Exhibit 10.58
This Taxation Management Agreement
is made on 24th May 2004 between the following parties:
1 Genworth Financial, Inc
, a company
incorporated in the State of Delaware, United States of America, and having its
principal place of business at 6620 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23230
(Genworth)
2 General Electric Capital Corporation
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incorporated in the State of Delaware, United States of America, and having its
principal place of business at 260 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT, 06927
(GECC)
Recitals
(A) The Board of Directors of GE Company has determined that it is in the best interest of its subsidiaries and shareholders to divest the Genworth Group into a separate business and to divest a portion of its interests in the Genworth Group through a public share offering.
(B) Pursuant to a Master Agreement dated 24 May 2004 between, inter alia, GE Company, GECC and Genworth (the Master Agreement), Genworth has agreed to acquire the outstanding shares of stock of certain subsidiaries of GE (the Acquisition) and will thereby become the parent entity of the Genworth Companies..
(C) Pursuant to the US Tax Management Agreement dated 24 May 2004 between, inter alia, GE Company and Genworth, (the US TMA), GE and Genworth have entered into an arrangement governing the US Tax liabilities and affairs of the subsidiaries acquired under the Acquisition.
(D) Pursuant to the Global Transition Services Agreement dated 24 May 2004 between, inter alia, GE Company and Genworth, GE Company and its subsidiaries will provide or cause to be provided certain administrative and support services and other assistance to Genworth and its subsidiaries on a transitional basis and Genworth and its subsidiaries will provide or cause to be provided certain administrative and support services and other assistance to GE and its subsidiaries (the Global TSA). The GE Aust Companies and NEW GEMICO entered into the Business Transfer Arrangements on 23 February 2004 to effect a transfer of the Business conducted by the GE Aust Companies to NEW GEMICO, which were completed on 31 March 2004.
(E) The purpose of this Agreement is to record the parties agreement with regard to the Tax liabilities and affairs of the GE Aust Companies and Genworth Companies.
The parties agree
in consideration of, among other things, the mutual promises contained in this agreement:
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1 Definitions and Interpretation
1.1 Definitions
Act means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Business means the lenders mortgage insurance business of GEMI and GEMICO which has been transferred to NEW GEMICO pursuant to the Business Transfer Arrangements and the business of GEMICO HOLDINGS.
Business Day means a day on which trading banks are open for business in Sydney other than a Saturday or Sunday;
Business Transfer Arrangements means the:
(a) GEMI Business Transfer Agreement dated 23 February 2004 between GEMI and NEW GEMICO for the transfer of certain assets from GEMI to NEW GEMICO;
(b) GEMICO Business Transfer Agreement dated 23 February 2004 between GEMICO and NEW GEMICO for the transfer of certain assets from GEMICO to NEW GEMICO; and
(c) the Schemes,
which took effect on the Transfer Date.
Consolidated Tax Group has the meaning set out in the Income Tax Assessment Act.
GECFA means GE Capital Finance Australasia Pty Limited ACN 070 396 020
GEMICO means GE Capital Mortgage Insurance Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited ABN 52 081 488 440.
GE Company means General Electric Company, a company incorporated in the United States of America and having its principal place of business at 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828
GE Group means GE Company and its subsidiaries (other than Genworth and its subsidiaries).
GE Group Company means any company in the GE Group.
GE Aust Companies means GEMI, GEMICO and GEMICO HOLDINGS and GE Aust Company means any one of them.
NEW GEMICO means GE Mortgage Insurance Company Pty Limited ABN 60 106 974 305.
GEMI means GE Mortgage Insurance Pty Limited ABN 61 071 466 334.
GEMICO HOLDINGS means GEMICO Holdings ABN 95 099 020 694.
Genworth Companies means:
(a) NEW GEMICO Holdings; and
(b) NEW GEMICO;
and Genworth Company means either one of them.
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Genworth Group means Genworth and its subsidiaries
Group Liability has the meaning defined in section 721-10 of the Income Tax Assessment Act.
Head Company has the meaning set out in the Income Tax Assessment Act.
Income Tax Assessment Act means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth).
Initial Public Offering or IPO has the meaning specified in section 1.1 of the Master Agreement.
Losses means all losses, liabilities, costs (including without limitation reasonable legal costs), charges, expenses, actions, proceedings, claims and damages.
Net Tax Contribution Amount has the meaning set out in the Taxation Management (Stub Period Payments) Agreement.
NEW GEMICO HOLDINGS means GE Mortgage Insurance Holdings Pty Limited ABN 89 106 972 874.
Public Authority includes:
(a) any government in any jurisdiction, whether federal, state, territorial or local;
(b) any minister, department, office, commission, delegate, instrumentality, agency, board, authority or organisation of any government or in which any government is interested;
(c) any non-government regulatory authority;
(d) any provider of public utility services, whether or not government owned or controlled;
(e) any regulatory organisation established under statute or any stock exchange; and
(f) judicial body or administrative body.
Relevant Tax Matters means:
(a) the preparation and filing of all Tax returns, forms or statements;
(b) any dealings with or making of any Tax assessments;
(c) any audit or other administrative or judicial proceedings regarding any Taxes payable; and
(d) any other matter that may result in any Tax liability,
in relation to the GE Aust Companies or the Genworth Companies in so far as such things relate to matters where Genworth or the Genworth Companies have agreed to indemnify or pay an amount under this agreement.
