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| DIVESTITURES | DIVESTITURES Electronics Separation On November 1, 2025 (the "Distribution Date"), the Company completed the separation of its semiconductor and interconnect solutions businesses, (the "Electronics Business" and the separation of the Electronics Business, the “Electronics Separation”) into an independent public company, Qnity Electronics, Inc. (“Qnity”), by way of the distribution to DuPont's stockholders of record as of October 22, 2025, of all the issued and outstanding common stock of Qnity on November 1, 2025 (the “Qnity Distribution”). In connection with the Electronics Separation, Qnity paid a cash distribution to DuPont of approximately $4.1 billion. Certain internal distributions and reorganizations, and the Qnity Distribution on November 1, 2025 qualified as tax-free transactions under the applicable sections of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The Company has determined that the Electronics Separation represents a strategic shift that has had and will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and results. The results of operations of the Electronics Business are presented as discontinued operations as summarized below through the Distribution Date.
The following table summarizes the major classes of assets and liabilities of the Electronics Business presented as discontinued operations as of December 31, 2024:
Agreements with Qnity Electronics, Inc. In connection with the Qnity Distribution, DuPont has entered into certain agreements that provide for the allocation of DuPont’s assets, employees, liabilities and obligations among DuPont and Qnity, and provides a framework for DuPont’s relationship with Qnity following the Distributions. In connection with the Electronics Separation, effective November 1, 2025, DuPont and/or certain of its affiliates entered into certain agreements with Qnity and/or certain of its affiliates, including each of the following: •Separation and Distribution Agreement - entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the "Electronics Separation and Distribution Agreement") that sets forth, among other things, the agreements between the Company and Qnity regarding the principal transactions necessary to effect the Qnity Distribution. It also sets forth other agreements that govern certain aspects of the Company’s and Qnity’s ongoing relationship after the completion of the Qnity Distribution. •Tax Matters Agreement - entered into a Tax Matters Agreement with Qnity (the “Electronics Tax Matters Agreement”). The Electronics Tax Matters Agreement governs the Company’s and Qnity’s respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of audits and other tax proceedings and other matters regarding taxes. •Employee Matters Agreement - entered into an Employee Matters Agreement with Qnity (the “Employee Matters Agreement”). The Employee Matters Agreement identifies employees and employee-related liabilities (and attributable assets) contractually allocated (either retained, transferred and accepted, or assigned and assumed, as applicable) to the Company and Qnity as part of the Qnity Distribution and describes when and how the relevant transfers and assignments occur or will occur. •Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement - entered into an Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement with Qnity, effective as of November 1, 2025 (the “IP Cross-License Agreement”). The IP Cross-License Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Company and Qnity may use, following the Qnity Distribution, certain patents, know-how (including trade secrets), copyrights and software contractually allocated to the other party under the electronics Separation and Distribution Agreement in the conduct of their respective businesses and natural evolutions thereof. The Company also licenses to Qnity certain engineering, safety, health and environmental standards that are contractually allocated to the Company under the Electronics Separation and Distribution Agreement and used by Qnity’s businesses as of the Distribution. •Transition Services Agreement - entered into Transition Services Agreements with Qnity (the “Transition Services Agreements”). Pursuant to the Transition Services Agreements, the Company is providing certain transitional services to Qnity, and Qnity is providing certain transitional services to the Company The companies will reimburse each other for services provided. •Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement - The Company entered into an assignment agreement with Qnity, effective as of November 1, 2025 (the “Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement, the Applicable Percentage (as defined in the Electronics Separation and Distribution Agreement) of any Legacy Liabilities (as defined in that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2019, by and between the Company (f/k/a DowDuPont Inc.) and Corteva, Inc. (the “Letter Agreement”) and any funding obligations of the Company under that certain Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of January 22, 2021, by and among the Company, Corteva, Inc., E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and The Chemours Company (the "MOU"), including with respect to the funding of the escrow account thereunder, will be contractually allocated to Qnity (and for which Qnity will indemnify the Company). For more information on the Letter Agreement and the MOU, see the discussion in Note 16. On December 2, 2025, the Company and Qnity determined and agreed, pursuant to the Electronics Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2025, that the Applicable Percentage (as defined in the Electronics Separation and Distribution Agreement) of DuPont is 56 percent and of Qnity is 44 percent. Indemnifications In connection with the Qnity Distribution, Qnity and DuPont indemnify one another against certain litigation, environmental, income taxes, and other liabilities. At December 31, 2025, DuPont had recorded related indemnification assets of $159 million within "Accounts and notes receivable - net" and $248 million within "Deferred charges and other assets" and accrued related indemnification liabilities of $199 million within "Accrued and other current liabilities" and $95 million within "Other noncurrent obligations" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Aramids Divestiture On August 29, 2025, DuPont announced a definitive agreement to sell the Aramids business (Kevlar® and Nomex®), (the "Aramids Business") to TJC LP, (“TJC”), in a transaction for gross consideration of $1.8 billion (the “Aramids Divestiture”). In accordance with the transaction agreement, at the closing of the Aramids Divestiture, DuPont will receive pre-tax cash proceeds of approximately $1.2 billion, subject to customary transaction adjustments, an interest bearing note receivable of $300 million, and a noncontrolling common equity interest valued at $325 million, which, at the date of the definitive agreement, was expected to represent an approximate 17.5 percent stake at the time of the closing in the future Arclin holding company that will hold the Arclin global materials business and the Aramids Business (the "Equity Consideration"). The transaction is expected to close around the end of the first quarter 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and receipt of regulatory approvals. The Company has determined that the Aramids Business meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale and that the sale represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and results. The results of operations of the Aramids Business are presented as discontinued operations as summarized below:
During the third quarter of 2025, in connection with the announcement of the Aramids Divestiture and due to the changes in facts and circumstances relevant to potential impairment triggers, the Company performed an impairment analysis on the Aramids reporting unit's equity method investments. As a result of the analysis performed, the Company recorded pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $51 million to write-down the value of certain equity method investments. The charge was recognized in “Restructuring and asset related charges – net” in the summarized results of discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2025. Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale are required to be recorded at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Included within the fair value estimate calculation was the $300 million note receivable at a fair value of $181 million, $325 million Equity Consideration, and estimated cash proceeds of $1.1 billion, net of transaction adjustments. The fair value of the note receivable was determined using a market approach primarily based on current market interest rates for similar credit facilities and the duration of the note. The Equity Consideration fair value was determined using a contractually agreed-upon value per the transaction agreement. During the third quarter of 2025, in connection with the announcement of the Aramids Divestiture and due to the changes in facts and circumstances relevant to potential impairment triggers, the Company performed an impairment analysis on the Aramids business asset group. The Company determined that the estimated fair value of the Aramids business, less costs to sell, was lower than its carrying value and recorded a $437 million loss from classification to held for sale and a corresponding valuation allowance during the third quarter of 2025. The Company revised the estimated fair value, less costs to sell, of the Aramids business in the fourth quarter of 2025 and recorded an additional $7 million loss as a result of foreign currency changes, among others. At December 31, 2025, a valuation allowance of $406 million was recorded against the assets held for sale within "Assets of discontinued operations" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company will continue to revise the estimated fair value, less costs to sell, of the Aramids business between signing and the expected closing in 2026 to account for factors such as final selling costs, market changes affecting the seller note, currency fluctuations, and any updates will impact the valuation allowance. The following table summarizes the major classes of assets and liabilities of the Aramids Business classified as held for sale presented as discontinued operations at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Mobility & Materials Divestitures On November 1, 2022, DuPont completed the previously announced divestiture of the majority of the historic Mobility & Materials segment, including the Engineering Polymers business line and select product lines within the Advanced Solutions and Performance Resins business lines (the “M&M Divestiture”). The Company also announced on February 18, 2022, that its Board of Directors approved the divestiture of the Delrin® acetal homopolymer (H-POM) business, subject to entry into a definitive agreement and satisfaction of customary closing conditions, (the Delrin® business together with the M&M Divestiture businesses, the "M&M Businesses”). On November 1, 2023, the Company closed the sale of the Delrin® business to TJC LP ("TJC"), (the “Delrin® Divestiture”). DuPont received cash proceeds of approximately $1.28 billion, which includes certain customary transaction adjustments, a note receivable in the amount of $350 million and acquired a 19.9 percent noncontrolling equity interest in Derby Group Holdings LLC, (“Derby”). The customary transaction adjustments primarily relate to $27 million of cash transferred with the Delrin® Divestiture for which DuPont was reimbursed at closing resulting in net cash proceeds of $1.25 billion. TJC, through its subsidiaries, holds the 80.1 percent controlling interest in Derby. The Company accounts for its equity interest in Derby as an equity method investment based upon its noncontrolling equity interest, its $350 million intra-entity note receivable owed by an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Derby and its representation on the Derby board of directors. The note receivable has a maturity date of November 2031. The Company has limited continuing involvement with Derby including short term transition service agreements and insignificant sales to the Delrin® business. As a result of the Delrin® Divestiture, and included as part of the $419 million gain on the sale, the Company initially recognized the 19.9 percent equity interest and the $350 million note receivable at fair values of $121 million and $224 million, respectively, which are recorded in "Investments and noncurrent receivables" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the equity interest was determined using the enterprise value based on sales proceeds and a market approach primarily based on restricted stock studies. The fair value of the note receivable was determined using a market approach primarily based on current market interest rates for similar credit facilities and the duration of the note. The Company determined the sales of the M&M Businesses represent a strategic shift that has a major effect on the Company’s operations and results. For the years ended December 31, 2023 the Company recognized an after-tax gain of $480 million recorded in "" in the Company's Consolidated Statement Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2023, $419 million is related to the gain on the sale of Delrin®, which is included in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The results of operations of the M&M Businesses are presented as discontinued operations as summarized below for all periods. The Delrin® Divestiture is reflected through November 1, 2023:
1. Includes costs related to the M&M Divestitures. 2. Gain includes purchase price adjustments related to the M&M Divestitures in 2023. Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, liabilities and assets related to the M&M Divestiture could not be directly assumed by Celanese and as a result, transferred by way of indemnification between both parties. In addition, pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, DuPont indemnifies Celanese against certain litigation, environmental, workers' compensation and other liabilities that arose prior to the transaction. Other Discontinued Operations Activity The Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $836 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $834 million and $524 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Discontinued operations activity consists of the following:
1.The year ended December 31, 2025 reflects the loss from classification to held for sale of $444 million and goodwill impairment charges of $768 million. 2.The year ended December 31, 2024 primarily includes separation costs and purchase price adjustments. 3.Includes the activity subject to the binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between Chemours, Corteva Inc ("Corteva"), E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ("EIDP") and the Company. The year ended December 31, 2025 includes a charge related to the State of New Jersey legal matters discussed further in Note 16. The year ended December 31, 2023 includes a charge related to the Water District Settlement Agreement, as defined in Note 16. 4.Primarily related to the DWDP Separation and Distribution Agreement and Letter Agreement between Corteva and EIDP and the Electronics Separation and Distribution Agreement with Qnity. For additional information on these matters, refer to Note 16. 5.The year ended December 31, 2024 includes tax indemnification activity associated with divested businesses. 6.The year ended December 31, 2025 amount is presented net of tax benefit of $90 million. The years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 amounts are presented net of tax provision of $224 million and $131 million, respectively.
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