Exhibit 10.2
TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
by and between
The Procter & Gamble
Company,
The Folgers Coffee
Company,
and
The J.M. Smucker Company
Dated
,
2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.01
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Definition of Terms
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ARTICLE II
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ALLOCATION OF TAXES
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Section 2.01
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Ordinary Course Taxes
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Section 2.02
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Transaction Taxes
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Section 2.03
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Transfer Taxes
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Section 2.04
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Entitlement to Tax Attributes
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Section 2.05
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Additional Costs
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ARTICLE III
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TAX RETURN FILING AND PAYMENT
OBLIGATIONS
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Section 3.01
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Tax Return Preparation and Filing
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Section 3.02
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Treatment of Transactions
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ARTICLE IV
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TAX-FREE TREATMENT OF
DISTRIBUTION & RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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Section 4.01
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Representations
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Section 4.02
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Covenants
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ARTICLE V
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TAX CONTESTS; INDEMNIFICATION;
COOPERATION
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Section 5.01
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Notice
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Section 5.02
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Control of Tax Contests
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Section 5.03
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Indemnification Payments
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Section 5.04
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Interest on Late Payments
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Section 5.05
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Treatment of Indemnity Payments
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Section 5.06
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Cooperation
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Section 5.07
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Confidentiality
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ARTICLE VI
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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Section 6.01
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Tax Disputes
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ARTICLE VII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 7.01
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Authorization
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Section 7.02
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Expenses
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Section 7.03
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Entire Agreement
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Section 7.04
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Governing Law
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Section 7.05
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Notice
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Section 7.06
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Priority of Agreements
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Section 7.07
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Amendments and Waivers
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Section 7.08
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Termination
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Section 7.09
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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Section 7.10
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Assignability
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Section 7.11
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Enforcement
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Section 7.12
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Survival
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Section 7.13
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Construction
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Section 7.14
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Severability
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Section 7.15
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Counterparts
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TAX MATTERS
AGREEMENT
THIS TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
[DATE] by and between The Procter & Gamble Company,
an Ohio corporation (“ P&G ”), The Folgers
Coffee Company, a Delaware corporation and, as of the date hereof,
a wholly owned Subsidiary of P&G (“ Folgers
”), and The J.M. Smucker Company, an Ohio corporation
(“ RMT Partner ”) (collectively, the “
Companies ”).
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof,
P&G is the common parent of an affiliated group of
corporations, including Folgers, which has elected to file certain
Tax Returns on an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group basis;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of
P&G has determined that it would be appropriate and desirable
to completely separate the Coffee Business from P&G;
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of
P&G, Folgers, RMT Partner and its wholly owned direct
subsidiary (“ Merger Sub ”) have each approved
and declared advisable the merger, immediately following the
Distribution, of Merger Sub with and into Folgers with Folgers as
the surviving entity (the “ Merger
”);
WHEREAS, P&G, Folgers and RMT
Partner have entered into the (i) Separation Agreement
pursuant to which P&G shall effect the Folgers Transfer on the
Business Transfer Date, and (ii) Transaction Agreement
pursuant to which the parties will effect the Merger;
WHEREAS, in connection with the
Folgers Transfer, P&G shall effect the (i) One-Step
Spin-Off, or (ii) Exchange Offer and, if necessary, the
Clean-Up Spin-Off;
WHEREAS, in connection with the
Folgers Transfer and the Distribution, P&G intends to effect
the P&G Cash Distribution;
WHEREAS, the Companies intend that
the Folgers Transfer and Distribution qualify as a
“reorganization” under Code Section 368(a) with
respect to which no gain or loss is recognized under Code
Sections 361 and 355;
WHEREAS, the Companies intend that
the Merger qualify as a “reorganization” under Code
Section 368(a) with respect to which the Folgers shareholders
recognize no gain or loss;
WHEREAS, as a result of and upon the
Distribution, Folgers will cease to be a member of the P&G
affiliated group within the meaning of Code Section 1504(a);
and
WHEREAS, the Companies desire to
allocate the Tax responsibilities, liabilities and benefits of
certain transactions and to provide for certain other Tax
matters.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the Companies
(each on behalf of itself, each of its Subsidiaries, as of the
Closing Date, and its future Subsidiaries) hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definition of
Terms . The following terms shall have the following meanings
(such meanings to apply equally to both the singular and the plural
forms of the terms defined). Unless otherwise stated, all Section
references are to this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to such term
in the Separation Agreement.
