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Corporate Agreement

  
 Exhibit 10.2 
  
 CORPORATE AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS CORPORATE
AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of                     , 2002, by and between CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation
(“Constar”), and CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation (“Crown”). 
  
 RECITALS

  
 A.  Crown owns all of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of Constar. 
  
 B.  Crown and Constar are contemplating that an initial public offering will be made of the capital stock of Constar (the
“Initial Public Offering”). 
  
 C.  The parties desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth
their agreement regarding allocation of liabilities, certain releases from liabilities, indemnification and other matters. 
  
 AGREEMENTS 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, Constar and Crown, for themselves and their successors and assigns, hereby agree as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE I 
  
 DEFINITIONS 
  
 1.1.  Definitions. 
  
 As used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the following meanings, applicable both to the singular and the plural forms of the terms described: 
  
 “Action” means any claim, suit, action, arbitration, inquiry, investigation or other proceeding of any nature (whether criminal, civil,
legislative, administrative, regulatory, prosecutorial or otherwise) by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Entity. 
  
 “Actual Recovery” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.3(d). 
  
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to a given Person, any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person; provided, however, that in no event shall (i) any of the Crown Entities be deemed to
be Affiliates of any of the Constar Entities and (ii) any of the Constar Entities be deemed to be Affiliates of any of the Crown Entities. 
  
 “Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto. 
  

 “Ancillary Agreements” means the Alsip Lease Agreement, the Benefits Allocation Agreement, the
Closures Patent License Agreement, the FABA Supply Agreement, the Newark Component Supply and Lease of Related Assets Agreement, the Non-Competition Agreement, the Philadelphia Lease Agreement, the License and Royalty Sharing Agreement, the Research
and Development Agreement, the Salt Lake City PET Products Supply and Lease of Related Assets Agreement, the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement, the Technical Services Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the Voghera PET Preform
Supply and Lease of Related Assets Agreement and all other agreements entered into between any Constar Entity and any Crown Entity in connection with the Initial Public Offering. 
  
 “Alsip Lease Agreement” means the Alsip Lease Agreement, dated as of             ,
2002, between Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation and Constar, Inc. 
  
 “Benefits
Allocation Agreement” means the Benefits Allocation Agreement, dated as of             , 2002, between Constar and Crown. 
  
 “Closures Patent License Agreement” means the Closures Patent License Agreement, dated as of
            , 2002, between Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation and Constar International UK Limited. 
  
 “Common Advisors” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1(a). 
  
 “Confidential Information” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.1(a). 
  
 “Constar” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto. 
  
 “Constar Board” means the Board of Directors of Constar. 
  
 “Constar Bylaws” means the bylaws of Constar, as amended. 
  
 “Constar Charter” means the certificate of incorporation of Constar, as amended. 
  
 “Constar Entities” means (i) Constar, (ii) Constar, Inc., (iii) Constar International UK Limited, (iv) Constar International Holland (Plastics)
B.V., (v) Constar Plastics of Italy S.R.L., (vi) Constar Plastics, LLC, (vii) Constar Ambalaj Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S., (viii) DT, Inc., (ix) BFF Inc., (x) Constar Foreign Holdings, Inc., (xi) any Constar Equity-Interest Entities and (xii) entities
which become Affiliates of Constar after the completion of the Initial Public Offering, other than solely by becoming Affiliates of Crown; and “Constar Entity” means any of the Constar Entities. “Constar Entities” shall not
include Crown. 
  
 “Constar Entity Liabilities” means all Liabilities, whether arising
before, at or after the Initial Public Offering Date, (i) of or in any way relating, in whole or in part, to any Constar Entity, including, without limitation, all Liabilities relating, in whole or in part, to any asset owned by a Constar Entity as
of the Initial Public Offering Date after giving effect to the
 

 
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transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement (whether such asset was transferred to the Constar Entity by any Crown Entity or otherwise acquired by the Constar Entity) or (ii) arising
from the conduct of, in connection with or in any way relating to, in whole or in part, the past, present or future businesses and operations of the Constar Entities (other than the businesses and operations of any Crown Entity) or the ownership or
use of assets or property in connection therewith; provided, that (x) in no event shall any Crown Entity Liability constitute or be deemed to be a Constar Entity Liability (including, without limitation, by virtue of any theory of law holds a Person
liable for the liabilities of another Person) and (y) liabilities retained by Crown pursuant to the Benefits Allocation Agreement shall be deemed to be Crown Entity Liabilities and not Constar Entity Liabilities. 
  
 “Constar Equity Interest Entity” means any Person in which Constar has an equity interest but which is not a
Subsidiary of Constar. 
  
 “Constar Indemnitee” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
5.2. 
  
 “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. 
  
 “Controlled Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, one or more of such Person’s Affiliates that is directly or indirectly controlled
by such Person. 
  
 “Corporate Opportunity” means an investment or business opportunity or
prospective economic or competitive advantage in which Constar or any Constar Entity or other Person in which Constar has an equity interest could have an interest or expectancy. 
  
 “Crown” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto. 
  
 “Crown Entities” means Crown and Affiliates of Crown (other than Affiliates that constitute Constar Entities); and “Crown Entity” means
any of the Crown Entities. 
  
 “Crown Entity Liabilities” means all Liabilities, whether
arising before, at or after the Initial Public Offering Date, (i) of or in any way relating, in whole or in part, to any Crown Entity, including, without limitation, all Liabilities relating, in whole or in part, to any asset owned by a Crown Entity
as of the Initial Public Offering Date after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement (whether such asset was transferred to the Crown Entity by any Constar Entity or otherwise acquired by the Crown Entity) or
(ii) arising from the conduct of, in connection with or in any way relating to, in whole or in part, the past, present or future businesses and operations of the Crown Entities (other than the businesses and operations of any Constar Entity) or the
ownership or use of assets or property in connection therewith; provided, that (x) in no event shall any Constar Entity Liability constitute or be deemed to be a Crown Entity Liability (including, without limitation, by virtue of any theory
of law that holds a Person liable for the liabilities of another Person) and (y) liabilities assumed by any Constar Entity pursuant to the Benefits Allocation Agreement shall be deemed to be Constar Entity Liabilities and not Crown Entity
Liabilities. For the avoidance of doubt, Crown Entity Liabilities shall include any liability arising out of or related to current or future litigation regarding asbestos claims derived from the ownership by Crown of Mundet Cork Corporation or any
other Crown Entity. 

 
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 “Crown Indemnitee” has the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 5.1. 
  
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
any successor statute. 
  
 “FABA Supply Agreement” means the FABA Supply Agreement, dated
as of             , 2002, between FABA Sirma S.p.A. and Constar Plastics of Italy S.R.L. 
  
 “Final Prospectus” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.1(c). 
  
 “Finally Determined” means, with respect to any Action, threatened Action or other matter, that the outcome or resolution of that Action,
threatened Action or matter has either (i) been decided by an arbitrator or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction by judgment, order, award or other ruling or (ii) has been settled or voluntarily dismissed and, in the case of each of clauses
(i) and (ii), the claimants’ rights to maintain that Action, threatened Action or other matter have been finally adjudicated, waived, discharged or extinguished, and that judgment, order, ruling, award, settlement or dismissal (whether
mandatory or voluntary, but if voluntary that dismissal must be final, binding and with prejudice as to all claims specifically pleaded in that Action) is subject to no further appeal, vacatur proceeding or discretionary review. 

 
 “Group” shall mean, the Constar Entities, in the case of Constar, and the Crown Entities, in the case
of Crown. 
  
