EXHIBIT 10.4
KBR as Service
Provider
TRANSITION SERVICES
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES,
INC.
and
KBR, INC.
Dated November 20,
2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page No.
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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1
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SECTION 1.1
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Definitions
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1
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ARTICLE II SERVICES
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2
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SECTION 2.1
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Services
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2
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SECTION 2.2
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Service Coordinators
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3
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SECTION 2.3
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Additional Services
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3
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SECTION 2.4
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Third Party Services
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3
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SECTION 2.5
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Standard of Performance; Limitation of
Liability
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4
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SECTION 2.6
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Service Boundaries and Scope
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4
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SECTION 2.7
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Cooperation
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5
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SECTION 2.8
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Transitional Nature of Services;
Changes
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5
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ARTICLE III SERVICE CHARGES
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5
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SECTION 3.1
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Compensation
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5
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SECTION 3.2
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Performance under Ancillary
Agreements
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6
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ARTICLE IV PAYMENT
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SECTION 4.1
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Payment
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6
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SECTION 4.2
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Payment Disputes
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7
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SECTION 4.3
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Error Correction
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7
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SECTION 4.4
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Taxes
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7
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SECTION 4.5
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Records; Audits
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7
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ARTICLE V TERM
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8
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SECTION 5.1
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Term
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ARTICLE VI DISCONTINUATION OF
SERVICES
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8
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SECTION 6.1
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Discontinuation of Services
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8
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SECTION 6.2
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Procedures Upon Discontinuation or Termination
of Services
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ARTICLE VII DEFAULT
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9
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SECTION 7.1
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Termination for Default
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9
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ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION
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9
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SECTION 8.1
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Personal Injury
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9
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SECTION 8.2
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Property Damage
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10
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SECTION 8.3
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Waiver of Consequential Damages
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10
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SECTION 8.4
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Services Received
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10
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ARTICLE IX CONFIDENTIALITY
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11
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SECTION 9.1
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Confidentiality
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11
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ARTICLE X FORCE MAJEURE
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11
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SECTION 10.1
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Performance Excused
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11
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SECTION 10.2
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Notice
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SECTION 10.3
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Cooperation
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 11.1
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Construction Rules
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12
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SECTION 11.2
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Notices
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SECTION 11.3
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Assignment, Binding Effect
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SECTION 11.4
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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SECTION 11.5
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Amendment
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SECTION 11.6
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Waiver
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SECTION 11.7
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Severability
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SECTION 11.8
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Counterparts
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13
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SECTION 11.9
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Governing Law
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SECTION 11.10
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Arbitration
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SECTION 11.11
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Relationship of Parties
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SECTION 11.12
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Further Assurances
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SECTION 11.13
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Regulations
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SECTION 11.14
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Survival
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SECTION 11.15
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English Language Governs
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SECTION 11.16
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Conflicting Agreements; Entire
Agreement
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SECTION 11.17
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Software License
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Exhibits :
Exhibit A: Software License
Agreement
Schedules :
Schedule 1: Information
Technology
Schedule 2: Accounting
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TRANSITION SERVICES
AGREEMENT
This TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
(the “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of the
20th day of November, 2006 by and between Halliburton Energy
Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ HESI
”), and KBR, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ KBR
”).
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of
Halliburton Company (“ Halliburton ”) has
determined that it is in the best interests of Halliburton and its
stockholders to make an initial public offering (“ IPO
”) of shares of KBR common stock, par value $0.001 per
share;
WHEREAS, in order to effectuate the
foregoing, Halliburton and KBR have entered into a Master
Separation Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “
Separation Agreement ”), which provides, among other
things, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for the
Separation, the IPO, and the execution and delivery of certain
other agreements, including this Agreement, in order to facilitate
and provide for the foregoing; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure an
orderly transition under the Separation Agreement it will be
necessary for KBR to provide to HESI and other members of the
Halliburton Group certain services described herein for a
transitional period.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions .
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the respective meanings assigned to them in this Article I or in
the Separation Agreement (as defined above):
“ Additional Services
” has the meaning given such term in
Section 2.3.
“ Agreement ” has
the meaning given such term in the Preamble.
“ Distribution ”
means a tax-free distribution under Section 355 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any corresponding
provision of any successor statute of all or any portion of the KBR
Common Stock beneficially owned by Halliburton to Halliburton
stockholders by way of a dividend, exchange or
otherwise.
“ Extension Period
” has the meaning given such term in
Section 2.3.
“ Fee Memorandum
” has the meaning given such term in
Section 4.1.
“ Force Majeure Event
” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
“ Halliburton ”
has the meaning given such term in the Preamble.
“ HESI ” has the
meaning given such term in the Preamble.
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“ Initial Services
” has the meaning given such term in
Section 2.1.
“ Invoice ” has
the meaning given such term in Section 4.1.
“ KBR ” has the
meaning given such term in the Preamble.
“ reasonable best
efforts ” means a party’s best efforts consistent
with reasonable commercial practice and without the incurrence of
unreasonable expense or hardship, or the requirement to engage in
litigation.
“ Separation Agreement
” has the meaning given such term in the Recitals.
“ Service Coordinator
” has the meaning given such term in
Section 2.2.
“ Services ” has
the meaning given such term in Section 2.1.
“ Tax ” has the
meaning given such term in Section 4.4.
ARTICLE II
SERVICES
SECTION 2.1 Services
.
(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, KBR, acting through its and/or its
Affiliates and their respective employees, agents, contractors or
independent third parties, agrees to provide or cause to be
provided to the Halliburton Group the services set forth in
Schedules 1-2 hereto (the “ Initial Services ”,
which together with any Additional Services provided pursuant to
Section 2.3 are collectively referred to herein as the “
Services ”).
(b) At all times during the
performance of the Services, all Persons performing such Services
(including agents, temporary employees, independent third parties
and consultants) shall be construed as being independent from the
Halliburton Group and such Persons shall not be considered or
deemed to be an employee of any member of the Halliburton Group nor
entitled to any employee benefits of Halliburton as a result of
this Agreement. HESI acknowledges and agrees that, except as may be
expressly set forth herein as a Service (including such agreed
Additional Services to be provided pursuant to Section 2.3
below) or otherwise expressly set forth in the Separation
Agreement, an Ancillary Agreement or other binding definitive
agreement, no member of the KBR Group shall be obligated to
provide, or cause to be provided, any service or goods to any
member of the Halliburton Group.
(c) KBR and members of the KBR Group
shall not be required to perform Services hereunder that conflict
with or violate any applicable law, contract, license,
authorization, certification or permit. KBR will use reasonable
best efforts to secure all necessary consents and/or approvals of
vendors, lessors and licensors relating to the Services.
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SECTION 2.2 Service
Coordinators . Each party will nominate in writing a
representative to act as the primary contact with respect to the
provision of the Services and the resolution of disputes under this
Agreement (each such person, a “ Service Coordinator
”). The initial Service Coordinators shall be the Chief
Accounting Officers (or their designated delegates) for each of
Halliburton and KBR. Unless HESI and KBR otherwise agree in
writing, HESI and KBR agree that all notices and communications
relating to this Agreement other than those day to day
communications and billings relating to the actual provision of the
Services shall be directed to the Service Coordinators in
accordance with Section 11.2 hereof. The Service Coordinators
shall meet as expeditiously as possible to resolve any dispute
hereunder; any dispute that is not resolved by the Service
Coordinators within forty-five (45) days shall be resolved in
accordance with the dispute resolution and arbitration procedures
set forth in Article VII of the Separation Agreement.
SECTION 2.3 Additional
Services .
(a) From the date hereof until
ninety (90) days following the IPO Closing Date (the “
Extension Period ”), from time to time HESI may
request additional Services from KBR by providing written notice.
