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Exhibit 10.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Amended and Restated Master Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 16th day of May, 2011 by and among Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“Checkpoint” and along with each Buyer Local Entity, collectively, the “Purchasers”), and Shore to Shore, Inc. (“STS Inc.”), J&F International Ltd. (HK) (“J&F”), (Shanghai WH Printing Co. Ltd., Wing Hung (Dongguan) Printing Co., Ltd., Wing Hung Printing Co., Ltd., Alpha Print (China) Trading Co., Ltd., Lau Shun Keung aka John Lau, Howard J. Kurdin and Lau Wing Ting aka Shirley Lau (collectively, the “Owners”). Certain defined terms used herein are set forth in Appendix I attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, Owners own a retail apparel and footwear product identification business which designs, manufactures and sells tags and labels, hang tags, price tickets, printed paper tags, pressure sensitive products, woven labels, leather and leather-like labels, heat transfer labels and brand protection and EAS solutions/labels which may or may not contain RFID tags, chips or inlays (the “Global Business”); and

 

WHEREAS, Checkpoint and Owners are parties to that certain Master Purchase Agreement dated as of January 28, 2011 (“MPA”), pursuant to which the parties thereto outlined certain general terms and conditions pursuant to which Owners will sell to Purchasers and Purchasers will purchase from the Owners, substantially all of their right, title and interest in and to the Global Business (subject to certain exclusions and limitations set forth herein and in the Local Purchase Agreements, as defined below (the “Global Business Exclusions”) pursuant to the MPA and the related local purchase agreements (“Local Purchase Agreements”) (including the Local Purchase Agreements, collectively, the “Purchase Agreements”), all as more particularly described herein; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend and restate the MPA as provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and agreements set forth herein and intending to be legally bound the parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

ACQUISITION OF GLOBAL BUSINESS

 

1.01. Purchase Agreements.

 

(a) Local Purchase Agreements. Owners and Purchasers shall enter into Purchase Agreements necessary for Purchasers collectively to acquire the Global Business, subject to the Global Business Exclusions. After the date of this Agreement, to the extent that it becomes apparent to the parties hereto that an entity that is not a signatory to this Agreement owns an asset that is part of the Global Business being acquired by Purchasers and therefore needs to be transferred to a Purchaser, the Owners will cause such entity to join this Agreement and be bound by its terms, conditions and obligations and become part of the defined term “Owner.” Specifically, with respect to each Owner transferring assets (“Seller Local Entity”), each such Owner will agree pursuant to a Local Purchase Agreement and under the laws of the jurisdiction under which each such Owner is formed or in which the assets to be transferred reside, to transfer those assets and/or equity interests which are not part of the Global Business Exclusions owned by such Owner to the respective Purchaser (“Buyer Local Entity”).

 

(b) Purchase of Assets, Equity and Rights/Assumption of Liabilities.

 

(i) Purchase and Sale of Global Business. The Owners hereby agree that upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each Local Purchase Agreement, all occurring contemporaneously unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing (all closings occurring together shall be deemed the “Closing”), the Owners shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchasers, and Purchasers, as applicable, shall purchase, accept and acquire from the Owners, substantially all of the assets and properties of the Owners used in the Global Business, including a level of cash consistent with historic operating levels and including the Equity Interest in certain Acquired Entities (as defined in Section 1.01(b)(iii)) (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”). Acquired Entities will include 51% of STS Sri Lanka.

 

  

  

  

  

(ii) Covenants and Further Assurances. With respect to each transactions contemplated by the Local Purchase Agreements and this Agreement, the closing shall occur on the Closing Date with an effective time of 6:00 p.m. local Ohio, USA time for the Local Purchase Agreement involving Shore to Shore, Inc. and, for all other Local Purchase Agreement, the corresponding local time for such Seller Local Entity (i.e. for a Hong Kong Seller Local Entity, the effective time would be 6:00 am on the day after the Closing Date) (“Effective Time”), regardless of the actual time of Closing. Following the Closing Date, Purchasers and Owners will fully cooperate with each other and their respective counsel and accountants in connection with all steps reasonably necessary to be taken as part of their respective obligations under this Agreement and each applicable Local Purchase Agreement. Owners shall provide, or shall cause its Affiliates who have provided the Services (defined below) to the Global Business within the most recent twelve months (“Service Providers”) to provide to one or more Purchasers, as applicable, for a period up to twenty-four months following the Closing Date the Services, as requested by the Companies from time to time on comparable terms and conditions. Owners and Service Providers agree to assist in customer relationship management, information systems support and administration (including website, email and other communication technology), intellectual property support, human resource management support, transfer of financial documentation, banking accounts and services and other books and records; payroll processing for up to two payroll periods; and other similar transition services (collectively, the “Services”). Each Service shall be provided in exchange for the consideration paid herein for the Global Business. The Service Providers and the Purchasers shall cooperate with each other in all reasonable respects in matters relating to the provision and receipt of the Services. The Service Providers shall be required to provide the Services of substantially the same nature and quality and with the same standard of care with which such Services were provided to the Global Business, consistent with past practice. The Purchasers will cease using all Services under this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date.

 

(iii) Purchase of Equity Interests. To the extent that a Buyer Local Entity is to acquire the equity interests held by a Seller Local Entity in another entity (the entity whose equity interests are being acquired may be referred to herein as the “Acquired Equity”), by transfer thereof, merger or otherwise:

 

(A) Except for the Sri Lanka Bank Debt (as defined below) and the indebtedness in an approximate amount of $1.2 million of STS MIS (India) (“STS India”), contemporaneously with Closing, at the instruction of and on behalf of the Owners, the Purchaser shall transfer funds in an amount equal to the sum of the Local Entity Debt and any Prepayment Penalties incurred as a result of the payment of the Local Entity Debt at Closing, and cause the Acquired Entity to pay in full all Local Entity Debt and all Prepayment Penalties pursuant to payoff letters therefor, all in form and content satisfactory to Purchasers.

 

(B) The Purchase Price shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of all Local Entity Debt; provided, however, that with respect to Shore to Shore Private Ltd, a Sri Lanka private company (“Sri Lanka”), the Purchase Price will be reduced by only one-half (1/2) the Sri Lanka Bank Debt (as defined in Section 1.02(b)(i) below).

 

(C)  Owners agree to transfer, or, as applicable, cause an Affiliate of an Owner, to transfer Inter-company Receivables from such Owner or Affiliate in a face amount equal to the aggregate Inter-company Payables of the Acquired Entities, either on the Closing Date or subsequent thereto but not later than thirty (30) days following the date on which the Closing Date Balance Sheet is provided to Owners’ Representative.  The parties agree that the amount and the identity of the specific Inter-company Receivables is not determinable until the Closing Date Balance Sheet is completed by Purchaser; therefore, the parties will identify the accounts to be assigned and transfer such accounts within the timeframe described in this Section 1.01(b)(iii)(C).

 

(iv) Excluded Assets. To the extent that a Seller Local Entity sells assets pursuant to a Local Purchase Agreement, such assets shall not include the following:

 

(A) the property set forth on a Schedule 1.01(b)(iv) attached thereto;

 

(B) all Inter-company Receivables (other than Wing Hung Printing Co., Ltd. which will transfer specific Inter-company Receivables);

 

(C) the corporate seal, minute books, stock books, tax returns and other records having to do with the formation of such Seller Local Entity;

 

(D) all personnel files, workers’ compensation files, employee medical files and other employee books and records pertaining to employees of such Seller Local Entity who will not become employees of a Purchaser; and

 

(E) the rights of such Seller Local Entity or any Owner under such Local Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”); and together with equity interests in any entity not being acquired and/or any Seller Local Entity not selling assets, and any other rights or assets pertaining to the Global Business not being transferred hereunder or pursuant to a Local Purchase Agreement, the “Global Business Exclusions”).

 

  

  

  

  

(v) Assumption of Liabilities/Excluded Liabilities.

 

(A) Assumption of Assumed Obligations. To the extent that a Seller Local Entity sells assets, the Buyer Local Entity shall assume and agree to accept only the following (collectively, the “Assumed Obligations”):

 

(i) all trade payables, accounts payable, accrued payroll, accrued expenses, accrued wages, accrued payroll taxes, accrued vacation pay and other current liabilities of the Seller Local Entity relating to the Global Business and other liabilities reflected on the Financial Statements which Purchaser agrees to assume. (the “Assumed Liabilities”); and

 

(ii) the obligations of the Seller Local Entity arising and to be performed under the Seller Local Entity’s contracts, each of which shall be listed on a Schedule to the Local Purchase Agreement (the “Assumed Contracts”).

 

(B) Excluded Liabilities. Purchasers shall assume and be responsible for no debts, obligations, or liabilities (whether liquidated, un-liquidated, accrued, absolute, fixed, contingent, ascertained, unascertained, known, unknown or otherwise) of the Owners, past, present, or future, of any sort whatsoever, other than the Assumed Obligations, or as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or in a Local Purchase Agreement. All debts, obligations and liabilities of the Owners, past, present or future, not expressly assumed by Purchasers pursuant to a this Agreement or a Local Purchase Agreement (including all Local Entity Debt, except to the extent the Purchase Price was reduced with respect to such Local Entity Debt) (collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”) shall continue to be the sole responsibility of the applicable Owner and each Owner covenants to perform all of its obligations in connection with the Excluded Liabilities. To the extent that a Seller Local Entity sells assets, all Inter-company payables shall be Excluded Liabilities;

 

(c) Enforcement of Rights. The parties agree that Checkpoint shall be entitled to assert and enforce all rights that any Buyer Local Entity may have under any applicable Local Purchase Agreement and the actions of Checkpoint shall bind such Buyer Local Entity.

 

(d) Owners’ Representative. Each Owner hereby agrees that John Lau shall be entitled to act, and shall act, on behalf of each other Owner individually and all of the other Owners collectively and such actions shall be binding upon such other Owners.

 

(e) Representations/Warranties included in Local Purchase Agreements. The parties agree that the Local Purchase Agreements will contain the following representations and warranties, as may be modified by agreement of the parties in each Local Purchase Agreement:

 

(i) All Local Purchase Agreements shall contain or incorporate by reference the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit 1.01(e)(i).

 

(ii) In the event that the Seller Local Entity is transferring tangible assets other than real estate to a Buyer Local Entity, then the Local Purchase Agreement shall also contain or incorporate by reference the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit 1.01(e)(ii).

 

(iii) In the event that the Seller Local Entity is transferring contracts to a Buyer Local Entity, then the Local Purchase Agreement shall also contain or incorporate by reference the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit 1.01(e)(iii).

 

(iv) In the event that the Seller Local Entity is transferring accounts receivable and inventory to a Buyer Local Entity, then the Local Purchase Agreement shall also contain or incorporate by reference the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit 1.01(e)(iv).

 

(v) In the event that the Seller Local Entity is transferring intellectual property to a Buyer Local Entity, then the Local Purchase Agreement shall also contain or incorporate by reference the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit 1.01(e)(v).

 

(vi) In the event that the Seller Local Entity is transferring employees to a Buyer Local Entity, then the Local Purchase Agreement shall also contain or incorporate by reference the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit 1.01(e)(vi).

 

(vii) In the event that the Seller Local Entity has one or more subsidiaries, then the Local Purchase Agreement shall also contain or incorporate by reference the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit 1.01(e)(vii).

 

(viii) In the event that the Seller Local Entity is transferring real property and/or a real property lease to a Buyer Local Entity, then the Local Purchase Agreement shall also contain or incorporate by reference the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit 1.01(e)(viii).

 

  

  

  

  

(ix) In the event that a Seller Local Entity transfers equity interests in an Acquired Entity to a Buyer Local Entity, then the Local Purchase Agreement shall also contain or incorporate by reference the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit 1.01(e)(ix).

 

(x) Breaches of Representations and Warranties. Any claims by a Seller Local Entity or Buyer Local Entity for breaches of representations and warranties arising from a particular Local Purchase Agreement shall be governed by and addressed in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 1.06 and Article IV below.

 

1.02. Aggregate Purchase Price for Global Business.

 

(a) Initial Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price to be paid by Purchasers to the respective Owners for the Purchased Assets shall be Sixty-Two Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand US Dollars (US$62,950,000), payable in U.S. Dollars or an equivalent amount in Euros or Hong Kong Dollars, or a combination thereof payable in cash at closing pursuant to Section 1.02(c) below (“Closing Date Purchase Payment”); plus the amounts payable pursuant to Section 1.05 below (“Contingent Additional Purchase Price Payments”) as adjusted herein, collectively, the “Purchase Price”).

 

(b) Reductions/Adjustments in Purchase Price.

 

(i) Payment of Local Entity Debt. Additionally, except for interest bearing debt, including inter alia bank debt, bank loans and lines of credit of Sri Lanka and STS India to be described on a schedule to the applicable Local Purchase Agreement (“Sri Lanka Bank Debt”), the applicable Buyer Local Entity shall, on behalf of the respective Seller Local Entity, pay/escrow out of the Closing Date Purchase Payment all Local Entity Debt listed on a schedule to each Local Purchase Agreement to be paid by a Buyer Local Entity and any Local Entity Debt (or portion thereof) as agreed upon on the Purchase Price Closing Statement (defined in Section 1.02(c) below), as executed by Checkpoint and Owners Representative, with any secured debt to be extinguished pursuant to pay-off letters issued by the lender therefor in a form acceptable to such lender, the Seller Local Entity, and the Buyer Local Entity. The Purchase Price will be reduced by an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the Sri Lanka Bank Debt.

 

(c) Payment of Purchase Price/Deposit.

 

(i) Purchasers shall pay the Closing Date Purchase Payment (as adjusted as specifically stated herein) to Owners at Closing, and Purchasers shall pay the Contingent Additional Purchase Price Payments to Owners as specified herein, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts designated by the Owners’ Representative. All Closing Date Purchase Price Payments, any Closing Date adjustments to the Purchase Price and any adjustments and payments of Local Entity Debt will be reflected on a closing statement executed by Checkpoint and Owners’ Representative as of the Closing Date (“Purchase Price Closing Statement”). All references to dollars herein shall mean United States Dollars or, at the option of Purchasers in each case upon agreement of the Owners’ Representative, an equivalent amount in Euros or Hong Kong Dollars, or a combination thereof.

 

(ii) Production Centre Deposit. Brilliant shall deposit US$2.4 million with a Hong Kong entity designated by Owners’ Representative. Upon completion of payment by an Affiliate of Brilliant for assets comprising the Wing Hung Production Centre in an amount equivalent to US$2.4 million (“WHPC Payment”), Owners’ Representative will concurrent with the WHPC Payment return such Deposit to Brilliant.

 

(d) Purchase Price Allocation. The Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Local Purchase Agreements in the manner set forth on Schedule 1.02(d) hereto, provided that the parties acknowledge that such allocation is an estimate based upon information known to date and shall be adjusted as agreed to by Purchasers and Owners’ Representative. For clarity, Purchase Price will be first allocated to Inter-company Receivables and then to other asset acquired pursuant to Local Purchase Agreements. Additionally, any increase in the Purchase Price due to a payment to Owners under Section 1.05 shall be allocated to the purchase of intangibles by Brilliant Label Manufacturing Ltd. From Wing Hung Printing Co., Ltd., unless otherwise agree in writing by the parties.

 

(e) Purchase Price under Local Purchase Agreements. For the sake of clarity and greater certainty, the purchase price payable to the applicable Owners and/or Seller Local Entity, as the case may be, under a Local Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the purchase price payable under the Asset Transfer Agreements related to the acquisition of certain assets of Wing Hung (Dongguan) Printing and Shanghai WH Printing (“Chinese Asset Transfer Agreements”) shall be deemed included within the Purchase Price described in this Section 1.02 (whether or not the applicable Local Purchase Agreement (x) refers to this Agreement or (y) provides that the purchase price payable under such Local Purchase Agreement constitutes a portion of the Purchase Price described in this Agreement), and in no event shall the Purchasers be required to pay an aggregate amount to the Owners in excess of the Purchase Price described in this Section 1.02 (as such Purchase Price may be adjusted pursuant to terms of this Agreement) in connection with Purchasers’ acquisition of the Global Business, including the assets and equity interests constituting the Global Business, pursuant to this Agreement and the Local Purchase Agreements executed and delivered in connection herewith.

 

  

  

  

  

 

1.03. Preparation of Closing Date Balance Sheet. Within one hundred twenty (120) days following the Closing Date, Checkpoint will prepare, at the expense of Checkpoint, an actual Closing Date balance sheet (“Closing Date Balance Sheet”). Upon completion of the Closing Date Balance Sheet, Checkpoint will provide Owners’ Representative a copy of such Closing Date Balance Sheet.

 

1.04. Escrow Agreement.

 

(a) Escrow. Owners and Purchasers shall enter into an Escrow Agreement at the Closing in the form attached as Exhibit 1.04(a) (“Escrow Agreement”). The parties shall split equally the Escrow Agent’s fees for the escrow account and pay such fees promptly when due.

 

(i) Escrowed Funds. Out of the Closing Date Purchase Payment and as soon as such escrow account is opened, Purchasers shall deposit in escrow with HSBC (“Escrow Agent”):

 

(A) Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$9,500,000.00) (the “General Escrowed Funds”), in immediately available funds for the general obligations of the Owners set forth hereunder, for the obligations of the Seller Local Entities under the Local Purchase Agreements, and for any other purposes set forth in the Escrow Agreement; to be released upon each of: (I) the making of the Final Working Capital Purchase Price Adjustment in accordance with Section 1.03(e); and (II) the expiration of the Escrow Term as defined in the Escrow Agreement (18 months following Closing); provided, however, that subject to the provisions of Section 1.06(b) hereof, the Escrowed Funds shall not be the limit of Owners’ obligations hereunder or under the Local Purchase Agreements, and

 

(B) Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$2,500,000) of the General Escrowed Funds shall be paid (i) to Owners’ Representative for distribution upon the completion of the Wing Hung Production Centre/Office transfer of assets, the receipt of all required local permits and licenses, and as such assets become fully operational at the production capacity to support the acquired Global Business or (ii) to Brilliant Label Manufacturing Ltd., a Hong Kong Private limited company (“Brilliant”), an Affiliate of Purchasers, in the event that Owners’ Representative has been paid an amount equal thereto from another Affiliate of Purchasers, all as provided in the Escrow Agreement.

 

(C) With respect to those Purchased Assets that are intended to be transferred at Closing but cannot be accomplished in that timeframe or the accomplishment of certain actions or results as contemplated herein that must be obtained post-Closing (“Post-Closing Transfers/Actions”), the parties will work together to create a plan and timeline for completing/obtaining such Post-Closing Transfers/Actions and, if material to the Global Business, will agree on a commercially reasonable escrow amount to secure the performance of Owners required in connection therewith.

 

(ii) Interest on the Escrowed Funds. The Escrowed Funds shall earn interest in accordance with the Escrow Agreement. Any interest earned on the Escrowed Funds not otherwise distributed in accordance with this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement shall be paid to Owners upon the expiration of the Escrow Term, except with respect to any portion of the Escrowed Funds that are payable to Purchasers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, in which case interest on such portion of the Escrowed Funds shall be payable to the Purchasers.

 

(iii) Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds. Purchasers shall deposit with Escrow Agent Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$17,500,000.00) (together with interest earned thereon, the “Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds” and together with the General Escrowed Funds, collectively, the “Escrowed Funds”), in immediately available funds for purposes of funding payment by Purchasers of the EBITDA Payment (if any) pursuant to Section 1.05 hereof. If the EBITDA Payment (when finally determined) is greater than or equal to the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds, then as partial payment therefor (or if the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds equals the amount of the EBITDA Payment, as payment in full) all of the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds will be released to Owners and if the EBITDA Payment payable to Owners (when finally determined) is less than the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds, then a portion of the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds equal to the EBITDA Payment payable to Owners will be released to Owners and the difference between the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds and the EBITDA Payment payable to Owners will be released to Purchasers.

 

  

  

  

  

(b) Outstanding Amounts upon Expiration of the Escrow Term. Upon the expiration of the Escrow Term, any remaining amounts of the Escrowed Funds (plus the interest thereon) less any pending or outstanding claims against the Escrowed Funds timely made by Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement shall be distributed to Owners. Any amounts representing outstanding claims of Purchasers against the Escrowed Funds, shall remain in escrow until such time as such claims are finally determined and/or settled upon the mutual written agreement of Purchasers and Owners.

 

1.05. Contingent Additional Purchase Price Payments.

 

(a) EBITDA Based Contingent Payment.

 

(i) Defined Terms:

 

(A) EBITDA – The term EBITDA shall mean the following (all determined in accordance with GAAP) with respect to the Global Business for the calendar year ended December 31, 2010:  (a) net income plus (b) interest expense; plus (c) federal, state, local and foreign income taxes and other taxes on income; plus (d) depreciation and amortization expense ; minus (e) interest income; minus (f) non-operating income of the Global Business; plus or minus (g) any loss or gain on the sale or disposal of assets of the Global Business.   For the avoidance of doubt EBITDA will include (i) the effect of eliminating all intercompany activity within the Global Business, including activity between WHPC/O and the remainder of the Global Business and (ii) 51% of Sri Lanka EBITDA and (iii) 50% of Cybsa Adapt SA de CV (El Salvador) EBITDA.

 

(B) “EBITDA Target” – US$9,650,000

 

(ii) [Intentionally Omitted]

 

(iii) EBITDA Payment. Subsequent to Closing, subject to the provisions set forth herein, if EBITDA for the calendar year ending December 31, 2010 as set forth in the financial statements for the Global Business (including the Wing Hung Production Centre and the Shaghai Trading Office collectively referred to as “WHPC/O”) related to the Global Business (“2010 EBITDA”) is greater than US$8,000,000.00, then Purchasers shall make an additional payment to Owners calculated in the manner set forth in the table below based upon 2010 EBITDA (“EBITDA Payment”), provided that the maximum EBITDA Payment to which Owners shall be entitled to receive shall be $23,750,000 if 2010 EBITDA equals or exceeds $10,615,000:

 

	  	
2010

EBITDA

	
EBITDA

PAYMENT

	
110%

	
10,615,000

	
23,750,000

	
108%

	
10,422,000

	
22,188,000

	
106%

	
10,229,000

	
20,625,000

	
104%

	
10,036,000

	
19,063,000

	
102%

	
9,843,000

	
18,282,000

	
100%

	
9,650,000

	
17,500,000

	
98%

	
9,457,000

	
15,453,000

	
96%

	
9,264,000

	
13,406,000

	
94%

	
9,071,000

	
11,359,000

	
92%

	
8,878,000

	
9,312,000

	
90%

	
8,685,000

	
7,265,000

	
88%

	
8,492,000

	
5,218,000

	
86%

	
8,299,000

	
3,171,000

	
84%

	
8,106,000

	
1,124,000

	
82.9%

	
8,000,000

	
No payment

In the event that 2010 EBITDA falls in between any two thresholds described in the chart above, the EBITDA Payment payable to Owners shall be proportionally adjusted.

 

  

  

  

  

 

(iv) To determine the EBITDA of the Wing Hung Production Centre and the Shanghai Trading Office, within ten (10) Business days subsequent to Closing, Owners will retain an independent big four accounting firm or, if such a firm is unavailable or resigns, then an international firm of suitable sophistication and expertise, acceptable to Brilliant, to prepare an EBITDA Calculation for WHPC/O as of and for the period ending December 31, 2010, using GAAP and the methodologies described on Schedule 1.05(a)(iv) hereto (the “WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA”). As part of the engagement of such independent accounting firm, Brilliant will approve the statement of work for the determination of the WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA and such firm will agree to provide a duty of care letter to Brilliant for the EBITDA calculation. Owners shall provide such independent accounting firm full access to all such information, documents and personnel requested by such independent accounting firm and fully cooperate in connection with its preparation of the WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA Report as contemplated by this Agreement. The WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA Calculation shall be completed by such independent accounting firm and delivered, together with a report signed by such independent accounting firm (the “WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA Report”), to Brilliant within the later of (x) one hundred twenty (120) days of the Closing Date and (y) thirty (30) days following the Completion of the Wing Hung Transfer.

 

(v) In the event that Brilliant has any objections to the WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA Report, Brilliant shall present such objections to Owners’ Representative together with the impact of incorporating such objections on the WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA Report (as defined in Section 1.05(a)(vi) below). Any disputes between Owners’ Representative and Brilliant regarding the WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA Report shall be resolved in accordance with Section 1.05(a)(vi) (including, without limitation, submitting any such dispute to the Independent Accountant if Brilliant and Owners’ Representative cannot resolve the dispute amongst themselves). The WHPC/O 2010 EBIDTA Report as finally determined (including, if applicable, pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions described in this Agreement) shall be used in determining the 2010 EBITDA of the Global Business for purposes of calculating the EBITDA Payment as set forth in this Section 1.05(a).

 

(vi) Within the later of (x) sixty (60) days following delivery to Purchaser of the WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA Report as contemplated by Section 1.05(a)(iv) above or (y) thirty (30) days following the completion of the Wing Hung Production Centre transfer of assets, the receipt of all required local permits and licenses, and such assets becoming fully operational at the production capacity to support the acquired Global Business (the “Completion of the Wing Hung Production Centre Transfer”), Brilliant will prepare, at the expense of Brilliant, and deliver to the Owners’ Representative an EBITDA adjustment statement based upon its review of the financial statements of the Global Business (exclusive of the Wing Hung Production Centre for calendar year ending December 31, 2010) and its review of the WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA Report (“EBITDA Adjustment Statement”) which will set forth the 2010 EBITDA and a calculation of the EBITDA Payment. The EBITDA Adjustment Statement shall be subject to review and verification by the Owners’ Representative. The Owners shall be deemed to have accepted as final the EBITDA Adjustment Statement unless, within thirty (30) days after the date of delivery of the EBITDA Adjustment Statement to the Owners’ Representative, the Owners’ Representative gives written notice of objection to Brilliant to any item thereon, which objection shall specify in reasonable detail the basis for such objection, in which case Brilliant and the Owners’ Representative shall attempt in good faith to resolve such dispute as promptly as possible. If a final resolution thereof is not obtained within thirty (30) days after the date of delivery of the Owners’ Representative’s objections to Brilliant, the parties will engage the Independent Accountant to resolve any remaining differences concerning such calculations. The Independent Accountant’s resolution shall be final and binding on the parties. The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be borne one-half by the Purchasers jointly and severally, and one-half by the Owners jointly and severally.

 

(vii) In the event that the final determination of 2010 EBITDA pursuant to Section 1.05(a)(vi) above results in an EBITDA Payment payable to Owners, then Brilliant shall instruct Escrow Agent to release a portion of the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds to Owners equal to the EBITDA Payment, provided that if the EBITDA Payment is greater than the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds, then Brilliant shall instruct Escrow Agent to release all Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds to Owners and shall pay Owners the an amount equal to the difference between the EBITDA Payment and the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds release to Owners not later than ten (10) business days after the determination of 2010 EBITDA becomes final. In the event that the EBITDA Payment is less than the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds then Brilliant and Owners shall instruct Escrow Agent to release to Brilliant an amount equal to the difference between the EBITDA Payment and the Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds.

 

  

  

  

  

(viii) Owners’ right to receive the EBITDA Payment in accordance with this Section 1.05(a), shall survive the Closing and the Closing Date and shall be enforceable from and after the Closing Date against Purchasers.

 

(ix) The Owners represent and warrant that the Global Business has been operated in the calendar year 2010 in the ordinary course. From the date hereof to the Closing Date, the Owners covenant that they will operate the Global Business in the ordinary course without any extraordinary measures (including, without limitation, with respect to liabilities and debt, working capital, and reserve accounts) in anticipation of Closing, except as agreed upon by the parties in advance.

 

(b) [Intentionally Omitted]

 

1.06. Indemnification.

 

(a) Owners’ Indemnification. Owners jointly and severally agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchasers that are signatories to a Local Purchase Agreement (“Purchaser’s Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses (as defined in Section 1.06(e) below) imposed on, asserted against or incurred by Purchaser’s Indemnitees which arise out of, in connection with, result from or are incident to any of the following:

 

(i) any breach of any representation or warranty of an Owner made in this Agreement or in any Local Purchase Agreement or in any Schedule hereto or thereto or in any of the other ancillary documents to be executed and delivered to Purchasers by an Owner in connection with the acquisition of the Purchased Assets;

 

(ii) Owners indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof;

 

(iii) any breach or failure to perform any obligation, covenant or agreement of any Owner in this Agreement or in any Local Purchase Agreement or in any other ancillary documents to be executed and delivered to Purchasers by an Owner in connection with the acquisition of the Purchased Assets;

 

(iv) the items and matters described on Schedule 1.06(a)(iv) hereto; and

 

(v) any and all severance required to be paid as a result of any employees of Wing Hung Dongguan Printing and/or Shanghai Printing not accepting being employed in seniority-carry-over manner to the applicable Purchaser or voluntarily terminating their employment within thirty (30) days after the transfer of such employee and any liability arising out of any non-performance by an Owner of any agreement with any such employees.

 

(b) Limitations on Owners’ Indemnification.

 

(i) Basket; Cap. Except as otherwise provided in Subsections 1.06(b)(ii) and (iii), the indemnification obligations of Owners provided for in Section 1.06(a) shall:

 

(A) not require Owners to indemnify Purchaser’s Indemnitees for Losses incurred by Purchaser’s Indemnitees under this Section 1.06 until the aggregate amount of such Losses exceeds Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) (“Owners’ Basket”), in which event the aggregate amount of such Losses are deemed to be material and Purchaser’s Indemnitees may claim indemnification for all of such Losses in excess of the Owners’ Basket; and

 

(B) not exceed in the aggregate Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000.00) (“Cap”);

 

(ii) Exceptions to Owners’ Basket. The Owners’ Basket shall not apply to breaches of the following representations and warranties contained in the Local Purchase Agreement’s Sections or subsections with the following titles: Authority, Enforceability, Noncontravention, Title to Assets, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Taxes, Environmental, and Benefit Plans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Local Purchase Agreement, the Owners’ Basket shall not apply to any non-performance or non-payment of: (a) any covenant of an Owner to make a payment as required hereunder, (b) any covenant in which an Owner willfully does not perform, and (c) any brokerage fees owed by an Owner. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any Local Purchase Agreement, the Owners’ Basket shall not apply to the indemnification obligations in Sections 1.06(a)(iv) or (v) above.

 

  

  

  

  

(iii) Exceptions to Cap. The Cap shall not apply to breaches of the following representations and warranties contained in the Local Purchase Agreements: Authority, Enforceability, Noncontravention, Title to Assets, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Taxes, Environmental and Benefit Plans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any Local Purchase Agreement, the Cap shall not apply to the indemnification obligations in Sections 1.06(a)(iv) or (v) above.

 

(iv) Survival of Obligations. The obligations of the Owners pursuant to Sections 1.06(a) and 1.06(b) shall survive the Closing for the period set forth in Section 4.01(a) hereof; provided that the indemnification obligations set forth in Sections 1.06(a)(iv) or (v) above shall not expire due to the passage of time and shall forever remain in effect.

 

(v) Source of Indemnity Funds. With respect to Losses asserted by Purchaser’s Indemnitees for which indemnification is required of Owners, Purchaser’s Indemnitees shall first assert their right to payment against any insurance policy in effect at such time covering such Losses.

 

(c) Purchaser’s Indemnification. Purchasers that are signatories to a Local Purchase Agreement jointly and severally agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Owners from and against any and all Losses imposed on, asserted against or incurred by Owners which arise out of, in connection with, result from or are incident to any breach of any representation or warranty, Purchasers’ indemnification obligation under Section 2.07 hereof, or failure to perform any obligation, covenant or agreement of Purchasers in this Agreement or in any Local Purchase Agreement or in any Schedule hereto or thereto or in any of the other ancillary documents to be executed and delivered to Owners by Purchasers in connection with the acquisition of the Purchased Assets.

 

(d) Claim for Indemnification. Any party seeking indemnification under the provisions of this Agreement, within ninety (90) days of the time it discovers that it has a claim against another party (“Inter-Party Claim”) or promptly upon receipt of written notice of any claim or the service of a summons or other initial legal process upon it in any action instituted against it which relates to this Agreement (“Third-Party Claim”), shall give written notice of such claim, or the commencement of such action, to the party from whom indemnification will be sought hereunder.

 

(i) Third-Party Claim. In the event of a Third-Party Claim, the Tendering Party shall tender the defense of such Third Party Claim to the Non-Tendering Party. The Non-Tendering Party shall, within ten (10) Business Days of the receipt thereof, inform the Tendering Party in writing that the Non-Tendering Party will either accept or reject the tender of the defense of such Third Party Claim as set forth below.

 

(A) Accept the Tender of the Defense Without a Reservation of Rights. If the Non-Tendering Party agrees that the Third Party Claim is a Proper Claim, the Non-Tendering Party shall accept the tender of the defense without a reservation of rights. In such an event the Non-Tendering Party shall control all aspects of the defense of such Third Party Claim and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Tendering Party in accordance with this Section 1.06.

 

(B) Accept the Tender of the Defense With a Reservation of Rights. If the Non-Tendering Party questions whether the Third Party Claim is a Proper Claim, the Non-Tendering Party may accept the tender of the defense with a reservation of rights. In such an event, the Non-Tendering Party shall submit such Third Party Claim to arbitration promptly in order to determine whether it is a Proper Claim. While the arbitration is pending, the Non-Tendering Party shall control all aspects of the defense of such Third Party Claim. If the decision of the arbitrator(s) is that such Third Party Claim is:

 

(i) a Proper Claim, and the Third Party Claim is still pending, the Non-Tendering Party shall continue the defense of such Third Party Claim and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Tendering Party in accordance with this Section 1.06;

 

(ii) a Proper Claim, but the Third Party Claim has already been concluded, the Non-Tendering Party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Tendering Party in accordance with this Section 1.06;

 

(iii) an Improper Claim, and the Third Party Claim is still pending, the Non-Tendering Party shall transfer the control of all aspects of the defense of such Third Party Claim immediately to the Tendering Party; (In such an event, the Tendering Party shall assume the control of all aspects of the defense of such Third Party Claim immediately and shall reimburse the Non-Tendering Party for all costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and related disbursements of such attorneys) incurred by the Non-Tendering Party in the defense of such Third Party Claim); or

 

  

  

  

  

(iv) an Improper Claim, but the Third Party Claim has already been concluded, the Tendering Party shall reimburse the Non-Tendering Party for all costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and related disbursements of such attorneys) incurred by the Non-Tendering Party in the defense of such Third Party Claim, and shall reimburse the Non-Tendering Party for all amounts paid by the Non-Tendering Party for any judgments or settlements relating to such Third Party Claim, provided any negotiated settlement shall have been approved by the Tendering Party which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

(C) Reject the Tender of the Defense. If the Non-Tendering Party decides that the Third Party Claim is an Improper Claim, the Non-Tendering Party may reject the tender of the defense. In such an event, the Non-Tendering Party shall submit such Third Party Claim to arbitration immediately in order determine whether it is a Proper Claim. While the arbitration is pending, the Tendering Party shall control all aspects of the defense of such Third Party Claim. If the decision of the arbitrator(s) is that such Third Party Claim is:

 

(i) a Proper Claim, and the Third Party Claim is still pending, the Tendering Party shall transfer the control of all aspects of the defense of such Third Party Claim immediately to the Non-Tendering Party; (In such an event, the Non-Tendering Party shall assume the control of all aspects of the defense of such Third Party Claim immediately and shall reimburse the Tendering Party for all costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys fees and related disbursements of such attorneys) incurred by the Tendering Party in the defense of such Third Party Claim and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Tendering Party in accordance with this Section 1.06);

 

(ii) a Proper Claim, but the Third Party Claim has already been concluded, the Non-Tendering Party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Tendering Party in accordance with this Section 1.06;

 

(iii) an Improper Claim, and the Third Party Claim is still pending, the Tendering Party shall continue to control all aspects of the defense of such Third Party Claim; or

 

(iv) an Improper Claim, but the Third Party Claim has already been concluded, the Tendering Party shall bear all losses incurred by the Tendering Party relating to such Third Party Claim.

