Exhibit 10.4
Execution Copy
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
TRANSITION SERVICES
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
VIACOM INC.
and
BLOCKBUSTER INC.
Dated as of
JUNE 18, 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I SERVICES
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Section 1.01. Provision of Services
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Section 1.02. Standard of
Performance
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2
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ARTICLE II FEES, TERM AND
TERMINATION
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Section 2.01. Fee and Payment
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Section 2.02. Term for Provision of
Services
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3
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ARTICLE III COOPERATION, ACCESS AND
AUDIT
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3
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Section 3.01. Cooperation, Access,
Audit
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3
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ARTICLE IV DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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4
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Section 4.01. Dispute Resolution
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4
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ARTICLE V LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND
INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 5.01. Limitation of
Liability
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Section 5.02. Indemnity by the
Company
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Section 5.03. Indemnification
Procedures
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ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 6.01. Relationship of the
Parties
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Section 6.02. Force Majeure
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Section 6.03. Confidentiality
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Section 6.04. Amendments
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Section 6.05. Successors and
Assignment
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Section 6.06. Severability
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Section 6.07. Entire Agreement
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Section 6.08. Headings
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Section 6.09. Notices
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Section 6.10. Governing Law
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Section 6.11. Counterparts
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AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSITION
SERVICES AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSITION
SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated
as of June 18, 2004, to be effective for all purposes as provided
in Section 6.07, between VIACOM INC., a Delaware corporation
(“ Parent ”) and BLOCKBUSTER INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Parent, pursuant to the
transactions contemplated by the registration statement of the
Company filed on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof, intends to split-off the Company in
a tax-free transaction;
WHEREAS, Parent has heretofore
provided certain services to the Company pursuant to the Transition
Services Agreement between Parent and the Company, dated as of
August 16, 1999 (the “ Original Agreement ”);
and
WHEREAS, the Company has requested
from Parent that Parent continue to provide certain of such
services to the Company, along with certain additional services,
for a limited period of time after the Effective Time (defined
below), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
the above premises and the representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements contained herein, it is agreed by and between the
parties as follows:
Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein have the meaning given to them in the Amended and
Restated Initial Public Offering and Split-Off Agreement dated as
of the date hereof among Viacom, Viacom International Inc. and
Blockbuster (the “ IPO Agreement ”).
ARTICLE I
SERVICES
Section 1.01. Provision of
Services . As used in this Agreement, “ Effective
Time ” means the earlier to occur of (x) the first day
after the closing of any exchange offer by Parent pursuant to an
effective Form S-4 prospectus-offer to exchange stock of the
Company for stock of Parent, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and (y) the Split-Off Date. Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the
standards of performance set forth in Section 1.02, as of the
Effective Time, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to the
Company (which term, for purposes of this Article I will be deemed
to include its Subsidiaries) the following transition services (the
“ Services ”) during the Term (as hereinafter
defined):
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(a) Audit and Control
Services . Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to the
Company certain audit and control services for its domestic and
international operations, consistent with past practice. With
respect to any audit or control projects which Parent internal
audit staff is actively working on and which are in process as of
the Effective Time, Parent and the Company will cooperate with each
other to cause such projects to be delivered to the Company in
final form on or prior to the Termination Date. No such projects
shall commence after the date that is 30 days prior to the
Company’s and Parent’s reasonable estimate of the date
on which the Effective Time will occur.
(b) Employee Benefit Plans and
Insurance Administration . Parent shall assist the Company in
the administration of all employee benefit plans and policies of
insurance covering employees of the Company and its Affiliates,
consistent with past practice.
(c) Intellectual Property
Services . Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to the
Company certain intellectual property services, consistent with
past practice.
(d) Legal Services . Parent
shall provide or cause to be provided to the Company certain legal
services, consistent with past practice.
(e) Tax Services . Parent
shall provide or cause to be provided to the Company certain tax
services, consistent with past practice and in compliance with the
Tax Matters Agreement.
Section 1.02. Standard of
Performance . (a) Parent agrees to provide or cause to be
provided to the Company the Services in substantially the same
manner and at substantially the same levels as such Services were
provided to the Company prior to the Effective Time.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Parent
shall not provide any particular services if requested by the
Company not to do so, provided that no such request shall affect
the amount of the Services Fee or payment thereof.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in providing the Services, Parent shall not be obligated to (i)
hire any additional employees, (ii) maintain the employment of any
specific employee or (iii) purchase, lease or license any
additional equipment.
ARTICLE II
FEES, TERM AND TERMINATION
Section 2.01. Fee and Payment
. (a) As consideration for the Services to be provided to the
Company and its Subsidiaries by Parent under the terms of this
Agreement, the Company shall pay to Parent a services fee of
$150,000 per month during
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the Term (the “ Services Fee
”). The Services Fee only represents payment with respect to
Parent’s provision of the Services and not for other
payments, costs or expenses related to the underlying Services
themselves. The Services Fee shall be payable by the Company to
Parent fifteen (15) days after the last day of each month (prorated
for any partial month) during the Term. The final payment of the
Services Fee shall be made to Parent not later than fifteen (15)
days after the last day of the month during which the Termination
Date occurs.
(b) Parent shall invoice the Company
for any out-of-pocket payments, costs or expenses incurred in good
faith associated with, or related to, the underlying Services
provided by Parent hereunder and the Company shall promptly (and,
in any event, within thirty (30) days after the Company’s
receipt of the invoice) pay or reimburse Parent for any such
payments, costs or expenses, provided that the categories of such
payments, costs or expenses for which payment or reimbursement is
required will be consistent with those charged to the Company in
past practice under this Agreement prior to the Effective Time.
Such payments and reimbursements shall be separate from and in
addition to the Services Fee.
Section 2.02. Term for Provision
of Services . The term during which Services shall be provided
hereunder (the “ Term ”) shall commence at the
Effective Time and shall expire on the date which is ninety (90)
days from the Effective Time (the “ Termination Date
”).
ARTICLE III
COOPERATION, ACCESS AND AUDIT
Section 3.01. Cooperation;
Access; Audit .
(a) Each of the parties hereto
agrees to fully cooperate in good faith with the others in
connection with the Services provided under this Agreement and
matters related to or arising hereunder.
(b) For purposes of verifying the
accuracy of charges for Services rendered hereunder and to verify
the proper performance of Services by Parent, the Company shall be
entitled to have reasonable access during regular business hours,
during the period extending from the Effective Time until 60 days
after the Termination Date, upon reasonable prior notice, to (i)
such premises of Parent that are being used in the provision of
Services hereunder, (i