, operations, results of
operations or financial condition of P Chem as set forth on the P Chem December
31 Balance Sheet, taken as a whole, (b) with respect to C Chem, a material
adverse effect on the businesses, assets, operations, results of operations or
financial condition of C Chem as set forth on the C Chem December 31 Balance
Sheet, taken as a whole, and (c) with respect to any Person (other than P Chem
or C Chem), a
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material adverse effect on the businesses, assets, operations, financial
condition or results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, in each case, excluding effects reasonably attributable to the general
state of the industries in which P Chem, C Chem or such Person and its
Subsidiaries, as applicable, operate (including chemicals price levels), to
general economic conditions in the United States (including prevailing interest
rate and stock market levels), to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement, or to the fire and explosion on March
27, 2000 at the K-Resin plant in Pasadena, Texas.
"Materiality Requirement" shall mean any requirement in a
representation or warranty that a condition, event or state of fact be
"material," correct or true in "all material respects," have a "Material Adverse
Effect," or be or not be "reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect"
(or other words or phrases of similar effect or impact) in order for such
condition, event or state of facts to cause such representation or warranty to
be inaccurate.
"Membership Interests" shall have the definition set forth in the
Amended LLC Agreement.
"Multiemployer Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.14(c).
"Net After-Tax Basis" shall mean after any U.S. federal, state or
local income or franchise taxes (computed using the Tax Rate) incurred as a
result of certain indemnification (assuming the deductibility of such state and
local income and franchise taxes in calculating federal income tax), reduced by
any tax benefit arising as a result of such indemnification or disguised sale
treatment, as the case may be.
"Net Working Capital" shall mean, with respect to P Chem or C Chem,
non-cash current assets (including accounts receivable, the book value of
inventory and current prepaid and deferred charges and excluding prepaid or
deferred Income Taxes) less accounts payable and other current liabilities
(excluding current Income Taxes payable and the current portion of long- term
debt), in each case as actually contributed to the Company, excluding any
receivables from and payables to Xxxxxxxx or its Affiliates or Chevron or its
Affiliates. For purposes of this calculation, all items shall be determined in
accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent with the P Chem December 31
Balance Sheet or the C Chem December 31 Balance Sheet, as applicable.
"Net Working Capital Statement" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3(a).
"Neutral Firm" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c).
"P Chem" shall mean, collectively, the businesses, operations and
assets that comprise the Chemicals segment separately reported in Xxxxxxxx'
September 30, 1999 Form 10-Q, including the assets set forth in Part I of
Exhibit A-1 (including, in the case of any real property assets identified in
Part I of Exhibit A-1, all right, title and interest of Xxxxxxxx and its
Subsidiaries in and to all land, improvements, easements, rights of way,
fixtures, equipment and personal property associated with such real property
assets, irrespective of whether such land, improvements, easements, rights of
way, fixtures, equipment and personal property are specifically identified in
Part I of Exhibit A-1 or in Schedule 4.11(a)(i) or Schedule 4.11(a)(ii) of
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the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule, but subject to any specific exclusions or
limitations, if any, set forth in Part I of Exhibit A-1), the entities set forth
in Part II of Exhibit A-1, and the P Chem Liabilities, but excluding the
Xxxxxxxx Excluded Assets and the Xxxxxxxx Excluded Liabilities.
"P Chem December 31 Balance Sheet" shall mean the consolidated
balance sheet of P Chem as of December 31, 1999, including the pro forma
adjustments, attached as Schedule 4.6 the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule.
"P Chem Discontinued Busi0ness" shall mean American Thermoplastics
Company, Catalyst Services Inc., fertilizer and biotechnology businesses and any
business which is materially different in terms of both products and processes
from the businesses conducted by P Chem as of the date of this Agreement.
"P Chem Employee" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex A.
"P Chem Intellectual Property" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.13(a).
"P Chem Leases" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.11(c).
"P Chem Liabilities" shall mean all Liabilities of Xxxxxxxx and its
Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates attributable to the businesses and operations of
P Chem, including (i) all Liabilities arising from the ownership or use of
assets that are part of P Chem, (ii) all Liabilities attributable to products
produced by or with such assets, (iii) all Liabilities attributable to the
production of such products, including all claims for personal injury, defective
products, and the like, (iv) all Liabilities under contracts, leases or permits
if and to the extent utilized in the business of P Chem as conducted on or
before the Closing Date, and (v) all Liabilities made the responsibility of the
Company pursuant to Annex A, Annex B or Annex C; but excluding the Xxxxxxxx
Excluded Liabilities.
"P Chem Material Contracts" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.10(a).
"P Chem Patent Rights" shall mean all claims of letters patent and
patent applications owned or controlled by Xxxxxxxx or its Patent Subsidiaries,
in the sense of having the right to grant licenses thereunder, all subject to
the terms and conditions, including the obligation to account to third parties,
under which such rights are held, based upon inventions conceived prior to the
later of (i) December 31, 2000 or (ii) the six-month anniversary of the Closing
Date, insofar and only insofar as such claims cover in whole or in part
technology or inventions that are primarily used by or identified as relating
primarily to the P Chem business, or which arose from research, development or
demonstration activities which relate primarily to the P Chem business,
including those patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 6.18 of the
Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule and foreign counterparts thereof. P Chem Patent
Rights shall specifically exclude patent claims covering S Zorb sulfur removal
technology and the Xxxxxxxx MaxCat coke reduction technology.
"P Chem Proprietary Technology" shall mean transferable rights in
unpublished technical information, knowhow and trade secrets owned or controlled
by Xxxxxxxx or its Patent Subsidiaries prior to the later of (i) December 31,
2000 or (ii) the six-month anniversary of the
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Closing Date, relating primarily to the P Chem business and research,
development, and demonstration activities relating primarily to the P Chem
business, including information relating to proprietary computer programs, data
bases, computer models, engineering correlations, process design, engineering
and operating data, proprietary catalysts and other materials, formulations,
experimental data, performance testing information, pilot plant data, and test
methods, and including information licensed from third parties, all subject to
the terms and conditions, including the obligation to account to third parties
under which such rights are held. P Chem Proprietary Technology shall
specifically exclude S Zorb sulfur removal technology and the Xxxxxxxx MaxCat
coke reduction technology.
"P Chem Real Property" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.11(b).
"P Chem Subsidiaries" shall mean, collectively, any Subsidiaries to
be contributed by Xxxxxxxx or Xxxxxxxx Member Affiliates to the Company.
"P Chem Working Capital Difference" shall mean P Chem's Actual Net
Working Capital minus the Net Working Capital set forth on the P Chem December
31 Balance Sheet.
"Party" shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Patent Subsidiary" shall mean, when used with respect to any
Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other
organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which such Person owns
or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the
outstanding equity securities (or equivalent voting interests).
"Permit" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.
"Permitted Encumbrances" shall mean, with respect to or upon any of
the property or assets of P Chem or C Chem, as the case may be, whether owned as
of the date hereof or thereafter, any Liens, Claims, rights (including rights of
Governmental Entities), reservations, exceptions, easements, rights-of-way,
conditions, restrictions (including restrictive covenants and zoning and land
use restrictions imposed by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances),
leases, and other similar title exceptions or encumbrances affecting such
property or assets that either (a) affect such property or assets as of the date
of this Agreement and are identified with reasonable particularity in the
Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule or the Chevron Disclosure Schedule, as applicable,
or (b) were not incurred in the borrowing of money and, individually and in the
aggregate, do not and will not materially interfere with the use in the ordinary
conduct of such Person's businesses or present or impose any material financial
obligations not reflected in the financial statements described in Section 4.6
or Section 5.6, as applicable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
definition, the following shall constitute "Permitted Encumbrances": (a) all
rights to consent by, required notices to, filings with, or other actions by
Governmental Entities in connection with the sale or conveyance of such
properties or assets if the same are customarily obtained subsequent to the
transfer of title; and (b) the terms and conditions of all easements,
rights-of-way, and leases included within such properties and assets, but only
to the extent such terms and conditions would be acceptable to a reasonably
prudent person acquiring those easements, rights of way and leases for the
purposes for which they have been used.
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"Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation,
association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or
any Governmental Entity.
"Xxxxxxxx" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule" shall mean the disclosure schedules
delivered by Xxxxxxxx concurrently herewith.
"Xxxxxxxx Excluded Assets" shall mean the assets set forth on
Exhibit B-1.
"Xxxxxxxx Excluded Liabilities" shall mean the liabilities set forth
on Exhibit C-1.
"Xxxxxxxx Indemnified Person" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1.
"Xxxxxxxx Member Affiliates" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a).
"Xxxxxxxx Plans" shall mean, collectively, all material employee
benefit plans providing benefits to any P Chem Employees that are sponsored or
maintained by Xxxxxxxx or any of its Affiliates or to which Xxxxxxxx or any of
its Affiliates contributes or is obligated to contribute on behalf of P Chem
Employees, including any employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of
Section 3(1) of ERISA, any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA, and any bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, stock
purchase, stock option, severance, change of control or fringe benefit plan.
"Xxxxxxxx Retained Affiliates" shall mean, collectively, all
Affiliates of Xxxxxxxx other than P Chem Subsidiaries.
"Xxxxxxxx Savings Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in
Annex A.
"Projected K-Resin EBITDA" shall mean (i) $37.4 million for the year
2000 (prorated from the Closing Date), plus (ii) $40.7 million for the year 2001
(prorated to the Cut-Off Date if prior to December 31, 2001), plus (iii) $45.8
million for the year 2002 (prorated to the Cut-Off Date if prior to December 31,
2002).
"Reference Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(e).
"Returns" or "Tax Returns" shall have the meaning set forth in
Annex B.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Subsidiary" shall mean, when used with respect to any Person, any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other organization,
whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which such Person owns or controls,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding
equity securities (or equivalent voting interests).
"Target Quantities" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.19(a).
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"Tax" or "Taxes" shall mean all taxes (whether federal, state, local
or foreign) based upon or measured by income and any other tax whatsoever,
including gross receipts, profits, windfall profits, sales, use, occupation,
value added, AD VALOREM, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, employment,
excise, stamp, premium, capital stock, production, business and occupation,
disability, severance, or real or personal property taxes, fees, or assessments
of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Entity, together with any
interest or penalties imposed with respect thereto.
"Tax-Adjusted Shortfall" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.19(b).
"Tax Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in the Amended LLC
Agreement.
"Tax Return" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex B.
"Taxing Authority" shall mean any Governmental Entity having
jurisdiction over the assessment, determination, collection or other imposition
of any Tax.
"Third Party Claim" shall have the meaning set forth in Annex C.
"Trademarks and Logos" shall mean any names, marks, trade names,
trademarks and logos.
"Tradename License Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.9(a).
"Transition Services Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.11(a).
"Year 2000 Problem" shall mean the inability of any hardware,
software or process to recognize and correctly calculate dates or the failure of
computer systems, products or services to perform any of their intended
functions in a proper manner in connection with data containing any date.
ARTICLE II
CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMPANY
Section 2.1 The Company. (a) At the Closing, (i) Xxxxxxxx shall
execute and deliver, and shall cause to be executed and delivered by each of its
Affiliates set forth on Schedule 2.1(a) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule
(such Affiliates, the "Xxxxxxxx Member Affiliates"), the Amended LLC Agreement,
and (ii) Chevron shall execute and deliver, and shall cause to be executed and
delivered by each of its Affiliates set forth on Schedule 2.1(a) of the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule (such Affiliates, the "Chevron Member Affiliates"), the
Amended LLC Agreement.
(b) Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties prior to the Closing, at
the Closing, (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money between P Chem
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Xxxxxxxx or any of its Affiliates (excluding
P Chem Subsidiaries), on the other hand, shall be
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distributed, capitalized, discharged or otherwise canceled in a manner
consistent with the pro forma adjustments reflected in the P Chem December 31
Balance Sheet, and (ii) all indebtedness for borrowed money between C Chem
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Chevron or any of its Affiliates (excluding C
Chem Subsidiaries), on the other hand, shall be distributed, capitalized,
discharged or otherwise canceled in a manner consistent with the pro forma
adjustments reflected in the C Chem December 31 Balance Sheet.
(c) At the Closing, the Company shall accept the contributions from
Xxxxxxxx and the Xxxxxxxx Member Affiliates referred to in Section 2.2, and, in
consideration therefor, Xxxxxxxx and the Xxxxxxxx Member Affiliates shall become
Class P Members of the Company owning an aggregate of 100% of the Class P
Membership Interests, which represents 50% of the Membership Interests in the
Company. Xxxxxxxx and the Xxxxxxxx Member Affiliates shall receive Membership
Interests as set forth on Schedule 2.1(a) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule.
(d) At the Closing, the Company shall accept the contributions from
the Chevron Member Affiliates referred to in Section 2.3, and, in consideration
therefor, the Chevron Member Affiliates shall become Class C Members of the
Company owning an aggregate of 100% of the Class C Membership Interests, which
represents 50% of the Membership Interests in the Company. The Chevron Member
Affiliates shall receive Membership Interests as set forth on Schedule 2.1(a) of
the Chevron Disclosure Schedule.
Section 2.2 Contribution of P Chem to the Company. Xxxxxxxx shall,
at the Closing, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, and cause to be conveyed,
transferred, assigned and delivered by the Xxxxxxxx Member Affiliates, to the
Company all right, title and interest in the assets, operations and entities
that constitute P Chem in the manner set forth on Schedule 2.2 of the Xxxxxxxx
Disclosure Schedule. To the extent any of the P Chem Subsidiaries currently own
any Xxxxxxxx Excluded Assets, such Xxxxxxxx Excluded Assets shall, where
feasible, be conveyed, transferred, leased or assigned by such P Chem
Subsidiaries to Xxxxxxxx or a Subsidiary of Xxxxxxxx (other than a P Chem
Subsidiary) prior to the Closing (and, to the extent conveyance, transfer,
leasing or assignment of such Xxxxxxxx Excluded Assets prior to Closing is not
feasible, Xxxxxxxx shall be entitled, as provided in Section 6.11(d), to require
such P Chem Subsidiaries or the Company, as applicable, to convey, transfer,
lease or assign such Xxxxxxxx Excluded Assets to Xxxxxxxx or a Subsidiary of
Xxxxxxxx (other than the Company or a P Chem Subsidiary) as soon as practicable
subsequent to the Closing).
Section 2.3 Contribution of C Chem to the Company. Chevron shall, at
the Closing, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, and cause to be conveyed,
transferred, assigned and delivered by the Chevron Member Affiliates, to the
Company all right, title and interest in the assets, operations and entities
that constitute C Chem in the manner set forth on Schedule 2.3 of the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule. To the extent any of the C Chem Subsidiaries currently own
any Chevron Excluded Assets, such Chevron Excluded Assets shall, where feasible,
be conveyed, transferred, leased or assigned by such C Chem Subsidiaries to
Chevron or a Subsidiary of Chevron (other than a C Chem Subsidiary) prior to the
Closing (and, to the extent conveyance, transfer, leasing or assignment of such
Chevron Excluded Assets prior to Closing is not feasible, Chevron shall be
entitled, as provided in Section 6.11(d), to require such C Chem Subsidiaries or
the Company, as applicable, to convey, transfer, lease or assign such Chevron
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Excluded Assets to Chevron or a Subsidiary of Chevron (other than the Company or
a C Chem Subsidiary) as soon as practicable subsequent to the Closing).
Section 2.4 Assumption of Liabilities by the Company. (a) The
Company shall, at the Closing, assume from Xxxxxxxx and each Xxxxxxxx Member
Affiliate (and, thereafter, pay, perform and discharge), and Xxxxxxxx shall, at
the Closing, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, and cause to be conveyed,
transferred, assigned and delivered by the Xxxxxxxx Member Affiliates to the
Company, the P Chem Liabilities.
(b) The Company shall, at the Closing, assume from Chevron and each
Chevron Member Affiliate (and, thereafter, pay, perform and discharge), and
Chevron shall, at the Closing, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, and cause
to be conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered by the Chevron Member
Affiliates to the Company, the C Chem Liabilities.
ARTICLE III
THE CLOSING
Section 3.1 Closing Place and Date. The Closing shall take place at
the offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx, 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, as of the close of business on June 30, 2000, or if later, on
the second Business Day after the date on which all conditions to each party's
obligations hereunder have been satisfied or waived, or such other time and
place upon which the parties may agree. The day on which the Closing occurs is
referred to as the "Closing Date."
Section 3.2 Closing Date Deliveries.
(a) Xxxxxxxx Deliveries. At the Closing, Xxxxxxxx shall deliver,
or cause to be delivered, the following:
(i) to Chevron, the certificate required to be delivered by
Xxxxxxxx pursuant to Section 7.2(a)(iii);
(ii) to the Company, bills of sale, bargain and sale deeds,
assignments and other instruments of transfer, and documents as shall be
appropriate to effectively convey and transfer P Chem to the Company and to put
the Company in operational control of P Chem or for aiding, assisting,
collecting and reducing to possession the assets of P Chem and exercising rights
with respect thereto; and
(iii) to Chevron and the Company, the Amended LLC Agreement,
executed by the Xxxxxxxx Member Affiliates.
(b) Chevron Deliveries. At the Closing, Chevron shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered, the following:
(i) to Xxxxxxxx, the certificate required to be delivered
by Chevron pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(iii);
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(ii) to the Company, bills of sale, bargain and sale deeds,
assignments and other instruments of transfer, and documents as shall be
appropriate to effectively convey and transfer C Chem to the Company and to put
the Company in operational control of C Chem or for aiding, assisting,
collecting and reducing to possession the assets of C Chem and exercising rights
with respect thereto; and
(iii) to Xxxxxxxx and the Company, the Amended LLC Agreement,
executed by the Chevron Member Affiliates.
(c) Company Deliveries. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver
the following:
(i) to Xxxxxxxx and each Xxxxxxxx Member Affiliate, an
assignment and assumption agreement relating to the assumption of P Chem
Liabilities, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Parties; and
(ii) to each Chevron Member Affiliate, an assignment and
assumption agreement relating to the assumption of C Chem Liabilities, in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Parties.
Section 3.3 Post-Closing Adjustment. (a) Within 30 days after the
Closing, (i) Xxxxxxxx will deliver to Chevron and the Company an unaudited
statement of Net Working Capital of P Chem as of the Closing Date, prepared on a
basis consistent with the P Chem December 31 Balance Sheet (Xxxxxxxx' "Net
Working Capital Statement") and an unaudited statement of Contributed Cash
(Xxxxxxxx' "Contributed Cash Statement"), and (ii) Chevron will deliver to
Xxxxxxxx an unaudited statement of Net Working Capital of C Chem as of the
Closing Date, prepared on a basis consistent with the C Chem December 31 Balance
Sheet (Chevron's "Net Working Capital Statement") and an unaudited statement of
Contributed Cash (Chevron's "Contributed Cash Statement").
(b) Each Party shall provide the other Party (and, if applicable,
the Neutral Firm), upon request, prompt and reasonable access to its books and
records and other supporting information reasonably necessary for the other
Party (and, if applicable, the Neutral Firm) to verify the determination of such
Party's Net Working Capital Statement and Contributed Cash Statement.
(c) Unless, within 45 days after receipt by a Party of the other
Party's Net Working Capital Statement and Contributed Cash Statement, the
receiving Party notifies the delivering Party that the receiving Party does not
agree with the determination of Net Working Capital and/or Contributed Cash as
of the Closing Date set forth in such delivering Party's Net Working Capital
Statement and/or Contributed Cash Statement, such delivering Party's Net Working
Capital and Contributed Cash determinations shall be final and binding on the
Parties and shall be deemed such Party's "Actual Net Working Capital" and
"Actual Contributed Cash," respectively. If the receiving Party notifies the
delivering Party in writing during such 45-day period that the receiving Party
does not agree with the delivering Party's Net Working Capital or Contributed
Cash determination, then the Parties shall discuss such disagreement in good
faith for 15 days from the date of such written notice, and, if such
disagreement is not resolved at the
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end of such 15-day period, the disagreement will be submitted to KPMG LLP (the
"Neutral Firm"). The Neutral Firm will review the disagreement, and, as soon as
possible but in any event not later than 60 days after the disagreement was
submitted to it, the Neutral Firm shall deliver to Xxxxxxxx and Chevron its
determination of the Actual Net Working Capital and/or Actual Contributed Cash,
which determination shall be final and binding on the Parties and then shall be
deemed such Party's Actual Net Working Capital and/or Actual Contributed Cash.
The fees and expenses of the Neutral Firm shall be allocated between Xxxxxxxx
and Chevron by the Neutral Firm.
(d) After a determination of either Party's Contributed Cash shall
have become final and binding on Xxxxxxxx and Chevron as described in Section
3.3(c), the Company shall pay to such Party an amount equal to the Actual
Contributed Cash of such Party.
(e) After a determination of both Parties' Actual Net Working
Capital shall have become final and binding on Xxxxxxxx and Chevron as described
in Section 3.3(c):
(i) if both of the C Chem Working Capital Difference and the P
Chem Working Capital Difference are greater than or equal to zero, then the
absolute difference between the C Chem Working Capital Difference and the P
Chem Working Capital Difference shall be a loan to the Company and the
Company shall pay such difference either to Chevron, if the C Chem Working
Capital Difference is greater than the P Chem Working Capital Difference,
or to Xxxxxxxx, if the P Chem Working Capital Difference is greater than
the C Chem Working Capital Difference;
(ii) if both of the C Chem Working Capital Difference and the P
Chem Working Capital Difference are less than zero, then the absolute
difference between the C Chem Working Capital Difference and the P Chem
Working Capital Difference shall be a loan to the Company and the Company
shall pay such difference either to Chevron, if the C Chem Working Capital
Difference is closer to zero than the P Chem Working Capital Difference, or
to Xxxxxxxx, if the P Chem Working Capital Difference is closer to zero
than the C Chem Working Capital Difference;
(iii) if the C Chem Working Capital Difference is greater than
or equal to zero and the P Chem Working Capital Difference is less than
zero, then the sum of the C Chem Working Capital Difference and the
absolute value of the P Chem Working Capital Difference shall be a loan to
the Company and the Company shall pay such sum to Chevron; or
(iv) if the P Chem Working Capital Difference is greater than
or equal to zero and the C Chem Working Capital Difference is less than
zero, then the sum of the P Chem Working Capital Difference and the
absolute value of the C Chem Working Capital Difference shall be a loan to
the Company and the Company shall pay such sum to Xxxxxxxx.
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(f) The payments described in Sections 3.3(d) and 3.3(e), together
with interest thereon from and including the Closing Date to but excluding such
payment date, at a rate equal to the rate of interest from time to time
announced publicly by Chase Manhattan Bank as its prime rate (the "Reference
Rate"), will be paid out of borrowings by the Company and will be made within
five (5) Business Days after the necessary determination(s) has become final and
binding as described above and will be made in immediately available funds by
wire transfer to an account designated by the Person to receive the payment.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF XXXXXXXX
Xxxxxxxx hereby represents and warrants to each of Chevron and the
Company that, except as disclosed on the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule (PROVIDED
that, as used in this Article IV only, unless the context otherwise requires,
all references to Xxxxxxxx (and/or its Affiliates) shall be deemed to refer to
Xxxxxxxx and all of the Subsidiaries of Xxxxxxxx, but in each case, only with
respect to the businesses of P Chem):
Section 4.1 Corporate Organization. Xxxxxxxx and the P Chem
Subsidiaries are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation or organization. Each of
Xxxxxxxx and each P Chem Subsidiary has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its
businesses as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified to do
business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the businesses conducted by
it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by
it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to
be so licensed or qualified would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on either Xxxxxxxx or P Chem, as applicable. True and
complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or comparable
organizational documents of each P Chem Subsidiary, in effect as of the date of
this Agreement, have previously been made available by Xxxxxxxx to Chevron.
Section 4.2 Capitalization. Schedule 4.2 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a complete list of all of the P Chem Subsidiaries and their
respective jurisdictions of organization and capitalization as of the date
hereof. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or outstanding limited
liability company interests of each P Chem Subsidiary are validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, and, except as set forth on Schedule 4.2 of the Xxxxxxxx
Disclosure Schedule, such shares or interests are owned by Xxxxxxxx or a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Xxxxxxxx free and clear of any material Lien with
respect thereto. Except as described above, as of the date of this Agreement,
there are not, and, at the Closing, there will not be, any capital stock or
other equity interests in any P Chem Subsidiary issued or outstanding or any
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible securities or other
agreements or commitments of any character obligating any P Chem Subsidiary to
issue, transfer or sell any of its capital stock or other equity interests, or
any agreements, arrangements or understandings granting any person any rights in
any P Chem Subsidiary similar to capital stock or other equity interests. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.2 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule, P Chem does
not include any material interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture
or other entity.
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Section 4.3 Authority; No Violation. (a) Xxxxxxxx has full corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Amended LLC
Agreement, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Amended LLC Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Amended LLC Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement have been duly and validly approved
by all corporate action on the part of Xxxxxxxx. No other corporate proceedings
on the part of Xxxxxxxx or any of its Affiliates are necessary to approve this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement. This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by Xxxxxxxx, and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Chevron and the Company, constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of Xxxxxxxx, enforceable against Xxxxxxxx in
accordance with its terms.
(b) Xxxxxxxx has full corporate power, right and authority to
transfer and convey, or cause to be transferred and conveyed, to the Company at
the Closing, P Chem.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the Amended LLC Agreement by Xxxxxxxx do not, and the consummation by Xxxxxxxx
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement
will not, constitute (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Xxxxxxxx, (ii) constitute a breach or
violation of, or a default under, or give rise to any Lien, any buy-out right,
any right of first offer or refusal, any acceleration of remedies, or any
right of termination under or trigger any "change of control" rights or remedies
under, any indenture, license, contract, agreement or other instrument to which
Xxxxxxxx is a party or by which any of its properties or assets may be bound, or
(iii) assuming compliance with the applicable requirements of the HSR Act,
violate any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order applicable to P
Chem or any of its properties or assets, except, in the case of (ii) and (iii),
for such breaches, violations, defaults, Liens, accelerations or rights as would
not be reasonably expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a
Material Adverse Effect on P Chem or to adversely affect the ability of Xxxxxxxx
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC
Agreement.
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals. Except for applicable
requirements of the HSR Act and the European Commission, no notice to, filing
with, authorization of, exemption by, or consent or approval of, or the taking
of any other action in respect of, any Governmental Entity or any other Person
on the part of Xxxxxxxx is necessary for the consummation by Xxxxxxxx of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except where the failure to provide
such notice, make such filing or obtain such authorization, exemption, consent
or approval would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem or to adversely affect the
ability of Xxxxxxxx to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement.
Section 4.5 Licenses; Compliance with Applicable Law. Xxxxxxxx or
a P Chem Subsidiary holds all licenses, franchises, permits and authorizations
(each, a "Permit") necessary for the lawful conduct of P Chem's businesses under
and pursuant to, and has complied with and is not in default under, any
applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules or regulations of any Governmental
Entity relating to P Chem, except, in each case, where the failure to hold such
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Permit or such noncompliance or default would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem. To Xxxxxxxx' knowledge, the
businesses of P Chem are not being and have not been conducted in violation of
any applicable laws or any orders, writs, injunctions or decrees of any
Governmental Entity, except for such violations, if any, as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem.
Section 4.6 Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities. Xxxxxxxx
has previously made available to Chevron copies of the unaudited consolidated
balance sheets of P Chem as of December 31, for the fiscal years 1998 and 1999,
and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for
the years then ended. The financial statements referred to in this Section 4.6
fairly present in all material respects (except for the absence of footnotes)
the financial position of P Chem at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results
of its operations and its cash flows for the respective fiscal periods therein
set forth. The financial statements described in this Section 4.6 (including the
related notes, if any) comply in all material respects with applicable internal
Xxxxxxxx accounting requirements with respect thereto; and these statements
(including the related notes, if any) have been prepared in all material
respects in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods
involved, except for the absence of footnotes. P Chem does not have any
liabilities required by GAAP to be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet of
P Chem (other than as set forth in the notes thereto, if any), except (i) as set
forth on the P Chem December 31 Balance Sheet, (ii) for liabilities incurred in
the ordinary course of business since December 31, 1999 and (iii) for
liabilities that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on P Chem. The financial statements described in this Section 4.6
(including the related notes, if any) are derived from the financial statements
used in preparing Xxxxxxxx' audited financial statements set forth in Xxxxxxxx'
filings with the SEC. Schedule 4.6 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule sets
forth the P Chem December 31 Balance Sheet.
Section 4.7 Brokers' Fees. Except for Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.,
neither Xxxxxxxx nor any Affiliate of Xxxxxxxx nor any of their respective
officers or directors has employed any broker or finder or incurred any
Liability for any brokers' fees, commissions or finders' fees in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement.
Section 4.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. From December 31,
1999 through the date of this Agreement, the businesses of P Chem have been
operated in the ordinary and normal course in all material respects, and there
has not been:
(a) any event (whether covered by insurance or not) that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem;
(b) any increase in compensation (including severance or termination
pay) payable to or to become payable to any consultants, officers, directors,
employees or agents working in connection with the businesses of P Chem or any
change in any insurance, pension or other benefit plan, payment or arrangement
made to, for or with any of such consultants, officers, directors, employees or
agents, in each case, other than (i) general increases or changes reasonably
consistent with past practices and applicable to at least 10% of the employees
of
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Xxxxxxxx and its Subsidiaries, or (ii) other increases that are in accordance
with past practice and are not material in the aggregate;
(c) any change in financial accounting methods, principles or
practices by P Chem materially affecting its assets, Liabilities or businesses,
except insofar as such change may have been required by a change in GAAP;
(d) any indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by P Chem other
than from Xxxxxxxx or its Affiliates, any issuance of debt securities by P Chem
other than to Xxxxxxxx or its Affiliates, any assumption, guarantee, endorsement
or other action that would result in P Chem having responsibility for the
obligations of any other Persons, or any mortgage or encumbrance on properties
or assets of P Chem other than Liens that do not materially restrict or detract
from the value of such properties or assets; or
(e) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any distribution
(other than in cash), directly or indirectly, except as permitted by this
Agreement.
Section 4.9 Legal Proceedings. (a) As of the date hereof, neither
Xxxxxxxx nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any, and there are no pending
or, to Xxxxxxxx' knowledge, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitral or other
proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any
nature against Xxxxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) individually or in
the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
P Chem, or (ii) would adversely affect the ability of Xxxxxxxx to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement.
Schedule 4.9 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule lists all legal,
administrative, arbitral or other proceedings relating to the businesses and
operations of P Chem to which Xxxxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries is a party,
and all pending or, to Xxxxxxxx' knowledge, theatened claims which are material
to the business and operations of P Chem.
(b) There is no injunction, order, judgment or decree imposed upon
P Chem, or any assets of P Chem, which has had, or would reasonably be expected
to have, a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem.
Section 4.10 Contracts. (a) Schedule 4.10(a) of the Xxxxxxxx
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, as of the date of this
Agreement, of all contracts, agreements and commitments of the following
categories, whether oral or written, express or implied, to which Xxxxxxxx or
any P Chem Subsidiary is a party, relating to P Chem or by which any of P Chem's
properties or assets are bound (excluding the agreements contemplated by this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement) (collectively, the "P Chem Material
Contracts"):
(i) any employment, product design or development, personal
services, consulting, non-competition, severance, golden parachute, or
indemnification contract requiring payments by P Chem in excess of $500,000 per
year;
(ii) any contract involving or requiring expenditures or
receipts by P Chem of more than $2,000,000 in any calendar year and not
cancelable or terminable within one year from the Closing Date;
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(iii) any contract containing covenants limiting the freedom
of P Chem to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person or
operate at any location;
(iv) any contract granting a right of first refusal or first
negotiation other than for the purchase of goods or services in the aggregate
less than $2,000,000;
(v) any partnership or joint venture agreement;
(vi) any agreement for the acquisition, sale or lease of
material properties or assets of P Chem (by merger, purchase or sale of assets
or stock, or otherwise) entered into since January 1, 1998;
(vii) any contract or agreement with any Governmental Entity
requiring expenditures or receipts by P Chem in excess of $2,000,000;
(viii) any collective bargaining agreement or other labor
union contract;
(ix) any contract between P Chem, on the one hand, and
Xxxxxxxx or any Affiliate of Xxxxxxxx (other than P Chem), on the other hand;
and
(x) any commitments and agreements to enter into any of
the foregoing.
(b) Each P Chem Material Contract is a valid, binding and
enforceable (except as such enforceability may be subject to any bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws, now
or hereafter in effect, relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally)
obligation of P Chem. There is no default under any P Chem Material Contract by
P Chem or, to Xxxxxxxx' knowledge, by any other party thereto, and no event has
occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would
constitute a default thereunder by P Chem, or, to Xxxxxxxx' knowledge, any other
party, which default or event, individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem. As of the
date of this Agreement, no party to any P Chem Material Contract has given
notice to P Chem or made a claim against P Chem with respect to any breach or
default thereunder, which breach or default, individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem. As of
the date of this Agreement, there has been no amendment or modification of any
of the P Chem Material Contracts, except as specifically listed on Schedule
4.10(a) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule. The enforceability of any P Chem
Material Contract shall not be impaired by the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, and, as of the date of this Agreement, no P Chem
Material Contract requires that a transaction of the kind contemplated by this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement receive the approval of any party to such
P Chem Material Contract, except where such impairments or failures to receive
approvals, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem.
(c) As of the date of this Agreement, Xxxxxxxx has delivered to
Chevron or otherwise made available to Chevron at the offices of Xxxxxxxx or its
Subsidiaries true, correct and complete copies of all P Chem Material Contracts.
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Section 4.11 Real Property. (a) Schedule 4.11(a)(i) of the Xxxxxxxx
Disclosure Schedule identifies all real property assets (other than real
property assets associated with pipelines identified on Exhibit A-1) the fee
title to which is owned, beneficially and/or of record, by Xxxxxxxx as of the
date of this Agreement and which are material to the businesses of P Chem.
Schedule 4.11(a)(ii) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule identifies all real
property assets (other than real property assets associated with pipelines
identified on Exhibit A-1) a leasehold interest in which is owned, beneficially
and/or of record, by Xxxxxxxx as of the date of this Agreement and which are
material to the businesses of P Chem.
(b) With respect to any real property owned or leased by Xxxxxxxx
(the "P Chem Real Property"), Xxxxxxxx has good and valid fee or leasehold
title, as the case may be, to all real property owned or leased by Xxxxxxxx, in
each case, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Encumbrances,
defects in title or Liens described on Schedules 4.11(a)(i) or 4.11(a)(ii) of
the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule and other defects in title or Liens that,
individually or in the aggregate, do not and would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem.
(c) Each of the leases (including subleases) to which Xxxxxxxx is a
party (the "P Chem Leases") is a valid, binding and enforceable (except as such
enforceability may be subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws, now or hereafter in effect,
relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally) obligation of each of the
lessee and the lessor under such P Chem Lease, and neither Xxxxxxxx nor, to
Xxxxxxxx' knowledge, the other party to any P Chem Lease is in default under
such P Chem Lease in any material respect, other than such defaults, if any,
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem. As of the date of this
Agreement, except where, individually or in the aggregate, there would not
reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem or as otherwise
set forth on Schedule 4.11(a)(ii) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule, (i) the
enforceability of any of the P Chem Leases will not be impaired by the execution
or delivery of this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement, (ii) the execution
and delivery of this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement
will not entitle the lessor under any P Chem Lease to terminate such P Chem
Lease prior to the scheduled expiration thereof, and (iii) neither Xxxxxxxx nor
any P Chem Subsidiary is currently participating in any discussions or
negotiations regarding termination of any P Chem Lease of a property at which P
Chem conducts business operations prior to the scheduled expiration of such P
Chem Lease by reason of a breach or alleged breach by the tenant thereunder.
Section 4.12 Environmental Matters. Except for matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on P Chem, (a) the properties, operations and activities
of P Chem are in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (b)
P Chem is not subject to any existing, pending or, to Xxxxxxxx' knowledge,
threatened, action, suit, proceeding or remediation activity under any
Environmental Law; (c) Hazardous Materials have not at any time been released or
disposed of at the properties currently owned, operated, leased or used by P
Chem; (d) the previous and current methods of releasing or disposing of
Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, recycled or stored at, upon or
under the properties previously or currently owned, operated,
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leased or used by P Chem have been disclosed to Chevron; and (e) Xxxxxxxx has
not restricted access for the review of and copying by Chevron all of the
environmental reports, documents, data and other information prepared by or for
P Chem relating to the properties previously or currently owned, operated,
leased or used by P Chem.
Section 4.13 Intellectual Property. (a) Xxxxxxxx has, or will as of
the Closing have, such ownership of or such rights by license or other agreement
to use all patents and patent applications, trademarks and service marks,
trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications, trade names, logos,
copyrights and copyright registrations and applications, proprietary information
and data, including trade secrets, as are necessary to permit P Chem to conduct
its businesses as currently conducted (collectively, the "P Chem Intellectual
Property"), except where the failure to have such ownership, license or right to
use would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect
on P Chem.
(b) To Xxxxxxxx' knowledge, the conduct of the businesses of P Chem
as currently conducted does not infringe the valid proprietary rights of any
third party, and there are no present or threatened infringements of the P Chem
Intellectual Property by any third party, except, in either case, for such
infringements that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect on P Chem. There are no pending or, to Xxxxxxxx' knowledge,
threatened infringement proceedings, litigation or claims by any Person against
the use by P Chem of any P Chem Intellectual Property or any third-party
intellectual property.
(c) Schedule 6.18 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of all United States patents and United States patent applications which
are primarily used by or identified as relating primarily to the P Chem
business, including licensing, research, development and demonstration
activities.
(d) Schedule 6.18 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of all United States registered trademarks other than Trademarks and Logos
as defined in Section 6.9 which are primarily used or identified as relating to
the P Chem business.
Section 4.14 Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Schedule 4.14(a) of the
Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule includes a complete list of all Xxxxxxxx Plans.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14(a) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule,
none of the Xxxxxxxx Plans is sponsored or maintained by P Chem or any P Chem
Subsidiary.
(b) With respect to each Xxxxxxxx Plan, Xxxxxxxx has delivered or
made available to Chevron a true, correct and complete copy of all plan
documents and the current summary plan description.
(c) No Xxxxxxxx Plans are "multiemployer plans" within the meaning
of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA ("Multiemployer Plans"). None of the P Chem
Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has, at any time during
the last six years, contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any
Multiemployer Plan, and none of the P Chem Subsidiaries or any of their
respective ERISA Affiliates has incurred any withdrawal liability under Part I
of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA that has not been satisfied in full.
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(d) There does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that
could result in, any Controlled Group Liability that would be a liability of any
of the P Chem Subsidiaries following the Closing.
(e) Except as specifically provided in Annex A and except for stock
options granted by Xxxxxxxx to P Chem Employees, neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) result in,
cause the accelerated vesting or delivery of, or increase the amount or value
of, any payment or benefit to any P Chem Employee.
Section 4.15 Labor Relations. Xxxxxxxx is in material compliance
with all applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms
and conditions of employment, wages, hours of work, employment discrimination,
equal opportunity, affirmative action, workers' compensation, unemployment
insurance, immigration, and occupational safety and health, and is not engaged
in any unfair labor practices as defined in the National Labor Relations Act or
other applicable laws, except where the failure to comply would not reasonably
be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem. Neither Xxxxxxxx nor
any Subsidiary of Xxxxxxxx is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or
other labor union contract with respect to any P Chem Employee, and, to
Xxxxxxxx'x knowledge, there are no activities or proceedings of any labor union
to organize any P Chem Employees. No claim has been made by any labor
organization that the operations of P Chem to be contributed to the Company
under this Agreement would be subject to any agreement with such labor
organization or to a duty to bargain with such labor organization regarding the
terms and conditions of employment for any group of employees involved in such
operations. There is no labor strike, slowdown, stoppage or lockout actually
pending, or, to the knowledge of Xxxxxxxx, threatened, against or affecting P
Chem.
Section 4.16 Transactions with Affiliates. As of the date of this
Agreement, except as set forth on Schedule 4.16 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure
Schedule and except for transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (a) no
director or officer of Xxxxxxxx is currently, directly or indirectly, a party to
any transaction with P Chem, including any agreement, arrangement or
understanding, written or oral, providing for the employment of, furnishing of
services by, rental of real or personal property from or otherwise requiring
payment to any such director or officer, and (b) P Chem has no outstanding
material contract, agreement or other arrangement with Xxxxxxxx or any of its
Affiliates (other than P Chem) and has not engaged in any material transaction
outside the ordinary course of business with Xxxxxxxx or its Affiliates (other
than P Chem) since January 1, 1999.
Section 4.17 Personal Property. Xxxxxxxx owns, or holds valid
leasehold interests in, the personal property owned or used by it, in each case,
free and clear of all Liens, except for such Liens that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
P Chem.
Section 4.18 Year 2000. Xxxxxxxx has developed and implemented a
plan for addressing the Year 2000 Problem, except where its failure to do so
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem. As
of the date of this Agreement, except as would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem, none of the
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assets or equipment owned or utilized by P Chem will fail to perform because of,
or due in any way to, a Year 2000 Problem. As of the date of this Agreement, to
Xxxxxxxx' knowledge, no vendor, supplier or customer of P Chem is reasonably
expected to experience a Year 2000 Problem that, individually or in the
aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on P
Chem.
Section 4.19 Insurance. P Chem is, and has been continuously since
December 31, 1999, insured with Xxxxxxxx-affiliated insurance companies or with
third-party insurers in such amounts and against such risks and losses as are
customary in all material respects for companies conducting the businesses as
conducted by P Chem during such time period. As of the date of this Agreement, P
Chem has not received any notice of cancellation or termination with respect to
any insurance policy of P Chem that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on P Chem.
Section 4.20 Acquisition of Company Interests for Investment.
With respect to Xxxxxxxx' acquisition of Company Interests, Xxxxxxxx has such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of its acquisition of Company Interests.
Xxxxxxxx is acquiring the Company Interests for investment and not with a view
toward or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, or with any
present intention of distributing or selling the Company Interests. Xxxxxxxx
agrees that the Company Interests may not be sold, transferred, offered for
sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of without registration under
the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from such registration
available under the Securities Act, and without compliance with foreign
securities laws, in each case, to the extent applicable.
Section 4.21 Sufficiency of Contribution. Except as disclosed
elsewhere in this Agreement or in the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule, as of the
Closing, Xxxxxxxx holds, and shall transfer and convey to the Company at
Closing, all right, title and interest of Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates to all
properties, rights, assets and Liabilities (other than the Xxxxxxxx Excluded
Assets and the Xxxxxxxx Excluded Liabilities) of the chemicals businesses of
Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates as conducted as of the date of this Agreement and as
of the Closing.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CHEVRON
Chevron hereby represents and warrants to each of Xxxxxxxx and the
Company that, except as disclosed on the Chevron Disclosure Schedule (PROVIDED
that, as used in this Article V only, unless the context otherwise requires, all
references to Chevron (and/or its Affiliates) shall be deemed to refer to
Chevron and all of the Subsidiaries of Chevron, but, in each case, only with
respect to the businesses of C Chem):
Section 5.1 Corporate Organization. Chevron and the C Chem
Subsidiaries are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation or organization. Each of
Chevron and each C Chem Subsidiary has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to
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carry on its businesses as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed or
qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the
businesses conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and
assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on either Chevron or
C Chem, as applicable. True and complete copies of the certificate of
incorporation and by-laws or comparable organizational documents of each C Chem
Subsidiary, in effect as of the date of this Agreement, have previously been
made available by Chevron to Xxxxxxxx.
Section 5.2 Capitalization. Schedule 5.2 of the Chevron Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a complete list of all of the C Chem Subsidiaries and their
respective jurisdictions of organization and capitalization, as of the date
hereof. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or outstanding limited
liability company interests of each C Chem Subsidiary are validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, and, except as set forth on Schedule 5.2 of the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule, such shares or interests are owned by Chevron or a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Chevron free and clear of any material Lien with
respect thereto. Except as described above, as of the date of this Agreement,
there are not, and, at the Closing, there will not be, any capital stock or
other equity interests in any C Chem Subsidiary issued or outstanding or any
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible securities or other
agreements or commitments of any character obligating any C Chem Subsidiary to
issue, transfer or sell any of its capital stock or other equity interests, or
any agreements, arrangements or understandings granting any person any rights in
any C Chem Subsidiary similar to capital stock or other equity interests. Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.2 of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule, C Chem does not
include any material interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or
other entity.