 

For purposes of this Section 1.06(a), if upon receipt of notice of a Third Party Claim the Non-Tendering Party fails to timely give notice of its intention to accept the tender of defense (either with or without a reservation of rights), then the Non-Tendering Party shall be considered as having rejected the defense of the Third Party Claim and the procedures under this Section 1.06(d)(i)(C) shall be followed.

 

(ii) Inter-Party Claim. In the event of an Inter-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall, within thirty days of the receipt of the claim for indemnification, send written notice to the Indemnified Party indicating whether the claim is disputed. If the claim is disputed, the Indemnifying Party shall submit the matter to arbitration in order to determine if it is a Proper Claim and, if it is a Proper Claim, to determine the amount of such claim. To the extent that the arbitrator(s) or applicable court rules that a Inter-Party Claim is a Proper Claim and/or to the extent that a Inter-Party Claim is not disputed, the Indemnifying Party shall promptly indemnify the Indemnified Party in accordance with this Section 1.06 and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to set-off against any amounts owed to the Indemnifying Party.

 

(e) Definition of “Loss.” As used in this Section 1.06, the term “Loss” or “Losses” means the amount of any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, demands, damages, losses, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements of counsel), fines, penalties, judgments and amounts paid in settlement incurred or sustained by a party entitled to indemnification hereunder (provided such settlement is permitted or authorized under the other terms of this Section 1.06).

 

(f) Exclusive Remedy. The remedies for indemnification provided for in this Section 1.06 shall be the exclusive remedy of the parties hereto and their respective successors or assigns in respect of any claims for breach of this Agreement or any related agreement and shall be exclusive of any remedy conferred by law or equity upon any party thereto; provided, however, that this Section 1.06 shall not apply to Losses resulting from fraud.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

COVENANTS

 

2.01. Payment of Transaction Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Purchasers and Owners will each bear their own respective costs and expenses, including, without limitation, legal counsel and accountants’ fees and expenses, in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Local Purchase Agreements.

 

  

  

  

  

 

2.02. Payment of Brokers. Each of the parties hereto covenants and agrees to pay all fees, commissions, costs and expenses relating to such party’s use of any broker, finder, financial adviser, agent or other person in connection with this Agreement or any Local Purchase Agreement, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Local Purchase Agreement.

 

2.03. Employees.

 

(a) Except for the employees of a Seller Local Entity who shall remain employees of such Seller Local Entity (the “Retained Employees”) as set forth on a Schedule to each Local Purchase Agreement, Purchasers shall offer at-will employment to all persons who are employees of the Global Business at such time (the “Continuing Employees”). Each Owner shall attach a list of all Continuing Employees, their rate of compensation, job title and exempt/non-exempt status.

 

(b) Purchasers will evaluate all of each Owners’ bonus and other compensation plans generally applicable to the Continuing Employees as of the date of this Agreement and from and after the Closing Date, Purchasers shall provide bonus and/or other compensation plans substantially similar to those provided to other similarly situated employees employed by Purchasers. On or prior to Closing, Owners shall pay all bonus or other amounts (other than severance) due employees of each Seller Local Entity as of the date of Closing or in the alternative, except with respect to any such amounts due to employees employed by Shanghai Printing and Wing Hung Dongguan Printing which shall be paid by Owners on or prior to Closing as set forth above. Additionally, Owners shall pay all severance amounts due employees of each Seller Local Entity triggered by the transactions consummated at Closing prior to Closing. With respect to any Wing Hung Employees that will be employed by a Purchaser in seniority-carry-over manner and are entitled to severance due to a voluntary termination of employment occurring subsequent to the Closing Date through and including December 31, 2011, Owners and Purchasers shall share equally in the payment of such severance costs (“2011 Severance Costs”). In such event, Purchasers shall provide written notice to Owners’ Representative providing details of such termination and a calculation of such severance costs and Owners shall remit one half (1/2) of such severance costs to Purchasers within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of such written notice.

 

(c) Except for wages, bonuses, vacation pay and sick pay assumed pursuant to this Agreement, or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, Purchaser shall assume no liability for any agreements, arrangements, Plans, commitments, policies or understandings of any kind relating to employment, compensation or benefits for the present or former employees of the Global Business for all employment prior to the Closing Date. The parties agree that no employee shall be entitled to any third party beneficiary status by virtue of this Section 2.03(c). Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate Purchaser to employ a Continuing Employee for any specified of minimum period of time, and nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a limitation on the right of Purchaser to terminate any Continuing Employee at will, subject to any applicable Laws and other legal requirements.

 

(d) Purchasers and the applicable Owner shall mutually agree on the timing and content of any notification or discussions with such Owners’ Employees or any other parties and/or representatives of the Employees with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

2.04. Public Announcements. Except as otherwise required under any applicable Laws, stock exchange authority or securities regulations, none of the parties to this Agreement shall make any public announcement relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the other party which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

2.05. Confidentiality. Following Closing, except for disclosure to their or its accountants, attorneys and other such professional representatives and as otherwise required by law, Owners shall keep confidential and shall not disclose to any person, corporation, firm or entity, any confidential, proprietary and/or financial information (including the Financial Statements) concerning any Owner, or the economic terms of this Agreement.

 

  

  

  

  

 

2.06. Creditors/Bulk Sales and Similar Laws. The parties hereto waive compliance with the provisions of all bulk sales laws including, without limitation, the bulk transfer provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent thereof, if applicable) of any country, state or territory or any similar statute, if and to the extent applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or a Local Purchase Agreement. Owners agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchasers in accordance with Section 1.06 of this Agreement from all Losses which Purchaser’s Indemnities may suffer or incur by virtue of Owners’ failure to pay the amounts that constitute Excluded Liabilities under the Local Purchase Agreements. Purchasers agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Owners in accordance with Section 1.06 of this Agreement from all Losses which any Owner may suffer or incur by virtue of Purchasers’ failure to pay or perform any Assumed Obligations.

 

2.07.  Additional Insured Status. Owners and Purchasers agree that Owners’ Representative shall cause Purchasers (and any other Affiliates of Purchaser as designated in writing to Owners’ Representative by Checkpoint) to be additional insureds under all commercial liability policies of Owners covering or related to the operation of the Global Business prior to Closing. At Closing or within five (5) Business days following Closing, Owners’ Representative shall deliver to Purchasers a certificate of insurance or other evidence showing the applicable Purchasers as an additional insured in a form reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser. Owners and Purchasers agree that Checkpoint shall cause Owners (and any other Affiliates of Purchaser as designated in writing to Owners’ Representative by Purchaser) to be an additional insured under all commercial liability policies of Purchasers covering or related to the operation of the Global Business subsequent to Closing. At Closing or within five (5) Business days following Closing, Checkpoint shall deliver to Owners’ Representative a certificate of insurance or other evidence showing the applicable Owners as additional insureds in a form reasonably satisfactory to Owners’ Representative.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT/DELIVERIES AT CLOSING

 

3.01. Conditions Precedent/Deliveries by Owners at Closing. All of the obligations of Purchasers under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment prior to or at Closing of each of the following conditions (and as to agreements listed below, Owners agree to execute, or cause the execution of, such agreements in the form agreed upon by the parties), any one or more of which may be waived in writing by Purchasers:

 

(a) Each Owner shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to Closing;

 

(b) Each Seller Local Entity shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to Closing;

 

(c) Purchasers shall have been provided access to Owners’ personnel and records in order for Purchasers to complete its due diligence to its satisfaction;

 

(d) No federal, state or local governmental unit, agency, body or authority with competent jurisdiction over the subject matter shall have given official written notice of its intention to institute proceedings to prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or which would interfere with the use of the Purchased Assets or the operation of the Global Business;

 

(e) Evidence that all consents necessary in connection with this transaction have been obtained (which shall consist of the original copies of all consents required to be obtained in writing and a certificate from Owners stating that all other consents have been obtained);

 

(f) John Lau shall have entered into Non-Competition Agreements, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.01(f);

 

(g) Employment and Noncompetition Agreements shall have been entered into by a Purchaser and the following employees, in substantially the form mutually acceptable to the Purchaser: Howard Kurdin and other key employees identified by Purchaser;

 

(h) Owners shall have executed and delivered the Escrow Agreement, executed by Owners;

 

(i) Each Owner, as applicable, shall have executed and delivered the Transition Services Agreement (“Transition Services Agreement”);

 

  

  

  

  

 

(j) John Lau shall have executed and delivered the Consulting Agreement for fixed amount of US$1, 225,000 (“Consulting Agreement”);

 

(k) Each Owner shall have delivered to Purchasers unanimous written resolutions of its board of directors and stockholders approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, or alternatively, an officer’s certificate evidencing approval of such resolutions at a meeting or meetings;

 

(l) Receipt of an opinion of Owners’ counsel for the jurisdictions requested by Purchasers in a form reasonably acceptable to Purchasers;

 

(m) Each Owners’ deeds (if applicable) and bill of sale, in form reasonably acceptable to Purchasers, conveying the Purchased Assets;

 

(n) Each Owners’ assignment of all of its right, title and interest in and to the Assumed Liabilities in form acceptable to Purchaser;

 

(o) All payoff letters relating to UCC-3 release and termination statements related to Owners’ secured creditors (or filed on their behalf) which will, when filed with the appropriate filing offices, release all liens and encumbrances against the Purchased Assets, except Permitted Liens;

 

(p) Each Owner shall have simultaneously executed all applicable Purchase Agreements and otherwise taken all actions to close all transactions associated therewith, unless the parties have agreed otherwise in writing;

 

(q) Each Purchaser’s board of directors shall have adopted resolutions approving this Agreement, the Local Purchase Agreements and all transactions set forth herein and therein;

 

(r) Current instructions to banks are cancelled and replaced with new instructions pursuant to Purchaser’s requests;

 

(s) Statements of the balance standing to the credit/debit of all accounts of each Local Entity certified to be correct by the relevant banks seven days preceding the Closing Date with the relevant notices and consents completed by Closing;

 

(t) Evidence of termination/release of any relationship between Owners/Local Entities and Bangladesh joint venture;

 

(u) Owners shall have delivered to Checkpoint consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 for the Global Business (exclusive of the Wing Hung Production Centre);

 

(v) The Operating Agreement dated December 15, 2009 between W Print Europe Limited and Shore to Shore Bangladesh Ltd. shall have been terminated prior to Closing and Sellers shall provide to Purchaser evidence acceptable to Purchaser that said Operating Agreement was terminated; and

 

(w) Such other instruments and documents as Purchasers may reasonably request.

 

3.02. Conditions Precedent/Deliveries by Purchasers at Closing. All of the obligations of Owners under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment prior to or at Closing of each of the following conditions (and as to agreements listed below, Purchasers agree to execute such agreements in the form agreed upon by the parties), any one or more of which may be waived in writing by Owners’ Representative:

 

(a) Wire transfers, in immediately available funds, in the amounts described in Section 1.02(a) hereof;

 

(b) Each Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and under each Local Purchase Agreement to be performed or complied with prior to Closing;

 

(c) No federal, state or local governmental unit, agency, body or authority with competent jurisdiction over the subject matter shall have given official written notice of its intention to institute proceedings to prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(d) Purchasers shall have delivered the Escrow Agreement, executed by Purchasers;

 

(e) Purchasers shall have delivered the Employment and Noncompetition Agreements, executed by the appropriate Purchasers.

 

  

  

  

  

 

(f) Purchasers shall have delivered the Consulting Agreement for fixed amount of US$1, 225,000, executed by the appropriate Purchaser;

 

(g) Purchasers shall have delivered the Transition Services Agreement, executed by Purchasers;

 

(h) Purchasers shall have delivered to Owners unanimous written resolutions of each of its board of directors approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, or alternatively, an officer’s certificate evidencing approval of such resolutions at a meeting or meetings;

 

(i) Purchasers’ assumption of the Assumed Obligations in form acceptable to Owners, and Purchasers’ pay off of Local Entity Debt;

 

(j) Each Purchaser shall have simultaneously executed all applicable Purchase Agreements to which it is a party and otherwise taken all actions to close all transactions associated therewith, unless the parties have agreed otherwise in writing:

 

(k) Each Owner that is an entity shall have had its board of directors (or equivalent governing body/equity holder(s)) adopt resolutions approving this Agreement, the Local Purchase Agreements and all transactions set forth herein and therein; and

 

(l) Such other instruments and documents as Owners may reasonably request.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

SURVIVAL/DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

4.01. Survival of Representations and Warranties.

 

(a) Owners’ Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Owners contained herein and in the Local Purchase Agreements shall survive the Closing (as defined herein and therein, as applicable), and such representations and warranties shall expire eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date (“Survival Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties of the Owners contained in the Local Purchase Agreements with respect to (i) Taxes and (ii) Environmental shall survive for the applicable statutes of limitation. In no event shall Owners’ indemnification obligations for breaches of any representations and warranties with respect to Authority, Enforceability, Noncontravention; and Title to Assets shall expire due to the passage of time but rather shall forever remain in effect.

 

(b) Notice of Claim. In the event that Purchaser provides Owners timely notice as provided in Section 1.06(d) and within the Survival Period, the obligations of the Owners under Section 1.06 shall survive until the claim is finally resolved.

 

(c) No Expiration of Covenants. Except where limited by a specific restriction on duration set forth herein, the obligations of Owners to perform their respective covenants hereunder shall expire when each such covenant is performed.

 

  

  

  

  

 

ARTICLE 5

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.01. Notices. Any notices, requests, claims, demands, instructions and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder to any party shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person or by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the following addresses (or at such other address or number as is given in writing by such party in accordance with this Section 5.01).

 

If to Owners: John Lau

Wing Hung Group

Flat A, 6/F., Kin Ho Industrial Building

Block 1, 14-24 Au Pui Wan St., Fo Tan

N.T., Hong Kong

 

Howard Kurdin

8170 Washington Village Drive

Dayton, OH 45458

 

With a copy to: Jonas Gruenberg

Coolidge Wall Co., LPA

Suite 600

33 West First Street

Dayton, OH 45402

 

If to Purchaser:                                     Stephen Davidson

Leat House

Overbridge Square

Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5UX

United Kingdom

 

with a copy to:                                      John R. Van Zile

SVP & General Counsel

Checkpoint Systems Inc.

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 2410

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Any such notice, communication or delivery shall be deemed given or made (i) on the date of delivery, if delivered in person; (ii) on the first Business Day following delivery to a national overnight service; (iii) on the third Business Day following delivery to an international overnight service or (iv) on the fifth (5th) Business Day following it being mailed by registered or certified mail.

 

5.02. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended and/or modified, only in a written document signed by Purchasers and Owners that specifically states that it is an amendment to this Agreement.

 

5.03. Duplicates, Originals Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and/or with one or more signature pages, all of which shall be deemed to be one and the same Agreement.

 

5.04. Non-Assignability. Except as set forth in the preamble of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto may assign its rights, interests, obligations or liabilities under this Agreement or delegate its duties without the prior written consent of the other parties.

 

5.05. Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

5.06. Governing Law/Arbitration.

 

(a) This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America, exclusive of any conflicts of laws principles.

 

(b) All Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively pursuant to Sections 5.06(c) or 5.06(d), at the option of the party instituting the controversy or claim.

 

  

  

  

  

 

(c) Any controversy, dispute, claim or question arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including without limitation its interpretation, performance or non-performance by any party, or any breach thereof (hereinafter, collectively, (“Controversy”) shall be referred to and resolved exclusively by three arbitrators through private, confidential arbitration conducted in Philadelphia, PA. Such arbitrators shall be disinterested, neutral individuals who have experience and qualifications in the subject matter of the Controversy. One arbitrator shall be chosen by each party to the arbitration and the third by the two so chosen. If either party refuses or neglects to appoint an arbitrator within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the other party requesting it to do so, the requesting party may choose a total of two arbitrators who shall choose the third. If the arbitrators fail to select the third arbitrator within ten (10) days after both have been named, the party plaintiff shall notify the American Arbitration Association (AAA) who shall appoint the third arbitrator. The AAA shall select an arbitrator who is disinterested, neutral and who has experience and qualifications in the subject matter of the Controversy. Each party to the arbitration shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and shall jointly and equally bear the cost of the third arbitrator. In the event of the death, disability or incapacity of any arbitrator, a replacement shall be named pursuant to the process, which resulted in the selection of the arbitrator to be replaced. The majority decision of the panel shall be final and binding upon the parties to this Agreement. Judgment may be entered upon the award of the arbitrators in any court of competent jurisdiction. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Article, the arbitration of any Controversy shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.

 

(d) Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any breach of this Agreement, may be initiated, maintained and finally determined by binding arbitration under the auspices of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (the “HKIAC”) and the site of the arbitration shall be in Hong Kong. The arbitral tribunal shall be appointed within 30 days of the notice of dispute, and shall consist of three arbitrators, each opposing party to a dispute shall be entitled to appoint one arbitrator and the third shall be jointly appointed by the disputing parties or, failing such agreement within such 300 day period, the HKIAC shall appoint the third arbitrator. The arbitration proceeding shall be conducted in English. The arbitration tribunal shall apply the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as administered by the HKIAC at the time of the arbitration. The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing parties, and the prevailing party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award. Any party shall be entitled to seek preliminary injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction pending the constitution of the arbitral tribunal.

 

5.07. Remedies. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or will be construed to confer upon or give any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

5.08. Construction. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if the Agreement was drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

5.09. Severability. In the event any term or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability will not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement and the parties shall endeavor to replace the invalid or null and void provision(s) with such which correspond best to the intentions of the parties hereto.

 

5.10. Amended and Restatement of MPA; Entire Agreement. This Agreement amends and restates the MPA. This Agreement, including all Exhibits and the Schedules which are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and made a part hereof, constitutes the entire integrated understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties. The parties agree that any Exhibit or Schedule not agreed to and attached hereto at execution as indicated by the initials of the parties hereto shall be agreed upon by the parties and attached hereto prior to Closing. There are no representations, warranties, undertakings or agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement except as set forth herein and Purchaser has not relied on any representations, warranties, undertakings or agreements not set forth herein.

 

[Signatures appear on the following page]

 

  

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.

 

	  	  	
PURCHASER:

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
By:

	
/s/ John R Van Zile

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
OWNERS:

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
/s/ Lau Shun Keung

	  	  	  	
Lau Shun Keung aka John Lau, individually

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
/s/ Howard J Kurdin

	  	  	  	
Howard J. Kurdin, individually

	  	  	  	  
	  	
/

	  	
/s/ Lau Wing Ting

	  	  	  	
Lau Wing Ting aka Shirley Lau, individually

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
SHORE TO SHORE, INC. (“STS INC.”)

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
By:

	
/s/ Howard J Kurdin

	  	  	  	
Name:

	  	  	  	
Title:

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
J&F INTERNATIONAL LTD. (HK) (“J&F”)

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
By:

	
/s/ Lau Shun Keung

	  	  	  	
Name:

	  	  	  	
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SHANGHAI WH PRINTING CO. LTD

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
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WING HUNG DONGGUAN PRINTING CO., LTD.

	  	  	
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WING HUNG PRINTING CO., LTD.

	
ALPHA PRINT (CHINA) TRADING CO., LTD.

	
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/s/ Howard J Kurdin

	
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/s/ Lau Wing Ting

	  	
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SCHEDULES

 

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APPENDIX I

 

Defined Terms

 

Each of the following terms as used in the Agreement is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term or as otherwise described or defined; provided, however, not every defined term included in the Agreement is listed below.

 

“2010 EBITDA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(a)(iii) of this Agreement.

 

“Acquired Equity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(b)(iii).

 

“Adjusted Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03 of this Agreement.

 

“Affiliate” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person.

 

“Agency Commitment” means a distribution, dealer or sales agency agreement, arrangement or commitment.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

“Assumed Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(b)(v)(A)(ii) of this Agreement.

 

“Assumed Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(b)(v)(A)(i) of this Agreement.

 

“Assumed Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(b)(v)(A) of this Agreement.

 

“Business Day(s)” shall mean any day other than: (a) Saturday or Sunday; or (b) any other day on which banks in the State of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. are permitted or required to be closed.

 

“Buyer Local Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(a) of this Agreement.

 

“Cap” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.06(b)(i)(B) of this Agreement.

 

“Checkpoint” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

“Chinese Asset Transfer Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(e) of this Agreement.

 

“Claim(s)” shall mean any suit, claim, action, arbitration, proceeding or investigation, notice of potential responsibility or violation, demand letters, requests for information, actions, litigation, proceedings or investigations (including, without limitation, any of such which have been initiated by private parties), pending or threatened, from third party, administrative, governmental or judicial entity.

 

“Closing” shall mean the time of the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Local Purchase Agreements.

 

“Closing Date” means May 16, 2011.

 

“Closing Date Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03 of this Agreement.

 

“Closing Date Purchase Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(a) of this Agreement.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

 

“Completion of the Wing Hung Production Centre Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(a)(vi) of this Agreement.

 

“Contingent Additional Purchase Price Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(a).

 

“Contingent Payment Escrowed Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(a)(iii) of this Agreement.

 

“Continuing Employees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

 

  

  

  

  

 

“Consulting Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(j) of this Agreement.

 

“Contracts” shall mean contracts and purchase orders, including without limitation, maintenance and service agreements, purchase commitments for raw materials, goods and other services, advertising and promotional agreements, licenses, leases, instruments, employment agreements.

 

“EBITDA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(a)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

 

“EBITDA Adjustment Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(a)(vi) of this Agreement.

 

“EBITDA Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(a)(iii) of this Agreement.

 

“EBITDA Target” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(a)(i)(B) of this Agreement.

 

“Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(b)(ii) of this Agreement.

 

“Employee(s)” means the persons employed by any Owner or, when used in connection with the Seller Local Entities, the persons employed by the Seller Local Entities.

 

“Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws in effect at the relevant times to which Owners or its predecessors is or may be subject in relation to the assets and/or operations of Owners in any jurisdiction with regard to the pollution or protection of the natural environment or harm to or the protection of human health. Environmental Laws shall include, without limitation, and to the extent governed by the Laws of the United States of America, each of the following: (A) the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act; (B) the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act; (C) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (D) the Federal Clean Air Act; (E) the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; (F) the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to RCRA; (G) the Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act; (H) the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act; (I) the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; and (J) any and all Laws relating to public and workers’ health and safety, including without limitation the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, emissions, regulation of chemical substances or products, emissions, discharges or releases of any Hazardous Substances or Hazardous Wastes into the natural environment or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, use, treatment, storage and warehousing, distribution, sale, import or export, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances or Hazardous Wastes.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

“Escrow Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(a)(i) of this Agreement.

 

“Escrow Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(a) of this Agreement.

 

“Escrow Term” shall mean the period extending eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date.

 

“Escrowed Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(a)(i)(B) of this Agreement.

 

“Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(b)(iv)(E) of this Agreement.

 

“Excluded Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(b)(v)(B) of this Agreement.

 

“Financial Statements” means the Financial Statements of Owners as and for the periods December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, individually and collectively.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as established from time to time.

 

“General Escrowed Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(a)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

 

“Global Business” shall have the meaning set forth in the first “Whereas” clause of this Agreement.

 

“Global Business Exclusions” shall have the meaning set forth in the second “Whereas” clause and Section 1.01(b)(iv)(E) of this Agreement.

 

“Governmental Authority or Governmental Authorities” shall mean any federal, state or local or foreign government, any political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof or any court, administrative or regulatory agency, department, instrumentality, body or commission or other governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign.

 

  

  

  

  

 

“Hazardous Substances” and “Hazardous Wastes” means any and all pollutants, minerals, metals, materials, contaminants, chemicals or industrial substances, radioactive substances, dangerous or toxic substances, hazardous materials, hazardous substances or hazardous wastes as such terms are defined pursuant to or within the Environmental Laws.

 

“Independent Accountant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03(c)(ii)(A) of this Agreement.

 

“Improper Claim” means a claim for which indemnification is not provided for pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Indemnified Party” means, in the event of an Inter-Party Claim, the party seeking indemnification.

 

“Indemnifying Party” means, in the event of an Inter-Party Claim, the party from whom indemnification is sought.

 

“Inter-company Payable” with respect to an Acquired Entity, means any debt of such Seller Acquired Entity owed to any of the Owners or any Affiliate of any of the Owners, including, without limitation, any account payable of such Acquired Entity which is payable to any of the Owners or Affiliates of the any of the Owners or any other amount due to any of the Owners or Affiliates of any of the Owners by such Acquired Entity.

 

“Inter-company Receivable” with respect to an Acquired Entity, means any debt of any of the Owners or Affiliate of any of the Owners owed to such Acquired Entity, including, without limitation, any account receivable of such Acquired Entity related to amounts owed by any of the Owners or Affiliates of the any of the Owners to such Acquired Entity or any other amount due to such Acquired Entity by any of the Owners or Affiliates of any of the Owners.

 

“Inter-Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.06(d) of this Agreement.

 

“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

 

“Knowledge” shall mean (i) when used in connection with Owners, the actual knowledge of John Lau, Howard Kurdin, Edwin Wong and Katherine Li and the knowledge that such individuals should have had if they had performed their normal duties on behalf of Owners in a reasonably prudent manner; and (ii) when used in connection with Purchasers, the actual knowledge of the executive officers of Purchasers and the knowledge that such individuals should have had if they had performed their normal duties on behalf of the Purchasers in a reasonably prudent manner.

 

“Law(s)” means all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, ordinances, Regulations, rules, codes, executive orders, decrees, writs, judgments, injunctions.

 

“Leases” means all leases entered into by Owners that currently exist for the lease of any real property by Owners.

 

“Leased Real Property” means all real property leased by Owners, whether as landlord or tenant.

 

“Liens” means any and all pledges, mortgages, liens, charges, encumbrances, security interests, options, conditional sales and/or other types of title retention arrangements, claims, restrictions, leases, options, rights of first offer or first refusal, confidentiality or secrecy agreements, noncompetition agreements, defects in title and other encumbrances or rights of others whether perfected or otherwise.

 

“Local Purchase Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in the second “Whereas” clause of this Agreement.

 

“Local Entity Debt” shall mean (i) interest bearing debt including inter alia Seller Local Entity or Acquired Entity bank debt, bank loans, and lines of credit, (ii) any transfer, excise, sales or other similar taxes triggered by the transactions contemplated hereunder, (iii) any unfunded obligations under any defined benefit pension plans, and (iv) interest accrued and unpaid as of the Closing Date, if any, with respect to items (i) through (iii) above.

 

“Loss” or “Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.06(e) of this Agreement.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means an occurrence, change, event or circumstance that has, or may reasonably likely have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of Owners taken as a whole, other than as a result of changes generally adversely affecting the economic environment in which the Owners and their Subsidiaries do business, or changes as a result of the execution by Owners of this Agreement or any related agreements and completion of the transactions.

 

  

  

  

  

 

“Material Contract” means Contracts of Owners which:

 

(a) with respect to customers thereof, guarantees any obligations of, or lends money to, such customers;

 

(b) provides for non-cancelable future payments by Owners thereunder of more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) per year;

 

(c) is a commitment for capital expenditures of more than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000);

 

(d) is an Agency Commitment;

 

(e) is a guarantee of third party obligations;

 

(f) is a commitment for the sale of any material assets, except as made in the ordinary course of the Global Business consistent with past practice;

 

(g) restricts the kinds of businesses or activities in which Owners may engage or the geographical area in which Owners may conduct business;

 

(h) is an indenture, mortgage, loan agreement or other commitment for the borrowing of money or a line of credit;

 

(i) is a license (whether as licensor or licensee) or similar agreement permitting the use of any Proprietary Rights;

 

(j) is a broker or finder’s agreement;

 

(k) constitute a Joint Venture;

 

(l) is a stock purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement or other acquisition or divestiture agreement for a third-party business acquisition for which the subject transaction remains to be completed pursuant to which any Owner has continuing material obligations or rights; or

 

(m) is an employment or consulting agreement with any current or former Employee or consultant of any Owner pursuant to which any Owner has continuing material obligations or rights.

 

“Non-Tendering Party” means, in the event of a Third-Party Claim, the party from whom indemnification is sought.

 

“Notice of Objection” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03(d)(ii) of this Agreement.

 

“Order(s)” shall mean any order, judgment, award, writ, injunction or other ruling of any court, administrative or Governmental Authority.

 

“Owned Real Property” shall mean the real property owned by any Owner or by any of the Subsidiaries, together with all buildings and other structures, facilities or improvements, currently or hereafter located thereon, all fixtures, systems, equipment and items of personal property of the any Owner or any of the Subsidiaries attached thereto and all easements, licenses, rights and appurtenances related to the foregoing.

 

“Owners” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

“Owners’ Basket” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.06(b)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

 

“Permit(s)” means all material franchises, permits, licenses certificates, approvals and other authorizations from all persons and entities, including all Governmental Authorities.

 

“Permitted Liens” means (a) Liens for current taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (b) Liens as reflected in title or other public records relating to the Owned Real Property, (c) Liens that would be disclosed by an accurate survey, (d) Liens arising or created by municipal and zoning ordinances, (e) Liens that do not materially detract from the value, or impair in any material manner the use, of the properties or assets subject thereto and (g) those Liens set forth in Schedule [___].

 

“Post-Closing Transfers/Actions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(a)(i)(C) of this Agreement.

 

“Prepayment Penalties” shall mean any prepayment penalties incurred as a result of the payment of Local Entity Debt at Closing.

 

  

  

  

  

 

“Production Centre Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(a)(i)(B) of this Agreement.

 

“Proper Claim” means a claim for which indemnification is provided pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Purchase Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in the second “Whereas” clause of this Agreement.

 

“Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(a) of this Agreement.

 

“Purchased Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(b)(i) of this Agreement.

 

“Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

“Purchasers’ Indemnitees” means Purchasers, and their respective directors, officers, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates and their respective successors, assigns and heirs, as applicable.

 

“Real Property” means collectively the Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property.

 

“Regulations” shall mean and include proposed, temporary and final regulations promulgated under the Code as of the Closing Date and corresponding sections of any regulations subsequently issued that amend or supersede such regulations.

 

“Retained Employees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

 

“Review Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03(d) of this Agreement.

 

“Seller Local Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(a) of this Agreement.

 

“Shanghai Printing” means Shanghai WH Printing Co., Ltd., a company organized and existing under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China.

 

“Sri Lanka Bank Debt” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(b) of this Agreement.

 

“STS Sri Lanka” means Shore to Shore (Private) Limited, a Sri Lanka private company.

 

“Subsidiaries” means (i) STS Sri Lanka, (ii) Shore to Shore Lacar, Limitada S.A., a Guatemala sociedad anonima, (iii) Shore to Shore Merchandise Identification Systems Private Ltd, an Indian private limited company and any other entities to be transferred to Checkpoint in order to transfer the Global Business as contemplated hereunder.

 

“Survival Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a) of this Agreement.

 

“Tax” and “Taxes” shall mean income taxes (whether federal, provincial, state, local or foreign or other taxes on or measured by income, gross receipts, profits or occupations), franchise taxes, excise taxes, employment taxes, unemployment taxes, payroll taxes, withheld taxes from Employee compensation, employer taxes, sales and use taxes, real property taxes, personal property taxes (including any liability for personal property taxes accruing, arising or in any way resulting from or determined with respect to or in any way relating to or referenced by any period prior to the date hereof), transfer taxes, ad valorem taxes, value added taxes, taxes levied on assets, per capita taxes, head taxes, and any other tax or taxes imposed, whether or not assessed, by any federal, provincial, state, municipal, local or other governmental agency, foreign or domestic, including assessments in the nature of taxes, as well as interest and penalties on any of the foregoing of Owners relating to a period ending on or prior to the date hereof.

 

“Tax Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign government, any administrative agency, department, instrumentality, body or commission thereof empowered or authorized to enforce, interpret or administer any Tax.

 

“Tax Return(s)” means any return, report, declaration, document or election (including any schedules thereto) required or permitted to be provided to any Governmental Authority in any way resulting from or relating to any type of Tax.

 

“Tendering Party” means, in the event of a Third Party Claim, the party seeking indemnification.

 

“Third Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.06(d) of this Agreement.

 

“Transition Services Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(i) of this Agreement.

 

“WHPC/O EBITDA Report” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(a)(iv) of this Agreement.

 

“Wing Hung Printing” means Wing Hung (Dongguan) Printing Co., Ltd., a company registered and existing under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China.

 

“Wing Hung Production Centre/Office” means that portion of the business of Wing Hung Printing and Shanghai Printing to be transferred to Purchasers as part of the Global Business as contemplated by this Agreement and under the Chinese Asset Transfer Agreements.

 

 

  

  

  

  

EXHIBIT 1.01(E)(I)

 

General Representations and Warranties

 

1.01           Authority; Enforceability; Noncontravention.

 

(a) Owners have the requisite corporate or company power, capacity and legal authority to execute, deliver and perform under this Agreement and the documents and agreements furnished hereunder.

 

(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the documents and agreements furnished or caused to be furnished hereunder by Owners, and the performance by Owners of the transactions contemplated herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Owners (if such action is necessary as to any Owner because such Owner is an entity). No further action on the part of Owners is or will be necessary to make this Agreement and such other documents or agreements valid and binding on each of them and enforceable against each of them in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.

 

(c) Owners’ execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, do not and will not (as the case may be), with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both:

 

(i) result in a violation or breach of any provision of or constitute a default under the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or the equivalent thereof) (as amended) of a Seller Local Entity or any other of its charter documents, or of any resolution of the stockholders or directors of a Seller Local Entity;

 

(ii) except with respect to obligations which shall be satisfied at the Closing, and subject to the obtaining of any consents listed on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, conflict with, violate or result in a breach, acceleration or termination of any provisions, or constitute a default, under any term or provision of any stockholders’ agreement, indenture or other trust document, loan agreement, promissory note, credit agreement, security agreement, lease, license, deed of trust, order, arbitration award, contract, lien, instrument, other agreement, or to the Knowledge of Owners, any Law, in either case to which a Seller Local Entity is a party or by which a Seller Local Entity is otherwise subject or bound; and

 

(iii) violate or conflict with any other restrictions of transfer of any kind or nature with respect to the Purchased Assets nor result in the creation of any lien other than Permitted Liens on any Purchased Assets.

 

1.02           Organization, Capital Structure and Standing of Owners.

 

(a) Organization. The Owners in the forms of entities in the jurisdiction where formed, as listed on schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements are each duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or if an LLC, as full force and effect) under the laws of the jurisdictions specified on schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements. Each Seller Local Entity has all requisite corporate (or company) power and authority to own, lease, hold and operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as and where now owned, leased, held, operated and/or conducted, as the case may be, and to hold all Permits necessary or required therefore.

