EX-10.15.1



 





Exhibit 10.15.1




OFFICE SHARING AGREEMENT



THIS OFFICE SHARING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made the 1st day of October 2006.




BETWEEN:





	1	 	Biwater Plc, a company duly organised and existing under the laws of England with office
located at Biwater House, Station Approach, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1TZ (“Biwater”); and
	 
	2	 	Cascal Services Limited, a company duly organised and existing under the laws of England with
office located at Biwater House, Station Approach, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1TZ (“Cascal”)
	 
	 	 	(together the “parties” and individually a “Party”).





WHEREAS:





	1	 	Biwater has entered into lease agreements regarding leasing of office space known as Biwater
House at Station Approach, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1TZ (“Biwater House”).
	 
	2	 	Cascal being a subsidiary company of Biwater desires to occupy office space within Biwater
House and Biwater is willing for Cascal to occupy such office space subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.





NOW IT IS HERE AGREED as follows:





	1	 	Cascal desires to occupy and Biwater is willing that Cascal occupies office space in Biwater
House bounded by the areas hatched in red on the floor plan set out in Appendix I appended to
this Agreement or such other areas as may from time to time be agreed in writing between the
Parties (“Cascal Areas”).
	 
	2	 	In consideration of occupying the Cascal Areas Cascal shall pay to Biwater an occupation
charge as follows (“Occupation Charge”):
	 
	2.1	 	from and including 1 October 2006 until and including 31 March 2007 the Occupation Charge of
£418.20/m2; and
	 
	2.2	 	from and including 1 April 2007 until and including 31 March 2008 and for each subsequent
year thereafter, Biwater will recalculate the Occupation Charge per m2 of the
Cascal Areas on a basis that is consistent with the methodology used in calculating the
Occupation Charge as shown in clause 2.1 of this Agreement but using updated costs, areas and
services usage as appropriate for the period for which the recalculated Occupation Charge will
be applied.




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	 	 	Biwater will provide Cascal with the proposed Occupation Charge per m2 for the year
commencing on the following 1 April by 31 January of the same year.
	 
	2.3	 	All payments made to Biwater by Cascal under this Agreement shall be paid quarterly in
advance and no later than 30 (thirty) days after the date of Biwater’s invoice. If the payment
of any sums due to Biwater from Cascal under this Agreement is delayed, Biwater shall be
entitled without formal notice to charge interest on the amount unpaid during the period of
delay. The rate of interest shall be two percent per annum above the prevailing HSBC UK base
lending rate.
	 
	2.4	 	If after the date of this Agreement a material adverse event occurs which is materially
adverse to the basis upon which any Occupation Charge shall be established by the Parties
pursuant to clause 2.2 of this Agreement it is hereby agreed by the Parties that any
Occupation Charge shall be immediately reviewed and amended upon the occurrence of any such
event.
	 
	2.5	 	In the event Cascal may require to occupy, in addition to the Cascal Areas, other areas in
Biwater House (excluding the extension) on a temporary basis (“Temporary Areas”) the Parties
hereby agree that Cascal shall pay Biwater for the occupation of the Temporary Areas pro rata
to the applicable Occupation Charge for the period(s) of occupation in excess of two weeks.
	 
	3	 	This Agreement shall commence on 1 October 2006 and expire on 28 September 2021 subject to
any prior termination in accordance with clause 8 of this Agreement.
	 
	4	 	The Parties hereby agree the Occupation Charge is inclusive of the following:
	 
	 	 	Rents and rates;
	 
	 	 	Electricity/water charges;
	 
	 	 	Shared reception, toilet facilities and common areas (corridors, staircases, etc.);
	 
	 	 	Shared post room, stationery room, maintenance room and kitchen areas;
	 
	 	 	Building insurance and maintenance (including lifts and fire alarms);
	 
	 	 	Office security, cleaning and other office services;
	 
	 	 	Car parking;
	 
	 	 	Shared use of secure ground floor storage area; and
	 
	 	 	Shared staff costs associated with:






	 	-	 	the Biwater House office manager;
	 
	 	-	 	post collection and delivery;
	 
	 	-	 	reception staff.





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	 	 	With regard to each Party’s meeting rooms each Party hereby agrees to make available on
reasonable notice from the other Party use of any of its meeting rooms.
	 
	5	 	Cascal hereby agrees:
	 
	5.1	 	to use the Cascal Areas only as an office and to provide furniture and equipment solely for
this purpose;
	 
	5.2	 	not to damage or make any alterations or additions to the Cascal Areas without Biwater’s
written consent;
	 
	5.3	 	to yield up at the expiry or termination of this Agreement the Cascal Areas in the same clean
state and condition as it was in at the date of this Agreement and pay for the repair of any
damage caused by Cascal during the period of this Agreement (fair wear and tear expected);
	 
	5.4	 	to permit Biwater at reasonable hours to enter the Cascal Areas for the purposes of
inspection, cleaning and repairs and such other purposes as are required by Biwater;
	 
	5.5	 	not to assign, let, change or part with possession of the Cascal Areas or any part thereof
under any circumstances and not to share the Cascal Areas with any third party without the
prior written consent of Biwater;
	 
	5.6	 	not to obstruct the reception area or any other common areas of Biwater House or to create
any nuisance to any other occupants of Biwater House or do or suffer to be done anything which
may vitiate any insurance policy of Biwater or cause any fire risk or health hazard and will
require its staff to follow all reasonable instruction by Biwater to observe all matters
relating to such risks or hazards; and
	 
	5.7	 	to comply with all health and safety regulations/requirements as apply to its occupation of
the Cascal Areas and shared common areas of Biwater House.
	 
	6	 	Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed to constitute any leasing
arrangements between Biwater and Cascal.
	 
	7	 	This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties and merges
and supersedes all prior discussion and writing with respect to the subject matter hereof and
neither Party has relied on any representation or warranty in entering into this Agreement
other than as specifically incorporated herein.
	 
	8	 	Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon six months written notice to the other Party.
	 
	9	 	This Agreement may be executed by the Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be an original but all such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same instrument.




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	10	 	This Agreement shall be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English Law.
The English Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute in connection with
this Agreement. The English Courts are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle
any such dispute.




IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have each caused this Agreement to be fully executed by their
respective authorised representatives in duplicate counterparts on the day and year first above
written.




Signed by
 /s/ D. L. Magor

for and on behalf of

Biwater Plc




Signed
by /s/ Stephane Marcel Jean Richer

For and on behalf of

Cascal Services Ltd




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APPENDIX 1




Floor plan depicting current Cascal Areas:




BIWATER HOUSE — SECOND FLOOR CASCAL OCCUPATION










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