 “Governmental Entity” means any government or any state, department or other
political subdivision thereof, or any governmental body, agency, authority (including, without limitation, any central bank or taxing authority) or instrumentality (including, without limitation, any court, tribunal or grand jury) exercising
executive, prosecutorial, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government. 
  
 “Indemnified Party” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.4. 
  
 “Indemnifying Party” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.4. 
  
 “Information” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2(a). 
  
 “Initial Public Offering” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this Agreement. 
  
 “Initial Public Offering Date” means the date of completion of the initial sale of Common Stock in the Initial Public Offering. 
  
 “Liabilities” means any and all claims, debts, liabilities, assessments, fines, penalties, damages, losses, disgorgements and obligations, of any
kind, character or description (whether absolute, contingent, matured, not matured, liquidated, unliquidated, accrued, known, 

 
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unknown, direct, indirect, derivative or otherwise) whenever arising, including, without limitation, all costs and expenses relating thereto (including, without limitation, all expenses of
investigation, all attorneys’ fees and all out-of-pocket expenses in connection with any Action or threatened Action). 
  
 “License and Royalty Sharing Agreement” means the License and Royalty Sharing Agreement, dated as of             , 2002 between
Constar and Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation. 
  
 “Newark Component Supply and
Lease of Related Assets” means the Newark Component Supply and Lease of Related Assets Agreement, dated as of             , 2002, between Crown Cork & Seal Company (USA) Inc. and
Constar, Inc. 
  
 “Non-Competition Agreement” means the Non-Competition Agreement, dated as
of             , 2002, between Constar and Crown. 
  
 “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, government (and any department or agency thereof) or other entity. 

 
 “Philadelphia Lease Agreement” means the Philadelphia Lease Agreement, dated as of
            , 2002, between Crown and Constar, Inc. 
  
 “Privilege” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.3(a). 
  
 “Privileged Information” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.3(a). 
  
 “Registration Statement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.1(c). 
  
 “Representative” means, with respect to any Person, each of such Person’s directors, officers, employees, representatives, attorneys, accountants, advisors and agents and each of the heirs, executors and assigns of any
of the foregoing. 
  
 “Research and Development Agreement” means the Research and
Development Agreement, dated as of             , 2002, between Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation, CarnaudMetalbox plc and Constar. 
  
 “Salt Lake City PET Products Supply and Lease of Related Assets Agreement” means the Salt Lake City PET Products
Supply and Lease of Related Assets Agreement, dated as of             , 2002, between Crown Cork & Seal Company (USA) Inc. and Constar, Inc. 
  
 “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 

 
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 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any successor statute. 
  
 “Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any
corporation, association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which the power to direct the vote of the majority of the votes that may be cast in the election of directors (or other Persons acting in similar capacities) is held or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of the Subsidiaries of such Person or by a combination thereof. “Subsidiary,” when used with respect to Crown or Constar, shall also include any other entity affiliated
with Crown or Constar, as the case may be, that Crown and Constar may hereafter agree in writing shall be treated as a “Subsidiary” for the purposes of this Agreement. 
  
 “Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement” means the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement, dated as of
            , 2002, between Constar and Crown. 
  
 “Technical Services Agreement” means the Technical Services Agreement, dated as of             , 2002, between Constar and Crown. 
  
 “Third-Party Claim” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.5. 
  
 “Transition Services Agreement” means the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of
            , 2002, between Constar and Crown. 
  
 “Voghera PET Preform Supply and Lease of Related Assets Agreement” means the Voghera PET Preform Supply and Lease of Related Assets Agreement, dated as of
            , 2002, between Crown Cork Italy S.p.A and Constar Plastics of Italy S.R.L. 
  
 1.2.  Internal References.    Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to Articles, Sections and paragraphs shall refer to the corresponding articles,
sections and paragraphs in this Agreement and references to the parties shall mean the parties to this Agreement. 
  
 ARTICLE II 
  
 MUTUAL RELEASES; PRIVILEGE MATTERS 
  
 2.1.  Release of Pre-Initial Public Offering Claims.    (a)  Except as provided in Section
2.1(c), Constar does hereby, for itself and its successors and assigns, and shall cause each member of its Group over which it has legal or effective direct or indirect control to, for itself and its respective successors and assigns, (i) remise,
release and forever discharge the Crown Entities, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys and representatives and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever (including, without limitation, any Liabilities arising out of the acknowledgments and agreements set forth in Section 2.2), whether at law
or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of law
 

 
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or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have
existed on or before the Initial Public Offering Date, including in connection with the actions or decisions taken or omitted to be taken in connection with, and the other activities relating to, the structuring or implementation of the Initial
Public Offering (including, without limitation, the entering into of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements) and (ii) acknowledge and agree with Crown that both parties (or the applicable member or members of either of their respective Groups,
as the case may be) were represented by, or consulted with, common consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys and representatives in connection with the actions or decisions taken or omitted to be taken in connection with, and the other
activities relating to, the structuring or implementation of the Initial Public Offering (including, without limitation, the entering into of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements)(“Common Advisors”). 
  
 (b)  Except as provided in Section 2.1(c), Crown does hereby, for itself and its successors and assigns, and shall cause each
member of its Group over which it has legal or effective direct or indirect control to, for itself and its respective successors and assigns, (i) remise, release and forever discharge the Constar Entities, their respective Affiliates, successors and
assigns, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys and representatives and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all
Liabilities whatsoever (including, without limitation, any Liabilities arising out of the acknowledgments and agreements set forth in Section 2.2), whether at law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract
or agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the
Initial Public Offering Date, including in connection with the actions or decisions taken or omitted to be taken in connection with, and the other activities relating to, the structuring or implementation of the Initial Public Offering (including,
without limitation, the entering into of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements) and (ii) acknowledge and agree with Constar that both parties (or the applicable member or members of either of their respective Groups, as the case may be) were
represented by, or consulted with, Common Advisors in connection with the actions or decisions taken or omitted to be taken in connection with, and the other activities relating to, the structuring or implementation of the Initial Public Offering
(including, without limitation, the entering into of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements). 
  
 (c)  Nothing contained in Section 2.1(a) or (b) shall impair any right of any Person to enforce this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, or any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that by their terms
continue beyond the Initial Public Offering Date, in each case in accordance with its terms. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing contained in Section 2.1(a) or (b) shall release any Constar Entity from any Constar Entity Liability, any Crown
Entity from any Crown Entity Liability, or any Person from: 
  
 (i)  any Liability that the
parties or any member of their respective Groups may have with respect to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement or
 

 
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any Ancillary Agreement, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of Article III, or, if applicable, by the appropriate provisions of the Ancillary Agreements; 
  
 (ii)  any Liability, contingent or otherwise, assumed, transferred, assigned or allocated to the Group of which
such Person is a member in accordance with, or any other Liability of any member of either Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; 
  
 (iii)  any Liability for the sale, lease, construction or receipt of goods, property or services in the ordinary course of business by any Crown
Entity from any Constar Entity, on the one hand, or by any Constar Entity from any Crown Entity, on the other hand, prior to the Initial Public Offering Date, or any refunds or other payments due in respect thereof; or 
  
 (iv)  any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other than a Person
specifically released pursuant to this Section 2.1. 
  
 (d)  Constar shall not make, and shall not permit
any other Constar Entity to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against any Crown Entity, or any other Person released pursuant to Section
2.1(a), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 2.1(a). Crown shall not, and shall not permit any other Crown Entity, to make any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of
contribution or any indemnification, against any Constar Entity, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 2.1(b), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 2.1(b). 
  
 (e)  It is the intent of each of Crown and Constar by virtue of the provisions of this Section 2.1 to provide for a full and complete release and discharge of all
Liabilities existing or arising from all acts and events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Initial Public Offering Date,
between or among any Constar Entity, on the one hand, and any Crown Entity, on the other hand (including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist between or among any such Persons on or before the Initial Public
Offering Date), except as expressly set forth in Section 2.1(c). At any time, at the request and expense of any other party, each party shall cause each member of its respective Group to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions hereof.

  
 2.2.  Agreements Not at Arm’s Length; Waiver of Conflicts Regarding Common
Advisors.    Each of the parties hereto does hereby, for itself and its respective successors and assigns, and shall cause the members of its Group over which it has legal or effective direct or indirect control to, for
itself and its respective successors and assigns, (i) acknowledge and agree (a) that this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements have been made in the context of a parent-subsidiary relationship and have been negotiated in the overall context of the
Initial Public Offering, (b) that this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements are not on arm’s length terms and are not representative of the terms that either party or any member of its Group might have
 

 
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reached with unaffiliated third parties or of the terms of future agreements that either party or any member of its Group may enter into with unaffiliated third parties and (c) not to seek (x) to
disqualify any Common Advisor because of any common representation, including, without limitation, the common representations described in Sections 2.1(a)-(b), or (y) at any time assert any conflict on interest with respect thereto, and (ii) forever
remise, release and forever discharge all claims against all Common Advisors, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, arising from the commonality of such representations described in Sections 2.1(a)-(b) or any
conflicts arising therefrom. 
  
 2.3.  Privilege Matters.    (a)  Each
of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause the members of its Group over which it has legal or effective direct or indirect control to, use its reasonable efforts to maintain, preserve, protect and assert all privileges including, without
limitation, all privileges arising under or relating to the attorney-client relationship (including without limitation the attorney-client and attorney work product privileges) that relate directly or indirectly to any member of the other Group for
any period prior to the Initial Public Offering Date (“Privilege” or “Privileges”). Each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable efforts not to waive, or permit any member of its Group over which it has legal or effective
direct or indirect control to waive, any such Privilege that could be asserted under applicable law without the prior written consent of the other party. With respect to each party, the rights and obligations created by this Section 2.3 shall apply
to all information as to which a member of any Group did assert or, but for the Initial Public Offering, would have been entitled to assert the protections of a Privilege (“Privileged Information”) including, without limitation, any and
all information that either: 
  
 (i)  was generated or received prior to the Initial Public
Offering Date but which, after the Initial Public Offering, is in the possession of a member of another Group; or 
  
 (ii)  is generated or received after the Initial Public Offering Date but refers to or relates to Privileged Information that was generated or received prior to the Initial Public Offering Date. 
  
 (b)  Upon receipt by a party or any member of its Group of any subpoena, discovery or other request that arguably calls for the
production or disclosure of Privileged Information, or if a party or any member of its Group obtains knowledge that any current or former employee of such party or any member of its Group has received any subpoena, discovery or other request which
arguably calls for the production or disclosure of Privileged Information, such party shall promptly notify the other parties of the existence of the request and shall provide the other party a reasonable opportunity to review the information and to
assert any rights it may have under this Section 2.3 or otherwise to prevent the production or disclosure of Privileged Information. No party will, or will permit any member of its Group over which it has direct or indirect legal or effective
control to, produce or disclose any information arguably covered by a Privilege under this Section 2.3 unless: 
  
 (i)  the other party has provided its express written consent to such production or disclosure; or 

 
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 (ii)  a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an
order which is not then appealable or a final, nonappealable order finding that the information is not entitled to protection under any applicable privilege. 
  
 ARTICLE III 
  
 CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS 

 
 3.1.  Confidentiality; Disclosures. 
  
 (a)  Confidentiality.    Each party agrees, and will cause the members of its Group over which it has legal or effective direct or
indirect control to, maintain (i) 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, Information,
know-how, material, manufacturing, 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 (ii) 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. Each party will, and will cause the members of its Group
over which it has legal or effective direct or indirect control to, 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 and each member
of each party’s Group 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. 

 
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 (d)  Return of Confidential
Information.    Upon the written request of a party or a member of a party’s Group which has disclosed information covered by this Section 3.1 in written, printed or other tangible form, all such readily available
information, all copies thereof, including samples or materials, and all notes or other materials derived from such information shall be returned to the party or the member of a party’s Group which disclosed such information. 

 
 3.2.  Access to Information.    (a)(i)  Constar shall afford to Crown and its
authorized Representatives reasonable access and duplicating rights (with copying costs to be borne by Crown) during normal business hours to all books and records and documents, communications, items and matters (collectively,
“Information”) within the knowledge, possession or control of Constar or any Constar Entity relating to their respective businesses insofar as such access is reasonably required by Crown or any Crown Entity, as the case may be (and Constar
shall use reasonable efforts to cause Persons or firms possessing relevant Information to give similar access). 
  
 (b)  Crown shall afford to Constar and its authorized accountants, counsel and other designated Representatives reasonable access and duplicating rights (with copying costs to be borne by Constar) during normal business
hours to all Information within the knowledge, possession or control of Crown or any Crown Entity; provided, that such Information relates to Constar’s operations prior to the Initial Public Offering Date, insofar as such access is
reasonably required by Constar or any Constar Entity, as the case may be, for the purpose of operating their respective businesses (and Constar shall use reasonable efforts to cause Persons or firms possessing relevant Information to give similar
access). Crown shall also afford to Constar reasonable access and duplicating rights (with copying costs to be borne by Constar) during normal business hours to all World Class Performance documents or materials used by Constar prior to the Initial
Public Offering Date, and Constar shall have the right to use and to disseminate such World Class Performance documents or materials (including by electronic means) to its employees solely for Constar’s internal corporate purposes.

  
 3.3.  Financial Reporting.    Until further notice from Crown, Constar shall
cooperate fully, and request Constar’s outside advisors to cooperate fully, with Crown in connection with any of Crown’s regulatory filings and disclosures, including by providing Crown with such Information as Crown may require in
connection with its filings under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act no later than five full business days in advance of any SEC filing date applicable to Crown; provided, that the fees of such outside advisors with respect to such
cooperation will be paid by Crown. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2.3 or 3.1, Crown may incorporate the Information that Constar provides to it in accordance with this Section 3.3 in Crown’s financial statements, and may disclose
such Information in any of Crown’s disclosures under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. 

 
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 3.4.  Prohibition on Trading.    Crown will
not trade in Constar’s securities based on any material non-public information that it obtains from Constar under Section 3.2 or 3.3. 
  
 3.5.  Restrictions on Amendment of Certain Charter Provisions.    (a)  So long as any director, officer or employee of Crown is a director of the Constar Board, Constar shall
not amend or repeal Article 9, Article 10 or Article 11 of the Constar Charter or adopt any provision in the Constar Charter that is inconsistent with Article 9, Article 10 or Article 11 of the Constar Charter if such amendment or repeal or adoption
of any provisions inconsistent therewith would adversely affect any right or protection existing thereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment or repeal or adoption of any provision inconsistent therewith.

