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FABA SUPPLY AGREEMENT

  
 Exhibit 10.12 
 Execution Copy 
  
  
 FABA PET BOTTLE SUPPLY
AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS IS A FABA PET BOTTLE SUPPLY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of
November 12, 2002, by and among Faba Sirma SPA, an indirect subsidiary of Crown (“Supplier”) and Constar Plastics of Italy S.r.l., an indirect subsidiary of Constar (“Purchaser”). 
  
 Background 
  
 Supplier will supply directly to the Constar Customers on Purchaser’s behalf and Purchaser will purchase from Supplier on the terms and conditions set forth herein, PET Bottles blown at Supplier’s facility in Reggio Emilia,
Italy (the “Faba Facility”). 
  
 Terms 
  

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE I 
  
 DEFINITIONS 
  
 1.1.    Certain Definitions.  Capitalized
terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Corporate Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Crown and Constar. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set
forth below: 
  
 1.1.1. “AAA” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.

  
 1.1.2.    “Affiliate” of any Person means any Person,
directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. 
  
 1.1.3. “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement. 
  
 1.1.4. “Bankruptcy Event” means with respect to any party, as applicable, (a) the making by such party of any assignment for the benefit of creditors of all or substantially all of its assets or the admission by such
party in writing of inability to pay all or substantially all of its debts as they become due; (b) the adjudication of such party as bankrupt or insolvent or the filing by such party of a petition or application to any tribunal for the appointment
of a trustee or receiver for such party or any substantial part of the assets of such party; or (c) the commencement of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceedings (and, with respect to involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, the failure to be
discharged within 60 days), reorganization 

 

 
proceedings or similar proceeding with respect to such party or the entry of an order appointing a trustee or receiver or approving a petition in any such proceeding. 
  
 1.1.5. “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in Rome,
Italy are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to not open or remain closed. 
  
 1.1.6.
“Constar” means Constar International Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
  
 1.1.7.
“Constar Customers” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. 
  
 1.1.8.
“Control,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”, as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the vote of a majority of the votes that
may be cast in the election of directors (or other Persons acting in similar capacities) of such Person or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities
or by contract or otherwise. 
  
 1.1.9. “Crown” means Crown Cork & Seal Company,
Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation. 
  
 1.1.10. “Faba Facility” has the meaning set
forth in the Background section of this Agreement. 
  
 1.1.11. “Force Majeure Event”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4. 
  
 1.1.12. “Initial Term” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.1. 
  
 1.1.13. “Molds” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.1. 
  
 1.1.14. “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an
association, a governmental entity, a trust or other entity or organization. 
  
 1.1.15.
“PET” shall mean polyethylene terephthalate. 
  
 1.1.16. “PET
Bottles” means all PET Bottles blown at the Faba Facility as of the Initial Public Offering Date, which types of PET Bottles are set forth, for the avoidance of doubt, on Schedule A hereto (the “Existing PET
Bottles”). PET Bottles shall also include any other PET Bottles that are identified and mutually agreed upon by Supplier and Purchaser after the Initial Public Offering Date from time to time (the “New PET Bottles”).

  
 1.1.17. “Production Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

  
 1.1.18. “Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

  
 1.1.19. “Release Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 
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 1.1.20. “Supplier” has the meaning set forth in
the preamble to the Agreement. 
  
 1.1.21. “Term” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.1. 
  
 1.1.22. “Transfer Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

  
 ARTICLE II 
  
 PURCHASE OF REQUIREMENTS 
  
 2.1.     Purchase
Requirements. 
  
 (a)  Subject to the other provisions of this Article II, Purchaser
agrees to purchase from Supplier 100% of Purchaser’s requirements for PET Bottles for Purchaser’s customers specified on Schedule B hereto (the “Constar Customers”). 
  
 (b)  At least 31 days prior to the beginning of each year, Purchaser shall provide Supplier with a non-binding
forecast for the PET Bottles that it will purchase from Supplier during such year, which shall represent a good faith estimate of Purchaser’s requirements for PET Bottles for the Constar Customers. On or before the 15th day of each month, Purchaser shall submit a firm order for production during the following month (a
“Production Request”), which shall not exceed the maximum capacity of the Sidel SBO-10 blowing machine located at the Faba Facility, and a non-binding forecast for the following two months, which forecast shall represent a good
faith estimate of Purchaser’s requirements for such two months. Purchaser shall be deemed to purchase, and shall be responsible for payment to Supplier for, any PET Bottles blown by Supplier in response to a Production Request, regardless of
whether Purchaser submits a Release Request for such PET Bottles. In addition, to maximize utilization of the Faba Facility, Supplier may blow PET Bottles based upon Purchaser’s non-binding forecasts. If Purchaser provides its written consent
to such production, Purchaser shall be deemed to purchase, and shall be responsible for payment to Supplier for, any PET Bottles blown by Supplier in response to such forecast, regardless of whether Purchaser submits a Release Request for such PET
Bottles. At any time that Supplier is holding greater than 5 million PET Bottles in inventory at the Faba Facility in response to Production Requests or approved production based on Purchaser’s forecasts, Supplier shall promptly notify
Purchaser of the number and type of PET Bottles held in inventory and shall not be obligated to accept Production Requests or to produce and hold PET Bottles until such inventory is reduced below 5 million PET Bottles. 
  
 (c)  From time to time Purchaser may submit requests to release PET Bottles for shipment (“Release
Requests”) to Supplier. So long as the aggregate amount of PET Bottles released during a month does not exceed that month’s Production Request and agreed existing stockholdings, Supplier shall satisfy any Release Request;
provided, that Supplier shall not be obligated, but shall use commercially reasonable efforts, to ship PET Bottles pursuant to a Release Request on less than 5 days notice. In the event that the aggregate amount of PET Bottles requested for
release during a month exceeds that month’s Production Request and agreed existing stockholdings, Supplier shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy
 

 
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the Release Request. With respect to Release Requests that (in the aggregate, if applicable) do not exceed the relevant month’s Production Request, Supplier will ship no less than 95% of the
released PET Bottles to the Constar Customers or to any other location directed by Purchaser, OTIF (on time, in full). The measurement of OTIF shipments shall conform to historic practices at Constar facilities located in Europe. If Supplier is
unable to satisfy a Release Request, Supplier shall promptly notify Purchaser. If Supplier is unable to satisfy a Release Request that (in the aggregate, if applicable) did not exceed the relevant month’s Production Request and Purchaser is
able to secure an alternative supply, such PET Bottles shall not be included in calculating the requirements commitment in clause (a) above. Purchaser shall be deemed to purchase, and shall be responsible for payment to Supplier for, any PET Bottles
shipped by Supplier in response to a Release Request, regardless of whether the Constar Customer ultimately pays Purchaser for such PET Bottles. Supplier shall not be responsible for collecting payment from the Constar Customers for PET Bottles
blown and shipped hereunder. 
  
 (d)  Purchaser shall provide Supplier, or shall direct the
Constar Customers to provide Supplier, at Supplier’s cost, with multi-layer PET preforms necessary to blow any multi-layer PET Bottles. In addition, Purchaser may, at its option, provide Supplier, or direct the Constar Customers to provide
Supplier, at Supplier’s cost, with monolayer PET preforms necessary to blow monolayer PET Bottles. All invoices from Purchaser to Supplier for multi-layer or monolayer preforms shall be paid by Supplier on or before the last day of the month
containing the date which is 100 days after the invoice date. Supplier shall not be deemed to breach this Agreement as a result of, and shall have no liability to Purchaser for, any failure to perform its obligations hereunder that results from the
failure of Purchaser to provide Supplier with multi-layer PET preforms or, if Purchaser so elects, monolayer PET preforms necessary to blow PET Bottles. 
  
 (e)  Within 30 calendar days of the end of each three-month period ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year during the
Term, Purchaser shall provide Supplier a certificate from a member of it’s senior management attesting to Purchaser’s conformance to its obligations under Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement during such three-month period. If Purchaser does
not provide such certificate to Supplier within such 30 calendar day period or upon Supplier’s request, Purchaser shall permit Supplier’s outside accountants to access the books and records of Purchaser in order to review the books and
records relating to purchases of such PET Bottles by the Constar Customers. 
  
 (f)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Supplier shall not be required to blow and/or ship any specific PET Bottles if Supplier reasonably determines that any such blowing or shipping will result in a material violation of any
applicable governmental laws or regulations. 
  
 (g)  The parties agree to use good faith
efforts to modify the provisions of this Section 2 if either party is unsatisfied with the operation of such provisions; provided, that no party shall be under any obligation to agree to any such changes. 

 
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 ARTICLE III 
  
 PRICE 
  
 3.1.    Pricing.  (a) For Existing PET Bottles, Purchaser will pay to Supplier the prices set forth on Schedule A hereto for the relevant PET Bottles purchased pursuant to this Agreement.

  
 (b) For New PET Bottles, mutually agreeable pricing will be established between Supplier and Purchaser on a
case-by-case basis. Supplier shall have no obligation to supply, and Purchaser shall have no obligation to purchase, New PET Bottles for which pricing cannot be agreed upon and any such New PET Bottles shall not be calculated in the requirements
commitment set forth in Section 2.1(a). If pricing of New PET Bottles is agreed upon, such New PET Bottles shall be calculated in such requirements commitment. 
  
 (c) In the event that Supplier is unable to blow multi-layer beer bottles that meet the specifications of the Constar Customers, Purchaser shall provide commercially reasonable technical support to
assist Supplier in meeting those standards. If, after the provision of such support for a period of at least 14 days, Supplier is unable to meet the multi-layer specifications, the parties will negotiate in good faith to establish specifications
that Supplier can reasonably meet and shall adjust the price for such multi-layer beer bottles accordingly. 
  
 ARTICLE IV

  
 DELIVERY 
  
 4.1.    Delivery.  Delivery of all PET Bottles sold under this Agreement shall be F.O.B. Supplier at the Faba Facility. Title and risk of loss or damages to all PET
Bottles shall pass to Purchaser upon shipment, F.O.B. point, by Supplier to Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay for all freight and other costs associated with shipment of PET Bottles to the location of delivery. For PET Bottles delivered F.O.B.
Supplier, Supplier shall furnish the facilities and personnel for loading PET Bottles at the F.O.B. point. 
  
 4.2.    Payment.  Supplier shall provide invoices to Purchaser for PET Bottles and, if applicable, shipping or other charges upon the earlier of (i) release of such PET Bottles pursuant to a
Release Request or (ii) 90 days from the date of acceptance of the Production Request pursuant to which such PET Bottles were produced. All invoices from Supplier to Purchaser for PET Bottles shall be paid by Purchaser on or before the last day of
the month containing the date which is 40 days after the invoice date. 

 
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 ARTICLE V 
  
 MOLDS 
  
 5.1.    Provision of Molds.  The injection and blow
molds necessary to blow the PET Bottles (the “Molds”), as specified on Schedule C, shall be provided to Supplier by Purchaser or by a Constar Customer at Purchaser’s direction. The Molds shall remain the
property of Purchaser or the Constar Customer, as the case may be, and shall be held at the Faba Facility by Supplier. Within 90 days after the last day of the Term, Purchaser shall remove, at its expense, and shall be solely responsible for
removing, the Molds from the Faba Facility (the “Transfer Date”). Purchaser shall provide Supplier with written notice of the Transfer Date at least 60 Business Days prior to the Transfer Date. If the Molds shall not be removed on
or prior to the Transfer Date, Purchaser shall reimburse Supplier all costs and expenses incurred by Supplier on account of maintaining and storing the Molds at the Faba Facility, and any other incidental, consequential or other damages or losses
incurred by Supplier as a result of such non-removal until Purchaser removes the Molds. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, Supplier shall have no responsibilities or obligations of any kind,
including, without limitation, as to operation, storage, insurance or maintenance, with respect to the Molds after the Transfer Date. 
  
 5.2.    Insurance.  Supplier shall maintain adequate insurance with respect to the Molds insuring against such risks customarily insured against in accordance with Supplier’s
practice until their removal from the Faba Facility by Purchaser in accordance with Section 5.1 or until 90 days after the Term, whichever is earlier. Supplier shall, upon Purchaser’s reasonable request, provide evidence of insurance and
appropriate loss payable endorsements in favor of Purchaser. Supplier hereby assumes and shall bear the entire risk of damage, whether or not insured against, of the Molds arising out of the operation of the Molds while such Molds are in the
possession of Supplier or arising out of Supplier’s breach of this Agreement, negligence or willful misconduct. 
  
 5.3.    Maintenance and Improvements.  During the Term, Supplier shall perform all maintenance, excluding mold refurbishments, reasonably required to keep the Molds in good operating order,
repair, condition and appearance and in accordance with normal industry standards, normal wear and tear and impairments of value excepted. Purchaser shall be responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing any Molds that are defective or
malfunctioning (except to the extent that such defects or malfunctions arise as a result of Supplier’s failure to maintain the Molds in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 5.3). Any modifications, refurbishments or improvements
to the Molds shall be made, and any new Molds necessary to blow PET Bottles shall be provided, by Purchaser at no cost to Supplier. 
  
 5.4.    Access.  Prior to the Transfer Date, representatives of Purchaser may, at their own expense, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, inspect the Molds and have
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hereunder; provided, that a representative of Supplier shall be present at all such times; and, provided, further, that no exercise of such inspection shall materially
interfere with the normal operation of the Molds or the business of Supplier. 
  
 5.5.    Permitted Use.  Supplier shall not use the Molds for any use other than the production of PET Bottles for Purchaser hereunder. 
  
 ARTICLE VI 
  
 TERM, DEFAULT AND OTHER PROVISIONS

  
 6.1.    Term.  This Agreement shall commence upon the Initial Public
Offering Date and shall continue until December 31, 2003 (the “Initial Term”). Purchaser may, at its option, extend the Initial Term until June 30, 2004 on the terms contained herein (the Initial Term, as so extended, the
“Term”), by giving Supplier written notice of such extension no more than 120 or less than 60 days written notice thereof. 
  
 6.2.    Events of Default.  (a) The following shall be considered events of default and shall give rise to a right of Supplier to terminate this Agreement within 45
days of Supplier’s discovery of such event of default: (i) Purchaser fails to make timely payments for invoiced PET Bottles, subject to a 30-day cure period after notice regarding such breach, (ii) Purchaser materially breaches any other
applicable provision of this Agreement, subject to a 30-day cure period after notice regarding such breach or (iii) Purchaser or Constar experiences a change of Control such that Purchaser or Constar is controlled by a competitor of either Constar
or Crown (provided that such termination shall not be effective until six months from the date of the Change of Control). If Purchaser or Constar suffers a Bankruptcy Event, Supplier shall have the right to unilaterally make reasonable modifications
to the payment terms set forth in Section 4.2 of the Agreement at any time after such Bankruptcy Event. Supplier shall promptly notify Purchaser of any such modifications to the payment terms of this Agreement. 
  
 (b)  The following shall be considered events of default and shall give rise to a right of Purchaser to terminate this Agreement
within 45 days of Purchaser’s discovery of such event of default: (i) Supplier materially breaches any applicable provision of this Agreement, subject to a 30-day cure period after notice regarding such breach or (ii) Supplier or Crown
experiences a change of Control such that Supplier or Crown is controlled by a competitor of either Constar or Crown (provided that such termination shall not be effective until six months from the date of the Change of Control). 

