Document:

Exhibit 4.13

 

Dated   21st  June 2012

 

(1)                                 WNS GLOBAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

 

(2)                                 FUSION OUTSOURCING SERVICES PROPRIETARY LIMITED

 

(3)                                 WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

 

(4)                                 BFSL LIMITED

 

(5)                                 BGL GROUP LIMITED

 

 

CO-EXISTENCE AGREEMENT

 

 

 

LONDON

 

 

CONTENTS

 

	
Clause
    	
 
    	
 
    	
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1.
    	
Definitions and Interpretation
    	
 
    	
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2.
    	
Party 1’s consents
    	
 
    	
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3.
    	
Party 1’s obligations
    	
 
    	
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4.
    	
Party 2’s consents
    	
 
    	
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5.
    	
Party 2’s obligations
    	
 
    	
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6.
    	
Assignment and licensing
    	
 
    	
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7.
    	
Severance
    	
 
    	
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8.
    	
Confidentiality
    	
 
    	
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9.
    	
Entire agreement
    	
 
    	
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10.
    	
Term and Termination
    	
 
    	
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11.
    	
Third party rights
    	
 
    	
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12.
    	
Amendments, waivers and rights
    	
 
    	
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13.
    	
Inadequacy of damages
    	
 
    	
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14.
    	
Further assurance
    	
 
    	
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15.
    	
Notice
    	
 
    	
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16.
    	
Force majeure
    	
 
    	
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17.
    	
Counterparts
    	
 
    	
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18.
    	
Costs and expenses
    	
 
    	
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19.
    	
No partnership
    	
 
    	
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20.
    	
Governing law and jurisdiction
    	
 
    	
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Schedules
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
1.
    	
Party 1 Indicia
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.
    	
Party 2 Indicia
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

THIS AGREEMENT is dated 21st June 2012 and made between:

 

(1)                                 WNS GLOBAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED, a company incorporated in England and Wales (registered number 02292251), whose registered office is at Acre House, 11-15 William Road, London NW1 3ER (the “Purchaser”);

 

(2)                                 FUSION OUTSOURCING SERVICES PROPRIETARY LIMITED, a private company limited by shares incorporated in the Republic of South Africa with registered number 2003/017437/07, whose registered office is at c/o Grant Thornton, 5th Floor — The Pinnacle, Corner Strand and Burg Street, Cape Town, 8001 — South Africa (the “Company”); and

 

(3)                             WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, a company incorporated in Jersey (registered number 82262), whose registered office is at Queensway House, Hilgrove Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE1 1ES, Channel Islands (the “Guarantor”);

(together “Party 1”); and

 

(4)                                 BFSL LIMITED a company incorporated in England and Wales (registered number 02706280), whose registered office is at Pegasus House, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 6YS (the “Seller”); and

 

(5)                                 BGL GROUP LIMITED, a company incorporated in England and Wales (registered number 02593690), whose registered office is at Pegasus House, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 6YS (the “Seller Guarantor”)

 

(together “Party 2”).

 

BACKGROUND:

 

(A)                               The Seller has agreed to sell all of the issued shares in the stated capital of the Company to the Purchaser for the consideration and upon the terms and conditions set out in a sale and purchase agreement to be dated on or around the date of this Agreement and to be entered into between (1) the Seller, (2) the Purchaser, (3) the Guarantor and (4) the Seller Guarantor (the “Sale Agreement”).

 

(B)                               Each of the Parties shall, following signature of the Sale Agreement, continue to be entitled to use the Trade Name (as defined below) on the terms set out in this Agreement in order to prevent any likelihood of confusion between their respective marks in the future and to avoid any disputes in future.

 

THIS DEED WITNESSES that:

 

1.                                      DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1                               Defined terms

 

In this Agreement and the Background, save as the context may otherwise require:

 

“BGL Group” means BGL Group Limited and any of its subsidiaries or subsidiary undertakings from time to time;

 

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“Business Day” means a day (not being a Saturday or Sunday) when banks generally are open in the City of London for the transaction of general banking business;

 

“Companies Act UK” means the Companies Act 2006;

 

“Existing Domain Names” means  “fusion-outsourcing.co.za”, “fusion-outsourcing.com”, “fusionoutsourcing.co.za”, “fusionsa.co.za”, “insidefusion.co.za”, “sacallcentres.co.za”, “fusionos.co.za” and “fusionoutsourcingservices.co.za”;

 

“Force Majeure Event” has the meaning set out in Clause 16 (Effect of force majeure);

 

“Group” means in relation to any company, its subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings and any holding company or parent undertaking of that company and all other subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings of any holding company or parent undertaking of that company in each case from time to time;

 

“Marks” means:

