EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT, dated as of November 20, 2023 (this “Agreement”), is by and among Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),Amazon Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SpinCo”) and Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Partner”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company, acting through itself and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts the SpinCo Business;
WHEREAS, SpinCo is a wholly owned, indirect Subsidiary of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to separate the SpinCo Business from the Company Business;
WHEREAS, the Company, SpinCo, Merger Partner and Amentum Joint Venture LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Merger Partner Equityholder”) have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended from time to time, the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”), providing for the separation of the Company Business from the SpinCo Business;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, SpinCo, Merger Partner, and Merger Partner Equityholder, following the distribution by the Company of at least 80.1% of the SpinCo Common Stock, at the Distribution, Merger Partner will merge with and into SpinCo (the “Merger”), with SpinCo surviving; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, the Parties have agreed to enter into this Agreement to allocate, among the Company, SpinCo and the Company, Assets, Liabilities and responsibilities with respect to certain employee compensation, pension and benefit plans, programs and arrangements and certain employment matters.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.1. Any terms that are capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.