 

(b) Qualification to Conduct Business. Each Seller Local Entity is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where the character of its activities or the location of the properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification or registration, except where the failure to be qualified or registered would not have a Material Adverse Effect or can be cured solely by qualifying in such jurisdiction along with the associated filing fee. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements set forth a true and complete list of all jurisdictions (foreign and domestic) in which each Seller Local Entity is presently licensed or qualified to conduct business.

 

1.03           Charter and Bylaws. The copies of the Charter/Certificate of Incorporation/Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws (or the equivalent thereof) of each Seller Local Entity, which have been provided to Purchasers are:

 

(c) true and complete copies of such documents;

 

(d) include all amendments thereto; and

 

(e) are in full force and effect.

 

  

  

  

  

 

1.04           Consents and Approvals. Except as set forth on schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, no consent, approval or authorization of or except where the failure to obtain a consent, authorization or approval would not have a Material Adverse Effect on any third party with respect to any written Contract is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Owners of this Agreement and/or the consummation by Owners of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

1.05           Books and Accounts. The books, records and accounts of Owners and their respective Subsidiaries maintained with respect to the Global Business accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, the transactions and the assets and liabilities of the Global Business. Neither Owners nor any Subsidiary has engaged in any transaction with respect to the Global Business, maintained any bank account or used any of its funds in the conduct of the Global Business except for transactions, bank accounts and funds which have been and are reflected in the books and records of Owners relating to the Global Business maintained on a basis consistent with past practices.

 

1.06           Financial Statements.

 

(a) Financial Statements. Copies of the financial statements for the Owners for the years ended December 31, 2008 through December 31, 2010 (collectively the “Annual Financial Statements”) are attached to each Local Purchase Agreement sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Financial Statements”).

 

(b) Exceptions to GAAP. Except as disclosed in the Financial Statements, as of their respective dates, the Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of the Owners as of the dates and for the periods covered thereby.

 

(c) Backlog. Attached to the schedules of the Local Purchase Agreements are true and correct copies of the backlog/open order reports of the Global Business as of a date agreed to therein.

 

1.07           Indebtedness Relating to Stockholders, Employees and Directors. Owners are not indebted to any of its stockholders, Employees or directors of Owners (or to members of their immediate families) in any amount whatsoever which will not be satisfied at Closing, other than for salaries incurred on behalf of Owners in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices. No stockholder, Employee or director of Owners (nor members of their immediate families) is indebted to Owners in any amount whatsoever which will not be satisfied at Closing.

 

1.08           Distributors, Sales Representatives and Agents. Attached to the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements are complete and accurate lists of all distributors, third party sales representatives and sales agents, and business finders used by a Seller Local Entity, identifying the relevant entity with which such relationship exists. No applicable Seller Local Entity is in material breach of any such distribution, sales representative, sales agent or business finder agreements. Owners have not duplicated the award of exclusive rights to different persons or entities within the same territory.

 

1.09           Transactions with Related Parties. Except as set forth in the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements neither Owners nor any of their directors, officers or Employees, or any member of his or her immediate family, or any corporation, trust, partnership or other entity in which any of the foregoing has an interest (excluding an interest of less than 3% of a publicly-traded company), is or was during the past three (3) years, a party to any contract, agreement, understanding or business relationship of any nature with Owners or any Subsidiary.

 

1.10           No Undisclosed Liabilities. Owners and/or the Subsidiaries are not obligated for, nor are any of its assets or properties subject to, any liabilities, absolute or contingent, of the nature required to be reflected in, reserved for or otherwise disclosed in the Financial Statements except for current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Interim Financial Statements or liabilities which will be satisfied by Owners at Closing.

 

1.11           Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, since September 30, 2010, the Global Business has been operated in the ordinary course of the Global Business consistent with past practices and no occurrences, changes, events or circumstances have occurred that would cause a Material Adverse Effect on the Global Business or the Purchased Assets which are not reflected on the unaudited financial statements provided to Purchasers. Specifically, and without limitation as to the generality of the foregoing, since September 30, 2010 neither Owners or, as applicable, a Subsidiary has not:

 

(a) incurred any liabilities or obligations in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) except liabilities or obligations incurred in the usual and ordinary course of the Global Business consistent with past practices;

 

  

  

  

  

 

(b) sold, leased or otherwise transferred, or contracted to sell, lease or otherwise transfer, any of the Purchased Assets, or mortgaged, pledged or subjected any of the Purchased Assets to any Lien, except:

 

(i) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; and

 

(ii) payments on account of accounts payable incurred in the usual and ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;

 

(c) made any change in, taken any steps to implement any change in, or made any arrangement for the payment of any additional or increased, wages, salaries, compensation, pension or other benefits payable to any director, officer, Employee, agent or sales representative or paid any severance or termination pay to, or became obligated to pay any severance or termination pay to, any director, officer, Employee, agent or representative, except where any of the same were in the ordinary course of Global Business, in accordance with past practices;

 

(d) suffered any damage, destruction or casualty loss to any assets whether by fire, accident, labor disturbance or otherwise, whether or not insured, in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000);

 

(e) committed any event of default under, terminated or amended or revised any Material Contract with any of its customers and/or suppliers, nor have any such customers and/or suppliers terminated or amended or revised any Material Contract;

 

(f) cancelled any debts or claims related to the Global Business, or waived any rights of value, except for such claims that are not in the aggregate material and which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Global Business consistent with past practices;

 

(g) made any commitments or incurred any liabilities or obligations for capital expenditures in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), all of which capital expenditures committed to or incurred are set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements;

 

(h) incurred, became a party to or became subject to, any agreement, contract or commitment requiring an expenditure by Owners for the purchase of raw materials or other finished goods inventory, in each case and other than in the ordinary course of the Global Business consistent with past practices;

 

(i) made any loan or advance to any supplier, vendor, stockholder, officer, director or Employee of any Owner, or members of the immediate family of any stockholder, officer, director or Employee of any Owner that will not be satisfied at Closing;

 

(j) entered into any sale, license, assignment or transfer of any patents, trademarks, trade names or other similar intangible assets, or disposed of or permitted or caused the lapse of any rights in, to or for the use of any patent, trademark, trade name or copyright;

 

(k) made any commitment (through negotiations or otherwise) or incurred any liability to any labor organization, or suffered any labor related work stoppage or interruption or strike;

 

(l) instituted any new bonus, stock option, profit-sharing, pension, deferred compensation plan or similar arrangement or made any material changes in any such existing plans;

 

(m) suffered any material adverse change in collection loss experience;

 

(n) made any change in accounting principles or practices, eliminated any reserves established on any Owners’ books or changed the method of accrual pertaining to any reserves which would justify their elimination;

 

(o) suffered any change in the financial condition, assets, liabilities, business or operations, which alone or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(p) authorized for issuance, issued, delivered or sold any equity securities of Owners, or altered the terms of any outstanding securities issued by Owners; or

 

(q) entered into any commitment or agreement to do any of the forgoing.

 

1.12           Litigation/Governmental Orders. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, to Owners’ Knowledge there are no Claims before any Governmental Authority pending or threatened against a Seller Local Entity, or any Seller Local Entity’s assets. To Owners’ Knowledge, Owners are not bound by, subject to, or in default under, any Order or other ruling of any Governmental Authority.

 

  

  

  

  

 

1.13           Bankruptcy. No proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, are pending or threatened to Owners’ Knowledge against any Seller Local Entity nor is any Seller Local Entity contemplating any such proceedings, under the bankruptcy Laws and/or receivership or similar Laws of the United States, or any State thereof, or of any other country or jurisdiction.

 

1.14           Compliance with Laws.

 

(a) Operations; No Investigations. To Owners’ Knowledge, each Seller Local Entity has materially complied with and is in material compliance with all Laws applicable to its Global Business, operations and assets. There is no pending, or to the Knowledge of Owners, threatened, investigation by any Governmental Authority with regard to the operations of the Sellers Local Entity.

 

(b) Permits. Each Seller Local Entity is and has been:

 

(i) duly licensed and possesses all material Permits for its Global Business from all persons and entities, including all Governmental Authorities under all applicable Laws that are necessary to permit it to engage in the Global Business and to own and operate its assets in all applicable jurisdictions; and

 

(ii) in compliance with all such Permits.

 

To Owners’ Knowledge, all such Permits are valid, in full force and effect. All other material reports, informational returns and updates which any Seller Local Entity is required to file under any applicable Laws with regard to the foregoing have been filed in a timely manner and all fees relating to the same have been paid. No action, proceeding or investigation contemplating the revocation or suspension of any Permit is pending, or to Owners’ Knowledge, threatened.

 

1.15           Taxes.

 

(a) Tax Returns; Payment of Taxes. Each Seller Local Entity has:

 

(i) timely filed all Tax Returns required to be filed by it in any jurisdiction to which it is or has been subject;

 

(ii) timely paid in full Taxes due and to Owners’ Knowledge, all Taxes claimed to be due by each such jurisdiction, which are not being contested in good faith by such Seller Local Entity; and

 

(iii) made timely withholdings and timely payments of any Taxes required to be deducted and withheld from the wages or other amounts paid to Employees or to others.

 

All Tax Returns filed by Owners correctly reflect in all material respects the matters required to be reported therein and have not been amended except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements. There are no audits, controversies or claims by any taxing authorities pending or, to Owners’ Knowledge, threatened against Owners, the Global Business and the Purchased Assets. There are no tax liens (other than any lien for current taxes not yet due and payable) on any of the Purchased Assets or the Global Business.

 

(b) Audits. There are no outstanding agreements or waivers (by operation of law or otherwise) extending the statutory period of limitations applicable to any Tax Return of any Seller Local Entity for any period. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, no Tax Authority has audited any Seller Local Entity.

 

(c) Returns. Owners have provided to Purchaser complete copies of each Owners’ federal and state income Tax Returns as filed (together with any amended Tax Returns or refund claims) for each taxable period beginning on and after January 1, 2007. Each Seller Local Entity has provided to Purchaser complete copies of each Owners’ sales and use, personal property and payroll tax filings (together with any amended Tax Returns or refund claims) for each taxable period beginning on and after January 1, 2007.

 

1.16           Environmental.

 

(a) Environmental Permits. Each Seller Local Entity has in full force and effect all governmental Permits, authorizations or approvals that are necessary or required for the operation of its business pursuant to any and all Environmental Laws. Each Seller Local Entity has made timely application for renewal of such Permits where necessary. To Owners’ Knowledge, no proceeding is pending or threatened to revoke, suspend and/or limit any such Permits, authorizations or approvals. Each Seller Local Entity has made available to Purchasers for its review such Permits, authorizations and approvals.

 

  

  

  

  

 

(b) Operational Compliance. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, Owners are in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Regulations and has not been notified by any regulatory authority that any Seller Local Entity was, may be or is in violation of or has liability or potential liability under the Environmental Laws. Owners have provided to Purchasers true and complete copies of all inspection reports, letters, stop orders and communications issued or released by any environmental agency relating to the Global Business which have been received by a Seller Local Entity, or sent or issued by any such agency within the past three (3) years.

 

(c) Records. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, each Seller Local Entity has timely filed and currently maintains all material, data, reports, documentation and records required under the Environmental Laws.

 

(d) Manufacturing, Distribution Facilities. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, Owners do not own, lease, operate or otherwise use, nor have Owners owned, leased, operated or otherwise used, any distribution facility or manufacturing plant.

 

(e) Disposal of Hazardous Wastes. To Owners’ Knowledge, Owners have not caused or permitted any of their assets or properties to be used to generate, manufacture, refine, transport, treat, store, handle, dispose, transfer, produce or process Hazardous Substances and/or Hazardous Wastes, except in material compliance with the Environmental Laws. To Owners’ Knowledge, Owners have not caused or permitted the release or discharge of any Hazardous Substances and/or Hazardous Wastes into the environment except in material compliance with the Environmental Laws.

 

(f) Claims. To Owners’ Knowledge and except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, there are no Claims pending or threatened by any administrative, governmental or judicial agency, arising out of, in connection with or resulting from a violation or alleged violation of, or related to, the Environmental Laws.

 

1.17           Brokers. No broker, finder, financial adviser, agent or other person has acted directly or indirectly for any Owner in connection with the negotiations, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby who is or will become entitled to any fee, commission or like payment in respect thereof based in any way on any agreement, arrangement or understanding made by or on behalf of any Owner.

 

1.8           Insurance. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements contain a correct and complete list of all insurance policies, binders and surety bonds in force in which a Seller Local Entity is named as an insured party or beneficiary as a loss payable payee which covers the Global Business or Purchased Assets and any life insurance for which a Seller Local Entity has paid or contributed to the payment of any premiums and/or is designated as the beneficiary. The name(s) of each insurer, insured party and beneficiary and the type and amount of coverage, deductible amounts, if any, as well as the expiration date(s) and the premium amount(s) of each such policy or bond are set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements. All such policies and/or bonds are currently in full force and effect and Owners have not received any notice of cancellations with respect to any of the policies. All premiums due and payable on such policies and/or bonds have been paid. To Owners’ Knowledge each Seller Local Entity has timely served proper notices of claims and all other notices required to be served under such insurance policies (including any notices of circumstances under any insurance policies) upon each insurance company issuing any of such insurance policies regarding any event, happening, set of circumstances, claim, threat or fact related to its business and/or its assets. There are no pending claims against such insurance policies by a Seller Local Entity as to which the insurers have denied coverage and/or liability.

 

1.19           Disclosure. To Owners’ Knowledge, no representation or warranty of Owners contained in this Agreement, and no statements contained herein or in any Schedule, exhibit, agreement or other document that is appended to and made a part of this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of fact, or omits to state a fact which is necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading.

 

  

  

  

  

Exhibit 1.01(e)(ii)

 

Tangible Assets

 

Title to and Sufficiency of Purchased Tangible Assets (other than Owned Real Property).

 

(a) Title to Assets. Owners have good title to all of the Purchased Assets, which are used in the operation of Owners’ Global Business. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, all Purchased Assets are free and clear of Liens as well as any other claims, demands, options, rights, privileges, or restrictions of any third party other than Permitted Liens.

 

(b) Condition of Owners’ Assets. All of the Purchased Assets are in Owners’ possession or under its control, as applicable, and have been maintained in good operating or working condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted and taking into consideration the need for routine repairs and asset obsolescence required to be made in ordinary course of business, and are usable in the ordinary course of business. Owners enjoy peaceful and quiet possession in all material respects of all of the Purchased Assets.

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

Exhibit 1.01(e)(iii)

 

Contracts

 

Contracts.

 

(a) Owners’ Contracts. Owners have provided to Purchasers a true and complete copy of all Material Contracts. All Material Contracts are valid, subsisting and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and are in full force and effect. Owners have no material oral Contracts. Except as reflected in the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, neither Owners, nor, to the Owners’ Knowledge, any third party is in default (i.e. an uncured material breach) in any respect under the terms of any of the Material Contracts. Except as reflected in the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, there exists no event or condition which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (A) become a default under any Material Contracts on the part of Owners, (B) to Owners’ Knowledge, on the part of any other party thereto, give any person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Material Contract, (C) to Owners’ Knowledge, give any person the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any Material Contract or (D) to Owners’ Knowledge terminate or modify any Material Contract. Except as disclosed in the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, Owners have not received any written notice from any party to any of the Material Contracts having proposed or threatened to terminate their contractual arrangements with Owners due to breach or violation of the terms thereof or prior to the scheduled expiration thereof. Each of the Material Contracts were entered into by Owners in the ordinary course of the Global Business and Owners have not waived, or agreed to waive, any material right or material rights under any of the same. None of Owners’ interests under any of its Material Contracts are encumbered or subject to any term, condition or restriction except as stated in the applicable Material Contract, or as provided by Law.

 

  

  

  

  

 

Exhibit 1.01(e)(iv)

 

Accounts Receivable/Inventory/Products/Relationships

 

(a) Accounts Receivable. Owners have delivered to Purchasers an aging schedule of all accounts receivable for Global Business as of a date two (2) days prior to the date hereof. All accounts, accounts receivable, notes and notes receivable reflected on such aging schedule arose from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business, are collectible in full (net of any applicable reserve set forth on the (Closing Date Balance Sheet (“Net Accounts Receivable”)) within ninety (90) days following Closing and are not subject to any defenses, set-offs, or counterclaims.

 

(b) Inventory; Goods. Owners’ Inventory, packaging materials, work in process and finished goods consist of items that are of a quality usable and, in case of finished goods inventory, salable in the ordinary course of business.

 

(c) Products.

 

(i) Compliance With Laws. The products sold by each Seller Local Entity materially conform to and meet or exceed the standards required by all applicable Laws.

 

(ii) Warranties. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements contain:

 

(A) a description of all warranty claims made in the past three (3) years and, to the Knowledge of Owners, pending;

 

(B) copies or explanations of any warranties contained in outstanding agreements, contracts or proposals that depart from the standard warranties and practices of a Seller Local Entity; and

 

(C) a description of any recurring warranty problems.

 

(iii) Except as may be listed on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, no claims of customers or others based on an alleged or admitted defect of material, workmanship or design or otherwise in or in respect of any of the products of a Seller Local Entity are presently pending.

 

(iv) Recalls. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements identify all product recalls (whether voluntary, required by customer or pursuant to any Governmental Authority) by Owners since January 1, 2008.

 

(d) Satisfactory Relationships. Since June 30, 2010, Owners have received no notice from any material customers or material suppliers that any such parties have proposed or threatened to terminate or significantly curtail their historic activity levels with Owners. Owners are not required, in the ordinary course of its business, to provide any surety bonding nor any other financial security arrangements in connection with any transactions with any customers or suppliers.

 

  

  

  

  

 

Exhibit 1.01(e)(v)

 

Intellectual Property

 

Proprietary Rights.

 

(a) Proprietary Rights Defined. For purposes of this Section 1.01(e)(v), the Registered Proprietary Rights together with any other names, inventions, marks, unpatented formulas, symbols, trade secrets, technical know-how, methods, operations, logos, designs, specifications, and all other proprietary rights, documents, information and records, owned by a Seller Local Entity and/or used in the operations of the Global Business are herein collectively referred to as the “Proprietary Rights.”

 

(b) Registered Proprietary Rights. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements list all (U.S. and foreign) patents, patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights and copyright applications, owned (or used by) a Seller Local Entity, that is the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued, filed with, or recorded with any Governmental Authority or other public body (herein collectively referred to as the “Registered Proprietary Rights”).

 

(c) Licenses Given. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements list all licenses and agreements under which a Seller Local Entity has given the right to use any of the Proprietary Rights to any third party.

 

(d) Licenses Acquired. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements list all licenses and agreements under which a Seller Local Entity has the right to use any third party’s property.

 

(e) No Proceedings. No proceedings are pending or, to Owners’ Knowledge, threatened that challenge the validity of the ownership or use by a Seller Local Entity of the Proprietary Rights or any third party’s similar type of property.

 

(f) No Conflicts. Owners have no Knowledge of the infringing use of any Proprietary Rights by a Seller Local Entity or the infringement of any Seller Local Entity’s Proprietary Rights by any other person. No Seller Local Entity has received any notice of conflict with the asserted rights of others with respect to the Proprietary Rights or any third party’s similar type of property.

 

(g) No Conveyance of Proprietary Rights. No Seller Local Entity has sold, assigned or transferred, or entered into any agreement or any other arrangement within the past five years, to and/or with any other person, corporation, firm or entity for the ownership and/or use of Proprietary Rights used in the Global Business.

 

(h) Transfer of Proprietary Rights. Each Seller Local Entity is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and/or has valid enforceable licenses or other rights to use, the Proprietary Rights in the manner presently used by it and/or as now conducted. Subject to obtaining consents of licensors and licensees, Owners have the right to convey (either by sale or change of control with respect to the Subsidiary, as applicable) such right, title, interest and authority free and clear of all Liens, except any Permitted Liens, subject to any legal requirement that any assignment or transfer of a trademark or similar intangible property right be accompanied by the transfer of the goodwill pertaining thereto.

 

  

  

  

  

 

Exhibit 1.01(e)(vi)

 

Employees/Labor Relations

 

(a) Labor Relations. The Employees of the Seller Local Entities are solely and exclusively those indicated in the payrolls and records of such Seller Local Entity. The Employees have been duly remunerated for all services performed by them in the course of their working relationship with the applicable Seller Local Entity. No Seller Local Entity is a party to any collective bargaining agreements. There is no labor strike, dispute, slowdown or stoppage actually pending or, to the Owners’ Knowledge, threatened against any Seller Local Entity. To Owners’ Knowledge, no employment complaint or grievance exists on the date hereof as regards any Employee of a Seller Local Entity or any former Employee thereof. All vacation pay, bonuses, commissions and other employee benefit payments are reflected and have been accrued, respectively, in the Financial Statements and other books and records of the Global Business, as applicable. The terms of employment applicable and actually applied to the Employees are solely those provided by the applicable Laws and by the provisions of any applicable agreement, commitment or policy of a Seller Local Entity, including the Plans, deferred compensation plans or arrangements (as described in the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, and any general employment policies as reflected in its employee handbook or personnel manual). No Claim for remuneration adjustments by any Employee of a Seller Local Entity, or by the relevant trade unions, are pending. To the best of Owners’ Knowledge and except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, no executive, key employee, or group of employees has any plans to terminate employment with a Seller Local Entity prior to Closing.

 

(b) Benefit Plans.

 

(i) List of Benefit Plans. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements set forth a true and complete list of each and every:

 

(A) “employee pension benefit plan,” “employee welfare benefit plan” or “multi-employer plan,” all as defined under ERISA;

 

(B) profit sharing, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, bonus, stock option, stock purchase, cash or deferral arrangement, severance, health, welfare, dependent care or incentive plan or arrangement; and

 

(C) written plan or policy providing for “fringe benefits” to Owners’ Employees including, but not limited to, vacation, paid holidays, personal leave, medical, hospitalization, dental, life insurance, Employee discount, automobile, severance or similar programs, or educational assistance;

 

(individually referred to herein as a “Plan” and collectively referred to herein as the “Plans”) to which a Seller Local Entity is a party with regard to its Employees or individual consultants working for a Seller Local Entity.

 

(ii) List of Employees. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements set forth a complete list of Employees of the Seller Local Entities, as well as each Employee’s date of hire, title (or other job classification), current compensation, including base salary, bonuses (for most recent year), commissions and other benefits of any kind and participation in each of the Plans. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements also set forth the names of the officers of each Subsidiary as well as any compensation paid to each such officer during 2010 to the date hereof. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, Owners do not maintain any plans or programs providing post-retirement medical, death or other welfare benefits (other than benefits required by law).

 

(iii) Documentation Relating to Benefit Plans. Owners have furnished Purchaser:

 

(A) correct and complete copies of the most current form of each Plan and related trust agreements, including any amendments thereto;

 

(B) the most recent annual actuarial evaluation, if any, prepared for each Plan, in case of any defined benefit type pension plan;

 

(C) the most recent annual report (series 5500), if any, required under ERISA with respect to each Plan;

 

(D) the most recent determination letter received from the IRS, if any, for each Plan; and

 

(E) copies of the most current form of summary plan descriptions or summary of material modifications, Employee communications and other significant materials, handbooks, beneficiary designation forms and communications to Employees.

 

  

  

  

  

(iv) Benefit Plan Compliance. Except as set forth in the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements:

 

(A) with respect to each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and is maintained by Owners for Employees of Owners or any of its affiliates:

 

(i) Owners have obtained a favorable determination letter from the IRS, and there has been no occurrence since the date of such determination letters that has adversely affected the qualified status of any such plan;

 

(ii) such Plan has been operated in compliance with the Code and ERISA and in accordance with the provisions of, and the rules and Regulations covering, such Plan; and

 

(iii) Owners are not, and to Owners’’ Knowledge, no other person is, engaged in a transaction prohibited by Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA which would result in a liability to any Owner;

 

(B) each Plan which is subject to Part III of Subtitle B of Title I or ERISA or Section 412 of the Code has been maintained in compliance with the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code;

 

(C) no reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA has occurred with respect to any Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, other than reportable events with respect to which notice has been waived by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”);

 

(D) Owners have not received notice of any audit or investigation with respect to any Plan by the IRS, PBGC or the Department of Labor (“DOL”);

 

(E) Neither any Owner nor any entity which is treated as a single employer with any Owner under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code (an “ERISA Affiliate”) has engaged in any transaction that could subject Purchaser to any liability under Section 4069 of ERISA;

 

(F) Neither Owners nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA that could become a liability of Purchaser following the Closing and no event has occurred with respect to any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA that could result in any liability to Purchaser;

 

(G) All contributions required to have been made by Owners pursuant to the terms of each Plan or pursuant to ERISA, the Code or applicable law have been made within the time prescribed by such Plan and by applicable law;

 

(H) There are no material claims pending, or to the Owners’ Knowledge, threatened involving any Plan (other than routine claim for benefits) or any other litigation involving any Plan that could result in any liability to Purchaser;

 

(I) Each Plan maintained by any Owner may be amended, terminated, modified or otherwise revised by such Owner, other than benefits protected under Section 411(d) of the Code, on and after Closing, without further liability to such Owner or Purchaser (excluding ordinary administrative expenses and routine claims for benefits);

 

(J) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) entitle any current or former employee of any Owner or such Owners’ ERISA Affiliates to severance pay, unemployment compensation, accrued vacation pay, or any similar payment for which Purchaser could be liable except as otherwise expressly provided herein, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or increase the amount of any compensation to or in respect of any current or former employee of any Owner or such Owners’ ERISA Affiliates for which Purchaser could be liable, or (iii) result in or satisfy any condition to the payment of compensation to any current or former employee of any Owner or such Owners’ ERISA Affiliates for which Purchaser could be liable that would, in combination with any other payment, result in an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.

 

(K) Each “non-qualified deferred compensation plan”, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, maintained by Owners complies in form and operation with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and no such plan has been materially modified with respect to amounts deferred under the plan for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2008; and

 

(L) Owners have no indemnity obligation for any taxes imposed under Section 409A of the Code.

 

(M) Owners have not incurred any excise tax liability that has not been satisfied with respect to any Plan.

 

  

  

  

  

Exhibit 1.01(e)(vii)

 

Subsidiaries

 

(a) Subsidiaries.

 

(i) Owners own of record and beneficially the number of shares of capital stock in each of the Subsidiaries set forth in the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, free and clear of any restrictions on change of control, Taxes, Liens, options, warrants, purchase rights, contracts, commitments, equities, claims, demands and liabilities except for Permitted Liens. Owners are not a party to any option, warrant, purchase right, or other contract or commitment that could require any Owner to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any capital stock of any Subsidiary. Owners are not parties to any voting trust, voting agreement, proxy, or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any capital stock of any Subsidiary. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, as of the date hereof Owners own, and at the Closing will own, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary. No former shareholder of any Subsidiary has any claim against such Subsidiary or, except as disclosed in the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, is owed any amount by such Subsidiary. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights or applicable securities laws.

 

(ii) Except for the Subsidiaries and as set forth in the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, Owners have no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, any stock, partnership interest, limited liability company interest or other security or ownership interest in, or any security issued by, any other Person. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, each Subsidiary has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, any stock, partnership interest, limited liability company interest or other security or ownership interest in, or any security issued by, any other Person.

 

  

  

  

  

Exhibit 1.01(e)(viii)

 

Real Property

 

(a) Title to and Condition of Real Property.

 

(i) Owned Real Property. The schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements set forth:

 

(A) all Owned Real Property; and

 

(B) the complete legal description of each parcel of Owned Real Property.

 

The Seller Local Entity as indicated on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements own title to the Owned Real Property, in fee simple, which title shall be, on the Closing Date, recorded, marketable and free and clear of any and all Liens, claims, demands or rights of any third party whatsoever, and any and all easements under which such real property may be a subservient estate as well as all rights of way, encroachments, restrictions, covenants, recorded or unrecorded, except for Permitted Liens.

 

(ii) Leased Real Property. All Leases for the Leased Real Property are attached as schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements. With respect to such Leases and Leased Real Property, except as set forth in the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements:

 

(A) all Leases are in writing and are duly executed, valid and binding among the parties thereto and in full force and effect for their full term, and none have been modified, amended, sublet or assigned except as noted on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements;

 

(B) the provisions of each Lease set forth the annual rent and there are no separate agreements or understandings with respect to the same other than contained in the body of the Lease;

 

(C) there is no default by Owners or to the Owners’ Knowledge by the other party to any Lease;

 

(D) to the Owners’ Knowledge, all surety bonds, insurance, security and other deposits required by such Leases have been made and have not been refunded or returned, or their forfeiture claimed, in whole or in part, by any lessor; and

 

(E) where any Owner is the lessee:

 

(i) all leasehold improvements made by such Owner or an affiliate are in good operating or working condition and repair, after taking into account ordinary wear and tear and repairs required in ordinary course of business, and are reasonably adequate for the day to day operation of the business of such Owner as presently conducted; and

 

(ii) such Owner has not received any notice of a violation of any Laws relating to the use or occupancy of such Leased Real Property by such Owner or an affiliated company.

 

(iii) such Owner has not sublet, underlet or assigned any portion of the Leased Real Property, and no third party is in possession of any portion of the Leased Real Property other than such Owner.

 

(iii) Condition of Real Property. With respect to the Real Property to Owners’ Knowledge, except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements:

 

(A) there is no condemnation or eminent domain proceeding of any kind pending or threatened against any of the Leased Real Property;

 

(B) the Real Property is occupied under valid and current certificates of occupancy, Permits or the like;

 

(C) the Real Property and all improvements comply with all applicable Laws, and Owners have obtained all material Permits and approvals required to possess and operate its Leased Real Property and conduct its business as it is presently being conducted;

 

(D) there are no outstanding variances or special use Permits affecting the Real Property or its uses;

 

(E) no notice of a violation of any Laws, or of any covenant, condition, easement or restriction, affecting the Real Property or relating to its use or occupancy has been given to Owners;

 

(F) Owners have no Knowledge of improvements made or contemplated to be made by any Governmental Authority, the costs of which are to be assessed as special taxes or charges against the Real Property and which are not reflected as special assessments on the most recent property tax bill for the Real Property;

 

(G) the Real Property either:

 

(i) is freely accessible directly from all public streets on which it abuts, or

 

(ii) uses adjoining land to access the same in accordance with validly granted and recorded easements. Owners have no Knowledge of any condition that would result in the termination of such access.

 

  

  

  

  

EXHIBIT 1.01(e)(ix)

 

Title to Shares

 

Title to Shares. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, the Acquired Equity has been duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned beneficially and of record by Seller Local Entity as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements. Except as set forth on the schedules to the Local Purchase Agreements, on the Closing Date, upon completion of the sale and transfer of the Acquired Equity from each Buyer Local Entity to Buyer Local Entity in accordance with this Agreement, Purchaser Local Entity shall be the sole legal, record and beneficial owner of all of the Acquired Equity, free and clear of any and all Liens of any kind or nature, except Permitted Liens.

 

  

  

  

  

 

Exhibit 3.01(f);

 

Non Compete Undertakings

 

I, John Lau, a Hong Kong permanent resident holding Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card, whose address of residence is at____________________________, Hong Kong, refer to Clause 3.01(f); of the MPA (defined below) which requires the execution and delivery of these undertakings (“Agreement”) to Checkpoint as a Condition Precedent to Closing (as defined in the MPA). The execution and delivery of this Master Purchase Agreement (“MPA”) dated ____________ and entered into among Checkpoint Systems Inc. (as defined in the MPA, “Checkpoint”) and myself and the other signatories thereto is a material inducement for Checkpoint to enter into and perform under the MPA and the transactions contemplated therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the MPA.

 

In consideration of Checkpoint entering into the MPA and the transactions contemplated therein, I hereby undertake that, for a period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the 5th anniversary of the Closing Date I shall not, and shall procure my Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly:

 

	
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be involved, engaged or interested in any capacity in any business which is in competition with, or which is the same or similar to the Global Business (as defined in the MPA). This restriction applies throughout all jurisdictions where Checkpoint (including Affiliates, subsidiaries and agents) have operations provided that it shall not prohibit (i) the holding (directly or though nominees) or investments listed on any stock exchange as long as such holding is not more than 3 percent of any single class of securities in the relevant company to be held or (ii) any holding of shares or equity interest in any company on the date hereof which is known to Checkpoint and which does not expand its operations beyond its operations on the date hereof (it being understood that such “operations” shall not be deemed to include any operations that are being sold and transitioned to Checkpoint as part of the MPA and other agreements contemplated by the MPA) and with respect to which I do not, directly or indirectly, participate in the management or serve as a director thereof or increase my equity ownership therein;

 

	
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solicit any person or entity who was a customer or prospect of the Global Business at any time in the one year before the Closing Date to do business within the product lines of the Global Business;

 

	
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canvass or solicit anyone who was a supplier of the Global Business at any time in the one year before the Closing Date or was a prospective supplier of the Global Business for those products utilized in the Global Business and to the detriment of Checkpoint; and

 

	
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solicit for employment any person who is an employee or a consultant of the Global Business (“Employee”) or encourage any Employee to leave the employ of Checkpoint.

 

I hereby also undertake that I shall not, and shall procure my Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly use any logos, symbols, trademarks or business names or techniques or know-how substantially identical or deceptively similar to that of any owned or utilized by Checkpoint or its Affiliates as at or at any time after the Closing Date.

 

I recognize and acknowledge that the time and scope limitations and the absence of any territorial limitation [QN: for local counsel review] set forth in this Agreement are reasonable and are required for the protection of Checkpoint. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court or competent jurisdiction to be the unreasonable, illegal, void and enforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the Parties. The Parties further agree to replace such unreasonable, void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a reasonable, valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

 

I further recognize that any breach by me of the covenants herein will cause irreparable injury to Checkpoint and that damages may be difficult to ascertain, and in any event, may be inadequate. Accordingly, without limiting such other remedies which may be available to Checkpoint, I agree that in the event of any such breach, Checkpoint shall be entitled to injunctive relief and/or specific performance. If any action is brought at law and/or in equity in order to enforce the terms of this Agreement, or such Parties’ rights herein, the substantially prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement from the other party hereto of all legal costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) incurred as a result of such action or actions.

 

This Agreement is governed by the laws of Hong Kong and the courts of Hong Kong shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising from this Deed. This Agreement and the MPA contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the Parties hereto

 

IN WITNESS whereof I have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

SIGNED, [SEALED] AND DELIVERED

by Lau, John

in the presence of :

 

  

  

  

  

 

Schedule 1.02(d)

 

Purchase Price Allocation

 

  

  

  

  

 

Schedule 1.05(a)(i)(A)

 

EBITDA Calculation

 

  

  

  

  

 

Schedule 1.05(a)(iv)

 

Production Center Financials; Method of Preparing Report

 

 

Owners shall provide such independent accounting firm full access to all personnel and Information requested by such independent accounting firm.

 

Accounting firm will deliver a vendor due diligence report along with financial statements. The vendor due diligence must include the management accounts of Wing Hung (Dongguan) Printing Co., Ltd and the procedures will include a detailed analysis on both WHDG and Wing Hung Production Centre and the Shanghai Trading Office.  

 

Owner shall fully cooperate in connection with such accounting firm’s preparation of the WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA Report as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

For purposes of this Section 1.05(a)(iv), the term “Information” shall include, but not be limited to, the following related to the management accounts of WHPC/O: all available raw data and information contained in applicable accounting books and records, charts of accounts, general ledger, general journal, disbursements journal, trial balances, adjusting entries, accounts payable register, accounts receivable register, check register, bank and investment statements, payroll records, any applicable customized ERP system, OES/World system, accounting system (Kingdee), the off-loaded accounting records in Excel, audited accounts and management accounts of all customer invoices.

 

  

  

  

  

 

Schedule 1.06(a)(iv)

 

Indemnity Items

 

  

  

  

  

Schedule 1.01(b)(iv)

to

Amended and Restated Master Purchase Agreement

List of Excluded Property

1. None

  

  

  

  

Schedule 1.02(d)

to

Amended and Restated Master Purchase Agreement

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

1. Please see the attached Purchase Price Allocation Worksheet.

  

  

  

  

	
Ruby Acquisition

	  	  	  
	
 Purchase Price Allocation May 6, 2011

	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
 Seller Allocation Low Pt of Range

	
 Checkpoint Recommendation

	
Transaction A - STS Group

	  	  	  
	  	
US Assets

	  	  	
                    4,681

	  	
87.61% India Equity

	  	  	
                    1,796

	  	
50% Guatemala

	  	  	
                       142

	  	
51% Sri Lanka

	  	  	
                    3,381

	  	
Elimination

	  	  	  
	  	
Total Transaction A

	  	
        29,950

	
                   10,000

	  	  	  	  	  
	
Transaction B - From WH Printing HK Ltd

	  	  	  
	  	
12.38% India

	  	  	
                       254

	  	
HK Intangibles/Receivables

	  	  	
                   24,696

	  	
Total Transaction B

	  	
          5,000

	
                   24,950

	  	  	  	  	  
	
Transaction C - Adapt Group

	  	  	  
	
C1

	
JF International USA Inc

	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	
                    4,368

	  	  	  	  	  
	
C2

	
Adapt Identification HK LTD

	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  
	  	
Total Transaction C

	  	  	
                    5,632

	  	
Per Seller

	  	
        10,000

	
                   10,000

	
Transaction D

	  	  	  
	  	
STS HK

	  	  	  
	  	
STS Korea

	  	  	  
	  	
Total Transaction D

	  	
        10,000

	
                   10,000

	  	  	  	  	  
	
Transaction E&F Dongguan / SH Printing

	  	  	  
	  	
China Printing Operations

	  	
          4,500

	
                    4,500

	  	
Sh Printing

	  	
            500

	
                       500

	
Transaction G

	  	  	  
	  	
W Print UK

	  	
          3,000

	
                    3,000

	  	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  
	
Total Acquired EBITDA

	  	
        62,950

	
                   62,950

Allocation based on initial purchase price. EBITDA Based Contingent Payment to be allocated pro-rata based on above.

  

  

  

  

Schedule 1.05(a)(iv)

to

Amended and Restated Master Purchase Agreement

Production Center Financials; Method of Preparing Report

1.           Owners shall provide such independent accounting firm full access to all personnel and Information requested by such independent accounting firm.

Accounting firm will deliver a vendor due diligence report along with financial statements. The vendor due diligence must include the management accounts of Wing Hung (Dongguan) Printing Co., Ltd and the procedures will include a detailed analysis on both WHDG and Wing Hung Production Centre and the Shanghai Trading Office.

Owner shall fully cooperate in connection with such accounting firm's preparation of the WHPC/O 2010 EBITDA Report as contemplated by this Agreement.

For purposes of this Section 1.05(a)(iv), the term "Information" shall include, but not be limited to, the following related to the management accounts of WHPC/O: all available raw data and information contained in applicable accounting books and records, charts of accounts, general ledger, general journal, disbursements journal, trial balances, adjusting entries, accounts payable register, accounts receivable register, check register, bank and investment statements, payroll records, any applicable customized ERP system, OES/World system, accounting system (Kingdee), the off-loaded accounting records in Excel, audited accounts and management accounts of all customer invoices.

  

  

  

  

Schedule 1.06(a)(iv)

to

Amended and Restated Master Purchase Agreement

Litigation Indemnification Matters

1. Please see the attached list of matters.

  

  

  

  

SCHEDULES TO WING HUNG PRINTING CO., LTD. ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Schedule 3.17

Litigation/Governmental Orders

Wing Hung Printing Co., Ltd.

Saito/New Zealand - On or about July 21, 2008, Saito Offshore Pty Limited ("Plaintiff') filed suit against Wing Hung Printing Co. Ltd, Adapt Identification, LLC, and Shore to Shore BV (collectively the "Companies") in the High Court of New Zealand Auckland Registry captioned as case number CIV 2008-404-4621. The Companies initially protested the jurisdiction of the New Zealand Courts to consider the case. While the lower court agreed with the Companies' position on jurisdiction, that decision was reversed on appeal. The case has now been remanded to the trial court and the Companies have only recently submitted their Amended Statement of Defence to Plaintiff's Third Statement of Claim (the "Complaint"). In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that some or all of the Companies are in Breach of the Fair Trading Act of 1986, are in breach of contract for wrongfully misusing confidential information, have breached an equitable duty of confidence, and have engaged in unlawful interference with contractual relations. Plaintiff seeks damages in an unspecified amount, exemplary damages in excess of $100,000, lost profits, interest, and costs. The Companies have denied liability and intend to defend this claim vigorously. This matter has been primarily handled in New Zealand by Matt Sumpter of the Chapman Tripp law firm in New Zealand and further questions should be directed to his attention at +6493579075 or via e-mail at Matt.Sumpter@chapmantripp.com.

Wing Hung Printing (USA), Inc.

None.

STS India

1. Disputed Sales Tax demand pending appeal relating to earlier years (USD $60,000).

2. Disputed Sales Tax demand pending appeal relating to 2004-2005 (USD $18,000).

  

  

  

  

SCHEDULES TO SHORE TO SHORE, INC. ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Schedule 3.17

Litigation/Governmental Orders

Seller

Saito/New Zealand - On or about July 21, 2008, Saito Offshore Pty Limited ("Plaintiff') filed suit against Wing Hung Printing Co. Ltd, Adapt Identification, LLC, and Shore to Shore BV (collectively the "Companies") in the High Court of New Zealand Auckland Registry captioned as case number CIV 2008-404-4621. The Companies initially protested the jurisdiction of the New Zealand Courts to consider the case. While the lower court agreed with the Companies' position on jurisdiction, that decision was reversed on appeal. The case has now been remanded to the trial court and the Companies have only recently submitted their Amended Statement of Defence to Plaintiffs Third Statement of Claim (the "Complaint"). In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that some or all of the Companies are in Breach of the Fair Trading Act of 1986, are in breach of contract for wrongfully misusing confidential information, have breached an equitable duty of confidence, and have engaged in unlawful interference with contractual relations. Plaintiff seeks damages in an unspecified amount, exemplary damages in excess of $100,000, lost profits, interest, and costs. The Companies have denied liability and intend to defend this claim vigorously. This matter has been primarily handled in New Zealand by Matt Sumpter of the Chapman Tripp law firm in New Zealand and further questions should be directed to his attention at +6493579075 or via e-mail at Matt.Sumpter@chapmantripp.com.

STS India

1. Disputed Sales Tax demand pending appeal relating to earlier years (USD $60,000)

2. Disputed Sales Tax demand pending appeal relating to 2004-2005 (USD $18,000)

STS Guatemala

In 2004, STS Guatemala purchased/imported a KBA machine pursuant to a Credit Contract with Koenig & Bauer, AG ("K&B") in Germany. Upon receipt of the equipment in Guatemala, the person completing the custom papers forgot to include two tool boxes in the declaration. The tool boxes were not purchased by STS Guatemala, but rather were used to install the equipment and were to be returned to K&B. STS Guatemala has attempted for nearly six years to correct the original documentation so that the tool boxes can be returned; however, little or no progress has been made with the Guatemalan government to make this correction.

STS Sri Lanka

None.

  

  

  

  

SCHEDULES TO J & F INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Schedule 3.17

Litigation/Governmental Orders

Seller

Not applicable.

J&F International (US)

None.

Adapt Identification

Saito/New Zealand - On or about July 21, 2008, Saito Offshore Pty Limited ("Plaintiff') filed suit against Wing Hung Printing Co. Ltd, Adapt Identification, LLC, and Shore to Shore BV (collectively the "Companies") in the High Court of New Zealand Auckland Registry captioned as case number CIV 2008-404-4621 . The Companies initially protested the jurisdiction of the New Zealand Courts to consider the case. While the lower court agreed with the Companies' position on jurisdiction, that decision was reversed on appeal. The case has now been remanded to the trial court and the Companies have only recently submitted their Amended Statement of Defence to Plaintiffs Third Statement of Claim (the "Complaint"). In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that some or all of the Companies are in Breach of the Fair Trading Act of 1986, are in breach of contract for wrongfully misusing confidential information, have breached an equitable duty of confidence, and have engaged in unlawful interference with contractual relations. Plaintiff seeks damages in an unspecified amount, exemplary damages in excess of $100,000, lost profits, interest, and costs. The Companies have denied liability and intend to defend this claim vigorously. This matter has been primarily handled in New Zealand by Matt Sumpter of the Chapman Tripp law firm in New Zealand and further questions should be directed to his attention at +6493579075 or via e-mail at Matt.Sumpter@chapmantripp.com.

Cybsa Adapt

None.

STS Guatemala

In 2004, STS Guatemala purchased/imported a KBA machine pursuant to a Credit Contract with Koenig & Bauer, AG ("K&B") in Germany. Upon receipt of the equipment in Guatemala, the person completing the custom papers forgot to include two tool boxes in the declaration. The tool boxes were not purchased by STS Guatemala, but rather were used to install the equipment and were to be returned to K&B. STS Guatemala has attempted for nearly six years to correct the original documentation so that the tool boxes can be returned; however, little or no progress has been made with the Guatemalan government to make this correction.fuelcontract.htm

Exhibit 10.01

 

Westinghouse Proprietary Class 2

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

CONTRACT FOR

AP1000 FUEL FABRICATION

AND RELATED SERVICES

BETWEEN

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC

AND

SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY

FOR

V. C. SUMMER AP1000 NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 2 & 3

    Disclosure of this document, in whole or in part, is subject to the proprietary information restrictions set forth in ARTICLE 10, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION of the General Terms and Conditions.

©2011 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

All Rights Reserved

“[**]” in this Exhibit 10.01 indicates material that has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  

  

 

  

Westinghouse Proprietary Class 2

 

ARTICLE                  TITLE                                                PAGE

 

 

	
RECITALS

	
 

	
1

 

	
ARTICLE 1

	
AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS; DEFINITIONS 

	
2

	
  

	
A.

	
Agreement Documents 

	
2

	
  

	
B.

	
Definitions 

	
2

 

	
ARTICLE 2

	
WESTINGHOUSE SCOPE OF SUPPLY 

	
3

	
  

	
A.

	
Westinghouse Fuel Assembly Fabrication Services 

	
3

	
  

	
B.

	
Cost Bases for Reload Region Fuel Fabrication Services 

	
4

	
  

	
C.

	
Handling of Owner-Supplied EUP 

	
5

	
  

	
D.

	
Initial Core and Reload Core Design and Related Licensing Engineering Services 

	
5

 

	
ARTICLE 3

	
OWNER’S SCOPE OF SUPPLY 

	
8

 

	
ARTICLE 4

	
PRICE AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE 

	
9

	
  

	
A.

	
Initial Core Fuel Assembly Fabrication Price 

	
9

	
  

	
B.

	
Reload Fuel Assembly Fabrication and Related Services Prices 

	
9

	
  

	
C.

	
Core Components Prices 

	
9

 

	
ARTICLE 5

	
INVOICING AND PAYMENT 

	
10

	
  

	
A.

	
Invoicing 

	
10

	
  

	
B.

	
Terms of Payment 

	
10

	
  

	
C.

	
Price Adjustment 

	
11

	
  

	
D.

	
Price Adjustment – Variation of EUP Delivery Time 

	
13

 

	
ARTICLE 6

	
SCHEDULES 

	
16

	
  

	
A.

	
Fuel Assembly Delivery Schedules 

	
16

	
  

	
B.

	
Energy Requirements Schedule 

	
17

	
  

	
C.

	
Material Delivery Schedule 

	
18

 

	
ARTICLE 7

	
WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES 

	
19

	
  

	
A.

	
[**] Warranty 

	
19

	
  

	
B.

	
[**] Warranty 

	
19

	
  

	
C.

	
[**] Warranty 

	
19

	
  

	
D.

	
Control Rod [**] Warranty 

	
20

	
  

	
E.

	
Non-Control Rod Core Components[**] Warranty 

	
22

	
  

	
F.

	
Individual Fuel Assembly [**] Warranty 

	
23

	
  

	
G.

	
[**] Warranty 

	
25

	
  

	
H.

	
Definitions of [**] Fuel Assemblies 

	
26

	
  

	
I.

	
Warranty Conditions 

	
26

	
  

	
J.

	
Owner's Obligations 

	
27

	
  

	
K.

	
Exclusivity 

	
28

 

	
ARTICLE 8

	
EXTENSION OR SUSPENSION 

	
29

	
  

	
A.

	
Extension or Suspension 

	
29

	
  

	
B.

	
Resumption and Adjustment 

	
29

 

	
ARTICLE 9

	
TERM AND TERMINATION 

	
31

	
  

	
A.

	
[**] 

	
31

	
  

	
B.

	
[**] 

	
32

	
  

	
C.

	
[**] 

	
32

	
  

	
D.

	
Termination for Change of Control 

	
33

	
  

	
E.

	
Termination for Cause 

	
33

	
  

	
F.

	
General Obligations at Termination 

	
34

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                       Page i

 

“[**]” in this Exhibit 10.01 indicates material that has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  

  

 

  

Westinghouse Proprietary Class 2

 

ARTICLE                      TITLE                                                      PAGE

 

 

	
ARTICLE 10

	
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 

	
37

 

	
ARTICLE 11

	
THIRD PARTY FUEL SUPPLY 

	
38

	
  

	
A.

	
Fuel Assemblies Purchased from Others 

	
38

	
  

	
B.

	
Lead Use Fuel Assembly (LUA) 

	
38

	
  

	
C.

	
Maintenance of Mechanical Integrity Warranty 

	
39

 

	
ARTICLE 12

	
CHANGES TO GENERAL WORK SCOPE 

	
40

 

	
APPENDIX 1

	
REFERENCE FUEL ASSEMBLY DESIGN 

	
42

 

	
APPENDIX 2

	
[**] 

	
43

	
  

	
A.

	
[**] 

	
43

	
  

	
B.

	
[**] 

	
43

 

	
APPENDIX 3

	
[**] 

	
44

 

	
APPENDIX 4

	
[**] 

	
45

 

	
APPENDIX 5

	
OWNER’S EUP 

	
46

	
  

	
A.

	
General 

	
46

	
  

	
B.

	
EUP Delivery by Physical Delivery 

	
48

	
  

	
C.

	
EUP Delivery by Book Transfer 

	
48

	
  

	
D.

	
Standard Enricher Formulae for Calculating SWU and Feed 

	
49

	
  

	
E.

	
EUP Dispute Procedure 

	
50

	
  

	
F.

	
EUP Accounting/Reconciliation Procedure 

	
51

 

	
APPENDIX 6

	
CYCLE DESIGN REPORT CONTENTS 

	
57

 

	
APPENDIX 7

	
INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 

	
58

 

	
APPENDIX 8

	
[**] 

	
59

	
  

	
A.

	
[**] 

	
59

	
  

	
B.

	
[**] 

	
59

	
  

	
C.

	
[**] 

	
59

	
  

	
D.

	
[**] 

	
59

	
  

	
E.

	
[**] 

	
60

	
  

	
F.

	
[**] 

	
60

 

	
APPENDIX 9

	
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT (SAMPLE) 

	
61

 

	
APPENDIX 10

	
COMPATIBILITY DATA 

	
65

	
  

	
A.

	
Pre-Award Information 

	
65

	
  

	
B.

	
Post-Award Information 

	
67

 

	
APPENDIX 11

	
INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 

	
70

 

	
APPENDIX 12

	
WARRANTY VALIDITY CONDITIONS 

	
71

	
  

	
A.

	
General Conditions for Fuel Warranty 

	
71

	
  

	
B.

	
Fuel Warranty Requirements as of Effective Date 

	
71

	
  

	
C.

	
Updates to Fuel Warranty Requirements 

	
71

	
  

	
D.

	
[**] Requirements 

	
71

	
  

	
E.

	
Limitations and Conditions for Westinghouse Fuel Assembly Operation71

	
  

	
F.

	
AP1000 [**] Specifications 

	
73

	
  

	
G.

	
[**] Specifications 

	
73

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                          Page i

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Westinghouse Proprietary Class 2

 

RECITALS

 

 

THIS CONTRACT for FUEL FABRICATION AND RELATED SERVICES, dated this 27th day of January, 2011, is by and between South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, and Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, with an office at 1000 Westinghouse Drive, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066 (“Westinghouse”) and provides for the fabrication of nuclear fuel and associated services as hereinafter described.

 

WHEREAS, Owners desire to develop, license, procure and have constructed a nuclear-fueled electricity generating facility to be located at the V. C. Summer Plant Site (the “Facility”) in the state of South Carolina and,

 

WHEREAS, Owner requires a supplier of nuclear fuel and related services necessary to operate its Facility; and,

 

WHEREAS, Westinghouse is engaged in the business of designing, developing and supplying commercial nuclear power facilities and has developed a pressurized water nuclear power reactor known as the AP1000 (the “AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant”) for which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Standard Design Certification in the form of a rule set forth in Appendix D to 10 CFR Part 52; and,

 

WHEREAS, the AP1000 Standard Design Certification set forth in Appendix D to 10 CFR Part 52 specifies the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear fuel design as an integral part of the licensed AP1000 plant design; and,

 

WHEREAS, Westinghouse desires to provide the nuclear fuel fabrication and related support technology and services necessary to operate the Owner’s new AP1000 nuclear electricity generation facility; and

 

WITNESSETH:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which the Parties acknowledge, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, stipulate and agree as follows:

January 2011                                                 AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                          Page 1

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Westinghouse Proprietary Class 2

 

ARTICLE 1                      AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS; DEFINITIONS

 

 

	
A.  

	
Agreement Documents

 

 

The Agreement Documents (“Agreement” or “Agreement Documents”) between the parties shall consist of this Contract for AP1000 Fuel Fabrication and Related Services Agreement (“the Contract”), its Appendices and all documents incorporated by reference therein including, without limitation, the Fuel Alliance Agreement, the General Terms and Conditions, the Fuel Technology License Agreement and any amendments thereto.

 

	
B.  

	
Definitions

 

Defined terms which are common for all Agreement Documents shall be located in Attachment E, DEFINED TERMS.  In the event a term requires a definition that is different from the definition set forth in the Attachment E, for the purposes of this Contract it shall be defined as specifically set forth in this Contract.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 2

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Westinghouse Proprietary Class 2

 

ARTICLE 2                      WESTINGHOUSE SCOPE OF SUPPLY

 

 

	
A.

	
Westinghouse Fuel Assembly Fabrication Services

 

 

Westinghouse will provide the following Work as specified herein:

 

	
1.

	
Fuel Assembly fabrication services of the Reference Design using the Owner-supplied EUP for [**] Fuel Assemblies contained in the Initial Core of each Unit and that comply with the Fuel Assembly design and fabrication specifications provided by Westinghouse.

 

	
2.

	
Integral and insert burnable absorbers including holddown devices required by the Initial Core design of each Unit as described in Appendix 2, INITIAL CORE DESIGN SUMMARY.

 

	
3.

	
Core Components of the Reference Design and the quantities described in Appendix 3, REFERENCE CORE COMPONENTS REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN for the Initial Core of each Unit.

 

	
4.

	
Fuel Assembly fabrication of the Reference Design for Reload Regions using the Owner-supplied EUP for each Unit of approximately [**] Fuel Assemblies per Reload Region. This Contract is for the Initial Cores and [**] Reload Regions for Unit 2 and [**] Reload Regions for Unit 3.  The number of Fuel Assemblies per Reload Region may not vary by more than [**] Fuel Assemblies due to the use of Lead Use Assemblies.

 

	
5.

	
Wet Annular Burnable Absorbers (WABAs) and their associated holddown devices for any Reload Region.

 

	
6.

	
One (1) full-size replica fuel assembly per Unit.  The replica fuel assembly shall be suitable to demonstrate compatibility with Plant and handling tool interfaces. The replica fuel assembly will be fabricated from production Fuel Assembly components using production manufacturing processes with the exception that the fuel rods will be filled with non-uranium pellets instead of UO2 pellets.  The replica fuel assembly envelope and top and bottom nozzles will meet production Fuel Assembly design requirements.  The resulting total mass shall be within +/- 10 lbs of a fuel-bearing assembly and will be documented. The center of gravity will be matched as closely to that of a fuel-bearing assembly as practicable.

 

	
7.

	
One (1) model fuel assembly.  The model fuel assembly will be fabricated from production Fuel Assembly components and will contain at least one of each type of spacer grid used in the Fuel Assemblies.  The height of the model assembly will be approximately 4.0 feet to facilitate display and a stand will be provided to minimize safety tipping concerns.  The model fuel assembly will be loaded with simulated fuel rods in approximately 75% of the fuel lattice locations with one of the four faces open to allow viewing of the internal layout of the spacer grids and guide thimbles.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 3

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Westinghouse Proprietary Class 2

 

	
8.

	
[**] reusable Fuel Assembly shipping containers for shipment of non-irradiated Fuel Assemblies to the Site.

 

	
9.

	
Delivery of Fuel Assemblies, Core Components, replica fuel assemblies, model fuel assemblies and Designated Computer System, as defined in Article 2.E, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2, DELIVERY, TITLE, AND RISK OF LOSS of the General Terms and Conditions.

 

	
10.

	
Return transportation of Fuel Assembly shipping containers from the Owner's Site.

 

	
11.

	
New Fuel Assembly unloading and handling instructions, procedures and training.  Westinghouse will provide Fuel Assembly unloading and handling training upon request at a place and time mutually agreed by the Parties. ([**])

 

	
12.

	
Information to allow Owner to arrange for supply of non-Westinghouse reload fuel in accordance with the provisions of Article 10, THIRD PARTY FUEL SUPPLY in the form of Lead Use Assemblies during the term of the Contract and subsequent reload fuel after the term of the Contract.

 

	
B.

	
[**] Reload Region Fuel Fabrication Services

 

 

	
1.

	
The final Reload Region provided by Westinghouse under this Contract shall constitute one-hundred percent (100%) of the Fuel Assembly requirements for that Cycle.

 

	
2.

	
Fabrication requirements are projected in Appendix 4, REPRESENTATIVE RELOAD FUEL ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULE.

 

	
3.

	
The use of LUAs will not reduce the minimum Fuel Assembly requirement.  Allowances for limited numbers of LUAs are defined in Article 10, THIRD PARTY FUEL SUPPLY.

 

	
4.

	
[**] includes burnable absorbers requirements of integral absorbers in the form of rods [**] on a region average basis

 

	
5.

	
[**] includes up to [**] burnable absorber patterns per Reload Region from the then-current Westinghouse standard patterns per reload.  Any additional burnable absorber pattern requirements above this allocation or any asymmetric burnable absorber patterns shall be subject to the terms of Article 4, CHANGES of the General Terms and Conditions.

 

	
6.

	
[**].  Changes to these conditions shall be subject to the terms of Article 4, CHANGES of the General Terms and Conditions. Reload Regions are assumed to contain IFBA rods only. If WABA

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 4

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assemblies are required in addition to the IFBA, they will be subject to the terms of Article 4, CHANGES of the General Terms and Conditions.  [**]

 

	
C.

	
Handling of Owner-Supplied EUP

 

 

The terms and conditions for the activities associated with the Owner-supplied EUP are set forth in Appendix 5, OWNER’S EUP.

 

	
D.

	
Initial Core and Reload Core Design and Related Licensing Engineering Services

 

 

1.           For each Initial Core, Westinghouse will:

 

	
  

	
a.

	
Establish Fuel Assembly and Core Components design bases, including a review of the Core Operating Limits Report (COLR), Core Reference Report and Technical Specifications;

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Provide initial Cycle-specific input to the BEACON-DMMTM Core monitoring software;

 

	
  

	
c.

	
Provide initial Cycle-specific operating margin evaluation for Unit operation with the BEACON-DMM Core monitoring software in service;

 

	
  

	
d.

	
Provide initial Cycle-specific COLR including parameters necessary to operate the Unit with BEACON-DMM out of service, as allowed by the Unit Technical Specifications;

 

	
  

	
e.

	
Recommend control rod shuffling, control rod programming, GRCA exchange sequence and timing;

 

	
  

	
f.

	
Establish the initial value of the following set points and safety-related parameters to reflect the as-built condition of the Plant and Initial Core reactor as they are related to and affected by the Core and/or Fuel Assembly design:

 

	
  

	
1.

	
Reactor protection system set points;

 

	
  

	
2.

	
Reactor power control system set points;

 

	
  

	
3.

	
Rod control system set points;

 

	
  

	
4.

	
Rapid power reduction system set points; and,

 

	
  

	
5.

	
Review safety-related parameters in the combined operating License to confirm applicability to the Initial Core.

 

Any required modifications or revisions identified during these reviews that are solely due to Owner requested changes will be subject to the terms of Article 4, CHANGES of the General Terms and Conditions, and/or Article 8, LICENSES, PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS, AND LICENSING SUPPORT of the General Terms and Conditions, as appropriate.

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g.

	
Perform transient and safeguards related analyses, as required by the NRC, in support of the licensing effort of the Owner under the conditions set forth in Article 8 LICENSES, PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS, AND LICENSING SUPPORT of the General Terms and Conditions;

 

	
  

	
h.

	
Provide individual as-built Fuel Assembly design and as-built manufacturing information required by TracWorks®;

 

	
  

	
i.

	
Provide a Cycle Design Report describing the nuclear, thermal/hydraulic and mechanical design for each Fuel Cycle at each Unit for licensing and Core operation purposes.  The contents of the Cycle Design Report are presented in Appendix 6, CYCLE DESIGN REPORT CONTENTS.

 

	
  

	
j.

	
Provide the analytic constants and review of startup testing results required to support the low-power physics testing upon initial Cycle startup using Dynamic Rod Worth Measurement for Cycle 1.

 

	
  

	
k.

	
Provide an Initial Core Safety Evaluation Report which summarizes the results of the Westinghouse effort described in this Article 2.D.1.

 

	
2.

	
For each Reload Region, Westinghouse or Owner will provide the following Services for each forthcoming Cycle based on the Owner-specified energy requirements furnished in accordance with Article 6, SCHEDULES:

 

	
  

	
a.

	
Establish number of Fuel Assemblies, enrichments, a loading pattern and a burnable absorber pattern, as required, consistent with NRC licensing requirements;

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Review design bases, including a review of the Technical Specifications and COLR(s) of the Owner's operating license and previous designs, if applicable;

 

	
  

	
c.

	
Provide Cycle-specific operating margin evaluation for Unit operation with the BEACON-DMM Core monitoring software in service.

 

	
  

	
d.

	
Provide Cycle-specific Core Operating Limit Report (COLR) updates including parameters necessary to operate the Unit with BEACON-DMM out of service, as allowed by the Unit Technical Specifications.

 

	
  

	
e.

	
Provide recommendations on control rod shuffling, control rod programming, GRCA exchange sequence and timing.

 

	
  

	
f.

	
Perform a review and evaluation of the following (as they are related to and affected by the Core design) provided that Owner makes available to Westinghouse all of the Plant information required by Westinghouse to perform its obligation:

 

	
  

	
1.

	
Reactor protection system set points;

 

	
  

	
2.

	
Applicable safety-related parameters versus those used in support of the current licensing basis described in Owner's most recently amended Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR).

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Any required modifications or revisions identified during these reviews could be subject to the terms of Article 4, CHANGES of the General Terms and Conditions, and/or Article 8, LICENSES, PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS, AND LICENSING SUPPORT of the General Terms and Conditions, as appropriate.

 

	
  

	
g.

	
Perform additional transient and safeguards related analyses, as required by the NRC, in support of the licensing effort of the Owner under the conditions set forth in Article 8, LICENSES, PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS, AND LICENSING SUPPORT of the General Terms and Conditions;

 

	
  

	
h.

	
Provide individual as-built Fuel Assembly design and as-built manufacturing information;

 

	
  

	
i.

	
Provide a Cycle Design Report describing the nuclear, thermal/hydraulic and mechanical design for each Cycle at each Unit for licensing and Core operation purposes.  The contents of the Cycle Design Report are presented in Appendix 6, CYCLE DESIGN REPORT CONTENTS.

 

	
  

	
j.

	
Provide the analytic constants and review of startup testing results required to support the low-power physics testing upon initial Cycle startup using Subcritical Rod Worth Measurement.

 

	
  

	
k.

	
Provide a Reload Region Evaluation Report which summarizes the results of the Westinghouse effort described in this Article 2.D.2.

 

3.           Fuel Management Support

 

For the initial Cycle, the fuel management will be as determined by the Core Reference Report.  For subsequent Cycles the fuel management support will be as defined herein or as otherwise directed by Owner at its expense. Should the Owner perform the fuel management services, the Owner will be required to use Westinghouse core design codes and methods and must provide a verified copy of the models to Westinghouse.

 

4.           Operational Support

 

Westinghouse will provide evaluations of coolant chemistry data provided by Owner.  Upon request, Westinghouse will provide evaluation of Core follow data such as Fq, FDH and axial offset, and maintain the operating model for each Cycle.

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ARTICLE 3                      OWNER’S SCOPE OF SUPPLY

 

 

	
A.

	
In Support of the nuclear fuel fabrication and related services to be provided hereunder, Owner shall:

 

	
  

	
1.

	
Supply, in accordance with APPENDIX 5,OWNER’S EUP, one hundred percent (100%) of the EUP as natural or enriched uranium hexafluoride required to meet the final design uranium loading for each Reload Region to be fabricated in the enrichments and at the times specified in accordance with Article 6, SCHEDULES.  In the event that the EUP supplied by Owner does not conform to the quality standards specified for EUP, an equitable adjustment will be made to all pertinent provisions of the Contract, including but not limited to, scope of work, price, schedules, and warranties.

 

	
  

	
2.

	
Pay for all transportation charges not explicitly provided by Westinghouse pursuant to Article 2.A, Westinghouse Fuel Assembly Fabrication Services.

 

	
  

	
3.

	
For physical deliveries, pay for all withdrawal, packaging, and associated charges levied by the Enrichment Facility and similar charges levied by the Conversion Facility for EUP supplied by Owner to Westinghouse under this Contract.

 

	
  

	
4.

	
Unload and store the Fuel Assemblies at the Site.

 

	
  

	
5.

	
Use its reasonable efforts to make the Westinghouse Fuel Assembly shipping containers ready for return shipment to Westinghouse within [**] days of their arrival at the Site but in any case [**].

 

	
  

	
6.

	
Make payments in accordance with Article 5, INVOICING AND PAYMENT.

 

	
  

	
7.

	
Provide reasonable access to the Plant and the required support services to enable Westinghouse to fulfill its warranty and other obligations and requirements as specified elsewhere in the Contract.

 

	
  

	
8.

	
Provide data, reviews, notifications, schedules, and requirements as specified elsewhere in the Contract and any other information reasonably required by Westinghouse to enable it to perform its design, licensing and manufacturing obligations under the Contract.  Safety-related parameters made available by Owner shall be provided in accordance with Owner’s quality assurance program.

 

	
  

	
9.

	
Apply for and pursue in good faith the Combined Operating License for the Plant prior to Delivery of the Initial Core and maintain said license during the term of this Contract.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 8

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ARTICLE 4                      PRICE AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

 

 

	
A.

	
Initial Core Fuel Assembly Fabrication Price

 

 

	
  

	
1.

	
Westinghouse shall charge for and be compensated for by Owner for fabrication of Fuel Assemblies and the engineering support for each Initial Core of each Unit as provided in the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
  

	
2.

	
The prices are subject to escalation as defined in Article 5, INVOICING AND PAYMENT of this Contract.

 

	
B.

	
Reload Fuel Assembly Fabrication and Related Services Prices

 

 

	
  

	
1.

	
The prices for Reload Fuel Assembly fabrication services are provided in the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

	
  

	
2.

	
The prices are subject to escalation as defined in Article 5, INVOICING AND PAYMENT, of this Contract.

 

	
C.

	
Core Components Prices

 

 

	
  

	
1.

	
Westinghouse shall charge for and be compensated for by Owner for the fabrication of Core Components and spares for each Initial Core of each Unit as provided in the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

	
  

	
2.

	
The prices are subject to escalation as defined in Article 5, INVOICING AND PAYMENT, of this Contract.

	
  

	
3.

	
In addition to escalation of the fabrication prices, the price of the NG-RCCAs are subject to adjustment based upon the price of silver and indium as of the time of fabrication.  The price of the primary source is subject to adjustment based upon the price of californium as of the time of fabrication.

	
  

	
4.

	
The final design and licensing of the GRCA has not been completed as of the date of this offer.  Westinghouse will provide the final price for the GRCA upon design completion and USNRC licensing approval of WCAP-16943-P, “Enhanced GRCA (Gray Rod Cluster Assembly) Rodlet Design”.  To the extent that the final design contains precious metals, the cost of the precious metals will be indexed to industry indices and the actual cost determined at the time of delivery in a manner similar to that used for NG-RCCAs.  The price of the non-precious metals portion of the GRCA will be subject to escalation as defined in the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

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ARTICLE 5                      INVOICING AND PAYMENT

 

 

	
A.

	
Invoicing

 

 

	
1.

	
Invoicing will be as defined in the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
2.

	
Each invoice will be transmitted electronically to Owner as indicated in Article 14.H, Notices of the General Terms and Conditions and shall reference the applicable Work.

 

	
B.

	
Terms of Payment

 

 

	
1.

	
Subject to Article 5.B.3 below, payment by the Owner of all amounts reflected on Westinghouse invoice(s) shall be made in US dollars (unless otherwise agreed by the Parties) on a net [**] calendar day basis from the date an invoice is electronically transferred to the Owner.

 

	
2.

	
The Owner shall pay Westinghouse, or Westinghouse will refund to the Owner, the amounts reflected on submitted invoice(s) via electronic funds transfer to account(s) that will be specified on such invoices.

 

	
3.

	
Amounts incorrectly or inappropriately invoiced to the Owner, whether discovered prior to or subsequent to payment by the Owner, shall be adjusted or reimbursed to the Owner by Westinghouse within [**] calendar days of notification by the Owner to Westinghouse of the error in the invoice.  In the case of an invoice dispute, the undisputed portion(s) of the invoice(s) (or if applicable refund statement(s)) shall be paid on the same net [**] calendar day basis.  The disputed portion will be paid, or refunded, net [**] days after the dispute is resolved.

 

	
4.

	
The Parties shall use all reasonable efforts to resolve any invoice dispute within [**] calendar days.  Thereafter, any disputed invoice amounts shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of Article 13, DISPUTES of the General Terms and Conditions.

 

	
5.

	
All payments of undisputed invoice amounts received by Westinghouse or adjustments or reimbursements due to Owner more than [**] calendar days from the invoice date shall be subject to late payment charges using the prime interest rate as published by “The Wall Street Journal” on the invoice date plus [**].

 

	
6.

	
Any price adjustment made in recognition of changes in the reference EUP Hold Time as provided in Article 5.D, Price Adjustment – Variation of EUP Delivery Time, shall not be subject to the [**].

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C.

	
Price Adjustment

 

 

	
1.

	
This Article 5.C shall apply to all scope of supply provided hereunder.

 

For the purpose of these price adjustment provisions only, the following definitions apply:

 

a.           [**] indices will be the following:

 

	
  

	
i.

	
[**] Index – [**].

 

	
  

	
ii.

	
[**].

 

b.           [**] index will be the following:

 

[**].

 

c.           The base month for escalation of prices will be [**].

 

	
  

	
d.

	
Each of the base index values will be determined by averaging the respective indices for the base month, the immediately preceding month, and the following month.  In the case of the quarterly [**] Index, the interim months' index values shall be calculated by linear interpolation and then averaged to arrive at the base index value.  Once the payment schedule is commenced, the base index values for the balance of that payment schedule shall remain fixed even though a change in the index benchmark(s) may occur during that period.

 

e.           Reference months

 

	
  

	
i.

	
The reference month for Initial Core, Core Components for the Initial Core and Licensed Information will be the [**].

 

	
  

	
ii.

	
The reference month for Fuel Assembly fabrication and Core Components for each Reload Region shall be the [**].

 

	
  

	
iii.

	
Reference month for replica fuel assemblies and model fuel assembly, and model core components will be the month of the latest published index values prior to Delivery.

 

	
  

	
iv.

	
Reference month for termination will be the effective date of termination.

 

	
  

	
f.

	
The [**] indices will be determined to the nearest second decimal place.  The [**] indices will be determined to the nearest first decimal place.  [**] adjustments will be calculated to the nearest one tenth of one percent (0.1%). In any case, if the next succeeding decimal place is five or more, the preceding decimal place will be raised to the next higher figure.

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g.

	
Should the specified indices be discontinued, or should the basis of their calculation be substantially modified, proper indices will be substituted by mutual agreement of the Parties.  However, changes in the base year(s) report basis, minor changes in weighting of components of an index and minor changes in the benchmarks will not be construed as substantial modification to the indices.  Price adjustments will be calculated such that the Base Indices are consistent with the current indices report by the U. S. Government.

 

	
2.

	
Proportions of Price

 

For the purpose of price adjustment, the proportions of each payment representing labor and material shall be in accordance with the following.

	
[**]

	
Escalation Index

	
Proportion

	
[**]

	  
	
[**]

	
30%

	
[**]

	
30%

	
[**]

	  
	
[**]

	
40%

	
Total [**]

	
100%

 

	
  

	 

	
[**]

	
Escalation Index

	
Proportion

	
[**]

	
50%

	
[**]

	
50%

	
[**]

	
100%

 

 

	
3.

	
Calculation of Price

 

	
  

	
a.

	
A provisional total Price will be calculated based on the base price as defined in the Fuel Alliance Agreement plus price adjustment.  For purposes of the provisional total price adjustment, the latest available index value two (2) months prior to the scheduled invoice date will be used.  The price adjustment shall be computed as the change in weighted index value from the base month to the latest available month.  The schedule and amount of each payment shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 8, Payment Schedules.  The provisional price shall be used as the basis for all progress payments.

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b.

	
A final Price will be calculated based on final indices for the reference month(s) as defined in Article 5.C.1.e above.  The final escalation shall be computed as the change in weighted index values from the base month to the reference month.  The invoice for the final Price adjustment payment will be issued when all final index values are available.  The final Price adjustment is calculated as the difference between the final Price and the provisional Price.  Payment of this invoice is due [**] days after the Owner has received all required invoices and associated documentation and found them in order.  The schedule and amount of each payment shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 8, Payment Schedules.

 

	
D.

	
Price Adjustment – Variation of EUP Delivery Time

 

 

	
1.

	
The Owner is required to deliver the EUP to Westinghouse DDP (Incoterms 2000) Fabrication Facility as defined in Appendix 5, OWNER’S EUP as required for each Initial Cores and Reload Region fabrication with an EUP Hold Time as defined in Article 6.C, Material Delivery Schedule.

 

	
2.

	
The Owner shall have the right to request a reduction of the EUP Hold Time as defined in Article 6.C, Material Delivery Schedule at the same time as the FSDD is defined as specified in Article 6.A, Fuel Assembly Delivery Schedules.  Westinghouse shall have the right to accept, reject or modify the Owner’s request for EUP Hold Time reduction at its sole discretion within [**] of the request.  In the event that both Parties agree to reduce the EUP holding time, the price of the Reload Region shall be [**] as defined in Article 5.D.4.

 

	
3.

	
Westinghouse shall have the right to request an increase of the EUP Hold Time as defined in Article 6.C, Material Delivery Schedule at the same time as the FSDD is defined as specified in Article 6.A, Fuel Assembly Delivery Schedules.  The Owner shall have the right to accept, reject or modify Westinghouse’s request for EUP Hold Time increase at its sole discretion within [**] of the request.  In the event that both Parties agree to increase the EUP Hold Time, the price of the Reload Region of Fuel Assemblies shall be [**] as defined in Article 5.D.4.

 

	
4.

	
The Fuel Assembly fabrication price adjustment in US dollars for agreed variation in EUP Hold Time as defined above in Article 5.D.2 and Article 5.D.3, above shall be calculated for each Reload Region of Fuel Assemblies as defined below in Equation 5.D.4-1.  The price adjustment calculated by equation 5.D.4-1 below shall be rounded to the nearest US dollar:

 

[**]           Equation 5.D.4-1

 

Where:

 

	
  

	
[**]

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[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

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5.

	
The EUP Hold Time price adjustment shall be included in the first Fuel Assembly invoice issued by Westinghouse after the delivery of the EUP to the Fabrication Facility.

 

	
6.

	
This price adjustment shall not be effective to the extent that the Owner, for its convenience, delivers the EUP earlier than the agreed or contractual EUP Hold Time in the absence of Westinghouse’s formal request for early EUP delivery.  Nonetheless, Westinghouse will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the Owner’s convenience for early EUP delivery at no additional charge subject to the availability of storage space at the Fabrication Facility and the Owner’s grant of rights for Westinghouse to use the EUP in its Fabrication Facility upon delivery.

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ARTICLE 6                      SCHEDULES

 

 

	
A.

	
Fuel Assembly Delivery Schedules

 

 

	
1.

	
The Owner and Westinghouse shall, at least [**] in advance of the date the last Fuel Assembly and Core Components of the Initial Core are required to be shipped, mutually establish an Initial Core Tentative Scheduled Delivery Date, hereinafter referred to as ICTSDD.  Simultaneous with the establishment of the ICTSDD, the Owner shall provide an updated estimate of the long-term fuel and burnable absorber requirement schedules presented in Appendix 4, REPRESENTATIVE RELOAD REGION FUEL ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULE.  The ICTSDD will be updated by mutual agreement of the Owner and Westinghouse every [**] subsequent to the initial estimate.  Adjustments to the ICTSDD during the [**] period from the initial estimate shall be no earlier than the original estimate and no greater than a total of [**] later unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties.

 

	
2.

	
Not later than [**] prior to the previously established ICTSDD, Owner and Westinghouse will mutually establish an Initial Core Final Scheduled Delivery Date, hereinafter referred to as ICFSDD.  The ICFSDD shall not be more than [**] later or earlier than the final ICTSDD unless otherwise mutually agreed.

 

	
3.

	
Westinghouse will not commence delivery of the Initial Core Fuel Assemblies earlier than [**] prior to the ICFSDD, unless otherwise mutually agreed.

 

	
4.

	
For other hardware, such as primary source assemblies, replica assemblies, model fuel assembly, model core components, the delivery dates will be by mutual agreement.

 

	
5.

	
For each Reload Region, Owner and Westinghouse, at least [**] in advance of the date the last Fuel Assembly of that Region is required to be Delivered, will mutually establish a Tentative Scheduled Delivery Date, hereinafter referred to as TSDD.  Simultaneous with the establishment of the TSDD, the Owner shall provide an updated estimate of the long-term fuel requirement schedules presented in Appendix 4, REPRESENTATIVE RELOAD REGION FUEL ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULE.

 

	
6.

	
Not later than [**] prior to the previously established TSDD, Owner and Westinghouse will mutually establish a Final Scheduled Delivery Date, hereinafter referred to as FSDD.  The FSDD shall not be more than [**] later or earlier than the TSDD unless otherwise mutually agreed. At the same time as the FSDD is established, Owner shall request the shipping schedule.

 

	
7.

	
Westinghouse will either agree to the proposed shipping schedule or request an alternate schedule within [**]. Westinghouse will not commence delivery of the Reload Region of Fuel Assemblies earlier than [**] prior to the FSDD, unless otherwise mutually agreed.

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8.

	
The prices and terms of the Contract are based on shipment of Fuel Assemblies on a nominal [**] Cycle basis as presented in Appendix 4, REPRESENTATIVE RELOAD FUEL ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULE and in accordance with this Article 6.A, Delivery Schedules.  No adjustment to the schedules, as required in this Article 6.A shall exceed [**] without the mutual agreement of the Parties.

 

	
9.

	
Any change in shipment schedules which causes the Final Scheduled Delivery Date to exceed the limits of this Article 6.A, Delivery Schedules by more than [**] shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Article 8, EXTENSION OR SUSPENSION.

 

	
10.

	
With the exception of primary source assemblies, Westinghouse will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ship the Core Components to be used in the Initial Core in the Fuel Assembly for which the specific Core Component is to reside during the Initial Core.

 

	
11.

	
Westinghouse will assemble the primary source assembly at the Plant upon arrival of the primary source rodlets at the Plant.  The Owner will provide its assistance in receiving the primary source and returning the shipping cask as required by the Supplier of the primary source rodlets.

 

	
12.

	
Spare NG-RCCAs, GRCAs and thimble plugging devices will be shipped to the Owner in containers suitable for covered warehouse storage typical in the commercial nuclear power industry of these Core Components, until eventual use.

 

	
B.

	
Energy Requirements Schedule

 

 

	
1.

	
Owner will notify Westinghouse of its estimate of its operating requirements for all Cycles affected by the given Reload Region design at least [**] in advance of the TSDD, if Westinghouse is to perform the core design scope.

 

	
2.

	
Westinghouse, or Owner, will provide the tentative enrichments and loadings for the Reload Region within [**] after Owner notifies Westinghouse in accordance with Article 6.B.1, above.

 

	
3.

	
If Westinghouse is performing the Core design, Owner will notify Westinghouse of its final operating requirements for the given Cycle, and tentative requirements for the applicable subsequent Cycles, at least [**] prior to the TSDD, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.

 

	
4.

	
Westinghouse will notify Owner of final proposed design enrichments and loadings for the Reload Region within [**] after Owner notifies Westinghouse in accordance with Article 6.B.3, above unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.

 

	
5.

	
Owner to provide final approval of the Westinghouse proposed final design enrichments and loadings no later than [**] after Westinghouse provides the proposed design enrichments and loadings unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.

  

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6.

	
When Owner performs the Core design, Owner is to provide the final core loading plan at least [**] prior to the FSDD.

 

	
C.

	
Material Delivery Schedule

 

 

	
1.

	
The reference EUP Hold Time for the Reload Regions constituting the Initial Core shall be [**].

 

	
2.

	
The reference EUP Hold Time for the Reload Regions constituting Reload Regions shall be [**].

 

	
3.

	
The actual EUP Hold Time for each Reload Region Delivered under this Contract shall be determined by the Parties as defined in Article 5.D.2 and Article 5.D.3.

 

	
4.

	
The Owner shall deliver the EUP required for each Reload Region to Westinghouse no later than the actual EUP Hold Time as defined in Article 6, SCHEDULES.  Changes to the EUP Hold Time can be made as defined in Article 4, CHANGES TO GENERAL WORK SCOPE, of the General Terms and Conditions, and/or Article 5.D, Price Adjustment – Variation of EUP Delivery Time.  In addition, Westinghouse may, at its sole discretion, delay the FSDD on a [**] basis or until such time as a new manufacturing slot with sufficient capacity becomes available to compensate the late EUP delivery.

 

	
5.

	
EUP Delivery shall be deemed to have occurred when either the Owner physically delivers the EUP DDP Fabrication Facility (Incoterms 2000) or other mutually agreed to locations, or in the case Westinghouse maintains a delivery optimization program with the Owner’s Enricher, the Owner authorizes the Book Transfer of the EUP to Westinghouse’s account.

 

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ARTICLE 7                      WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES

 

 

	
A.

	
[**] Warranty

 

 

1.           Warranty

 

Westinghouse warrants that the Fuel Assemblies and/or the Core Components, when delivered, shall [**]

 

2.           Remedy

 

In the event of any failure to conform to this warranty, Westinghouse, upon prompt written notice of such nonconformance, shall [**] at the time of Delivery.

 

	
B.

	
[**] Warranty

 

 

1.           Warranty

 

Westinghouse warrants that the [**] provided hereunder will [**]

 

2.           Remedy

 

In the event any portion of the [**] furnished to the Owner fails to comply with this warranty obligation, and Westinghouse is notified in writing of such noncompliance prior to expiration of the warranty period, Westinghouse will [**].

 

3.           Warranty Period

 

The warranty period for [**] shall expire upon [**].

 

	
C.

	
[**] Warranty

 

 

1.           Warranty

 

Westinghouse warrants that each Fuel Assembly and Core Component will be [**] at the time of arrival of the Fuel Assembly or Core Component at the Owner's Site.

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2.           Remedy

 

In the event that a Fuel Assembly or Core Component fails to comply with this warranty, and Westinghouse is notified in writing of such noncompliance prior to the expiration of the warranty period, Westinghouse will [**].

 

3.           Warranty Period

 

The warranty period for this [**] warranty will expire at [**].  For Fuel Assemblies and Core Components supplied for the Initial Core the [**] warranty period will expire at [**]

 

	
D.

	
Control Rod [**] Warranty

 

 

1.           Warranty

 

Westinghouse warrants that each NG-RCCA and GRCA will be [**].

 

2.           Remedy

 

	
  

	
a.

	
If an NG-RCCA or GRCA does not comply with the warranty described under Article 7.D.1 above during the period defined as [**], Westinghouse shall, at its option [**], either [**]

 

	
  

	
b.

	
If an NG-RCCA or GRCA does not comply with the warranty described under Article 7.D.1 above during any of the remaining warranty period, Westinghouse shall, at its option, [**]

 

[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

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[**]

 

For the purposes of this warranty, the time of [**] shall be established as the actual time of confirmation of [**] as defined in Article 7.D.6 below.

 

3.           Warranty Period

 

The warranty period for this [**] Warranty for NG-RCCAs or GRCAs is [**].

 

4.           Conditions of Warranty

 

The following are the limitations and conditions to which the NG-RCCA or GRCA warranty is expressly subject; provided however, that [**].

 

	
  

	
a.

	
The NG-RCCAs or GRCAs will be [**].  In addition, the NG-RCCAs shall not [**].

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Owner shall [**]

 

5.           Owner's Obligations

 

The Owner[**] shall perform the obligations detailed in Article 7.J, Owner Obligations.

 

6.           Definition - [**]

 

An NG-RCCA or GRCA will be assumed to have [**] or exhibited [**] when it is replaced because:

 

	
  

	
a.

	
there is a [**]; or

 

	
  

	
b.

	
the NG-RCCA or GRCA shows [**]; or

 

	
  

	
c.

	
there is a [**]; or

 

	
  

	
d.

	
any condition exists which is mutually accepted as evidence of [**] and which [**].

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E.

	
Non-Control Rod Core Components [**] Warranty

 

 

1.           Warranty

 

Westinghouse warrants that any non-control rod Core Component shall be [**].

 

2.           Remedy

 

In the event a non-control rod Core Component does not comply with the above warranty and Westinghouse is notified of such noncompliance within the warranty period, then Westinghouse shall, at its option, [**].

 

3.           Warranty Period

 

The warranty period for this non-control rod Core Component [**] warranty will expire at the end of [**].  For non-control rod Core Components supplied for the Initial Core the non-control rod Core Component [**] warranty period will expire at [**].

 

4.           Definition - [**]

 

A Core Component will be assumed to have [**]

 

	
  

	
a.

	
the Core Component shows [**]; or

 

	
  

	
b.

	
any condition exists which is [**].

 

	
F.

	
Individual Fuel Assembly [**] Warranty

 

 

1.           Warranty

 

Westinghouse warrants each individual Fuel Assembly against [**].

 

2.           Remedy

 

In the event that a Fuel Assembly sustains [**] prior to its scheduled discharge [**], Westinghouse will, [**]

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[**].

 

	
  

	
a.

	
General

 

If at any time after the insertion of Fuel, [**] Fuel has [**], as defined in Article 7.H, Definitions of [**] Fuel Assemblies, Owner may, [**] require [**].  Subsequent [**] will be to the Owner’s account.  The [**] during such [**] will be charged to [**] account.  If Owner requires [**], Owner will notify Westinghouse in writing at least [**] in advance of the date that Owner [**].  In the event that Owner does not give Westinghouse such advance notification but nonetheless requires [**], Westinghouse will [**].  In the event that Owner provides Westinghouse notification and Owner subsequently [**], Owner will [**].  In the event the Fuel Assembly [**], Owner will [**].  In the event Owner elects [**], all charges, including [**], shall be to [**] account.  Upon identification of [**] in any such Mechanically Failed Fuel Assemblies, Westinghouse will [**] pursuant to the following provisions.

 

	
  

	
b.

	
[**] Campaigns

 

For Fuel Assembly [**] campaigns conducted by Westinghouse on [**] Fuel Assemblies, Owner shall [**].  In the event that a Fuel Assembly is determined to be [**] due solely to operation of the Unit [**]

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 23

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[**], Owner will [**].  In the event that Fuel Assemblies are determined to be [**] and it is further determined that any such Fuel Assemblies have been [**], Owner will [**].

 

	
  

	
c.

	
[**]

 

In the event that Owner is due a remedy as determined in Article 7.F.2 above, [**], Owner shall [**].

 

[**]

 

[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
d.

	
[**] Calculation

 

	
  

	
i.

	
For purposes of calculating [**] the following method applies.  After a Fuel Assembly has been removed from the reactor, Owner will [**].  All [**] will be included when making [**] calculations. [**] will be determined by [**].

 

	
  

	
ii.

	
Nothing in the Individual Fuel Assembly [**] Warranty shall be interpreted as limiting the Owner's right to remove any Fuel

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Assembly from the Core at any time.  However, if such removal is not due to [**] of the Fuel Assembly removed, the Fuel Assembly will be deemed to have met its warranty.  If any such Fuel Assembly is [**].

 

	
  

	
iii.

	
Westinghouse shall have no obligation under this warranty if [**].

 

3.           Warranty Period

 

The warranty period for this [**] Warranty for Fuel Assemblies will not extend beyond [**].  For the Initial Core, the warranty period for this [**] Warranty for Fuel Assemblies will not extend beyond [**].

 

	
G.

	
[**] Warranty

 

 

1.           Warranty

 

Westinghouse warrants that each Fuel Assembly and Core Component furnished by Westinghouse under this Contract will, at the time of initial insertion into the Core, be [**].

 

2.           Remedy

 

In the event that any Fuel Assembly supplied under this Contract fails to conform to this [**] warranty, Westinghouse shall, [**], either promptly:

 

	
  

	
a.

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
b.

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
c.

	
[**]

 

3.           Warranty Period

 

The warranty period for this compatibility warranty is limited to [**].  Westinghouse shall

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have no further obligation under this warranty upon [**].

 

	
H.

	
Definitions of [**] Fuel Assemblies

 

 

A Fuel Assembly will be deemed to have experienced [**]:

 

	
1.

	
[**]; or

 

	
2.

	
a Fuel Assembly or any component of the Fuel Assembly [**]

 

	
3.

	
a Fuel Assembly or any component of the Fuel Assembly [**]; or

 

	
4.

	
another condition exists which [**].

 

	
I.

	
Warranty Conditions

 

 

The following are the limitations and conditions to which the above warranties and remedies are expressly made subject[**].

 

	
1.

	
The Fuel Assemblies and/or Core Components furnished or serviced hereunder will be [**].  In addition, such Fuel Assemblies and/or Core Components shall [**].

 

	
2.

	
The Unit will be operated at all times [**] with due regard to [**].

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3.

	
Changes in [**] will be within the limitations specified in [**] unless other values are agreed to by the Parties.

 

	
4.

	
Operation of the Unit must be within [**].

 

	
5.

	
Control rod movement will be in accordance with [**]

 

	
6.

	
The Core loading plan will be [**]

 

	
7.

	
Compliance by the Owner with [**]

 

	
8.

	
The additional warranty conditions in Appendix 12, WARRANTY VALIDITY CONDITIONS.

 

	
J.

	
Owner's Obligations

 

 

The Owner [**] shall:

 

	
1.

	
be responsible for [**] Fuel Assemblies and/or Core Components [**];

 

	
2.

	
[**];

 

	
3.

	
[**];

 

	
4.

	
provide working access to the nonconforming Fuel Assembly and/or Core Component and provide for the removal, disassembly, replacement, and reinstallation of any equipment, materials, or structures to the extent necessary to permit Westinghouse to perform its warranty obligations; and

 

	
5.

	
make available its Site facilities and the services of its personnel to the extent that [**]

 

	
6.

	
provide Westinghouse [**].

 

	
7.

	
be responsible for [**].

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K.

	
Exclusivity

 

 

THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 7, WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES, ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER STATUTORY, EXPRESS, OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ALL WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE).  Provision of the remedies in the manner and for the period of time provided herein shall constitute complete fulfillment of all the liabilities of Westinghouse for defective or nonconforming Fuel Assemblies, Core Components, Information, Licensed Information and Services and damages resulting therefrom, whether the claims by Owner are based in contract, in tort (including negligence and strict liability), under any warranty or otherwise.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 28

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ARTICLE 8                      EXTENSION OR SUSPENSION

 

 

	
A.

	
Extension or Suspension

 

 

	
1.

	
At Westinghouse's option, the Work may be deemed to be suspended in the event Westinghouse is delayed due to acts or omissions of Owner or Owner's contractors or suppliers.

 

	
2.

	
In the event of an extension or suspension, if in Westinghouse's opinion any of the Work is in a state of performance such that interruption of the work would result in substantially increased costs, Westinghouse, after notice to Owner, may complete and store that portion of the Work.

 

	
3.

	
In the event the delivery schedules are extended or the Work is suspended pursuant to this Article 8.A, the Contract terms and conditions will be equitably adjusted pursuant to Article 8.B, Resumption and Adjustment.

 

	
4.

	
[**]

 

	
B.

	
Resumption and Adjustment

 

 

	
1.

	
Westinghouse will resume any Work which has been suspended when Westinghouse is satisfied that Owner has successfully resolved the cause(s) triggering such suspension, subject to the availability of the Fabrication Facility and other affected manufacturing facilities, qualified personnel, pre-existing commitments, and resolution of all other effects of such extension or suspension.

 

	
2.

	
The delivery schedules and the time for performance will be extended by a period of time necessary to overcome the effects of any suspension of the Work.

 

	
3.

	
The base price of the affected item will be equitably adjusted by Westinghouse to reflect any additional expense and risk incurred by Westinghouse by reason of such extension or suspension and, if appropriate, storage.  [**].

 

	
4.

	
Westinghouse will make reasonable efforts to minimize such additional expense.

 

	
5.

	
Other pertinent provisions of the Contract, such as the Scheduled Delivery Date and terms of payment, will be adjusted as necessary and appropriate.

 

	
6.

	
All such adjustments shall be made promptly after Owner's request for such extension or suspension, or, if appropriate, after Westinghouse has deemed the work suspended pursuant to Article 8. A, Extension or Suspension.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 29

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7.

	
Owner will make all payments due to Westinghouse for such extension on suspension pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, INVOICING AND PAYMENT.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 30

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ARTICLE 9                      TERM AND TERMINATION

 

 

	
A.

	
[**]

 

 

Either Party may terminate this Contract upon notice to the other Party if [**].  For each Unit terminated pursuant to this Article 9.A, the following applies:

 

	
1.

	
If [**] due to causes solely attributable to [**], Owner shall [**].

 

 

	
2.

	
If [**] due to causes solely attributable to [**], Owner shall [**]:

 

	
Date of Notice of Termination

	  	
[**]

	
prior to [**]

	  	
[**]

	
beginning [**] but prior to [**]

	  	
[**]

	
beginning [**]

	  	
[**]

 

	
3.

	
If [**] due to circumstances other than those described in Articles 9.A.1 or 9.A.2 above, Owner shall [**]:

 

	
Date of Notice of Termination

	  	
[**]

	
prior to [**]

	  	
[**]

	
beginning [**]

	  	
[**]

	
beginning [**]

	  	
[**]

 

	
4.

	
For the purposes of this Article 9.A, the acts or omission of [**] shall be attributable to [**].

 

 

Either Party may terminate this Contract upon notice to the other Party if, [**].  For each Unit terminated pursuant to this Article 9.B, the following applies:

 

	
1.

	
If [**] is due to causes solely attributable to [**], Owner shall [**].

 

 

	
2.

	
If [**] is due to causes solely attributable to [**], Owner shall [**].

 

 

	
3.

	
If [**] is due to circumstances other than those described in Articles 9.B.1 or 9.B.2 above, Owner shall [**].  Westinghouse will [**].

 

 

	
4.

	
For the purposes of this Article 9.B, the acts or omission of [**] shall be attributable to [**].

 

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B.

	
[**]

 

Either Party may terminate this Contract upon notice to the other Party if [**].  For each Unit terminated pursuant to this Article 9.B, the following applies:

 

	
1.

	
If [**] is due to causes solely attributable to [**], Owner shall [**].

 

 

	
2.

	
If [**] is due to causes solely attributable to [**], Owner shall [**].

 

 

	
3.

	
If [**] is due to circumstances other than those described in Articles 9.C.1 or 9.C.2 above, Owner shall [**].

 

4.           For the purposes of this Article 9.B, the acts or omission of [**] shall be attributable to [**].

 

	
C.

	
[**]

 

 

Either Party may terminate this Contract upon notice to the other Party if [**].  For each Unit terminated pursuant to this Article 9.C, the following applies:

 

	
1.

	
If [**] is due to causes solely attributable to [**], Owner shall [**].

 

 

	
2.

	
If [**] is due to causes solely attributable to [**], Owner shall [**].

 

 

	
3.

	
If [**] is due to circumstances other than those described in Articles 9.C.1 or 9.C.2 above, Owner shall [**]

 

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[**].

 

 

	
4.

	
If only one Unit is [**], the scope of supply obligations for the terminated Unit may be transferred to the other Unit [**].  However, should Owner [**], Westinghouse will [**].

 

 

	
5.

	
For the purposes of this Article 9.C, the acts or omission of [**] shall be attributable to [**].

 

 

	
D.

	
Termination for Change of Control

 

 

The Owner will promptly notify Westinghouse of an attempt to effect a change in ownership of one or both Units or Owner and the Parties will cooperate to devise mechanisms to protect Westinghouse’s interests affected by such change.  Nonetheless, Westinghouse shall have the right to terminate this Contract in the event of a Change in Control of one or both Units or control of the Owner which is adverse, in Westinghouse’s reasonable discretion, to its business interests.  In such event, Owner shall [**].

 

	
E.

	
Termination for Cause

 

 

	
1.

	
Owner may terminate the Contract in the event that:

 

	
a.  

	
Westinghouse breaches its material obligations under this Contract; or

 

 

	
b.  

	
[**]; or

 

 

	
c.  

	
Westinghouse goes into liquidation other than as part of a corporate reorganization or enters into composition with its creditors or becomes insolvent or shall cease to carry on its business.

 

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[**]

 

	
2.

	
If Owner terminates the Contract for reasons above, Owner may [**].  In such event [**], Westinghouse shall [**].  [**] will be subject to independent third party audit.

 

	
3.

	
Westinghouse may terminate the Contract in the event that:

 

	
a.  

	
Breaches its material obligations under this Contract; or

 

 

	
b.  

	
Owner shall go into liquidation other than as part of a corporate reorganization or enters into composition with its creditors or becomes insolvent or shall cease to carry on its business, or

 

 

	
c.  

	
Owner’s attempt to assign the Contract to a competitor of Westinghouse in the nuclear fuel fabrication industry without Westinghouse’s consent.

 

 

In such event, Owner shall [**].

 

	
F.

	
General Obligations at Termination

 

 

	
1.

	
[**]

 

 

	
2.

	
After receipt of a notice of termination and except as otherwise directed by the Owner, Westinghouse shall:

 

 

	
  

	
a.

	
Stop work under the Contract on the date specified in the notice of termination;

 

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b.

	
Place no further orders or subcontracts for materials, services or facilities except as directed by the Owner;

 

 

	
  

	
c.

	
Terminate all orders and subcontracts to the extent directed by the Owner;

 

 

	
  

	
d.

	
Either:

 

 

	
  

	
i.

	
To the extent permissible, assign to the Owner, in the manner, at the times, and to the extent directed by the Owner, all of the right, title, and interest of Westinghouse under the orders and subcontracts so terminated, in which case the Owner shall settle or pay at its sole expense, on behalf of itself and Westinghouse, any or all claims arising out of the termination of such orders and subcontracts; or

 

 

	
  

	
ii.

	
Settle all outstanding liabilities and all claims arising out of such termination of orders and subcontracts, which settlements shall be final for all the purposes of this article;

 

 

	
  

	
e.

	
Transfer title and deliver to the Owner in the manner, at the times, and to the extent, if any, directed by the Owner:

 

 

	
i.  

	
The fabricated, parts, work in progress, completed work, articles, and other material produced as a part of, or acquired in connection with the performance of the work terminated by the notice of termination; and

 

 

	
ii.  

	
The completed or partially completed non-proprietary plans, drawings, information, and other property which, if the contract had been completed, would have been required to be furnished to the Owner.

 

 

	
  

	
f.

	
Use its best efforts to sell any property of the types referred to in Article 9.2.e.i; provided, however, that Westinghouse shall not be required to extend credit to any purchaser.

 

 

	
  

	
g.

	
Complete performance of such part of the Work as shall be directed by the Owner; and

 

 

	
  

	
h.

	
Take such action as may be necessary, or as the Owner may direct, for the protection, defabrication and preservation of the property related to this Contract which is in the possession of Westinghouse and in which the Owner has or may acquire an interest.

 

 

	
3.

	
All [**] the provisions of Article 5, COMPENSATION, of the Alliance Agreement.

 

	
4.

	
A Regulatory shutdown order shall be deemed to be final if a non-appealable order is issued by a Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over the Plant or if Owner abandons its efforts to reverse such shutdown order or comply with the terms to re-start the Unit.

 

	
5.

	
The termination fees set forth above are subject to price adjustment in accordance with Article 5, INVOICING AND PAYMENT of this Contract.

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6.

	
Payment of Termination Costs and termination fees shall be made by Owner within [**] of issuance of the Westinghouse invoice.

 

	
7.

	
All costs to complete in-process Work and all termination charges shall be due and payable as listed in Articles 5.A, Invoicing and 5.B, Terms of Payment.

 

	
8.

	
Provision of the remedies in the manner and for the period of time provided herein shall constitute complete fulfillment of all the liabilities of the Parties for termination or partial termination of the Contract and damages resulting therefrom, whether the claims by the Parties are based in contract, in tort (including negligence and strict liability), under any warranty or otherwise.

 

	
9.

	
Except as expressly set forth in Article 9.B.1, in no event will Westinghouse be required to refund any payments received from Owner prior to the date of termination.

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ARTICLE 10                                LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

 

	
A.

	
Neither Westinghouse nor its Suppliers will be liable to Owner, whether in contract, in tort (including negligence and strict liability), under any warranty, or otherwise, for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential loss or damage whatsoever; any loss of use of equipment, Plant or power system, cost of capital, loss of profits or revenues or the loss of use thereof, cost of purchased or replacement power (including additional expenses incurred in using existing power facilities), increased costs of any kind or claims of customers of the Client.

 

	
B.

	
The provisions of this Article 10, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY shall apply to the full extent permitted by law, regardless of fault and notwithstanding any other provisions of the Contract.

 

	
C.

	
THE REMEDIES SET FORTH HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF WESTINGHOUSE AND ITS SUPPLIERS UNDER THE CONTRACT OR FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OR RELATED THERETO, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), UNDER ANY WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, WILL BE LIMITED TO: [**].

 

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 37

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ARTICLE 11                                THIRD PARTY FUEL SUPPLY

 

 

	
A.

	
Fuel Assemblies Purchased from Others

 

 

	
1.

	
The Owner shall notify Westinghouse of its intent to request tenders for reload fuel supply no later than [**] prior to Delivery of the final Fuel Assembly under this Contract.

 

	
2.

	
Westinghouse shall furnish the Owner the pre-award information specified in Appendix 10.A, Pre-Award Information, for the purpose of tender preparation and contract award, as indicated within [**] of the Owners request for data.

 

	
3.

	
The Owner may transmit to other qualified fuel supplier(s) the information contained in Appendix 10.A, Pre-Award Information.  Such information shall be subject to the restriction that it will be provided only for the purpose of obtaining fuel for Owner at the Plant and that it will be treated as Westinghouse Intellectual Property by the Owner under the provisions of Article 10 of the General Terms and Conditions, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.  Such third party shall execute an appropriate non-disclosure, licensing or similar agreement either with or as agreed to by Westinghouse.  A sample agreement with a third party is provided herein as Appendix 9, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT (SAMPLE).

 

	
4.

	
Following the award of a contract for the supply of Reload fuel assemblies to another supplier, upon request by the Owner, and to the extent that the information is available at the time of the award, Westinghouse shall provide the post-award compatibility information as set forth in Appendix 10.B, Post-Award Information, subject to the restriction that it will be transmitted only to the supplier receiving the reload fuel supply award and that it will be treated as Westinghouse Proprietary Information by the Owner and said supplier for the limited use of supplying fuel only to the Owner’s Plant under the provisions of Article 10 of the General Terms and Conditions, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.

 

	
5.

	
All dimensions and compositions to be provided shall be nominal and will not include tolerances, unless otherwise specifically identified.  Information provided shall be based upon data used by Westinghouse for Fuel Assembly design.  Westinghouse shall have no responsibility with respect to the utilization or application of any furnished information.

 

	
B.

	
Lead Use Fuel Assembly (LUA)

 

 

	
1.

	
In order to permit the Owner to determine qualification of other fuel manufacturers, Westinghouse shall, upon the Owner's request, permit the insertion of LUAs at any scheduled refueling.

 

	
2.

	
It is the responsibility of the Owner to demonstrate that these LUAs are compatible with Westinghouse's supplied Fuel Assemblies and Core Components.

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3.

	
The number of such LUAs present in the core at any point in time shall be limited to a [**]  Further, insertion of third-party supplied qualification assemblies shall not be of essentially similar designs to those previously inserted.

 

	
4.

	
Westinghouse shall be furnished with the post-award information as defined in Appendix 10 B, Post-Award Information, from the other supplier and used in the Owner's evaluation of compatibility with Fuel Assemblies and Core Components supplied by Westinghouse.

 

	
C.

	
[**] Warranty

 

 

	
1.

	
In the event that [**], Westinghouse will [**] on remaining Fuel Assemblies and Core Components supplied by Westinghouse.

 

	
2.

	
In the event that there is [**], the remedies set forth in Article 7, WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES, shall apply.

 

	
3.

	
If it is determined that [**] of Westinghouse's supplied Fuel Assemblies or Core Components is caused by [**], Westinghouse shall [**].

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ARTICLE 12                                CHANGES TO GENERAL WORK SCOPE

 

 

	
A.

