Exhibit 10.1
THIS SUPPLY
AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
June 1, 2009 (the “Effective Date”), by and
between Sun Chemical Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its
affiliates (“ Sun ”), and Graphic Packaging
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ GPI
”).
Sun and GPI
have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated May 20,
2009 (the “ Asset Purchase Agreement ”) pursuant
to which Sun has agreed to buy certain of the assets of certain of
GPI’s subsidiaries engaged in the manufacture, marketing and
supply of certain printing inks, artists inks, coatings, varnishes
and alkyds (the “ Business ”) to internal and
third-party customers (the “ Asset Purchase ”).
In connection with the Asset Purchase, Sun desires to sell and GPI
desires to purchase certain ink and related products (as defined
below) on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
In
consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
A. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, GPI agrees to purchase,
and Sun agrees to supply the products set forth in Appendix A
attached hereto (the “ Products ”) for any
combination of GPI’s facilities in North America, for the
term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, GPI shall
not be obligated to purchase any particular Product until such
product has been qualified for supply to GPI, which qualification
GPI shall determine in accordance with GPI’s policies and
practices (such qualified Product is referred to herein as “
Qualified Product ”) provided that such failure to
qualify is solely attributable to the fault of Sun. It is agreed
and understood by the parties that GPI shall use reasonable
commercial efforts to facilitate and effect timely and prompt
qualification of the Products at each of its facilities having
requirements for such Products and to cooperate with Sun as
reasonably required to achieve such prompt qualification of
Products.
B. GPI may also
purchase, and Sun may sell, such other items (“ Additional
Products ”) as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties
pursuant to mutually satisfactory terms and conditions; provided
that any purchases by GPI of such Additional Products from Sun will
be deemed to count toward the Minimum Aggregate Purchase Amount,
the Minimum Annual Purchase Amount, the purchase thresholds
necessary to achieve a specified rebate rate or percentage and the
purchase volumes eligible for rebates.
A. The term of
this Agreement (“ Term ”) shall begin as of the
Effective Date and shall expire on June 30, 2017 unless
earlier terminated automatically or by one of the parties as
provided by the terms of this Agreement. It is the desire of the
Parties to make the Agreement anniversary
date fall on
July 1 of each year of the Term so as to coincide with the start of
the third calendar quarter of each year; thus, the initial year of
this Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and will terminate
on June 30, 2010 so that the successive terms thereafter will
run from July 1 to June 30 for the seven years after the
initial year, with the period commencing on the Effective Date and
terminating on June 30, 2010, and each of the seven
twelve-month periods commencing on July 1 thereafter during the
Term referred to herein as a “Contract
Year”.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if GPI has not purchased the Minimum
Aggregate Purchase Amount over the Term, unless terminated early
pursuant to Section(s) 20 below, then the Term shall be extended
through and until such time as GPI’s purchases of Qualified
Products and Additional Products equals or exceeds the Minimum
Aggregate Purchase Amount. The “ Minimum Aggregate
Purchase Amount ” means, initially, the aggregate amount
paid to Sun by GPI for purchases of Qualified Products and
Additional Products hereunder equal to $ [*] , exclusive of
rebates, taxes, duties and other charges; provided, however, that
the Minimum Aggregate Purchase Amount shall be updated and adjusted
during the Term, as follows: At the time of every price adjustment
made pursuant to Appendix B, the parties shall calculate the
“ Remaining Minimum Purchase Amount ” by
subtracting from the Minimum Aggregate Purchase Amount then in
effect the sum of (i) the total amount of prior sales of
Products and Additional Products plus (ii) the total amount of
other credits against the Minimum Aggregate Purchase Amount per
Sections 3B and 8B all as of the date of the price adjustment
(all of the foregoing prior sales and credits collectively referred
to herein as “ Prior Purchase Credits ”). A
“ Revised Remaining Purchase Amount ” shall be
calculated by multiplying the Remaining Minimum Purchase Amount by
the sum of (i) the number one (1) plus the Weighted
Average Price Change (as calculated pursuant to Appendix B) at
the time of such price adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, if
the Weighted Average Price Change represents an overall price
decrease, the Weighted Average Price Change shall be deemed to be a
negative number. The new Minimum Aggregate Purchase Price shall be
an amount equal to the Revised Remaining Purchase Amount
plus (ii) the Prior Purchase Credits. At the time of
every price adjustment, Sun shall inform GPI in writing of the new
Minimum Aggregate Purchase Amount.
