Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION
VERSION
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
JOINT VENTURE
OPERATING
AGREEMENT
by and among
CATERPILLAR INC.,
NAVISTAR, INC.
and
NC
2
GLOBAL LLC
Dated as of
September 9, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.
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GENERAL
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1
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1.1
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Definitions
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1
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1.2
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Effective
Date
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1.3
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Formation of
the Company
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2
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1.4
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Offices
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2
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1.5
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Term of
Existence
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2
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1.6
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Related
Agreements
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2
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1.7
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Registered
Office/Agent
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3
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2.
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BUSINESS
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2.1
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Business
Generally
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2.2
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Business
Plans
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4
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2.3
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Operations in
Core ROW Countries, Legacy Countries, and other Non-Core ROW
Countries
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7
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2.4
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Formation of
Subsidiaries
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20
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2.5
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Modifications
to Structure
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20
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3.
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CAPITAL
STRUCTURE; FINANCING; DISTRIBUTION POLICY
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3.1
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Initial
Contributions; Percentage Interests
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20
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3.2
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Additional
Contributions and Funding
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4.
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MEMBERS
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4.1
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No Management
by Members
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4.2
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Limited
Liability
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4.3
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Withdrawal or
Resignation
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4.4
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Meetings
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4.5
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Proxies
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4.6
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Action by
Members without a Meeting
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4.7
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Waiver of
Notice
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4.8
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Actions
Requiring Unanimous Member Consent
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4.9
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Other
Activities
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4.10
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Deficit Upon
Liquidation
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4.11
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Company
Property; Membership Interests
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5.
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BOARD OF
REPRESENTATIVES
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27
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5.1
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Board
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5.2
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Chairman
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5.3
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Required
Vote
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28
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5.4
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Term and
Removal; Resignation of Representatives
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28
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5.5
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Vacancies
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5.6
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Authority of
the Representatives
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5.7
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No
Reimbursement for Expenses or Compensation
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5.8
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Meetings
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5.9
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Action by
Written Consent
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5.10
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Waiver of
Notice
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5.11
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Committees
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5.12
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Limitation of
Liability of Representatives
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5.13
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Actions
Requiring Majority Consent of Board
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30
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5.14
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Indemnification
of Representatives, Officers, Employees and Other Agents
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34
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5.15
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Control of
Certain Legal Proceedings
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6.
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OFFICERS
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6.1
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Qualifications
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6.2
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Nomination and
Appointment
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6.3
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President
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6.4
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Chief Financial
Officer
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6.5
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Vice
Presidents
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6.6
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Secretary
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6.7
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Treasurer
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6.8
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Other
Officers
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6.9
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Compensation;
Reimbursement of Expenses
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6.10
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General
Counsel
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7.
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SECONDED
PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEES
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37
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7.1
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Initial
Staffing Plan
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7.2
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Seconded
Personnel
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7.3
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Employees
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7.4
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Compensation
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7.5
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Management
Positions
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38
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7.6
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Labor and Union
Issues
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7.7
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Non-Hire
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8.
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PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES SOLD BY MEMBERS TO THE COMPANY
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8.1
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Generally
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8.2
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Certain
Principles
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9.
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JV TRUCK
MODELS; MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF JV TRUCKS
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40
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9.1
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JV Truck
Models
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9.2
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Manufacture of
JV Trucks by Navistar
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9.3
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Establishment
of JV Truck Assembly Facility
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9.4
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JV Truck
Components
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9.5
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Sales of
Certain Medium Duty Trucks and Heavy Duty Trucks in North
America
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10.
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JV TRUCK
REPLACEMENT PARTS
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10.1
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Generally
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10.2
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Organization
and Management
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45
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10.3
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Purchase and
Distribution of JV Truck Replacement Parts
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46
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10.4
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Remanufacturing
Services
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48
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10.5
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Allocation of
JV Truck Replacement Parts Sold by the Company
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49
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10.6
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Allocation of
JV Truck Components and JV Truck Replacement Parts that are Sourced
by the Company from a Member
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11.
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DISTRIBUTION
AND SALES; JV DEALERS
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11.1
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Truck
Sales
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11.2
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Branding
Strategy; Selection of JV Truck Models
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56
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11.3
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Selection of JV
Dealers; Agreements with JV Dealers
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56
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11.4
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Marketing,
Sales, and Dealer Support and Administrative Services
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59
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11.5
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Product Support
Responsibilities
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59
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11.6
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Financing
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12.
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SERVICE
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60
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12.1
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Certification
as Service Providers
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60
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12.2
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Training of JV
Dealers
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12.3
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Service
Campaigns and Guidelines for Repair
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61
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12.4
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Service
Publications and Technical Information
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61
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13.
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WARRANTY
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61
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13.1
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Generally
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13.2
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Sales by the
Members to the Company
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13.3
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Legacy
Warranties
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13.4
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Goodwill
Policy
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62
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13.5
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Warranty
Administration
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63
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13.6
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Extended
Warranty or Service Coverage
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14.
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
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14.1
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Members’
Intellectual Property Licenses
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14.2
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Members’
Background Intellectual Property
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14.3
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Company
Intellectual Property
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14.4
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R&D;
Development
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14.5
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Third Party
Infringement Claims
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14.6
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Post-Termination Ownership of Certain
Intellectual Property
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NON-COMPETITION
COVENANTS
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15.1
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Business
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15.2
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Contracts
Restricting the Company
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15.3
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Certain
Exceptions to Non-Competition Covenants
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15.4
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Acquisition of
Publicly-Traded Securities
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73
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15.5
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Member
Acquisition
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15.6
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Additional
Agreements
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75
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INDEMNIFICATION
FOR DEALER LIABILITY
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75
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16.1
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Dealer
Liability Indemnities
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75
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16.2
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Indemnification
Procedures
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16.3
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Liability
Insurance
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17.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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17.1
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Representations
and Warranties of Members
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76
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17.2
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Survival of
Warranties
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18.
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CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS; DISTRIBUTIONS; TAX MATTERS; RECORDS
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18.1
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Capital Account
Maintenance
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18.2
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Capital Account
Balances
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18.3
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Allocation of
Profits and Losses
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18.4
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Distributions
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18.5
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Regulatory
Allocations
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18.6
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Section 704(c) of the Code; Other Tax
Allocation Rules
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18.7
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Allocation of
Nonrecourse Liabilities
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18.8
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Partnership
Treatment
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18.9
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Tax
Return
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83
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18.10
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Tax Matters
Partner; Tax Elections
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83
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18.11
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Accounting
Records
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18.12
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Reports
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18.13
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Other Tax
Information
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18.14
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Sarbanes-Oxley
Act; Internal Controls
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85
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18.15
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Tax Decisions
by the Members
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85
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19.
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TRANSFER OF
MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
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85
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19.1
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Restriction on
Transfers
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85
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19.2
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Permitted
Transfers to Subsidiaries
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88
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19.3
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Absolute
Prohibitions on Transfers
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20.
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DISPUTES AND
DEADLOCKS
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21.
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TERM;
TERMINATION; DISTRIBUTIONS ON TERMINATION
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21.1
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Term
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21.2
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Termination
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21.3
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Dissolution and
Liquidation
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21.4
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Proceeds in
Liquidation
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91
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21.5
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Distribution of
Assets on Dissolution of the Company
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21.6
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Buy-Out
Interest Option and Buy/Sell Option
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21.7
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Post-Termination Commercial
Arrangements
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21.8
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Additional
Rights
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22.
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CONFIDENTIALITY; PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
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106
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22.1
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Treatment of
Confidential Information
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22.2
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Permitted
Disclosures
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106
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22.3
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Disclosure
Pursuant to Applicable Law
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22.4
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Survival of
Confidentiality Obligations
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22.5
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License
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Disclaimer
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Limitation of
Damages
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Expenses
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Force
Majeure
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Survival
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Further Actions
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Good Faith
Reliance on Terms of Agreement
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Counterparts
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Entire
Agreement
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Succession and
Assignment
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Amendments and
Waiver
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Applicable
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Venue
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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Specific
Performance
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Determination
of Fair Market Value
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Remedies
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Severability
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No Third Party
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Partition
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Incorporation
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DEFINITIONS
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Certificate of
Formation
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Exhibit B
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Navistar Legacy
Profit Amount Calculation and Indexing Methodology
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Schedule
2.3.5
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Legacy
Countries
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Schedule 3.1.2
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AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT
VENTURE OPERATING AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Joint
Venture Operating Agreement (this “ Agreement ”)
is entered into as of September 9, 2009 (the “
Effective Date ”), by and among Caterpillar Inc., a
corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware
and having its principal place of business at 100 N.E. Adams
Street, Peoria, Illinois 61629 (“ Caterpillar
”), Navistar, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws
of the State of Delaware and having its principal place of business
at 4201 Winfield Road, Warrenville, Illinois 60555 (“
Navistar ”) (each of Caterpillar and Navistar, a
“ Member ” and collectively the “
Members ”), NC 2 Global LLC, a limited liability company
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its
principal place of business at 27501 Bella Vista Parkway,
Warrenville, Illinois 60555 (the “ Company ”)
(each of Caterpillar, Navistar, and the Company, a “
Party ” and collectively the “ Parties
”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on April 3, 2009,
Caterpillar and Navistar entered into a Truck Business Relationship
Agreement (together with the exhibits thereto, the “ Truck
Business Relationship Agreement ”), pursuant to which,
among other things, Caterpillar and Navistar agreed to form a joint
venture company to conduct the Business;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Truck
Business Relationship Agreement, on July 24, 2009, Caterpillar
and Navistar caused there to be filed a Certificate of Formation
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to form the
Company as a Delaware limited liability company under and pursuant
to the Act, and Caterpillar and Navistar were the sole members of
the Company at the time of its formation;
WHEREAS, the Company is currently
governed by that certain Limited Liability Company Operating
Agreement of the Company, dated July 24, 2009 (the “
Initial Operating Agreement ”), by and among the
Company and the Members; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority
under Section 10.1 of the Initial Operating Agreement and the
Truck Business Relationship Agreement, the Parties desire to enter
into this Agreement for the purpose of amending and restating the
Initial Operating Agreement, setting forth the respective rights,
powers and interests of the Members with respect to the Company and
providing for the operation of the Company from and after the
Effective Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. GENERAL
1.1 Definitions . Unless
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement
are defined in Section 24 .
1.2 Effective Date . The
provisions of this Agreement shall take effect on the Effective
Date.
1.3 Formation of the Company . On
July 24, 2009, Caterpillar and Navistar caused the Company to
be formed under the laws of the State of Delaware as a limited
liability company named NC 2 Global LLC. All business of the Company shall be
conducted under that name or any fictitious name selected by the
Board from time to time upon Majority Consent; provided ,
that any such name reflects the Company’s status as a limited
liability company and is otherwise permitted by applicable law. A
copy of the Certificate of Formation of the Company is attached as
Exhibit A .
1.4 Offices . From and after
the Effective Date, the principal office of the Company shall be
located at 27501 Bella Vista Parkway, Warrenville, Illinois 60555
or any other location or locations approved by the Board from time
to time upon Majority Consent. The Company shall qualify to do
business or register as a foreign limited liability company in each
jurisdiction in which the Board deems such qualification or
registration to be necessary.
1.5 Term of Existence . The
term of the existence of the Company shall be as provided in
Section 21 .
1.6 Related Agreements . Each
Party, as applicable, has executed and delivered, as of the
Effective Date, or has agreed upon the final form of, the
agreements or documents set forth in this Section 1.6
(collectively, the “ Related Agreements ”) to
which it is or shall be a party. Each Related Agreement that is not
executed and delivered on the Effective Date shall be executed and
delivered by the parties thereto, in the form thereof heretofore
agreed to by the Parties, at such time as is provided for under the
terms of this Agreement.
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(i) a Master
Component Supply Agreement between the Company (on the one hand)
and Caterpillar or Navistar (on the other hand), in each case,
whereby the Company agrees to purchase and such Member agrees to
sell the JV Truck Components, JV Truck Replacement Parts and other
products described therein; (ii) a Master Component Supply
Agreement between Navistar and Caterpillar, whereby Navistar agrees
to purchase and Caterpillar agrees to sell the JV Truck Components,
JV Truck Replacement Parts and other products described therein;
(iii) a Master Component Supply Agreement between the Company
(on the one hand) and Caterpillar or Navistar (on the other hand),
in each case, whereby the Company agrees to sell and such Member
agrees to purchase the replacement parts described therein; and
(iv) a Master Component Supply Agreement between the Company
(on the one hand) and Caterpillar and Navistar (on the other hand),
in each case, whereby the Company agrees to sell and such Member
agrees to purchase the components, replacement parts and other
products described therein (each such agreement, a “
Master Component Supply Agreement ”);
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the Master
Terms for Purchased Services between the Company (on the one hand)
and Caterpillar or Navistar (on the other hand), in each case,
whereby such Member agrees to provide certain services to the
Company (each such agreement, a “ Master Terms for
Purchased Services ”);
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an Intellectual
Property License Agreement between the Company (on the one hand)
and Navistar or Caterpillar or any of their Affiliates (on the
other hand), in each case, whereby such Member agrees to license
the Intellectual Property described therein to the Company (each
such agreement, an “ Intellectual Property License
Agreement ”);
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a Trademark
License Agreement between the Company (on the one hand) and
Navistar or Caterpillar (on the other hand), in each case, whereby
such Member agrees to license the trademarks described therein to
the Company (each such agreement, a “ Trademark License
Agreement ”);
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an Intellectual
Property License Agreement between the Company or one of its direct
or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries (on the one hand) and
Navistar or Caterpillar or any of their Affiliates (on the other
hand), in each case, whereby the Company or such subsidiary grants
such Member a royalty-bearing license to utilize the Intellectual
Property described therein (each such agreement, a “
Royalty-Bearing IP License Agreement ”);
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a Master
Development Services Agreement between the Company (on the one
hand) and Navistar or Caterpillar (on the other hand), in each
case, whereby such Member agrees to perform development work that
is funded in its entirety by the Company (each such agreement, a
“ Master Development Services Agreement
”);
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a Truck Sales
Agreement between Navistar and the Company setting forth terms and
conditions of the production and sale of JV Trucks by Navistar to
the Company (the “ Truck Sales Agreement
”);
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an Employee
Secondment Agreement between the Company (on the one hand) and
Caterpillar or Navistar (on the other hand), in each case, whereby
such Member agrees to second certain employees to the Company (each
such agreement, an “ Employee Secondment Agreement
”);
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an Intercompany
Promissory Note between the Company (on the one hand) and
Caterpillar or Navistar (on the other hand), in each case, setting
forth terms and conditions of any intercompany loans by such Member
to the Company (each such agreement, an “ Intercompany
Promissory Note ”); and
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a Sharing
Agreement between Caterpillar and Navistar (the “ Sharing
Agreement ”).
