Document:

Exhibit 10.9

 

MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated as of [S-1 Effective Date] is made by and between MOELIS & COMPANY GROUP LP, a Delaware limited partnership ( “Advisory”), and MOELIS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Asset Management”) and each of the following subsidiaries of Asset Management: MOELIS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MCP”), P&S CREDIT MANAGEMENT, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ( “Gracie”), FREEPORT FINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Freeport”), and STEELE CREEK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Steele Creek”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.            Each of the Advisory and Asset Management were operated as businesses under Moelis Asset Management LP”) formerly named Moelis & Company Holdings LP, prior to Advisory being distributed to its partners in connection with an initial public offering of Advisory.

 

B.            Advisory currently maintains certain staff and services which each of Asset Management, MCP, Gracie, Freeport and Steele Creek utilizes in the course of its business

 

C.            Asset Management and Advisory each desire that Advisory shall  henceforth provide the Asset Management Services (as defined below) to each of Asset Management, MCP, Gracie, Freeport and Steele Creek on the terms of and in accordance with this agreement.

 

D.            The parties additionally desire that this agreement govern any provision of services from Asset Management to Advisory.

 

AGREEMENT

 

The parties to this agreement, in exchange for the mutual promises made herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1.

 

SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED

 

1.1          Description of Services.  During the term of this agreement, Advisory will provide to Asset Management the services (the “Asset Management Services”) described on Schedule A-1 attached hereto (as the same may be amended from time to time, “Schedule A-1”).  Schedule A may be amended from time to time as set forth in Section 6.5 below.  During the term of this agreement, Asset Management will provide to Advisory the services (the “Advisory Services”, and together with the Asset Management Services, the “Services”) described on Schedule A-2 attached hereto (as the same may be amended from time to time, “Schedule A-2”).  Each of Schedule A-1 and Schedule A-2 may be amended from time to time as set forth in Section 6.5 below.  Any entity receiving Services hereunder shall be referred to as a “Recipient” and any entity providing Services hereunder shall be referred to as a “Provider” as applicable. Additionally, Advisory will sublet certain office space to Asset Management as set forth on Schedule A-3 attached hereto.

 

 

1.2          Personnel.

 

(a)           The Services to be provided by a Provider to a Recipient shall be provided by employees of such Provider or by service providers to such Provider, as applicable. In the event that any employees of a Provider as of the date of this agreement cease to be employed by such Provider, the Provider will have no obligation to hire a new employee for the purpose of providing the Services to the applicable Recipient and will not be liable for any losses, costs or damages caused by, attributable to or arising in connection with (A) such Recipient’s failure to receive such Services, or (B) such Recipient’s transition from the Services to any replacement services.

 

(b)           Each entity acting as a Provider shall be responsible for the payment of all wages and federal, state and local taxes and withholdings payable with respect to the wages of such persons, shall maintain workers’ compensation insurance required by applicable statutes with respect to such persons and shall maintain and provide all applicable employee benefits for such persons.  No person providing Services to a Recipient shall be considered an employee of the Recipient because of the provision of such Services.

 

1.3          Compensation.  Each Recipient shall pay each Provider a fee as set forth in Schedule B attached hereto as the total consideration for the Services to be provided to such Recipient during the term of this agreement and such Recipient shall not pay any additional fee or other compensation for such Services, unless the scope of those Services is expanded by mutual agreement of the parties and the parties agree that additional compensation should be paid in connection therewith.

 

1.4          Warranty Disclaimer.  NO PROVIDER MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY LAW OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

1.5          Limitation of Liability.  No Provider will be liable to any Recipient or to any other person or entity for any losses, costs or damages caused by, attributable to or arising in connection with the performance, nonperformance or delayed performance of the Services to be provided to such Recipient contemplated by this agreement, except for such losses, costs or damages attributable to such Provider’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct for which damages the Provider will be liable.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Provider shall be liable for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in connection with the Services to any Recipient even if the Provider has been advised of the possibility of such damages.  No Provider will be liable for any failure to perform or any delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to Force Majeure (as hereinafter defined).

 

1.6          Consents.  Notwithstanding any provision of this agreement to the contrary, if the provision of any Service as contemplated by this agreement requires the consent, approval or authorization of any third party, the Provider providing such Service shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as possible after the date of this agreement such consent, approval or authorization (including obtaining from third party vendors all consents necessary to grant any sublicenses in connection with the performance of such Service) and shall be excused from performing such Service while it continues to use such commercially reasonable efforts.  Any fee, cost or expense incurred in connection with obtaining such consent, approval or authorization shall be paid by the Provider.  If any such consent, approval or authorization is not obtained promptly after the date of this

 

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agreement, the Provider shall notify the applicable Recipient and the parties shall cooperate in good faith to devise an alternative arrangement to the provision of such Service, which alternative arrangement shall be reasonably satisfactory to each party.

 

ARTICLE 2.

 

TERM AND TERMINATION

 

2.1          Term.  The term of this agreement will commence upon [S-1 Effective Date] and will continue until the one year anniversary thereof, subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 2.2 hereof or extension by mutual agreement.

 

2.2          Termination.  This agreement may be terminated in accordance with the following provisions:

 

(a)           Any party may terminate this agreement solely as it applies to services provided or received between itself and another party by giving notice in writing to such other party should an event of Force Majeure (as defined in Section 3.1) continue for more than ninety (90) consecutive calendar days;

 

(b)           Any party may terminate this agreement solely as it applies to services provided or received between itself and another party by giving notice in writing to the other party in the event such other party is in material breach of this agreement and shall have failed to cure such breach within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of written notice thereof from the non-breaching party; or

 

(c)           Any party may terminate this agreement solely as it applies to services provided or received between itself and another party by giving ninety (90) calendar days written notice to such other party.

 

(d)           Any two parties hereto may terminate this agreement solely as it applies to services provided or received between such parties with the mutual written consent of such parties.

 

2.3          Rights and Obligations on Termination.  In the event of the termination of this agreement pursuant to Section 2.2, a Provider will have the right to terminate any or all Services provided to any Recipient.  Such Recipient shall bear sole responsibility for obtaining replacement services, and such Provider shall bear no liability for such Recipient’s failure to obtain such service or for any difficulties in transitioning from the Services to such replacement service.

 

ARTICLE 3.

 

FORCE MAJEURE

 

3.1          Definition.  “Force Majeure” means any event or condition, not existing as of the date of this agreement and not reasonably within the control of either party, which prevents in whole or in material part the performance by a Provider of its obligations hereunder or which renders the performance of such obligations so difficult or costly as to make such performance commercially unreasonable.  Without limiting the foregoing, the following, without limitation, will constitute events or conditions of Force Majeure: acts of state or governmental action, riots, disturbance, war, acts of terrorism, strikes,

 

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labor slowdowns, prolonged shortage of energy supplies, epidemics, fire, flood, hurricane, typhoon, earthquake and explosion.

 

3.2          Notice.  Upon giving written notice to a Recipient, the Provider being affected by an event of Force Majeure will be released without any liability on its part from the performance of its obligations under this agreement, but, subject to Section 2.2, only to the extent and only for the period that its performance of such obligations is prevented by the event of Force Majeure.  Such notice must include a description of the nature of the event of Force Majeure, its cause and to the extent known its likely consequences.  Such Provider will promptly notify the applicable Recipient of the termination of such event.

 

ARTICLE 4.

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Each Recipient severally and not jointly agrees to protect, defend, hold harmless and indemnify each Provider severally and not jointly and its successors, assigns, directors, officers, members, employees and agents (collectively, the “Provider Representatives”), from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, liabilities, damages, losses, fines, penalties, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (collectively referred to as “Claims”), actually or allegedly, directly or indirectly, arising out of or related to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by such Provider or any of such Provider Representatives in connection with the performance of any of the Services to be provided by such Provider to such Recipient hereunder, other than Claims that are the direct result of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Provider or such Provider’s Representative.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Recipient shall be liable for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in connection with any Claim even if such Recipient has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

 

ARTICLE 5.

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

 

5.1          Definition. In connection with the Services to be performed hereunder, a Recipient may provide to a Provider information about it, the funds, accounts or clients to which such Recipient provides investment management or advisory services, as applicable, their investors or other third parties that is confidential or proprietary in nature (the “Confidential Information”), which may include, but is not limited to, information of a technical, administrative and/or financial nature relating to the business operations of such Recipient.  The Recipient shall, except to the extent necessary for the Service, not disclose to the Provider Confidential Information about any issuer of securities to the public in the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information with respect to any Provider shall not include information that: (a) has come into the public domain through no breach of this Article 5 by such Provider or any related Provider Representative; (b) is or becomes available to such Provider from any third party not known to be breaching an obligation of confidentiality to the Recipient; or (c) is independently developed by such Provider without reference to or use of the Confidential Information of the Recipient.

 

5.2          Use and Protection of Confidential Information. Each Provider severally and not jointly, on behalf of itself and its Provider Representatives, agrees that the Confidential Information shall be kept confidential and, except with the prior written consent of the applicable Recipient, shall not

 

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disclose to any third party, including to any other Recipient, any of the Confidential Information disclosed to such Provider or any Provider Representative hereunder in any manner whatsoever, except as needed to Provider Representatives who are subject to confidentiality obligations substantially similar to those set forth herein and who have a reasonable need to know such Confidential Information in order to provide the Services under this agreement.  This Article 5 shall terminate as between any two parties two years following termination of this agreement between such two parties.

 

5.3          Legally Compelled Disclosure.  If a Provider or a Provider Representative is requested or required (in either case by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information, such Provider agrees to the extent permissible to provide the applicable Recipient with prompt notice of each such request, to the extent practicable, so that the Recipient may seek an appropriate protective order or waive such Provider’s compliance with the provisions of this agreement.  If, absent the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver under this agreement, any Provider or its Provider Representative, as the case may be, on the advice of its counsel, is legally compelled to disclose such information, such Provider or Provider Representative as the case may be may disclose such information to the persons and to the extent required without liability under this agreement, and the Provider agrees to cooperate with the Recipient’s efforts to obtain reliable assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded any Confidential Information so furnished.  For the avoidance of doubt, the immediately preceding sentence shall not require any Provider to take any action that would cause it to incur more than de minimis cost or expense unless the applicable Recipient agrees to advance or reimburse the Provider for such cost and expense.  In addition, a Provider may also disclose its business records (including documents including Confidential Information) to its financial regulatory authorities without notice to the Recipient in connection with customary examinations and inquiries with respect to its business.

 

5.4          Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. Upon demand by a Recipient at any time, or upon expiration or termination of this agreement with respect to the Services, the applicable Provider agrees promptly to, and to cause each of its Provider Representative to, return or destroy, at the Recipient’s option, all Confidential Information, provided that the Provider may maintain such Confidential Information in accordance with its internal document retention policies.

 

ARTICLE 6.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1          Notices.  All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered in person or when transmitted by facsimile, or one business day after having been dispatched by a nationally recognized overnight courier service to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 6.1):

 

If to Advisory, addressed to:

 

Moelis & Company Group LP

399 Park Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, NY  10022-8604

Attention:  Osamu Watanabe

 

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Email: osamu.watanabe@moelis.com

 

If to MCP, addressed to:

 

Moelis Capital Partners LLC

399 Park Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, NY  10022-8604

Attention:  [Andrew Goldfarb]

Email: []

 

If to Gracie, addressed to:

 

P&S Credit Management, L.P.

399 Park Avenue, 6th Floor

New York, NY  10022-8604

Attention:  Mary Nir

Email: mnir@graciecap.com

 

If to Freeport, addressed to:

 

Freeport Financial Partners LLC

300 North LaSalle, Suite 5300

Chicago, IL 60654

Attention:  Joseph Walker

Email: jvwalker@freeportfinancial.com

 

If to Steele Creek, addressed to:

 

Steele Creek Investment Management LLC

401 North Tryon Street

10th Floor, Suite 1067

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention:  Glenn Duffy

Email: glenn.duffy@steelecreek.com

 

If to Asset Management, addressed to:

 

Moelis Asset Management LP

399 Park Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, NY  10022-8604

Attention:  []

Email: []

 

6.2          Independent Contracting Parties.  The parties hereto expressly acknowledge that no employment, partnership or joint venture relationship is created by this agreement, and hereby agree as follows:

 

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(a)           Each party at all times during the term of this agreement shall be an independent contracting party;

 

(b)           For purposes of the Services to be performed under this agreement, except for certain dual employees of Advisory and Asset Management, no Provider nor anyone employed by or acting for or on behalf of any Provider shall be construed as an employee of any Recipient, and no Recipient shall be liable for employment or withholding taxes respecting any Provider or any employee of any Provider, or any employee benefits therefor.

 

6.3          Cooperation.  The parties will each use good faith efforts to reasonably cooperate with each other in all matters relating to the provision and receipt of the Services.  Such cooperation shall include the applicable Recipient obtaining all consents, licenses or approvals necessary to permit a Provider to perform its obligations hereunder.  The parties will, for a period of five (5) years after the termination of this agreement, maintain information relating to the Services and cooperate with each other in making such information available as needed, subject to appropriate confidentiality requirements, in the event of any audit, investigation or litigation.

 

6.4          Assignment.  No party has the right to, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, assign, delegate, convey or otherwise transfer, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law, its rights and obligations under this agreement, except with the prior written approval of the other party or parties as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party may assign, delegate, convey or otherwise transfer its own rights and obligations under this agreement without obtaining the prior written approval of any other party to a successor by merger, consolidation or similar business combination or to a purchaser in connection with the sale of all or substantially all of such party’s assets.  Any action prohibited by this Section 6.4 will be null and void.

