Intercompany Arrangements Seller will cause any contract or arrangement that is disclosed (or should have been disclosed) in Section 4.17(a)(viii) of the Disclosure Schedule and to the extent related to the Business, to be terminated, effective no later than as of the Closing, other any arrangement entered into pursuant hereto or in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
Business Arrangements Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has granted rights to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products to any other person and is not bound by any agreement that affects the exclusive right of the Company or such subsidiary to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products.
Tax Arrangements 47.1 Where the Contractor is liable to be taxed in the UK in respect of consideration received under this contract, it shall at all times comply with the Income Tax (Earnings and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇) ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (ITEPA) and all other statutes and regulations relating to income tax in respect of that consideration.
47.2 Where the Contractor is liable to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) in respect of consideration received under this Framework Agreement, it shall at all times comply with the Social Security Contributions and Benefits ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (SSCBA) and all other statutes and regulations relating to NICs in respect of that consideration.
47.3 The Authority may, at any time during the term of this Framework Agreement, request the Contractor to provide information which demonstrates how the Contractor complies with sub-clauses 47.1 and 47.2 above or why those clauses do not apply to it.
47.4 A request under sub-clause 47.3 above may specify the information which the Contractor must provide and the period within which that information must be provided.
Affiliate Arrangements Except as set forth on Schedule II attached hereto, neither such Sponsor nor any anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to such Sponsor or, to the knowledge of such Sponsor, any Person in which such Sponsor has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership of 5% or greater is party to, or has any rights with respect to or arising from, any Contract with Acquiror or its Subsidiaries.
Escrow Arrangements (a) The Parties agree that an aggregate amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Aggregate Purchase Price, as apportioned among the Selling Shareholders as set out in Column 5 of Schedule II (including Appendix A thereto) (the “Tax Escrow Amount”), shall be deducted from the Aggregate Purchase Price payable at Closing and deposited in an escrow account (the “Tax Escrow Account”) at the Closing pursuant to an escrow agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) to be entered into among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Escrow Agent”), Purchaser and the Shareholders Representative. Purchaser and the Shareholders Representative shall enter into the Escrow Agreement with the Escrow Agent as promptly as practicable following the date hereof. Any administrative fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent (“Tax Escrow Fees”) will be paid using funds distributed from the Tax Escrow Account (for the avoidance of doubt, each Selling Shareholders’ obligation to the Tax Escrow Fees shall be several but not joint). The Tax Escrow Fees will be allocated among each of the Selling Shareholders in accordance with its Seller Pro Rata Share thereof. After a Selling Shareholder (or Purchaser, on behalf of such Selling Shareholder) has filed the Tax Returns in accordance with Section 7.08, the relevant Tax Escrow Amount allocated to such Selling Shareholder (net of such Selling Shareholder’s allocated portion of the Tax Escrow Fees) shall be (and Purchaser shall deliver written instructions to instruct the Escrow Agent to cause the relevant Tax Escrow Amount to be): (i) released and paid to the Relevant PRC Tax Authority to settle any Selling Tax of such Selling Shareholder directly from the Tax Escrow Account pursuant to written instruction by Purchaser to the Escrow Agent, subject to the prior written consent of such Selling Shareholder or the Shareholders Representative, within five (5) Business Days after Purchaser has received an explanation letter prepared by the Qualified Tax Advisor together the account details of the tax collection account of such Relevant PRC Tax Authority, with any balance remaining out of such relevant portion of the Tax Escrow Amount to be concurrently released and distributed to such Selling Shareholder within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, (ii) released and distributed to such Selling Shareholder within ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser has received the tax payment receipt (“税收缴款书” in Chinese) or such other adequate evidence to its reasonable satisfaction that such Selling Shareholder has fully paid the relevant Selling Tax, or (iii) released and distributed to such Selling Shareholder within ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser has received adequate evidence to its reasonable satisfaction that no such Taxes are required to be paid by such Selling Shareholder in connection with the Transactions.
(b) The Parties further agree that an aggregate amount equal to nine percent (9%) of the Aggregate Purchase Price, as apportioned among each Selling Shareholder as set out in Column 6 of Schedule II (including Appendix A thereto) (the “Audit and Indemnity Escrow Amount”), shall be deducted from the Aggregate Purchase Price payable at Closing and deposited in an escrow account (the “Audit and Indemnity Escrow Account”) at the Closing pursuant to the Escrow Agreement. Any administrative fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent (“Audit and Indemnity Escrow Fees”) will be paid using funds distributed from the Audit and Indemnity Escrow Account (for the avoidance of doubt, each Selling Shareholders’ obligation to the Audit and Indemnity Escrow Fees shall be several but not joint). The Audit and Indemnity Escrow Fees will be allocated among each of the Selling Shareholders in accordance with its Seller Pro Rata Share thereof. The Escrow Agent shall make disbursements from the Audit and Indemnity Escrow Account pursuant to written instruction by Purchaser to the Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 2.05 and Section 9.04.