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TAX SHARING AGREEMENT
This Tax Sharing Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of December
15,
2005, is entered into by and among M&F WORLDWIDE CORP., a Delaware corporation
("Parent"), CLARKE AMERICAN CORP., a Delaware corporation
("Clarke"), and PCT
INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation, ("PCT").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Parent 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"), that has elected to file
consolidated federal income tax returns and PCT is a member of such group.
WHEREAS, Parent, Clarke and PCT desire, to the extent permitted by
the
Code, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Treasury Regulations"),
that the PCT Group and the Clarke Group (each as defined below) be included in
the Parent Consolidated Group as defined below;
WHEREAS, Parent, Clarke and PCT desire, to the extent permitted by
applicable foreign, state and local law, that members of the Parent Consolidated
Group shall be included in the filing of consolidated, combined or unitary tax
returns for state tax purposes if so requested by Parent;
WHEREAS, Parent, Clarke and PCT wish to allocate and settle among
themselves in an equitable manner (i) the consolidated federal income tax
liability, (ii) any applicable consolidated, combined or unitary tax liability
for foreign, state and/or
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local tax purposes, and (iii) certain other tax matters, for Agreement Years (as
defined herein); and
WHEREAS, Clarke and PCT desire to be indemnified by Parent with
respect to certain tax liabilities, and Parent is willing to so indemnify such
parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall be
defined
as follows:
(a) "Agreement Year" for each Subgroup shall mean, (i) with
respect to federal income taxes, any taxable year or portion thereof beginning
on or after the date hereof with respect to which a consolidated federal income
tax return is properly filed by Parent on behalf of the Parent Consolidated
Group which includes the PCT Subgroup or the Clarke Subgroup, as applicable, and
(ii) with respect to foreign, state or local income or franchise taxes, any
taxable year or portion thereof beginning on or after the date hereof with
respect to which a Combined Return is properly filed.
(b) "Clarke Subgroup" shall mean the affiliated group of
corporations (including any predecessors and successors thereto) within the
meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code, of which Clarke would be the common
parent if it were not included in the Parent Consolidated Group.
(c) "Combined Return" shall mean any consolidated, combined or
unitary tax return filed for foreign, state or local income or franchise tax
purposes which includes (x) one or more members of the PCT Subgroup and one or
more
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other members of the Parent Consolidated Group (without reference to the PCT
Subgroup) or (y) one or more members of the Clarke Subgroup and one or more
other members of the Parent Consolidated Group (without reference to the Clarke
Subgroup).
(d) "Estimated Tax Payments" for any Agreement Year shall mean,
with respect to each of the Clarke Subgroup and the PCT Subgroup, the aggregate
payments by each of Clarke and PCT, respectively, to Parent for such Agreement
Year pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
(e) "Final Determination" shall mean a closing agreement with the
Internal Revenue Service or the relevant state or local taxing authorities, an
agreement contained on Internal Revenue Service Form 870-AD or other comparable
form, an agreement that constitutes a determination under Section 1313(a)(4) of
the Code, a claim for refund which has been allowed, a deficiency notice with
respect to which the period for filing a petition with the Tax Court or the
relevant state or local tribunal has expired or a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction that is not subject to appeal or as to which the time for
appeal has expired.
(f) "Other Tax" shall mean any consolidated, combined or unitary
foreign, state or local income or franchise taxes.
(g) "Parent Consolidated Group" shall mean the affiliated group
of corporations (including any predecessors and successors thereto) within the
meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code electing to file consolidated federal
income tax returns and of which Parent is the common Parent.
(h) "PCT Subgroup" shall mean the affiliated group of
corporations (including any predecessors and successors thereto) within the
meaning of
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Section 1504(a) of the Code, of which PCT would be the common parent if it were
not included in the Parent Consolidated Group.
(i) "Pro Forma Federal Tax Liability" for each respective Subgroup shall mean,
with respect to each Agreement Year, the consolidated federal taxable income
liability or, if applicable, the consolidated federal alternative minimum tax
liability that such Subgroup would have incurred if it had not been included in
the Parent Consolidated Group for such Agreement Year, but had instead filed its
own consolidated return for such Agreement Year and all prior Agreement Years;
provided, that in computing such tax liability for any Agreement Year, such
Subgroup shall not take into account any amounts paid or payable by such
Subgroup to Parent under Sections 2, 3 or 5 hereof or by Parent to the Subgroup
under Sections 2, 3, 5 or 7 hereof. In computing the Pro Forma Federal Tax
Liability of a Subgroup, the Subgroup shall be entitled to take into account
deductions and/or credits attributable to the carryover or carryback of any
losses and/or credits of any member of such Subgroup, after taking into account
any limitations on the use of such losses and credits imposed pursuant to
Sections 172, 382, 383, 384, 904 or 1212 of the Code or by Treasury Regulations
Sections 1.1502-15, 1.1502-20, 1.1502-21, 1.1502-22, 1.1502-91, 1.1502-92,
1.1502-93 or 1.1502-94, provided, further, that any Code Section 199 tax benefit
shall be determined by Parent for the entire Parent Consolidated Group and
allocated to each of its Subsidiaries in accordance with the methodology of the
Treasury Regulations and IRS guidance under Section 199 of the Code. If the
computation of Pro Forma Federal Tax Liability of a Subgroup does not result in
a positive number, such Pro Forma Federal Tax Liability shall be deemed to be
zero.
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(j) "Pro Forma Other Tax Liability" for each respective Subgroup
shall mean, with respect to each Agreement Year, the aggregate Other Tax,
computed in a manner consistent with the computation of the Pro Forma Federal
Tax Liability as defined above, that the Subgroup or any of the members of such
Subgroup would have incurred with respect to each relevant foreign, state and
local taxing jurisdiction for any Agreement Year if such Subgroup or any member
thereof had filed with such jurisdiction either a separate return (in a case
where only one member of such Subgroup joins in the filing of the applicable
Combined Return) or a combined return (in a case where more than one member of
such Subgroup joins in the filing of the applicable Combined Return).
(k) "Subgroup" shall mean each of the Clarke Subgroup and the PCT
Subgroup.
(l) "Subsidiary" as to any entity (the parent corporation) shall
mean a corporation that would be an includible corporation that is a member of
an affiliated group of corporations of which the parent corporation would be the
common parent, all within the meaning attributable to such terms in Section 1504
of the Code and Treasury Regulations thereunder.
2. Tax Payments.
(a) For each Agreement Year, each of Clarke and PCT,
respectively, shall pay to Parent an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the
Clarke Subgroup's Pro Forma Federal Tax Liability or the PCT Subgroup's Federal
Tax Liability, as applicable, for such Agreement Year over the aggregate amount
of the Estimated Tax Payments actually made by Clarke or PCT, as applicable, to
Parent
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pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof for such Agreement Year. If the aggregate
amount of the Estimated Tax Payments actually made to Parent by each of Clarke
and/or PCT pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof for such Agreement Year exceeds the
Clarke Subgroup's Pro Forma Federal Tax Liability or the PCT Subgroup's Pro
Forma Federal Tax Liability, as applicable, for such Agreement Year, Parent
shall pay to Clarke and/or PCT, as applicable, an amount equal to such excess.
(b) For each Agreement Year, each of Clarke and PCT,
respectively, shall pay to Parent an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the
Clarke Subgroup's Pro Forma Other Tax Liability or the PCT Subgroup's Other Tax
Liability, as applicable, for such Agreement Year over the aggregate amount of
the Estimated Tax Payments actually made by Clarke or PCT, as applicable, to
Parent pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof for such Agreement Year. If the aggregate
amount of the Estimated Tax Payments actually made to Parent by each of Clarke
and/or PCT pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof for such Agreement Year exceeds the
Clarke Subgroup's Pro Forma Other Tax Liability or the PCT Subgroup's Pro Forma
Other Tax Liability, as applicable, for such Agreement Year, Parent shall pay to
Clarke and/or PCT, as applicable, an amount equal to such excess.
3. Estimated Tax Payments.
(a) During each Agreement Year, each of Clarke and PCT shall pay
to Parent, no later than the tenth day of each of the third, sixth, ninth and
twelfth months of such Agreement Year, the amount of estimated federal income
taxes that each of the Clarke Subgroup and the PCT Subgroup, as applicable,
would have been required to pay on or before the fifteenth day of each such
month if such Subgroup were filing its
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own consolidated federal income tax return for such Agreement Year and was not
part of the Parent Consolidated Group. Such estimated federal income tax
liability shall be determined in a manner consistent with the calculation of the
Pro Forma Federal Tax Liability the applicable Subgroup and shall reflect the
estimated taxable income of such Subgroup projected for three, six, nine and
twelve months, respectively.
(b) During each Agreement Year, each of Clarke and PCT shall pay
to Parent, no later than the fifth day prior to the date an estimated foreign,
state or local payment is due, the amount of estimated taxes that each of the
Clarke Subgroup and the PCT Subgroup, as applicable, would have been required to
pay if such Subgroup (or any member thereof) had filed for such period either a
separate return (in the case where only one member of such Subgroup joins in the
filing of the applicable Combined Return) or a combined return (in a case where
more than one member of such Subgroup joins in the filing of the applicable
Combined Return). The estimated foreign, state or local income or franchise tax
liability of the Clarke Subgroup and the PCT Subgroup shall be determined in a
manner consistent with the calculation of the Pro Forma Other Tax Liability of
such Subgroup.
4. Time and Form of Payment.
(a) Payments to be made by each of Clarke and PCT pursuant to
Section 2 hereof shall be made no later than the fifth day prior to the due date
of the Parent Consolidated Group's consolidated federal income tax return or any
relevant Combined Return for the period with respect to which such a payment is
due. If the due date for any such return is extended, any amounts due at the
time of filing a request for extension of time to file shall be paid on an
estimated basis. No later than five (5) days
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prior to the extended due date for such return for such Agreement Year, the
payment due from each of Clarke and PCT shall be recalculated, and any
difference between (i) the Pro Forma Federal Tax Liability and the Pro Forma
Other Tax Liability of each respective Subgroup for such Agreement Year and (ii)
all prior Estimated Tax Payments by Clarke or PCT, as applicable, with respect
to such Agreement Year shall be paid by such fifth day to the party entitled
thereto, with interest from