  
 (b)  So long as any director, officer or employee of Crown is a director of the Constar Board, Constar
shall not amend or repeal Article 11 of the Constar Charter or adopt any provision in the Constar Charter that is inconsistent with Article 11 of the Constar Charter without the prior written consent of Crown. 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 
  
 4.1.  Corporate
Opportunities.    (a)  If any Crown Entity or any director or officer of Constar who is also a director, officer or employee of any Crown Entity acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a
Corporate Opportunity or otherwise is then exploiting any Corporate Opportunity, Constar shall have no interest in, and no expectation that, such Corporate Opportunity be offered to it, any such interest or expectation being hereby renounced by
Constar so that any such Crown Entity (or any other Crown Entity) and any such individuals (i) shall (A) have no duty to communicate or present such Corporate Opportunity to Constar and (B) have the right to hold any such Corporate Opportunity for
any Crown Entity’s (and any Crown Entity’s officers’, directors’, agents’, stockholders’, members’, partners’, Affiliates’ or Subsidiaries’) own account and benefit or to recommend, assign or
otherwise transfer or deal in such Corporate Opportunity to Persons other than Constar or any Affiliate of Constar and (ii) cannot be, and shall not be, liable to Constar or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty as an officer or director
of Constar or otherwise by reason of the fact that any Crown Entity or any such individual pursues or acquires such Corporate Opportunity for any Crown Entity, directs, sells, assigns or otherwise transfers or deals in such Corporate Opportunity to
another Person, or does not communicate information regarding such Corporate Opportunity to Constar. 
  
 (b)(i)  Constar will cause each Subsidiary of Constar (x) to amend, promptly after the date of this Agreement, its organizational documentation so as to include, to the extent permissible under applicable law, provisions
analogous to Article 11 of the Constar Charter, and (y) to refrain from amending, altering or repealing any such provision of its organizational documents without the prior written consent of Crown. 
  
 (ii)  Constar will use reasonable efforts to cause each Constar Equity-Interest Entity to amend, promptly after Crown’s
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documentation so as to include, to the extent permissible under applicable law, provisions analogous to Article 11 of the Constar Charter, and (y) to refrain from amending, altering or repealing
any such provision of its organizational documents without the prior written consent of Crown. 
  
 ARTICLE V

  
 INDEMNIFICATION 
  
 5.1.  Constar Indemnification of the Crown Entities for Certain Liabilities. 
  
 (a)  Subject to Section 5.3, Constar shall indemnify and hold harmless each Crown Entity and its Affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants,
advisors, accountants, attorneys and representatives (each, a “Crown Indemnitee”) from and against any and all Liabilities incurred or suffered by any Crown Indemnitee arising out of (i) any and all Constar Entity Liabilities, (ii) the
breach by any Constar Entity of any obligation under this Agreement, and (iii) any claim by any Constar Subsidiary or Constar Equity-Interest Entity that any Crown Indemnitee breached any fiduciary duty (or similar concept) as a stockholder, officer
or director of such entity or otherwise by reason of the fact that any Crown Indemnitee pursued or acquired a Corporate Opportunity for any Crown Entity, directed, sold, assigned or otherwise transferred or dealt in such Corporate Opportunity to
another Person, or did not communicate information regarding such Corporate Opportunity to such entity. 
  
 (b)  Subject to Section 5.3, Constar shall indemnify and hold harmless each Crown Indemnitee from and against any and all Liabilities caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in any document filed with the SEC by any Crown Entity pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that those Liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information
that any Constar Entity furnishes in writing or fails to furnish to any Crown Indemnitee for inclusion in any document filed by any Crown Entity with the SEC, if that statement or omission was made or occurred after the Initial Public Offering Date.

  
 (c)  Subject to Section 5.3, Constar shall indemnify and hold harmless each Crown Indemnitee from and
against any and all Liabilities caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in Constar’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-88878), as amended from time to time (the “Registration
Statement”) or in any prospectus related thereto filed under Rule 424 of the Securities Act (the “Final Prospectus”), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 

 
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 5.2.  Crown Indemnification of Constar
Entities.    Subject to Section 5.3, Crown shall indemnify and hold harmless each Constar Entity and its Affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants,
attorneys and representatives (each, a “Constar Indemnitee”) from and against any and all Liabilities incurred or suffered by any Constar Indemnitee arising out of (i) any and all Crown Entity Liabilities and (ii) the breach by any Crown
Entity of any obligation under this Agreement; provided, however, that Crown shall not have any obligation to indemnify or hold harmless any Constar Indemnitee, and Crown shall have no Liability to any Constar Indemnitee, with respect to any
Liabilities caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 
  
 5.3.  Limitations. 
  
 (a)  Any indemnification pursuant to Section 5.1 or
Section 5.2 shall be paid net of any tax benefit to the Indemnified Party attributable to the relevant payment. It is expressly agreed that no insurer or any other third party shall be (i) entitled to a benefit (as a third-party beneficiary or
otherwise) that it would not be entitled to receive in the absence of Section 5.1 or Section 5.2, (ii) relieved of the responsibility to pay any claims to which it is obligated or (iii) entitled to any subrogation rights with respect to any
obligation under Section 5.1 or Section 5.2. 
  
 (b)  To the extent that the Ancillary Agreements contain
provisions that limit the liability of the parties thereto, contain indemnification provisions, or otherwise conflict with Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 above, the terms of the Ancillary Agreements shall govern. 
  
 (c)  Notwithstanding Section 5.1 and Section 5.2 or the other provisions hereof, neither party shall be liable for any special,
indirect, incidental or consequential damages relating to claims of the other party or any third party. 
  
 (d)  The amount that any Indemnifying Party is or may be required to pay any Indemnified Party hereunder shall be reduced (retroactively or prospectively) by any insurance proceeds, settlement recoveries or other amounts
actually recovered by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party in respect of any indemnification pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2, as the case may be (an “Actual Recovery”). If an Indemnified Party shall have received the payment required by
this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any indemnification pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2, as the case may be, and shall subsequently receive an Actual Recovery, then such Indemnified Party shall pay to such Indemnifying Party a sum
equal to the amount of such Actual Recovery up to the aggregate payments made by such Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement in respect of such indemnification pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2, as the case may be. 
  
 5.4.  Notice and Payment of Claims.    If any Crown Indemnitee or Constar Indemnitee (the
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(the “Indemnifying Party”) under Article IV of this Agreement (other than in connection with any Action subject to Section 5.5), the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying
Party a written notice specifying, to the extent reasonably practicable, the basis for its claim for indemnification and the amount for which the Indemnified Party reasonably believes it is entitled to be indemnified. Within 30 days after receipt of
that notice, the Indemnifying Party shall pay the Indemnified Party that amount in cash or other immediately available funds unless the Indemnifying Party objects to the claim for indemnification or the amount of the claim. If the Indemnifying Party
does not give the Indemnified Party written notice objecting to that indemnity claim and setting forth the grounds for the objection(s) within that 30-day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have acknowledged its liability for that
claim and the Indemnified Party may exercise any and all of its rights under applicable law to collect that amount. If there is a timely objection by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party in cash the
amount, if any, that is Finally Determined to be required to be paid by the Indemnifying Party in respect of that indemnity claim within 15 days after that indemnity claim has been so Finally Determined. 
  
