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 Exhibit 10.2 

TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT 

DATED AS OF
[                    ] 

BETWEEN 
 KIMBERLY-CLARK
CORPORATION 
 AND 

HALYARD HEALTH, INC.






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	 	SECTION 1.	  	  	Definition of Terms	  	2
			
	 	SECTION 2.	  	  	Allocation of Tax Liabilities and Tax Benefits	  	8
	 	2.1	  	  	Liability for and the Payment of Taxes	  	8
	 	2.2	  	  	Allocation Rules	  	11
			
	 	SECTION 3.	  	  	Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns	  	13
	 	3.1	  	  	Joint Returns	  	13
	 	3.2	  	  	Separate Returns	  	14
	 	3.3	  	  	Special Rules Relating to the Preparation of Tax Returns	  	15
	 	3.4	  	  	Reliance on Exchanged Information	  	16
	 	3.5	  	  	Allocation of Tax Items	  	16
			
	 	SECTION 4.	  	  	Tax Payments	  	17
	 	4.1	  	  	Payment of Taxes to Tax Authority	  	17
	 	4.2	  	  	Indemnification Payments	  	17
	 	4.3	  	  	Initial Determinations and Subsequent Adjustments	  	18
	 	4.4	  	  	Interest on Late Payments	  	18
	 	4.5	  	  	Payments by or to Other Group Members	  	19
	 	4.6	  	  	Procedural Matters	  	19
	 	4.7	  	  	Tax Consequences of Payments	  	19
			
	 	SECTION 5.	  	  	Assistance and Cooperation	  	19
	 	5.1	  	  	Cooperation	  	19
	 	5.2	  	  	Supplemental Tax Opinions	  	20
			
	 	SECTION 6.	  	  	Tax Records	  	20
	 	6.1	  	  	Retention of Tax Records	  	20
	 	6.2	  	  	Access to Tax Records	  	20
	 	6.3	  	  	Confidentiality	  	20
			
	 	SECTION 7.	  	  	Tax Contests	  	21
	 	7.1	  	  	Notices	  	21
	 	7.2	  	  	Control of Tax Contests	  	21
	 	7.3	  	  	Cooperation	  	22
			
	 	SECTION 8.	  	  	Restriction on Certain Actions of External Distributing and External SpinCo.	  	22
	 	8.1	  	  	General Restrictions	  	22
	 	8.2	  	  	Restricted Actions Relating to Tax Materials	  	23
	 	8.3	  	  	Certain External SpinCo Actions Following the Effective Time	  	23


  
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	 	SECTION 9.	  	  	General Provisions	  	24
	 	9.1	  	  	Limitation of Liability	  	24
	 	9.2	  	  	Entire Agreement	  	24
	 	9.3	  	  	Governing Law	  	24
	 	9.4	  	  	Termination	  	24
	 	9.5	  	  	Notices	  	24
	 	9.6	  	  	Counterparts	  	25
	 	9.7	  	  	Binding Effect; Assignment	  	25
	 	9.8	  	  	No Third Party Beneficiaries	  	25
	 	9.9	  	  	Severability	  	25
	 	9.10	  	  	Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative	  	25
	 	9.11	  	  	Amendments; Waivers	  	25
	 	9.12	  	  	Authority	  	25
	 	9.13	  	  	Construction	  	26
	 	9.14	  	  	Interpretation	  	26
	 	9.15	  	  	Predecessors or Successors	  	26
	 	9.16	  	  	Effective Time	  	26
	 	9.17	  	  	Change in Law	  	26
	 	9.18	  	  	Disputes	  	26


  
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 TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT 

THIS TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of October 31, 2014, between Kimberly-Clark
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“External Distributing”), and Halyard Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“External SpinCo”). Unless otherwise indicated, all “Section” references in this Agreement
are to sections of this Agreement. 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, External SpinCo is a wholly owned Subsidiary of External Distributing; and 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of External Distributing has determined that it would be appropriate and desirable for External Distributing
to separate the External SpinCo Group from the External Distributing Group, as contemplated by the Distribution Agreement (the “Separation”); and 

WHEREAS, in furtherance thereof, the Board of Directors of External Distributing has determined that, in connection with the Separation, it
would be appropriate and desirable for (i) Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of External Distributing, to contribute (such contribution, the “Internal Contribution”) certain
assets and liabilities to Avent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Internal SpinCo”), and to distribute its entire interest in the stock of Internal SpinCo to External Distributing (the “Internal Distribution”) in what
is intended to qualify, together with the Internal Contribution, as a “reorganization” described under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code, and (ii) following the transactions described in clause (i), for External
Distributing (A) to transfer (or cause its Subsidiaries to transfer) certain assets and liabilities associated with the External SpinCo Business to External SpinCo (or to certain other Persons that will become members of the External SpinCo
Group pursuant to the Separation), (B) to contribute to External SpinCo (1) all of the outstanding shares of stock of Halyard International, Inc., (such contribution, “External Contribution 1”), (2) all of the
membership interests of Halyard US Sales LLC (such contribution, “External Contribution 2”), and (3) all of the stock of Internal SpinCo (such contribution, “External Contribution 3” and together with External
Contribution 1 and External Contribution 2, the “External Contributions”), and (C) to distribute its entire interest in the stock of External SpinCo on a pro rata basis to holders of External Distributing common stock (the
“External Distribution”) in what is intended to qualify, together with the External Contributions, as a “reorganization” described under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code; and 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of External SpinCo has also approved such transactions; and 

WHEREAS, the parties set forth in the Distribution Agreement the principal arrangements between them regarding the separation of the External
SpinCo Group from the External Distributing Group; and 

  
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 WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide for and agree upon the allocation between the parties of
Taxes and Tax Items arising prior to, as a result of, and subsequent to the External Distribution, and provide for and agree upon other matters relating to Taxes. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements set forth below, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

SECTION 1. Definition of Terms. For purposes of this Agreement (including the recitals hereof), the following terms have the following
meanings: 
 “Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person. It is expressly agreed that, from and after the Effective Time, (i) no member of the External Distributing Group shall be deemed an Affiliate
of any member of the External SpinCo Group and (ii) no member of the External SpinCo Group shall be deemed an Affiliate of any member of the External Distributing Group. 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof. 

“Cash Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Repatriation Taxes in this Section 1. 

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor law. 

“Control” means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through ownership of securities or partnership, membership, limited liability company, or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise and the terms “Controlling” and
“Controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 
 “Credit Transfer Agreement” means that certain
agreement between External Distributing and External SpinCo, dated as of [            ], pursuant to which External Distributing transferred a portion of its [South Carolina
investment tax credits] to External SpinCo. 
 “Disclosing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3. 

“Distribution Agreement” means the Distribution Agreement entered into as of the date hereof, between External Distributing
and External SpinCo. 
 “Distribution Date” means the date on which the External Distribution occurs. 

“Due Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4. 

“Effective Time” means the time at which the External Distribution is effected on the Distribution Date. 

  
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 “External Contribution 1” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 

“External Contribution 2” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 

“External Contribution 3” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 

“External Contributions” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 

“External Distributing” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof. 

“External Distributing Business” has the meaning set forth for the term Retained Business in the Distribution Agreement. 

“External Distributing Group” means External Distributing and each Subsidiary of External Distributing (but only while such
Subsidiary is a Subsidiary of External Distributing) other than any Person that is a member of the External SpinCo Group. 

“External SpinCo” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof. 

“External SpinCo Business” has the meaning set forth for the term Halyard Business in the Distribution Agreement. 

“External SpinCo Group” means (i) with respect to any Tax Year (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Distribution
Date, External SpinCo and each other Subsidiary of External Distributing that is (or will be) a Subsidiary of External SpinCo at the Effective Time; and (ii) with respect to any Tax Year (or portion thereof) that begins after the Distribution
Date, External SpinCo and each Subsidiary of External SpinCo (but only while such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary of External SpinCo). 

“External Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof. 

“Group” means the External Distributing Group or the External SpinCo Group, as the context requires. 

“Income Tax” or “Income Taxes” means any federal, state, local or foreign Tax measured by or imposed on net
income, together with any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing. 

