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1410235

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

COMMISSIONERS: Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman

Julie Brill

Maureen K. Ohlhausen

Joshua D. Wright

Terrell McSweeny

 

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In the Matter of )

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ZF Friedrichshafen AG, )

a corporation; and, )

 ) Docket No. C-

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TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., )

a corporation. )

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DECISION AND ORDER

[Public Record Version]

The Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”), having initiated an investigation of the 

proposed acquisition by Respondents ZF Friedrichshafen AG (“ZF”) of TRW Automotive 

Holdings Corp. (“TRW”), hereinafter referred to as “Respondents,” and Respondents having 

been furnished thereafter with a copy of a draft of Complaint that the Bureau of Competition 

proposed to present to the Commission for its consideration and which, if issued by the 

Commission, would charge Respondents with violations of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, as 

amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18, and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, 15 

U.S.C. § 45; and 

Respondents, their attorneys, and counsel for the Commission having thereafter executed 

an Agreement Containing Consent Orders (“Consent Agreement”), containing an admission by 

Respondents of all the jurisdictional facts set forth in the aforesaid draft of Complaint, a 

statement that the signing of said Consent Agreement is for settlement purposes only and does 

not constitute an admission by Respondents that the law has been violated as alleged in such 

Complaint, or that the facts alleged in such Complaint, other than jurisdictional facts, are true, 

and waivers and other provisions as required by the Commission’s Rules; and
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The Commission having thereafter considered the matter and having determined that it 

has reason to believe that Respondents have violated the said Acts, and that a Complaint should 

issue stating its charges in that respect, and having thereupon issued its Complaint and an Order 

to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets, and having accepted the executed Consent Agreement and 

placed such Consent Agreement on the public record for a period of thirty (30) days for the 

receipt and consideration of public comments, now in further conformity with the procedure 

described in Commission Rule 2.34, 16 C.F.R. § 2.34, the Commission hereby makes the 

following jurisdictional findings and issues the following Decision and Order (“Order”):

1. Respondent ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a stock corporation organized, existing and doing 

business under and by virtue of the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, with its 

office and principal place of business located at Friedrichshafen, Germany. 

2. Respondent TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. is a public corporation organized, existing 

and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, with its 

office and principal place of business located at 12001 Tech Center Drive, Livonia, MI 

48150. 

3. The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this proceeding 

and of Respondents, and this proceeding is in the public interest.

ORDER

I.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, as used in this Order, the following definitions shall 

apply:

A. “ACCO Execution Date” means the date upon which Respondents have executed the 

Agreement Containing Consent Orders pursuant to which this Order has been issued.

B. “Acquirer” means the Person approved by the Commission to acquire the TRW L&S 

Business pursuant to this Order.

C. “Acquisition” means the proposed acquisition of TRW by ZF as described and 

contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 15, 2014, as 

amended, between ZF and TRW. 

D. “Acquisition Date” means the date the Acquisition is consummated. 

E. “Books and Records” means any and all original, copies, drafts, and final versions of all 

books, records, files, customer files, customer lists, customer purchasing histories, vendor 

files, vendor lists, advertising and marketing materials, sales materials, technical 

information, architectural drawings and blueprints of any kind, databases, financial 

information, reports, regulatory materials, or documents, information, and files of any 

kind, regardless of whether the document, information, or files are stored or maintained 
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in traditional paper format, by means of electronic, optical, or magnetic media or devices, 

photographic or video images, or any other format or media.

F. “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission. 

G. “Contracts” means all real and personal property leases, software licenses, Intellectual 

Property licenses, warranties, guaranties, insurance agreements, employment contracts, 

all contracts of any kind relating to construction, customer contracts, sales contracts, 

supply agreements, utility contracts, collective bargaining agreements, confidentiality 

agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and contracts or agreements of any kind.

H. “DAS” means 100% of the shares of TRW - DAS a.s., a joint stock company, which 

company owns all of Respondents’ rights, title, and interests in the Facility Assets:

1. Located at the real property described in Exhibit 1 to this Decision and Order; 

and,

2. Relating to the research, engineering, manufacture, marketing, and sale of L&S 

Components in North America and Europe by TRW.

I. “Direct Costs” means cost not to exceed the cost of labor, material, travel, freight or other 

transportation, processing, and other expenditures to the extent the costs are directly 

incurred to provide Transitional Services or to perform a Transition Required Input 

Supply Agreement. “Direct Cost” to a Commission-approved Acquirer for its use of any 

of Respondents’ employees’ labor shall not exceed the then-current average wage rate for 

such employee, including benefits. 

J. “Divestiture Agreement” means one or more agreements approved by the Commission 

between Respondents and an Acquirer divesting the TRW L&S Business as required by 

this Order. The Divestiture Agreement includes, but is not limited to, the Dusseldorf 

Lease, any License Back, any Transition Services Agreement, any Transition Required 

Inputs Supply Agreement, and any Transition Trademark Assistance Agreement.

K. “Divestiture Date” means the date upon which the divestiture required by this Order is 

consummated. 

L. “Divestiture Trustee” means the Divestiture Trustee appointed pursuant to Paragraph VI 

of this Order.

M. “Dusseldorf Design, Engineering & Sales Support” means:

1. All of Respondents’ rights, title, and interests in the Facility Assets:

a. Located at Hansa Allee 190, Düsseldorf, Rheinland-Pfalz, 40547, 

Germany (but shall exclude any interest in any owned or leased real 

property itself, or any buildings or improvements on owned or leased real 

property, together with all easements, rights of way, and appurtenances); 

and,

b. Relating to the research and development, design and engineering support 

activities for the development of L&S Component designs and process 

specifications and prototype development, production and testing, as well 
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as purchasing, sales and marketing support activities, undertaken at Hansa 

Allee 190, Düsseldorf, Rheinland-Pfalz, 40547, Germany;

Provided, however, Dusseldorf Design, Engineering & Sales Support excludes 

any Facility Assets related to products other than L&S Components.

N. “Dusseldorf Lease” means an agreement for the Acquirer to lease upon commercially 

reasonable terms the areas within the buildings located at Hansa Allee 190, Düsseldorf, 

Rheinland-Pfalz, 40547, Germany which are, as of the ACCO Execution Date, used in 

the ordinary course for the Dusseldorf Design, Engineering & Sales Support (or which 

any business plan or other planning document in existence as of the ACCO Execution 

Date contemplates being accomplished through use of the Dusseldorf Design, 

Engineering & Sales Support, and to the extent not contemplated to be covered through 

other assets included in the TRW L&S Business as of the ACCO Execution Date). The 

term of the Dusseldorf Lease shall not exceed one (1) year; provided, however, at the 

option of the Acquirer, the Dusseldorf Lease may be extended for an additional period of 

six (6) months but only insofar as the lease covers the right to access and use and produce 

prototypes and to use testing equipment located at Hansa Allee 190, Düsseldorf, 

Rheinland-Pfalz, 40547, Germany. The Dusseldorf Lease shall also provide by lease or 

other written agreement the right for the Acquirer to use fixtures, equipment, utility 

services, computers, office equipment, and other tangible property of every kind as may 

be necessary for the Acquirer to use leased areas of the buildings. The Dusseldorf Lease 

shall also provide easements or other reasonable access across Respondents’ real property 

to allow for the Acquirer to use the leased property in a commercially reasonable manner. 

All of the terms of the Dusseldorf Lease shall be sufficient to allow the Acquirer to use 

the leased property in a manner to achieve the purposes of this Order. The Dusseldorf 

Lease shall include terms to prevent the Acquirer from disclosing and Respondents from 

acquiring or using Material Confidential Information about the Acquirer’s conduct of 

business at the leased site and shall obligate Respondents and the Acquirer to comply 

fully with all terms to ensure that Material Confidential Information will not be 

exchanged between Respondents and the Acquirer and that Respondents will not use any 

Material Confidential Information of the TRW L&S Business except as required or 

permitted by this Decision and Order and Order and the Hold Separate Order. 

O. “Equivalent Employee Benefits” means any one or more of the TRW Employee Benefits 

that Respondents are unable to continue to provide after the Acquisition Date. Equivalent 

Employee Benefits shall provide substantially the same or greater economic benefit to 

each of the TRW Employees as provided by the TRW Employee Benefit no longer 

provided to the TRW Employee. With respect to health insurance benefits or the like, 

Respondents shall structure, provide, and administer the Equivalent Employee Benefits 

so as to prevent TRW Employees from the need to satisfy additional annual or other 

periodic deductibles before coverage begins, from making co-payments for medical, 

dental, or psychological care greater than those required under the TRW Employee 

Benefits, and from making greater co-payments for pharmacological products than those 

required under the TRW Employee Benefits. With respect to any TRW Employee who 

has the option to acquire stock in TRW as part of the TRW Employee Benefits, 
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Respondent shall provide a financial benefit (without the option to purchase additional 

TRW stock) to the TRW Employee of substantially equivalent economic value.

P. “Excluded Intellectual Property” means:

1. All Intellectual Property that has not been used or planned to be used by the TRW 

L&S Business since January 1, 2014; and,

2. All Trademarks, including, without limitation, the TRW trademark.

Q. “Facility Assets” means: 

1. All real property interests, including rights, title, and interests in and to owned or 

leased property (subject to the terms of such lease agreements), together with all 

easements, rights of way, buildings, improvements, and appurtenances;

2. All applicable federal, state, and local regulatory agency registrations, permits, 

and applications, and all documents related thereto, necessary for the operations 

of, and conduct of business at, such applicable facility, to the extent held by 

Respondents and with respect to which the transfer thereof is permitted by law, 

provided, however, that Respondents shall cooperate with the Acquirer and 

reasonably assist the Acquirer in securing any federal, state, and local regulatory 

agency registrations, permits, and applications whose transfer is not permitted by 

law; and

3. All fixtures, equipment, machinery, tools, vehicles, personal property, or tangible 

property of any kind located at such applicable facility that is owned or leased by 

Respondents, or that Respondents have the legal right to use, or to have the 

custody or control of (but subject to the terms of such lease or use agreements), 

that is used in the TRW L&S Business.

R. “Governmental Entity” means any federal, provincial, state, county, local, or other 

political subdivision of the United States, any European country, or any other country, or 

any department or agency thereof.

S. “Hold Separate Order” means the Order to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets (including 

any modifications thereto) issued by the Commission in this matter.

T. “Hold Separate Monitor” means the Person approved by the Commission to serve as a 

Hold Separate Monitor pursuant to the Hold Separate Order issued by the Commission. 

U. “Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property owned or licensed (as licensor or 

licensee) by any Person, and all associated rights thereto, including all of the following in 

any jurisdiction throughout the world: (i) all Patents; (ii) all trade secrets, Know-how, and 

confidential or proprietary information (including ideas, research and development, 

formulas, compositions, technical data and information, blue prints, designs, drawings, 

specifications, protocols, quality control information, customer and supplier lists, pricing 

and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals, and all other data, 

technology, and plans); (iii) all Trademarks, brand names, commercial names, trade 

names, “doing business as” (d/b/a) names, registered and unregistered Trademarks, trade 

dress, logos, slogans, service marks, internet website content and internet domain names, 
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together with all translations, adaptions, derivations, and combinations thereof, and 

including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations, and 

renewals in connection therewith; (iv) all copyrightable works, all registered and 

unregistered copyrights in both published works and unpublished works, and all 

applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith; (v) all computer 

software (including source code, executable code, data, databases, and related 

documentation); (vi) all advertising and promotional materials; and (vii) all rights to sue 

and recover damages or obtain injunctive relief for infringement, dilution, 

misappropriation, violation, or breach of any of the foregoing.

V. “Inventories” means:

1. All supplies and inventory of one or more of any of the L&S Components; and,

2. All supplies and inventory of raw materials and supplies (including, but not 

limited to, Required Inputs) relating to the research, engineering, manufacture, 

marketing, and sale of any one or more of the L&S Components.

W. “License Back” means a perpetual, royalty-free license from the Acquirer for

Respondents to use Intellectual Property, which Intellectual Property was delivered to or 

used by TRW businesses other than the TRW L&S Business prior to March 12, 2015

(which is described in Confidential Appendix A to this Decision and Order), as needed 

for the sole purpose of the research, development, production, manufacture, marketing, 

and sale of products and for such fields of use as follows:

1. Tie rods used in TRW’s non-competing steering business currently at TRW’s 

Schalke facility (located at Freiligrathstrasse 8-28, D-45881, Gelsenkirchen, 

Germany) which manufactures tie rods for steering gears, but only insofar as 

TRW’s production of tie rods for steering gears at the Schalke facility is 

exclusively for captive use by TRW’s steering business and is not used to supply 

any third-party customers; and,

2. L&S Components used in TRW’s independent aftermarket business, but only 

insofar as such L&S Components are not sold in competition with products 

produced by the TRW L&S Business and sold to original equipment 

manufacturers or original equipment suppliers.

The License Back may not be assigned or sublicensed except to a wholly owned 

subsidiary or division of Respondents, except in connection with the sale of substantially 

all of the assets of Respondents related to the business for which the License Back is 

granted. Nothing contained in this Decision and Order shall prevent Respondents and the 

Acquirer from agreeing in the Divestiture Agreement to license back additional TRW 

L&S Intellectual Property, provided, however, that any such agreement remains subject 

to Commission approval.

X. “L&S Components” means linkage and suspension components for light vehicles and 

heavy vehicles for which research, engineering, marketing, manufacture and sale is 

performed at or from TRW L&S Facilities, including but not limited to control arms, ball 

joints, stabilizer links, tie rods, conventional steering linkage, drag links, V-links, and 
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radius rods. For purposes of this Decision and Order, L&S Components includes I-shafts 

but only I-shafts for heavy vehicles manufactured at the Portland Facility. 

Y. “Know-how” means know-how, trade secrets, techniques, data, inventions, practices, 

methods, and other confidential or proprietary technical, business, research, development 

and other similar information. 

Z. “Krefeld-Gellep Facility” means all of Respondents’ rights, title, and interests in the 

Facility Assets:

1. Located at the real property described in Exhibit 2 to this Decision and Order; 

and,

2. Relating to the research, engineering, manufacture, marketing, and sale of L&S 

Components in North America and Europe by TRW.

AA. “Material Confidential Information” means any material non-public information relating 

to the TRW L&S Business either prior to or after the Divestiture Date, including, but not 

limited to, business and strategic plans, customer or supplier lists, customer or supplier 

contract terms, historical information about sales to customers or purchases from 

suppliers, manufacturing costs, price lists, marketing methods, patents, technologies, 

processes, or other trade secrets, relating to the TRW L&S Business and:

1. Obtained by Respondents prior to the Divestiture Date; or,

2. Obtained by Respondents after the Divestiture Date, in the course of performing 

Respondents’ obligations under any Divestiture Agreement or the Hold Separate 

Order; 

Provided, however, that Material Confidential Information shall not include:

1. Information that is in the public domain when received by Respondents;

2. Information that is not in the public domain when received by Respondents and 

thereafter becomes public through no act or failure to act by Respondents;

3. Information that Respondents develop or obtain independently, without violating 

any applicable law or this Order, and without breaching any confidentiality 

obligation with respect to the information; and,

4. Information that becomes known to Respondents from a third party not in breach 

of applicable law or a confidentiality obligation with respect to the information.

BB. “Order Date” means the date upon which this Order was issued by the Commission.

CC. “Patent” means all patents, patent applications, including provisional patent applications, 

invention disclosures, certificates of invention and applications for certificates of 

invention and statutory invention registrations, in each case existing as of the Effective 

Date, and includes all reissues, additions, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, 

supplementary protection certificates, restorations, extensions, and reexaminations 

thereof, all inventions disclosed therein, all rights therein provided by international 
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treaties and conventions, and all rights to obtain and file for patents and registrations 

thereto.

DD. “Person” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, 

trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, or other business or Governmental 

Agency, and any subsidiaries, divisions, groups, or affiliates thereof.

EE. “Portland Facility” means all of Respondents’ rights, title, and interests in the Facility 

Assets:

1. Located at the real property described in Exhibit 3 to this Decision and Order; 

and,

2. Relating to the research, engineering, manufacture, marketing, and sale of L&S 

Components in North America and Europe by TRW.

FF. “Required Inputs” means any raw materials or partially machined parts used in the 

research, development, manufacture, or production of any one or more of the L&S 

Components that TRW has researched, engineered, manufactured, marketed or sold at 

any time since January 1, 2014 if the substitution of such inputs with new materials or the 

source of supply of such inputs would:

1. Render any L&S Components non-conforming with, in breach of, or otherwise 

unacceptable under any Contract with any customer; or,

2. Provide any customer with the right to examine, test, or otherwise qualify any 

L&S Components prior to accepting L&S Components made with substituted raw 

material inputs or partially machined parts, or made with such inputs from a 

substituted source of supply.

GG. “Retained Tillsonburg Facility” means the Facility Assets located at 101 Spruce St., 

Tillsonburg, Ontario, N4G 4J1, Canada.

HH. “St. Catharines Facility” means all of Respondents’ rights, title, and interests in the 

Facility Assets:

1. Located at the real property described in Exhibit 4 to this Decision and Order; 

and,

2. Relating to the research, engineering, manufacture, marketing, and sale of L&S 

Components in North America and Europe by TRW.

II. “Tillsonburg Facility” means all of Respondents’ rights, title, and interests in the Facility 

Assets:

1. Located at the real property described in Exhibit 5 to this Decision and Order; 

and,

2. Relating to the research, engineering, manufacture, marketing, and sale of L&S 

Components in North America and Europe by TRW.
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JJ. “Tillsonburg Production Lines” means the equipment, machinery, and tools currently 

used in the production of control arms for the General Motors Silverado and Sierra 

platforms and the Ford Raptor platform, located at 101 Spruce St., Tillsonburg, Ontario,

N4G 4J1, Canada. 

KK. “Trademarks” means a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, 

phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of 

one party from those of others.

LL. “Transition Services Agreement” means an agreement that receives the prior approval of 

the Commission between one or both Respondents and the Acquirer of any of the assets 

divested under this Order to provide, at the option of the Acquirer and at no more than the 

Direct Costs of the Respondents, all services (or training for the Acquirer to provide 

services for itself) reasonably necessary to transfer administrative support services to the 

Acquirer of each of the assets divested under this Order. The services which may be the 

subject of a Transition Services Agreement include, but are not limited to, payroll, 

employee benefits, accounts receivable, accounts payable, utility services, heating and air 

conditioning services and systems, and other logistical and administrative support. The 

Transition Services Agreement shall provide that, at Acquirer’s request, Respondents 

shall file with the Commission any request for prior approval to extend the term of the 

Transition Services Agreement as provided by Paragraph II.B.1.b. of this Order.

MM. “Transition Required Input Supply Agreement” means an agreement that receives the 

prior approval of the Commission between one or both Respondents and the Acquirer of 

any of the assets divested under this Order to provide, at the option of the Acquirer and at 

no more than the Direct Costs of the Respondents, sufficient quantities of Required 

Inputs to the Acquirer for the Acquirer to fully perform all Contracts for the sale of L&S 

Components to any Person (including, but not limited to, increasing the number of units 

of L&S Components sold to such Person to the Contract maximum quantities) by:

1. Assigning to the Acquirer some or all of Respondents’ rights to purchase or 

otherwise receive any Required Input sold or provided to Respondents under one 

or more existing supply agreements between Respondents and any Person;

2. Selling to the Acquirer any Required Inputs; or,

3. Otherwise supplying the Acquirer with any Required Input by commercially 

reasonable means.

The Transition Required Input Supply Agreement shall provide that, at Acquirer’s 

request, Respondents shall file with the Commission any request for prior approval to 

extend the term of the Transition Required Input Supply Agreement in accordance with 

the proviso to Paragraph II.B.3.b of this Order.

NN. “Transition Trademark Assistance Agreement” means an agreement by which TRW 

grants the Acquirer, on a transitional basis and for a limited period of time mutually 

agreed upon with the Acquirer, a royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, nontransferable right and license to use the TRW trademark as defined in such agreement to 

the extent such trademark appears on (a) signs, letterhead, advertisements, promotional 
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materials and other tangible assets included in the purchased assets, and (b) solely on 

L&S Components held, manufactured or sold by the Acquirer or its affiliates in 

connection with the operation of the TRW L&S Business.

OO. “TRW Employee Benefits” means all employee benefits offered by Respondents or 

available to TRW Employees as of the ACCO Execution Date, including regularly 

scheduled or merit raises and bonuses, and regularly scheduled vesting of all pension 

benefits. 

PP. “TRW Employees” means the TRW Key Employees and the TRW Workforce 

Employees.

QQ. “TRW Key Employees” means the Persons identified on Confidential Appendix B to this 

Order. 

RR. “TRW L&S Business” means all of Respondents’ legal and equitable rights, title, and 

interests in all tangible and intangible property of any kind used for or relating to the 

research, engineering, manufacture, marketing, and/or sale of L&S Components (a) at or 

from the TRW L&S Facilities and (b) TRW L&S Books and Records, TRW L&S 

Contracts, TRW L&S Intellectual Property, and TRW L&S Inventories.

Provided, however, the TRW L&S Assets shall not include the following:

1. The Excluded Intellectual Property; and,

2. Any additional assets identified in the Divestiture Agreement as excluded from 

the divestiture, if the Acquirer does not want such assets and if the Commission 

approves the Divestiture Agreement without such assets. 

 

SS. “TRW L&S Books and Records” means all Books and Records relating to:

1. The research, engineering, manufacture, marketing, and sale of L&S Components 

by TRW; or,

2. The TRW L&S Business.

TT. “TRW L&S Contracts” means all Contracts relating to: 

1. The research, engineering, manufacture, marketing, and sale of L&S Components 

by TRW; or,

2. The TRW L&S Business. 

UU. “TRW L&S Facilities” means DAS, the Dusseldorf Design, Engineering & Sales 

Support, the Krefeld-Gellep Facility, the Portland Facility, the St. Catharines Facility, and 

the Tillsonburg Facility.

VV. “TRW L&S Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that is related to the 

research, engineering, manufacture, marketing, and sale of L&S Components by TRW. 

TRW L&S Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited to, the Patents listed on 

Confidential Appendix C to this Order.
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WW. “TRW L&S Inventories” means all Inventories in which the TRW L&S Business owns a 

legal or equitable interest and which the TRW L&S Business has not yet sold to 

customers, including TRW, as of the Divestiture Date.

XX. “TRW Workforce Employees” means all part-time and full-time employees of the TRW 

L&S Business who are paid hourly or by salary, but excluding the TRW Key Employees. 

II.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 

A. No later than six (6) months from the ACCO Execution Date, Respondents shall divest 

the TRW L&S Business, absolutely and in good faith and at no minimum price, to an 

Acquirer who receives the prior approval of the Commission and in a manner that 

receives the prior approval of the Commission. 

B. At the option of the Acquirer, and subject to the prior approval of the Commission, 

Respondents shall include in the Divestiture Agreement:

1. The Dusseldorf Lease;

2. A Transition Services Agreement relating to the TRW L&S Business for a term of 

up to two (2) years, which agreement may be terminated at any time by the 

Acquirer without penalty upon commercially reasonable notice to Respondents;

3. A Transition Required Input Supply Agreement:

a. For an initial term of up to one (1) year; and,

b. At the option of the Acquirer, for an additional term that is the greater of 

(i) one (1) year, or (ii) the time the Acquirer estimates in its reasonable 

judgment is required to examine, test or otherwise qualify L&S 

Components made with substituted raw material inputs or partially 

machined parts or made from such inputs from a substituted source of 

supply;

provided, however, that such additional term shall not exceed one (1) year without 

the prior approval of the Commission, which approval shall be sought no later

than forty five (45) days prior to the expiration of the initial term; and,

4. A Transition Trademark Assistance Agreement relating to the TRW L&S 

Business for a term not to exceed the term agreed between Respondents and the 

Acquirer. 

C. At the option of Respondents and subject to the prior approval of the Commission, 

Respondents and an Acquirer may enter into a License Back. 
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D. Prior to the Divestiture Date: 

1. Respondents shall secure at their sole expense:

a. Consents from all Persons that relate to or are necessary to divest the 

TRW L&S Business to the Acquirer and for the Acquirer to operate any 

tangible or intangible assets of the TRW L&S Business in a manner that 

will achieve the purposes of this Order; and,

b. Consents from all Persons necessary for the assignment or transfer to the 

Acquirer of all of the TRW L&S Contracts, other than contracts identified 

in Confidential Appendix D to this Order;

provided, however, Respondents shall not be required to secure the consent of any 

Governmental Agency relating to any permit, license, or right that Respondents 

have no legal right to divest or transfer to the Acquirer; and,

provided further, however, the failure of Respondents or the Acquirer to obtain 

any consents that relate to or are necessary to divest the TRW L&S Business 

shall not extend the date by which Respondents must divest the TRW L&S 

Business.

2. Respondents shall use best efforts to assist the Acquirer to obtain the transfer 

from Respondents or issuance to the Acquirer of any permit, license, asset, or 

right that Respondents have no legal right to divest or transfer to the Acquirer.

E. Respondents shall include in the Divestiture Agreement provisions that promote 

achieving the purposes of the Order allocating and providing for indemnification of any 

liabilities and direct or indirect damages and claims of customers or any other Persons 

(including, but not limited to, environmental liabilities, product liabilities, and product 

recalls) related to the operation of the TRW L&S Business prior to the Divestiture Date

F. At its sole cost and expense, Respondents shall disassemble the Tillsonburg Production 

Lines from the Retained Tillsonburg Facility, and transport the Tillsonburg Production 

Lines to and reassemble the Tillsonburg Production Lines at the Tillsonburg Facility. 

The disassembly, transportation, and reassembly of the Tillsonburg Production Lines 

shall be conducted in the manner and completed upon the schedule outlined in 

Confidential Appendix E to this Order. Respondents’ obligations under this 

Paragraph II.E. of this Order shall not be complete until the Tillsonburg Production Lines 

have produced commercially acceptable quantities of the L&S Components (including 

the receipt from customers of any approvals or product qualifications permitted or 

required under TRW L&S Contracts) as set forth on Confidential Appendix E to this 

Order. Respondents shall hold the Acquirer harmless from all liabilities and all direct or 

indirect damages and claims of customers or any other Persons arising from 

Respondents’ failure to complete the disassembly, transportation and reassembly of the 

Tillsonburg Production Lines in the manner and upon the schedule outlined in 

Confidential Appendix E to this Order. 

G. Respondents shall comply with all terms of the Divestiture Agreement, and any breach by 

Respondents of any term of the Divestiture Agreement shall constitute a violation of this 
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Order. If any term of the Divestiture Agreement varies from the terms of this Order 

(“Order Term”), then to the extent that Respondents cannot fully comply with both terms, 

the Order Term shall determine Respondents’ obligations under this Order. Any 

modification of the Divestiture Agreement between the date the Commission approves 

the Divestiture Agreement and the Divestiture Date, without the prior approval of the 

Commission, or any failure by Respondents to meet any condition precedent to closing 

(whether waived or not), shall constitute a failure to comply with this Order. 

Notwithstanding any paragraph, section, or other provision of the Divestiture Agreement, 

any modification of the Divestiture Agreement, without the approval of the Commission, 

shall constitute a failure to comply with this Order, except as otherwise provided in Rule 

2.41(f)(5) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 16 C.F.R. § 2.41(f)(5).

H. The purpose of the divestiture is to ensure the continuation of the TRW L&S Business as 

an ongoing, viable and effective competitor in the North American market for the 

research, engineering, manufacture, marketing, and sale of tie rods for heavy vehicles, 

and to remedy the lessening of competition resulting from the Acquisition as alleged in 

the Commission’s Complaint.

III.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:

A. Respondents shall cooperate with and assist the Acquirer of the TRW L&S Business to 

evaluate independently and retain the TRW Employees, such cooperation to include at 

least the following:

1. Not later than forty five (45) days before the Divestiture Date, Respondents shall, 

to the extent permitted by law: (i) provide to the proposed Acquirer, at the 

Acquirer’s option, either access to and an opportunity to copy personnel files of 

all TRW Employees; or, a list of all TRW Employees by employee number, 

seniority date, original hire date, job title, work location, and material terms of 

employment including current salary, accrued vacation pay and entitlement to 

commissions bonus (whether monetary or otherwise), and the status and 

classification (as “salaried,” “direct,” or “indirect”); and, (ii) allow the proposed 

Acquirer a reasonable opportunity to interview any TRW Employees;

2. Not later than thirty (30) days before the Divestiture Date, to the extent permitted 

by applicable law, Respondents shall provide an opportunity for the Acquirer: (i) 

to meet personally, and outside the presence or hearing of any employee or agent 

of Respondents, with any of the TRW Employees; and (ii) to make offers of 

employment to any of the TRW Employees;

3. Respondents shall: (i) not directly or indirectly interfere with the Acquirer’s offer 

of employment to any one or more of the TRW Employees, directly or indirectly 

attempt to persuade any one or more of the TRW Employees to decline any offer 

of employment from the Acquirer, or offer any incentive to any TRW Employees 
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to decline employment with the Acquirer; (ii) irrevocably waive any legal or 

equitable right to deter any TRW Employees from accepting employment with the 

Acquirer, including, but not limited to, any non-compete or confidentiality 

provisions of employment or other contracts with Respondents that directly or 

indirectly relate to the TRW L&S Business; and (iii) either continue to provide 

the same TRW Employee Benefits or provide Equivalent Employee Benefits until 

the Divestiture Date; and,

4. Respondents shall cooperate with the Acquirer to provide reasonable financial 

incentives as set forth in the Hold Separate Order to encourage TRW Key 

Employees to continue in his or her position with the TRW L&S Business until 

the Divestiture Date.

