Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment

Prior to November 1, 2015, the Company consisted of the enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses of former Parent and thus, transactions with former Parent were considered related party transactions. Following November 1, 2015, in connection with the separation, the Company became an independent publicly-traded company.

On October 31, 2015 and November 1, 2015, in connection with the separation, the Company entered into several agreements with former Parent that govern the relationship between the Company and former Parent following the distribution, including the following:


•	Separation and Distribution Agreement;


•	Transition Services Agreement;


•	Tax Matters Agreement;


•	Employee Matters Agreement;


•	Real Estate Matters Agreement;


•	Master Commercial Agreement; and


•	Information Technology Service Agreement.

These agreements provided the allocation between the Company and former Parent's assets, employees, liabilities and obligations (including its investments, property and employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to, at and after the separation.

Final Cash Allocation from former Parent

In December 2015, and in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Company received a net cash allocation of $526 million from former Parent. The cash allocation was based on the projected cash requirements of the Company, in light of the intended investment grade credit rating, business plan and anticipated operations and activities.

Receivable from and Payable (to) former Parent



	As of October 31, 2015
	In millions
Receivable from former Parent⁽¹⁾	$	492
Payable to former Parent⁽²⁾	(343		)
Net receivable from former Parent	$	149

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(1)	The Company includes the receivable from former Parent in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


(2)	The Company includes the employee compensation and benefits portion in Employee compensation and benefits and all other accruals from former Parent in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Intercompany Purchases

For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2015, the Company purchased equipment from other businesses of former Parent in the amount of $308 million and $911 million, respectively.

Allocation of Corporate Expenses

Prior to the separation, the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income include an allocation of general corporate expenses from former Parent for certain management and support functions which are provided on a centralized basis within former Parent. These management and support functions include, but are not limited to, executive management, finance, legal, information technology, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement, and other shared services. These allocations were made on a direct usage basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenue, expenses, headcount or other relevant measures. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2015, the allocation was $919 million and $2,776 million, respectively.

Management of the Company and former Parent consider these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to, the Company. These allocations may not, however, reflect the expense the Company would have incurred as a standalone company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if the Company had been a standalone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure.

Former Parent Company Investment

Former Parent company investment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represents former Parent's historical investment in the Company, the net effect of transactions with and allocations from former Parent and the Company's accumulated earnings. As of November 1, 2015, in connection with the separation and distribution, former Parent's investment in the Company's business was re-designated as stockholders' equity and allocated between common stock and additional paid-in capital based on the number of shares of the Company's common stock outstanding at the distribution date.

Net Transfers from Former Parent

Net transfers from former Parent are included within Former Parent company investment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Former Parent historically used a centralized approach to cash management and the financing of its operations. Prior to the separation, transactions between the Company and former Parent were considered to be effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction was recorded. The net effect of these transactions is included in Net transfer from former Parent in Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows.