Common use of Allocation of Liabilities Clause in Contracts

Allocation of Liabilities. (i) The Starz Group shall be responsible for determining all bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under non-equity cash incentive to Starz Group Employees or Former Starz Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Separation Effective Time occurs. The Starz Group shall also determine for Starz Group Employees or Former Starz Group Employees (A) the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by the Starz Group, in its sole discretion) have been met, and (B) the payment level for each Starz Group Employee or Former Starz Group Employee. The Starz Group shall retain (or assume as necessary) all Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to Starz Group Employees or Former Starz Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Separation Effective Time occurs and thereafter, and no member of the New Lionsgate Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto. (ii) The New Lionsgate Group shall be responsible for determining all bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under non-equity cash incentive plans to New Lionsgate Group Employees or Former New Lionsgate Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Separation Effective Time occurs. The New Lionsgate Group shall also determine for New Lionsgate Group Employees or Former New Lionsgate Group Employees (A) the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by the New Lionsgate Group, in its sole discretion) have been met, and (B) the payment level for each New Lionsgate Group Employee or Former New Lionsgate Group Employee. The New Lionsgate Group shall retain (or assume as necessary) all Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to New Lionsgate Group Employees or Former New Lionsgate Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Separation Effective Time occurs and thereafter, and no member of the Starz Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto.

Appears in 5 contracts

Sources: Employee Matters Agreement (Lionsgate Studios Corp.), Employee Matters Agreement (Lionsgate Studios Holding Corp.), Employee Matters Agreement (Lionsgate Studios Corp.)

Allocation of Liabilities. (a) The parties agree that in the event that liabilities are incurred by any party hereto or any Subsidiary thereof directly relating to, arising out of or resulting from a final, non-appealable judgment being entered, or any settlement permitted hereby being entered into, in connection with the Lawsuit, such liabilities ("IRI Liabilities") shall be allocated among the parties as follows: (i) The Starz Group shall be responsible ACNielsen agrees to assume exclusive liability for determining all bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under non-equity cash incentive the IRI Liabilities up to Starz Group Employees or Former Starz Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Separation Effective Time occurs. The Starz Group shall also determine for Starz Group Employees or Former Starz Group Employees (A) the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by the Starz Group, in its sole discretion) have been met, and (B) the payment level for each Starz Group Employee or Former Starz Group Employee. The Starz Group shall retain (or assume as necessary) all Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to Starz Group Employees or Former Starz Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Separation Effective Time occurs and thereafter, and no member of the New Lionsgate Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto.ACN Maximum Amount; and (ii) The New Lionsgate Group Cognizant and D&B each agree to assume exclusive liability for 50% of any IRI Liabilities not payable by ACNielsen pursuant to this Agreement. (b) No later than five business days after the date on which any IRI Liabilities are incurred, ACNielsen shall give notice to each of Cognizant and D&B of the amount of such IRI Liabilities which ACNielsen will then pay (such amount, the "ACN Payment") and of the amount which ACNielsen has determined to be the ACN Maximum Amount, and ACNielsen will deliver the ACN Payment to Counsel of Record for delivery to the plaintiff in the Lawsuit. Each of Cognizant and D&B agrees to pay to the plaintiff in the Lawsuit on the Payment Date an amount equal to 50% of the excess (if any) of (x) the aggregate amount of the IRI Liabilities over (y) the ACN Payment (such amount, the "Cognizant/D&B Payment"). In the event Cognizant or D&B disputes or disagrees with ACNielsen's determination of the ACN Maximum Amount, the dispute shall be responsible resolved and the ACN Maximum Amount determined as described in Section 2.2. (c) Upon the payment of the Cognizant/D&B Payment pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, ACNielsen shall issue a note (an "ACN Note") to each of Cognizant and D&B. The principal amount of each ACN Note shall be equal to the Note Amount, as defined below, and each such ACN Note shall be in the form of Schedule A hereto. Interest on the Note Amount as finally determined for determining all bonus awards that would otherwise each ACN Note shall accrue at a rate equal to the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by The Chase Manhattan Bank as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City and shall be payable under non-equity cash incentive plans at maturity. For purposes hereof, the "Note Amount" of each Note shall initially be equal to New Lionsgate Group Employees or Former New Lionsgate Group Employees for any performance periods the Cognizant/D&B Payment, provided, however, (i) that are open when upon the Separation Effective Time occurs. The New Lionsgate Group determination of the ACN Maximum Amount, if the Note Amount is greater than 50% of the difference between the ACN Maximum Amount and the ACN Payment, then the Note Amount shall also determine for New Lionsgate Group Employees or Former New Lionsgate Group Employees (A) the extent be reduced to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by the New Lionsgate Group, in its sole discretion) have been metand shall equal 50% of such difference, and (Bii) that upon receipt of the aggregate amount of proceeds generated by any Recapitalization Plan (as defined below) upon completion thereof in accordance with the first sentence of Section 2.2(g), if the Note Amount (after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to clause (i)) is greater than 50% of the amount of such proceeds, then the Note Amount shall be reduced to and shall equal 50% of the amount of such proceeds. The Note Amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be payable upon the earlier of (x) the completion of the Recapitalization Plan, provided, however, that if the Recapitalization Plan is structured to generate proceeds which are receivable by ACNielsen at different times without being contingent upon the completion of any other aspect of the Recapitalization Plan, then at each time that proceeds are so received, 50% of such proceeds shall be payable to each of Cognizant and D&B, and the receipt by Cognizant and D&B of their respective share of such proceeds shall reduce the then applicable Note Amount accordingly, and (y) the declaration by the Payee of an ACN Note (as defined therein) that such Note Amount and interest thereon are immediately due and payable in accordance with the terms of such ACN Note upon determination being made under Section 2.2(g) hereof that ACNielsen has not exercised its good faith best efforts to implement the Recapitalization Plan as soon as practicable, or as otherwise provided by such ACN Note. (d) Immediately after the Payment Date, ACNielsen agrees to grant to, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to grant to, Cognizant and D&B, as collateral security for the payment level and performance of ACNielsen's obligations under the ACN Notes and otherwise to indemnify Cognizant and D&B against any IRI Liabilities as required by this Article II, a perfected first priority security interest in all of its tangible and intangible assets (including, without limitation, intellectual property, real property and all of the capital stock of each of its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries and first-tier foreign subsidiaries), to the extent permitted by any other bona fide security or other similar agreements with third-parties not controlled by ACNielsen or any of its Affiliates, pursuant to such documents (the "Security Documents") as Cognizant and D&B shall deem reasonably necessary or advisable to grant to them a perfected first priority lien on such assets. Each of the Security Documents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Cognizant and D&B, shall contain terms and conditions which are usual and customary for similar documents delivered in secured financings and shall include guarantees executed and delivered by each New Lionsgate Group Employee of ACNielsen's Subsidiaries which shall be secured by the security interests granted by such Subsidiaries pursuant to the Security Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, ACNielsen agrees to take, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to take, all actions necessary or Former New Lionsgate Group Employee. The New Lionsgate Group shall retain advisable to cause the liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents to be duly perfected in accordance with all applicable requirements of law, including, without limitation, the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be requested by Cognizant and D&B and the delivery to Cognizant and D&B (or assume as necessarytheir representative) all Liabilities of any certificates representing pledged stock, together with respect to any such bonus awards payable to New Lionsgate Group Employees undated stock powers executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of ACNielsen or Former New Lionsgate Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Separation Effective Time occurs and thereafter, and no member of the Starz Group shall have any obligations with respect theretorelevant Subsidiary.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Indemnification & Liability (Cognizant Corp), Indemnity and Joint Defense Agreement (Acnielsen Corp), Indemnity and Joint Defense Agreement (Dun & Bradstreet Corp)