“Information” has the meaning set forth for such term in the Distribution Agreement. 

“Internal Distributing” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof. 

“Internal Distributing Business” means the portion of the External Distributing Business consisting of contract manufacturing
family, infant and childcare products through two plants, located in Ogden Utah, and Fullerton, California. 
 “Internal
Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof. 

  
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 “Internal SpinCo” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof. 

“Internal SpinCo Business” means the portion of the External SpinCo Business consisting of manufacturing health care related
products on behalf of Kimberly-Clark Global Sales LLC in its surgical and infection prevention and medical devices business segments. 

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service. 

“Joint Return” means any Tax Return, for any Tax Year, that includes Tax Items of both the External Distributing Business and
the External SpinCo Business, determined without regard to Tax Items carried forward to such Tax Year; provided, however, that Joint Returns shall not include any Tax Returns (other than Tax Returns that are filed on a consolidated, combined, or
unitary basis with any member of the External Distributing Group) that are required to be filed with respect to (i) Internal SpinCo (or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the External Distribution), (ii) Safeskin Corporation Thailand Ltd.,
or (iii) Safeskin Medical and Scientific Thailand Ltd. 
 “Losses” means any and all damages, losses, deficiencies,
liabilities, obligations, Taxes, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of any and all actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements
and compromises relating thereto and the costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights
hereunder), including direct and consequential damages. 
 “Non-Income Tax” or “Non-Income Taxes” means
all Taxes other than Income Taxes. 
 “Non-Preparer” means, in the case of any Joint Return or Separate Return, the party
that is not responsible for the preparation and filing of such Joint Return or Separate Return, as applicable, pursuant to Sections 3.1(a) or 3.2. 

“Non-Preparer Party Item” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b). 

“Payment Date” means (i) with respect to any U.S. federal income tax return, the due date for any required installment
of estimated taxes determined under Code Section 6655, the due date (determined without regard to extensions) for filing the return determined under Code Section 6072, and the date the return is filed, and (ii) with respect to any
other Tax Return, the corresponding dates determined under the applicable Tax Law. 
 “Person” means any individual,
corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, union, unincorporated organization, joint venture, governmental entity (or any department, agency or political subdivision
thereof) or other entity of any kind. 
 “Pre-Acquisition Taxes” means any Taxes that (i) (A) are the liability
of any Person listed in Appendix B and (B) relate to any Tax Year (or portion thereof) prior to the acquisition of such Person by the External Distributing Group or (ii) are described in Schedule 1 hereto. 

  
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 “Preparer” means, in the case of any Joint Return or Separate Return, the party
that is responsible for the preparation and filing of the Joint Return or Separate Return, as applicable, pursuant to Sections 3.1(a) or 3.2. 

“Receiving Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3. 

“Redetermination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3. 

“Requesting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2. 

“Repatriation Taxes” means any Income Taxes (other than Separation Taxes) and withholding Taxes imposed by the United States,
Thailand, or Singapore on the direct or indirect distribution of cash by Safeskin Corporation Thailand Ltd., Safeskin Medical and Scientific Thailand Ltd., or Kimberly-Clark Far East Pte. Limited to a member of the External Distributing Group (all
such distributions collectively, the “Cash Distribution”). 
 “Restructuring Taxes” means any Income Taxes
(other than Separation Taxes) including, without limitation, Income Taxes imposed by the United States or Mexico, which are related to or arise in connection with the transfer, at or prior to the Effective Time, of assets and liabilities
(i) related to the External SpinCo Business from members of External Distributing Group on one hand to members of External SpinCo Group on the other hand; and (ii) related to the External Distributing Business from members of the External
SpinCo Group on one hand to members of External Distributing Group on the other hand. For the avoidance of doubt, Restructuring Taxes shall include without limitation any Mexican Income Taxes arising from the transfers of FemCare assets by Internal
SpinCo and Internal SpinCo’s Subsidiaries, and any United States Income Taxes arising out of deferred intercompany gains recognized pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-13, any recapture of excess loss account recognized pursuant
to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19, any triggering of dual consolidated losses pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1503(d)-6, recapture of overall foreign loss pursuant to Section 904(f) of the Code and gain recognition
pursuant to a gain recognition agreement pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-8. 
 “Separate Return”
means any Tax Return that (i) is required to be filed by or with respect to any member of either Group and (ii) is not a Joint Return (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Tax Returns of foreign Subsidiaries of External Distributing or
External SpinCo which are not Joint Returns). 
 “Separation” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof. 

“Separation Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b). 

“Separation Transactions” means the transactions described in Schedule 2.1 of the Distribution Agreement. 

“Subsidiary” when used with respect to any Person, means (i)(A) a corporation a majority in voting power of whose share
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one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance,
(B) a partnership or limited liability company in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, (1) in the case of a partnership, a general partner of such partnership with the power affirmatively to
direct the policies and management of such partnership or (2) in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or, in the absence of a managing member, a member with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management
of such limited liability company, or (C) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, at the date
of determination thereof, has or have (1) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, or
(2) in the absence of such a governing body, at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) any other Person of which an aggregate of 50% or more of the equity interests are, at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person and/or
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. References herein to Subsidiaries includes (without limitation) any Subsidiary formed after the date hereof in anticipation of the External Distribution. 

“Supplemental Tax Opinion” means, with respect to a specified action, an opinion (other than the Tax Opinion) from Tax
Counsel to the effect that (i) such action should not preclude the Internal Contribution and the Internal Distribution together from qualifying as a reorganization described under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code,
(ii) such action will not preclude the External Contributions and the External Distribution together from qualifying as a reorganization described under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code and (iii) such action will not
otherwise increase the amount of Tax imposed on the Separation Transactions. No opinion relied upon by External SpinCo to satisfy the requirements of Section 8.3 shall be considered a “Supplemental Tax Opinion” unless such opinion is,
in addition to the requirements above, an unqualified “will” opinion (in the case of the External Distribution) or an unqualified “should” opinion (in the case of the Internal Distribution) reasonably satisfactory to External
Distributing, which opinion may rely upon, and may assume the accuracy of, any customary representations, reasonably satisfactory to External Distributing, contained in an officer’s certificate delivered by an officer of External Distributing
or External SpinCo to Tax Counsel. 
 “Tax” or “Taxes” means all forms of taxation imposed by any
governmental entity or political subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, whenever created or imposed, and whether of the United States or foreign jurisdiction, and whether imposed by a local, municipal, state, national, federal, or
other body, and without limiting the foregoing, shall include any income, gross income, gross receipts, profits, capital stock, franchise, withholding, payroll, social security, workers compensation, unemployment, disability, property, ad valorem,
stamp, medical device excise, other excise, severance, occupation, service, sales, use, license, lease, transfer, recording, import, export, value added, alternative minimum, estimated or other similar tax (including any fee, assessment, or other
charge in the nature of or in lieu of any tax), together with any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing. 

  
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 “Tax Authority” means, with respect to any Tax, the governmental entity or
political subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof that imposes such Tax, or that is charged with the assessment, determination or collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision. 

“Tax Benefit” means, for any Tax Year with respect to a Group, (i) losses of such Group carried forward or back to such
Tax Year from another Tax Year; (ii) Tax credits generated by such Group; and (iii) after separately taking into account solely the items of income, gain, loss, and deduction of such Group for such Tax Year (but excluding any deductions
attributable to losses carried forward or back to such Tax Year from another Tax year), any net operating loss of such Group for such Tax Year. 

“Tax Contest” means an audit, review, examination, or any other administrative or judicial proceeding with the purpose or
effect of examining, determining or redetermining Taxes of any member of either Group (including any administrative or judicial review of any claim for refund). 

“Tax Counsel” means (i) with respect to the Tax Opinion delivered to External Distributing with respect to the External
Distribution, Baker Botts L.L.P., (ii) with respect to the Tax Opinion delivered to External Distributing with respect to the Internal Distribution, Price Waterhouse Coopers, or (iii) with respect to a Supplemental Tax Opinion delivered to
External Distributing or to External SpinCo, a nationally recognized law firm or accounting firm reasonably acceptable to External Distributing to provide such Supplemental Tax Opinion. 