	
Owner may request changes within the general scope of Work covered in the Agreement Documents and, if accepted by Westinghouse, the price, terms of payment, warranties, delivery schedules, and other pertinent provisions of the Agreement Documents shall be equitably adjusted in accordance with Fuel Alliance Agreement prior to making any such change.  Any necessary analytical effort, plus any prototypes, tests, laboratory examinations, or any other investigative work on the proposed change(s) will be to the account of Owner at the time and material rates in effect at the time such work is performed and set forth in the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
B.

	
Changes in the scope of Work required because of regulatory requirements or commitments by Owner to any Regulatory Authority will be in accordance with and governed by the provisions of Article 12.A above.

 

	
C.

	
Westinghouse may make changes in the scope of Work hereunder without compensation from Owner if such changes will not adversely affect its warranties, the technical soundness of the Work, operability or ability to license the Plant, or the schedule; provided, however, that no change which increases Owner's cost for Fuel Assembly or Core Component interface, for installation, or for Plant operation and maintenance will be made without mutual agreement.

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January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 40

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have hereto set their respective signatures to this Contract.

	
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY

	
By:

	
/s/ Kevin B. Marsh

	
Name

	
Kevin B. Marsh

	
Title

	
President

	
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January 25, 2011

	
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC

	
By:

	
/s/ Aris S. Candris

	
Name

	
Aris S. Candris

	
Title

	
President & CEO

	
Date

	
January 27, 2011

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 41

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APPENDIX 1                                REFERENCE FUEL ASSEMBLY DESIGN

 

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January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 42

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January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 43

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January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 44

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January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 45

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APPENDIX 5                                OWNER’S EUP

 

 

The following terms and conditions shall apply to the provision of the Owner’s EUP to Westinghouse.

 

	
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General

 

	
1.

	
Owner shall supply nominally one hundred percent (100%) of the EUP (both enriched and natural) required to meet the final EUP loading for each Initial Core and Reload Region to be fabricated by Westinghouse as specified in Article 6.C, Material Delivery Schedule.  Variations of the lead time for the Owner to supply EUP are limited to those defined in Article 6.C, Material Delivery Schedule.  The Owner shall use the design uranium loadings and Assay(s) provided by Westinghouse for planning and advance ordering purposes.  Any differences between design and final loading as well as variations between design and final Assay(s) will be accommodated through the provisions of Appendix 5.F, EUP Accounting Procedure.

 

	
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The Owner shall provide the EUP for the fabrication of the Fuel Assemblies of the Plant in accordance with the following terms and conditions either by physical delivery as described in Appendix 5.B, EUP Delivery by Physical Delivery or by Book Transfer as described in Appendix 5.C, EUP Delivery by Book Transfer.  The Owner may also deliver EUP by a combination of these methods at its discretion.  Feed and SWU content of any delivered EUP shall be calculated as defined in Appendix 5.D, Standard Enricher Formulae for Calculating SWU and Feed.  Any disputes regarding the Assay, quality or quantity of physically delivered EUP shall be resolved as defined in Appendix 5.E, EUP Dispute Procedure.

 

	
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Any cost of transportation for EUP will be to Owner’s account. The cost will be on a $/KgU basis for the fiscal year in which the EUP is delivered. [**]

 

	
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Accounting for the Feed and SWU contained within the Owner’s EUP shall be made in accordance with the conditions set forth in Appendix 5.F, EUP Accounting Procedure.

 

	
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Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, all EUP to be delivered by the Owner shall be in type 30B cylinders and meet the ASTM “Standard Specification for Uranium Hexafluoride Enriched to Less Than 5% U235“,  C996-96 for non-reprocessed uranium (hereinafter referred as “ASTM C996-96”).  All natural uranium to be delivered by Owner as UF6 shall meet the ASTM Specification C787-90.

 

	
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The actual quantities of EUP delivered shall be subject to a permissible variation by weight of plus or [**], and the actual Assay shall be subject to a permissible variation by weight of plus or minus [**] around such quantities and Assays as previously notified by Westinghouse or determined by Owner.  Notwithstanding this final agreement date, the Parties shall cooperate in the time period prior to the commitment date above and use each of their respective reasonable efforts to optimize the overall EUP supply

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 46

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cost of the Initial Core and Reload Region.  These efforts may include the optimization of Assays, blending requirements, EUP source(s), delivery mode(s), form of uranium and quantity.  However, in no event shall either Party be required to commit to any additional requirements beyond the Contract requirements that are not in its business interest or are not otherwise addressed and/or compensated by a separate agreement.

 

	
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The Parties may agree to the supply of EUP as UF6 in quantities and/or Assays that differ from the final Fuel Assembly enrichments for their individual convenience.  Each Party will take reasonable efforts to accommodate the other’s request to optimize the EUP supply.  Nonetheless, the Party requesting deviation from the actual design Assay and/or quantities shall be responsible for costs associated with its request in excess of what would have occurred if the actual design quantity(ies) and Assay(s) had been provided, including the loss of SWU due to blending.

 

	
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If any delivery of EUP is delayed or does not take place for reasons attributable to Owner’s failure, Westinghouse will provide its reasonable assistance to the Owner to obtain replacement delivery of EUP.  In the event that the delayed delivery of EUP impacts the then current manufacturing schedule, Westinghouse shall promptly reschedule delivery after such time as suitable material is made available to Westinghouse.  The delay shall be considered to have been caused by Owner.  Westinghouse shall use reasonable efforts to minimize the delay in delivery to the Owner.  In the event of Owner’s failure to deliver acceptable material in compliance with the requirements of Article 6.C, Material Delivery Schedule, Westinghouse shall be excused from Contract penalty of any kind.  All reasonably incurred efforts or costs incurred by Westinghouse to recover from the Owner’s failure to make timely EUP delivery shall be to the Owner’s account.

 

	
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Westinghouse shall not be responsible for withdrawal, handling, packaging, logistics, sampling or other associated charges levied by the Enricher for EUP and, if required, similar charges levied by the conversion facility for natural uranium.

 

	
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Any duties, taxes or other governmental levies or dues, where ever they may be incurred prior to delivery of EUP to Westinghouse, shall be to the account of the Owner or Enricher.

 

	
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For purposes of calculating adjustments, the Transaction Tails Assay associated with each delivery of EUP to the Fabrication Facility shall be [**] unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties.

 

	
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All SWU and Feed Book Transferred and/or physically delivered shall be of an origin(s) and/or specification(s) that is legal for use by Westinghouse as determined by the Regulatory Authorities with jurisdiction over the Fabrication Facility.  The Owner’s failure to meet this condition shall be treated as if the material was not delivered as described above in Appendix 5.A.7.

 

	
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While any of Owner's EUP is in Westinghouse's possession, Westinghouse shall bear full responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the United States Department of Energy, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other applicable laws

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 47

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and government regulations concerning control and accountability of enriched and/or natural uranium, and, with respect to all fabricated Fuel Assemblies delivered hereunder, shall provide Owner with complete certified reports stating the quantity(ies) and Assay(s) of the enriched and/or natural uranium contained in each fuel rod and Finished Fuel Assembly.  Westinghouse's enriched and/or natural uranium accountability and safeguards program shall be subject to audit by Owner.

 

	
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Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Westinghouse may commingle and treat as fungible Owner's EUP with other EUP in Westinghouse's possession.

 

	
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Westinghouse shall take delivery of the EUP at the Fabrication Facility in the form of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) contained in 30B type cylinders and delivered by the Owner in the quantity, quality and Assay required by the time specified above for the affected Sub-region.  The Owner shall allow [**] from the physical delivery of EUP to the Fabrication Facility for analysis and acceptance by Westinghouse.

 

	
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The Owner shall provide sufficient Enriched Uranium in the form of UF6 to compensate for the heel in each 30B cylinder.  The maximum heel quantity of each 30B UF6 cylinder will not exceed that defined by ANSI-N14.1.  Further, Westinghouse will take its reasonable efforts to maximize the extraction of material from each cylinder and thereby minimize the actual heel quantity.

 

	
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The Owner shall provide a copy of the quantity and quality certificate for each cylinder or master cylinder, as applicable, of EUP to be delivered to Westinghouse no later than [**] in advance of the actual physical delivery of EUP.

 

	
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At the Owner’s request and according to provisions of existing EUP logistics agreement with the Owner or its agent(s), Westinghouse will make clean empty 30B cylinders available to be collected by the Owner at the gate of the Fabrication Facility, if available.  This provision is conditioned upon the Owner authorizing cleaning of the empty cylinders as provided in Appendix 5.B.5.  The Owner shall at its own cost make delivery of the cylinders to its designated Enrichment Facility for loading with the EUP and the subsequent supply to the Fabrication Facility. Unless otherwise agreed each uniform lot (master cylinder) shall be accompanied with one P10 sample tube or for each 30B cylinder if traceability to a parent cylinder is not possible.

 

	
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After the cylinders are emptied, subject to an agreed cleaning cost paid by the Owner, the cylinders may be cleaned at the Fabrication Facility using its standard cleaning procedures. One hundred percent (100%) of the recovered heel quantity will be credited to the account of the Owner.

 

	
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EUP Delivery by Book Transfer

 

 

	
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In the event Owner’s EUP is to be provided by Book Transfer from Enricher’s account at the Fabrication Facility to Owner’s account at the Fabrication Facility:

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 48

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It is understood and agreed that the Enricher shall have a separate storage and delivery agreement, otherwise known as a “Delivery Optimization Program”, with Westinghouse such that the specifications and delivery mechanisms required to execute a Book Transfer between the Owner and Westinghouse are enabled.  Subject to that separate agreement being in place, the following conditions shall apply:

 

	
  

	
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Westinghouse shall promptly provide Owner with a written confirmation of the Book Transfer credit to Owner’s account.

 

	
  

	
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EUP credited to Owner’s account shall be deemed to be in conformance with the applicable specifications as defined above.

 

	
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Standard Enricher Formulae for Calculating SWU and Feed

 

 

1.           The Feed component, or normal uranium feed per unit of product (feed factor)

 

                                 Equation A5.D.1-1                         

 

where:                      F2P           =           Feed Component (KgU) per unit of product (KgU)

 

                                      Xp          =           Product Assay (weight percent U235)

 

                                       Xt           =           Transaction Tails Assay (weight percent U235)

 

                                       Xf           =           Feed Assay (equal to 0.711 weight percent U235)

 

Note:           the percents (%) must be converted to decimals for use in the equations.

 

 

2.           SWU Component, or Separative Work Unit of product (SWU factor):

 

                  Equation A5.D.2-1

 

where:                                        Equation A5.D.2-2

 

where:                      Xp, Xt, and Xf are defined above and ln = natural logarithm (base e)

 

 

3.           For the application of the above formulas:

 

	
  

	
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Uranium is expressed in KgU in the form of UF6, rounded to the nearest gram (third decimal place).

 

	
  

	
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The uranium Assay is expressed in weight percent rounded to the fourth decimal place.

 

	
  

	
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Intermediate calculations are carried to at least eight decimal places.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 49

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Feed and SWU factors for each KgU of an Assay are rounded to the third decimal place.

 

	
  

	
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The rounding is done by the standard rounding procedure.

 

	
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EUP Dispute Procedure

 

 

Should Westinghouse dispute quality or enrichment of the EUP, made available by the Owner:

 

	
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Westinghouse and the Owner shall exchange the information they have on analysis.  They shall promptly agree to choose a referee laboratory.

 

	
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The Enricher shall send its reserve sample of the disputed EUP to the referee laboratory agreed upon by both Parties, with the instructions to obtain an umpire analysis.  This laboratory shall promptly complete its analysis and then promptly notify to the Parties the results of said analysis.

 

	
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If the dispute only relates to the results of the quantity, Westinghouse may commence fabrication before settlement of the dispute.

 

	
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If the dispute relates to the conformity of the EUP to the ASTM C996-96 requirements, Westinghouse shall quarantine such material until settlement of the dispute.  If Westinghouse’s results are confirmed on settlement of the dispute, the Owner shall instruct Westinghouse on disposal arrangements for such non-conforming EUP.  In such case, the Owner shall reimburse Westinghouse for additional extra costs of such disposal such as EUP transport, cylinder rental or insurance charges and promptly replace the disputed EUP.

 

	
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In the case that the Owner’s results are confirmed on settlement of the dispute, Westinghouse shall fabricate the Fuel Assemblies using the Owner’s EUP.  Westinghouse shall have no right to claim for extra costs arising from the EUP dispute as mentioned in the above paragraph.

 

	
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The results to be taken as final shall be the one situated between the two extreme results.

 

	
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If the results of the referee laboratory fall outside those found by the Owner and Westinghouse, the Assay value of the Owner or Westinghouse closest to that of the referee shall be the one finally adopted.

 

	
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The expenses of the referee laboratory including the cost of delivery of the samples, shall be paid by the Party whose Assay results are farthest from those of the referee, unless the referee laboratory’s results fall exactly half-way between those of the parties, in which case each Party shall pay one-half the expense.

 

	
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Under the terms of this Section, nothing herein shall prevent the Parties from performing the analysis again themselves or otherwise resolving any differences in analysis without having recourse to a referee laboratory provided that both Parties mutually agree hereto in writing.

 

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 50

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F.           EUP Accounting/Reconciliation Procedure

 

 

	
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The fabrication of Fuel Assemblies may result in the use of quantities of natural and enriched uranium that are different from that supplied by Owner. Owner shall supply both natural uranium and enriched uranium as specified in Appendix 5.A. Westinghouse shall deliver to Owner Fuel Assemblies containing natural and enriched uranium in the form of UO2. The material variance in natural and enriched uranium actually supplied by Owner and by Westinghouse shall be settled in accordance with the provisions specified below.  An example of Feed/SWU reconciliation is provided in Table 5.1.  An example of EUP reconciliation is provided in Table 5.2.

 

2.           Procedure.

 

	
  

	
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Depending on the material supplied by Owner, the following reconciliation procedures will apply.  For uranium hexafluoride reconciliation, the procedure will be to compare the calculated values of Feed and SWU that are contained in the enriched uranium hexafluoride supplied by Owner with the calculated values of Feed and SWU, contained in the Fuel Assemblies as enriched UO2, that are delivered by Westinghouse and make a financial settlement based on the Feed and SWU differences and the actual prices paid by Owner for Feed and SWU. The Feed includes two components, namely U3O8, and conversion. This procedure will also be used to compare the quantity of natural uranium hexafluoride supplied by Owner for axial blankets with the quantity of natural UO2 delivered by Westinghouse and make a financial settlement based on the difference and the actual price paid by Owner for the natural uranium hexafluoride.

 

	
  

	
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For EUP reconciliation, the procedure will be to compare the value of EUP supplied by Owner with the calculated value of enriched UO2 that is delivered by Westinghouse and make financial settlement based on the differences and the actual prices paid by Owner for EUP.  The unit prices for the UO2 shipped in Fuel Assemblies can be developed by linear interpolation, using the Owner’s EUP pricing schedule.

 

	
  

	
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Sufficient EUP price information will be provided by Owner for a given Sub-region at the appropriate time, to bound all actual enrichments.  These prices, with the associated enrichments, will be used to determine the dollar ($) difference between the value of the EUP shipped to Westinghouse and the UO2 contained in the shipped Fuel Assemblies.

 

	
  

	
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The financial settlement will be made no later than three (3) months after Shipment of the Initial Core or Reload Region.

 

	
  

	
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In Table 5.1, the number of kilograms of natural uranium hexafluoride, the number of kilograms of enriched uranium hexafluoride, the number of SWU, the transaction tail value(s) and the enrichment(s) in weight percent U235, are denoted by KgU Nat, KgU, SWU, TAILS, and W/0 respectively.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 51

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In Table 5.2, the enrichment of the EUP, the number of kilograms of EUP, the dollar price of the EUP, are denoted by W/0, KgUe, and $/KgUe respectively.

 

3.         Calculated Values of Feed and SWU in Material Supplied by Owner

 

The KgU, W/0 and Tails (agreed to by Owner and Enricher) of the enriched uranium hexafluoride supplied by Owner, including samples delivered to Westinghouse, will be listed and be grouped by nominal W/0 and transaction tail values as shown in Section I of Table 5.1. Based on the actual W/0 and transaction tail values, the Feed Factor ("FF") and SWU Factor ("SF") will be calculated and shown using the accepted Enricher tables in effect on the date of this Fuel Contract.

 

4.         Feed Values

 

	 	
The Feed or KgU Nat values are determined by multiplying the KgU at each W/0 times the calculated FF.

 

5.         SWU Values

 

The SWU values are determined by multiplying the KgU at each W/0 times the calculated SF.

 

Also included in Section I of the reconciliation, but not shown on Table 5.1, will be a listing of natural uranium hexafluoride supplied by Owner for axial blankets.

 

6.         Calculated Values of Feed and SWU in Material Shipped by Westinghouse

 

If the enriched uranium hexafluoride supplied to Westinghouse by Owner was enriched at different transaction tail values, then, for each nominal W/0, the percentage of the total KgU supplied by Owner to Westinghouse at such nominal W/0 which was enriched at each transaction tail value will be determined. For purposes of reconciliation, it shall be assumed that the KgU at such nominal W/0 are supplied to Owner by Westinghouse with (1) the same transaction tail value(s) and (2) the same percentage(s) for such transaction tail value(s) as determined above.  [**]

 

Also included in Section II of the reconciliation, but not shown on Table 5.1, will be a listing of natural uranium hexafluoride shipped by Westinghouse for axial blankets.

 

7.         Reconciliation

 

The Feed and SWU reconciliation at each of the transaction tail values, as shown in Section IV of Table 5.1, will be accomplished by comparing the Feed and SWU values for the material supplied by Owner with the Feed and SWU values for the material shipped by Westinghouse. The Owner will provide to Westinghouse prior to Shipment a

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 52

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statement of direct costs for Feed and SWU for the applicable transaction tails. In the case of SWU, the cost will include the price paid to the Enricher for SWU and will not include such things as packaging and handling, sampling, variable tails charges, transportation, interest on late payment or late Feed charges. For purposes of reconciliation and determination of Feed costs, Owner will apply the lowest cost Feed associated with the total Initial Core or Reload Region against the KgUs with the highest transaction tails first. The purpose is to use low price Feed with high transaction tails and use high price Feed with low transaction tails to minimize the dollar amount one Party may owe the other Party.

 

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8.           Verification of KgU and Enrichment

 

The KgU and enrichment(s) of uranium hexafluoride supplied by Owner shall be the final shipper KgU and enrichment(s) as reported by Enricher on the Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (NRC Form 741) or equivalent. The KgU and enrichment(s) contained in the Fuel Assemblies shipped by Westinghouse shall be the final shipper KgU and enrichment(s) as reported on the Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (NRC Form 741) or equivalent.

 

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 53

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January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 55

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APPENDIX 6                                CYCLE DESIGN REPORT CONTENTS

 

 

The Cycle Design Report describes the nuclear, thermal/hydraulic and mechanical design for the Initial Core, each reload Cycle, and each Unit for Core operation purposes.  This scope is subject to changes as agreed to by the Parties.

 

	
1.

	
A description of the Core, including Initial Core and Reload Region design enrichments and loadings, the Core loading pattern, and the quantity and location of integral and insert burnable absorbers;

 

	
2.

	
Calculated Core power distributions for normal operating conditions at Beginning of Cycle (“BOC”), Middle of Cycle (“MOC”) and End of Cycle(“EOC”) and expected power margin during baseload operation throughout Cycle exposure;

 

	
3.

	
BOC control rod worth, control rod groupings recommendations throughout Cycle exposure, the expected operating insertion range of the control rod groups, including insertion limits, ARO position recommendations, and GRCA exchange recommendations, and Core shutdown margin for BOC and EOC conditions; and

 

	
4.

	
Predictions of Core physics parameters including cycle lifetime, BOC and EOC fuel isotopic concentrations, and BOC startup reactivity coefficients for the Cycle.

 

	
5.

	
Startup physics test input data and predicted results.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 57

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January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 58

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APPENDIX 9                                PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT (SAMPLE)

 

 

AGREEMENT effective as of                  by and among Westinghouse Electric Company LLC ("Westinghouse"), South Carolina Electric & Gas Company ("Owner") and one or more representatives of ___________________________, (said representatives and organization hereafter severally and collectively referred to as "Recipient").

 

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

 

WHEREAS, Owner and Westinghouse are parties to a Fuel Contract dated as of ____________________ covering the supply of nuclear fuel assemblies for _________ _________________________________ ("Plant"); and

 

WHEREAS, Recipient [insert specific work that Recipient is performing] for Owner in connection with the Plant; and

 

WHEREAS, to fulfill Recipient's obligations to Owner, Recipient will require certain Westinghouse proprietary information which Westinghouse treats as proprietary, relating to the fuel assembly design and construction ("Information"); and

 

WHEREAS, Westinghouse is willing to disclose Information to Recipient either directly or through Owner on the terms and conditions set forth below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in view of the promises and mutual covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows.

 

	
1.

	
Recipient will use Information disclosed to it either directly by Westinghouse or through Owner to Recipient solely in fulfilling Recipient's responsibility to Owner in [insert specifics with respect to the type of work to be performed in connection with the Plant].

 

	
2.

	
Recipient will maintain the Information disclosed under this Agreement proprietary.

 

	
3.

	
Recipient will not use the proprietary information for any purpose except in accordance with Paragraph 1, above.

 

	
4.

	
Recipient shall not transmit or further disclose Information furnished hereunder to any other party including parent organizations of Recipient, sister organizations of Recipient, other divisions or subsidiaries of Recipient, consultants of Recipient, and subcontractors of Recipient, without first obtaining the prior written approval of Westinghouse.  In the event Westinghouse approves of such disclosure or transmittal, by specific written consent, Recipient will first obtain the commitment from said other party making the terms of this Agreement applicable to such other party and shall thereafter disclose or transmit such Information to such other party only on a proprietary basis.  In the event the other party is a governmental authority, Recipient shall use its best efforts to effect such transmittal only through Westinghouse or Owner, but in any event no disclosure

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 61

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may be made by Recipient unless Westinghouse in its sole opinion determines that the applicable rules and regulations of the authority provide protection for Information similar to that afforded hereunder.  In the event Westinghouse deems that they do not offer such protection, Recipient shall not make such disclosure unless such disclosure is made pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, and Westinghouse is given timely notice thereof and a reasonable opportunity to seek a protective order.

 

	
5.

	
Recipient shall not make any copy or in any way reproduce or excerpt the Information to be maintained proprietary hereunder, except insofar as necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in Paragraph 1 above (provided such excerpts and copies include Westinghouse's proprietary markings), without the prior written consent of Westinghouse.

 

	
6.

	
Recipient or Owner may not assign this Agreement.

 

	
7.

	
Westinghouse retains all rights, title, and interest in and to the Information transmitted under this Agreement.  Recipient shall return such Information to Westinghouse or Owner together with any copies or reproduction thereof upon completion of the purposes of Paragraph 1 above or upon the written request of Owner, except Recipient may retain a copy of such Information solely as required by governmental regulatory authorities as part of established and approved quality assurance programs, but for no other purpose.

 

	
8.

	
Nothing herein contained shall apply to any information:

 

	
  

	
a.

	
which is now generally known or available on an unrestricted basis to the trade or public or which becomes so known or available on an unrestricted basis without the fault of Recipient;

 

	
  

	
b.

	
which is already possessed by Recipient in writing without restriction as to its disclosure or use prior to its receipt from Westinghouse or from Westinghouse through Owner;

 

	
  

	
c.

	
which is disclosed in any issued patent, publication, or other source from and after the time it becomes generally available to the public; or

 

	
  

	
d.

	
which is acquired on an unrestricted basis from any third party, provided that Recipient does not know or have reason to know or is not informed subsequent to disclosure by such third party and prior to disclosure by Recipient, that such information was acquired under an obligation to maintain as proprietary.

 

	
9.

	
It is mutually understood that nothing herein shall be construed as granting or implying any right under any Letters Patent or to use any Information claimed therein, or as permitting Recipient to unfairly obtain the right to use Information which becomes publicly known through an improper act or omission on its part.

 

	
10.

	
As between RECIPIENT and WESTINGHOUSE, all rights with respect to INFORMATION, heretofore or hereafter acquired under the patent or copyright laws of the United States and all foreign countries, are hereby expressly reserved to WESTINGHOUSE who may divulge such INFORMATION under this Agreement.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 62

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11.

	
RECIPIENT shall not, at any time, without the prior written approval of WESTINGHOUSE, file, cause or authorize the filing of any patent application in any country in respect of any invention derived from the Information supplied hereunder.

 

	
12.

	
This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of Westinghouse and shall be enforceable by it.

 

	
13.

	
Neither Westinghouse nor its suppliers or subcontractors of any tier shall be liable with respect to or resulting from the use (or the results of such use) or misuse of any information furnished hereunder.

 

	
14.

	
Westinghouse makes no warranty or representation, whatsoever, as to the sufficiency or accuracy of the information or as to the results to be obtained therefrom and assumes no responsibility arising from any use or misuse thereof.

 

	
15.

	
RECIPIENT agrees not to directly or indirectly transfer, re-export or disclose any WESTINGHOUSE Information, or any direct or indirect products or technical data resulting therefrom to any country, natural person or entity, except in accordance with the laws, regulations or rulings of the United States of America relating to the exportation or re-exportation of commodities or technical data.  Any such transfer, re-export, or disclosure by RECIPIENT of WESTINGHOUSE Information or any direct or indirect products or technical data resulting therefrom to a country listed in 10 CFR § 810.8 (a) will be permitted only after the U.S. Department of Energy provides specific authorization for such transfer, and only with the prior written consent of WESTINGHOUSE.   RECIPIENT will insert a similar provision in any agreement it has for the furnishing to third parties or its clients of any direct or indirect products or technical data resulting from such Information or Information if such third parties are authorized by WESTINGHOUSE to receive such WESTINGHOUSE Information pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that RECIPIENT shall be solely responsible for its and such third parties’ and clients’ compliance with applicable requirements of U.S. re-export control laws and regulations.  The obligations set forth in this Paragraph 15 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and shall apply so long as relevant U.S. governmental regulations remain in effect.   In the event of any ambiguity or inconsistency between the provisions of this Article and any other Article of this Agreement, this Paragraph 15 shall be controlling.

 

	
14.

	
RECIPIENT agrees to indemnify and hold harmless WESTINGHOUSE from any fines, penalties, or liabilities (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising from RECIPIENT’s act or omission affecting WESTINGHOUSE’s compliance with United States export control regulations with respect to the Information.  WESTINGHOUSE shall be entitled to all other remedies available in either law or equity to enforce RECIPIENT’s compliance with the provisions of this Agreement.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 63

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have hereto set their respective signatures to this Agreement.

	
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY

	
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC

	
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January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 64

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APPENDIX 10                                COMPATIBILITY DATA

 

 

	
A.

	
Pre-Award Information

 

 

The following list of data is the standard compatibility and fuel transition data package agreed by Westinghouse to be provided to other suppliers in order for it to obtain tenders for fuel assembly reloads.  Such provision of data shall only be made at the nominal values without tolerance.  No transmittal of any data shall be made until such time as the Parties and the prospective supplier(s) have executed a three-party non-disclosure/limited use agreement acceptable to Westinghouse as provided Article 18, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, of this Contract.  Additional data may be included in the list below upon Owner’s request provided that it is demonstrated to Westinghouse’s satisfaction and at its sole discretion that such additional data is necessary for a competent third party to reasonably complete their bid response.  The price associated with the provision of such additional data will be agreed between the Parties at a future date.  Any data provided to the prospective new supplier will be provided only under the condition that the data is that used by Westinghouse and is correct and appropriate only for Westinghouse’s use.  The Owner agrees and understands that there is no warranty for subsequent use or misuse of any data provided to a third party and shall indemnify and hold Westinghouse harmless for any such actions or consequences of the new supplier for said use or misuse.

 

1.           Reactor Description

 

a.          Number of Fuel Assemblies

 

b.          NSSS Power rating

 

c.          Core thermal power rating

 

d.          Equivalent diameter of the core

 

e.          Active height of the core

 

f.           Pitch between Fuel Assemblies

 

g.          Number and location of the control rod drive mechanisms

 

h.          Drawings showing the core (nominal dimensions only)

 

2.           General Fuel Assembly

 

a.          Fuel Assembly length.

 

	
  

	
b.

	
 Fuel rods, guide thimbles and instrumentation tube location and identification in a Fuel Assembly.

 

c.          Drawing of the outline of fuel assembly showing:

 

d.          Dimensions,

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 65

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e.

	
Depth of insertion of a control rod, with the origin at the top of the adaptor plate.

 

2.1.           Fuel rod

 

	
  

	
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Fuel pellet material

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Density and nominal dimensions of fuel pellets

 

	
  

	
c.

	
Fuel stack length

 

	
  

	
d.

	
Cladding material

 

	
  

	
e.

	
Outside diameter and thickness of the fuel cladding

 

	
  

	
f.

	
Pitch between fuel rods

 

2.2.           Guide thimble and instrumentation tube

 

a.           Number of guide thimble and instrumentation tube

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Material and nominal dimensions of guide thimble and instrumentation tube

 

2.3.           Grids

 

a.           Type of grid

 

b.           Number and axial location of grids

 

c.           Materials of grids per assembly

 

2.4.           Nozzle

 

Dimensions of the outline of the top and bottom nozzles

 

3.           Control rod

 

3.1.           General

 

a.           Total travel length

 

	
  

	
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Depth of insertion of a control rod, with the origin at the top of the adaptor plate

 

3.2.           Neutron absorbing rod

 

a.           Material of the absorbing part

 

b.           Length and diameter of the absorbing part

 

c.           Material and outside diameter of the cladding

 

4.           Thermal hydraulic data

 

a.           Number of loops

 

b.           Coolant flow per loop

 

c.           Coolant temperature at vessel inlet

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 66

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d.           Operating pressure of the primary circuit

 

	
B.

	
Post-Award Information

 

 

The following list of data is the standard compatibility and fuel transition data package agreed by Westinghouse to be provided to other suppliers after such supplier has been awarded with a reload fuel supply contract.  Such provision of data shall only be made at the nominal values without tolerance.  No transmittal of any day shall be made until such time as the Parties and the new reload fuel supplier have executed a three non-disclosure/limited use agreement acceptable to Westinghouse as provided Article 18, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, of this Contract.  Additional data may be included in the list below upon Owner’s request provided that it is demonstrated to Westinghouse’s satisfaction and at its sole discretion that such additional data is necessary for a competent third party to complete a technically defensible evaluation. The price associated with the provision of such additional data will be agreed between the Parties at a future date.  Any data provided to the new supplier will be provided only under the condition that the data is that used by Westinghouse and is correct and appropriate only for Westinghouse’s use.  The Owner agrees and understands that there is no warranty for subsequent use or misuse of any data provided to a third party and shall indemnify and hold Westinghouse harmless for any such actions or consequences of the new supplier for said use or misuse.

 

1.           General Information Related to the Fuel Assemblies

 

	
  

	
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Overall height

 

	
  

	
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Type of grid

 

	
  

	
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Total number of grid

 

	
  

	
d.

	
Number of grid in the active height

 

	
  

	
e.

	
Grid material

 

	
  

	
f.

	
Number of guide thimbles for control rod

 

	
  

	
g.

	
Guide-thimble material

 

	
  

	
h.

	
Outside diameter and thickness of guide thimbles

 

	
  

	
i.

	
Number of instrumentation tube

 

	
  

	
j.

	
Instrumentation tube material

 

	
  

	
k.

	
Outside diameter and thickness of instrumentation tube

 

	
  

	
l.

	
Material of top and bottom nozzles

 

	
  

	
m.

	
Pitch between fuel assembly

 

	
  

	
n.

	
Drawings with dimensions (nominal only) of a fuel assembly and its skeleton showing axial positions of grids.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 67

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2.           Fuel rods

 

	
  

	
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Number per assembly

 

	
  

	
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Location in assembly

 

	
  

	
c.

	
Nominal pitch between fuel rods

 

	
  

	
d.

	
Overall length

 

	
  

	
e.

	
Cladding outside diameter

 

	
  

	
f.

	
Cladding material

 

	
  

	
g.

	
Cladding thickness

 

	
  

	
h.

	
Pellet diameter

 

	
  

	
i.

	
Active fuel length

 

	
  

	
j.

	
Nominal smear density of pellets stack

 

	
  

	
k.

	
Average enrichment of the Fuel Assemblies in the final reload

 

3.           Information Related to the Reactor

 

3.1           Control rods

 

	
  

	
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Height and diameter of the neutron absorber

 

	
  

	
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Composition and density of the absorber

 

	
  

	
c.

	
Cladding material

 

	
  

	
d.

	
Cladding thickness

 

	
  

	
e.

	
Number and location of control rods

 

	
  

	
f.

	
Drawings with nominal dimensions of the control rod assembly.

 

3.2.           Neutron sources and thimbles plugs

 

	
  

	
a.

	
Neutron source locations in the core

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Drawing with nominal dimensions of neutron source assembly and thimble plug assembly.

 

3.3.           Incore instrumentation

 

	
  

	
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Location of the penetration for in-core instrumentation

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Nominal diameter of instrumentation tube

 

3.4.           Vessel internal equipment – core cavity

 

	
  

	
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Dimensions of core baffle

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Nominal distance between core plates in cold conditions

 

	
  

	
c.

	
Drawings of core plates, including nominal dimensions of locating pins and of holes (height, diameter)

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 68

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3.5.           Handling tools

 

	
  

	
a.

	
Drawing of the head of handling tools for Fuel Assemblies with nominal dimensions.

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Drawing of the head of handling tools for thimble plugs, control rods clusters and neutron source assemblies with nominal dimensions.

 

3.6.           Thermal hydraulics and reactor operation

 

	
  

	
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Core thermal power

 

	
  

	
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Thermal power produced inside the fuel rods

 

	
  

	
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Best estimate mass flow rate of coolant per loop

 

	
  

	
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Best estimate bypass mass flow rate

 

	
  

	
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Flow area through the core plates

 

	
  

	
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Coolant temperature at core inlet at full power and no load

 

	
  

	
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Nominal pressure of the primary circuit

 

3.7.           Nuclear Design Information

 

	
  

	
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Number of Fuel Assemblies per Reload Region

 

	
  

	
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Fuel density and mass of uranium per Reload Region

 

	
  

	
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Loading pattern of a reference previous cycle and the associated EOC average burn-up distribution.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 69

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January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 70

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APPENDIX 12                                WARRANTY VALIDITY CONDITIONS

 

 

	
A.

	
General Conditions for Fuel Warranty

 

 

The warranty validity conditions associated with this Contract are [**] and its associated references applicable to the Plant.

 

	
B.

	
Fuel Warranty Requirements as of Effective Date

 

 

Samples of the current requirements as of the Effective Date are included in this Appendix 12, WARRANTY VALIDITY CONDITIONS, for information purposes and will be superseded by t[**]

 

	
C.

	
Updates to Fuel Warranty Requirements

 

 

	
1.

	
Westinghouse will provide future changes to the [**] or [**] to the Owner.  The Owner shall have [**] to [**].  The Owner shall also [**].  Westinghouse shall have [**] to [**].

 

	
2.

	
The Parties shall work diligently to [**].  In the event that either Party fails to [**]within [**].  Finally, if the Parties [**], then the provisions of [**] shall apply.  In the event of a [**], neither Party will [**].

 

	
D.