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1.7 Registered Office/Agent .
The registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is
located at 1209 Orange Street, New Castle County, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801. The registered agent of the Company for service of
process at such address is The Corporation Trust Company. The
registered office and registered agent of the Company may be
changed by the Board at any time in accordance with the Act upon
Majority Consent.
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2. BUSINESS
2.1 Business Generally .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the scope of
the business of the Company shall be (a) developing,
designing, testing, manufacturing, assembly, branding, marketing,
selling (including providing purchase financing to customers), and
distributing and providing product support for (including providing
JV Truck Replacement Parts and service for) JV Trucks, in each case
for all market segments (including Governmental COE Customers and
Governmental Conventional Customers as set forth in
Section 11.1.3 ; provided , however ,
that the scope of the business shall not include the sale of
vehicles (including military vehicles, tactical vehicles, COTS
vehicles with military features, COTS vehicles and related parts,
and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles) to military customers
(including sales through sales and resale agents, procurement
agents, prime contractors, and subcontractors where such sales are
for use exclusively by military customers), (b) all things
incidental thereto or connected therewith to the extent permitted
under the Act and not in conflict with the terms of this Agreement
(the activities described in clauses (a) and
(b) , collectively, the “ Business ”),
and (c) to the extent approved by the Board upon Majority
Consent such other business that a limited liability company
organized in Delaware may lawfully conduct and that is not
otherwise in conflict with the terms of this Agreement. Except as
set forth in Sections 2.3.7 , 2.3.8 and
10.1.12 of this Agreement or as approved by the Board upon
Majority Consent, the Company shall sell JV Trucks and JV Truck
Replacement Parts solely in the ROW. It is the intent of each of
the Parties that the Business be conducted in accordance with the
timetables and schedules set forth in this Agreement (including the
Annual Business Plans and the Rolling Business Plans of the
Company, as such plans are described in Section 2.2 ).
The Company shall conduct the Business in full compliance with all
applicable laws, Caterpillar’s Worldwide Code of Conduct,
Navistar’s Code of Conduct and the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the Related Agreements. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, if there is any inconsistency between
Caterpillar’s Worldwide Code of Conduct and Navistar’s
Code of Conduct, the Board shall resolve such
discrepancy.
2.2 Business Plans
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Annual Business
Plan . The Parties have
heretofore agreed to the initial Annual Business Plan (covering the
period from the Effective Date through and until
October 31, 2010) (as may be modified, amended or
supplemented by the Members in accordance with this Agreement, the
“ Initial Annual Business Plan ”). The Parties
agree and acknowledge that although the Initial Annual Business
Plan covers the remaining portion of the 2009 Fiscal Year and the
2010 Fiscal Year, all subsequent Annual Business Plans shall cover
one (1) full Fiscal Year. Not later than sixty
(60) calendar days prior to the end of each Fiscal Year (other
than the 2009 Fiscal Year), the President shall cause to be
prepared and shall present to the Board a business plan (the
“ Annual Business Plan ”) for the succeeding
Fiscal Year. Each Annual Business Plan (including both the Initial
Annual Business Plan and each subsequent Annual Business Plan)
shall contain, inter alia, (a) pro forma financial statements
(projected profit and loss, balance sheet, and changes in financial
position) for the succeeding Fiscal Year, (b) projected
expenditures (expense and capital) for the succeeding Fiscal Year,
(c) financing plans, cash requirements, loan commitments
(each, an “ Annual Business Plan Loan Commitment
”) and Capital Contribution commitments (each, an “
Annual
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Business Plan Capital
Contribution Commitment ”) for the succeeding Fiscal Year,
(d) projected distributions for the succeeding Fiscal Year,
(e) the amount of money to be spent by the Company on research
and development and Intellectual Property development activities
for the succeeding Fiscal Year, (f) decision rules regarding
the timing and allocation of resources of Navistar or the Company,
as applicable (in the case of Navistar, subject to
Section 9.2.2 ), for the manufacture or assembly by
Navistar or the Company, as applicable, of (i) Caterpillar
Truck Models and (ii) Navistar Truck Models, which shall be
consistent with achieving the timelines and milestones set forth in
such Annual Business Plan, and (g) such other relevant reports
and topics as are set forth in the Initial Annual Business Plan.
The Members shall be obligated to fund the Annual Business Plan
Loan Commitments and the Annual Business Plan Capital Contribution
Commitments in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests
at the time such loan or Capital Contribution is required to be
funded by such Annual Business Plan, except to the extent the Board
determines by Majority Consent that such Annual Business Plan Loan
Commitments or Annual Business Plan Capital Contribution
Commitments shall be funded in a different proportion. Other than
with regard to the Initial Annual Business Plan, each Annual
Business Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Board upon
Majority Consent. If Caterpillar, Navistar and their respective
Representatives, as applicable, fail to mutually agree upon and
adopt an Annual Business Plan for the Company and a Rolling
Business Plan for the Company prior to the first day of the Fiscal
Year to be covered by such plans, the Company shall continue
operating under this Agreement under that portion of the Rolling
Business Plan most recently approved by the Board upon Majority
Consent that relates to such Fiscal Year (and such portion of the
Rolling Business Plan most recently approved by the Board shall be
deemed to be the Annual Business Plan for such Fiscal Year). Any
approved Annual Business Plan shall not be changed, except upon
Majority Consent of the Board. The President shall analyze any
variance between the actual and planned performance under the
Annual Business Plan, and report to the Board the results of such
analysis, promptly after the end of each fiscal quarter.
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Five-Year Business
Plan . Concurrently with
the preparation of the Annual Business Plan for each Fiscal Year,
the President shall cause to be prepared and shall present to the
Board a five (5) year rolling business plan (the “
Rolling Business Plan ”) of which the first year shall
be the Annual Business Plan for such Fiscal Year. Each Rolling
Business Plan shall contain, inter alia, (a) pro forma
financial statements (projected profit and loss, balance sheet, and
changes in financial position) for the succeeding five
(5) Fiscal Year period, (b) projected expenditures
(expense and capital) for the succeeding five (5) Fiscal Year
period, (c) financing plans, cash requirements, loan
commitments and Capital Contribution commitments for the succeeding
five (5) Fiscal Year period, (d) projected distributions
for the succeeding five (5) Fiscal Year period, (e) the
amount of money to be spent by the Company on research and
development and Intellectual Property development
activities
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for each Fiscal Year in the
succeeding five (5) Fiscal Year period, and (f) such
other relevant reports and topics as are set forth in the initial
Rolling Business Plan (as may be modified, amended or supplemented
by the Members in accordance with this Agreement, the “
Initial Rolling Business Plan ”). The Members shall be
obligated to fund (i) (A) the loan commitments scheduled
to occur during the first thirty-six (36) months in the
Initial Rolling Business Plan and (B) the loan commitments
scheduled to occur during the first three (3) Fiscal Years in
each other Rolling Business Plan approved by Majority Consent of
the Board (each such loan, a “ Three-Year Business Plan
Loan Commitment ”) and (ii) (A) the Capital
Contribution commitments scheduled to occur during the first
thirty-six (36) months in the Initial Rolling Business Plan
and (B) the Capital Contribution commitments scheduled to
occur during the first three (3) Fiscal Years in each other
Rolling Business Plan approved by Majority Consent of the Board
(each such Capital Contribution, a “ Three-Year Business
Plan Capital Contribution Commitment ”), in the case of
each of clauses (i) and (ii) , in proportion to
their respective Percentage Interests at the time such loan or
Capital Contribution is required to be funded by such Rolling
Business Plan, except to the extent the Board determines by
Majority Consent such Three-Year Business Plan Loan Commitments or
Three-Year Business Plan Capital Contribution Commitments shall be
funded in a different proportion. Other than with regard to the
Initial Rolling Business Plan adopted by the Parties concurrent
with the execution of this Agreement, each Rolling Business Plan
shall be subject to the approval of the Board upon Majority
Consent. If the Board fails to adopt a new Rolling Business Plan
upon Majority Consent prior to the first day of the five
(5) Fiscal Year period to be covered by such Rolling Business
Plan, the Company shall continue operating under the Rolling
Business Plan most recently approved by the Board upon Majority
Consent (i.e., the existing Rolling Business Plan shall continue as
a four (4) year rolling business plan, with the first year
being deemed (but not for purposes of determining whether a Company
Deadlock exists with respect to Section 5.13.1 or for
purposes of Section 21.2.5(a) ) to be the Annual
Business Plan, and so forth for subsequent years), it being
understood that only the funding amounts for the first thirty-six
(36) months of a Rolling Business Plan will be binding on the
Members. Any approved Rolling Business Plan shall not be changed,
except upon Majority Consent of the Board. The Parties have
heretofore agreed to the Initial Rolling Business Plan (covering
the period from the Effective Date until
October 31, 2013). The Parties agree and acknowledge that
although the Initial Rolling Business Plan covers both the
remaining portion of the 2009 Fiscal Year and the succeeding four
(4) Fiscal Year period ending on October 31, 2013, all
subsequent Rolling Business Plans shall cover five (5) full
Fiscal Year periods. For the avoidance of doubt, the Members shall
be obligated to fund the loan commitments and the Capital
Contribution commitments set forth in the Initial Rolling Business
Plan for the period from the Effective Date through the date that
is thirty-six (36) months after the Effective Date.
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Efforts to
Adopt Annual Business Plan and Rolling Business Plan
. Each of Caterpillar and Navistar
shall cause its respective Representatives to, subject to the
second and third sentences of Section 5.12 , meet and
seek in good faith to adopt, prior to the commencement of each
Fiscal Year, an Annual Business Plan for such Fiscal Year and a
Rolling Business Plan of which the first year shall be the Annual
Business Plan, as provided in Section 2.2.2
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2.3 Operations in Core ROW
Countries, Legacy Countries, and other Non-Core ROW Countries
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Commencement
of Operations; Required Governmental Filings and
Consents .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
Company shall not commence sales or other operations in any ROW
country unless and until all notices, reports, applications, and
other filings required to be made prior to the commencement of such
operations by the Company in such ROW country with, and all
consents, registrations, approvals, permits, clearances and
authorizations required to be obtained prior to the commencement of
such operations by the Company from, any governmental authority
having jurisdiction in such ROW country in connection with the
transactions and other matters contemplated by this Agreement and
the Related Agreements shall have been made or obtained (as the
case may be).
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Branding
Strategy; JV Truck Models; JV Dealer Selection
. As noted in greater particularity
in this Section 2.3 , and subject to the terms of
Sections 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 , the Company shall not
commence the sale of JV Trucks or JV Truck Replacement Parts in any
ROW country unless the Board has approved, by Majority Consent,
(a) the Company’s branding strategy with respect to such
ROW country, (b) a list of those particular Navistar Truck
Models (if any) and Caterpillar Truck Models (if any) to be sold by
the Company in such ROW country (together with an introduction date
for each such model) and (c) the selection of the JV Dealer(s)
with respect to such ROW country.
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Core ROW
Countries .
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Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the Members agree and acknowledge that
between the Effective Date and the Core ROW Country Launch Date
Navistar shall be entitled to sell Medium Duty Trucks, Heavy Duty
Trucks, and replacement parts therefor in the Core ROW Countries
pursuant to Section 15.3.8.5 and all profits and losses
arising from such business operations from the Effective Date
through the Core ROW Country Launch Date shall remain with and be
for the account of Navistar. Accordingly, following the Effective
Date, the Company shall concentrate on preparing to sell JV Trucks
and JV Truck Replacement Parts in Russia, Australia (including
sales of replacement parts to Nationwide Hire in Australia solely
for use
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in Medium Duty Trucks and Heavy
Duty Trucks sold by Navistar to Nationwide Hire prior to the Core
ROW Country Launch Date), and, subject to
Section 2.3.3.3 , South Africa beginning on the Core
ROW Country Launch Date.
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Immediately
following the Core ROW Country Launch Date, (i) the Company
shall begin to conduct the Business in the Core ROW Countries,
except as provided in Section 2.3.3.3 and
Sections 15.3.8.6 through 15.3.8.9 , and
(ii) the Company shall begin to sell replacement parts to
Nationwide Hire in Australia solely for use in Medium Duty Trucks
and Heavy Duty Trucks sold by Navistar to Nationwide Hire prior to
the Core ROW Country Launch Date.
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The Company
shall not commence the sale of any JV Trucks or JV Truck
Replacement Parts in South Africa until the closing of the
transactions contemplated by that certain Stock Purchase Agreement
by and among the Company, International of Mexico Holding
Corporation, Caterpillar and Navistar, dated as of the Effective
Date (the “ NITSA Acquisition Agreement ”). In
the event the NITSA Acquisition Agreement is terminated for any
reason, the Company shall, and Navistar shall cause Navistar
International Trucks South Africa (Proprietary) Limited (“
NITSA ”) to, as soon as reasonably practicable
thereafter, negotiate and seek to enter into a mutually-acceptable
asset purchase agreement between NITSA and a newly-formed,
wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company to
purchase the agreed NITSA assets (the “ NITSA Asset
Acquisition Alternative ”), for a purchase price equal to
(i) such assets’ book value, less the amount of the
aggregate profit, if any, earned by NITSA from the conduct of its
business during the period from the signing of such asset purchase
agreement until the closing of the NITSA Asset Acquisition
Alternative, or, alternatively, (ii) such assets’ book
value, plus the amount of the aggregate loss, if any, incurred by
NITSA from the conduct of its business during the period from the
signing of such asset purchase agreement until the closing of the
NITSA Asset Acquisition Alternative. Until the closing of the NITSA
Asset Acquisition Alternative, NITSA will continue to conduct the
Business in South Africa pursuant to Section 15.3.8.6
and, subject to the purchase price provision in the immediately
preceding sentence, all profits and losses arising from such
business operations shall remain with and be for the account of
NITSA and shall not be transferred to the Company. The Company
shall not commence the sale of any JV Trucks or JV Truck
Replacement Parts in South Africa until the date (the “
NITSA Business Acquisition Date ”) that is the earlier
of (a) closing of the transactions contemplated by the NITSA
Acquisition Agreement and (b) the closing of the NITSA Asset
Acquisition Alternative.
