EXECUTION
COPY
EXHIBIT
10
AMENDED
AND RESTATED JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
DATED
AS OF JANUARY 31, 2003
BETWEEN
THE
GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES IDENTIFIED
HEREIN
AND
THE
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATE IDENTIFIED
HEREIN
THE
PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
JOINT
VENTURE AGREEMENT
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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1
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Defined
Terms.
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2
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Other
Definitions.
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14
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Other
Definitional Provisions; Interpretation.
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ARTICLE
II CONTRIBUTIONS
AND ALLOCATIONS OF INTEREST
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Closing
of Joint Venture.
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Clorox
Contribution and Related Matters.
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Contribution
by P&G and Related Matters.
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Nature
of JV Interest
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20
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Initial
Allocations of Interest and Capital Accounts.
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20
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Additional
Capital Calls and Parent Loans.
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P&G
Option.
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Rights
with Respect to Capital.
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Capital
Accounts.
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ARTICLE
III ALLOCATIONS
AND DISTRIBUTIONS
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Allocation
of Net Profits and Losses.
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Special
Allocations.
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Section
704(c) Allocation.
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Distributions
of Available Cash Flow.
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Distributions
of IP Related Amounts.
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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Representations
and Warranties of all the Parties.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Clorox Parties.
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Representations
and Warranties of P&G.
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
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ARTICLE
V GOVERNANCE
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Board
of Managers.
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40
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Meetings
of the Board.
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P&G
Veto Rights.
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Business
Plan, Budget and Reports to the Board.
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Additional
Items for Board Approval.
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ARTICLE
VI TRANSFERS
OF INTEREST; TERM AND TERMINATION
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General;
Restrictions on Transfers.
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Effect
of Transfers on Distributions among JV Partners.
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THE
PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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Term
of Joint Venture.
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P&G
Put Rights.
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48
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Clorox
Purchase of P&G JV Interest.
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49
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Tag-Along
Rights.
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Drag
Along Rights.
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Services
Termination Amount.
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ARTICLE
VII CERTAIN
AGREEMENTS
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Personnel;
Provision of Services.
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Non-Competition.
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Confidentiality;
Non-Disclosure.
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Non-Solicitation.
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Agreement
to Cooperate; Further Assurances; Other Matters.
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Public
Statements.
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Conduct
of Business.
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59
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International
Relationships.
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61
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Sublicenses
of P&G Intellectual Property.
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ARTICLE
VIII CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
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62
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations.
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Conditions
to the Closing Obligations of the Clorox Parties.
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Conditions
to the Closing Obligations of the P&G Parties.
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ARTICLE
IX ACCOUNTING;
TAX MATTERS
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Accounting.
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Tax
Matters.
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ARTICLE
X INDEMNIFICATION
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Indemnification
by Clorox Partners.
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Indemnification
by P&G Partners.
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Third-Party
Claims.
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Limitation
on Losses and Expenses.
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68
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Amendments
and Waivers.
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68
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Successors,
Assigns and Transferees.
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Notices.
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Integration.
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Severability.
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Counterparts.
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Governing
Law.
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Arbitration.
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Injunctive
Relief.
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Expenses.
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
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Guarantees
by Clorox and P&G.
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ii
THE
PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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Effectiveness
of Amendment and Restatement, Representations, Warranties and
Agreements.
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EXHIBITS
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P&G
License Agreement
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P&G
Services Agreement
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Description
of P&G Equipment
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Preliminary
Business Plan
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Preliminary
Budget
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Clorox
Services
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Terms
of International Relationships
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JV
Accounting Principles
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Form
of JV Sublicense Agreement
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Form
of Amended Glad License Agreement
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THE
PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
This
Amended and Restated Joint Venture Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) is made as of the 31st day of January,
2003 by and between The Glad Products Company, a Delaware
corporation, Glad Manufacturing Company, a Delaware corporation,
Clorox Services Company, a Delaware corporation, The Clorox Sales
Company, a Delaware corporation, Clorox International Company, a
Delaware corporation (collectively the “ Clorox
Parties ”), and The Clorox Company, a Delaware
corporation (“ Clorox ”), and The Procter &
Gamble Company, an Ohio corporation (“ P&G
”) and Procter & Gamble RHD Inc., an Ohio corporation
(“ P&G Sub ” and collectively with P&G,
the “ P&G Parties ”) (each, a “
Party ” and collectively, the “ Parties
”).
BACKGROUND
WHEREAS,
the Clorox Parties currently operate the Glad Business (as defined
below);
WHEREAS,
the P&G Parties have certain intellectual property and
proprietary technologies that the P&G Parties and the Clorox
Parties wish to use in the Glad Business;
WHEREAS,
the Clorox Parties and the P&G Parties desire that P&G Sub
acquire an undivided participation interest in the Glad Business
and participate in the management of such business, as provided for
herein;
WHEREAS,
the Clorox Parties and the P&G Parties have previously entered
into a Joint Venture Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2002 (the
“ Original Date ”) with respect to the Glad
Business (the “ Original Agreement
”);
WHEREAS,
the Clorox Parties and the P&G Parties wish to amend and
restate in its entirety the Original Agreement in accordance with
the further provisions of this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the Parties intend for their contractual relationship established
by this Agreement with respect to the Glad Business to be treated
as a partnership for U.S. federal, state and local income tax
purposes; and
WHEREAS,
the Clorox Parties and the P&G Parties wish to set forth, and
be bound by their mutual agreement as to certain significant terms
and conditions regarding the foregoing and related
matters;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings
specified or
THE
PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
referred
to in this Section 1:
Section
1.1 Defined Terms .
As
used in this Agreement:
“
Adjustment Amount ” means an amount equal to (a) ten
percent (10%) of the aggregate Capital Contributions made or deemed
made by all JV Partners after the Closing Date and on or prior to
the closing of the exercise of the P&G Option, minus (b)
ten percent (10%) of the aggregate distributions to the JV Partners
with respect to distributions of Available Cash Flow (other than
distributions made under Section 3.4(c)(ii) hereof) consisting of
the net cash proceeds of any sale, transfer or other disposition of
any business or assets of the Glad Business outside the ordinary
course of business of the Glad Business after the Closing Date and
on or prior to the closing of the P&G Option, minus (c)
the aggregate distributions under Section 3.4(c)(ii) and Section
3.5(b)(ii) made prior to the closing of the P&G Option (which
for the avoidance of doubt will not include any amounts included in
the following clause (d)), minus (d) the cumulative amount
of Distribution Shortfalls owed or previously paid to the holder of
the Class A JV Interest under Section 3.4(c)(v) hereof.
“ Affiliate ” means with respect to a specified
Person, any Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the specified Person. As used in this definition, the
term “control” means the possession, directly or
indirectly, or as trustee or executor, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person,
whether through ownership of voting securities, as trustee or
executor, by contract or credit arrangement or otherwise. For
purposes of clarification, the Parties agree that Henkel KGaA, an
entity organized under the laws of Germany, will not be deemed to
be an Affiliate of any Clorox Party.
“
Affiliate Loans ” with respect to any International
Licensee shall have the meaning set forth in the JV Sublicense
Agreement to which such International Licensee is a
party.
“
Available Cash Flow ” means, with respect to any
Fiscal Quarter or other period, the sum of all cash receipts during
such Fiscal Quarter or other period attributed to the Joint Venture
from any and all sources other than the cash proceeds of any
Indebtedness, plus all Reserves as of the close of business
on the last day of the preceding Fiscal Quarter or other period,
plus interest on such Reserves at Clorox’s 30-day
commercial paper borrowing rate (or, if Clorox is unable to obtain
commercial paper, Clorox’s short term cost of borrowing)
minus all cash disbursements attributed to the Joint Venture
for any and all purposes during such Fiscal Quarter or other period
(including loan repayments (other than Parent Loans), interest
payments (other than in respect of Parent Loans), capital
improvements and replacements but excluding (x) disbursements
funded by the cash proceeds of any Indebtedness (other than Parent
Loans)), (y) guaranteed payments made under Section 3.5(a) and
3.5(b) for such Fiscal Quarter, and (z) a reasonable allowance as
of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter or other period for
Reserves, contingencies and anticipated obligations as deined by
the Board, determined in accordance with the JV Accounting
Principles, minus distributions made pursuant to Section 3.5
hereof for such Fiscal Quarter (other than the guaranteed payments
described in Sections 3.5(a) and 3.5(b) hereof).
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THE
PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
“
Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday,
Sunday, federal or New York holiday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required
by law to close.
“
Capital Call ” means a call by the Board pursuant to
Section 2.6 hereof to the JV Partners for additional
contributions of capital to be attributed to the Joint
Venture.
“
Capital Contribution ” means the total amount of cash
and the [* * *] fair market value
[* * *] of all of the assets to
be attributed to the Joint Venture as contributed by a JV Partner,
including the Clorox Contribution and the P&G
Contribution.
“
Carrying Value ” means, with respect to any Property,
the Property’s [* * *]
except that the Carrying Value of all Properties may be adjusted to
equal their [* * *] in accordance
with the [* * *] immediately
prior to: (i) the date of the acquisition of any additional
interest in the Joint Venture by any new or existing JV Partner in
exchange for more than a de minimis capital contribution; or (ii)
the date of the distribution of more than a de minimis amount of
Property (other than a pro rata distribution) to a JV Partner. The
Carrying Value of any Property distributed to any JV Partner will
be adjusted immediately prior to such distribution to equal its
fair market value. The Carrying Value of any Property contributed
by any JV Partner will be adjusted immediately prior to such
contribution to equal its fair market value. In the case of any
asset that has a Carrying Value that differs from its
[* * *] Carrying Value will be
adjusted by the amount of depreciation calculated for purposes of
the definition of “Net Profits and Net Loss” rather
than the amount of depreciation calculated for
[* * *]. For purposes of
clarification, Clorox and P&G have agreed on the initial
contributions and the [* * *] as
reflected in the initial Capital Accounts.
