TRANSITIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT entered into between GRINDROD LIMITED and GRINDROD SHIPPING (SOUTH AFRICA) PROPRIETARY LIMITED

Exhibit 4.1(a)

TRANSITIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

entered into between

▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LIMITED

and

GRINDROD SHIPPING (SOUTH AFRICA) PROPRIETARY LIMITED

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.                                  PARTIES

1.1.                          ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Limited (registration number: 1966/009846/06), a company duly incorporated and registered in accordance with the laws of South Africa (“GL”); and

1.2.                          Grindrod Shipping (South Africa) Proprietary Limited (registration number: 1975/002219/07), a company duly incorporated and registered in accordance with the laws of South Africa (“GSSA”).

2.                                  DEFINITIONS

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following words, terms or expressions shall have the meanings assigned to them hereunder in this Agreement and cognate expressions shall have corresponding meanings:

2.1.                          “Affiliate” means with respect to a corporate entity, any person that directly or indirectly Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, that corporate entity;

2.2.                          “AFSA” means the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa;

2.3.                          “AFSA Rules” means the AFSA rules relating to expedited arbitrations;

2.4.                          “Aggrieved Party” has the meaning given to it in clause 18.1;

2.5.                          “Agreement” means this written services agreement and all annexures hereto;

2.6.                          “Arbitration Notice” has the meaning given to it in clause 21.1;

2.7.                          “Business Day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or an official public holiday in South Africa;

2.8.                          “Commencement Date” means the date that the ordinary shares of GRIN are listed on the NASDAQ (primary listing) and the JSE (secondary listing);

2.9.                          “Company Secretarial Services” means the company secretarial services described in more detail in Annexure A;

2.10.                   “Confidential Information” means any and all Information of the Disclosing Party disclosed or made available to the Receiving Party, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall exclude Information which:

2.10.1.                                  is in the public domain at the time of disclosure;

2.10.2.                                  after disclosure, becomes part of the public domain, otherwise than through a breach of this Agreement by the Receiving Party;

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2.10.3.                                  the Receiving Party can establish, by objectively verifiable evidence, was in its possession at any time prior to disclosure by the Disclosing Party (for purposes of clarity, whether such disclosure was before or after the Signature Date);

2.10.4.                                  is required by the provisions of any law or during any court proceedings or arbitration proceedings to be disclosed, and the Receiving Party has taken all necessary steps to oppose, or prevent the disclosure of and to limit, as far as possible, the extent of such disclosure and has consulted with the Disclosing Party prior to making such disclosure;

2.10.5.                                  is approved for release in writing by either Party,

the onus being on the Receiving Party to prove that any Information disclosed or made available by the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party, or obtained by the Receiving Party from the Disclosing Party, falls to be excluded as contemplated in clauses 2.10.1 to 2.10.5;

2.11.                   “Control” means, with reference to any company, that a person (alone or in concert with others) directly or indirectly:

2.11.1.                                  holds more than 50% (fifty percent) of the equity share capital of such company;

2.11.2.                                  holds (or has or controls a right to control the exercise of) a majority of the voting rights in such company;

2.11.3.                                  is a member of such company and has or controls the right to appoint or remove the majority of its board of directors; or

2.11.4.                                  exercises a dominant influence over such company either by virtue of provisions contained in such company’s founding documents or by virtue of a contract conferring such right,

with “Controls” and “Controlled” having corresponding meanings;

2.12.                   “Default Interest Rate” means the prime rate of interest per annum publically quoted by The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (or its successor) from time to time, compounded monthly in arrears.  In the event of a dispute as to the prime rate, it shall be certified by any manager or assistant manager of any branch of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (or its successor), whose decision, in the absence of manifest error, shall be final and binding, and whose appointment and authority it shall not be necessary to prove;

2.13.                   “Defaulting Party” has the meaning given to it in clause 18.1;

2.14.                   “Disclosing Party” means a Party which discloses any Information to the other Party;

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2.15.                 “Force Majeure Event” means an event:

2.15.1.                                  which is beyond the reasonable control of the affected Party and for which it is not responsible; and

2.15.2.                                  which the affected Party could not have avoided, by exercising a standard of care and skill which can reasonably be expected of that Party,

including but not limited to war (whether declared or not), revolution, invasion, insurrection, riots not instigated by any Party, civil commotion, mob violence, sabotage, blockade, embargo, boycott, the exercise of military or usurped power, acts of God, fire, explosion, theft, earthquake, storm, flood, drought, wind, lighting or other adverse weather condition, epidemic, quarantine, accident, breakdown of machinery or facilities, strike, lockout or labour dispute, acts or restraints of government imposition, or restrictions of or embargoes on imports or exports and power outages, provided that an inability to meet payment because of a lack of funds shall in no circumstances be treated as an force majeure event.  It is recorded and agreed that a Force Majeure Event affecting any entity in the Grindrod Group to which GL subcontracted any of its obligations in terms of this Agreement, shall be regarded as a Force Majeure Event affecting GL;

2.16.                   “GRIN” means Grindrod Shipping Holdings Pte. Ltd. (registration number: 201731497H), a private company duly incorporated and registered in accordance with the laws of Singapore, which it is contemplated will be converted into a public company, in accordance with the laws of the Singapore prior to the Commencement Date;

2.17.                   “Grindrod Group” means GL and each of the companies in which GL, directly or indirectly, holds shares from time to time;

2.18.                   “GRIN Transitional Services Agreement” means the written transitional services agreement, between GL (as service provider) and GRIN, intended to be concluded on or about the Signature Date;

2.19.                   “GSSA Group” means GSSA and the GSSA Subsidiaries;

2.20.                   “GSSA Subsidiaries” means GSSA’s 2 (two) wholly owned subsidiaries, Comshipco Schiffahrts-agentur GmBH and Unicorn Calulo Shipping Services Proprietary Limited;

2.21.                   “IA” means internal audit;

2.22.                   “IA Services” means the IA services described in more detail in Annexure B;

2.23.                   “Information” means any and all data and information pertaining to this Agreement and/or in relation to the businesses of either Party or their respective Affiliates, whether of a historical, current or future nature irrespective of whether it is stored, recorded or embodied in

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handwritten, printed, visual, electronic, audible or any other format or medium, and belonging to and created by or for the benefit of either Party or their respective Affiliates, which information shall include but not be limited to trade secrets, know-how, trade connections, inventions, computer programmes, intellectual property rights and applications, technical data and product or process specifications, formulae, strategies, methods of conducting the business of either Party or their respective Affiliates, including but not limited to the development of marketing products, the protection of new products and the marketing thereof, brand plans and new product development, accounting policies and systems, costings, prices and profit margins, the identity of other contracting third parties and the type of contracts concluded with such third parties, and any other information designated by either Party as being confidential;

2.24.                   “IT” means information technology;

2.25.                   “IT Programme” has the meaning given to it in clause 8.2;

2.26.                   “IT Services” means the IT services described in more detail in Annexure C;

2.27.                      “JSE” means the securities exchange operated by JSE Limited;

2.28.                   “NASDAQ” means the NASDAQ Global Select Market;

2.29.                   “Parties” means the parties to this Agreement, and “Party” means any one of them;

2.30.                   “Permitted Recipients” means:

2.30.1.                                with reference to GL, each of the entities in the Grindrod Group;

2.30.2.                                with reference to GSSA, each of the entities in the GSSA Group;

2.30.3.                                the directors, employees, professional advisors, financiers and consultants of each Party and of each of the entities referred to in clauses 2.30.1 and 2.30.2;

2.31.                   “Receiving Party” means the Party that receives any Information of the other Party;

2.32.                   “Services” means collectively the Company Secretarial Services, the IA Services and the IT Services;

2.33.                   “Signature Date” means the date of signature of this Agreement by the Party last signing;

2.34.                   “Year” means a 12 (twelve) month period running from each 1 January until the following 31 December (both days inclusive).