“Tax Item” means, with respect to any Tax, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit or other attribute that may have
the effect of increasing or decreasing any Tax. 
 “Tax Law” means the law of any governmental entity or political
subdivision thereof, and any controlling judicial or administrative interpretations of such law, relating to any Tax. 
 “Tax
Materials” means (i) the representation letters delivered to Tax Counsel in connection with the delivery of the Tax Opinion or the Supplemental Tax Opinion and (ii) any other materials delivered or deliverable by External
Distributing, External SpinCo and others in connection with the rendering by Tax Counsel of the Tax Opinions or the Supplemental Tax Opinion. 

“Tax Opinion” means the opinion to be delivered by Tax Counsel to External Distributing in connection with the Internal
Distribution and the External Distribution to the effect that (i) the Internal Contribution and the Internal Distribution together should qualify as a reorganization described under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code and
(ii) the External Contributions and the External Distribution together will qualify as a reorganization described under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code. 

“Tax Records” means Tax Return, Tax Return work papers, documentation relating to any Tax Contests, and any other books of
account or records required to be maintained under applicable Tax Laws (including but not limited to Section 6001 of the Code) or under any record retention agreement with any Tax Authority. 

  
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 “Tax Return” means any report of Taxes due (including estimated Taxes), any
claims for refund of Taxes paid, any information return with respect to Taxes, or any other similar report, statement, declaration, election, notice or other document required to be filed (by paper, electronically or otherwise) under any applicable
Tax Law (whether or not a payment is required to be made in connection with such filing), including any attachments, exhibits, schedules, appendices or other materials submitted with any of the foregoing, and including any amendments or supplements
to any of the foregoing. 
 “Tax Year” means with respect to any Tax, the year, or shorter period, if applicable, for which
the Tax is reported as provided under applicable Tax Law. 
 “Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated from
time to time under the Code as in effect for the relevant Tax Year. 
 SECTION 2. Allocation of Tax Liabilities and Tax Benefits.

 2.1 Liability for and the Payment of Taxes. Except as provided in Section 3.1(b) (Provision of Information and Assistance),
Section 3.2(c) (Provision of Information), and Section 7 (Tax Contests), and in accordance with Section 4, the parties’ liabilities for Taxes and payment obligations with respect to utilized Tax Benefits shall be as set forth in
Sections 2.1(a) and 2.1(b) below. 
 (a) External SpinCo Liabilities and Payments. For any Tax Year (or portion thereof):
 
 (i) External SpinCo shall be liable for the Taxes (determined without regard to Tax Benefits) allocated to External SpinCo
pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) or Section 2.2(b), reduced by any Tax Benefits that External SpinCo is permitted to utilize under the rules set forth in Section 2.1(c) that are allowable under applicable Tax Law. 

(ii) External SpinCo shall pay External Distributing for: 

(A) any Tax Benefits arising in a Tax Year that begins on or before the Distribution Date which are allocated to External Distributing
pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii), but which are utilized by External SpinCo to reduce Taxes for which it is liable pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) in any Tax Year that begins after the Distribution Date, 

(B) any Tax Benefits arising in a Tax Year that begins after the Distribution Date which are allocated to External Distributing pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(ii), but which are utilized by External SpinCo to reduce Taxes for which it is liable pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) in any Tax Year that begins on or before the Distribution Date, 

(C) any Tax Benefits arising in any Tax Year which are allocated to External Distributing pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii), but which are
utilized by External SpinCo to reduce Taxes for which it is liable in such Tax Year or in another Tax Year beginning on or before the Distribution Date pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i), and 

  
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 (D) any Tax Benefits arising in a Tax Year that begins on or before the Distribution Date which
are allocated to External Distributing pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii), but which both arise as a result of a Tax Contest or other dispute which is resolved after the Distribution Date and are utilized by External SpinCo to reduce Taxes for
which it is liable pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) in any Tax Year that begins on or before the Distribution Date. 
 (b) External
Distributing Liabilities and Payments. For any Tax Year (or portion thereof):  
 (i) External Distributing shall be liable for
the Taxes (determined without regard to Tax Benefits) allocated to External Distributing pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) or Section 2.2(b), reduced by any Tax Benefits that External Distributing is permitted to utilize under the rules set
forth in Section 2.1(c) that are allowable under applicable Tax Law. 
 (ii) External Distributing shall pay External SpinCo for: 

(A) any Tax Benefits arising in a Tax Year that begins on or before the Distribution Date which are allocated to External SpinCo pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(ii), but which are utilized by External Distributing to reduce Taxes for which it is liable pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) in any Tax Year that begins after the Distribution Date, 

(B) any Tax Benefits arising in a Tax Year that begins after the Distribution Date which are allocated to External SpinCo pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(ii), but which are utilized by External Distributing to reduce Taxes for which it is liable pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) in any Tax Year that begins on or before the Distribution Date, 

(C) any Tax Benefits arising in any Tax Year which are allocated to External SpinCo pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii), but which are
utilized by External Distributing to reduce Taxes for which it is liable in such Tax Year or in another Tax Year beginning on or before the Distribution Date pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i), and 

(D) any Tax Benefits arising in a Tax Year that begins on or before the Distribution Date which are allocated to External SpinCo pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(ii), but which both arise as a result of a Tax Contest or other dispute which is resolved after the Distribution Date and are utilized by External Distributing to reduce Taxes for which it is liable pursuant to
Section 2.1(b)(i) in any Tax Year that begins on or before the Distribution Date. 
 (c) Rules for Utilization of Tax Benefits.
For purpose of this Section 2, the parties’ rights to utilize Tax Benefits under Sections 2.1(a) and 2.1(b) shall be determined in accordance with the following rules: 

(i) In general, the party to whom Tax Benefits are allocated pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) shall be entitled to utilize such Tax
Benefits to reduce Taxes for which such party is liable pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) or Section 2.1(b)(i). 

  
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 (ii) Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, for any Tax Year that begins on or before the
Distribution Date, (A) External SpinCo may take into account a Tax Benefit under Section 2.1(a)(i) only if (and to the extent that) the utilization by External SpinCo of such Tax Benefit would be allowable under applicable Tax Law after
taking into account only those Tax Items allocated to External SpinCo during such Tax Year (or portion thereof), and (B) External Distributing may take into account a Tax Benefit under Section 2.1(b)(i) only if (and to the extent that) the
utilization by External Distributing of such Tax Benefit would be allowable under applicable Tax Law after taking into account only those Tax Items allocated to External Distributing during such Tax Year (or portion thereof). 

(iii) For any Tax Year that begins on or before the Distribution Date, if, because of the application of the rules described in the preceding
paragraph or otherwise, External Distributing is not able to fully utilize the Tax Benefits allocated to it pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii), then External SpinCo may utilize such Tax Benefits allocated to External Distributing, but only to the
extent such Tax Benefits are not taken into account by External Distributing pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) in the same Tax Year on an original or amended return or otherwise. Similarly, if, because of the application of the rules described in
the preceding paragraph or otherwise, External SpinCo is not able to fully utilize the Tax Benefits allocated to it pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii), then External Distributing may utilize such Tax Benefits allocated to External SpinCo, but only
to the extent such Tax Benefits are not taken into account by External SpinCo pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) in the same Tax Year on an original or amended return or otherwise. 

(iv) For any Tax Year that begins after the Distribution Date in which a party has available for utilization both Tax Benefits allocated to
such party pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) and Tax Benefits allocated to the other party pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) (because, for example, such other party was unable to utilize the Tax Benefits allocated to it), if the applicable Tax
Law does not provide for the priority and order in which such Tax Benefits are deemed to be utilized then the first party shall be deemed to first utilize the Tax Benefits allocated to it pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) to the extent that such
Tax Benefits may be utilized by the first party in such Tax Year under the rules set forth in this Section 2.1(c). 
 (v) Payment for
Tax Benefits described in Section 2.1(a)(ii) shall be made only when and to the extent that the utilization of such Tax Benefit does not increase the Taxes of External SpinCo or reduce the Tax Benefits otherwise utilizable by External SpinCo
during the applicable Tax Year, and payment for Tax Benefits described in either Section 2.1(b)(ii) shall be made only when and to the extent that the utilization of such Tax Benefit does not increase the Taxes of External Distributing or
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 2.2 Allocation Rules. For purposes of Section 2.1: 

(a) General Rule. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.2, 

(i) Taxes for any Tax Year (or portion thereof) shall be allocated between External SpinCo and External Distributing as follows: 

(A) Pre-Acquisition Taxes and medical device excise taxes shall be allocated solely to External SpinCo. 