“ Active Trade or
Business ” means the active conduct (determined in
accordance with Code Section 355(b)) of the business conducted
by the Folgers Group members. For these purposes, members shall
include only those members that are part of Folgers’
“separate affiliated group” within the meaning of Code
Section 355(b)(3)(B).
“ Additional Costs
” means liabilities, damages, penalties, judgments,
assessments, losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and expenses), whether
arising under strict liability or otherwise, in each case, arising
out of or incident to the imposition, assessment or assertion of
any Tax or adjustment against a party with respect to an amount for
which such party is entitled to indemnification under this
Agreement.
“ Adjustment Request
” means any formal or informal claim or request for a Refund
filed with any Taxing Authority.
“ Agreement ” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“ Applicable Penalty
Standard ” means the standard under applicable law for
avoiding the imposition of penalties on the taxpayer and/or the tax
return preparer.
“ Articles PLR ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06.
“ Capital Stock ”
means (i) all classes or series of outstanding capital stock
of an issuer for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, including common
stock and all other instruments treated as outstanding equity in
the issuer for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, and (ii) all
options, warrants and other rights to acquire such capital
stock.
“ Closing Date ”
means the date on which the Distribution and the Merger are
consummated.
“ Companies ” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“ Covered Compensation
Arrangement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.02(b)(i).
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“ Distribution ”
means the distribution by P&G of 100% of the Folgers Common
Stock pursuant to the One-Step Spin-Off or, alternatively, the
Exchange Offer and any Clean-Up Spin-Off.
“ Equity Compensation
Opinion ” means an opinion obtained by the RMT Group (at
its sole expense), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
P&G, providing that (i) the issuance of RMT Partner or
Folgers options, restricted stock and/or deferred stock units, as
the case may be, to a Safe Harbor VIII Person or an RMT Partner
retirement plan (or other eligible retirement plan under Safe
Harbor IX in Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(d)), as
applicable, would not affect the Tax-Free Treatment; and
(ii) the shares of RMT Partner or Folgers Capital Stock issued
upon the exercise or vesting of the options, restricted stock
and/or deferred stock units described in clause (i) above
would satisfy the requirements of Safe Harbor VIII or Safe Harbor
IX of Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(d), as applicable.
Any Equity Compensation Opinion shall be delivered by nationally
recognized U.S. tax counsel acceptable to P&G.
“ Folgers ” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“ Folgers Capital Stock
” means (i) all classes or series of outstanding capital
stock of Folgers for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, including
common stock and all other instruments treated as outstanding
equity in Folgers for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, and
(ii) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire such
capital stock.
“ Folgers Group ”
means Folgers and each of its Subsidiaries, including any
corporations that would be members of an affiliated group if they
were includible corporations under Code Section 1504(b) (in
each case, including any successors thereof).
“ Folgers Group Taxes
” means (i) any Tax imposed on or payable by the Folgers
Group or any member thereof for a Tax period beginning after the
Closing Date, (ii) any Tax imposed on or payable by the
Folgers Group or any member thereof for the portion of a Straddle
Period beginning after the Closing Date (other than any such Tax
payable by reason of membership in any affiliated, consolidated,
combined or unitary group at any time on or prior to the Closing
Date, including by reason of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1502-6), and (iii) any Taxes attributable to
any transaction or event of the RMT Group (or any member thereof)
occurring outside the ordinary course of business on the Closing
Date after the Distribution, including, in each case, any relevant
Tax liabilities arising from a Final Determination.
“ Folgers Separate
Return ” means any Tax Return (other than a Joint Return)
that includes any Folgers Group member (including any consolidated,
combined or unitary Tax Return).
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Final Determination ” means the final resolution of
any Tax liability for any Tax period by or as a result of
(i) a final and unappealable decision, judgment, decree or
other order by any court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) a
final settlement with the Internal Revenue Service, a closing
agreement or accepted offer in compromise under Code Sections 7121
or 7122, or a comparable arrangement under the laws of another
jurisdiction, (iii) any allowance of a Refund in respect of an
overpayment of Tax, but only after the expiration of all periods
during which
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such amount may be recovered by the jurisdiction
imposing such Tax, or (iv) any other final disposition,
including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of
limitations.