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3.                                  INTERPRETATION

Unless a contrary intention clearly appears:

3.1.                          the headings of the clauses in this Agreement are for the purpose of convenience and reference only and shall not be used in the interpretation of nor modify nor amplify the terms of this Agreement nor any clause hereof;

3.2.                          words importing:

3.2.1.                                       any one gender include the other two genders;

3.2.2.                                       the singular include the plural and vice versa; and

3.2.3.                                       natural persons include created entities (corporate or unincorporate) and the state and vice versa;

3.3.                          any reference to an enactment is to that enactment as at the Signature Date and as amended or re-enacted from time to time and includes any subordinate legislation made from time to time under such enactment.  Any reference to a particular section in an enactment is to that section as at the Signature Date, and as amended or re-enacted from time to time and/or an equivalent measure in an enactment, provided that if as a result of such amendment or re-enactment, the specific requirements of a section referred to in this Agreement are changed, the relevant provision of this Agreement shall be read also as if it had been amended as necessary, without the necessity for an actual amendment;

3.4.                          if any provision in a definition is a substantive provision conferring rights or imposing obligations on any Party, notwithstanding that it is only in clause 2, effect shall be given to it as if it were a substantive provision in the body of this Agreement;

3.5.                          when any number of days is prescribed in this Agreement, same shall be reckoned exclusively of the first and inclusively of the last day unless the last day falls on a non-Business Day, in which case the last day shall be the next succeeding Business Day;

3.6.                          if the due date for performance of any obligation in terms of this Agreement is a day which is a non-Business Day then (unless otherwise stipulated) the due date for performance of the relevant obligation shall be the immediately preceding Business Day;

3.7.                          if figures are referred to in numerals and in words and if there is any conflict between the two, the words shall prevail;

3.8.                          expressions defined in this Agreement shall bear the same meanings in schedules or annexures to this Agreement which do not themselves contain their own conflicting definitions;

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3.9.                          annexures and schedules form part of this Agreement and shall have effect as if set out in full in the body of this Agreement and any reference to this Agreement includes the annexures and schedules;

3.10.                   reference to day/s, month/s or year/s shall be construed as Gregorian calendar day/s, month/s or year/s;

3.11.                   if any term is defined within the context of any particular clause in this Agreement, the term so defined, unless it is clear from the clause in question that the term so defined has limited application to the relevant clause, shall bear the meaning ascribed to it for all purposes in terms of this Agreement, notwithstanding that that term has not been defined in clause 2;

3.12.                   the rule of construction that a contract shall be interpreted against the Party responsible for the drafting or preparation of the contract, shall not apply to this Agreement;

3.13.                   prior drafts of this Agreement shall not be admissible in any proceedings as evidence of any matter relating to any negotiations preceding the Signature Date;

3.14.                   any reference in this Agreement to a Party shall include a reference to that Party’s assigns expressly permitted under this Agreement;

3.15.                   the words “include”, “including” and “in particular” shall be construed as being by way of example or emphasis only and shall not be construed as, nor shall they take effect as, limiting the generality of any preceding word/s;

3.16.                   any reference in this Agreement to any other agreement or document shall be construed as a reference to such other agreement or document as same may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, varied, novated or supplemented;

3.17.                   the words “other” and “otherwise” shall not be construed eiusdem generis with any preceding words if a wider construction is possible;

3.18.                   terms other than those defined within this Agreement shall be given their plain English meaning, and those terms, acronyms, and phrases known in general commercial or industry specific practice, shall be interpreted in accordance with their generally accepted meanings;

3.19.                   defined terms appearing in this Agreement in title case shall be given their meaning as defined, while the same terms appearing in lower case shall be interpreted in accordance with their plain English meaning;

3.20.                   no provision of this Agreement shall (unless otherwise stipulated) constitute a stipulation for the benefit of any person who is not a Party;

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3.21.                   the words “clause” or “clauses” and “annexure” or “annexures” refer to clauses of and annexures to this Agreement;

3.22.                   a reference to any legal principle, doctrine or process under South African law includes a reference to the equivalent or analogous principle, doctrine or process in any other jurisdiction in which the provisions of this Agreement may apply or to the laws of which a Party may be or become subject; and

3.23.                   any reference in this Agreement to:

3.23.1.                                “business hours” shall be construed as being the hours between 08h00 and 16h30 on any Business Day.  Any reference to time shall be based upon South African or Singaporean time, as applicable;

3.23.2.                                “days” shall be construed as calendar days unless qualified by the word “Business”;

3.23.3.                                “laws” means all constitutions, statutes, regulations, by-laws, codes, ordinances, decrees, rules, judicial, arbitral, administrative, ministerial, departmental or regulatory judgments, orders, decisions, rulings, or awards, policies, voluntary restraints, guidelines, directives, compliance notices, abatement notices, agreements with, requirements of, or instructions by any governmental body, and the common law, and “law” has a corresponding meaning; and

3.23.4.                                “person” means any natural person, company, close corporation, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, unincorporated association, governmental body, or other entity whether or not having separate legal personality.

4.                                  INTRODUCTION

4.1.                          It is recorded and agreed that:

4.1.1.                                       as at the Signature Date:

4.1.1.1.                        GSSA and the GSSA Subsidiaries form part of the Grindrod Group;

4.1.1.2.                        certain services are provided by other entities in the Grindrod Group, for the benefit of GSSA and the GSSA Subsidiaries;

4.1.2.                                       with reference to the series of transaction known as “Project ▇▇▇▇”, inter alia:

4.1.2.1.                        GL is to sell all of its shares in GSSA to GRIN;

4.1.2.2.                        GSSA and the GSSA Subsidiaries will cease to form part of the Grindrod Group; and

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4.1.2.3.                        in order to facilitate a smooth transition in the above regard, it has been agreed that GL will provide the Services to GSSA, for the benefit of all the companies in the GSSA Group, on a transitional basis and on the terms set out in this Agreement.

4.2.                          The Parties conclude this Agreement, to set out the terms on which GL will provide the Services to GSSA, for the benefit of all the companies in the GSSA Group, on a transitional basis.

5.                                  APPOINTMENT

5.1.                          GSSA hereby appoints GL as an independent contractor to provide the Services to GSSA, for the benefit of all the companies in the GSSA Group, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and GL hereby accepts such appointment.

5.2.                          GL shall procure that the appropriate entities in the Grindrod Group provide the Services to GSSA, for the benefit of all the companies in the GSSA Group, and to that end, GL is entitled to subcontract any of its obligations in terms of this Agreement to any other entity in the Grindrod Group, without the consent of GSSA, but shall always remain fully responsible for the performance of the subcontractor and the due fulfilment of GL’s obligations under this Agreement .

6.                                  DURATION

6.1.                          This Agreement shall commence on the Commencement Date and, subject to any early termination in accordance with any other provisions of this Agreement, shall terminate on 31 December 2019.

6.2.                          GSSA shall be entitled to:

6.2.1.                                       terminate this entire Agreement; or

6.2.2.                                       cancel any one of the Services (for the avoidance of doubt it is recorded that in such circumstances this Agreement shall continue in respect of the Services not cancelled),

at any time by giving GL 2 (two) months’ written notice, provided that the end of such notice period must coincide with the end of a calendar month.

7.                                  THE SERVICES

7.1.                          GL shall procure that the Services are provided to GSSA, for the benefit of all the companies in the GSSA Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to a reasonable professional standard.

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7.2.                          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no entity in the Grindrod Group shall be obliged to comply with a directive of GSSA, any other entity in the GSSA Group or any person acting on their behalf, if such directive would not reasonably be given to and observed by a reasonable independent contractor rendering the Services.

8.                                  IT SERVICES

8.1.                          It is intended that:

8.1.1.                                       the IT Services shall be provided until 30 June 2019; and

8.1.2.                                       the Grindrod Group shall assist GSSA to transfer the IT Services to GSSA, or its nominated third party service provider, by that date.

8.2.                          The IT Services shall be transferred in accordance with the programme attached hereto as Annexure D (“IT Programme”).  The IT Programme is to be read with the corresponding programme forming Annexure D to the GRIN Transitional Services Agreement in that they represent a consolidated transfer process.

8.3.                          The IT Programme sets out which Party is responsible for which action, and by the end of which month the action should be achieved.

8.4.                          Any reference in the IT Programme to GRINDROD IT shall be regarded as a reference to GL and any reference to SHIPPING shall be regarded as a reference to GSSA or GRIN, as applicable in the context.