(B) Restructuring Taxes and Repatriation Taxes shall be allocated solely to External Distributing. 

(C) Income Taxes (other than Separation Taxes, which are allocated pursuant to Section 2.2(b), and other than Income Taxes described in
subclauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of this Section 2.2(a)) shall be allocated among External SpinCo and External Distributing in proportion to the separate net taxable income (calculated in accordance with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1552-1(a)(1) and in accordance with past practices) attributable to or arising from the members of the External Distributing Group (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the members of the External Distributing Group that are treated
as disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes), on the one hand, and the members of the External SpinCo Group (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the members of the External SpinCo Group that are treated as disregarded entities
for U.S. federal income tax purposes), on the other hand. 
 (D) Non-Income Taxes (other than those described in subclauses (i)(A) and
(i)(B) of this Section 2.2(a)) shall be allocated among External SpinCo and External Distributing based on the applicable items attributable to or arising from the respective External SpinCo Business and External Distributing Business (as so
defined for such Tax Year or portion thereof) that contribute to such Taxes (e.g., sales taxes shall be allocated to External SpinCo to the extent arising from taxable sales made by the External SpinCo Business). In the event that any Non-Income Tax
is not attributable to (and does not arise from) any items of the External SpinCo Business or the External Distributing Business (e.g., capital taxes imposed based on the authorized stock), such Non-Income Taxes shall be allocated among External
Distributing and External SpinCo in proportion to the net taxable income of the External Distributing Business, on the one hand, and the External SpinCo Business, on the other hand. 

(ii) Tax Benefits for any Tax Year (or portion thereof) shall be allocated between External SpinCo and External Distributing as follows: 

(A) All foreign tax credits arising in 2014 shall be allocated solely to External Distributing, other than foreign tax credits attributable to
(i) foreign Taxes accrued or paid prior to the External Distribution by (1) Internal SpinCo (or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the External Distribution) or (2) Kimberly-Clark Health Care Inc. or (ii) Taxes described in
Schedule 2 hereto. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any foreign tax credits related to or arising in connection with the Cash Distribution (whether or not such foreign tax credits arise prior to the Effective Time) shall be allocated to
External Distributing. 
 (B) Tax Benefits arising from (1) the Georgia research and development tax credits and the North Carolina
investment tax credits shall be allocated solely to External Distributing and (2) the portion of the South Carolina investment tax credits transferred from External Distributing to External SpinCo pursuant to the Credit Transfer Agreement shall
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 (C) Except as provided in subclause (ii)(B) of this Section 2.2(a), all research and
development tax credits shall be allocated solely to External Distributing. 
 (D) Except as provided in subclauses (ii)(A) through (ii)(C)
of this Section 2.2(a), Tax Benefits with respect to Income Taxes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Tax Benefits derived from the payment or accrual of Taxes, whether Income Taxes or Non-Income Taxes) shall be allocated in proportion to
the losses, credits, or other applicable items attributable to or arising from the members of the External Distributing Group (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the members of the External Distributing Group that are treated as disregarded
entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes), on the one hand, and from the members of the External SpinCo Group (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the members of the External SpinCo Group that are treated as disregarded entities for U.S.
federal income tax purposes), on the other hand, that gave rise to such Tax Benefits. 
 (E) Tax Benefits other than Tax Benefits allocated
pursuant to subclauses (ii)(A) through (ii)(D) of this Section 2.2(a) shall be allocated among External SpinCo and External Distributing in proportion to the losses, credits, or other applicable items attributable to or arising from the
respective External SpinCo Business and External Distributing Business (as so defined for such Tax Year or portion thereof) that contribute to such Tax Benefits. 

For purposes of applying this Section 2.2, any Taxes imposed on payments from a member of one Group to a member of the other Group shall be treated as
attributable entirely to the payee, except that Taxes in the nature of sales, value added or other transaction-based Taxes shall be treated as attributable entirely to the payer. 

(b) Taxes Resulting from the Internal Contribution, the Internal Distribution, the External Contributions, or the External
Distribution. Taxes and Tax Items resulting from the Internal Contribution, the Internal Distribution, the External Contributions, or the External Distribution (collectively, “Separation Taxes”) will be allocated as follows:

 (i) Separation Taxes Allocable to External Distributing. Separation Taxes shall be allocated to External Distributing to the
extent that such Separation Taxes result primarily from one or more of the following: 
 (A) from the External Distributing Group ceasing
to be engaged in the Internal Distributing Business or the External Distributing Business; or 
 (B) from an action or failure to act by
the External Distributing Group that causes Section 355(e) of the Code to apply to either the Internal Distribution or the External Distribution, or that causes Section 355(f) of the Code to apply to the Internal Distribution; or 

(C) taking any of the actions prohibited in (or failing to take any of the actions required by) Sections 8.1 or 8.2. 

  
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 (ii) Separation Taxes Allocable to External SpinCo. Separation Taxes shall be allocated
to External SpinCo to the extent that such Separation Taxes result primarily from External SpinCo’s taking any of the actions prohibited in (or failing to take any of the actions required by) Sections 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3. 

(iii) Joint Responsibility for Separation Taxes. Any Separation Taxes not allocated under Section 2.2(b)(i) or
Section 2.2(b)(ii) shall be allocated fifty percent (50%) to External Distributing and fifty percent (50%) to External SpinCo. 

SECTION 3. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns.  

3.1 Joint Returns. 
 (a)
Preparation of Joint Returns. In general, External Distributing shall be responsible for preparing and timely filing all Joint Returns. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, with respect to tax years ending on or before December 31,
2014, (i) External Distributing shall be responsible for (A) preparing all IRS Forms 5471 required to be filed with respect to any foreign Subsidiaries of External Distributing and (B) timely filing all IRS Forms 5471 required to be
filed with respect to any foreign Subsidiaries of External Distributing (other than foreign Subsidiaries of External SpinCo) and (ii) External SpinCo shall be responsible for timely filing all IRS Forms 5471 required to be filed with respect to
any foreign Subsidiaries of External SpinCo. 
 (b) Provision of Information and Assistance. 

(i) Information with Respect to Joint Returns. The Non-Preparer shall provide the Preparer with all information in its possession
necessary for the Preparer to properly and timely file all Joint Returns for which such Preparer is responsible pursuant to Section 3.1(a). The Non-Preparer shall provide such information no later than thirty days prior to the extended due date
of such Joint Return. If the Non-Preparer fails to provide such information within the time period provided in this Section 3.1(b)(i) and in the form reasonably requested by the Preparer to permit the timely filing of any Joint Return for which
the Preparer is responsible pursuant to Section 3.1(a), then notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Non-Preparer shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Preparer’s Group from and
against, any penalties, interest, or other payment obligation assessed against any member of either Group by reason of a failure to file such return by its due date (including applicable extensions). If the Non-Preparer provides information within
the time period provided in this Section 3.1(b)(i) in the form reasonably requested by the Preparer to permit the timely filing of a Joint Return for which such Preparer is responsible pursuant to Section 3.1(a), or if the Preparer does
not request any such information, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Preparer shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Non-Preparer’s Group from and against, any penalties,
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 (ii) Information with Respect to Estimated Payments and Extension Payments. The
Non-Preparer shall provide the Preparer with all information relating to members of the Non-Preparer’s Group that the Preparer needs to determine the amount of Taxes due on any Payment Date with respect to a Joint Return for which such Preparer
is responsible pursuant to Section 3.1(a). The Non-Preparer shall provide such information no later than thirty days before such Payment Date. In the event that the Non-Preparer fails to provide information within the time period provided in
this Section 3.1(b)(ii) in the form reasonably requested by the Preparer to permit the timely payment of such Taxes, the indemnification principles of Section 3.1(b)(i) shall apply with respect to any penalties, interest, or other payments
assessed against any member of either Group by reason of a failure to pay such Taxes by the Payment Date. 
 (iii) Assistance. At
the request of the Preparer, the Non-Preparer shall take (at its own cost and expense), and shall cause the members of the Non-Preparer’s Group to take (at their own cost and expense), any reasonable action (e.g., filing a ruling request
with the relevant Tax Authority or executing a power of attorney) that is reasonably necessary in order for the Preparer or any other member of the Preparer’s Group to prepare, file, amend or take any other action with respect to a Joint Return
for which the Preparer is responsible pursuant to Section 3.1(a). In the event that the Non-Preparer fails to take, or cause to be taken, any such requested action, the indemnification principles of Section 3.1(b)(i) shall apply with
respect to any penalties, interest, or other payments assessed against any member of either Group by reason of a failure to take any such requested action. 