“
Change of Control ” of any Person (the “
Relevant Person ”) means the occurrence of either (i)
the acquisition by any Person or group of Persons acting in concert
(other than a JV Partner or its Affiliates) of direct or indirect
(through the ownership of a majority of the voting power of a
parent corporation of otherwise) beneficial ownership (as defined
under Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended) of securities of the Relevant Person such that following
such acquisition such Person or group of Persons acting in concert
beneficially own a majority of the voting power of all outstanding
voting securities of such Relevant Person or (ii) any merger,
consolidation or share exchange of the Relevant Person with or into
any other Person, unless the equity holders of the Relevant Person
immediately prior to any such transaction are holders of a majority
of the voting power of the surviving entity or its parent company
immediately thereafter.
“
Class A Interest ” means the undivided Class A
participation interest in the Joint Venture, which shall entitle
the JV Partner holding such Class A interest to receive allocations
and distributions from time to time as provided in this
Agreement.
“
Class A Royalty Amount ” means, with respect to any
Fiscal Quarter, royalty payments attributable to the Joint Venture
received under the Glad License Agreements in an amount equal to
[* * *] percent
([* * *]%) of the aggregate
Distributable Local Cash Flow for the International Licensees for
such Fiscal Quarter, less Deemed Withholding Taxes on such royalty
payments.
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THE
PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
“
Class B Interest ” means the undivided Class B
participation interest in the Joint Venture, which shall entitle
the JV Partner holding such Class B interest to receive allocations
and distributions from time to time as provided in this
Agreement.
“
Class C Interest ” means the undivided Class C
participation interest in the Joint Venture, which shall entitle
the JV Partner holding such Class C interest to receive allocations
and distributions from time to time as provided in this
Agreement.
“
Clorox Disclosure Schedule ” means a schedule dated as
of the Original Date delivered by Clorox to P&G, which
identifies exceptions and other matters with respect to the
representations and warranties of the Clorox Parties contained in
Sections 4.1 and 4.2.
“
Clorox Partners ” means the Clorox Parties and any
Permitted Transferees of any Clorox Parties that have been
Transferred all or any part of the JV Interest held by such Clorox
Parties.
“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (or any corresponding provision or provisions of
any succeeding law).
“ Contribution Allocation Statement ” means the
allocation of the Clorox Contribution among the Clorox Parties to
be prepared by Clorox in good faith.
“ Deemed Withholding Taxes ” means an amount of
withholding taxes deemed to have been imposed under the definition
of “Class A Royalty Amount.” The amount of withholding
taxes deemed to have been imposed will be determined based on the
aggregate amount of withholding taxes that would have been imposed
on payments made under the Glad License Agreements had royalty
payments in an aggregate amount equal to the Class A Royalty Amount
been paid in such Fiscal Quarter by the International Licensees pro
rata in accordance with the total royalty payments actually made by
the International Licensees under the Glad License Agreements for
such Fiscal Quarter.
“ Distributable Cash Flow ” means, with respect
to any Fiscal Quarter or other period, Available Cash Flow for such
Fiscal Quarter or other Period minus any payments required
to be made pursuant to Section 3.4(d) hereof.
“ Distributable Local Cash Flow ” for any
International Licensee has the meaning set forth in the JV
Sublicense Agreement to which such International Licensee is a
party.
“ Environmental Laws ” means any and all laws,
rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, guidelines,
codes, decrees, or other legally enforceable requirement (including
common law) of any foreign government, the United States, or any
state, local, municipal or other Governmental Authority,
regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of
conduct concerning protection of the environment or of human
health, or employee health and safety.
“ Exclusive Field ” means the
[* * *] of bags, wraps, straws
and covered containers primarily
[* * *].
4
THE
PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
“
Fair Market Value ” means, except to the extent
otherwise expressly provided herein:
(i) with respect to a Party’s Ordinary JV
Interest, “Fair Market Value” will be calculated as
[* * *]. “Fair Market
Value” for all outstanding Ordinary JV Interests will be
determined by agreement of the Parties or, if the Parties are
unable to so agree within [* * *]
through good faith negotiation, then the Parties will agree upon
[* * *] to determine such
valuation, provided that if the Parties are unable to so agree
[* * *]. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent “Fair Market Value” is being
determined for purposes of Section 6.6 or 6.7 hereof, “Fair
Market Value” for purposes of the foregoing clause (y) will
be determined by reference to the
[* * *] as applicable. For example,
[* * *]. If, in either of the
examples provided in the two immediately preceding sentences, there
were $[* * *] outstanding, the
Fair Market Value of all outstanding Ordinary JV Interests would
have equaled $[* * *] rather than
$[* * *] (i.e. the value of all
of the Ordinary JV Interests would equal the value of
the[* * *]). The
[* * *] in any such transaction
will include the [* * *] are not
attributable to the Joint Venture. The intent of the immediately
preceding four sentences is to make it clear that Fair Market Value
under those circumstances will be derived solely from the
[* * *].
(ii) with respect to a Glad Local Business, “Fair
Market Value” will be equal to
[* * *]. “Fair Market
Value” of the Glad Local Business will be determined by
agreement of the Parties or, if the Parties are unable to so agree
within [* * *] through good faith
negotiation, then the [* * *]
will determine such valuation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to
the extent “Fair Market Value” is being determined
[* * *] “Fair Market
Value” will be determined by reference to the
[* * *]. For example, if
[* * *]. If, in the example
provided in the immediately preceding sentence, there were
$[* * *] of Affiliate Loans
outstanding, the Fair Market Value of all outstanding Ordinary JV
Interests would have equaled
$[* * *] rather than
$[* * *] (i.e. the value would
equal the value of [* * *]). The
[* * *] in any such transaction
will include the [* * *]. The
intent of the immediately preceding three sentences is to make it
clear that Fair Market Value under those circumstances will be
derived solely from [* * *]. In
the event of any transaction involving the
[* * *], to the extent the
P&G Partners believe in good faith that the
[* * *] in such transaction
[* * *] represents, the Parties
will negotiate in good faith to agree upon the appropriate
allocation and, if the Parties are unable to so agree within
[* * *] through good faith
negotiation, then the [* * *]
will determine such allocation;
(iii) with respect to each of the Class A Interest and
the Class C Interest, individually, “Fair Market Value”
will be deemed to be an amount equal to
[* * *] of the aggregate Fair
Market Value of the
[* * *];
(iv) with respect to the P&G Option, (A) during the
Option Exercise Period, if the P&G Option is not yet exercised,
the greater of [* * *] with
respect to the Ordinary JV Interest and
[* * *] the then-applicable
Option Price; and (B) after the Option Exercise Period,
[* * *]; and
(v) in the event “Fair Market Value” is
being determined in connection with a
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A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
Clorox
Change of Control, the [* * *]
will determine the Fair Market Values of the Ordinary JV Interests
held by the Clorox Partners (taking into account the existence of
the P&G Option if such option has not been previously exercised
or terminated) and the Glad Local Businesses
[* * *]. Once the
[* * *] has determined the Fair
Market Values of the Ordinary JV Interests held by the Clorox
Partners and the Glad Local Businesses, it will then determine the
“Fair Market Values” of
[* * *]. For example, assuming
the P&G Option has been exercised, if a third party buyer
acquires [* * *]. If, in the
example provided in the immediately preceding sentence, there were
[* * *] the Or dinary JV
Interests would have equaled
[* * *] (i.e. the value of all of
the Ordinary JV Interests would equal
[* * *] the Glad Local Businesses
would have equaled $[* * *]. The
[* * *]. This determination in
connection with a Clorox Change of Control will be made by the
[* * *] based on the
[* * *], and for avoidance of
doubt it is expected in determining such relative values that
[* * *] as the case may be). The
[* * *] will be directed to
determine Fair Market Value based on
[* * *].
With
respect to any determination of “Fair Market Value”
hereunder, the [* * *] by the
Clorox Partners (collectively), and each of the Clorox Partners
(collectively) and the P&G Partners (collectively) will have
the right to make a presentation with respect to the calculation of
Fair Market Value to the [* * *]
making the determination.
“ Field ” means, collectively, the Exclusive
Field and the Non-Exclusive Field.
“ Fiscal Quarter ” means each three (3) calendar
month period ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31, or in the case of the first Fiscal Quarter of the Joint
Venture, the period from the Closing Date through March 31,
2003.
“ Fiscal Year ” means (i) each 12-month
period ending on June 30, or in the case of the first Fiscal Year
of the Joint Venture, the period from the Closing Date through June
30, 2003, or (ii) if after the date of this Agreement the
taxable year is required by the Code to be a period other than the
period described in clause (i), then each 12-month period that
is the taxable year of the Joint Venture determined in accordance
with the requirements of the Code; (iii) the period from the
day after the end of the most recently ended Fiscal Year until the
date the Term ends, and (iv) for purposes of making allocations of
Net Profits and Net Loss, Fiscal Year means any portion of a
taxable year of the Joint Venture to the extent required to comply
with Section 706 of the Code.
“ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting
principles as in effect in the United States (or such other
jurisdiction as may be specified herein) consistently
applied.
“ General Technology ” means any technology of
general utility not specific
[* * *], including but not
limited to technology that can be used
[* * *] and/or
[* * *] or
[* * *] or
[* * *]. Any technology that is
not General Technology is Specific Technology.
“ Glad Balance Sheet ” means the balance sheet
of the Glad Business as of June 30, 2002, attached to
Section 1.1 to the Clorox Disclosure Schedule.
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“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
“
Glad Business ” means the business conducted by Clorox
and its Subsidiaries within the Field and any other business that
the Board determines to enter into without violating Section
5.3(a), including any expansion of such business into a New Country
that is structured in the manner set forth in Section 7.8(b)
hereof, provided that such business will not include (i) any
business, operations, properties, assets or Liabilities of the Glad
Licensed Business or (ii) any equity interest in any
Subsidiary of Clorox conducting the Glad Licensed
Business.
“
Glad Existing International Business ” means the
business in the Field conducted by Clorox and its Subsidiaries in
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the People’s Republic of
China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Costa Rica, South Korea and
South Africa.
“
Glad Financial Statements ” means the Glad Balance
Sheet and the related statements of earnings and cash flows of the
Glad Business previously delivered to P&G.
“
Glad Global Business ” means the Glad Business and the
Glad Licensed Business as conducted during the Term.
“
Glad License Agreements ” means the license agreements
between The Glad Products Company and each of the International
Licensees, entered into as of the Closing Date substantially in the
form set forth on Exhibit J hereto, which license agreements
provide for a royalty payment calculated based on the net sales of
such International Licensee, and such other comparable new or
amended license agreements that may be entered into during the Term
with respect to intellectual property of Clorox Affiliates for the
Glad Business, which license agreements are between The Glad
Products Company (or another Affiliate on behalf of Clorox) and an
International Licensee with respect to New Countries in connection
with an expansion structured in the manner set forth in Section
7.8(a).
“
Glad License Termination Amount ” means, under any
Glad License Agreement, an amount equal to
[* * *] percent
([* * *]%) of the Fair Market
Value of the Glad Local Business for the Territory (as defined in
such Glad License Agreement).
“
Glad Licensed Business ” means (x) the Glad Existing
International Business and (y) any expansion of the business
conducted by Clorox and its Subsidiaries in the Field into a New
Country that is structured in the manner set forth in Section
7.8(a) hereof.
“
Glad Local Business ”, with respect to any
International Licensee, shall have the meaning set forth in the JV
Sublicense Agreement to which such International Licensee is a
party.
“
Glad Parties ” means, collectively, the Clorox Parties
and the International Licensees and “Glad Party” means
any one such Person.
“ Governmental Authority ” means any nation or
government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and
any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory
or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.
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“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
“ Improvements ” means any and all Intellectual
Property rights in and to any update, modification, customization,
translation, upgrade, improvement, enhancement and/or derivative
work.
“ Indebtedness ” means all obligations for
borrowed money, including guarantees, and all reimbursement
obligations in respect of outstanding letters of credit (measured
assuming such letters of credit are drawn in full).
[* * *] shall have the meaning
set forth in the definition of
[* * *].
“ Industrial Packaging ” means
[* * *] used as packaging for
products, which packaging is
(i) [* * *], (ii) sold to
[* * *] for their use as the
packaging for their products, and
(iii) [* * *]. For the
avoidance of doubt, Industrial Packaging shall exclude any
[* * *] and used as packaging
[* * *], and which packaging is
(A) [* * *] and
(B) sold to [* * *] for
their use as the packaging for their products.
“ Infringe ” means to infringe, misappropriate,
dilute, impair or otherwise violate.
“ Institutional Channel ” means sales of
products to commercial, educational and/or governmental
institutions and organizations including, without limitation,
hospitals, restaurants, janitorial service providers, universities,
schools, hotels and caterers (collectively, “
Institutions ”), as well as sales of products to
[* * *].
“ Intellectual Property ” means any and all
intellectual property, including, without limitation, patents,
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, software, trade
secrets, technology, inventions, specifications, know-how,
processes, formulae, product descriptions and specifications and
other technical or proprietary information, and all registrations
and applications therefor.
“ International Acquisition ” means, with
respect to any International Licensee, the sale, disposition or
other transfer to a Third Party of all or substantially all of the
equity interests of such International Licensee or of all or
substantially all the business, assets and properties of such
International Licensee used in the Glad Local Business of such
International Licensee, but excluding any transaction in which the
JV Interests of the P&G Partners are purchased pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 or 6.7.
“ International Licensee ” means each of Clorox
Australia Pty. Ltd., The Clorox Company of Canada Ltd., Clorox de
Centro America, S.A., Clorox China (Guangzhou) Ltd., Clorox Hong
Kong Limited, Clorox New Zealand Limited, Clorox International
Philippines, Inc., Clorox Africa (Pty) Ltd. and Clorox Korea
Limited and any other Person that becomes a party to a JV
Sublicense Agreement as a licensee thereunder.
“ IP Acquisition ” means, in connection with an
International Acquisition, a grant of a
[* * *] the Related Local
Intellectual Property (or other disposition of all substantial
rights to all such Related Local Intellectual Property) of the
applicable International Licensee, which license is granted to a
Third Party licensee on behalf of the Joint Venture in exchange for
a
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A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
[* * *]
to the Joint Venture from the new licensee of such Related Local
Intellectual Property.
“
IP Allocation Amount ” means, in the case of any
International Acquisition in which there is an IP Acquisition, an
amount equal to [* * *] percent
([* * *]%) of the Fair Market
Value of the relevant Glad Local Business.
“
IP Acquisition Price ” means, in the case of any
International Acquisition in which there is a related IP
Acquisition, the amount paid to acquire the license of or rights to
the Related Local Intellectual Property by the new licensee of such
Related Local Intellectual Property.
“
Joint Venture ” means the contractual relationship
between the JV Partners created by this Agreement, which will be
treated as a partnership for U.S. federal, state and local income
tax purposes, and will include all interests attributed to such
Joint Venture in accordance with the terms of this Agreement with
respect to any business, asset, right, property or Liability,
including without limitation the Clorox Contribution and the
P&G Contribution.
“
JV Interest ” means an Ordinary JV Interest, Class A
Interest, Class B Interest or Class C Interest.
“
JV Sublicense Agreements ” means (i) the sublicense
agreements to be dated and executed as of the Closing Date in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit I between The Glad Products
Company and each International Licensee, providing for the
sublicense to the International Licensee of certain Intellectual
Property rights licensed under the P&G License Agreement,
pursuant to the terms thereof, and (ii) such other license
agreements which may be entered into on behalf of the Joint Venture
during the Term with respect to New Countries pursuant to Section
7.8(a).
“
JV Sublicense Termination Amount ” means, under any JV
Sublicense Agreement, an amount equal to
[* * *] percent
([* * *]%) of the Fair Market
Value of the Glad Local Business to which such JV Sublicense
Agreement relates.
“
JV Partners ” means any Person that holds a JV
Interest in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. As of the
Closing Date, the JV Partners will consist of each of the Clorox
Parties and P&G Sub.
“
Know How ” means any and all proprietary information,
knowledge or expertise known to P&G
[* * *]; and may include, without
limitation, any know how, copyrights, software, trade secrets,
technology, inventions, specifications, processes, formulae,
product descriptions and specifications and other technical or
proprietary information, if any, owned or held by P&G
[* * *] (as defined in the
P&G License Agreement).
“ Liabilities ” means, as to any Person, all
debts, liabilities and obligations, direct, indirect, absolute or
contingent of such Person, whether accrued, vested or otherwise,
whether known or unknown and whether or not actually reflected, or
required by GAAP to be reflected, in such Person’s balance
sheet.
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“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
“ Knowledge ” or “ knowledge
” of a Party means to the actual knowledge after reasonable
inquiry (i) of those employees of such Party and its Affiliates who
prior to the execution of the Original Agreement participated in
the preparation or negotiation of the Original Agreement or any of
the Related Agreements or the due diligence investigations relating
to the PWC Report or the transactions contemplated by the Original
Agreement and the Related Agreements or (ii) of those
employees of such Party and its Affiliates who have been consulted
prior to the execution of the Original Agreement by the employees
specified in clause (i) with respect to the Original Agreement
or any of the Related Agreements or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
“ Liens ” means any adverse claims, liens,
security interests, charges, leases, licenses or sublicenses and
other encumbrances of any kind and nature.
“ Material Adverse Effect ” means (i) with
respect to the Clorox Parties, a material adverse effect upon the
business, properties, financial condition or results of operations
of the Glad Business and the Glad Existing International Business,
taken as a whole (provided that for avoidance of doubt the Parties
acknowledge that it is not a precondition that an adverse effect
impact more than one country or market before it is possible for
this standard to be satisfied) or on the ability of the Clorox
Parties to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any of
the Related Agreements and (ii) with respect to the P&G
Parties, a material adverse effect on the ability of the P&G
Parties to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any of
the Related Agreements.
“ Materials of Environmental Concern ” means any
gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof)
or petroleum products, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea-formaldehyde
insulation, asbestos, pollutants, contaminants, radioactivity, and
any other substances of any kind, whether or not any such substance
is defined as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law, that
is regulated pursuant to or could give rise to liability under any
Environmental Law.
“ Net Income (Loss) ” means, for any period, the
net income (loss) attributed to the Joint Venture in accordance
with the JV Accounting Principles, excluding (a) any gains or loss
resulting from the sale or other disposition of any property, plant
or equipment attributed to the Joint Venture which is not sold or
otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business; (b) any
gains or loss resulting from the sale or other disposition of any
equity interest in any Person; (c) any extraordinary gain or loss;
(d) any one-time charges or expenses associated with the
acquisition of any business or Person; and (e) any cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principles.
“ Net Profits ” and “ Net Loss
” mean, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal
to the taxable income or loss attributed to the Joint Venture for
such year or period, determined in accordance with Code
Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain,
loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code
Section 703(a)(1) will be included in taxable income or loss)
and with the accounting method used by the Joint Venture for
federal income tax purposes, with the following
adjustments:
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“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
(i) any income attributed to the Joint Venture
that is exempt from U.S. federal income tax and not otherwise taken
into account in computing Net Profits or Net Loss will be added to
such taxable income or loss;
(ii) any expenditures attributed to the Joint
Venture described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated
as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704?1(b)(2)(iv)(i) and not otherwise
taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Loss will
be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(iii) if the Carrying Value of any Property
differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax
purposes, any gain or loss resulting from a disposition of such
asset will be calculated with reference to such Carrying
Value;
(iv) upon an adjustment to the Carrying Value of any
Property (other than an adjustment in respect of depreciation)
pursuant to the definition of Carrying Value, the amount of the
adjustment will be included as gain or loss in computing such
taxable income or loss;
(v) if the Carrying Value of any Property differs from
its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes the amount
of depreciation, amortization or cost recovery deductions with
respect to such Property will for purposes of determining Net
Profits and Net Loss be an amount which bears the same ratio to
such Carrying Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deductions bears to such
adjusted tax basis;
(vi) notwithstanding any other provision of this
definition, any items of income, gain, loss or deduction that are
specially allocated pursuant to Section 3.2 will not be taken into
account in computing Net Profits or Net Loss.
“ Non-Exclusive Field ” means
(i) [* * *] outside of the
Exclusive Field of [* * *]
products of the Glad Global Business in the Exclusive Field as of
the Closing Date, including
[* * *] of the Glad Global
Business and/or the [* * *] and
(ii) [* * *] branded with a Glad
Global Business trademark sold to
[* * *] Glad Global Business
products [* * *].
“ Ordinary JV Interest ” means, with respect to
any JV Partner, its undivided participation interest in the Joint
Venture (other than any participation interest represented by the
Class A Interest, Class B Interest or Class C Interest, as
applicable). The Ordinary JV Interest of each JV Partner will be
expressed as a percentage of the aggregate Ordinary JV Interests of
all JV Partners. The Ordinary JV Interests of the JV Partners may
be adjusted from time to time as provided in this Agreement. The
initial Ordinary JV Interest of each JV Partner as of the Closing
will be as set forth in Section 2.5 hereof.
“ P&G Disclosure Schedule ” means a schedule
dated as of the Original Date delivered by P&G to Clorox, which
identifies exceptions and other matters with respect to the
representations and warranties of the P&G Parties contained in
Sections 4.1 and 4.3.
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A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
“ P&G Equipment ” means the equipment
described on Exhibit C hereto.
“ P&G Equipment Transfer Documents ” means
such instruments of transfer, with appropriate instruments of
title, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Clorox, to
effectively transfer the P&G Equipment as provided in Section
2.3 hereof.
“ P&G License Agreement ” means the
Intellectual Property License Agreement to be dated and executed as
of the Closing Date in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
, providing for the license of certain Intellectual Property by
P&G Sub.
“ P&G Partners ” means P&G Sub and any
Permitted Transferee of P&G Sub that has been Transferred all
or any part of the JV Interest held by P&G.
“ P&G Services Agreement ” means the Product
Development and Services Agreement to be dated and executed as of
the Closing Date in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B ,
providing for certain services to be provided by
P&G.
“ Permitted Liens ” means (i) Liens for Taxes
that (x) are not yet due or delinquent or (y) are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (ii) statutory Liens or
landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s,
mechanics’, suppliers’, materialmen’s,
repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary
course of business; (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made in
connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance
and other types of social security or similar benefits; (iv) Liens
incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders,
bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds,
government contracts, performance bonds and other obligations of
like nature; (v) as to any real property leases with respect to
which the relevant entity is a lessee, any Lien effecting the
interest of the landlord thereunder and (vi) Liens the existence of
which do not and will not have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect.
“
Permitted Transfer ” means a Transfer of all or part
of any JV Interest to a Permitted Transferee.
“
Permitted Transferee ” means:
(i) in the case of the Clorox Parties and any
Permitted Transferee of any Clorox Party: (A) Clorox, (B) any
Subsidiary of Clorox, (C) any Person that, together with its
Affiliates, has acquired all or substantially all of the Glad
Global Business from the Clorox Parties or their Permitted
Transferees, and (D) any other Person to the extent P&G
has given its prior written consent to such Transfer;
and
(ii) in the case of P&G Sub and any Permitted
Transferee of P&G Sub, (A) P&G, (B) any Subsidiary of
P&G and (C) any other Person to the extent Clorox has
given its prior written consent to such Transfer.
“ Person ” means any individual, corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, trust, joint stock company,
business trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other
form of
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business
or legal entity or Governmental Authority.
“
Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum
publicly announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. as its prime
rate in effect at its principal office in New York, New York; each
change in the Prime Rate will be effective from and including the
date such change is publicly announced as being
effective.
“ Property ” means the assets attributed to the
Joint Venture, both tangible and intangible.
“ PWC Report ” means the report of
PriceWaterhouse Coopers dated October 4, 2002 with respect to the
Glad Business and the Glad Existing International Business
previously provided by Clorox to P&G.
“
Raw Material Technology ” means technology used in the
production of [* * *] that can be
used in the production of products
[* * *].
“ Regulations ” means the federal income tax
regulations promulgated by the Treasury Department under the Code,
as such regulations may be amended from time to time. All
references herein to a specific section of the Regulations will be
deemed also to refer to any corresponding provisions of succeeding
Regulations.
“
Related Agreements ” means, collectively, (i) the
P&G License Agreement, (ii) the P&G Services Agreement,
(iii) the P&G Equipment Transfer Documents, (iv) the JV
Sublicense Agreements and (v) the Glad License
Agreements.
“
Related Local Intellectual Property ” means, for any
International Licensee, the Intellectual Property licensed to such
International Licensee under the applicable Glad License Agreement
and JV Sublicense Agreement.
“ Reserves ” means cash funds set aside from
Capital Contributions or gross cash revenues as reserves. Such
“Reserves” will be maintained in amounts and upon such
timing as is reasonably deemed necessary by the Board to finance
any working capital requirements and/or to pay taxes, insurance,
debt service, repairs, replacements, renewals, capital expenditures
or other costs or expenses to be attributed to the Joint Venture in
accordance with the JV Accounting Principles in the four Fiscal
Quarters following the date such Reserves are being established
that will not be funded from Available Cash Flow based on the
then-current financial forecasts of the Joint Venture.
“ Significant Contracts ” means any contract
that would be required to be submitted to the board of directors of
Clorox in accordance with the policies of Clorox for authorization
and approval of contracts to which Clorox or its Subsidiaries are a
party as such policies are in effect as of the Original
Date.
“ Specific Technology ” means any technology (as
it may be modified with [* * *]
for specific application [* * *])
that has specific application
[* * *], including but not
limited to technology that has a
[* * *] or otherwise is of
specific utility [* * *]. Any
technology that
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is
not Specific Technology is General Technology.
“ Subsidiary ” of any Person means any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture
or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or through
or together with any other Subsidiary) owns or has the right to
acquire, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the stock or other
equity interests the holder of which is generally entitled to vote
for the election of the board of directors or other governing body
of such corporation or other legal entity.
“ Taxes ” means all forms of taxation, duties,
levies and imposts, whether of the United States or elsewhere
including income, chargeable gains, alternative or add-on minimum,
gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, franchise,
capital, paid-up capital, profits, greenmail, license,
environmental (including taxes under Section 59A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), withholding, payroll,
employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, real or
personal property, windfall profit, custom, duty or other tax,
(including national insurance contributions) together with any
interest or any penalty or addition to tax.
“ Third Party ” means a Person other than the
Clorox Parties, the P&G Parties or their respective
Affiliates.
“ Transfer ” means to transfer, sell,
hypothecate, encumber or assign, directly or indirectly,
provided that a Change of Control of Clorox will not be
considered a Transfer of any JV Interest held by any Clorox Partner
for purposes hereof, and a Change of Control of P&G will not be
considered a Transfer of any JV Interest held by any P&G
Partner for purposes hereof.
Section
1.2 Other Definitions .
The
following terms are defined in the Sections indicated:
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“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
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Section
1.3 Other Definitional Provisions; Interpretation
.
The
words “hereof,” “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Agreement will refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Agreement, and section and
subsection references are to this Agreement unless otherwise
specified. The headings in this Agreement are included for
convenience of reference only and will not limit or otherwise
affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever
the words “include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they will be
deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation.” The phrases “the date of this
Agreement,” “the date hereof” and terms of
similar import, unless the context otherwise requires, will be
deemed to refer to the date set forth in the first paragraph of
this Agreement. The meanings given to terms defined herein will be
equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such
terms. All matters to be agreed to by any Party hereunder must be
agreed to in writing by such Party unless otherwise indicated
herein.
ARTICLE
II
CONTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS OF INTEREST
Section
2.1 Closing of Joint Venture .
Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VIII, the closing of the transactions contemplated by
Sections 2.2 and 2.3 (the “ Closing ”) will take
place as of the close of business Pacific Time on January 31, 2003
at the offices of Clorox in Oakland, California, or at such other
time and place as may be mutually agreed to by the Parties (the
“ Closing Date ”). The Parties agree that the
actual exchange of any documents, certificates assets
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PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
or
any other object required to be delivered at Closing will take
place at such other time and place either before or after the close
of business Pacific Time on January 31, 2003, as the Parties
reasonably determine.
Section
2.2 Clorox Contribution and Related Matters .
(a) From and after the Closing, the following interests
and Liabilities of the Clorox Parties and their Subsidiaries will
be attributed to, and for income Tax purposes will be deemed owned
or assumed by, the Joint Venture, except as provided in
Section 2.2(b) below with respect to Clorox Excluded Assets
and Section 2.2(c) below with respect to Clorox Retained
Liabilities:
(i) the interest of the Clorox Parties and their
respective Subsidiaries on the Closing Date in all of the
businesses, assets, rights and properties (w) reflected in the Glad
Balance Sheet except as set forth in Schedule 2.2(a)(i) hereto, (x)
set forth in Section 2.2(a)(iii)(C) of the Clorox Disclosure
Schedule (to the extent an asset), (y) subject to the JV Accounting
Principles, to the extent and only to the extent utilized in or
related to the Glad Business, not reflected in the Glad Balance
Sheet, provided that the Joint Venture and the Glad Business
shall continue to have the right to use (in the same manner, to the
same extent and on the same terms) any businesses, assets, rights
and properties of the Clorox Parties and their Subsidiaries that
would have been included in this clause (y) but for the application
of the JV Accounting Principles or (z) subject to the JV Accounting
Principles, to the extent and only to the extent utilized in or
related to the Glad Business, acquired after the date of such Glad
Financial Statements and prior to the Closing and including, for
the avoidance of doubt, the rights of the Clorox Parties under the
Glad License Agreements as of the Closing and in the Intellectual
Property licensed thereunder (collectively, the “ Clorox
Contribution ”), and which Clorox Contribution will be
allocated among the Clorox Parties as set forth in the Contribution
Allocation Statement and for income Tax purposes will be deemed
contributed to the Joint Venture;
(ii) subject to the JV Accounting Principles, the
interest of the Clorox Parties and their Subsidiaries in any
business, asset, right or property acquired during the Term by the
Clorox Parties to the extent and only to the extent utilized in or
related to the Glad Business (for the avoidance of doubt, for
income Tax purposes, such interests shall be deemed to be acquired
by the Joint Venture rather than contributed by the Clorox
Parties);
(iii) all Liabilities of the Clorox Parties and their
Subsidiaries to the extent and only to the extent (A) reflected in
the Glad Balance Sheet except as set forth in Schedule 2.2(a)(iii)
hereto, (B) incurred or assumed by the Glad Business in the
ordinary course of business after the date of such Glad Balance
Sheet and prior to the Closing that would be reflected as current
Liabilities on a balance sheet of the Glad Business as of the
Closing prepared in accordance with the JV Accounting Principles,
but excluding any current Liabilities arising from third party
litigation claims, (C) set forth in Section 2.2(a)(iii)(C) of the
Clorox Disclosure Schedule (to the extent a Liability), (D) arising
out of the conduct of the Glad Business or the ownership or
possession of any business, assets, rights or property of the Glad
Business during the Term or (E) assumed or incurred
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PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
during
the Term by the Clorox Parties or their Subsidiaries in accordance
with the terms hereof with respect to the Glad Business,
provided that Indebtedness will be attributed to the Joint
Venture only to the extent that the provisions of Article V hereof
with respect to approvals are complied with and the proceeds of
such Indebtedness are utilized in the Glad Business to finance
expenditures that cannot be financed by Distributable Cash Flow;
and
(iv) all Net Income and Net Loss and Available Cash
Flow arising in respect of the foregoing and proceeds of any
disposition thereof.
For
avoidance of doubt, the interests in clauses (i) through (iv) above
will not include any interests in the Glad Licensed Business other
than the interests represented by the Glad License Agreements and
no foreign Subsidiary of Clorox that conducts the Glad Licensed
Business will be a JV Partner hereunder.
(b) The following interests of the Clorox Parties and
their Subsidiaries will be excluded from the Joint Venture and will
not be attributed to the Joint Venture (collectively, the “
Clorox Excluded Assets ”), and from and after the
Closing the Joint Venture will not include any interest in any of
the following:
(i) all rights of the Clorox Parties and their
Subsidiaries under this Agreement;
(ii) all interests in any business, asset, right or
property sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of after the date
of the Glad Financial Statements and prior to the Closing in the
ordinary course of the Glad Business and not in violation of
Section 7.7 hereof;
(iii) all cash and cash equivalents as of the Closing
other than petty cash with respect to the Glad Business;
(iv) all refunds or credits with respect to any Taxes
paid or incurred by Clorox or its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing
Date, except to the extent reflected on the Glad Balance
Sheet;
(v) all refunds or credits with respect to any income
Taxes of Clorox or its Subsidiaries other than refunds of non-U.S.
income Taxes that were attributed to the Joint Venture pursuant to
Section 2.2(c)(ii);
(vi) all capital stock or other equity interests of
Clorox and its Subsidiaries; and
(vii) all rights of the Clorox Parties arising out of
or in connection with any Retained Liabilities, including without
limitation any cause of action, right of recovery, right of set-off
or counterclaim.
(c) From and after the Closing, none of the following
Liabilities will be attributed to
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PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
the
Joint Venture (“ Clorox Retained Liabilities
”):
(i) any Liability (A) arising out of or relating to the
conduct of the Glad Business or the ownership or possession of any
business, assets, rights or property of the Glad Business prior to
the Closing Date or (B) assumed or incurred prior to the Closing
Date by the Clorox Parties or their Subsidiaries, except for any
Liabilities described in clause (A), (B) or (C) of Section
2.2(a)(iii);
(ii) (A) any Liability with respect to income Taxes of
the Clorox Parties and their Subsidiaries, except for income Taxes
imposed by a Tax authority of a foreign jurisdiction in which the
Joint Venture is conducting (or causing to be conducted) the Glad
Business, and (B) any Liability of the Clorox Parties and their
Subsidiaries with respect to Taxes resulting from effecting the
Clorox Contribution at Closing;
(iii) any Liability arising out of or relating to the
Clorox Excluded Assets;
(iv) any Liability with respect to the matters set
forth in Section 2.2(c)(iv) of the Clorox Disclosure
Schedule;
(v) any Liability of the Clorox Parties to the P&G
Parties arising out of or related to any breach of this Agreement
or any Related Agreement by the Clorox Parties or their
Subsidiaries, even if arising out of or related to conduct of the
Glad Business or the ownership or possession of any business,
asset, right or property of the Glad Business during the Term;
and
(vi) any Liability for which the Clorox Parties or
their Subsidiaries have otherwise agreed to be liable and not have
attributed to the Glad Business pursuant to this Agreement or any
Related Agreement.
Section 2.3 Contribution by P&G and Related
Matters .
(a) As of the Closing, the following interests of the
P&G Parties will be attributed to, and for Tax purposes, will
be deemed contributed to the Joint Venture:
(i) a license to certain Intellectual Property rights
licensed to the Clorox Parties as set forth in the P&G License
Agreement; and
(ii) all title, right and interest to the P&G
Equipment, the title to which P&G Equipment will be conveyed to
one or more Clorox Parties at the Closing, free and clear of all
Liens, except for Permitted Liens (collectively clauses (i) and
(ii), the “ P&G Contribution ”).
(b) From and after the Closing:
(i) the rights of the Clorox Parties under the P&G
License Agreement and the JV Sublicense Agreements will be
attributed to the Joint Venture;
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PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
(ii) the right, title and interest of the Clorox
Parties to the P&G Equipment will be attributed to the Joint
Venture; and
(iii) all Net Income and Net Loss and Available Cash
Flow arising in respect of the foregoing and proceeds of any
disposition thereof will also be attributed to the Joint
Venture.
(c) The P&G Parties will make the following
deliveries on the Closing Date and during the Term in connection
with the rights granted under the P&G License
Agreement:
(i) Within a reasonable time after the Closing Date,
the P&G Parties will deliver to Clorox for use in the Glad
Business all Know How included in the
[* * *] medium on the Closing
Date;
(ii) On and after the Closing Date, the P&G Parties
will deliver to Clorox for use in the Glad Business (A) all Know
How [* * *], as promptly as
commercially practicable after any such Know How
[* * *]; and
(iii) In the event that any Know How is necessary for
the Clorox Parties’ use or practice of any P&G
Technology, but does not, as of the Closing Date or any later date,
[* * *] then the P&G Parties,
at Clorox’s request, will promptly (x) provide the Clorox
Parties with [* * *] to
Clorox.
