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Title: FIS CORPORATE AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Florida     Date: 7/9/2008

FIS CORPORATE AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, Parties: lender processing services  inc. , fidelity national information services  inc
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Exhibit 10.2
FIS CORPORATE AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
     This Corporate and Transitional Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of July 2, 2008, by and between FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. , a Georgia corporation (“FIS” or “PROVIDING PARTY”), and LENDER PROCESSING SERVICES, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“LPS” or “RECEIVING PARTY”). FIS and LPS shall be referred to together in this Agreement as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”
          WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions (the “Transactions”) contemplated by that certain Contribution and Distribution Agreement dated as of June 13, 2008 (the “Contribution Agreement”), between FIS and LPS, the Parties wish to enter into a separate agreement for the provision of certain services by FIS and its Subsidiaries to LPS and its Subsidiaries; and
     WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Contribution Agreement;
     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CORPORATE SERVICES
     1.1 Corporate Services . This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions for the provision by PROVIDING PARTY to RECEIVING PARTY of various corporate services and products, as more fully described below and in Schedule 1.1(a) attached hereto (the Scheduled Services, the Omitted Services, the Resumed Services and Special Projects (as defined below), collectively, the “Corporate Services”).
          (a) Scheduled Services . PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (each as defined below), and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall provide or cause to be provided to RECEIVING PARTY and its Subsidiaries all services set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) (the “Scheduled Services”) on and after the date on which the Distribution occurs (the “Effective Date”), with such services to be provided to RECEIVING PARTY’s Subsidiaries as they become Subsidiaries of RECEIVING PARTY, subject to the exception in clause (ii) of Section 1.2(a) . RECEIVING PARTY shall pay fees to PROVIDING PARTY for providing the Scheduled Services or causing the Scheduled Services to be provided as set forth in Schedule 1.1(a) . For purposes of this Agreement, “Subsidiary” means, with respect to either Party, any corporation, partnership, company or other entity of which such Party controls or owns, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other equity interest entitled to vote on the election of the members to the board of directors or similar governing body, or otherwise has the power to elect a majority of the members to the board of directors or similar governing body; and “Affiliate” means, with respect to either Party, any corporation, partnership, company, or other entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Party.

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As used herein, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.
          (b) Omitted Services . PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall provide or cause to be provided to RECEIVING PARTY and its Subsidiaries all services that PROVIDING PARTY was performing for RECEIVING PARTY and its Subsidiaries on or before the Effective Date that pertain to and are a part of Scheduled Services under Section 1.1(a) (with such services to be provided to RECEIVING PARTY’s Subsidiaries as they become Subsidiaries of RECEIVING PARTY, subject to the exception in clause (ii) of Section 1.2(a) ), which are not expressly included in the list of Scheduled Services in Schedule 1.1(a) , but are required to conduct the business of RECEIVING PARTY and its Subsidiaries (the “Omitted Services”), unless RECEIVING PARTY consents in writing to the termination of such services. Such Omitted Services shall be added to Schedule 1.1(a) and thereby become Scheduled Services, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date by the Parties. In the event that RECEIVING PARTY or its Subsidiaries had been allocated charges or otherwise paid PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries for Omitted Services immediately prior to the Effective Date, RECEIVING PARTY shall pay to PROVIDING PARTY for providing the Omitted Services (or causing the Omitted Services to be provided hereunder) fees equal to the actual fees paid for such Omitted Services immediately preceding the Effective Date; provided , that payment of such fees by RECEIVING PARTY for the Omitted Services provided hereunder shall be retroactive to the first day of the calendar quarter in which either Party identifies such services as Omitted Services, but in no event shall RECEIVING PARTY be required to pay for any Omitted Services provided hereunder by PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates prior to the Effective Date. In the event that RECEIVING PARTY or its Subsidiaries had not been allocated charges or otherwise paid PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for such Omitted Services immediately prior to the Effective Date, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith a fee to be based on the cost of providing such Omitted Services, which shall in no event be less than the Default Fee (as defined below); provided , that payment of such fees by RECEIVING PARTY for the Omitted Services provided hereunder by PROVIDING PARTY shall be retroactive to the first day of the calendar quarter in which either Party identifies such services as Omitted Services, but in no event shall RECEIVING PARTY be required to pay for any such Omitted Services provided hereunder by PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates prior to the Effective Date. The “Default Fee” means an amount equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the salary of each full-time employee, on an hourly basis, who provides the applicable Corporate Service or Transition Assistance (as defined in Section 2.3 ).
          (c) Resumed Services . At RECEIVING PARTY’s written request, PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or cause to be provided to RECEIVING PARTY and its Subsidiaries any Scheduled Service that has been terminated at RECEIVING PARTY’s request pursuant to Section 2.2 (the “Resumed Services”); provided , that PROVIDING PARTY shall have no obligation to provide a Resumed Service if providing such Resumed Service will have a material adverse impact on the other Corporate Services. Schedule 1.1(a) shall from time to time be amended to reflect the resumption of a Resumed Service and the Resumed Service shall be set forth thereon as a Scheduled Service.