(iv) Information with Respect to Liability for Taxes. At the reasonable request of either Party, the Parties shall provide whatever
documentation, schedules, workpapers, Tax Returns, etc. as may be reasonably required to substantiate a claim made by one Party against the other Party for Taxes pursuant to Section 2.1 

3.2 Separate Returns. 

(a) Tax Returns to be Prepared by External Distributing. External Distributing shall be responsible for preparing and timely filing all
Separate Returns that include Tax Items of the External Distributing Business (other than Separate Returns described in Section 3.2(b)), determined without regard to Tax Items carried forward to such Tax Year. 

(b) Tax Returns to be Prepared by External SpinCo. External SpinCo shall be responsible for preparing and timely filing (i) any
Separate Returns that are required to be filed with respect to (A) Internal SpinCo (or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the External Distribution), (B) Safeskin Corporation Thailand Ltd., and (C) Safeskin Medical and Scientific
Thailand Ltd. and (ii) all Separate Returns that include Tax Items of the External SpinCo Business, determined without regard to Tax Items carried forward to such Tax Year. 

(c) Provision of Information. External Distributing shall provide to External SpinCo, and External SpinCo shall provide to External
Distributing, any information about members of the External Distributing Group or the External SpinCo Group, respectively, which the party receiving such information reasonably needs to properly and timely file all Separate Returns pursuant to
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prescribed by Section 3.1(b) for the provision of information for Joint Returns. In the event that External Distributing or External SpinCo fails to provide information within the time
period provided in Section 3.1(b) and in the form reasonably requested by the other party to permit the timely filing of a Separate Return, the indemnification principles of Section 3.1(b)(i) shall apply with respect to any penalties,
interest, or other payments assessed against any member of the External Distributing Group or the External SpinCo Group by reason of a failure to file any such return by its due date (including applicable extensions). 

3.3 Special Rules Relating to the Preparation of Tax Returns. 

(a) General Rule. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Preparer shall have the exclusive right, in its reasonable
discretion, with respect to such Tax Return to determine (i) the manner in which such Tax Return shall be prepared and filed, including the elections, methods of accounting, positions, conventions and principles of taxation to be used and the
manner in which any Tax Item shall be reported, (ii) whether any extensions may be requested, (iii) whether an amended Tax Return shall be filed, (iv) whether any claims for refund shall be made, (v) whether any refunds shall be
paid by way of refund or credited against any liability for the related Tax and (vi) whether to retain outside firms to prepare or review such Tax Return. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the External SpinCo Group pays any Tax to a
Tax Authority other than the IRS that may be claimed as a foreign Tax credit for U.S. federal income tax purposes in a Tax Return for which External Distributing is the party responsible for filing (or causing to be filed), External Distributing
shall amend such Tax Returns and file such claims for credit or refund that External SpinCo may reasonably request. In addition, the Preparer shall provide to the Non-Preparer for Non-Preparer’s review and comment pro forma Tax Returns
reflecting the Non-Preparer’s share of Tax Items to be reflected on a Joint Return twenty (20) days prior to the due date of such Joint Return. 

(b) External SpinCo Tax Returns. With respect to any Separate Return for which External SpinCo is responsible pursuant to
Section 3.2(b): 
 (i) External SpinCo may not take, and shall cause the members of the External SpinCo Group not to take (including,
without limitation, any such members formed after the date hereof in anticipation of the External Distribution), any positions that it knows, or reasonably should know, would be inconsistent with past practices or positions taken by any member of
the External Distributing Group; and 
 (ii) External SpinCo and other members of the External SpinCo Group must (A) allocate Tax
Items between such Separate Return for which External SpinCo is responsible pursuant to Section 3.2(b) and any related Joint Return for which External Distributing is responsible pursuant to Section 3.1(a) that is filed with respect to the
same Tax Year (or with respect to a Tax Year that includes the Tax Year for such Separate Return) in a manner that is consistent with the reporting of such Tax Items on the related Joint Return for which External Distributing is responsible pursuant
to Section 3.1(a) and (B) make any applicable elections required under applicable Tax Law (including, without limitation, under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)) necessary to effect such allocation. 

  
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 (c) Election to File Consolidated, Combined or Unitary Tax Returns. External Distributing
shall have the reasonable discretion of filing any Tax Return on a consolidated, combined or unitary basis, if such Tax Return would include at least one member of each Group and the filing of such Tax Return is elective under the relevant Tax Law.

 (d) Carrybacks of Tax Benefits. External SpinCo shall not carry back and utilize as a Tax Benefit in a Tax Year that begins on or
before the Distribution Date any Tax Item arising in a Tax Year that begins after the Distribution Date, provided, that, if the carryback of such Tax Item is material and is required by applicable Tax Law (for example, pursuant to
Section 904(c) of the Code), and if External Distributing would be the Preparer of any Tax Return (or Tax Returns) amended to include the carried-back Tax Item, External Distributing shall amend such Tax Return (or Tax Returns) and file such
claims for credit or refund that External SpinCo may reasonably request. External SpinCo shall reimburse External Distributing for reasonable outside advisor fees incurred in connection with amending such Tax Return (or Tax Returns). With respect to
any foreign Taxes claimed on any such amended Tax Return, External Distributing shall only elect the benefits of the foreign Tax credit under Section 901 of the Code and shall not elect to deduct such foreign Taxes. 

(e) Withholding and Reporting. With respect to stock of External Distributing delivered to any Person, External Distributing and
External SpinCo shall cooperate (and shall cause their Affiliates to cooperate) so as to permit External Distributing to discharge any applicable Tax withholding and Tax reporting obligations, including the appointment of External SpinCo or one or
more of its Affiliates as the withholding and reporting agent if External Distributing or one or more of its Affiliates is not otherwise required or permitted to withhold and report under applicable Tax Law. 

(f) Standard of Performance. Each party shall act reasonably and in good faith in preparing the Tax Returns for which it is responsible
pursuant to this Section 3. 
 (g) IRS Forms 8858. In each case, the party responsible under applicable law for filing (or
causing to be filed) IRS Form 8858 shall prepare and timely file such forms. 
 3.4 Reliance on Exchanged Information. If a member of
the External SpinCo Group supplies information to a member of the External Distributing Group, or a member of the External Distributing Group supplies information to a member of the External SpinCo Group, and an officer of the requesting member
intends to sign a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then a duly authorized officer of the member supplying such information shall certify, to the best of such officer’s
knowledge, the accuracy and completeness of the information so supplied. 
 3.5 Allocation of Tax Items. External Distributing shall
determine in accordance with applicable Tax Laws the allocation of any applicable Tax Items (e.g., net operating loss, net capital loss, investment Tax credit, foreign Tax credit, research and experimentation credit, charitable deduction, or
credit related to alternative minimum Tax) as of the Effective Time among External Distributing, each other External Distributing Group member, External SpinCo, and each other External SpinCo Group member. External Distributing and External SpinCo


  
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hereby agree that in the absence of controlling legal authority each such Tax Item shall be allocated as provided in Section 2.2. External Distributing shall provide reasonably timely
updates of the allocation of Tax Items, as it finalizes its Tax Returns and as adjustments, if any, are subsequently made to such Tax Returns. 

SECTION 4. Tax Payments. 

