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AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT VENTURE OPERATING AGREEMENT

Joint Venture JV Agreement

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Title: AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT VENTURE OPERATING AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 9/15/2009
Industry: Auto and Truck Manufacturers     Law Firm: Latham Watkins     Sector: Consumer Cyclical

AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT VENTURE OPERATING AGREEMENT, Parties: navistar international corp , caterpillar inc , nc2 global llc
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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

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

PAGE

  1.

  

GENERAL

  

1

  

1.1

  

Definitions

  

1

  

1.2

  

Effective Date

  

1

  

1.3

  

Formation of the Company

  

2

  

1.4

  

Offices

  

2

  

1.5

  

Term of Existence

  

2

  

1.6

  

Related Agreements

  

2

  

1.7

  

Registered Office/Agent

  

3

  2.

  

BUSINESS

  

4

  

2.1

  

Business Generally

  

4

  

2.2

  

Business Plans

  

4

  

2.3

  

Operations in Core ROW Countries, Legacy Countries, and other Non-Core ROW Countries

  

7

  

2.4

  

Formation of Subsidiaries

  

20

  

2.5

  

Modifications to Structure

  

20

  3.

  

CAPITAL STRUCTURE; FINANCING; DISTRIBUTION POLICY

  

20

  

3.1

  

Initial Contributions; Percentage Interests

  

20

  

3.2

  

Additional Contributions and Funding

  

21

  4.

  

MEMBERS

  

25

  

4.1

  

No Management by Members

  

25

  

4.2

  

Limited Liability

  

25

  

4.3

  

Withdrawal or Resignation

  

25

  

4.4

  

Meetings

  

25

  

4.5

  

Proxies

  

25

  

4.6

  

Action by Members without a Meeting

  

26

  

4.7

  

Waiver of Notice

  

26

  

4.8

  

Actions Requiring Unanimous Member Consent

  

26

  

4.9

  

Other Activities

  

27

  

4.10

  

Deficit Upon Liquidation

  

27

  

4.11

  

Company Property; Membership Interests

  

27


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PAGE

  5.

  

BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES

  

27

  

5.1

  

Board

  

27

  

5.2

  

Chairman

  

27

  

5.3

  

Required Vote

  

28

  

5.4

  

Term and Removal; Resignation of Representatives

  

28

  

5.5

  

Vacancies

  

28

  

5.6

  

Authority of the Representatives

  

28

  

5.7

  

No Reimbursement for Expenses or Compensation

  

28

  

5.8

  

Meetings

  

28

  

5.9

  

Action by Written Consent

  

29

  

5.10

  

Waiver of Notice

  

29

  

5.11

  

Committees

  

29

  

5.12

  

Limitation of Liability of Representatives

  

29

  

5.13

  

Actions Requiring Majority Consent of Board

  

30

  

5.14

  

Indemnification of Representatives, Officers, Employees and Other Agents

  

34

  

5.15

  

Control of Certain Legal Proceedings

  

34

  6.

  

OFFICERS

  

35

  

6.1

  

Qualifications

  

35

  

6.2

  

Nomination and Appointment

  

35

  

6.3

  

President

  

35

  

6.4

  

Chief Financial Officer

  

35

  

6.5

  

Vice Presidents

  

36

  

6.6

  

Secretary

  

36

  

6.7

  

Treasurer

  

36

  

6.8

  

Other Officers

  

36

  

6.9

  

Compensation; Reimbursement of Expenses

  

36

  

6.10

  

General Counsel

  

37

  7.

  

SECONDED PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEES

  

37

  

7.1

  

Initial Staffing Plan

  

37

 

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7.2

  

Seconded Personnel

  

37

  

7.3

  

Employees

  

37

  

7.4

  

Compensation

  

38

  

7.5

  

Management Positions

  

38

  

7.6

  

Labor and Union Issues

  

38

  

7.7

  

Non-Hire

  

38

  8.

  

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SOLD BY MEMBERS TO THE COMPANY

  

39

  

8.1

  

Generally

  

39

  

8.2

  

Certain Principles

  

39

  9.

  

JV TRUCK MODELS; MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF JV TRUCKS

  

40

  

9.1

  

JV Truck Models

  

40

  

9.2

  

Manufacture of JV Trucks by Navistar

  

41

  

9.3

  

Establishment of JV Truck Assembly Facility

  

41

  

9.4

  

JV Truck Components

  

41

  

9.5

  

Sales of Certain Medium Duty Trucks and Heavy Duty Trucks in North America

  

42

10.

