Service Agreement - Infogrames Entertainment and Infogrames Inc.
SERVICE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN:
- Infogrames Entertainment, a Societe Anonyme organized under French law with
a stated capital of FRF 296,431,000, registered with the French Registry of
Commerce under the number 341 699 106 Lyon, and with its registered office
at 82/84 rue du Premier Mars, 69100 Villeurbanne, represented by Mr. Thomas
Schmider, Managing Director, being fully entitled to sign the agreement
hereby,
OF THE ONE PART,
(hereafter referred to as "The Service Provider"),
- Infogrames Inc., a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of
business at 417 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10016, represented by Mr.
Denis Guyennot, President and Chief Operating Officer, being fully entitled
to sign the agreement hereby,
OF THE OTHER PART,
(hereafter referred to as "The Recipient"),
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WHEREAS:
The Service Provider and The Recipient are part of the same economic group,
specialized in production, publishing and distribution of interactive games.
The Service Provider is endowed with a community of means and services, and
notably of specialists in many fields, in order to optimize the synergies within
the same group.
The Recipient desires to obtain the services offered by The Service Provider,
and The Service Provider desires to provide such services to The Recipient.
The parties came together to define the terms and conditions of their
collaboration within the frame work of this Services Agreement (this
"Agreement").
IT WAS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1 - Scope
The Service Provider hereby undertakes to provide The Recipient the following
assistance and services:
Assistance in general management and strategic management
- Assistance in the definition of strategic options, including, without
limitation, definition of a publishing policy, reorganization of the
distribution business, and implementation of US corporate services,
- Assistance in the implementation of new organizational structures,
- Assistance in general management.
Assistance in the administrative, financial management and accounting
fields:
- Assistance in the field of accounting and financial management, in
connection with the improvement of basic administrative supports, the
conformity with accounting regulations and the perfection of accounting
methods,
- Advice relating to the establishment of financial instruments, and to
the establishment and control of budgets,
- Advice relating to the establishment and valid interpretation of
employee benefits accounts,
- Recommendations on short, middle or long term investment programs,
- Assistance in management control.
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Assistance in the financial field:
- Advice and recommendations on financial policy,
- Assistance in the annual budgets and financial programs preparation,
- Advice and recommendations relative to budgetary forecasts,
- Advice relating to projected investment financing,
- Assistance in negotiating with financial institutions,
- Advice and recommendations on cash management,
- Information on the different subsidies and incentives potentially
available to The Recipient.
Assistance in the legal field:
- Advice and recommendations relating to contract law, including without
limitation sales, distribution, licensing, acquisitions and dispositions,
- Advice and recommendations relating to intellectual property and
commercial law.
Assistance in the commercial field:
- Advice relating to commercial strategy and policy,
- Advice in the field of commercial planning and the appropriate marketing
forms of The Recipient's activity,
- Assistance in marketing and advertising strategies.
Assistance in the data processing field:
- Advice and recommendations on computer investment policy (hardware and
software),
- Recommendations relating to procedure improvement,
- Assistance and advice relating to analysis and research in order to
obtain lower costs from suppliers for goods, software and hardware,
- Recommendations and advice relating to information systems development
and improvement.
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Assistance in the human resources management field:
- Human resources management coordination,
- Recommendations concerning the harmonization of the assessment and
payment systems.
Assistance in the promotion and communication field:
- Coordination of professional shows, including, but not limited to,
organization, space renting and building stands,
- Advice relating to communication strategy and policy,
- Marketing study and recommendations relating to their organization.
These services will benefit The Recipient directly and will exclude any work
done by The Service Provider in connection with the management of its financial
investment in The Recipient.
Article 2 - Obligations of The Recipient
The Recipient of the services described in Article 1 here above expressly
undertakes to provide, during the term of this Agreement, to The Service
Provider, all information, all documents and all the assistance reasonably
necessary to allow the parties to realize the object of this Agreement and
ensure, in good condition, the said services supplied.
Article 3 - The Service Provider's remuneration
In compensation of the services described in Article 1, The Service Provider
will receive a fee based on the direct and indirect costs incurred by The
Service Provider.
- Direct costs will include the personnel costs incurred in the supply of
services (wages and employment taxes) in proportion to the actual time
spent on the supply of services,
- Indirect costs will include all charges incurred by The Service Provider
for the supply of services and:
(i) either these charges may be materially allocated to the supply
of services, and directly invoiced to The Recipient, or
(ii) such charges may be invoiced to The Recipient applying a
coefficient to the direct costs.
This fee will be invoiced quarterly by The Service Provider, with each invoice
itemizing the fields of services rendered during the period. Payment shall be
made by bank transfer within 30 days from the date of invoice.
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The Service Provider will maintain a record of costs and expenses incurred and
shall supply it to The Recipient on request.
Every complementary service other than those described in Article 1 here above
and not expressly anticipated that The Recipient requests during the term of
this Agreement, will be invoiced separately, on the basis of a preliminary
estimate that was previously accepted by The Recipient.
Article 4 - Contract duration
This Agreement takes effect on January 1, 2000 and expires on December 31, 2000
unless earlier terminated by the parties. At the end of this period, it shall
automatically be renewed from one year to another, unless one of the parties has
given written notice of termination by registered letter to the other party,
received at least three months prior to such termination.
Article 5 - Consequence of the contract cessation
Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, the parties will be returned
to the position that each held prior to the execution of this Agreement.
In consequence, The Service Provider shall immediately return to The Recipient
all documents and information in connection with all services supplied hereunder
that have been communicated in the scope of the performance of this Agreement.
Article 6 - Conciliation clause
In case of a dispute arising from the terms of this Agreement, notably as
regards its validity, interpretation, execution or its termination; both parties
agree to do their utmost to resolve the dispute in a timely fashion.
To this effect, the parties shall meet within a fifteen-day time limit as of the
date of the notification of a dispute from one party or the other.
If after two months from the date of this meeting the dispute is still not
settled, it shall be submitted to the Commercial Court of Lyon.
Article 7 - Applicable law
This Agreement shall be governed under French law.
Article 8 - Domiciliation
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For the execution of the present Agreement and its consequences, the parties
agree that they will be domiciliated at their respective head office.
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At New York City
In original duplicate
Dated January 31, 2000
Effective as of January 1, 2000
For and on Behalf of For and on Behalf of
The Service Provider The Recipient
/s/ Thomas Schmider /s/ Denis Guyennot
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Mr. Thomas Schmider Mr. Denis Guyennot
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