 5.5.  Notice and Defense of Third-Party Claims.    Promptly after the earlier of receipt of (i)
notice that a third party has commenced an Action against or otherwise involving any Indemnified Party or (ii) information from a third party alleging the existence of a claim against an Indemnified Party, in either case, with respect to which
indemnification may be sought under Article IV of this Agreement (a “Third-Party Claim”), the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party written notice of the Third-Party Claim. The failure of the Indemnified Party to give notice
as provided in this Section 5.5 shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by the failure to give notice. Within 30 days after receipt of that
notice, the Indemnifying Party may (i) at its option, elect to assume and control the defense of that Third-Party Claim at its sole cost and expense by giving written notice to that effect to the Indemnified Party, or (ii) object to the claim for
indemnification set forth in the notice delivered by the Indemnified Party pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.5; provided, that if the Indemnifying Party does not within that 30-day period give the Indemnified Party written
notice objecting to that indemnification claim and setting forth the grounds for the objection(s), the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have acknowledged its liability for that indemnification claim. If the Indemnifying Party has acknowledged
its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party and elected to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim, (x) the defense shall be conducted by counsel retained by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party;
provided, that the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in those proceedings and to be represented by counsel of its own choosing at the Indemnified Party’s sole cost and expense; and (y) the Indemnifying Party may
settle or compromise the Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party so long as any settlement or compromise of the Third-Party Claim includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from all claims that
are the subject of that Third-Party Claim; provided, that the Indemnifying Party may not agree to any such settlement or compromise pursuant to which any remedy or relief, other than monetary damages for which the Indemnifying Party shall be
responsible under this Agreement, shall be applied to or against the Indemnified Party, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified
 

 
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Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If the Indemnifying Party does not assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim for which it has acknowledged its obligation to indemnify the
Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party will act in good faith with respect to that Third-Party Claim and may require the Indemnifying Party to reimburse it on a current basis for its reasonable expenses of investigation, reasonable attorney’s
fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in investigating and defending against that Third-Party Claim and the Indemnifying Party shall be bound by the result obtained with respect to that claim by the Indemnified Party; provided,
that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement or compromise of any Third-Party Claim effected without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party in
cash the amount, if any, for which the Indemnified Party is entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement within 15 days after that Third-Party Claim has been Finally Determined. 
  
 5.6.  Contribution. 
  
 If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Sections 5.1 or 5.2 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party, or insufficient to hold it harmless, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
that Indemnified Party as a result of those Liabilities in that proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, in connection with those statements
or omissions, which relative fault shall be determined by reference to the Crown Entity or Constar Entity to which those actions, conduct, statements or omissions are primarily related, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

  
 ARTICLE VI 
  
 TERM 
  
 6.1.  Effectiveness.    The terms of
this Agreement shall not become effective until the Initial Public Offering Date. 
  
 6.2.  Termination
of the Agreement.    This Agreement shall remain in effect indefinitely. 
  
 ARTICLE VII

  
 INSURANCE 
  
 7.1.  Deductibles.    To the extent that a claim is made in respect of any Constar Entity Liability, such Constar Entity Liability is covered by an insurance policy
held by Crown, and the insurer makes payment under such policy in respect of such claim, then any deductible associated with such payment shall be paid by Constar. 
  
 ARTICLE VIII 
  
 MISCELLANEOUS 
  
 8.1.  Subsidiaries.    Crown agrees and acknowledges that Crown shall be responsible for the
performance by each Crown Entity of the obligations hereunder applicable to such Crown Entity. Constar agrees and acknowledges that Constar shall be responsible for the performance by each Constar Entity of the obligations hereunder applicable to
such Constar Entity. 
  
 8.2.  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,
 

 
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amend or discharge any part of this Agreement or any rights or obligations of any Person under or by reason of this Agreement. 
  
 8.3.  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. 
  
 8.4.  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: 
  

	 	(a)
	 
	if to Constar, to: 
 

  
 One Crown Way 
 Philadelphia, PA 19154-4599 
 Attention: Michael J. Hoffman 
 Facsimile:
(215) 552-3715 
  

	 	(b)
	 
	if to Crown, to: 
 

  
 Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. 
 One Crown Way 
 Philadelphia, PA 19154 
 Attention: Timothy J.
Donahue 
 Facsimile: (215) 676-6011 
  
 or to such other addresses or telecopy numbers as may be specified by like notice to the other parties. 
  
 8.5.  Further Assurances.    Crown and Constar 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. 

 
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 7.6.  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. 
  
 7.7.  Governing
Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
  
 7.8.  Consent to Jurisdiction.    Crown and Constar 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, 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. THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTIES MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUIT OR ACTION
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. THE PARTIES HEREBY CERTIFY THAT NEITHER PARTY NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT THE OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE
THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. FURTHER THE PARTIES HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BOTH PARTIES RELIED ON THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. 
  

7.9.  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. 
  
 7.10.  Successors/No Third Party Beneficiaries.    Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the parties hereto may not assign any of their rights or obligations under this
Agreement; provided, 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 it 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
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Agreement, except that (x) those Persons referenced as being released pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2, those Persons referenced as being indemnified pursuant to Sections 5.1 or 5.2 and those
Common Advisors referred to in Section 2.2 are hereby acknowledged and agreed to be third party beneficiaries of this Agreement with rights to enforce this Agreement, or (b) constitute the parties hereto as partners or as participants in a joint
venture. Except for those Persons referenced as being released pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2, those Persons referenced as being indemnified pursuant to Sections 5.1 or 5.2 and those Common Advisors referred to in Section 2.2, this Agreement shall
not provide third parties other than Constar Entities and Crown Entities 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. 

 
 8.11.  No Right of Setoff.    Constar and Crown 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. 
  
 8.12.  Survival.    In the event that Constar ceases to be a publicly traded company or becomes a Subsidiary of a publicly traded
Company (other than Crown), all of the rights of Crown set forth in this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and shall apply to any publicly traded company that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries Controls
Constar. Constar agrees that, without the prior written consent of Crown, it will not enter into any agreement or arrangement which will have the effect set forth in the first clause of the preceding sentence, unless such publicly traded company
agrees to be bound by the foregoing provision. 
  
 8.13.  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. Crown and Constar 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 Crown and Constar 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. 
  
 8.14.  Pronouns.    Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used herein shall be deemed also to include the corresponding neuter, masculine or feminine forms. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and
year first above written. 
  
 CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL
INC. 
  
 
	 By:
                                        
                          
 
	 
	  	 	 Name:
 
	  	 	 Title:
 

 
  
 CROWN CORK &
SEAL COMPANY, INC. 
  
 
	 By:
                                        
                          
 
	 
	  	 	 Name:
 
	  	 	 Title:
 

 
  
 
	 By:
                                        
                          
 
	 
	  	 	 Name:
 
	  	 	 Title:
 

 

 
 20Form of Technical Services Agreement

  
 EXHIBIT 10.4 
  
 TECHNICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS
TECHNICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of this          day of
                , 2002, by and between CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“Constar”) and CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC., a Pennsylvania
corporation (“Crown”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 A.  Constar currently provides certain services to the joint ventures included on Schedule A hereto (the “Crown Joint Ventures”).

  
 B.  Crown and Constar are contemplating that an initial public offering will be made of the capital
stock of Constar (the “Initial Public Offering”), resulting in public ownership of Constar, and Crown and Constar both desire for Constar to continue to provide certain services to the Crown Joint Ventures on Crown’s behalf
following the Initial Public Offering. 
  
 C.  Crown and Constar desire to enter into this Agreement to set
forth the roles and responsibilities with regard to services to be provided by Constar to the Crown Joint Ventures following the Initial Public Offering. 
  
 AGREEMENTS 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Crown and Constar, for themselves and their successors and assigns, and intending to be legally bound hereby, hereby agree as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE I 
  
 GENERAL 
  
 1.1.    Definitions.    Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Corporate Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Crown and
Constar. For purposes of this Agreement, each Crown Joint Venture shall not be deemed to be a Crown Entity or a Crown Indemnitee. 
  