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The Company
shall not commence the sale of any JV Trucks or JV Truck
Replacement Parts in Brazil, Turkey or China (other than sales in
Turkey or China similar to those conducted by Navistar prior to the
Core ROW Country Launch Date) until the Board has finalized and
adopted, by Majority Consent, (a) the Company’s branding
strategy with respect to such Core ROW Country, (b) a list of
those particular Navistar Truck Models (if any) and Caterpillar
Truck Models (if any) to be sold by the Company in such Core ROW
Country (together with an introduction date for each such model),
and (c) the selection of the JV Dealer(s) with respect to such
Core ROW Country. The Members and the Representatives shall meet
and seek in good faith to, in cooperation with the President and
other management personnel of the Company, as soon as practicable
after the Effective Date and before the Core ROW Country Launch
Date, agree upon updated, more detailed versions of the Initial
Annual Business Plan and the Initial Rolling Business Plan
incorporating the items described in the immediately preceding
sentence with respect to Brazil, Turkey and China, which versions
shall supersede and replace the Initial Annual Business Plan and
the Initial Rolling Business Plan in the forms agreed to by the
Members on the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(i) the Company shall operate in accordance with the Initial
Annual Business Plan and the Initial Rolling Business Plan, and
(ii) the Members shall be obligated to fund the Capital
Contribution Commitments and Loan Commitments set forth in the
Initial Annual Business Plan and in the Initial Rolling Business
Plan for the period from the Effective Date through the date that
is thirty-six (36) months after the Effective Date unless and
until such commitments are superseded and replaced by more detailed
versions of such plans.
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Within six
(6) months following the NITSA Business Acquisition Date, the
Company shall, or it shall cause one of its direct or indirect
wholly owned subsidiaries to, purchase from Navistar and its
Affiliates pursuant to the applicable Master Component Supply
Agreement all new and unused inventory owned by Navistar or its
Affiliates and then held for use in connection with NITSA’s
business at (i) International Industria Automotiva da America
do Sul Ltd. (IIAA), up to a maximum aggregate book value of
$4,500,000 U.S. Dollars, or (ii) Rollins Moving and Storage,
Inc., with a principal place of business at 1900 E. Leffel Lane,
Springfield, OH 45505, or its subcontractors, up to a maximum
aggregate book value of $1,200,000 U.S. Dollars, but in both cases,
excluding any inventory that is in excess of NITSA’s twelve
(12) month demand forecast (excluding all-time buys or runs) or
that is Obsolete, damaged or defective.
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China . Without limiting the generality of
Section 2.3.3 , the Members and the Representatives
shall meet and seek in good faith to, in cooperation with the
President and other management personnel of the Company, as soon as
practicable after the Effective Date, prepare and agree upon a
business plan for the Company for the development, manufacture,
sale, and distribution of Medium Duty Trucks, Heavy Duty Trucks,
and replacement parts therefor in China and the export of such
products from China to other ROW countries (the “ China
Business Plan ”) that (a) is based on reasonable
assumptions and thorough, reliable market research,
(b) identifies a Chinese truck manufacturer with which the
Company shall seek to cooperate in executing such business plan,
(c) contains, inter alia, (i) pro forma financial
statements (projected profit and loss, balance sheet, and changes
in financial position) for the succeeding five (5) Fiscal Year
period and (ii) projected expenditures (expense and capital)
for the succeeding five (5) Fiscal Year period, and
(d) can reasonably be expected to yield an internal rate of
return for the Company that is mutually agreeable to each of the
Members in its sole discretion. Once the China Business Plan is
adopted by the Board by Majority Consent, the Members and the
Representatives will meet and seek in good faith to, in cooperation
with the President and other management personnel of the Company,
incorporate and expand upon such plan in the next Annual Business
Plan and Rolling Business Plan of the Company (such that the next
Annual Business Plan and Rolling Business Plan of the Company
contain Capital Contribution Commitments and Loan Commitments
pertaining to the Company’s contemplated operations in
China).
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Legacy Countries
. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, following the Effective Date Navistar
shall be entitled to continue to sell Medium Duty Trucks, Heavy
Duty Trucks, and replacement parts therefor in each Legacy Country
consistent with past practice prior to the Effective Date (but
subject to Navistar’s export parts policy to be implemented
on October 1, 2009); provided , however , that
Navistar shall cease all such sales in each Legacy Country, and the
Company shall commence sales of JV Trucks and JV Truck Replacement
Parts in such Legacy Country, upon the earlier to occur of the
following dates (such date, the “ Legacy Country
Commencement Date ”): (a) the second (2
nd ) anniversary of the Core ROW Country
Launch Date, and (b) such date as determined by the Board by
Majority Consent. For the avoidance of doubt, if, on or before the
Legacy Country Commencement Date with respect to any Legacy
Country, the Board has not yet adopted by Majority Consent a
version of that portion of the Initial Rolling Business Plan
pertaining to such Legacy Country (including the Company’s
branding strategy for such Legacy Country, a list of those
particular Navistar Truck Models (if any) and Caterpillar Truck
Models (if any) to be sold by the Company in such Legacy Country
(together with an introduction date for each such model), and the
selection of the JV Dealer(s)
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with respect to such Legacy
Country) that is more detailed than as set forth in the Initial
Rolling Business Plan, the Company shall adhere to the plan set
forth in the Initial Rolling Business Plan. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement (including
Section 11.3 ), if, on or before the Legacy Country
Commencement Date with respect to any Legacy Country, the Board has
not yet selected, by Majority Consent, the JV Dealer(s) for such
Legacy Country, the Company shall seek to enter into JV Dealer
sales and service agreements with the existing Navistar dealers in
such Legacy Country to sell in such Legacy Country all JV Trucks
and JV Truck Replacement Parts sold by Navistar in such Legacy
Country immediately prior to the Legacy Country Commencement Date
until such selection is made. From and after the Legacy Country
Commencement Date, neither Navistar nor its 5% Affiliates
(excluding the Mahindra JV) shall sell any Medium Duty Trucks,
Heavy Duty Trucks or replacement parts therefor in such Legacy
Country; provided , however , that until such time as
the Rolling Business Plan adopted by the Board provides for the
sale of JV Trucks and JV Truck Replacement Parts in such Legacy
Country, the Company shall be required to sell to the former
Navistar dealers in such Legacy Country, Medium Duty Trucks, Heavy
Duty Trucks, and replacement parts therefor consistent with past
practice prior to the Legacy Country Commencement Date.
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The Members have agreed to an
aggregate baseline amount of profits for the Legacy Countries equal
to $37,437,000, which amount shall be indexed in accordance with
the procedures and methodologies set forth in Part I of Exhibit
B for each Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) occurring during
the period from the Core ROW Country Launch Date to (and including)
the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the Core ROW Country
Launch Date (such amount, as indexed, the “ Baseline
Legacy Profit Amount ”).
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For the Legacy Countries, during
the period from the Core ROW Country Launch Date to (but not
including) the Legacy Country Commencement Date with respect to
each such Legacy Country, the Company shall provide Navistar with
Marketing Services in support of sales by Navistar of Medium Duty
Trucks, Heavy Duty Trucks, and replacement parts therefor in such
Legacy Country. In exchange for such Marketing Services, with
respect to each Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) occurring during
the period from the Core ROW Country Launch Date to (but not
including) the earlier of (x) the second (2
nd ) anniversary of the Core ROW Country
Launch Date, and (y) the date on which the Company has
commenced sales of JV Trucks and JV Truck Replacement Parts in all
of the Legacy Countries, if the Company Legacy Profit Amount is
more than zero (i.e., a Company profit), and
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if the Navistar
Legacy Profit Amount exceeds the Baseline Legacy Profit Amount, the
Company shall be entitled to receive from Navistar a payment of
cash equal to the amount by which the Navistar Legacy Profit Amount
exceeds the Baseline Legacy Profit Amount;
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if the Navistar
Legacy Profit Amount is lower than the Baseline Legacy Profit
Amount, but the sum of the Navistar Legacy Profit Amount
plus the Company Legacy Profit Amount exceeds the Baseline
Legacy Profit Amount, then Navistar shall be entitled to receive
from the Company distributions in an amount equal to the difference
between (x) the Baseline Legacy Profit Amount, minus
(y) the Navistar Legacy Profit Amount;
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if the sum of
the Navistar Legacy Profit Amount plus the Company Legacy
Profit Amount is equal to or lower than the Baseline Legacy Profit
Amount, then Navistar shall be entitled to receive from the Company
distributions in an amount equal to the Company Legacy Profit
Amount; or
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notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Navistar Legacy Profit Amount is less than
zero (i.e., a Navistar loss), then only this
Section 2.3.5.2.4 shall apply, and Navistar shall be
entitled to receive from the Company distributions in an amount
equal to the Company Legacy Profit Amount but not to exceed the
Baseline Legacy Profit Amount.
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With respect to each Fiscal Year
(or portion thereof) occurring during the period from the Core ROW
Country Launch Date to (but not including) the earlier of
(x) the second (2 nd ) anniversary of the Core ROW Country
Launch Date, and (y) the date on which the Company has
commenced sales of JV Trucks and JV Truck Replacement Parts in all
of the Legacy Countries, if the Company Legacy Profit Amount is
less than zero (i.e., a Company loss), and
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if the sum of the Navistar Legacy
Profit Amount plus the Company Legacy Profit Amount exceeds
the Baseline Legacy Profit Amount, then the Company shall be
entitled to receive from Navistar a payment of cash equal to
(x) the amount by which the Navistar Legacy Profit Amount
plus the
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Company Legacy Profit Amount exceeds
the Baseline Legacy Profit Amount, plus (y) the amount
by which the Company Legacy Profit Amount is less than zero (i.e.,
the amount of the Company loss); or
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if the sum of
the Navistar Legacy Profit Amount plus the Company Legacy
Profit Amount is equal to or lower than the Baseline Legacy Profit
Amount, then the Company shall be entitled to receive from Navistar
a payment of cash equal to the amount by which the Company Legacy
Profit Amount is less than zero (i.e., the amount of the Company
loss).
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With respect to each Fiscal Year
(or portion thereof) occurring during the period from the earlier
of (x) the second (2 nd ) anniversary of the Core ROW Country
Launch Date, and (y) the date on which the Company has
commenced sales of JV Trucks and JV Truck Replacement Parts in all
of the Legacy Countries to (but not including) the tenth
(10th) anniversary of the Core ROW Country Launch Date, if the
Company Legacy Profit Amount
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is equal to or
less than the Baseline Legacy Profit Amount, then (subject to
Sections 2.3.5.6 and 2.3.5.7 ) Navistar shall be
entitled to receive from the Company distributions in an amount
equal to the Company Legacy Profit Amount;
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exceeds the
Baseline Legacy Profit Amount, then (subject to Sections
2.3.5.6 and 2.3.5.7 ) Navistar shall be entitled to
receive from the Company distributions in an amount equal to the
Baseline Legacy Profit Amount, and the Company shall retain all
profits in excess of the Baseline Legacy Profit Amount;
or
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is less than
zero, then such loss shall be borne by the Company.
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For purposes of Sections
2.3.5.2, 2.3.5.3 and 2.3.5.4 , with respect to each Fiscal Year
(or portion thereof) occurring during the period from the Core ROW
Country Launch Date to (but not including) the tenth (10
th ) anniversary of the Core ROW Country
Launch Date, the Members shall determine, in accordance with the
procedures and methodologies set forth in Part III of Exhibit
B , (a) no later than thirty (30) calendar days
following the issuance of
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unaudited financial statements for
each fiscal quarter in such Fiscal Year, the actual Navistar Legacy
Profit Amount (if any) and the actual Company Legacy Profit Amount
(if any, the “ Actual Quarterly Company Legacy Profit
Amount ”) during such quarter period from sales of JV
Trucks and JV Truck Replacement Parts in the Legacy Countries
during such quarter period and (b) no later than ninety
(90) calendar days following the end of such Fiscal Year (or
portion thereof), the actual Navistar Legacy Profit Amount (if any,
the “ Actual Annual Navistar Legacy Profit Amount
”) and the actual Company Legacy Profit Amount (if any, the
“ Actual Annual Company Legacy Profit Amount ”)
during such Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) from sales of JV
Trucks and JV Truck Replacement Parts in the Legacy Countries
during such Fiscal Year (or portion thereof). Subject to
Section 2.3.5.6 , all distributions and payments
required by Sections 2.3.5.2 , 2.3.5.3 , and
2.3.5.4 shall be made no later than fifteen (15) days
from the receipt of an invoice following the determination of the
Actual Annual Navistar Legacy Profit Amount and the Actual Annual
Company Legacy Profit Amount.
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With respect to each fiscal
quarter (other than the last fiscal quarter) in each Fiscal Year
(or portion thereof) occurring during the period from the earlier
of (x) the second (2 nd ) anniversary of the Core ROW Country
Launch Date, and (y) the date on which the Company has
commenced sales of JV Trucks and JV Truck Replacement Parts in all
of the Legacy Countries to (but not including) the tenth
(10th) anniversary of the Core ROW Country Launch Date, if the
Actual Quarterly Company Legacy Profit Amount for such quarter
period plus any Actual Quarterly Company Legacy Profit
Amounts for prior quarter periods in such Fiscal Year that were not
distributed to Navistar pursuant to this
Section 2.3.5.6 (such amount, the “ Aggregate
Actual Quarterly Company Legacy Profit Amount ”) equals
or exceeds $10,000,000, then within fifteen (15) days from the
Company’s receipt of Navistar’s invoice following the
determination of such Actual Quarterly Company Legacy Profit Amount
the Company shall distribute to Navistar the Aggregate Actual
Quarterly Company Legacy Profit Amount (any such distribution, a
“ Quarterly Distribution ”); provided ,
however , that the amount of such Quarterly Distribution
shall be reduced by an amount so that when such Quarterly
Distribution is aggregated with any prior Quarterly Distributions
to Navistar in such Fiscal Year such Quarterly Distribution will
not result in Navistar receiving from the Company an aggregate
amount of Quarterly Distributions in such Fiscal Year in excess of
the Baseline Legacy Profit Amount.
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For purposes of
this paragraph, the amount equal to the Actual Annual Company
Legacy Profit Amount less the sum of all Quarterly
Distributions to Navistar pursuant to Section 2.3.5.6
in a Fiscal Year, if any, shall hereinafter be referred to as the
“ Adjusted Annual Company Legacy Profit Amount
”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, all annual distributions to Navistar required by
Sections 2.3.5.4 and 2.3.5.5 shall be determined
using the Adjusted Annual Company Legacy Profit Amount;
provided , however , that if the Adjusted Annual
Company Legacy Profit Amount is a negative number, then the Company
shall be entitled to receive from Navistar, and Navistar shall be
required to make to the Company no later than fifteen
(15) days from Navistar’s receipt of the Company’s
invoice following such determination, a payment of cash equal to
the absolute value of the Adjusted Annual Company Legacy Profit
Amount.
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Non-Core ROW
Countries other than Legacy Countries .
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The Company
shall not commence the sale of JV Trucks or JV Truck Replacement
Parts in any Non-Core ROW Country other than the Legacy Countries
until the Board approves, by Majority Consent, (a) the
Company’s branding strategy with respect to such ROW country,
(b) a list of those particular Navistar Truck Models (if any)
and Caterpillar Truck Models (if any) to be sold by the Company in
such ROW country (together with an introduction date for each such
model), and (c) the selection of the JV Dealer(s) with respect
to such ROW country.
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Notwithstanding
Section 2.3.6.1 , if the Company has an opportunity to
make a one-time sale of JV Trucks or JV Truck Replacement Parts in
any ROW country in which the Company is not otherwise
systematically conducting any operations or sales, the Company may
make such sale; provided , however , that Majority
Consent of the Board shall be required for the Company to make such
sale if doing so would require the incurrence of costs and expenses
(other than expenditures to purchase inventory of JV Trucks and JV
Truck Replacement Parts) of more than $100,000 and such costs and
expenses are not already specifically provided for in an Annual
Business Plan (it being understood that, for purposes of this
proviso, the amount of such costs and expenses shall be deemed to
include all costs and expenses incurred by the Company with respect
to all one-time sales made by the Company in any ROW country
pursuant to this Section 2.3.6.2 during the twelve
(12) month period preceding the date on which the Board is
presented with the subject one-time sale opportunity);
provided , further , however , that, for the
avoidance of doubt, if such sale occurs in a Legacy Country, such
sale shall be included in the Company Legacy Profit Amount for the
quarterly period in which such sale was made.
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Sales of
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2.3.7.1 It is the intention of the
Members that the Company be in the business of developing,
designing, testing, manufacturing, assembly, branding, marketing,
selling (including providing purchase financing to customers), and
distributing and providing product support for (including providing
JV Truck Replacement Parts and service for), Medium Duty COE Trucks
throughout the ROW. Each Member will use its good faith efforts to
make this a successful segment of the Company’s Business
throughout the ROW. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or about four
(4) years following the Effective Date, Caterpillar will
declare its intention, determined in its sole discretion, as to
whether Caterpillar desires the Company to remain in or exit the
Medium Duty COE Truck Business in the ROW. If Caterpillar declares
that it wants the Company to remain in the Medium Duty COE Truck
Business in the ROW, then the Company shall continue in such
business. If Caterpillar declares that it wants the Company to exit
the Medium Duty COE Truck Business in the ROW, then the
Company’s Medium Duty COE Truck Business shall continue for
an additional two (2) years, during which time the Members
will (i) continue to explore ways to make the Company’s
Medium Duty COE Truck Business acceptable to both Members,
determined in their sole discretion, and (ii) develop and
implement strategies to exit such business. Unless the Board agrees
otherwise by Majority Consent, upon the expiration of such two
(2) year period, (i) the Company shall cease being in the
Medium Duty COE Truck Business in the ROW, (ii) the
non-competition and exclusivity provisions of this Agreement,
including Sections 9.5 , 11.1 and 15.1 , shall
cease and be of no further force or effect with respect to the
Medium Duty COE Truck Business, (iii) Navistar and its
Affiliates shall be permitted to sell Navistar-branded Medium Duty
COE Trucks through Navistar-branded JV Dealers, including those
Affiliated with Caterpillar dealers (provided that Navistar pays
Caterpillar a marketing services fee (not to exceed 3% of dealer
net sales) as determined by Caterpillar solely in connection with
sales of Navistar-branded Medium Duty COE Trucks through
Navistar-branded JV Dealers Affiliated with Caterpillar dealers),
and (iv) the Board by Majority Consent may determine to sell,
distribute or dispose of all Company Intellectual Property and
other assets solely to the extent related to the Company’s
Medium Duty COE Truck Business.
2.3.7.2 Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, until such time as the Mahindra JV
Agreement is amended to permit the Company to market, sell and
distribute Medium Duty COE Trucks in regions of the ROW other than
COE China, Central America and South America, the Company shall not
be permitted to market, sell or distribute, or provide product
support for, Medium Duty COE Trucks anywhere in the world other
than COE China, Central America and South America. Prior to
commencing sales of Medium Duty COE Trucks in COE China, Central
America or South America, the President shall prepare and present
to the Board a separate business case for the sale of such trucks
in such territories. The commencement of sales of Medium Duty COE
Trucks in COE China, Central America or South America shall require
the Majority Consent of the Board; provided , however
, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
Navistar may, following notice to and discussion by the Board (but
without a requirement for Board approval), commence developing,
designing, testing, manufacturing, assembly, branding, marketing,
selling, and
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distributing and providing product support for
(including providing replacement parts and service for),
Navistar-branded (but not Mahindra-branded or Mahindra JV-branded)
Medium Duty COE Trucks for sale solely through Navistar dealers and
Navistar-branded JV Dealers that are not Affiliated with
Caterpillar dealers in those Legacy Countries listed on Schedule
2.3.5 that are located in Central America or South America and
may continue such activities for the period of time permitted under
Section 2.3.5 (provided that such Navistar-branded
Medium Duty COE Trucks may not use a cab developed or designed by
JAC Co. Ltd or its Affiliates or any other Chinese company that
enters into a joint venture or similar relationship with the
Company, without prior approval by the Board with Majority
Consent).
2.3.7.3 Caterpillar shall not be
permitted to develop, design, test, manufacture, assemble, brand,
market, sell or distribute, or provide product support for, North
American Medium Duty COE Trucks in North America except through the
Company.
2.3.7.4 Navistar shall be permitted
to engage, for its own account, in developing, designing, testing,
servicing, manufacturing, assembly, branding, marketing, selling
and distributing, and providing product support for, and managing
the replacement parts business relating to, North American Medium
Duty COE Trucks sold in North America (either, at its option,
directly or indirectly by contracting with any Person, including
the Company, to perform one or more of such activities), it being
understood that, irrespective of whether Navistar performs any or
all of such activities directly or indirectly by contracting with
another Person, (i) such North American Medium Duty COE Trucks
shall not constitute a JV Truck Model, such related replacement
parts shall not constitute JV Truck Replacement Parts and such
activities to the extent relating to such North American Medium
Duty COE Trucks or related replacement parts shall not be deemed to
be included in the Business, and (ii) all revenues, expenses,
profits and losses arising from such North American Medium Duty COE
Trucks or related replacement parts sold in North America and the
conduct of such activities by Navistar shall be entirely for the
account of Navistar (and not for the Company or Caterpillar).
Navistar may, at its option, require the Company to perform some or
all of the development, designing, testing, manufacturing, and
assembly of such North American Medium Duty COE Trucks pursuant to
a development services agreement and a truck sales agreement (as
applicable), in the forms to be agreed to by both Members, which
forms shall be substantially similar to the Master Development
Services Agreement and the Post-Termination Truck Sales Agreement
respectively, as well as a post-termination North America COE
development services agreement and a post-termination North America
COE truck sales agreement, and the Parties hereby agree to
negotiate in good faith regarding the pricing terms thereof;
provided , however , that the terms of any such
development services agreement shall provide that Navistar shall
own all rights to any Intellectual Property developed
thereunder.
2.3.7.5 Neither Member shall sell
unique replacement parts for the other Member’s brand of
Heavy Duty COE Trucks in North America to any Navistar or
Caterpillar (as applicable) dealer. Navistar shall adopt and
implement policies, processes, and systems to (i) monitor, to
the extent practicable, the end-user customers to which replacement
parts for Navistar-branded North American Medium Duty COE Trucks
are sold, and (ii) encourage Navistar’s dealers to sell
such replacement parts to end-user customers for use only in trucks
other than Caterpillar-branded Vocational Heavy Duty COE Trucks in
North America. If, at any time during the term of this Agreement,
Caterpillar reasonably believes in good faith that
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Navistar’s dealers have, in fact, sold
such replacement parts to end-user customers for use in
Caterpillar-branded Vocational Heavy Duty COE Trucks in North
America, (A) the Members shall cooperate with each other in
furtherance of investigating such matter and, subject to applicable
law, taking appropriate corrective actions, and (B) in the
event that a material amount of such sales did, in fact, occur,
bring such matter to the Board to determine any appropriate
remediation action it deems necessary.
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2.3.8.1 Subject to the terms set
forth in this Section 2.3.8 , Navistar may at anytime
require the Company to develop, design, test, manufacture, and
assemble Heavy Duty COE Trucks and replacement parts therefor for,
and sell to, Navistar for re-sale in North America. In such event,
subject to the terms set forth in this Section 2.3.8 ,
Caterpillar may at anytime thereafter require the Company to
develop, design, test, manufacture, and assemble Vocational Heavy
Duty COE Trucks and replacement parts therefor for, and sell to,
Caterpillar for re-sale in North America; provided ,
however , that such Vocational Heavy Duty COE Trucks must be
appropriately brand differentiated from the Heavy Duty COE Trucks
being sold by Navistar in North America. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) upon Board approval with Majority Consent or
(ii) in the event that the market share of Vocational Heavy
Duty COE Trucks (but only with respect to the high cab over engine
segment) is equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the
total market share of Vocational Heavy Duty Trucks in North America
(as determined using independent third party market share data),
subject to the terms set forth in this Section 2.3.8 ,
Caterpillar may at anytime thereafter require the Company to
develop, design, test, manufacture, and assemble Vocational Heavy
Duty COE Trucks and replacement parts therefor for, and sell to,
Caterpillar for re-sale in North America; provided ,
however , that such Vocational Heavy Duty COE Trucks must be
appropriately brand differentiated from any Heavy Duty COE Trucks
being sold by Navistar in North America. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Agreement, Caterpillar and its Affiliates
shall not sell any Vocational Heavy Duty COE Truck to military
customers (including sales through sales and resale agents,
procurement agents, prime contractors, and subcontractors where
such sales are for use exclusively by military customers) anywhere
in the world.
2.3.8.2 None of Navistar,
Caterpillar or any of their 5% Affiliates may (i) develop or
design Heavy Duty COE Trucks for sale in North America except
through the Company or (ii) manufacture, assemble, brand,
market, sell, distribute, or provide product support for, any Heavy
Duty COE Trucks in North America that were not developed and
designed by or through the Company. Such Heavy Duty COE Trucks
shall not constitute a JV Truck Model and related replacement parts
therefor shall not constitute JV Truck Replacement Parts and such
activities to the extent relating to such Heavy Duty COE Trucks or
related replacement parts shall not be deemed to be included in the
Business, and (ii) all revenues, expenses, profits and losses
arising from such Heavy Duty COE Trucks or related replacement
parts sold in North America and the conduct of such activities by
such Member shall be entirely for the account of such Member (and
not for the Company or the other Member).
2.3.8.3 In addition to the
development and designing of such Heavy Duty COE Trucks, such
Member may, at its option, require the Company to also perform some
or all of the testing, manufacturing, and assembly of such Heavy
Duty COE Trucks pursuant to a
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development services agreement and a truck sales
agreement (as applicable), in the forms to be agreed to by the
Members, which forms shall be substantially similar to the Master
Development Services Agreement and the Post-Termination Truck Sales
Agreement, respectively, as well as a post-termination North
America COE development services agreement and a post-termination
North America COE truck sales agreement, and shall provide pricing
terms of Cost-plus-2.5% (except for development services, which
shall be priced at Cost-plus-5%); provided , however
, that the terms of any such development services agreement shall
provide that such Member shall own all rights to any Intellectual
Property developed thereunder; provided , further ,
however , that the Company may perform such services for
Caterpillar only for Vocational Heavy Duty COE Trucks. If such
Member requires the Company to perform some or all of the testing,
manufacturing, and assembly of such Heavy Duty COE Trucks pursuant
to this Section 2.3.8 , and such activities require the
use of any machinery, equipment or tooling that is not already
owned by the Company, then at the option of such Member,
(a) the Company shall lease such machinery, equipment and
tooling from a third party, and such Member shall reimburse the
Company for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such
lease or (b) such Member shall lease such machinery, equipment
and tooling to the Company (at no cost or expense to the
Company).
2.3.8.4 In the event that the
Company desires to sell or distribute a Caterpillar Truck in the
ROW that has been developed and designed for Caterpillar in North
America, Navistar shall sell such Caterpillar Trucks to the Company
for re-sale in the ROW pursuant to and upon the terms (including
price) set forth in the Truck Sales Agreement.
2.3.8.5 Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, without the Majority Consent of the
Board, Navistar shall not sell, contribute, license or otherwise
provide any Intellectual Property related exclusively to the Global
Eagle cab (or any successor cab) to any third party (including the
Mahindra JV) for use in connection with developing, designing,
testing, manufacturing, assembly, branding, marketing, selling, or
distributing any Medium Duty COE Trucks or Heavy Duty COE Trucks in
the ROW.
2.3.9 Mahindra JV Royalties .
If Navistar or any of its Affiliates is contractually obligated
pursuant to the Mahindra JV Agreement and actually pays the
Mahindra JV royalties as a direct result of the sale and
distribution by the Company of Medium Duty COE Trucks in the ROW,
the Company shall reimburse Navistar on an annual basis (within
thirty (30) calendar days following the Company’s
receipt of reasonably satisfactory evidence from Navistar verifying
such payment) for fifty-one percent (51%) of such royalties
actually paid by Navistar to the Mahindra JV during the prior
fiscal year of the Mahindra JV.
2.3.10 Mahindra JV Replacement
Parts . Navistar shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to (i) limit the Mahindra JV’s sales of replacement
parts for Medium Duty Trucks and Heavy Duty Trucks in the ROW to
those that are reasonable in relation to the volume of Medium Duty
Trucks and Heavy Duty Trucks sold by the Mahindra JV prior to such
replacement parts sales, and (ii) cause the Mahindra JV to
adopt and implement policies, processes and systems to
(x) monitor, to the extent practicable, the end-user customers
to which such replacement parts are sold, and (y) encourage
the Mahindra JV’s dealers to sell such replacement parts to
end-user customers for use only in Medium Duty Trucks and Heavy
Duty Trucks sold by the Mahindra JV in the ROW. If, at any time
during the term of this Agreement, Caterpillar reasonably believes
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good faith that the Mahindra JV’s dealers
have, in fact, sold such replacement parts to end-user customers
for use in trucks other than as permitted above, (A) the
Members shall cooperate with each other, and Navistar shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Mahindra JV to
cooperate with the Members, in furtherance of investigating such
matter and, subject to applicable law, taking appropriate
corrective actions, and (B) in the event that a material
amount of such sales did, in fact, occur, bring such matter to the
Board to determine any appropriate remediation action it deems
necessary.
