Treatment of Shared Contracts. Except as otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing or as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or access to such Contracts is provided pursuant to and subject to the express terms of one or more Ancillary Agreement, and subject to applicable Law, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to separate any Contract entered into by a member of the HD Group or the LiveWire Group with a third party that is not a LiveWire Asset, but pursuant to which a member of the LiveWire Group, as of the Separation Time, has been provided certain revenues or other benefits or incurred any Liability, including those set forth on Schedule 1.4 (a “Shared Contract”) into separate Contracts effective as of the Separation Time so that from and after such time, the LiveWire Group will be entitled to rights and benefits and shall assume the related portion of Liabilities with respect to each Shared Contract (other than to the extent exclusively related to or arising out of any breach or other violation of such Shared Contract prior to the Separation Time), to the extent related to the LiveWire Business and the HD Group will have the rights and benefits and shall assume the related portion of Liabilities (other than to the extent exclusively related to or arising out of any breach or other violation of such Shared Contract prior to the Separation Time), with respect to each Shared Contract to the extent related to the Harley Business. Upon such separation of a Shared Contract, the separated Contract will be a LiveWire Asset or an HD Asset, as applicable. Any such Shared Contract that has not been separated prior to the Separation Time shall not be assigned in relevant part to the applicable members of the LiveWire Group nor amended, unless permitted without the consent of the counterparty, to give the relevant members of the LiveWire Group any entitlement to such rights and benefits thereunder; provided, however, that the Parties shall, and shall cause each of the members of their respective Group to, for twelve (12) months following the Separation Time, take such other reasonable and permissible actions to cause to the extent permitted under applicable Law: (i) the relevant member of the LiveWire Group to receive the rights and benefits previously provided in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, pursuant to such Shared Contract; (ii) the relevant member of the LiveWire Group to bear the burden of the applicable Liabilities previously borne in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, under such Shared Contract and (iii) cooperate, upon request (and at the requesting party’s expense), with the party not holding the Shared Contract to enter into a new Contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the provisions of Schedule 1.4 and the express terms of any Ancillary Agreement, no member of the LiveWire Group shall have any approval or other rights with respect to any amendment or other modification of any Shared Contract; provided, however, that the applicable member of the HD Group shall provide the LiveWire Group with reasonable advance notice of any such amendment or modification and shall consider in good faith any reasonable objections or comments, as applicable, by the LiveWire Group prior to taking such actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the provisions of Schedule 1.4 and as expressly set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, HD or LiveWire, as applicable, shall be responsible for any or all Liabilities arising from its (or its Affiliates’) breach of any Shared Contract and from and after the Closing, except as required by applicable Law or with the prior written consent of LiveWire, HD may not waive any material benefit or right under any Shared Contract to the extent related to the LiveWire Business.
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Sources: Separation Agreement (Harley-Davidson, Inc.), Separation Agreement (LiveWire Group, Inc.)