Section 2.4 Nature of JV Interest
An
Ordinary JV Interest represents an undivided participation interest
in the Glad Business and each JV Interest represents a right to
receive income and losses, cash flow and proceeds with respect
thereto, as described herein. A JV Interest does not represent, and
will not be deemed to convey, a direct ownership interest in any of
the properties, assets or other rights of the Glad Business, title
to which will be held by the Clorox Parties, nor will it result in
the assumption by the P&G Parties of any Liabilities of the
Glad Business. For income Tax purposes only, a JV Interest
represents a capital and profits interest in the Joint
Venture.
Section 2.5 Initial Allocations of Interest and
Capital Accounts .
(a) In consideration for the Clorox Contribution, at
the Closing the Clorox Parties will have an aggregate initial
Ordinary JV Interest of ninety percent (90%), the Class A Interest
and the Class B Interest and an aggregate Capital Account balance
as will be mutually agreed by the Parties prior to Closing. The JV
Interests and Capital Account balance of each individual Clorox
Party as of the Closing will be determined by Clorox in accordance
with the Contribution Allocation Statement, but in no event will
the aggregate JV Interests and Capital Accounts balances of the
Clorox Parties as of the Closing exceed those provided in the first
sentence of this Section 2.5(a).
(b) In consideration for the P&G Contribution, at
the Closing P&G Sub will have an initial Ordinary JV Interest
of ten percent (10%), the Class C Interest and an aggregate
Capital
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PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
Account
balance as will be mutually agreed by the Parties prior to Closing.
All JV Interests and Capital Account balances of the P&G
Parties as of the Closing will be deemed to be owned solely and
exclusively by P&G Sub. P&G is a party to this Agreement
for purposes of guaranteeing the performance of all obligations of
P&G Sub and to perform directly certain obligations pursuant to
this Agreement.
Section
2.6 Additional Capital Calls and Parent Loans .
(a)
All additional capital contributions that will be attributed to the
Joint Venture will be made in accordance with this
Section 2.6. In the event additional funds are required to
finance specific capital, acquisition or extraordinary expenditures
of the Glad Business, such funds may be provided by the JV Partners
as loans attributed to the Joint Venture (“ Parent
Loans ”) or as additional contributions of capital, in
each case as provided in this Section 2.6. The Board may, from time
to time, issue Capital Calls, requesting the JV Partners to make
additional contributions of capital in proportion to their
respective Ordinary JV Interests in order to finance expenditures
of the Glad Business if based on the then-current financial
forecasts of the Joint Venture (i) such expenditures cannot be
funded entirely out of Distributable Cash Flow for such Fiscal
Quarter and (ii) if Parent Loans are used to finance such
expenditures, the Available Cash Flow during the next
[* * *] will be insufficient to
repay in full all Parent Loans that would be outstanding
immediately after such new Parent Loans are incurred. Each JV
Partner agrees that Capital Calls issued to any JV Partner will be
paid by the JV Partner at its election. The remedy for non-payment
of any Capital Calls will be limited to the remedy set forth in
this Section 2.6 and such non-payment will not be a breach of
this Agreement pursuant to this Section 2.6(a). Except as
otherwise required by law, no JV Partner will be required to make
any additional contributions to the capital attributed to the Joint
Venture. All capital contributions to be attributed to the Joint
Venture will be paid by the JV Partners to the account of the
Clorox Partner designated by Clorox to receive such capital
contributions.
(b)
In the event that additional funds are required to finance specific
capital, acquisition or extraordinary expenditures of the Glad
Business, and the then-current financial forecasts of the Joint
Venture indicate that (i) such expenditures can be funded entirely
out of Distributable Cash Flow for that Fiscal Quarter or (ii) if
Parent Loans are used to finance such expenditures, the Available
Cash Flow during the next [* * *]
will be sufficient to repay in full all Parent Loans that would be
outstanding immediately after such new Parent Loans are incurred,
the Clorox Partners will provide such additional funds as a Parent
Loan having a term of [* * *]. In
the event that Available Cash Flow for any Fiscal Quarter as set
forth in the quarterly financial statements of the Joint Venture
for such Fiscal Quarter to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(c)
(the “ Quarterly Financials ”) is a negative
number (such number, the “ Negative Cash Flow ”)
(x) less than $[* * *] and the
aggregate outstanding Parent Loans by the Clorox Partners would not
exceed $[* * *] if the amount of
such Negative Cash Flow were treated as a Parent Loan or (y) if
Parent Loans are used to fund the Negative Cash Flow, the Available
Cash Flow during the next [* * *]
will be sufficient to repay in full all Parent Loans that would be
outstanding immediately after such new Parent Loans are incurred,
then the amount of the Negative Cash Flow will be treated as a
Parent Loan by the Clorox Partners, which Parent Loan will be
deemed to have been made as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter
to
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PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
which
the Negative Cash Flow relates.
(c)
In the event that there is Negative Cash Flow for any Fiscal
Quarter that will not be treated as a Parent Loan in accordance
with Section 2.6(b), then within three (3) Business Days of
delivery of the Quarterly Financials pursuant to Section 9.1(c),
the Board will issue a Capital Call to P&G Sub in an amount
(the “ P&G True-Up ”) equal to: (i) the
aggregate amount of the Ordinary JV Interests held by the P&G
Partners [* * *] (ii) the
Negative Cash Flow. In the event the P&G Partners pay such
Capital Call, (A) the proceeds thereof will be paid to the Clorox
Partner designated by Clorox, (B) the P&G Partners will be
deemed to have made a capital contribution to the Joint Venture in
the amount of the P&G True-Up, (C) each of the Clorox Partners
will be deemed to have made a capital contribution to the Joint
Venture in the amount of (x) the amount of the Ordinary JV Interest
held by such Clorox Partner
[* * *] (y) the Negative Cash
Flow and (D) the respective Ordinary JV Interests of the Parties
will not be adjusted with respect to such capital contributions or
such Capital Call paid by P&G Sub or deemed paid by the Clorox
Partners. In the event the P&G Partners decline to pay such
Capital Call, the Clorox Partners will be deemed to have advanced
the amount of the Negative Cash Flow, which may be treated as a
loan or a contribution by the Clorox Partners at their election as
provided in Section 2.6(e) below.
(d)
All Parent Loans will bear interest calculated on the outstanding
principal amount thereof for each day from the date such Parent
Loan is made until it is paid in full at
[* * *] plus
[* * *] percent
([* * *]%) per annum payable on a
quarterly basis, and payments with respect to any Parent Loans will
be credited first to accrued interest. Subject to the provisions of
Section 3.4(b)(iv), each Parent Loan will have a maturity date of
the last day of the Term.
(e)
Subject to the provisions of Section 2.6(c) hereof, in the event of
the failure of any P&G Partner to make full and timely payment
of any additional capital contribution required by any Capital Call
pursuant to this Section 2.6, the Clorox Partners will be deemed to
have advanced to the Joint Venture the entire unpaid amount.
Subject to the provisions of Section 2.6(c) hereof, such advance as
well as any other amounts that would have been deemed paid by the
Clorox Partner on its own behalf with respect to such Capital Call
if the P&G Partners had paid such Capital Call in full
(together with such advance, the “ Additional Amount
”) will, at the election of the advancing Clorox Partner, be
treated in either of the following manners:
(i) the Additional Amount may be treated as a Parent
Loan; or
(ii) the Additional Amount may be treated as a
contribution by the Clorox Partner paying such Additional Amount
attributed to the Joint Venture of all or any portion of such
unpaid Capital Call.
(f)
Effective upon the making of an additional capital contribution by
a Clorox Partner pursuant to Section 2.6(e)(ii) (an “
Additional Contribution ”), the Ordinary JV Interest
of each JV Partner will be recalculated as that percentage equal to
a fraction:
(i) [* * *] of which
is equal to the sum of (A) (x) the Ordinary JV Interest of such JV
Partner prior to the Additional Contribution
[* * *] by (y) the
aggregate
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PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL
“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
Fair
Market Value of all Ordinary JV Interests prior to the Additional
Contribution plus (B) the amount, if any, of the Additional
Contribution made by such JV Partner, and
(ii) [* * *] of which
is equal to the sum of (A) the aggregate Fair Market Value of all
Ordinary JV Interests prior to the Additional Contribution
[* * *] (B) the aggregate amount
of all Additional Contributions by all the JV Partners made at the
same time as such Additional Contribution.
For
purposes of this Section 2.6(f), prior to the three-year
anniversary of the Closing Date, the Fair Market Value of all the
Ordinary JV Interests will be no less than
$[* * *] plus the aggregate
amount of Additional Contributions made or deemed made prior to the
date as of which such Fair Market Value is being
determined.
By
way of illustration, in the event the Ordinary JV Interests held by
the JV Partners remain unchanged from the Closing Date and the
P&G Option has not been exercised, and an Additional
Contribution is made by a Clorox Partner in the amount of
$[* * *] and the Fair Market
Value for all Ordinary JV Interests prior to such Additional
Contribution is equal to $[* * *]
the Ordinary JV Interests held by the P&G Partners would be an
aggregate of [* * *]% and the
Ordinary JV Interests held by the Clorox Partners would be an
aggregate of [* * *]%, calculated
as follows:
[* * *]%
= [* * *]
[* * *]%
= [* * *]
Section
2.7 P&G Option .
(a)
During the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on
January 1, 2008 (the “ Option Exercise Period
”), the P&G Partners will have the option (the “
P&G Option ”) to acquire from the Clorox Partners
all (but not less than all) of (x) a portion of the Clorox
Partners’ Ordinary JV Interests equal to ten percent (10%) of
the total Ordinary JV Interests as of the date of the closing of
the exercise of the P&G Option and (y) the Class A Interest.
