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OUTSOURCING
SERVICES
AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT
This OUTSOURCING SERVICES AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December
30, 2004 (the “Effective Date”), is by and among GECIS
International Holdings, Luxembourg, Swiss Branch Zug, located at
Baarerstrasse 21, 6304 Zug, Switzerland (“Luxco 2”), an
entity duly formed and existing under the laws of the Grand-Duchy
of Luxembourg and Genworth Financial, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS, GE Capital International
(Mauritius) and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the
“Seller Group”), Garuda Investment Co.
(“Garuda”), GE and General Electric Capital Corporation
entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement
(“SPA”) dated November 7, 2004, pursuant to which
Garuda will purchase a controlling interest in Gecis Global (Lux) a
Luxembourg entity (the “Luxco Acquisition”);
WHEREAS, Luxco 2 is a Subsidiary of
Gecis Global Holdings;
WHEREAS, certain of the Affiliates of
Luxco 2 (Luxco 2, together with all of its Affiliates, unless the
context otherwise requires, “Luxco”) and Genworth and
certain of its Affiliates (collectively, unless the context
otherwise requires, “Genworth”) are parties to a series
of Amended and Restated Master Outsourcing Agreements and Master
Outsourcing Agreements (including, in each case, related Project
Specific Agreements and Descriptions of Services, collectively, the
“PSAs”) and certain other service agreements, all as
set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (collectively, the
“Genworth ARMOAs”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the
consummation of the Luxco Acquisition, Luxco and Genworth now
desire to agree to amend and restate the Genworth ARMOAs on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (collectively, the
“Amended ARMOAs”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions
.
a. Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set
forth in the SPA.
b. “Genworth
Group” means Genworth, each Subsidiary of Genworth and each
other Person that is controlled directly or indirectly by
Genworth.
c. “Person” means
any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, governmental authority or other entity.
d. “Subsidiary”
or “subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any
corporation, limited liability company, joint venture or
partnership of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either
directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (i) the
total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of
such entity, (ii) the total combined equity interests, or (iii)
the
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capital or profit interests, in the case
of a partnership; or (b) otherwise has the power to vote, either
directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to elect a majority
of the board of directors or similar governing body.
e. “Transferred
PSAs” means (i) all PSAs and similar statements of work in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Date between the
Transferred BPO Business and any member of the Genworth Group (as
defined in the Amended ARMOAs), or similar documents specifying
work to be performed and amounts to be paid) and (ii) those
services provided immediately prior to the Effective Date by the
Transferred BPO Business to a member of the Genworth Group without
a PSA or statement of work. To the extent necessary for its
construction, each Transferred PSA will be deemed to incorporate by
reference any definitions of terms used therein that were contained
in the agreement to which it related.
f. “Stranded
Costs” means any costs and expenses of Luxco directly
resulting from termination of a Transferred PSA for convenience,
including (i) any costs and expenses with respect to re-employment
or termination of any employee directly engaged in rendering the
terminated Services (as defined in the Amended ARMOAs) and (ii) any
facility, hardware or equipment-related costs.
g. “Sweet Spot
Services” means business process services that any member of
the Genworth Group requests that Luxco provide that (i) are similar
to any of the Services provided under a PSA in effect as of the
date of such request or are otherwise within Luxco’s
then-current capabilities (including language capabilities), taking
into account the location of Luxco’s then-current facilities
and the then-current skill set of Luxco’s personnel, and (ii)
are to be or could reasonably be performed in facilities located in
India, China, Hungary or Mexico or any other of Luxco’s
platforms in existence as of the date of such request.
Section 2. Agreement to Amend the
Genworth ARMOAs .
The parties agree to amend and restate,
or cause to be amended and restated, each of the Genworth ARMOAs in
the form attached as Exhibit B effective upon, or as
promptly as practicable after, the closing of the Luxco Acquisition
(the “Closing”). Such restatements shall substitute
Luxco for GE Capital International Services and its Affiliates
(collectively, “GECIS”) as the “Provider”
under all of the Genworth ARMOAs, and Luxco shall assume all of the
obligations, liabilities and responsibilities of GECIS under all of
the Genworth ARMOAs. The effectiveness of each of such restatements
shall be contingent solely upon receipt by the parties to such
agreements of all necessary approvals by any domestic or foreign
federal, state, provincial, local, county or municipal government
or supra-national, governmental, judicial, regulatory or
administrative agency, department, commission board, bureau, court
or other authority or instrumentality or any arbitrator or arbitral
panel (each, a “Governmental Entity”) having
jurisdiction. Luxco will cooperate with Genworth in securing such
approvals as set forth in Section 5.19(e) of the SPA. The parties
acknowledge and agree that in connection with entering into each
such amended and restated ARMOA, Luxco intends to subcontract for
the performance of the Services under such ARMOA with the entity
that was a party to such ARMOA immediately prior to the date of
such amendment and restatement.
Section 3. Waiver of Carve-Out
Option .
Genworth irrevocably waives and agrees
not to exercise, and shall cause its affiliates to irrevocably
waive and not exercise, any Carve-Out Option (as defined in the
Genworth ARMOAs) afforded to Genworth or its affiliates in the
Genworth ARMOAs with respect to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the SPA, and further irrevocably
waives and
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agrees not to exercise, and shall cause
its affiliates to irrevocably waive and not exercise, any Carve-Out
Option with respect to the occurrence of any future Carve-Out
Condition (as defined in the Genworth ARMOAs).
Section 4. Minimum Volume
Commitments
a. Genworth Minimum Volume
Commitment . For the five (5)-calendar year period beginning on
January 1, 2005 (the “Genworth Minimum Volume Commitment
Term”), the Genworth Group will purchase from Luxco Services
under all of the Amended ARMOAs (or any other agreement) that would
result in an aggregate minimum annual purchase dollar volume to
Luxco under all of the Amended ARMOAs of $24.0 million
(“Genworth Minimum Volume Commitment”).
b. Ramp Down Volume .
For the three (3)-year period following the Genworth Minimum Volume
Commitment Term (the “Ramp Down Term” and collectively
with the Genworth Minimum Volume Commitment Term, the “GMVC
Term”), the Genworth Group will purchase Services from Luxco
that would result in a minimum annual purchase dollar volume to
Luxco of: (i) $18.0 million in the sixth year of the Term (as
defined in the Amended ARMOAs), (ii) $12.0 million in the seventh
year of the Term, and (iii) $6.0 million in the eighth year of the
Term (“Ramp Down GMVC” and collectively with the
Genworth Minimum Volume Commitment, the
“GMVCs”).
c. Reduction of GMVCs
.
i. The GMVCs will only
be:
A. reduced by the purchase
dollar volume of any PSA or Services terminated by the Genworth
Group pursuant to Section 8.1 ( i.e. , for
“cause”), Section 8.5 ( i.e. , for
“liability in excess of liability cap”), or Section
8.6(a) ( i.e. , “special provisions for regulated
entities”) of the Amended ARMOAs for each year of the
remaining term (excluding any renewal period) of such PSA or
Services (or one (1) year if no term is set forth in the applicable
PSA);
B. reduced by the revenues
attributable to any Sweet Spot Services that the Genworth Group
offers to Luxco from and after the date that the Genworth Group
actually acquires such Sweet Spot Services from a third party and
that Luxco either (i) declines or (ii) offers to perform at rates
exceeding the Benchmark Rates; provided , however ,
that after January 1, 2006, in the event the annual revenue run
rate (on a trailing twelve (12) month basis) for all PSAs under all
of the Genworth ARMOAs is one hundred fifteen percent (115%) or
more than the GMVC, this paragraph (ii) shall not be applied to
reduce the GMVC. For purposes of this provision, “Benchmark
Rates” means, (1) for Services already offered under a
Transferred PSA, the rates set forth in the most comparable
Transferred PSA (as may be reasonably determined by Luxco and
Genworth); and (2) for services not already offered under a
Transferred PSA, market rates for such services of similar quality
under similar terms offered by a similarly situated supplier
established pursuant to neutral benchmarking procedures to be
agreed to by Luxco and the applicable member of the Genworth
Group;
C. reduced by the purchase
dollar volumes of any PSA or Services that Luxco has been unable to
perform pursuant to, or unable to provide for more than one hundred
eighty (180) days as the result of, a Force Majeure condition (as
defined in the Amended ARMOAs) of Luxco for each year that the term
(without any renewal period) of such PSA or Services (or the Term,
if no term is set forth in the applicable PSA) would have extended
had such PSA or Services not been terminated;
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D. reduced by the purchase
dollar volume of any PSA or Services terminated by the Genworth
Group for a Change of Control of Luxco as provided in Section 8.4
of the Amended ARMOAs (Termination Right Related to Change of
Control of Luxco) for each year of the remaining term (excluding
any renewal period) of such PSA or Services (or one year if no term
is set forth in the applicable PSA); and
E. reduced by the revenues
attributable to any Competitive Services under a proposed PSA
pursuant to which any Technology and Intellectual Property
developed, licensed or purchased by Provider is owned by a member
of the Genworth Group as contemplated by Section 2.2 of
Exhibit I to an Amended ARMOA, that the Genworth Group
offers to Luxco from and after the date that the Genworth Group
actually acquires such Competitive Services from a third party and
that Luxco either (i) declines or (ii) offers to perform at rates
exceeding the Benchmark Rates.
ii. For the purposes of this
Section 5 , purchase dollar volumes for any terminated or
suspended Services will be determined (A) based on any actual
purchase dollar volumes set forth in the applicable PSA less any
amounts already paid thereunder, or (B) if no purchase dollar
volumes are set forth in the applicable PSA, projected for the
remaining term based on the Charges (as defined in the Amended
ARMOAs) due to Luxco during the prior twelve (12) month period for
such Services or such lesser period as is available if a twelve
(12) month period is not available (pro-rated as
applicable).
iii. Unless expressly stated
otherwise in this Agreement, references to the Genworth Minimum
Volume Commitment, Ramp Down GMVC, and GMVCs will mean such terms
as adjusted in accordance with this Section 5 .
d. Determining Actual
Purchase Dollar Volumes .
i. During the GMVC Term, the
Parties will determine the actual purchase dollar volume of the
Genworth Group on an annual calendar-year basis in accordance with
methodologies agreed upon by the Parties in writing.
ii. For purposes of the
GMVCs:
A. purchasing of Services by
any member of the Genworth Group from Luxco, whether under the
Amended ARMOAs or another agreement, shall be included on a
dollar-for-dollar basis (notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary in any Genworth ARMOA or PSA) in the calculation of the
GMVC; provided , however , that the purchase dollar
volume from an entity that becomes a member of the Genworth Group
after the Effective Date that was not previously a member of the
Genworth Group shall only apply to the extent purchasing (on an
annual basis) is at a level exceeding the level (on a trailing
twelve (12) month basis) existing immediately prior to its becoming
a member of the Genworth Group;
B. the purchase dollar volume
to Luxco from any statements of work entered into with a divested
business pursuant to Section 1.5 of the Amended ARMOAs (or any
renewal or extension thereof) will be included in the calculation
of the amount of the purchase dollar volume of the Genworth
Group;
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C. any Services purchased by
GE ITS Services on behalf of the Genworth Group will be included in
the amount of the purchase dollar volume of the Genworth
Group;
D. any Services Transfer
Assistance (as defined in the ARMOAs), termination services and
capital expenditures that are billed to the Genworth Group at the
actual costs incurred by Luxco (not including any mark-ups or
margins on such costs or any mark-ups or margins which may be
included in the price per FTE specified in the applicable PSA),
will not be counted towards the annual purchase dollar volume;
and
E. amounts invoiced in
currencies other than dollars will be converted to dollars on a
quarterly basis at the prevailing exchange rate on the last day of
each calendar quarter as reported in The Wall Street Journal
for all Services performed during such quarter.
e. GMVC Shortfall and
Excess Adjustments .
i. Subject to paragraphs (c)
and (d) of this Section, in the event Luxco’s actual purchase
dollar volume from the Genworth Group for any calendar year during
the GMVC Term is below the applicable GMVC for such year, Genworth
will pay to Luxco (within ninety (90) days of the end of such
calendar year) a pricing adjustment for the Services provided to
the Genworth Group in such year in an amount equal to (i) (a) the
amount of such shortfall multiplied by (b) twenty five
percent (25%) plus (ii) the documented Stranded Costs associated
with Transferred PSAs terminated for convenience under Section 8.3
of the Amended ARMOAs that resulted in the shortfall in full
satisfaction of Genworth’s remaining obligations with respect
to the applicable GMVC for that year. Subject to Article 6, Luxco
shall use reasonable good faith efforts to mitigate any Stranded
Costs including efforts to redeploy any effected employees,
facility, hardware or equipment in connection with Luxco’s
then-current business. Genworth acknowledges that it is
Luxco’s expectation that the Genworth Group actually purchase
the minimum level of Services rather than pay such shortfall
amount, while Luxco acknowledges that Genworth’s only binding
commitment is either to purchase the GMVC level of Services or to
pay the amount detailed in clauses (i) and (ii). Genworth will make
efforts in good faith to reach the GMVCs through requests for
actual service, rather than pay such shortfall amount.
ii. In the event
Luxco’s actual purchase dollar volume from the Genworth Group
for any calendar year during the GMVC Term exceeds the applicable
GMVCs, the amount of such excess, up to 5% of the then-applicable
GMVC, will be credited against any shortfalls in the GMVCs in each
of the following two (2) years or up to 10% of the then-applicable
GMVC will be credited against any shortfalls in the GMVCs in the
following year, with the choice being in the sole discretion of
Genworth.
iii. In the event
Luxco’s actual purchase dollar volume at any point during the
GMVC Term from the Genworth Group is below the applicable GMVC for
such year in whole or in part because of Services suspended or
terminated by reason of a Force Majeure condition (i) relating to
Luxco that prevented Luxco from providing Services for one hundred
eighty (180) days or less or (ii) of the Genworth Group that
entitled the Genworth Group to suspend receipt of Services, the
Genworth Group shall not be liable for any GMVC shortfall (or
obligated to make any payment under paragraph (a) of this Section)
resulting in whole or in part from the reduction in purchase dollar
volume for a period of up to one (1) year from the date Luxco
becomes able to resume the suspended or terminated Services or the
Genworth Group has resumed operations that were the subject of the
suspended or terminated Services, but the Genworth Group shall
replace any difference between the amounts that would have been
required to be purchased under the applicable GMVC and the actual
amounts purchased (the “FM Shortfall Amount”). The
FM
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Shortfall Amount will be calculated in
total dollars, not dollars per year, and will represent any amount
of revenue that Luxco would have been entitled to receive because
of the applicable GMVC, but did not receive, by reason of the Force
Majeure condition. All FM Shortfall Amounts accruing from Force
Majeure conditions taking place within one year shall be aggregated
together into a single FM Shortfall Amount. Genworth shall cause
the Genworth Group to purchase from Luxco Services under all PSAs
that would result in aggregate dollar volume equal to the FM
Shortfall Amount in addition to its obligation regarding the
applicable GMVC beginning in the second calendar year following the
Force Majeure condition according to the following schedule, there
being no penalty for early purchasing of the required
amounts:
A. for FM Shortfall Amount
less than $2.0 million, in equal installments over a period of
three (3) years;
B. for FM Shortfall Amount of
at least $2.0 million but less than $2.7 million, in equal
installments over a period of four (4) years; and
C. for FM Shortfall Amount
equal to or greater than $2.7 million, in equal installments over a
period of five (5) years.
If the periods over which the FM
Shortfall Amount is to be purchased would extend beyond the Term,
the portion of the FM Shortfall Amount that would extend beyond the
end of the Term will instead be purchased in the last calendar year
of the Term. If a Force Majeure condition occurs mid-year, the
foregoing amounts shall be pro-rated so that the multi-year periods
specified above beginning at the time of the Force Majeure
condition are allocated across the calendar years to which the
GMVCs apply. The remedy for failure to purchase any FM Shortfall
Amount will be the same as the remedy applying to an GMVC shortfall
under paragraph (a) of this Section.
iv. In the event a Force
Majeure condition of the Genworth Group for which purchasing of
Services was suspended or terminated does not prevent Genworth
Group from fulfilling the applicable GMVC, the applicable member of
the Genworth Group shall use good faith efforts to recommence its
purchasing of Services under the applicable PSA to the extent that
after the remediation of such Force Majeure condition the
applicable member of the Genworth Group requires such Services or
substantially similar services.
f. Pulled Back
Termination .
i. “Pulled Back
Termination” will mean any termination of a Transferred PSA
where the Services performed under that Transferred PSA either (i)
are subsequently performed by a member of the Genworth Group or
(ii) are awarded to a third party. During any year of the Genworth
Minimum Volume Commitment Term, if the annual purchase dollar
volume of Pulled Back Terminations in that year in aggregate
exceeds the following amounts (the amount of such excess being the
“Annual Excess”): $1.2 million for 2005 (5% of the
GMVC), $960,000 for 2006 (4% of the GMVC), and $720,000 (3% of the
GMVC) for each of 2007, 2008 and 2009; then Genworth shall cause
the Genworth Group to purchase additional Services of like price
per FTE and for a period of time that reflects a duration of a
weighted average equivalent to all Pulled Back Terminations
terminated in that year with annual purchase dollar volume in
aggregate no less than the Annual Excess.
ii. The preceding paragraph
(i) shall not apply to any terminations resulting from, in whole or
in part:
A. a termination of a
Transferred PSA in accordance with Section 8.1 (i.e., for
“cause”) or Section 8.6(a) (i.e., “regulatory
cause”) of the Amended ARMOAs;
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B. Luxco becoming subject to
any voluntary or involuntary order of any Governmental Entity, for
reasons other than those within Luxco’s control, prohibiting
or materially impairing the performance of Services under such
Transferred PSA, for which Luxco does not develop a work-around
within thirty (30) days;
C. a termination of a
Transferred PSA in accordance with Section 8.4 (Termination Right
Related to Change of Control of PROVIDER) of the Amended
ARMOAs.
D. a termination of a
Transferred PSA in accordance with Section 21.1 (Force Majeure) of
the Amended ARMOAs;
E. a termination of a
Transferred PSA with the IT Services Business Component in
connection with reacquisition of substantially similar services on
substantially the same terms from Luxco;
F. a termination of a
Transferred PSA due to changes in applicable Law (as defined in the
Amended ARMOAs); or
G. a termination directly
resulting from a material change in the requirements of any of the
Services being provided by Luxco under any Transferred PSA to any
third party customers of the Genworth Group.
iii. Genworth shall, upon
request, provide Luxco with reasonable information related to the
disposition of Services terminated pursuant to Pulled Back
Terminations.
g. Volume Fluctuations
.
i. If, in any year of the
Genworth Minimum Volume Commitment Term, the aggregate purchasing
under Transferred PSAs ((netting volume ramp-ups against volume
ramp-downs) other than Pulled Back Terminations but excluding
reductions resulting from one of the reasons set forth in Section
4(f)(ii) and reductions resulting from the expiration of
Transferred PSAs relating to finite life projects) declines from
the purchase dollar volume of the prior year by more than the
Volume Trigger, Genworth shall meet with Luxco to work together in
good faith to consider new business opportunities to put Luxco in a
position similar to that it would have been in had the Volume
Trigger not been exceeded.
The “Volume Trigger” will
mean annual purchase dollar volume declines in aggregate exceeding
the sum of (i): $0 for 2005 (0% of the GMVC), $240,000 for 2006 (1%
of the GMVC), and $480,000 (2% of the GMVC) for each of 2007, 2008
and 2009; and (ii) any amount by which Pulled Back Terminations in
such year were less than the applicable amount under Section
5(f)(i).
h. Cooperation Regarding
Service Mix . For each calendar year during which one or more
Genworth ARMOAs is effective, the parties will review Luxco’s
business plans and the types of services being provided to the
Genworth Group. If such services substantially depart from the
services provided in the prior calendar year, the parties will
cooperate to identify future service offerings within the Sweet
Spot Services that may be offered by the Genworth Group to
Luxco.
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Section 5. Genworth Customer
Service Team .
Luxco agrees:
i. to maintain work areas for
Luxco personnel providing the Services that are separate from the
work areas of Luxco personnel providing services for other Luxco
customers and which are readily identified as such with Genworth
branding and other affinity materials as requested by
Genworth;
ii. to cooperate with the
members of the Genworth Group to maintain existing communication
programs targeted at Luxco personnel providing the Services and to
facilitate such modified or additional communications programs
targeted at such personnel as the members of the Genworth Group may
reasonably request from time to time; and
iii. to otherwise cooperate
with the Genworth Group to foster a high level of identification
between the Luxco employees providing the Services and the Genworth
Group as the Genworth Group may reasonably request from time to
time.
Section 6. Luxco
Employees .
For any Competitive Services provided by
Luxco to any member of the Genworth Group the following provisions
shall apply.
a. Recruiting for
Competitive Services . At any time that a PSA for a Competitive
Service is not fully staffed in accordance with the terms of such
PSA, Luxco shall continuously use commercially reasonable efforts
to identify candidates who possess the skills and experience
necessary to perform the Competitive Service (the “CS
Candidates”). For eighteen months from the Effective Date
with respect to Transferred PSAs and for twelve months from the
Effective Date with respect to any New PSA (as defined in the
Amended ARMOAs), at any time that a PSA for a Competitive Service
is not fully staffed in accordance with the terms of such PSA,
Luxco shall first consider any CS Candidate for employment to
perform the Competitive Services and shall not consider any CS
Candidate for employment to perform services for any other customer
until the earlier of: (i) with respect to positions for which
Genworth does not wish to meet with candidates, such time as Luxco
has determined in good faith that the CS Candidate is not suitable
for any open Competitive Service position, and (ii) with respect to
positions for which Genworth wishes to meet with candidates, the
earlier of (A) thirty days after Luxco has presented the CS
Candidate to Genworth, which such period shall commence upon
Genworth’s receipt of such CS Candidate’s resume (and
Genworth has not requested an offer to be made to such CS Candidate
within such thirty days), and (B) the date on which Genworth has
indicated that the CS Candidate is not suitable for the PSA. Luxco
shall make an offer of employment to any CS Candidate referenced in
(ii) that Genworth considers suitable for an unstaffed position
under the PSA. In the event that an offer is made to such CS
Candidate, Luxco shall not discuss any other employment
opportunities with the CS Candidate until the CS Candidate declines
the offer of employment related to the Competitive
Services.
b. Critical Luxco
Employees . During the term of the applicable PSA(s), each
Critical Luxco Employee shall dedicate substantially all of his or
her working time to the provision of Services pursuant to such
PSA(s) and shall not provide services of any kind to any other
customer account of Luxco or any of its Affiliates. Luxco shall not
assign any Critical Luxco Employee to provide, directly or
indirectly, (i) Competitive Services to any other customer of Luxco
or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) any services to any competitor of
the Genworth Group, provided , however if
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(A) the applicable PSA(s) under which
such Critical Luxco Employee provides Services expires or
terminates and Genworth and its Affiliates do not have any work for
such Critical Luxco Employee after such expiration or termination
or (B) there is a reduction in the purchase dollar volume of
Services under the applicable PSA(s) such that such Critical Luxco
Employee is not fully utilized and Genworth does not agree to
compensate Luxco for such employee’s time as though he or she
were fully-utilized, the foregoing assignment restriction shall not
apply.
c. Dedicated Luxco
Employees . Luxco shall use, and cause each of its Affiliates
providing the Services to use, commercially reasonable efforts to
retain the initial Dedicated Luxco Employees and shall dedicate
substantially all of the working time of the Dedicated Luxco
Employees to the performance of the Services for the Genworth
Group. If the Attrition Rate for the Dedicated Luxco Employees for
any calendar month exceeds (i) for the 12 month period beginning
January 1, 2005, 2.08% and (ii) thereafter, 1.66%, and there are
open positions in that month, Luxco shall not transfer, and shall
cause each of its Affiliates providing the Services not to
transfer, any Dedicated Luxco Employee to the account of any other
customer until such time as (A) the Attrition Rate shall have been
less than the applicable amount for at least four (4) consecutive
calendar months and/or all such open positions have been filled by
qualified persons, or (B) there is a reduction in the purchase
dollar volume of Services under the applicable PSA(s) such that a
Dedicated Luxco Employee to be transferred is not fully utilized
and Genworth does not agree to compensate Luxco for such
employee’s time as though he or she were fully-utilized.
Luxco further agrees not to transfer, and shall cause each of its
Affiliates providing the Services not to transfer, any Dedicated
Luxco Employees to the account of any other customer if the
Attrition Rate is reasonably likely to be exceeded for the calendar
month in which the transfer occurs and there are reasonably likely
to be open positions in such month.
d. Definitions . For
purposes of this Section:
i. “Attrition
Rate” means the percentage calculated by dividing the number
of Departed Dedicated Luxco Employees during the relevant month by
the number of Dedicated Luxco Employees at the beginning of such
month.
ii. “Competitive
Services” means the product development, actuarial valuation,
modeling, pricing, and analysis; risk modeling, analytics, and
research; marketing modeling and analytics; and insurance
investment research processes described in the PSAs listed in
Exhibit C attached hereto or identified in any PSA entered
into after the Effective Date, and services substantially similar
to any of the foregoing services.
iii. “Critical Luxco
Employee” shall mean an employee of Luxco who Luxco and
Genworth (or their applicable Affiliates) agree has or is likely to
develop special expertise or knowledge of proprietary information
of Genworth and who is specifically identified in one or more PSAs
entered into after the Effective Date.
iv. “Dedicated Luxco
Employee” shall mean any employee of Luxco or its Affiliates,
for so long as such person is an employee of Luxco or its
Affiliates and dedicates substantially all of his or her working
time to the provision of the Services. The Dedicated Luxco
Employees as of the Effective Date are listed in Exhibit D
hereto.
v. “Departed Dedicated
Luxco Employee” shall mean any former employee or current
employee of Luxco or its Affiliate who was, but no longer is, a
Dedicated Luxco Employee but excluding any Dedicated Luxco
Employees removed from the account at the request of Genworth or
any of its Affiliates or by the agreement of Luxco and Genworth or
their applicable Affiliates.
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e. Equitable Relief .
Luxco acknowledges that any violation of the restrictions contained
in the foregoing paragraph would result in irreparable injury to
the Genworth Group, and Luxco further agrees that, in the event of
its violation of any of these restrictions, the members of the
Genworth Group shall be entitled to obtain from any court of
competent jurisdiction (in any jurisdiction) preliminary and
permanent injunctive relief, as well as damages to which it may be
entitled under applicable law, subject to Section 13.0 of
the Amended ARMOAs in its entirety.
Section 7. Agreement Not to
Enforce Non-Compete Provisions . Genworth irrevocably
agrees not to enforce, and shall cause its Affiliates not to
enforce, the provisions of Section 18.0 (Non-Compete) of the
Genworth ARMOAs, and irrevocably waives all of its rights with
respect thereto under the Genworth ARMOAs. Nothwitstanding Section
2 of this Agreement, following the consummation of the Luxco
Acquisition, neither Luxco 2 nor its Affilates, including GECIS
shall (i) have any obligations to Genworth in respect of such
Section 18.0 of the Genworth ARMOAs or (ii) be bound any
exclusivity obligations contained therein.
Section 8. Critical
Intellectual Property .
In connection with any PSA entered into
after the Effective Date, the parties to such PSA may agree that
certain intellectual property to be developed in connection with
such PSA shall be owned exclusively by Genworth or its applicable
Affiliate. The parties will specifically identify in the applicable
PSA such intellectual property and the scope of Genworth’s
(or its Affiliate’s) rights therein.
Section 9. Dispute
Resolution.
a. General Provisions
.
i. Any dispute, controversy
or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the
validity, interpretation, breach or termination thereof (a
“Dispute”), shall be resolved in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section 8, which shall be the sole and
exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless
otherwise specified below.
ii. Commencing with a request
contemplated by paragraph (b) set forth below, all communications
between the parties or their representatives in connection with the
attempted resolution of any Dispute, including any mediator’s
evaluation referred to in paragraph (c) set forth below, shall be
deemed to have been delivered in furtherance of a Dispute
settlement and shall be exempt from discovery and production, and
shall not be admissible in evidence for any reason (whether as an
admission or otherwise), in any arbitral or other proceeding for
the resolution of the Dispute.
iii. The parties expressly
waive and forego any right to (i) punitive, exemplary,
statutorily-enhanced or similar damages in excess of compensatory
damages, and (ii) trial by jury.
iv. The specific procedures
set forth below, including but not limited to the time limits
referenced therein, may be modified by agreement of the parties in
writing.
v. All applicable statutes of
limitations and defenses based upon the passage of time shall be
tolled while the procedures specified in this Section 8 are
pending. The parties will take such action, if any, required to
effectuate such tolling.
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b. Consideration by Senior
Executives .
If a Dispute is not resolved in the
normal course of business at the operational level, the parties
shall attempt in good faith to resolve such Dispute by negotiation
between executives who hold, at a minimum, the office of President
and CEO of the respective business entities involved in such
Dispute. Either party may initiate the executive negotiation
process by providing a written notice to the other (the
“Initial Notice”). Fifteen (15) days after delivery of
the Initial Notice, the receiving party shall submit to the other a
written response (the “Response”). The Initial Notice
and the Response shall include (i) a statement of the Dispute and
of each party’s position, and (ii) the name and title of the
executive who will represent that party and of any other person who
will accompany the executive. Such executives will meet in person
or by telephone within thirty (30) days of the date of the Initial
Notice to seek a resolution of the Dispute.
c. Mediation
.
If a Dispute is not resolved by
negotiation as provided in paragraph (b) within forty-five (45)
days from the delivery of the Initial Notice, then either party may
submit the Dispute for resolution by mediation pursuant to the CPR
Institute for Dispute Resolution (the “CPR”) Model
Mediation Procedure as then in effect. The parties will select a
mediator from the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals. Either
party at commencement of the mediation may ask the mediator to
provide an evaluation of the Dispute and the parties’
relative positions.
d. Arbitration
.
i. If a Dispute is not
resolved by mediation as provided in paragraph (c) within thirty
(30) days of the selection of a mediator (unless the mediator
chooses to withdraw sooner), either party may submit the Dispute to
be finally resolved by arbitration pursuant to the CPR Rules for
Non-Administered Arbitration as then in effect (the “CPR
Arbitration Rules”). The parties consent to a single,
consolidated arbitration for all known Disputes existing at the
time of the arbitration and for which arbitration is
permitted.
ii. The neutral organization
for purposes of the CPR Arbitration Rules will be the CPR. The
arbitral tribunal shall be composed of three arbitrators, of whom
each party shall appoint one in accordance with the
“screened” appointment procedure provided in Rule 5.4
of the CPR Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in
New York City. Each party shall be permitted to present its case,
witnesses and evidence, if any, in the presence of the other party.
A written transcript of the proceedings shall be made and furnished
to the parties. The arbitrators shall determine the Dispute in
accordance with the law of the State of New York, without giving
effect to any conflict of law rules or other rules that might
render such law inapplicable or unavailable, and shall apply this
Agreement or applicable PSA, according to its terms, provided that
the provisions relating to arbitration shall be governed by the
Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq.
iii. The parties agree to be
bound by any award or order resulting from any arbitration
conducted in accordance with this paragraph (d) and further agree
that judgment on any award or order resulting from an arbitration
conducted under this paragraph (d) may be entered and enforced in
any court having jurisdiction thereof.
iv. Except as expressly
permitted by this Agreement, no party will commence or voluntarily
participate in any court action or proceeding concerning a Dispute,
except (i) for enforcement as contemplated by paragraph (d)(iii)
above, (ii) to restrict or vacate an arbitral
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decision based on the grounds specified
under applicable law, or (iii) for interim relief as provided in
paragraph (d)(v) below. For purposes of the foregoing, the parties
hereto submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of
the State of New York.
v. In addition to the
authority otherwise conferred on the arbitral tribunal, the
tribunal shall have the authority to make such orders for interim
relief, including injunctive relief, as it may deem just and
equitable. If the tribunal shall not have been appointed, either
party may seek interim relief from a court having jurisdiction if
the award to which the applicant may be entitled may be rendered
ineffectual without such interim relief. Upon appointment of the
tribunal following any grant of interim relief by a court, the
tribunal may affirm or disaffirm such relief, and the parties will
seek modification or rescission of the court action as necessary to
accord with the tribunal’s decision.
Each party will bear its own
attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with the
resolution of any Dispute in accordance with this Section
8.
e. Continued
Performance .
The parties agree to continue to perform
their respective obligations under this Agreement and any related
PSA during a Dispute.
Section 10. GE ITS
Agreements .
At the request of Luxco, Genworth will
request that GE ITS assign to Luxco all agreements pursuant to
which GE ITS provides services to the Genworth Group.
Section 11. Entire Agreement;
Amendment and Waiver .
Except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Agreement, this Agreement (including the Exhibits attached
hereto) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all
prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, between
or on behalf of the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement. In the event of any apparent conflict
between the provisions of this Agreement and any Amended ARMOA or
PSA, such provisions shall be construed so as to make them
consistent to the extent possible, and if such is not possible,
then the parties will negotiate in good faith to resolve such
conflicts in a commercially reasonable manner. If the parties are
unable to resolve such conflicts, then the provisions of this
Agreement shall control. No provision of this Agreement may be
amended or modified except by a written instrument signed by all
the parties to such agreement. No waiver by any party of any
provision hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in
writing and executed by the party so waiving. The waiver by either
party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall
not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent
breach.
Section 12. Severability
.
If any term or other provision of this
Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced under
any Law or as a matter of public policy, all other conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full
force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the
parties to this Agreement shall negotiate in good faith to modify
this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties
as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order
that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be consummated
as originally contemplated to the greatest extent
possible.
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Section 13. Assignment; No
Third-Party Beneficiaries .
This Agreement shall not be assigned by
any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other
parties hereto. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the
parties to this Agreement and their permitted successors and
assigns and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to or shall confer upon any other person or entity any
legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature
whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 14. Termination
.
This Agreement may be terminated by
either party upon thirty (30) days notice to the other party if
there are no outstanding Amended ARMOAs, PSAs, and other Services
being provided pursuant to an Amended ARMOA.
[Signatures appear on the
following page.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Outsourcing Services Amendment Agreement to be
executed on the date first written above by their respective duly
authorized officers.
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| GECIS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, |
| LUXEMBOURG, SWISS BRANCH ZUG |
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| By: |
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/s/ Peter Rüfenacht
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| Name: |
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Peter
Rüfenacht |
| Title: |
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Branch
Manager |
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| By: |
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/s/ Vivek Gour
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| Name: |
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Vivek
Gour |
| Title: |
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Chief
Financial Officer, Gecis |
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International Holdings |
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| GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. |
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| By: |
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/s/ Ward Bobitz
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| Name: |
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Ward
Bobitz |
| Title: |
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Vice
President |
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EXHIBIT A
Genworth
ARMOAs
Genworth
ARMOAs
The following is a list of
Genworth ARMOAs to be amended.
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No.
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Genworth Legal Entity
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GECIS Legal Entity
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Type of Agreement
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American
Mayflower Life Insurance Company of New York |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 2 |
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GE
Capital Life Assurance Company of New York |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 3 |
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GNA
Corporation |
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GECIS |
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MOA |
| 4 |
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GE Group
Administrators, Inc. |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 5 |
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First
Colony Life Insurance Company |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 6 |
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FFRL Re
Corp. |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 7 |
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Federal
Home Life Insurance Company |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 8 |
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General
Electric Capital Assurance Company |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 9 |
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GE Group
Life Assurance Company |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 10 |
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GE Life
and Annuity Assurance Company |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 11 |
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Jamestown
Life Insurance Company |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 12 |
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Professional Insurance Company |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 13 |
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GE
Mortgage Contract Services, Inc. |
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GECIS |
|
MOA |
| 14 |
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Brookfield Life Assurance Co. Ltd. |
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GECIS |
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MOA |
| 15 |
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Viking
Insurance Co. Ltd. |
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GECIS |
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MOA |
| 16 |
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GE
Mortgage Services Limited (UK) |
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GECIS |
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ARMOA |
| 17 |
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GE Mortgage
Services Limited (UK) |
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GE Capital Global
Process Solutions (UK) |
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MOA |
| 18 |
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General
Electric Mortgage Insurance Corporation |
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GECIS |
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MOA |
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EXHIBIT B
Form of Amended and
Restated ARMOA
Each of the outstanding
Genworth ARMOAs shall be amended and restated as set forth in
Section 1 of this Agreement in the form attached hereto, provided
that Exhibit B to each Amended ARMOA shall be in substantially the
form of Exhibit B to the respective Genworth ARMOAs, amended or
supplemented as shall be necessary to appropriately reflect any
unique provisions of any Genworth ARMOA or as may be required to
obtain necessary approvals of the Amended ARMOAs by governmental
agencies (with such amendments or supplements to be negotiated and
agreed upon in good faith in a commercially reasonable
manner).
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FORM OF SECOND
AMENDED
MASTER OUTSOURCING
AGREEMENT
by and
between
[CUSTOMER]
and
GECIS INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS,
LUXEMBOURG, SWISS BRANCH
ZUG
[Date]
CONFIDENTIAL
TABLE OF
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Structure
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Business
Continuity and Disaster Recovery Services |
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1.3 |
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PROVIDER
Responsibilities |
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Service
Locations; Security |
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1.5 |
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Support
of CUSTOMER Divestitures |
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1.6 |
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Intentionally Omitted. |
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1.7 |
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New
Services |
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1.8 |
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Intentionally Omitted. |
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1.9 |
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Right of
First Opportunity. |
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Charges. |
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Generally |
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Discount
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2.3 |
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Adjustment of Charges |
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2.4 |
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Renewal
Pricing |
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2.5 |
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New
PSAs |
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2.6 |
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Currency |
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2.7 |
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Taxes |
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2.8 |
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Productivity Sharing. |
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Transaction Productivity |
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2.10 |
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Continuous Improvement; Planning |
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Billing and Payment. |
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3.1 |
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Invoices |
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3.2 |
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Payments |
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3.3 |
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Reimbursements |
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3.4 |
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Method of
Payment |
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3.5 |
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Notice of
Default |
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3.6 |
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Termination for Non-Payment. |
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3.7 |
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Past Due
Amounts |
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Performance Standards. |
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Generally |
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Measurement and Reporting |
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4.3 |
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Compliance |
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4.4 |
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Additional Remedies |
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Record Keeping and Audits. |
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Record
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5.2 |
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Audits |
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5.3 |
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Reports
and Certifications |
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10 |
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CUSTOMER Commitments. |
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System
Access |
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Data
Integrity |
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6.3 |
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Training |
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Term. |
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Initial
Term |
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Renewal
Term |
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Termination. |
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Termination for Cause by CUSTOMER |
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Termination for Cause by PROVIDER |
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Termination for Convenience |
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Termination Right Related to Change of Control of
PROVIDER. |
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8.5 |
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Termination Right Related to Liability Cap |
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8.6 |
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Special
Provisions for Regulated Companies. |
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8.7 |
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Termination of Agreement |
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8.8 |
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Continued
Performance |
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Obligations on Expiration and Termination. |
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Assignment and Subcontracting. |
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Assignment |
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10.2 |
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Subcontracting |
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10.3 |
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CUSTOMER
Assignment |
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Confidentiality. |
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Obligations of PROVIDER |
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11.2 |
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Obligations of CUSTOMER |
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11.3 |
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Required
Disclosures |
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11.4 |
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HIPAA
Addendum |
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11.5 |
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Data
Ownership |
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Indemnities. |
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Indemnity |
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CUSTOMER
Indemnity |
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12.3 |
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Mutual
Indemnity. |
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12.4 |
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Infringement Indemnity. |
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12.5 |
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Limitation on Indemnity Obligation |
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12.6 |
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Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and on an
After-Tax Basis |
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12.7 |
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Provider
Insurance |
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Limitation of Liability. |
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LIABILITY
CAP |
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13.2 |
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EXCLUSION
OF INDIRECT DAMAGES |
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13.3 |
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EXCEPTIONS |
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PROVIDER Employees. |
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Responsibility for PROVIDER Employees |
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Representations, Warranties and Covenants. |
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PROVIDER
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CUSTOMER
Representations |
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Approvals
and Consents |
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Cooperation. |
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Notices. |
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Intellectual Property. |
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Non Solicitation |
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Change Control Procedure. |
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Governance. |
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PROVIDER
Account Executive. |
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CUSTOMER
Account Executive. |
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20.3 |
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Key
Employees of PROVIDER |
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20.4 |
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Meetings. |
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Operational Dispute Resolution |
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Miscellaneous. |
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Force
Majeure |
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21.2 |
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Independent Contractors |
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Failure
to Object Not a Waiver |
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Governing
Law |
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21.5 |
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No
Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Publicity |
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Entire
Agreement |
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21.8 |
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Amendment |
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21.9 |
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Rules of
Construction |
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21.10 |
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Severability |
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21.11 |
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Remedies
Not Exclusive |
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21.12 |
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Dispute
Resolution |
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Language |
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Survival |
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Attachments. |
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Exhibits
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| Exhibit A |
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Definitions |
| Exhibit
B |
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Local
Modifications to Master Agreement |
| Exhibit
C |
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Form of
PSA |
| Exhibit
D |
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BCP/DRP
Plans |
| Exhibit
E |
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Security
Procedures |
| Exhibit
F |
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Pricing
Template |
| Exhibit
G |
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Dispute
Resolution |
| Exhibit
H |
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RESERVED |
| Exhibit
I |
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Intellectual Property |
| Exhibit
J |
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Business
Associate Addendum |
| Exhibit
K |
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Change
Control Procedure |
| Exhibit
L |
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PSAs and
Base Costs |
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FORM OF
SECOND
AMENDED
MASTER OUTSOURCING
AGREEMENT
SECOND AMENDED MASTER
OUTSOURCING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) entered into as of
the
(the “Execution Date”), by and between [NAME], a
[JURISDICTION][TYPE OF ENTITY], with offices at [ADDRESS]
(“CUSTOMER”) and GECIS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS,
LUXEMBOURG, SWISS BRANCH ZUG, an entity duly formed and existing
under the laws of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, with offices at
Baarerstrasse 21, 6304 Zug, Switzerland
(“PROVIDER”).
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WHEREAS, PROVIDER and
CUSTOMER are parties to an [Amended and Restated] Master
Outsourcing Agreement (“ARMOA”), dated as of
, 2004;
WHEREAS, PROVIDER and
CUSTOMER now desire to amend the ARMOA on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
W I T N E S S E T
H
1.0 Services .
1.1 Structure of the
Agreement .
(a) The Services are governed
by the terms of this Agreement as amended and/or supplemented as
set forth in Exhibit B , and the PSAs. Each PSA executed
after the Execution Date shall be in the form attached as
Exhibit C , unless otherwise agreed to by the
parties.
(b) PROVIDER agrees to
provide the Services under the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and as more specifically described in the
PSAs.
1.2 Business Continuity
and Disaster Recovery Services . PROVIDER shall provide the
services set forth in the business continuity and disaster recovery
plans referred to in Exhibit D (collectively, the
“BCP/DRP Plans”). The BCP/DRP Plans shall address all
operations identified by CUSTOMER as “Mission
Critical;” shall meet the substantive requirements specified
by CUSTOMER and shall be agreed upon by CUSTOMER and PROVIDER.
Further, at no additional charge to CUSTOMER other than as provided
in Section 2 and the Pricing Template set forth in Exhibit F
, PROVIDER will (a) actively review and update the BCP/DRP Plans,
(b) test the BCP/DRP Plans at least annually, (c) permit CUSTOMER
the opportunity to participate in such testing, (d) give CUSTOMER
access to the results and analysis of such testing, and (e) correct
deficiencies in the BCP/DRP Plans revealed by such testing. Failure
to provide the services described in such BCP/DRP Plans will
constitute a material breach of this Agreement, subject to cure as
set forth in Section 8.1(e).
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1.3 PROVIDER
Responsibilities . Except as otherwise noted in this Agreement,
PROVIDER shall provide, at its expense, all materials, labor,
equipment, facilities and other items necessary to deliver the
Services. Subject to Section 6.3 herein, all employees
performing the Services shall be skilled in their trades and
licensed, if required, by all proper authorities.
1.4 Service Locations;
Security . Except as provided in the BCP/DRP Plans, without the
prior written consent of CUSTOMER, PROVIDER shall not change or
move the original location for the performance by PROVIDER of the
Services required under this Agreement. In performing the Services,
operating the Facilities used by it to provide the Services and
protecting CUSTOMER’s data, information and other property,
PROVIDER will comply with the security procedures set forth in
Exhibit E of this Agreement.
1.5 Support of CUSTOMER
Divestitures . If CUSTOMER divests any business operation,
PROVIDER will provide the Services to such operation if such
operation (i) used the Services prior to being divested, (ii) after
being divested uses either essentially the same services as before
being divested, or CUSTOMER or the acquiring entity compensates
PROVIDER to modify its systems or processes used to perform and
provide the Services as necessary to accommodate the use of the
Services as reasonably requested by the acquiring entity, (iii) the
acquiror of such operation agrees to be subject to the provisions
of this Agreement and the PSAs, and (iv) CUSTOMER is not in payment
default at the time of the request, but, in that case, PROVIDER
must provide the Services if paid in advance. At CUSTOMER’s
option, PROVIDER and such acquiror shall enter into a separate
agreement and PSA(s) providing for the provision of the Services,
which agreements shall be on substantially the same terms and
conditions as are set forth in this Agreement and the PSA(s), with
such changes therein as the parties may agree upon. PROVIDER shall
charge for the continuing performance and delivery of such Services
based on the then-existing charging methodologies and may charge
CUSTOMER or the acquiring entity for the reasonable implementation
and set-up fees relating to the extension of the Services to such
entity approved in writing in advance. PROVIDER and the acquiring
entity will negotiate in good faith for up to one hundred twenty
(120) days following the divestiture to agree upon alternative
terms and conditions that will apply to the provision of the
Services to such entity by PROVIDER. If they are unable to so
agree, at the request of the acquiring entity, PROVIDER shall be
required to provide the Services to such acquiring entity until the
earlier of (i) the last day of the twelfth (12 th
) month
following such 120-day negotiation period and (ii) the termination
date of this Agreement and related PSAs, provided , that if
such termination date is to occur later than twelve (12) months
following the end of such 120-day period and PROVIDER is requested
to provide such Services for less than twelve (12) months following
the end of such period, such acquiring entity or CUSTOMER shall
bear all costs actually incurred by PROVIDER as a result of such
reduction in volume, provided , further , that
PROVIDER shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate such
costs. Such Services shall be provided by PROVIDER regardless of
whether the acquiring entity is a competitor of PROVIDER. PROVIDER
shall provide Services Transfer Assistance as reasonably requested
by the acquiror, solely at the acquiror’s cost, for the
period during which PROVIDER is required to provide Services to
such acquiror.
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1.6 Intentionally
Omitted .
1.7 New Services .
From time to time, CUSTOMER may request that PROVIDER furnish
additional services to CUSTOMER that are not within the scope of
the Services (“New Services”). PROVIDER will discuss
with CUSTOMER such request and the ramifications of such additional
services on the existing Services, but will not be obligated to
provide such additional services. Such requests shall be addressed
through the Change Control Procedure described in Section
19.0 hereof. CUSTOMER shall bear all costs agreed in advance
between the parties and incurred by PROVIDER on account of
transition or migration of New Services from CUSTOMER to
PROVIDER.
1.8 Intentionally
Omitted .
1.9 Right of First
Opportunity .
(a) If CUSTOMER proposes to
outsource to a third party ( i.e. , other than a CUSTOMER
Affiliate) any Additional Service (other than an Additional Service
originally acquired from PROVIDER but terminated for cause), then
CUSTOMER will first issue to PROVIDER a request for proposal with
respect to such Additional Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in no event shall CUSTOMER have any obligation to make any offer
with respect to its actual or proposed acquisition of services
substantially similar to those provided to CUSTOMER by any third
party suppliers or vendors of CUSTOMER prior to the Execution Date
from the supplier or vendor that supplied such services prior to
the Execution Date.
(b) PROVIDER will have a
period of ten (10) days following PROVIDER’s receipt of such
request for proposal (the “Exclusive Tender Period”) to
deliver to CUSTOMER a proposed PSA (which complies with the
requirements of this Agreement and such request for
proposal).
(c) CUSTOMER will not solicit
proposals from, or negotiate with, any third party with respect to
the provision of the Additional Service prior to or during the
Exclusive Tender Period.
(d) If PROVIDER delivers a
proposed PSA to CUSTOMER within the Exclusive Tender Period, then
CUSTOMER will consider such proposed PSA in good faith;
provided , however , that this Section 1.9
will not operate so as to prevent CUSTOMER from soliciting
proposals from, or negotiating with, third parties concerning the
provision of any Additional Service after the Exclusive Tender
Period.
(e) If at the end of the
Exclusive Tender Period, CUSTOMER and PROVIDER have not agreed on
the terms of PROVIDER’s PSA for the Additional Services,
CUSTOMER may solicit bids from other third party providers.
CUSTOMER will not supply any information provided by PROVIDER
pursuant to its bid for Additional Services to any third party
provider, and such information shall be Confidential Information of
PROVIDER.
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2.0 Charges .
2.1 Generally .
Notwithstanding any provision related to fees and charges in a PSA
to the contrary, as consideration for the provision of the
Services, CUSTOMER will pay to PROVIDER the charges calculated as
set forth in this Section 2.0 (the “Charges”).
“Baseline Charges” shall mean (i) for PSAs existing as
of May 24, 2004, the Baseline Charges and the Charges for the
initial Contract Year (or part thereof) as set forth on Exhibit
L , and (ii) for PSAs executed after May 24, 2004 and prior to
the Execution Date, the Baseline Charges as set forth in each such
PSA. The Charges shall be adjusted annually to reflect changes in
PROVIDER’s Base Costs and to reflect scheduled discounts from
the Baseline Charges pursuant to the following formula:
New Charges = Baseline
Charges * Discount Factor * Cost Factor
2.2 Discount Factor .
For the periods indicated, the “Discount Factor” shall
mean and be as follows:
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Period
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Discount Factor
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after May 24, 2004 through the first
anniversary of the Trigger Date (as defined below)
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0.962963 |
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from the first anniversary of the
Trigger Date through the second anniversary of the Trigger
Date
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0.925926 |
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from the second anniversary of the
Trigger Date through the third anniversary of the Trigger
Date
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0.911111 |
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from the third anniversary of the
Trigger Date through the eighth anniversary of the Trigger
Date
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0.888889 |
“Cost Factor”
means and shall be calculated as follows:
Y(n) Base Cost/Y(0) Base
Cost
where Y(n) Base Cost is
determined pursuant to Section 2.3 for each Contract Year,
Y(n-1) Base Cost is the Base Cost for the preceding Contract Year
and Y(0) Base Cost is the Base Cost for the initial Contract Year,
as set forth in Exhibit L .
2.3 Adjustment of
Charges . Prior to the commencement of each Contract Year, the
parties will negotiate in good faith to agree upon the elements of
Base Cost and the rates to be charged to CUSTOMER for such elements
during such year. The parties will reflect their agreement on such
matters in a written document to be executed by each of them and
the Charges for the Services in such year shall not exceed the
agreed amounts. Any amendment or addition to such elements or rates
must be approved by CUSTOMER in advance in writing. If the parties
are unable to agree upon such matters, the Cost Factor for the
applicable year shall be
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calculated using Base Cost as determined
by PROVIDER in accordance with the definition of Base Cost,
provided , that Base Cost for any Contract Year shall not
exceed one hundred five percent (105%) of Base Cost for the
immediately preceding Contract Year. If Base Cost relating to any
PSA for any Contract Year during the Initial Term exceeds one
hundred five percent (105%) of Base Cost for the immediately
preceding Contract Year, CUSTOMER may terminate that PSA upon at
least six (6) months’ written notice to PROVIDER and shall
not be liable for any costs incurred by PROVIDER as a result of
such termination.
2.4 Renewal Pricing .
At least eighteen (18) months prior to the expiration of the
Initial Term, PROVIDER will propose in writing to CUSTOMER the
terms and conditions upon which PROVIDER would be willing to renew
the Agreement and the related PSAs. Such terms and conditions shall
be consistent with the terms and conditions for such services of
similar quality offered by a similarly situated
supplier.
2.5 New PSAs . Pricing
terms (including productivity sharing) for all PSAs entered into
after the Execution Date (“New PSAs”) shall be
negotiated by the parties and may or may not be subject to the
terms set forth in Section 2.1 , Section 2.2 ,
Section 2.3 , Section 2.8 and Section 2.9
.
2.6 Currency . All
currency references in this Agreement are in the currency of the
United States of America and all payments shall be made in such
currency.
2.7 Taxes . The
Charges for the Services shall be inclusive of any sales, use,
gross receipts or value added, withholding, ad valorem and other
taxes based on or measured by PROVIDER’s cost in acquiring
equipment, materials, supplies or services used by PROVIDER in
providing the Services. Further, each party shall bear sole
responsibility for any real or personal property taxes on any
property it owns or leases, for franchises or similar taxes on its
business, for employment taxes on its employees, for intangible
taxes on property it owns or licenses and for taxes on its net
income. If a sales, use, privilege, value added, excise, services
and/or similar tax (“Tax”) is assessed with respect to
PROVIDER’S Charges to CUSTOMER for the provision of the
Services, CUSTOMER shall be responsible for and pay the amount of
any such Tax to PROVIDER or as applicable Law otherwise requires,
in addition to the Charges. CUSTOMER may report and (as
appropriate) pay any Taxes directly if CUSTOMER provides PROVIDER
with a direct pay or exemption certificate. PROVIDER’s
invoices shall separately state the amounts of any Taxes PROVIDER
is proposing to collect from CUSTOMER. PROVIDER shall promptly
notify CUSTOMER of any claim for Taxes asserted by any applicable
taxing authorities. Notwithstanding the above, CUSTOMER’s
liability for such Taxes is conditioned upon PROVIDER providing
CUSTOMER notification within twenty (20) business days of receiving
any proposed assessment of any additional Taxes, interest or
penalty due by PROVIDER. PROVIDER shall coordinate with CUSTOMER
the response to and settlement of, any such assessment. CUSTOMER
shall be entitled to receive and to retain any refund of Taxes paid
to PROVIDER pursuant to this Agreement.
2.8 Cost Productivity
Sharing . With respect to the Transferred PSAs, CUSTOMER agrees
to share with PROVIDER any reductions in Base Cost actually
achieved by PROVIDER in any Contract Year during the Term in
accordance with this Section 2.8 . Commencing with
the
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first full Contract Year after the
Execution Date, CUSTOMER shall pay to PROVIDER the positive amount,
if any, calculated for each Transferred PSA pursuant to the
following formula:
PROVIDER Productivity Share =
Savings Factor * (Y(n-1) FTE Base Cost - Y(n) FTE Base Cost) * Y(n)
FTEs
where:
For the periods indicated,
the Savings Factor shall mean and be as follows
:
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Period
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Savings Factor
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after May 24, 2004 through the first
anniversary of the Trigger Date (as defined below)
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0.3250 |
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from the first anniversary of the
Trigger Date through the second anniversary of the Trigger
Date
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0.3125 |
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from the second anniversary of the
Trigger Date through the third anniversary of the Trigger
Date
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0.3075 |
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from the third anniversary of the
Trigger Date through the eighth anniversary of the Trigger
Date
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0.3000 |
Y(n) FTE Base Cost is
equal to the Base Cost on a per-FTE basis for the most recently
concluded Contract Year for such Transferred PSA;
Y(n-1) FTE Base Cost
is equal to the Base Cost on a per FTE basis for the immediately
preceding Contract Year for such Transferred PSA; and
Y(n) FTEs is equal to
the number of full-time equivalent employees charged to CUSTOMER
during the most recently concluded Contract Year relating to such
Transferred PSA in accordance with this Agreement.
PROVIDER shall calculate the PROVIDER
Productivity Share each year within sixty (60) days following the
end of each Contract Year and submit to CUSTOMER an invoice for the
amount claimed, a detailed calculation of such amount and all
documentation reasonably necessary to support such calculation for
each Transferred PSA. CUSTOMER shall pay any undisputed amount
within sixty (60) days of receipt of such documentation. Any
disputes with respect to such calculation or the PROVIDER
Productivity Share shall be resolved pursuant to Section
21.12 (Dispute Resolution).
2.9 Transaction
Productivity .
(a) During the first year of
the Term, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to develop and
implement a mechanism for measuring reductions in the number of
FTEs performing a fixed volume of the Services under a PSA or
increases in the volume of Services under a PSA that are performed
by a single FTE (“Transaction Productivity”) and
quantifying the resulting cost savings, net of any investments
necessary to achieve such cost savings. Such mechanism must take
into account and accurately adjust for variability in transaction
volumes
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unrelated to productivity improvement
initiatives and variability in Services mix. The cost of developing
such system shall not be included in or result in any increase in
Base Cost to CUSTOMER. Following agreement upon and implementation
of the system, beginning in the second year of the Term and
thereafter, the parties shall share any net cost savings realized
by CUSTOMER under a PSA as a result of any Transaction Productivity
improvements during the two-year period following realization of
such improvements, with CUSTOMER receiving 75% of such net savings
and PROVIDER receiving 25% of such net savings. After such two-year
period, CUSTOMER shall receive 100% of the net cost savings
realized as a result of such improvements. This paragraph shall not
apply to Transferred PSAs for fixed-price Project work.
(b) On an annual basis,
CUSTOMER will have the right to discuss and negotiate with PROVIDER
more favorable Transaction Productivity sharing for any Transferred
PSA, subject to the agreement of the parties.
2.10 Continuous
Improvement; Planning . PROVIDER shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to increase productivity and efficiency in
performing the Services and shall endeavor to reduce Base Cost
annually, depending on the overall reduction in its cost of
operations. The parties will participate in an annual budgeting
process as part of determining Base Cost that will address
improvements in PROVIDER productivity and efficiency in performing
the Services and dedicate appropriate resources to execute the
budgeted improvements. To support PROVIDER’s demand planning,
each quarter, CUSTOMER shall provide PROVIDER a good faith estimate
of its requirements for the Services for the following twelve (12)
months.
3.0 Billing and Payment
.
3.1 Invoices .
PROVIDER shall submit an invoice each month for the Charges
relating to the Services provided during the prior month period.
Each invoice shall detail all information relevant to calculation
of the Charges and the total amount due. PROVIDER agrees to include
the information and prepare the invoice in a form agreed to by the
parties pursuant to Section 3.4 .
3.2 Payments . For
invoices processed through the Intercompany Billing System
(“IBS”) as of the Execution Date, CUSTOMER will pay all
undisputed charges to PROVIDER in full within fifteen (15) days
from the date (a) of receipt of the invoice or (b), with respect to
any disputed Charges, such dispute is resolved (the “Due
Date”). For all other invoices, CUSTOMER will pay all
undisputed Charges to PROVIDER in full within thirty (30) days from
the date (a) of receipt of an invoice or (b), with respect to any
disputed Charges, such dispute is resolved (also, the “Due
Date”); provided, however, that from the Execution Date until
such time as the New Billing Method is approved for use by both
parties, CUSTOMER is only required to use commercially reasonable
efforts to pay all undisputed Charges to PROVIDER in full within a
commercially reasonable timeframe not to exceed sixty (60) days
from the date (a) of receipt of the invoice, or (b), with respect
to disputed Charges, such dispute is resolved (also, the “Due
Date”). CUSTOMER may dispute any invoiced amount in good
faith in accordance with Section 21.12 (Dispute Resolution).
Any such dispute shall not relieve CUSTOMER from paying undisputed
amounts on such invoice in accordance with the terms of this
Section 3.2 .
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CUSTOMER will not be responsible for any
costs or expenses incurred by PROVIDER for changes to Services or
New Services performed without the authorization of CUSTOMER in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
3.3 Reimbursements .
Payment of all reimbursable expenses approved by CUSTOMER in
writing in advance will be made within thirty (30) days after
CUSTOMER’s receipt of invoice together with copies of
receipts and other verification.
3.4 Method of Payment
. The parties agree to initially use the IBS system as the method
of payment. The parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to
jointly design and approve a new PROVIDER billing process and
CUSTOMER reconciliation, approval, and pay process to replace IBS
(the “New Billing Method”) which allows CUSTOMER to
reconcile, approve, and pay charges within thirty (30) days from
the date of receipt of the invoice.
3.5 Notice of Default
. If CUSTOMER does not pay any invoice by the Due Date, PROVIDER
shall serve CUSTOMER a notice pursuant to Section 16.0 (a
“Payment Default Notice”) and simultaneously initiate
the procedures for consideration of Disputes by senior executives
of the parties by giving notice as described under Section
1.2 of Exhibit G .
3.6 PROVIDER Termination
for Non-Payment .
(a) PROVIDER shall have the
right to terminate any PSA, without prejudice to any other legal
rights to which it may be entitled, if CUSTOMER fails to pay to
PROVIDER any amount (i) that is undisputed within thirty (30) days
following CUSTOMER’s receipt of a Payment Default Notice,
(ii) determined by the senior executives under Section 1.2 of
Exhibit G to be due to PROVIDER, within five (5) business
days following CUSTOMER’s agreement that such amount is not
in dispute or the conclusion of the senior executives’
negotiations, whichever is earlier, or (iii) that remains in
dispute and is not paid following the conclusion of the senior
executives’ negotiations as contemplated by Section
3.6(b) hereof.
(b) PROVIDER shall have no
right to terminate if CUSTOMER pays any disputed amount within five
(5) business days following the conclusion of the senior
executives’ negotiations under Exhibit G , without
prejudice, and invokes the remainder of the dispute resolution
process set forth in Exhibit G .
(c) If pursuant to the
dispute resolution process, PROVIDER is found to have charged
improperly, PROVIDER shall promptly refund such excess amount along
with interest at a rate of 8% per annum.
3.7 Past Due Amounts .
Past due amounts (including Charges, disputed amounts unpaid after
conclusion of the senior executives’ negotiations
contemplated by Section 1.2 of Exhibit G hereof, and
reimbursable expenses and credits) will bear interest at a rate of
8% per annum; provided , however, that unpaid disputed
amounts shall not be considered past due until after the conclusion
of such senior executives’ negotiations.
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4.0 Performance Standards
.
4.1 Generally . All
work relating to the Services shall be completed in a professional,
timely manner and shall conform to such additional Performance
Standards, if any, as may be set forth in each PSA. Such
Performance Standards may be revised from time to time upon the
mutual agreement of the parties.
4.2 Measurement and
Reporting . Unless otherwise specified, each Performance
Standard shall be measured on a monthly basis. PROVIDER shall
create, implement, support and maintain reports for monitoring the
metrics associated with the Performance Standards and such other
metrics as are mutually agreed upon by the parties on a schedule
agreed upon in each PSA or within ninety (90) days after the
execution of each PSA.
4.3 Compliance .
PROVIDER shall perform the Services in compliance with all
applicable Laws, stock exchange rules or generally accepted,
statutory or regulatory accounting or actuarial principle specified
in any PSA or otherwise by CUSTOMER, in each case as applicable to
the business processes of CUSTOMER performed by PROVIDER as part of
the Services, just as if CUSTOMER performed the Services itself.
PROVIDER shall notify CUSTOMER whenever changes in the Services or
Performance Standards are necessary to comply with applicable
Indian Laws. It is understood that any reference in the PSAs to
standards, policies and procedures established by General Electric
Company or its Affiliates or Genworth or its Affiliates, is deemed
to include any replacement standards, policies and procedures
established by CUSTOMER or any member of the Genworth Group, and
communicated to PROVIDER, provided , that PROVIDER shall be
entitled to recover its cost of complying with such standards,
policies and procedures as part of the Charges for the Services
established pursuant to Section 2 and Exhibit
F.
4.4 Additional
Remedies . In addition to all other remedies available under
this Agreement, any PSA or at law, CUSTOMER may take one or more of
the following actions in the event of PROVIDER’s failure to
comply with the Performance Standards, provided, that CUSTOMER may
not exercise any of these remedies if the failure in performance is
caused by inaccurate or incomplete data or information provided by
CUSTOMER:
(a) require training of all
PROVIDER employees involved in performing the affected Services,
the length and nature of such training to be mutually agreed upon
by PROVIDER and CUSTOMER;
(b) cause PROVIDER to correct
any deficient Services at no charge or fee to CUSTOMER;
or
(c) direct PROVIDER to
assign, according to a reasonable timetable, additional employees
to perform the Services at CUSTOMER’s expense (determined
consistently with other similar Charges), which instruction
PROVIDER agrees to follow.
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5.0 Record Keeping and Audits
.
5.1 Record Keeping .
PROVIDER will keep appropriate records of time and costs related to
the Services, as required by Law or as reasonably requested by
CUSTOMER. PROVIDER shall maintain a complete audit trail for all
financial and non-financial transactions resulting from or arising
in connection with this Agreement and the PSAs in such manner as is
required under the Genworth Records Management Policies and Indian
and United States GAAP. PROVIDER will maintain such audit trail for
such periods of time as may be specified in the Genworth Records
Management Policies or, if no such period is specified, for such
period as the parties may agree upon.
5.2 Audits . Upon
reasonable advance notice (to the extent practicable), PROVIDER
shall provide to CUSTOMER or its auditors (including internal audit
staff and external auditors), inspectors, regulators, customers (it
being understood that customers of CUSTOMER shall not have
independent audit rights and that access provided to such customers
shall be granted pursuant to the exercise by CUSTOMER of its rights
under this paragraph) and other representatives as CUSTOMER may
from time to time designate in writing, access at all reasonable
times to any facility or part of a facility at which either
PROVIDER or any of its permitted subcontractors is providing the
Services, to PROVIDER personnel, to PROVIDER’s systems,
policies and procedures relating to the Services, and to data and
records relating to the Services for the purpose of performing
audits and inspections of either PROVIDER or any of its
subcontractors with respect to (i) any aspect of PROVIDER’s
or such subcontractor’s performance of the Services, (ii)
compliance with the security procedures or (iii) any other matter
relevant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the
determination and calculation of all elements of Base Cost and all
other elements of the pricing mechanism described in Section
2.0 hereof and in Exhibit F as necessary to verify
amounts charged to CUSTOMER by PROVIDER and compliance with the
pricing mechanisms set forth in the Agreement. PROVIDER shall
reasonably cooperate with CUSTOMER in the performance of these
audits consistent with the practice of the parties prior to the
Execution Date, including installing and operating audit software.
If CUSTOMER requires PROVIDER to conduct any audit which results in
any increased cost to PROVIDER, PROVIDER shall be entitled to pass
on such extra costs to CUSTOMER through a special invoice, but only
to the extent approved by CUSTOMER in advance. PROVIDER shall not
be obligated to perform any functions not so approved by
CUSTOMER.
5.3 Reports and
Certifications . PROVIDER shall provide CUSTOMER such other
reports and certifications relating to the Services as CUSTOMER may
reasonably request, including all reports and sub-certifications
necessary for officers of CUSTOMER to make the certifications
required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and all related rules
and regulations and all related applicable stock exchange listing
requirements. CUSTOMER shall reimburse PROVIDER for its reasonable
cost of providing any report under Statement of Auditing Standards
No. 70 (or any successor standard), except that no such
reimbursement shall be required if PROVIDER provides such report to
any other customer (excluding, prior to the Trigger Date, any
member of the GE Group).
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6.0 CUSTOMER Commitments
.
6.1 System Access .
CUSTOMER agrees to provide to PROVIDER, at CUSTOMER’S
expense, necessary access to the mainframe computer and related
information technology systems (the “System”) on which
CUSTOMER data is processed during the times (the “Service
Hours”) specified in the PSAs, subject to reasonable downtime
for utility outages, maintenance, performance difficulties and the
like. In the event of a change in the Service Hours, CUSTOMER will
provide PROVIDER with at least fifteen (15) calendar days written
notice of such change.
6.2 Data Integrity .
CUSTOMER will ensure that all data and information submitted by it
to PROVIDER for performing the Services shall be accurate and
complete and furnished in a timely manner.
6.3 Training .
CUSTOMER shall provide all PROVIDER employees who are dedicated to
CUSTOMER operations with training or training materials relating to
business processes and regulatory matters uniquely related to the
CUSTOMER business and reasonably required by such employees to meet
the Performance Standards.
To the extent any non-performance or
failure to meet Performance Standards by PROVIDER is due to
CUSTOMER’s failure to comply with this Section 6.0 ,
such non-performance or failure shall not be considered a breach in
Performance Standards and/or a breach of this Agreement by
PROVIDER.
7.0 Term .
7.1 Initial Term . The
term of this Agreement shall commence on the Execution Date and
terminate on December 31, 2012 (the “Common Termination
Date”). The period from the Execution Date to the Common
Termination Date is referred to as the “Initial
Term”.
7.2 Renewal Term . The
Agreement may be renewed for a single three (3) year term (the
“Renewal Term”) upon the mutual written agreement of
the parties at least twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of
the Initial Term.
8.0 Termination .
8.1 Termination for Cause
by CUSTOMER . CUSTOMER shall have the right at any time to
terminate any PSA in whole or in part with respect to the affected
Services, effective immediately and without prejudice to any other
legal rights to which CUSTOMER may be entitled, upon the occurrence
of any of the following events:
(a) PROVIDER becomes subject
to any voluntary or involuntary order of any governmental agency
for reasons within PROVIDER’s control prohibiting or
materially impairing the performance of any of the Services and
PROVIDER does not develop a work-around for such prohibition or
impairment within thirty (30) days from receiving notice of such
order from such governmental agency;
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(b) if PROVIDER or CUSTOMER,
due to the actions of PROVIDER, is administratively cited by any
governmental agency for materially violating, or is judicially
found to have materially violated, any Law governing the
performance of the Services;
(c) if a trustee or receiver
or similar officer of any court is appointed for PROVIDER or for a
substantial part of the property of PROVIDER, whether with or
without consent;
(d) if bankruptcy,
composition, reorganization, insolvency or liquidation proceedings
are instituted by or against PROVIDER without such proceedings
being dismissed within ninety (90) days from the date of the
institution thereof; or
(e) a material breach of this
Agreement or a PSA (including without limitation a failure of the
Services to substantially conform to the Performance Standards) by
PROVIDER that prohibits or materially impairs the performance of
the Services or prohibits or materially impairs the reasonably
intended benefits CUSTOMER is to receive from the Services based on
the terms of this Agreement, and, upon receipt of notice thereof
from CUSTOMER, PROVIDER (i) does not immediately undertake action
in good faith to cure such breach, and (ii) does not provide to
CUSTOMER a preliminary analysis of the root cause of such breach
and an initial plan to cure such breach (which shall be prepared in
consultation with CUSTOMER) within ten (10) days of such notice,
and (iii) has not provided to CUSTOMER a definitive plan to cure
such breach (which shall be prepared in consultation with and shall
be reasonably acceptable to CUSTOMER) within thirty (30) days of
such notice, and (iv) has not fully cured such default within
ninety (90) days of such notice or such longer period as may have
been approved by CUSTOMER as part of PROVIDER’s plan to cure
such breach, provided , that any breach referred to in
Section 1.2 shall be fully cured within thirty (30) days of
such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, CUSTOMER shall not be
entitled to terminate a PSA for a material breach if the breach
(including a failure to conform to the Performance Standards) is
caused primarily by the willful misconduct of CUSTOMER or its
agents, or the failure of CUSTOMER to comply with its obligations
under this Agreement or a PSA.
CUSTOMER must exercise any right to
terminate a PSA, in whole or in part, within (12) twelve months
from the date that CUSTOMER first becomes aware of the breach
giving rise to such right to terminate or CUSTOMER will be deemed
to have waived such right to terminate. Within fifteen (15) days of
its notice to PROVIDER of its intent to terminate any PSA, in whole
or in part, under this Section 8.1 , CUSTOMER shall inform
PROVIDER as to whether it will require PROVIDER to provide Services
Transfer Assistance for a period not exceeding twenty-four (24)
months from the date of such notice. If CUSTOMER fails to do so,
CUSTOMER shall not be entitled to require PROVIDER to provide
Services Transfer Assistance.
8.2 Termination for Cause
by PROVIDER . PROVIDER shall have the right at any time to
terminate any PSA in whole or in part with respect to the affected
Services, effective immediately and without prejudice to any other
legal rights to which PROVIDER may be entitled, upon the occurrence
of any of the following events:
(a) non-payment in accordance
with Section 3.6 ; or
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(b) as described below under
Section 8.5 (Termination Relating to Liability Cap)
hereof.
PROVIDER must exercise any right to
terminate this Agreement or any PSA within (12) twelve months from
the date that PROVIDER first becomes aware of the breach giving
rise to such right to terminate or PROVIDER will be deemed to have
waived such right to terminate. Within fifteen (15) days of
PROVIDER’s notice to CUSTOMER of PROVIDER’s intent to
terminate any PSA in accordance with this Sections 8.2 ,
CUSTOMER shall inform PROVIDER as to whether it will require
PROVIDER to provide Services Transfer Assistance for a period not
exceeding fourteen (14) months from the date of such notice,
provided, in the case of a termination described in clause (a),
that CUSTOMER has made all outstanding payments under any invoice
in accordance with Section 3.2 hereof. If CUSTOMER fails to
give such notice, CUSTOMER shall not be entitled to require
PROVIDER to provide Services Transfer Assistance. At
PROVIDER’s option, CUSTOMER shall be required to pay for
Services Transfer Assistance provided under this paragraph in
advance.
With respect to any other breach of this
Agreement or a PSA by CUSTOMER, PROVIDER will be entitled to invoke
the applicable dispute resolution process under Section
21.12 hereof and pursue all remedies permitted by that process,
but shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement or any
related PSA or voluntarily withhold any Services except as
authorized pursuant to such process.
8.3 Termination for
Convenience . CUSTOMER may terminate without cause any PSA in
whole or in part at any time upon two hundred and seventy (270)
days’ prior written notice to PROVIDER (or for any Services
being provided by PROVIDER under any PSA to any third party
customer of the CUSTOMER on behalf of CUSTOMER, any shorter notice
period required by such third party customer that is specified in
such PSA). For the avoidance of doubt, any CUSTOMER providing
written notice of its intent to terminate any PSA in whole or in
part under this Section 8.3 will continue to pay Charges for
the terminated Services in accordance with such PSA and this
Agreement for such two hundred and seventy (270) day period, and to
the extent, if any, such Services are provided upon agreement of
the parties after the termination of such PSA.
8.4 Termination Right
Related to Change of Control of PROVIDER .
(a) Within sixty (60) days
after a Change of Control of PROVIDER, the CUSTOMER may terminate
this Agreement or any or all PSAs in whole or in part by sending
written notice to PROVIDER. Within sixty (60) days after any
Subsidiary of PROVIDER that is providing the Services (pursuant to
a subcontract or otherwise) ceases to be a Subsidiary of PROVIDER,
CUSTOMER may terminate any or all PSAs under which such Subsidiary
performs the Services by sending written notice to PROVIDER. If the
CUSTOMER fails to notify PROVIDER within such sixty (60) day
written notice period, then CUSTOMER waives its right to terminate
under this Section 8.4 . CUSTOMER and PROVIDER must provide
a transition period of at a minimum ninety (90) days in connection
with any terminated Services. To enable CUSTOMER’s rights
under this provision, PROVIDER shall notify CUSTOMER upon the
signing of a definitive agreement that, if consummated, would
result in a Change of Control or in any such Subsidiary ceasing to
be a Subsidiary of PROVIDER.
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(b) The right of CUSTOMER to
terminate this Agreement or any PSA in the event of a Change of
Control of PROVIDER under this Section 8.4 shall no longer
apply upon an initial public offering of PROVIDER.
8.5 Termination Right
Related to Liability Cap . If either CUSTOMER or PROVIDER
incurs liability to the other under this Agreement or any PSA in
excess of the Liability Cap and does not agree to reset to zero the
amounts counted toward the Liability Cap, the party that has not
incurred such excess liability shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement and/or PSAs by providing written notice to the other
party. Within fifteen (15) days of the notice to PROVIDER of
termination of this Agreement or any PSAs under this Section
8.5 , CUSTOMER shall inform PROVIDER as to whether it will
require PROVIDER to provide Services Transfer Assistance for a
period not exceeding fourteen (14) months from the date of such
notice. If CUSTOMER fails to do so, CUSTOMER shall not be entitled
to Services Transfer Assistance.
8.6 Special Provisions for
Regulated Companies .
(a) CUSTOMER shall have the
right at any time to terminate any PSA in whole or in part with
respect to the affected Services, effective immediately and without
prejudice to any other legal rights to which CUSTOMER may be
entitled, for a series of non-material or persistent breaches by
PROVIDER, that in the aggregate have a material and significant
adverse impact (i) on the administrative, management, planning,
financial reporting or operations functions of CUSTOMER, or (ii) on
the management of the Services, that remain uncured for ten (10)
days after receipt of written notice thereof by CUSTOMER to
PROVIDER. Within fifteen (15) days of its notice to PROVIDER of its
intent to terminate any PSA, in whole or in part, under this
Section 8.6 , CUSTOMER shall inform PROVIDER as to whether
it will require PROVIDER to provide Services Transfer Assistance
for a period not exceeding twenty-four (24) months from the date of
such notice. If CUSTOMER fails to do so, CUSTOMER shall not be
entitled to require PROVIDER to provide Services Transfer
Assistance.
(b) Except as provided in
Sections 8.2 and 21.1 hereof (it being
understood that Force Majeure will not relieve PROVIDER of its
responsibility to provide the Services set forth in the BCP/DRP
Plans), PROVIDER shall not voluntarily refuse to provide all or any
portion of the Services in violation or breach of the terms of the
Agreement or any related PSA. PROVIDER shall be relieved from its
obligation to perform any Services and its obligations to pay any
service credit under a PSA to the extent it is unable to perform
any Services or to perform in accordance with any applicable
Performance Standard as a result of CUSTOMER’s failure to
perform its obligations under such PSA. Notwithstanding the dispute
resolution provisions set forth in Section 21.12 , if
PROVIDER breaches this covenant, CUSTOMER shall be entitled to
apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance
by PROVIDER of its obligations under this Agreement and the related
PSAs without the necessity of posting any bond.
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8.7 Termination of
Agreement . This Agreement may be terminated by either party
upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other
party if there are no outstanding PSAs or other Services being
provided pursuant to this Agreement. PROVIDER will have no
obligation to accept any future PSAs after the date of such
termination.
8.8 Continued
Performance . Termination of this Agreement for any reason
provided herein shall not relieve either party from its obligation
to perform its obligations hereunder up to the effective date of
such termination or to perform such obligations as may survive
termination in accordance with this Agreement.
9.0 Obligations on Expiration and
Termination .
(a) PROVIDER shall cooperate
with CUSTOMER to assist in the orderly transfer of the Services to
CUSTOMER itself or its designee (including another services
provider) in connection with the expiration, non-renewal or earlier
termination of the Agreement and/or each PSA for any reason,
however described. The Services include “Services Transfer
Assistance,” which includes providing CUSTOMER and its
successors, and their respective agents, contractors and
consultants, as necessary, with (i) such cooperation and other
services incidental to the transfer of the Services as CUSTOMER may
reasonably request, (ii) all or such portions of the Services as
CUSTOMER may request, and (iii) such other transition services as
may be provided for in any PSA. Neither the term of the Agreement
nor the term of any PSA shall be deemed to have expired or
terminated until the Services Transfer Assistance thereunder is
completed.
(b) Upon CUSTOMER’s
request, PROVIDER shall provide Services Transfer Assistance
commencing up to one (1) year prior to expiration or termination of
the Agreement or any PSA and continuing for the periods described
in this Agreement. PROVIDER shall provide the Services Transfer
Assistance even in the event of CUSTOMER’s material breach
(other than an uncured payment default) of this Agreement or any
PSA.
(c) If any Services Transfer
Assistance provided by PROVIDER requires the utilization of
additional resources that PROVIDER would not otherwise use in the
performance of the Services, but for which there is a charging
methodology provided for in the Agreement or such PSAs, CUSTOMER
will pay PROVIDER for such usage at the then-current applicable
Charges and in the manner set forth in the Agreement and/or
applicable PSAs. If the Services Transfer Assistance requires
PROVIDER to incur costs that PROVIDER would not otherwise incur in
the performance of the Services under the Agreement and applicable
PSAs, then PROVIDER shall notify CUSTOMER of the identity and scope
of the activities requiring that PROVIDER incur such costs and the
projected amount of the charges that will be payable by CUSTOMER
for the performance of such assistance. Upon CUSTOMER’s prior
authorization, PROVIDER shall perform the assistance and invoice
CUSTOMER for such charges. CUSTOMER shall bear all costs agreed in
advance between the parties and incurred by PROVIDER on account of
transition/migration of services/processes from PROVIDER to
CUSTOMER or its designee.
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10.0 Assignment and
Subcontracting .
10.1 PROVIDER
Assignment . Without the prior written consent of CUSTOMER,
PROVIDER shall not voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of
law, assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement, any related PSA
or any of PROVIDER’s rights hereunder or thereunder. Any
assignment or transfer without CUSTOMER’s written consent
shall be null and void. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
above, PROVIDER shall have the right to assign this Agreement or
any PSA, in whole or in part, to any Affiliate of PROVIDER upon
thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to CUSTOMER and
subject to receipt by CUSTOMER of all regulatory approvals.
Following any such assignment to an Affiliate of PROVIDER, PROVIDER
shall remain liable for the performance of all of PROVIDER’s
obligations under this Agreement and each PSA. This Agreement and
all of the terms and provisions hereof will be binding upon, and
will inure to the benefit of PROVIDER’s successors and
permitted assigns.
10.2 Subcontracting .
PROVIDER shall not enter into any subcontracts for the performance
of the Services without the prior written consent of CUSTOMER,
provided , that (i) PROVIDER may enter into subcontracts
without such consent upon written notice to CUSTOMER (i) with its
Subsidiaries and Subsidiaries of its parent company, GECIS Global
Holdings, and (ii) for the performance of temporary labor that is
not material to the performance of the Services. In the event a
subcontract is proposed by PROVIDER, PROVIDER shall furnish such
information as reasonably requested by CUSTOMER to enable CUSTOMER
to ascertain to its satisfaction that such proposed subcontractor
of PROVIDER is able to meet CUSTOMER’s quality standards and
comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In the case
of any subcontract, notwithstanding CUSTOMER’s consent
thereto, PROVIDER shall remain liable for the performance of all of
PROVIDER’s obligations under, and the compliance by the
subcontractor with all of the provisions of, this Agreement and
each PSA. CUSTOMER shall not be obligated to pay any person other
than PROVIDER for Services rendered by any
subcontractor.
10.3 CUSTOMER
Assignment . Without the prior written consent of PROVIDER,
CUSTOMER shall not voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of
law, assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement, any related PSA
or any of CUSTOMER’s rights hereunder or thereunder. Any
assignment or transfer without PROVIDER’s written consent
shall be null and void. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Section 10.3 , CUSTOMER shall have the right to assign
this Agreement or any PSA, in whole or in part, to any Affiliate of
CUSTOMER upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to
PROVIDER and subject to receipt by CUSTOMER of all regulatory
approvals. Following any such assignment to an Affiliate of
CUSTOMER, CUSTOMER shall remain liable for the performance of all
of CUSTOMER’s obligations under this Agreement and each PSA.
This Agreement and all of the terms and provisions hereof will be
binding upon, and will inure to the benefit of CUSTOMER’s
successors and permitted assigns.
11.0 Confidentiality .
11.1 Obligations of
PROVIDER . From and after the Execution Date, subject to
Section 11.3 and the rights of PROVIDER with respect to the
CUSTOMER Licensed
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Technology pursuant to Exhibit I
, and except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any
PSA, PROVIDER shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates and their
respective officers, directors, employees, and other agents and
representatives, including attorneys, agents, customers, suppliers,
contractors, consultants and other representatives of any Person
providing financing (collectively, “Representatives”),
not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge or
communicate to any Person other than Representatives of such party
or of its Affiliates who reasonably need to know such information
in providing Services to CUSTOMER or use or otherwise exploit for
its own benefit or for the benefit of any third party, any CUSTOMER
Confidential Information. If any disclosures are made in connection
with providing Services to CUSTOMER, its Affiliates or
Representatives under this Agreement, then the CUSTOMER
Confidential Information so disclosed shall be used only as
required to perform the Services. PROVIDER shall use the same
degree of care to prevent and restrain the unauthorized use or
disclosure of the CUSTOMER Confidential Information by any of its
Representatives as it currently uses for its own confidential
information of a like nature, but in no event less than a
reasonable standard of care. For purposes of this Section
11.1 , any Information, material or documents relating to the
Genworth Business currently or formerly conducted, or proposed to
be conducted, by any member of the Genworth Group furnished to or
in possession of PROVIDER and its Affiliates and Representatives,
irrespective of the form of communication, and all notes, analyses,
compilations, forecasts, data, translations, studies, memoranda or
other documents prepared by PROVIDER, its Affiliates and their
respective Representatives, that contain or otherwise reflect such
Information, material or documents is hereinafter referred to as
“CUSTOMER Confidential Information.” “CUSTOMER
Confidential Information” does not include, and there shall
be no obligation hereunder with respect to, Information that (i) is
or becomes generally available to the public, other than as a
result of a disclosure by PROVIDER, its Affiliates or
Representatives not otherwise permissible hereunder, (ii) PROVIDER
or such Affiliate or Representative can demonstrate was or became
available to such person from a source other than CUSTOMER or its
Affiliates, or (iii) is developed independently by PROVIDER or such
Affiliate or Representative without reference to the CUSTOMER
Confidential Information; provided , however , that,
in the case of clause (ii), the source of such information was not
known by such persons to be bound by a confidentiality agreement
with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of
confidentiality to, CUSTOMER or any of its Affiliates with respect
to such information.
11.2 Obligations of
CUSTOMER . From and after the Execution Date, subject to
Section 11.3 and the rights of CUSTOMER with respect to the
PROVIDER Licensed Technology pursuant to Exhibit I , and
except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, CUSTOMER shall
not, and shall cause its Affiliates and their respective
Representatives, not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal,
divulge or communicate to any Person other than Representatives of
such party or of its Affiliates who reasonably need to know such
information in providing Services to CUSTOMER or any Affiliate of
CUSTOMER or use or otherwise exploit for its own benefit or for the
benefit of any third party, any PROVIDER Confidential Information.
If any disclosures are made in connection with providing Services
to CUSTOMER or any of its Affiliates under this Agreement, then
PROVIDER Confidential Information so disclosed shall be used only
as required to perform the Services. CUSTOMER and its Affiliates
shall use the same degree of care to prevent and restrain the
unauthorized use or disclosure of
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PROVIDER Confidential Information by any
of their Representatives as they currently use for their own
confidential information of a like nature, but in no event less
than a reasonable standard of care. For purposes of this Section
11.2 , any Information, material or documents relating to the
businesses currently or formerly conducted, or proposed to be
conducted, by PROVIDER or any of its Affiliates furnished to or in
possession of CUSTOMER or any of its Affiliates, irrespective of
the form of communication, and all notes, analyses, compilations,
forecasts, data, translations, studies, memoranda or other
documents prepared by CUSTOMER or its officers, directors and
Affiliates, that contain or otherwise reflect such information,
material or documents is hereinafter referred to as “PROVIDER
Confidential Information.” “PROVIDER Confidential
Information” does not include, and there shall be no
obligation hereunder with respect to, information that (i) is or
becomes generally available to the public, other than as a result
of a disclosure by CUSTOMER or its Representatives not otherwise
permissible hereunder, (ii) CUSTOMER or such Representative can
demonstrate was or became available to it from a source other than
PROVIDER and its Affiliates, or (iii) is developed independently by
CUSTOMER or its Representatives without reference to PROVIDER
Confidential Information; provided , however , that,
in the case of clause (ii), the source of such information was not
known by CUSTOMER to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with,
or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of
confidentiality to, PROVIDER or its Affiliates with respect to such
information.
11.3 Required
Disclosures . If PROVIDER or its Affiliates, on the one hand,
or CUSTOMER or its Affiliates, on the other hand, are requested or
required (by oral question, interrogatories, requests for
information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or
similar process) by any Governmental Authority or pursuant to
applicable Law to disclose or provide any CUSTOMER Confidential
Information or PROVIDER Confidential Information as applicable, the
entity or person receiving such request or demand shall use all
reasonable efforts to provide the other party with written notice
of such request or demand as promptly as practicable under the
circumstances so that such other party shall have an opportunity to
seek an appropriate protective order. The party receiving such
request or demand agrees to take, and cause its representatives to
take, at the requesting party’s expense, all other reasonable
steps necessary to obtain confidential treatment by the recipient.
Subject to the foregoing, the party that received such request or
demand may thereafter disclose or provide any CUSTOMER Confidential
Information or PROVIDER Confidential Information, as the case may
be, to the extent required by such Law (as so advised by counsel)
or by lawful process or such Governmental Authority.
11.4 HIPAA Addendum .
If PROVIDER in connection with the provision of a Service,
constitutes a Business Associate (as defined in HIPAA and/or the
HIPAA Privacy Rule) and uses Protected Health Information (as
defined in HIPAA and/or the HIPAA Privacy Rule) generated by or
entrusted to CUSTOMER, then the terms of Exhibit J shall
apply with respect to such Service. CUSTOMER shall provide notice
to PROVIDER of changes in HIPAA and/or the HIPAA Privacy Rule
relevant to the performance of the Services and appropriate
training to PROVIDER regarding compliance with HIPAA and the HIPAA
Privacy Rule in accordance with Section 6.3 .
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11.5 Data Ownership .
All data, records, and reports provided by CUSTOMER to PROVIDER or
generated in connection with the Services by PROVIDER and relating
to the Genworth Business or the customers of the Genworth Group
(collectively, “Records”), whether in existence at the
Execution Date hereof or compiled thereafter in the course of
performing the Services, shall be treated by PROVIDER and its
subcontractors as the exclusive property of CUSTOMER or other
member of the Genworth Group and the furnishing of such Records, or
access to such items by, PROVIDER and/or its subcontractors, shall
not grant any express or implied interest in or license to PROVIDER
and/or its subcontractors relating to such Records other than as is
necessary to perform and provide the Services to the Genworth
Group. Upon request by CUSTOMER at any time and from time to time
and without regard to the default status of the parties under the
Agreement, PROVIDER and/or its subcontractors shall promptly
deliver to CUSTOMER the Records in electronic format and in such
hard copy as exists on the date of the request by
CUSTOMER.
12.0 Indemnities and Insurance
.
12.1 PROVIDER
Indemnity . PROVIDER will indemnify, defend and hold all of the
members of the Genworth Group and its Representatives
(collectively, the “CUSTOMER Indemnified Parties”)
harmless against any losses, damages, liabilities, costs (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) relating to a PSA
(collectively, “Losses”) resulting from or arising out
of any third party claims or actions resulting from or arising out
of:
(a) a failure by PROVIDER to
comply with its obligations regarding compliance with Laws;
or
(b) subject to Section
13.1 (Liability Cap), a material breach of this Agreement
and/or any PSA.
12.2 CUSTOMER
Indemnity . Subject to PROVIDER’s obligations to comply
with Laws, CUSTOMER will indemnify, defend and hold PROVIDER and
its Representatives (collectively, the “PROVIDER Indemnified
Parties”) harmless against any Losses resulting from or
arising out of any third party claims or actions resulting from or
arising out of:
(a) the failure of CUSTOMER
to comply with any applicable Law, or
(b) subject to Section
13.1 (Liability Cap), the third party’s receipt or use of
Services not in contravention of CUSTOMER’s instructions, but
only to the extent CUSTOMER itself would have been liable if it had
itself performed the acts giving rise to liability and the
liability does not arise from a breach by PROVIDER of the relevant
PSA.
12.3 Mutual Indemnity
.
(a) PROVIDER agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the CUSTOMER Indemnified
Parties from and against Losses resulting from or arising out of
any third party claims or actions resulting from or arising out of:
(i) death or bodily injury to a third party (or its legal
representatives or successors) or physical damage to real or
tangible personal
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property of such third party to the
extent caused directly and proximately by the negligent misconduct
of PROVIDER, (ii) fraudulent, criminal, or dishonest acts or
fraudulent, criminal or dishonest omissions of PROVIDER, or (iii)
any breach by PROVIDER of the confidentiality provisions in
Section 11.0 (Confidentiality).
(b) CUSTOMER will indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the PROVIDER Indemnified Parties from and
against Losses resulting from or arising out of any third party
claims or actions resulting from or arising out of: (i) death or
bodily injury to a third party (or its legal representatives or
successors) or physical damage to real or tangible personal
property of such third party to the extent caused directly and
proximately by the negligent misconduct of CUSTOMER, (ii)
fraudulent, criminal, or dishonest acts or fraudulent, criminal or
dishonest omissions of CUSTOMER, or (iii) any breach by CUSTOMER of
the confidentiality provisions in Section 11.0
(Confidentiality).
12.4 Infringement
Indemnity .
(a) PROVIDER will indemnify,
defend and hold the CUSTOMER Indemnified Parties harmless from and
against Losses incurred as a result of any claim of, or action for,
infringement, violation or misappropriation of any Intellectual
Property right related to such CUSTOMER Indemnified Party’s
possession or anticipated use of any Software, documentation,
information, data or other property (“Material”)
furnished by PROVIDER (including the PROVIDER Solutions but not
including any such infringements, violations or misappropriations
existing prior to the Execution Date) for use by such CUSTOMER
Indemnified Party in connection with the Services, provided,
however, that the CUSTOMER Solutions will be deemed property
furnished by PROVIDER for the purposes of the foregoing.
(b) CUSTOMER will indemnify,
defend and hold the PROVIDER Indemnified Parties harmless from and
against Losses incurred as a result of any claim of, or action for,
infringement, violation or misappropriation of any Intellectual
Property right related to such PROVIDER Indemnified Party’s
possession or anticipated use of any Materials furnished by
CUSTOMER (except for CUSTOMER Third Party Resources and any
infringements, violations or misappropriations existing prior to
the Execution Date). With respect to any CUSTOMER Third Party
Resources that CUSTOMER furnishes to a PROVIDER Indemnified Party,
CUSTOMER will provide to such PROVIDER Indemnified Party any
indemnification, defense, and hold harmless benefits that such
member receives from the applicable third party with respect to
such CUSTOMER Third Party Resources.
(c) No party providing
indemnification under this Section 12.4 (“Indemnifying
Party”) will have any obligation under this Section
12.4 or other liability to any party being indemnified under
this Section 12.4 (“Indemnified Party”) for any
infringement or misappropriation claim or action resulting or
alleged to result from: (i)(A) use of the allegedly infringing
Material or any part thereof in combination with any equipment,
Software or data with which such Material was not intended to be
combined and not otherwise approved by the Indemnifying Party, (B)
use in any manner for which such Material was not intended, or (C)
modification or alteration of such Material by a Person other than
the Indemnifying Party in any manner for which such Material was
not intended; (ii) any claim or action arising from any
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instruction, information, design or
other materials furnished by the Indemnified Party to the
Indemnifying Party hereunder; or (iii) the Indemnified
Party’s continuing the allegedly infringing activity after
being informed and provided for no additional charge with
modifications that would have avoided the alleged
infringement.
(d) In the event that some or
all of the Material furnished by PROVIDER or CUSTOMER is held or is
in the reasonable opinion of the other likely to infringe, violate
or misappropriate any Intellectual Property right of a third party,
the furnishing party will have the option, at its expense, (i) to
modify the Material to remedy such infringement, violation or
misappropriation while maintaining the same quality and function;
(ii) to replace the Material with other Material that does not
infringe, violate or misappropriate any Intellectual Property right
while maintaining the same quality and function in all material
respects; (iii) to obtain a license to allow the other and its
Affiliates to continue using the Material without any additional
cost to the other or its Affiliates; (iv) to require return of the
Material and all rights thereto from the other; provided, however,
that if PROVIDER requires such a return, PROVIDER shall still be
required to perform the Services hereunder, or (v) if the
furnishing party is a member of the Genworth Group, to renegotiate
the applicable PSA to eliminate any obligation by such member to
furnish such Material. If any such return materially affects
PROVIDER’s ability to meet its obligations under this
Agreement or any PSA, then CUSTOMER may, at its sole option,
terminate any affected PSA in accordance with Section 8.1
(Termination for Cause by CUSTOMER) without prejudice to the
CUSTOMER’s right to recover any permitted damages under this
Agreement and such PSA.
12.5 Limitation on
Indemnity Obligation . The obligations to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless set forth above in this Section 12.0
(Indemnity) will not apply to the extent the Indemnified Party was
responsible for giving rise to the matter upon which the claim or
action for indemnification is based and will not apply to the
extent to which the Indemnified Party fails to (i) promptly notify
the Indemnifying Party of any matters in respect of which the
indemnity may apply and of which the Indemnified Party has
knowledge (provided, however, that any delay in providing such
notice will not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations
under this Section 12.0 to the extent such delay does not
materially prejudice the Indemnifying Party’s defense of any
such claim or action); (ii) gives the Indemnifying Party the full
opportunity to control the response thereto and the defense
thereof, including any agreement relating to the settlement
thereof, provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party will not
settle any such claim or action without the prior written consent
of the Indemnified Party (which will not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed); and (iii) cooperates with the Indemnifying Party, at
the Indemnifying Party’s cost and expense, in the defense or
settlement thereof. The Indemnified Party may participate, at its
own expense, in such defense and in any settlement discussions
directly or through counsel of its choice on a monitoring,
non-controlling basis.
12.6 Indemnification
Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and on an After-Tax
Basis
(a) Any liability subject to
indemnification under this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as
“Liability” for the purposes of this Section
12.6 ) will be net of Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce
the amount of the Liability and will be determined on an After-Tax
Basis. Accordingly, the amount which any Indemnifying Party is
required to pay to the Indemnified
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Party will be reduced by any Insurance
Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the
Indemnified Party in respect of the related Liability. If an
Indemnified Party receives a payment (“Indemnity
Payment”) required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying
Party in respect of any Liability and subsequently receives
Insurance Proceeds, then the Indemnified Party will pay to the
Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity
Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that
would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds had been received,
realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was
made.
(b) An insurer who would
otherwise be obligated to pay any claim will not be relieved of the
responsibility with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of the
indemnification provisions hereof, have any subrogation rights with
respect thereto. The Indemnified Party will use its commercially
reasonable efforts to seek to collect or recover any third-party
(which will not include any captive insurance subsidiary) Insurance
Proceeds (other than Insurance Proceeds under an arrangement where
future premiums are adjusted to reflect prior claims in excess of
prior premiums) to which the Indemnified Party is entitled in
connection with any Liability for which the Indemnified Party seeks
indemnification pursuant to this Section 12.0 (Indemnity);
provided that the Indemnified Party’s inability to collect or
recover any such Insurance Proceeds will not limit the Indemnifying
Party’s obligations hereunder.
(c) The term “After-Tax
Basis” as used in this Section 12.0 requires that, in
determining the amount of any indemnification payment hereunder,
the amount of the payment shall be (i) increased to take into
account any additional Tax cost incurred by the Indemnified Party
arising from the receipt of indemnification payments hereunder
(“Tax Costs”) and (ii) decreased to take into account
any deduction, credit or other tax benefit actually realized by the
Indemnified Party with respect to such Liabilities (“Tax
Benefits”). In computing the amount of any such Tax Cost or
Tax Benefit, the Indemnified Party shall be deemed to recognize all
other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit before
recognizing any item arising from the receipt of any
indemnification payment hereunder or the incurrence or payment of
any indemnified Liabilities; provided , however, that
if a Tax Cost or Tax Benefit is not realized in the taxable period
during which an Indemnifying Party makes an indemnification payment
or the Indemnified Party incurs or pays the amounts giving rise to
indemnification, the parties hereto shall thereafter make payments
to one another at the end of each subsequent taxable period to
reflect the net Tax Costs and Tax Benefits realized by the parties
hereto in each such subsequent taxable period.
12.7 Provider
Insurance . During the Term and for two years following the
expiration of the Term, PROVIDER will maintain (as a general policy
and not only for the purposes of this Agreement) Professional and
Technology Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance and Internet
and Network Liability Insurance (the “ E&O
Policies ”) providing protection against liability for
(i) systems attacks, (ii) denial of service, (iii) introduction,
implementation, or spread of malicious software code, (iv)
unauthorized access and use, with combined limits of $20 million
per occurrence and in annual aggregate.
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13.0 Limitation of Liability
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13.1 LIABILITY CAP .
THE LIABILITY OF THE PARTIES AND THEIR AFFILIATES TO EACH OTHER FOR
ANY AND ALL CAUSE(S) OF ACTION, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION
(INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER), ARISING OUT OF
OR RESULTING FROM THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY PSA WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE (I) THE AMOUNT OF
CHARGES DUE BY THE GENWORTH GROUP UNDER ALL OF THE MOAS TO PROVIDER
DURING THE [TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD] PRIOR TO THE DATE SUCH CAUSE
OF ACTION AROSE, OR (II) IF THE SERVICES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE
GENWORTH GROUP FOR LESS THAN TWELVE (12) MONTHS, THEN THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY CHARGES DUE TO PROVIDER (AND ITS AFFILIATES) FOR ALL OF THE
SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE GENWORTH GROUP UNDER ALL OF THE MOAS
CONVERTED TO AN ANNUALIZED BASIS (THE “LIABILITY CAP”).
THE LIABILITY CAP SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 13.1 WILL APPLY
TO ANY AMOUNTS PAID OR OWED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12.1(B) OR
12.2(B) . IN ADDITION, IN NO EVENT SHALL PROVIDER BE LIABLE TO
THE CUSTOMER IN THE AGGREGATE IN ANY CONTRACT YEAR IN RESPECT OF
ANY AND ALL PSAs FOR MORE THAN $12.0 MILLION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT IF IN ANY CONTRACT YEAR PROVIDER’S ACTUAL LIABILITY TO
THE CUSTOMER EXCEEDS $12.0 MILLION, AND (A) PROVIDER’S
E&O POLICIES (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 12.7 ) COVER THE
APPICABLE CLAIMS FOR WHICH PROVIDER IS LIABLE TO CUSTOMER UNDER THE
APPLICABLE PSA, AND (B) THE COVERAGE LIMIT OF THE E&O POLICIES
HAS NOT BEEN EXCEEDED PRIOR TO THE RESOLUTION OF SUCH CLAIMS, THEN
PROVIDER’S LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER FOR SUCH CONTRACT YEAR IN
EXCESS OF THE LIABILITY CAP SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL BE INCREASED BY
AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO PROVIDER’S INSURANCE PROCEEDS UNDER THE
E&O POLICIES UP TO AN ADDITIONAL $12.0 MILLION.
13.2 EXCLUSION OF INDIRECT
DAMAGES . NEITHER PROVIDER NOR CUSTOMER WILL BE LIABLE TO THE
OTHER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND
ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PSA,
EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH DAMAGES COULD HAVE BEEN REASONABLY FORESEEN
BY SUCH PARTY.
13.3 EXCEPTIONS .
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, SECTIONS 13.1 (LIABILITY CAP)
AND 13.2 (EXCLUSION OF INDIRECT DAMAGES) WILL NOT APPLY TO
(I) CLAIMS FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, FRAUD, OR
CRIMINAL ACTS OR OMISSIONS, (II) BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY, (III)
ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMS SUBJECT TO THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS OF
THIS AGREEMENT (OTHER THAN THOSE UNDER SECTION 12.1(B) OR
12.2(B) , WHICH WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE CAP), AND (IV) CHARGES
PAYABLE BY CUSTOMER UNDER THE APPLICABLE PSA AND THIS
AGREEMENT.
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14.0 PROVIDER Employees
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14.1 Responsibility for
PROVIDER Employees . PROVIDER shall be responsible for all
payments to its employees including any insurance coverage and
benefit programs required by applicable law and regulation. Nothing
in this Agreement shall constitute an employer-employee
relationship between the employees of PROVIDER and
CUSTOMER.
15.0 Representations, Warranties and
Covenants .
15.1 PROVIDER
Representations . PROVIDER represents, warrants and covenants
that:
(a) PROVIDER has the
facilities, equipment, staff, experience and expertise to perform
and provide the Services required hereunder;
(b) PROVIDER is solvent and
able to meet all financial obligations as they mature;
(c) PROVIDER has the
necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and this Agreement has been or
will be duly executed and delivered by PROVIDER and constitutes or
will constitute the valid and binding agreement of PROVIDER,
enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(d) Subject to Section
6.3 , the execution and delivery of this Agreement by PROVIDER
and the consummation by PROVIDER of the transactions herein
contemplated will not contravene any provision of applicable Law,
and will not constitute a breach of or default under any agreement
or other instrument or any decree, judgment or order to which
PROVIDER is currently a party or by which PROVIDER is
bound;
(e) PROVIDER has provided to
CUSTOMER a list referring to this paragraph which, to the knowledge
of PROVIDER, sets forth all Software used by PROVIDER (other than
such Software provided to PROVIDER by CUSTOMER) in the performance
of the Services as of the Execution Date;
(f) After the Execution Date,
PROVIDER will not use any New PROVIDER Materials in performing the
Services without the prior written consent of CUSTOMER;
and
(g) After the Execution Date,
PROVIDER will not enter into any material agreement for the
purchase of Hardware or Third Party Software or enter into any
material Third Party Agreements without the prior written consent
of CUSTOMER.
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15.2 CUSTOMER
Representations . CUSTOMER represents, warrants and covenants
that:
(a) CUSTOMER has the
necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and this Agreement has been or
will be duly executed and delivered by CUSTOMER and constitutes the
valid and binding agreement of CUSTOMER, enforceable in accordance
with its terms; and
(b) The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by CUSTOMER and the consummation by
CUSTOMER of the transactions herein contemplated will not
contravene any provision of applicable Law, and will not constitute
a breach of or default under any agreement or other instrument or
any decree, judgment or order to which CUSTOMER is currently a
party or by which CUSTOMER is bound.
15.3 Approvals and
Consents . In addition to the obligations set forth in
Section 6.0 of Exhibit I (CUSTOMER Third Party
Resources), each party shall be responsible for obtaining all
approvals, permissions, consents or grants required or which may be
required for such party to undertake its duties and
responsibilities regarding any Services under this Agreement and
any related PSA. Additionally, each party shall provide such
cooperation and support as may be necessary for the other party to
secure such approvals, permissions, consents or grants.
15.4 Cooperation
.
(a) The parties shall timely,
diligently and on a commercially reasonable basis cooperate,
facilitate the performance of their respective duties and
obligations under this Agreement and each related PSA and reach
agreement with respect to matters left for future review,
consideration and/or negotiation and agreement by the parties, as
specifically set forth in this Agreement and PSA. Further, the
parties shall deal and negotiate with each other and their
respective Affiliates in good faith in the execution and
implementation of their duties and obligations under this
Agreement.
(b) The parties shall make
good faith efforts to share (i) versions, patches, fixes and other
modifications recommended or required by third party providers of
Software provided hereunder by either party to the other prior to
or after the Execution Date and (ii) information regarding the
foregoing (i).
(c) PROVIDER agrees, at
CUSTOMER’s request and expense, to provide documentary
information and any further assistance required in order to respond
for CUSTOMER to state department of insurance or third party or
administrative demands in regulatory or legal proceedings or in
conjunction with formal department of insurance inquiries related
to the Services performed by PROVIDER. The assistance rendered by
PROVIDER under this Section 15.4(c) shall include causing
PROVIDER’s employees to travel to the United States to
participate in or testify at regulatory or legal proceedings
relating to the Services as required by Law or request of any
Governmental Authority or as otherwise reasonably requested by
CUSTOMER, provided , that CUSTOMER shall reimburse PROVIDER
for the reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by such
employees in accordance with CUSTOMER’s reimbursement
policies generally applicable to CUSTOMER’s
employees.
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16.0 Notices .
All notices, requests,
claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall
be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or
made if the sender has reasonable means of showing receipt thereof)
by delivery in person, by reputable international courier service,
by facsimile with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an
original via reputable international courier service) to the
respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other
address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in
accordance with this Section 16.0 ):
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The parties may agree to additional
notice requirements related to specific outsourcing projects from
time to time.
17.0 Intellectual Property
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Exhibit I of this
Agreement sets forth certain additional rights and obligations of
the parties with respect to intellectual property.
18.0 Non Solicitation . Except
with respect to general employment advertising or the use of
independent employment agencies or search firms not specifically
targeting the other party’s employees, during the Term and
for a period of one year after the expiration or termination of
this Agreement, neither party shall solicit or hire any individual
while that individual is an employee of the other party, unless
otherwise agreed in writing.
19.0 Change Control Procedure
.
If either party requests a
modification of the Agreement or any PSA, including (i) a change to
the scope of the Services, Performance Standards, or Charges under
any PSA, (ii) a change to the Exhibits or Schedules to the
Agreement, (iii) the addition of New Services, (iv) a change to the
features, functionality, scalability or performance of the
Services, or (v) any other change to the terms of the Agreement or
any PSA, the requesting party’s Account Executive or his or
her designee shall submit a written proposal in the form attached
as Exhibit K (a “Change Order Request”) to the
other party’s Account Executive describing such desired
change. Such party’s Account Executive shall review the
proposal and reject or accept the proposal in writing within a
reasonable period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30)
days after receipt of the proposal. If the proposal is rejected,
the writing shall include the reasons for rejection. If the
proposal is accepted, the parties shall mutually agree on the
changes to be made, if necessary, to the Agreement, the applicable
PSA, any applicable Schedules or any applicable Exhibits. All such
changes shall be made only in a written Change Order signed by the
Account Executive of each of the parties or his designee
(authorized in writing by the applicable party), and thereafter
embodied in the applicable documents by appropriate written addenda
thereto executed by PROVIDER and CUSTOMER.
20.0 Governance .
20.1 PROVIDER Account
Executive .
(a) Designation and
Authority . If a PROVIDER Account Executive has not been
designated for the PROVIDER engagement under this Agreement as of
the Execution Date, PROVIDER shall immediately designate a PROVIDER
Account Executive after the Execution
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Date. The PROVIDER Account Executive,
and his/her designee(s), shall have the authority to act for and
bind PROVIDER and its subcontractors in connection with all aspects
of this Agreement. All of CUSTOMER’s communications shall be
sent to the PROVIDER Account Executive or his/her
designee(s).
(b) Selection . Before
assigning an individual to the position of Account Executive after
the Execution Date, whether the person is initially assigned or
subsequently assigned, PROVIDER shall:
(i) notify CUSTOMER of the
proposed assignment for CUSTOMER’s approval;
(ii) introduce the individual
to appropriate CUSTOMER representatives; and
(iii) consistent with Law and
PROVIDER’s reasonable personnel practices, provide CUSTOMER
with any other information about the individual that is reasonably
requested.
(c) PROVIDER shall cause the
person assigned to the position of Account Executive to maintain
his or her principal office at a location designated by CUSTOMER
and to devote all time and effort that is reasonably necessary to
the provision of the Services under this Agreement. PROVIDER shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the initial
PROVIDER Account Executive at CUSTOMER for the minimum term of
eighteen (18) months following the Execution Date, provided that
any term that such Account Executive has already spent in his or
her current position prior to the Execution Date shall be
considered as a part of the 18-month period referred to herein, and
each of the subsequent PROVIDER Account Executives for a minimum
term of eighteen (18) months, unless such Account Executive (i)
voluntarily resigns from PROVIDER, (ii) is dismissed by PROVIDER
for (A) misconduct or (B) unsatisfactory performance in respect of
his or her duties and responsibilities to CUSTOMER or PROVIDER,
(iii) is unable to work due to his or her death, injury or
disability, or (iv) is removed from the CUSTOMER assignment at the
request of CUSTOMER. Whenever possible, PROVIDER shall give
CUSTOMER at least ninety (90) days advance notice of a change of
the Account Executive or if such ninety (90) days notice is not
possible, the longest notice otherwise possible.
(d) Removal . If
CUSTOMER determines that it is not in the best interests of
CUSTOMER for the PROVIDER Account Executive to continue in his or
her capacity, then CUSTOMER shall give PROVIDER written notice
requesting that the Account Executive be replaced. PROVIDER shall
replace the Account Executive as promptly as practicable, but, in
any case, within thirty (30) days, in accordance with this
Section 20.1 .
20.2 CUSTOMER Account
Executive .
(a) Designation and
Authority . If a CUSTOMER Account Executive has not been
designated for the PROVIDER engagement under this Agreement as of
the Execution Date,
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CUSTOMER shall immediately designate a
CUSTOMER Account Executive after the Execution Date. The CUSTOMER
Account Executive and his/her designee(s) shall have the authority
to act for and bind CUSTOMER and its contractors in connection with
all aspects of this Agreement. All of PROVIDER’s
communications shall be sent to the CUSTOMER Account Executive or
his/her designee(s).
(b) Term . CUSTOMER
shall cause the person assigned to the position of Account
Executive to devote substantial time and effort to the management
of CUSTOMER’s responsibilities under this Agreement. Whenever
possible, CUSTOMER shall give PROVIDER at least ninety (90) days
advance notice of a change of the Account Executive or if such
ninety (90) days notice is not possible, the longest notice
otherwise possible.
20.3 Key Employees of
PROVIDER . For this Agreement and each PSA executed pursuant
hereto, PROVIDER shall notify CUSTOMER in writing of the names of
all of the PROVIDER employees dedicated to providing Services under
each such agreement who are at the senior professional band and
above (each a “Key Employee”). If such notice has not
been provided as of the Execution Date, such notice shall be
provided within thirty (30) days of the execution of this Agreement
and each PSA. PROVIDER shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
maintain the initial Key Employees at CUSTOMER for the minimum term
of eighteen (18) months following the Execution Date, provided that
any term that such Key Employee has already spent in his or her
current position prior to the Execution Date shall be considered as
a part of the 18-month period referred to herein, and each of the
subsequent Key Employees for a minimum term of eighteen (18)
months, unless any such Key Employee (i) voluntarily resigns from
PROVIDER, (ii) is dismissed by PROVIDER for (A) misconduct or (B)
unsatisfactory performance in respect of his or her duties and
responsibilities to CUSTOMER or PROVIDER, (iii) is unable to work
due to his or her death, injury or disability, or (iv) is removed
from the CUSTOMER assignment at the request of CUSTOMER. Whenever
possible, PROVIDER shall give CUSTOMER at least ninety (90) days
advance notice of a change of a Key Employee or if such ninety (90)
days notice is not possible, the longest notice otherwise possible.
If CUSTOMER determines that it is not in the best interests of
CUSTOMER for any Key Employee to continue in his or her capacity,
then CUSTOMER shall give PROVIDER written notice requesting that
such Key Employee be replaced. PROVIDER shall replace the Key
Employee as promptly as practicable, but, in any case, within
thirty (30) days, in accordance with this Section 20.3
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20.4 Meetings
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(a) The parties will
participate in an (i) annual budgeting and pricing process and a
quarterly demand planning process as described in Section
2.10 and (ii) an annual business strategy and productivity
enhancement process as directed by CUSTOMER.
(b) CUSTOMER may call
meetings from time to time with reasonable notice to be held by
telephone or video conference to generally review matters relating
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any PSA, the
compliance of each of the parties herewith, and to consider
policies, planning and performance relating to quality controls,
production, efficiency and productivity, costs and any other
special matter or matters of concern. In addition,
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party shall have the right to call
meetings by telephone or video conference, as necessary, with
reasonable notice to the other party, to discuss and resolve
specific matters of concern as they occur. All meetings shall be
attended by the representatives of the parties who are responsible
for performances as to those matters to be discussed. Either party
may also request an in-person meeting with reasonable notice to the
other party. The expenses for such meeting, including travel and
lodging shall be borne by the party calling the meeting; however,
such expenses will be agreed upon by the parties prior to such
meeting.
20.5 Operational Dispute
Resolution . As contemplated by Section 1.2 of
Exhibit G , the parties may attempt to resolve Disputes in
the normal course of business at the operational level as described
in this Section 20.5 . The line managers of the parties
shall attempt in good faith to resolve such Dispute through
negotiation. If the line managers cannot resolve the Dispute within
a reasonable period of time, the Dispute shall be escalated by
CUSTOMER to the applicable operations leader and by PROVIDER to the
applicable service leader. If such persons can not resolve the
Dispute within a reasonable period of time, the Dispute shall be
escalated to the Account Executives of both parties. If the Dispute
is not resolved by the Account Executives within a reasonable
period of time or, in any case, if such Dispute is not resolved
within ten (10) days after commencement of negotiations pursuant to
this Section 20.5 , the Dispute shall be handled in
accordance with Exhibit G .
21.0 Miscellaneous .
21.1 Force Majeure .
No party hereto (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have any
liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation
(other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement or any
related PSA, so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment
of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as
a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A party claiming
the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably
practicable after the occurrence of any such event: (i) notify the
other parties of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure
condition and (ii) use due diligence to remove any such causes and
resume performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible. The
preceding sentence shall not relieve PROVIDER of its obligation to
provide the Services described in the BCP/DRP Plans described in
Section 1.2 hereof. If PROVIDER’s performance is
affected by Force Majeure for a period of more than ten (10)
calendar days, then CUSTOMER may terminate this Agreement or any
affected PSA by giving written notice to PROVIDER before
performance has resumed without payment of any amount other than
accrued Charges.
21.2 Independent
Contractors . The parties shall be and act as independent
contractors, and under no circumstances shall this Agreement
be construed as one of agency, partnership, joint venture or
employment between the parties. Each party agrees and acknowledges
that it neither has nor will give the appearance or impression of
having any legal authority to bind or commit the other party in any
way.
21.3 Failure to Object Not
a Waiver . The failure of either party to object to or to take
affirmative action with respect to any conduct of the other party
which is in violation of the terms hereof shall not be construed as
a waiver thereof, nor of any future breach or subsequent wrongful
conduct.
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21.4 Governing Law .
This Agreement is to be governed by and construed and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York of the United
States of America, which is applicable to contracts wholly made and
performed therein. PROVIDER hereby submits to the jurisdiction of
all courts where CUSTOMER is authorized to do business and all
courts of the United States. Any action in regard to the contract
or arising out of its terms and conditions shall be instituted and
litigated in the United States.
21.5 No Third-Party
Beneficiaries . Except as provided in Section 12.0 with
respect to Indemnified Parties, this Agreement is for the sole
benefit of the parties to this Agreement and members of their
respective Group and their permitted successors and assigns and
nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or
shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable
right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by
reason of this Agreement.
21.6 Publicity .
Except as may be agreed upon in advance in writing by the parties
or as required by Law or the rules of any securities exchange or
self-regulatory organization, neither party will advertise, market
or, except as required by Law, otherwise disclose to others any
information relating to the making of this Agreement. With respect
to any public filings, the filing party will seek confidential
treatment in such filings of pricing, Performance Standards and
other key contractual terms and conditions. Neither party will use
any of the other party’s names, photographs, logos,
trademarks, service marks, or other identifying characteristics in
commerce (including in marketing brochures or press releases)
without prior written consent.
21.7 Entire Agreement
. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, this
Agreement (including the PSAs and the attachments hereto and
thereto) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and
supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and
oral, between or on behalf of the parties hereto with respect to
such subject matter, provided , that, unless otherwise
expressly agreed by the parties, matters arising prior to the
Execution Date shall be governed by the provisions of the ARMOA
(including the PSAs and attachments thereto) as in effect prior to
such date.
21.8 Amendment . No
provision of this Agreement or any PSA may be amended or modified
except by a written instrument signed by all the parties to such
agreement. No waiver by any party of any provision hereof shall be
effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by
the party so waiving. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of
any provision of this Agreement or any PSA shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.
21.9 Rules of
Construction . Interpretation of this Agreement and the PSAs
shall be governed by the following rules of construction: (a) words
in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa
and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender
as the context requires, (b) references to the terms Article,
Section, paragraph, Schedule and Exhibit are references to the
Articles, Sections, paragraphs, Schedules and Exhibits to this
Agreement and the PSAs unless otherwise specified, (c) the word
“including” and words of similar import shall mean
“including, without limitation,” (d) provisions shall
apply, when
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appropriate, to successive events and
transactions, (e) the table of contents and headings contained
herein are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any
way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement and the PSAs,
and (f) this Agreement and the PSAs shall be construed without
regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or
interpretation against the party drafting or causing any instrument
to be drafted. In the event of any apparent conflict between the
provisions of this Agreement, any Exhibit to this Agreement or any
PSA, such provisions shall be construed so as to make them
consistent to the extent possible, and if such is not possible,
then the parties will negotiate in good faith to resolve such
conflicts in a commercially reasonable manner. If the parties are
unable to resolve such conflicts, then the provisions of this
Agreement shall control, provided , that the provisions of
Exhibit B shall control over the provisions of the Agreement
and any other Exhibits. In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of this Agreement and any PSA, the provisions of this
Agreement shall control.
21.10 Severability .
If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced under any Law or as a matter
of public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this
Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon
such determination that any term or other provision is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties to this
Agreement shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so
as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as
possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement be consummated as
originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
21.11 Remedies Not
Exclusive . No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to a
party is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy available at
law or in equity, but each and every such remedy shall be
cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given
under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity, by statute or otherwise.
21.12 Dispute
Resolution . Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of
or relating to this Agreement or any related PSA, or the validity,
interpretation, breach or termination of any provision of this or
PSA shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution
process set forth in Exhibit G hereof.
21.13 Language . All
PSAs, documents, exhibits, schedules, deliverable items, notices
and communications of any kind relating to this Agreement and the
PSAs shall be made in the English language.
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21.14 Survival . The
following sections of this Agreement shall survive termination of
this Agreement and any PSA:
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Obligations on Expiration and Termination |
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Confidentiality |
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Indemnities |
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Limitation of Liability |
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Notices |
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Intellectual Property |
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22.0 Attachments .
The following Exhibits are
attached hereto and are incorporated into this
Agreement:
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Definitions |
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Local
Modifications to Master Agreement |
| Exhibit
C |
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Form of
PSA |
| Exhibit
D |
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BCP/DRP
Plans |
| Exhibit
E |
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Security
Procedures |
| Exhibit
F |
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Pricing
Template |
| Exhibit
G |
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Dispute
Resolution |
| Exhibit
H |
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RESERVED |
| Exhibit
I |
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Intellectual Property |
| Exhibit
J |
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Business
Associate Addendum |
| Exhibit
K |
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Change
Control Procedure |
| Exhibit
L |
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PSAs and
Base Costs |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date first written
above.
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[CUSTOMER]
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Its:
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GECIS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS,
LUXEMBOURG, SWISS BRANCH ZUG
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EXHIBIT
A
Definitions
“Addendum” means the terms
which are supplemental to and/or deviate from this Agreement as set
forth in Exhibit B.
“Additional Services” means
business process services that (i) are similar to any of the
Services provided under a PSA in effect as of the date of the
request for proposal for such services as described in Section
1.9 (Right of First Opportunity), (ii) are performed or could
reasonably be performed in facilities located in India, China,
Hungary or Mexico, and (iii) are anticipated to involve an annual
purchase dollar volume in excess of $200,000.
“Agreement” means this
Agreement, as amended and/or supplemented as set forth in
Exhibit B , together with the other Exhibits and
Schedules hereto.
“Affiliate” means (and, with
a correlative meaning, “affiliated”) means, with
respect
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