“ Indemnitee ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
“ Indemnifying Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
“ IRS ” means the
Internal Revenue Service.
“ Joint Return ”
means any Tax Return that includes at least one P&G Group
member and at least one Folgers Group member.
“ Merger
Disqualification ” means the failure of the Merger to
qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Code Section 368(a)
or a similar provision of state or local law, other than any such
failure that is attributable to P&G’s breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant in the Transaction Documents
(including the P&G Representation Letter) or Folgers’
breach, prior to the Distribution, of any representation, warranty
or covenant in the Transactions Documents.
“ P&G ” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“ P&G Group ”
means P&G and each of its Subsidiaries, including any
corporations that would be members of an affiliated group if they
were includible corporations under Code Section 1504(b) (in
each case, including any successors thereof), but excluding any
entity that is a member of the Folgers Group.
“ P&G Group Taxes
” means (i) any Tax imposed on or payable by the P&G
Group or any member thereof for any Tax period, and (ii) any
Pre-Closing Tax imposed on or payable by the Folgers Group or any
member thereof, including, in each case, any relevant Tax
liabilities arising from a Final Determination.
“ P&G
Representation Letter ” means the representation letter
executed [, and any other material provided,]
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by P&G in
connection with the delivery of the Tax Opinion.
“ P&G Tax Assets
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.
“ Penalty Objection
” means a non-preparing party’s good faith, written
determination that a position taken by a preparing party on a draft
Folgers Separate Return subject to Section 3.01(b) would not
satisfy the Applicable Penalty Standard.
“ Permitted P&G
Information ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.06.
“ PLR ” means a
private letter ruling requested or obtained from the
IRS.
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[Specify the additional
information if the parties attach any exhibits to their
representation letters and/or provide any additional material in
connection therewith. If there is none, remove the bracketed
language.]
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“ Post-Distribution
Period ” means the portion of the Closing Date after the
completion of the Distribution and any date thereafter.
“ Pre-Closing Period
” means any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date,
and, except for purposes of Article III and Article V, the portion
of any Straddle Period ending on or before the Closing
Date.
“ Pre-Closing Taxes
” means Taxes imposed (i) in, or allocable to, a
Pre-Closing Period (other than any Tax described in clause
(iii) of Folgers Group Taxes), or (ii) by reason of being
a member of any affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group
at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, including by reason of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6.
“ Refund ” means
any cash refund of Taxes or reduction of Taxes by means of credit,
offset or otherwise, together with any interest received
thereon.
“ Restricted Period
” means the period commencing upon the Closing Date and
ending at the close of business on the first day following the
second anniversary of the Closing Date.
“ RMT Group ”
means the RMT Partner Group and, with respect to any period after
the Distribution, the Folgers Group (in each case, including any
successors thereof).
“ RMT Partner Capital
Stock ” means (i) all classes or series of
outstanding capital stock of RMT Partner for U.S. federal income
Tax purposes, including common stock and all other instruments
treated as outstanding equity in RMT Partner for U.S. federal
income Tax purposes, and (ii) all options, warrants and other
rights to acquire such capital stock.
“ RMT Partner Group
” means RMT Partner and each of its Subsidiaries (in each
case, including any successors thereof), other than any members of
the Folgers Group.
“ RMT Partner
Representation Letter ” means the representation letter
executed, [ and any other material provided, ] by RMT
Partner in connection with the delivery of the opinion referred to
in Section 6.02(d) of the Transaction Agreement.
“ RMT Partner
Section 355(e) Event ” means any event(s) involving
RMT Partner Capital Stock or any assets of RMT Partner or any of
its Affiliates which cause the Distribution to be a taxable event
to P&G as a result of the application of Code
Section 355(e) or a similar provision of state or local Tax
law. For the avoidance of doubt, an event involving RMT Partner
Capital Stock or any assets of RMT Partner or any of its Affiliates
shall include, without limitation, (x) the application of the
provisions of Article Fourth, Division II, Section 2 of the
Amended Articles of Incorporation of RMT Partner as in effect as of
the date hereof, (y) the special dividend payable by RMT
Partner pursuant to Section 5.02(c) of the Transaction
Agreement, and (z) the Merger.
“ Ruling ” means
a PLR, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to P&G,
providing that the completion of a proposed action by the RMT Group
(or any member thereof) prohibited by Section 4.02(b) or
(c) would not affect the Tax-Free Treatment.
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“ Safe Harbor VIII
Person ” means an RMT Partner or Folgers employee,
independent contractor, director or other Person permitted to
receive RMT Partner or Folgers Capital Stock under Safe Harbor VIII
in Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(d).
“ Separation Agreement
” means the Separation Agreement, as may be amended from time
to time, among P&G, Folgers and RMT Partner, dated June 4,
2008.
“ Straddle Period
” means a Tax period beginning on or before and ending after
the Closing Date.
“ Tax ” or
“ Taxes ” shall mean all forms of taxation,
whenever created or imposed, and whether of the United States or
elsewhere, and whether imposed by a federal, state, municipal,
governmental, territorial, local, foreign or other body, and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include net
income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, value added,
ad valorem , transfer, recording, franchise, profits,
license, lease, service, service use, payroll, wage, withholding,
employment, unemployment insurance, workers compensation, social
security, excise, severance, stamp, business license, business
organization, occupation, premium, property, environmental,
windfall profits, customs, duties, alternative minimum, estimated
or other taxes, fees, premiums, assessments or charges of any kind
whatever imposed or collected by any governmental entity or
political subdivision thereof, together with any related interest
and any penalties, additions to such tax or additional amounts
imposed with respect thereto by such governmental entity or
political subdivision.
“ Tax Advisor ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“ Tax Attributes
” means net operating losses, investment credits, foreign Tax
credits, excess charitable contributions, general business credits,
or any other loss, deduction, credit or item that could reduce a
Tax liability.
“ Tax Contest ”
means an audit, review, examination or any other administrative or
judicial proceeding with the purpose or effect of redetermining
Taxes (including any administrative or judicial review of any
Adjustment Request).
“ Tax Dispute ”
means any dispute arising in connection with this
Agreement.
“ Tax-Free Treatment
” means (i) the Folgers Transfer and Distribution, taken
together, qualifying as a transaction (x) that is described in
Code Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D), (y) in which the
Folgers Common Stock distributed is “qualified
property” under Code Section 361(c), and (z) in
which the shareholders of P&G recognize no income or gain for
U.S. federal income Tax purposes under Code Section 355
(except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of fractional
shares of Folgers Common Stock); (ii) the Merger qualifying as
a reorganization under Code Section 368(a), in which the
Folgers shareholders recognize no income or gain for U.S. federal
income Tax purposes (except to the extent of any cash received in
lieu of fractional shares of RMT Partner Common Stock); and
(iii) the P&G Cash Distribution qualifying as money
transferred to P&G creditors and/or shareholders under Code
Section 361(b).
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“ Tax Opinion ”
means the opinion obtained by P&G with respect to the Folgers
Transfer, Distribution, Merger and P&G Cash
Distribution.
“ Tax Return ”
means any return, filing, report, questionnaire, information
statement, claim for Refund, or other document required or
permitted to be filed, including any amendments thereto, for any
Tax period with any Taxing Authority.
“ Taxing Authority
” means any governmental authority imposing Taxes.
“ Transaction Document
” means any document executed by P&G, Folgers and/or RMT
Partner, as the case may be, in connection with the Transactions,
including this Agreement, the Separation Agreement and the
Transaction Agreement.
“ Transaction Taxes
” means (i) all Taxes of any P&G Group or Folgers
Group member, as the case may be, resulting from, or arising in
connection with, the failure of any of the Folgers Transfer,
Distribution, Merger and P&G Cash Distribution to qualify for
Tax-Free Treatment, and (ii) all corresponding state and local
income and franchise Taxes.
“ Transactions ”
means the Folgers Transfer, Distribution, Merger and P&G Cash
Distribution, in each case, as contemplated by the Separation
Agreement and/or Transaction Agreement.
“ Transfer Taxes
” means any stamp, sales, use, gross receipts, value added,
goods and services, harmonized sales, land transfer or other
transfer Taxes imposed in connection with the Transactions. For the
avoidance of doubt, Transfer Taxes shall not include any income or
franchise Taxes payable in connection with the
Transactions.