  

JV TRUCK REPLACEMENT PARTS

  

42

  

10.1

  

Generally

  

42

  

10.2

  

Organization and Management

  

45

  

10.3

  

Purchase and Distribution of JV Truck Replacement Parts

  

46

  

10.4

  

Remanufacturing Services

  

48

  

10.5

  

Allocation of JV Truck Replacement Parts Sold by the Company

  

49

  

10.6

  

Allocation of JV Truck Components and JV Truck Replacement Parts that are Sourced by the Company from a Member

  

49

11.

  

DISTRIBUTION AND SALES; JV DEALERS

  

49

  

11.1

  

Truck Sales

  

49

  

11.2

  

Branding Strategy; Selection of JV Truck Models

  

56

  

11.3

  

Selection of JV Dealers; Agreements with JV Dealers

  

56

  

11.4

  

Marketing, Sales, and Dealer Support and Administrative Services

  

59

  

11.5

  

Product Support Responsibilities

  

59

  

11.6

  

Financing

  

60

 

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PAGE

12.

  

SERVICE

  

60

  

12.1

  

Certification as Service Providers

  

60

  

12.2

  

Training of JV Dealers

  

61

  

12.3

  

Service Campaigns and Guidelines for Repair

  

61

  

12.4

  

Service Publications and Technical Information

  

61

13.

  

WARRANTY

  

61

  

13.1

  

Generally

  

61

  

13.2

  

Sales by the Members to the Company

  

61

  

13.3

  

Legacy Warranties

  

62

  

13.4

  

Goodwill Policy

  

62

  

13.5

  

Warranty Administration

  

63

  

13.6

  

Extended Warranty or Service Coverage

  

64

14.

  

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

  

64

  

14.1

  

Members’ Intellectual Property Licenses

  

64

  

14.2

  

Members’ Background Intellectual Property

  

64

  

14.3

  

Company Intellectual Property

  

64

  

14.4

  

R&D; Development

  

65

  

14.5

  

Third Party Infringement Claims

  

65

  

14.6

  

Post-Termination Ownership of Certain Intellectual Property

  

65

15.

  

NON-COMPETITION COVENANTS

  

66

  

15.1

  

Business

  

66

  

15.2

  

Contracts Restricting the Company

  

67

  

15.3

  

Certain Exceptions to Non-Competition Covenants

  

67

  

15.4

  

Acquisition of Publicly-Traded Securities

  

73

  

15.5

  

Member Acquisition

  

73

  

15.6

  

Additional Agreements

  

75

16.

  

INDEMNIFICATION FOR DEALER LIABILITY

  

75

  

16.1

  

Dealer Liability Indemnities

  

75

  

16.2

  

Indemnification Procedures

  

75

  

16.3

  

Liability Insurance

  

76

 

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PAGE

17.

  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

  

76

  

17.1

  

Representations and Warranties of Members

  

76

  

17.2

  

Survival of Warranties

  

78

18.

  

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; DISTRIBUTIONS; TAX MATTERS; RECORDS

  

78

  

18.1

  

Capital Account Maintenance

  

78

  

18.2

  

Capital Account Balances

  

78

  

18.3

  

Allocation of Profits and Losses

  

79

  

18.4

  

Distributions

  

79

  

18.5

  

Regulatory Allocations

  

80

  

18.6

  

Section 704(c) of the Code; Other Tax Allocation Rules

  

82

  

18.7

  

Allocation of Nonrecourse Liabilities

  

82

  

18.8

  

Partnership Treatment

  

83

  

18.9

  

Tax Return

  

83

  

18.10

  

Tax Matters Partner; Tax Elections

  

83

  

18.11

  

Accounting Records

  

84

  

18.12

  

Reports

  

84

  

18.13

  

Other Tax Information

  

85

  

18.14

  

Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Internal Controls

  

85

  

18.15

  

Tax Decisions by the Members

  

85

19.

  

TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS

  

85

  

19.1

  

Restriction on Transfers

  

85

  

19.2

  

Permitted Transfers to Subsidiaries

  

88

  

19.3

  

Absolute Prohibitions on Transfers

  

88

20.

  

DISPUTES AND DEADLOCKS

  

88

21.

  

TERM; TERMINATION; DISTRIBUTIONS ON TERMINATION

  

89

  

21.1

  

Term

  

89

  

21.2

  

Termination

  

89

  

21.3

  

Dissolution and Liquidation

  

91

  

21.4

  

Proceeds in Liquidation

  

91

  

21.5

  

Distribution of Assets on Dissolution of the Company

  

92

 

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21.6

  

Buy-Out Interest Option and Buy/Sell Option

  

94

  

21.7

  

Post-Termination Commercial Arrangements

  

99

  

21.8

  

Additional Rights

  

106

22.

  

CONFIDENTIALITY; PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

  

106

  

22.1

  

Treatment of Confidential Information

  

106

  

22.2

  

Permitted Disclosures

  

106

  

22.3

  

Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable Law

  

106

  

22.4

  

Survival of Confidentiality Obligations

  

106

  

22.5

  

Non-Disclosure of Agreement; Publicity

  

107

  

22.6

  

No License

  

107

23.

  

MISCELLANEOUS

  

107

  

23.1

  

Disclaimer

  

107

  

23.2

  

Limitation of Damages

  

107

  

23.3

  

Expenses

  

107

  

23.4

  

Force Majeure

  

107

  

23.5

  

Survival

  

108

  

23.6

  

Further Actions and Assurances

  

108

  

23.7

  

Good Faith Reliance on Terms of Agreement

  

108

  

23.8

  

Counterparts

  

108

  

23.9

  

Entire Agreement

  

108

  

23.10

  

Succession and Assignment

  

108

  

23.11

  

Amendments and Waiver

  

108

  

23.12

  

Applicable Law

  

109

  

23.13

  

Venue

  

109

  

23.14

  

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

  

109

  

23.15

  

Specific Performance

  

109

  

23.16

  

Determination of Fair Market Value

  

109

  

23.17

  

Remedies Cumulative

  

110

  

23.18

  

Severability

  

110

  

23.19

  

No Third Party Beneficiaries

  

110

 

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23.20

  

Construction

  

110

  

23.21

  

Headings

  

111

  

23.22

  

Notices

  

111

  

23.23

  

Partition

  

112

  

23.24

  

Incorporation of Exhibits

  

112

24.

  

DEFINITIONS

  

112

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

  

Certificate of Formation

Exhibit B

  

Navistar Legacy Profit Amount Calculation and Indexing Methodology

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 2.3.5

  

Legacy Countries

Schedule 3.1.2

  

Percentage Interest of each Member

Schedule 15.3.3.2

  

Existing Arrangements for Sales of Engine Parts

 

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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.

 

 

1.6.1

(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 ”);

 

 

1.6.2

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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1.6.3

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 ”);

 

 

1.6.4

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 ”);

 

 

1.6.5

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 ”);

 

 

1.6.6

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 ”);

 

 

1.6.7

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 ”);

 

 

1.6.8

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 ”);

 

 

1.6.9

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

 

 

1.6.10

a Sharing Agreement between Caterpillar and Navistar (the “ Sharing Agreement ”).

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 .

 

 

2.2.1

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.

 

 

2.2.2

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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2.2.3

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 .

2.3 Operations in Core ROW Countries, Legacy Countries, and other Non-Core ROW Countries .

 

 

2.3.1

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).

 

 

2.3.2

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.

 

 

2.3.3

Core ROW Countries .

 

 

2.3.3.1

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.

 

 

2.3.3.2

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.

 

 

2.3.3.3

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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2.3.3.4

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.

 

 

2.3.3.5

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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2.3.4

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).

 

 

2.3.5

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.

 

 

2.3.5.1

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 ”).

 

 

2.3.5.2

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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2.3.5.2.1

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;

 

 

2.3.5.2.2

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;

 

 

2.3.5.2.3

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

 

 

2.3.5.2.4

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.

 

 

2.3.5.3

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

 

 

2.3.5.3.1

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

 

 

2.3.5.3.2

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).

 

 

2.3.5.4

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

 

 

2.3.5.4.1

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;

 

 

2.3.5.4.2

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

 

 

2.3.5.4.3

is less than zero, then such loss shall be borne by the Company.

 

 

2.3.5.5

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.

 

 

2.3.5.6

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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2.3.5.7

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.

 

 

2.3.6

Non-Core ROW Countries other than Legacy Countries .

 

 

2.3.6.1

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.

 

 

2.3.6.2

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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2.3.7

Sales of Medium Duty COE Trucks .

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.

 

 

2.3.8

Sales of Heavy Duty COE Trucks .

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).

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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 in

 

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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

 

3.1

Initial Contributions; Percentage Interests .

 

 

3.1.1

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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3.1.2

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.

 

3.2

Additional Contributions and Funding .

 

 

3.2.1

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.

 

 

3.2.2

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).

 

 

3.2.3

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.

 

 

3.2.4

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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3.2.5

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.

 

 

3.2.6

Percentage Interest Adjustment . For purposes of adjusting the Percentage Interest of each Member under Section 3.2.3 :

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:

 

 

4.8.1

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;

 

 

4.8.2

except as provided in Section 19.2 , the admittance of new Members;

 

 

4.8.3

the place and time of Member meetings held without notice;

 

 

4.8.4

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;

 

 

4.8.5

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;

 

 

4.8.6

any change in the size of the Board;

 

 

4.8.7

any amendment of this Agreement or the Certificate of Formation of the Company attached as Exhibit A ;

 

 

4.8.8

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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4.8.9

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;

 

 

4.8.10

any action by the Members taken without a meeting of the Members;

 

 

4.8.11

the extension of the term of this Agreement pursuant to Section 21.1 ;

 

 

4.8.12

any other decision of the Company set forth in this Agreement expressly requiring Unanimous Consent of the Members; and

 

 

4.8.13

the agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing.