3.
Pricing, Quantity, Rebates and Audit . The
consideration for GPI’s execution of this Agreement in
conjunction with the Asset Purchase Agreement shall be [*]
($ [*] ) in cash (the “ Incentive Payment
”). On the date hereof, Sun shall wire to GPI, in immediately
available funds to an account designated in writing by GPI, the
Incentive Payment. The Incentive Payment shall be fully refunded to
Sun, without interest, within fifteen (15) business days after
any valid termination of the Asset Purchase Agreement. The
Incentive Payment shall become nonrefundable at the time that the
Asset Purchase is completed.
A. Pricing for
Products as well as the mechanism for making future price
adjustments shall be as set forth in Appendix B attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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B. In each of
the first seven years of the Term, GPI will purchase from Sun at
least 95% of GPI’s Annual Organic Requirements for Qualified
Products and in the eighth year of the Term, GPI will purchase from
Sun at least 75% of GPI’s Annual Organic Requirements for
Qualified Products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, GPI shall
purchase no less than the Minimum Aggregate Purchase Amount during
the Term. Sun and GPI agree that GPI may purchase less than 95% of
its Annual Organic Requirements for any Product that is not a
Qualified Product as of the first day of the applicable contract
year, provided that failure to qualify such Product is solely
attributable to the fault of Sun; and further agree that, in such
instance, the percentage of Annual Organic Requirements of such
Product(s) qualified after the first day of the Contract Year which
GPI shall be required to purchase hereunder shall be prorated based
on the date on which qualification is achieved. If Sun cannot
supply Qualified Product after December 31, 2009, for reasons
solely attributable to the fault of Sun, and GPI makes purchases of
such Product from a third party, such purchase will be deemed to
count toward the Minimum Aggregate Purchase Amount, the Minimum
Annual Purchase Amount, and the purchase thresholds necessary to
achieve a specified rebate rate or percentage, but shall not be
counted toward calculated purchase volumes eligible for rebates.
“ Annual Organic Requirements ” means the annual
requirements for Product that are generated by the businesses owned
by GPI as of the date hereof as the same expand or contract or
otherwise may be modified during the Term; provided, however, for
the avoidance of doubt, Annual Organic Requirements shall not
include (i) New Applications for Product in accordance with
Section 12 unless such New Applications become Qualified
Products; and (ii) the requirements of any business acquired
by GPI from a third party (an “ Acquired Business
”).
C. Upon
Sun’s request, GPI shall provide an officer’s
certificate to Sun within 60 days of the end of each contract
year certifying as to whether the percentage of Qualified Products
purchased from Sun satisfied the requirements of this provision,
and Sun shall have the right, no more frequently than once per
contract year and during regular business hours in a manner not
disruptive to GPI’s ordinary course of business, to have a
mutually agreeable independent third party audit GPI’s
purchases to determine satisfaction of the requirements of this
provision. In the event that any such audit concludes that GPI has
satisfied such purchase requirements, the cost of such audit will
be at Sun’s expense; if not, such cost will be borne by
GPI.
D. In the event
of a dispute over whether the failure to qualify any Product(s) is
solely attributable to the fault of Sun, or instead attributable to
the failure of GPI to use commercially reasonable efforts to
facilitate and effect timely and prompt qualification at any or all
of its facilities, the parties shall endeavor in good faith to
resolve the dispute. In the event that they are unable to do so
within thirty (30) days after one party notifies the other in
writing of the existence of such dispute, the parties shall retain
a mutually acceptable independent third party technical advisor
(“Technical Advisor”) with recognized experience and
expertise in the inks and printing industry to resolve the dispute.