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          (d) Special Projects . At RECEIVING PARTY’s written request, PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide additional corporate services that are not described in the Schedule 1.1(a) and that are neither Omitted Services nor Resumed Services (“Special Projects”). RECEIVING PARTY shall submit a written request to PROVIDING PARTY specifying the nature of the Special Project and requesting an estimate of the costs applicable for such Special Project and the expected time frame for completion. PROVIDING PARTY shall respond promptly to such written request, but in no event later than twenty (20) days, with a written estimate of the cost of providing such Special Project and the expected time frame for completion (the “Cost Estimate”). If RECEIVING PARTY provides written approval of the Cost Estimate within ten (10) days after PROVIDING PARTY delivers the Cost Estimate, then within a commercially reasonable time after receipt of RECEIVING PARTY’s written request, PROVIDING PARTY shall begin providing the Special Project; provided , that PROVIDING PARTY shall have no obligation to provide a Special Project where, in its reasonable discretion and prior to providing the Cost Estimate, it has determined and notified RECEIVING PARTY in writing that (i) it would not be feasible to provide such Special Project, given reasonable priority to other demands on its resources and capacity both under this Agreement or otherwise or (ii) it lacks the experience or qualifications to provide such Special Project.
     1.2 Provision of Corporate Services; Excused Performance .
          (a) Migration of Services . To the extent commercially reasonable, the Parties will work together and begin the process of migrating the Corporate Services from PROVIDING PARTY to RECEIVING PARTY or one or more of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or to a third party (at RECEIVING PARTY’s direction) such that the completion of the migration of the Corporate Services from PROVIDING PARTY to RECEIVING PARTY, one or more of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or a third party, as the case may be, shall occur prior to the end of the Term. PROVIDING PARTY shall provide or cause to be provided each of the Corporate Services through the expiration of the Term, except (i) as automatically modified by earlier termination of a Corporate Service by RECEIVING PARTY in accordance with this Agreement, (ii) for Corporate Services to or for the benefit of any entity which ceases to be a Subsidiary of RECEIVING PARTY prior to the end of the Term, or (iii) as otherwise agreed to by the Parties in writing.
          (b) Performance Excused . All obligations of PROVIDING PARTY with respect to any one or more individual Corporate Services or Transition Assistance under this Agreement shall be excused to the extent and only for so long as a failure by PROVIDING PARTY with respect thereto is directly attributable to and caused specifically by a failure by RECEIVING PARTY or any of its Subsidiaries to meet their obligations (including any performance) under any other Related Party Agreement (as defined in the Contribution Agreement).
     1.3 Third Party Vendors; Consents .
          (a) Third Party Consents . PROVIDING PARTY shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep and maintain in effect its relationships with its vendors that are

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integral to the provision of the Corporate Services. PROVIDING PARTY shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure any waivers, permits, consents or sublicenses required by third party licensors, vendors or service providers under existing agreements with such third parties in order to provide any Corporate Services hereunder (“Third Party Consents”). In the event that PROVIDING PARTY is unable to procure such Third Party Consents on commercially reasonable terms, PROVIDING PARTY agrees to so notify RECEIVING PARTY, and to assist RECEIVING PARTY with the transition to another vendor. If, after the Effective Date, any one or more vendors (i) terminates its contractual relationship with PROVIDING PARTY or ceases to provide the products or services associated with the Corporate Services or (ii) notifies PROVIDING PARTY of its desire or plan to terminate its contractual relationship with PROVIDING PARTY or (iii) ceases providing the products or services associated with the Corporate Services, then, in either case, PROVIDING PARTY agrees to so notify RECEIVING PARTY, and to assist RECEIVING PARTY with the transition to another vendor so that RECEIVING PARTY may continue to receive similar products and services.
          (b) No Transfer of Software . PROVIDING PARTY shall not be required to transfer or assign to RECEIVING PARTY any third party software licenses or any hardware owned by PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates in connection with the provision of the Corporate Services or at the conclusion of the Term.
     1.4 Dispute Resolution .
          (a) Amicable Resolution . PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY mutually desire that friendly collaboration will continue between them. Accordingly, they will try to resolve in an amicable manner all disagreements and misunderstandings connected with their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, including any amendments hereto. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any dispute or disagreement (a “Dispute”) between PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the standards of performance, delay of performance or non-performance of obligations, or payment or non-payment of fees hereunder), then the Dispute, upon written request of either Party, will be referred for resolution to the president (or similar position) of the division implicated by the matter for each of PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY, which presidents will have fifteen (15) days to resolve such Dispute. If the presidents of the relevant divisions for each of PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY do not agree to a resolution of such Dispute within fifteen (15) days after the reference of the matter to them, such presidents of the relevant divisions will refer such matter to the president of each of PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY for final resolution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.4 , any amendment to the terms of this Agreement may only be effected in accordance with Section 11.10 .
          (b) Arbitration . In the event that the Dispute is not resolved in a friendly manner as set forth in Section 1.4(a) , either Party involved in the Dispute may submit the dispute to binding arbitration pursuant to this Section 1.4(b) . All Disputes submitted to arbitration pursuant to this Section 1.4(b) shall be resolved in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, unless the Parties involved mutually agree to utilize an alternate set of rules, in which event all references herein to the American Arbitration

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Association shall be deemed modified accordingly. Expedited rules shall apply regardless of the amount at issue. Arbitration proceedings hereunder may be initiated by either Party making a written request to the American Arbitration Association, together with any appropriate filing fee, at the office of the American Arbitration Association in Orlando, Florida. All arbitration proceedings shall be held in the city of Jacksonville, Florida in a location to be specified by the arbitrators (or any place agreed to by the Parties and the arbitrators). The arbitration shall be by a single qualified arbitrator experienced in the matters at issue, such arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY. If PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY fail to agree on an arbitrator within thirty (30) days after notice of commencement of arbitration, the American Arbitration Association shall, upon the request of either Party to the Dispute, appoint the arbitrator. Any order or determination of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding upon the Parties to the arbitration as to matters submitted and may be enforced by either Party to the Dispute in any court having jurisdiction over the subject matter or over either Party. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such arbitration proceeding (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) shall be borne by the Party incurring such costs. The use of any alternative dispute resolution procedures hereunder will not be construed under the doctrines of laches, waiver or estoppel to affect adversely the rights of either Party.
          (c) Non-Exclusive Remedy . Nothing in this Section 1.4 will prevent either PROVIDING PARTY or RECEIVING PARTY from immediately seeking injunctive or interim relief in the event (i) of any actual or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Article VIII or (ii) that the Dispute relates to, or involves a claim of, actual or threatened infringement of intellectual property. All such actions for injunctive or interim relief shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with Section 11.6 . Such remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for breach of this Agreement, and further remedies may be pursued in accordance with Section 1.4(a) and Section 1.4(b) above.
          (d) Commencement of Dispute Resolution Procedure . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY, but none of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, are entitled to commence a dispute resolution procedure under this Agreement, whether pursuant to this Section 1.4 or otherwise, and each Party will cause its respective Affiliates not to commence any dispute resolution procedure other than through such Party as provided in this Section 1.4(d) .
          (e) Compensation . RECEIVING PARTY shall continue to make all payments due and owing under Article III for Corporate Services not the subject of a Dispute and shall not off-set such fees by the amount of fees for Corporate Services that are the subject of the Dispute.

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     1.5 Standard of Services .
          (a) General Standard . PROVIDING PARTY shall perform the Corporate Services for RECEIVING PARTY in a professional and competent manner, using standards of performance consistent with its performance of such services for itself.
          (b) Disaster Recovery . During the Term, PROVIDING PARTY shall maintain a disaster recovery program for the Corporate Services substantially consistent with the disaster recovery program in place for such Corporate Services as of the Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the disaster recovery program maintained by PROVIDING PARTY will not include a business continuity program.
          (c) Shortfall in Services . If RECEIVING PARTY provides PROVIDING PARTY with written notice (“Shortfall Notice”) of the occurrence of any Significant Service Shortfall (as defined below), as determined by RECEIVING PARTY in good faith, PROVIDING PARTY shall rectify such Significant Service Shortfall as soon as reasonably possible. For purposes of this Section 1.5(c) , a “Significant Service Shortfall” shall be deemed to have occurred if the timing or quality of performance of Corporate Services provided by PROVIDING PARTY hereunder falls below the standard required by Section 1.5(a) hereof; provided that PROVIDING PARTY’s obligations under this Agreement shall be relieved to the extent, and for the duration of, any force majeure event as set forth in Article V .
     1.6 Response Time . PROVIDING PARTY shall respond to and resolve any problems in connection with the Corporate Services for RECEIVING PARTY within a commercially reasonable period of time, using response and proposed resolution times consistent with its response and resolution of such problems for itself.
     1.7 Ownership of Materials; Results and Proceeds . All data and information submitted to PROVIDING PARTY by RECEIVING PARTY, in connection with the Corporate Services or the Transition Assistance (as defined in Section 2.3 ) (the “RECEIVING PARTY Data”), and all results and proceeds of the Corporate Services and the Transition Assistance with regard to the RECEIVING PARTY Data, is and will remain, as between the Parties, the property of RECEIVING PARTY. PROVIDING PARTY shall not and shall not permit its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to use RECEIVING PARTY Data for any purpose other than to provide the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance.
ARTICLE II
TERM AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
     2.1 Term . The term (the “Term”) of this Agreement shall commence as of the date hereof and shall continue until the earliest of:
     (i) the date on which the last of the Scheduled Services under this Agreement is terminated,
     (ii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated by mutual agreement of the Parties, or

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     (iii) the second anniversary of the date of this Agreement,
whichever is earlier (in any case, the “Termination Date”); provided , however , that, with respect to any entity that ceases to be a Subsidiary of RECEIVING PARTY prior to the Termination Date, the Term with respect to such entity shall terminate effective as of the date that such entity ceases to be a Subsidiary of RECEIVING PARTY.
     2.2 Termination .
          (a) 30 Day Extension . If RECEIVING PARTY is not able to complete its transition of the Corporate Services by the Termination Date, then upon written notice provided to PROVIDING PARTY at least thirty (30) days prior to the Termination Date, RECEIVING PARTY shall have the right to request and cause PROVIDING PARTY to provide up to thirty (30) days of additional Corporate Services to RECEIVING PARTY; provided , that RECEIVING PARTY shall pay for all such additional Corporate Services.
          (b) Early Termination . If RECEIVING PARTY wishes to terminate a Corporate Service (or a portion thereof) on a date that is earlier than the Termination Date, RECEIVING PARTY shall provide written notice (the “Termination Notice”) to PROVIDING PARTY of a proposed termination date for such Corporate Service (or portion thereof), at least ninety (90) days prior to such proposed termination date. Upon receipt of such notice, PROVIDING PARTY shall promptly provide notice to RECEIVING PARTY (the “Termination Dispute Notice”) in the event that PROVIDING PARTY believes in good faith that, notwithstanding PROVIDING PARTY using its commercially reasonable efforts, the requested termination will have a material adverse impact on other Corporate Services and the scope of such adverse impact. In such event, the Parties will resolve the dispute in accordance with Section 1.4 . If PROVIDING PARTY does not provide the Termination Dispute Notice, based on the standards set forth above, within ten (10) days of the date on which the Termination Notice was received, then, effective on the termination date proposed by RECEIVING PARTY in its Termination Notice, such Corporate Service (or portion thereof) shall be discontinued (thereafter, a “Discontinued Corporate Service”) and deemed deleted from the Scheduled Services to be provided hereunder and thereafter, this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect with respect to the Discontinued Corporate Service (or portion thereof), except as to obligations accrued prior to the date of discontinuation of such Corporate Service (or portion thereof). Upon the occurrence of any Discontinued Corporate Service, the Parties shall promptly update Schedule 1.1(a) to reflect the discontinuation, and the Corporate Service Fees shall be adjusted in accordance therewith and the provisions of Article III . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, at any time that employees of PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates move to a department within RECEIVING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (an “Employee Shift”), a proportional portion of the relevant Corporate Service shall be deemed automatically terminated. If a Corporate Service, or portion thereof, is terminated as a result of an Employee Shift, then such termination shall take effect as of the date of the Employee Shift, and the adjustment in Corporate Service Fees shall also take effect as of the date of the Employee Shift.
          (c) Termination of All Services . If all Corporate Services shall have been terminated under this Section 2.2 prior to the expiration of the Term, then either Party shall have

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the right to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other Party, which termination shall be effective upon delivery as provided in Section 6.1 .
     2.3 Transition Assistance . In preparation for the discontinuation of any Corporate Service provided under this Agreement, PROVIDING PARTY shall, consistent with its obligations to provide Corporate Services hereunder and with the cooperation and assistance of RECEIVING PARTY, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such knowledge transfer services and to take such steps as are reasonably required in order to facilitate a smooth and efficient transition and/or migration of records to RECEIVING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or at RECEIVING PARTY’s direction, to a third party) and responsibilities so as to minimize any disruption of services (“Transition Assistance”). RECEIVING PARTY shall cooperate with PROVIDING PARTY to allow PROVIDING PARTY to complete the Transition Assistance as early as is commercially reasonable to do so. Fees for any Transition Assistance shall be determined in accordance with the calculation formula and methods applicable to the Scheduled Services that are most similar in nature to the Transition Assistance being so provided, as set forth on the applicable Section of Schedule 1.1(a) .
     2.4 Return of Materials . As a Corporate Service or Transition Assistance is terminated, each Party will return all materials and property owned by the other Party, including, without limitation, all RECEIVING PARTY Data, if any, and materials and property of a proprietary nature involving a Party or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates relevant to the provision or receipt of that Corporate Service or Transition Assistance and no longer needed regarding the performance of other Corporate Services or other Transition Assistance under this Agreement, and will do so (and will cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to do so) within thirty (30) days after the applicable termination. Upon the end of the Term, each Party will return all material and property of a proprietary nature involving the other Party or its Subsidiaries, in its possession or control (or the possession or control of an Affiliate as a result of the Services provided hereunder) within thirty (30) days after the

 
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