Section 5.3 Authority; No Violation. (a) Chevron has full corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Amended LLC
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Amended LLC Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Amended LLC Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement have been duly and validly approved
by all corporate action on the part of Chevron. No other corporate proceedings
on the part of Chevron or any of its Affiliates are necessary to approve this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement. This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by Chevron, and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Xxxxxxxx and the Company, constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of Chevron, enforceable against Chevron in
accordance with its terms.
(b) Chevron has full corporate power, right and authority to
transfer and convey, or cause to be transferred and conveyed, to the Company at
the Closing, C Chem.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the Amended LLC Agreement by Chevron do not, and the consummation by Chevron of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement
will not, constitute (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Chevron, (ii) constitute a breach or
violation of, or a default under, or give rise to any Lien, any buy-out right,
any right of first offer or refusal, any acceleration of remedies, or any
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right of termination under or trigger any "change of control" rights or remedies
under, any indenture, license, contract, agreement or other instrument to which
Chevron is a party or by which any of its properties or assets may be bound, or
(iii) assuming compliance with the applicable requirements of the HSR Act,
violate any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order applicable to C
Chem or any of its properties or assets, except, in the case of (ii) and (iii),
for such breaches, violations, defaults, Liens, accelerations or rights as would
not be reasonably expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a
Material Adverse Effect on C Chem or to adversely affect the ability of Chevron
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC
Agreement.
Section 5.4 Consents and Approvals. Except for applicable
requirements of the HSR Act and the European Commission, no notice to, filing
with, authorization of, exemption by, or consent or approval of, or the taking
of any other action in respect of, any Governmental Entity or any other Person
on the part of Chevron is necessary for the consummation by Chevron of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except where the failure to provide
such notice, make such filing or obtain such authorization, exemption, consent
or approval would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem or to adversely affect the
ability of Chevron to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or the Amended LLC Agreement.
Section 5.5 Licenses; Compliance with Applicable Law. Chevron or a
C Chem Subsidiary holds all Permits necessary for the lawful conduct of C Chem's
businesses under and pursuant to, and has complied with and is not in default
under, any applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules or regulations of any
Governmental Entity relating to C Chem, except, in each case, where the failure
to hold such Permit or such noncompliance or default would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem. To Chevron's
knowledge, the businesses of C Chem are not being and have not been conducted in
violation of any applicable laws or any orders, writs, injunctions or decrees of
any Governmental Entity, except for such violations, if any, as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem.
Section 5.6 Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities. Chevron
has previously made available to Xxxxxxxx copies of the unaudited consolidated
balance sheets of C Chem as of December 31, for the fiscal years 1998 and 1999,
and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for
the years then ended. The financial statements referred to in this Section 5.6
fairly present in all material respects (except for the absence of footnotes)
the financial position of C Chem at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results
of its operations and its cash flows for the respective fiscal periods therein
set forth. The financial statements described in this Section 5.6 (including the
related notes, if any) comply in all material respects with applicable internal
Chevron accounting requirements with respect thereto; and these statements
(including the related notes, if any) have been prepared in all material
respects in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods
involved, except for the absence of footnotes. C Chem does not have any
liabilities required by GAAP to be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet of
C Chem (other than as set forth on the notes thereto, if any), except (i) as set
forth on the C Chem December 31 Balance Sheet, (ii) for liabilities incurred in
the ordinary course of business since December 31, 1999 and (iii) for
liabilities that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on C Chem.
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The financial statements described in this Section 5.6 (including the related
notes, if any) are derived from the financial statements used in preparing
Chevron's audited financial statements set forth in Chevron's filings with the
SEC. Schedule 5.6 of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule sets forth the C Chem
December 31 Balance Sheet.
Section 5.7 Brokers' Fees. Except for Xxxxxx Brothers, neither
Chevron nor any Affiliate of Chevron nor any of their respective officers or
directors has employed any broker or finder or incurred any Liability for any
brokers' fees, commissions or finders' fees in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement.
Section 5.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. From December 31,
1999 through the date of this Agreement, the businesses of C Chem have been
operated in the ordinary and normal course in all material respects, and there
has not been:
(a) any event (whether covered by insurance or not) that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem;
(b) any increase in compensation (including severance or termination
pay) payable to or to become payable to any consultants, officers, directors,
employees or agents working in connection with the businesses of C Chem or any
change in any insurance, pension or other benefit plan, payment or arrangement
made to, for or with any of such consultants, officers, directors, employees or
agents, in each case, other than (i) general increases or changes reasonably
consistent with past practices and applicable to at least 10% of the employees
of Chevron and its Subsidiaries, or (ii) other increases that are in accordance
with past practice and are not material in the aggregate;
(c) any change in financial accounting methods, principles or
practices by C Chem materially affecting its assets, Liabilities or businesses,
except insofar as such change may have been required by a change in GAAP;
(d) any indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by C Chem other
than from Chevron or its Affiliates, any issuance of debt securities by C Chem
other than to Chevron or its Affiliates, any assumption, guarantee, endorsement
or other action that would result in C Chem having responsibility for the
obligations of any other Persons, or any mortgage or encumbrance on properties
or assets of C Chem other than Liens that do not materially restrict or detract
from the value of such properties or assets; or
(e) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any distribution
(other than in cash), directly or indirectly, except as permitted by this
Agreement.
Section 5.9 Legal Proceedings. (a) As of the date hereof, neither
Chevron nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any, and there are no pending
or, to Chevron's knowledge, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitral or other
proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any
nature against Chevron or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) individually or in
the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
C Chem, or (ii) would adversely affect the ability of Chevron to consummate the
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transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement.
Schedule 5.9 of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule lists all legal, administrative,
arbitral or other proceedings relating to the businesses and operations of C
Chem to which Chevron or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, and all pending or,
to Chevron's knowledge, theatened claims which are material to the business and
operations of C Chem.
(b) There is no injunction, order, judgment or decree imposed upon
C Chem, or any assets of C Chem, which has had, or would reasonably be expected
to have, a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem.
Section 5.10 Contracts. (a) Schedule 5.10(a) of the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, as of the date of this
Agreement, of all contracts, agreements and commitments of the following
categories, whether oral or written, express or implied, to which Chevron or any
C Chem Subsidiary is a party, relating to C Chem or by which any of C Chem's
properties or assets are bound (excluding the agreements contemplated by this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement) (collectively, the "C Chem Material
Contracts"):
(i) any employment, product design or development, personal
services, consulting, non-competition, severance, golden parachute or
indemnification contract requiring payments by C Chem in excess of $500,000 per
year;
(ii) any contract involving or requiring expenditures or
receipts by C Chem of more than $2,000,000 in any calendar year and not
cancelable or terminable within one year from the Closing Date;
(iii) any contract containing covenants limiting the freedom
of C Chem to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person or
operate at any location;
(iv) any contract granting a right of first refusal or first
negotiation other than for the purchase of goods or services in the aggregate
less than $2,000,000;
(v) any partnership or joint venture agreement;
(vi) any agreement for the acquisition, sale or lease of
material properties or assets of C Chem (by merger, purchase or sale of assets
or stock, or otherwise) entered into since January 1, 1998;
(vii) any contract or agreement with any Governmental Entity
requiring expenditures or receipts by C Chem in excess of $2,000,000;
(viii) any collective bargaining agreement or other labor
union contract;
(ix) any contract between C Chem, on the one hand, and
Chevron or any Affiliate of Chevron (other than C Chem), on the other hand;
and
(x) any commitments and agreements to enter into any of
the foregoing.
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(b) Each C Chem Material Contract is a valid, binding and
enforceable (except as such enforceability may be subject to any bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws, now
or hereafter in effect, relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally)
obligation of C Chem. There is no default under any C Chem Material Contract by
C Chem or, to Chevron's knowledge, by any other party thereto, and no event has
occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would
constitute a default thereunder by C Chem, or, to Chevron's knowledge, any other
party, which default or event, individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem. As of the
date of this Agreement, no party to any C Chem Material Contract has given
notice to C Chem or made a claim against C Chem with respect to any breach or
default thereunder, which breach or default, individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem. As of
the date of this Agreement, there has been no amendment or modification of any
of the C Chem Material Contracts, except as specifically listed on Schedule
5.10(a) of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule. The enforceability of any C Chem
Material Contract shall not be impaired by the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, and, as of the date of this Agreement, no C Chem
Material Contract requires that a transaction of the kind contemplated by this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement receive the approval of any party to such
C Chem Material Contract, except where such impairments or failures to receive
approvals, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem.
(c) As of the date of this Agreement, Chevron has delivered to
Xxxxxxxx or otherwise made available to Xxxxxxxx at the offices of Chevron or
its Subsidiaries true, correct and complete copies of all C Chem Material
Contracts.
Section 5.11 Real Property. (a) Schedule 5.11(a)(i) of the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule identifies all real property assets the fee title to which
is owned, beneficially and/or of record, by Chevron as of the date of this
Agreement and which are material to the businesses of C Chem. Schedule
5.11(a)(ii) of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule identifies all real property
assets a leasehold interest in which is owned, beneficially and/or of record, by
Chevron as of the date of this Agreement and which are material to the
businesses of C Chem.
(b) With respect to any real property owned or leased by Chevron
(the "C Chem Real Property"), Chevron has good and valid fee or leasehold title,
as the case may be, to all real property owned or leased by Chevron, in each
case, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Encumbrances, defects in
title or Liens described on Schedules 5.11(a)(i) and 5.11(a)(ii) of the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule and other defects in title or Liens that, individually or in
the aggregate, do not and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on C Chem.
(c) Each of the leases (including subleases) to which Chevron is a
party (the "C Chem Leases") is a valid, binding and enforceable (except as such
enforceability may be subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws, now or hereafter in effect,
relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally) obligation of each of the
lessee and the lessor under such C Chem Lease, and neither Chevron nor, to
Chevron's knowledge, the other party to any C Chem Lease is in default under
such C Chem
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Lease in any material respect, other than such defaults, if any, which would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on C Chem. As of the date of this Agreement, except
where, individually or in the aggregate, there would not reasonably be expected
to be a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem or as otherwise set forth on Schedule
5.11(a)(i) of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule, (i) the enforceability of any of
the C Chem Leases will not be impaired by the execution or delivery of this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement, (ii) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement will not entitle the
lessor under any C Chem Lease to terminate such C Chem Lease prior to the
scheduled expiration thereof, and (iii) neither Chevron nor any C Chem
Subsidiary is currently participating in any discussions or negotiations
regarding termination of any C Chem Lease of a property at which C Chem conducts
business operations prior to the scheduled expiration of such C Chem Lease by
reason of a breach or alleged breach by the tenant thereunder.
Section 5.12 Environmental Matters. Except for matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on C Chem, (a) the properties, operations and activities
of C Chem are in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (b)
C Chem is not subject to any existing, pending or, to Chevron's knowledge,
threatened, action, suit, proceeding or remediation activity under any
Environmental Law; (c) Hazardous Materials have not at any time been released or
disposed of at the properties currently owned, operated, leased or used by C
Chem; (d) the previous and current methods of releasing or disposing of
Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, recycled or stored at, upon or
under the properties previously or currently owned, operated, leased or used by
C Chem have been disclosed to Xxxxxxxx; and (e) Chevron has not restricted
access for the review of and copying by Xxxxxxxx all of the environmental
reports, documents, data and other information prepared by or for C Chem
relating to the properties previously or currently owned, operated, leased or
used by C Chem.
Section 5.13 Intellectual Property. (a) Chevron has, or will as of
the Closing have, such ownership of or such rights by license or other agreement
to use all patents and patent applications, trademarks and service marks,
trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications, trade names, logos,
copyrights and copyright registrations and applications, proprietary information
and data, including trade secrets, as are necessary to permit C Chem to conduct
its businesses as currently conducted (collectively, the "C Chem Intellectual
Property"), except where the failure to have such ownership, license or right to
use would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect
on C Chem.
(b) To Chevron's knowledge, the conduct of the businesses of C Chem
as currently conducted does not infringe the valid proprietary rights of any
third party, and there are no present or threatened infringements of the C Chem
Intellectual Property by any third party, except, in either case, for such
infringements that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect on C Chem. There are no pending or, to Chevron's knowledge,
threatened infringement proceedings, litigation or claims by any Person against
the use by C Chem of any C Chem Intellectual Property or any third-party
intellectual property.
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(c) Schedule 6.18 of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of all United States patents and United States patent applications which
are primarily used by or identified as relating primarily to the C Chem
business, including licensing, research, development and demonstration
activities.
(d) Schedule 6.18 of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of all United States registered trademarks other than Trademarks and Logos
as defined in Section 6.9 which are primarily used or identified as relating to
the C Chem business.
Section 5.14 Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Schedule 5.14(a) of the
Chevron Disclosure Schedule includes a complete list of all Chevron Plans.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14(a) of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule, none
of the Chevron Plans is sponsored or maintained by C Chem or any C Chem
Subsidiary.
(b) With respect to each Chevron Plan, Chevron has delivered or
made available to Xxxxxxxx a true, correct and complete copy of all plan
documents and the current summary plan description.
(c) No Chevron Plans are Multiemployer Plans. None of the C Chem
Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has, at any time during
the last six years, contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any
Multiemployer Plan, and none of the C Chem Subsidiaries or any of their
respective ERISA Affiliates has incurred any withdrawal liability under Part I
of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA that has not been satisfied in full.
(d) There does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that
could result in, any Controlled Group Liability that would be a liability of any
of the C Chem Subsidiaries following the Closing.
(e) Except as specifically provided in Annex A and except for stock
options granted by Chevron to C Chem Employees, neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) result in,
cause the accelerated vesting or delivery of, or increase the amount or value
of, any payment or benefit to any C Chem Employee.
Section 5.15 Labor Relations. Chevron is in material compliance with
all applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and
conditions of employment, wages, hours of work, employment discrimination, equal
opportunity, affirmative action, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance,
immigration, and occupational safety and health, and is not engaged in any
unfair labor practices as defined in the National Labor Relations Act or other
applicable laws, except where the failure to comply would not reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem. Neither Chevron nor any
Subsidiary of Chevron is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other
labor union contract with respect to any C Chem Employee, and, to Chevron's
knowledge, there are no activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize
any C Chem Employees. No claim has been made by any labor organization that the
operations of C Chem to be contributed to the Company under this Agreement would
be subject to any agreement with such labor organization or to a duty to bargain
with such labor organization regarding the terms and conditions of employment
for any
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group of employees involved in such operations. There is no labor strike,
slowdown, stoppage or lockout actually pending, or, to the knowledge of Chevron,
threatened, against or affecting C Chem.
Section 5.16 Transactions with Affiliates. As of the date of this
Agreement, except as set forth on Schedule 5.16 of the Chevron Disclosure
Schedule and except for transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (a) no
director or officer of Chevron is currently, directly or indirectly, a party to
any transaction with C Chem, including any agreement, arrangement or
understanding, written or oral, providing for the employment of, furnishing of
services by, rental of real or personal property from or otherwise requiring
payment to any such director or officer, and (b) C Chem has no outstanding
material contract, agreement or other arrangement with Chevron or any of its
Affiliates (other than C Chem) and has not engaged in any material transaction
outside the ordinary course of business with Chevron or its Affiliates (other
than C Chem) since January 1, 1999.
Section 5.17 Personal Property. Chevron owns, or holds valid
leasehold interests in, the personal property owned or used by it, in each case,
free and clear of all Liens, except for such Liens that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
C Chem.
Section 5.18 Year 2000. Chevron has developed and implemented a plan
for addressing the Year 2000 Problem, except where its failure to do so would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem. As of
the date of this Agreement, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on C Chem, none of the assets or equipment owned or
utilized by C Chem will fail to perform because of, or due in any way to, a Year
2000 Problem. As of the date of this Agreement, to Chevron's knowledge, no
vendor, supplier or customer of C Chem is reasonably expected to experience a
Year 2000 Problem that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem.
Section 5.19 Insurance. C Chem is, and has been continuously since
December 31, 1999, insured with Chevron-affiliated insurance companies or with
third-party insurers in such amounts and against such risks and losses as are
customary in all material respects for companies conducting the businesses as
conducted by C Chem during such time period. As of the date of this Agreement, C
Chem has not received any notice of cancellation or termination with respect to
any insurance policy of C Chem that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on C Chem.
Section 5.20 Acquisition of Company Interests for Investment. With
respect to Chevron's acquisition of Company Interests, Chevron has such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of its acquisition of Company Interests. Chevron
is acquiring the Company Interests for investment and not with a view toward or
for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, or with any present
intention of distributing or selling the Company Interests. Chevron agrees that
the Company Interests may not be sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged,
hypothecated or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities
Act, except pursuant to an
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exemption from such registration available under the Securities Act, and without
compliance with foreign securities laws, in each case, to the extent applicable.
Section 5.21 Sufficiency of Contribution. Except as disclosed
elsewhere in this Agreement or in the Chevron Disclosure Schedule, as of the
Closing, Chevron holds, and shall transfer and convey to the Company at Closing,
all right, title and interest of Chevron and its Affiliates to all properties,
rights, assets and Liabilities (other than the Chevron Excluded Assets and the
Chevron Excluded Liabilities) of the chemicals businesses of Chevron and its
Affiliates as conducted as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
Section 6.1 Investigation of Business; Access to Properties and
Records. (a) From the date of this Agreement through the Closing, Xxxxxxxx and
Chevron shall cause P Chem and C Chem, respectively, to afford to
representatives of the other Party reasonable access to their offices,
properties, books and records, during normal business hours, in order that the
other Party may have a full opportunity to make such investigations as it
desires of their affairs; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such investigation shall be at
reasonable times and upon reasonable notice and shall not unreasonably disrupt
the personnel or operations of Xxxxxxxx or P Chem, or Chevron or C Chem,
respectively. All requests for access to the offices, properties, books, and
records relating to P Chem or C Chem shall be made to such representatives as
may be designated in writing by Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, as appropriate (the
"Designated Representatives"), which Designated Representatives shall be solely
responsible for coordinating all such requests and all access permitted
hereunder. Neither Xxxxxxxx nor Chevron nor their respective representatives
shall contact any of the employees, customers or suppliers of the other Party
and its Subsidiaries, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement, whether in person or by telephone, mail
or other means of communication, without the specific prior written
authorization of the other Party's Designated Representatives, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) Any information provided to a Party or its representatives
pursuant to this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement shall be held by such
Party and its representatives in accordance with, and shall be subject to the
terms of, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement, as
applicable. From and after the Closing, each Party shall, and shall cause its
Affiliates to, maintain in confidence and not use nonpublic information of the
other Party, except as otherwise specifically permitted by this Agreement or the
Amended LLC Agreement or as required by law.
(c) Except as contemplated by this Agreement and the Amended LLC
Agreement, each of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron agrees, and agrees to cause its
representatives not to, until the earlier of the Closing or termination of this
Agreement in accordance with its terms, not to (i) enter into any agreement with
any third party, or engage in any discussions with attorneys, investment
bankers, other advisors or representatives, or any third party, regarding a
transaction involving the sale of, or creation of a joint venture involving, all
or any material portion of the
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operations of P Chem or C Chem, as applicable, or (ii) solicit, initiate or
encourage offers in respect thereof.
(d) The Company agrees to (i) hold all of the books and records of
each of P Chem and C Chem existing on the Closing Date and not to destroy or
dispose of any thereof for a period of four years from the Closing Date or such
longer time as may be required by law, and, thereafter, if it desires to destroy
or dispose of such books and records, to offer first in writing, at least 60
days prior to such destruction or disposition, to surrender them to Xxxxxxxx or
Chevron, respectively, and (ii) following the Closing Date to afford Xxxxxxxx
and Chevron, their respective accountants and counsel, during normal business
hours, upon reasonable notice, full access to such books and records to the
extent that such access may be requested for any legitimate purpose at no cost
to Xxxxxxxx or Chevron (other than for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses);
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing herein shall limit any of Xxxxxxxx' or Chevron's
respective rights of discovery pursuant to any legal proceeding. The Company
shall have the same rights, and Xxxxxxxx and Chevron, respectively, the same
obligations, as are set forth in this Section 6.1(d) with respect to any books,
non-privileged records and employees of Xxxxxxxx or Chevron pertaining to the
Company and its Subsidiaries, with the exception of Tax Returns. The Company
will provide additional information to the extent reasonably requested and
required by Xxxxxxxx or Chevron for a legitimate purpose.
Section 6.2 Consents and Approvals. (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement, each of Xxxxxxxx and
Chevron agrees to use its best commercially reasonable efforts to promptly (i)
take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Amended LLC Agreement, (ii) obtain and maintain all approvals, consents,
registrations, Permits and other confirmations required to be obtained from any
third party (including any Governmental Entity) that are necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Amended LLC Agreement, (iii) lift or rescind any injunction or restraining order
or other order adversely affecting its ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement, and (iv) fulfill
all conditions to this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement. Subject to
applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, Xxxxxxxx and Chevron
shall each have the right to review, in advance, and to the extent practicable
will consult each other on, all submissions and communications relating to P
Chem or C Chem, as the case may be, made with any third party and/or any
Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in
the event of any sale of non-current assets approved by Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, as
applicable, and consummated prior to the Closing pursuant to Sections 6.2, 6.4
or 6.5, at the Closing, all after-Tax proceeds from such sale shall be held by P
Chem or C Chem, as applicable, and the representations and warranties in
Articles IV and V shall be deemed to be adjusted appropriately.
(c) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of
Xxxxxxxx and Chevron agrees to (i) make appropriate antitrust filings, including
filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this
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Agreement, and filings with the European Commission, as promptly as practicable
(if not already completed by the date of this Agreement), (ii) supply as
promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that
may be requested pursuant to any applicable antitrust laws in connection with
the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) complete the review
process under any relevant antitrust laws to permit the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement,
including causing the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting
periods under any relevant antitrust laws as soon as possible.
Section 6.3 Further Assurances. (a) Xxxxxxxx and Chevron agree that,
from time to time, whether before, at or after the Closing Date, each of them
will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such further
instruments of conveyance and transfer and take such other action as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes and intents of this Agreement and the
Amended LLC Agreement.
(b) To the extent not already in the possession of the Company or
its Subsidiaries on or before the Closing Date, Xxxxxxxx shall deliver to the
Company all original agreements, documents, books, records and files relating to
the ownership or operation of the businesses of P Chem or its respective
properties or assets, including all books of account, journals and ledgers,
correspondence, memoranda, maps, plats, customer lists, information and account
histories, supplier lists and information, personnel records relating to P Chem
Employees, engineering plans, property records, title insurance policies, stock
certificates and stock transfer records, minute books and corporate seals.
(c) To the extent not already in the possession of the Company or
its Subsidiaries on or before the Closing Date, Chevron shall deliver to the
Company all original agreements, documents, books, records and files relating to
the ownership or operation of the businesses of C Chem or its properties or
assets, including all books of account, journals and ledgers, correspondence,
memoranda, maps, plats, customer lists, information and account histories,
supplier lists and information, personnel records relating to C Chem Employees,
engineering plans, property records, title insurance policies, stock
certificates and stock transfer records, minute books and corporate seals.
Section 6.4 Conduct of the Xxxxxxxx Chemicals Business. From the
date of this Agreement through the Closing, except as disclosed on Schedule 6.4
of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule or otherwise provided for in, or
contemplated by, this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement, and, except as
consented to or approved by Chevron in writing, Xxxxxxxx covenants and agrees
that:
(a) Xxxxxxxx shall cause the businesses of P Chem to be operated in
the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as conducted as of the date
hereof, including by funding all capital expenditures in the ordinary course as
contemplated by the 2000 capital expenditure budget set forth on Schedule 6.4(a)
of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule;
(b) none of the P Chem Subsidiaries shall (i) amend its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws or comparable organizational
documents, or (ii) make any
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change in its authorized or issued capital stock, limited liability company
interests or other equity interests;
(c) none of the P Chem Subsidiaries shall (i) issue, sell or agree
to issue or sell any shares of capital stock, limited liability company
interests or any other securities (including any securities convertible into, or
options with respect to, or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for, any
shares of capital stock, limited liability company interests or other
securities), or (ii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or
indirectly, any securities of any of the P Chem Subsidiaries;
(d) except in the ordinary course of business, Xxxxxxxx shall cause
the P Chem Subsidiaries not to, and Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates shall not, with
respect to P Chem, enter into any joint venture, partnership or other similar
arrangement, or enter into or assume any material contract which would be
required to be listed on Schedule 4.10 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule if
such contract were entered into or assumed prior to the date of this Agreement;
(e) except (i) in the ordinary course of business or (ii) for the
transactions set forth on Schedule 6.4(e) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule
and any other acquisition involving expenditures of less than $5,000,000,
Xxxxxxxx shall cause the P Chem Subsidiaries not to, and Xxxxxxxx and its
Affiliates shall not, with respect to P Chem, (A) acquire any material assets or
securities of any Person or any interests therein or (B) except pursuant to
Section 6.2, sell, assign, license, transfer, lease (as lessor) or otherwise
dispose of any material assets or securities;
(f) except as contemplated by the 2000 capital expenditure budget
set forth on Schedule 6.4(a) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule, and except for
acquisitions permitted under Section 6.4(e), Xxxxxxxx shall cause the P Chem
Subsidiaries not to, and Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates shall not, with respect to
P Chem, make or authorize any capital expenditure or expenditures that will be
paid for by the Company following the Closing;
(g) Xxxxxxxx shall cause the P Chem Subsidiaries not to, and
Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates shall not, with respect to P Chem, make any change
in any of their present financial accounting methods and practices pertaining to
P Chem, except as required by changes in GAAP;
(h) Xxxxxxxx shall cause the P Chem Subsidiaries not to, and
Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates shall not, with respect to P Chem, declare or pay
any non-cash dividend or make any similar distribution or payment, directly or
indirectly; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Xxxxxxxx shall be entitled to cause the
Xxxxxxxx Excluded Assets to be conveyed, transferred, leased or assigned to
Xxxxxxxx or a Subsidiary of Xxxxxxxx (other than a P Chem Subsidiary);
(i) Xxxxxxxx shall cause (i) any trade accounts payable, (ii) any
payments required by any indentures, mortgages, financing arrangements, loan
agreements or similar arrangements, or (iii) any other obligations, in each case
pertaining to P Chem, to be paid in full when due unless Xxxxxxxx or its
Affilitate is in good faith contesting the same (with appropriate reserves);
(j) except in the ordinary course of business, Xxxxxxxx shall cause
the P Chem Subsidiaries not to, and Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates shall not, with
respect to P Chem, (i) incur any
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indebtedness for borrowed money other than from Xxxxxxxx or its Affiliates,
issue any debt securities other than to Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates, or assume,
guarantee, endorse or otherwise be responsible for the obligations of any other
Persons, or (ii) mortgage or encumber any of its properties or assets other than
with Liens that do not materially restrict or detract from the value of such
properties or assets;
(k) Xxxxxxxx shall cause the P Chem Subsidiaries not to, and
Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates shall not, with respect to P Chem, enter into any
contract, agreement or other arrangement with Xxxxxxxx or its Affiliates; and
(l) none of Xxxxxxxx or its Affiliates (including Subsidiaries of
Xxxxxxxx) shall agree to take any action prohibited by this Section 6.4.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.4, nothing in this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to
prevent any entity from (i) paying or making regular or special dividends or
other distributions consisting of cash, (ii) making or accepting inter- or
intra-company advances, or (iii) engaging in any transaction incident to the
normal cash management procedures of Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates prior to the
Closing.
Section 6.5 Conduct of the Chevron Chemicals Business. From the date
of this Agreement through the Closing, except as disclosed on Schedule 6.5 of
the Chevron Disclosure Schedule or otherwise provided for in, or contemplated
by, this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement, and, except as consented to or
approved by Xxxxxxxx in writing, Chevron covenants and agrees that:
(a) Chevron shall cause the businesses of C Chem to be operated in
the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as conducted as of the date
hereof, including by funding all capital expenditures in the ordinary course as
contemplated by the 2000 capital expenditure budget set forth on Schedule 6.5(a)
of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule;
(b) none of the C Chem Subsidiaries shall (i) amend its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws or comparable organizational
documents or (ii) make any change in its authorized or issued capital stock,
limited liability company interests or other equity interests;
(c) none of the P Chem Subsidiaries shall (i) issue, sell or agree
to issue or sell any shares of capital stock, limited liability company
interests or any other securities (including any securities convertible into, or
options with respect to, or warrants to purchase or rights to subscribe for, any
shares of capital stock, limited liability company interests or other
securities), or (ii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or
indirectly, any securities of any of the C Chem Subsidiaries;
(d) except in the ordinary course of business, Chevron shall cause
the C Chem Subsidiaries not to, and Chevron and its Affiliates shall not, with
respect to C Chem, enter into any joint venture, partnership or other similar
arrangement, or enter into or assume any material contract which would be
required to be listed on Schedule 5.10 of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule if
such contract were entered into or assumed prior to the date of this Agreement;
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(e) except (i) in the ordinary course of business or (ii) for the
transactions set forth on Schedule 6.5(e) of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule and
any other acquisition involving expenditures of less than $5,000,000, Chevron
shall cause the C Chem Subsidiaries not to, and Chevron and its Affiliates shall
not, with respect to C Chem, (A) acquire any material assets or securities of
any Person or any interests therein or (B) except pursuant to Section 6.2, sell,
assign, license, transfer, lease (as lessor) or otherwise dispose of any
material assets or securities;
(f) except as contemplated by the 2000 capital expenditure budget
set forth on Schedule 6.5(a) of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule, and except for
acquisitions permitted under Section 6.5(e), Chevron shall cause the C Chem
Subsidiaries not to, and Chevron and its Affiliates shall not, with respect to C
Chem, make or authorize any capital expenditure or expenditures that will be
paid for by the Company following the Closing;
(g) Chevron shall cause the C Chem Subsidiaries not to, and Chevron
and its Affiliates shall not, with respect to C Chem, make any change in any of
their present financial accounting methods and practices pertaining to C Chem,
except as required by changes in GAAP;
(h) Chevron shall cause the C Chem Subsidiaries not to, and Chevron
and its Affiliates shall not, with respect to C Chem, declare or pay any
non-cash dividend or make any similar distribution or payment, directly or
indirectly; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Chevron shall be entitled to cause the
Chevron Excluded Assets to be conveyed, transferred, leased or assigned to
Chevron or a Subsidiary of Chevron (other than a C Chem Subsidiary);
(i) Chevron shall cause (i) any trade accounts payable, (ii) any
payments required by any indentures, mortgages, financing arrangements, loan
agreements or similar arrangements, or (iii) any other obligations, in each case
pertaining to C Chem, to be paid in full when due unless Chevron or its
Affiliate is in good faith contesting the same (with appropriate reserves);
(j) except in the ordinary course of business, Chevron shall cause
the C Chem Subsidiaries not to, and Chevron and its Affiliates shall not, with
respect to C Chem, (i) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money other than from
Chevron or its Affiliates, issue any debt securities other than to Chevron and
its Affiliates, or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise be responsible for
the obligations of any other Persons, or (ii) mortgage or encumber any of its
properties or assets other than with Liens that do not materially restrict or
detract from the value of such properties or assets;
(k) Chevron shall cause the C Chem Subsidiaries not to, and Chevron
and its Affiliates shall not, with respect to C Chem, enter into any contract,
agreement or other arrangement with Chevron or its Affiliates; and
(l) none of Chevron or its Affiliates (including Subsidiaries of
Chevron) shall agree to take any action prohibited by this Section 6.5.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.5, nothing in this
Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to
prevent any entity from (i) paying or making regular or special dividends or
other distributions consisting of cash,
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(ii) making or accepting inter- or intra-company advances, or (iii) engaging in
any transaction incident to the normal cash management procedures of Chevron and
its Affiliates prior to the Closing.
Section 6.6 Preservation of Business. (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement, Xxxxxxxx shall use
reasonable efforts to preserve the businesses of P Chem intact, to keep
available to P Chem and the Company the services of P Chem Employees and to
preserve the goodwill of customers and others having business relations with P
Chem in all material respects.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
Amended LLC Agreement, Chevron shall use reasonable efforts to preserve the
businesses of C Chem intact, to keep available to C Chem and the Company the
services of C Chem Employees and to preserve the goodwill of customers and
others having business relations with C Chem in all material respects.
Section 6.7 Public Announcements. Except as otherwise required by
law, each of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron will consult with the other and obtain the
consent of the other (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) before issuing, or permitting any agent or Affiliate to issue, any
press releases or otherwise making, or permitting any agent or Affiliate to
make, any public statements with respect to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
Section 6.8 Assignment of Contracts, Leases, Permits, etc. (a)
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall
not constitute an agreement to assign any contract, lease or Permit, or any
Claim or benefit if an attempted assignment thereof, without the consent of a
third party, would constitute a breach or other contravention thereof, be
ineffective with respect to any party thereto or in any way adversely affect the
rights of the Company, P Chem or C Chem thereunder.
(b) With respect to any contract, lease or Permit necessary to the
conduct of businesses of P Chem or C Chem as presently conducted (and any Claim
or benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom) and not held as of the
Closing by a P Chem Subsidiary or a C Chem Subsidiary, and with respect to any P
Chem Material Contract or C Chem Material Contract, and any other contract,
lease or Permit pertaining to and advantageous for the businesses of P Chem or C
Chem, Xxxxxxxx, Chevron and the Company will use their best commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain as expeditiously as possible the written consent of
the other parties to such contract, lease or Permit for the assignment or, if
required, novation, thereof to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, as
applicable, or, alternatively, written confirmation from such parties reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to Xxxxxxxx and Chevron that such consent is
not required. In furtherance of the foregoing, as soon as practicable following
the date hereof, Xxxxxxxx and Chevron shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to
the other party or parties thereto documentation seeking the written waiver or
approval of such other contracting party or parties thereto to the transfer and
assignment of all of Xxxxxxxx' or Chevron's (or their respective Affiliates'),
as applicable, Claims, benefits and Liabilities thereunder to the Company or a
Subsidiary thereof, as applicable.
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(c) The failure by the Parties to obtain any required consent,
waiver, confirmation, novation or approval with respect to any contract, lease
or Permit shall not relieve either Party from its obligation to consummate at
the Closing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC
Agreement or any other obligations hereunder or thereunder unless such failures
would, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on C Chem or P Chem.
(d) If any consent, waiver, confirmation, novation or approval is
not obtained prior to the Closing with respect to any contract, lease or Permit
described in subparagraph (b) of this Section 6.8, then Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, as
applicable, shall establish, or cause to be established, an agency type or other
arrangement satisfactory to the other Party and to the Company under which
Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, as applicable, shall hold, or cause to be held, such
interest, lease or Permit for the Company and the Company would obtain the
Claims and benefits and assume the corresponding Liabilities thereunder in
accordance with this Agreement (including by means of any subcontracting,
sublicensing or subleasing arrangement) or under which Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, as
applicable, would enforce, or cause to be enforced, at the direction of and for
the benefit of the Company with the Company assuming and agreeing to pay
Chevron's or Xxxxxxxx' (or their respective Affiliates') obligations and
expenses, any and all Claims and benefits of Xxxxxxxx or Chevron (or their
respective Affiliates) against a third party thereto; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
Xxxxxxxx' or Chevron's obligation to maintain, or cause to be maintained, any
such arrangement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the
expiration or termination of such contract, lease or Permit in accordance with
its terms (without regard to any extensions, automatic or otherwise); or (ii)
with regard to a Permit, such time as the Company shall obtain a Permit in
reasonable substitution therefor, or have its application for such substitute
Permit denied. In any such arrangement, Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, as applicable,
shall promptly pay, or cause to be paid, to the Company when received, all
moneys relating to the period after the Closing Date received by it under any
contract or any Claim, right or benefit arising thereunder not transferred
pursuant to this Section 6.8, and the Company shall promptly pay, perform or
discharge when due any Liability arising thereunder after the Closing Date.
Section 6.9 Corporate Names. (a) The Company and Xxxxxxxx
acknowledge that, from and after the Closing Date, the Company and Xxxxxxxx
shall have no rights with respect to any Trademarks and Logos incorporating
"Chevron" by itself or in combination with any other Trademark or Logo,
including the corporate design logos associated therewith, and that Chevron
shall retain absolute and exclusive proprietary rights thereto or goodwill
represented thereby or pertaining thereto, except as granted in the Tradename
License Agreement among Xxxxxxxx, Chevron and the Company, in the form set forth
as Appendix B (the "Tradename License Agreement"). Xxxxxxxx shall not and,
except as permitted in such Tradename License Agreement, the Company shall not,
nor shall they permit any of their respective Affiliates to, use any name,
phrase or logo incorporating "Chevron" or such corporate design logo or any
confusingly similar name, phrase, logo or corporate design logo in or on any of
its literature, sales materials or products or otherwise in connection with the
sale of any products or services; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company may
continue to use any signage, printed literature, sales materials, purchase
orders and sales or lease agreements, and sell any products, that are included
in the inventories of C Chem on the Closing Date and that bear a name, phrase or
logo incorporating "Chevron" or such corporate design logo, until the supplies
thereof existing on the
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Closing Date have been exhausted, but in any event for not longer than one year
from the Closing Date.
(b) The Company and Chevron acknowledge that, from and after the
Closing Date, the Company and Chevron shall have no rights with respect to any
Trademarks and Logos incorporating "Xxxxxxxx" or "66" by themselves or in
combination with any other Trademark or Logo, including the corporate design
logos associated therewith, and that Xxxxxxxx shall retain absolute and
exclusive proprietary rights thereto or goodwill represented thereby or
pertaining thereto, except as granted in the Tradename License Agreement.
Chevron shall not and, except as permitted in such Tradename License Agreement,
Company shall not, nor shall they permit any of their respective Affiliates to,
use any name, phrase or logo incorporating "Xxxxxxxx" or "66" or such corporate
design logo or any confusingly similar name, phrase, logo or corporate design
logo in or on any of its literature, sales materials or products or otherwise in
connection with the sale of any products or services; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the Company may continue to use any signage, printed literature, sales
materials, purchase orders and sales or lease agreements, and sell any products,
that are included in the inventories of P Chem on the Closing Date and that bear
a name, phrase or logo incorporating "Xxxxxxxx" or "66" or such corporate design
logo, until the supplies thereof existing on the Closing Date have been
exhausted, but in any event for not longer than one year from the Closing Date.
(c) Each of Xxxxxxxx, Chevron and the Company shall execute and
deliver to each other the Tradename License Agreement on or prior to the
Closing.
Section 6.10 D&O Indemnification. The parties hereto agree that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement shall
not affect or diminish any duties and obligations of indemnification from
Xxxxxxxx or Chevron or their respective Affiliates (other than the P Chem
Subsidiaries and the C Chem Subsidiaries) existing as of the Closing Date in
favor of employees, agents, directors or officers of the P Chem Subsidiaries or
the C Chem Subsidiaries, respectively, arising by virtue of their respective
certificates of incorporation or by-laws or comparable organizational documents
in the form in effect at the date of this Agreement or arising by operation of
law or arising by virtue of any contract, resolution or other agreement or
document existing at the date of this Agreement, and such duties and obligations
shall continue in full force and effect and shall be honored by the Company for
so long as they would (but for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Amended LLC Agreement) otherwise survive and continue in full force and
effect.
Section 6.11 Additional Agreements. (a) At the Closing, Xxxxxxxx
and certain of its Affiliates, Chevron and certain of its Affiliates shall enter
into the Amended LLC Agreement. At the Closing, Xxxxxxxx, Chevron and the
Company shall enter into one or more transition services agreement(s) (the
"Transition Services Agreements"), providing for the provision of certain
administrative, information technology and other transitional services by
Xxxxxxxx and Chevron to be reasonably requested by the Company on a fully
allocated cost basis for a period of not more than two years after the Closing
Date and subject to termination by the Company at any time on thirty (30) days'
notice.
(b) The P Chem Subsidiaries and/or the Company and/or its wholly
owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates, on the
other hand, shall enter into
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agreements relating to operating and supply commitments (including pricing)
between, the P Chem Subsidiaries and/or the Company and/or its wholly owned
subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates, on the other
hand. Schedule 6.11(b)(i) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list
of such agreements to be entered into as of the Closing Date in the forms
attached to Schedule 6.11(b)(i) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule, such forms
being agreed to as of the date hereof. Section 6.11(b)(ii) of the Xxxxxxxx
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of such agreements to be entered into as
of the Closing Date (and the assets, properties or subject matter to which such
agreements pertain) which shall be based on customary terms consistent with past
practice and consistent in all material respects with financial information
previously provided by Xxxxxxxx to Chevron with regard to P Chem, except as may
otherwise be provided in Schedule 6.11(b)(ii). The C Chem Subsidiaries and/or
the Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Chevron
and its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall enter into agreements relating to
operating and supply commitments (including pricing) between, the C Chem
Subsidiaries and/or the Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries, on the one
hand, and Chevron and its Affiliates, on the other hand. Schedule 6.11(b)(i) of
the Chevron Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of such agreements to be
entered into as of the Closing Date in the forms attached to Schedule 6.11(b)(i)
of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule, such forms being agreed to as of the date
hereof. Section 6.11(b)(ii) of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list
of such agreements to be entered into as of the Closing Date (and the assets,
properties or subject matter to which such agreements pertain) which shall be
based on customary terms consistent with past practice and consistent in all
material respects with financial information previously provided by Chevron to
Xxxxxxxx with regard to C Chem, except as may otherwise be provided in Schedule
6.11(b)(ii).
(c) The P Chem Subsidiaries and/or the Company and/or its wholly
owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates, on the
other hand, shall enter into the lease and sublease agreements set forth in
Schedule 6.11(c) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule as of the Closing Date, in
the forms attached to Schedule 6.11(c) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule, such
forms being agreed to as of the date hereof. The C Chem Subsidiaries and/or the
Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Chevron and
its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall enter into the lease and sublease
agreements set forth in Schedule 6.11(c) of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule as
of the Closing Date, in the forms attached to Schedule 6.11(c) of the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule, such forms being agreed to as of the date hereof.
(d) With regard to assets and facilities involving P Chem, C Chem
or the Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and
Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, on the other hand, other than assets and facilities for
which arrangements have been provided in the agreements listed in Schedule
6.11(b) or 6.11(c) of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule or in Schedule 6.11(b) or
6.11(c) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule, such assets and facilities shall,
to the extent reasonably practicable (including taking into account the costs of
any actions taken), be severed, divided or otherwise separated from each other
so that the P Chem Subsidiaries, C Chem Subsidiaries or the Company and/or its
wholly owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, on the
other hand, shall own and control their respective assets as of the Closing
Date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that none of Xxxxxxxx, Chevron or the Company or its
wholly owned subsidiaries shall be obligated to make significant expenditures to
effect such separation prior to the Closing Date. Actions taken and expenditures
incurred to separate
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the shared assets and facilities shall be subject to the agreement of Xxxxxxxx,
Chevron and the Company. Such separation may include subdivision of real
property, subleasing or other division of shared buildings or premises and
allocation of shared working capital, equipment and other assets. Such
separation shall be effected in a manner that does not unreasonably disrupt
either the businesses of P Chem, C Chem or the Company or its wholly owned
subsidiaries or the businesses of Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, and minimizes, to the
extent practicable, current and future costs (and losses of tax or other
economic benefits) of the respective businesses. With respect to any assets or
facilities that cannot reasonably be separated or otherwise allocated as
provided above, (i) right, title and interest shall be allocated between
Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates (other than the P Chem Subsidiaries, the Company
and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries) and the Company and between Chevron and
its Affiliates (other than the C Chem Subsidiaries, the Company and/or its
wholly owned subsidiaries) based on which entity predominantly uses or holds
such asset or facility for use or to which entity's business the asset or
facility predominantly relates, and (ii) the other entity shall have a right to
use such assets or facilities in its businesses in a manner consistent with past
practice for a period which is coterminous with the life of the asset or
facility described in (i) (and the coextensive obligation to pay its allocable
share of any costs or expenses related to such asset or facility pursuant to the
last sentence of this Section 6.11(d)). To the extent the separation of assets
and facilities cannot be achieved in a reasonably practicable manner, the
parties will enter into appropriate arrangements regarding the shared assets and
facilities. Such arrangements shall provide that any costs related to the use of
shared assets or facilities that are not separated as of the Closing Date shall
be allocated, with respect to the twelve month period beginning immediately
after the Closing Date, based on the methodology historically used by Xxxxxxxx
or Chevron, as applicable, and, for any period thereafter, using such reasonable
manner as agreed by Xxxxxxxx and the Company or by Chevron and the Company, as
applicable; provided, that the Company may terminate such arrangements at any
time after six months after the Closing Date upon written notice to the other
party or parties to such arrangements, and any party to such arrangements may
terminate the arrangements at any time after twelve months from the Closing Date
upon written notice to the other party or parties to such arrangements.
(e) From and after the Closing Date, (i) Xxxxxxxx shall be entitled
to require the Company or P Chem, as applicable, to convey, transfer, lease or
assign to Xxxxxxxx or a Xxxxxxxx Subsidiary (other than the Company or a P Chem
Subsidiary) any Xxxxxxxx Excluded Assets that shall not have been conveyed,
transferred, leased or assigned by P Chem prior to the Closing, and (ii) Chevron
shall be entitled to require the Company or C Chem, as applicable, to convey,
transfer, lease or assign to Chevron or a Chevron Subsidiary (other than the
Company or a C Chem Subsidiary) any Chevron Excluded Assets that shall not have
been conveyed, transferred, leased or assigned by C Chem prior to the Closing.
Section 6.12 Company Integration Expenses. All integration
expenses (excluding corporate expenses of Xxxxxxxx or Chevron) shall be borne
by the Company.
Section 6.13 Insurance. (a) Xxxxxxxx and the Company acknowledge
that the programs and policies of insurance maintained by Chevron and its
Affiliates to provide coverage in favor of the C Chem operations shall be
terminated effective 12:01 A.M. on the day following the Closing Date. From and
after the Closing Date, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all risk
of loss with respect to properties and assets of C Chem shall be borne by the
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Company, notwithstanding any insurance coverage that Xxxxxxxx or Chevron have
for their own benefit. With respect to events occurring after December 31, 1999
but prior to the Closing Date, the C Chem operations shall be entitled to the
benefits of insurance from independent sources (not affiliated with Chevron),
including insurance benefits from third-party reinsurance of any
Chevron-affiliated insurance company maintained by or for the benefit of the C
Chem operations with respect to properties and assets of C Chem; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Company is not an "insured" under any Chevron-affiliated
insurance company policy with respect to events occurring from and after the
Closing Date and therefore is not entitled to any insurance recovery under such
insurance; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, Chevron retains its status as an "insured" under
any Chevron-affiliated insurance company policy including its rights to such
insurance for liability arising out of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Further, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Chevron and
its Affiliates from any retroactive premiums imposed by any insurer under
programs or policies maintained by Chevron prior to the Closing as a result of
any claims made after the Closing Date with respect to the properties and assets
of C Chem, regardless of the date of loss.
(b) Chevron and the Company acknowledge that the programs and
policies of insurance maintained by Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates to provide
coverage in favor of the P Chem operations shall be terminated effective 12:01
A.M. on the day following the Closing Date. From and after the Closing Date,
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all risk of loss with respect to
properties and assets of P Chem shall be borne by the Company, notwithstanding
any insurance coverage that Xxxxxxxx or Chevron have for their own benefit. With
respect to events occurring after December 31, 1999 but prior to the Closing
Date, the P Chem operations shall be entitled to the benefits of insurance from
independent sources (not affiliated with Xxxxxxxx), including insurance benefits
from third-party reinsurance of any Xxxxxxxx-affiliated insurance company
maintained by or for the benefit of the P Chem operations with respect to
properties and assets of P Chem; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, from and after the Closing
Date, the Company is not an "insured" under any Xxxxxxxx-affiliated insurance
company policy with respect to events occurring from and after the Closing Date
and therefore is not entitled to any insurance recovery under such insurance;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, Xxxxxxxx retains its status as an "insured" under any
Xxxxxxxx-affiliated insurance company policy including its rights to such
insurance for liability arising out of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Further, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Xxxxxxxx and
its Affiliates from any retroactive premiums imposed by any insurer under
programs or policies maintained by Xxxxxxxx prior to the Closing as a result of
any claims made after the Closing Date with respect to the properties and assets
of P Chem, regardless of the date of loss.
(c) Each of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron shall cooperate to cause the
Company to have insurance from independent sources (not affiliated with either
Xxxxxxxx or Chevron) in such amounts and against such risks and losses as are
customary for companies conducting the businesses to be conducted by the
Company.
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Section 6.14 Guarantees. (a) In the event that, after the Closing
Date, Xxxxxxxx or any Affiliate of Xxxxxxxx (other than the Company and its
Subsidiaries) remains liable for any guarantees (whether of payment or
performance), letters of credit or other undertakings it has delivered prior to
the Closing Date to others for the benefit of P Chem, the Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless Xxxxxxxx or such Affiliate of Xxxxxxxx from any
cost, expense or loss (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by
Xxxxxxxx or such Affiliate of Xxxxxxxx arising, directly or indirectly,
therefrom, except insofar as such cost, expense or loss constitutes or arises
from a matter with respect to which the Company or any of its Affiliates
(excluding Xxxxxxxx) is entitled to indemnification hereunder. Any such
guarantees, letters of credit or other undertakings (including performance
guarantees) are set forth on Schedule 6.14(a) of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure
Schedule. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts
(including an offer of a substitute guarantee, letter of credit or undertaking)
to cause or procure the release, as soon as practicable following the Closing
Date, of all Liabilities of Xxxxxxxx or any Affiliate of Xxxxxxxx (other than
the Company and its Subsidiaries) with respect to such guaranties, letters of
credit or other undertakings from any of the P Chem Liabilities; PROVIDED
HOWEVER, that neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall incur any cost or
expense in causing or procuring such release.
(b) In the event that, after the Closing Date, Chevron or any
Affiliate of Chevron (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) remains
liable for any guarantees (whether of payment or performance), letters of credit
or other undertakings it has delivered prior to the Closing Date to others for
the benefit of C Chem, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Chevron
or such Affiliate of Chevron from any cost, expense or loss (including
reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by Chevron or such Affiliate of Chevron
arising, directly or indirectly, therefrom, except insofar as such cost, expense
or loss constitutes or arises from a matter with respect to which the Company or
any of its Affiliates (excluding Chevron) is entitled to indemnification
hereunder. Any such guarantees, letters of credit or other undertakings
(including performance guarantees) are set forth on Schedule 6.14(b) of the
Chevron Disclosure Schedule. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable
best efforts (including an offer of a substitute guarantee, letter of credit or
undertaking) to cause or procure the release, as soon as practicable following
the Closing Date. of all Liabilities of Chevron or any Affiliate of Chevron
(other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) with respect to such guaranties,
letters of credit or other undertakings from any of the C Chem Liabilities;
PROVIDED HOWEVER, that neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall incur any
cost or expense in causing or procuring such release.
Section 6.15 Actions by Affiliates of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron. Each of
Xxxxxxxx and Chevron shall ensure that each of its Affiliates (other than,
following the Closing, the Company and its Subsidiaries) takes all actions
necessary to be taken by such Affiliate in order to fulfill the obligations of
Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, as the case may be under this Agreement.
Section 6.16 Financing. Each of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron shall use its
commercially reasonable best efforts and cooperate with each other to cause the
Company to secure, by the Closing Date or as soon as practicable thereafter,
bank credit facilities of $1,670,000,000 (or such lesser amount as would allow
the Company to maintain an investment-grade debt rating) on reasonably available
commercial terms mutually agreeable to the Parties (the "Financing"). Upon the
funding of the Financing, the Company shall distribute 50% of the
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net proceeds of the Financing to Xxxxxxxx and 50% of the net proceeds of the
Financing to Chevron; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the amount distributed to Xxxxxxxx
shall be reduced by (a) the sum of any P Chem Liability as of the Closing Date
representing indebtedness for borrowed money of a P Chem Subsidiary other than
indebtedness of the entities set forth on Schedule 6.16 of the Xxxxxxxx
Disclosure Schedule and other than debt incurred in the ordinary course of
business (pursuant to financial arrangements or plans previously disclosed to
Chevron) by such entities, and (b) the SOLP adjustment amount set forth on
Schedule 6.16 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule, and the amount distributed to
Chevron shall be reduced by the sum of any C Chem Liability as of the Closing
Date representing indebtedness for borrowed money of a C Chem Subsidiary other
than indebtedness of the entities set forth on Schedule 6.16 of the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule and other than debt incurred in the ordinary course of
business (pursuant to financial arrangements or plans previously disclosed to
Xxxxxxxx) by such entities; and PROVIDED, FURTHER that the distributions set
forth in this sentence shall be done in accordance with the terms of Section
9.2(f) of the Amended LLC Agreement.
Section 6.17 Special Indemnities and Risk Allocation between the
Company and the Parties. The provisions of Annex C are hereby incorporated
herein.
Section 6.18 Intellectual Property. (a) At the Company's election
and expense, P Chem Patent Rights will be transferred and assigned to the
Company upon Closing or at such later time as the Company may specify, subject
to Xxxxxxxx' reservation of (1) an irrevocable, nonexclusive royalty free
worldwide license extendible to Xxxxxxxx' Patent Subsidiaries for use in
Xxxxxxxx' and such Patent Subsidiaries' own business operations and (2) an
irrevocable, nonexclusive royalty free worldwide right to Xxxxxxxx, or its
designee, to license any of its Affiliates or any third party for use in any
field other than a field primarily related to the P Chem or C Chem business
without obligation to account to any other party. If the Company elects not to
be assigned any or all of the P Chem Patent Rights, Xxxxxxxx shall provide the
Company with an exclusive license under such P Chem Patent Rights as indicated
in subsection (b) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Xxxxxxxx shall not be
obligated to assign to the Company title to specific letters patent and patent
applications which contain claims that cover technology and inventions that are
not primarily used by or identified as relating to the P Chem business or to the
extent that such assignment would compromise or adversely impact the validity or
enforceability of other letters patent and patent applications owned by
Xxxxxxxx. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require that Xxxxxxxx
obtain or maintain any patent; provided, however, that prior to Xxxxxxxx'
abandonment of any P Chem patent by failure to pay maintenance fees or taxes or
by disclaimer of rights or other dedication to the public, Xxxxxxxx will offer
to assign such P Chem patent to the Company at the Company's expense.
(b) Upon Closing, Xxxxxxxx shall and shall cause, if necessary,
its Patent Subsidiaries to grant to the Company the exclusive, irrevocable,
royalty free worldwide right and license, including the right to sublicense, to
practice, make, use and sell under all P Chem Proprietary Technology and P Chem
Patent Rights not otherwise assigned to Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
Xxxxxxxx reserves (1) an irrevocable, nonexclusive royalty free worldwide
license extendible to Xxxxxxxx' Patent Subsidiaries for use in Xxxxxxxx' and
such Patent Subsidiaries' own business operations and (2) an irrevocable,
nonexclusive royalty free worldwide right to Xxxxxxxx, or its designee, to
license any of its Affiliates or any third party for use in any field other than
a field primarily related to the P Chem or C Chem business without
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obligation to account to any other party. Xxxxxxxx shall and shall cause its
Affiliates and third parties to take appropriate measures to protect the
confidentiality of P Chem Proprietary Technology and to limit its use, which
shall be no less stringent than measures Xxxxxxxx takes with respect to its own
proprietary technology of the same type and shall cause its Affiliates and third
parties to accept any applicable restrictions placed on proprietary technology
by others.
(c) The Company shall have (1) an irrevocable, royalty-free
worldwide license under any proprietary technology owned or otherwise licensable
by Xxxxxxxx or its Patent Subsidiaries not contained in the definition of P Chem
Proprietary Technology and (2) an irrevocable, royalty-free worldwide immunity
from suit under any patent rights which are owned or otherwise licensable by
Xxxxxxxx or its Patent Subsidiaries not contained within the definition of P
Chem Patent Rights, insofar, and only insofar as such proprietary technology and
claims of such patent rights cover technology and inventions that are used in
the P Chem or C Chem business as of the Closing Date, or which embody technology
or inventions relating to the P Chem or C Chem business conceived by the Company
or on its behalf prior to the later of (i) December 31, 2000 or (ii) the
six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, provided such patent rights are based
on applications for patents filed or claiming priority from applications filed
heretofore or hereafter prior to three years after the Closing Date, in each
case subject to the terms and conditions, including the obligation to account to
third parties, under which such rights are held. Such license and immunity from
suit shall be limited to the conduct of the Company's business operations
primarily related to the P Chem or C Chem business, including without limitation
research, development, and demonstration activities, the manufacture, use, or
sale of P Chem or C Chem products and the licensing of P Chem or C Chem
technology by the Company, and may be extended by the Company to its Affiliates,
contractors, suppliers, customers and other third parties, only as appropriate
for the purpose of conducting such P Chem or C Chem business and P Chem or C
Chem licensing operations; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no licenses or immunities
will be granted to Company covering technology and inventions that are part of
Xxxxxxxx non-P Chem technology licensing packages being offered as of the date
that is the later of December 31, 2000 or the six-month anniversary of the
Closing Date, except under separate agreement by the Company and Xxxxxxxx
thereto. The Company shall and shall cause its Affiliates and third parties to
take appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality of such proprietary
technology and to limit its use as provided above, which shall be no less
stringent than measures the Company takes with respect to its own proprietary
technology of the same type and shall cause its Affiliates and third parties to
accept any applicable contractual restrictions placed on proprietary technology
obtained from others..
(d) Promptly after the later of (i) December 31, 2000 or (ii) the
six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, Xxxxxxxx shall fully disclose and, if
necessary, shall cause its Patent Subsidiaries to fully disclose and make
available to the Company any and all P Chem Proprietary Technology not
theretofore disclosed and made available to Company, including any inventions
within the scope of the P Chem Patent Rights, and shall cooperate and cause its
personnel to cooperate with the Company or its nominee as may be reasonably
required in order to obtain patent protection therefor.
(e) At the Company's election and expense, C Chem Patent Rights will
be transferred and assigned to the Company upon Closing or at such later time as
the Company may specify, subject to Chevron's reservation of (1) an irrevocable,
nonexclusive royalty free
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worldwide license extendible to Chevron's Patent Subsidiaries for use in
Chevron's and such Patent Subsidiaries' own business operations and (2) an
irrevocable, nonexclusive royalty free worldwide right to Chevron, or its
designee, to license its Affiliates or any third party for use in any field
other than a field primarily related to the P Chem or C Chem business without
obligation to account to any other party. If the Company elects not to be
assigned any or all of the C Chem Patent Rights, Chevron shall provide the
Company with an exclusive license under such C Chem Patent Rights as indicated
in subsection (f) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Chevron shall not be
obligated to assign to the Company title to specific letters patent and patent
applications which contain claims that cover technology and inventions that are
not primarily used by or identified as relating to the C Chem business or to the
extent that such assignment would compromise or adversely impact the validity or
enforceability of other letters patent and patent applications owned by Chevron.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require that Chevron obtain or
maintain any patent; provided, however, that prior to Chevron's abandonment of
any C Chem patent by failure to pay maintenance fees or taxes or by disclaimer
of rights or other dedication to the public, Chevron will offer to assign such C
Chem patent to Company at Company's expense.
(f) Upon Closing, Chevron shall and shall cause, if necessary, its
Patent Subsidiaries to grant to the Company the exclusive, irrevocable, royalty
free worldwide right and license, including the right to sublicense, to
practice, make, use and sell under all C Chem Proprietary Technology and C Chem
Patent Rights not otherwise assigned to the Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
Chevron reserves (1) an irrevocable, nonexclusive royalty free worldwide license
extendible to Chevron's Patent Subsidiaries for use in Chevron's and such Patent
Subsidiaries' own business operations and (2) an irrevocable, nonexclusive
royalty free worldwide right to Chevron, or its designee, to license its
Affiliates or any third party for use in any field other than a field primarily
related to the P Chem or C Chem business without obligation to account to any
other party. Chevron shall and shall cause its Affiliates and third parties to
take appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality of C Chem Proprietary
Technology and to limit its use, which shall be no less stringent than Chevron
takes with respect to its own proprietary technology of the same type and shall
cause its Affiliates and third parties to accept any applicable contractual
restrictions placed on proprietary technology obtained from others.
(g) The Company shall have (1) an irrevocable, royalty-free
worldwide license under any proprietary technology owned or otherwise licensable
by Chevron or its Patent Subsidiaries not contained in the definition of C Chem
Proprietary Technology and (2) an irrevocable, royalty-free worldwide immunity
from suit under any patent rights which are owned or otherwise licensable by
Chevron or its Patent Subsidiaries not contained within the definition of C Chem
Patent Rights, insofar as, and only insofar as such proprietary technology and
claims of such patent rights cover technology and inventions that are used in
the C Chem or P Chem business as of the Closing Date or which embody technology
or inventions relating to C Chem or P Chem business conceived by the Company or
on its behalf prior to the later of (i) December 31, 2000 or (ii) the six-month
anniversary of the Closing Date, provided such patent rights are based on
applications for patents filed or claiming priority from applications filed
heretofore or hereafter prior to three years after the Closing Date; in each
case subject to the terms and conditions, including the obligation to account to
third parties, under which such rights are held. Such license and immunity from
suit shall be limited to the conduct of the Company's business
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operations primarily related to the P Chem or C Chem business, including without
limitation research, development, and demonstration activities, the manufacture,
use, or sale of P Chem or C Chem products and the licensing of P Chem or C Chem
technology by the Company, and may be extended by the Company to its Affiliates,
contractors, suppliers, customers and to other third parties, only as
appropriate for the purpose of conducting such P Chem or C Chem business and P
Chem or C Chem licensing operations; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no licenses or
immunities will be granted to the Company covering technology and inventions
that are part of Chevron non-C Chem technology licensing packages being offered
as of the date that is the later of December 31, 2000 or the six-month
anniversary of the Closing Date, except under separate agreement by the Company
and Chevron thereto. Company shall and shall cause its Affiliates and third
parties to take appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality of such
proprietary technology and to limit its use as provided above as the Company
takes with respect to its own proprietary technology of the same type and shall
cause its Affiliates and third parties to accept any applicable contractual
restrictions placed on proprietary technology obtained from others.
(h) Promptly after the later of (i) December 31, 2000 or (ii) the
six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, Chevron shall fully disclose and, if
necessary, shall cause its Patent Subsidiaries to fully disclose and make
available to the Company any and all C Chem Proprietary Technology not
theretofore disclosed and made available to the Company, including any
inventions within the scope of C Chem Patent Rights, and shall cooperate and
cause its personnel to cooperate with the Company or its nominee as may be
reasonably required in order to obtain patent protection therefor.
(i) The Company's exclusive license granted under subsections (b)
and (f) above and subject to the reservations therein, shall include, without
limitation, the exclusive right to file, prosecute or abandon patent
applications, issue patents, and license third parties under such patent rights
and proprietary technology and the exclusive right to enforce such patents and
proprietary technology rights, including the exclusive discretion to commence,
control and settle any litigation and other proceedings and to recover for past,
present, or future damages and other relief under such patents and proprietary
technology rights; and the licensor shall participate in any such litigation or
proceedings and provide the Company with such information and assistance as
reasonably necessary for such litigation or other proceedings, including
execution of documents and assignment of such patent or proprietary technology
to the Company upon the Company's request and at the Company's cost.
(j) Xxxxxxxx and Chevron recognize that each has entered into
numerous agreements with third parties which contain provisions for the transfer
of technology and improvements and for granting licenses and patent rights to
such technology and improvements, and it is the intent of Chevron and Xxxxxxxx
that such third parties shall not acquire rights pursuant to this Agreement or
at Closing except through separately negotiated contractual provisions with the
Company. Consequently, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Company's licenses and rights to assignment under P Chem Patent
Rights and C Chem Patent Rights and rights to use P Chem Proprietary Technology
and C Chem Proprietary Technology shall not include:
(i) the right for the Company to disclose P Chem Proprietary
Technology to any third party or to license or sublicense any third party to use
P Chem
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Proprietary Technology or to license or sublicense any third party under P Chem
Patent Rights pursuant to contractual obligations entered into or otherwise
existing between Chevron and such third party prior to Closing; and
(ii) the right for the Company to disclose C Chem Proprietary
Technology to any third party or to license or sublicense any third party to use
C Chem Proprietary Technology or to license or sublicense any third party under
C Chem Patent Rights pursuant to contractual obligations entered into or
otherwise existing between Xxxxxxxx and such third party prior to closing;
unless and until the Company after Closing has executed a separate written
agreement with such third party providing for such disclosure, license or
sublicense of proprietary technology or patent rights.
(k) All registered trademarks, other than Trademarks and Logos,
which are primarily used or identified as relating to the P Chem business as
listed in Schedule 6.18 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule and to the C Chem
business as listed in Schedule 6.18 of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule and all
foreign counterparts thereof, shall be assigned to the Company at Closing (with
recording of such assignments in the applicable trademark registration issuance
office to occur as soon as practicable after the Closing with the costs of such
assignment to be borne by the Company, subject to such written agreements,
licenses or consents as exist as of the Closing Date.
Section 6.19 K-Resin Contribution. (a) Xxxxxxxx shall make a cash
advance to the Company that may be either repaid in part to Xxxxxxxx or added to
and treated as part of the capital contribution that Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates
are making at the Closing, in any case, as set forth in this Section 6.19(a). At
Closing, Xxxxxxxx shall advance to the Company $70 million, subject to
adjustment depending on the calendar month by which the Company has produced at
the K-Resin Plant (and/or Designated Replacement Facilities) and sold into the
market an aggregate of 143 million pounds of K-Resin, of which at least 114
million pounds must be of prime quality (the "Target Quantities") and subject to
a maximum cap of $109 million. No adjustment shall be due if Target Quantities
are achieved later than November 30, 2001 but prior to the close of business on
December 31, 2001, and in such event the entire advance shall be added to
Xxxxxxxx' capital contribution to the Company. For each calendar month prior to
December 2001 by which Target Quantities have been achieved, Xxxxxxxx' advance
shall be repaid by $3.2 million and the balance of the advance shall be treated
as a capital contribution to the Company. If it is determined that the Target
Quantities have not been achieved by December 31, 2001, then the entire advance
shall be treated as a capital contribution to the Company and, on the tenth
business day of each calendar month after December 2001 until Target Quantities
have been achieved, Xxxxxxxx shall make an additional capital contribution of
$3.2 million to the Company; provided that no contribution will be due after
December 2002 even if Target Quantities have not been achieved by December 31,
2002.
(b) In addition to the capital contribution set forth in
Section 6.19(a), Xxxxxxxx shall make a capital contribution to the Company equal
in amount to the tax-adjusted shortfall (the "Tax-Adjusted Shortfall") from the
Projected K-Resin EBITDA for the period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2002 or (ii) six months after
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production capacity equal to 370 million pounds per year has been restored at
the K-Resin Plant (the "Cut-Off Date"), subject to a maximum cap of $30 million.
The amount of Xxxxxxxx' contribution pursuant to this Section 6.19(b) shall be
determined as soon as practicable after the Cut-Off Date, and any contribution
which is then due shall be made within three business days of such
determination. However, no capital contribution will be due unless there is a
cumulative EBITDA shortfall at the end of the period. The "Tax-Adjusted
Shortfall" is an amount equal to the product of (i) the applicable cumulative
EBITDA shortfall and (ii) the excess of 100% over the applicable Tax Rate (as
defined in the Amended LLC Agreement). The "Tax-Adjusted Shortfall" shall be
determined after giving effect to the provisions contained below in Section
6.19(e).
(c) The Parties intend that the capital contributions set forth in
Sections 6.19(a) and 6.19(b) above are intended to be capital contributions to
the Company and not taxable income to the Company or its members. In furtherance
of this intent, Xxxxxxxx shall indemnify Chevron and the Class C Members of the
Company on a Net After-Tax Basis against any income or franchise tax incurred in
the event that any such capital contribution is treated as taxable income.
Xxxxxxxx shall indemnify Chevron and the Class C Members of the Company on a Net
After-Tax Basis against any income or franchise tax in the event that there is a
disguised sale under section 707(a)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code or
corresponding provision of state or local law by Chevron or any Class C Member
that would not have occurred but for Xxxxxxxx capital contributions in Sections
6.19(a) and 6.19(b) and any related distribution to Chevron or any Class C
Member or payment of a liability by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
provided, however, that in each case the terms and conditions of the Amended LLC
Agreement have been complied with.
(d) Xxxxxxxx shall, by assignment or other means, take appropriate
steps to ensure that the Company promptly receives, for the period following the
Closing, the benefits of and proceeds (the "BI Insurance Proceeds") from any
insurance policy for losses from business interruption ("BI Insurance Policy")
due to the K-Resin Accident.
(e) The Company shall have the economic benefit of any BI Insurance
Policy and any BI Insurance Proceeds and shall include such proceeds in the
calculation of its taxable income for federal income tax purposes, and Xxxxxxxx
shall have no indemnity obligation with respect to any such income. When
actually received by the Company, such proceeds will be credited toward the
K-Resin Plant EBITDA. The amount credited toward the K-Resin Plant EBITDA will
be equal to 100% of the amount of the BI Insurance Proceeds unless it is
determined by a Final Determination with respect to the Company or Xxxxxxxx that
the Company should not include such proceeds in the calculation of its taxable
income for federal income tax purposes then the amount credited towards the
K-Resin Plant EBITDA shall be equal to the product of the amount of such
proceeds and a fraction (expressed as a percent), the numerator of which is 100
and the denominator of which is 100 minus the Tax Rate. In the event that the
Company receives the BI Insurance Proceeds and it is so determined that the
Company should not include such proceeds in the calculation of its taxable
income for federal income tax purposes, the Company shall refund to Xxxxxxxx an
amount equal to the product of (i) the BI Insurance Proceeds and (ii) the Tax
Rate. Xxxxxxxx, as a member of the Company and on behalf of the Company, will
have sole and exclusive authority to manage any recovery under a BI
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Insurance Policy, and the Company will cooperate fully with Xxxxxxxx in making
and establishing claims and in seeking to maximize recovery under the BI
Insurance Policies.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 7.1 Conditions to Xxxxxxxx' Obligation to Close. Xxxxxxxx'
obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Amended LLC Agreement on the terms specified herein shall be subject to the
satisfaction or waiver, on or prior to the Closing Date, of all of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Chevron. (i) The
representations and warranties of Chevron contained in this Agreement shall be
true and correct both when made and on and as of the Closing Date with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of
such date (except for representations and warranties expressly made as of an
earlier date, in which case as of such date), except for such failures to be
true and correct (without giving effect to any Materiality Requirement) which,
individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Material Adverse Effect on C
Chem.
(ii) The covenants and agreements of Chevron to be performed
on or before the Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement shall have been
duly performed in all material respects.
(iii) Xxxxxxxx shall have received, at the Closing, a
certificate dated the Closing Date and validly executed on behalf of Chevron by
an officer of Chevron to the effect that the conditions specified in Sections
7(a)(i) and 7(a)(ii) have been satisfied.
(b) Regulatory Approvals. Any waiting periods applicable to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement under applicable antitrust or trade
regulation laws and regulations, including under the HSR Act, shall have expired
or been terminated.
(c) No Injunction. At the Closing Date, there shall be no statute,
rule, regulation, injunction, restraining order or decree of any nature of any
Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that is in effect that restrains
or prohibits the consummation of a material portion of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Material Adverse Effect. From December 31, 1999 through the
Closing, other than actions contemplated by Section 6.2, no Material Adverse
Effect on C Chem shall have occurred, and there shall exist no fact or
circumstances that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on C Chem.
(e) Affiliate Agreements. All contracts and agreements between C
Chem Subsidiaries and/or the Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries, on
the one hand, and Chevron and its Affiliates (other than C Chem Subsidiaries,
the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries), on the other hand, relating to
operating, supply and lease commitments and pricing between, C Chem Subsidiaries
and/or the Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries, on the
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one hand, and Chevron and its Affiliates (other than C Chem Subsidiaries, the
Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries), including the agreements set forth
on Schedules 6.11(b) and 6.11(c) of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule and the
Tradename License Agreement, are in full force and effect.
Section 7.2 Conditions to Chevron's Obligation to Close. Chevron's
obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Amended LLC Agreement on the terms specified herein shall be subject to the
satisfaction or waiver, on or prior to the Closing Date, of all of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Xxxxxxxx. (i) The
representations and warranties of Xxxxxxxx contained in this Agreement shall be
true and correct both when made and on and as of the Closing Date, with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of
such date (except for representations and warranties expressly made as of an
earlier date, in which case as of such date), except for such failures to be
true and correct (without giving effect to any Materiality Requirement) which,
individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Material Adverse Effect on P
Chem.
(ii) The covenants and agreements of Xxxxxxxx to be performed
on or before the Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement shall have been
duly performed in all material respects.
(iii) Chevron shall have received, at the Closing, a certificate
dated the Closing Date and validly executed on behalf of Xxxxxxxx by an officer
of Xxxxxxxx to the effect that the conditions specified in Sections 7.2(a)(i)
and 7.2(a)(ii) have been satisfied.
(b) Regulatory Approvals. Any waiting periods applicable to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement under applicable antitrust or trade
regulation laws and regulations, including under the HSR Act, shall have expired
or been terminated.
(c) No Injunction. At the Closing Date, there shall be no statute,
rule, regulation, injunction, restraining order or decree of any nature of any
Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that is in effect that restrains
or prohibits the consummation of a material portion of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Material Adverse Effect. From December 31, 1999 through the
Closing, other than actions contemplated by Section 6.2, no Material Adverse
Effect on P Chem shall have occurred, and there shall exist no fact or
circumstances that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on P Chem.
(e) Affiliate Agreements. All contracts and agreements between P
Chem Subsidiaries and/or the Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries, on
the one hand, and Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates (other than P Chem Subsidiaries,
the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries), on the other hand, relating to
operating, supply and lease commitments and pricing between, P Chem Subsidiaries
and/or the Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and
Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates (other than P Chem Subsidiaries, the Company and its
wholly owned subsidiaries), including the agreements set forth on Schedules
6.11(b) and 6.11(c)
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of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule and the Tradename License Agreement, are in
full force and effect.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any
time prior to the Closing by:
(b) the mutual written consent of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron;
(c) either Xxxxxxxx or Chevron if the Closing has not occurred by
the close of business on September 30, 2000; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the failure
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement did not result
from the failure by the party seeking termination of this Agreement to fulfill
any material undertaking or commitment provided for herein that is required to
be fulfilled prior to the Closing;
(d) either Xxxxxxxx or Chevron if the other Party shall have
breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its respective
representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this
Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) would give rise to the failure
of a condition set forth in Section 7.1(a) or 7.2(a), as applicable, and (ii)
cannot be or has not been cured within 30 days after the giving of written
notice to Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, as applicable; or
(e) either Xxxxxxxx or Chevron in the event that any order, law,
statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or decree becomes effective (and final and
nonappealable), permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or
making illegal or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of a material portion
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC Agreement,
upon notification of the non-terminating party by the terminating party.
Section 8.2 Procedure and Effect of Termination. In the event of
termination of this Agreement by either or both of Xxxxxxxx and Chevron pursuant
to Section 8.1, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given by the
terminating party to the other parties hereto, and this Agreement shall
thereupon terminate and become void and have no effect, and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be abandoned without further action by the
parties hereto, except that the provisions of Section 6.1(b) shall survive the
termination of this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such termination shall
not relieve any party hereto of any liability for any willful breach of this
Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, all filings,
applications and other submissions made pursuant hereto shall, to the extent
practicable, be withdrawn from the agency or other Person to which they were
made by the party making such filing, application or other submission.
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ARTICLE IX
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 Indemnification by Company. Subject to the provisions
of this Article IX, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each of
Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) (each
a "Xxxxxxxx Indemnified Person") and Chevron and its Affiliates (other than the
Company and its Subsidiaries) (each a "Chevron Indemnified Person") from and
against any and all Damages incurred by such Xxxxxxxx Indemnified Person or
Chevron Indemnified Person in connection with any failure by the Company to
perform any covenant or other agreement hereunder.
Section 9.2 Indemnification by Xxxxxxxx and Chevron. (a) Subject to
the provisions of this Article IX, Xxxxxxxx shall indemnify and hold harmless
Chevron and its Affiliates and the Company and its Affiliates (excluding
Xxxxxxxx, but including the P Chem Subsidiaries following the Closing) from and
against any and all Damages incurred by Chevron and its Affiliates or the
Company or its Affiliates (excluding Xxxxxxxx, but including the P Chem
Subsidiaries following the Closing) in connection with (i) a breach of any
representation or warranty made by Xxxxxxxx hereunder or in any schedule,
exhibit or other document attached to or delivered pursuant to this Agreement,
and (ii) any failure by Xxxxxxxx to perform any covenant or agreement hereunder.
(b) Subject to the provisions of this Article IX, Chevron shall
indemnify and hold harmless Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates and the Company and its
Affiliates (excluding Chevron, but including the C Chem Subsidiaries following
the Closing) from and against any and all Damages incurred by Xxxxxxxx and its
Affiliates or the Company and its Affiliates (excluding Chevron, but including
the C Chem Subsidiaries following the Closing) in connection with (i) a breach
of any representation or warranty made by Chevron hereunder or in any schedule,
exhibit or other document attached to or delivered pursuant to this Agreement,
and (ii) any failure by Chevron to perform any covenant or agreement hereunder.
(c) Matters relating to indemnification for Taxes shall not be
governed by this Article IX (other than this Section 9.2(c)), except to the
extent otherwise provided in Annex B. The parties hereto agree that the
indemnification provisions in Annex B shall be the exclusive remedy of the
parties with respect to breaches of the representations and warranties in
Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of Annex B, except for actions grounded in fraud, with
respect to which the remedies and limitations set forth in this Agreement shall
not apply or in any manner limit the scope or availability of any other remedy
at law or in equity.
Section 9.3 Indemnification Procedure. All claims by any Indemnified
Party under this Article IX shall be asserted and resolved as set forth in
Section 2.3 and Article 3 of Annex C.
Section 9.4 Survival. The representations and warranties of the
parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and remain
enforceable for 24 months from the Closing Date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.7, 5.1,
5.2, 5.3 and 5.7 shall survive the Closing and remain enforceable
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without time limit and (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in
Annex B shall survive to the extent provided in Annex B. No claim for indemnity
under this Article IX for any breach of a representation or warranty may be
brought unless the appropriate Claim Notice shall have been delivered to the
Indemnifying Party prior to expiration of the applicable survival period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement (including any covenants or agreements contained in any representation
or warranty) shall survive the Closing and remain enforceable without time
limit.
Section 9.5 Indemnification Limitation. (a) Each Indemnified Party
under this Article IX shall use its reasonable efforts to mitigate Damages for
which it seeks indemnification hereunder, and shall assign to the Indemnifying
Party all of such Indemnified Party's claims for recovery against third parties
as to Damages, whether by insurance coverage, contribution claims, subrogation
or otherwise.
(b) Xxxxxxxx' obligation to indemnify Chevron and its Affiliates
and the Company and its Affiliates as provided in Section 9.2(a)(i) shall not
become effective until the aggregate of all Damages sustained by Chevron and its
Affiliates and the Company and its Affiliates as described in Section 9.2(a)(i)
shall have exceeded the Basket. If the aggregate amount of Damages sustained by
Chevron and its Affiliates and the Company and its Affiliates as described in
Section 9.2(a)(i) exceeds the Basket, then Chevron and its Affiliates and the
Company and its Affiliates shall be entitled to assert claims under this Article
IX for indemnification for the amount of such Damages in excess of the Basket
only; PROVIDED that Xxxxxxxx' obligation with respect to indemnification under
Section 9.2(a)(i) shall not exceed the Cap in the aggregate.
(c) Chevron's obligation to indemnify Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates
and the Company and its Affiliates as provided in Section 9.2(b)(i) shall not
become effective until the aggregate of all Damages sustained by Xxxxxxxx and
its Affiliates and the Company and its Affiliates as described in Section
9.2(b)(i) shall have exceeded the Basket. If the aggregate amount of Damages
sustained by Xxxxxxxx and its Affiliates and the Company and its Affiliates as
described in Section 9.2(b)(i) exceeds the Basket, then Xxxxxxxx and its
Affiliates and the Company and its Affiliates shall be entitled to assert claims
under this Article IX for indemnification for the amount of such Damages in
excess of the Basket only; PROVIDED that Chevron's obligation with respect to
indemnification under Section 9.2(b)(i) shall not exceed the Cap in the
aggregate.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Xxxxxxxx, Chevron or the
Company or their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to assert claims for
indemnification under this Article IX unless the aggregate amount of Damages
claimed in any individual Claim Notice exceeds $2,000,000 in the aggregate.
(e) For avoidance of doubt, the indemnification provisions set forth
in Sections 9.1, 9.2(a)(ii) and 9.2(b)(ii) shall not be subject to the Basket or
Cap.
(f) The parties hereto agree that the indemnification provisions
in this Article IX shall be the exclusive remedy of the parties with respect to
breaches of the representations and warranties in Articles IV and V, except for
actions grounded in fraud, with respect to which
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the remedies and limitations set forth in this Agreement shall not apply or in
any manner limit the scope or availability of any other remedy at law or in
equity.
Section 9.6 Materiality Qualifiers. For purposes of determining
Damages and rights to indemnification under this Article IX, the representations
and warranties set forth in Articles IV and V shall be read without giving
effect to any Materiality Requirement set forth therein; PROVIDED that
representations and warranties qualified by "Material Adverse Effect" shall be
deemed to be true to the extent the breach thereof is reasonably attributable to
the general state of the industries in which such Person and its Subsidiaries
operate (including chemicals price levels), to general economic conditions in
the United States (including prevailing interest rate and stock market levels,)
or to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Amended LLC
Agreement.
Section 9.7 Knowledge Qualifiers. For purposes of determining
Damages and rights to indemnification under this Article IX, the representations
and warranties set forth in Sections 4.5 and 5.5 shall be read without giving
effect to any Knowledge Requirement set forth therein.
ARTICLE X
EMPLOYEE MATTERS
[The provisions of Annex A are hereby incorporated herein.]
ARTICLE XI
TAX MATTERS
[The provisions of Annex B are hereby incorporated herein.]
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.1 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement,
and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by
each of the parties hereto and delivered (including by facsimile) to the other
parties hereto.
Section 12.2 Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Forum; Waiver of Jury
Trial. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to the choice of law
principles thereof.
(b) Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of
any Delaware state court or any federal court sitting in the State of Delaware
in any action arising out of or
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relating to this Agreement, and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in
respect of such action may be heard and determined in such Delaware state or
federal court. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto further agree, to
the extent permitted by law, that final and unappealable judgment against any of
them in any action or proceeding contemplated above shall be conclusive and may
be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States by
suit on the judgment, a certified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of
the fact and amount of such judgment.
(c) To the extent that any party hereto has or hereafter may acquire
any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether
through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of
execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, each
party hereto hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its
obligations with respect to this Agreement.
(d) Each party hereto waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable laws, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any
action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each
party hereto certifies that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement by,
among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications set forth above in
this Section 12.2.
Section 12.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the annexes,
schedules and exhibits hereto (which are each incorporated herein and made a
part hereof), together with the Confidentiality Agreement, contain the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
there are no agreements, understandings, representations or warranties between
the parties other than those set forth or referred to herein. Except for Annex C
hereto and Articles IX and XI, which are intended to benefit, and to be
enforceable by, any of the indemnified parties thereunder, this Agreement is not
intended to confer upon any Person not a party hereto (and their successors and
assigns) any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 12.4 Expenses. (a) Except as set forth in this Agreement,
whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Amended
LLC Agreement are consummated, all legal and other costs and expenses incurred
in connection with this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Amended LLC Agreement shall
be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.
(b) Any sales, use, transfer, excise or similar Taxes (but not Taxes
imposed on income, gain or profit) incurred in connection with any transfers
required by this Agreement shall be paid and borne as follows (provided both
Parties consult and cooperate with each other regarding transfer tax planning):
(i) with respect to any transfer between the Company, on the
one hand, and Xxxxxxxx or any of its Affiliates (other than P Chem Subsidiaries
and the Company), or Chevron or any of its Affiliates (other than C Chem
Subsidiaries and the Company), on the other hand, 100% by the Company;
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(ii) with respect to any transfer between Xxxxxxxx or any
Xxxxxxxx Retained Affiliate, on the one hand, and any P Chem Subsidiaries, on
the other hand, 100% by Xxxxxxxx; and
(iii) with respect to any transfers between Chevron or any
Chevron Retained Affiliate, on the one hand, and any C Chem Subsidiaries, on the
other hand, 100% by Chevron.
(c) Any Taxes imposed on income, gain or profit incurred in
connection with any transfers required by this Agreement shall be paid and borne
by Chevron and Xxxxxxxx, respectively.
Section 12.5 Notices. All notices and other communications to be
given to any party hereunder shall be sufficiently given for all purposes
hereunder if in writing and delivered by hand, courier or overnight delivery
service or three days after being mailed by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, with appropriate postage prepaid, or when received in the
form of a telegram or facsimile and shall be directed to the address or
facsimile number set forth below (or at such other address or facsimile number
as such party shall designate by like notice):
(b) If to Xxxxxxxx:
Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
(c) If to Chevron:
Chevron Corporation
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President and General
Counsel
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
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With a copy to:
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxx, Esq.
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
(d) If to the Company:
Chevron Xxxxxxxx Chemical Company LLC
0000 XxXxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax No.:
Section 12.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no party hereto will
assign its rights or delegate any or all of its obligations under this Agreement
without the express prior written consent of each other party hereto.
Section 12.7 Headings; Definitions. The Section and Article headings
contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and
will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All references
to Sections or Articles contained herein mean Sections or Articles of this
Agreement unless otherwise stated and except in the Annexes hereto, wherein
references to Sections or Articles shall mean Articles or Sections of such Annex
unless otherwise stated. All capitalized terms defined herein are equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
Section 12.8 Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be
modified or amended except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by
all parties hereto. The parties hereto may, only by an instrument in writing,
waive compliance by the other parties hereto with any term or provision of this
Agreement on the part of such other party hereto to be performed or complied
with. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any term or provision of
this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no failure to exercise, delay in
exercising or single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy by any
party, and no course of dealing between the parties, shall constitute a waiver
of any such right, power or remedy.
Section 12.9 Schedules. The disclosure or inclusion of any matter
or item in any Schedule to the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule or the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed an acknowledgment or admission that any
such matter or item is required to be disclosed or is material for purposes of
the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or whether the
subject matter of such disclosure may have a Material Adverse Effect on P Chem
or C Chem. Xxxxxxxx and Chevron shall not be prejudiced in any manner whatsoever
by, and no presumptions shall be created by virtue of, any disclosure of any
matter in the Xxxxxxxx
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Disclosure Schedule or the Chevron Disclosure Schedule, respectively, which is
not expressly required to be disclosed under this Agreement. Information
disclosed in any schedule hereto shall only constitute a disclosure with respect
to the specific Section of this Agreement in which such schedule is referenced.
Section 12.10 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall
be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or
enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected
thereby, and there shall be deemed substituted for the provision at issue a
valid, legal and enforceable provision as similar as possible to the provision
at issue.
Section 12.11 Interpretation. For the purposes of this Agreement,
"knowledge" shall mean, with respect to Xxxxxxxx, except as otherwise specified
in this Agreement, the actual knowledge (after due inquiry) of the Persons
identified on Schedule 12.11 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule and, with
respect to Chevron, the actual knowledge (after due inquiry) of the Persons
identified on Schedule 12.11 of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule. The phrase
"including" shall be deemed to be followed by "without limitation." The words
"hereof," "hereby," "herein," "hereunder" and similar terms in this Agreement
shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not any particular Section or
Article in which such words appear. In the event an ambiguity or question of
intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted
jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise
favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions
of this Agreement.
Section 12.12 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any party fails to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance
in such event in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned, intending to be legally
bound, has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered on the date
first set forth above.
XXXXXXXX PETROLEUM COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxx
Senior Vice President
Planning and Strategic Transactions
CHEVRON CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President, Strategic Planning
CHEVRON XXXXXXXX CHEMICAL
COMPANY LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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ANNEX A
EMPLOYEE MATTERS ANNEX
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. (a) Capitalized terms used and not
defined in this Annex shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the
Contribution Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references to
"Subsidiaries" of Xxxxxxxx or Chevron in this Annex shall not include the
Company, the P Chem Subsidiaries, the C Chem Subsidiaries, or any of their
respective Subsidiaries, except where specifically so provided.
(b) As used in this Annex, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below:
"Bonuses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
"C Chem Employee" shall mean any individual (i) who is, immediately
before the Closing Date, an Employee of Chevron or a Subsidiary of Chevron
(including the C Chem Subsidiaries) principally associated with the businesses
conducted by the C Chem Subsidiaries, including each such Employee who is
seconded to C Chem and each such Employee who is a member of the research and
development staff associated with such businesses, or (ii) who becomes such an
Employee during the period from the Closing Date through the Transfer Date
through hiring in the normal course of such businesses.
"Chevron DCP" shall mean the Chevron Dependent Care Program.
"Chevron Savings Plan" shall mean the Chevron Corporation Profit
Sharing/Savings Plan.
"Chevron Severance Plan" shall mean the Chevron Corporation 2000
Surplus Employee Severance Program for Involuntary Termination and for Demotion
or Transfer.
"COBRA Coverage" shall mean continuation of health coverage required
pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code or Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of
ERISA.
"Eligible Expenses" shall mean eligible expenses under an Old
Welfare Plan for the plan year in which the Transfer Date occurs that are
recorded as such by the applicable plan administrator as of the 60th day after
the Transfer Date and reported to the Company on or before the 105th day after
the Transfer Date.
"Employee" shall mean an employee of the relevant entity who is, on
the relevant day, either (i) actively at work or (ii) not actively at work but
not classified as a terminated employee (including without limitation, on
vacation, holiday, sick leave or other approved leave of absence with the right
of reinstatement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Employee"
shall not include any individual who is on an inactive employee status leave,
unless such individual's absence is designated as covered by the Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993.
"Key Employee" shall mean those P Chem Employees whose skills and
experience are critical to the P Chem business and those C Chem Employees whose
skills and experience are critical to the C Chem business, and for whom
replacements are not readily available.
"New FSP" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(d).
"New Welfare Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.5(c).
"Old Welfare Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.5(c).
"Parent Plans" shall mean the Chevron Plans and the Xxxxxxxx
Plans.
"P Chem Employee" shall mean any individual (i) who is, immediately
before the Closing Date, an Employee of Xxxxxxxx or a Subsidiary of Xxxxxxxx
(including the P Chem Subsidiaries) principally associated with the businesses
conducted by P Chem Subsidiaries, including each such Employee who is seconded
to P Chem and each such Employee who is a member of the research and development
staff associated with such businesses, or (ii) who becomes such an Employee
during the period from the Closing Date through the Transfer Date through hiring
in the normal course of such businesses.
"Xxxxxxxx FSP" shall mean the Health Care Account and Child Care
Account components of the Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company Flexible Spending Plan.
"Xxxxxxxx Savings Plans" shall mean the Thrift Plan of Xxxxxxxx
Petroleum Company and the Long Term Stock Savings Plan of Xxxxxxxx Petroleum
Company.
"Release" means (i) in the case of a P Chem Employee, a release of
claims against the Company, Xxxxxxxx, Chevron and their respective Subsidiaries,
in form and substance acceptable to Xxxxxxxx, Chevron and the Company, and (ii)
in the case of a C Chem Employee, a release of claims against the Company,
Chevron, Xxxxxxxx and their respective Subsidiaries, in form and substance
acceptable to Chevron, Xxxxxxxx and the Company.
"Required Severance Amount" shall mean any severance benefits, pay
in lieu of notice, or other similar benefits payable to a Transferred Employee
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which becomes payable on account of
such Transferred Employee's termination of employment pursuant to any applicable
law, statute, regulation, court order, or other legal requirement, including
without limitation, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as
amended.
"Severance Amount" shall mean the amount of cash severance to which
a Transferred Employee would have been entitled under (i) the Xxxxxxxx Layoff
Plan as in effect on the date of the execution of the Contribution Agreement (in
the case of a Transferred P Chem Employee), or (ii) under the Chevron Severance
Plan as in effect on the date of the execution of the Contribution Agreement (in
the case of a Transferred C Chem Employee), in either case if he
or she had been covered by such plan and terminated employment from Xxxxxxxx or
Chevron, as applicable, under the same circumstances as his or her termination
from the Company and its Subsidiaries.
"Severance Costs" shall mean all Liabilities relating to or arising
out of providing severance pay or benefits (including, without limitation, any
benefit plan allowance payable under the terms of the Chevron Severance Plan to
any Transferred Employee), redundancy pay or benefits, pay in lieu of notice, or
other similar pay or benefits under applicable laws, contracts or employee
benefit plans or arrangements.
"Termination Costs" shall mean all Liabilities incurred in
connection with, arising out of or in connection with the termination of
employment of any Employee (whether actual or constructive), including
Liabilities relating to or arising out of any claim of discrimination or other
illegality in connection with such termination, but excluding Severance Costs.
"Transfer Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Transferred Employee" shall mean a Transferred P Chem Employee or a
Transferred C Chem Employee.
"Transferred C Chem Employee" shall mean a C Chem Employee whose
employment actually transfers pursuant to Section 2.1 below.
"Transferred P Chem Employee" shall mean a P Chem Employee whose
employment actually transfers pursuant to Section 2.1 below.
"Welfare Benefit Plans" shall mean "welfare plans" as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA.
ARTICLE II
TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES TO THE COMPANY
Section 2.1 Selection of Employees. The Company shall select its
employees from among the P Chem Employees and the C Chem Employees based upon
their skills and experience, without regard to the severance obligations that
might be due to them if they are not selected. Each P Chem Employee and C Chem
Employee who is so selected shall be offered a transfer of employment to the
Company or one of its Subsidiaries. All such transfers of employment shall take
place on a date determined by mutual agreement of the Company, Xxxxxxxx and
Chevron, but in any event not later than January 1, 2001. The "Transfer Date"
shall be the day immediately following the Employee's last day of employment
with Xxxxxxxx or Chevron.
Section 2.2 No Restrictions on Changes. Nothing in this Annex
shall require or be construed or interpreted as requiring the Company and its
Subsidiaries to continue the employment of any of their employees (including
Transferred Employees). Nothing in this Annex shall require or be construed or
interpreted to prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from changing the
terms and conditions of employment (including compensation
and benefits) of any of their employees (including Transferred Employees)
following the Transfer Date, except as specifically provided in Sections 4.1(c),
4.2, 4.4(b), 4.5(c) and 4.5(d).
Section 2.3 Severance Costs; Liabilities for Selection; Employee
Liabilities Generally. (a) Severance Costs incurred within 90 days after the
Transfer Date with respect to any P Chem Employee who does not become a
Transferred P Chem Employee and any C Chem Employee who does not become a
Transferred C Chem Employee, and who is eligible for and receives benefits under
the Xxxxxxxx Layoff Plan or the Chevron Severance Plan, shall be borne equally
by Xxxxxxxx and Chevron by reimbursement by the Company to Xxxxxxxx or Chevron,
as applicable, subject to the execution by such Employee of a Release; provided,
that any such Severance Costs shall not be so reimbursed to the extent they are
incurred as a result of any amendment to the Xxxxxxxx Layoff Plan or the Chevron
Severance Plan after the date hereof.
(b) In addition, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be solely
responsible for any and all Termination Costs and other Liabilities relating to
or arising out of the selection process set forth in Section 2.1 above,
including any Termination Costs or Severance Costs with respect to Transferred
Employees arising out of or relating to the transfer of their employment to the
Company and its Subsidiaries or any subsequent action by the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
(c) Any and all Liabilities arising out of or relating to the
employment of (i) any P Chem Employee by Xxxxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries or
(ii) any C Chem Employee by Chevron or any of its Subsidiaries before the
Transfer Date that are not specifically provided for in this Annex shall remain
the responsibility of Xxxxxxxx and its Subsidiaries, or Chevron and its
Subsidiaries, as applicable. Any and all Liabilities arising out of or relating
to the employment of any Transferred Employee by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries on or after the Transfer Date that are not specifically provided
for in this Annex shall be the responsibility of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
Section 2.4 Availability of C Chem and P Chem Employees. Xxxxxxxx
and Chevron agree, on behalf of themselves and their respective Subsidiaries,
that from the date hereof through the Transfer Date, they shall not, without
first consulting with the other party, transfer or permit the transfer of
employment, directly or indirectly, of any Key Employees employed by the P Chem
Subsidiaries to Xxxxxxxx or its Subsidiaries or of any Key Employees employed by
the C Chem Subsidiaries to Chevron and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, the
final discretion for such transfer shall rest with the employer of such Key
Employee.
ARTICLE III
COMPENSATION
Section 3.1 Compensation Generally. Without limiting the scope of
Section 2.3, except as provided in the following sentence and in Section 3.2,
Xxxxxxxx or Chevron or their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall
retain all liability and responsibility for wages, salary, overtime pay,
bonuses, incentive pay, and other cash compensation of P Chem Employees and C
Chem Employees attributable to periods before the Transfer Date. Effective as of
the Transfer Date, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall assume and be solely
responsible for (a) all accrued but unused vacation and sick leave entitlements
of Transferred Employees
attributable to periods before the Transfer Date and (b) all wages, salary,
overtime pay, bonuses, incentive pay, vacation pay, sick pay and other cash
compensation of Transferred Employees attributable to the period beginning on
the Transfer Date. From and after the Transfer Date, the Company shall provide
to Transferred Employees all wages, salary, overtime pay, bonuses, vacation pay,
sick pay, other cash compensation and cash and equity-based incentive
compensation on such terms as may be determined from time to time by the Company
in its sole discretion.
Section 3.2 Incentive Compensation. If the Transfer Date is on or
before December 31, 2000, Xxxxxxxx and Chevron shall determine the amounts of
the annual bonuses (the "Bonuses") earned by Transferred Employees for the year
2000 under its bonus plans, and the Company shall reimburse Xxxxxxxx (in the
case of Transferred P Chem Employees) and Chevron (in the case of Transferred C
Chem Employees) for a pro-rata portion of the Bonuses, based upon the number of
days in such year after the Transfer Date. Such reimbursement shall be net of
the employer's share of any employment taxes relating to such pro-rata Bonuses
for the period before the Transfer Date and required to be paid by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries. Nothing contained herein shall preclude Xxxxxxxx or
Chevron from designating the Company as an "affiliate" under their respective
stock option and incentive plans for purposes of continued vesting, exercise and
payouts under their respective stock option and incentive plans.
Section 3.3 Indemnification and Reimbursement. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Annex, the Company shall indemnify Xxxxxxxx and
Chevron, respectively, for all employment-related liabilities and Termination
Costs of P Chem Employees and C Chem Employees incurred during the period
beginning on the Closing Date and continuing through the Transfer Date, and
shall reimburse Xxxxxxxx and Chevron, respectively, for all employment-related
expenses of P Chem Employees and C Chem Employees incurred during the period
beginning on the Closing Date and continuing through the Transfer Date, through
the provisions of the Transition Services Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Section 4.1 Employee Benefits Generally. (a) Effective as of the
Transfer Date, except as provided in Section 4.2(b), the Transferred Employees
shall cease to be active participants in the Parent Plans. Effective as of the
Closing Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be a
participating employer in any Parent Plan. Xxxxxxxx and Chevron shall remain
solely responsible for all liabilities with respect to the Xxxxxxxx Plans and
the Chevron Plans, respectively, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not
assume any Parent Plan and shall have no obligations and shall assume no
liabilities with respect to the Parent Plans, in each case except as
specifically provided in Section 4.2(b) and Section 4.5(d) below.
(b) From and after the Transfer Date, the Company and its
Subsidiaries shall be solely responsible for providing Transferred Employees
with employee benefits, including without limitation welfare, savings and
pension benefits, which shall be designed by the Company in its sole discretion.
Xxxxxxxx and Chevron shall provide the Company and its Subsidiaries with all
necessary transition assistance to enable them to develop and implement
their compensation and benefit plans and programs. The Company and its
Subsidiaries shall provide compensation and benefits to Transferred Employees
sufficient such that neither Xxxxxxxx (and its Subsidiaries), nor Chevron (and
its Subsidiaries), shall incur any Severance Costs with respect to the
Transferred Employees. If the Company (or its Subsidiaries) offers employment to
any Employee whose Severance Costs were reimbursed pursuant to Section 2.3 the
Company (or its Subsidiary) may, as a condition to the acceptance of such offer,
require the Employee to repay the amount of such reimbursement.
(c) For purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting under all
compensation and benefit plans applicable to Transferred Employees on or after
the Transfer Date, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall give Transferred
Employees credit for all applicable service with Xxxxxxxx and its Subsidiaries
(including the P Chem Subsidiaries), or Chevron and its Subsidiaries (including
the C Chem Subsidiaries), as applicable, before the Transfer Date. For these
purposes, the applicable service for a Transferred P Chem Employee shall be
determined by the elapsed time since his or her Service Award Entry Date as
recorded in the personnel records of Xxxxxxxx.
Section 4.2 Severance Benefits. The Company and its Subsidiaries
shall provide to each Transferred P Chem Employee and each Transferred C Chem
Employee whose employment terminates on or before the first anniversary of the
Closing Date cash severance benefits at least equal to the greater of the
applicable Severance Amount and the applicable Required Severance Amount,
subject to the execution by such Transferred P Chem Employee or Transferred C
Chem Employee of a Release.
Section 4.3 Pension Benefits. Effective as of the Transfer Date,
Xxxxxxxx shall cause the Transferred P Chem Employees to be 100% vested in their
accrued benefit under the Retirement Income Plan of Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company
and any nonqualified excess plan associated with such plan (collectively, the
"Xxxxxxxx RIP") as required by the terms thereof, and Chevron shall cause the
Transferred C Chem Employees to be 100% vested in their accrued benefit under
the Chevron Corporation Retirement Plan and any nonqualified excess plan
associated with such plan (collectively, the "Chevron RP"). The Company shall
establish a retirement plan for the Transferred Employees. In no event shall the
benefit provided under the Company's retirement plan (expressed as a life
annuity commencing at age 65), be less than the benefit the Transferred
Employees would have obtained under the Xxxxxxxx RIP or the Chevron RP, as
applicable, taking into account only service with Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, as
applicable, prior to the Transfer Date and the final average pay from the
Company and its Subsidiaries, reduced by the benefit actually accrued under the
Xxxxxxxx RIP or the Chevron RP, as applicable.
Section 4.4 Savings Plans. (a) Effective as of the Transfer Date,
Xxxxxxxx shall cause the Transferred P Chem Employees to be 100% vested in their
accrued benefit under the Xxxxxxxx Savings Plans, and Chevron shall cause the
Transferred C Chem Employees to be 100% vested in their accrued benefits under
the Chevron Savings Plan.
(b) The Company, Xxxxxxxx and Chevron shall take all reasonable
steps necessary and appropriate so that Transferred Employees who participated
in the Xxxxxxxx Savings Plans or the Chevron Savings Plan, as applicable, and
who have loans outstanding from
any such plan as of the Transfer Date may continue to repay such loans using
voluntary payroll deductions from their paychecks from the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
Section 4.5 Welfare Benefits. Without limiting the generality of
the above provisions, this Section 4.5 contains certain specific provisions
regarding the provision of benefits under Welfare Benefit Plans, unemployment
compensation benefits and workers compensation benefits.
(a) Effective as of the Transfer Date, the Company shall cause the
Transferred Employees to be eligible to be covered by such Welfare Benefit Plans
sponsored by the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries as the Company
shall determine to implement.
(b) Except as specifically provided in Section 4.5(d) below: (i)
Xxxxxxxx and its Subsidiaries shall be solely responsible for (A) claims of
Transferred P Chem Employees and their eligible beneficiaries and dependents for
workers compensation, unemployment compensation and under Welfare Benefit Plans
that are incurred before the Transfer Date, and (B) claims relating to COBRA
Coverage attributable to "qualifying events" occurring on or before the Transfer
Date with respect to any Transferred P Chem Employees and their eligible
beneficiaries and dependents; (ii) Chevron and its Subsidiaries shall be solely
responsible for (I) claims of Transferred C Chem Employees and their eligible
beneficiaries and dependents for workers compensation, unemployment compensation
and under Welfare Benefit Plans that are incurred before the Transfer Date, and
(II) claims relating to COBRA Coverage attributable to "qualifying events"
occurring on or before the Transfer Date with respect to any Transferred C Chem
Employees and their eligible beneficiaries and dependents; and (iii) the Company
and its Subsidiaries shall be solely responsible for (x) claims of Transferred
Employees and their eligible beneficiaries and dependents for workers
compensation and unemployment compensation benefits and claims under Welfare
Benefit Plans that are incurred on or after the Transfer Date, and (y) claims
relating to COBRA Coverage attributable to "qualifying events" occurring after
the Transfer Date with respect to Transferred Employees and their beneficiaries
and dependents. A medical/dental claim shall be considered incurred on the date
when the medical services are rendered or medical supplies are provided, and not
when the condition arose or when the course of treatment began. An unemployment
compensation or workers compensation claim shall be considered incurred before
the Transfer Date if the occurrence leading up to the claim occurs before the
Transfer Date.
(c) Each Transferred Employee who is employed in an eligible job
classification shall be immediately eligible to participate, without any waiting
time, in any and all Welfare Benefit Plans sponsored by the Company and its
Subsidiaries for the benefit of Transferred Employees (such plans, collectively,
the "New Welfare Plans") to the extent coverage under such New Welfare Plan
replaces coverage under a similar Xxxxxxxx Plan or Chevron Plan, in which such
Transferred Employee was previously eligible to participate (such plans,
collectively, the "Old Welfare Plans"). For purposes of each New Welfare Plan
providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical and/or vision benefits, the Company
shall cause all pre-existing condition exclusions and actively-at-work
requirements of such New Welfare Plan to be waived for Transferred Employees and
their eligible beneficiaries and dependents, to the extent such exclusions and
restrictions did not apply under the applicable Old Welfare Plan, and the
Company shall cause any Eligible Expenses incurred by any Transferred Employee
and his or
her eligible beneficiaries and dependents during the portion of the plan year of
the Old Welfare Plan ending on the Transfer Date, to be taken into account under
such New Welfare Plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance and
maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Transferred Employee and
his or her eligible beneficiaries and dependents for the applicable plan year as
if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such New Welfare Plan.
(d) The Company shall establish one or more flexible spending plans
(collectively, the "New FSP") in which Transferred Employees shall be eligible
to participate following the Transfer Date. Xxxxxxxx, Chevron and the Company
shall take all reasonable steps necessary or appropriate so that the account
balances under the Xxxxxxxx FSP or the Chevron DCP, as applicable, of each
Transferred Employee who has elected to participate therein in the year in which
the Transfer Date occurs shall be transferred, as soon as practicable after the
Transfer Date, from the Xxxxxxxx FSP or the Chevron DCP, as applicable, to the
New FSP, and so that the contribution elections of each such Transferred
Employee as in effect immediately before the Transfer Date remain in effect
under the New FSP immediately after the transfer of such account balance. If the
aggregate amount of the transferred account balances of Transferred P Chem
Employees or Transferred C Chem Employees is negative, then the Company shall
pay Xxxxxxxx or Chevron, as applicable, the amount of such aggregate negative
balance promptly following such account balance transfer. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 4.5(b), from and after the date a Transferred Employee's
FSP account is transferred in accordance with this Section 4.5(d), the Company
shall be solely responsible for, and shall satisfy from the New FSP, all claims,
whether incurred before, on or after the Transfer Date, for which such
Transferred Employee was entitled to seek reimbursement under the Xxxxxxxx FSP
or the Chevron DCP for the year in which the Transfer Date occurs.
ARTICLE V
TAX BENEFITS
Section 5.1 Tax Benefits Generally. It is the intention of
Xxxxxxxx, Chevron and the Company that any tax deductions or other tax benefits
associated with any compensation or benefits payable to P Chem Employees and C
Chem Employees by any of them be enjoyed by the party that bears the economic
cost thereof, whether through direct payment or provision of such compensation
or benefits or through reimbursement, and they agree to cooperate to ensure such
result to the greatest extent possible, through allocation of partnership
deductions, adjustment of the amounts of any reimbursement or otherwise.
ARTICLE VI
FOREIGN BENEFITS
Section 6.1 Foreign Benefits Generally. Notwithstanding anything
in this Annex to the contrary, the Company may adopt or maintain compensation
and benefit plans and programs of Xxxxxxxx and/or Chevron in Puerto Rico and
locations outside the United States, where appropriate and agreed by both
Xxxxxxxx and Chevron (but not including any equity-based plans).
ANNEX B
TAX MATTERS ANNEX
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Any capitalized term used in this Annex but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Contribution
Agreement (including Annex C thereto) or, if not defined in the Contribution
Agreement, the Amended and Restated LLC Agreement. Any Section reference in this
Annex shall refer to such section of this Annex, except as otherwise indicated.
As used in this Annex, the following terms shall have the respective meanings
set forth below:
Section 1.1 "Chevron Acquired Entity" shall mean (i) any entity
(including but not limited to a corporation, limited liability company or
partnership) Contributed to the Company by Chevron or a Subsidiary of Chevron
and (ii) any entity owned by an entity described in clause (i) at the time the
entity described in said clause (i) is Contributed
Section 1.2 "Chevron Group" shall mean Chevron and its Subsidiaries
(other than the Company and Subsidiaries of the Company).
Section 1.3 "Contributed" shall mean transferred (including a
transfer by way of merger into the Company or by other means) to the Company or
any Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.3 of the Contribution
Agreement.
Section 1.4 "Final Determination" shall mean with respect to any
Tax for any period the later of (i) the date on which the statute of limitations
for instituting a claim for refund of such Tax has expired, or if such claim was
filed, the expiration of the time for instituting suit with respect thereto; and
(ii) the date on which all administrative and judicial proceedings with respect
to any such assessments or refunds of such Tax have been finally settled through
agreement of the parties to the proceeding or by an administrative or judicial
decision from which no appeal can be taken or the time for taking any such
appeal has expired.
Section 1.5 "Income Taxes" shall mean all United States federal,
state and local income and franchise Taxes of any Xxxxxxxx Acquired Entity and
any Chevron Acquired Entity, as the case may be.
