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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 31, 1994
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW JERSEY 1-87 16-0417150
(State of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
343 STATE STREET, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14650
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 716-724-4000
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ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
Effective December 31, 1994, the Company completed the divestiture of the
household products businesses of its L&F Products subsidiary to Reckitt & Colman
plc for $1.55 billion in cash. Details of the divestiture are contained in a
press release issued by the Company on January 3, 1995 and set forth herein on
page 3.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(b) Pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Company for the
year ended December 31, 1993, excluding the results of the non-imaging
health businesses (including Sterling Winthrop Inc.) that the Company
has divested, are set forth at Item 7 of Current Report on Form 8-K
dated June 30, 1994 and filed October 17, 1994, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 1994 and
filed October 21, 1994.
(c) Filed herewith as Exhibit 10(A), pages 5 to 18, is Amendment No. 2,
dated as of December 29, 1994, to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated
as of September 26, 1994, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of
October 28, 1994, among the Company and L&F Products Inc., Sterling
Winthrop Inc. and Reckitt & Colman plc.
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KODAK COMPLETES DIVESTITURE OF
L&F PRODUCTS' HOUSEHOLD BUSINESSES
Sale to Reckitt & Colman Ends Massive Divestiture Program;
Kodak Now has Sound Balance Sheet & Sole Focus on Imaging
Rochester, N.Y., January 3 -- Eastman Kodak Company today announced that
it has completed the sale of the household products businesses of its L&F
Products subsidiary to London, England-based Reckitt & Colman, plc for
$1.55 billion in cash. The transaction closed on December 31, 1994.
The transaction was the last major asset sale in a strategic divestiture
program announced by Kodak in May, 1994. At that time, Kodak CEO George
M.C. Fisher announced the company's intentions to refocus on its core
business by divesting non-imaging businesses in health and household
products and use the proceeds from the divestitures to pay down debt.
"Kodak begins 1995 better positioned than ever to drive growth in both our
traditional photographic business and emerging digital imaging businesses,"
Fisher said. "With respect to the divestitures, we have surpassed the
objectives set in May from both a strategic and financial viewpoint. The
speed with which we completed our divestiture program and the values
obtained demonstrate the improvement in Kodak's ability to meet its stated
objectives and reflects the inherent strength of the businesses divested."
Fisher noted that the businesses were acquired by buyers who will be in a
better position to enhance the long term value of these entities.
During the year, the company divested Sterling Winthrop, a pharmaceutical
and over-the-counter medicines subsidiary, Kodak's Clinical Diagnostics
Division, a maker of clinical chemistry analyzers, and L&F Products, a maker of
do-it-yourself and household products. The series of transactions
generated $7.9 billion in gross proceeds.
Separately, two assets from Sterling Winthrop remain for sale: a
pharmaceutical research and development facility located near Philadelphia,
PA., and NanoSystems, a technology development unit which has adapted
Kodak's small particle technology to pharmaceutical applications. This
technology improves drug performance and also enables the use of water
insoluble medicines that cannot otherwise be administered.
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Eastman Kodak Company and Subsidiary Companies
Index to Exhibits
Page No.
10(A) Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 29, 1994, to
the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of
September 26, 1994, as amended by Amendment No. 1,
dated as of October 28, 1994, among Eastman Kodak
Company, L&F Products Inc., Sterling Winthrop Inc.