 1.2.    Representations. 
  
 Each of Crown and Constar represents and
warrants to the other that: 
  
 (a)  it has the requisite corporate authority to enter into and perform
this Agreement; 

 
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 (b)  its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement has
been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on its behalf; and 
  
 (c)  this Agreement is
enforceable against it. 
  
 ARTICLE II 
  
 SERVICES 
  
 2.1.    Services. 
  
 (a)  During the term of this Agreement,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Constar agrees to provide or cause the other Constar Entities to provide to Crown and the Crown Joint Ventures, as applicable, the services described in Exhibit A hereto (the
“Services”). Exhibit A is hereby incorporated by reference herein and forms part of this Agreement. 
  
 (b)  From time to time, Crown or the Crown Joint Ventures may submit reasonable requests to Constar to provide Services to the Crown Joint Ventures. Constar shall, consistent with historical practices, provide such Services
within the timeframe and at a level and quality substantially equivalent to that performed by Constar or the applicable Constar Entity for the Crown Joint Ventures prior to the date of execution of this Agreement. Crown will use its reasonable
efforts to provide Services to the Crown Joint Ventures and Constar shall not be obligated to provide Services to the extent that such Services (i) do not related to the PET business and (ii) can reasonably be provided by Crown within a timeframe,
at a level of quality and at a cost substantially equivalent to that that could be provided by Constar. 
  
 (c)  Crown and Constar have made a good faith effort as of the date hereof to identify each Service and to complete the content of Exhibit A accurately. To the extent that Exhibit A is incomplete and the Crown
Joint Ventures require additional services from Constar, Crown and Constar will use good faith efforts to modify Exhibit A. Constar may reasonably supplement, modify, substitute or otherwise alter the Services from time to time in a manner
consistent with supplements, modifications, substitutions or alterations made with respect to similar services provided or otherwise made available by Constar to its business units and facilities or customers; provided, that such supplements,
modifications, substitutions or alterations do not materially prevent the Crown Joint Ventures from realizing the intended benefit of such Services. 
  
 (d)  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 2.1, neither Constar nor any of the other Constar Entities makes any representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied,
including, without limitation, any representation or warranty as to the merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the Services described in Exhibit A. In furtherance of the foregoing, none of the Constar Entities
shall have any liability for any defects in the Services provided hereunder. 
  
 2.2.    
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 (a)  In consideration for the performance of each of the Services
requested by Crown or the Crown Joint Ventures, Crown shall pay to Constar an amount for each of the Services set forth in, or negotiated in good faith by Constar and Crown in accordance with, Exhibit A, as amended from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement. Any federal, state, local or foreign income taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies, contributions or other assessments assessed on the provision of each of the Services shall be paid by Crown (all such charges, plus
the amounts described in the preceding sentence, the “Fee”). 
  
 (b)  Within ten (10) days
of the end of each month during the term of this Agreement, Constar shall invoice Crown for all Services performed by the Constar Entities during such month in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, unless otherwise provided on Exhibit
A. Crown shall pay the Fee for the Services delivered during the prior month pursuant to this Agreement within thirty (30) days after the invoice for such Services has been provided by Crown in accordance with this Section 2.2(b). 

 
 2.3.    Additional Services.    Crown and Constar may from time to time identify
additional Services that they wish to incorporate into this Agreement. In such event, Crown and Constar will add items to Exhibit A setting forth mutually agreeable descriptions of such additional Services, Fees for such Services and any
other applicable terms with respect to such Services. If Crown and Constar cannot mutually agree upon such additional items, such additional Services will not become part of Exhibit A of this Agreement and Constar will have no obligation to
provide such additional Services. 
  
 2.4.    Independent
Contractor.    Neither party 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 any of the Constar Entities hereunder shall be carried on by such Constar Entity as an
independent contractor and not as an agent for Constar or any other Constar Entity. 
  
 2.5.    Representatives.    Crown and Constar will each appoint a representative (each, a “Representative”) to facilitate communications and performance under this
Agreement. Each party may treat an act of a Representative of the other party as being authorized by such other party. The initial Representatives are Torsten J. Kreider with respect to Crown and James C.T. Bolton with respect to Constar. Each party
may replace its Representative at any time for any reason by giving prior written notice of the replacement to the other party. 
  
 ARTICLE III 
  
 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
  
 3.1.    Grant of Rights.    The Crown Entities have obligations to provide to the Crown
Joint Ventures certain technology (which technology may include, without limitation, technical information, know-how, and other proprietary rights 
  

 
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 in technology) as defined in the Crown Entities’ existing agreements with the Crown Joint Ventures (the “Technology”). To the
extent that Constar has or acquires rights in or to any Technology, either pursuant to the Master Assignment and Assumption Agreement executed in connection with the Initial Public Offering or otherwise, Constar hereby grants and shall grant to the
Crown Entities, on a royalty-free basis, those rights under the Technology, and solely those rights, that the Crown Entities require to fulfill their obligations under the existing agreements with the Crown Joint Ventures, as such agreements may be
renewed or extended in accordance with their terms. Constar’s obligations under this Section 3.1 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement. 
  
 3.2.    Royalties.    Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit the Crown Entities from receiving royalties or
other fees from the Crown Joint Ventures. The Crown Entities shall not obligated to pay such royalties or fees received from the Crown Joint Ventures to Constar except as obligated in the agreements with the Crown Joint Ventures. 

 
 3.3.    No Warranties.    Constar and the other Constar Entities make no
representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, as to the rights granted hereunder, and expressly disclaim any such representations or warranties. 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 COOPERATION 
  
 4.1.    Cooperation.    The parties will use good faith efforts to cooperate with each
other in all matters relating to the provision and receipt of Services. Such good faith cooperation will include using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all consents, licenses, sublicenses or approvals necessary to permit each party to
perform its obligations under this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated in whole or in part, the parties will cooperate with each other in all reasonable respects in order to effect an efficient transition and to minimize the disruption to the
business of both parties, including the assignment or transfer of the rights and obligations under any contracts. 
  
 ARTICLE V 
  
 TERM AND TERMINATION 

 
 5.1.    Term.    The term of this Agreement shall commence upon the Initial
Public Offering Date and shall continue in effect until the expiration or termination of the obligation of the Crown Entities to provide Services to the Crown Joint Ventures, unless (a) otherwise provided with respect to any Service on Exhibit
A or (b) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 5.3. Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5.1, the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate, except for the rights and
obligations of the parties under Section 5.1, Articles III, VI and VII, and Sections 8.8 and 8.9 hereof, which shall survive such expiration or termination without limitation. Upon such expiration or termination, Constar shall cease to have any
obligation to provide any Services, and each party will promptly deliver to the other all data, programs, software materials, and other properties owned by the other and held by it in connection with the performance of this Agreement. Each party
will assist the other at such other party’s reasonable request in effecting the orderly termination of this Agreement. 

 
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 5.2.    Non-Exclusivity.    Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Crown or the Crown Joint Ventures from obtaining the Services, in whole or in part, from their own employees or from
providers other than the Constar Entities at any time. 
  
 5.3.    Events of Default.

  
 (a) The following shall be considered events of default and shall give rise to a right of Constar to terminate
this Agreement: (i) Crown fails to make timely payments for invoiced Services, subject to a 30-day cure period after notice of such breach is delivered to Crown by Constar, (ii) Crown materially breaches any other applicable provision of this
Agreement, subject to a 30-day cure period after notice of such breach is delivered to Crown by Constar or (iii) Crown experiences a change of Control such that 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). If Crown suffers an Insolvency Event, Constar shall have the right to unilaterally make reasonable modifications to the payment terms set forth in Section
2.2(b) of the Agreement at any time after such Insolvency Event. Constar shall promptly notify Crown 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 Crown to terminate this Agreement: (i) Constar materially breaches any applicable
provision of this Agreement, subject to a 30-day cure period after notice of such breach is delivered to Constar by Crown or (ii) Constar experiences a change of Control such that Constar is controlled by a competitor of Constar or Crown (provided
that such termination shall not be effective until six months from the date of the change of Control). 
  
 (c) For
purposes of this Section 5.3, “Insolvency Event” means with respect to Crown (i) 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 its inability to pay all or substantially all of its debts as they become due; (ii) 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 (iii) 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 proceedings with respect to such party or the entry of an order appointing a trustee or receiver or approving a petition in any such proceeding. 
  
 ARTICLE VI 
  
 NONDISCLOSURE/CONFIDENTIALITY 
  
 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 in the course of
providing the Services, as the case may be, including, without limitation, price, cost and economic information, know-how, material, manufacturing, tooling and equipment specifications and other information necessary to the provision or receipt of
Services, as the case may be (the

 
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“Confidential Information”), as secret and confidential, (b) that all such Confidential Information shall be used only for purposes of the provision of Services hereunder and for
no other purpose whatsoever, and (c) not to disclose the Confidential Information to any third person or party (except for employees, counsel, consultants or assignees 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. 
  
 6.2.    Disclosure to Governmental Agency.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party shall be permitted to disclose the Confidential Information and/or any portion thereof 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. 
  
 6.3.    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 supplied or
developed it. 
  
 6.4.    Return of Confidential Information.    Upon
the written request of a party which has disclosed information covered by this Article VI 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. 
  
 6.5.    Right of Setoff.    Constar and Crown 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. 

 
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 ARTICLE VII 
  
 INDEMNIFICATION/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 
  
 7.1.    Limitation of Liability.    Neither Constar nor any of the Constar Entities nor any of their respective directors,
officers, employees, successors or permitted assigns shall be liable to anyone for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them hereunder except in the case of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. 
  
 7.2.    Indemnification. 
  
 (a)  Subject to Section 7.3, Constar shall defend, indemnify and hold each Crown Indemnitee harmless against any and all Liabilities incurred or suffered by any
Crown Indemnitee caused by or arising in connection with the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Constar or any employee of any Constar Entity in connection with the performance of the Services, except to the extent that Liabilities
were caused directly or indirectly by acts or omissions of any Crown Indemnitee. 
  
 (b)  Subject to
Section 7.3, Crown shall defend, indemnify and hold each Constar Indemnitee harmless against any and all Liabilities incurred or suffered by any Constar Indemnitee caused by or arising in connection with the gross negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct of any Crown Entity or any employee of any Crown Entity in connection with Crown’s performance under this Agreement, except to the extent that Liabilities were caused directly or indirectly by acts or omissions of any Constar
Indemnitee. 
  
 7.3.    Limitations. 
  

(a)  Any indemnification pursuant to Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) shall be paid net of any tax benefit to the Indemnified Party attributable to the
relevant payment. It is expressly agreed that no insurer or any other third party shall be (a) entitled to a benefit (as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise) that it would not be entitled to receive in the absence of Section 7.2(a) or Section
7.2(b), (b) relieved of the responsibility to pay any claims to which it is obligated or (c) entitled to any subrogation rights with respect to any obligation under Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b). 
  
 (b)  Notwithstanding Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b), neither party shall be liable for any special, indirect, incidental or
consequential damages relating to claims of the other party or any third party. 
  
 7.4.    Notice and Payment of Claims.    If any Crown Indemnitee or Constar Indemnitee (the “Indemnified Party”) determines that it is or may be entitled to
indemnification by any party (the “Indemnifying Party”) under Article VI of this Agreement (other than in connection with any Action subject to Section 7.5), the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party a written
notice specifying, to the extent reasonably practicable, the basis for its claim for indemnification and the amount for which the Indemnified Party reasonably believes it is entitled to be indemnified. Within 30 days after receipt of that notice,
the Indemnifying Party shall pay

 
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the Indemnified Party that amount in cash or other immediately available funds unless the Indemnifying Party objects to the claim for indemnification or the amount of the claim. If the
Indemnifying Party does not give the Indemnified Party written notice objecting to that indemnity claim and setting forth the grounds for the objection(s) within that 30-day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have acknowledged its
liability for that claim and the Indemnified Party may exercise any and all of its rights under applicable law to collect that amount. If there is a timely objection by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified
Party in cash the amount, if any, that is Finally Determined to be required to be paid by the Indemnifying Party in respect of that indemnity claim within 15 days after that indemnity claim has been so Finally Determined. 
  
 7.5.    Notice and Defense of Third-Party Claims.    Promptly after the earlier of receipt
of (a) notice that a third party has commenced an action against or otherwise involving any Indemnified Party or (b) information from a third party alleging the existence of a claim against an Indemnified Party, in either case, with respect to which
indemnification may be sought under Article VI of this Agreement (a “Third-Party Claim”), the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party written notice of the Third-Party Claim. The failure of the Indemnified Party to give
notice as provided in this Section 7.5 shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by the failure to give notice. Within 30 days after receipt of
that notice, the Indemnifying Party may (i) at its option, elect to assume and control the defense of that Third-Party Claim at its sole cost and expense by giving written notice to that effect to the Indemnified Party, or (ii) object to the claim
for indemnification set forth in the notice delivered by the Indemnified Party pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 7.5; provided, that if the Indemnifying Party does not within that 30-day period give the Indemnified Party written
notice objecting to that indemnification claim and setting forth the grounds for the objection(s), the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have acknowledged its liability for that indemnification claim. If the Indemnifying Party has acknowledged
its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party and elected to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim, (x) the defense shall be conducted by counsel retained by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party;
provided, that the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in those proceedings and to be represented by counsel of its own choosing at the Indemnified Party’s sole cost and expense; and (y) the Indemnifying Party may
settle or compromise the Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party so long as any settlement or compromise of the Third-Party Claim includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from all claims that
are the subject of that Third-Party Claim; provided, that the Indemnifying Party may not agree to any such settlement or compromise pursuant to which any remedy or relief, other than monetary damages for which the Indemnifying Party shall be
responsible under this Agreement, shall be applied to or against the Indemnified Party, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If the Indemnifying Party does not assume the
defense of a Third-Party Claim for which it has acknowledged its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party will act in good faith with respect to that Third-Party Claim and may require the Indemnifying Party to reimburse
it on a current basis for its reasonable expenses of investigation, reasonable attorney’s fees and reasonable out-of-pocket
 

 
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expenses incurred in investigating and defending against that Third-Party Claim and the Indemnifying Party shall be bound by the result obtained with respect to that claim by the Indemnified
Party; provided, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement or compromise of any Third-Party Claim effected without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnifying Party shall pay to the
Indemnified Party in cash the amount, if any, for which the Indemnified Party is entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement within 15 days after that Third-Party Claim has been Finally Determined. 
  
 7.6.    Contribution.    If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section 7.2
is unavailable to any Indemnified Party, or insufficient to hold it harmless, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by that Indemnified Party as a result of those Liabilities in that proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, in connection with those statements or omissions, which relative fault shall be determined by reference to the Crown Entity or
Constar Entity to which those actions, conduct, statements or omissions are primarily related, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. 
  
 ARTICLE VIII 
  
 MISCELLANEOUS 
  
 8.1.    Force Majeure.    Neither party shall be responsible for any failure or delay in
performance due to causes beyond its respective control, including, without limitation, earthquake, fire, storm, flood, freeze, labor disputes, transportation embargoes, acts of God or of any government and acts of war or terrorism (any of the
foregoing, a “Force Majeure Event”). 
  
 8.2.    Subsidiaries.    Constar agrees and acknowledges that Constar shall be responsible for the performance by each Constar Entity of the obligations hereunder applicable to such
Constar Entity. Crown agrees and acknowledges that Crown shall be responsible for the performance by each Crown Entity of the obligations hereunder applicable to such Crown Entity. 
  
 8.3.    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. 
  
 8.4.    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

 
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enforceable to the extent compatible with applicable law or the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction. 
  
 8.5.    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: 
  
 If to Crown, to: 
  
 Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. 
 One Crown Way 
 Philadelphia, PA 19154 
 Attention: Timothy J. Donahue 
 Facsimile: (215) 676-6011 

 
 If to Constar, to: 
  
 Constar International Inc. 
 One Crown Way 
 Philadelphia, PA 19154 
 Attention: James C. Cook 
 Facsimile: (215) 552-3715 
  
 or to such other addresses or telecopy numbers as may be
specified by like notice to the other parties. 
  
 8.6.    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. 
  
 8.7.    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. 

 
 8.8.    Governing Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
  
 8.9.    Dispute Resolution:
Negotiation and Arbitration. 

 
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 (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 parties written notice of any dispute not resolved in the ordinary course of business. Within
ten Business Days after delivery of such notice, the party receiving notice shall submit to the others 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 8.9 (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 8.9, 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 8.9 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 8.9. 
  
 8.10.    Consent to
Jurisdiction.    Crown and Constar 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
 

 
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of the parties (a) waives the defense of inconvenient forum, (b) 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 8.9), and (c) 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. 
  
 8.11.    Entire
Agreement.    This Agreement and Exhibit A hereto constitute the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior agreement or understanding, written or oral,
relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. 
  
 8.12.    Assignment.    This Agreement may not be assigned by Constar without the prior written consent of Crown. Crown may assign its rights and obligations hereunder. 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,
refinancings and replacements thereof. 
  
 8.13.    No Third Party
Beneficiaries.    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 other than
Constar Entities and Crown Entities 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. 
  

8.14.    Survival.    In the event that Constar ceases to be a publicly traded company or becomes a Subsidiary of a
publicly traded Company (other than Crown), all of the rights of Crown shall continue in full force and effect and shall apply to any publicly traded company that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries Controls Constar. Constar
agrees that, without the prior written consent of Crown, it will not enter into any agreement or arrangement which will have the effect set forth in the first clause of the preceding sentence, unless such publicly traded company agrees to be bound
by the foregoing. 
  
 8.15.    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. Crown and Constar 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 Crown and Constar 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. 
  
 8.16.    Effectiveness.    The terms of this Agreement shall not become effective until the Initial Public Offering Date. 

 
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 8.17.    Pronouns.    Whenever the
context may require, any pronouns used herein shall be deemed also to include the corresponding neuter, masculine or feminine forms. 

 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
the day and year first above written. 
  
 
	 CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC. 
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 

	  	 	 Name:
 
	  	 	 Title:
 

 
  
 
	 CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC. 
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 

	  	 	 Name:
 
	  	 	 Title:
 

 

 

  
 Exhibit A 
  
 CROWN JOINT VENTURES; SERVICES; FEES 
  
 1.    Crown Cork do Brazil, S.A. and Petropar Embalagens S.A. 
  

	 	•
	 
	Constar will offer its technology and expertise on an exclusive basis to the joint venture for the territory of Brazil. 
 

 

	 	•
	 
	Constar will provide services from its technical centers, including training for employees of the joint venture. Such services shall be charged at
Constar’s out-of-pocket cost to Crown, which will include a charge for personnel and their direct expenses in performing the required service. 
 

  

	 	•
	 
	Constar will provide equipment to the joint venture as requested by Crown and will recover a reasonable and competitive fee for providing such equipment to the
joint venture (which fee shall reasonably approximate what would otherwise be paid to third parties providing such equipment). 
 

  

	 	•
	 
	Constar will provide the joint venture with reasonable non-financial assistance to enable the joint venture to acquire, on terms and conditions (including price
and quality) similar to those Constar can obtain, machinery and equipment necessary for the business of the joint venture and the joint venture’s ongoing requirements for manufactured packaging products (such as lead-in preforms), raw materials
and supplies and Constar shall recover its direct cost in performing the required services. 
 

  

	 	•
	 
	Constar will fulfill all of Crown’s current obligations under Sections 1.4, 1.5, 2, 3.1, 3.2, 4, 5.1 and 5.2 of the Technology Transfer Agreement (PET
Preforms and Containers) between Crown and Petropar Embalagens, S.A., dated as of June 8, 1995, as if such agreement referred to Constar rather than Crown in such sections. To the extent that Constar provides services to the joint venture, such
services shall be charged at Constar’s out-of-pocket cost to Crown, which will include a charge for personnel and their direct expenses in performing the required service. 
 

  

2.    Emirates Can Company Limited 
  

	 	•
	 
	Constar will provide the joint venture with technological improvements in machines and tools, as such improvements become known to Constar, as well as advise
regarding the manufacturing process, based on Constar’s expertise and experience. 
 

 
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	 	•
	 
	Constar will provide services in conjunction with (i) the introduction of new systems regarding quality assurance and maintenance, (ii) laboratory support for
the chemical and physical analysis of raw materials and preforms, (iii) the qualification of new resins and colourants and (iv) the design of new preforms and bottles. 
 

  

	 	•
	 
	Upon request of the joint venture, Constar will assist in procuring raw materials and will send its employees to the joint venture’s plants and facilities
to conduct mechanical audits of the joint venture’s systems. Also upon request of the joint venture, the joint venture will be permitted to send its employees to Constar’s plants or its research and development center for training.

 

  

	 	•
	 
	Constar will provide any other services that Crown is currently required to provide under the International License Agreement between Crown and the joint
venture. 
 

  

	 	•
	 
	In exchange for providing the services listed above, Constar shall recover its cost in performing the required services. 
 

 
 3.    Empaques Constar, S.A. de C.V. and Empaques Sewell S.A. de C.V. 
  

	 	•
	 
	Constar will continue, consistent with historical practices, to provide all management services, support, business know-how, resin supply, preform supply,
intellectual property licenses, equipment supply and other services or materials that are currently provided or required pursuant to any agreement entered into by Constar or any other Constar Entity and relating to the joint venture, including,
without limitation, (i) the Extended Joint Venture Agreement, (ii) the Purchase and Sale Agreement of Preforms, (iii) the Management Agreements, (iv) the License Agreement, and (v) the Purchase and Sale Agreement of Preform Equipment. Crown shall
pay to Constar any consideration received by Crown from the joint venture that represents payment for services or materials provided by Constar. 
 

  
 4.    CMB Plastique Maroc 
  

	 	•
	 
	No services required. 
 

  
 5.    Beijing CarnaudMetalbox Company Limited 
  

	 	•
	 
	No services required. 
 

 
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