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Exhibit 10.16
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
AGREEMENT
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is
made and entered into this 18 th day of July, 2006,
("Effective Date"), between Whitney Education Group, Inc.
("Whitney"), a corporation duly organized and incorporated in the
State of Florida, and Rich Dad Education ("Rich Dad"), a Wyoming
limited liability company.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Whitney is in the business of developing, producing,
marketing, and fulfilling post secondary education curricula on
finance and real estate, business development, and asset
protection;
WHEREAS, Rich Dad is in the business of developing, producing,
and marketing post secondary educational curricula in real estate,
securities, financial investment, and asset production;
WHEREAS, the parties desire Whitney’s assistance to
perform certain business operations in a cost effective and
efficient manner;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration of the
mutual covenants and promises herein contained, the parties, each
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ARTICLE 1: SERVICES,
TERMS &CONDITIONS
1.01 Whitney
shall serve Rich Dad by providing and performing the following
services:
(a)
administrative and operational assistance as needed through the
following departments:
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1.
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Legal;
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2.
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Accounting/Finance;
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3.
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Booking;
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4.
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Confirmations;
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5.
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Education’
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6.
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Facilities Maintenance;
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7.
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Human Resources;
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8.
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Information Technologies;
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9.
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Marketing;
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10.
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Operations;
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11.
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Sales; and
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12.
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Shipping.
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[***] Confidential treatment requested. Omitted
portions have been filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
(b)
supervise and direct the general operations of the departments
listed in 1.01 (a);
(c)
operate these departments efficiently and with proper economy;
(d)
develop internal policies necessary for the creation of the
greatest possible net income;
(e)
collect revenue;
(f)
stimulated the general business of Rich Dad;
(g)
employ at WIN’s expense such officers, assistants, employees,
sales personnel, and operations staff as may be requires to
continue that standard and quality of management and operation at a
level not lower than that heretofore maintained;
(h)
perform all other acts necessary or desirable in the operation of
these services
1.02 Whitney
shall permit Rich Dad to utilize certain Whitney assets and
services, including office space and equipment, as agreed upon by
the parties.
1.03 Whitney
agrees to prepare and maintain full, accurate, and complete records
of all services provided under this Agreement. Upon request,
Whitney agrees to provide Rich Dad with reporting of services
provided in a format to be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
1.04 Whitney
shall provide the services under this agreement in a professional,
courteous manner, consistent with industries standards.
Whitney shall comply with all codes. Whitney shall keep all
information generated as a result of this Agreement confidential
and shall make all reasonable efforts to keep such information away
from competing companies
1.05 Except
as provided for in the Operating Agreement, in providing the
services hereunder, Whitney shall not at any time do or cause to be
done any actor thing or make or cause to be any omission that
would:
(a)
tend to impair or damage the goodwill associated with any
trademarks or service marks used by Rich Dad, whether such marks
are owned by Rich Dad or used under license from a third party;
(b)
contest or in anyway impair or intend to impair any part of the
licensor’s right, title, and interest in trademarks or
service marks used by Rich Dad, under license from a third
party;
(c)
violate or infringe any right of privacy or publicity, copyright,
or trademark or constitute defamatory, obscene or unlawful matter,
or otherwise violate or infringe any personal or proprietary rights
of any person, firm, or corporation
1.06
Restrictions on Authority of Managers
[***] Confidential treatment requested. Omitted
portions have been filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
(a)
Except as may be contained in the Approved Budget, Whitney shall
not have the authority to, and covenants and agrees that it shall
not, do any of the following acts without the consent of the
Members:
(i)
Confess a judgment against Rich Dad in an amount in excess of
$100,000
(ii)
possess tangible or and intangible property acquired by Rich Dad or
and any improvements thereto (Rich Dad Property), or assign rights
in specific Rich Dad Property, for other than a Security
purpose;
(iii)
Knowingly perform any act that would subject Rich Dad Education or
any parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents,
owners, employees, trustees, successors, and assigns of Rich Dad
(other than Whitney) to liability as a partner in any
jurisdiction;
(iv)
Cause Rich Dad to acquire any equity or debt securities of Whitney
or any of its/their, or otherwise make loans to Whitney or any of
its/their affiliates. As used herein "affiliate" means
(i) any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled
by, or under any common control with Whitney, (ii) any entity
owning or controlling ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding
voting interests of Whitney, (iii) director, general partner,
trustee, or holder of ten percent (10%) or more of the voting
interests of any entity described in clauses (i) through
(iii) of this sentence. For purposes of this definition,
the term "controls," "is controlled by," or "is under common
control with" shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a person or entity, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
(v)
Cause Rich Dad to sell or otherwise issue any additional equity
interests or shares in Rich Dad Education; or
(vi)
Sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Rich
Dad Property, except for a liquidating sale of Rich Dad Education
Property in connection with the dissolution of Rich Dad;
(vii) Cause
Rich Dad to voluntarily take any action that would cause a
Bankrupt
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