Exhibit 10.62
NETWORKING EQUIPMENT LEASE
AGREEMENT
Among
Aegis BPO Services
Ltd
And
Aegis Communications Group
Inc.
And
SREI Infrastructure Finance
Limited
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS
& INTERPRETATION
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2.
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LEASE AND
TERM
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3.
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LEASE
RENTALS
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4.
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OBLIGATIONs OF
THE LESSOR and the LESSEE
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ASSIGNMENT
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EVENTS OF
DEFAULT & TERMINATION
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REPRESENTATION
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8.
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INDEMNITY AND
DAMAGES
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9.
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GOVERNING LAW,
JURISDICTION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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10.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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SCHEDULE I:
Definition
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SCHEDULE II:
LEASE RENTALS
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SCHEDULE III:
DETAILS OF LEASED ASSET
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SCHEDULE IV:
FORMAT OF NOTICE
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This Lease Agreement made this 18th day of
August, 2005
Among
AEGIS BPO SERVICES LIMITED, a company
incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered
office at Essar House, P.O. Box 7945, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai 400034 and
corporate office at 5 th Floor, Beta Tower, No. 7,
Whitefield Main Road, Sigma Soft-Tech Park, Bangalore-560066
(hereinafter referred to as “ Lessor ”, which
expression shall unless excluded by the context or otherwise,
include its successors and assigns) of the First Part.
-And-
AEGIS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC, a Delaware
corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware, having its
corporate office at 8001 Bent Branch Drive, Irving, Texas
75063, USA (hereinafter referred to as “ Lessee
”, which expression shall unless excluded by the context or
otherwise, include its successors and permitted assigns) of the
Second Part.
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SREI INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE LIMITED (formerly
SREI International Finance Limited), a company incorporated under
the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office at
“VISWAKARMA”, 86C, Topsia Road (South), Kolkata -700
046 and its corporate branch office at “Ganga Jamuna
Building”, 28/1, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata 700 017
(hereinafter referred to as “ SREI ”, which
expression shall, unless repugnant to the context or otherwise,
include its successors and assigns) of the Third Part.
WHEREAS
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The Lessee is
desirous of upgrading its IT infrastructure to create virtual
contact delivery centers across North America, India and South
America and has therefore approached the Lessor to lease the Leased
Asset.
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The Lessor has
entered into a Purchase Agreement with the Manufacturer for
purchase of the Leased Asset, which is financed by SREI pursuant to
the Loan Agreement.
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3.
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The Lessor has
decided to lease the Leased Asset, the Lessee has decided to take
on lease and SREI confirms the lease subject to the terms and
conditions contained hereinafter.
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NOW THIS LEASE AGREEMENT WITNESSETH THAT IN
CONSIDERATION OF MUTUAL PROMISES AND COVENANTS CONTAINED HEREIN THE
PARTIES HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
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DEFINITIONS &
INTERPRETATION
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a.
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In this Lease
Agreement (including the recitals above and the Schedule(s)
hereto), except where the context otherwise requires, capitalized
terms shall have the same meaning as ascribed to in Schedule
I .
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In this Lease
Agreement, save where the context otherwise requires: -
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The singular
includes the plural and vice versa;
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ii)
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A reference to
a Section or a Clause is a reference to a Section or Clause in, or
in the Schedule to this Lease Agreement;
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iii)
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The use of the
word “including” followed by a specific example/s in
this Lease Agreement, shall not be construed as limiting the
meaning of the general wording preceding it;
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iv)
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When any number
of days is prescribed in any document, same shall be reckoned
exclusively of the first and inclusively of the last day unless the
last day does not fall on a Business Day, in which case the last
day shall be the next succeeding day which is a Business
Day;
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v)
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Reference to a
“party” is to a party to this Lease Agreement and
reference to “parties” is, unless the context otherwise
requires, a reference to the parties to this Lease
Agreement;
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vi)
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Reference to a
party to this Lease Agreement shall include their respective
successors, assignees or transferees (to the extent assignment or
transfer is permitted under this Lease Agreement);
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References to
any law, statute or rules shall include references to such law,
statute or rules as may after the Lease Agreement Date be amended,
supplemented or re-enacted from time to time;
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viii)
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The rule of
construction, if any, that a contract should be interpreted against
the parties responsible for drafting and preparation thereof shall
not apply;
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ix)
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The Schedule(s)
to this Lease Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated in and
form an integral part of this Lease Agreement;
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Reference to a
“person” includes (as the context requires) an
individual, proprietorship, partnership firm, company, body
corporate, co-operative society, entity, authority or any body,
association or organization of individuals or persons whether
incorporated or not;
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xi)
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Reference to
any agreement, deed, document, instrument, rule, regulation,
notification, statute or the like shall mean a reference to the
same as may have been duly amended, modified or replaced. For the
avoidance of doubt, a document shall be construed as amended,
modified or replaced only if such amendment, modification or
replacement is executed in compliance with the provisions of such
document(s); and
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xii)
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Reference to
any Clause, or Section shall mean a reference to a Clause, or
Section of this Lease Agreement, unless specified
otherwise.
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b.
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Headings and
the use of bold typeface is for the convenience of the reader only
and shall not be used in any way for purposes of interpreting this
Lease Agreement.
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2.1
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Lessor hereby
lets on lease to the Lessee, the Lessee takes on lease from the
Lessor from the Lease Agreement Date and SREI hereby confirms the
lease of the Leased Asset, subject to the terms and conditions of
this Lease Agreement.
