Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall either: # be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) or # be treated pursuant to Section 1.6(b) hereof. “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the Principal Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Principal Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Principal Borrower is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. 46 - Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities: an interpretation of ARB No. 51 (January 2003) as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.

Merger or Consolidation of Plan. In the event of any merger or consolidation of the Plan with, or transfer in whole or in part of the assets and liabilities of the Plan to, another plan, the assets and liabilities of the Plan shall be transferred to the other plan only if each Participant would, if the Plan or the other plan then terminated, receive a benefit immediately after the merger, consolidation, or transfer that is equal to or greater than the benefit the Participant would have been entitled to receive if the Plan had been terminated immediately before the merger, consolidation, or transfer.

Tax Indemnifications. (l) Without limiting the provisions of [subsection (a) or (b)])] above, each Loan Party shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each L/C Issuer, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) withheld or deducted by any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent or paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant 885707.04-LACSR02A - MSW

Withholding Tax. Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent that will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. On or before the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), the Lender shall deliver to Borrowers and Agent two duly completed copies of IRS Form W-9, W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8IMY or W-8ECI, as applicable (or any subsequent replacement or substitute form therefor), together with any attachments or exhibits required by such forms, certifying that such Lender can receive payment of Obligations without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes. Each Lender and Agent agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrowers and Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. During any period that a Lender does not or is unable to establish that it can receive payments without deduction or withholding of such taxes, other than by a change in treaty or law that occurs after it becomes a Lender, Agent may withhold taxes from payments to such Lender at the applicable statutory and treaty rates, and Borrowers shall not be required to pay any additional amounts under this [Section 12.9] or [Section 2.11] as a result of such withholding.

Tax Forms. (a) (i) Each Lender with respect to a Loan or Commitment extended to a US Borrower, if such Lender is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Foreign Lender”) shall, to the extent it is legally able to do so, deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, prior to receipt of any payment subject to withholding under the Code (or upon accepting an assignment of an interest herein), two duly signed completed copies of either IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E or any successor thereto (relating to such Foreign Lender and entitling it to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax on payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto (relating to payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement) or such other applicable evidence satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that such Foreign Lender is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. withholding tax (including, in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming any exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code, a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of [Section 881(c)(3)(A)] of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrowers within the meaning of [Section 881(c)(3)(B)] of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to any Borrower described in [Section 881(c)(3)(C)] of the Code) (each a “Tax Compliance Certificate”).

Tax Withholding. To the extent required by law with respect to any Participant who is a Canadian tax resident, or as may be otherwise required to satisfy any federal or state tax withholding requirements, the Corporation will reduce the gross number of minimum number of Restricted Stock Unit Shares to be delivered under this Agreement hereof by withholding the minimum necessary number of shares necessary to satisfy the Corporation’s tax withholding obligations with respect to the Participant (or in the event of the Participant’s death, the beneficiary) based on the Fair Market Value of the Corporation’s Common Stock when shares are distributable to the Participant (or beneficiary). The Participant or beneficiary will be deemed to have been issued the gross number of Restricted Stock Unit Shares prior to such tax withholding, notwithstanding that a number of shares are held back solely for the purpose of satisfying such tax withholding obligation. The value of any fractional share amount created as a result of such withholding will be added to the tax withholding amount.

Tax Certifications. If any interest in any Loan Document is transferred to any Transferee, the transferor Lender shall cause such Transferee, concurrently with the effectiveness of such transfer, to comply with the provisions of [Section 2.14(E)] and Article IV.

Tax Withholding. Participant authorizes the Company to deduct, to the extent required by statute or regulation, from payments of any kind due to Participant or anyone claiming through Participant, the amount of the federal, state, local or other taxes relating to any present or future Award under the Plan. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Common Stock or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of the Participant’s tax obligations. Withholding of taxes in the form of shares of Common Stock from the profit attributable to the Award shall not occur at a rate that exceeds the maximum individual federal and state statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdiction.

TAX WITHHOLDING. Interpublic or its designee shall be entitled to withhold from any payment under the Plan, and/or from other amounts payable, an amount that it determines is required to be withheld to satisfy all federal, state, and other governmental requirements related to the payment and imputed wages under the Plan. The Participant or Beneficiary, as the case may be, shall bear all taxes on amounts paid or accrued under the Plan to the extent that taxes are not withheld, irrespective of whether withholding is required.