 

(i)                                     in respect of Party 1:

 

(a)                                 the rights of Party 1 in and to the Trade Name as described under this Agreement; and

 

(b)                                 the Party 1 Mark; and

 

(ii)                                  in respect of Party 2:

 

(a)                                 the rights of Party 2 in and to the Trade Name as described under this Agreement; and

 

(b)                                 the Party 2 Mark;

 

“Party” means either Party 1 or Party 2 as may be applicable;

 

“Party 1 Mark” means:

 

(i)                                     the Trade Name with the words “bpo”, “business process”, “business processing”, “outsource” and/or “outsourcing”;

 

(ii)                                  the indicia shown in Schedule 1 (Party 1 Indicia); and

 

(iii)                               such trade marks as Party 1 shall use and/or register from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement which are identical or similar to the indicia shown in Schedule 1 (Party 1 Indicia);

 

“Party 2 Mark” means:

 

(i)                                     the Trade Name with the words “contact centre”, “insurance”, “intermediary”, “broking” and/or “aggregator”;

 

(ii)                                  the indicia shown in Schedule 2 (Party 2 Indicia); and

 

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(iii)                               such trade marks as Party 2 shall use and/or register from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement which are identical or similar to the indicia shown in Schedule 2 (Party 2 Indicia);

 

“Restricted Goods/Services” means:

 

(i)                                     business process outsourcing services;

 

(ii)                                  call centre operations; and

 

(iii)                               other activities reasonably incidental to (i) and (ii) above;

 

“Restricted Territory” means the world, excluding the United Kingdom, the Republic of South Africa and India;

 

“Sale Agreement” has the meaning given in Background A; and

 

“Trade Name” means the word “Fusion”.

 

1.2                               Contents page and headings

 

In this Agreement, the contents page and headings are included for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

 

1.3                               Meaning of references

 

In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise, any reference to:

 

(a)                                 this Agreement includes the Background and Schedules, which form part of this Agreement for all purposes;

 

(b)                                 the Background is to the statements about the background to this Agreement made above, a clause or to a Schedule is, as the case may be, to a clause of or a Schedule to this Agreement and any reference in a Schedule to a paragraph is to a paragraph of that Schedule;

 

(c)                                  a company is to any company, corporation or other body corporate wherever and however incorporated or established;

 

(d)                                 a document is to that document as supplemented, otherwise amended, replaced or novated from time to time;

 

(e)                                  any English statutory provision or English legal term for any action, remedy, method of judicial proceeding, document, legal status, court, official or other legal concept or thing shall in respect of any jurisdiction other than England be deemed to include what most nearly approximates in that jurisdiction to the English statutory provision or English legal term;

 

(f)                                   the masculine, feminine or neuter gender respectively includes the other genders and any reference to the singular includes the plural (and vice versa);

 

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(g)                                  including means “including without limitation” (with related words such as “includes” being construed accordingly), in particular means “in particular but without limitation” and other general words shall not be given a restrictive interpretation by reason of their being preceded or followed by words indicating a particular class of acts, matters or things;

 

(h)                                 a party or the parties is to a party or the parties (as the case may be) to this Agreement and shall include any permitted assignees or successors of a party;

 

(i)                                     a person includes any individual, firm, company, corporation, government, state or agency of state or any association, trust or partnership (whether or not having a separate legal personality);

 

(j)                                    a person includes a reference to that person’s legal personal representatives and successors;

 

(k)                                 a statute or statutory provision includes any consolidation or re-enactment, modification or replacement of the same and any subordinate legislation in force under any of the same from time to time;

 

(l)                                     a time of the day is to London time and references to a day are to a period of 24 hours running from midnight to midnight; and

 

(m)                             writing shall include any modes of reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form.

 

1.4                               Companies Act definitions

 

In this Agreement, the words and expressions “accounting reference period”, “body corporate”, “holding company”, “parent undertaking”, “subsidiary” and “subsidiary undertaking” have the meanings given to them in the Companies Act UK.

 

2.                                      PARTY 1’S CONSENTS

 

Party 1 consents to:

 

(a)                                 the use of the Trade Name (or any mark which varies in insignificant ways from the Trade Name) (but specifically excluding the Party 1 Mark) and/or the Party 2 Mark, to promote, sell and provide:

 

(i)                                     any goods and/or services by Party 2 (or any members of the BGL Group or sub-contractors of Party 2 or the BGL Group) in the United Kingdom; and

 

(ii)                                  any goods and/or services other than the Restricted Goods/Services by Party 2 (or any members of the BGL Group or sub-contractors of Party 2 or the BGL Group) in the Restricted Territory only,

 

(the “Permitted Party 2 Goods/Services”).  For the avoidance of doubt, neither Party 2 nor any member of the BGL Group shall be entitled to make any use of the Trade Name and/or the Party 2 Mark in the Republic of South  Africa and India whatsoever (and in particular, neither Party 2 nor any member of the BGL Group shall set up a physical call centre and/or office in any part of South Africa and India using the Trade Name and/or the Party 2 Mark) and Party 2 undertakes not to do so;

 

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(b)                                 the use of the Trade Name other than the Party 1 Mark as a part of the corporate name (and/or trading name) of Party 2 (or any members of its Group) only to the extent such entities undertake the activities referred to in Clause 2(a) above;

 

(c)                                  the registration as a trade mark by Party 2 and/or any member of its Group of the Party 2 Mark and/or the Trade Name (or any mark which varies in insignificant ways from the Trade Name) in respect of:

 

(i)                                     any Permitted Party 2 Goods/Services referred to in Clause 2(a)(i), in the United Kingdom; and

 

(ii)                                  any Permitted Party 2 Goods/Services referred to in Clause 2(a)(ii), in the Restricted Territory;

 

provided that those entities shall not attempt to register any trade mark incorporating the Party 1 Mark;

 

(d)                                 Party 2 and/or any member of its Group registering, maintaining and using registrations for domain names:

 

(i)                                     incorporating the Trade Name in any top level domains specific to the United Kingdom, in respect of any Permitted Party 2 Goods/Services referred to in Clause 2(a)(i);

 

(ii)                                  incorporating the Trade Name in any top level domains specific to any territory in the Restricted Territory, in respect of any Permitted Party 2 Goods/Services referred to in Clause 2(a)(ii); and

 

(iii)                               incorporating the Trade Name in:

 

A                                       any generic top level domains; and/or

 

B                                       any top level domains specific to the Republic of South Africa,

 

in combination with the words “insurance”, “intermediary”, “contact centre”, “broking” and/or “aggregator”.  For the avoidance of doubt, neither Party 2 nor any member of the BGL Group shall be permitted to register and/or maintain registrations for generic top level domain names or top level domains specific to the Republic of South Africa incorporating the Trade Name in combination with the words “outsourcing”, “business process”, “business processing”, “outsource” and/or “bpo”.

 

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3.                                      PARTY 1’S OBLIGATIONS

 

3.1                               Restriction on use of the Trade Name

 

Party 1 hereby agrees that, save as expressly provided for in this Agreement, neither Party 1 nor any member of Party 1’s Group shall make any use of the Trade Name whatsoever, without the prior written consent of Party 2 (save as may be necessary by law and/or for regulatory purposes).

 

3.2                               No challenges

 

Party 1 will, and shall procure that each and every member of its Group will:

 

(a)                                 not file any oppositions to, or otherwise challenge, Party 2’s and/or any member of its Group’s applications for registration of the Trade Name or the Party 2 Mark made in accordance with Clause 2(c);

 

(b)                                 not challenge in any way, whether directly or indirectly, the ownership by Party 2 and/or any member of its Group of the Party 2 Mark;

 

(c)                                  not challenge Party 2’s and/or any member of its Group’s status as the rightful registrant of, nor do anything to hinder them from registering, the domain names referred to in Clause 2(d); and

 

(d)                                 not procure, authorise, enable or assist any third party to do any of the aforesaid.

 

4.                                      PARTY 2’S CONSENTS

 

Party 2 consents to:

 

(a)                                 the use of the Trade Name (or any mark which varies in insignificant ways from the Trade Name) (but specifically excluding the Party 2 Mark) and/or the Party 1 Mark:

 

(i)                                     to promote, sell and provide any goods and/or services by Party 1 (or any members of its Group or sub-contractors of Party 1 or its Group) in the Republic of South Africa and India;

 

(ii)                                  to promote, sell and provide any goods and/or services, other than the provision of insurance intermediary, insurance broking and/or aggregator services and other activities reasonably incidental to those services, by Party 1 (or any members of its Group or sub-contractors of Party 1 or its Group) in the Restricted Territory only; and

 

(iii)                               to promote and sell any goods and/or services to customers in the United Kingdom which are provided from a country other than the United Kingdom by Party 1 (or any members of its Group or sub-contractors of Party 1 or its Group),

 

(the “Permitted Party 1 Goods/Services”).  For the avoidance of doubt, neither Party 1 nor any other member of its Group shall set up a physical call centre and/or office in any part of the United Kingdom using the Trade Name and/or the Party 1 Mark and Party 1 undertakes not do to so;

 

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(b)                                 the use of the Trade Name other than the Party 2 Mark as a part of the corporate name (and/or trading name) of Party 1 (or any members of its Group) only to the extent such entities undertake the activities referred to in Clause 4(a) above;