“ Unqualified Opinion
” means an opinion obtained by RMT Partner or Folgers (at its
sole expense), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
P&G providing that the completion of a proposed action by the
RMT Partner Group or Folgers Group (or, in each case, any member
thereof) prohibited by Section 4.02(b) or (c) below would
not affect the Tax-Free Treatment. Any Unqualified Opinion shall be
delivered by nationally recognized U.S. tax counsel acceptable to
P&G.
ARTICLE II
ALLOCATION OF
TAXES
Section 2.01 Ordinary Course
Taxes . (a) Except as provided in Sections 2.02 and 2.03
below, P&G shall indemnify each RMT Group member against, and
hold it harmless from, all P&G Group Taxes.
(b) Except as provided in
Sections 2.02 and 2.03 below, each RMT Group member, jointly
and severally, shall indemnify each P&G Group member against,
and hold it harmless from, all Folgers Group Taxes.
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(c) If, with respect to any Folgers
Group Tax, the P&G Group (or any member thereof) receives (or
realizes) a Refund, it shall remit to Folgers, within 30 days, the
amount of such Refund net of any Taxes incurred by the P&G
Group (or any member thereof) in connection with the
Refund.
(d) Except as provided in
Section 2.01(e) below, if, with respect to any P&G Group
Tax, the RMT Group (or any member thereof) receives (or realizes) a
Refund, it shall remit to P&G, within 30 days, the amount of
such Refund net of any Taxes incurred by the RMT Group (or any
member thereof) in connection with the Refund.
(e) RMT Partner shall cause the
Folgers Group, except to the extent not permitted by law, to elect
to forego carrybacks of any net operating losses, capital losses,
credits or other Tax benefits of the Folgers Group to a Pre-Closing
Period. If the P&G Group (or any member thereof) receives (or
realizes) a Refund as a result of any carryback permitted by the
previous sentence, it shall remit to Folgers, within 30 days, the
amount of such Refund net of any Taxes incurred by the P&G
Group (or any member thereof) in connection with the Refund;
provided , however , that, if a Taxing Authority
subsequently reduces or disallows such Refund, the RMT Group shall,
within 5 days of the reduction or disallowance, return the amount
previously remitted to Folgers, plus interest at the rate
determined under applicable Tax law.
(f) Each Folgers Group member shall,
unless prohibited by applicable law, close its taxable year on the
Closing Date. If applicable law does not permit a Folgers Group
member to close its taxable year on the Closing Date or in any case
in which a Tax is assessed with respect to a Straddle Period, the
Taxes, if any, attributable to a Straddle Period shall be allocated
(i) to the period up to and including the Closing Date, on the
one hand, and (ii) to the period subsequent to the Closing
Date, on the other hand, by means of a closing of the books and
records of the Folgers Group member as of the close of the Closing
Date, provided that exemptions, allowances or deductions
that are calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and
amortization deductions) and Taxes that are assessed on a periodic
basis (such as real and personal property taxes) shall be allocated
between the period ending on the Closing Date and the period after
the Closing Date in proportion to the number of days in each such
period.
Section 2.02 Transaction
Taxes . (a) Except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.02(c) below, each RMT Group member, jointly and
severally, shall indemnify each P&G Group member against, and
hold it harmless from, any Transaction Taxes attributable
to:
(i) any inaccurate representation of
fact, plan or intent made by RMT Partner in Section 4.01 of
this Agreement or in the RMT Partner Representation
Letter;
(ii) any action or omission by
Folgers or any of its Affiliates in the Post-Distribution Period or
by RMT Partner or any of its Affiliates, in each case, that is
inconsistent with any covenant made by any Folgers Group member or
RMT Partner Group member in any Transaction Document other than any
action or omission that was taken or omitted in reliance upon any
representation, warranty or covenant made by P&G in this
Agreement or the P&G Representation Letter to the extent such
representation or warranty is incorrect or such covenant was
breached, in whole or in relevant part;
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(iii) any other action or omission
by Folgers or any of its Affiliates in the Post-Distribution Period
or by RMT Partner or any of its Affiliates, in each case, other
than any action or omission (x) contemplated under any
Transaction Document, or (y) that was taken or omitted in
reliance upon any representation, warranty or covenant made by
P&G in this Agreement or the P&G Representation Letter to
the extent such representation or warranty is incorrect or such
covenant was breached, in whole or in relevant part; or
(iv) a Merger
Disqualification.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.02(c) below, P&G shall indemnify each RMT Group
member against, and hold it harmless from, any Transaction Taxes
attributable to:
(i) any inaccurate representation of
fact, plan or intent made by P&G in Section 4.01 of this
Agreement or in the P&G Representation Letter;
(ii) any action or omission by
P&G or any of its Affiliates that is inconsistent with any
covenant made by any P&G Group member in any Transaction
Document other than any action or omission that was taken or
omitted in reliance upon any representation, warranty or covenant
made by RMT Partner in this Agreement or the RMT Partner
Representation Letter to the extent such representation or warranty
is incorrect or such covenant was breached, in whole or in relevant
part; or
(iii) any other action or omission
by P&G or any of its Affiliates, other than any action or
omission (x) contemplated under any Transaction Document, or
(y) that was taken or omitted in reliance upon any
representation, warranty or covenant made by RMT Partner in this
Agreement or the RMT Partner Representation Letter to the extent
such representation or warranty is incorrect or such covenant was
breached, in whole or in relevant part.