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2.2
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This Lease
Agreement shall come into effect from the Lease Agreement Date and
shall be in full force and effect for a period of 3 years 2 months
(“ Term ”) from the Lease Agreement Date, with
an option to renew it for a further period in accordance with the
terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed to by the parties,
unless determined earlier.
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3.1
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In
consideration of the lease granted by the Lessor to the Lessee
under Section 2.1, the Lessee shall pay the Lease Rentals in
the manner specified in Schedule II into an Escrow
Account.
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3.2
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It is made
abundantly clear that the Lessee shall make payment of Lease
Rentals and any other payment to the Lessor under this Agreement
only in INR and all the risks arising out of foreign exchange rate
fluctuations will be solely borne by the Lessee.
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4.
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OBLIGATIONS
OF THE LESSOR AND THE LESSEE
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4.1
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Obligations
of the Lessee
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From the Lease Agreement Date, and
at any time during the Term, the Lessee shall: -
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a.
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Pay punctually,
in the manner and within the time specified in Schedule II ,
the Lease Rentals into the Escrow Account only and in no other
account or place, subject to Section 5.4.
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b.
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Use the Leased
Asset in accordance with the Manufacturer’s specification and
in accordance with industry’s practices.
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c.
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Obtain all the
Clearances as may be required under the Applicable Laws for
installation and use of the Leased Asset.
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Obtain all the
Clearances as may be required under the Applicable Laws for
remittance of the Lease Rentals in accordance with Section 3
hereinabove.
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e.
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The Leased
Asset shall remain exclusively charged in favor of SREI and the
Lessee shall not create any lien charged in favour of any other
person on the Leased Asset.
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Ensure that all
the provisions of the Applicable Laws in relation to creation of
charge in favour of SREI to the extent it is applicable to the
Lessee under the Applicable Laws have been complied
with.
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Pay and
discharge all the expenses pertaining to stamp duty or registration
charges, any other expenses by whatsoever name called, taxes and
all other cess, duty, expenses, levies pertaining to this Lease
Agreement which are imposed in US .
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Insure the
Leased Asset and the Premises in which the Leased Asset is
installed against loss, fire, burglary, lightening, explosion,
riot, strike, malicious damage, civil commotion, storm, flood,
construction risks and such other risks in form and substance by a
USA insurance carrier acceptable to SREI. Lessee is not responsible
to insure the Leased Asset while said Leased Asset is in transit to
the Premises for installation by the Lessor. Lessee has
responsibility to insure Leased Asset in accordance with clause h
hereinabove when the Leased Asset is on the Premises or in transit
thereafter at the instance of the Lessee.
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Ensure that
SREI is named as an additional insured under the commercial general
liability policy and as loss payee on the insurance policies taken
out in accordance with clause h hereinabove. An ACCORD insurance
certificate evidencing Lessee’s insurance coverage for the
perils set forth in clause h hereinabove shall be provided to the
parties of this Lease Agreement upon request. NOTE: Please clarify
the meaning of Accord insurance certificate.
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Ensure that the
resolutions if any as may be required under the Applicable Laws
have been passed for obtaining lease of the Leased
Asset.
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From the date
of receipt of notice in writing from SREI under Section 5.4,
pay the Lease Rentals in the Escrow Account or at such place as may
be specified in the notice by SREI.
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Shall not
without the previous approval in writing of SREI, remove the Leased
Asset from the Premises, which permission shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
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Provide full
and reasonable access to the Lessor and SREI to the Premises where
the Leased Asset is installed.
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During the
Term, maintain the Leased Asset in a good condition and undertake
all the repairs, alteration/up gradation as may be required for
this purpose.
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It is made abundantly clear that the
Lessee shall bear all the expenses that may be incurred by it in
fulfillment of the obligations as stated in Section 4.1
hereinabove, including but not limited to the obligation of
maintaining the Leased Asset and carrying out repairs and
alterations as stated in Clause 4.1 n hereinabove.
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4.2
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Obligations
of the Lessor
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a.
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The Lessor
shall bear all the expenses pertaining to stamp duty, registration
charges, any other expenses, taxes, cess, duty, levies or any
charges pertaining to this Lease Agreement which are imposed in
India.
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The Lessor
shall be responsible for taking out a comprehensive insurance
policy covering all the risks and in particular the risks as
specified hereinabove, arising during transit of the Leased Asset
from the Manufacturer’s place to the Premises in form and
substance acceptable to SREI from an insurance company approved by
SREI.
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4.3
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It is made
abundantly clear that the Lease Rentals specified in Schedule II is
exclusive of any taxes, charges, cess, duty or any other amounts
(other than the Lease Rentals payable to the Lessor) as may
be payable to any authority or person either in U.S. or in
India.
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5.1
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, the Lessee shall not sell, dispose of,
encumber, mortgage, charge, sub-let or transfer in any manner
whatsoever the Leased Asset to any third party, without obtaining
the prior approval in writing of the Lessor and SREI.
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5.2
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The Lessee
shall not sell, assign, or transfer its rights and obligations
arising under this Lease Agreement to any third party without the
prior written consent of the Lessor and SREI. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Lessee may with SREI’s prior written
permission, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, assign this
Lease Agreement to an entity that buys all or substantially all of
the assets of the Lessee.
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5.3
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The Lessor
shall not sell, assign, or transfer its rights, title, interest and
benefit arising under this Lease Agreement to any third party
without the prior written conse
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