The cost of such additional Services shall be determined in
accordance with the general principles described in
Section 3.1(a). Upon the mutual written agreement as to the
nature, cost, duration and scope of such additional Services, HESI
and KBR shall supplement in writing the Schedules hereto to include
such additional Services (such agreed services, the “
Additional Services ”).
(b) KBR shall be obligated to
provide to HESI and the members of the Halliburton Group any
Additional Service inadvertently or unintentionally omitted from
the list of Initial Services that was provided by the KBR Group to
the Halliburton Group immediately prior to the IPO Closing Date or
was included in the 2006 budget of Halliburton—KBR
intercompany services. KBR, in its sole discretion, may decline to
provide any Additional Service requested by HESI which does not
meet the criteria of the preceding sentence.
SECTION 2.4 Third Party
Services . KBR shall have the right to hire third party
subcontractors to provide all or part of any Services hereunder so
long as such subcontracting is consistent with past practices and
the practice applied by KBR generally from time to time within its
own organization. If subcontracting for a Service is not consistent
with past practices and the practice applied by KBR generally from
time to time within its own organization, then KBR shall give
notice of its intent to subcontract such Service to HESI and HESI
shall have sixty (60) days to determine, in its sole
discretion, whether to permit such subcontracting or whether to
cancel such Service in accordance with Article VI
hereof.
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SECTION 2.5 Standard of
Performance; Limitation of Liability .
(a) The Services to be provided
hereunder shall be performed with the same general degree of care,
at the same general level and at the same general degree of
accuracy and responsiveness, as when performed within the KBR
organization prior to the date of this Agreement. It is understood
and agreed that KBR is not a professional provider of the types of
services included in the Services and that KBR personnel performing
Services have other responsibilities, and will not be dedicated
full-time to performing Services.
(b) In the event KBR or any member
of the KBR Group fail to provide, or cause to be provided, the
Services in accordance herewith, the sole and exclusive remedy of
HESI shall be to, at HESI’s sole discretion, within ninety
(90) days from the date that KBR fails to provide such Service
either (i) have the Service reperformed, or (ii) not pay
for such Service, or if payment has already been made, receive a
refund of the payment made for such defective service; provided
that in the event KBR defaults in the manner described in
Section 7.1(ii) or (iii), HESI shall have the further rights
set forth in Section 7.1.
(c) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN
THIS SECTION 2.5, NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
IMPLIED OR EXPRESSED, ARE MADE BY KBR OR ANY MEMBER OF THE KBR
GROUP WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL
SUCH REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY WAIVED AND
DISCLAIMED. HESI HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT HESI OR ANY
MEMBER OF THE HALLIBURTON GROUP MAY OTHERWISE HAVE FOR ANY LOSSES,
TO ENFORCE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OR TO PURSUE ANY OTHER REMEDY
AVAILABLE IN CONTRACT, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY IN THE EVENT OF ANY
NON-PERFORMANCE, INADEQUATE PERFORMANCE, FAULTY PERFORMANCE OR
OTHER FAILURE OR BREACH BY KBR OR ANY MEMBER OF THE KBR GROUP UNDER
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE NEGLIGENCE
(WHETHER SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT OR ACTIVE OR PASSIVE) OF KBR OR
ANY MEMBER OF THE KBR GROUP OR ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER AND
WHETHER DAMAGES ARE ASSERTED IN CONTRACT OR TORT, UNDER FEDERAL,
STATE OR NON U.S. LAWS OR OTHER STATUTE OR OTHERWISE; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO COVER, AND
KBR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, SUCH LOSSES CAUSED BY THE GROSS
NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF KBR, ANY MEMBER OF THE KBR
GROUP OR ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER.
SECTION 2.6 Service Boundaries
and Scope . Except as provided in a Schedule for a specific
Service: (a) KBR shall be required to provide, or cause to be
provided, the Services only at the locations such Services are
being provided by any member of the KBR Group for any member of the
Halliburton Group immediately prior to the IPO Closing Date; and
(b) the Services shall be available only for purposes of
conducting the business of the Halliburton Group substantially in
the manner it was conducted immediately prior to the IPO
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Closing Date. Except as provided in a Schedule
for a specific Service, in providing, or causing to be provided,
the Services, KBR shall not be obligated to: (i) maintain the
employment of any specific employee or hire additional employees;
(ii) purchase, lease or license any additional equipment
(including, without limitation, computer equipment, software,
furniture, furnishings, fixtures, machinery, vehicles, tools and
other tangible personal property) that it would not acquire in the
ordinary course of business; (iii) make modifications to its
existing systems; or (iv) pay any costs related to the
transfer or conversion of data of any member of the Halliburton
Group.
SECTION 2.7 Cooperation .
HESI and KBR shall cooperate with one another and shall provide
such further assistance as the other party may reasonably request
in connection with the provision of Services hereunder.
SECTION 2.8 Transitional Nature
of Services; Changes . The parties acknowledge the transitional
nature of the Services and that KBR may make changes from time to
time in the manner of performing the Services if KBR is making
similar changes in performing similar services for members of its
own Group and if KBR furnishes to HESI substantially the same
notice KBR shall provide members of its own Group respecting such
changes.
ARTICLE III
SERVICE CHARGES
SECTION 3.1 Compensation
.
(a) General Principles Relating
to Charges for Services . Subject to the specific terms of this
Agreement, the Services will be charged and paid for on the same
general basis as has been heretofore in effect, with the intent
that such charges shall approximate the fully allocated direct and
indirect costs of providing and discontinuing the Services, but
without any element of profit. It is the further intent of the
parties that the fully allocated direct and indirect costs incurred
by KBR and its subsidiaries in providing Services under this
Agreement will be charged on a basis that allocates such costs on a
fair and nondiscriminatory basis. The parties shall use good faith
efforts to discuss any situation in which the actual charge for a
Service is expected significantly to exceed the estimated charge
set forth on a Schedule for a particular Service; provided,
however, that charges incurred in excess of any such estimate shall
not justify ceasing the provision of, or payment for, Services
under this Agreement.
(b) Service Fees . In
consideration for the provision of a Service, each member of the
Halliburton Group receiving Services shall pay to KBR or the member
of the KBR Group providing such Services, as applicable, either
(i) a mutually agreed fixed fee for such Service or
(ii) a reimbursement for all reasonable, out-of-pocket cash
costs that are incurred to provide such Service, including, as
applicable, one-time set-up costs for Services. The Service fees in
effect from the date hereof until December 31, 2006 are set
forth on the attached Schedules. The Service fees to be charged for
each succeeding calendar year shall be determined annually in
connection with the KBR and Halliburton annual planning process or
otherwise as the parties may agree. From time to time,
the
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Service Coordinators may, in
accordance with the general principles described in
Section 3.1(a), agree in writing to update, modify or amend
any Service fee set forth on a Schedule or agreed in connection
with the annual planning process or otherwise by the parties. The
Service Coordinators may agree on any such update, modification or
amendment for any reason, including, but not limited to, error in
the Schedule or incorrect estimates, rates, fees or prices in the
underlying budget data from which the Service fee was
derived.
SECTION 3.2 Performance under
Ancillary Agreements . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, HESI shall not be charged under this Agreement
for any services that are specifically required to be performed
under the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement and
any such other services shall be performed and charged for in
accordance with the terms of the Separation Agreement or such other
Ancillary Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENT
SECTION 4.1 Payment
.
(a) Prior to the Distribution and
unless otherwise agreed by the mutual agreement of the Service
Coordinators with respect to a particular Service, charges for
Services shall be paid at the end of each month by intercompany
account transfer, consistent with the parties