	
[**] Requirements

 

In order to follow and evaluate the condition of fuel in the Unit, [**] shall be provided [**] to Westinghouse.

 

	
E.

	
Limitations and Conditions for Westinghouse Fuel Assembly Operation

 

 

1.           Introduction

 

To provide the mechanical integrity of Fuel Assemblies and Core Components throughout their design life, certain limitations and conditions which relate to the handling, storage and operation of Fuel Assemblies and Core Components within the Owner’s control shall be followed.

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 71

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2.           Scope

 

The following limitations and conditions shall apply to [**].  [**].

 

3.           Reactor Operation

 

Operation at all times shall be in accordance with [**] unless other values are agreed to by the Parties.

 

4.           Core Loading

 

The loading pattern for each Cycle shall be [**].  [**].

 

5.           Fuel Assembly Handling and Storage

 

a.           Interfacing Equipment

 

Fuel Assembly related equipment including storage racks, transfer systems, new fuel elevator, handling tools, and change fixtures shall meet the requirements of [**].

 

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b.           Container Handling

 

Container Handling shall be performed in accordance with [**].

 

c.           Fuel and Component Handling

 

Fuel Assembly and Core Component handling shall be in accordance with [**]

 

January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 72

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AP1000 [**] Specifications

 

 

Owner shall adhere to the [**] specifications in the [**].

 

	
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[**] Specifications

 

 

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January 2011                                        AP1000 Fuel Fabrication Contract                                                                                                   Page 73

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ATTACHMENT E                                DEFINED TERMS

 

The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.  Words importing persons include partnerships, joint ventures, corporations or other legally recognized entities.  Words importing only the singular include the plural and vice versa when the context requires.  Contractual provisions set forth as part of these definitions shall be applicable throughout the Agreement Documents, except in referenced documents where specific definitions may be provided.  Where any term appears in the Agreement Documents but is not defined herein or specifically defined therein, that term shall have the meaning commonly used in the commercial nuclear power industry.  Definitions may apply to more than one Contract Document but shall not enlarge or increase any rights and responsibilities of the Parties beyond the specific document to which such definition applies.

 

	
1.  

	
Affiliate means, with respect to any person, any other person who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, such person, and includes any person in like relation to an Affiliate.  A person shall be deemed to “control” another person if such person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the term “controlled” shall have a similar meaning.

 

	
2.  

	
Agreement Documents shall mean these defined terms and all the provisions of the Fuel Alliance Agreement, the General Terms and Conditions, the Contract for Unit 1 Fuel Fabrication and Related Services, the Contract for AP1000 Fuel Fabrication and Related Services, the Fuel Technology License Agreement and the provisions of the appendices.

 

	
3.  

	
Assay shall mean the total weight of U235 divided by the total weight of all uranium isotopes, multiplied by 100 and expressed as weight percent (w/o).

 

	
4.  

	
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5.  

	
Book Transfer shall mean the transfer of EUP delivered to and held in a third party account at the Fabrication Facility to the account of Owner at the Fabrication Facility.

 

	
6.  

	
Change in Control means, with respect to a legal person:

 

 

	
  

	
1.

	
any Change in ownership, where the effect of such change is to result in control of the decisions made by or on behalf of such legal person subsequently being with a different entity or entities than prior to such change;

	
  

	
2.

	
any other change in respect of the power to elect a majority of the directors of the legal person or otherwise control the decisions made on behalf of such person; or

	
  

	
3.

	
any other change of direct or indirect power to direct or cause the direction of the management, actions or policies of such legal person.

©2011 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

All Rights Reserved

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7.  

	
Converter’s Facility shall mean the manufacturing and/or storage facility of the company processing uranium concentrates into natural uranium hexafluoride product for subsequent enrichment or fuel fabrication for Owner.

 

	
8.  

	
Core shall mean all of the fuel assemblies and core components contained in the reactor vessel of the Unit at any one time.  The Core may or may not comprise only the Fuel Assemblies and Core Components during the term of the Agreement Documents.

 

	
9.  

	
Core Component shall mean any external burnable absorber assembly, primary or secondary source assembly, Rod Cluster Control Assembly (RCCA), Gray Rod Control Assembly (GRCA) or Thimble Plugging Device (TPD) as supplied by Westinghouse hereunder based on the Unit-specific requirements.

 

	
10.  

	
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11.  

	
Cycle shall mean that period of operation of the Unit between scheduled Plant shutdowns for refueling commensurate with the energy production and outage timing.

 

	
12.  

	
Delivery shall mean the act by which the Fuel Assembly(ies) or Core Components are supplied by Westinghouse to Owner DDP (Incoterms 2000) Plant Site.

 

	
13.  

	
Effective Date shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraphs.

 

	
14.  

	
Enriched Uranium Product or EUP shall mean the uranium hexafluoride (UF6) provided to Westinghouse as the feedstock for the fabrication of Fuel Assemblies.  This definition of EUP shall also include uranium that has not been enriched to the extent that this material is required for the fabrication of Fuel Assemblies, as the context requires.  EUP shall conform to ASTM Standard Specification C996-96 while natural uranium shall conform to ASTM Standard Specification C787-90.

 

	
15.  

	
Enricher shall mean the entity that is under contract with the Owner to provide EUP for the manufacture of Fuel Assemblies and that is responsible for the delivery of EUP to Westinghouse on behalf of Owner.

 

	
16.  

	
Enrichment Facility shall mean the manufacturing and/or storage facility of the Enricher from which the delivery of EUP from the Enricher to Westinghouse is made on behalf of Owner.

 

	
17.  

	
EPC Agreement shall mean the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement among Owner, Westinghouse and Shaw dated as of May 23, 2008 as amended to design, develop, and supply AP1000 Nuclear Power Plants and related facilities structures and improvements at the V.C. Summer Station.

 

	
18.  

	
EP-RCCA shall mean the chrome plated Enhanced Performance Rod Cluster Control Assembly.  EP-RCCAs are standard full length Rod Cluster Control Assemblies with a silver-indium-cadmium (Ag-In-Cd) absorber.

 

 

	
19.  

	
EUP Hold Time or Hold Time shall mean the time, measured in months, between the delivery to the Fabrication Facility of the EUP required for fabrication of the Initial Core or a Reload Region and the Delivery of the completed Initial Core or Reload Region to the Plant.

 

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20.  

	
Fabrication Facility shall mean the Westinghouse manufacturing and/or assembly plant in Columbia, South Carolina at which Westinghouse manufactures and/or assembles the Fuel Assemblies and Core Components to be supplied hereunder.

 

	
21.  

	
Feed shall mean natural uranium in the form of UF6, which has never been irradiated, enriched or depleted, with an approximate Assay of 0.711 w/o and is measured in KgU (kilogram uranium as UF6).

 

	
22.  

	
Final Scheduled Delivery Date (FSDD) shall be the date by which the last Fuel Assembly in a Reload Region is scheduled to be Delivered.

 

	
23.  

	
Fuel Alliance shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraphs of the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
24.  

	
Fuel Alliance Agreement shall mean the Fuel Alliance Agreement document, including all its Attachments.

 

	
25.  

	
Fuel Alliance Directors shall mean the key, single point of contact for each Party in the management of the Fuel Alliance, as further described in Article 3 of the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
26.  

	
[**]

 

	
27.  

	
Fuel or Fuel Assembly shall mean that physical entity, including all fittings and other appurtenances, which physically contains the EUP, which is handled as a single entity and which is supplied by Westinghouse hereunder.

 

	
28.  

	
Fuel Fabrication Contract shall mean the Contract for Unit 1 Fuel Fabrication and Related Services (the “Unit 1 Fabrication Contract”), the Contract for AP1000 Fuel Fabrication and Related Services for Units 2 and 3 (the “AP1000 Fabrication Contract”), (together referred to as the “Fuel Fabrication Contracts”).

 

	
29.  

	
Initial Core shall mean the full complement of 157 Fuel Assemblies and Core Components in the reactor that produces the first sustained nuclear chain reaction at the Unit.

 

	
30.  

	
Initial Core Final Scheduled Delivery Date (ICFSDD) shall be the date by which the last Fuel Assembly in the Initial Core is required to be Delivered.

 

	
31.  

	
Initial Core Tentative Scheduled Delivery Date (ICTSDD) shall be the date by which the last Fuel Assembly in the Initial Core is tentatively scheduled to be Delivered.

 

	
32.  

	
Information shall mean the information owned by Westinghouse and provided by Westinghouse under the Agreement Documents.

 

	
33.  

	
Laws shall mean all aspects of all ordinances, laws, statutes, requirements, codes, rules and regulations of all bodies of government and governmental agencies having jurisdiction over any aspect of the Work.

 

 

	
34.  

	
Lead Use Assemblies or LUA shall mean the unique combination of structural and

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physical components, including all fittings and other appurtenances, which physically contains the EUP, which is handled as a single entity and which is supplied by other nuclear fuel fabricators.

 

	
35.  

	
[**]

 

	
36.  

	
NG-RCCA shall mean the Next Generation Rod Cluster Control Assembly.

 

	
37.  

	
NRC shall mean the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, or any other federal agency which may succeed to the licensing and regulatory authority of the NRC.

 

	
38.  

	
NSSS shall mean the Nuclear Steam Supply System portion of the Plant.

 

	
39.  

	
Owner shall have the meaning as set forth in the opening paragraph of the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
40.  

	
Owner Party means any of Owner’s agents, representatives, contractors and subcontractors of any tier and its or their directors, officers and employees, including Owner personnel, but excluding Westinghouse, any Suppliers and any Westinghouse personnel.

 

	
41.  

	
Party or Parties shall mean the Owner and/or Westinghouse as the context requires.

 

	
42.  

	
Planning Process shall mean the process by which Westinghouse and Owner collaborate, to accurately and proactively identify, plan, and monitor certain fuel projects with a schedule horizon of at least 3 Cycles per Plant and a detailed forecast of at least 18 months, as described in the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
43.  

	
Planning Team shall mean the group of individuals responsible for the Planning Process at the Plant, as described in the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
44.  

	
Plant shall mean as applicable Unit 1 and, when completed, Units 2 and 3 including all materials and equipment that are integral to or ancillary to any such nuclear power plant.

 

	
45.  

	
Products shall mean the Fuel Assemblies, Core Components, and/or Fuel-related Services including drawings, documentation, and technical materials paid for by Owner under the respective Fuel Fabrication Contract issued pursuant to this Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
46.  

	
Project Planning Document shall mean a document that is jointly and proactively maintained and includes all fuel projects under the Fuel Alliance Agreement (whether prospective, planned, or in-progress) with a forward look of at least 3 Cycles per Plant.

 

	
47.  

	
Reference Design(s) shall mean the designs described in [**] of the respective Fuel Fabrication Contract as the case may be.

 

 

	
48.  

	
Reload or Reload Region shall mean the group of fresh and un-irradiated Fuel Assemblies which are scheduled to be inserted into the reactor vessel of a Unit at the

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same time, excluding any re-insert Fuel Assemblies that have been irradiated and discharged for any reason or that have been delivered in a previous Reload Region or as delivered as part of the Initial Core.

 

	
49.  

	
Regulatory shall mean any act or failure to act of a Regulatory Authority.

 

	
50.  

	
Regulatory Authority shall mean any federal, state, or local governmental body or agency (including any legislative or judicial body) which exercises authority or control over the manufacture, licensing, or operation of the Fuel Assemblies, Core Components Services, or the construction, operation, maintenance, or environmental effects of the Plant.

 

	
51.  

	
Repair shall mean the process of restoring a nonconforming characteristic to a condition such that the capability of an item to function reliably and safely is unimpaired, even though that item still does not conform to the original requirement. (NQA-1, 1994).

 

	
52.  

	
Rework shall mean the process by which an item is made to conform to original requirements by completion or correction. Rework shall be performed in accordance with procedures approved by Manufacturing and Quality Control. (NQA-1, 1994).

 

	
53.  

	
Scheduled Delivery  Date or SDD shall mean the date that the last Fuel Assembly of the Initial Core or a Reload Region is required to be Delivered.

 

	
54.  

	
Service Alliance Agreement shall mean the Alliance Agreement between SCE&G and Westinghouse Electric Company and Stone and Webster dated June 30, 2009 as amended.

 

	
55.  

	
Services shall mean fuel-related activities provided by Westinghouse in connection with and pursuant to the Agreement Documents, excluding the manufacture of hardware.

 

	
56.  

	
Shaw shall mean Stone & Webster, Inc., a Shaw Group Company having a place of business in Baton Rouge Louisiana, Charlotte, North Carolina, Stoughton Massachusetts and other locations.

 

	
57.  

	
Site shall mean the area which is described in the Owner's Government Indemnity Agreement with the NRC for the Plant.

 

	
58.  

	
Steering Committee shall mean the body that will strategically direct and drive performance of the Fuel Alliance, as described in the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
59.  

	
Sub-region shall mean the group of Fuel Assemblies within an Initial Core or Reload Region whose mass-weighted average enrichment is within ±0.10 w/o U235.

 

	
60.  

	
Supplier shall mean any subcontractor or supplier of any tier, who supplies equipment, materials, or services to Westinghouse in connection with Westinghouse's obligations under the Contract.

 

	
61.  

	
SWU or Separative Work Units shall mean the amount of enrichment services required to enrich natural uranium Feed material to produce EUP at a specified Assay and Transactional Tails Assay.

 

 

	
62.  

	
[**]

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[**]

 

	
63.  

	
Tentative Scheduled Delivery Date (TSDD) shall be the date by which the last Fuel Assembly in a Reload Region is tentatively scheduled to be Delivered.

 

	
64.  

	
[**]

 

	
65.  

	
Transactional Tails Assay shall mean the Assay of tails material from the Enricher for purposes of calculating the Feed component and the SWU component of EUP to be delivered by the Owner.

 

	
66.  

	
Unit means each of the individual nuclear power plant units, including their respective nuclear steam supply system, that do or will constitute the Plant.

 

	
67.  

	
Westinghouse shall have the meaning as set forth in the opening paragraph of the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

 

	
68.  

	
Work shall mean the entire responsibility of Westinghouse for providing fuel hardware, core components, Services, and the licensing of technology, including manufacturing, assembly, supply, shipment, and delivery more fully described in and performed under the Unit 1 Fabrication Contract, the AP1000 Fabrication Contract, or the Fuel Technology License Agreement, respectively, issued pursuant under the Fuel Alliance Agreement.  In addition, Work includes all Products, Services, and responsibilities of Westinghouse’s agents, contractors, suppliers and subcontractors.

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GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

BETWEEN

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC

AND

SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY

FOR

V. C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1, 2 & 3

Disclosure of this document, in whole or in part, is subject to the proprietary information

restrictions set forth in ARTICLE 10, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, hereof.

©2011 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

All Rights Reserved

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ARTICLE                             TITLE                                             PAGE

 

	
RECITALS

	 	
1

 

	
ARTICLE 1

	
AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS AND DEFINITIONS 

	
2

	
  

	
A.

	
Agreement Documents 

	
2

	
  

	
B.

	
Definitions 

	
2

 

	
ARTICLE 2

	
DELIVERY, TITLE, AND RISK OF LOSS 

	
3

	
  

	
A.

	
Delivery 

	
3

	
  

	
B.

	
Title 

	
3

	
  

	
C.

	
Risk of Loss 

	
3

	
  

	
D.

	
Delivery to Storage 

	
3

	
  

	
E.

	
Protection of Work and Property 

	
4

 

	
ARTICLE 3

	
TAXES 

	
5

 

	
ARTICLE 4

	
CHANGES TO GENERAL WORK SCOPE 

	
6

 

	
ARTICLE 5

	
FORCE MAJEURE 

	
7

 

	
ARTICLE 6

	
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 

	
8

 

	
ARTICLE 7

	
INSURANCE, INDEMNITY AND NUCLEAR REQUIREMENTS 

	
9

	
  

	
A.

	
Westinghouse Insurance 

	
9

	
  

	
B.

	
Owner Insurance 

	
11

	
  

	
C.

	
Additional Nuclear Requirements 

	
12

	
  

	
D.

	
Waivers by Owner 

	
12

	
  

	
E.

	
Third Party Property Protection 

	
13

	
  

	
F.

	
Definition 

	
13

	
  

	
G.

	
[**] 

	
13

 

	
ARTICLE 8

	
LICENSES, PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS, AND LICENSING SUPPORT 

	
14

 

	
ARTICLE 9

	
PATENTS 

	
16

 

	
ARTICLE 10

	
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION 

	
18

 

	
ARTICLE 11

	
TRANSFER 

	
20

 

	
ARTICLE 12

	
QUALITY ASSURANCE 

	
21

	
  

	
A.

	
Quality Assurance Program 

	
21

	
  

	
B.

	
Access for Inspection and Audits 

	
21

	
  

	
C.

	
10 CFR Part 21 

	
22

 

	
ARTICLE 13

	
DISPUTES 

	
23

 

	
ARTICLE 14

	
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

	
25

	
  

	
A.

	
No Waivers 

	
25

	
  

	
B.

	
Modification 

	
25

	
  

	
C.

	
Assignment 

	
25

	
  

	
D.

	
Interpretation 

	
25

	
  

	
E.

	
Survival 

	
26

	
  

	
F.

	
Applicable Law 

	
26

	
  

	
G.

	
Severability 

	
27

	
  

	
H.

	
Notices 

	
27

	
  

	
I.

	
Order of Precedence 

	
28

	
  

	
J.

	
Relationship of Parties 

	
28

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K.

	
Integration 

	
29

	
  

	
L.

	
Signs 

	
29

	
  

	
M.

	
Publications and Photographs 

	
29

	
  

	
N.

	
Kickbacks and Gratuities 

	
29

	
  

	
O.

	
Creditworthiness 

	
29

	
  

	
P.

	
Laws and Regulations 

	
30

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RECITALS

 

THESE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, dated this 27th day of January, 2011, is by and between South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (“Owner”), and Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (“Westinghouse”), a limited liability company duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, with an office at 1000 Westinghouse Drive, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066 (“Westinghouse”) and provides for the fabrication of nuclear fuel and associated services as hereinafter described.

WHEREAS, Owner presently is the operator of one and will be the operator of three nuclear-fueled electricity generating units (the “Plants”), located at the V. C. Summer Nuclear Station in the state of South Carolina; and

WHEREAS, Westinghouse is engaged in the business of designing, developing and supplying commercial nuclear power facilities and providing nuclear fuel fabrication, core components and related support technology and services necessary to operate these commercial nuclear power facilities; and,

WHEREAS, Owner requires a supplier of nuclear fuel, core components and related services necessary to operate its Plants; and,

WHEREAS, Westinghouse desires to provide the nuclear fuel fabrication, core components  and related support technology and services necessary to operate the Owner’s commercial nuclear power facilities.

WHEREAS, the Parties intend these General Terms and Conditions to apply with respect to the Contract for AP1000 Fuel Fabrication and Related Services and the Contract for Unit 1 Fuel Fabrication and Related Services all as set forth and referenced in such contracts and that these General Terms and Conditions are hereby incorporated by reference in such contracts as though fully set forth therein.

WITNESSETH:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which the Parties acknowledge, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, stipulate and agree as follows:

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ARTICLE 1

	
AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS AND DEFINITIONS

 

	
A.

	
Agreement Documents

 

The Agreement Documents between the parties shall consist of the these General Terms and Conditions, the Contract for Unit 1 Fuel Fabrication and Related Services (the “Unit 1 Fabrication Contract”), the Contract for AP1000 Fuel Fabrication and Related Services for Units 2 and 3 (the “AP1000 Fabrication Contract”), (together referred to as the “Fuel Fabrication Contracts”) and all documents incorporated by reference therein including, without limitation, the Fuel Alliance Agreement, the Fuel Technology License and any Appendices to the foregoing and all agreed upon modifications thereto.  The Agreement Documents set forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the work contemplated by the same, and there are not other understandings between the parties with respect to such work.  The Agreement Documents supersede all other oral or written communications made between the parties before or at the time of the execution of the Agreement Documents.  No modification or amendment of the Agreement Documents shall be of any effect unless made in writing and executed by both parties.

 

	
B.

	
Definitions

 

Defined terms which are common for all Agreement Documents shall be located in Attachment E, DEFINED TERMS.  In the event a term requires a definition that is different from the definition set forth in the Attachment E, for the purposes of the Agreement Documents it shall be defined as specifically set forth in the respective Agreement Document.

 

 

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ARTICLE 2                      DELIVERY, TITLE, AND RISK OF LOSS

 

	
A.

	
Delivery

 

Delivery of Fuel Assemblies and Core Components shall be DDP Fabrication Facility except as otherwise provided for in Article 2.D, Delivery to Storage.

 

	
B.

	
Title

 

	
1.

	
Title to the Fuel Assemblies and Core Components, shall pass to Owner upon Delivery. Title to the EUP furnished to Westinghouse by Owner hereunder shall remain with Owner at all times.

 

	
2.

	
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Westinghouse may commingle and treat as fungible Owner's EUP with other EUP in Westinghouse's possession.

 

	
C.

	
Risk of Loss

 

	
1.

	
Risk of loss or damage to the Fuel Assemblies and Core Components whether or not subject to repair, replacement, or modification, will pass to Owner upon Delivery.  In the event that any Fuel Assemblies or Core Components are removed from the Site by Westinghouse for warranty work, Owner shall load such items on board carrier at the Site, and risk of loss or damage will pass back to Westinghouse when such items are properly loaded onboard the carrier.

 

	
2.

	
Westinghouse shall assume responsibility for loss or damage to Owner's EUP from the time Owner supplies EUP in accordance with Article 3.A.1 of the applicable Fuel Fabrication Contract and Appendix 5, “Owner’s EUP”, until Delivery of the Fuel Assemblies in which it is contained.  In the event that any Fuel Assemblies are removed from the Site by Westinghouse for warranty work, Westinghouse shall assume responsibility for loss or damage to Owner’s EUP until Delivery of Fuel Assemblies. Westinghouse’s total liability for any loss or damage of the EUP shall be limited to the Owner’s proportional share of the extent of the compensation received from Westinghouse’s insurers in regard to the EUP so lost or damaged.

 

	
D.

	
Delivery to Storage

 

	
1.

	
Either Party may elect to place fabricated Fuel Assemblies, Core Components, or parts thereof, into storage at the Fabrication Facility.

 

	
2.

	
In the event Owner requests storage of Fuel Assemblies, Core Components, or parts thereof, at the Fabrication Facility for any reason not the fault of Westinghouse, Westinghouse may provide such storage at Fuel Alliance rates for storage in effect at the time, depending on availability of appropriate storage facilities.  Any taxes imposed on the stored Fuel Assemblies, the contained EUP, or the Core Components shall be for Owner's account. When Westinghouse is able to Deliver and Owner is able to receive Fuel Assemblies and/or Core Components and upon payment of any additional amounts

 

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due Westinghouse, Westinghouse will Deliver the Fuel Assemblies and/or Core Components to the Plant Site.

 

	
3.

	
In the event Westinghouse requests storage of Fuel Assemblies or Core Components at the Fabrication Facility as provided in Article 2.D.1 for any reason, Westinghouse shall provide such storage [**].  When Westinghouse is able to Deliver and Owner is able to receive Fuel Assemblies and/or Core Components, Westinghouse will Deliver the Fuel Assemblies and/or Core Components to the Plant Site.

 

	
4.

	
If the Fuel Assemblies or Core Components are placed in storage at the Fabrication Facility as provided in Article 2.D.1, Delivery under the Contract will be deemed to have occurred at the time of placement into storage, and title and risk of ownership thereto shall pass to Owner at that time notwithstanding Article 2.B, Title and 2.C, Risk of Loss; provided however that Westinghouse shall assume the risk of loss to the Fuel Assemblies and, to the extent provided for in Article 2.C.2. (above), the EUP contained therein, as a bailee during the period of storage. Until Delivery of the Fuel Assemblies or Core Components, Westinghouse shall have a custodial care obligation for the fabricated Fuel Assemblies and the contained uranium in such fabricated Fuel Assemblies or Core Components while such Fuel Assemblies or Core Components remain in storage at the Fabrication Facility; and Westinghouse shall reimburse Owner in the event of a loss from its insurance proceeds.

 

	
5.

	
All payments and reimbursements due hereunder shall be paid pursuant to the provisions of Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
E.

	
Protection Of Work And Property

 

For Work performed at the Plant, Westinghouse shall protect all Work and property from damage or loss that may result from the performance of Work at the Site under the Fuel Alliance Agreement.  Should the Work be suspended temporarily, Westinghouse shall take such steps as may be necessary or advisable to protect it against damage or loss.  Work or property destroyed, damaged, or lost by an act or omission of Westinghouse shall be replaced or repaired to Owner's satisfaction at Westinghouse' expense. Should any Work or property require such replacement or repair prior to final payment, and Westinghouse fails or refuses to replace or repair it in accordance with the Fuel Alliance Agreement, Owner may replace or repair such Work or property; or, if final payment has been made, Westinghouse shall reimburse Owner such amounts. [**]

 

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ARTICLE 3                      TAXES

 

	
A.

	
For purposes of this Article, taxes shall be defined as either “Owner Taxes” or “Westinghouse Taxes.”

 

	
1.

	
“Owner Taxes” shall mean all of Owner’s own taxes including income, gross receipts, unincorporated business income, ad valorem, real property, sales tax on goods and services purchased hereunder, use and personal property taxes (tangible and intangible) on items that become permanently incorporated into the facility, as well as any other assessments based on its own income, revenue, or gross receipts, imposed by any state, local or Federal governmental body. The price does not include any federal, state, or local sales, use, gross receipts, value added, excise, duty, or similar taxes and governmental fees now or hereafter imposed on Owner's nuclear material regardless of the taxing authority; or any property taxes on fabricated Fuel Assemblies incurred after Delivery.  None of these taxes are included in the price and are to the account of Owner.

 

	
2.

	
“Westinghouse Taxes” shall mean all of Westinghouse’s own taxes, including employment taxes, excise, sales taxes on purchased good and services, use and personal property taxes on consumables and on other tangible property that does not become permanently incorporated into the facility, as well as any other assessments based on its own income, or gross receipts, imposed by any state, local or Federal governmental body.  Additionally, Westinghouse Taxes includes any license, documentation, recording and registration fees, all levies, imports, duties, assessments, fees (customs or otherwise), charges and withholdings of any nature whatsoever, and all penalties, fines, additions to tax, and interest imposed by any local state or Federal government body due to any action, inaction or omission of Westinghouse or its Suppliers.

 

	
B.

	
Subject to Article 3.C, below, Westinghouse shall be fully responsible for “Westinghouse Taxes” and Owner shall be fully responsible for “Owner Taxes” under the Agreement Document, for the Work or otherwise.

 

	
C.

	
Unless otherwise specified, Westinghouse shall exclude any sales and use tax in any submitted price and on any resulting invoices to Owner.  If sales and use taxes are excluded, Owner shall be responsible for the payment to the appropriate state of any sales and use taxes applicable to the Work directly to the appropriate taxing authority. When required by the taxing authority and requested by the Owner, Westinghouse shall itemize each invoice to show as separate items, labor, material and equipment, freight, and other separable charges for the Work hereunder.

 

	
D.

	
For Work performed in the State of South Carolina on contracts of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more which involve labor, any nonresident contractor must comply with applicable laws.

 

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ARTICLE 4                      CHANGES TO GENERAL WORK SCOPE

 

	
A.

	
Owner may request changes within the general scope of Work covered in the Agreement Documents and, if accepted by Westinghouse, the price, terms of payment, warranties, delivery schedules, and other pertinent provisions of the Agreement Documents shall be equitably adjusted in accordance with Fuel Alliance Agreement prior to making any such change.  Any necessary analytical effort, plus any prototypes, tests, laboratory examinations, or any other investigative work on the proposed change(s) will be to the account of Owner at the time and material rates in effect at the time such work is performed and set forth in the Fuel Alliance Agreement.

 

	
B.

	
Changes in the scope of Work required because of regulatory requirements or commitments by Owner to any Regulatory Authority will be in accordance with and governed by the provisions of Article 4.A above.

 

	
C.

	
Westinghouse may make changes in the scope of Work hereunder without compensation from Owner if such changes will not adversely affect its warranties, the technical soundness of the Work, operability or ability to license the Plant, or the schedule; provided, however, that no change which increases Owner's cost for Fuel Assembly or Core Component interface, for installation, or for Plant operation and maintenance will be made without mutual agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 5                      FORCE MAJEURE

 

	
A.

	
Neither Party shall be liable to the other for any loss or damage due to any failure or delay in performance hereunder resulting from any cause beyond such Party's reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God; acts or omissions of civil or military authority; acts or omissions of the other Party hereto; fires; floods; hurricanes; tornados; epidemic; quarantine restrictions; strikes or other labor disputes; wars or warlike circumstances; terrorism; or compliance with changes in applicable regulations or directives of national, state or local governments or any department thereof effective after the date of the Agreement Documents.  The Party asserting the force majeure as an excuse from performance shall have the burden of establishing the existence of the force majeure event.  That Party must give the other Party notice verbally within twenty-four hours of becoming aware of the effects of the occurrence of a force majeure event confirmed in writing within ten days thereafter, such notice to state the nature of the event and the anticipated length of delay and shall include an outline of the remediation plan for approval.  Such Party shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate the effects of any force majeure event as soon as practicable (provided, however, that this shall not require settlement of labor disputes negotiated in good faith).  Any written or verbal notice shall be directed to the other Party’s Fuel Alliance Director.

 

	
B.

	
In the event of a delay in performance excusable under this Article 5, the date of Delivery as defined in Article 2, DELIVERY, TITLE, AND RISK OF LOSS, or time for performance of the Work will be extended by a period of time reasonably necessary to overcome the effect of the delay.  The expense of any special measures taken by Westinghouse at the request of Owner to overcome such effect and Westinghouse expenses associated with delays resulting from any act or failure to act of Owner or Owner's subcontractors or suppliers will be for Owner's account.

 

	
C.

	
Westinghouse shall promptly notify Owner of any actual or anticipated delay in performance and take all reasonable steps to avoid or end delays without additional cost to Owner.

 

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ARTICLE 6                      LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

	
A.

	
Neither Westinghouse nor its Suppliers will be liable to Owner, whether in contract, in tort (including negligence and strict liability), under any warranty, or otherwise, for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential loss or damage whatsoever; any loss of use of equipment, Plant or power system, cost of capital, loss of profits or revenues or the loss of use thereof, cost of purchased or replacement power (including additional expenses incurred in using existing power facilities), increased costs of any kind or claims of customers of the Client.

 

	
B.

	
The provisions of this Article 6, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY shall apply to the full extent permitted by law, regardless of fault and notwithstanding any other provisions of the Contract.

 

	
C.

	
THE REMEDIES SET FORTH HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF WESTINGHOUSE AND ITS SUPPLIERS UNDER THE CONTRACT OR FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OR RELATED THERETO, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), UNDER ANY WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, [**].

 

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ARTICLE 7                      INSURANCE, INDEMNITY AND NUCLEAR REQUIREMENTS

 

	
A.

	
Westinghouse Insurance

 

	
1.

	
During any time that Westinghouse performs Work at the Site pursuant to the Agreement Documents, Westinghouse must provide and maintain, until the Work is completed and accepted, and require any approved subcontractor to furnish and maintain at all times during the course of the work to be performed hereunder policies of insurance, including Workers’ Compensation, liability insurance, and other minimum insurance coverages as follows:

 

	
  

	
a.

	
Commercial General Liability Coverage –

 

	
  

	
(i)

	
$1,000,000 occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate Bodily Injury and Property Damage

 

	
  

	
(ii)

	
Broad Form Property Damage, including Contractual Liability

 

	
  

	
(iii)

	
Independent contractors, if subcontractors will be utilized

 

	
  

	
(iv)

	
Explosion, Collapse and Underground Hazard (XCU), if the Work involves excavation or underground construction

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Automobile Liability Coverage - $1,000,000

 

All owned, hired, and non-owned automotive equipment used in connection with the insured operation.

 

	
c.  

	
Workers’ Compensation – Statutory

 

	
d.  

	
Employers’ Liability - $1,000,000

 

This coverage must include an “all-states” endorsement, as well as coverage under U.S. Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers Act where applicable.   Each of the Suppliers must maintain Workers’ Compensation coverage regardless of statutory requirements pertaining to the number of employees in their organization.

 

	
  

	
e.

	
for Services provided inside of the Protected Area,  Umbrella Excess Liability

 

	
  

	
- $1,000,000 Aggregate

 

	
  

	
f.

	
for Services provided inside of the Radiation Controlled Area (RCA), Umbrella Excess Liability - an additional amount to equal $5,000,000 Aggregate

 

	
2.

	
The insurance requirements stated herein may be changed only by specific written agreement by Owner. The insurance limits set forth herein are subject to adjustment at the option of Owner after the initial five (5) year terms and every three (3) years thereafter, to reflect any changes in the Consumer Price Index since the Effective Date.

 

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Before any Work is started hereunder to be performed at the Site, Westinghouse shall provide Owner an insurance certificate evidencing coverages as required herein and in a form reasonably satisfactory to Owner. Such certificate shall provide that at least thirty (30) days written notice be given to Owner prior to any material change or cancellation of the insurance.  All applicable insurance certificates shall be on Accord forms showing the certificate holder as:

 

SCANA Corporation and/or its subsidiaries

         c/o Supplier Strategy - D 211

         220 Operation Way

         Cayce, SC  29033-3701

 

	
4.

	
All insurance shall be with sound insurance companies which have an AM Best rating of A-VII / A-IX or a long term insurer financial strength rating from Standard & Poor’s of A- or better, as the minimum and are authorized to do business in the state where the Work is performed.

 

	
5.

	
Neither a failure of Westinghouse to provide the required certificate of insurance nor Westinghouse’s submission of a certificate of insurance not in conformance with the insurance requirements stated herein shall relieve Westinghouse from the obligation to have in force the required insurance coverages.

 

	
6.

	
None of Westinghouse’s insurance policies shall have any "other insurance" clause or language which would jeopardize the primacy of Westinghouse’s insurance with respect to Westinghouse’s liability for any claim asserted by Owner’s self-insured status.

 

	
7.

	
Except for Workers’ Compensation and Professional Liability (when required) coverage, all of Westinghouse’s insurance policies must list “SCANA Corporation and its subsidiaries” as an additional insured.

 

	
8.

	
Coverage provided by Westinghouse shall be primary and non-contributory to the extent of Westinghouse’s liability or responsibility for claimed damages as set forth herein.

 

	
9.

	
None of Westinghouse’s personnel shall be deemed for any purpose to be solely or dually employed by Owner.  If any employee of Westinghouse shall recover benefits under Owner's Workers’ Compensation as a result of injury or disease sustained in, or Unemployment Insurance coverage resulting from, performing Work hereunder while on Westinghouse’s payroll, Westinghouse shall reimburse Owner for the full amount of such benefits and any cost or expenses incurred by Owner related thereto.

 

	
10.

	
Westinghouse shall accept the provisions of all the workers’ compensation laws of the state in which the Work is performed and any re-enactments and supplements thereto.  In addition, Westinghouse shall maintain workers’ compensation coverage for all its employees performing the Work, regardless of whether required to do so by state law.

 

	
11.

	
Westinghouse shall insure the Fuel Fabrication Facility in amounts that are consistent with practice in the industry, as determined by consultation with its insurance advisors and taking into account the amount of EUP located at the Fuel Fabrication Facility from

 

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time to time, the durability of the material, methods and location of storage, and others factors deemed relevant by Westinghouse and its advisors.