B. For a period of two (2) years from the Divestiture Date, Respondents shall not, directly or 

indirectly, solicit, negotiate, hire, or enter into any arrangement for the services of any 

TRW Key Employee who has accepted an offer of employment with, or who is employed 

by, the Acquirer.

Provided, however, a violation of this provision will not occur if:

1. The TRW Key Employee’s employment has been terminated by the Acquirer;

2. Respondents advertise for employees in newspapers, trade publications, or other 

media not targeted specifically at any one or more of the employees of the 

Acquirer; or,

3. Respondents hire a TRW Key Employee who has applied for employment with 

Respondents, provided that such application was not solicited or induced in 

violation of this Order.

C. For a period of one (1) year from the Divestiture Date, Respondents shall not, directly or 

indirectly, solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, any TRW Workforce 

Employee who has accepted an offer of employment with, or who is employed by, the 

Acquirer to terminate his or her employment relationship with the Acquirer; provided, 

however, a violation of this provision will not occur if:

1. The TRW Workforce Employee’s employment has been terminated by the 

Acquirer;

2. Respondents advertise for employees in newspapers, trade publications, or other 

media not targeted specifically at any one or more of the employees of the 

Acquirer; or,

3. Respondents hire a TRW Workforce Employee who has applied for employment 

with Respondents, provided that such application was not solicited or induced in 

violation of this Order.
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IV.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 

A. Respondents shall not:

1. Provide, disclose, or otherwise make available any Material Confidential 

Information to any Person except as required or permitted by this Order or the 

Hold Separate Order; or

2. Use any Material Confidential Information for any reason or purpose other than as 

required or permitted by this Order or the Hold Separate Order.

B. Respondents shall devise and implement measures to protect against the storage, 

distribution, and use of Material Confidential Information that is not permitted by this 

Order or the Hold Separate Order. These measures shall include, but not be limited to, 

restrictions placed on access by Persons to information available or stored on any of 

Respondents’ computers or computer networks. Except as provided by Paragraph IV.D. 

of this Order and the Hold Separate Order, Respondents shall redact all Material 

Confidential Information from its Book and Records not divested to the Acquirer. 

C. Respondents no less than annually shall provide written or electronic instructions to any 

and all of its officers, directors, employees, or agents who have custody or control of any 

Material Confidential Information concerning the limitations placed by this Order on the 

distribution and use of Material Confidential Information. Respondents shall require

such officers to acknowledge in writing or electronically their receipt and understanding 

of these written or electronic instructions. Respondents shall maintain custody of these 

written or electronic instructions and acknowledgments for inspection upon request by 

the Commission.

D. Notwithstanding Paragraph IV.A. of this Order and subject to the Hold Separate Order, 

Respondents may use Material Confidential Information:

1. For the purpose of performing Respondents’ obligations under this Order, the 

Hold Separate Order, or the Divestiture Agreements;

2. To ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements including, but not 

limited to:

a. Retaining a copy of Material Confidential Information for the sole purpose 

of complying with any applicable law, regulations, and other legal 

obligations; and,

b. Requirements of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange 

Commission and of any stock on any exchange, the performance of 

necessary audits and the maintenance of effective internal controls and 

procedures for required disclosures of financial information;

3. To provide accounting, information technology, and credit-underwriting services;
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4. To provide legal services associated with actual or potential litigation and 

transactions;

5. To monitor and ensure compliance with financial, tax reporting, governmental 

environmental, health, and safety requirements; or,

6. As otherwise provided by this Order and the Hold Separate. 

V.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:

A. The Commission appoints Competition Rx as Monitor and approves the Monitor Agreement 

between Competition Rx and Respondents, attached as Appendix F.

B. Respondents shall facilitate the ability of the Monitor to comply with the duties and 

obligations set forth in this Order, and shall take no action that interferes with or hinders the 

Monitor’s authority, rights or responsibilities as set forth in this Order or any agreement 

between the Monitor and Respondents.

C. The Monitor’s duties and responsibilities shall include the following, among other 

responsibilities that may be required:

1. The Monitor shall act in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Commission;

2. The Monitor shall serve until the earlier of the date this Order terminates by its 

terms and such time as Respondents have complied fully with all of their 

obligations under the Divestiture Agreement;

3. The Monitor shall have the power and authority to Monitor Respondents’ 

compliance with Paragraphs II. through IV. of the Order and with the Divestiture 

Agreement;

4. The Monitor shall have power and authority to review and audit, at the 

Respondents’ sole cost and expense, the books and records of Respondents to 

determine whether Respondents have complied fully with their obligations under 

the Order and with the Divestiture Agreement;

5. The Monitor shall exercise such power and authority and carry out his or her 

duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with the purposes of the Order 

and in consultation with the Commission and its staff;

6. The Monitor shall review all reports submitted to the Commission by 

Respondents pursuant to the Order and the Consent Agreement, and within thirty 

(30) days from the date the Monitor receives a report, and upon request of the 

Commission or its staff, report in writing to the Commission concerning 

performance by Respondents of their obligations under Paragraphs II. through IV. 

of this Order and with the Divestiture Agreement; and,
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7. During the term of any Dusseldorf Lease, Transition Services Agreement, 

Transition Required Input Supply Agreement or Transition Trademark Assistance 

Agreement, the Monitor shall provide the Commission with written reports at 

least every sixty (60) days sufficient to determine if Respondents are complying 

fully with the terms of any Dusseldorf Lease, Transition Services Agreement, 

Transition Required Input Supply Agreement or Transition Trademark Assistance 

Agreement, and with the terms of this Order (including the Divestiture 

Agreement). Thereafter, the Monitor shall provide periodic written reports to the 

Commission upon a schedule (but at least annually) that is sufficient to provide 

the Commission with timely information to determine if Respondents have 

complied and are complying with their obligations under this Order (including the 

Divestiture Agreements). In addition, the Monitor shall provide such additional 

written reports as Commission staff may request that reasonably are related to 

determining if Respondents have complied and are complying with their 

obligations under this Order (including the Divestiture Agreements). The 

Monitor shall not provide to Respondents, and Respondents shall not be entitled 

to receive, copies of these reports.

D. Respondents shall grant and transfer to the Monitor, and such Monitor shall have, all rights, 

powers, and authority necessary to carry out the Monitor’s duties and responsibilities, 

including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Respondents shall cooperate with any reasonable request of the Monitor and shall 

take no action to interfere with or impede the Monitor’s ability to monitor 

Respondents’ compliance with Paragraphs II. through IV. of this Order and with 

the Divestiture Agreement;

2. Subject to any demonstrated legally recognized privilege, Respondents shall 

provide the Monitor full and complete access to Respondents’ personnel, books, 

documents, records kept in the ordinary course of business, facilities and technical 

information, and such other relevant information as the Monitor may reasonably 

request, related to Respondents’ compliance with its obligations under Paragraphs 

II. through IV. of this Order and with the Divestiture Agreement;

3. Within five (5) calendar days of submitting a report required by this Order or the 

Consent Agreement to the Commission, Respondents shall deliver a copy of such 

report to the Monitor;

4. Except as otherwise set forth in this Order, the Monitor shall serve, without bond 

or other security, at the expense of Respondents, on such reasonable and 

customary terms and conditions to which the Monitor and Respondents agree and 

that the Commission approves;

5. The Monitor shall have authority to employ, at the expense of Respondents, such 

consultants, accountants, attorneys and other representatives and assistants as are 

reasonably necessary to carry out the Monitor’s duties and responsibilities;
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6. Respondents shall indemnify the Monitor and hold the Monitor harmless against 

any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses arising out of, or in 

connection with, the performance of the Monitor’s duties, including all reasonable 

fees of counsel and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the 

preparations for, or defense of, any claim, whether or not resulting in any liability, 

except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses 

result from gross negligence, willful or wanton acts, or bad faith by the Monitor; 

and,

7. Respondents may require the Monitor and each of the Monitor’s consultants, 

accountants, attorneys and other representatives and assistants to sign a customary 

confidentiality agreement. 