and Reckitt & Colman plc. 5-18
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Exhibit 10 (A)
Execution Copy
Amendment No. 2 to the Asset Purchase Agreement
AMENDMENT NO. 2 (this "Amendment"), dated as of December 29, 1994, to the
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 26, 1994, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment No. 1"), dated as of October 28, 1994 (as so
amended, the "Agreement"), among EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, a New Jersey
corporation, L&F PRODUCTS INC., a Delaware corporation, STERLING WINTHROP
INC., a Delaware corporation, and RECKITT & COLMAN PLC, a public limited
company organized under the laws of England and Wales.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.2 of the Agreement permits amendments to the
Agreement by written instrument signed by Purchaser, Seller and Kodak;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Amendments to the Agreement
1.1 Specific Definitions. The Agreement is hereby amended to
modify or add, as the case may be, the following definitions:
"Current Assets" shall mean Inventory and all other current
assets of the Business (including written-off accounts receivable)
other than (i) cash (net of cash overdrafts) except for any cash held
on the Closing Date by (x) the Transferred Subsidiaries, (y) the
Business in Venezuela and Puerto Rico and (z) the U.S. bank accounts
set forth on Annex 1.1 hereto, (ii) investment securities and other
short-term investments except for short-term investments held on the
Closing Date by (x) the Transferred Subsidiaries or (y) the Business
in Venezuela and Puerto Rico and (iii) Accounts Receivable from
Kodak.
"Current Liabilities" shall mean all current liabilities of the
Business other than (i) short-term
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indebtedness for money borrowed (other than overdrafts) except for
any such indebtedness of the Transferred Subsidiaries to Persons
other than Kodak or its Affiliates or Sterling or its Affiliates,
(ii) Accounts Payable to Kodak and (iii) accrued and unpaid U.S.
Federal, state and local income Taxes and foreign income Taxes other
than those relating to the Transferred Subsidiaries and their
subsidiaries with respect to the taxable periods, or portions
thereof, ending on or before the Closing Date.
"Distributed Note" shall mean any of the notes issued as
consideration, in connection with the L&F Transfer, for the transfer
of the assets related to the Business in certain jurisdictions from
an entity controlled by Sterling at the time of such transfer to an
entity controlled by Kodak immediately prior to the Closing,
including the note representing the amount of accounts receivables
transferred to L&F Products (Australia) Pty Limited ("L&F Pty") but
not including the Retained Notes.
"Employees" shall mean all current and former employees of
Seller or any Affiliate of Seller who were or are dedicated to the
Business; provided, however, that any such employees who were
employees of the DIY Business immediately following the closing of
sale of DIY Business to the purchaser thereof shall not be deemed to
be Employees for purposes of this Agreement.
"Retained Note" shall mean any of the notes issued as
consideration, in connection with the L&F Transfer, for the transfer
of the assets related to the Business in certain jurisdictions from
an entity controlled by Sterling at the time of such transfer to an
entity controlled by Kodak immediately prior to the Closing and which
have been retained by the transferring party to satisfy its
obligations for Taxes or other necessary transaction costs arising
from the L&F Transfer.
1.2 Excluded Assets. Section 2.2 of the Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting the last word in subsection (o), inserting the word
"and" at the end of subsection (p) and adding new subsection (q) to read
as follows:
"(q) any and all (i) accounts receivable reflecting cash
received or to be received under the Distributed Notes or the
Retained Notes and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, all assets
relating to the DIY Business in Australia and Puerto Rico."
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1.3 Assumption of Liabilities. Section 2.3 of the Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting the last word in subsection (c); inserting the
parenthetical expression "(subject to Section 7.3)" after the word
"Employees" in, and the word "and" at the end of, subsection (d); and
adding a new subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) All liability of L&F Pty under the Distributed Notes and
the Retained Note, each issued to Sterling Winthrop Pty Limited in
connection with the L&F Transfer, which have an aggregate principal
amount of U.S.$3,000,000 and are payable on January 3, 1995."
1.4 Excluded Liabilities. (a) Section 2.4 of the Agreement is
hereby amended by replacing subsection (c) in full with the following:
"(c) All Accounts Payable to Kodak and cash overdrafts (except
in any jurisdiction in which Purchaser is acquiring cash as part of
the Transferred Assets);
(b) Section 2.4 is further amended by deleting the last word in
subsection (g), and adding new subsections (i), (j) and (k) as follows:
"(i) Except to the extent provided in Section 2.3(e), amounts
payable under the Distributed Notes and the Retained Notes;
(j) For the avoidance of doubt, any liabilities relating to the
DIY Business in Australia and Puerto Rico; and
(k) Two-thirds of the aggregate amount payable (regardless of
when paid) pursuant to Section 2.1.2 of the agreement listed on Annex
2.4, and the obligations pursuant to clauses 3.1.2 through 3.1.5 of
such agreement."