 

(c)                                  the registration as a trade mark by Party 1 and/or any member of its Group of the Party 1 Mark and/or the Trade Name (or any mark which varies in insignificant ways from the Trade Name) in respect of:

 

(i)                                     any Permitted Party 1 Goods/Services referred to in Clause 4(a)(i), in the Republic of South Africa and India; and

 

(ii)                                  any Permitted Party 1 Goods/Services referred to in Clause 4(a)(ii), in the Restricted Territory;

 

provided that those entities shall not attempt to register any trade mark incorporating the Party 2 Mark;

 

(d)                                 Party 1 and/or any member of its Group registering, maintaining and using registrations for domain names:

 

(i)                                     incorporating the Trade Name in any top level domains specific to the Republic of South Africa and India, in respect of any Permitted Party 1 Goods/Services referred to in Clause 4(a)(i);

 

(ii)                                  incorporating the Trade Name in any top level domains specific to any territory in the Restricted Territory, in respect of any Permitted Party 1 Goods/Services referred to in Clause 4(a)(ii); and

 

(iii)                               incorporating the Trade Name in:

 

A                                       any generic top level domains; or

 

B                                       any top level domains specific to the United Kingdom,

 

in combination with the words “outsourcing”, “outsource”, “business process”, “business processing” and/or “bpo”.  For the avoidance of doubt, neither Party 1 nor any member of its Group shall be permitted to register and/or maintain registrations for generic top level domain names or top level domains specific to the United Kingdom incorporating the Trade Name in combination with the words “insurance”, “intermediary”, “contact centre” “broking” and/or “aggregator”.

 

5.                                      PARTY 2’S OBLIGATIONS

 

5.1                               Restriction on use of the Trade Name

 

Party 2 hereby agrees that, save as expressly provided for in this Agreement, neither Party 2 nor any member of Party 2’s Group shall make any use of the Trade Name whatsoever, without the prior written consent of Party 1 (save as may be necessary by law and/or for regulatory purposes).

 

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5.2                               No challenges

 

Party 2 will, and shall procure that each and every member of its Group will:

 

(a)                                 not file any oppositions to, or otherwise challenge, Party 1’s and/or any member of its Group’s applications for registration of the Trade Name or the Party 1 Mark made in accordance with Clause 4(c);

 

(b)                                 not challenge in any way, whether directly or indirectly, the ownership by Party 1 and/or any member of its Group of the Party 1 Mark;

 

(c)                                  not challenge Party 1’s and/or any member of its Group’s status as the rightful registrant of, nor do anything to hinder them from registering, the Existing Domain Names and the domain names referred to in Clause 4(d); and

 

(d)                                 not procure, authorise, enable or assist any third party to do any of the aforesaid.

 

6.                                      ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSING

 

6.1                               No assignment without prior consent

 

No party shall assign (including by way of charge or security) all or any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties.

 

6.2                               Licences to be consistent

 

No member of a Party may license the use of its respective Marks to other members of its Group or third parties unless any such licences and onward sublicences are entirely consistent with the terms of this Agreement and contain a provision to the effect that the licensee or sublicensee shall not bring infringement proceedings in its own name.

 

6.3                               No assignment unless consistent

 

No member of a Party may assign any of its Marks to a member of its Group or to a third party unless that member of its Group or third party first agrees with the assigning party to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

 

7.                                      SEVERANCE

 

7.1                               Finding of invalidity

 

If any provision of this Agreement (or part of any provision) is found by any court or other authority of competent territory to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions shall remain in force.

 

7.2                               Effects of finding

 

If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision would be valid, enforceable and legal if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with whatever modification is necessary to give effect to the commercial intention of the parties.

 

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8.                                      CONFIDENTIALITY

 

8.1                               Agreement confidential

 

The parties agree to keep the existence and terms of this Agreement confidential to the parties save to the extent that disclosure is required in order to enjoy the benefit of this Agreement or to negotiate the assignment of any of the Marks or sale of the business of either party operated under the Trade Name to a third party.

 

8.2                               Obligation of confidentiality

 

Each party undertakes that it shall not at any time during this Agreement, nor for a period of three years after termination of this Agreement, disclose to any person any confidential information concerning the business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of the other party or of any member of the Group to which the other Party belongs, except as permitted by Clause 8.3 (Exceptions).

 

8.3                               Exceptions

 

Each party may disclose the other party’s confidential information:

 

(a)                                 to its employees, officers, representatives or advisers who need to know such information for the purposes of carrying out the party’s obligations under this Agreement. Each party shall ensure that its employees, officers, representatives or advisers to whom it discloses the other party’s confidential information comply with this Clause 8; and

 

(b)                                 as may be required by law, court order or any governmental or regulatory authority.

 

8.4                               Other purposes

 

Neither party shall use the other party’s confidential information for any purpose other than to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

9.                                      ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

9.1                               Entire agreement

 

Together with any relevant provisions of the Sale Agreement, this Agreement represents the whole and only agreement between the parties in relation to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any previous agreement between the parties in relation to that subject matter.  Accordingly, all other terms, conditions, representations, warranties and other statements which would otherwise be implied (by law or otherwise) shall not form part of this Agreement.

 

9.2                               No reliance

 

Each party acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement it is not relying on any representation, warranty or other statement relating to the subject matter of this Agreement which is not set out in this Agreement.

 

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9.3                               No liability unless statement made fraudulently

 

No party shall have any liability or remedy in respect of any representation, warranty or other statement (other than those set out in this Agreement) being false, inaccurate or incomplete unless it was made fraudulently.

 

10.                               TERM AND TERMINATION

 

10.1                        Term and termination

 

The provisions of this Agreement shall come into effect on the date of signature and shall continue in perpetuity and the rights under this Agreement shall be irrevocable unless a Party:

 

(a)                                 ceases to trade or ceases to exist, otherwise than:

 

(i)                                     for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction, in which case the obligations of that Party under this Agreement shall transfer to the new entity; or

 

(ii)                                  where such entity has assigned or otherwise transferred its rights under this Agreement to another party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(b)                                 has ceased to use all of the registered and unregistered rights in its Marks for a continuous period of 5 years or more,

 

in which case the other Party may terminate this Agreement on 14 days’ notice.

 

10.2                        Effects of termination

 

The termination of this Agreement howsoever caused is without prejudice to the rights, duties and liabilities of any party accrued prior to termination.  Clause 8 (Confidentiality) will continue to be enforceable notwithstanding termination.

 

11.                               THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

 

A person who is not a party to this Agreement shall not have any rights under or in connection with it.  The parties do not intend any term of this Agreement to be enforceable pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

 

12.                               AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS AND RIGHTS

 

12.1                        Amendments

 

No amendment or variation of the terms of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is made or confirmed in a written document signed by all of the parties.

 

12.2                        Waivers

 

No delay in exercising or non-exercise by a party of any right, power or remedy provided by law or under this Agreement shall impair, or otherwise operate as a  waiver or release of, that right, power or remedy.  Any waiver or release must be specifically granted in writing signed by the party granting it.  Any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy provided by law or under this Agreement shall not preclude any other or further exercise of it or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.

 

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13.                               INADEQUACY OF DAMAGES

 

Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that the other parties may have, each party acknowledges and agrees that damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the terms of this Agreement.  Accordingly, any party shall be entitled, without proof of special damages, to the remedies of injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of the terms of this Agreement.

 

14.                               FURTHER ASSURANCE

 

Each party shall from time to time (at its own cost) do, perform, sign, execute and deliver all such acts, deeds, documents and things (or procure the doing, performance, signing, execution or delivery of them) as shall be reasonably necessary or desirable for giving full effect to this Agreement and securing to the other parties the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon it in this Agreement.

 

15.                               NOTICE

 

15.1                        Form of notices

 

All communications relating to this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by hand or sent by post to the party concerned at the relevant address shown at the start of this Agreement (or such other address as may be notified from time to time in accordance with this clause by the relevant party to the other parties).

 

15.2                        When notices take effect

 

Each of those communications shall take effect:

 

(a)                                 if delivered, upon delivery; and

 

(b)                                 if posted, upon delivery or, if sent by first class registered post and earlier, 10.00 a.m. on the second Business Day after posting.

 

16.                               FORCE MAJEURE

 

No party shall be liable for any delay in meeting, or failure to meet, its obligations under this Agreement due to any cause outside its reasonable control including (without limitation) acts of God, war, invasion, riot, malicious acts of damage, epidemic, fire, acts of any government authority, failure of the public electricity supply, national strike or lock-out (a “Force Majeure Event”).

 

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17.                               COUNTERPARTS

 

17.1                        Any number of counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the parties on separate counterparts, but shall not be effective until each of the parties has executed at least one counterpart.

 

17.2                        Each counterpart an original

 

Each counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18.                               COSTS AND EXPENSES

 

Except to the extent this Agreement provides otherwise, each party shall be responsible for all the costs, charges and expenses incurred by it in connection with and incidental to this Agreement.

 

19.                               NO PARTNERSHIP

 

Nothing in this Agreement or any document referred to in it or any matter or arrangement contemplated by it shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, association, fiduciary relationship or other co-operative entity between the parties for any purpose whatsoever.   No party shall have the power or authority to bind the other parties or impose any obligations on it and no party shall purport to do so or hold itself out as capable of doing so in relation to the other parties.

 

20.                               GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

 

20.1                        Governing law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

 

20.2                        Jurisdiction

 

Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts to settle any dispute which may arise under or in connection with this Agreement or the legal relationships established by this Agreement.

 

SIGNATURE:

 

The parties have shown their acceptance of the terms of this Agreement by executing it as a deed after the Schedules.

 

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SCHEDULE 1
 PARTY 1 INDICIA

 

 

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SCHEDULE 2
 PARTY 2 INDICIA

 

 

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SIGNATURE OF CO-EXISTENCE AGREEMENT:

 

 

	
SIGNED as a deed by Johnson Jayaratnam   Selvadurai
    	
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/s/ Johnson Jayaratnam Selvadurai
    
	
Director, duly authorised for and on behalf
    	
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of WNS GLOBAL SERVICES (UK)
    	
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LIMITED in the presence of:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s signature:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s        name
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(in capitals):
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s address:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

	
SIGNED as a deed by Ian Leech
    	
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/s/ Ian Leech
    
	
Director, duly authorised for and on behalf
    	
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of FUSION OUTSOURCING 
    	
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SERVICES (PROPRIETARY)
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
LIMITED in the presence of:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
Witness’s signature:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s name
    	
 
    
	
(in capitals):
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s address:
    	
 
    

 

 

	
 
    	
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/s/ Keshav Murugesh
    
	
SIGNED as a deed by Keshav Murugesh
    	
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Director, duly authorised for and on behalf
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
of WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED   in the 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
presence of:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s signature:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s       name
    	
 
    
	
(in capitals):
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s address:
    	
 
    

 

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SIGNED as a deed by Ian Leech
    	
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/s/ Ian Leech
    
	
Director, duly authorised for and on behalf
    	
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of BFSL LIMITED   in the 
    	
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presence of:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s signature:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s name
    	
 
    
	
(in capitals):
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness’s address:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

	
SIGNED as a deed by Ian Leech
    	
,   )
    	
/s/ Ian Leech
    
	
Director, duly authorised for and on behalf
    	
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of BGL GROUP LIMITED   in the 
    	
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presence of:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
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16Exhibit 4.14

 

Dated  21st June 2012

 

(1)                                 FUSION OUTSOURCING SERVICES PROPRIETARY LIMITED as Borrower

 

(2)                                 BFSL LIMITED as Transferor

 

(3)                                 WNS GLOBAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED as Transferee

 

 

Agreement for the Novation of Loan relating to

 

Fusion Outsourcing Services Proprietary Limited

 

 

 

LONDON

 

 

CONTENTS

 

	
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Definitions and interpretations
    	
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Consent
    	
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3.
    	
 
    	
Novation
    	
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4.
    	
 
    	
Investigation and reliance
    	
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Confirmation and indemnity
    	
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Costs and expenses
    	
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Further assurance
    	
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Third party rights
    	
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Counterparts
    	
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Governing law and jurisdiction
    	
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Agent for service of process
    	
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THIS AGREEMENT is dated   21st June  2012 and made between:

 

(1)                                 FUSION OUTSOURCING SERVICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED, a company incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (registered number 2003/017437/07) whose registered office is Grant Thornton, at 5th Floor, The Pinnacle, Corner Strand and Burg Streets, Cape Town, 8001 (the “Borrower”);

 

(2)                                 BFSL LIMITED, a company incorporated in England and Wales (registered number 02706280), whose registered office is at Pegasus House, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 6YS (the “Transferor”); and

 

(3)                                 WNS GLOBAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED, a company incorporated in England and Wales (registered number 02292251), whose registered office is at Acre House, 11-15 William Road, London NW1 3ER (the “Transferee”).

 

RECITALS:

 

(A)          The Transferor and the Transferee are, amongst others, parties to a Sale and Purchase  Agreement dated on or around the date of this Agreement for the sale of the Borrower from  the Transferor to the Transferee (the “Sale and Purchase Agreement”).

 

(B)                               The Transferor has advanced to the Borrower a £10,000,000 term loan pursuant to a facility agreement dated 8 April 2004, as amended by supplemental agreements dated 9 August 2006, 31 December 2009, 31 December 2010 and 30 December 2011 (together the “Facility Agreement”). As at the Novation Date (as defined below), the total sum outstanding from the Borrower under the Facility Agreement is £5,487,034.40 (including the principal amount together with all other amounts, including accrued interest and fees)(the “Outstanding Debt”).

 

(C)                              As part of the arrangements under the Sale and Purchase Agreement, in consideration for a payment equal to the value of the Outstanding Debt (“Novation Consideration”), the Transferor has agreed to novate to the Transferee all of the Transferor’s rights and obligations under the Facility Agreement subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

1.                                      DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

 

1.1                               Defined terms:

 

In this Agreement and the Recitals unless the context otherwise requires:

 

“Business Day” means a day (not being a Saturday or Sunday) when banks generally are open in the City of London for the transaction of general banking business;

 

“Commitment” means the obligation of the Transferor under the Facility Agreement to make available for drawing by the Borrower in pounds sterling in multiples of £100,000 in any number of tranches on any dates before, on or after 30 November 2013;

 

“Facility Agreement” has the meaning given to it in the Recitals;

 

“Novation Consideration” has the meaning given to it in the Recitals;

 

“Novation Date” means the date of Completion (as defined in the Sale and Purchase Agreement);

 

“Outstanding Debt” has the meaning given to it in the Recitals; and

 

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“Sale and Purchase Agreement” has the meaning given to it in the Recitals.

 

1.2                               Meaning of references

 

In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise, any reference to:

 

(a)                                 this Agreement (or any provision of it) or any other document shall be construed as a reference to this Agreement, that provision or that document as it is in force for the time being and as amended, varied or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, or with the agreement of the relevant parties;

 

(b)                                 a clause is, as the case may be, to a clause to this Agreement;

 

(c)                                  a person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality) and that person’s personal representatives, successors or permitted assigns;

 

(d)                                 a reference to a company shall include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established;

 

(e)                                  pounds, sterling or £ is to the lawful currency from time to time of the United Kingdom;

 

(f)                                   a reference to any party is to a party to this Agreement and shall include that party’s personal representatives, successors, permitted transferees and permitted assigns;

 

(g)                                  any phrase introduced by the terms including, include or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms; and

 

(h)                                 unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular.

 

1.3                               No restrictive interpretations

 

In this Agreement, general words shall not be given a restrictive interpretation by reason of their being preceded or followed by words indicating a particular class of acts, matters or things.

 

2.                                      CONSENT

 

2.1                               By signing this Agreement each party consents to the novation described in clause 3.

 

2.2                               Notwithstanding clause 8 of the loan agreement dated 8 April 2004, each of the Transferor and the Borrower hereby agrees to the novation described in clause 3.

 

3.                                      NOVATION

 

3.1                               In consideration for the payment by the Transferee to the Transferor of the Novation Consideration (to be paid in accordance with the payment terms set out in the Sale and Purchase Agreement), the parties agree that on and from the Novation Date:

 

(a)                                 the Transferor irrevocably and unconditionally releases the Borrower from all the Borrower’s obligations under the Facility Agreement, whether present or future, actual or contingent, including its obligation to repay the Outstanding Debt to the Transferor and the Transferor’s rights against the Borrower shall be cancelled;

 

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(b)                                 the Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally releases the Transferor (and the Transferee acknowledges such release) from all of the Transferor’s obligations under the Facility Agreement, whether present or future, actual or contingent, including its obligations with respect to the Commitment and the Borrower’s rights against the Transferor shall be cancelled;

 

(c)                                  the Transferee shall acquire rights, title, interest and benefits in and to the Facility Agreement which are identical in character to the entire rights, title, interest and benefits in and to the Facility Agreement which the Transferor had;

 

(d)                                 the Transferee undertakes to perform obligations towards the Borrower under the Facility Agreement which are identical in character to the obligations under the Facility Agreement which the Transferor had; and

 

(e)                                  the Transferee shall be substituted for the Transferor as a party to and bound by the terms of the Facility Agreement and all references to the Transferor as “the Lender” under that document are to be read and construed as references to the Transferee.

 

3.2                               The Borrower agrees that with effect from the Novation Date it shall have no rights or recourse against the Transferor under the Facility Agreement including in or to any obligation or liability of the Transferor under the Facility Agreement whether present or future, actual or contingent.

 

3.3                               The parties agree that:

 

(a)                                 save as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Transferee shall have no liability to the Transferor; and

 

(b)                                 subject to clause 5(e), the Transferor no longer has any rights or recourse against the Borrower under the Facility Agreement,

 

including in or to any obligation or liability of the Borrower under the Facility Agreement whether present or future, actual or contingent.

 

4.                                      INVESTIGATION AND RELIANCE

 

4.1                               The Transferee acknowledges that it has made its own independent analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, relying on the content of the Data Room Information including making its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Borrower.

 

4.2                               On the Novation Date, each party warrants to the other parties that it has full power and authority, without requiring or obtaining the consent of its shareholders or any other person, authority or body, to enter into and perform this Agreement which will, when signed, constitute a valid and binding obligation in accordance with its terms and conditions.

 

4.3                               On the Novation Date, the Transferor warrants to the Transferee that:

 

(a)                                 it is the legal and beneficial owner and has good title to the Outstanding Debt, it has not assigned any of its rights and benefits under or in respect of the Facility Agreement (excluding under or in respect of this Agreement) and it has not created any security interest or other encumbrance over the Outstanding Debt or over its rights and benefits under or in respect of the Facility Agreement (excluding under or in respect of this Agreement); and

 

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(b)                                 no amount is due and unpaid under the Facility Agreement other than the Outstanding Debt.

 

4.4                               Each of the Transferor and the Borrower warrants to the other that the Facility Agreement is legal, valid, effective and enforceable immediately prior to execution of this Agreement.

 

4.5                               Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, the Transferor makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to the Transferee for:

 

(a)                                 the financial condition of the Borrower;

 

(b)                                 the performance and observance by the Borrower of its obligations under the Facility Agreement or any other documents; or

 

(c)                                  the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made under or in connection with the Facility Agreement or any other document,

 

and any representations or warranties implied by law are excluded.

 

5.                                      CONFIRMATION AND INDEMNITY

 

The Transferor, the Borrower and the Transferee agree and confirm that with effect on and from the Novation Date:

 

(a)                                 the Transferor shall have no obligation (at any time) to enter into any arrangements to repurchase or reacquire all or any part of the Outstanding Debt or the Commitment;

 

(b)                                 subject to clause 5(d), the Transferor shall have no obligation to reimburse or indemnify the Transferee for any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Transferee including as a result of any failure by the Borrower to perform any of its obligations under the Facility Agreement;

 

(c)                                  any risk which the Transferee is exposed to in respect of any moratorium, rescheduling, refinancing, suspension of payments or similar arrangement or circumstances affecting the Outstanding Debt or the Commitment shall be entirely for the account of and the responsibility of the Transferee;

 

(d)                                 without prejudice to clause 3.1(b), the Transferor shall indemnify and hold the Transferee harmless against any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Transferee as a result of the Transferor’s performance of (or failure to perform) its obligations under the Facility Agreement to the extent such cost, loss or liability is attributable to any act or omission on or before the Novation Date; and

 

(e)                                  the Transferee and/or the Borrower shall indemnify and hold the Transferor harmless against any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Transferor as a result of the Transferee’s or the Borrower’s performance of (or failure to perform) its respective obligations under the Facility Agreement to the extent such cost, loss or liability is attributable to any act or omission after the Novation Date.

 

6.                                     COSTS AND EXPENSES

 

6.1                               Subject to clause 6.2, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, registration and performance of this Agreement (and any documents referred to in it).

 

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6.2                               It is the responsibility of the Transferee to pay any stamp duty, and other similar duties and taxes (if any), to which this Agreement may be subject or give rise.

 

7.                                      FURTHER ASSURANCE

 

Each party shall do, or procure the doing of, all acts and things as may reasonably be required to give full effect to this Agreement.

 

8.                                      THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

 

A person who is not a party to this Agreement cannot enforce, or enjoy the benefit of, any term of this Agreement under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

 

9.                                      COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which when executed and delivered is an original, but all the counterparts together constitute the same document.

 

10.                               GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

 

10.1                        This Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

 

10.2                        The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).

 

11.                               AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS

 

11.1                        Service

 

The Borrower irrevocably agrees that any service document may be sufficiently and effectively served on it in connection with any proceedings in England by service on its agent, the Transferee.

 

11.2                        Appointment of another agent

 

In the event of the Transferee (or any replacement agent) ceasing so to act or ceasing to have an address in England, the Borrower undertakes to promptly appoint another person as its agent for that purpose and to procure that notice of that appointment is given to the Transferor and, if the Borrower fails to do so, then the Transferor shall be entitled to appoint an agent on the Borrower’s behalf.

 

The parties have shown their acceptance of the terms of this Agreement by signing it on the date written at the start of this Agreement below.

 

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SIGNATURE:

 

	
Signed by FUSION OUTSOURCING  
    	
/s/ Ian Leech
    
	
SERVICES PROPRIETARY
    	
Director
    
	
LIMITED acting by  Ian Leech, a director
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Signed by BFSL LIMITED acting by
    	
/s/ Ian Leech
    
	
Ian Leech, a   director
    	
Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Signed by WNS GLOBAL SERVICES
    	
/s/ Johnson Jayaratnam Selvadurai
    
	
(UK) LIMITED acting by Johnson Jayaratnam   Selvadurai, a director
    	
Director
    

 

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