2.4 Formation of Subsidiaries
. The Parties agree and acknowledge that, under certain
circumstances, upon Majority Consent of the Board in accordance
with Section 5.13.25 , the Company may cause direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company to be organized
under the laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction. For
purposes of this Agreement, the business and affairs of the Company
shall be deemed to include the business and affairs of each such
subsidiary, and any reference in this Agreement to the Company
shall be deemed to include all of its direct and indirect wholly
owned subsidiaries (unless the context explicitly requires a
different interpretation). The governing documents of each such
subsidiary shall be drafted in such a manner so as to effectively
provide that the business and affairs of such subsidiary shall be
managed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement as if
such business and affairs were the business and affairs of the
Company.
2.5 Modifications to
Structure . In determining the scope of the Business under
Section 2.1 and in preparing any Annual Business Plan
or any Rolling Business Plan under Section 2.2 , each
of Caterpillar and Navistar shall cause its respective
Representatives to use their commercially reasonable efforts to
adapt the structure and manner in which the Company does business
to take into account evolving legal, regulatory, and business
considerations affecting the Company or either Member, including
changes that are needed by either Member, so long as the costs of
any such change are borne (a) solely by either Member, as
applicable (in the case of a benefit to only such Member) or
(b) proportionately by both Members (in the case of a benefit
to both Members), and the aggregate economic interests of the
Members are not altered as a result of such structure. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties shall
cooperate in determining whether, in certain circumstances, the
Company should arrange for separate and distinct legal entities to
conduct (i) that portion of the Business relating to all or
any part of developing, designing, testing, manufacturing,
assembly, branding, marketing, selling, and distributing JV Trucks
(on the one hand) and (ii) the provision of product support
and other services relating to JV Trucks (on the other
hand).
3. CAPITAL STRUCTURE; FINANCING; DISTRIBUTION
POLICY
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Initial
Contributions; Percentage Interests .
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Each of
Caterpillar and Navistar (i) shall be obligated to make a cash
Capital Contribution to the Company on September 10, 2009, in
an amount equal to one-half of all Annual Business Plan Capital
Contribution Commitments scheduled to occur on such date, and
(ii) shall be obligated to make an additional cash Capital
Contribution to the Company on the Core ROW Country Launch Date in
an amount equal to one-half of all Annual Business Plan Capital
Contribution Commitments scheduled to occur on such date (or such
other amount as may be agreed by the Unanimous Consent of the
Members).
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Each
Member’s percentage interest (the “ Percentage
Interest ”) in the Company, calculated based solely on
such Member’s Capital Contribution (excluding any Capital
Contribution made by Navistar pursuant to Section 2.3.5.3),
shall initially be the amount set forth opposite such
Member’s name on Schedule 3.1.2 , as may be amended,
modified, or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement with Unanimous Consent of the Members.
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Additional
Contributions and Funding .
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No
Obligation . Except
(a) as set forth in Section 2.2 , this
Section 3.2 , Section 5.13.34 , or the
Initial Annual Business Plan, (b) for any Capital Contribution
Commitments or Loan Commitments for the period from the Effective
Date through the first thirty-six (36) months following the
Effective Date, (c) for any Capital Contribution Commitments
or Loan Commitments set forth in any Annual Business Plan, or
(d) for any Capital Contribution Commitments or Loan
Commitments set forth in any Rolling Business Plan (in the case of
each of clauses (c) and (d) , as approved by
the Board upon Majority Consent), or as approved by the Board upon
Majority Consent, no Member shall be obligated or permitted to make
any additional Capital Contribution or to loan any funds to the
Company.
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Majority
Consent; Annual Business Plan . The Board, upon Majority Consent, may require
the Members to make a Capital Contribution to the Company or loan
funds (pursuant to the terms of the Intercompany Promissory Note)
to the Company on a pro rata basis in accordance with the
Percentage Interest of each Member or, as applicable, on some other
basis as determined by the Board by Majority Consent. Furthermore,
any amount that is required to be provided to the Company as a
Capital Contribution Commitment or Loan Commitment pursuant to an
Annual Business Plan or a Rolling Business Plan shall be funded by
the Members on a pro rata basis in accordance with the Percentage
Interest of each Member at the time such funding is required by
such Annual Business Plan or such Rolling Business Plan, except to
the extent the Board determines by Majority Consent such amount
shall be funded in a different proportion (it being understood that
such amount shall be funded as a Capital Contribution unless the
Board determines by Majority Consent that such amount shall be
funded as a loan).
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Failure to
Fund Approved Capital Contribution Commitment or Loan
Commitment . If a Member
fails to fund a Capital Contribution Commitment or a Loan
Commitment that is required to be funded by such Member pursuant to
this Agreement, then the following provisions of this
Section 3.2.3 shall apply:
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3.2.3.1 with regard to the
non-defaulting Member’s Capital Contribution Commitment or
Loan Commitment, no later than the date that is ten
(10) calendar days following the date on which such Capital
Contribution Commitment or Loan Commitment was required to be
funded (the “ Required Funding Date ”), the
non-defaulting Member shall have the option, exercisable in its
sole discretion, to take any of the following actions:
3.2.3.1.1 in the case of a Loan
Commitment, requiring the Company to return to such non-defaulting
Member the amount of such Loan Commitment that such non-defaulting
Member so funded to the Company pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, it being understood that the amount so returned shall
include both the principal amount of the loan and the interest
accrued under the terms of applicable Intercompany Promissory Note
through the date of payment, and such Intercompany Promissory Note
shall be cancelled upon the receipt of such amount by such
non-defaulting Member;
3.2.3.1.2 in the case of a Loan
Commitment, leaving in the Company the entire amount of such Loan
Commitment already funded to the Company pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement (in which case each of the Intercompany Promissory
Notes pertaining to such Loan Commitment shall remain in full force
and effect in accordance with their terms);
3.2.3.1.3 in the case of a Capital
Contribution Commitment, requiring the Company to return to such
non-defaulting Member the entire amount of such Capital
Contribution Commitment that it so funded to the Company;
and
3.2.3.1.4 in the case of a Capital
Contribution Commitment, leaving in the Company the entire amount
of any portion of such Capital Contribution Commitment already
funded to the Company by such non-defaulting Member, for credit to
such non-defaulting Member’s Capital Account, and the
Percentage Interests of each Member shall be adjusted in the manner
described in Section 3.2.6 based on the Fair Value of
the Company as of the Required Funding Date; and
3.2.3.2 with regard to the
defaulting Member’s Capital Contribution Commitment or Loan
Commitment, at any time following the date that is ten
(10) calendar days following the Required Funding Date, the
non-defaulting Member shall have the option, exercisable in its
sole discretion, to take one or none of the following actions (it
being understood that the non-defaulting Member shall not be
entitled to take any of the following actions if such
non-defaulting Member took any of the actions described in
Section 3.2.3.1.1 or Section 3.2.3.1.3
):
3.2.3.2.1 with the consent of the
defaulting Member, making a loan (a “ Member Loan
”) to the defaulting Member (in an amount equal to the
defaulting Member’s Capital Contribution Commitment or Loan
Commitment), which such loan shall bear an interest rate of fifteen
percent (15%), mature on the two-year anniversary of the Required
Funding Date and otherwise contain terms that are substantially
similar to the terms set forth in the Intercompany Promissory Note
in order
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to enable the defaulting Member to
make such required Capital Contribution Commitment or Loan
Commitment to the Company, and if the defaulting Member does not
repay such loan in accordance with its terms, at the lending
Member’s option, (a) the lending Member shall be
entitled to terminate this Agreement in accordance with
Section 21.2.4 , or (b) such loan shall convert
into a Capital Contribution by the lending Member to the Company,
creditable to such lending Member’s Capital Account, and the
Percentage Interests of each Member shall be adjusted in the manner
described in Section 3.2.6 based on the Fair Value of
the Company as of the maturity date of such Member Loan;
and
3.2.3.2.2 making directly to the
Company, for credit to such non-defaulting Member’s Capital
Account, a Capital Contribution in the amount of such defaulting
Member’s required Capital Contribution Commitment or Loan
Commitment, and the Percentage Interests of each Member shall be
adjusted in the manner described in Section 3.2.6 based
on the Fair Value of the Company as of the time at which such
Capital Contribution is made (such contributing Member referred to
as the “ Contributing Member ” and each such
contribution, a “ Substitute Contribution ”);
provided , however , if the non-Contributing Member
(the “ Non-Contributing Member ”) fails to,
within two (2) years following the Required Funding Date
pertaining to such Capital Contribution Commitment or Loan
Commitment, exercise its option to purchase, pursuant to
Section 3.2.5 , that portion of the Membership Interest
of the Contributing Member pertaining to such Contributing
Member’s Substitute Contribution, then the Contributing
Member shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement in accordance
with Section 21.2.4 .
For the avoidance of doubt, a
defaulting Member’s failure to fund a Capital Contribution
Commitment or a Loan Commitment that is required pursuant to this
Agreement shall not, in and of itself, constitute a Material
Breach, and the non-defaulting Member shall not be entitled to
terminate this Agreement in accordance with
Section 21.2.4 with respect to such failure to fund
such particular Capital Contribution Commitment or Loan Commitment;
provided , that the foregoing shall not prohibit the
non-defaulting Member from exercising its rights under, as
applicable, (i) clause (a) or clause (b)
of Section 3.2.3.2.1 above, or (ii) the
proviso in Section 3.2.3.2.2 above.
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Funding
Methodology . Each Member
required under Sections 3.2.2 or 5.13.34 , any
Annual Business Plan or Rolling Business Plan (in each case as
approved by the Board upon Majority Consent, other than with regard
to the Initial Annual Business Plan and the Initial Rolling
Business Plan, in each case as of the Effective Date), or otherwise
by the Board upon Majority Consent to make a contribution of cash
to the capital of the Company or to loan funds to the Company, as
applicable, shall transfer to the Company’s account an amount
in cash (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) equal to
the Percentage Interest of such Member (or such other amount
determined by Majority Consent of the Board expressed as a
percentage), multiplied by the aggregate amount required to
be contributed or loaned, as applicable, to the Company on the date
specified in the applicable Annual Business Plan, the Rolling
Business Plan, or otherwise by the Board upon Majority
Consent.
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Purchase
Option . If a
Contributing Member makes a Capital Contribution pursuant to
Section 3.2.3.2.2 , the Non-Contributing Member shall
have the right to, at any time prior to the two-year anniversary of
the Required Funding Date associated with such Substitute
Contribution, exercisable by giving written notice to the Company
and the Contributing Member (the “ Exercise Notice
”), elect to purchase that portion of the Contributing
Member’s Membership Interest pertaining to such Contributing
Member’s Substitute Contribution for the Repurchase Price on
the terms and conditions set forth in this
Section 3.2.5 (the “ Purchase Option
”). If the Non-Contributing Member does not exercise the
Purchase Option within the time period set forth in the preceding
sentence and then consummate such Purchase Option in accordance
with this Section 3.2.5 , the Contributing Member shall
be entitled to terminate this Agreement in accordance with
Section 21.2.4 . If the Non-Contributing Member
exercises the Purchase Option, the Members shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to consummate the closing of the transactions
contemplated by such Purchase Option no later than thirty
(30) calendar days following the date of delivery of the
Exercise Notice, at which such closing the Non-Contributing Member
shall pay to the Contributing Member an amount in cash equal to the
Repurchase Price and automatically and without any action on the
part of the Members or the Company, the Contributing Member’s
Substitute Contribution shall be cancelled and deleted from such
Contributing Member’s Capital Account.
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Percentage
Interest Adjustment . For
purposes of adjusting the Percentage Interest of each Member under
Section 3.2.3 :
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3.2.6.1 the defaulting Member shall
have a Percentage Interest immediately following such adjustment
equal to the percentage determined by dividing (a) the product
of (i) its Percentage Interest immediately prior to such
adjustment and (ii) the Fair Value of the Company immediately
prior to such adjustment, by (b) the sum of (i) Fair
Value of the Company immediately prior to such adjustment and
(ii) the amount of the Capital Contribution made by the
non-defaulting Member at the time of such adjustment;
and
3.2.6.2 the non-defaulting Member
shall have a Percentage Interest equal to one hundred percent
(100%) less the amount determined in
Section 3.2.6.1 .
Upon the consummation of an exercise
of the Purchase Option pursuant to Section 3.2.5 , if
applicable, the defaulting Member’s Percentage Interest shall
be adjusted to reflect such purchase, and the non-defaulting
Member’s Percentage Interest shall be adjusted to reflect the
deletion of the Substitute Contribution from the non-defaulting
Member’s Capital Account as provided in
Section 3.2.5 .
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4. MEMBERS
4.1 No Management by Members
. Except as expressly set forth in the Act or this Agreement, the
Members shall not have any vote or take any part in the control or
management of the Business or have any authority or power to act
for or on behalf of the Company in any manner
whatsoever.
4.2 Limited Liability . No
Member shall be obligated or liable to the Company, any creditor of
the Company, or any other Person, for any Liabilities or debts of
the Company, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise,
solely by reason of being a Member, except as specifically set
forth herein or as otherwise agreed to in writing by such Member.
Except as required by law, no Member shall be liable to the
Company, any other Member, any creditor of the Company, or any
other Person for the repayment of amounts received from the
Company. The failure of the Company to observe any formalities or
requirements relating to the exercise of its powers or management
of its Business or affairs under this Agreement or the Act shall
not be grounds for imposing personal liability on the Members or
the Representatives for Liabilities or debts of the Company,
whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, solely by reason
of being a Member or Representative.
4.3 Withdrawal or Resignation
. Except as provided in Section 19 or 21 , no
Member shall have the right to withdraw or resign as a Member. No
Member shall take any voluntary action that would result in
dissolution of the Company pursuant to the Act.
4.4 Meetings . Regular
meetings of the Members may be held without notice at such time and
at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the
Members by Unanimous Consent. The Company may, but shall not be
required to, hold an annual meeting of the Members. The President
or any Representative, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may call
special meetings of the Members for any purpose. Unless otherwise
determined by the Members by Unanimous Consent, all meetings of the
Members shall be held at the Company’s principal place of
business. Members may participate in any regular or special meeting
of the Members by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment pursuant to which all Persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other or by any other
means permitted by the Act, and such participation shall constitute
presence in person at such meeting. Except as provided herein,
written notice stating the place, day, and hour of a special
meeting of the Members and the purpose or purposes for which the
meeting is called shall be delivered not less than ten (10) or
more than sixty (60) calendar days before the date of a
special meeting to each Member, subject to such shorter notice as
an emergency situation shall reasonably dictate. No actions other
than those specified in the notice may be considered at a special
meeting of the Members unless such consideration is approved by
Unanimous Consent of the Members. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, if all of the Members shall meet at any
time and place and determine by Unanimous Consent to hold a meeting
at such time and place, such meeting shall be valid without call or
notice, and at such meeting any lawful action may be taken.