1.5 Purchase Price. Section 2.5 of the Agreement shall be amended
so that paragraph (b) thereof shall become paragraph (d) and new
paragraphs (b) and (c) shall be added as follows:
"(b) Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made in allocated
portions as follows: (i) with respect to the United States (which
portion shall include the stock of L&F Products International Inc.
and the United States trademarks), Canada and Germany, by delivery at
the Closing of promissory notes in the forms attached
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as Annexes 2.5A through 2.5D (the "Purchase Price Notes"), such notes
to be (A) issued by Affiliates of the Purchaser in the respective
amounts set forth on Annex 2.5E hereto, (B) unconditionally
guaranteed in full by the Purchaser pursuant to a Guaranty
substantially in the form attached as Annex 2.5 delivered at the
Closing and (C) due and payable prior to 3:00 p.m. New York time on
January 3, 1995 (the "Transfer Time"); (ii) with respect to the
shares of L&F Pty, as set forth in the Australian Acknowledgement
Agreement attached as Annex 2.5F and by the payments under the notes
described in Section 2.3(e) hereof, all by wire transfer to be
received by Seller in U.S. Dollars not later than the Transfer Time;
(iii) with respect to the Philippines, as contemplated by Section
2.7(c) hereof; (iv) with respect to the jurisdictions (other than
Canada and the Philippines) set forth in Part II of Annex 2.5G, by
wire transfer to be received by the indicated recipient thereof not
later than the Transfer Time payable in the respective jurisdictions
in the respective local currency converted from the respective U.S.
dollar amounts set forth in Annex 5.4(e) based on the closing
midpoint Dollar spot rate for the local currency on December 28, 1994
as published in the Financial Times (London edition) on December 29,
1994; and (v) with respect to all other jurisdictions set forth in
Part I of Annex 2.5G by wire transfer to be received by the indicated
recipient thereof not later than the Transfer Time in the respective
U.S. Dollar amounts set forth in Annex 5.4(e). Any amounts payable
pursuant to clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) above not received in the
accounts designated by Kodak by 3:00 p.m. New York time on January 3,
1995 shall bear interest on the unpaid balance at an annual rate of
7.75%, based on a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and
the actual number of days elapsed, until such amounts are paid in
full. For this purpose, any amount received after 3:00 p.m. New York
time on any day shall be deemed to have been received on the
following Business Day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect
to each of Argentina and Costa Rica, if the Closing does not occur in
such jurisdiction prior to the Transfer Time, the rate of interest on
the unpaid portion of the Purchase Price payable with respect to such
jurisdiction from the Transfer Time through the date of the Closing
in such jurisdiction pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
5.75% and thereafter shall be 7.75%. If the Closing does not occur
in Argentina or Costa Rica on December 31, 1994, the portion of the
Business in such
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jurisdiction shall be treated in the manner contemplated in Section
2.7(c)(iii) hereof.
(c) On January 3, 1995, Seller or an Affiliate of Seller
shall transfer to Linden Puerto Rico, Inc. an amount equal to the
cash balance at 12:00 midnight New York time on December 31, 1994 in
Seller's bank account with respect to the Business in Puerto Rico,
which amount is estimated to be approximately $800,000, by wire
transfer in immediately available funds to such account as Purchaser
shall designate in writing to Seller."
1.6 Business Post-Closing Adjustments. Section 2.6 of the
Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence at the end of
subsection (a):
"Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any goodwill arising solely as a
result of the L&F Transfer shall be disregarded for purposes of the
Closing Balance Sheet, (ii) the assets of the Business as reflected
on the Closing Balance Sheet shall not reflect more than $500,000 in
additions after September 26, 1994 in respect of the computer license
agreements listed on Annex 2.6 hereto, and (iii) liabilities assumed
under Section 2.3(e) shall be disregarded for purposes of the Closing
Balance Sheet."
1.7 The Closing. (a) The first sentence of subsection (a) of
Section 2.7 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced by the
following sentence:
"The Closing shall take place at the offices of Sullivan &
Cromwell, 125 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004 at midnight, New
York City time, on December 31, 1994, or at such other time and place
as the parties hereto may mutually agree."
(b) Section 2.7 is further amended by adding a new subsection
(c) to read as follows:
"(c) Pursuant to Section 2.7(b) of this Agreement, Seller,
Kodak and Purchaser agree to the following arrangement with respect
to the sale of L&F Products Philippines, Inc. ("LFPI"):
(i) Kodak agrees to use its reasonable efforts to cause
Sterling Products International Incorporated ("SPII"), within one
hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing Date, to execute a
Deed of Sale in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller, Purchaser
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and Kodak and consistent with the terms hereof, pursuant to which
SPII will convey full ownership of the shares of LFPI to Purchaser or
its designated Affiliate;
(ii) Upon execution of the aforesaid Deed of Sale and the
delivery to Purchaser or its designated Affiliate of such other
documents as shall be reasonably requested by Purchaser and
reasonably acceptable to Kodak and SPII, Purchaser shall promptly
remit to SPII the amount of U.S. $1,850,000 inwardly through the
Philippine banking system;
(iii) Pending the transfer contemplated by clause (ii) above,
Seller shall hold the shares of LFPI for the benefit of such Person
as may be designated by Purchaser, and Seller and Kodak shall use
their reasonable efforts to provide to Purchaser or its designee all
of the benefits and liabilities associated with ownership and
operation of the portion of the Business represented by LFPI and,
accordingly, Seller and Kodak shall cause the portion of the Business
represented by such assets and liabilities to be operated as may
reasonably be instructed by Purchaser or its designee; provided,
however, that none of Seller, Kodak, Sterling and their respective
Affiliates shall have any liability to Purchaser or any other Person
in respect of any action taken with respect to such assets and
liabilities in accordance with such instructions. In performing its
obligations hereunder, neither Seller nor Kodak nor any of their
respective Affiliates shall be construed to be a trustee or other
fiduciary for the beneficial owner of such portion of the Business;
and
(iv) Simultaneously with the inward remission of capital
pursuant to clause (ii), Purchaser shall pay Seller interest on the
full amount of $1,850,000 at an annual rate of 5.75% based on a year
of 365 or 366 days and on the actual number of days elapsed from
January 3, 1995 to and including the date of such inward remission."
1.8 Means of Transfer. Schedule 2.10 to the Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced in its entirety by Annex 2.10 hereto.
1.9 Intellectual Property. Section 3.13 is hereby amended by
adding subsection (c) thereto to read as follows:
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"(c) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the
execution, delivery and performance by Seller of the computer license
agreements listed in Annex 2.6 hereto, in accordance with their
terms, shall not give rise to any breach of this Section 3.13 or of
Section 5.2, and Purchaser hereby waives any breach of
representations, warranties or covenants by Seller, Sterling or Kodak
hereunder arising out of or relating to the licenses, the extensions,
novations or assignments of which, if any, are reflected in Annex
2.6."
1.10 Tax Matters. (a) Section 5.4(e) is hereby deleted and replaced
by the following:
5.4(e) Determination and Allocation of Consideration. The
parties agree to determine the amount of and allocate the total
consideration transferred by Purchaser to Seller pursuant to this
Agreement (the "Consideration") in accordance with the fair market
value of the assets and liabilities transferred. Accordingly, the
parties agree to allocate the total Purchase Price transferred by
Purchaser to Seller pursuant to this Agreement according to Annex
5.4(e), as modified as set forth below:
(i) Subject to clause (vii) below, the amounts allocated
pursuant to Annex 5.4(e) to the portion of the Business located in
each of the following jurisdictions shall be increased or decreased
(but not below zero) to the extent that the total assets minus the
total liabilities (the "Local Net Worth") as of December 31, 1994 of
the portion of the Business located in each of these jurisdictions is
greater or less than the amount so allocated: Puerto Rico, Costa
Rica, Panama, Hong Kong and Argentina;
(ii) Subject to clause (vii) below, the amounts allocated
pursuant to Annex 5.4(e) to the portion of the Business located in
each of the following jurisdictions shall be increased to the extent
that the Local Net Worth as of December 31, 1994 of the portion of
the Business located in each of these jurisdictions is greater than
the amount so allocated: Netherlands, Belgium and New Zealand;
(iii) Subject to clause (vii) below, the amount allocated
pursuant to Annex 5.4(e) to the portion of the Business located in
Spain shall be increased or decreased (but not below zero) to the
extent that the Local Net Worth as of December 31, 1994 of the
portion
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of the Business located in Spain is greater or less than $1,125,000.
If an adjustment would be required under the first sentence of this
subsection (iii), the amount allocated to Spain shall be equal to the
Local Net Worth as of December 31, 1994 of the portion of the
Business located in Spain plus $225,000;
(iv) Subject to clause (vii) below, the amount allocated
pursuant to Annex 5.4(e) to the portion of the Business located in
Venezuela shall be decreased, if the Local Net Worth as of December
31, 1994 of the portion of the Business located in Venezuela is a
deficiency greater than $150,000 to the extent such deficiency is
greater than $150,000, and any such deficiency shall be paid locally
in the local currency by Kodak Venezuela S.A. to Reckitt and Colman
de Venezuela S.A.
(v) Any adjustments to the Purchase Price in accordance with
Section 2.6 of this Agreement shall increase or decrease the amount
allocated pursuant to Annex 5.4(e) to the portion of the Business
located in the United States. Any increase (or decrease) in the
total amount allocated pursuant to Annex 5.4(e) to the jurisdictions
specified in subsections (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) shall then
decrease (or increase) the amount allocated to the United States
pursuant to Annex 5.4(e) by an equal amount after taking into account
any adjustments required under the first sentence of this Section
5.4(e)(v). The parties agree that the amount allocated pursuant to
Annex 5.4(e) as adjusted under this Section 5.4(e) may not exceed the
total Purchase Price as adjusted;
(vi) Except as provided in Section 2.6 and subsection (i),
(ii), (iii), or (iv) of this Section 5.4(e), no other adjustments
shall be made to any amount allocated pursuant to Annex 5.4(e),
unless mutually agreed upon by Seller, Purchaser and Kodak;
(vii) Notwithstanding subsections (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of
this Section 5.4(e), the amounts allocated to the jurisdictions
specified in such subsections (except Panama) shall not be adjusted
unless both of the following two requirements are satisfied: (a) the
amount of the proposed adjustment is equal to at least 10% of the
amount allocated to the applicable jurisdiction under Annex 5.4(e),
and (b) the amount of the proposed adjustment exceeds $10,000;
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(viii) For the avoidance of doubt, the Local Net Worth as of
December 31, 1994 to be calculated and used in determining whether
any adjustments under subsections (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this
Section 5.4(e) are required, shall include any intercompany accounts
(both the receivable and payable) of the portion of the Business
located in each jurisdiction, except the intercompany accounts (both
the receivable and payable) which are an Excluded Liabilities
pursuant to Section 2.4(i) hereof;
(ix) The determination of Local Net Worth for the portion of
the Business located in each jurisdiction described in subsections
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) and any adjustments required pursuant to
those subsections shall be made according to the same procedures and
time schedule as the determination of Net Worth under Section 2.6 of
the Agreement; and
(x) In each jurisdiction in which the Business is being
transferred in asset form, the parties will negotiate in good faith
to agree on the amount of the Assumed Liabilities which shall be
allocated as additional consideration to the portion of the Business
conducted in such jurisdiction. If the parties fail to agree on the
above determination and allocation at least 15 days after the parties
have agreed on the Adjusted Closing Balance Sheet according to
Section 2.6 of the Agreement, any dispute shall be referred to the
CPA Firm, whose determination will be binding on both parties.
