Tax Indemnification Agreement稅務(wù)補(bǔ)償協(xié)議

-9-TaxIndemnificationAgreement稅務(wù)補(bǔ)償協(xié)議核心提示：THISTAXINDEMNIFICATIONAGREEMENT,datedasof_________,_________,_________(M,D,Y),amongAAA,Inc.,a_________(PLACENAME)corporation(AAA),BBB,Inc.,a_________(PLACENAME)corporation(BBB),CCC,Inc.,a_________(PLACENAME)corporation(CCC)THISTAXINDEMNIFICATIONAGREEMENT,datedasof_________,_________,_________(M,D,Y),amongAAA,Inc.,a_________(PLACENAME)corporation(AAA),BBB,Inc.,a_________(PLACENAME)corporation(BBB),CCC,Inc.,a_________(PLACENAME)corporation(CCC)andDDD,Inc.,a_________(PLACENAME)corporation(DDD).EEE,BBB,CCCandDDDarehereinafterjointlyreferredtoastheCompanies.WITNESSETHWHEREAS,U.S.OfficeProductsCompany,a_________(PLACENAME)Corporation(USOP)andtheCompaniesenteredintoanagreementdatedasof_________,_________,_________(M,D,Y)(theTaxAllocationAgreement)toallocatetheTaxburdensandbenefitsoftransactionswhichoccurredonorpriortotheDistributionDate,andtoprovideforcertainothertaxmatters,includingtheassignmentofresponsibilityforthepreparationandfilingofTaxreturnsandtheprosecutionanddefenseofanyTaxcontroversies;andWHEREAS,pursuanttoSection10oftheTaxAllocationAgreement,theCompaniesarejointlyandseverallyliableforandwilljointlyandseverallyindemnify,defendandholdUSOPharmlessfromandagainstanyLosseswithrespecttoTaxesthatresultfromorariseinconnectionwithanAdverseTaxActofanyoftheCompaniesoranyoftheirrespectiveSubsidiaries.NOW,THEREFORE,inconsiderationofthemutualagreementscontainedherein,theCompanies(eachonitsownbehalfandonbehalfofeachofitsSubsidiaries)herebyagreeasfollows:SECTION1DEFINITIONSAsusedinthisAgreement,thefollowingtermsshallhavethefollowingmeaning:AdverseCompanyshallmeanaCompanythathasorwhoseSubsidiaryhascommittedanAdverseTaxAct.AdverseTaxActshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchtermintheTaxAllocationAgreement.AgreementshallmeanthisTaxIndemnificationAgreement.CCCshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchterminthepreambletothisAgreement.CompaniesshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchterminthepreambletothisAgreement.LossesshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchtermintheTaxAllocationAgreement.MarketCapitalizationshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchtermintheTaxAllocationAgreement.DDDshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchterminthepreambletothisAgreement.Non-AdverseCompanyshallmeanaCompanythathasnotandwhoseSubsidiarieshavenotcommittedanAdverseTaxAct.BBBshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchterminthepreambletothisAgreement.SubsidiaryshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchtermintheTaxAllocationAgreement.TaxorTaxesshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchtermintheTaxAllocationAgreement.TaxAllocationAgreementshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchtermintherecitalstothisAgreement.USOPshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchtermintherecitalstothisAgreement.AAAshallhavethemeaningassignedtosuchterminthepreambletothisAgreement.SECTION2INDEMNIFICATION(a)AAAIndemnification.AAAshallbeliableforandshallindemnify,defendandholdtheNon-AdverseCompaniesharmlessfromandagainstanamountequaltothatwhicheachoftheNon-AdverseCompaniespaystoUSOPpursuanttoSection10oftheTaxAllocationAgreementasaresultofanAdverseTaxActofAAAoritsSubsidiaries.(b)BBBIndemnification.BBBshallbeliableforandshallindemnify,defendandholdtheNon-AdverseCompaniesharmlessfromandagainstanamountequaltothatwhicheachoftheNon-AdverseCompaniespaystoUSOPpursuanttoSection10oftheTaxAllocationAgreementasaresultofanAdverseTaxActofBBBoritsSubsidiaries.(c)CCCIndemnification.CCCshallbeliableforandshallindemnify,defendandholdtheNon-AdverseCompaniesharmlessfromandagainstanamountequaltothatwhicheachoftheNon-AdverseCompaniespaystoUSOPpursuanttoSection10oftheTaxAllocationAgreementasaresultofanAdverseTaxActofCCCoritsSubsidiaries.(d)DDDIndemnification.DDDshallbeliableforandshallindemnify,defendandholdtheNon-AdverseCompaniesharmlessfromandagainstanamountequaltothatwhicheachoftheNon-AdverseCompaniespaystoUSOPpursuanttoSection10oftheTaxAllocationAgreementasaresultofanAdverseTaxActofDDDoritsSubsidiaries.(e)RightofContribution.WithrespecttoanyAdverseTaxAct,theNon-AdverseCompaniesshallhaverightsandobligationsofcontributionamongthemselvestotheextentnecessarytocausethepaymentsbyeachNon-AdverseCompanytoUSOPpursuanttoSection10oftheTaxAllocationAgreementasofanydate,adjustedforpaymentsreceivedfromtheAdverseCompanyunderSection2(a)through2(d)hereofandforpaymentsmadeto,orreceivedfrom,anyotherNon-AdverseCompanyunderthisSection2(e),tobeinproportiontotheNon-AdverseCompanies’respectiveMarketCapitalizations.SECTION3DISPUTERESOLUTIONAnydispute,controversyorclaimbetweentheCompaniesoranyoftheirrespectiveSubsidiariesarisingoutoforrelatingtothisAgreementshallberesolved(andcostsshallbeapportioned)pursuanttotheproceduressetforthinArticleIXoftheDistributionAgreement.SECTION4CHOICEOFLAW;SUCCESSORSANDASSIGNSThisAgreementshallbegovernedbyandconstruedinaccordancewiththeinternallawsoftheStateof_________(PLACENAME)applicabletocontractsmadeandtobeperformedentirelywithinsuchstate,withoutregardtotheconflictsoflawprinciplesofsuchstate.TheprovisionsofthisAgreementshallbebindingupon,inuretothebenefitofandbeenforceablebytheCompaniesandtheirrespectivesuccessorsandpermittedassigns.SECTION5ENTIREAGREEMENTANDMODIFICATIONSThisAgreementcontainstheentireagreementamongtheCompanieswithrespecttothesubjectmatterhereofandsupersedesallpriorwrittenTaxIndemnificationagreements,memoranda,negotiationsandoralunderstandings,ifany,andmaynotbeamended,supplementedordisch