Provided, however, that such agreement shall not restrict the Monitor from 

providing any information to the Commission or its staff, or require the Monitor 

to report to Respondents the substance of communications to or from the 

Commission, its staff, or the Acquirer.

E. Respondents shall comply with all terms of the Monitor Agreement, and any breach by 

Respondents of any term of the Monitor Agreement shall constitute a violation of this 

Order. Notwithstanding any paragraph, section, or other provision of the Monitor 

Agreement, any modification of the Monitor Agreement, without the prior approval of 

the Commission, shall constitute a failure to comply with this Order.

F. The Commission may, among other things, require the Monitor and each of the Monitor’s 

consultants, accountants, attorneys and other representatives and assistants to sign an 

appropriate confidentiality agreement related to Commission materials and information 

received in connection with the performance of the Monitor’s duties.

G. If the Commission determines that the Monitor has ceased to act or failed to act 

diligently, the Commission may appoint a substitute Monitor. The Commission shall 

select the substitute Monitor, subject to the consent of Respondents, which consent shall 

not be unreasonably withheld. If Respondents have not opposed, in writing, including the 

reasons for opposing, the selection of any proposed substitute Monitor within ten (10) 

days after notice by the staff of the Commission to Respondents of the identity of any 

proposed substitute Monitor, Respondents shall be deemed to have consented to the 

selection of the proposed substitute Monitor. Not later than ten (10) days after the 

appointment of the Monitor, Respondents shall execute an agreement that, subject to the 

prior approval of the Commission, confers on the Monitor all the rights and powers 

necessary to permit the Monitor to monitor Respondents’ compliance with the relevant 

requirements of this Order and the Divestiture Agreement in a manner consistent with the 

purpose of this Order. If a substitute Monitor is appointed, Respondents shall consent to 

the terms and conditions regarding the powers, duties, authorities, and responsibilities of 

the Monitor as set forth in this Paragraph.

H. The Commission may on its own initiative, or at the request of the Monitor, issue such 

additional orders or directions as may be necessary or appropriate to assure compliance 

with the requirements of the Order.
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I. A Monitor appointed pursuant to this Order may be, but need not be, the same Person 

appointed as the Divestiture Trustee pursuant to the relevant provisions of this Order and 

the same Person appointed as Hold Separate Monitor under the Hold Separate Order.

VI.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:

A. If Respondents have not fully complied with the obligations of Paragraph II. of this 

Order, whether or not all Government Agency consents have been obtained, the 

Commission may appoint a Divestiture Trustee to divest the TRW L&S Business, enter 

into a Transition Services Agreement and Transition Required Input Supply Agreement, 

and perform Respondents’ other obligations in a manner that satisfies the requirements of 

this Order. If Respondents have not fully complied with the obligations imposed by 

Paragraph II. of this Order, the Divestiture Trustee shall divest the TRW L&S Business to 

an Acquirer that receives the prior approval of the Commission and in a manner that 

receives the prior approval of the Commission. In the event that the Commission or the 

Attorney General brings an action pursuant to Section 5(l) of the Federal Trade 

Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(l), or any other statute enforced by the Commission, 

Respondents shall consent to the appointment of a Divestiture Trustee in such action to 

divest the required assets. Neither the appointment of a Divestiture Trustee nor a 

decision not to appoint a Divestiture Trustee under this Paragraph VI.A. shall preclude 

the Commission or the Attorney General from seeking civil penalties or any other relief 

available to it, including one or more court-appointed Divestiture Trustees, pursuant to 

Section 5(l) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, or any other statute enforced by the 

Commission, for any failure by Respondents to comply with this Order.

B. The Commission may select a Divestiture Trustee, subject to the consent of Respondents, 

which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Commission may appoint a 

Divestiture Trustee to divest the TRW L&S Business and perform Respondents’ other 

obligations in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Paragraph II. of this Order. Any 

Divestiture Trustee shall be a person with experience and expertise in acquisitions and 

divestitures. If Respondents have not opposed, in writing, and stated in writing their 

reasons for opposing, the selection of any proposed Divestiture Trustee within ten (10) 

days after notice by the staff of the Commission to Respondents of the identity of any 

proposed Divestiture Trustee, Respondents shall be deemed to have consented to the 

selection of the proposed Divestiture Trustee.

1. Not later than ten (10) days after the appointment of a Divestiture Trustee, 

Respondents shall execute a trust agreement for any divestitures required by 

Paragraph II. of this Order that, subject to the prior approval of the Commission, 

transfers to the Divestiture Trustee all rights and powers necessary to permit the 

Divestiture Trustee to effectuate the divestitures required by, and satisfy the 

additional obligations imposed by, Paragraph II. of this Order. Any failure by 
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Respondents to comply with a trust agreement approved by the Commission shall 

be a violation of this Order.

2. If a Divestiture Trustee is appointed by the Commission or a court pursuant to this 

Paragraph, Respondents shall consent to the following terms and conditions 

regarding the Divestiture Trustee’s powers, duties, authority, and responsibilities:

a. Subject to the prior approval of the Commission, the Divestiture Trustee 

shall have the exclusive power and authority to effectuate the divestitures 

required by, and satisfy the additional obligations imposed by, this Order.

b. The Divestiture Trustee shall have one (1) year after the date the 

Commission approves the trust agreement described herein to accomplish 

the divestiture required by Paragraph II. of this Order, which shall be 

subject to the prior approval of the Commission. If, however, at the end of 

the one (1) year period, the Divestiture Trustee has submitted a plan to 

satisfy the obligations of Paragraph II. of this Order, or believes that such 

obligation can be achieved within a reasonable time, the period may be 

extended by the Commission, or, in the case of a court-appointed 

Divestiture Trustee, by the court; provided, however, that the Commission 

may extend the period only two (2) times.

c. Subject to any demonstrated legally recognized privilege, any Divestiture 

Trustee shall have full and complete access to the personnel, books, 

records, and facilities related to the relevant assets that are required to be 

divested by this Order and to any other relevant information, as the 

Divestiture Trustee may request. Respondents shall develop such 

financial or other information as any Divestiture Trustee may request and 

shall cooperate with the Divestiture Trustee. Respondents shall take no 

action to interfere with or impede any Divestiture Trustee’s 

accomplishment of the divestiture. Any delays caused by Respondents 

shall extend the time under this Paragraph VI. for a time period equal to 

the delay, as determined by the Commission or, for a court-appointed 

Divestiture Trustee, by the court.

d. Any Divestiture Trustee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to 

negotiate the most favorable price and terms available in each contract that 

is submitted to the Commission, subject to Respondents’ absolute and 

unconditional obligation to divest expeditiously and at no minimum price. 