Seller and Purchaser agree to prepare, or cause to be prepared,
and file, or cause to be filed, an IRS Form 8594 in a timely fashion
in accordance with the rules under Section 1060 of the Code. Seller
and Purchaser will agree on the attachment to Form 8023-A prior to
the timely filing thereof. The determination and allocation of the
Consideration derived pursuant to this subsection shall be binding on
Kodak, Seller and Purchaser for all Tax reporting purposes."
(b) The first sentence of Section 5.4(p) of the Agreement is
amended to read as follows:
"At least 15 days prior to Closing, Kodak will provide, or
cause to be provided, to Purchaser a schedule listing any tax related
powers of attorney which were granted by any Transferred Subsidiary
and are outstanding as of such date."
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1.11 Post-Closing Obligations of the Business to Certain Employees.
(a) The second sentence of Section 5.5(c) of the Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
"Effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser will assume sponsorship
of, or establish a substantially identical plan to, Seller's employee
benefit plans as identified on Annex 5.5(c), and shall maintain such
plans for a transitional period not exceeding 12 months. Thereafter,
Purchaser will provide coverage for U.S. Transferred Employees under
its employee benefit plans and programs and its incentive
compensation plans and programs which is no less favorable than that
generally provided from time to time by Purchaser to similarly
situated employees of its United States business."
(b) Section 5.5 is hereby supplemented by adding Annex
5.5(c)(i) thereto. To the extent such Annex is in conflict with the other
provisions of such Section, such Annex shall govern.
(c) Section 5.5(j) is hereby amended by inserting the first
text at the beginning thereof:
"Subject to Section 2.4(k),"
(d) Section 5.5 is hereby amended by adding subsection (l)
thereto to read as follows:
"(l) Kodak and Seller shall furnish to Purchaser within 3
Business Days following the Closing Date their bona fide estimate of
the total amount payable pursuant to Section 2.1.2 of the agreement
listed in Annex 2.4. Kodak shall reimburse Purchaser for two-thirds
of all amounts paid by Purchaser, as and when paid, pursuant to the
terms of such section promptly following receipt by Kodak from
Purchaser of reasonably satisfactory evidence of such payments."
1.12 Compliance with State Property Transfer Statutes. The first
sentence of Section 5.7(a) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced by the following:
In connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the
parties shall use their reasonable efforts to comply with all
requirements of applicable state property transfer statutes,
including, without limitation, the New Jersey Industrial Site
Recovery Act ("ISRA") and the Illinois Responsible Property Transfer
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Act ("ILRPTA"), as may be required by the relevant governmental
authorities.
1.13 Use of Corporate Names. Section 5.9 of the Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
"(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this Section
5.9, the obligations and rights of Purchaser with respect to the
Hinds name and trademark are as set forth in Annex 5.9 hereto; and
(d) Kodak shall cause Seller and its Affiliates to, and
Seller agrees to, discontinue use of the names "L&F" and "Lehn &
Fink" immediately following the Closing Date; provided, however, that
Seller, L&F Products Holdings and L&F Products Canada Company shall
be permitted to retain the name "L&F" in their corporate names for so
long as necessary (but for no longer than six months following the
Closing Date) to effect the transfer and to permit the maintenance of
the Intellectual Property. Promptly following completion of such
transfers (including any interim renewals), but not later than six
months after the Closing Date, Seller shall (and Kodak shall cause
Seller to) amend its charter, and Seller and Kodak shall cause L&F
Products Holdings and L&F Products Canada Company to amend their
charters, to change their corporate names to delete the name "L&F"."