4.1 Payment of Taxes to Tax Authority. External Distributing shall be responsible for remitting to the proper Tax Authority all Tax
shown (including Taxes for which External SpinCo is wholly or partially liable pursuant to Section 2) on any Tax Return for which it is responsible for the preparation and filing pursuant to Section 3.1(a) or Section 3.2(a), and
External SpinCo shall be responsible for remitting to the proper Tax Authority all Tax shown (including Taxes for which External Distributing is wholly or partially liable pursuant to Section 2) on any Tax Return for which it is responsible for
the preparation and filing pursuant to Section 3.2(b). 
 4.2 Indemnification Payments. 

(a) Tax Payments Made by the External Distributing Group. If any member of the External Distributing Group remits a payment to a Tax
Authority for Taxes for which External SpinCo is wholly or partially liable under this Agreement, External SpinCo shall remit the amount for which it is liable pursuant to Section 2 to External Distributing within thirty days after receiving
notification requesting such amount. 
 (b) Tax Payments Made by the External SpinCo Group. If any member of the External SpinCo
Group remits a payment to a Tax Authority for Taxes for which External Distributing is wholly or partially liable under this Agreement, External Distributing shall remit the amount for which it is liable pursuant to Section 2 to External SpinCo
within thirty days after receiving notification requesting such amount. 
 (c) Credit for Prior Deemed Tax Payments. For purposes of
Section 4.2(a), the portion of Taxes paid by External Distributing to a Tax Authority for which External SpinCo is liable will be determined by assuming that External SpinCo has previously paid in the aggregate (i) the amounts specified on
Exhibit I hereto with respect to Tax Years for which Tax Returns have not been filed before the Distribution Date and (ii) the full amount of its allocable share of all Taxes shown on any other Tax Return filed before the Distribution Date with
respect to any other Tax Year ending before the Distribution Date. 
 (d) Payments for Tax Benefits. 

(i) If a member of the External Distributing Group utilizes a Tax Benefit for which External SpinCo is entitled to payment pursuant to clause
(ii) of Section 2.1(b), External Distributing shall pay to External SpinCo, within fifteen business days following the utilization of such Tax Benefit, an amount equal to such Tax Benefit. 

  
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 (ii) If a member of the External SpinCo Group utilizes a Tax Benefit for which External
Distributing is entitled to payment pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 2.1(a), External SpinCo shall pay to External Distributing, within fifteen business days following the utilization of such Tax Benefit, an amount equal to such Tax
Benefit. 
 (iii) For purposes of this Agreement, a Tax Benefit will be considered utilized (i) in the case of a Tax Benefit that
generates a Tax refund, at the time such Tax refund is received and (ii) in all other cases, at the time the Tax Return is filed with respect to such Tax Benefit or, if no Tax Return is filed, at the time the Tax would have been due in the
absence of such Tax Benefit. The amount of such Tax Benefit will be the amount by which Taxes are actually reduced by such Tax Benefit (determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.1(c)). 

4.3 Initial Determinations and Subsequent Adjustments. The initial determination of the amount of any payment that one party is
required to make to another under this Agreement shall be made on the basis of the Tax Return as filed, or, if the Tax to which the payment relates is not reported in a Tax Return, on the basis of the amount of Tax initially paid to the Tax
Authority. The amounts paid under this Agreement will be redetermined, and additional payments relating to such redetermination will be made (subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.3), as appropriate, if as a result of an audit by a Tax
Authority, an amended Tax Return, or for any other reason (i) additional Taxes to which such redetermination relates are subsequently paid, (ii) a refund of such Taxes is received, (iii) the party utilizing a Tax Benefit changes, or
(iv) the amount or character of any Tax Item is adjusted or redetermined. Each payment required by the immediately preceding sentence (i) as a result of a payment of additional Taxes will be due thirty days after the date on which the
additional Taxes were paid or, if later, fifteen days after the date of a request from the other party for the payment, (ii) as a result of the receipt of a refund will be due thirty days after the refund was received, (iii) as a result of
a change in utilization of a Tax Benefit will be due thirty days after the date on which the final action resulting in such change is taken by a Tax Authority or either party or any of their Subsidiaries, or (iv) as a result of an adjustment or
redetermination of the amount or character of a Tax Item will be due thirty days after the date on which the final action resulting in such adjustment or redetermination is taken by a Tax Authority or either party or any of their Subsidiaries. If a
payment is made as a result of an audit by a Tax Authority which does not conclude the matter, further adjusting payments will be made, as appropriate, to reflect the outcome of subsequent administrative or judicial proceedings. Notwithstanding
anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, in any case in which amounts are redetermined pursuant to a particular event described in the second sentence of this Section 4.3 (a “Redetermination Event”), the parties will be
obligated to make additional payments otherwise owed under this Section 4.3 only if the amount of additional payment resulting from such Redetermination Event exceeds $50,000. 

4.4 Interest on Late Payments. Payments pursuant to this Agreement that are not made by the date prescribed in this Agreement or, if no
such date is prescribed, within fifteen days after demand for payment is made (the “Due Date”) shall bear interest for the period from and including the date immediately following the Due Date through and including the date of
payment at a per annum rate equal to the rate specified in Section 6.8 of the Distribution Agreement. Such interest will be payable at the same time as the payment to which it relates and shall be calculated on the basis of a year of
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 4.5 Payments by or to Other Group Members. When appropriate under the circumstances to
reflect the underlying liability for a Tax or entitlement to a Tax refund or Tax Benefit, a payment which is required to be made by or to External Distributing or External SpinCo may be made by or to another member of the External Distributing Group
or the External SpinCo Group, as appropriate, but nothing in this Section 4.5 shall relieve External Distributing or External SpinCo of its obligations under this Agreement. 

4.6 Procedural Matters. Any written notice delivered to the indemnifying party in accordance with Section 9.5 shall show the
amount due and owing together with a schedule calculating in reasonable detail such amount (and shall include any relevant Tax Return, statement, bill or invoice related to such Taxes, costs, expenses or other amounts due and owing). All payments
required to be made by one party to the other party pursuant to this Section 4 shall be made by electronic, same day wire transfer. Payments shall be deemed made when received. If the indemnifying party fails to make a payment to the
indemnified party within the time period set forth in this Section 4, the indemnifying party shall pay to the indemnified party, in addition to interest that accrues pursuant to Section 4.4, any costs or expenses, including any breakage
costs, incurred by the indemnified party to secure such payment or to satisfy the indemnifying party’s portion of the obligation giving rise to the indemnification payment. 

4.7 Tax Consequences of Payments. For all Tax purposes and to the extent permitted by applicable Tax Law, the parties hereto shall
treat any payment made pursuant to this Agreement as a capital contribution or a distribution, as the case may be, immediately prior to the External Distribution. Under no circumstances shall any payment (or portion thereof) made pursuant to this
Agreement be grossed up to take into account any additional Taxes that may be owed by the recipient (or any of the members of its Group) as a result of such payment. In the event that a Tax Authority asserts that External Distributing’s or
External SpinCo’s treatment of a payment pursuant to this Agreement should be other than as required pursuant to this Section 4.7, External Distributing or External SpinCo, as appropriate, shall use its reasonable best efforts to contest
such assertion if the parties reasonably believe that the treatment described in this Section 4.7 is permitted by applicable Tax Law. 

SECTION 5. Assistance and Cooperation. 

5.1 Cooperation. In addition to the obligations enumerated in Sections 3.1(b) and 3.2(c), External Distributing and External
SpinCo will cooperate (and cause their respective Subsidiaries to cooperate) with each other and with each other’s agents, including accounting firms and legal counsel, in connection with Tax matters, including provision of relevant documents
and information in their possession and making available to each other, as reasonably requested and available, personnel (including officers, directors, employees and agents of the parties or their Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining,
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 5.2 Supplemental Tax Opinions. Each of the parties agrees that at the reasonable request
of the other party (the “Requesting Party”), such party shall cooperate and use reasonable efforts to (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to cooperate and use reasonable efforts to) assist the Requesting Party in obtaining, as
expeditiously as reasonably practicable, a Supplemental Tax Opinion from Tax Counsel. Within thirty days after receiving an invoice from the other party therefor, the Requesting Party shall reimburse such party for all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by such party and the members of its Group in connection with assisting the Requesting Party in obtaining any Supplemental Tax Opinion. 