The divestiture shall be made in the manner that receives the prior 

approval of the Commission and to an Acquirer that receives the prior 

approval of the Commission as required by this Order; provided, however,

if any Divestiture Trustee receives bona fide offers for any asset to be 

divested from more than one acquiring entity, and if the Commission 

determines to approve more than one such acquiring entity, the Divestiture 

Trustee shall divest to the acquiring entity selected by Respondents from 
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among those approved by the Commission; provided further, however,

that Respondents shall select such entity within five (5) days after 

receiving notification of the Commission’s approval.

e. Any Divestiture Trustee shall serve, without bond or other security, at the 

cost and expense of Respondents, on such reasonable and customary terms 

and conditions as the Commission or a court may set. Any Divestiture 

Trustee shall have the authority to employ, at the cost and expense of 

Respondents, such consultants, accountants, attorneys, investment 

bankers, business brokers, appraisers, and other representatives and 

assistants as are necessary to carry out the Divestiture Trustee’s duties and 

responsibilities. Any Divestiture Trustee shall account for all monies 

derived from the divestitures and all expenses incurred. After approval by 

the Commission of the account of the Divestiture Trustee, including fees 

for the Divestiture Trustee’s services, all remaining monies shall be paid at 

the direction of Respondents, and the Divestiture Trustee’s power shall be 

terminated. The compensation of any Divestiture Trustee shall be based at 

least in significant part on a commission arrangement contingent on the 

divestiture of all of the relevant assets that are required to be divested by 

this Order.

f. Respondents shall indemnify any Divestiture Trustee and hold the 

Divestiture Trustee harmless against any losses, claims, damages, 

liabilities, or expenses arising out of, or in connection with, the 

performance of the Divestiture Trustee’s duties, including all reasonable 

fees of counsel and other expenses incurred in connection with the 

preparation for, or defense of, any claim, whether or not resulting in any 

liability, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, 

or expenses result from gross negligence, malfeasance, willful or wanton 

acts, or bad faith by the Divestiture Trustee.

g. The Divestiture Trustee shall have no obligation or authority to operate or 

maintain the relevant assets required to be divested by this Order.

h. The Divestiture Trustee shall report in writing to Respondents and to the 

Commission every thirty (30) days concerning the Divestiture Trustee’s 

efforts to accomplish the divestitures.

i. Respondents may require the Divestiture Trustee and each of the 

Divestiture Trustee’s consultants, accountants, attorneys, and other 

representatives and assistants to sign a customary confidentiality 

agreement; provided, however, such agreement shall not restrict the 

Divestiture Trustee from providing any information to the Commission.
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C. If the Commission determines that the Divestiture Trustee has ceased to act or failed to 

act diligently, the Commission may appoint a substitute Divestiture Trustee in the same 

manner as provided in this Paragraph VI.

D. The Commission or, in the case of a court-appointed Divestiture Trustee, the court, may 

on its own initiative or at the request of any Divestiture Trustee, issue such additional 

orders or directions as may be necessary or appropriate to accomplish the divestitures 

required by this Order.

E. The Divestiture Trustee appointed pursuant to this Paragraph VI. may be the same person 

appointed as Hold Separate Trustee pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Hold 

Separate, and may be the same Person as the Monitor appointed under this Order.

VII.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:

A. Within thirty (30) days after the date this Order is issued, and every thirty (30) days 

thereafter until the Divestiture Date of the divestiture required by Paragraph II. of this 

Order, Respondents shall submit to the Commission (and a complete copy to the Monitor 

appointed under this Order, and the Hold Separate Monitor appointed under the Hold 

Separate Order) a verified written report setting forth in detail the manner and form in

which it intends to comply, is complying, and has complied with this Order. For the 

period covered by each report, the report shall include, but not be limited to (among other 

things that are required from time to time), a full description of the efforts being made to 

comply with Paragraph II. of this Order, including a description of all substantive 

contacts or negotiations for the divestiture and the identity and contact information of all 

parties contacted. Respondents shall include in the reports copies of all material written 

communications to and from such parties, all internal memoranda reviewing or 

evaluating possible acquirers or divestiture proposals, a copy of the written instructions 

and acknowledgments concerning Material Confidential Information required by 

Paragraph IV. of this Order, and all reports and recommendations concerning completing 

the obligations.

B. Within thirty (30) days after the date that the initial term of the first of any Transition 

Services Agreement or Transition Required Input Supply Agreement commences, and 

every sixty (60) days thereafter until the date upon which the last of any Transition 

Services Agreement or Transition Required Input Supply Agreement terminates, 

Respondents shall submit to the Commission (and a complete copy to the Monitor 

appointed under this Order) a verified written report. Each verified written report under 

this paragraph VII.B. shall set forth in detail the manner and form in which Respondents 

intend to comply, are complying, and have complied with any Transition Services 

Agreement or Transition Required Input Supply Agreement. For the period covered by 

each report, the report shall include, but not be limited to (among other things that are 

required from time to time), the name and contact information for each Person that 
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maintains or claims (regardless of whether Respondents agree or disagree with such 

Person, and regardless whether a judicial or arbitration action has been threatened or 

commenced) that one or more Respondents have failed to comply fully with either any 

Transition Services Agreement or Transition Required Input Supply Agreement, briefly 

describe the Person’s claim, and provide copies of any written communications between 

Respondents and the Person concerning the claim. 

C. On the first anniversary of the Order Date, and thereafter on each subsequent anniversary 

until Respondents have satisfied in full all of their obligations under Paragraph II of this 

Order and all of the Divestiture Agreement (including any Transition Services Agreement 

and Transition Required Input Supply Agreement), Respondents shall submit to the 

Commission a verified written report setting forth in detail the manner and form in which 

they intend to comply, are complying, and have complied with this Order. For the period 

covered by each such report, Respondents shall state the name and contact information 

for each Person that maintains or claims (regardless of whether Respondents agree or 

disagree with such Person, and regardless whether a judicial or arbitration action has been 

threatened or commenced) that one or more Respondents have failed to comply fully with 

the Order (including any Divestiture Agreement made a part thereof), briefly describe the 

Person’s claim, and provide copies of any written communications between Respondents 

and the Person concerning the claim.

VIII.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents shall notify the Commission at least 

thirty (30) days prior to:

A. any proposed dissolution of Respondents;

B. any proposed acquisition, merger, or consolidation of Respondents; or 

C. any other change in the Respondents, including, but not limited to, assignment and the 

creation or dissolution of subsidiaries, if such change might affect compliance obligations 

arising out of the Order.

IX.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that for purposes of determining or securing compliance 

with this Order, and subject to any legally recognized privilege, and upon written request and 

upon five (5) days’ notice to Respondents made to either Respondent’s principal United States 

offices, registered office of its United States subsidiary, or its headquarters address, Respondents 

shall, without restraint or interference, permit any duly authorized representative of the 

Commission:
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A. Access, during business office hours of Respondents and in the presence of counsel, to all 

facilities and access to inspect and copy all books, ledgers, accounts, correspondence, 

memoranda, and all other records and documents in the possession or under the control of 

Respondents related to compliance with this Order, which copying services shall be 

provided by Respondents at the request of the authorized representative(s) of the 

Commission and at the expense of the Respondents; and

B. To interview officers, directors, or employees of Respondents, who may have counsel 

present, regarding such matters.

X.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall terminate ten (10) years after the 

Order Date.

By the Commission.

Donald S. Clark

Secretary

SEAL:

ISSUED:
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CONFIDENTIAL APPENDICES A-E

[Redacted From the Public Record Version, But Incorporated By Reference]
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APPENDIX F

MONITOR AGREEMENT

[Public Record Version]

FTC MONITOR AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN: 

I. ZF Friedrichshafen AG (hereafter "ZF"), a company organized under the laws of 

Germany, which has its registered seat at Graf-von-Soden-Platz 1, 88046 

Friedrichshafen, Germany, 

2. TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (hereafter "TRW"), a public corporation 

organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of 

Delaware, with its office and principal place ofbusiness located at 12001 Tech Center 

Drive, Livonia, MI 48150, United States of America, 

ZF and TRW are hereafter referred to as the "Respondents". 

AND: 

3. CompetitionRx Ltd, a company organized under the laws of the United Kingdom, 

which has its registered offices at 35 Ballards Lane, London, N3 IXW, United 

Kingdom, represented by Thomas Hoehn, (hereafter the "Monitor"). 

WHEREAS: 

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has initiated an investigation of the acquisition by 

ZF of TRW. ZF and TRW have executed an Agreement Containing Consent Orders 

("Consent Agreement") with ZF and TRW consenting to the issuance of an Order to Hold 

Separate and Maintain Assets (the "Hold Separate Order"), and a Decision and Order (the 

"D&O," and together with the Hold Separate Order, the "Orders"). The Orders contain, inter 

alia, the obligations of ZF and TRW to divest the TRW L&S Business (as defmed in the 

Orders) to an Acquirer, who receives the prior approval of the FTC and in a manner that 

receives the prior approval of the FTC, and to hold separate and maintain the TRW L&S 

Business pending the divestiture. 

In the Orders, the FTC will appoint the Monitor as Monitor (as defmed in the D&O) and 

Hold Separate Monitor (as defined in the Hold Separate Order). 

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d. The Monitor shall review all reports submitted to the Commission by 

Respondents pursuant to the Order and the Consent Agreement, and within 

thirty (30) days from the date the Monitor receives a report, and upon request 

of the Commission or its staff, report in writing to the Commission concerning 

performance by Respondents of their obligations under Paragraphs II. through 

IV. of this Order and with the Divestiture Agreement; and, 

e. During the term of any Transition Services Agreement or Transition Required 

Input Supply Agreement, the Monitor shall provide the Commission with 

written reports at least every sixty (60) days sufficient to determine if 

Respondents are complying fully with the terms of any Transition Services 

Agreement and Transition Required Input Supply Agreement, and with the 

terms of this Order (including the Divestiture Agreement). Thereafter, the 

Monitor shall provide periodic written reports to the Commission upon a 

schedule (but at least annually) that is sufficient to provide the Commission 

with timely information to determine if Respondents have complied and are 

complying with their obligations under this Order (including the Divestiture 

Agreements). In addition, the Monitor shall provide such additional written 

reports as Commission staff may request that reasonably are related to 

determining if Respondents have complied and are complying with their 

obligations under this Order (including the Divestiture Agreements). The 

Monitor shall not provide to Respondents, and Respondents shall not be 

entitled to receive, copies of these reports. 

3. Respondents hereby grant and transfer to the Monitor, and such Monitor shall have, 

all rights, powers, and authority necessary to carry out the Monitor's duties and 

responsibilities, including, but not limited to, the following: 

a. Respondents shall cooperate with any reasonable request of the Monitor and 

shall take no action to interfere with or impede the Monitor's ability to 

monitor Respondents' compliance with Paragraphs II. through IV. of this 

Order and with the Divestiture Agreement; 

b. Within five (5) calendar days of submitting a report required by this Order or 

the Consent Agreement to the Commission, Respondents shall deliver a copy 

of such report to the Monitor; 

Section D: General Duties, Rights, and Obligations of the Monitor and Respondents 

under the Orders 

1. Subject to applicable laws and regulations, the Monitor shall have full and complete 

access to the personnel, books, records, document and facilities of the TRW L&S 

Business, and to any other relevant information as the Monitor may reasonably 

request including, but not limited to, all documents and records kept by Respondents 

in the ordinary course ofbusiness that relate to the TRW L&S Business. Respondents 

shall develop such fmancial or other information as the Monitor may reasonably 

request and shall cooperate with the Monitor. The Monitor shall give Respondents 

reasonable notice of any request for such access or such information. The Monitor 

shall attempt to schedule any access or requests for information in such a manner as 

will not unreasonably interfere with Respondents' operations. At the request of the 

Monitor, Respondents shall promptly arrange meetings and discussions, including 

tours of relevant facilities, at reasonable times and locations between the Monitor and 

employees of Respondents who have knowledge relevant to the proper discharge of 

its duties and responsibilities under the

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Section F: Remuneration and Indemnification 

1. Respondents shall pay the Monitor in accordance with the Fee Schedule attached 

hereto as Confidential Exhibit A for all time spent in the performance of the 

Monitor's duties and responsibilities and in the performance of the Monitor's duties 

and responsibilities, and all reasonable and necessary travel time. In addition, 

Respondents will pay the Monitor in accordance with the attached Fee Schedule (i) all 

out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Monitor in the performance of the Hold 

Separate Monitor's and Monitor's duties, including any travel, and (ii) all fees and 

disbursements incurred by such consultants, accountants, attorneys, and other 

representatives and assistants as are reasonably necessary to carry out the Hold 

Separate Monitor's and Monitor's duties. 

2. Respondents hereby confirm their obligations to indemnify the Monitor acting as the 

Hold Separate Monitor and Monitor, and any Monitor's Consultant retained by the 

Monitor in the fulfillment of the Monitor's duties and responsibilities and hold the 

Monitor and the Monitor's Consultants harmless against any losses, claims, damages, 

liabilities, or expenses arising out of, or in connection with, the performance of the 

Monitor's duties hereunder, including all reasonable fees of counsel and other 

expenses incurred in connection with the preparation for, or defense of any claim, 

whether or not resulting in any liability, except to the extent that such losses, claims, 

damages, liabilities, or expenses result from malfeasance, gross negligence, willful or 

wanton acts, or bad faith by the Monitor. 

Section G: General Provisions 

1. This FTC Monitor Agreement ("Agreement") may not be modified without the prior 

approval of the Commission 

2. In the performance of its functions and duties as Hold Separate Monitor and Monitor, 

the Monitor shall exercise the standard of care and diligence that would be expected 

of a reasonable person in the conduct of his or her own business affairs. 

3. In the event that a disagreement or dispute should arise between Respondents and the 

Monitor concerning Respondents' obligations under the Orders, and in the event that 

such disagreement cannot be resolved by the parties, either party may seek the 

assistance of the Commission's Compliance Division to resolve this issue. 

4. In the event that either Respondents or the Monitor determine that there is a possible 

conflict between the Monitor's duties, responsibilities, or obligations under the Orders 

and under the EC Commitments or the EC Mandate, the Monitor or Respondents 

promptly shall notify the Commission and the European Commission in writing and 

consult with them about the possible conflict. 

5. This Agreement shall terminate the earlier of 

a. thirty (30) days following the termination date set forth in the applicable 

Order; 

b. Respondents' receipt of written notice from the Commission that the 

Commission has determined that Monitor has ceased to act or failed to act 

diligently, or is unwilling or unable to continue to serve as Monitor; 

c. with at least thirty (30) days' advance notice to be provided by Monitor to 

Respondents and to the Commission, upon resignation of the Monitor; or 

d. when Respondents' last obligation under the Orders and the Divestiture 

Agreement that pertain to the Monitor's service have been fully performed; 

provided, however, that the Commission may require that Respondents exten~ 

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