Accurate minutes of any meeting of the Members shall be taken and
filed with the minute books or other records of the Company.
Promptly thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a copy of such
minutes to the Members.
4.5 Proxies . At all meetings
of the Members, a Member may vote in person or by proxy executed in
writing by the Member or by a duly authorized attorney-in-fact.
Such proxy shall be filed with the Secretary of the Company before
or at the time of the meeting.
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4.6 Action by Members without a Meeting .
Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the
Members may be taken without a meeting if the action is authorized
or approved by a written consent describing the action taken,
signed by all Members, and delivered to the Company for inclusion
in the minute books or for filing with the Company records. A
written consent may be delivered by fax or other electronic means
and there shall be no requirement for maintaining original executed
counterparts in the minute books or other records of the Company.
Any such action by written consent shall be sent to each Member
within five (5) calendar days after the consent is executed
and filed in the minute books or with the Company
records.
4.7 Waiver of Notice . When
any notice of a meeting of the Members is required to be given to
any Member, a waiver thereof in writing signed by or on behalf of
the Member entitled to such notice, whether before, at, or after
such meeting, or such Member’s presence at such meeting,
shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice.
4.8 Actions Requiring Unanimous
Member Consent . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, no decisions or actions involving the Company as
enumerated below shall be made or taken, as applicable, without
Unanimous Consent of the Members:
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except as
otherwise set forth in this Agreement, (a) the sale or
issuance to any Person (including any Member or its Affiliates) of
any equity interests in the Company or options to purchase equity
interests in the Company (or any other securities, options,
warrants, debentures, or other rights to acquire, or that are
convertible into, equity interests in the Company), or (b) the
adjustment of the Percentage Interests held by the
Members;
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except as
provided in Section 19.2 , the admittance of new
Members;
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the place and
time of Member meetings held without notice;
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except as
provided in Section 21 , the voluntary liquidation,
dissolution, or winding up of the Company or the initiation of any
bankruptcy proceedings involving the Company;
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any merger,
consolidation, or conversion of the Company with or into any other
Person, or, except as provided in Section 21 , the
Transfer (by lease, assignment, sale, or otherwise), or proposal to
Transfer, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in
a single transaction or through a series of related
transactions;
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any change in
the size of the Board;
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any amendment
of this Agreement or the Certificate of Formation of the Company
attached as Exhibit A ;
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any action by
the Company to modify, amend, terminate, or replace, or grant any
waiver under, any of the Related Agreements;
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the
registration of any securities of the Company with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission or the listing of any securities
of the Company on any stock exchange or over-the-counter
market;
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any action by
the Members taken without a meeting of the Members;
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the extension
of the term of this Agreement pursuant to Section 21.1
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any other
decision of the Company set forth in this Agreement expressly
requiring Unanimous Consent of the Members; and
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the agreement
or commitment to do any of the foregoing.
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4.9 Other Activities .
Subject to Section 15 , each Member and its Affiliates
may engage in or possess an interest in all business ventures of
every nature and description, independently or with others, even if
such activities compete directly with the business of the other
Member and its Affiliates, and neither the Company nor the other
Member shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in and to
such independent ventures or the income or profits derived from
them.
4.10 Deficit Upon Liquidation
. Upon liquidation as provided in Section 21 , none of
the Members shall be liable to the Company for any deficit in its
Capital Account, nor shall such deficits be deemed assets of the
Company.
4.11 Company Property; Membership
Interests . All property owned by the Company, whether real or
personal, tangible or intangible, and wherever located, shall be
deemed to be owned by the Company and no Member, individually,
shall have any ownership of such property. The Membership Interests
shall constitute personal property.
5. BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES
5.1 Board . Except as
otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the Business and affairs of
the Company shall be managed by or under the exclusive direction of
the Board. The Board shall consist of eight
(8) Representatives, four (4) of whom shall be appointed
by Caterpillar (which appointees shall not be an officer or
employee of the Company or an employee of Caterpillar or one of its
Affiliates who is seconded to the Company), and four (4) of
whom shall be appointed by Navistar (which appointees shall not be
an officer or employee of the Company or an employee of Navistar or
one of its Affiliates who is seconded to the Company). Each
Representative shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Member
appointing such Representative for all purposes of this Agreement,
and all actions taken by such Representative shall be binding on
such Member. Caterpillar’s initial appointees shall be George
Harold Taylor, Jr., Douglas Ray Oberhelman, Bradley L. Halverson
and Gary Albert Stroup. Navistar’s initial appointees shall
be Dee Kapur, Philip Christman, Matthew Foulston and Eric Tech.
Each of the Representatives shall be authorized to appoint a proxy
to participate for him or her on all actions of the Board. Any such
proxy shall be filed with the Secretary at or prior to the meeting
at which any action is taken pursuant to such proxy.
5.2 Chairman . The initial
chairman of the Board shall serve from the Effective Date through
(but not including) the one (1) year anniversary of the Core
ROW Country Launch Date. Each
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subsequent chairman of the Board shall serve a
twelve (12) month term. The initial chairman of the Board
shall be Douglas Ray Oberhelman. The next chairman of the Board
shall be, in Navistar’s discretion, one of the four
(4) Representatives appointed by Navistar with respect to such
period. Caterpillar and Navistar shall thereafter rotate each
twelve (12) month term in determining which of its respective
four (4) Representatives shall serve as chairman of the Board.
The role of the chairman is to chair the meetings of the
Board.
5.3 Required Vote . The
affirmative vote of a majority of all of the Representatives
comprising the Board (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, a
majority only of the Representatives in attendance at a particular
Board meeting) shall be the act of the Board, unless the vote of a
greater proportion of the Representatives comprising the Board is
otherwise required by this Agreement or the Act.
5.4 Term and Removal; Resignation
of Representatives .
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Term and
Removal . Representatives
shall serve in such capacity until their death, disability,
resignation, or removal. The Member appointing a Representative
shall at any time be entitled to remove and replace such
Representative, with or without cause. The Member replacing such
Representative shall promptly deliver a copy of the notice of such
removal and replacement to such Representative, the Board and the
other Member. Removal shall be effective upon receipt of the
written notice of such removal by each of such Representative, the
Board and the other Member.
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Resignation . Any Representative may resign at any time by
giving written notice to the Board and each Member. The resignation
of any Representative shall take effect upon receipt of such notice
by the Board and each Member or at such later time as shall be
specified in the notice.
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5.5 Vacancies . If a vacancy
occurs as a result of the death, disability, resignation, or
removal of a Representative, the Member appointing such
Representative shall promptly, and in any event no later than the
next regularly scheduled meeting, appoint a replacement
Representative.
5.6 Authority of the
Representatives . Unless authorized to do so by this Agreement
or by the Board in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, no Representative shall have any power or authority to
bind the Company in any way, to act as an agent of the Company, to
pledge the Company’s credit, or to render the Company liable
for any purpose.
5.7 No Reimbursement for Expenses
or Compensation . The Representatives shall not be entitled to
reimbursement from the Company for costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the management of the Company and in attending
Board meetings. Such expenses may be reimbursed by the Member
appointing such Representatives, in the sole discretion of such
Member. The Representatives shall not receive any compensation or
salaries from the Company for performing their duties.
5.8 Meetings . Unless
otherwise agreed to by the Board by Majority Consent, regular
meetings of the Board shall be held bi-monthly, and all such
meetings shall be held at the Company’s principal place of
business or at such other place determined by the Board
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Majority Consent. Representatives may
participate in any regular or special meeting of the Board by means
of conference telephone or similar communications equipment
pursuant to which all Persons participating in the meeting can hear
each other or by any other means permitted by the Act, and such
participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Unless otherwise prescribed by law, special meetings of the Board
shall be held whenever called by any Representative. Written notice
stating the place, day, and hour of a special meeting and the
purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be
delivered not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time
of a special meeting to each Representative, subject to such
shorter notice as an emergency situation shall reasonably dictate.
No actions other than those specified in the notice may be
considered at a special meeting of the Board unless such
consideration is approved by Majority Consent of the Board.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if all
of the Representatives shall meet at any time and place and
determine by Majority Consent to hold a meeting at such time and
place, such meeting shall be valid without call or notice, and at
such meeting any lawful action may be taken. Accurate minutes of
any meeting of the Board shall be taken and filed with the minute
books or other records of the Company. Promptly thereafter, the
Secretary shall provide a copy of such minutes to the
Members.
5.9 Action by Written Consent
. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the
Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting
if the action is authorized or approved by a written consent
describing the action taken, signed by all of the Representatives
comprising the Board, and delivered to the Company for inclusion in
the minute books or for filing with the Company records. A written
consent may be delivered by fax or other electronic means and there
shall be no requirement for maintaining original executed
counterparts in the minute books or other records of the
Company.
5.10 Waiver of Notice . When
any notice of a meeting of the Board is required to be given to any
Representative, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the
Representative entitled to such notice, whether before, at, or
after such meeting, or such Representative’s presence at such
meeting, shall be equivalent to the giving of such
notice.
5.11 Committees . By a
resolution adopted with Majority Consent of the Board, the Board
may designate such committees as the Board shall determine and
shall prescribe the manner in which proceedings of such committees
shall be conducted. The provisions of this Agreement with respect
to notice and conduct of meetings of the Board shall govern
meetings of committees of the Board. In resolutions adopted with
Majority Consent of the Board authorizing any committee, the Board
shall specify the authority of any such committee, subject to any
limitations imposed by the Act.
5.12 Limitation of Liability of
Representatives . The Liabilities and debts of the Company,
whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, shall be solely
the Liabilities and debts of the Company, and no Representative
shall be obligated personally for any such Liability or debt of the
Company solely by reason of being a Representative, except as
otherwise required by law. No Representatives shall owe a fiduciary
duty to the Company or to a Member not appointing such
Representative, except for the implied contractual covenant of good
faith and fair dealing provided for under the Act. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, except as otherwise required by
the Act or any other applicable law, in taking any action with
respect to the
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Company (including determining whether to vote
in favor of or against a matter requiring Majority Consent of the
Board), each Representative is obligated to consider only the
interests of the Member that appointed such Representative to the
Board.
5.13 Actions Requiring Majority
Consent of Board . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, no decisions or actions involving the Company
enumerated below (other than any such decision that is already
provided for in this Agreement or in any Related Agreement) shall
be made or taken, as applicable, without Majority Consent of the
Board:
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other than with
regard to the Initial Annual Business Plan and the Initial Rolling
Business Plan, in each case as of the Effective Date, adoption of
each Annual Business Plan and each Rolling Business Plan and all
changes thereto, including all changes to the Initial Annual
Business Plan and the Initial Rolling Business Plan contemplated by
Section 2.3.3 ;
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any change in
the policy of the Company relating to distributions to the Members,
including any amendment to or modification of
Section 18 ;
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the declaration
of any distribution to the Members not in accordance with the
Company’s policy relating to distributions to the Members or
any of the provisions of this Agreement;
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other than with
respect to Related Agreements, which are addressed in
Section 4.8.8 , any transaction or series of related
transactions between the Company (on the one hand) and Caterpillar
or Navistar or one of their respective Affiliates (on the other
hand) (including the entering into, amendment or modification of
any agreement between the Company and Caterpillar, Navistar, or one
of their respective Affiliates);
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except as set
forth in Section 5.14 , any transaction or series of
related transactions between the Company (on the one hand) and any
Representative or officer or employee of the Company (on the other
hand) (including the entering into, amendment or modification of
any agreement between the Company and any Representative or officer
or employee of the Company), except, with respect to officers and
employees of the Company, for any employment agreement, employee
benefit plan or any other arrangement relating to their
employment;
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capital
expenditures that would result (together with any prior capital
expenditures in any Fiscal Year) in the relevant amount set forth
in the Annual Business Plan being exceeded by more than ten percent
(10%) of such amount in such Fiscal Year;
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any lease of
personal property by the Company that would result (together with
any prior leases in any Fiscal Year) in the relevant amount set
forth in the Annual Business Plan being exceeded by more than ten
percent (10%) of such amount in such Fiscal Year;
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except as set
forth in Section 21 , any disposition of assets by the
Company (including by lease from the Company), other than the sale
or lease of JV Trucks and JV Truck Replacement Parts in the
ordinary course of business, that would result (together with any
prior dispositions in any Fiscal Year) in the relevant amount set
forth in the Annual Business Plan being exceeded by more than ten
percent (10%) of such amount in such Fiscal Year;
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any pledge or
hypothecation of, or grant of any lien or other encumbrance on,
assets of the Company (together with any such prior pledges,
hypothecations, liens, or other encumbrances) for an aggregate
consideration in excess of $100,000;
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except as set
forth in Sections 3.2 and 5.13.34 , any arrangement
relating to the creation of indebtedness of the Company for
borrowed money (other than trade payables in the ordinary course of
business) (a) that (together with any prior indebtedness)
would result in the relevant aggregate indebtedness amount set
forth in the Annual Business Plan being exceeded, or (b) on
terms materially different than the terms for such indebtedness
contemplated by the Annual Business Plan;
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any real
property leasehold commitment, contract, agreement, or other
arrangement involving consideration or the creation of a liability,
contingent or otherwise, that (together with any prior payments of
consideration or incurrence of liability in any Fiscal Year under
any such commitment, contract, agreement, or other arrangement)
would result in the relevant amount set forth in the Annual
Business Plan being exceeded by more than ten percent (10%) of
such amount in such Fiscal Year;
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except as
expressly provided in this Agreement (including
Section 14 ), the entering into of any contract by the
Company relating to the licensing or transfer of ownership of, or
granting of rights to, any Intellectual Property of the Company to
another Person (other than a direct or indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company);
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subject to
Section 6 , the appointment or removal of the
President, the CFO, the Secretary, or any other officer designated
by the Board (which designation, in any case, shall be pursuant to
Section 6.2 );
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any guarantee
of the payment of any money by or debt of, or the performance of
any other obligation of, another Person, in excess of $50,000,
individually or in the aggregate;
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except as set
forth in Section 5.15 , the waiver, release, or
abandonment of any legitimate right or claim against any Person
(including any Member or Affiliate thereof) potentially liable to
the Company for an amount in excess of $250,000;
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except as set
forth in Section 5.15 , the initiation or settlement,
or any material decision relating to the prosecution or defense, of
any lawsuit, arbitration, administrative proceeding, or other legal
claim involving an amount at issue in excess of
$250,000;
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the grant of
any general power of attorney or other unlimited authority to act
on behalf of or in the name of the Company;
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the Gross Asset
Value of any in-kind contribution made in lieu of cash as
consideration for an equity interest in the Company;
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the redemption,
purchase, or other acquisition of any outstanding equity interest
in the Company;
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the execution,
modification, extension, renewal, or termination of any material
contract, lease, or other agreement outside the ordinary course of
business of the Company;
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any material
change in the nature or scope of the Business conducted by the
Company, including the commencement of any new line of business or
the conduct of any business not contemplated by this
Agreement;
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the delegation
by the Board of any of its powers ( provided , that such
delegation shall not relieve the Board of its obligations with
respect thereto);
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other than with
respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
NITSA Acquisition Agreement, the purchase or other acquisition or
the sale or other disposition of any equity or debt securities of
another Person, or the entering into of a joint venture,
partnership, or similar arrangement between the Company and another
Person;
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other than with
respect to the NITSA Asset Acquisition Alternative, the purchase or
other acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets, or any
line of business, of another Person;
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the
establishment of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company,
or the issuance, Transfer, pledge, or encumbrance of any equity or
debt securities of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the
Company;
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any change in
the Company’s name or use of a fictitious name;
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the
establishment, approval, or material modification of any benefit or
incentive plans for employees of the Company;
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any decision
related to the compensation of any officer set forth in
Section 6 who is an employee of the Company (and not an
employee of Caterpillar, Navistar, or one of their Affiliates who
is seconded to the Company);
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except as set
forth in Section 11.1 , the direct sale of JV Trucks by
the Company to any Person other than JV Dealers and, to the extent
permitted pursuant to Section 11.1.3 , Governmental COE
Customers and Governmental Conventional Customers;
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any loans or
advances made by the Company in excess of $50,000, individually or
in the aggregate, including intercompany loans and advances to
Caterpillar or Navistar;
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except as
provided in this Agreement, in the Initial Annual Business Plan, in
the Initial Rolling Business Plan, or in any subsequent Annual
Business Plan or any subsequent Rolling Business Plan adopted by
Majority Consent of the Board, the commencement of the manufacture
or assembly of any JV Trucks by the Company and the selection of
any location for any JV Truck Assembly Facility;
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the
establishment or modification of JV Truck product development plans
(including the attributes and characteristics of current and
potential JV Trucks and the objectives relating thereto, the timing
of the development of such JV Trucks, and the funding and other
resources necessary for the development of such JV
Trucks);
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the
establishment or material modification of the terms of the
Company’s standard warranties;
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any requirement
that the Members make loans or additional Capital Contributions to
the Company in addition to those Capital Contribution Commitments
and Loan Commitments set forth in the Initial Annual Business Plan,
the Initial Rolling Business Plan, or any subsequent Annual
Business Plan or any subsequent Rolling Business Plan adopted by
Majority Consent of the Board;
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the entering
into of any futures trading, swap, financial derivative, or other
hedging arrangement;
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subject to
Section 18.12 , (a) the selection, change or
termination of the Company’s independent auditor,
(b) the selection or material change of the accounting
methods, methodologies, practices, procedures, or policies utilized
by the Company (except for those changes that are required by any
new accounting standards or any regulatory requirements), and
(c) the approval of the annual financial statements for the
twelve (12) month period ended at the end of each Fiscal Year
and the financial statements for the twelve (12) month period
ended each December 31;
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any action,
decision, or election made by the Members in connection with taxes
(including the preparation and filing of the Company’s
federal and state income tax returns, or in directing the actions
of the Tax Matters Partner) to the extent the Members do not
otherwise agree pursuant to Section 8.2.10 and
Article 18 ;
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the
establishment of any account with any bank or other financial
institution to hold the funds and securities of the
Company;
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any other
decisions of the Company set forth in this Agreement expressly
requiring Majority Consent of the Board;
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take any action
expressly prohibited to be taken by the Company under the Mahindra
Waiver; and
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or commitment to do any of the foregoing.