9.                                  FEES AND PAYMENT

9.1.                          In consideration for the provision of the Services as contemplated in this Agreement, GSSA shall pay fees to GL, in the amounts (along with value-added tax thereon) and, subject to clause 9.2 on the basis set out in, Annexure E.

9.2.                          In each case where it is specified in Annexure E that a fee is payable:

9.2.1.                                       monthly in arrears, GL shall be entitled to invoice GSSA for such fee (along with value-added tax thereon) at any time following the end of each applicable month; or

9.2.2.                                       in arrears following the end of any other specified period, GL shall be entitled to invoice GSSA for such fee (along with value-added tax thereon) at any time following the end of such period,

with GSSA being obliged to make payment of each such invoice within 30 (thirty) days of delivery thereof.

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9.3.                          All payments to be made by GSSA to GL in terms of this Agreement shall be made by means of electronic funds transfer directly into a bank account nominated by GL in writing, without any deduction or set-off.

9.4.                          If any payment to be made in terms of this Agreement is not made on the due date thereof then, such overdue amounts will bear interest at the Default Interest Rate, from the due date for payment to the date of actual payment, both dates inclusive.

10.                           LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

10.1.                   The total liability of GL in respect of claims arising in terms of or in connection with this Agreement (whether arising from negligence, breach of contract or otherwise) shall be limited to an aggregate amount of R12 500 000 (twelve million five hundred thousand Rand).

10.2.                   Notwithstanding clause 10.1, GL shall not have any liability whatsoever for claims arising from:

10.2.1.                                an act or omission of GSSA, any other company in the GSSA Group or any person acting on their behalf;

10.2.2.                                any entity in the Grindrod Group complying with the instructions given by or on behalf of GSSA and/or any entity in the GSSA Group; and/or

10.2.3.                                an act or order of any legal authority, save where such act or order arises from or is due to the negligence of or a wrongful act or omission by any entity in the Grindrod Group in relation to the performance of the Services,

provided that this clause 10.2 shall not operate to exclude GL’s liability for any contributory negligence.

10.3.                   In no event shall:

10.3.1.                                GL be liable to GSSA and/or any entity in the GSSA Group for indirect or consequential loss or damage, loss of profits, business, revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings suffered by any of them and arising in terms of this Agreement; and

10.3.2.                                GSSA or any entity in the GSSA Group be liable to any entity in the Grindrod Group for indirect or consequential loss or damage, loss of profits, business, revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings suffered by any of them and arising in terms of this Agreement.

10.4.                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

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10.4.1.                                neither GSSA nor any entity in the GSSA Group shall have any claim against any entity in the Grindrod Group, apart from GL, arising in terms of this Agreement; and

10.4.2.                                no entity in the GSSA Group, other than GSSA, shall bring any claim against GL, in connection with this Agreement and/or the provision of the Services.

10.5.                   GSSA shall ensure that all other companies in the GSSA Group comply and act in accordance with the provisions of this clause 10.

11.                           GSSA GROUP ASSISTANCE

GSSA shall, and shall procure that all other entities in the GSSA Group shall each, promptly provide all information, documentation and assistance reasonably required by GL or any other entity in the Grindrod Group in order to facilitate the effective provision of the Services as contemplated in this Agreement.

12.                           NON-SOLICITATION

GSSA shall not, and shall procure that none of the entities in the GSSA Group shall, for the duration of this Agreement and for a period of 24 (twenty four) months thereafter, without GL’s prior written consent and either for itself or as the agent of anyone else, persuade, induce, solicit, encourage or procure any employee of GL and/or of any entity in the Grindrod Group, to leave the employ of GL and/or any entity in the Grindrod Group, as applicable.

13.                           BENEFIT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS

The provisions of clauses 10, 11 and 12, as well as all other clauses required and/or desirable to give full effect to clauses 10, 11 and 12, constitute irrevocable stipulatio ▇▇▇▇▇▇ in favour of each entity in the Grindrod Group, capable of acceptance at any time on written notice to the Parties.

14.                           FORCE MAJEURE

14.1.                   In the event that any Party is delayed in performing any of its respective obligations in this Agreement due to a Force Majeure Event, the Party so affected shall be relieved of performance of its obligations hereunder during the period that such Force Majeure Event and its consequences continue but only to the extent so prevented and shall not be liable for any delay or failure in the performance of any obligations hereunder or any loss or damages including either general, special or consequential loss or damage which the other Party may suffer due to or resulting from such delay or failure, provided always that written notice shall, within 48 (forty-eight) hours of the occurrence constituting the Force Majeure Event, be given of any such inability to perform by the affected Party and provided further that the obligation

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to give such notice shall be suspended to the extent necessitated by such Force Majeure Event.

14.2.                   In the event that any delay due to the Force Majeure Event occurs or is anticipated, the Party delayed or anticipating delays, shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate the consequences of such Force Majeure Event and shall resume performance of its obligations affected by the Force Majeure Event as soon as practicable.

14.3.                   If the circumstances constituting the Force Majeure Event continue for more than 60 (sixty) consecutive days, then either Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement on written notice to the other Party, provided that such notice must coincide with the end of a calendar month.

15.                           CONFIDENTIALITY

15.1.                   All Confidential Information disclosed by a Disclosing Party pursuant to this Agreement, whether before or after the Signature Date, shall be disclosed the sole purpose of enabling the Receiving Party to perform its obligations in terms of this Agreement.

15.2.                   The obligations of each Receiving Party with respect to Confidential Information shall subsist for the duration of this Agreement and for a period of 24 (twenty four) months following its termination.  The provisions of this clause 15 are severable from the rest of this Agreement and shall remain in effect despite the termination or invalidity of this Agreement for any reason.

15.3.                   Each Disclosing Party shall retain ownership of all Confidential Information disclosed by it, and each Receiving Party acknowledges it shall not acquire any rights in respect of any such Confidential Information.  Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to grant, expressly or impliedly, any right or licence to any permit, patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and/or any other item of real or intellectual property which a Disclosing Party may possess.

15.4.                   Each Receiving Party:

15.4.1.                                shall not use any of the Confidential Information of a Disclosing Party for such Receiving Party’s own purposes or for any purpose other than that for which such Confidential Information was disclosed in terms of this Agreement, unless authorised by such Disclosing Party in writing to do so;

15.4.2.                                shall not disclose any of the Confidential Information to any person other than a Permitted Recipient, unless authorised by the Disclosing Party to do so, and provided that such permission shall be valid:

15.4.2.1.                   only if given in writing;

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15.4.2.2.                   for disclosure only to the third party identified in the written authorisation; and

15.4.2.3.                   for that specific instance of disclosure only,

and this clause 15 shall apply as if such person were a Permitted Recipient;

15.4.3.                                  shall take all necessary steps and measures in order to prevent the disclosure of any Confidential Information to unauthorised persons, and to ensure proper and secure storage of Confidential Information;

15.4.4.                                  may disclose the Confidential Information of a Disclosing Party in order to comply with any law, provided that the Receiving Party:

15.4.4.1.                   limits the disclosure only to that which is necessary to comply with the law;

15.4.4.2.                   advises the Disclosing Party in writing as soon as reasonably possible, and before the intended disclosure specifying:

15.4.4.2.1.                                  the Confidential Information subject to disclosure;

15.4.4.2.2.                                  the reasons for the disclosure;

15.4.4.2.3.                                  the requirements under the direction of which the disclosure is or shall be made; and

15.4.4.2.4.                                  where applicable, the identity of any third party requiring disclosure; and

15.4.4.3.                   shall provide the Disclosing Party with all reasonable co-operation at the cost of the Disclosing Party in any steps taken by the Disclosing Party to limit or prevent the disclosure.

15.5.                   Any disclosure by a Permitted Recipient of the Confidential Information contrary to this Agreement shall constitute an unauthorised disclosure by the relevant Receiving Party.

15.6.                   Each Receiving Party shall treat all Confidential Information as confidential, and shall handle such Confidential Information with the same degree of care it uses with respect to its own Confidential Information, but in no event with less than a reasonable degree of care.

15.7.                   In the event that the Receiving Party becomes aware that the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information has been disclosed by it or its Permitted Recipients contrary to the terms of this Agreement, the Receiving Party shall forthwith:

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15.7.1.                                  inform such Disclosing Party in writing specifying what Confidential Information has been disclosed, how and to whom it has or may have been disclosed, when the unauthorised disclosure took place and what steps shall be taken to retrieve the Confidential Information and prevent future unauthorised disclosures;

15.7.2.                                  take such steps as are necessary or as such Disclosing Party directs to retrieve the Confidential Information from unauthorised persons and to prevent further unauthorised disclosure of the Confidential Information; and

15.7.3.                                  co-operate with such Disclosing Party in taking any steps to retrieve the Confidential Information from unauthorised persons and to prevent further disclosure of the Confidential Information.

15.8.                   Clause 15.7 is without prejudice to any rights of each Disclosing Party arising from the unauthorised disclosure of its Confidential Information.

15.9.                   Upon the written request of a Disclosing Party, the Receiving Party shall promptly return, destroy or expunge from any storage device all Confidential Information in its possession and confirm such destruction in writing to such Disclosing Party, provided that if required by law, the Receiving Party may retain 1 (one) copy of the Confidential Information for the period so required.

15.10.            Where a Disclosing Party has required destruction of the Confidential Information and the media containing the Confidential Information, the Receiving Party shall, on request, confirm in writing that it has destroyed all Confidential Information and made reasonable efforts to expunge the Confidential Information stored electronically from any storage device on which it was held.

15.11.            All requests in terms of clauses 15.9 and 15.10, shall be complied with within 5 (five) Business Days.

15.12.            Each Receiving Party hereby indemnifies each Disclosing Party against any loss, cost, damages, expense or liability arising from, or in connection with, the disclosure or use of any Confidential Information contrary to this Agreement by such Receiving Party, or Permitted Recipients or third parties to which such Receiving Party has directly or indirectly made disclosure.

16.                           NATURE OF THIS AGREEMENT

This Agreement constitutes the appointment by GSSA of GL as an independent contractor.  Nothing in this Agreement or in the conduct of the Parties in relation to the performance of any obligations in terms of this Agreement shall be deemed or construed as creating a relationship of employment, principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between them.

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17.                           RECIPROCAL WARRANTIES

17.1.                   The Parties warrant and represent to each other that they have taken or caused to be taken all steps, actions and corporate proceedings necessary to cause this Agreement to be binding on themselves.  Any Party shall, if requested by the other Party, furnish to the latter sufficient evidence of the authority of the person or persons who shall, on behalf of the Party so requested, take any action or execute any documents required or permitted to be taken or executed by such person under this Agreement.

17.2.                   Each Party hereby warrants and represents to and in favour of the other Party that:

17.2.1.                                it has the legal capacity and has taken all necessary corporate action required to empower and authorise it to enter into this Agreement;

17.2.2.                                this Agreement constitutes an agreement valid and binding on it and enforceable against it in accordance with its terms;

17.2.3.                                it is fully aware of and acquainted with the provisions of this Agreement and the meaning and effect of all of such provisions; and

17.2.4.                                the execution of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder does not and shall not:

17.2.4.1.                 contravene any law or regulation to which that Party is subject;

17.2.4.2.                 contravene any provision of that Party’s constitutional documents; or

17.2.4.3.                 conflict with, or constitute a breach of any of the provisions of any other agreement, obligation, restriction or undertaking which is binding on it.

17.3.                   Each of the representations and warranties given by the Parties in terms of this clause 17, shall:

17.3.1.                                be a separate warranty and shall in no way be limited or restricted by inference from the terms of any other warranty or by any other words in this Agreement;

17.3.2.                                continue and remain in force notwithstanding the completion of any or all of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement; and

17.3.3.                                prima facie be deemed to be material and to be a material representation inducing the other Party to enter into this Agreement.

