Company: SSUP
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001140361-25-031532
Chunk: 225

Company: SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 225
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 in Section 9.8 ), no provision of this Agreement is intended to, or does, (i) constitute the establishment of, or an amendment to, any Company Plan or any employee benefit plan of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Affiliates, (ii) alter or limit the ability of Parent to amend, modify or terminate any Company Plan or any other benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, (iii) give any third party any right to enforce the provisions of this Section 6.9 , (iv) prevent Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Affiliates, after the Effective Time, from terminating the employment of any Continuing Employee or (v) be deemed to confer upon any such individual or legal representative any rights under or with respect to any plan, program or arrangement described in or contemplated by this Agreement, and each such individual or legal representative shall be entitled to look only to the express terms of any such plan, program or arrangement for his or her rights thereunder.

6.10 Expenses; Transfer Taxes .

(a) Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, whether or not the Merger is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such expense, except that (i) expenses incurred in connection with the filing fee for the Proxy Statement and printing and mailing

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the Proxy Statement shall be shared equally by Parent and the Company and (ii) Parent will be responsible for, and pay, one hundred percent (100%) of the fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the filings required under any filings required or advisable by any Governmental Entity.

(b) All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other similar Taxes and fees (including penalties and interest) incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (and for the avoidance of doubt, not including any such Taxes and fees incurred by any stockholder, which shall be borne by the applicable stockholder) in connection with the Merger shall be paid by or on behalf of Company when due and payable.

6.11 Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance . (a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent agrees that it will cause the Surviving Corporation to, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each present and