EXHIBIT 99.4
TRANSITION SUPPORT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") for the performance of corporate services
is executed and made effective as of June 30, 2001, between Equifax Inc., a
Georgia corporation ("Equifax"), and Certegy Inc., a Georgia corporation
("Certegy").
WHEREAS, Equifax, through the operation of its Payment Services Group,
is engaged in the business of providing payment transaction processing solutions
and services to financial institutions and merchants;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Equifax has determined that it
would be advisable and in the best interests of Equifax and its shareholders for
Equifax to contribute the businesses, operations, assets and liabilities of its
Payment Services Group (collectively, the "Business") to Certegy in exchange for
Certegy common stock and thereafter to distribute all of the outstanding shares
of Certegy's common stock on a pro rata basis to the holders of Equifax's common
stock (the "Distribution") pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, between Equifax and Certegy (the "Distribution Agreement");
WHEREAS, the parties intend that the transactions described herein
will be effective at the Effective Time (as defined in the Distribution
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto deem it to be appropriate and in the best
interests of the parties that they provide certain interim services to each
other, including financial, accounting, tax, computer systems support and other
services on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
2. Description of Services.
(a) Equifax shall, subject to the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, provide Certegy with (i) services, with respect to the Business, as
set forth on the Exhibits hereto, including, without limitation, computer system
support services, and (ii) such other specific services as Certegy may from time
to time reasonably request, subject to Equifax's sole discretion and its being
in a position to supply such additional services at the time of such request
(collectively, the "Equifax Services").
(b) Certegy shall, subject to the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, provide Equifax with (i) services as set forth on the Exhibits
hereto, including, without limitation, computer system support services, and
(ii) such other services as Equifax may from time to time reasonably request,
subject to Certegy's sole discretion and its being in a position to supply such
additional services at the time of the request (collectively, the "Certegy
Services").
(c) Each Exhibit hereto (i) may identify which specific member(s) of
the Equifax Group or the Certegy Group that the parties intend will provide the
services and which member(s) of the Equifax Group or the Certegy Group that the
parties intend will receive the services; (ii) will provide a description of the
services; and (iii) may also include applicable warranties, service levels,
service credits and any other special terms and conditions with respect to the
services described therein.
(d) The parties have each exerted their best efforts to identify each
material service to be provided by the members of one Group to the members of
the other Group during a transition period after the Effective Time and to
address such services in this Agreement and the Exhibits hereto. However, the
parties acknowledge that there may be material services that the parties would
have intended to be included which have inadvertently been omitted from this
Agreement and the Exhibits. The parties agree to cooperate and negotiate with
each other in good faith in order to come to an agreement regarding the
continued provision of such material services that have inadvertently been
omitted from this Agreement and the Exhibits, on terms that are acceptable to
both parties. Moreover, the parties agree that the services to be provided may
require adjustments during the term of this Agreement to reflect (i) the
evolving business and operations of each Group and applicable law; (ii) that the
relationship memorialized by this Agreement is dynamic in nature and will evolve
as the operating and business environment of each Group changes and evolves; and
(iii) that the scope of the services that will be provided during the term of
this Agreement and the corresponding fees charged and payment terms extended by
the parties may need to be modified to reflect the foregoing. The parties agree
to cooperate and negotiate with each other in good faith in order to modify this
Agreement as appropriate to give effect to the intent of the parties and the
enduring and dynamic nature of each of the parties' respective businesses and
the relationship between the parties.
(e) Each of Equifax and Certegy, as the case may be, shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to transition from using the services provided
by the other under this Agreement during the first year of the term of this
Agreement. Equifax and Certegy agree that they shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to assist each other with the development of transition plans
to assure a smooth and orderly transition.
3. Consideration for Services.
(a) Certegy shall pay Equifax for all the Equifax Services as
described on the applicable Exhibits, and Equifax shall pay Certegy for all the
Certegy Services as described on the applicable Exhibits, at the rates specified
on each such Exhibit. Unless otherwise stated in an applicable Exhibit, the
costs and fees payable under such Exhibit shall be exclusive of any and all
sales, use, ad valorem, value added or similar taxes.