1.14 Certain Matters Involving Intellectual Property. Section 5.10
of the Agreement is hereby amended by designating the text thereof as
paragraph (a) and adding a new paragraph (b) shall be added as follows:
"(b) Kodak and Seller agree that in furtherance of the
obligations set forth in paragraph (a) and notwithstanding anything
to the contrary set forth in paragraph (a), (i) all documents
necessary to effect and record both the L & F Transfer of, and the
transfer to an Affiliate of Purchaser of, all of the Intellectual
Property registered in the United States that is identified on
Schedule 3.13(a), as amended, by the attachment hereto will be fully
executed and filed in proper form for recording with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright
Office, as appropriate, within 10 Business Days of the Closing Date;
and (ii) all documents necessary to effect and record both the L & F
Transfer of, and the transfer to an Affiliate of Purchaser of, all of
the Intellectual Property registered in any country or jurisdiction
other than the United States
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that is identified on Schedule 3.13(a), as amended by the attachment
hereto, will be fully executed and filed in proper form for recording
with the appropriate authority in the jurisdiction in which such
Intellectual Property is recorded by no later than 60 days following
the Closing Date unless further extended by agreement of the parties,
(unless such filing is delayed through no fault of Seller),
including, without limitation, if such filing is delayed due to the
requirement to obtain any governmental validation or a proper
valuation in the jurisdiction in which such filing must be made (in
which event Seller shall make such filing within 10 Business Days of
obtaining such validation or valuation)."
1.15 Transition Services. Section 5.12 of the Agreement is amended
by adding the following at the end thereof:
"In addition, Kodak and its Affiliates shall provide to Purchaser and
its Affiliates the services described in Annexes 5.12 A-D hereto on
the terms and conditions described therein."
1.16 Supply Agreements. Section 5.13 of the Agreement is amended by
adding the following at the end thereof:
"(d) As soon as practicable after the Closing Date, Kodak
shall cause Kodak Canada Inc., and Seller shall cause L&F Canada
Company, to enter into Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement to
Manufacture "Grotan BK Triazene" substantially in the form of Annex
5.13 hereto."
1.17 License Back of Certain Intellectual Property. The Agreement
is hereby amended to add a new Section 5.19 as follows:
"Section 5.19 License Back of Certain Intellectual Property.
On or before the Closing Date Kodak, Seller and Purchaser shall enter
into a license agreement in the form attached as Annex 5.19 hereto."
1.18 Indemnification by Seller and Kodak. Section 7.3 of the
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the final sentence of subsection
(c) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
"Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Purchaser makes a claim
against an Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 7.3(a) with respect
to (i) any matter for which there exists in the short period reserve
on the
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Adjusted Closing Balance Sheet a specified item determined in
accordance with Section 2.6(e) or (ii) any product liability actions
for which provision has been made in the insurance reserve, such
specified item or insurance reserve, as the case may be, or any
remaining portion thereof, shall be applied to satisfy such claim
before Purchaser shall have any right to indemnification, subject to
this Section 7.3(c), from an Indemnifying Party with respect to such
claim; it being understood that no portion of any specified item may
be applied to satisfy a product liability claim and no portion of the
insurance reserve may be applied to satisfy a specified item claim."
1.19 Amendments to Schedules. The Schedules to the Agreement are
hereby amended as follows:
The first page of each of Schedules 2.1(g), 3.10(f), 3.16(a)
and 5.5(j) to the Agreement and the attached pages of Schedule
3.15(i) are each replaced in full by the marked pages attached hereto
as Annexes 2.1(g), 3.10(f), 3.16(a), 5.5(j) and 3.15(i).
(a) Part I of Appendix 3.13(a), listing Patents and Patent
Applications, is deleted in its entirety and replaced by Annex
3.13(a)I hereto.
(b) Part III of Appendix 3.13(a), listing Trademark
Registrations and Trademark Applications, is deleted in its entirety
and replaced by Annex 3.13(a)III hereto.
ARTICLE II
Miscellaneous
2.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
2.2 Entire Agreement; Restatement. The Agreement, as amended by
this Amendment, is hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement", and the
parties hereto hereby agree that the Agreement may be restated to reflect
the amendments provided for in this Amendment.
2.3 Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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2.4 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be an original and all of which shall together
constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or
caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
By:
Name: Peter Giles
Title: Vice President
L&F PRODUCTS INC.
By:
Name: Douglas A. Mabon
Title: Vice President
RECKITT & COLMAN PLC
By:
Name: Andrew C. Scott
Title: Authorized Signatory
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date January 9, 1995
Harry L. Kavetas, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer