TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of October 20, 2004 (the
“Effective Date ”), is entered into by and
between DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company ( “Delphi ”), and ENERDEL,
INC. a Delaware corporation (“ EnerDel
”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Delphi and Ener1, Inc. (“ Ener1
”) are parties to a Formation, Subscription and
Stockholders’ Agreement dated October 20, 2004 (the “
Formation Agreement ”), pursuant to which Delphi and
Ener1 Have agreed to form EnerDel and Delphi has agreed to
contribute certain assets of Delphi’s lithium battery systems
business to EnerDel (the “ Assets ”);
and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the orderly transfer and
continuation of use of the Assets by EnerDel for a transitional
period not to exceed ninety (90) days after the Effective Date,
Delphi has agreed to provide to EnerDel certain administrative and
transfer services.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
agreements of Delphi and EnerDel set forth below, Delphi and
EnerDel agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
INCORPORATION OF DEFINITIONS
FROM FORMATION AGREEMENT
Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Formation Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
SERVICES
2.1 Types of Services . For a period not to
exceed ninety (90) days from the Effective Date (the “
Term ”), Delphi and/or any of its affiliates
(collectively, the “ Delphi Group ” and each
individually, a “ Service Provider ”) will
provide to EnerDel, certain information, technology and telephone
services (each singularly, a “ Service ”;
collectively, “ Services ”), in each case: (i)
only as described on Schedule A to this Agreement and
subject to the limitations in Schedule A ; (ii) only to the
extent necessary to support the continued operation of the Assets
in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) only as offered by
Delphi and the relevant members of the Delphi Group to their own
operations at the time the applicable Services are provided to
EnerDel. In no event shall Services include any services that are
not expressly set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement. All
services not expressly identified on Schedule A as included
Services are hereinafter referred to as “ Excluded
Services ”.
2.2 Price of Services . Services shall be
provided, and EnerDel shall pay Delphi for the Services, based on
Cost. “ Cost ” shall mean the actual cost
incurred by Delphi and/or the relevant Service Provider in
providing the applicable Service, including any allocated overhead,
as further specified in Schedule A.
EnerDel shall be responsible for
payment of all value added tax, sales tax or other similar taxes
payable in respect to the Services.
2.3 Terms of Payment . Prior to the start of
each month during the Term, EnerDel will pay Delphi the monthly
estimated Cost for each Service as set forth on Schedule A .
Within thirty (30) days after the end of the Term, Delphi will
present a written statement to EnerDel detailing the actual
Services used and Costs incurred by EnerDel for the Services used
during the Term (the “ Actual Cost ”). If the
Actual Cost exceeds the amount paid by EnerDel to Delphi under this
Agreement during the Term (the “ Excess Amount
”), then within thirty (30) days of receipt of the statement
from Delphi, EnerDel will pay the Excess Amount to Delphi. If the
Actual Cost is less than the amount paid by EnerDel under this
Agreement during the Term (the “ Deficiency Amount
”), then within thirty (30) days of the date of the statement
from Delphi, Delphi will pay such Deficiency Amount to
EnerDel.
2.4 Indemnification . Delphi and each member
of the Delphi Group shall be indemnified against, and defended and
held harmless by EnerDel from, any losses, costs and expenses
incurred by Delphi or any other member of the Delphi Group in
connection with any and all claims, investigations, audits,
actions, causes of action and suits arising from or relating to:
(i) the Services provided pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) any
actions taken by Delphi or any other member of the Delphi Group in
connection with such Services or this Agreement; and (iii) EnerDel
Employees (including death, personal injury and property damage);
except to the extent that such Losses arose from the intentional
malfeasance or gross negligence of Delphi or any other member of
the Delphi Group.
2.5 Performance of Excluded Services . EnerDel
shall, at its sole cost and expense, perform all Excluded Services
which are necessary to the continued operation of the
Assets.
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ARTICLE 3
EnerDel EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND OPERATIONAL
FEATURES
EnerDel
shall: (i) maintain in good operating condition all equipment,
software and operational features necessary to allow the applicable
Service Provider to provide the Services in a manner consistent
with the practice for such Services prior to the Effective Date;
(ii) as soon as practicable after the applicable Service Provider
has determined that an enhancement or modification is necessary
(but in any event not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of
notice thereof by EnerDel) enhance or modify, at EnerDel’s
sole cost and expense, in a manner consistent with practices of the
applicable Service Provider, such equipment, software and
operational features as may be necessary to remain compatible with
any systems used by the applicable Service Provider in connection
with providing the Services; (iii) be solely responsible for all
costs and expenses associated with migration off of Delphi systems,
including, but not limited to, software licenses, data extraction
and system deinstallation; and (iv) comply with any reasonable
instructions provided by the applicable Service Provider that are
necessary or desirable for the Service Provider to provide the
Services in accordance with this Agreement. Subject to the
foregoing, Delphi will cooperate with EnerDel to facilitate
EnerDel’s migration off of the systems and services included
in the Services. The parties will use commercially reasonable
efforts to effect the assignment of applicable existing leases
between Delphi and EDS for the computers contemplated by this
Agreement to be used for the benefit of EnerDel, provided that the
price and other terms of such leases are competitive.
ARTICLE 4
SOFTWARE
4.1 Required Consents . EnerDel shall pay, or,
at the request of the applicable Service Provider, reimburse the
applicable Service Provider for, the cost of obtaining any
consents, approvals or amendments to existing agreements of any
Service Provider necessary to allow each Service Provider to
provide Services to EnerDel (the “Consents”) and any
fees or charges associated with the Consents or with any transfers
of computer equipment leases or software licenses to EnerDel or any
additional fees or changes associated with the provision of access
and benefits to EnerDel to such equipment and software as part of
the Services, including, without limitation, any additional
license, sublicense, access or transfer fees.
4.2 Additional Hardware and Software . No
Service Provider shall be obligated to purchase, license, lease or
otherwise obtain the right to use any hardware or software in
addition to that used prior to the Effective Date in connection
with providing the Services.
ARTICLE 5
DISCLAIMER
THE
SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED BY DELPHI AND THE MEMBERS OF THE DELPHI
GROUP “AS-IS, WHERE-IS”, AND DELPHI AND THE MEMBERS OF
THE DELPHI GROUP EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE
BY LAW ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE NATURE OR
STANDA