The [* * *] price to be paid by
P&G Sub to the Clorox Partners (the “ Option Price
”) will be determined as follows:
(i) $[* * *] plus the
Adjustment Amount, if any, in the event the P&G Option is
exercised on or before January 1, 2004;
(ii) $133 million plus the Adjustment Amount, if any,
if the P&G Option is exercised after January 1, 2004 and on or
before January 1, 2005;
(iii) $[* * *] plus
the Adjustment Amount, if any, if the P&G Option is exercised
after January 1, 2005 and on or before January 1, 2006;
(iv) $[* * *] plus
the Adjustment Amount, if any, if the P&G Option is exercised
after January 1, 2006 and on or before January 1, 2007;
and
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“[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
(v) $[* * *] plus the
Adjustment Amount, if any, if the P&G Option is exercised after
January 1, 2007 and on or before January 1, 2008.
(b)
If the P&G Partners wish to exercise the P&G Option,
P&G will provide ten (10) Business Days prior written notice to
Clorox. The closing with respect to any exercise of the P&G
Option will take place on the tenth Business Day after exercise by
the P&G Partners of the P&G Option, provided that if all
orders, consents and approvals of Governmental Authorities legally
required for the closing of such sale will not have been obtained
or will not be in effect, or if any waiting period under the HSR
Act will not have expired or been terminated, such closing will be
delayed until the tenth Business Day after such orders, consents
and approvals will be obtained and in effect and such waiting
period, if any, will have expired or been terminated. Payment of
the Option Price will be by immediately available funds to the
accounts designated by Clorox.
Section
2.8 Rights with Respect to Capital .
(a)
No JV Partner will have the right to withdraw, or receive any
return of, its Capital Contribution, and no Capital Contribution
may be returned in the form of property other than cash except as
specifically provided herein.
(b)
Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no Capital
Contribution of any JV Partner will bear any interest or otherwise
entitle the contributing JV Partner to any compensation for use of
the contributed capital.
Section
2.9 Capital Accounts .
(a)
There will be established for each JV Partner on the books of the
Joint Venture a capital account (“ Capital Account
”) that will be maintained in accordance with this Section
2.9.
(b)
In the event a JV Partner transfers a JV Interest in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee will succeed to
the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to
the transferred JV Interest.
(c)
The Capital Account of each JV Partner will be increased
by:
(i) such JV Partner's cash contributions attributed to
and deemed contributed to the Joint Venture (including deemed cash
contributions equal to the amount of organizational expenses
incurred by such JV Partner on behalf of the Joint
Venture);
(ii) the Carrying Value of property attributed to and
deemed contributed by such JV Partner (net of Liabilities secured
by such contributed property that the Joint Venture is considered
to have attributed to it or such property is subject to under Code
Section 752);
(iii) all items of Net Profits allocated to such JV
Partner pursuant to Article III or other provisions of this
Agreement, and
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(iv) all items of income and gain specially allocated
to such JV Partner pursuant to Section 3.2.
(d)
The Capital Account of each JV Partner will be decreased
by:
(i) the amount of cash distributed to such JV Partner
as a distribution with respect to the Joint Venture;
(ii) the Carrying Value of all actual and deemed
distributions of Property made to such JV Partner as a distribution
with respect to the Joint Venture pursuant to this Agreement (net
of Liabilities secured by such distributed Property that the JV
Partner is considered to assume or take subject to under Code
Section 752);
(iii) all items of Net Loss allocated to such JV
Partner pursuant to Article III or other provisions of this
Agreement; and
(iv) all items of deduction, expense or loss specially
allocated to such JV Partners pursuant to Section 3.2.
(e)
The provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of
Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv), and will be interpreted and applied
in a manner consistent with such Regulations Section. To the extent
such provisions are inconsistent with such Regulations
Section or are incomplete with respect thereto, Capital
Accounts will be maintained and adjustments thereto will be made in
accordance with such Regulations Section; provided, however, that
no such adjustment will have any effect on the amount distributable
hereunder to any JV Partner.
ARTICLE
III
ALLOCATIONS
AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Section
3.1 Allocation of Net Profits and Losses .
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Article III, Net Profits and
Net Loss of the Joint Venture in each Fiscal Year will be allocated
among the JV Partners in accordance with their respective Ordinary
JV Interests.
(b)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1(a) above, Net Profits with respect to
each of the first eight Fiscal Quarters of the Joint Venture will
be allocated among the JV Partners as follows:
(i) with respect to the first four Fiscal Quarters of
the Joint Venture, Net Profits will be allocated one hundred
percent (100%) to the Clorox Partners (pro rata in accordance with
their respective Ordinary JV Interests); provided that, if P&G
Sub exercises the P&G Option on or prior to the first day of
any such Fiscal Quarter, Net Profits for such Fiscal Quarter will
be allocated (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6(f))
ninety percent (90%) to the Clorox Partners (pro rata in accordance
with their respective JV Interests) and ten percent (10%) to the
P&G Partners (pro rata in
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accordance
with their respective Ordinary JV Interests);
(ii) with respect to the fifth through eighth Fiscal
Quarters of the Joint Venture, Net Profits will be allocated
(subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6(f)) ninety-five
percent (95%) to the Clorox Partners (pro rata in accordance with
their respective Ordinary JV Interests) and five percent (5%) to
the P&G Partners (pro rata in accordance with their respective
Ordinary JV Interests); provided that, if P&G Sub exercises the
P&G Option on or prior to the first day of any such Fiscal
Quarter, Net Profits for such Fiscal Quarter will be allocated
(subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6(f)) eighty-five
percent (85%) to the Clorox Partners (pro rata in accordance with
their respective Ordinary JV Interests) and fifteen percent (15%)
to the P&G Partners (pro rata in accordance with their
respective Ordinary JV Interests); and
(iii) notwithstanding the provisions of Section
3.1(b)(i) and (ii) above, Net Profits with respect to any sale,
transfer or other disposition of any business or assets of the Glad
Business outside the ordinary course of the Glad Business during
the first eight Fiscal Quarters will be allocated among the JV
Partners pro rata in accordance with their respective Ordinary JV
Interests.
Section
3.2 Special Allocations .
For purposes of the following provisions of this
Section 3.2, the Clorox Partners will be regarded as a single JV
Partner with a single Capital Account. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary:
(a)
If a JV Partner would at any time receive, but for this
Section 3.2(a), an allocation of deduction, loss, or
expenditure that would cause or increase a deficit balance in such
JV Partner's Capital Account in excess of any amount of such
deficit balance that the JV Partner is obligated to restore or
deemed obligated to restore (as determined in accordance with
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)), then the
portion of such allocation that would cause or increase such
deficit Capital Account balance will be specially allocated to the
other JV Partners, if any, with positive Capital Account balances
in proportion to such balances. The loss limitation under this
Section 3.2(a) is intended to comply with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), including the reductions
described in subparagraphs (4), (5) and (6) therein.
(b)
If in any Fiscal Year a JV Partner receives an adjustment,
allocation or distribution described in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Joint
Venture income and gain will be specially allocated to each such JV
Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the
extent required by the Treasury Regulations, the Capital Account
deficit of such JV Partner as quickly as possible provided that an
allocation pursuant to this Section 3.2(b) will be made only
if and to the extent that such JV Partner would have a Capital
Account deficit after all other allocations provided for in this
Article III have been tentatively made as if this
Section 3.2(b) were not in the Agreement. This
Section 3.2(b) is intended to qualify and be construed as a
“qualified income offset” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and will be
interpreted consistently therewith.
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(c)
If there is a net decrease in minimum gain attributed to the Joint
Venture or JV Partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain (determined in
accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Sections
1.704-2(d) and 1.704-2(i)) during any Joint Venture taxable year,
the JV Partners will be allocated items of income and gain
attributed to the Joint Venture for such year (and, if necessary,
subsequent years) in an amount equal to their respective shares of
such net decrease during such year, determined pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5). The items to be
so allocated will be determined in accordance with Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-2(f). This Section 3.2(c) is intended to
comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirements in such
Treasury Regulations and will be interpreted consistently
therewith, including that no chargeback will be required to the
extent of the exceptions provided in Treasury Regulation Sections
1.704-2(f) and 1.704-2(i)(4).
(d)
The allocation provisions set forth in this Article III and the
other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of
Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b) and will be interpreted and applied in a manner
consistent with such Regulations; provided however that such
provisions will not affect the economic rights of any JV Partner,
including rights to distributions with respect to the Joint
Venture.
(e)
Any special allocations of items of income, gain, loss or
deductions pursuant to Sections 3.2(a), (b) and (c) will be taken
into account in computing subsequent allocations pursuant to
Section 3.1 and this Section 3.2, so that the net amount of
any items so allocated will, to the extent possible, be equal to
the net amount that would have been allocated to each such JV
Partner pursuant to the provisions of this Article III if such
special allocations had not occurred.
(f)
In the event that any fees, interest, or other amounts paid to any
JV Partner or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to this Agreement or
any other agreement attributed to the Joint Venture with any JV
Partner or Affiliate thereof providing for the payment of such
amount, and deducted by the Joint Venture in reliance on
Section 707(a) and/or 707(c) of the Code, are disallowed as
deductions to the Joint Venture on its federal income tax return
and are treated as Joint Venture distributions, then:
(i) the Net Profits or Net Loss, as the
case may be, for the Fiscal Year in which such fees, interest, or
other amounts were paid will be increased or decreased, as the case
may be, by the amount of such fees, interest, or other amounts that
are treated as Joint Venture distributions; and
(ii) there will be allocated to the JV
Partner to which (or to whose Affiliate) such fees, interest, or
other amounts were paid, prior to the allocations pursuant to
Section 3.1, an amount of gross income for the Fiscal Year
equal to the amount of such fees, interest, or other amounts that
are treated as Joint Venture distributions.