 
 (c)  Each party shall provide the other party with prompt notice upon discovery of a default by the other party;
provided, that failure to give such notice shall not limit or restrict the ability of a party to terminate this Agreement subject to the cure periods provided in this Section 6.2. 
  
 6.3.    No Waiver.  If the party not in default continues to make or accept shipments, as the case may be, despite the other
party’s default, such action shall not constitute a waiver of the
 

 
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default, or in any way affect the rights under this Agreement of the party not in default. A waiver by either party of any breach of any provision shall not constitute a waiver of any other
breach of such provision or of any other provision. 
  
 6.4.    Force
Majeure.  Neither Supplier nor Purchaser shall be responsible for any failure or delay in performance due to causes beyond the reasonable control of the affected party that render performance commercially impracticable (a
“Force Majeure Event”). Any party, if affected by any such cause, may, upon written notice to the other specifying the reasons therefor, reduce its obligations to the other by an amount not in excess of the quantity that it is
unable to deliver or purchase due to such cause. In the event such a curtailment by either party continues in whole or in part for a period of 5 continuous days, then, in the case of a Supplier Force Majeure Event, Purchaser may arrange for
temporary supply of its requirements until Supplier can resume delivery of PET Bottles to Purchaser, and, in the case of a Purchaser Force Majeure Event, Purchaser shall use its best efforts to sell to third parties those PET Bottles which would
have been delivered to the Constar Customers on Purchaser’s behalf (in accordance with Purchaser’s delivery schedule) in the absence of such curtailment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this provision shall not
apply to or otherwise excuse the failure to pay any uncontested costs or fees due under this Agreement when due (including payment for PET Bottles produced in accordance with Section 2.1(b), regardless of whether Purchaser submits a Release Request
for such PET Bottles). 
  
 6.5.    Warranty; Limitation of Liability.  (a)
Supplier warrants that all PET Bottles sold to Purchaser (i) shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials, except for any defects arising out of actions taken by or at the direction of Purchaser or materials provided by or on behalf of
Purchaser and (ii) shall comply with the historical specifications for Existing PET Bottles and with any agreed upon specifications for New PET Bottles. Supplier’s liability under this warranty, whether in contract or tort, shall be limited
exclusively to the repayment of the purchase price of the defective PET Bottles. Supplier will make no other warranties with respect to the PET Bottles. OTHER THAN THE ABOVE WARRANTY, SUPPLIER MAKES NO WARRANTY, WHETHER OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
OR OTHERWISE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR BY LAW, AND SUPPLIER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY UNDER THE ABOVE WARRANTY OR WITH RESPECT TO THE PET BOTTLES. SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, SUPPLIER SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR
PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. 
  
 (b)  Purchaser agrees to waive all claims for shortages
in the PET Bottles ordered and received hereunder unless such claims are submitted in writing to Supplier within 30 days after receipt of notice from the Constar Customer of such shortage. 
  
 (c)  Subject to the above provisions, Purchaser shall not bring any other action arising hereunder unless such action is brought within one year after the date
such cause of action accrues. 

 
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 (d)  Supplier shall not be liable for, and Purchaser assumes
responsibility for, all personal injury and property damage resulting from the handling, possession, use or resale of the PET Bottles produced hereunder after such PET Bottles are delivered to the Constar Customer, whether the same is used alone or
in combination with other substances, except to the extent any such personal injury or property damage results from the willful misconduct of Supplier. 
  
 6.6.    Confidentiality; Disclosures. 
  
 6.6.1.    Confidentiality.  The parties agree (a) to maintain all information, whether in written, oral, electronic or other form, necessary for or utilized or received pursuant to any terms of
this Agreement, as the case may be, including, without limitation, prices, cost components, payment terms, technical knowledge, features, know-how, material, manufacturing, Release Requests, Production Requests, tooling and equipment specifications
and other information necessary to carry out the terms of this Agreement, as the case may be (the “Confidential Information”), as secret and confidential and (b) not to disclose the Confidential Information to any third
person or party (except for employees, counsel, contractors, customers, consultants or vendors who have a need to know and are informed of the confidential nature of such information by the disclosing party). Each party shall accept responsibility
and be liable for any disclosure by any third person of any Confidential Information disclosed to such third person by such party. The parties will use the same measures to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of any other
party in its possession or control that it uses to maintain the confidentiality of its own Confidential Information of similar type and importance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party or their Affiliates may describe this Agreement
in, and include this Agreement with, filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any related prospectuses, including such filings or prospectuses in connection with any offering of securities. Confidential Information will not
include information that (i) is in or enters the public domain without breach of this Agreement, or (ii) the receiving party lawfully receives from a third party without restriction on disclosure and, to the receiving party’s knowledge, without
breach of a nondisclosure obligation. 
  
 6.6.2.    Disclosure to Governmental
Agency.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party shall be permitted to disclose the Confidential Information and/or any portion thereof (i) to a governmental agency or authority as required in response to a subpoena therefor, (ii) in
connection with formal requests for discovery under applicable rules of civil procedure in a legal action before a court of competent jurisdiction to which such party is a party and (iii) as otherwise required by law; provided, however, that,
in any such case, each party shall notify the other party as early as reasonably practicable prior to disclosure to allow such party to take appropriate measures to preserve the confidentiality of such information at the expense of such party.

  
 6.6.3.    Ownership of Information.  All Confidential Information supplied
or developed by either party will be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the party who
 

 
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supplied or developed it; provided, however, that any inventions, discoveries, technical knowledge or know-how relating to the manufacture or sale of PET Bottles or containers and arising
from the Molds or the production of PET Bottles pursuant to this Agreement shall belong exclusively to Purchaser and Supplier hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assigns and transfers to Purchaser all rights of every kind, nature or description
that Supplier may have in or to such inventions, discoveries, technological knowledge or know-how. 
  
 6.6.4    Return of Confidential Information.  Upon the written request of a party which has disclosed information covered by Section 6.6 in written, printed or other tangible form, all such
readily available information and all copies thereof, including samples or materials, and all notes or other materials derived from such information shall be returned to the party which disclosed such information. 
  
 6.7.    Right of Setoff.  Purchaser and Supplier shall waive all rights of setoff and recoupment
either may have against the other or any of the other’s Affiliates with respect to all amounts which may be owed from time to time pursuant to this Agreement. 
  
 6.8.    Indemnification.    With respect to PET Bottles blown by Supplier pursuant to this Agreement, Purchaser shall defend,
indemnify and hold Supplier and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, successors and permitted assigns harmless against any and all liability, damage, loss, cost or expense arising out of (i) the manufacture, use or
sale of such PET Bottles or any products liability arising therefrom (except any liability directly related to and directly caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Supplier in manufacturing the PET Bottles) and (ii) all claims, suits
or actions for bodily injuries suffered in connection with the operations or maintenance of the Molds and arising out of Purchaser’s breach of this Agreement, negligence or willful misconduct. Furthermore, Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and
hold Supplier and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, successors and permitted assigns harmless against all damages, claims, judgments, decrees, costs, expenses and demands for unfair competition or infringement of
any United States or foreign trademark or copyright as a direct result of Supplier’s manufacture of PET Bottles for Purchaser conforming to the specifications required by Purchaser or the failure of such conforming PET Bottles to comply with
any federal, state, local or other law or regulation. Supplier shall not settle any claim for which it is entitled to indemnification hereunder without the written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 

 
 ARTICLE VII 
  
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 7.1.    Notices. 
  