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 .

 

 

5.4.1

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.

 

 

5.4.2

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.

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 by

 

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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:

 

 

5.13.1

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 ;

 

 

5.13.2

any change in the policy of the Company relating to distributions to the Members, including any amendment to or modification of Section 18 ;

 

 

5.13.3

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;

 

 

5.13.4

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);

 

 

5.13.5

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;

 

 

5.13.6

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;

 

 

5.13.7

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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5.13.8

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;

 

 

5.13.9

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;

 

 

5.13.10

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;

 

 

5.13.11

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;

 

 

5.13.12

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);

 

 

5.13.13

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 );

 

 

5.13.14

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;

 

 

5.13.15

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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5.13.16

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;

 

 

5.13.17

the grant of any general power of attorney or other unlimited authority to act on behalf of or in the name of the Company;

 

 

5.13.18

the Gross Asset Value of any in-kind contribution made in lieu of cash as consideration for an equity interest in the Company;

 

 

5.13.19

the redemption, purchase, or other acquisition of any outstanding equity interest in the Company;

 

 

5.13.20

the execution, modification, extension, renewal, or termination of any material contract, lease, or other agreement outside the ordinary course of business of the Company;

 

 

5.13.21

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;

 

 

5.13.22

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);

 

 

5.13.23

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;

 

 

5.13.24

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;

 

 

5.13.25

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;

 

 

5.13.26

any change in the Company’s name or use of a fictitious name;

 

 

5.13.27

the establishment, approval, or material modification of any benefit or incentive plans for employees of the Company;

 

 

5.13.28

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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5.13.29

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;

 

 

5.13.30

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;

 

 

5.13.31

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;

 

 

5.13.32

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);

 

 

5.13.33

the establishment or material modification of the terms of the Company’s standard warranties;

 

 

5.13.34

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;

 

 

5.13.35

the entering into of any futures trading, swap, financial derivative, or other hedging arrangement;

 

 

5.13.36

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;

 

 

5.13.37

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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5.13.38

the establishment of any account with any bank or other financial institution to hold the funds and securities of the Company;

 

 

5.13.39

any other decisions of the Company set forth in this Agreement expressly requiring Majority Consent of the Board;

 

 

5.13.40

take any action expressly prohibited to be taken by the Company under the Mahindra Waiver; and

 

 

5.13.41

the agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing.

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 ).

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 .

 

 

7.7.1

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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7.7.2

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.

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 .

8.2 Certain Principles .

 

 

8.2.1

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.

 

 

8.2.2

Completely built JV Trucks shall be sold by Navistar to the Company pursuant to the Truck Sales Agreement.

 

 

8.2.3

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.

 

 

8.2.4

Costs and expenses associated with kitting a knock-down kit shall be paid for by the Company.

 

 

8.2.5

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%.

 

 

8.2.6

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.

 

 

8.2.7

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.

 

 

8.2.8

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.

 

 

8.2.9

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.

 

 

8.2.10

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.

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 .

 

 

9.2.1

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.

 

 

9.2.2

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.

 

 

9.2.3

Company Engine Strategy . The Parties agree to pursue the Company’s engine strategy heretofore agreed to and initialed by the Members.

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 .

 

 

9.4.1

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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9.4.2

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.

 

 

9.4.3

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.

 

 

9.4.4

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.

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:

 

 

10.1.1

Profits from the sales of JV Truck Replacement Parts shall be for the account of the Company;

 

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10.1.2

The overall goal of the Company shall be to focus and grow the JV Truck Replacement Parts revenue, profitability, and market share;

 

 

10.1.3

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;

 

 

10.1.4

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;

 

 

10.1.5

Caterpillar Brand parts (e.g., Caterpillar filters, belts, batteries, oil, coolant, etc.) shall be used on Caterpillar Truck Models and engines where possible;

 

 

10.1.6

Navistar Brand parts (e.g., Navistar filters, belts, batteries, oil, coolant, etc.) shall be used on Navistar Truck Models and engines where possible;

 

 

10.1.7

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;

 

 

10.1.8

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;

 

 

10.1.9

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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10.1.10

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;

 

 

10.1.11

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

 

 

10.1.12

Replacement Parts and Components Sold by the Company to the Members .

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 its direct or indirect wholly o