 

6.5          Amendment; Waiver.  Neither this agreement nor any provision hereof may be modified, amended, rescinded, canceled or waived, in whole or in part, except by a written instrument duly executed by the applicable parties hereto.  No failure or delay by a party to take any action or assert any right or remedy hereunder or to enforce strict compliance with any provision hereof will be deemed to be a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, such right, remedy or noncompliance in the event of the continuation or repetition of the circumstances giving rise to such right, remedy or noncompliance.  No waiver shall be effective unless given in a duly executed written instrument.

 

6.6          Survival of Provisions.  The rights, remedies, agreements, obligations and covenants of each of the parties contained in or made pursuant to this agreement which by their terms extend beyond the termination of this agreement, including, without limitation, Article 4 (relating to indemnification) and Article 5 (relating to confidentiality), will survive the termination of this agreement and will remain in full force and effect.

 

6.7          Severability.  Any term or provision of this agreement that is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction.  If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, void or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination, to the greatest extent legally permissible, shall have the power to reduce or alter the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid, void or unenforceable term or provision with a term or

 

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provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intent of the invalid, void or unenforceable term or provision.

 

6.8          Entire Agreement.  This agreement and the Schedules hereto constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, by and among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

6.9          Governing Law; Non-Binding Mediation; Jurisdiction.  This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without regard to the laws of conflict of any jurisdiction).  Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or the interpretation, breach, termination or validity thereof (“Dispute”) shall be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in effect (the “Rules”), except as modified herein and such arbitration shall be administered by the AAA.  The place of arbitration shall be New York, New York.  There shall be one arbitrator who shall be agreed upon by the parties within twenty (20) days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration.  If any arbitrator is not appointed within the time limit provided herein, such arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, striking and ranking procedure in the Rules, with each party being given a limited number of strikes, except for cause.  Any arbitrator appointed by the AAA shall be a retired judge or a practicing attorney with no less than fifteen years of experience with trademark or related intellectual property matters and an experienced arbitrator.  In rendering an award, the arbitrator shall be required to follow the laws of the state of New York.  The award shall be in writing and shall briefly state the findings of fact and conclusions of law on which it is based.  The arbitrator shall not be permitted to award punitive, multiple or other non-compensatory damages.  The award shall be final and binding upon the parties and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy between the parties regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues or accounting presented to the arbitrator.  Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over any party or any of its assets.  Any costs or fees (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incident to enforcing the award shall be charged against the party resisting such enforcement.  All Disputes shall be resolved in a confidential manner.  The arbitrator shall agree to hold any information received during the arbitration in the strictest of confidence and shall not disclose to any non-party the existence, contents or results of the arbitration or any other information about such arbitration.  The parties to the arbitration shall not disclose any information about the evidence adduced or the documents produced by the other party in the arbitration proceedings or about the existence, contents or results of the proceeding except as may be required by law, regulatory or governmental authority or as may be necessary in an action in aid of arbitration or for enforcement of an arbitral award.  Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence (other than private disclosure to financial regulatory authorities), the party intending to make such disclosure shall use reasonable efforts to give the other party reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure and afford the other party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests.  Barring extraordinary circumstances (as determined in the sole discretion of the arbitrator), discovery shall be limited to pre-hearing disclosure of documents that each side will present in support of its case, and non-privileged documents essential to a matter of import in the proceeding for which a party has demonstrated a substantial need. The parties agree that they will produce to each other all such requested non-privileged documents, except documents objected to and with respect to which a ruling has been or shall be sought from the arbitrator. There will be no depositions..

 

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counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  The headings of the sections and articles of this agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this agreement to be duly executed by their authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

	
MOELIS &   COMPANY GROUP LP
    	
 
    	
MOELIS   CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
    
	
a   Delaware limited partnership
    	
 
    	
a   Delaware limited liability company
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:         Moelis & Company Group GP   LLC, its General Partner
    	
 
    	
By:         Moelis Asset Management LP, its Sole   Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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P&S CREDIT MANAGEMENT L.P.,
    	
 
    	
FREEPORT   FINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC
    
	
a Delaware limited partnership
    	
 
    	
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By:         P&S   Credit Management, LLC,
    	
 
    	
By:         Moelis []Freeport Holdings LLC, its   Manager
    
	
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STEELE   CREEK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited   liability company
    	
 
    	
MOELIS   ASSET MANAGEMENT LP, 
    a Delaware limited partnership
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:         Moelis Steele Creek Holdings LLC, its   Sole Member
    	
 
    	
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SCHEDULE A-1 — ADVISORY SERVICES PROVIDED

 

This Schedule A outlines the services to be provided by the Provider to the Recipient during the term of the agreement.

 

1)             Gracie Asset Management

 

·                  Rent & Office Related

 

·                  NYC 6th floor rent, utilities and occupancy tax

·                  Repairs and maintenance

 

2)             Freeport Financial

 

·                  Rent & Office Related

 

·                  Chicago rent, utilities, and occupancy tax

·                  Repairs and maintenance

·                  RR Donnelly (print, mail, presentations services)

·                  Office and kitchen supplies

·                  Courier and postage

·                  Other office expenses

 

·                  Technology and Communications

 

·                  Technology infrastructure

·                  Phone and communication services

 

·                  Information Services

 

·                  Market data licenses assigned to Freeport employees

 

3)             Steele Creek

 

·                  Information Services

 

·                  Market data licenses assigned to Steele Creek employees

 

4)             Moelis Capital Partners (MCP)

 

·                  Rent & Office Related

 

·                  NYC 5th floor rent, utilities, and occupancy tax

·                  Repairs and maintenance

·                  RR Donnelly (print, mail, presentations services)

·                  Office & kitchen supplies

·                  Courier and postage

·                  Other office expenses

 

·                  Technology and Communications

 

·                  Technology infrastructure

 

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·                  Phone and communication services

 

·                  Information Services / Market Data

 

·                  Market data licenses assigned to MCP employees

 

5)             Asset Management Holdings

 

·                  Management Infrastructure Support

 

·                  Financial Reporting and Consolidation

·                  Accounts Payable

·                  Audit & Tax

·                  Legal & Compliance

·                  Human Resources

·                  Investor Relations

·                  Office Services Management and Administration

·                  IT Helpdesk and Support Services

 

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SCHEDULE A-2 — ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED

 

·                  General Management Support Services

 

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SCHEDULE A-3 — SPACE AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

Space AgreementAdvisory hereby permit Freeport use of a portion of the Chicago Premises (as defined below) pursuant to the following terms and conditions. “Chicago Premises” means 9,216 square feet on the 53rd floor at 300 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL, leased by Advisory pursuant to an Office Lease Agreement between [Advisory] as Tenant and 300 LaSalle LLC as Landlord as of April 26, 2010 (the “Chicago Lease”).