 

	
B.

	
Owner Insurance

 

	
1.

	
Property Damage and Nuclear Liability

 

	
  

	
a.

	
The Owner shall, without cost to Westinghouse, prior to arrival of nuclear fuel at the Site obtain and maintain Financial Protection and an Indemnification Agreement, for protection against liability for nuclear incidents both in such form and amount as will satisfy the requirements of Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. In the event that the nuclear liability protection system contemplated by Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is repealed, changed, or is not renewed, Owner will use best efforts to maintain in effect during the period of operation liability protection through government indemnity, statutory limitation of liability or commercial liability insurance to the extent available on reasonable terms which will not result in a material impairment of the protection provided. In any event, the protection provided pursuant to this provision shall remain in effect until the decommissioning of the Plant.

 

	
  

	
b.

	
The Owner will, without cost to Westinghouse obtain and maintain property insurance in a form and amount required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

 

	
  

	
c.

	
Neither Westinghouse nor Suppliers of any tier shall be liable to Owner or its insurers or any other party for (1) any on-Site property damage due to the nuclear energy hazard, and (2) losses or damages caused by reason of unavailability of the nuclear power station, or by reason of shutdowns of the station or other facilities or service interruptions (including loss of profits or revenue, inventory or use charges, cost of replacement power, cost of capital or claims by customers). To the extent Owner or its insurers recover damages from a third party for damage due to the nuclear energy hazard to which the foregoing waivers apply, Owner will indemnify Westinghouse and/or its Suppliers of any tier against any liability which such third party recovers over from Westinghouse and/or its Suppliers for such nuclear damage. "Nuclear energy hazard" shall mean radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of "source material", "special nuclear material", or "by-product material" as such terms are defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Owner hereby waives and will require its insurers waive any right of recovery against Westinghouse for damages due to the nuclear energy hazard.

 

	
  

	
d.

	
As used in this section, the term "on-Site property" means any property at the Site as defined for nuclear liability and indemnity purposes; the term "damage" means loss, damage or loss of use; the term "liable" or "liability" means liability of any kind at any time, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise. The provisions hereof providing for limitations of or protection against

 

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Westinghouse’s liability shall survive termination of the Agreement Documents or completion of the Work hereunder.

 

	
2.

	
If Owner procures property damage insurance applicable to occurrences at the Site and third party non-nuclear liability insurance, or either of such types of insurance, such insurance will name Westinghouse and its Suppliers as additional insured.

 

	
C.

	
Additional Nuclear Requirements

 

	
1.

	
Westinghouse shall comply with all provisions of Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 21. Defects or non-compliances of the Work reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Westinghouse shall also be reported to Owner’s Manager - Nuclear Licensing.

 

	
2.

	
Section 210 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 USC 5851) prohibits any employer, including a Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensee, or a contractor, or a subcontractor, or an agent of a licensee, from discriminating against any employee with respect to his or her compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because the employee assisted or participated, or is about to assist or participate, in any manner in any action to carry out the purposes of either the Energy Reorganization Act or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.  Westinghouse shall abide by this law and require same of any subcontractor employed in the performance of the Contract.

 

	
3

	
Westinghouse promptly shall report to Owner any allegations by Westinghouse’s employees that they have been discriminated against for raising concerns about the quality of Westinghouse’s product or service provided to Owner.

 

	
4

	
For Work performed at V. C. Summer Nuclear Station, Westinghouse and their employees shall comply with all of the Owner's requirements for Site access.

 

	
5.

	
Should activities of Westinghouse involve access to or knowledge of Owner Safeguards Information, this information shall not be reproduced or disclosed by Westinghouse or any of its agents or employees, unless prior written authorization is obtained from Owner.  This information will be protected in accordance with 10 CFR73.21 and any additional requirements of Owner.

 

	
D.

	
Waivers by Owner

 

	
1.

	
Except as set forth in Article 2.E, Protection of Work and Property, Westinghouse shall not be liable for any loss of, damage to, or loss of use of property or equipment wherever located, including such loss, damage, or loss of use arising out of or resulting from a Nuclear Incident.  Owner waives and, to the extent permitted by its insurers, will require its insurers to waive all rights of recovery against Westinghouse on account of any such loss, damage, or loss of use.

 

	
2.

	
In the event Owner recovers damages from a third party based on losses at the Site resulting from the hazardous properties of source, special nuclear, or byproduct material (as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended), Owner shall indemnify Westinghouse against claims by such third party which are based on Owner’s recovery

 

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of such damages.  In addition, Owner waives and will require its insurers to waive all rights of recovery against Westinghouse, for any and all cost or expenses arising out of or in connection with the investigation and settlement of claims or the defense of suits for damage resulting from the nuclear energy hazard.

 

	
E.

	
Third Party Property Protection

 

Except as set forth in Article 2.E, Protection of Work and Property, Owner will indemnify Westinghouse for any liability arising out of loss of or damage to property at the Site, including that which arises out of a Nuclear Incident.  In addition, Owner shall obtain for the benefit of Westinghouse, protection against liability for, arising out of, or resulting from damage to any property or equipment located at the Site which is used or intended for use by Owner in connection with the operation of the Plant (including but not limited to the nuclear fuel) and which is owned by parties other than Owner.  Owner will indemnify Westinghouse against any liability of any kind for loss or damage to the Units which are co-located at the Site, or any property thereon.

 

	
F.

	
Definition

 

The term "Westinghouse," as used in this Article 7 shall include Westinghouse Electric Company LLC and any Suppliers, as well as their Affiliates, and the directors, officers, and employees of any of them related to their Work under the Agreement Documents.

 

G.           [**]

 

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ARTICLE 8                      LICENSES, PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS, AND LICENSING SUPPORT

 

	
A.

	
Owner will be responsible for all dealings with any Regulatory Authority.  This will include obtaining, maintaining, and paying for all licenses, permits, and authorizations required for any activities at the Site and the operation and maintenance of the Plant.

 

	
B.

	
For any Cycle for which Westinghouse is supplying Initial Core or Reload Fuel Assemblies, Westinghouse will, in addition to its obligations set forth in Article 2, WESTINGHOUSE SCOPE OF SUPPLY, of the applicable Fuel Fabrication Contract, perform nuclear fuel related safety analyses and provide necessary fuel related licensing support required by the NRC to fulfill the Owner's licensing requirements pursuant to the following provisions.

 

	
  

	
1.

	
If safety analysis or licensing documentation is required because of a demonstrated deficiency in the Fuel Assembly design, or because of design changes initiated by Westinghouse, such analyses and any additional documentation required in the FSAR and/or the Reload Evaluation Report will be provided by Westinghouse at Westinghouse's expense.

 

	
  

	
2.

	
Safety analysis or licensing documentation required for any other reason shall be performed at the rates then in effect set forth in the Services Alliance Agreement.  Should the Services Alliance Agreement no longer be in effect at the time the Work is performed Owner agrees to pay Westinghouse's standard commercial time and material rates in effect at the time the analyses are performed.  This shall include, but not be limited to:

 

	
  

	
a.

	
requirements resulting from changes in NRC rules and regulations in effect and as interpreted on the Effective Date, such as criteria revision or additional accidents to be analyzed;

 

	
  

	
b.

	
a change from the Unit's licensing basis in effect and as interpreted on the Effective Date;

 

	
  

	
c.

	
a general policy decision of the NRC;

 

	
  

	
d.

	
results of an Initial Core or Reload evaluation or of an Initial Core or Reload safety analysis which are outside FSAR or other licensing limits;

 

	
  

	
e.

	
Core design changes necessitated by Owner's operating requirements; or

 

	
  

	
f.

	
a change initiated by Owner.

 

	
C.

	
As long as Westinghouse is the Fuel Assembly, Core Component and Services supplier, Westinghouse will, subject to availability of personnel and equipment and if requested by Owner, perform additional analyses required to support licensing efforts of Owner relative to any federal agencies other than the NRC, or with state or local governmental bodies at the rates then in effect set forth in the Service Alliance Agreement.  Should the Services Alliance Agreement no longer be in effect at the time the Work is performed

 

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Owner agrees to pay at Westinghouse's standard commercial time and material rates in effect at the time the analyses are performed.

 

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ARTICLE 9                      PATENTS

 

	
A.

	
Westinghouse shall assume at its sole expense the defense of and shall indemnify and hold Owner harmless from any and all claims, demands, costs, suits, actions, proceedings, fines, penalties and attorneys’ fees (and interest thereon) finally awarded resulting from or relating to any actual or asserted infringement by Westinghouse of any patent, design, trade name, trademark, service mark or copyright of the United States, Canada, a European Union country, or another country where equipment furnished hereunder was manufactured in connection with any Work or equipment furnished by Westinghouse hereunder, except to the extent the claim resulted from following directions, specifications, drawings, plans or procedures prepared by Owner or by third parties for Owner and selected solely by Owner.  As a condition precedent to Westinghouse’s indemnification obligation hereunder, Owner shall promptly notify Westinghouse in writing and give sole authority, all necessary information, and reasonable assistance in a timely manner for the defense of said suit or proceeding. Owner may, at its own cost, monitor through its own counsel any such suit or proceeding if it so desires. Westinghouse has an affirmative duty to promptly notify Owner when Westinghouse is made aware of a claim of alleged infringement.  In the event Work or equipment so defended is held to constitute infringement or its use is enjoined, Westinghouse shall, at its own expense, either: (a) procure for Owner the right to continue to use such Work and/or equipment; (b) re-perform the Work or replace the equipment with substantially equivalent non-infringing Work or equipment; or (c) modify the Work and/or equipment so that it becomes non-infringing; provided, however, that such Work re-performed and equipment replaced or modified conforms to the requirements of the Contract or if (a), (b) or (c) above is not commercially practicable then (d) refund the purchase price of the infringing Work.  If a suit or proceeding is brought against Westinghouse arising out of a design, modification or combination by Owner, then Owner shall protect Westinghouse to the same extent that Westinghouse has agreed to protect Owner herein.  Westinghouse will not be responsible for any settlement of any suit or proceeding made without their prior written consent.

 

	
B.

	
The entire right, title and interest in patents or other intellectual property rights (i.e. copyrights, trade secrets, maskworks, etc.) first conceived or reduced to practice under the Agreement Documents shall be with Westinghouse irrespective of where conceived or reduced to practice.  Westinghouse shall, at its discretion, file Patents on any invention conceived or first reduced to practice during the course of the Agreement Documents.  Owner shall provide reasonable assistance as required in that regard.  It is understood that nothing herein shall be construed as granting or implying any right to Owner under any patent or other intellectual property rights or to use any invention covered thereby, or as permitting Owner to obtain without Westinghouse permission the right to use Information which becomes publicly known through an improper act or omission on the part of Owner.

 

	
C.

	
Owner shall not, without the prior written approval of Westinghouse, file, cause to be filed, or authorize the filing of any patent application in any country, which patent

 

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application is directed to or incorporates Information or an invention contained in Information.

 

	
D.

	
THIS ARTICLE 9, PATENTS, IS THE EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF ALL THE DUTIES OF THE PARTIES RELATING TO PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND DIRECT OR CONTRIBUTORY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT INFRINGEMENTS AND OF ALL THE REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES RELATING TO ANY CLAIMS, SUITS OR PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.  COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE 9 AS PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL CONSTITUTE FULFILLMENT OF ALL LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

 

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ARTICLE 10                                PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

 

	
A.

	
Westinghouse shall not use Owner’s name as a reference or for any other purpose without obtaining prior written consent from an authorized representative of Owner, and this consent shall be obtained separately for each proposed usage.  Usage of Owner’s service marks, trademarks, logos or any other such intellectual property is specifically forbidden.

 

Owner shall not use Westinghouse name for any purpose without obtaining prior written consent from an authorized representative of Westinghouse, and this consent shall be obtained separately for each proposed usage.  Usage of Westinghouse service marks, trademarks, logos or any other such intellectual property is specifically forbidden.

 

	
B.

	
The Parties have a proprietary interest in information that may be furnished pursuant to the Agreement Documents and is so designated in writing by the owning Party.  The recipient shall not in any manner disclose or communicate to any third party the information, proprietary information, or intellectually property (“herein collectively referred to as “Intellectual Property” of the other Party without its written consent.  In the event the owning Party approves of such disclosure or transmittal, such third party shall execute an appropriate non-disclosure, licensing or similar agreement either with or as agreed to by the owning Party.  A sample agreement with a third party is provided herein as Appendix 9, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT (SAMPLE).  However, nothing contained herein shall be construed as restricting or creating any liability for the disclosure or communication of Intellectual Property which:

 

	
  

	
a.

	
was in the rightful possession or otherwise rightfully known to the recipient without restriction prior to receipt hereunder;

 

	
  

	
b.

	
is or becomes generally available to the public or trade on a non-restricted basis without fault of the recipient;

 

	
  

	
c.

	
is received from a third party without restriction and without breach of any obligation of nondisclosure;

 

	
  

	
d.

	
is independently developed by the recipient prior to its receipt hereunder; or,

 

	
  

	
e.

	
is contained in any published patent or published patent application which becomes published or otherwise generally known to the trade through no wrongful act of the recipient.

 

	
C.

	
The act of copyrighting any portion of the Intellectual Property shall not be construed as causing such portion of the Intellectual Property to be in the public domain, or generally available to the trade on a non proprietary basis, and nothing herein shall permit, or be construed as permitting, the recipient to treat as non-proprietary any of the Intellectual Property which becomes publicly known through any improper act or omission by the recipient.

 

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Both Parties shall take all proper steps to prevent unauthorized disclosure, communication or use of Intellectual Property by it, its officers, directors, employees, or agents.

 

	
E.

	
No Westinghouse Intellectual Property shall be disclosed to any entity that is owned in whole or in part by, or be subsidiaries of Westinghouse's competitors in the commercial nuclear material or commercial nuclear fuel businesses.  Both Parties will maintain records of each disclosure to all entities and the governing proprietary information non-disclosure agreements and will, upon request of the other Party, provide a summary thereof on a timely basis.  A sample agreement is provided as Appendix 9, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT (SAMPLE).

 

	
F.

	
Both Parties have a proprietary interest in the Agreement Documents.  Accordingly, the Contract will not be disclosed in whole or in part to third parties without the prior written permission of the other Party.

 

	
G.

	
When required by appropriate Regulatory Authority, including governmental regulations, applicable law or regulation, by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or lawful subpoena (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Governmental Authority"), either Party may disclose such Intellectual Property owned by the other Party to such Governmental Authority; provided, however, that prior to making any such disclosure, the disclosing Party will:  (a) provide the non-disclosing Party with timely advance written notice of the Intellectual Property requested by such Governmental Authority and  the disclosing Party’s intent to so disclose; (b) minimize the amount of Intellectual Property to be provided consonant with the interests of the non-disclosing party and its Suppliers and the requirements of the Governmental Authority involved; and (c) make every reasonable effort (which shall include participation by non-disclosing Party together with the disclosing Party in discussions with the Governmental Authority involved) to secure proprietary treatment and minimization of the Intellectual Property to be provided.  In the event that efforts to secure proprietary treatment are unsuccessful, the non-disclosing Party shall have the right to revise the unreleased copies of such Intellectual Property prior to the disclosing Party's release to minimize the disclosure of such Intellectual Property in a manner consonant with its interests and the requirements of the Governmental Authority involved.

 

	
H.

	
Upon any termination or expiration of the Agreement Documents, a Party in possession of the other Party’s Intellectual Property shall, at its own expense, deliver to the owner of such Intellectual Property, or destroy at the Intellectual Property owner’s sole option, all Intellectual Property owned by such Party, and shall provide the owner of the Intellectual Property with written, certification that all copies thereof have been either returned to the owner or destroyed, and that all computer programs in any manner associated with or derived from the Intellectual Property have been deleted from its library of executable programs, unless otherwise agreed.  Intellectual Property that has been stored as a QA record, as required by the NRC for record keeping purposes by Owner is not subject to the provisions of this Article 10.H.

 

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ARTICLE 11                                TRANSFER

 

Before Owner shall be able to transfer Fuel Assembly(ies), Core Component(s) or parts thereof furnished or serviced hereunder (except temporarily for storage or repair work or permanently for disposal or reprocessing), or the transfer of any interest therein, Owner shall obtain for Westinghouse written assurances from the transferee of limitation of and protection against liability following the proposed transfer at least equivalent to that afforded Westinghouse and its Suppliers hereunder.  If Owner shall sell, assign, license, or otherwise transfer the Fuel Assemblies or Core Components provided hereunder without Westinghouse’s prior written consent, Owner shall become the indemnitor of Westinghouse against any liabilities incurred in excess of those that would have been incurred had no such transfer taken place.

 

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ARTICLE 12                                QUALITY ASSURANCE

 

	
A.

	
Quality Assurance Program

 

	
1.

	
Westinghouse will maintain a quality assurance program which will meet the requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) related to quality assurance and quality control, including the eighteen (18) criteria set forth in Appendix B to Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50, Appendix B). 

 

	
2.

	
Owner may request requirements in addition to those outlined in the Westinghouse Quality Assurance Program, provided that such requirements are reasonably consistent with such Quality Assurance Program and procedures.  In such event, the changes will be implemented as described in Article 4, CHANGES TO GENERAL WORK SCOPE.

 

	
3.

	
In the event these requirements are changed or modified by the NRC after the date of the Agreement Documents, as amended, Westinghouse will implement such changes or modifications in the manufacture of Fuel Assemblies, Core Components and/or the performance of Services under the Agreement Documents as described in Article 4, CHANGES TO GENERAL WORK SCOPE.

 

	
4.

	
During the course of the Work, Westinghouse and its Suppliers will prepare and maintain quality assurance records in accordance with the requirements of Westinghouse’s quality assurance program and the applicable NRC regulations.  If the NRC regulations require transmittal to Owner of quality assurance records prepared and maintained in accordance with the requirements of NRC regulations, such records will be transmitted to Owner. 

 

	
5.

	
Quality assurance records required by applicable NRC regulations to be retained by Westinghouse for Owner will not be released (i) unless required by a governmental authority, or (ii) without the prior written authorization of Owner.

 

	
B.

	
Access for Inspection and Audits

 

	
1.

	
Owner’s personnel who are performing activities in conjunction with the Agreement Documents, and other agents designated by Owner and acceptable to Westinghouse shall have access at reasonable times, without interfering with production, and under reasonable conditions established by Westinghouse, to the Fabrication Facility.  Westinghouse will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain similar access rights to the facilities of its Suppliers which are involved in the performance of Work for Owner.  Such access shall be for purposes of observing implementation of the quality assurance programs and compliance therewith, witnessing non-proprietary tests and inspections related to the quality of the fabricated Fuel Assemblies, Core Components, and observing manufacturing Work in progress for Owner. 

 

	
2.

	
At Owner’s request, Owner may inspect completed Fuel Assemblies or Core Components at the Fabrication Facility.  During the course of the Work, Westinghouse will make its quality assurance procedures and those of its Suppliers available for review

 

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by Owner and Owner’s acceptable representatives at the facilities at which such procedures are normally located.

 

	
3.

	
Quality assurance records which are under the control of Westinghouse will be made available for review and audit by Owner and Owner’s acceptable representatives at the facilities at which such records are normally maintained.  During these audits, Westinghouse shall provide access to all information reasonably required for proper verification that the quality assurance program for Work performed under the Agreement Documents is being fully implemented.

 

	
4.

	
Westinghouse shall supply Owner with such information and access as is reasonably necessary to demonstrate that the quality assurance requirements of the NRC are being met.  Any proprietary information disclosed under this provision shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Article 10, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.  Neither the conduct of any audit nor the failure to conduct an audit shall relieve Westinghouse of its obligations under the Agreement Documents.

 

	
C.

	
10 CFR Part 21

 

The Work provided under the Agreement Documents is subject to the provisions of 10 CFR Part 21.  Owner shall be concurrently notified of any reports made to the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR Part 21 arising out of the performance of the Agreement Documents.

 

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ARTICLE 13                                DISPUTES

 

	
A.

	
All disputes arising from, or in connection with the performance of the Agreement Documents, shall be settled through discussion between the two Parties. In case no agreement is reached within sixty (60) days of the formal declaration of the Fuel Alliance Directors of dispute by a Party, unless otherwise extended by agreement of the Parties, the disputes shall be submitted to arbitration as provided below.

 

	
B.

	
The Parties agree that any dispute ("Arbitrable Claim") that is not otherwise resolved in accordance with the terms hereof and the terms of the Fuel Alliance Agreement, shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration for resolution and in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA in effect at the time of the arbitration. Unless the Parties otherwise mutually agree in writing, the arbitral panel ("Arbitral Panel") shall consist of three (3) people.  Each Party shall give written notice of its selection of a person to serve as a member of the Arbitral Panel ("Member"), who shall have no less than ten (10) years of experience in the litigation of complex disputes including preferably experience in the nuclear power generation industry.  Within thirty (30) days after the selection of the Members of the Arbitral Panel, the Members shall agree in writing on their nomination of a person to serve as the chairman of the Arbitral Panel, who shall be a practicing attorney validly licensed to practice law in a jurisdiction in the United States and/or a retired judge, and who shall have no less than twenty (20) years of experience in the litigation of complex disputes including preferably experience in the nuclear power generation industry (the "Chairman").  (References herein to "Member" shall include the Chairman unless the context otherwise requires.)  In the event that the Members do not agree on the person to serve as the Chairman within such thirty (30) day period, the AAA shall choose an independent third person to serve as the Chairman, who must meet the qualification criteria specified above. All Members of the Arbitral Panel must be neutral, act impartially, and be free from any conflict of interest. Each Party shall be responsible for one-half of the fees and expenses of the Arbitral Panel, unless the Arbitral Panel includes an award of fees and expenses in the award.  The Arbitral Panel shall be governed by the provisions of the Agreement Documents and the governing Law, and shall not be entitled to award any punitive, special, indirect, penal, incidental or consequential loss or damages. The decision of the Arbitral Panel shall be issued in a writing that sets forth the Arbitral Panel's reasoned decision.  The Arbitral Panel shall not be entitled to deviate from the construction, procedures or requirements of the Agreement Documents. In the absence of bias, fraud, or wilful misconduct by an arbitrator, any decision rendered by the Arbitral Panel in any arbitration shall be final and binding upon the Parties under the Federal Arbitration Act 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., and judgment thereon may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

 

	
C.

	
Pending the final resolution of any claim, Westinghouse shall proceed diligently with the performance of the Work and its other duties and obligations and Owner shall continue to compensate Westinghouse  as set forth under the Agreement Documents without diminution of effort; provided Westinghouse is being compensated for the Work pursuant to the terms of the Agreement Documents, including but not limited to the provisions of

 

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the relevant appendices to the Agreement Documents, the Fuel Alliance Agreement and provided that the Parties agree that such duties and obligations can be safely and prudently performed.

 

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ARTICLE 14                                MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

	
A.

	
No Waivers

 

The failure of any Party to pursue any rights open to it by virtue of any breach of Agreement Documents by the other Party shall not be construed as a waiver of any right by the non-pursuing Party to exercise such rights at a later date for the same or any other breach of the Agreement Documents.

 

	
B.

	
Modification

 

No waiver, modification, or amendment of any of the provisions of the Agreement Documents shall be binding unless it is in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of the Party to be bound thereby.

 

	
C.

	
Assignment

 

Neither party shall assign the Agreement Documents without the prior, written consent of the other Party. Westinghouse shall not assign any monies due or to become due to it hereunder without the prior, written consent of Owner. This Article 14.C, Assignment, shall in no respect prohibit subcontracting by Westinghouse of portions of the Work provided hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement Documents, either Party shall have the right, without such consent, to assign all or a part of its rights, title and interest in the Agreement Documents to:  (1) a parent, subsidiary or an affiliate; provided that such parent, subsidiary or affiliate to which Owner intends to so assign the Agreement Documents is not a competitor or affiliated with a competitor of Westinghouse in the commercial nuclear fuel fabrication industry and maintains the NRC license for the Plant.  In addition, Owner may assign all or part of its rights, title and interest in the Agreement Documents, without such consent, to (2) a trust, cooperative, or other entity utilized by Owner for purposes of financing, or (3) an entity (other than a competitor or affiliated with a competitor of Westinghouse’s in the commercial nuclear fuel fabrication industry) that acquires all or a portion of the Plant, however, the assigning Party shall remain fully responsible for all obligations under the Agreement Documents.

 

	
D.

	
Interpretation

 

	
1.

	
Titles, headings, and subheadings of the various articles and paragraphs of the Agreement Documents are used for convenience only and shall not be deemed to be a part thereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation or construction of the Agreement Documents.

 

	
2.

	
Words importing the singular only shall also include the plural and vice versa where the context requires.  Words in the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine gender and vice versa.

 

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3.

	
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a document shall mean such document as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

 

	
4.

	
Unless otherwise stated, any reference to a Party shall include its successors and permitted assigns, and any reference to a Government Authority shall include any entity succeeding to its functions.

 

	
5.

	
Wherever a provision is made in the Agreement Documents for the giving of notice, consent or approval by any person, such notice, consent or approval shall be in writing, and the word "notify" shall be construed accordingly.

 

	
6.

	
Unless the context requires otherwise, with regard to general oversight of the Work, review of the drawings and specifications and other documents, access to the Fabrication Facility and Work and other similar rights of Owner, the term Owner shall be deemed to also include employees and approved contractors.  Unless the context requires otherwise any reference contained herein to the Agreement Documents or any other agreement or any schedule, Exhibit or Appendix hereto or thereto shall mean the Agreement Documents or such other agreement or such schedules, Exhibits and Appendices, as they may be amended or supplemented, unless otherwise stated.

 

	
7.

	
Words and abbreviations not otherwise defined in the Agreement Documents which have well-known nuclear industry meanings in the United States are used in the Agreement Documents in accordance with those recognized meanings.

 

	
8.

	
Neither Westinghouse nor Owners shall assert or claim a presumption disfavoring the other by virtue of the fact that the Agreement Documents was drafted primarily by legal counsel for the other, and the Agreement Documents shall be construed as if drafted jointly by Owners and Westinghouse and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of the Agreement Documents.

 

	
E.

	
Survival

 

The rights regarding Proprietary Information, Limitation of Liability, Patents, License, Insurance, Indemnification and Nuclear Provisions, Transfer, and any other provision providing protection against or limitation of liability of Westinghouse and its Suppliers shall survive termination, expiration or cancellation of the Agreement Documents.  No amendment, modification or alteration of the Agreement Documents shall be binding unless the same shall be in writing and duly executed by the Parties.  If any term or condition is under any circumstances deemed invalid, the remaining terms and conditions shall be construed with the invalid provision(s) deleted.

 

	
F.

	
Applicable Law

 

The Agreement Documents shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the principles thereof relating to conflicts of laws.

 

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G.

	
Severability

 

Should any portion of the Agreement Documents be declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the Agreement Documents shall remain in full force and effect, provided, however, that if either Party is affected adversely in any substantial way, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to appropriately amend the Agreement Documents.

 

	
H.

	
Notices

 

1.           Notice Definitions

 

	
  

	
a.

	
Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement Documents or agreed by the Parties during the performance thereof, all notice required by the Agreement Documents shall be in writing and shall be delivered by certified mail or courier with confirmation of receipt to the Owner or Westinghouse as appropriate at their office addresses set forth below:

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Owner’s Contact Information

 

	
Name

	
[**]

	
Address:

	
[**]

	
City, State  ZIP Code

	
[**]

	
Fax:

	
[**]

	
Telephone:

	
[**]

	
Email:

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
c.

	
Westinghouse's Contact Information

 

	
Name

	
[**]

	
Address:

	
[**]

	
City, State  ZIP Code

	
[**]

	
Fax:

	
[**]

	
Telephone:

	
[**]

	
Email:

	
[**]

 

	
  

	
d.

	
Westinghouse Electronic Payment Information

	
Bank:

	
[**]

	
City

	
[**]

	
SWIFT #:

	
[**]

	
ACCOUNT:

	
[**]

	
For the account of:

	
[**]

 

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e.

	
Each Party shall promptly notify the other Party of any modification to the above details.

 

2.           Date of Notice

 

The date of any notice shall be the date it is first received by the addressee or the office of the addressee, whichever is the earlier.

 

	
I.

	
Order of Precedence

 

In the event of conflict between these General Terms and Conditions, any Appendix and/or any other referenced document, the order of precedence shall be:

 

	
1.

	
The Fuel Alliance Agreement;

 

	
2.

	
These General Terms and Conditions;

 

	
3.

	
The applicable Fuel Fabrication Contract (AP1000 Fabrication Contract or Unit 1 Fabrication Contract);

 

	
4.

	
The Appendices to the applicable Fuel Fabrication Contract (AP1000 Fabrication Contract or Unit 1 Fabrication Contract);

 

	
5.

	
The Fuel Technology License Agreement; and,

 

	
6.

	
The Defined Terms

 

Any amendment shall have priority over the document it amends, and any amended document shall have the same precedence as stated in this provision.  The various documents constituting the contractual obligations between the Parties shall, insofar as is possible, be so interpreted as to be consistent with one another.  Any Agreement Document not listed above shall, in the event of any inconsistency between it and any of the Agreement Documents listed above, be considered to be subordinate.

 

	
J.

	
Relationship of Parties

 

	
1.

	
Under the terms of the Agreement Documents, Owner is not an employee, agent, partner, contractor or representative of Westinghouse.  Furthermore, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create a joint venture relationship between Owner and Westinghouse.  The respective obligations and rights of Westinghouse and Owner limited by the terms of the Agreement Documents, and both Parties acknowledge that they do not have authority to incur any obligations or responsibilities on behalf of the other Party, except as specifically agreed under the terms of the Agreement Documents.

 

	
2.

	
It is the intention of the parties to create between themselves the relationship of owner and independent contractor.  Westinghouse shall control the manner and details of performance of the Work hereunder, subject to compliance with specifications, drawings, plans, and the reasonable rules, regulations and procedures of Owner governing the operation of the Plant, Owner’s interest being in the result.  No employees, contractors, subcontractors, or agents of Westinghouse shall at any time be deemed or have the rights of employees of Owner, and neither Westinghouse nor any of their employees, contractors, subcontractors, or agents shall be eligible to participate in any employee

 

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benefit plan sponsored by or participated in by the Owner.  Prior to any individual being assigned to the Work, the Westinghouse shall require that individual to execute the written acknowledgment required by the Form IC-1, Appendix 5.   The executed original of the Form IC-1 shall be provided to Owner prior to start of any Work.

 

	
K.

	
Integration

 

The Agreement Documents set forth the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the Work contemplated by the same, and there are no other understandings between the Parties with respect to such Work.  The Agreement Documents supersede all other oral or written communications made between the Parties before or at the time of the execution of the Fuel Alliance Agreement.  No modification or amendment of the Agreement Documents shall be of any effect unless made in writing and executed by the authorized representatives of both Parties.

 

	
L.

	
Signs

 

The Site shall be maintained free from any and all advertising and signboards of every kind, except those approved by Owner. The foregoing restrictions do not apply in the case of signage (a) which the Westinghouse reasonably believe are important in ensuring the safety of the public, Westinghouse, and/or Owner; (b) which is required by Laws or (c) is affixed to Westinghouse property for identification purposes.

 

	
M.

	
Publications and Photographs

 

Publications and advertisements concerning the Work and/or the Fuel Alliance Agreement shall not at any time be made by or on behalf of Westinghouse, unless prior written authorization therefor is obtained from Owner. Publications and advertisements concerning the Westinghouse and/or the Fuel Alliance Agreement shall not at any time be made by or on behalf of Owner, unless prior written authorization therefore is obtained from Westinghouse. Picture taking shall not be allowed on the Site, or the Fabrication Facility except with written permission of Owner or Westinghouse, respectively.

 

	
N.

	
Kickbacks and Gratuities

 

Westinghouse and Suppliers are prohibited from providing, soliciting or accepting any kickback. Westinghouse and Suppliers are prohibited from offering or giving a gratuity to an officer, official or employee of the Owner.  Westinghouse shall promptly report any violation or suspected violation to Owner’s Director – Corporate Security and Claims.

 

	
O.

	
Creditworthiness

 

The Agreement Documents are conditioned upon and subject to all Parties maintaining their financial creditworthiness required to perform their responsibilities hereunder.  At any time during the term of the Agreement Documents, Westinghouse or Owner may request reasonable information to support its financial due diligence procedures. All Parties agree to assist in this reasonable financial review.  If reasonable grounds for insecurity of payment and/or

 

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performance arises or if either Party believes in good faith that the creditworthiness of the other Party has been diminished such Party may demand satisfactory adequate assurance of payment and/or performance from the other Party.

 

	
P.

	
Laws and Regulations

 

	
1.

	
Westinghouse is responsible for knowing the requirements of all Laws. Westinghouse shall not rely on Owner for any information regarding the substance, existence, applicability, requirements or interpretation of any Laws.

 

	
2.

	
Westinghouse shall comply with all Laws applicable to its responsibilities under the Agreement Documents, including but not limited to worker employment eligibility laws. Westinghouse shall be solely responsible for supervision of its employees and Suppliers and their compliance with Laws, whether or not on premises owned or controlled by Owner. Should Westinghouse become aware of any violations of any Laws in the performance of the Work, it shall promptly notify designated Owner personnel.

 

	
3.

	
Westinghouse shall, at its own expense, obtain, and at all times during the term of the Agreement Documents, maintain as current, any and all licenses, permits, certifications and/or registrations required by federal, state and local governments, regulatory authorities, and commissions, including the applicable contractors’ licensing board, which are necessary to perform the Work. Such licenses shall apply to the proper classifications required for undertaking the Work.  Westinghouse shall, upon request by Owner, furnish satisfactory evidence of being so licensed.

 

	
4.

	
Each Party agrees not to directly or indirectly transfer, re-export or disclose any Information, or any direct or indirect products or technical data resulting therefrom to any country, natural person or entity, except in accordance with the laws, regulations or rulings of the United States of America relating to the exportation or re-exportation of commodities or technical data, including but not limited to 15 CFR Parts 730 et seq. 10°CFR Part 110 10 CFR Part 810, as issued from time to time, or any successor laws, regulations or rulings.

 

	
5.

	
Any such transfer, re-export or disclosure by any Party to a country listed in 10 CFR 810.8 (a) will be permitted only after the U.S. Department of Energy provides specific authorization for such transfer.  Owner will insert a similar provision in any agreement it has for the furnishing to third parties or its clients of any direct or indirect products or technical data resulting from such Information or Information; provided, however, that Owner shall be solely responsible for compliance with applicable requirements of U.S. re-export control laws and regulations.

 

	
6.

	
The obligations set forth in Article 14.P.4 and Article 14.P.5 shall survive the expiration or termination of the Alliance Documents and shall apply so long as relevant US governmental regulations remain in effect.  In the event of any ambiguity or inconsistency between the provisions of Articles 14.P.4 and 14.P.5 and any other Article of the Alliance Documents, Articles 14.P.4 and 14.P.5 shall be controlling.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have hereto set their respective signatures to this Contract.

	
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY

	
By:

	
/s/ Kevin B. Marsh

	
Name

	
Kevin B. Marsh

	
Title

	
President

	
Date

	
January 25, 2011

	
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC

	
By:

	
/s/ Aris S. Candris

	
Name

	
Aris S. Candris

	
Title

	
President & CEO

	
Date

	
January 27, 2011

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