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5.14 Indemnification of
Representatives, Officers, Employees and Other Agents . The
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Representatives,
officers, employees (including employees of Caterpillar, Navistar,
or one of their Affiliates who are seconded to the Company), and
other agents of the Company (each an “ Indemnitee
”) against any Liabilities arising out of any claim, demand,
action, suit, or proceeding related to the performance or
non-performance of any act concerning the Business or the
activities of the Company, if (a) such Indemnitee acted in
good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Company (subject to the
provisions of Section 5.12 ), (b) such
Indemnitee’s action or inaction does not constitute
recklessness, and (c) with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her
conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit, or
proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of
itself, create a presumption (i) that such Indemnitee did not
act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Company, (ii) that such Indemnitee’s action or inaction
constitutes recklessness, or (iii) with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, that such Indemnitee had reasonable
cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. Any expenses
covered by the foregoing indemnification shall be paid by the
Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit,
or proceeding; provided , that it appears reasonably likely
in the good faith judgment of the Board (as determined by Majority
Consent) that such Indemnitee is or shall be entitled to
indemnification, and provided further that such Indemnitee agrees
to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that he or she
is not entitled to be indemnified.
5.15 Control of Certain Legal
Proceedings . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement (including Section 5.13.15 and
Section 5.13.16 ), the initiation, prosecution,
settlement, and defense of any lawsuit, arbitration, administrative
proceeding, or other legal claim by a Member or any of its
Affiliates against or involving the Company or any of its direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiaries or by the Company or any of its
direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries against or involving a
Member or any of its Affiliates shall be controlled solely by the
Representatives appointed to the Board by the other Member. Such
Representatives shall have the right, to the exclusion of the other
Representatives, (a) to manage and control any such lawsuit,
arbitration, administrative proceeding, or other legal claim, and
(b) to direct the officers and employees of the Company with
respect to any such lawsuit, arbitration, administrative
proceeding, or other legal claim.
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6. OFFICERS
6.1 Qualifications . Each
officer of the Company shall be a natural person. An officer need
not be a resident of the State of Delaware. No officer of the
Company shall be a Representative. Each of the President and the
Chief Financial Officer (“ CFO ”) shall dedicate
all of his business time and attention to the business and affairs
of the Company.
6.2 Nomination and
Appointment . The officers of the Company shall consist of a
President, a CFO, a Secretary, and such other officers as
determined by the Board by Majority Consent. Subject to the
selection process set forth in this Section 6.2 with
respect to the President, the CFO, and the Secretary, all officers
shall be appointed by the Board by Majority Consent. The initial
President, and each subsequent President, shall be nominated by the
Representatives appointed by Navistar. The initial CFO and
Secretary, and each subsequent CFO and Secretary, shall be
nominated by the Representatives appointed by Caterpillar. Each
nominee for President, CFO and Secretary may be (a) an
employee of Navistar, Caterpillar, or the Company, or (b) any
other person. The appointment of a nominee to any officer position
of the Company (including any nominee for President, CFO or
Secretary) shall be subject to the Majority Consent of the Board,
it being understood that each Representative may withhold his
approval in his discretion for the appointment of such nominee.
Except as otherwise determined by the Board by Majority Consent,
each of the President, the CFO and the Secretary shall serve in
such office for a term of three (3) years, or until his or her
earlier death, disability, resignation, or, upon the request of the
Member nominating such officer, removal by the Board by Majority
Consent (it being understood that each Representative may withhold
his approval in his discretion for the removal of such officer). At
the end of the three (3) year term of service of each of the
President, CFO and Secretary, the Member’s Representatives
responsible for selecting the nominee for such office shall
designate as the nominee for such office, in their discretion,
either the individual who then holds such office or another
individual. If any individual’s term of service as an officer
expires prior to the approval of the reinstatement of such
individual to such office or the replacement of such individual
with another individual for such office, in each case, by the Board
by Majority Consent, all management vested in such office pursuant
to this Agreement or otherwise by the Board shall be vested in the
Board until such reinstatement or replacement is approved by the
Board by Majority Consent.
6.3 President . The President
shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, under the
direction and subject to the control of the Board, the President in
general shall, subject to Section 5 , manage the
Business and affairs of the Company and shall see that all orders
and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect.
6.4 Chief Financial Officer .
The CFO shall have the care and custody of all the funds and
securities of the Company. Subject to Section 5 and as
may be otherwise limited by the Board, the CFO may endorse checks,
drafts, and other instruments for the payment of money for deposit
or collection when necessary or proper and may deposit the same to
the credit of the Company in such banks or depositories as the
Board may designate from time to time, and the CFO may endorse all
financial documents requiring endorsements for or on behalf of the
Company. The CFO may sign all receipts and vouchers for payments
made to the Company. The CFO shall render an account of his or her
transactions to the Board or President as the Board or President
shall require from time to time. The CFO shall enter regularly in
the books to be kept by him or
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her for that purpose, a full and adequate
account of all monies received and paid by him or her on account of
the Company. The CFO shall also perform, under the direction and
subject to the control of the Board and the President, such other
duties as may be assigned to him or her from time to
time.
6.5 Vice Presidents . Any
Vice President nominated and appointed by the Board shall act
subject to the direction and control of the President. Subject to
Section 5 , each Vice President may execute and deliver
any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments that
the Board or the President has authorized to be executed and
delivered, except in cases where the execution and delivery thereof
shall be expressly and exclusively delegated to another officer of
the Company by the Board or this Agreement, or where the execution
and delivery thereof shall be required by law to be executed and
delivered by another Person. In general, each Vice President shall
perform all duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the
Board. Each Vice President shall consult with the President in
connection with the performance of his or her duties.
6.6 Secretary . The Secretary
shall attend all meetings of the Members and of the Board and
record correctly the proceedings of such meetings and record all
votes in a minute book suitable for such purposes. The Secretary
shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the
Members and of the Board. The Secretary shall attest with his or
her signature all deeds, conveyances, or other instruments
requiring the seal of the Company. The Secretary shall keep in safe
custody the seal, if any, of the Company. The Secretary shall also
perform, under the direction and subject to the control of the
Board, such other duties as may be assigned to him or her from time
to time.
6.7 Treasurer . Any Treasurer
designated and appointed by the Board shall be subject to the
direction of the CFO and shall assist the CFO in the performance of
his or her duties. At the direction of the CFO or in the event of
his or her absence or disability, the Treasurer shall perform the
duties of the CFO. The Treasurer shall have custody of the Company
funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of
receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Company and
shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and
to the credit of the Company in such banks or depositories as may
be designated by the CFO or the Board. The Treasurer shall disburse
the funds of the Company as may be ordered by the President, the
CFO or the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements,
and shall render to the Board at its regular meetings or when the
Board so requires, an account of all of the Treasurer’s
transactions and of the financial condition of the Company. The
Treasurer shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned
to him or her from time to time by the CFO or the Board.
6.8 Other Officers . In
general, any other officer nominated and appointed by the Board and
not otherwise described in Sections 6.3 through
6.7 shall perform all duties as may be prescribed from time
to time by the Board and shall be subject to the direction and
control of the President in connection with the performance of his
or her duties.
6.9 Compensation; Reimbursement
of Expenses . The salaries or other compensation of each
officer of the Company who is an employee of the Company (and not
an employee of Caterpillar, Navistar, or one of their Affiliates
who is seconded to the Company) shall be fixed
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from time to time by the Board, upon Majority
Consent, as part of the Annual Business Plan. The officers of the
Company shall be entitled to prompt reimbursement from the Company
of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the course of
the performance of their duties.
6.10 General Counsel . The
initial General Counsel, and each subsequent General Counsel, shall
be appointed by the Board by Majority Consent, it being understood
that each Representative may withhold his approval in his
discretion for any candidate for such position. The General Counsel
may be an employee of Navistar, Caterpillar or the Company. The
initial General Counsel, and each subsequent General Counsel, may
be removed for cause by the Representatives appointed by either
Member, in which case the Board and the President shall cause the
General Counsel to be promptly removed. If the General Counsel is
an employee of Navistar or Caterpillar, the Board will establish
guidelines with respect to communications with legal counsel
(whether outside or in-house) for the Members.
7. SECONDED PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEES
7.1 Initial Staffing Plan .
The Company shall be staffed with personnel in accordance with the
Initial Staffing Plan agreed to by the Members (the “
Initial Staffing Plan ”), which sets forth the name
and job title of each salaried or management seconded personnel of
the Company. All subsequent staffing plans for the Company (each a
“ Subsequent Staffing Plan ”) shall be
incorporated into the Annual Business Plan and the Rolling Business
Plan of the Company and shall include (i) each salaried or
management direct employee of the Company, (ii) each salaried
or management seconded personnel of the Company, and (iii) the
approximate number of hourly direct employees of the
Company.
7.2 Seconded Personnel .
Caterpillar and Navistar shall second, or cause their respective
Affiliates to second, to the Company such salaried and management
personnel in accordance with the Initial Staffing Plan and all
Subsequent Staffing Plans and pursuant to the terms of the
applicable Employee Secondment Agreement between the Company (on
the one hand) and each of Caterpillar or its Affiliates and
Navistar or its Affiliates (on the other hand). All decisions
relating to the identification of any Member employee to be
seconded to the Company and the significant terms of such
secondment arrangement (including the date on which such
employee’s secondment to the Company commences and the
duration of such secondment period), to the extent not already set
forth in the Initial Staffing Plan or a Subsequent Staffing Plan,
or in the applicable Employee Secondment Agreement, shall be
determined by the Board by Majority Consent.
7.3 Employees . The Company
shall hire such employees in accordance with a Subsequent Staffing
Plan, as may be amended by the Board by Majority Consent. No
current employees of either Member shall become direct employees of
the Company on the Effective Date. All decisions relating to the
hiring and employment terms of the President or any Company
employee who reports directly to the President or whose annual base
salary exceeds $150,000, to the extent not set forth in a
Subsequent Staffing Plan, shall be determined by the Board by
Majority Consent. The Board, by Majority Consent, shall develop
rules and regulations pertaining to its internal affairs and
operations and the conduct of employees that shall be compatible
with those of Caterpillar and Navistar, and which rules and
regulations shall also
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apply to the seconded personnel. From and after
the commencement of the secondment period provided for in each
Employee Secondment Agreement, if the Company advertises any job
opening that an employee of Caterpillar or Navistar voluntarily
applies for and fills, then upon filling such job opening, such
employee shall cease being an employee of Caterpillar or Navistar
(as applicable) and shall become a Company employee (it being
understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that any employee transfers
described in this sentence shall be separate and distinct from the
secondment arrangement described in Section 7.2
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7.4 Compensation . The Board
shall, upon Majority Consent, develop and implement the initial
compensation plans applicable to Company employees and the initial
incentive compensation plans applicable to Company employees and
Company seconded personnel. All subsequent compensation plans for
the Company shall be incorporated into the Annual Business Plan and
the Rolling Business Plan of the Company. The compensation plans
and the incentive compensation plans for the Company employees
shall be designed to focus Company employees on achieving the
business objectives of the Company. The incentive compensation
plans for the Company seconded personnel shall be designed to focus
each seconded individual on achieving both the business objectives
of such individual’s employer (i.e., Caterpillar or Navistar,
as applicable) and the business objectives of the
Company.