 

UserSpace AgreementAdvisory hereby agrees to permit each of Gracie and MCP (severally and not jointly, and together with Freeport, each, a “User”) use of its respective portion of the New York Premises (as defined below) pursuant to the following terms and conditions. “New York Premises” means the fifth and sixth floors at 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY, leased by Advisory pursuant to a Lease Agreement between [Advisory] as Tenant and BP 399 Park Avenue LLC as Landlord as of August 12, 2009, as amended and restated from time to time (the “New York Lease”, and together with the Chicago Lease, the “Leases”).  Each of the Space Agreementagreements to permit use of spaces addressed herein shall be referred to as a “Space AgreementSpace Agreement,” and the Chicago Premises and the New York Premises shall each be referred to as a “Premises”.

 

Advisory represents to each User separately and not jointly that a true, correct, and complete copy of the applicable Lease as amended and all other agreements between Advisory and the applicable Landlord relating to the leasing, use and occupancy of the Premises has been delivered to and received by User and are annexed hereto as [Exhibit F]; (ii) the Leases have not been amended or modified, the Leases are in full force and effect; (iii) neither Landlord nor Advisory are in default thereunder beyond the applicable cure period and there exist no conditions or events which, with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute an event of default under the Leases by the parties thereto[ and (iv) Advisory has not assigned its interest in or sublet any portion of the Sublet Premises].

 

Each Space Agreement is conditional upon obtaining the approval of the respective Landlord to such Space Agreement, if required under the Lease.

 

Each Space Agreement and all rights of each User thereunder are and shall remain subject and subordinate to and incorporates within it the terms, covenants and conditions of the applicable Lease by reference. If any of the express provisions of a Space Agreement shall conflict with any of the Leases, such conflict shall be resolved in favor of the provisions of the Lease.  Except to the extent that the Leases provisions (hereinafter referred to as the “Incorporated Provisions”) are inapplicable, the Incorporated Provisions which are binding or inuring to the benefit of any Landlord shall, in respect of this Space Agreement, bind or inure to the benefit of Advisory, and the Incorporated Provisions which are binding or inuring to the benefit of the Advisory thereunder shall, in respect of this Space Agreement, bind or inure to the benefit of each applicable User, with the same force and effect as if the Incorporated Provisions were completely set forth in this Space Agreement, and as if the words “Landlord” and “Tenant” or words of similar import, wherever the same appear in the Incorporated Provisions, were construed to mean, respectively, “Advisory” and “User” in this Space Agreement, and as if the words “Premises,” or words of similar import, wherever the same appear in the Incorporated Provisions, were construed to have the definition provided herein.  Each Space Agreement is

 

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subordinate and subject to and incorporates within it any and all amendments to the applicable Lease and supplemental agreements relating thereto hereafter made between Advisory and the applicable Landlord, provided that any such amendments and/or supplemental agreements do not individually or in the aggregate materially adversely affect such User or its use of the applicable Premises

 

Each Space Agreement shall include the appurtenant right to the use, in common with Advisory and others, the lobbies, entrances, stairs, corridors, elevators and other public portions of the Chicago Premises and the New York Premises, to the extent that Advisory has the right to use the same as tenant under the Chicago Lease or the New York Lease, as applicable.  Each User shall be entitled, during the term, to receive all services, utilities, repairs, facilities and other benefits to be furnished by the applicable Landlord under the Lease subject to the provisions of the Lease and this Space Agreement. Advisory shall have no liability for any failure or interruption of these services except to the extent attributable to Advisory’ default beyond the applicable cure period under the Lease.

 

Advisory shall have no responsibility or liability of any kind whatsoever for any default of or by a Landlord under the the applicable Lease for the furnishing to User or the Premises of any services of any kind whatsoever which Landlord is required to furnish to the Premises under the the applicable Lease.  In furtherance (and without limitation) of the foregoing, User agrees that Advisory shall not have any obligation to furnish heat, air conditioning, electricity, cleaning service, and/or any other building services of any kind whatsoever, and that Advisory shall not be obligated to make any repairs or restorations of any kind whatsoever in any Premises, except if caused by Advisory’s negligence or willful act.

 

Except as otherwise provided herein, User agrees to look solely to the applicable Landlord for any services, repairs, restorations and/or work of any kind whatsoever to be furnished to the Premises; however, Advisory agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Landlord to perform such obligations of the Landlord under the the applicable Lease with respect to the Premises.

 

If a Landlord shall default in any of its obligations with respect to the Premises (including without limitation canceling the applicable Lease, except pursuant to the terms thereof) User shall be entitled to participate with Advisory in the enforcement of Advisory’s rights against such Landlord (and in any recovery or relief obtained), but Advisory shall not have any obligation to bring any action or proceeding or to take any steps to enforce Advisory’s rights against Landlord, except upon User’s written request as provided herein.  Any action or proceeding so instituted by Advisory at the request of User shall be at the sole expense of User, but User shall be entitled to all damages whatsoever that may be awarded against a Landlord in any such action or proceeding.  Any such action or proceeding shall be conducted by counsel selected by Advisory and reasonably satisfactory to User.  User shall have the right, at User’s expense, to take such action in its own name and, for that purpose and only to such extent, all of the rights of Advisory to cause a Landlord to perform the obligations of such Landlord under the applicable Lease are hereby conferred upon and are assigned to each User severally and as applicable and each User hereby is subrogated to such rights (including, without limitation, the benefit of any recovery or relief); provided, however, that User shall only have such rights if

 

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User shall not be in default under this Space Agreement which continues after notice and the expiration of any applicable cure period.  Provided that Advisory has complied with its covenants contained in this Section, User shall indemnify and hold Advisory harmless from and against any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, penalties, fines and costs and expenses of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and court costs) which Advisory may incur arising out of or in connection with the taking of any such action by User.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Advisory shall promptly forward to a Landlord any requests or other communications made by User related to the performance by such Landlord of its obligation under the the applicable Lease, as they pertain to the Premises, and shall promptly forward to the User any communication received a Landlord related to the Premises.

 

Each User shall use and occupy the applicable Premises for the purposes permitted by the applicable Lease and for no other purposes.  No User shall, without the prior written consent of Advisory and the applicable Landlord, do or permit anything to be done that may result in a violation of the Lease or that may render Advisory liable for any damages, claims, fines, penalties, costs or expenses thereunder.

 

Each User severally and not jointly hereby indemnifies holds Advisory harmless from and against any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, penalties, fines and costs and expenses of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and court costs) which Advisory may incur by reason of (A) any failure of or by such User to perform or comply with any and all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Space Agreement beyond any applicable notice and cure periods, (B) any breach or violation by (or caused by) such User of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease incorporated herein after notice and beyond any applicable cure periods, (C) any work or thing of whatsoever kind done in, on or about the Premises by User’s employees, contractors, agents, licensees or invitees (including, but not limited to, construction alterations, repairs or similar acts of any kind whatsoever, and whether or not authorized by this Space Agreement), (D) any negligence or gross negligence of User or User’s officers, employees, contractors, agents, licensees or invitees or (E) any injuries to persons or property occurring in the Premises; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to injuries to persons or property to the extent caused by the acts, omissions or gross negligence of Advisory or the applicable Landlord or its or their employees, contractors, agents, licensees or invitees.

 

Advisory hereby indemnifies and holds each User severally and not jointly harmless from and against any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, penalties, fines and costs and expenses of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and court costs) which such User may incur by reason of (A) any failure of or by Advisory to perform or comply with any and all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Space Agreement beyond any applicable notice and cure periods, (B) any breach or violation by (or caused by) Advisory of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease incorporated herein beyond any applicable notice and cure periods, (C) any work or thing of whatsoever kind done in, on or about the Premises by Advisory’s employees, contractors, agents, licensees or invitees

 

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(including, but not limited to, construction alterations, repairs or similar acts of any kind whatsoever, and whether or not authorized by this Space Agreement), (D) any negligence or gross negligence of Advisory or Advisory’s officers, employees, contractors, agents, licensees or invitees or (E) any injuries to persons or property occurring in the Premises; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to injuries to persons or property to the extent caused by the acts, omissions or gross negligence of User or the applicable Landlord or its or their employees, contractors, agents, licensees or invitees.

 

The term of the Space Agreements shall be as follows, subject to extension by mutually agreement and early termination upon [90] days written notice:

 

Freeport: [TBD]

Gracie: [TBD]

MCP: [TBD]

 

In the event of and upon the termination or cancellation of a Lease pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof, this Space Agreement shall automatically cease and terminate on the date of such termination or cancellation, subject however to all of the rights of the applicable Landlord pursuant to the Lease and to any rights of such User to bring and maintain an action or proceeding against Landlord for wrongful termination or cancellation of the Lease, which rights of User shall survive the termination of this Space Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Advisory shall not be liable to User by reason thereof unless such termination shall have been effected because of the breach or default of Advisory as Tenant under the applicable Lease.

 

Each User shall pay rent and related expenses and taxes for the applicable Premises as set forth on [Schedule B] hereto.

 

Neither this Space Agreement nor the term and estate hereby granted shall be assigned, mortgaged, pledged, encumbered or otherwise transferred by any User, by operation of law or otherwise, and no Premises, nor any part thereof, shall be encumbered or sublet or used or occupied or permitted to be used or occupied, or utilized by anyone other than User without the prior written consent of Landlord and of Advisory to the extent required under the applicable lease.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, each User shall remain fully and severally liable for the payment of its respective rent and expenses due and to become due under this Space Agreement and for the performance and observance of all terms and conditions regardless of any act or omission of any permitted further Sublessee.

 

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SCHEDULE B — FEE METHODOLOGY

 

This Schedule B outlines the methodology used to determine the fees to be paid for Services provided during the term of the agreement.

 

All fees are billed and payable quarterly in arrears. The fees for any calendar quarter during which the Provider is engaged in providing the Services for less than a full quarter shall be determined on a pro rata basis.  Recipient shall pay to Provider such fee in cash within ten days after the last business day of the calendar quarter.

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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(1)         Other Office Expenses consists of RR Donnelly (print, mail, presentations services), Repairs & Maintenance, Office & Kitchen Supplies, and Courier & Postage; Gracie Other Office Expenses includes only Repairs & Maintenance

 

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TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

THIS TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into, as of [  ], 2014 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Moelis & Company Group LP, a Delaware limited partnership, having an address at 399 Park Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (“Licensor”) and Moelis Asset Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, having an address at 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (“Licensee”).  Licensor and Licensee may be referred to herein individually as a “Party,” and collectively as the “Parties,” to this Agreement.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Licensor and Licensee were founded by affiliates of Ken Moelis (“Principal”) and have conducted their businesses using the corporate name, trade name, trademark and service mark “MOELIS”;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Separation Agreement between the Parties dated [         ], 2014, Licensee will operate independently from Licensor and, as of the effective date of such Separation Agreement, Principal shall continue to have an ownership interest in and be involved in the conduct of the respective businesses of Licensor and Licensee;

 

WHEREAS, Licensor owns all right, title and interest in the Licensed Mark; and

 

WHEREAS, Licensee desires to obtain from Licensor, and Licensor desires to grant to Licensee, a license under the terms and conditions set forth herein to use the Licensed Mark in conducting the Business.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
 DEFINITIONS

 

1.01                        Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them herein, including the following:

 

“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or otherwise.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of this Agreement no Party shall be considered an Affiliate of another Party.  It is acknowledged that after the date of this Agreement, Persons who are not presently Affiliates of a Party may become Affiliates of such Party, and Persons who are presently Affiliates of a Party may cease to be Affiliates of such Party.

 

“Business” means the business of asset management, investment advice, namely, investment management and investment of funds for others, including, without limitation, private 

 

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and public equity and debt investment services, as conducted by Licensee and its Affiliates from time to time.

 

“Control” means (i) ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares or other equity interests in issued or registered capital of such Person, (ii) control, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of such Person or (iii) the power, directly or indirectly, to appoint a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person, or the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings.

 

“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Governmental Authority” means any government of the United States or any other jurisdiction as appropriate in the context, including the individual provinces, directly administered municipalities, autonomous regions, states or other subdivisions thereof, or any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including, without limitation, any stock or commodities exchange, industry self-regulatory organization or any other quasi-governmental entity.

 

“Laws” means all statutes, laws, codes, ordinances, regulations, rules, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, acts or decrees of any governmental entity.

 

“Licensed Mark” means the mark “MOELIS.”

 

 “Losses” means all damages, losses, liabilities, penalties, interest, judgments, assessments, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements.

 

“Permitted Sublicensee” means, with respect to Licensee, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which Licensee Controls or owns, directly or indirectly, more than 20% of the economic interests of (i) such Person or (ii) its general partner or management company.

 

“Person” means any natural person, legal person, enterprise, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, company limited by shares, trust or joint venture, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise by operation of law) of such entity.

 

“Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

 

“Termination Date” means the date upon which the Term ends in accordance with Article X.

 

1.02                        Other Definitional Provisions.  As used in this Agreement, neutral pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to include the feminine and masculine and all terms used in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, and vice versa, as the context may require.  The words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Schedule hereto, as the same may from time to 

 

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time be amended or supplemented and not to any particular subdivision contained in this Agreement.  The word “including” when used herein is not intended to be exclusive, or to limit the generality of the preceding words, and means “including, without limitation”.  References herein to an Article, Section, subsection, clause or Schedule shall refer to the appropriate Article, Section, subsection, clause or Schedule of this Agreement, unless expressly stated otherwise.

 

ARTICLE II
 GRANT OF LICENSE

 

2.01                        Grant of Trademark License.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensor hereby grants to Licensee: a perpetual, irrevocable (except as provided in Article X), non-transferable (except as expressly permitted under Section 11.08), sublicensable (solely in accordance with Section 2.03), royalty-free, fully paid, worldwide, and non-exclusive right and license to use the Licensed Mark solely in the conduct of the Business during the Term (the “License”).  Licensees’ use of the Licensed Mark shall be limited to (i) a corporate and trade name, (ii) a trademark and service mark, and (iii) uses reasonably and customarily related to the foregoing (i) and (ii) (e.g., Internet domain name use).  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensee may make good-faith uses of other words or terms in conjunction or association with the Licensed Mark (the “Forms of the Licensed Mark”), provided that (i) such Forms of the Licensed Mark do not communicate that Licensee is providing investment banking or investment banking advisory services under the Licensed Mark and (ii) Licensee shall not use “MOELIS & COMPANY,” “MOELIS AND COMPANY,” “MOELIS & CO.,” “MOELIS AND CO.,” or “MC” as a name or mark.

 

2.02                        Rights Reserved.  Licensor hereby reserves the right to use and grant others the right to use the Licensed Mark alone or in association with any other name, trademark, service mark or other term, matter or material for any purpose whatsoever in any jurisdiction.

 

2.03                        Sublicensing.

 

(a)                       The License includes the right of Licensee to grant sublicenses of the Licensed Mark solely to Permitted Sublicensees.  Licensee shall ensure that its Permitted Sublicensees comply with all provisions of this Agreement applicable to Licensee.

 

(b)                       At Licensor’s request, Licensee shall promptly provide Licensor with a list of names and addresses of its Permitted Sublicensees.

 

2.04                        Death or Incapacity of the Principal.  If Licensee or a Permitted Sublicensee is, at the time of the death or incapacity of the Principal, using the Licensed Mark as a principal brand for one or more of its businesses, Licensee and its Permitted Sublicensees shall not materially change the Forms of the Licensed Mark or materially expand the types of financial services and products offered under the Licensed Mark from those in use or offered, respectively, at the time of the Principal’s death or incapacity, without  Licensor’s prior written approval.

 

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ARTICLE III
 OWNERSHIP OF THE LICENSED MARK

 

3.01                        Acknowledgments and Covenants of Licensee.

 

(a)                       Licensee acknowledges that (i) all right, title and interest in and to the Licensed Mark belong exclusively to Licensor, and (ii) the rights of Licensor in the Licensed Mark are valid and enforceable.  Licensee covenants and agrees not to challenge Licensor’s or Licensor’s Affiliates’ ownership of the Licensed Mark in any jurisdiction.

 

(b)                       Licensee agrees that its use of the Licensed Mark under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Licensor, and this Agreement does not confer on Licensee any goodwill or ownership interest in the Licensed Mark.  Nothing herein shall be deemed, intended, or implied to constitute a sale or assignment of the Licensed Mark to Licensee.  Licensee shall not acquire any ownership rights in the Licensed Mark or any other right adverse to Licensor’s interests by virtue of this Agreement or by virtue of Licensee’s use of the Licensed Mark, regardless of how long this Agreement remains in effect.

 

(c)                        Licensee shall include, where reasonably practicable to do so, the following written notice in connection with its use of the Licensed Mark (or such other written ownership notice as requested by Licensor from time to time):  “[Licensed Mark] is a service mark of [Licensor] and used under license by [Licensee].”

 

3.02                        Use of the Licensed Mark.

 

(a)                       Licensee shall not:  (i) use the Licensed Mark in any way that impairs their validity as a proprietary trademark or service mark; (ii) take any action that would jeopardize or impair Licensor’s ownership of the Licensed Mark, or their enforceability; (iii) register or apply for the registration of the Licensed Mark as a trademark or service mark; (iv) use the Licensed Mark as a corporate name, trade name, trademark or service mark other than as expressly permitted under this Agreement; or (v) use the Licensed Mark in any jurisdiction after such time that Licensee knows or has reason to know that such use infringes or otherwise violates the trademark rights or other proprietary rights of another Person.

 

(b)                       Licensee shall promptly notify Licensor of any non-routine inquiry, investigation, inspection or any other action by any Governmental Entity or other Person with respect to production, promotion, sale or distribution of any product or service of Licensee bearing the Licensed Mark or provided in connection with the Licensed Mark, if such event occurs at any time when the Principal does not Control Licensee.

 

3.03                        No Other Rights or License.  Except for the License expressly granted to the Licensed Mark, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a grant to Licensee of any right or license, express or implied, in or to any other intellectual property rights owned, licensed or controlled by Licensor.

 

ARTICLE IV
 MAINTENANCE OF QUALITY CONTROL

 

4.01                        Promotion and Goodwill.  Licensee shall not take any action that tarnishes, disparages or diminishes the value of the Licensed Mark.  Licensee acknowledges that upon any termination of this Agreement, no monetary value shall be attributable to any goodwill associated with the use of the Licensed Mark by Licensee.

 

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4.02                        Quality of Licensee’s Services.  Licensee hereby covenants that in the course of conducting the Business, the quality of services provided by Licensee under the Licensed Mark will be at least equal to the quality of similar services provided by Licensee and its Affiliates as of the Effective Date.  Licensor shall have the right to reasonably review the manner in which Licensee uses the Licensed Mark in the Business, including the right to periodically request samples of materials bearing the Licensed Mark.

 

ARTICLE V
 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; LICENSES, PERMITS, REGULATIONS, REGISTRATIONS, ETC.

 

5.01                        Compliance with Law.  Licensee shall comply with all applicable Laws in connection with its operation of the Business, use of the Licensed Mark and the performance of its other obligations under this Agreement.

 

5.02                        Government Licenses, Permits, and Approvals.  Licensee shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all licenses, permits, and regulatory approvals which are required by any Governmental Authority with respect to this Agreement and the Business of Licensee, and to comply with any requirements of such Governmental Authorities.  Licensee shall furnish Licensor and/or its Affiliates written evidence from such Governmental Authorities of any such licenses, permits, clearances, authorizations, or regulatory approvals at Licensor’s request.

 

5.03                        Recordings. In the event Licensor deems recordation necessary, Licensee shall cooperate with Licensor in connection with the recording of this Agreement with the appropriate Governmental Authorities and in the renewal of such recordation.  The Parties shall provide assistance and information to each other as reasonably necessary to accomplish such recordation, including by submitting a revised version of this Agreement in a form necessary, but without change of substance (except where such change is necessary for purposes of recordation) hereof, for recordation.  Upon termination of this Agreement, and in addition to the requirements of Section 10.06, the Parties shall cooperate to effect a cancellation or termination of any recordation of this Agreement with the appropriate Governmental Authorities and the Parties will grant, and hereby do grant, to each other an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest to effect such cancellation within thirty (30) days after the termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VI
 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION

 

6.01                        Protection of the Licensed Mark.

 

(a)                                 Licensee shall promptly notify Licensor after it becomes aware of any material infringement or other violation of the Licensed Mark in any jurisdiction where Licensee conducts the Business under the Licensed Mark or any claim that Licensee’s use of the Licensed Mark infringes or otherwise violates the rights of any other Person.

 

(b)                       Licensee agrees, at its own expense and as Licensor may reasonably request, to (i) cooperate fully with Licensor or its Affiliates in the prosecution and elimination of 

 

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any unauthorized use or infringement of the Licensed Mark, including joining in a suit or proceeding against a Person making such unauthorized or infringing use; and (ii) execute any further agreements or documents as may reasonably be requested by Licensor.

 

(c)                        Either Party may take initial action at its own expense against actual or suspected infringers of the Licensed Mark within the Licensee’s Business; provided, that the non-initiating Party may participate in any such action undertaken by the initiating Party at the non-initiating Party’s own expense.  At Licensee’s request, Licensor will join such action as a party for the purposes of maintaining standing.

 

ARTICLE VII
 DISCLAIMER

 

7.01                        DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  LICENSOR HEREBY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY, REGISTRABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE), REGARDING THE LICENSED MARK.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LICENSE GRANTED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LICENSED MARK ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.”

 

ARTICLE VIII
 DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

8.01                        Indemnification by Licensee.  Licensee, at its expense, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Licensor and its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with respect to any Losses incurred, arising from or based in any respect on a claim by any third party arising, directly or indirectly, from any use by Licensee or its Permitted Sublicensees of the Licensed Mark.  Licensee shall have the sole right to control the defense in any such action with counsel of its choice and to enter into a stipulation of discontinuance and settlement thereof, in its sole discretion, provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor shall, at its option and expense, have the sole right to control any such action as and to the extent concerning the validity or enforceability of the Licensed Mark.

 

8.02                        Indemnification by Licensor.  Licensor, at its expense, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Licensee and its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with respect to any Losses incurred, arising from or based in any respect on a claim by any third party arising, directly or indirectly, from (i) use of the Licensed Mark by Licensor or any of its licensees, or (ii) material breach of this Agreement by Licensor.  Licensor shall have the sole right to control the defense in any such action with counsel of its choice and to enter into a stipulation of discontinuance and settlement thereof, in its sole discretion.

 

8.03                        Disclaimer of Consequential Damages.  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 8.01 AND SECTION 8.02, IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR OR ITS 

 

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AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR LOST PROFITS OR FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING PUNITIVE DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY MANNER CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH HEREOF, OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF WHETHER OR NOT LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF, OR OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE ANTICIPATED THE POSSIBILITY OF, SUCH DAMAGES.

 

ARTICLE IX
 REMEDIES FOR BREACH

 

9.01                        Specific Performance and Injunctive Relief.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of a material breach of this Agreement, monetary damages may be insufficient and the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to seek any and all relief, including specific performance of the obligations hereunder and injunctive relief.  Licensee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Licensed Mark constitute valuable property of Licensor and have acquired valuable reputation and goodwill; (ii) violation by Licensee of any provisions of this Agreement may cause Licensor irreparable injury not compensable by money damages for which Licensor may not have an adequate remedy at law; and (iii) if Licensor institutes an action or proceeding to enforce the provisions of this Agreement and seeks injunctive or other equitable relief as may be necessary to enjoin, prevent or curtail any breach thereof, threatened or actual, then Licensor shall be entitled to seek such relief without the posting of any bond or other security.  The foregoing shall be in addition and without prejudice to or limitation on any other rights Licensor may have under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

9.02                        Dispute Resolution.  Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or the interpretation, breach, termination or validity thereof (“Dispute”) shall be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in effect (the “Rules”), except as modified herein and such arbitration shall be administered by the AAA.  The place of arbitration shall be New York, New York.  There shall be one arbitrator who shall be agreed upon by the parties within twenty (20) days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration.  If any arbitrator is not appointed within the time limit provided herein, such arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, striking and ranking procedure in the Rules, with each party being given a limited number of strikes, except for cause.  Any arbitrator appointed by the AAA shall be a retired judge or a practicing attorney with no less than fifteen years of experience with trademark or related intellectual property matters and an experienced arbitrator.  In rendering an award, the arbitrator shall be required to follow the laws of the state of New York.  The award shall be in writing and shall briefly state the findings of fact and conclusions of law on which it is based.  The arbitrator shall not be permitted to award punitive, multiple or other non-compensatory damages.  The award shall be final and binding upon the parties and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy between the parties regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues or accounting presented to the arbitrator.  Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over any party or any of its assets.  Any costs or fees (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incident to enforcing the award shall be charged against the party resisting such enforcement.  All Disputes shall be resolved in a confidential 

 

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manner.  The arbitrator shall agree to hold any information received during the arbitration in the strictest of confidence and shall not disclose to any non-party the existence, contents or results of the arbitration or any other information about such arbitration.  The parties to the arbitration shall not disclose any information about the evidence adduced or the documents produced by the other party in the arbitration proceedings or about the existence, contents or results of the proceeding except as may be required by law, regulatory or governmental authority or as may be necessary in an action in aid of arbitration or for enforcement of an arbitral award.  Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence (other than private disclosure to financial regulatory authorities), the party intending to make such disclosure shall use reasonable efforts to give the other party reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure and afford the other party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor shall have the right to seek preliminary injunctive relief in aid of arbitration in appropriate courts of competent jurisdiction located in New York County, New York, in accordance with Section 9.01 and Licensee submits to the jurisdiction of and waives any objection to venue in any such court.

 

ARTICLE X
 TERM AND TERMINATION

 

10.01                 Term.  This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall be perpetual and remain in effect, unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 10.02 through Section 10.04 (the “Term”).

 

10.02                 Licensor’s Right to Immediately Terminate Agreement.  Licensor may terminate this Agreement immediately in case of occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)                       (i) Licensee becomes insolvent, (ii) the filing of a petition by, or of an involuntary petition against, Licensee occurs under the provisions of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar act which is not fully stayed or dismissed or vacated within ninety (90) days after filing, or (iii) Licensee makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

 

(b)                       all or a material part of Licensee’s assets are condemned, expropriated, or otherwise taken over by a Governmental Authority or are repossessed, foreclosed upon or otherwise seized by any Licensee creditor; or

 

(c)                        the death or incapacity of the Principal if Licensee or a Permitted Sublicensee is not, at the time of such death or incapacity, using the Licensed Mark as a principal brand for one or more of its businesses.

 

10.03                 Licensee’s Right to Terminate.  Licensee may terminate this Agreement for any reason upon providing ninety (90) days’ written notice to Licensor.

 

10.04                 Material Breach.  If any Party fails to discharge a material obligation or to correct a material default hereunder, the other Party may give written notice to such Party specifying the material obligation or material default and indicating an intent to terminate this Agreement if the material obligation is not discharged or the material default is not cured.  The Party receiving such notice shall have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of such notice to discharge such material obligation or cure such material default.  If such material obligation is 

 

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not discharged or such material default is not cured by the end of such thirty (30) day period, Licensor or Licensee (if it is the non-defaulting Party) may terminate this Agreement immediately by written notice given at any time after the end of such period; provided that the material obligation has not been discharged or the material default is continuing on the date of such termination notice.

 

10.05                 Termination of License.  Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason:

 

(a)                       Subject to Section 10.05(b), Licensee’s License to use the Licensed Mark and all rights in the Licensed Mark granted to Licensee (and its Permitted Sublicensees), immediately and automatically shall terminate;

 

(b)                       Licensee shall (and shall cause its Permitted Sublicensees to), within nine (9) months from the termination of this Agreement (such period, the “Transitional Period”), discontinue using the Licensed Mark, and during the Transitional Period (the last day of such period being the “Cessation Date”) all of the obligations of Licensee (and its Permitted Sublicensees) hereunder shall remain in force; and

 

(c)                        Upon expiration of the Transitional Period, Licensee shall (and shall cause its Permitted Sublicensees to) destroy all materials in their possession or control utilizing the Licensed Mark and provide confirmation of same to Licensor; provided, however, that such requirement shall not apply to internal business records of Licensee, its Affiliates or Permitted Sublicensees.

 

10.06                 Change of Company Name Following Termination.  Upon or prior to the Cessation Date, Licensee shall and shall cause its Affiliates to (i) take all steps necessary, and reasonably cooperate with Licensor and/or its Affiliates, to de-register any of Licensee’s or its Affiliates’ corporate or trade names that incorporate the Licensed Mark and to cancel any recordation of this Agreement with any Governmental Authorities; and (ii) change its corporate and trade name to a name that does not include the Licensed Mark or any confusingly similar name or mark or any variation or derivation thereof.

 

10.07                 Survival.  Notwithstanding any provisions of this Article stating otherwise, Sections 3.01, 3.02, 5.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06 and 10.07, and Articles VII, IX and XI of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE XI
 MISCELLANEOUS(1)

 

11.01                 Notices.  All notices hereunder to each Party shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given and received when (i) delivered personally (against receipt) or by courier or (ii) received by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in each case, at the respective addresses for the Parties set forth below or at such other address as the intended recipient may specify in a notice pursuant to this Section:

 

(1)  Note to Draft: Miscellaneous provisions to be conformed to Master Separation Agreement.

 

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If to Licensor:

399 Park Avenue, [5th] Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: [    ]

Fax: [    ]

 

If to Licensee:

399 Park Avenue, [5th] Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: [    ]

Fax: [    ]

 

or to such other respective addresses as any Party shall designate to the others by notice in writing, provided that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.  Any Person who becomes a Party to this Agreement shall provide by notice in writing its address and fax number to each of the other Parties.

 

11.02                 No Agency.  Subject to the terms of the power-of-attorney provisions of this Agreement: (i) the Parties are acting as independent contractors under this Agreement, and no Party is an employee or agent of the other; (ii) nothing herein is intended to make any Party a general or special agent, legal representative, subsidiary, joint venturer, partner, fiduciary, employee or servant of any other Party for any purpose; (iii) no Party is authorized or empowered to act as an agent for any other Party or to enter into Agreements, transact business, or incur obligations for or on behalf of any other Party, nor to accept legal service of process for or on behalf of any other Party, nor to bind any other Party in any manner whatsoever; and (iv) no Party shall do or omit to do anything that might imply or indicate that it is an agent or representative of another Party, or a branch, division, or Affiliate of any other Party, or that such Party in any manner, either directly or indirectly, owns, Controls, or operates any of the other Party’s business or is in any way responsible for any other Party’s acts or obligations.

 

11.03                 Entire Agreement; Amendment.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated herein, supersedes all prior written agreements, negotiations and term sheets, and all prior and contemporaneous oral understandings, if any, and may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the Parties.

 

11.04                 No Waiver.  No delay or failure on the part of any of the Parties in the exercise of any right granted under this Agreement, or available at law or equity, shall be construed as a waiver of such right, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other Party from the exercise thereof.  All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective.  Any such waiver shall constitute a waiver only with respect to the specific matter described in such writing and shall in no way impair the rights of the Party granting such waiver in any other respect or at any other time.

 

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11.05                 Severability.  In the event that any provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement is determined by a court or arbitration to be unenforceable as drafted by virtue of the scope, duration, extent, or character of any obligation contained herein, it is the Parties’ intention that such provision (or portion thereof) shall be construed in a manner designed to effectuate the purposes of such provision to the maximum extent enforceable under such applicable law.  The Parties shall enter into whatever amendment to this Agreement as may be necessary to effectuate such purposes.

 

11.06                 Governing Law.  THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

 

11.07                 Tax Treatment.  Licensor and Licensee acknowledge and agree that the rights transferred from Licensor to Licensee pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a transfer of property from Licensor to Licensee occurring as of the effective date of the Master Separation Agreement.  Neither Licensor nor Licensee shall take, or shall permit an Affiliate of theirs to take, a contrary position on any U.S. federal, state or local tax return.

 

11.08                 No Assignment.  Licensee may not assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any Person, provided that Licensee may assign this Agreement in whole in connection with the sale or transfer of all or a significant portion of the Business or associated assets of the Business to which this Agreement relates.  Any assignment in violation of the foregoing sentence shall be void and of no force and effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors, respective heirs and legal representatives.

 

11.09                 Remedies Cumulative.  All remedies in this Agreement are cumulative, in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies available to a Party at law or in equity, subject only to the express limitations on liabilities and remedies set forth herein.

 

11.10                 No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  Except as expressly provided herein, no third party is intended, or shall be deemed, to be a beneficiary of any provision of this Agreement.

 

11.11                 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

11.12                 Further Assurances and Cooperation.  Each Party agrees to execute and deliver such other documents and to take all such other actions as the other Party may reasonably request to effect the terms of this Agreement.

 

11.13                 No Strict Construction; Headings.  The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties hereto to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction against either Party shall apply to any term or condition of this 

 

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Agreement.  The article and section headings of this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are to be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

11.14                 Enforceability.  The Parties represent that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligations of, such representing Party, enforceable against such representing Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, where applicable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed on the day and year first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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