SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED TAX
SHARING AGREEMENT
The Amended and
Restated Tax Sharing Agreement (the “ Agreement
”), dated as of January 1, 2006, by and between HLTH
Corporation (formerly known as Emdeon Corporation), a Delaware
corporation (“ HLTH ”), and WebMD Health Corp.,
a Delaware corporation (“ WebMD ”), is hereby
amended and restated effective for taxable years beginning on and
after January 1, 2008.
WHEREAS ,
HLTH is the common parent corporation of an affiliated group of
corporations (within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code
”));
WHEREAS ,
WebMD and the WebMD Domestic Subsidiaries (as defined below) are
members of the affiliated group of which HLTH is the common parent
corporation;
WHEREAS ,
WebMD made an initial public offering (the “ Offering
”) of its stock as contemplated by the Form S-1 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2005, as
amended;
WHEREAS ,
the Offering did not cause WebMD and the WebMD Domestic
Subsidiaries to cease to be members of HLTH’s consolidated
group for federal income tax purposes;
WHEREAS ,
HLTH, WebMD and the WebMD Domestic Subsidiaries will continue to
file consolidated federal income tax returns as required by
Section 1501 of the Code (“Consolidated Federal Tax
Returns”) and various members of the HLTH Group (as defined
below) will continue to file consolidated, combined or unitary
income tax returns in some states, municipalities and non-U.S.
jurisdictions (“State, Local or Foreign Tax Returns”);
and
WHEREAS ,
HLTH, WebMD, the WebMD Domestic Subsidiaries and other members of
the HLTH Group desire to agree upon a method for determining the
financial consequences to each party resulting from the filing of a
consolidated, combined or unitary income tax return; and
NOW ,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and mutual
covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, the terms set forth below shall have
the following meanings.
(i)
“ Alternative Minimum Tax ” shall mean the tax
imposed on corporations by Section 55 of the Code.
(ii)
“ Consolidated Federal Tax Liability ” shall
mean, with respect to any taxable year, the Regular Tax and the
Alternative Minimum Tax actually paid by the HLTH Group with
respect to such taxable year (without taking into account any
carry-backs of tax attributes from later taxable years).
(iii)
“ Federal Tax Liability ” of the WebMD Subgroup
shall mean, with respect to any taxable year, an amount equal to
the Consolidated Federal Tax Liability multiplied by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the WebMD Subgroup’s Separate
Return Tax Liability, and the denominator is the
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sum of A) the
WebMD Subgroup’s Separate Return Tax Liability and B) the
HLTH Subgroup’s Separate Return Tax Liability.
(iv)
“ WebMD Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any
WebMD Subsidiary that would be eligible, from time to time, to join
with WebMD in the filing of a Consolidated Federal Tax Return, with
WebMD as the common parent corporation, if WebMD and such WebMD
Subsidiary were not members of the HLTH Group.
(v)
“ WebMD Subgroup ” shall be comprised of WebMD
and the WebMD Subsidiaries.
(vi)
“ WebMD Subsidiary ” shall mean any corporation
(as determined for tax purposes) that is controlled, directly or
indirectly, by WebMD. For this purpose, “control” shall
mean ownership of 50% or more of the stock or other equity
interests in such corporations in terms of voting power or equity
value.
(vii)
“ WebMD Tax Package ” means all information
requested by HLTH, in a format determined by HLTH, in connection
with a Consolidated Federal Tax Return of the HLTH Group or a
State, Local or Foreign Tax Return that includes any member of the
HLTH SubGroup and any member of the WebMD SubGroup. The WebMD Tax
Package shall be prepared on a basis consistent with the past
practices of the HLTH Group, or any relevant group of corporations
with respect to any consolidated, combined or unitary State, Local
or Foreign Tax Return.
(viii)
“ Regular Tax ” shall mean the tax imposed on
corporations by Section 11 of the Code.
(ix)
“ Separate Return Tax Liability ” of the HLTH
Subgroup or WebMD Subgroup shall mean, with respect to any taxable
year, the liability for Regular Tax and Alternative Minimum Tax for
such taxable year, and any interest, penalties, and other additions
to such taxes for such taxable year, computed as if the HLTH
Subgroup or the WebMD Subgroup, as the case may be, was not part of
the HLTH Group for such taxable year, but rather was a separate
affiliated group of corporations filing a Consolidated Federal Tax
Return pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code. Such computation
shall be made (A) without regard to the income, deductions
(including net operating loss and capital loss deductions) and
credits in any year of any member of the HLTH Group which is not a
member of the relevant Subgroup, (B) with regard to net
operating loss and capital loss carry-forwards from earlier years
(but not carry-backs from later years except to the extent
permitted by Section 2(g)) of the members of the relevant
Subgroup; provided , however that no account shall be
taken of any loss carryforward or other tax attribute of the WebMD
Subgroup to the extent the WebMD Subgroup has previously received
payment therefore pursuant to Section 2(iv) of this Agreement
as it existed prior to its amendment pursuant to this Second
Amended and Restated Tax Sharing Agreement, (C) with regard to
the minimum tax credits of the relevant Subgroup, (D) as
though the highest rate of tax specified in Section 11(b) of the
Code were the only Regular Tax rate applicable to the relevant
Subgroup and (E) consistent with the past practices of the
HLTH Group; provided , however , that such
computation can depart from the past practices of the HLTH Group in
the event of a change in applicable Tax law or if HLTH is advised
by its accountants or counsel that adherence to past practices
would have an adverse effect on the HLTH Group. Transactions
between the WebMD Subgroup and the HLTH Subgroup that are deferred
under the Treasury regulations promulgated pursuant to
Section 1502 of the Code shall also be deferred for purposes
of this Agreement.
(x)
“Subgroup” shall mean the WebMD Subgroup or the HLTH
Subgroup.
(xi)
“ HLTH Group ” shall mean HLTH, WebMD, the WebMD
Domestic Subsidiaries
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and any other
corporation (as determined for tax purposes) that is controlled,
directly or indirectly, by HLTH. For this purpose,
“control” shall mean ownership of 50% or more of the
stock or other equity interests in such corporation in terms of
voting power or equity value.
(xii)
“ HLTH Subgroup ” shall be comprised of all
members of the HLTH Group other than the members of the WebMD
Subgroup.
(b) For all
purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires,
the definition of terms not defined herein shall be determined by
reference to applicable law.
(a)
References . All references in this Section 2 to taxes
or matters related to taxes are references to federal income taxes
and related federal income tax matters.
(b) Tax
Sharing . With respect to any taxable year (or portion thereof,
if applicable) of the WebMD Subgroup, WebMD shall pay to HLTH an
amount equal to the WebMD Subgroup’s Federal Tax
Liability.
(c)
Estimated Payments . Not later than fifteen days prior to
each date on which an estimated federal income tax installment is
due (a “ Tax Payment Date ”), HLTH shall
determine, and notify WebMD of, (i) the amount of the
applicable required installment of the required annual payment of
the HLTH Group under Section 6655(d) of the Code and (ii) the
amount of such required installment calculated by reference to the
estimated Federal Tax Liability of the WebMD Subgroup (such amount,
the “ WebMD Subgroup Estimated Payment ”). WebMD
shall then pay to HLTH, on or before the date which is three
business days prior to such Tax Payment Date, the WebMD Subgroup
Estimated Payment. The WebMD Subgroup Estimated Payment shall be
computed in accordance with the past practices of the HLTH Group
except in the event of a change in applicable Tax law, or if HLTH
is advised by its accountants or counsel that adherence to past
practices would have an adverse effect on the HLTH
Group.
(d)
Payment of Taxes at Year-End .
(i) HLTH
shall determine, and notify WebMD of, the WebMD Subgroup Payment
within sixty days following the end of the taxable year for which
such payment is to be made. On or before the date which is three
business days prior to the last date prescribed by law for payment
of the Consolidated Federal Tax Liability of the HLTH Group for
such year, WebMD shall pay to HLTH an amount equal to the excess,
if any, of the WebMD Subgroup’s Federal Tax Liability over
the total WebMD Subgroup Estimated Payments made by WebMD with
respect to such taxable year. A similar rule shall apply to the
extent the amount of the WebMD Subgroup’s Federal Tax
Liability is adjusted at or prior to the time at which the
Consolidated Federal Tax Return for such year is filed.
(ii) If
the aggregate amount of the WebMD Subgroup Estimated Payments for a
given taxable year is greater than the WebMD Subgroup’s
Federal Tax Liability, HLTH shall promptly remit such excess amount
to WebMD. A similar rule shall apply to the extent the amount of
the WebMD Subgroup’s Federal Tax Liability is adjusted at or
prior to the time at which the Consolidated Federal Tax Return for
such year is filed.
(iii) With
respect to any Consolidated Federal Tax Return of the HLTH Group
, except as described in subclause (iv) hereof
(A) HLTH shall not reimburse WebMD for the tax savings
attributable to the utilization of any net operating losses or
other tax attributes of the WebMD Subgroup to offset federal income
taxes of the HLTH Subgroup and (B) WebMD shall not reimburse
HLTH for the
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tax savings
attributable to the utilization of any net operating losses or
other tax attributes of HLTH or any other member of the HLTH
Subgroup to offset federal incomes taxes of the WebMD
Subgroup.
(iv) In
any tax year ending on or before December 31, 2007 in which
the HLTH Subgroup has income or gain from the sale of assets
(including a subsidiary) outside the ordinary course of business,
extinguishment of debt or other extraordinary transaction
(“Extraordinary Gains”), HLTH will make a payment to
the WebMD Subgroup in an amount equal to 35% of the excess of
(A) the amount of the loss carryforwards of the WebMD Subgroup
actually absorbed by the HLTH Group in the computation of the
Consolidated Federal Tax Liability for the year pursuant to Treas.
Reg. Section 1.1502-21, over (B) the amount of the loss
carryforwards of the WebMD Subgroup that would have been absorbed
in the computation of the Consolidated Federal Tax Liability if
such Extraordinary Gains had not been incurred by the HLTH
Subgroup. Such payment shall be in full reimbursement for the tax
savings (federal and state) attributable to the excess amount of
loss carryf
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