definiens: , ( lnactive Vendors with [COMPANY] ), or . Debit Balance Vendors are defined as those vendors that have been in a debit balance for ( 2 ( two ) consecutive months ] and present a financial risk to reimburse [COMPANY] andlor customers for product returns . No deductions by Rite Aid for, or shall be permitted and [COMPANY] wiIl not pursue credit for those Exception Vendors unless a debit balance vendor is an active [COMPANY] vendor and the debit balance has existed for [ twelve ( 12 ) consecutive months or less ] . [COMPANY] will pass credit to Rite Aid 's account for any checks issued to [COMPANY] by the vendor in which remittance information reference a valid Rite Aid return debit memo . Should a vendor enter into any of the statuses discussed in this Section 4 after any deduction to [COMPANY], Rite Aid shall be required to repay such deduction within [ fifteen ( 15 ) days ) of their notification of the change in status for the vendor . [COMPANY] wi II provide Rite Aid with a list of the Exception Vendors ( including, but not limited to those vendors noted as,, or ) that arc active [COMPANY] vendors and whose debit balance has existed for [ twelve ( 12 ) months or less no later than the last business day on the month after the end of each quarter of this Agreement ]