(c) Except with respect to liability
for Taxes incurred with respect to an RMT Partner
Section 355(e) Event, liability for any Transaction Taxes
described in both Section 2.02(a) and Section 2.02(b)
above shall be shared by P&G and the RMT Group according to
relative fault. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Agreement, each RMT Group member, jointly and severally,
shall indemnify each P&G Group member against, and hold it
harmless from, any Transaction Taxes attributable to an RMT Partner
Section 355(e) Event, except for any such event that would not
have been so taxable but for P&G’s breach of
(i) Section 4.01(a)(iii) and/or (ii) the last
sentence of Section 4.02(a), provided that, upon such
taxable event, P&G’s breach of Section 4.01(a)(iii)
and/or the last sentence of Section 4.02(a) shall be the last
item(s) taken into account in determining whether the Distribution
is a taxable event under Code Section 355(e) or any similar
provision of state or local law.
(d) P&G shall indemnify each RMT
Group member against, and hold it harmless from, any Transaction
Taxes with respect to which neither party is liable under
Section 2.02(a) or 2.02(b) above.
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(e) The party liable for any
Transaction Taxes shall be entitled to any Refund of such
Transaction Taxes, and, if another party receives (or realizes) any
such Refund, it shall remit the amount of such Refund net of any
Taxes incurred by such party (or any member of its group) in
connection with the Refund, within 30 days, to the party entitled
to it under this Agreement.
Section 2.03 Transfer Taxes .
The RMT Group and the P&G Group shall each be liable for
one-half of any Transfer Taxes. The parties shall cooperate in good
faith to minimize the amount of any Transfer Taxes and obtain any
Refunds thereof. If the RMT Group or the P&G Group receives a
Refund of any Transfer Taxes, such group shall remit, within 30
days, one-half of the Refund to other group net of Taxes incurred
by the recipient group in connection with the Refund.
Section 2.04 Entitlement to Tax
Attributes . The P&G Group shall be entitled to any Tax
Attributes of the Folgers Group (or any member thereof) relating to
(i) the exercise of compensatory stock options issued on or
prior to the Closing Date with respect to P&G Common Stock;
(ii) any other items of expense relating to the Transactions
that are economically borne by the P&G Group (or any member
thereof) that are listed on Schedule A attached hereto, including
any severance bonuses or other similar compensatory payments made
by P&G to employees that become employees of the RMT Group in
connection with the Transactions; and (iii) any items
allocated to the Folgers Group (or any member thereof) from any
Pre-Closing Period that carry over to any Tax period ending after
the Closing Date (clauses (i)-(iii), collectively, the “
P&G Tax Assets ”). The P&G Group shall, to the
extent permitted by law, claim on the applicable P&G Group Tax
Return any Tax Attributes described in clauses (i)-(ii) above.
In connection therewith, the RMT Group will be required to make a
payment to P&G in the event the RMT Group (or any member
thereof) actually utilizes any P&G Tax Assets to reduce its Tax
liability. The amount of any such payment shall equal the overall
net reduction in Tax liability realized as a result of utilizing
the relevant P&G Tax Assets, taking into account the net effect
of all federal, state and local Taxes, and shall be made within 30
days after the