7.5 Management Positions .
The Members agree to allocate certain initial Company management
positions in accordance with Section 6.2 and the
Initial Staffing Plan. Subject to Section 6.2 , for
subsequent appointments, the President shall nominate replacements
for these positions due to death, disability, resignation,
retirement, or termination, without regard to Member alignments,
which nominations shall be subject to the approval of the Board by
Majority Consent.
7.6 Labor and Union Issues .
Caterpillar and Navistar shall work to minimize the influence of
third parties in the Company work force. Neither Caterpillar nor
Navistar shall agree to any union agreement provisions that limit
the ability of either Member or the Company to operate
independently. Caterpillar and Navistar shall work together to
coordinate all communication with unions that are related to the
formation of the Company.
7.7 Non-Hire .
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Without the
prior written consent of Navistar, neither Caterpillar nor any of
its Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, employ (a) any
Navistar employee who is seconded to the Company pursuant to the
applicable Employee Secondment Agreement during the period that
such Navistar employee is seconded to the Company, or (b) any
Company employee during the period that such individual is a
Company employee; provided that, in the case of each of
clauses (a) and (b) , neither Caterpillar nor
any of its Affiliates shall be precluded from hiring any such
individual who (A) initiates discussions regarding such
employment, or (B) responds to any public advertisement,
unless the advertisement is undertaken with the intention of
violating this Section 7.7.1 , placed by Caterpillar or
one of its Affiliates.
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Without the
prior written consent of Caterpillar, neither Navistar nor any of
its Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, employ (a) any
Caterpillar employee who is seconded to the Company pursuant to the
applicable Employee Secondment Agreement during the period that
such Caterpillar employee is seconded to the Company, or
(b) any Company employee during the period that such
individual is a Company employee; provided that, in the case
of each of clauses (a) and (b) , neither
Navistar nor any of its Affiliates shall be precluded from hiring
any such individual who (A) initiates discussions regarding
such employment, or (B) responds to any public advertisement,
unless the advertisement is undertaken with the intention of
violating this Section 7.7.2 , placed by Navistar or
one of its Affiliates.
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8. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SOLD BY MEMBERS TO THE
COMPANY
8.1 Generally . Each Member
shall provide the Company with certain products and services
pursuant to the terms of one or more sales agreements and service
agreements. Certain of such agreements are being entered into by
the Members and the Company simultaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement pursuant to Section 1.6 ,
and certain of such agreements shall be entered into by the Members
and the Company following the Effective Date as and when approved
by the Board by Majority Consent. All such agreements shall follow
the general principles set forth in Section 8.2
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8.2 Certain Principles
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The Company may
purchase, in its discretion, completely built JV Trucks and JV
Truck Components that are part of knock-down kits for JV
Trucks.
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8.2.2
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Completely
built JV Trucks shall be sold by Navistar to the Company pursuant
to the Truck Sales Agreement.
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8.2.3
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JV Truck
Components (whether or not part of a knock-down kit) and JV Truck
Replacement Parts shall be sold by each Member to the Company
pursuant to the applicable Master Component Supply Agreements, and
the Company shall be permitted to source components and parts from
any Person, including third parties or the Members.
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8.2.4
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Costs and
expenses associated with kitting a knock-down kit shall be paid for
by the Company.
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8.2.5
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All research
and development services and Mark-Up Engineering Services, in each
case, relating to product design and product development provided
by a Member shall be sold to the Company at
Cost–plus-5%.
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Logistics services to be provided
by Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. or its subsidiaries (if and
to the extent retained by the Company to perform such services)
shall be sold to the Company at prices that are negotiated by
Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. or its subsidiaries and the
Company. If the
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Company does not retain Caterpillar
Logistics Services, Inc. or its subsidiaries to provide such
services, the Company shall be permitted with the Majority Consent
of the Board to retain any other Person, including third parties,
to provide logistics services related to Caterpillar Brand JV Truck
Replacement Parts or Navistar Brand JV Truck Replacement
Parts.
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8.2.7
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The terms on
which Caterpillar Financial shall provide financing services in
connection with the Company’s Business, if Caterpillar
Financial is retained by the Company to provide such services, will
be negotiated by Caterpillar Financial and the Company. The
Company, with the Majority Consent of the Board, may also retain
other Persons, including third parties or Navistar or one of its
Affiliates, to provide financing services to or on behalf of the
Company or with respect to JV Trucks or JV Truck Replacement
Parts.
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Any service not
described in Sections 8.2.1 through 8.2.7 that is
rendered directly by a Member or any of its Affiliates to the
Company shall be sold to the Company at Cost-plus-2.5% to the
extent permissible under applicable law.
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All services
that are purchased by a Member or any of its Affiliates from a
third party and then re-sold to the Company shall be so sold to the
Company on a pass-through basis without mark-up.
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Each of the
principles set forth in this Section 8.2 and any
dealings or arrangements between the Members or any of their
Affiliates and the Company shall conform to the transfer pricing
rules and guidelines (when applicable) and any other applicable tax
law. The Members jointly shall decide whether such dealings and
arrangements conform and shall provide recommendations to meet the
requirements of such rules and guidelines. The Parties will use
their commercially reasonable efforts to source services and goods
in such a manner as to reduce or eliminate intercompany mark-ups
for cross border services and goods.
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9. JV TRUCK MODELS; MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF JV
TRUCKS
9.1 JV Truck Models . JV
Truck Models shall include all of Navistar’s models for
Medium Duty Trucks and Heavy Duty Trucks set forth in the Initial
Rolling Business Plan. JV Truck Models may also include
(a) any and all of Navistar’s models for Medium Duty
Trucks and Heavy Duty Trucks existing as of the Effective Date
(irrespective of where in the world such models are sold by
Navistar or any of its Affiliates) and, to the extent not included
in clause (a) , (b) any model for Medium Duty Trucks or
Heavy Duty Trucks developed by Navistar or the Company after the
Effective Date, and (c) any truck model sold by Navistar or
any of its Affiliates to Caterpillar or any of its Affiliates in
the U.S., Canada or Mexico under the North American Severe Service
Truck Sales Agreement, in each of clauses (a) , (b)
and (c) as approved by the Board by Majority
Consent.
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9.2 Manufacture of JV Trucks by Navistar
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Generally . At any time following the Effective Date,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Truck
Sales Agreement, Navistar (or, with the Majority Consent of the
Board, any third party) shall manufacture, assemble and sell to the
Company, and the Company shall purchase from Navistar (or such
third-party manufacturer, if applicable), finished Navistar Truck
Models and Caterpillar Truck Models pursuant to the Truck Sales
Agreement or a truck sales agreement with such third-party
manufacturer.
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Allocation
of Production Resources .
Navistar’s obligation to supply Navistar Truck Models and
Caterpillar Truck Models to the Company under the Truck Sales
Agreement shall be subject to the terms, conditions and allocation
methodologies agreed to by the Members.
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9.2.3
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Company
Engine Strategy . The
Parties agree to pursue the Company’s engine strategy
heretofore agreed to and initialed by the Members.
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9.3 Establishment of JV Truck
Assembly Facility . At any time following the Effective Date,
upon the determination of the Board by Majority Consent, the
Company may establish a JV Truck Assembly Facility for the
manufacture or assembly of JV Truck Models. The Company, upon the
determination of the Board by Majority Consent, may establish a
separate direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary in each country
in which the Company intends to manufacture or assemble JV
Trucks.
9.4 JV Truck Components
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After any JV
Truck Assembly Facility commences the assembly of a JV Truck model
(or any JV Truck Component relating thereto), the Company may
purchase JV Truck Components directly from Navistar or Caterpillar
pursuant to Master Component Supply Agreements or from any third
party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Members agree and
acknowledge that (a) differences may arise in the pricing,
terms, and availability with respect to direct material purchases
by the Company (on the one hand) and the Members (on the other
hand) if and when the Company chooses suppliers or JV Truck
Components that differ from what is consistent with the
Members’ then-current sourcing strategies, and (b) other
factors, including loss of scale, logistics, country duties, and
taxes, may impact the pricing, terms, and availability of direct
material purchases by the Company. Accordingly, in order to
facilitate the identification of market-competitive opportunities
for direct material purchases, the Company shall form a sourcing
council (the “ Sourcing Council ”). The Sourcing
Council shall include, at a minimum, one Company executive member
and a representative from each Member’s global purchasing
organization, with such three (3) members being the sole
voting members. All strategic sourcing decisions, including any
decisions to source from a Member’s internal division(s),
must be approved (i) by a unanimous vote of the Sourcing
Council, or (ii) in the absence of a unanimous vote of the
Sourcing Council on any strategic sourcing decision, by Majority
Consent of the Board.
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The Company,
upon Majority Consent by the Board, may contract with the Members
to provide JV Truck Component purchasing services, which allocation
of services between the Members shall be determined by the Board by
Majority Consent.
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Notwithstanding
Sections 9.4.1 and 9.4.2 , unless the Board agrees
otherwise by Majority Consent, any JV Truck manufactured or
assembled by Navistar or the Company on or prior to
December 31, 2010 and containing an automatic transmission
shall be manufactured or assembled to include exclusively automatic
transmissions manufactured or assembled by Allison Transmission,
Inc. Navistar shall not, without the Majority Consent of the Board,
amend or renew its purchase agreement with Allison Transmission,
Inc. in any manner that would restrict any activities of the
Company.
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Furthermore, as
part of the ongoing efforts by Navistar or any of its Affiliates to
develop its transmission strategy for vehicles that are not JV
Truck Models, Caterpillar will be given the opportunity and a
reasonable period of time to be included among the consideration
set of potential suppliers for new transmission business prior to
Navistar materially amending or renewing its purchase agreement
with Allison Transmission, Inc., or prior to executing any new
transmission purchase agreement between Navistar or any of its
Affiliates (on the one hand) and any other Person (on the other
hand), in any case, with respect to any trucks or other vehicles to
be sold by Navistar or its Affiliates anywhere in the world. If
Caterpillar makes a bona fide offer for such new transmission
business, Navistar shall consider, and shall cause its Affiliates
to consider and discuss, such offer in good faith, but is not
required to accept or negotiate such offer and is free to amend or
renew such purchase agreement with Allison Transmission, Inc. or
execute a new transmission purchase agreement with any third
party.
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9.5 Sales of Certain Medium Duty
Trucks and Heavy Duty Trucks in North America . Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Related Agreements
and except as otherwise provided herein, including
Section 15.3 , during the period commencing on the
Effective Date and ending upon the occurrence of the Triggering
Event, neither Member nor its respective 5% Affiliates shall,
directly or indirectly, sell in North America any Medium Duty
Trucks or Heavy Duty Trucks, or truck kits (including SKD’s
and CKD’s) therefor, to any Person (whether to a dealer,
distributor, OEM, end user or other Person) if such Member or its
5% Affiliate reasonably expects any such truck or kit will be used
in the ROW. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the
Members agree that any such truck having non-North American
specifications shall be presumed to be sold for use in the
ROW.
10. JV TRUCK REPLACEMENT PARTS
10.1 Generally . The Company
shall be accountable for all JV Truck Replacement Parts and shall
manage the JV Truck Replacement Parts business according to the
following general principles:
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Profits from
the sales of JV Truck Replacement Parts shall be for the account of
the Company;
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The overall
goal of the Company shall be to focus and grow the JV Truck
Replacement Parts revenue, profitability, and market
share;
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Pricing for all
JV Truck Replacement Parts shall be established by the Company. In
determining such pricing, the Company shall (a) consider
pricing between similar Caterpillar Brand parts, Navistar Brand
parts, and Common Parts, and (b) seek to encourage JV Dealers
to source parts solely from the Company’s intended
distribution channels for such parts. Navistar may provide pricing
research and recommendations to the Company as a service pursuant
to the Master Terms for Purchased Services. Caterpillar and
Navistar may provide engine pricing research and recommendations to
the Company as a service pursuant to the Master Terms for Purchased
Services;
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The Caterpillar
Brand and Navistar Brand JV Truck Replacement Parts business shall
be managed by the Company in a manner consistent with the brand
management strategy of Caterpillar and Navistar, respectively,
including new product introduction and support
activities;
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10.1.5
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Caterpillar
Brand parts (e.g., Caterpillar filters, belts, batteries, oil,
coolant, etc.) shall be used on Caterpillar Truck Models and
engines where possible;
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10.1.6
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Navistar Brand
parts (e.g., Navistar filters, belts, batteries, oil, coolant,
etc.) shall be used on Navistar Truck Models and engines where
possible;
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Caterpillar, in
its sole discretion, shall determine whether All-Makes Parts shall
be distributed to JV Dealers that sell Caterpillar Truck Models or
Caterpillar Brand JV Truck Replacement Parts unless such JV Dealer
also sells Navistar Truck Models, in which event such determination
shall be made by the Board upon Majority Consent;
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Navistar, in
its sole discretion, shall determine whether All-Makes Parts shall
be distributed to JV Dealers that sell only Navistar Truck Models
or only Navistar Brand JV Truck Replacement Parts unless such JV
Dealer also sells Caterpillar Truck Models, in which event such
determination shall be made by the Board upon Majority
Consent;
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Except for
sales to military customers and certain Governmental Conventional
Customers by Navistar and its Affiliates pursuant to the provisions
of Section 11.1.3.2 or otherwise pursuant to the
provisions of Section 15.3.4 , none of the Company,
Caterpillar, Navistar or their respective 5% Affiliates (excluding
the Mahindra JV) shall sell Will-Fit Parts for JV Trucks in the ROW
(it being understood and agreed that Navistar will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the Mahindra JV from
selling Will-Fit Parts for JV Trucks in the ROW);
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Caterpillar or
Navistar, as applicable, shall seek to obtain for the Company or
seek to pass on to the Company any supplier incentives or rebates
in connection with the Company’s purchase of JV Truck
Components and JV Truck Replacement Parts;
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The Company and
each Member shall seek to avoid public disclosure of JV Truck
Replacement Parts revenues and profits, except as may be required
by applicable law or securities regulatory authorities;
and
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10.1.12
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Replacement
Parts and Components Sold by the Company to the Members
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10.1.12.1 Pursuant to Master
Component Supply Agreement No. 6, Caterpillar shall have the
right to purchase all replacement parts from the Company for
re-sale by Caterpillar in North America solely for use in
connection with Caterpillar Trucks and Caterpillar-branded
Vocational Heavy Duty COE Trucks sold in North America. Navistar
shall sell such replacement parts that are produced by Navistar or
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