 All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed duly given upon actual receipt, and shall be delivered (a) in
person, (b) by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (c) by facsimile or other generally accepted means of electronic transmission (provided that a copy of any notice
 

 
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delivered pursuant to this clause (c) shall also be sent pursuant to clause (b)), addressed as follows: 
  
 if to Purchaser, to: 
  
 Constar International Inc. 
 One Crown Way 
 Philadelphia, PA 19154-4599 
 Attention: 
 Facsimile: 
  
 if to Supplier, to: 
  
 Faba Sirma SPA 
 Sant’llario d’Enza (Reggio Emilia) 
 Stada XXV Luglio, 172 
 Italy 
 Attention: Paolo Minardi 
 Facsimile: 
  
 with a copy to: 
  
 Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. 
 One Crown Way 
 Philadelphia, PA 19154 
 Attention: 
 Facsimile: 
  
 or to
such other addresses or telecopy numbers as may be specified by like notice to the other parties. 
  
 7.2.    Independent Contractor.  None of the parties is now, nor shall it be made by this Agreement, an agent or legal representative of the other party for any purpose, and neither party has any
right or authority to create any obligation, express or implied, on behalf of the other party, to accept any service of process upon it, or to receive any notices of any kind on its behalf. All activities by Supplier hereunder shall be carried on by
Supplier as an independent contractor and not as an agent for Purchaser. 
  
 7.3.    Governing
Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
  
 7.4.    Dispute Resolution: Negotiation and Arbitration. 
  
 7.4.1.  The parties shall attempt to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement promptly by negotiation in good faith between executives who have authority to
 

 
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settle the dispute. A party shall give the other party written notice of any dispute not resolved in the ordinary course of business. Within 10 Business Days after delivery of such notice, the
party receiving notice shall submit to the other a written response thereto. The notice and the response shall include: (i) a statement of each party’s position(s) regarding the matter(s) in dispute and a summary of arguments in support
thereof, and (ii) the name and title of the executive who will represent that party and any other Person who will accompany that executive. 
  
 7.4.2.  Within 10 Business Days after delivery of the notice, the designated executives shall meet at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter, as often as they reasonably deem
necessary, to attempt to resolve the dispute. All reasonable requests for information made by one party to any other shall be honored in a timely fashion. All negotiations conducted pursuant to this Section 7.4 (and any of the parties’
submissions in contemplation hereof) shall be deemed Confidential Information and shall be treated by the parties and their representatives as compromise and settlement negotiations under the United States Federal Rules of Evidence and any similar
state rules. 
  
 7.4.3.  If the matter in dispute has not been resolved within 30 days
after the first meeting of the executives to attempt to resolve the dispute, either party may submit the dispute to binding arbitration to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA. 
  
 7.4.4.  The Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, as modified or revised by the provisions of this Section 7.4, shall govern any arbitration proceeding hereunder. The arbitration shall be conducted by three arbitrators
selected pursuant to Rule 13 of the Commercial Arbitration Rules, and pre-hearing discovery shall be permitted if and only to the extent determined by the arbitrator to be necessary in order to effectuate resolution of the matter in dispute. The
arbitrator’s decision shall be rendered within 30 days of the conclusion of any hearing hereunder and the arbitrator’s judgment and award may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. 
  
 7.4.5.  Resolution of disputes under the procedures of this Section 7.4 shall be the sole and exclusive means of
resolving disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall preclude the Parties from seeking in any court of competent jurisdiction temporary or interim injunctive relief to the extent
necessary to preserve the subject matter of the dispute pending resolution under this Section 7.4. 
  
 7.5.  Consent to Jurisdiction. 
  
 Supplier and Purchaser hereby
agree and consent to be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and in the absence of such Federal jurisdiction, the parties consent to be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of any state court located in the City of Philadelphia and hereby waive the right to assert the lack of personal or subject matter jurisdiction or improper venue in connection with any such suit, action or other proceeding. In
furtherance of the foregoing, each of the parties (i) waives the
 

 
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defense of inconvenient forum, (ii) agrees not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transactions contemplated hereby other than in any such court
(other than the mandatory submission to arbitration in accordance with Section 7.4), and (iii) agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or other proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit or
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. 
  
 7.6.    Entire
Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding, written or oral, relating to the subject matter of
this Agreement. 
  
 7.7.    Successors/No Third Party Beneficiaries.  This
Agreement shall not be assignable, except that (i) Supplier may, after giving notice to Purchaser, assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement so long as the assignee agrees in writing to assume Supplier’s obligations hereunder;
provided, that Supplier shall not assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a competitor of Purchaser in the PET preform and container industry without the prior written consent of Purchaser, and (ii) Purchaser may, and hereby
gives notice to Supplier that it intends to, pledge its rights and obligations under this Agreement to its lenders as collateral to secure indebtedness outstanding under its senior secured credit facility and all renewals, refundings, refinancings
and replacements thereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall (a)
confer on any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors or permitted assigns any rights (including third party beneficiary rights), remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, or (b)
constitute the parties hereto as partners or as participants in a joint venture. This Agreement shall not provide third parties with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without
reference to the terms of this Agreement. 
  
 7.8.    Severability.  If any term
or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of any such term
or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by
law. If any of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be valid and enforceable to the
extent compatible with the applicable law or the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction. 
  
 7.9.    Counterparts.  This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all of which together shall
constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed
 

 
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counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. 
  
 7.10.    Section Headings; Interpretive Issues.  The section and paragraph headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Supplier and Purchaser have participated jointly in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. In the event any ambiguity
or question of interpretation or intent arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by Supplier and Purchaser and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any
provisions of this Agreement. 
  
 7.11.    Effectiveness.  The terms of this
Agreement shall not become effective until the Initial Public Offering Date. 
  
 7.12.    Pronouns.  Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used herein shall be deemed also to include the corresponding neuter, masculine or feminine forms. 
  
 7.13.    Further Assurances.  The parties shall execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be
executed, acknowledged and delivered, such instruments and take such other action as may be necessary or advisable to carry out their obligations under this Agreement and under any exhibit, document or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto.

  
 7.14.    Amendment and Modification.  This Agreement may not be amended or
modified except by written instrument duly executed by the parties hereto. No course of dealing between or among any persons having any interest in this Agreement will be deemed effective to modify, amend or discharge any part of this Agreement or
any rights or obligations of any person under or by reason of this Agreement. 

 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day
and year first above written. 
  
 
	 CONSTAR PLASTICS OF ITALY S.R.L.

	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    MASSIMILIANO MANCUSI
 

	  	 	 Name: Massimiliano Mancusi
 Title: Special Attorney
 

 
  
 
	 CROWN CORK ITALY S.P.A.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    PAOLO MINARDI 
 

	  	 	 Name: Paolo Minardi
 Title: General Manager
 

 
  

 
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 Schedule A 
  
 Existing PET Bottles and Prices 
  
 In EUR 
 
	 Monolayer bottle cost
 
	  	  	  	  
	 PET resin
 	  	 X
 	  	 (assumes 1% spoilage to manufacture)
 
	 Masterbatch
 	  	 X
 	  	 (assumes 1% spoilage to manufacture)
 
	 Faba injection cost
 	  	 23.38
 	  	  
	  	  	 
	  	  
	 Cost to manufacture preform
 	  	 X
 	  	  
	 Spoilage on blowing preform
 	  	 X
 	  	 (assumes 1,3% on-cost on “cost to manufacture preform”)
 
	  	  	 
	  	  
	 Preform cost
 	  	 X
 	  	  
	 Faba blowing cost
 	  	 11.60
 	  	 (=EUR 10,55 + cost of sorting bottles, EUR 1,05)
 
	 Packaging 
 	  	 2.84
 	  	  
	  	  	 
	  	  
	 Ex-works price
 	  	 X
 	  	  
	  	  	 
	  	  

 
  
 PET resin = preform weight in grammes x % PET x PET price x 1,01 

Masterbatch = preform weight in grammes x % masterbatch x masterbatch price x 1,01 
 Spoilage on blowing
preform = 1,3% on-cost on total cost of manufacturing the preform (materials + Faba injection cost) 
 Packaging cost assumes that pallets are reused 5 times and
layerpads twice. 
 NB.  In the event that Constar opts to supply monolayer preforms to Faba to be blown, the delivered cost of those preforms replaces “cost
to manufacture preform” on the above schedule. 
  
 
	 Multi-layer bottle cost 
 
	  	  	  	  
	 Preform cost
 	  	 X
 	  	 (assumes n% spoilage)
 
	 Faba blowing cost
 	  	 10.55
 	  	  
	 Packaging
 	  	 3.75
 	  	  
	  	  	 
	  	  
	 Ex-works price
 	  	 X1
 	  	  
	  	  	 
	  	  

 
  
 Preform cost = delivered cost to Faba of multi-layer preform from Constar US
including all transport, packaging, 
 customs duties, insurance and related costs x (1+n/100) (where n is the observed spoilage %) 
 Faba blowing cost above is based on line speeds being equal to monolayer (8,475 bottles/hour). If different 
 the price will be changed
accordingly (8,56 x 8475/observed speed). 
 Packaging cost assumes that pallets are reused 5 times and layerpads twice. 
  
 

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	The price shall be reduced by Euro 0.71 when pallets compatible with
Faba’s manual fork lifts are used. 
 

 

 Schedule B 
  
 Constar Customers 
  

	Ÿ
	 
	GUDV SA, its Affiliates and fillers acting on its behalf located in Italy 
 

	Ÿ
	 
	Heineken NV, its Affiliates and fillers acting on its behalf located in Europe 
 

 

 Schedule C 
  
 Molds 
  
 Blow molds 
  
 Owned by Heineken NV Cruzcampo 1000 ml 
 N°11 blow inserts 
 N°11 bottom mould 
 N°11 bottom handling 
 N°11 external
ring sectors 
  
 Owned by Heineken NV “Dreher 660 ml” 
 N°11 preforms housing rings 
 N°11
blow inserts 
 N°11 bottom mould 
 N°11 bottom centering ring 
 N°11 bottom handling 
  
 Owned by GUDV “Smirnoff 330 ml” 
 N°11 preforms housing rings 
 N°11 blow inserts 
 N°11 bottom mould 
 N°11 bottom centering ring 
 N°11 Bottom spacing 
  
 Owned by GUDV “Aqua 330 ml” 
 N°11 blow inserts 
  
 Injection molds 
  
 Owned by GUDV (Preform) 
 N°16 cores +
tubes 
 N°16 cavities 
 N°16 cavity plates 
 N°16 lock rings 
 N°16 neck rings 
 N°4 neck ring plates 
 N°4 camme 
 N°16 air cooling tubesTAX SHARING & INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 Exhibit 10.13 
  
 Execution Copy 
  
 TAX SHARING AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 

 
 THIS IS A TAX SHARING AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of the Effective Date, made by and
among Crown, Cork & Seal Company Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“Crown”) on behalf of itself and each member of the Crown Group, Constar International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Constar”), on behalf of itself and each
member of the Constar Group, and their respective successors. 
  
 Background 
  
 A.    Crown plans to sell 100% of its Constar stock to the public in a public offering (the “Offering”). As
a result of the Offering, Constar and members of the Constar Group will no longer be members of the Crown Group for the purpose of filing consolidated federal income Tax Returns or for filing consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Returns (or
participate in group relief or any similar arrangement) with any members of the Crown Group for foreign Tax purposes and for state Tax purposes; 
  
 B.    The Parties are entering into this Agreement: to provide for the Parties’ respective liabilities for Taxes; to provide certain indemnities; and to provide for various
administrative matters relating to Taxes including: (1) the preparation and filing of Tax Returns along with the payment of Taxes due and payable, (2) the retention and maintenance of relevant records necessary to prepare and file appropriate Tax
Returns, as well as the provision for appropriate access to those records by the Parties to this Agreement, (3) the conduct of audits, examinations, and proceedings by appropriate governmental entities that could result in a redetermination of
Taxes, and (4) the cooperation of all Parties with one another in order to fulfill their duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and under the Code and other applicable law; and 
  
 C.    It is the intent of the Parties that Crown shall economically bear the burden of all Taxes that are due under any consolidated, combined or
unitary Tax Return (or group relief or similar arrangement) that includes any member or members of the Constar Group and at least one member of the Crown Group that is not a member of the Constar Group for periods up to and ending with the
completion of the Offering (a “Crown Consolidated Return”) and that Constar or the appropriate member of the Constar Group shall economically bear the burden of all Taxes otherwise imposed upon or attributable to the members of the Constar
Group. 
  
 Terms 
  
 THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, and conditions contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows: 

 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS

  
 Section 1.1.  Definitions.    As used in this Agreement (including the
introduction and Background section hereof), the following definitions apply (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural focus of the terms involved): 
  
 ADJUSTMENT means any proposed or final change in the Tax Liability of a Taxpayer. 
  
 AFFILIATE of any Person means any Person, directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. 

 
 CODE means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder,
including any comparable successor legislation. 
  
 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION is defined at Section
7.8 hereof. 
  
 CONSTAR GROUP means: (i) as of any relevant date after the Effective Date, Constar
and its Subsidiaries determined as of such date; and (ii) as of any relevant date on or before the Effective Date, Constar and those Persons that are Subsidiaries of Constar immediately after the Effective Date, whether or not such Persons were
Subsidiaries of Constar before the Offering. 
  
 CONSTAR RETURNS is defined at Section 2.2 hereof.

  
 CROWN CONSOLIDATED RETURN has the meaning set forth in paragraph C of the Background section
hereof. 
  
 CROWN GROUP means, as of any relevant date, Crown and its Subsidiaries, determined as of
such date. 
  
 DISPUTES is defined at Section 6.1(a) hereof. 
  
 EFFECTIVE DATE means the date on which the Offering closes. 
  
 FINAL DETERMINATION means the final resolution of any Tax matter. A Final Determination shall result from the first to occur of: 
  

	 	1.
	the expiration of 30 days after the IRS’ acceptance of a Waiver of Restrictions on Assessment and Collection of Deficiency in Tax and Acceptance of
Overassessment on Form 870 or 870-AD (or any successor comparable form) (the “Waiver”), except as to reserved matters specified therein, or the expiration of 30 days after acceptance by any other taxing
 
 

 
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authority of a comparable agreement or form under the laws of any other jurisdiction, including state, local, and foreign jurisdictions; unless, within such period, the Taxpayer gives notice to
the other Party to this Agreement of the Taxpayer’s intention to attempt to recover all or part of any amount paid pursuant to the Waiver by the filing of a timely claim for refund; 
 

  

	 	2.
	a decision, judgment, decree, or other order by a court of competent jurisdiction that is not subject to further judicial review (by appeal or otherwise) and
has become final; 
 

  

	 	3.
	the execution of a closing agreement under Code section 7121, the acceptance by the IRS of an offer in compromise under Code section 7122, or resolution of any
Tax matter under Code section 7123 or any similar resolution program, or comparable agreements or resolution program under the laws of any other jurisdiction, including state, local, and foreign jurisdictions; except as to reserved matters specified
therein; 
 

  

	 	4.
	the expiration of the time for filing a claim for refund or for instituting suit in respect of a claim for refund that was disallowed in whole or part by the
IRS or any other taxing authority; 
 

  

	 	5.
	the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations; or 
 

  

	 	6.
	an agreement by the Parties hereto that a Final Determination has been made. 
 

  
 FINAL STATEMENT is defined at Section 3.2(b) hereof. 
  
 INTERIM STATEMENT is defined at Section 3.2(b) hereof. 
  
 IRS means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. 
  
 IRS INTEREST RATE means the rate of
interest imposed from time to time on underpayments of income tax pursuant to Code section 6621(a)(2). 
  
 NON-PRIMARY PARTY is defined at Section 4.3(a) hereof. 
  
 OFFERING has the meaning
set forth in paragraph A of the Background section hereof. 
  
 PARTY means, on the one hand, Crown
and any member of the Crown Group and, on the other hand, Constar and any member of the Constar Group, as the case may be. 
  
 PERSON means any corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership or limited liability company. 

 
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 PRIMARY PARTY is defined at Section 4.3(a) hereof. 

 
 STRADDLE PERIOD is defined at Section 3.2(a) hereof. 
  
 STRADDLE PERIOD RETURN is defined at Section 3.2(a) hereof. 
  
 SUBSIDIARY means with respect to Crown or Constar, any Person of which Crown or Constar, respectively, controls or owns, directly or indirectly, more than
50% of the stock or other equity interest entitled to vote on the election of members of the board of directors or similar governing body except that neither Constar nor any Subsidiary of Constar shall be considered a Subsidiary of Crown after the
Effective Date. 
  
 TAXES means all federal, state, local and foreign gross or net income, gross
receipts, withholding, payroll, franchise, transfer, sales, use, value added, estimated or other taxes of any kind whatsoever or similar charges and assessments, including all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts
which any member of the Crown Group or the Constar Group is required to pay, collect or withhold, together with any interest and any penalties, additions or additional amounts imposed with respect thereto. 
  
 TAXPAYER means the Crown Group, the Constar Group or any member thereof as the context may require. 

 
 TAX BENEFIT means a reduction in the Tax Liability of a Taxpayer for any taxable period. Except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, a Tax Benefit shall be deemed to have been realized or received from a Tax Item in a taxable period only if and to the extent that the Tax Liability of the Taxpayer for such period, after taking into account the effect of
the Tax Item on the Tax Liability of such Taxpayer in all prior periods, is less than it would have been if such Tax Liability were determined without regard to such Tax Item. 
  
 TAX ITEM means any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, recapture of credit, or any other item which may have the effect of increasing or
decreasing Taxes paid or payable. 
  
 TAX LIABILITY means the net amount of Taxes due and paid or
payable for any taxable period (including, as the context may require, the amount of such Taxes that would be due if computed on a separate company basis), determined after applying all Tax credits and all applicable carrybacks or carryovers for net
operating losses, net capital losses, unused general business Tax credits, or any other Tax Items arising from a prior or subsequent taxable period, and all other relevant adjustments. 
  
 TAX RETURNS means all reports, estimates, declarations of estimated tax, information statements and returns relating to, or required to be filed in
connection with any Taxes, including information returns or reports with respect to backup withholding and other payments to third parties. 

 
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 ARTICLE II 
 PREPARATION AND
FILING OF TAX RETURNS 
  
 Section 2.1.  Returns Prepared by Crown.    Crown
shall prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, all Crown Consolidated Returns (including all Straddle Period Returns). 
  
 Section 2.2.  Returns Prepared by Constar.    Constar shall prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, all Tax Returns of, or with respect to, one or more members of the Constar
Group other than the Crown Consolidated Returns (the “Constar Returns”). 
  
 Section
2.3.  Taxable Period Ends on Effective Date.    Unless prohibited under applicable law, a taxable period of each member of the Constar Group that is included in a Crown Consolidated Return that includes the
Effective Date shall end at the close of the Effective Date. 
  
 ARTICLE III 
 PAYMENT OF TAXES UPON FILING AND UPON SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT 
  
 Section 3.1.  Taxes Generally.    Except as provided in Section 3.2 of this Agreement, Crown shall pay or cause to be paid and shall indemnify and hold Constar and the members of the Constar Group
harmless against all Tax Liabilities that arise under each Crown Consolidated Return. Constar shall pay or cause to be paid and shall indemnify and hold Crown and the members of the Crown Group harmless against all Tax Liabilities that arise under
each Constar Return. 
  
 Section 3.2.  Straddle Periods. 
  
 (a) If, for purposes of a Crown Consolidated Return, a taxable period of any member of the Constar Group includes the Effective Date but
does not end on the Effective Date (as otherwise generally provided under Section 2.3 of this Agreement) (a “Straddle Period”), Crown shall pay or cause to be paid and shall indemnify and hold Constar and the members of the Constar Group
harmless against the Tax Liabilities attributable to the affected member or members of the Constar Group for the portion of such tax period ending on the Effective Date and Constar shall pay or cause to be paid and shall indemnify and hold Crown and
the members of the Crown Group harmless against the Tax Liabilities attributable to the affected member or members of the Constar Group for the remainder of such tax period beginning with the day after the Effective Date. Tax Returns for such
Straddle Periods shall be referred to as “Straddle Period Returns.” The determination of Tax Liabilities up to and following the Effective Date shall be based upon an interim closing of the books of the affected member or members of the
Constar Group as of the opening of the day following the Effective Date and shall otherwise follow the principles of paragraph (b) of this section. Crown shall determine the amounts owed by Constar under this Section 3.2 and provide to Constar a
statement showing the amount owed by Constar (an “Interim Statement”) within 20 days of the due date of any Straddle Period Return (determined without regard to applicable extensions). Constar shall pay to Crown its
 

 
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portion of Taxes determined under this Section 3.2 for Straddle Period Returns to Crown no less than 10 days prior to the due date of any Straddle Period Return (determined without regard to
applicable extensions). Interest shall accrue at a rate of 8% on any payment required by this Section 3.2 not made within the time specified in the immediately preceding sentence. Crown shall refund to Constar the excess of any payment made by
Constar over the amount calculated following the principles of this Section 3.2 applied to the tax shown due and payable on any Straddle Period Return as filed. Crown shall prepare a second statement showing any additional amount owed by Constar or
any amount payable by Crown to Constar (a “Final Statement”) 30 days after the filing of any Straddle Period Return. Constar shall pay to Crown any amount owed under this Section 3.2 no less than 5 days after receiving an Interim Statement
or Final Statement. Crown shall pay any amount owed to Constar under this Section 3.2 no less than 5 days after Crown delivers the Final Statement. Interest shall accrue at a rate of 8% on any payment required by this Section 3.2 not made within the
time specified in the two preceding sentences. 
  
 (b)   For purposes of this Section 3.2, the portion of
Tax Liabilities attributable to a member shall be determined by allocating the Tax due and payable with respect to a Straddle Period Return among the members in the same proportion that each such member’s taxable income, determined on a
separate company basis, bears to the sum of the separate taxable incomes of all members having separate taxable income (and disregarding losses of any member). The excess of the Tax Liability of a member determined on a separate company basis over
the allocable portion of the Tax Liability of such member as determined under the immediately preceding sentence shall be paid by such member to the other member or members having losses in direct proportion to the reduction in Tax Liability
resulting from the inclusion of such loss member or members. In no event shall this Section 3.2 require a member of either the Constar Group or Crown Group to make a payment to another member in the same group. 
  
 Section 3.3.  Adjustments.    If any Tax Return is examined by a taxing authority and an Adjustment
results from such examination, the Party bearing responsibility for such Taxes determined under this Article III shall pay its share of any additional Tax Liability resulting from the Adjustment, determined in accordance with the principles set
forth in Section 3.2(b), within 30 days following a Final Determination of such Adjustment and any refund, credit or similar reduction in Tax Liability arising from such Adjustment shall be apportioned among the Parties in accordance with the
principles set forth in Section 3.2, provided, however, that if the Adjustment results in an increase in the Tax Liability of one Party and a Tax Benefit to the other Party, the Party receiving such Tax Benefit, to the extent it is equal to
or less than the other Party’s additional Tax Liability, shall pay the amount of such Tax Benefit to such other Party within 30 days after such Tax Benefit is realized. Promptly after receiving notice from the Party having the Adjustment that
results in additional Tax Liability, the other Party shall make a claim for any Tax Benefit resulting from such Adjustment, on an amended Tax Return or in a formal or informal claim filed with the IRS or other taxing authority, unless the amount of
such Tax Benefit is immaterial or unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. 

 
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 Section 3.4.  Refunds.    If one Party
receives a refund in respect of amounts paid by the other Party to any taxing authority on its behalf, or should any such amounts that would otherwise be refundable to one Party be applied by the taxing authority to obligations of the other Party as
determined under this Agreement, then the Party in receipt of such refund or notification of credit, shall promptly following receipt (or notification of credit), remit such refund (or the amount of such credit) and any related interest to the other
Party. 
  
  
 ARTICLE IV 
 COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; AUDITS AND ADJUSTMENTS 
  
 Section 4.1.  Waiver of Carrybacks.    If any member of the Constar Group generates a net operating loss in a taxable period beginning after the Effective Date, Constar hereby agrees to waive (or
cause such other member of the Constar Group to waive) the right to carry back such net operating loss pursuant to Code Section 172(b)(3), so that no such net operating losses will be carried back to any Crown Consolidated Return. Similar procedures
shall be followed in any state or locality where Constar might otherwise have the right to carry back a net operating loss to a Crown Group combined, consolidated or unitary Tax Return. In no circumstances shall Constar have the right to carry back
a net operating loss to a Crown Consolidated Return, and any refund or credit that may be paid to or received by the Crown Group on account of any such carryback shall remain the sole property of the Crown Group. 
  
 Section 4.2.  Tax Return Information. 
  
 (a)  Constar shall, and shall cause each appropriate member of the Constar Group to, provide Crown with all information and other assistance
reasonably requested by Crown to enable Crown to prepare and file Crown Consolidated Returns and Straddle Period Returns. 
  
 (b)  Crown shall, and shall cause each appropriate member of the Crown Group to, provide Constar with all information and other assistance reasonably requested by Constar to enable Constar to prepare and file
Constar Returns. 
  
 (c)  After filing of the final Crown Consolidated Returns, Crown will
inform Constar of the amount of consolidated carryovers which are attributed to Constar and each member of the Constar Group as provided by Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-21 or any other similar law or regulation. 
  
 Section 4.3.  Audits and Adjustments. 
  
 (a)  If Crown or Constar receives in writing from the IRS or any other taxing authority notice of an Adjustment that may give rise to a payment
from the other Party under this Agreement or otherwise affect the other Party’s Taxes, Crown or Constar, as the case may be, shall give written notice of the Adjustment to the other Party within 30 days of becoming aware of the Adjustment but
in no case later than 10 days before Crown or Constar, as the case may be, is required to respond to the IRS or other taxing authority, provided that failure to give such
 

 
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timely notice shall not relieve the Party entitled to such notification of its obligations hereunder except to the extent actually prejudiced thereby. The Party primarily liable for any Tax
Liability with respect to the Adjustment under Article III (the “Primary Party”) at its own expense shall have control over all matters relating to the Adjustment that may give rise to a payment obligation by the Primary Party,
provided, however, that the other Party (the “Non-Primary Party”) may settle, partially settle, or otherwise resolve any controversy involving the Non-Primary Party’s Taxes to which the particular Adjustment relates, so long as
the Non-Primary Party does not settle, partially settle, or otherwise resolve the controversy in a manner inconsistent with the Primary Party’s position, without the prior written consent of the Primary Party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. 
  
 (b)  Constar agrees reasonably to cooperate with Crown in the
negotiation, settlement, or litigation of any liability for Taxes of any member of the Crown Group. 
  
 (c)  Crown agrees reasonably to cooperate with Constar in the negotiation, settlement, or litigation of any liability for Taxes of any member of the Constar Group. 
  
 (d)  Crown will promptly notify Constar in writing of any Adjustment involving a change in the tax basis of any asset of Constar or any change in
any Tax attribute of Constar, specifying the nature of the change so that the Constar Group will be able to reflect the revised basis or attribute in its tax books and records for periods beginning on or after the Effective Date. 

 
 ARTICLE V 
 RETENTION OF RECORDS;
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS 
  
 Section 5.1.  Retention of Records.    Crown and
Constar agree to retain the appropriate records which may affect the determination of the liability for Taxes of any member of the Crown Group or the Constar Group, respectively, until such time as there has been a Final Determination with respect
to such liability for Taxes. A Party may satisfy its obligations under the preceding sentence by allowing the other Party to duplicate records at such other Party’s request and expense. 
  
 Section 5.2.  Statute of Limitations.    Crown and Constar will notify each other in writing of any waivers or extensions of the
applicable statute of limitations that may affect the period for which any materials, records, or documents must be retained. 
  
 ARTICLE VI 
 RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES 
  
 Section 6.1.  Dispute Resolution: Negotiation and Arbitration. 
  
 (a)  The parties shall attempt to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement promptly by negotiation in good faith between executives who have authority to settle the
dispute. A party shall give the other party written notice of any dispute not resolved in
 

 
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the ordinary course of business. Within 10 Business Days after delivery of such notice, the party receiving notice shall submit to the other a written response thereto. The notice and the
response shall include: (i) a statement of each party’s position(s) regarding the matter(s) in dispute and a summary of arguments in support thereof, and (ii) the name and title of the executive who will represent that party and any other
Person who will accompany that executive. 
  
 (b)  Within 10 Business Days after delivery
of the notice, the designated executives shall meet at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter, as often as they reasonably deem necessary, to attempt to resolve the dispute. All reasonable requests for information made by one party to
any other shall be honored in a timely fashion. All negotiations conducted pursuant to this Section 6.1 (and any of the parties’ submissions in contemplation hereof) shall be deemed Confidential Information and shall be treated by the parties
and their representatives as compromise and settlement negotiations under the United States Federal Rules of Evidence and any similar state rules. 
  
 (c)  If the matter in dispute has not been resolved within 30 days after the first meeting of the executives to attempt to resolve the dispute,
either party may submit the dispute to binding arbitration to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA.

  
 (d)  The Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, as modified or revised by the
provisions of this Section 6.1, shall govern any arbitration proceeding hereunder. The arbitration shall be conducted by three arbitrators selected pursuant to Rule 13 of the Commercial Arbitration Rules, and pre-hearing discovery shall be permitted
if and only to the extent determined by the arbitrator to be necessary in order to effectuate resolution of the matter in dispute. The arbitrator’s decision shall be rendered within 30 days of the conclusion of any hearing hereunder and the
arbitrator’s judgment and award may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. 
  
 (e)  Resolution of disputes under the procedures of this Section 6.1 shall be the sole and exclusive means of resolving disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein
shall preclude the Parties from seeking in any court of competent jurisdiction temporary or interim injunctive relief to the extent necessary to preserve the subject matter of the dispute pending resolution under this Section 6.1. 

 
 ARTICLE VII 
 GENERAL 

 
 Section 7.1.  Term of the Agreement.    This Agreement shall become effective as of the
Effective Date and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall continue in full force and effect indefinitely. 

 
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 Section 7.2.  Elections Under Code Section
1552.    Nothing in this Agreement is intended to change or otherwise affect any election made by or on behalf of the Crown Group with respect to the calculation of earnings and profits under Code Section 1552. 

 
 Section 7.3.  Injunctions.    The Parties acknowledge that irreparable damage would occur
in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached. The Parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions
of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court having jurisdiction, such remedy being in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity. 
  
 Section 7.4.  Assignment.    Neither of the Parties may assign or delegate any of its rights or
duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, except that Constar may, and hereby gives notice to Crown that it intends to, pledge its rights and obligations under
this Agreement to its lenders as collateral to secure indebtedness outstanding under its senior secured credit facility and all renewals, refundings and replacements thereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of,
the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 
  
 Section 7.5.  Further
Assurances.     The Parties shall execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, such instruments and take such other action as may be necessary or advisable to carry out their
obligations under this Agreement and under any exhibit, document or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto. Constar shall cause any Subsidiaries of Constar formed after the date hereof to comply with all terms of this Agreement and shall use its
best efforts to cause Constar Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. to comply with all terms of this Agreement. 
  
 Section 7.6.  Waivers.    No failure or delay on the part of the Parties in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. No modification or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement nor consent to any departure by the Parties therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which
given. 
  
 Section 7.7.  Change of Law.    If, due to any change in applicable
law or regulations or their interpretation by any court of law or other governing body having jurisdiction subsequent to the date of this Agreement, performance of any provision of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated thereby shall become
impracticable or impossible, the Parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such provision. 
  
 Section 7.8.  Confidentiality; Disclosures. 

 
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 (a)  Confidentiality.    The Parties agree
(a) to maintain all information, whether in written, oral, electronic or other form, necessary for or utilized or received pursuant to any terms of this Agreement, as the case may be, including, without limitation, prices, payment terms, technical
knowledge, features, know-how and other information necessary to carry out the terms of this Agreement, as the case may be (the “Confidential Information”), as secret and confidential and (b) not to disclose the Confidential
Information to any third person or party (except for employees, counsel, contractors, customers, consultants or vendors who have a need to know and are informed of the confidential nature of such information by the disclosing Party). Each Party
shall accept responsibility and be liable for any disclosure by any third person of any Confidential Information disclosed to such third person by such Party. The Parties will use the same measures to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential
Information of any other Party in its possession or control that it uses to maintain the confidentiality of its own Confidential Information of similar type and importance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party or their Affiliates may
describe this Agreement in, and include this Agreement with, filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any related prospectuses, including such filings or prospectuses in connection with any offering of securities. Confidential
Information will not include information that (i) is in or enters the public domain without breach of this Agreement, or (ii) the receiving party lawfully receives from a third party without restriction on disclosure and, to the receiving
party’s knowledge, without breach of a nondisclosure obligation. 
  
 (b)  Disclosure to
Governmental Agency.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party shall be permitted to disclose the Confidential Information and/or any portion thereof (i) to a governmental agency or authority as required in response to a
subpoena therefor, (ii) in connection with formal requests for discovery under applicable rules of civil procedure in a legal action before a court of competent jurisdiction to which such Party is a party and (iii) as otherwise required by law;
provided, however, that, in any such case, each Party shall notify the other Party as early as reasonably practicable prior to disclosure to allow such Party to take appropriate measures to preserve the confidentiality of such information at
the expense of such Party. 
  
 (c)  Ownership of Information.    All
Confidential Information supplied or developed by either Party will be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Party who supplied or developed it. 
  
 (d)  Return of Confidential Information.    Upon the written request of a Party which has disclosed information covered by this Section 7.8 in written, printed or
other tangible form, all such readily available information and all copies thereof, including samples or materials, and all notes or other materials derived from such information shall be returned to the Party which disclosed such information.

  
 Section 7.9.  Section Headings; Interpretive Issues.    The section and
paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Both Parties have participated jointly in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement.
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of interpretation or intent arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by both Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by
virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement. 
  
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7.10.  Counterparts.    This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all of which together shall constitute but
one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. 
  
 Section 7.11.  Notices.    All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall
be in writing, shall be deemed duly given upon actual receipt, and shall be delivered (a) in person, (b) by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (c) by facsimile or other generally accepted means of electronic
transmission (provided that a copy of any notice delivered pursuant to this clause (c) shall also be sent pursuant to clause (b)), addressed as follows: 
  
 
	 Crown at:
 	    	 Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
 One Crown Way
 Philadelphia, PA 19154
 Attention: Reda Amiry
 Facsimile:
(215) 698-6050
 
	 
	 Constar at:
 	    	 Constar International Inc.
 One Crown Way
 Philadelphia, PA 19154
 Attention: James Cook
 Facsimile:
(215) 552-3700
 

 
  
 or to such other addresses or telecopy numbers as may be specified by like notice to the
other Parties. 
  
 Section 7.12.  Costs and Expenses.    Unless otherwise
specifically provided herein, each Party agrees to pay its own costs and expenses resulting from the fulfillment of its respective obligations hereunder. 
  
 Section 7.13.  Cancellation of Prior Tax Allocation or Tax-Sharing Agreements.    Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, on or prior to the Effective Date,
Crown shall cancel or cause to be canceled all agreements (other than this Agreement) providing for the allocation or sharing of Taxes to which any member of the Constar Group would otherwise be bound following the Offering. 
  
 Section 7.14.  Interest on Late Payments.    If a Party delays making any payment beyond the due date
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the IRS Interest Rate for each day and the actual number of days for which any amount due hereunder is unpaid. 
  
 Section 7.15.  Consent to Jurisdiction.    Both Parties hereby agree and consent to be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and in the absence of such Federal jurisdiction, the Parties consent to be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state court located in the City of Philadelphia and hereby
waive the right to assert the lack of personal or subject matter jurisdiction or improper venue in connection with any such suit, action or other proceeding. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the Parties (i) waives the defense of inconvenient
forum, (ii) agrees not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transactions contemplated hereby other than in any such court (other than the mandatory submission to arbitration in accordance with Section
6.1) and (iii) agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or other proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit or judgment or in any other manner provided by law. 
  
 Section 7.16.  General.    This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the Parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding, written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except (a) by written instrument duly
executed by the Parties hereto or (b) by a waiver in accordance with Section 7.6. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Parties hereto and their respective present and future Subsidiaries. Nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall (a) confer on any person other than the Parties hereto any rights (including third party beneficiary rights), remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, or (b)
constitute the Parties hereto as partners or as participants in a joint venture. This Agreement shall not provide third parties with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without
reference to the terms of this Agreement. 
  
 Section 7.17.  Governing Law and
Severability.    This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If any term or other provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall, to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of any such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it
is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. If any of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any
reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be valid and enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law or the determination by a court
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers, each of
whom is duly authorized, all as of the Effective Date. 
  
  
 
	 CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY,
INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    TORSTEN J. KREIDER
 

	  	 	 Name: Torsten J. Kreider
 Title: Vice President—Planning & Development
 

 
  
          Attest:

  
          [Corporate Seal] 
  
  
 
	 CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY,
INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    WILLIAM T. GALLAGHER
 

	  	 	 Name: William T. Gallagher
 Title: Secretary
 

 
  
  
  
 
	 CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    JAMES C. COOK
 

	  	 	 Name: James C. Cook
 Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
 

 
  
  
  
 
	 CONSTAR FOREIGN HOLDINGS, INC.

	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    JAMES C. COOK
 

	  	 	 Name: James C. Cook
 Title: Executive Vice President
 

 

 
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	 CONSTAR , INC.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    JAMES C. COOK
 

	  	 	 Name: James C. Cook
 Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 

 
  
  
  
 
	 CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL HOLLAND (PLASTICS)
B.V.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    ALBERT ABRAMHOFF
 

	  	 	 Name: Albert Abramhoff
 Title: Plant Manager
 

 
  
  
  
 
	 CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL UK LTD.
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    D. M. POWELL
 

	  	 	 Name: D. M. Powell
 Title: Director
 

 
  
  
  
 
	 CONSTAR PLASTICS OF CANADA
LIMITED
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    JAMES C. COOK
 

	  	 	 Name: James C. Cook
 Title: Executive Vice President
 

 
  
  
  
 
	 CONSTAR PLASTICS, LLC
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    JAMES C. COOK
 

	  	 	 Name: James C. Cook
 Title: Executive Vice President
 

 

 
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