(g)
Prior to the allocation of Net Profits and Net Losses pursuant to
Section 3.1, the following allocations shall be made for each
Fiscal Year:
(i) The holder of the Class A Interest will
be specially allocated royalty
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income
attributable to royalty payments made under the Glad License
Agreements for such Fiscal Year in an amount of royalty payments
[* * *] to the aggregate amounts
distributable to the holder of the Class A Interest under Section
3.5(b)(i) hereof (without regard to distributions treated as
guaranteed payments under such Section) in each Fiscal Quarter in
such Fiscal Year. Royalty income allocated to the Class A Interest
hereunder will be allocated among the various sources of such
royalty income in the same manner as withholding taxes are
calculated under the definition of “Deemed Withholding
Taxes”. The holder of the Class A Interest will also be
specially allocated income for such Fiscal Year in an
[* * *] of the IP Allocation
Amounts with respect to IP Acquisitions for such Fiscal Year and
will be specially allocated all income attributable to Glad License
Termination Amounts paid for such Fiscal Year;
(ii) After the allocations pursuant to
Section 3.2(g)(i) are made, the holder of the Class B Interest will
be specially allocated royalty income attributable to royalty
payments made under the Glad License Agreements for such Fiscal
Year in an amount [* * *] royalty
payments received under the Glad License Agreements for such Fiscal
Year, [* * *] the amount of
royalty income allocated to the Class A Interest under Section
3.2(g)(i) for such Fiscal Year. The holder of the Class B Interest
will also be specially allocated income for such Fiscal Year
[* * *] IP Acquisition Prices
with respect to IP Acquisitions, if any, for such Fiscal Year in
excess of the aggregate IP Allocation Amounts included in the
calculation of the Class A Special Amount and the Class C Special
Amount for each Fiscal Quarter in such Fiscal Year;
(iii) The holder of the Class C Interest will be specially
allocated royalty income attributable to royalty payments made
under the JV Sublicense Agreements in such Fiscal Year in an amount
of royalty payments [* * *]
royalty payments received under the JV Sublicense Agreements for
such Fiscal Year. The holder of the Class C Interest will also be
specially allocated income for such Fiscal Year in an amount
[* * *] of the IP Allocation
Amounts with respect to IP Acquisitions for such Fiscal Year and
will be specially allocated
[* * *] attributable to JV
Sublicense Termination Amounts paid for such Fiscal
Year;
(iv) The Clorox Partners will be specially allocated all deductions
arising from the payment of guaranteed payments pursuant to Section
3.5(a) and Section 3.5(b) hereof in such Fiscal Year and shall be
specially allocated [* * *]
attributable to Prohibited License Amounts received on behalf of
the Joint Venture in such Fiscal Year; and
(v) Each JV Partner will be specially allocated all deductions
arising from the amortization of organizational expenses (within
the meaning of Section 709(b) of the Code) incurred by such JV
Partner on behalf of the Joint Venture.
Section
3.3 Section 704(c) Allocation .
(a)
For income tax purposes only, each item of income, gain, loss, and
deduction with respect to any Property, the Carrying Value of which
differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax
purposes, will be allocated in accordance with the principles
of
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Section 704(c)
of the Code so as to take into account the variation between the
adjusted tax basis of such Property and its Carrying Value. For
purposes of applying the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code,
the Joint Venture will use the traditional method described in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(b) or such other methods as the
JV Partners unanimously agree.
(b)
Subject to the provisions of Section 3.3(a), items of income, gain,
loss, deduction and credit to be allocated for income tax purposes
will be allocated for each Fiscal Year among the JV Partners in the
same manner and on the same basis as Net Profits and Net Loss are
allocated, taking into account special allocations made pursuant to
Section 3.2.
Section
3.4 Distributions of Available Cash Flow .
(a)
After making distributions of Distributable Cash Flow pursuant to
Section 3.4(c) for any Fiscal Quarter, all remaining Distributable
Cash Flow attributed to the Joint Venture for such Fiscal Quarter
will be distributed by the Clorox Partners in accordance with this
Section 3.4(a). If Available Cash Flow as shown in the Quarterly
Financials for any Fiscal Quarter results in the Distributable Cash
Flow for that Fiscal Quarter being a positive number, a
distribution with respect to such Fiscal Quarter will be made by
the Clorox Partners to the P&G Partners within three (3)
Business Days after delivery of such Quarterly Financials and each
Clorox Partner will be deemed to have received a distribution on
that same date. All distributions made by the Clorox Partners
pursuant to this Section 3.4 will be in
[* * *] to the account designated
by the P&G Partners to Clorox in writing. Except as otherwise
provided in this Section 3.4 or Article VI, all distributions of
Distributable Cash Flow from any Fiscal Quarter will be made to the
JV Partners pro rata in accordance with their respective Ordinary
JV Interests as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter so that the
amount distributed to the P&G Partners will equal its Ordinary
JV Interest as of such day multiplied by the aggregate amount of
Distributable Cash Flow.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.4(a), after making
distributions of Distributable Cash Flow pursuant to Section
3.4(c),
(i) with respect to the first four Fiscal Quarters of the Joint
Venture, the remaining Distributable Cash Flow will be distributed
one hundred percent (100%) to the Clorox Partners (pro rata in
accordance with their respective Ordinary JV Interests); provided
that if the P&G Partners exercise the P&G Option on or
prior to the first day of any such Fiscal Quarter, such
Distributable Cash Flow for such Fiscal Quarter will be distributed
(subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6(f)) ninety percent
(90%) to the Clorox Partners (pro rata in accordance with their
respective Ordinary JV Interests) and ten percent (10%) to the
P&G Partners;
(ii) with respect to the fifth through eighth Fiscal Quarters of
the Joint Venture, the remaining Distributable Cash Flow will be
distributed (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6(f))
ninety-five percent (95%) to the Clorox Partners (pro rata in
accordance with their respective Ordinary JV Interests) and five
percent (5%) to the P&G Partners; provided that if the P&G
Partners exercises the P&G Option on or prior to the first day
of any such Fiscal Quarter, such Distributable Cash Flow for such
Fiscal Quarter
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will
be distributed (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6(f))
eighty-five percent (85%) to the Clorox Partners (pro rata in
accordance with their respective Ordinary JV Interests) and fifteen
percent (15%) to P&G Partners; and
(iii) notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.4(b)(i) and (ii)
above, distributions of Distributable Cash Flow consisting of the
net cash proceeds of any sale, transfer or other disposition of any
business or assets of the Glad Business outside the ordinary course
of the Glad Business during the first eight Fiscal Quarters will be
made to the JV Partners pro rata in accordance with their
respective Ordinary JV Interests as of the last day of such Fiscal
Quarter.
(c)
Prior to any distributions of Distributable Cash Flow under
Sections 3.4(a) or 3.4(b), Distributable Cash Flow for any Fiscal
Quarter will be distributed in accordance with this Section 3.4(c)
in the following order of priority:
(i) In the event of one or more International Acquisitions that
have related IP Acquisitions in a Fiscal Quarter, the holder of the
Class C Interest will be entitled to a distribution with respect to
such Fiscal Quarter of Distributable Cash Flow in an amount equal
to the sum of the aggregate IP Allocation Amounts with respect to
all such International Acquisitions in such Fiscal Year (the
“ Class C Special Amount ”);
(ii) In the event of one or more International Acquisitions that
have related IP Acquisitions in a Fiscal Quarter, the holder of the
Class A Interest will also be entitled to a distribution with
respect to such Fiscal Quarter of Distributable Cash Flow equal to
the sum of the aggregate IP Allocation Amounts with respect to all
such International Acquisitions in such Fiscal Quarter (the “
Class A Special Amount ”);
(iii) The holder of the Class B Interest will be entitled to a
distribution with respect to each Fiscal Quarter of Distributable
Cash Flow in an amount equal to the aggregate royalty payments
received under the Glad License Agreements (net of withholding
taxes imposed on such royalty payments) for such Fiscal Quarter,
minus the amount distributable to the holder of the Class A
Interest under Section 3.5(b)(i) for such Fiscal
Quarter;
(iv) The holder of the Class B Interest will be entitled to a
special distribution with respect to each Fiscal Quarter of
Distributable Cash Flow equal to the aggregate IP Acquisition
Prices, if any, for such Fiscal Quarter, less the sum of the Class
A Special Amount and the Class C Special Amount for such Fiscal
Quarter; and
(v) In the event there is insufficient Distributable Cash Flow in
any Fiscal Quarter to pay the amounts otherwise distributable under
this Section 3.4(c) (a “ Distribution Shortfall
”), there shall be a priority distribution of Distributable
Cash Flow in the next succeeding Fiscal Quarter in the amount of
such Distribution Shortfall (and all prior Distribution Shortfalls
to the extent a distribution has not been made with respect to any
such Distribution Shortfall under this Section 3.4(c)(v)) in the
order of priority set forth in this Section 3.4(c) to the Parties
who were the holders of the Class A Interest,
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Class