(b) The costs and fees for services set forth on each Exhibit are
based on certain assumptions acknowledged and agreed to by the parties as of the
Effective Time regarding the underlying costs of providing such services. If
events occur that cause a material change in the underlying costs of providing
the services set forth on a particular Exhibit, Equifax and Certegy hereby agree
to negotiate with each other in good faith in order to (i) provide for a
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proper refund to the recipient of such services by the provider, in cases where
the recipient has already paid the provider and costs and fees have been
overestimated, (ii) provide for a proper supplemental payment to the provider of
such services by the recipient, in cases where the recipient has already paid
the provider and costs and fees have been underestimated and (iii) adjust the
costs and fees that the recipient of such services will be required to pay the
provider going forward for the continued provision of such services.
4. Terms of Payment. Within thirty (30) business days after the end
of each month during the term of this Agreement, each member of the Equifax
Group or the Certegy Group providing services hereunder will submit a written
invoice to the member of the Equifax Group or the Certegy Group (as applicable)
receiving such services for fees for the services provided during the
immediately preceding month together with an accounting of the charges for the
immediately preceding month's services. Within twenty (20) business days after
the receipt of such invoices, each member of the Equifax Group or the Certegy
Group will remit payment of the full amount of such invoices to the member of
the Equifax Group or the Certegy Group that provided the applicable service(s)
in the manner provided in Section 5 below. Interest shall accrue on a day to
day basis at the lower of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) per month or the
highest rate allowable under applicable law on any amounts not received by the
party providing the service hereunder within thirty (30) business days after
receipt by the other of the invoice. The amount of any monthly service fee
shall be prorated to correspond with the portion of a given month for which
services were actually rendered.
5. Method of Payment. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable
Exhibit or agreed to by the parties, all amounts payable by the parties for the
services rendered by the other pursuant to this Agreement shall be remitted in
United States dollars in the form of a wire transfer.
6. No Service Levels or Service Credits. All services will be
provided in a commercially reasonable manner in accordance with any service
levels specified on a particular Exhibit. Except as set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence or pursuant to Section 20 hereof, unless set
forth on the applicable Exhibit, there shall be no service levels or service
credits with respect to any of the services to be performed hereunder by any
member of the Equifax Group or the Certegy Group.
7. WARRANTIES. THIS IS A SERVICE AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ON AN APPLICABLE EXHIBIT, (A) NEITHER PARTY, NOR ANY
MEMBER OF EITHER PARTY'S GROUP, GUARANTEES OR WARRANTS THE SERVICES TO BE
PROVIDED HEREUNDER, (B) THE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "WITH
ALL FAULTS" BASIS AND (C) THERE ARE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR
GUARANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, NONFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. NEITHER PARTY, NOR ANY MEMBER OF
EITHER PARTY'S GROUP NOR ANY OF ITS INFORMATION SOURCES, GUARANTEES OR WARRANTS
THE CORRECTNESS,
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COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OF ANY DATA PROVIDED TO ANY MEMBER OF THE OTHER PARTY'S GROUP.
8. Liability; Indemnification.
(a) In no event shall either Equifax or Certegy, or any member of
their respective Groups, have any liability, whether based on contract, tort
(including, without limitation, negligence or strict liability), warranty or any
other legal or equitable grounds, for any punitive, consequential, indirect,
exemplary, special or incidental loss or damage suffered by the other arising
from or related to this Agreement, including without limitation, loss of data,
profits, interest or revenue, or interruption of business, even if such party
has been informed of or might otherwise have anticipated or foreseen the
possibility of such losses or damages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
damages awarded or obtained (whether by settlement, compromise or judgment) as a
result of Third Party Claims shall be considered direct damages for purposes of
this Agreement.
(b) The limitations set forth in Section 8(a) above shall not
apply to liabilities which may arise as the result of the willful misconduct of
a party.
(c) Certegy shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Equifax and
its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents
(the "Equifax Indemnitees") from and against any and all damage, loss, liability
and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable expenses of investigation
and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) in connection with any and all
actions or threatened actions ("Indemnifiable Losses") incurred or suffered by
any of the Equifax Indemnitees arising from, related to or associated with (i)
Equifax's furnishing or failure to furnish the services provided for in this
Agreement, other than liabilities arising out of the willful misconduct of the
Equifax Indemnitees and (ii) the willful misconduct of Certegy in furnishing or
failing to furnish the services to be provided by Certegy in this Agreement.
(d) Equifax shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Certegy and
its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents
(the "Certegy Indemnitees") from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses
incurred or suffered by any of the Certegy Indemnitees arising from, related to
or associated with (i) Certegy's furnishing or failure to furnish the services
provided for in this Agreement, other than liabilities arising out of the
willful misconduct of the Certegy Indemnitees, and (ii) the willful misconduct
of Equifax in furnishing or failing to furnish the services to be provided by
Equifax to Certegy in this Agreement.
(e) No insurer or any other third party shall be, by virtue of the
foregoing indemnification provisions, (i) entitled to a benefit it would not be
entitled to receive in the absence of such provisions, (ii) relieved of the
responsibility to pay any claims to which it is obligated, or (iii) entitled to
any subrogation rights with respect to any obligation hereunder.
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(f) The procedures for indemnity claims pursuant to this Section 8
shall be those set forth in Article V of the Distribution Agreement.
(g) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in
no event shall either Equifax or Certegy, or any member of either of their
respective Groups, in the aggregate, (each a "Liable Party"), have any liability
including, without limitation, the obligation to indemnify the recipient of a
particular service, to any member of the other Group during any Contract Year
(as defined below), for Indemnifiable Losses arising under a particular Exhibit
in an amount in excess of the fees received by such Liable Party under such
Exhibit from the other Group during such Contract Year. "Contract Year" means a
twelve (12) month period beginning at the Effective Time or the first
anniversary of the Effective Time (or the first date upon which the provider of
services under an Exhibit is obligated to begin providing such services (if
later than the Effective Time), and the first anniversary of such date);
provided, however, that the limitation on liability set forth in this Section
8(g) shall not apply to losses caused by willful misconduct.
(h) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in
no event shall either Equifax or Certegy, or any member of either of their
respective Groups, in the aggregate, have any liability to any member of the
other Group during any Contract Year for Indemnifiable Losses that arise from a
breach of the main body of this Agreement (in contrast to an Exhibit) in an
amount in excess of the aggregate fees paid by both parties for all services
rendered hereunder during such Contract Year; provided, however, that the
limitation on liability set forth in this Section 8(h) shall not apply to losses
caused by willful misconduct.
9. Term; Termination; Survival.
(a) The term of this Agreement will begin as of the Effective Time
and will expire two (2) years from the Effective Time, unless sooner terminated
as provided below.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 9(a) above, either Equifax or Certegy,
as the recipient of a particular service, may, at its option, upon no less than
sixty (60) days prior written notice to the other (or such other period as the
parties may mutually agree in writing), direct the other to no longer provide
such service. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in an Exhibit,
the sixty (60) days minimum notice requirement contained in this Section 9(b)
may not be shortened, unless an Exhibit states explicitly that the minimum
notice requirement contained in this Section 9(b) shall not apply. In the event
of any termination with respect to one or more, but less than all, services to
be provided hereunder, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect
with respect to any services not terminated.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 9(a) above, either Equifax or Certegy,
as the provider or recipient of a particular service, may terminate a particular
service being provided under an applicable Exhibit if the other party materially
breaches any of the terms hereof or of such applicable Exhibit if the breach is
not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice of breach is delivered to
the breaching party; provided, however, that if the breach is not capable of
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being cured within such thirty (30) day period and the breaching party is
proceeding to cure the breach with reasonable diligence, the cure period shall
be extended to sixty (60) days.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 9(a) above, this Agreement may be
terminated in its entirety in accordance with any of the following:
(i) Upon written agreement of the parties;
(ii) By either Certegy or Equifax for material breach by the
other of any of the terms hereof if the breach is not cured within thirty
(30) days after written notice of breach is delivered to the breaching
party; provided, however, that if the breach is not capable of being cured
within such thirty (30) day period and the breaching party is proceeding to
cure the breach with reasonable diligence, the cure period shall be
extended to sixty (60) days;
(iii) By either Certegy or Equifax, upon written notice to the
other if the other becomes insolvent or makes an assignment of
substantially all of its assets for the benefit of creditors, or is placed
in receivership, reorganization, liquidation or bankruptcy;
(iv) By Equifax, upon written notice to Certegy, if, for any
reason, the ownership or control of Certegy or any of Certegy's operations,
becomes vested in, or is made subject to the control or direction of, any
direct competitor of Equifax or one of its subsidiaries, but such
termination shall be applicable only with respect to services provided by
Equifax to the portion of Certegy's businesses that has been affected by
the change in control; or
(v) By Certegy, upon written notice to Equifax, if for any
reason, the ownership or control of Equifax or any of Equifax's operations
becomes vested in, or is made subject to the control or direction of, any
direct competitor of Certegy or one of its subsidiaries, but such
termination shall be applicable only with respect to services provided by
Certegy to the portion of Equifax's businesses that has been affected by
the change in control.
(e) Upon any termination or expiration pursuant to this Section 9,
Equifax and Certegy shall be compensated for all services performed to the date
of termination or expiration in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, and Equifax and Certegy, as the case may be, will consider hiring
(but shall not be obligated to hire) certain employees of the other identified
by the other prior to the termination or expiration to the extent that Equifax
or Certegy, as the case may be, does not contract with third parties to provide
the services rendered by Equifax or Certegy pursuant to this Agreement.
(f) Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement (or an Exhibit,
as the case may be), all rights and obligations of the parties under this
Agreement (or such Exhibit, as the case may be) will immediately cease and
terminate (except for the rights and obligations
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pursuant to Sections 6 through 9, 14 and 16 through 25, and the definitions
required thereby, which will survive such termination or expiration), and
neither party will have any further obligation to the other party with respect
to this Agreement (or such Exhibit, as the case may be), except (i) for fees and
reimbursable expenses payable to the other party accrued but unpaid at the date
of termination or expiration, and (ii) as set forth in the provisions of this
Agreement which are specifically designated herein as surviving such termination
or expiration.
10. Access. During the term of this Agreement, each member of the Equifax
Group and of the Certegy Group will permit employees and agents of the members
of the other Group access to its premises if reasonably necessary to receive any
of the services provided hereunder. While on the premises of the other Group,
the employees and agents of the visiting party shall abide by the rules and
regulations of the hosting party. The visiting party shall indemnify, defend and
hold the hosting party harmless from and against any and all damages, losses,
costs and expenses suffered or incurred by reason of damage to person or
property caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of its employees
or agents while on the premises of the hosting party.
11. Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be altered or amended,
nor may any rights hereunder be waived, except by an instrument in writing
executed by the party or parties to be charged with such amendment or waiver. No
waiver of any terms, provision or condition of or failure to exercise or delay
in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement, in any one or more
instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing
waiver of any such term, provision, condition, right or remedy or as a waiver of
any other term, provision or condition of this Agreement.
12. Force Majeure. Any delays in or failure of performance by Equifax or
Certegy shall not constitute a default hereunder if and to the extent such delay
or failure of performance is caused by occurrences beyond the reasonable control
of Equifax or Certegy, as the case may be, including, but not limited to: acts
of God or the public enemy; compliance with any order or request of any
governmental authority; acts of war; riots or strikes or other concerted acts of
personnel; network failures or failures in communications; the wrongful
termination of any Third Party Agreement (as defined in Section 20 below) by
such third party; or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Equifax
or Certegy, whether or not of the same class or kind as those specifically named
above; provided that the affected party must (a) promptly notify the other party
in writing and furnish all relevant information concerning the event of force
majeure; (b) use reasonable efforts to avoid or remove the cause of its non-
performance; and (c) proceed to perform its obligations with dispatch when such
cause is removed.
13. Assignment; Parties in Interest. Neither of the parties hereto may
assign its rights or delegate any of its duties under this Agreement without the
prior written consent of the other party. This Agreement shall be binding upon,
and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. Nothing contained in this Agreement, express
or implied, is intended to confer any benefits, rights or remedies upon any
person or entity other than members of the Equifax Group and the Certegy Group
and the Equifax Indemnitees and Certegy Indemnitees under Section 8 hereof.
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14. Confidentiality; Ownership of Information.
(a) Each party shall, and shall cause each member of its Group to hold,
and cause its directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors
to hold, in strict confidence, unless compelled to disclose by judicial or
administrative process or, in the opinion of its counsel, by other requirements
of law, all information of or concerning the other party or its Group obtained
or created pursuant to this Agreement (except to the extent that the
Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement permits
or requires the use or disclosure of such information or to the extent such
information can be shown to have been (i) in the public domain through no fault
of the persons or entities subject to the restrictions of this Section 14(a)
(each a "receiving party"), (ii) later lawfully acquired after the Effective
Time on a non-confidential basis from a third party or (iii) independently
generated without any reference to any proprietary or confidential information
of the other party or its Group), and no receiving party shall (x) use such
information, except for the benefit of the other party's Group in connection
with the performance of the Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other
Ancillary Agreement or (y) disclose such information to any other person or
entity, except its employees, directors, officers, agents, auditors, attorneys,
financial advisors, bankers and other consultants and advisors who need to know
such information and who shall be advised of the obligations contained in this
Section 14(a) and be bound by them. Each receiving party shall be deemed to have
satisfied its obligation to hold confidential any information concerning or
owned by the other party or its Group if it exercises the same care as it takes
to preserve confidentiality for its own similar information. The covenants in
this Section 14(a) shall survive any termination of this Agreement or of any
obligation to provide services hereunder pursuant to Section 9 and shall
continue indefinitely; provided, however, that the covenants in this Section
14(a) shall terminate with respect to any information not constituting a trade
secret under applicable law on the third anniversary of the first date on which
all obligations to provide services hereunder have terminated (but any such
termination shall not terminate or otherwise limit any other covenant or
restriction regarding the disclosure or use of such information under any other
Ancillary Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or other agreement, instrument
or legal obligation).
(b) Any information owned by one party or any of its subsidiaries that is
provided to a requesting party pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to
remain the property of the providing party. Unless specifically set forth
herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or
conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such information.
15. Conflicts Between this Agreement and an Exhibit. As long as any
Exhibit remains in effect, the terms of this Agreement shall govern such
Exhibit. Except for the minimum notice requirement contained in Section 9(b), if
any provision of an applicable Exhibit conflicts with a provision of this
Agreement, the provision of such Exhibit will control; provided, however, that
in no event shall the term for the provision of any service under this Agreement
or an Exhibit exceed two (2) years from the Effective Time.
16. Applicability to Group Members. Equifax and Certegy shall each cause
the members of their respective Groups to (a) comply with this Agreement and the
Exhibits hereto
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and (b) perform the services described on the Exhibits hereto. From time to time
after the date hereof, Equifax and Certegy may change which member(s) of their
respective Groups provide or receive services hereunder, provided that such
changes do not materially change the nature of the services being provided.
17. Notices. All notices and communications under this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when received, if such
notice or communication is delivered by facsimile, hand delivery or overnight
courier, and (b) three (3) business days after mailing if such notice or
communication is sent by United States registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, first class postage prepaid. All notices and communications,
to be effective, must be properly addressed to the party to whom the same is
directed at its address as follows:
If to Equifax, to: Equifax Inc.
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Chief Financial Officer
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with a copy to: Equifax Inc.
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General Counsel
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If to Certegy, to: Certegy Inc.
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Corporate Vice
President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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with a copy to: Certegy Inc.
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Corporate Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
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Either party may, by written notice delivered to the other party in accordance
with this Section 17, change the address to which delivery of any notice shall
thereafter be made.
18. Entire Agreement. Except as set forth in the Intercompany Data
Purchase Agreement (the "Data Purchase Agreement") and the Intellectual Property
Agreement (the "Intellectual Property Agreement"), each executed as of the date
hereof by the parties hereto, this Agreement, including all Exhibits hereto,
constitutes the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions and prior
agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter. All Exhibits
attached hereto are by this reference made a part of this Agreement and are
incorporated herein.
19. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and
should any provision hereof be void, voidable or unenforceable under any
applicable law, such provision shall not affect or invalidate any other
provision of this Agreement, which shall continue to govern the relative rights
and duties of the parties as though such void, voidable or unenforceable
provision were not a part hereof.
20. Third Party Agreements.
(a) Equifax and Certegy recognize that certain support services
described on the Exhibits hereto and certain related software and hardware
licenses ("Licenses") are provided by third parties under specific third party
agreements ("Third Party Agreements"). Equifax and Certegy further recognize
that the Third Party Agreements may have been entered into by either Equifax or
Certegy and that the other receives support services and Licenses as a result of
the Third Party Agreements. Equifax and Certegy shall (i) use their respective
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the third party providers to continue
to provide the support and Licenses to the other under the terms of the Third
Party Agreements as in effect as of the Effective Time if such support or
Licenses (as applicable) are necessary for a party to provide or receive the
services described herein and (ii) if successful in causing third party
providers to provide support and Licenses to the other party, pass through to
the other party any service levels to which Equifax or Certegy is entitled under
such Third Party Agreements. In the event that a Third Party Agreement
terminates prior to the expiration of the term for the related services
described on the applicable Exhibit hereto, the parties shall use their
reasonable commercial efforts to secure an alternative method of making the
services or Licenses available to the recipient of such services or Licenses,
which alternative has terms and results in economic benefits and burdens to the
parties which are substantially similar to those that exist as of the date
hereof.
(b) In the event that either Equifax or Certegy allows a member of
the other party's Group to use software or hardware that is licensed from a
third party under a Third Party Agreement, the other party shall abide by the
applicable terms and conditions of such Third Party Agreement.
21. Further Assurances and Consents. In addition to the actions
specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the parties
hereto will use its reasonable
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efforts to (a) execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and
take such other actions as the other party may reasonably request in order to
effectuate the purposes of this Agreement and to carry out the terms hereof and
(b) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, all
things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws,
regulations and agreements or otherwise to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation,
using its reasonable efforts to obtain any consents and approvals and make any
filings and applications; provided that no party hereto shall be obligated to
pay any consideration therefor (except for filing fees and other similar
charges) to any third party from whom such consents, approvals and amendments
are requested or to take any action or omit to take any action if the taking of
or the omission to take such action would be unreasonably burdensome to the
party or its Group or the business thereof.
22. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to the
conflicts of law rules of such state. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if all of
the providers and recipients of services under a particular Exhibit are
residents of the same country (other than the United States), this Agreement
shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of such country
with respect to such Exhibit only.
23. Disputes. Any disputes arising under this Agreement shall be
resolved in accordance with Section 15.10 of the Distribution Agreement;
provided, however, that if all of the providers and recipients of services under
a particular Exhibit are residents of the same country (other than the United
States), the following terms will apply in place of those described in Sections
15.10(c) and 15.10(d) of the Distribution Agreement, with respect to disputes
arising under such Exhibit only: (a) the third arbitrator as described in
Section 15.10(c) of the Distribution Agreement shall be a lawyer licensed to
practice in such country, (b) all questions of law shall be governed by the laws
of such country and (c) the arbitration described in Section 15.10(d) of the
Distribution Agreement shall be conducted in such country (or such other place
as agreed upon by the parties and the arbitrators).
24. Headings. The Section headings set forth in this Agreement are
included for administrative, organizational and convenience purposes, and are
not intended to affect the meaning of the provisions set forth in this Agreement
or to be used in the interpretation of this Agreement.
25. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all of
which together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered
this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
EQUIFAX INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
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Title: Corporate Vice President, General
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and Secretary
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CERTEGY INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Corporate Vice President, General
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and Secretary
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