Allocation of Liabilities. (A) As of the Effective Time, nVent Management Company shall (i) The Starz Group shall be responsible for determining all bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under non-equity cash incentive to Starz Group Employees or Former Starz Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Separation Effective Time occurs. The Starz Group shall also determine for Starz Group Employees or Former Starz Group Employees (A) the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by the Starz Group, in its sole discretion) have been metassume sponsorship of, and (B) the payment level for each Starz Group Employee or Former Starz Group Employee. The Starz Group shall retain (or assume as necessary) all Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to Starz Group Employees or Former Starz Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when to, the Separation Effective Time occurs and thereafterFlow Control Supplemental Savings Retirement Plan, and no member (ii) cause the nVent Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan to assume all Liabilities under the Pentair Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan of nVent Group Employees. The Pentair Group and the New Lionsgate Group Pentair Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan shall have any obligations with respect theretobe relieved of all such Liabilities. (iiB) The New Lionsgate Group As of the Effective Time, Pentair shall be responsible cause the trustee of the Pentair Non-Qualified Plan Trust to transfer to the nVent Non-Qualified Plan Trust Pentair assets (which shall include Pentair Ordinary Shares and nVent Ordinary Shares) in an amount equal to the Liabilities assumed by the nVent Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. (C) Pentair shall retain all Liabilities under the Pentair Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (to the extent not assumed by nVent above), the Sta-Rite Industries Pre-2005 Officers’ Supplemental Retirement Income Program, and the Sta-Rite Industries Post-2004 Officers’ Supplemental Retirement Income Program, for determining all bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under non-equity cash incentive plans to New Lionsgate Pentair Group Employees or and Former New Lionsgate Group Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Separation Effective Time occurs. The New Lionsgate Group shall also determine for New Lionsgate Group Employees or Former New Lionsgate Group Employees (A) the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by the New Lionsgate Group, in its sole discretion) have been met, and (B) the payment level for each New Lionsgate Group Employee or Former New Lionsgate Group Employee. The New Lionsgate Group shall retain (or assume as necessary) all Liabilities other nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements with respect to any such bonus awards payable to New Lionsgate Pentair Group Employees or and Former New Lionsgate Pentair Group Employees. (D) From and after the Effective Time, nVent Group Employees shall cease to participate in the Pentair Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The deferral and distribution elections in effect for any performance periods that are open when the Separation nVent Group Employees under the Pentair Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan as of the Effective Time occurs and thereafter, and no member of shall continue to apply under the Starz Group shall have any obligations with respect theretonVent Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan immediately after the Effective Time without interruption.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Employee Matters Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement (nVent Electric PLC), Employee Matters Agreement (PENTAIR PLC)