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Year 2 shall be December 1, 2022. For the avoidance of doubt,the sole component of the State of <br /> Washington's Annual Payment is the portion of the Net Abatement Amount allocated to the State <br /> of Washington under the Global Settlement("Washington Abatement Amount"). The maximum <br /> possible Washington Abatement Amount is $430,249,769.02. <br /> B. Use of Payment. The Washington Abatement Amount paid under this Agreement <br /> shall be used as provided for in Section V of the Global Settlement. <br /> C. Nature of Payment. The State of Washington and its Participating Subdivisions <br /> agree that payments made to the State of Washington and its Participating Subdivisions under this <br /> Agreement are properly characterized as described in Section V.F of the Global Settlement. <br /> V. Plaintiffs' Attorneys' Fees and Costs <br /> A. Interaction with Global Settlement. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the <br /> Global Settlement,payments to cover attorneys' fees and costs under this Agreement("Washington <br /> Fees and Costs") shall be made pursuant to this Section V. <br /> B. Amounts. The total amount to cover of all Washington Fees and Costs is <br /> $87,750,230.98. That total consists of the categories of attorneys' fees and costs set forth in this <br /> Section V.B and shall be paid on the schedule set forth in Section V.C. <br /> 1. State Outside and Inside Counsel Fees and Costs. Settling Distributors shall <br /> pay$76,829,316.21 to cover in-house fees and costs and outside counsel fees and costs to <br /> the Washington Attorney General's Office,which shall be used for any lawful purpose in <br /> the discharge of the Attorney General's duties at the sole discretion of the Attorney General. <br /> The amount shall be paid in increments as specified in Section V.0 (Payment Year 1 —20%, <br /> Payment Year 2—20%, Payment Year 3 — 15%, Payment Year 4— 15%, Payment Year 5— <br /> 15%, Payment Year 6— 10%, Payment Year 7—5%.) <br /> 2. Fees and Costs for Participating Litigating Subdivisions' Attorneys. <br /> Settling Distributors shall pay $10,920,914.70 to Participating Litigating Subdivisions' <br /> attorneys for fees and costs into a single account as directed by the Washington Attorney <br /> General's Office, which then shall be paid as agreed between the State of Washington and <br /> attorneys for Participating Litigating Subdivisions. Participating Litigating Subdivisions' <br /> attorneys shall be paid in accordance with the schedule in Section V.0 and V.D.5 of this <br /> Agreement. <br /> C. Schedule. Washington Fees and Costs shall be paid according to the following <br /> schedule: <br /> a. Payment Year 1: Twenty percent(20%) of the total Washington <br /> Fees and Costs amount($17,550,046.20),to be paid on or before December 1, <br /> 2022. <br /> 4 <br />