The parties shall afford Technical Advisor such access as Technical
Advisor may reasonably require during regular business hours, in a
manner not disruptive to the parties’ ordinary course of
business and under provisions of confidentiality mutually
acceptable to the parties, to their facilities, personnel,
processes, products, equipment and information to the extent
necessary to resolve the dispute. In the event that Technical
Advisor determines that a disputed failure to qualify is solely
attributable to the fault of Sun, fees
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and costs of
Technical Advisor’s services shall be borne by Sun. In the
event that the Technical Advisor determines that the failure to
qualify is solely attributable to the fault of GPI, fees and costs
shall be born by GPI. In the event that the Technical Advisor
determines that the failure to qualify is attributable to both
parties, the fees and costs shall be born by the parties in the
proportion of their fault as determined by the Technical Advisor.
The decision of the Technical Advisor shall be final and shall be
binding upon the parties.
E. GPI shall be
entitled to retain a mutually agreeable independent party to audit
Sun’s determination of the Margin for 2008 under obligations
of confidentiality satisfactory to Sun in accordance with
Appendix B. In addition, GPI shall have the right, no more
frequently than once per contract year and during regular business
hours in a manner not disruptive to Sun’s ordinary course of
business, to have a mutually agreeable independent third party
audit any price adjustments made by Sun under obligations of
confidentiality satisfactory to Sun in accordance with this
Agreement. In the event that any such audit concludes that the
actual price increase should have been an amount greater than
[*] or that the actual price decrease should have been an
amount greater than [*] (in either case, a “
Significant Overcharge ”), the cost of such audit will
be at Sun’s expense; if not, such cost will be borne by GPI.
Sun shall promptly, but in no event more than ten (10) days
after the determination of any overcharge, refund to GPI any
amounts overpaid by GPI with respect to any Qualified Product
purchased since the date the applicable price change was
implemented by Sun.
F. Except as
set forth below, on or before the thirtieth day following the end
of each of the first three quarters during each calendar year
during the Term, Sun will pay to GPI a quarterly rebate amount in
cash or credit, at the election of GPI, based on purchase volumes
for Qualified Products and Additional Products during such quarter,
calculated as set forth below (a “ Quarterly Rebate
Amount ”):
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Rate
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No later than
thirty (30) days following the expiration of each calendar
year during the Term, with the exception of year 2009, Sun will pay
to GPI an Annual Rebate Amount in cash or credit, at the election
of GPI, based on purchase volumes for Qualified Products and
Additional Products during such preceding calendar year, in an
amount, if any, equal to (A) the Annual Rebate Amount (as
defined below) less (B) the total of the Quarterly Rebate
Amounts paid to GPI for the first three quarters of such preceding
calendar year, if a positive number. If the total of the rebates
paid to GPI for the first three quarters of such calendar year
exceeds the Annual Rebate Amount owed to GPI for such calendar
year, then GPI shall pay to Sun, within such thirty (30) day
period, the amount by which the sum of the Quarterly Rebate Amounts
for the first three quarters exceeds the Annual Rebate Amount
earned for such calendar year or, at Sun’s discretion, this
amount will be deducted from the following quarterly rebate
payment(s) until it is fully depleted. The Annual Rebate Amount
shall be calculated as follows:
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Total Purchase Volumes for
Calendar Year
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In calendar
year 2017, the regular Quarterly Rebate Amounts shall be paid in
the first and second quarters. If this Agreement terminates as
scheduled on June 30, 2017, no Annual Rebate Amount shall be
paid. If this Agreement is required to continue after June 30,
2017 in accordance with Section 20, the regular quarterly
rebates and annual rebates shall continue for the remainder of the
Agreement, and in any partial calendar year the Quarterly Rebate
Amounts will be paid but no Annual Rebate Amount shall be
paid.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Quarterly Rebate Amounts
for the third and fourth quarters of calendar year 2009 shall be
calculated in accordance with the provisions of Appendix C
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The sum of any
Quarterly Rebate Amounts payable in the third and fourth quarters
of calendar years 2009 is referred to herein as the “
Initial Rebate Amount .”
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INFORMATION IN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
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On or before
January 31, 2010, Sun and GPI shall agree to the total volume
of Qualified Product and Additional Products purchased by GPI
during the calendar year 2009, whether or not such Qualified
Products or Additional Products were purchased pursuant to this
Agreement, and Sun shall pay to GPI an amount, if any, equal to
(A) the 2009 Rebate Amount (as defined below) less
(B) the Initial Rebate Amount. The 2009 Rebate Amount shall be
calculated as follows:
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G. Unless
otherwise specified herein, rebates, payments for purchases
hereunder and any other payments owed by one party to another
hereunder may be made by ACH transfer to an account designated in
writing by the party receiving such payment.
4.
Payment Terms . Payment terms are net 60 days. Interest at
the rate of 1% per month will be charged on all past due amounts up
to thirty (30) days past due, and at the rate of 2% per month
on all amounts past due longer than thirty (30) days. Sun
agrees all payment terms are dependent on accurately invoicing GPI.
As such, payment terms begin upon receipt of an accurate invoice by
GPI from Sun. If an invoice is incomplete or inaccurate, GPI will
pay all undisputed amounts within terms according to the original
invoice date, but will not be held in default for non-payment of
disputed items until the dispute has been resolved and any
inaccurate or incomplete invoices have been corrected by Sun.
Products provided on a consignment basis shall be billed monthly
once the container is opened.
5.
Shipment and Delivery . Subject to Section 16, Sun agrees to
deliver Qualified Products on or prior to the agreed-upon delivery
dates and if any shipment or delivery is made which is not in all
material respects in accord with this Agreement (including time of
shipment or delivery), GPI reserves the right to reject such
delivery without liability to Sun, and, in the absence of an
event
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RESPECT TO THE OMITTED PORTIONS.
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of force
majeure such rejected volumes shall be included in calculating
GPI’s rebate percentages, but not purchase volumes eligible
for rebates. Sun will ship the Products in a manner consistent with
general industry practice so as to minimize any damage while in
transit. GPI is not responsible for any charge for packing, boxing,
storage or cartage.
A. Unless
otherwise specifically agreed to by the parties, all Qualified
Product will be purchased on consignment. With respect to Product
sold by consignment, Sun agrees to deliver to GPI’s facility
or facilities and GPI agrees to accept Products. Sun will remain
the owner of the Products until said Products are purchased by GPI
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Either the actual use of
the Product or its removal from the Storage Area (defined
hereinafter), as applicable, shall be deemed the time of purchase
of such Product under this Agreement. GPI shall receive and accept
delivery of the Products, and safely store them as Sun’s
property at Buyer’s applicable place of business (the
“Premises”), so as to reasonably protect the Products
from loss, damage or deterioration. All such Products shall
prominently bear Sun’s name and shall be conspicuously marked
and identified as being the property of Sun. GPI shall designate a
storage area (“Storage Area”) on the Premises solely
for storage of Sun’s Products. The Products in the Storage
Area located at the Premises shall be physically segregated from
and not commingled either with GPI’s inventory or other
property or with the property of any other person, and GPI agrees
to execute such financing statements and other documents as Sun may
reasonably require to perfect Sun’s security interest in, and
to give notice of and confirm it’s ownership of, the Products
to which Sun retains title.
B. With respect
to any Qualified Product not sold by consignment, title to all
items sold to GPI hereunder shall pass to GPI upon delivery of same
by Sun to GPI DDU designated GPI converting facility (Incoterms
2000). All risk of loss or damage to said items prior to such
delivery shall fall upon Sun, and Sun shall defend and hold GPI
harmless against any claims asserted against GPI on account of any
personal injury or property damages caused by any transported
materials, or by the transportation thereof, prior to the
completion of unloading at GPI’s plant.
7.
Material Specifications . All
Qualified Products sold by Sun to GPI will comply with the material
specifications attached hereto as Appendix D and incorporated
herein by reference (“ Specifications
”).
8.
Inspection; Non-Conforming Goods .
A. GPI shall
have the right, but not the obligation, to inspect at any location
and at any time all Qualified Products, and to reject that which
does not conform to Specifications, or if not so specified, which
do not conform to standard industry specifications (“
Non-Conforming Goods ”). GPI may make returns of
Non-Conforming Goods to Sun at Sun’s expense and may purchase
replacement goods from third parties in accordance with
Section 8B. No such inspection by GPI shall in any manner
affect any of the warranties of Sun or constitute a waiver of any
of GPI’s rights hereunder or otherwise, and all items are
subject to GPI’s inspection and right to reject
notwithstanding prior payment.
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B. Upon
determining that any Qualified Product supplied hereunder
constitutes Non-Conforming Goods, GPI shall notify Sun and may
contact third-party suppliers with respect to their ability to
supply replacement Products meeting the Specifications (“
Replacement Products ”). GPI may obtain Replacement
Products from Sun or a third-party supplier, whichever GPI in its
sole discretion determines is able to deliver such Replacement
Products in the shortest amount of time. Replacement Products
supplied by Sun shall be supplied at Sun’s sole cost and
expense. For Replacement Products supplied by a third party,
(i) GPI shall receive a credit in the amount paid to Sun for
such Non-Conforming Product, if applicable; and (ii) purchases
of Replacement Products from third parties shall be treated as if
purchased from Sun for the purpose of calculating the Minimum
Aggregate Purchase Amount, Minimum Annual Purchase Amount, and
Quarterly Rebate threshold. GPI shall continue to count Replacement
Product toward the calculations of the Minimum Aggregate Purchase
Amount, Minimum Annual Purchase Amount and Quarterly Rebate
threshold (but not volumes eligible for rebates) until Sun can
produce Qualified Product once again.
C. Sun
acknowledges that it will provide GPI with thirty (30) days
notice before making changes in raw materials or processes used by
Sun in the manufacture of any Product or Additional Product to the
extent required by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Management of
Change Process attached hereto as Appendix E. Regardless of
whether notice is required under the Management of Change Process,
Sun agrees to maintain a log of all raw material or process changes
made by Sun in the manufacture of any Product or Additional
Product, which log may be consulted by GPI upon GPI’s
request.
9.
Business and Technical Support/In-Plant
Technicians/Testing . In
partial consideration of GPI’s commitment hereunder, Sun
shall provide the following services at no additional cost to
GPI:
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The
services of a dedicated business manager, as more specifically
described in Appendix F, attached hereto.
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The
services of technical support, Black Belt and Color Manager
personnel, as more specifically described in Appendix G,
attached hereto.
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Quarterly testing of inks as
required by GPI. Original testing will be performed by Nancy
Plowman and Associates. Future testing may be revised upon mutual
consent of both parties.
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Additional support services
currently provided by the Handschy business as set forth in
Appendix H.
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GPI shall
provide, at no charge, a safe and appropriate area close to the
pressroom, including desk, file cabinets, work table, telephone and
such other amenities as Sun may reasonably request to enable it to
provide its in-plant services. GPI will also provide, at no charge,
heat, light, power and other services for Sun’s in-plant
services.
10.
Equipment . In
partial consideration of GPI’s commitment hereunder, Sun
shall provide and maintain all in-plant equipment necessary to
perform its obligations hereunder, as set forth in Appendix I.
Ownership of such equipment will remain with Sun, and such
equipment will be labeled “property of Sun Chemical.”
GPI agrees to execute such financing statements and
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documents as
Sun may reasonably require to perfect Sun’s security interest
in, and to give notice of and confirm it’s ownership of, the
Equipment to which Sun retains title.
11.
Profit Sharing Productivity Program . GPI
and Sun agree that they shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to implement a profit sharing productivity program and to
allocate the cost-savings realized from such program in the form
and as set forth in detail on Appendix J, attached
hereto.
A. Sun will, to
the extent that it is legally free to do so, provide GPI with
prompt notice on any new developmental breakthroughs developed by
Sun and ready for commercial use concerning the Products (“
New Technology ”), under such terms of confidentiality
as may be required by Sun, in its sole discretion. In addition, Sun
will provide a technology innovation presentation twice a year
during the Term which outlines, on a confidential basis, its ink
development programs concerning the Products. For any New
Technology that GPI wishes to pursue with Sun, Sun and GPI will use
reasonable commercial efforts to qualify products embodying New
Technology as Qualified Products to be supplied to GPI pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement. In addition, where Sun is legally free
to do so, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith mutually
satisfactory agreements pursuant to which Sun would supply the New
Technology exclusively to GPI, and not to any other customer of
Sun, for a period of time to be determined by the
parties.
B. GPI will
provide to Sun, on a confidential basis, the opportunity to supply
all Product developments for New Applications. A “New
Application” means, with respect to any product: (i) an
ink or coating that allows for a new performance enhancement (e.g.,
gloss, metallic) or application (e.g., coating that provides
barrier) that is not commercial as of the signing of this
Agreement; or (ii) a new ink or coating that allows production
of an existing capability with a new process (e.g., HTL labels run
flexo); provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, New
Applications for Product shall not be considered part of
GPI’s Annual Organic Requirements unless such New
Applications are, upon mutual agreement of the parties,, qualified
for such New Applications following which they will be deemed
“Qualified Products” with respect to such New
Applications. If not so qualified, they will be deemed
“Additional Products”, as defined above. GPI will use
Sun as the vendor of choice for New Applications of Product so long
as the pricing and performance of the Product in the New
Application is competitive; if not competitive, GPI shall have the
right to source the Product for the New Application outside of this
Agreement without penalty.
A. Sun shall
indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless GPI, its employees,
agents, servants, successors and assigns from and against any and
all losses, damages, injuries, claims, demands, expenses, including
legal fees and expenses, of whatever nature, arising out of the
performance by Sun of its obligations hereunder, or arising out of
the performance of the services provided by or on behalf of Sun for
GPI hereunder resulting in injuries to or death of any person or
persons or damage to any property occasioned by acts or omissions
of Sun, its officers, employees, agents
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subcontractors, except to the extent due to the negligent or
intentional acts of GPI or its personnel.
B. GPI shall
indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless Sun, its employees,
agents, servants, successors and assigns from and against any and
all losses, damages, injuries, claims, demands, expenses, including
legal fees and expenses, of whatever nature, resulting from
injuries to or death of any Sun in-plant personnel at GPI’s
facilities or locations resulting from the negligence or willful
misconduct of GPI.
C. Sun shall
indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless GPI, its employees,
agents, servants, successors and assigns from all costs, expenses,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, damages or claims
arising out of infringement or claim of infringement of any patent
rights, trademark, tradename or copyright based on the sale,
purchase or use of the items covered by this Agreement. Sun further
agrees that in the event of any such claim, and if required by GPI,
Sun shall at its expense and at no cost to GPI do one of the
following:
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Procure for GPI the right of license
to use and continue to use said items; or
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Replace said items with
non-infringing items and/or services of like or superior kind,
productivity, efficiency, quality and value; or
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Modify said items so as to become
non-infringing. Should the items be modified, as provided herein,
such modification shall not reduce the usefulness or productivity
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Limited Warranty/Limitation on Liability
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A. Sun
expressly warrants that title to all items sold to GPI under this
Agreement will pass to GPI free and clear of all liens, claims,
security interests or encumbrances and that no materials, equipment
or supplies incorporated into any items sold to GPI hereunder will
have been acquired by Sun subject to an agreement under which any
interest therein or any encumbrance thereon is retained by Sun
which will survive delivery to GPI.
B. Sun
expressly warrants that the Products sold hereunder shall conform
to the Specifications and shall be free from defects in materials
or workmanship. Equipment supplied pursuant to Section 10 of this
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