SECTION 6. Tax Records. 

6.1 Retention of Tax Records. Each of External Distributing and External SpinCo shall preserve, and shall cause their respective
Subsidiaries to preserve, all Tax Records that are in their possession, and that could affect the liability of any member of the other Group for Taxes, for as long as the contents thereof may become material in the administration of any matter under
applicable Tax Law, but in any event until the later of (i) the expiration of any applicable statutes of limitation, as extended, and (ii) seven years after the Distribution Date. 

6.2 Access to Tax Records. External SpinCo shall make available, and cause its Subsidiaries to make available, to members of the
External Distributing Group for inspection and copying (i) all Tax Records in their possession that relate to Tax Years that begin on or before the Distribution Date, and (ii) the portion of any Tax Record in their possession that relates
to Tax Years that begin after the Distribution Date and which is reasonably necessary for the preparation of a Joint Return or Separate Return by a member of the External Distributing Group or with respect to an audit or litigation by a Tax
Authority of such return. External Distributing shall make available, and cause its Subsidiaries to make available, to members of the External SpinCo Group for inspection and copying (i) that portion of any Tax Record in their possession
(redacted to reflect only the information relating to the members of the External SpinCo Group) that relates to Tax Years that begin on or before the Distribution Date and which is reasonably necessary for the preparation of a Separate Return by a
member of the External SpinCo Group or with respect to an audit or litigation by a Tax Authority of such return and (ii) workpapers or other documentation relating to the calculation of the Taxes and Tax Benefits that have been allocated to
External SpinCo pursuant to this Agreement. 
 6.3 Confidentiality. Each party hereby agrees that it will hold, and shall use its
reasonable best efforts to cause its officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence all records and information prepared and shared by and among the parties in carrying out the intent of
this Agreement, except as may otherwise be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes or unless disclosure is compelled by a governmental authority. Information and
documents of one party (the “Disclosing Party”) shall not be deemed to be confidential for purposes of this Section 6.3 to the extent such information or document (i) becomes publicly available by means other than
unauthorized disclosure under this Agreement by the other party (the “Receiving Party”) or (ii) is received from a third party without, to the knowledge of the Receiving Party after reasonable diligence, a duty of
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 SECTION 7. Tax Contests. 

7.1 Notices. Each party shall provide prompt notice to the other party of any pending or threatened Tax audit, assessment or proceeding
or other Tax Contest of which it becomes aware relating to (i) Taxes for which it is or may be indemnified by the other party hereunder, (ii) the qualification of the Internal Contribution and the Internal Distribution together as a
reorganization described under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and/or 355 of the Code or (iii) the qualification of the External Contributions and the External Distribution together as a reorganization described under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and/or
355 of the Code. Such notice shall contain factual information (to the extent known) describing any asserted Tax liability in reasonable detail and shall be accompanied by copies of any notice and other documents received from any Tax Authority in
respect of any such matters. If (i) an indemnified party has knowledge of an asserted Tax liability with respect to a matter for which it is to be indemnified hereunder, (ii) such party fails to give the indemnifying party prompt notice of
such asserted Tax liability and (iii) the indemnifying party has the right, pursuant to Section 7.2(a), to control the Tax Contest relating to such Tax liability, then (x) if the indemnifying party is precluded from contesting the
asserted Tax liability as a result of the failure to give prompt notice, the indemnifying party shall have no obligation to indemnify the indemnified party for any Taxes arising out of such asserted Tax liability and (y) if the indemnifying
party is not precluded from contesting the asserted Tax liability, but such failure to give prompt notice results in a monetary detriment to the indemnifying party, then any amount which the indemnifying party is otherwise required to pay the
indemnified party pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by the amount of such detriment. 
 7.2 Control of Tax Contests. 

(a) General Rule. Except as provided in the following sentence or in Section 7.2(b), each party (or the appropriate member of
their Group) shall have full responsibility, control and discretion in handling, settling or contesting any Tax Contest involving a Tax reported on a Tax Return for which it is responsible for preparing (or causing to be prepared) pursuant to
Section 3 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, External SpinCo may not take, and shall cause the members of the External SpinCo Group not to take (including, without limitation, any such members formed after the date hereof
in anticipation of the External Distribution), any position in a Tax Contest that it knows, or reasonably should know, would have a material adverse effect on any member of the External Distributing Group. 

(b) Non-Preparer Participation Rights. With respect to a Tax Contest of any Tax Return which involves a Tax Item for which the
Non-Preparer may be liable (in the case of Tax Items that increase Tax liability), or which is allocated to the Non-Preparer (in the case of Tax Benefits), under this Agreement (a “Non-Preparer Party
Item”), (i) the Non-Preparer shall, at its own cost and expense, be entitled to participate in such Tax Contest, to the extent it relates to a Non-Preparer Party Item; (ii) the Preparer
shall keep the Non-Preparer reasonably informed and consult in good faith with the Non-Preparer and its Tax advisors with respect to any issue relating to a Non-Preparer Party Item; (iii) the Preparer
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Authority and shall otherwise keep the Non-Preparer and its Tax advisors advised of significant developments in the Tax Contest and of significant communications involving representatives of the
Tax Authority, to the extent related to a Non-Preparer Party Item; (iv) the Non-Preparer may request that the Preparer take a position in respect of a Non-Preparer
Party Item, and the Preparer shall do so provided that (A) there exists substantial authority for such position (within the meaning of the accuracy-related penalty provisions of Section 6662 of the Code), (B) the adoption of such
position could not reasonably be expected to increase the Taxes or reduce the Tax Benefits allocated to the Preparer pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement (unless the Non-Preparer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Preparer from such
increase in Taxes or reduction in Tax Benefits) and (C) the Non-Preparer agrees to reimburse the Preparer for any reasonable third-party costs that are attributable
to the Non-Preparer’s request; (v) the Preparer shall provide the Non-Preparer with a copy of any written submission to be sent to a Taxing Authority to the extent related to a Non-Preparer Party Item prior to the submission thereof and shall give good faith consideration to any comments or suggested revisions that the Non-Preparer or its Tax advisors may have with respect thereto; and
(vi) there will be no settlement, resolution, or closing or other agreement with respect to the Non-Preparer Party Item without the consent of the Non-Preparer, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. 
 7.3 Cooperation. The Non-Preparer shall provide a party controlling any Tax Contest pursuant to Section 7.2(a) with
all information relating to the Non-Preparer’s Group which the party controlling the Tax Contest needs to handle, settle or contest the Tax Contest. At the request of a party controlling any Tax Contest pursuant to Section 7.2(a), the
other party shall take any action (e.g., executing a power of attorney) that is reasonably necessary in order for the party controlling the Tax Contest to handle, settle or contest the Tax Contest. External SpinCo shall assist External
Distributing, and External Distributing shall assist External SpinCo, in taking any remedial actions that are necessary or desirable to minimize the effects of any adjustment made by a Tax Authority. The indemnifying party shall reimburse the
indemnified party for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in complying with this Section 7.3. The party controlling the Tax Contest shall have no obligation to indemnify the indemnified party for any additional Taxes
resulting from the Tax Contest, if the indemnified party fails to cooperate in accordance with this Section 7.3. 
 SECTION 8.
Restriction on Certain Actions of External Distributing and External SpinCo. 
 8.1 General Restrictions. Following the Effective
Time, External Distributing and External SpinCo shall not, and shall cause the members of their respective Groups not to, take any action that, or fail to take any action the failure of which, (i) would be inconsistent with the Internal
Contribution and the Internal Distribution together qualifying, or preclude the Internal Contribution and the Internal Distribution together from qualifying, as a reorganization described under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and/or 355 of the Code,
(ii) would be inconsistent with the External Contributions and the External Distribution together qualifying, or preclude the External Contributions and the External Distribution together from qualifying, as a reorganization described under
Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and/or 355 of the Code, (iii) would result in the recognition of gain under either Section 355(d), Section 355(e) or Section 355(f) of the Code, or (iv) reasonably could be expected to increase the
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 8.2 Restricted Actions Relating to Tax Materials. Without limiting the other provisions of
this Section 8, following the Effective Time, External Distributing and External SpinCo shall not, and shall cause the members of their Groups not to, take any action that, or fail to take any action the failure of which, would be reasonably
likely to be inconsistent with, or cause any Person to be in breach of, any representation or covenant, or any material statement, made in the Tax Materials. 

8.3 Certain External SpinCo Actions Following the Effective Time. Without limiting the other provisions of this Section 8, during
the two-year period following the Distribution Date, External SpinCo shall not take (and shall cause the members of the External SpinCo Group to not take), nor negotiate or enter into a binding agreement to take (and shall cause the members of the
External SpinCo Group to not negotiate or enter into a binding agreement to take), any of the following actions: (i) liquidate, or sell or transfer (1) 50% or more of the assets that constitute the External SpinCo Business as of the
Effective Time to any Person other than External SpinCo or an entity which is and will be wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by External SpinCo or (2) 50% or more of the assets that constitute the Internal SpinCo Business as of the Effective
Time to any Person other than Internal SpinCo or an entity which is and will be wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by Internal SpinCo; (ii) transfer, in a transaction described in subparagraphs (A), (C), (D), or (G) of
Section 368(a)(1), (1) any assets of External SpinCo or any External SpinCo Affiliate to another entity (other than to External SpinCo or an entity which is and will be wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by External SpinCo) or
(2) any assets of Internal SpinCo or any Internal SpinCo Affiliate to another entity (other than to Internal SpinCo or an entity which is and will be wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by Internal SpinCo); (iii) issue stock of External
SpinCo or any External SpinCo Affiliate (or any instrument that is convertible or exchangeable into any such stock), other than an issuance to which Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(d)(8) or (9) applies, equal to or exceeding twenty
percent (20%) (by vote or value) of the stock of External SpinCo or of such External SpinCo Affiliate that was issued and outstanding immediately following the Effective Time; (iv) facilitate or otherwise participate in any acquisition (or
deemed acquisition) of stock of External SpinCo or Internal SpinCo that would result in (1) any shareholder owning (or being deemed to own after applying the rules of Sections 355(e)(4)(C) and 355(e)(3)(B) of the Code) forty percent
(40%) or more (by vote or value) of the outstanding stock of External SpinCo or (2) any shareholder other than External SpinCo owning (or being deemed to own after applying the rules of Sections 355(e)(4)(C) and 355(e)(3)(B) of the Code)
forty percent (40%) or more (by vote or value) of the outstanding stock of Internal SpinCo; (v) redeem or otherwise repurchase any stock of External SpinCo other than pursuant to open market stock repurchase programs meeting the
requirements of Section 4.05(1)(b) of Rev. Proc. 96-30, 1996-1 C.B. 696; or (vi) terminate the active conduct by the External SpinCo Group of the External SpinCo Business or the Internal SpinCo Business; in each case, without first
obtaining and delivering to External Distributing at External SpinCo’s own expense a Supplemental Tax Opinion with respect to such action, in such form and on such terms as External Distributing may reasonably direct. 

  
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 SECTION 9. General Provisions. 

9.1 Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY MEMBER OF THE EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTING GROUP OR THE EXTERNAL SPINCO GROUP OR THEIR
RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTING GROUP OR THE EXTERNAL SPINCO GROUP FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS, HOWEVER CAUSED AND
ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 

9.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Distribution Agreement constitute the entire agreement between External Distributing and
External SpinCo with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all prior written and oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

9.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas as to
all matters regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under the principles of conflicts of laws applicable thereto. 
 9.4
Termination. 
 (a) This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of
External Distributing without the approval of External SpinCo. In the event of termination pursuant to this Section 9.4, neither party shall have any liability of any kind to the other party. 

(b) This Agreement shall otherwise terminate at such time as all obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto have been satisfied. The
obligations and liabilities of the parties arising under this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until all such obligations have been satisfied and such liabilities have been paid in full, whether by expiration of time, operation of
law, or otherwise. 
 9.5 Notices. Unless expressly provided herein, all notices, claims, certificates, requests, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given (i) when personally delivered or (ii) if mailed registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, on the date the return receipt is
executed or the letter is refused by the addressee or its agent or (iii) if sent by overnight courier which delivers only upon the signed receipt of the addressee, on the date the receipt acknowledgment is executed or refused by the addressee
or its agent or (iv) if sent by facsimile or other generally accepted means of electronic transmission, on the date confirmation of transmission is received (provided that a copy of any notice delivered pursuant to this clause (iv) shall
also be sent pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii)), addressed to the attention of the addressee’s General Counsel at the address of its principal executive office or to such other address or facsimile number for a party as it shall have
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 9.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
 9.7 Binding Effect; Assignment. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives and successors, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any other Person any rights or
remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto. 
 9.8 No
Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of External Distributing, External SpinCo and their Subsidiaries and is not intended to confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies hereunder. 

9.9 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a nonappealable decision by a court, administrative
agency or arbitrator to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal
substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the court,
administrative agency or arbitrator shall interpret this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent
possible. If any sentence in this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable. 

9.10 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of either party hereto in the exercise of
any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty or agreement herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further
exercise thereof or of any other right. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available. 

9.11 Amendments; Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in
writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and
remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable law. Any consent provided under this Agreement must be in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such consent is
sought. 
 9.12 Authority. Each of the parties hereto represents to the other that (a) it has the corporate or other requisite
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all necessary corporate or other actions, (c) it has duly and validly executed and delivered this Agreement to be executed and delivered on or prior to the Distribution Date, and
(d) this Agreement creates legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance with its respective terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and general equity principles. 
 9.13 Construction. This Agreement shall be construed as if jointly
drafted by External SpinCo and External Distributing and no rule of construction or strict interpretation shall be applied against either party. The parties represent that this Agreement is entered into with full consideration of any and all rights
which the parties may have. The parties have relied upon their own knowledge and judgment and upon the advice of the attorneys of their choosing. The parties have received independent legal advice, have conducted such investigations they and their
counsel thought appropriate, and have consulted with such other independent advisors as they and their counsel deemed appropriate regarding this Agreement and their rights and asserted rights in connection therewith. The parties are not relying upon
any representations or statements made by any other party, or such other party’s employees, agents, representatives or attorneys, regarding this Agreement, except to the extent such representations are expressly incorporated in this Agreement.
The parties are not relying upon a legal duty, if one exists, on the part of any other party (or such other party’s employees, agents, representatives or attorneys) to disclose any information in connection with the execution of this Agreement
or its preparation, it being expressly understood that no party shall ever assert any failure to disclose information on the part of the other party as a ground for challenging this Agreement. 

9.14 Interpretation. The headings contained in this Agreement and in the table of contents to this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise
specified. The operation of various provisions of this Agreement is illustrated by examples in Appendix A hereto, and this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with such examples. 

9.15 Predecessors or Successors. Any reference to External Distributing, External SpinCo, a Person, or a Subsidiary in this Agreement
shall include any predecessors or successors (e.g., by merger or other reorganization, liquidation, conversion, or election under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3) of External Distributing, External SpinCo, such Person, or such
Subsidiary, respectively. 
 9.16 Effective Time. This Agreement shall become effective on the date recited above on which the
parties entered into this Agreement. 
 9.17 Change in Law. Any reference to a provision of the Code or any other Tax Law shall
include a reference to any applicable successor provision or law. 
 9.18 Disputes. The procedures for discussion, negotiation and
arbitration set forth in Article XI of the Distribution Agreement shall apply to all disputes, controversies or claims (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise) that may rise out of or relate to, or arise under or in connection with
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 9.19 Conflict. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in the Distribution
Agreement, except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement the parties shall have no obligation to each other (or to any of each other’s Affiliates) with respect to the transfer, delivery, sharing, disclosure, provision, preparation,
or maintenance of (i) any books and records primarily relating to Taxes, (ii) any Information primarily relating to Taxes, or (iii) any Tax Records. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by the respective officers as of the date set forth above. 

  
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