definiens: means the proceeds actually earned by the Company or its Aﬃliates in connection with any Vaccine Sale afterdeducting : ( a)allowances actually granted to customers for rejections, returns, chargebacks, defects, recalls, rebates or prompt payment andvolume discounts ; ( b)commissions and fees payable to any third - party providing distribution services or sales brokering services to the Company or itsAffiliates ; ( c)royalties payable by the Company or its Aﬃliates to any Person ( other than to an Aﬃliate of the Company ) in connection with theVaccine Sale ; ( d)rebates and administrative fees paid to pharmacies, managed health care organizations, group purchasing organizations, tradecustomers, large employers, long - term care organizations, formularies, insurers, government agencies and programs ( e.g.,Medicare and the VHA and other federal, state and local agencies ) ; ( e)freight, transport packing, insurance charges and related charges associated with transportation ; and ( f)Taxes, other than Taxes assessed on income derived from the Vaccine Sales