Schemes means:
(a) a scheme pursuant to Part III Division 3A of the Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) for the transfer of the lenders mortgage insurance business of GEMI to NEW GEMICO; and
(b) a scheme pursuant to Part III Division 3A of the Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) for the transfer of the lenders mortgage insurance business of GEMICO to NEW GEMICO.
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Supplemental Payment Deed means the agreement of the same name dated 31 March 2004 between NEW GEMICO HOLDINGS, GECC, GEMICO and GEFA International Holdings, Inc. a corporation organised under the laws of Delaware, providing for an additional payment from NEW GEMICO HOLDINGS to GEMICO in respect of the transfer of the Business.
Taxation Management (Stub Period Payments) Agreement means the agreement of the same name between GECFA and NEW GEMICO, dated the same day as this agreement.
Tax includes any tax, levy, impost, deduction, charge, rate, duty, compulsory loan or withholding which is levied or imposed by a Public Authority, and any related interest, penalty, charge, fee or other amount.
Tax Expert means a Sydney barrister who specialises in tax law:
(a) as agreed between the parties; or
(b) failing such agreement, upon application of either the Recipient or the Payer, as nominated by the President for the time being of The NSW Bar Association.
Tax Matters Agreement means the agreement dated [insert date] between GE Company, GECC, GEI, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation), GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation) and Genworth.
2003 Tax Provision means the amount provided in respect of Tax in the annual accounts for the GE Aust Companies and GECFA (insofar as it relates to the Business) for the year ended 31 December 2003.
2004 Tax Provision means GE Groups estimate (determined acting reasonably and as soon as reasonably practicable after the Transfer Date) of the aggregate amount of Tax payable by GECFA in respect of the Business for the period 1 January 2004 to the Transfer Date as if that period were an income year.
Transfer Date means the Transfer Date as defined in the Schemes, being 31 March 2004.
Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. The following rules of interpretation apply unless the context requires otherwise.
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Where the day on or by which anything has to be done under this agreement is not a Business Day, that thing must be done on or by the preceding Business Day.
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and the Tax giving rise to the refund, benefit or credit is Tax in respect of which GECC has paid an amount to Genworth under the indemnity given by GECC pursuant to this clause 2.1, Genworth must procure that the relevant Genworth Company repays to GECC, to the extent of the refund or reduced amount of Tax, the amount paid by GECC under this clause 2.1 within 30 days of receipt of the refund or reduced payment.
and the Tax giving rise to the refund, benefit or credit is Tax in respect of the periods referred to in clause 2.2(a)(1), (2) or (3), GECC must pay to Genworth an amount equal to the refund or reduced amount of Tax.
A party will not be liable for any Tax, Loss or other amount under or relating to this agreement to the extent that the Loss arose or was incurred as a result of breach of any obligation under this agreement or the Master Agreement.
If a payment that is required to be made by one party (the Payer) to any other (the Recipient) under this agreement is liable to Tax in the hands of the Recipient, or in appropriate cases an affiliate of the Recipient, the amount payable
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shall be increased by such amount as will leave the Recipient and the relevant affiliate in the same net after tax position as it would have been in had the payment not been so liable to Tax.
in relation to the GE Aust Companies (including any Relevant Tax Matter).
Except as provided in section 3.1, Genworth will have exclusive right to control:
of the Genworth Companies.
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If a dispute arises between the parties with respect to this agreement and the parties are unable to reach an agreement on the matter in dispute, then any party to the dispute may refer the dispute to the Tax Expert for determination.
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GECC holds the promises given by Genworth under this agreement for itself and also on trust for the GE Group Companies, with the intent that if GECC refuses or fails to enforce any of those promises then any GE Group Company may enforce them against Genworth.
Genworth holds the promises given by GECC under this agreement for itself and also on trust for the subsidiaries of Genworth, with the intent that if Genworth refuses or fails to enforce any of those promises then any subsidiary of Genworth may enforce them against GECC.
In the event that any payment required to be made under this agreement is made after the date on which such payment is due, interest will accrue on the amount of such payment from (but not including) the due date of such payment (and including) the date such payment is actually made at the rate determined under section 12 of the Tax Matters Agreement, compounded on a daily basis.
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Michael Schlessinger |
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260 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT, 06927 |
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or as specified to the sender by any party by notice;
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but if the delivery or receipt is on a day which is not a Business Day or is after 4.00pm (addressees time) it is regarded as received at 9.00am on the following Business Day; and
This agreement replaces any previous agreement, representation, warranty or understanding between the parties concerning the subject matter and embodies the entire agreement between the parties.
A variation of any term of this agreement must be in writing and signed by the parties.
Each party must promptly sign any document or do anything else that is necessary to give full effect to this agreement.
If all or any part of a provision of this agreement is invalid or unenforceable, it may be severed to the extent of the invalidity or unenforceability, without affecting the validity or enforceability of the balance of that provision or any other provision which remains after severance.
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This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all counterparts, taken together, constitute one instrument.
This agreement is governed by the laws of New York.
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Genworth Financial, Inc |
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/s/ Ward E. Bobitz |
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Authorised Representative |
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Ward E. Bobitz |
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General Electric Capital Corporation |
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/s/ James A. Parke |
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James A. Parke |
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