Section 1.6 "Xxxxxxxx Acquired Entity" shall mean (i) any entity
(including but not limited to a corporation, limited liability company or
partnership) Contributed to the Company by Xxxxxxxx or a Subsidiary of Xxxxxxxx
or (ii) any entity owned by an entity described in clause (i) at the time the
entity described in said clause (i) is Contributed.
Section 1.7 "Xxxxxxxx Group" shall mean Xxxxxxxx and its
Subsidiaries (other than the Company and Subsidiaries of the Company).
Section 1.8 "Post-Closing Period" shall mean, for any Person, any
taxable period beginning, with respect to such Person, after the Closing Date,
and the portion, beginning after the Closing Date, of any taxable period that
includes, with respect to such Person, but does not end on, the Closing Date.
Section 1.9 "Pre-Closing Period" shall mean, for any Person, any
taxable period ending, with respect to such Person, on or prior to the Closing
Date, and the portion, ending on the Closing Date, of any taxable period that
includes, with respect to such Person, but does not end on, the Closing Date.
Section 1.10 "Returns" or "Tax Returns" shall mean returns,
declarations, statements, reports, forms, property tax renditions or other
documents or information required to be filed with or supplied to any Taxing
Authority.
Section 1.11 "Tax Basket Amount" shall mean $20,000,000.
Section 1.12 "Tax Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.4(e).
Section 1.13 "Tax Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.4(e).
Section 1.14 "Tax Matters Annex" shall mean this Annex B.
Section 1.15 "Tax Proceeding" means any Tax audit, contest,
litigation or other proceeding with or against a Governmental Entity.
Section 1.16 "Tax Refund" shall mean a refund of Tax (including any
refund of Tax applied as an offset against a Tax otherwise currently payable)
together with any interest received with respect thereto less all costs
(including reasonable legal, accounting and consulting fees and costs) of
obtaining such refund paid or incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company; provided, however, that a Tax Refund (including any refund of Tax
applied as an offset against a Tax otherwise currently payable) shall not
include any refund of Tax for a Pre-Closing Period to the extent such refund is
attributable to a carryback to such Pre-Closing Period from a Post-Closing
Period of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of items of deduction, loss or
credit of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
ARTICLE II
TAX INDEMNIFICATION
Section 2.1 Indemnification by Chevron. Subject to Section 2.4 and
without duplication, Chevron shall be liable for, shall pay or cause to be paid,
and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
and each member of the Xxxxxxxx Group against, the following:
(a) Any and all (i) Income Taxes for any Pre-Closing Period of any
Chevron Acquired Entity, and (ii) any Income Taxes incurred by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries
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or any member of the Xxxxxxxx Group in connection with a breach of any
representation or warranty made by Chevron in Section 6.1, in each case other
than Income Taxes referred to in Section 2.4(f);
(b) (i) Any and all Taxes, other than Income Taxes, for any
Pre-Closing Period attributable to the assets and operations Contributed by
Chevron or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any and all Taxes other than Income
Taxes of any Chevron Acquired Entity for any Pre-Closing Period, and (iii) any
Taxes other than Income Taxes incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or any member of the Xxxxxxxx Group in connection with a breach of any
representation or warranty made by Chevron in Section 6.1; provided, however, in
the case of clauses (i) and (ii), other than Taxes referred to in Section 2.4(f)
and except as provided in Section 12.4(b) of the Contribution Agreement;
(c) Any and all Taxes with respect to the operations, assets,
investments and activities of Chevron and its Subsidiaries that would not have
arisen but for Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any comparable or similar
provisions under state, local or foreign laws or regulations; and
(d) Except as set forth in Section 12.4 of the Contribution Agreement,
any and all Taxes arising from or relating to the Chevron Excluded Assets and
Liabilities or any transfer thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Contribution Agreement.
Section 2.2 Indemnification by Xxxxxxxx. Subject to Section 2.4 and
without duplication, Xxxxxxxx shall be liable for, shall pay or cause to be
paid, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries and each member of the Chevron Group against, the following:
(a) Any and all (i) Income Taxes for any Pre-Closing Period of any
Xxxxxxxx Acquired Entity, and (ii) any Income Taxes incurred by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Chevron Group in connection with a
breach of any representation or warranty made by Xxxxxxxx in Section 6.2, in
each case other than Income Taxes referred to in Section 2.4(f);
(b) (i) Any and all Taxes, other than Income Taxes, for any
Pre-Closing Period attributable to the assets and operations Contributed by
Xxxxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any and all Taxes other than Income
Taxes of any Xxxxxxxx Acquired Entity for any Pre-Closing Period, and (iii) any
Taxes other than Income Taxes incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or any member of the Chevron Group in connection with a breach of any
representation or warranty made by Xxxxxxxx in Section 6.2; provided, however,
in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), other than Taxes referred to in Section
2.4(f) and except as provided in Section 12.4(b) of the Contribution Agreement;
(c) Any and all Taxes with respect to the operations, assets,
investments and activities of Xxxxxxxx and its Subsidiaries that would not have
arisen but for Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any comparable or similar
provisions under state, local or foreign laws or regulations; and
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(d) Except as set forth in Section 12.4 of the Contribution Agreement,
any and all Taxes arising from or relating to the Xxxxxxxx Excluded Assets and
Liabilities or any transfer thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Contribution Agreement.
Section 2.3 Indemnification by the Company. Except for Taxes
described in the indemnifications set forth in Section 2.1 and 2.2, the Company
shall be liable for, shall pay or cause to be paid, and shall indemnify and hold
harmless each member of the Chevron Group and each member of the Xxxxxxxx Group
against (i) any and all Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the
Chevron Acquired Entities and the Xxxxxxxx Acquired Entities), (ii) any and all
Taxes with respect to any asset transferred to the Company by any member of the
Chevron Group or the Xxxxxxxx Group pursuant to the Contribution Agreement and
(iii) any Taxes referred to in Section 2.4(f). For the avoidance of doubt, the
Company will not indemnify any member of the Chevron Group or the Xxxxxxxx Group
for Taxes that arise in a Post-Closing Period as a result of the ownership of
membership interests in the Company.
Section 2.4 Limitation on Tax Indemnities.
(a) As provided in Section 9.2(c) of the Contribution Agreement, the
indemnification provided in Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 shall not be subject to
the limitations set forth in Section 9.5 of the Contribution Agreement except as
otherwise set forth herein.
(b) Chevron's indemnification obligations under Section 2.1(b) shall
not become effective until, and no claims for indemnification under this Article
II may be asserted unless, the aggregate amount of Taxes subject to
indemnification under Section 2.1(b) (determined without regard to this Section
2.4(b)) exceeds the Tax Basket Amount and, if the aggregate amount of Taxes so
determined exceeds the Tax Basket Amount, then Xxxxxxxx and the Company shall be
entitled to assert claims under this Article II for indemnification for the
amount in excess of the Tax Basket Amount only; provided, that the obligation
with respect to indemnification under Article II hereof shall be subject to, and
included in determining, the Cap. For the avoidance of doubt, Taxes referred to
in Section 2.4(f) are for the account of the Company and are not subject to
indemnification under Section 2.1.
(c) Phillip's indemnification obligations under Section 2.2(b) shall
not become effective until, and no claims for indemnification under this Article
II may be asserted unless, the aggregate amount of Taxes subject to
indemnification under Section 2.2(b) (determined without regard to this Section
2.4(c)) exceeds the Tax Basket Amount and, if the aggregate amount of Taxes so
determined exceeds Tax Basket Amount, then Chevron and the Company shall be
entitled to assert claims under this Article II for indemnification for the
amount in excess of the Tax Basket Amount only; provided, that the obligation
with respect to indemnification under Article II hereof shall be subject to, and
included in determining, the Cap. For the avoidance of doubt, Taxes referred to
in Section 2.4(f) are for the account of the Company and are not subject to
indemnification under Section 2.2.
(d) The amount of any indemnification pursuant to Section 2.1 or
2.2 shall be reduced to the extent both the amount was accrued as a liability
for the indemnified Tax on the C Chem December 31 Balance Sheet or the P Chem
December 31 Balance, as the case may be, and
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was taken into account in the calculation of Xxxxxxxx' Actual Net Working
Capital or Chevron's Actual Net Working Capital under Section 3.3 of the
Contribution Agreement, as the case may be.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this Annex B, no party (a "Tax
Indemnifying Party") shall be required to make any indemnity payments to a party
seeking payments (a "Tax Indemnified Party") pursuant to Article II until there
occurs a Final Determination of the liability for which indemnification is
sought. Any such payment to a Tax Indemnified Party shall be made not later than
twenty (20) business days after receipt by the Tax Indemnifying Party of written
notice of such Final Determination together with written notice from the Tax
Indemnified Party stating that any payment for which the Tax Indemnified Party
is to be indemnified pursuant to Article II has been paid by the Tax Indemnified
Party, the payment requested and documentation reasonably establishing payment
of the amount sought to be indemnified. If at any time prior to a Final
Determination a party controlling a Tax Proceeding pursuant to Section 3.1(a) or
(b) hereof elects to pay a Tax and to pursue a claim for refund of such Tax, the
party controlling the Tax Proceeding shall have sole responsibility for the
payment of such Tax and shall be entitled to any refund thereof. The obligations
and rights set forth in the preceding sentence are independent from, and not in
limitation of, the obligations and rights set forth in the first two sentences
of this Section 2.4(e) and the other provisions of Article II.
(f) Neither Chevron nor Xxxxxxxx shall have any indemnity obligations
to the Company under this Article II or under the Contribution Agreement with
respect to or arising out of any tax matter disclosed in reasonable detail on
any Schedule of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule or the Chevron Disclosure
Schedule, as the case may be.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, (i) in
the case of a breach of a warranty or representation set forth in Section 6.1,
the amount subject to indemnification under Section 2.1(a) or 2.1(b) shall be
the incremental amount of Taxes incurred by the Company, its Subsidiaries and
the Xxxxxxxx Group in the aggregate that would not have been incurred but for
such breach of warranty or representation, and (ii) in the case of a breach of a
warranty or representation set forth in Section 6.2, the amount subject to
indemnification under Section 2.2(a) or 2.2(b) shall be the incremental amount
of Taxes incurred by the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Chevron Group in the
aggregate that would not have been incurred but for such breach of warranty or
representation.
(h) To the extent not inconsistent with any provisions of this Tax
Matters Annex, Article III of Annex C to the Contribution Agreement, governing
Dispute Resolution Procedure, shall be incorporated into this Tax Matters Annex.
ARTICLE III
TAX PROCEDURES
Section 3.1 Procedures for Certain Tax Proceedings. Notwithstanding
Section 9.3 or any other contrary provision of the Contribution Agreement:
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(a) Chevron shall be entitled to control in all respects, including
with respect to settlement, any Tax Proceeding with respect to any Tax if
Chevron would have an indemnity obligation with respect to such Tax under
Section 2.1 and the resolution of the Tax will not result in any
non-indemnifiable liability for the Company. None of the Company or its
Subsidiaries and Xxxxxxxx and its Subsidiaries shall be entitled to participate
in any such Tax Proceeding.
(b) Xxxxxxxx shall be entitled to control in all respects, including
with respect to settlement, any Tax Proceeding with respect to any Tax if
Xxxxxxxx would have an indemnity obligation with respect to such Tax under
Section 2.2 and the resolution of the Tax will not result in any
non-indemnifiable liability for the Company. None of the Company or its
Subsidiaries and Chevron and its Subsidiaries shall be entitled to participate
in any such Tax Proceeding.
(c) if (i) neither Chevron nor Xxxxxxxx is entitled to control a Tax
Proceeding because the Tax which is the subject of the Tax Proceeding is both an
indemnifiable Tax and a non-indemnifiable Tax or (ii) the party entitled to
control a Tax Proceeding elects not to control such Tax Proceeding or fails to
do so, the Tax Matters Partner, acting in accordance with Section 9.6 of the
Amended LLC Agreement, shall control such Tax Proceeding.
Section 3.2 Allocation of Certain Taxes.
(a) If a Chevron Acquired Entity or a Xxxxxxxx Acquired Entity (each
an "Acquired Entity") is permitted but not required under applicable state,
local or foreign Income Tax laws to treat the Closing Date as the last day of a
taxable period, then the parties shall cause such Acquired Entity to treat that
day as the last day of a taxable period.
(b) In the case of Income Taxes and other taxes based upon income or
receipts arising in a taxable period of a Chevron Acquired Entity or a Xxxxxxxx
Acquired Entity that includes but does not end on the Closing Date, except as
provided in Section 3.2(c), the allocation of such Taxes between the Pre-Closing
Period and the Post-Closing Period shall be made on the basis of an interim
closing of the books as of the end of the Closing Date. For the avoidance of
doubt, for purposes of this Section 3.2(b), the taxable year of each Acquired
Entity that is a partnership or "flowthrough" entity, shall be treated as if it
ended at the close of business on the Closing date and Taxes attributable to the
income and gain of such entities through the close of business on the Closing
date shall be treated as Pre-Closing Period Taxes.
(c) In the case of (i) property Taxes and other taxes that are not
based upon income or receipts and (ii) AD VALOREM Taxes, in either case
attributable to any taxable period that includes but does not end on the Closing
Date, the portion of such Taxes attributable to the Pre-Closing Period shall be
the amount of such Taxes for the entire taxable period, multiplied by a fraction
the numerator of which is the number of calendar days in such taxable period
ending on and including the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the
entire number of calendar days in such taxable period, and the balance of such
Taxes shall be attributable to the Post-Closing Period.
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Section 3.3 Filing Responsibility.
(a) Chevron shall prepare and file, or shall cause to be prepared and
filed, any Tax Return for any Income Tax (which this provision only shall
include foreign income taxes) that includes a member of the Chevron Group.
(b) Xxxxxxxx shall prepare and file, or shall cause to be prepared
and filed, any Tax Return for any Income Tax (which this provision only shall
include foreign income taxes) that includes a member of the Xxxxxxxx Group.
(c) The Company shall file or cause to be filed all Tax Returns with
respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for which neither Chevron nor
Xxxxxxxx has filing responsibility pursuant to (a) or (b) above. The Company
shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, file any amended Tax Return
for any Pre-Closing Period, without the prior written consent of Chevron, in the
case of any such Tax Return that could affect the indemnification obligations of
Chevron under this Annex or any Taxes for which Chevron is otherwise
responsible, or Xxxxxxxx, in the case of any such Tax Return that could affect
the indemnification obligations of Xxxxxxxx under this Annex or any Taxes for
which Xxxxxxxx is otherwise responsible.
Section 3.4 Cooperation and Exchange of Information. Chevron,
Xxxxxxxx and the Company shall (and each shall cause its respective Subsidiaries
to) cooperate with one another with respect to Tax matters. As soon as
practicable, but in any event within 30 days after the request of Chevron,
Xxxxxxxx or the Company, from and after the Closing Date, the Company shall
deliver to Chevron or Xxxxxxxx, respectively, and Chevron or Xxxxxxxx, as the
case may be, shall deliver to the Company, such information and data and make
available such employees as Chevron, Xxxxxxxx or the Company may reasonably
request in order to enable Chevron, Xxxxxxxx or the Company to complete and file
all Tax Returns which they each may be required to file with respect to the
Company and its Subsidiaries and the Contributed assets and liabilities or to
respond to Tax Proceedings or other inquiries relating to Taxes by any
Governmental Entities and to otherwise enable Chevron, Xxxxxxxx and the Company
each to satisfy their respective accounting, Tax and other legitimate business
requirements. Such cooperation and information shall include provision of powers
of attorney to Chevron, Xxxxxxxx or the Company relating to Tax matters (E.G.,
for the purpose of signing Returns and defending Tax Proceedings) and promptly
forwarding copies of appropriate notices and forms or other communications
received from or sent to any Governmental Entity that relate to the Company and
its Subsidiaries and the Contributed assets and liabilities, and providing
copies of all relevant Tax Returns, together with accompanying schedules and
related workpapers, documents relating to rulings or other determinations by any
Governmental Entities and records concerning the ownership and tax basis of
property, which Chevron, Xxxxxxxx or the Company and its Subsidiaries may
possess. Chevron, Xxxxxxxx and the Company shall (and each shall cause its
respective Subsidiaries to) make its employees and facilities available on a
mutually convenient basis to provide explanation of any documents or information
provided hereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision, (i) Chevron shall not
be required to provide any Person with any consolidated, combined, affiliated or
unitary Income Tax Return or copy thereof that includes Chevron or any other
member of the Chevron Group and (ii) Xxxxxxxx shall not be required to provide
any Person
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with any consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary Income Tax Return or copy
thereof that includes Xxxxxxxx or any other member of the Xxxxxxxx Group.
ARTICLE IV
REFUNDS
Section 4.1 Chevron Tax Refunds. If the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any member of the Xxxxxxxx Group shall receive (i) a Tax Refund
of an Income Tax of a Chevron Acquired Entity for a Pre-Closing Period or any
Tax the liability for which Chevron indemnified the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any member of the Xxxxxxxx Group or (ii) a Tax Refund identified
on Schedule B-2 as a Chevron Excluded Asset, the recipient shall promptly pay
over to Chevron an amount equal to such Tax Refund.
Section 4.2 Xxxxxxxx Tax Refunds. If the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any member of the Chevron Group shall receive (i) a Tax Refund
of an Income Tax of a Xxxxxxxx Acquired Entity for a Pre-Closing Period or any
Tax the liability for which Xxxxxxxx indemnified the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any member of the Chevron Group or (ii) a Tax Refund identified
on Schedule B-1 as a Xxxxxxxx Excluded Asset, the recipient shall promptly pay
over to Xxxxxxxx an amount equal to such Tax Refund.
Section 4.3 Company Tax Refunds. The Company shall be entitled to
any Tax Refunds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or with respect to
any asset Contributed by any member of the Xxxxxxxx Group or the Chevron Group)
other than such Tax Refunds to which Chevron or Xxxxxxxx is entitled under
Section 4.1 or 4.2 above.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1 Survival. The provisions of this Tax Matters Annex
shall survive Closing until the tenth anniversary of the Closing Date (the
"Termination Date"), provided, however, (i) in the case of a provision or
provisions of this Tax Matters Annex relating to a breach of warranty or
representation set forth in Article VI, such provision shall survive as to such
representation or warranty until the earlier of such tenth anniversary or 30
days after the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to such
representation or warranty and (ii) in the case of any provision or provisions
of this Tax Matters Annex relating to a Tax matter involved in an administrative
proceeding or litigation on the Termination Date, such provision shall survive
until there occurs a Final Determination with respect to such matter.
Section 5.2 Tax Sharing Agreements. Any Tax sharing agreement or
arrangement between Chevron or any member of the Chevron Group, on the one hand,
and any Chevron Acquired Entity, on the other hand, shall be terminated as of
the Closing Date and shall thereafter have no further effect for any taxable
year (whether the current year, a future year, or a past year). Any Tax sharing
agreement or arrangement between Xxxxxxxx or any member of the Xxxxxxxx Group,
on the one hand, and any Xxxxxxxx Acquired Entity, on the other hand, shall be
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terminated as of the Closing Date and shall thereafter have no further effect
for any taxable year (whether the current year, a future year, or a past year).
ARTICLE VI
TAX REPRESENTATIONS
Section 6.1 Chevron Tax Representations. Chevron hereby represents
and warrants to each of Xxxxxxxx and the Company that, except (i) as disclosed
in Section B-6.1 of the Chevron Disclosure Schedule and (ii) to the extent that
any breach, failure or inaccuracy, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) as of the date the assets are Contributed, all Tax Returns that
were or are required to be filed on or prior to such date by or with respect to
any Chevron Acquired Entity have been or will be duly and timely filed and all
such Tax Returns are and will be complete and accurate in all material respects;
(b) as of the date the assets are Contributed, all Taxes shown to be
due on the Tax Returns referred to in clause (a) have been or will be paid in
full; and
(c) except that no representations are being made with respect to
Chevron Xxxxxxxx Chemical Company LP, Chevron Xxxxxxxx Chemical Company LLC,
Chevron Xxxxxxxx Chemical Holdings I LLC and Chevron Xxxxxxxx Chemical Holdings
II LLC and other than those entities (or arrangements treated as entities for
U.S. federal income tax purposes) identified in Section B-6.1 of the Chevron
Disclosure Schedule, each partnership, joint venture, limited liability company
and other entity (or arrangement treated as an entity for U.S. federal income
tax purposes) Contributed by Chevron or any of its Subsidiaries has since the
date of its formation continually qualified and been treated as, and at the time
it is Contributed will qualify and be treated as, a disregarded entity (I.E., an
entity that is not treated as an entity separate from its owners under Section
301.7701-3 of the Income Tax Regulations) or a partnership for U.S. federal
income tax purposes.
Section 6.2 Xxxxxxxx Tax Representations. Xxxxxxxx hereby represents
and warrants to each of Chevron and the Company that, except (i) as disclosed in
Section B-6.2 of the Xxxxxxxx Disclosure Schedule and (ii) to the extent that
any breach, failure or inaccuracy, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Xxxxxxxx
Acquired Entity:
(a) as of the date the assets are Contributed, all Tax Returns that
were or are required to be filed on or prior to such date by or with respect to
any Xxxxxxxx Acquired Entity have been or will be duly and timely filed and all
such Tax Returns are and will be complete and accurate in all material respects;
(b) as of the date the assets are Contributed, all Taxes shown to be
due on the Tax Returns referred to in clause (a) have been or will be paid in
full; and
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(c) except that no representations are being made with respect to
Chevron Xxxxxxxx Chemical Company LP, Chevron Xxxxxxxx Chemical Company LLC,
Chevron Xxxxxxxx Chemical Holdings I LLC and Chevron Xxxxxxxx Chemical Holdings
II LLC and other than those entities (or arrangements treated as entities for
U.S. federal income tax purposes) identified in Section B-6.2 of the Xxxxxxxx
Disclosure Schedule, each partnership, joint venture, limited liability company
and other entity (or arrangement treated as an entity for U.S. federal income
tax purposes) Contributed by Xxxxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries has since the
date of its formation continually qualified and been treated as, and at the time
it is Contributed will qualify and be treated as, a disregarded entity (I.E., an
entity that is not treated as an entity separate from its owners under Section
301.7701-3 of the Income Tax Regulations) or a partnership for U.S. federal
income tax purposes.
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