Dell Affiliate definition
Examples of Dell Affiliate in a sentence
Any party that is in possession of documentation of Dell (or any Dell Affiliate) or VMware (or any VMware Affiliate) relating to the VMware Business, including books, records, Tax Returns and all supporting schedules and information relating thereto (the “VMware Business Records”), shall retain such VMware Business Records for a period of seven (7) years following the Effective Time.
This Agreement contains the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior tax sharing agreements between Dell (or any Dell Affiliate) and VMware (or any VMware Affiliate) and such prior tax sharing agreements shall have no further force and effect.
If it becomes necessary, in connection with any Deconsolidation, to allocate any Tax Assets and earnings and profits among Dell, each Dell Affiliate, Spyglass, and each Spyglass Affiliate, the Parties shall mutually agree on the amount of Tax Assets and earnings and profits allocated to Spyglass and any dispute with respect thereto shall be resolved by the Independent Accountant in accordance with the principles set forth in Section 2.02(b).
If Dell or any Dell Affiliate as a result of a Final Determination or any settlement or compromise with any Taxing Authority receives any Tax Benefit to which VMware is entitled under Section 9.01 of this Agreement, Dell shall pay the amount of such Tax Benefit to VMware.
Dell and each member of the Dell Group shall jointly and severally indemnify VMware, each VMware Affiliate, and their respective directors, officers and employees, and hold them harmless from and against any cost, fine, penalty, or other expense of any kind attributable to the failure of Dell or any Dell Affiliate in supplying VMware or any VMware Affiliate with inaccurate or incomplete information, in connection with the preparation of any Tax Return.
No payment shall be required pursuant to the preceding sentence to the extent Dell or a Dell Affiliate has already received the economic benefit of such Tax Asset pursuant to the Pre-Spin TSAs, this Agreement or the Section 965 Letter Agreement.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a guarantee of the existence or amount of any loss, credit, carryforward, basis or other Tax Item, whether past, present or future, of Dell, any Dell Affiliate, VMware or any VMware Affiliate.
VMware and each member of the VMware Group shall jointly and severally indemnify Dell, each Dell Affiliate, and their respective directors, officers and employees, and hold them harmless from and against any cost, fine, penalty, or other expenses of any kind attributable to the failure of VMware or any VMware Affiliate in supplying Dell or any Dell Affiliate with inaccurate or incomplete information, in connection with the preparation of any Tax Return.
In the case of a Deconsolidation Event, Dell agrees to pay to VMware the Tax Benefit from the use in any Pre-Deconsolidation Period of a carryback of any Tax Asset of the VMware Group from a Post-Deconsolidation Period (other than a carryback of any Tax Asset attributable to Distribution Taxes for which the liability is borne by Dell or any Dell Affiliate).
THIS TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 14, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among Dell Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Dell”), each Dell Affiliate (as defined below), VMware, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VMware”), and each VMware Affiliate (as defined below).