“Tax Materials” shall mean (i) the IRS Ruling, (ii) the opinions listed onExhibit C regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Mergers or the Transactions, (iii) each submission to the IRS in connection with the IRS Ruling, and (iv) any tax representation letter addressed to counsel and/or other tax advisor supporting the opinions described in clause (ii) above.
“Tax Officer” shall mean (i) in respect of Dow, the Dow Chief Tax Officer, (ii) in respect of DowDuPont, the DuPont Vice President of Tax, (iii) in respect of AgCo, the AgCo Vice President of Tax, and (iv) in respect of SpecCo, the SpecCo Vice President of Tax.
“Tax Proceeding” means any audit, assessment of Taxes,pre-filing agreement, other examination by any Tax Authority, proceeding, appeal of a proceeding or litigation relating to Taxes, whether administrative or judicial, including proceedings relating to competent authority determinations.
“Tax Return” shall mean any return, report, certificate, form or similar statement or document (including any related or supporting information or schedule attached thereto and any information return, or declaration of estimated Tax) supplied or required to be supplied to, or filed with, a Tax Authority in connection with the payment, determination, assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any laws relating to any Tax and any amended Tax return or claim for Refund.
“TDCC” shall mean The Dow Chemical Company.
“Transactions” shall mean (i) the Dow Contribution and the Dow Distribution, and (ii) the AgCo Contribution and the AgCo Distribution.
“Treasury Regulations” shall mean the final and temporary (but not proposed) income tax regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
“Unadjusted Section 965 Tax Liability” shall mean, with respect to aSub-Group and a U.S. federal income tax year of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group, the liability under Section 965 of the Code of theSub-Group, calculated: (i) prior to reduction for any Tax Attributes, other than foreign tax credits for taxes deemed paid as a result of the inclusion under Section 965(a) of the Code, which shall reduce the tax liability to the extent permitted, and (ii) otherwise applying all relevant components of theSub-Group Method to suchSub-Group.
“Undiscounted Annual Payment Amount” shall mean, with respect to a U.S. federal income tax year of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group, the product of (i) (A) the Net Amount for the DuPontSub-Group for such tax year (or portion thereof) less (B) the Net Amount for the DowSub-Group for such tax year (or portion thereof), and (ii) one half (0.50).
“Unqualified Tax Opinion” shall mean a “will” opinion, without substantive qualifications, of either (i) Ernst & Young LLP, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, or Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP or (ii) a nationally recognized law or accounting firm, which firm is reasonably acceptable to the parties that are not providing the opinion, in each case, to the effect that (A) in respect of any action described inSection 7.1(a), such action will not affect the intendedtax-free status of a relevant Realignment Transaction, and (B) in respect of any action described inSection 7.1(b), such action will not affect theTax-Free Status of the Transactions.
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