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18.                           BREACH

18.1.                   If a Party commits any breach of this Agreement (“Defaulting Party”) and fails to remedy such breach within 15 (fifteen) Business Days (“Notice Period”) of written notice requiring the breach to be remedied, then the Party giving the notice (“Aggrieved Party”) shall be entitled, at its option:

18.1.1.                                to claim immediate specific performance from the Defaulting Party, with or without claiming damages; or

18.1.2.                                to cancel this Agreement, with or without claiming damages, in which case written notice of the cancellation shall be given to the Defaulting Party, and the cancellation shall take effect on the giving of the notice.  No Party shall be entitled to cancel this Agreement unless the breach is a material breach (for purposes of clarity, without any limitation on clause 6.2).  A breach shall be deemed to be a material breach if:

18.1.2.1.                   it is capable of being remedied, but is not so remedied within the Notice Period; or

18.1.2.2.                   it is incapable of being remedied and if payment in money shall compensate for such breach but such payment is not made within the Notice Period.

18.2.                   Each Aggrieved Party’s remedies in terms of this clause 18 are without prejudice to any other remedies to which such Aggrieved Party may be entitled in law.

19.                           NOTICES

19.1.                   The Parties respectively choose the following addresses, at which all processes and notices arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, its breach or termination may validly be served on or delivered to the Parties:

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19.2.                   All processes and notices in terms of this Agreement, shall be delivered by hand or e-mail to the addresses listed in clause 19.1.

19.3.                   A Party may change any of its addresses listed in clause 19.1 to any other address.  Such change shall only take effect upon receipt or deemed receipt of such notice by the other Party.

19.4.                   Any notice given in terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall if:

19.4.1.                                delivered by hand during business hours to a person apparently in charge of the premises selected by the addressee for delivery of notices, be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee on the date of delivery; or

19.4.2.                                transmitted by e-mail, be deemed to have been received by the addressee on the day following the date of transmission.

19.5.                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained or implied in this Agreement, a written notice or communication actually received by a Party, shall be adequate written notice or communication to such Party even if it has not been sent in the manner provided for, or to the addresses listed, in this clause 19.

20.                           APPLICABLE LAW

Notwithstanding the conflict of law principles which might otherwise have applied, this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of South Africa.

21.                           DISPUTE RESOLUTION

21.1.                   If any dispute arises between the Parties in relation to any matter pertaining to, or arising out of this Agreement, its breach or termination, then any Party may give written notice to the other Party referring the dispute to arbitration in accordance with the provisions of this clause 21 (“Arbitration Notice”).

21.2.                   The arbitration shall be:

21.2.1.                                held at Durban, South Africa;

21.2.2.                                conducted in the English language;

21.2.3.                                held before a single arbitrator;

21.2.4.                                subject to the provisions of this clause 21, conducted in accordance with the AFSA Rules; and

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21.2.5.                                held as soon as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances and with a view to it being completed within 30 (thirty) Business Days of the date of the Arbitration Notice.

21.3.                   The arbitrator shall be a retired judge of the High Court of South Africa or a practicing senior advocate of at least 10 (ten) years standing as such, agreed upon between the Parties, provided that should the Parties fail to agree on an arbitrator within 3 (three) Business Days of the date of the Arbitration Notice, the arbitrator shall, at the written request of any Party, be appointed by the President for the time being of AFSA or its successor.

21.4.                   The arbitrator shall determine which Party shall pay the costs of and incidental to the arbitration or, if more than one Party is to contribute, the ratio of their respective contributions, and the scale on which such costs are to be paid.

21.5.                   Subject to each Party’s rights of appeal in accordance with the AFSA Rules, the Parties irrevocably agree that the decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on them, shall be carried into effect, and shall be capable of being made an order of any court of competent jurisdiction.

21.6.                   The provisions of this clause 21:

21.6.1.                                constitute irrevocable consent by the Parties to any proceedings in terms of this clause 21 and no Party shall be entitled to withdraw therefrom or claim at any such proceedings that it is not bound by such provisions;

21.6.2.                                are severable from the rest of this Agreement and shall remain in effect despite the termination, or invalidity for any reason, of this Agreement; and

21.6.3.                                shall not preclude any Party from obtaining interim relief on an urgent basis from any court of competent jurisdiction pending the decision of the arbitrator.

22.                           JURISDICTION

22.1.                   Subject to clause 21, the Parties agree that any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement may be brought in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban and irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such court.

22.2.                   The Parties irrevocably waive any objection they may now or hereafter have that such action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

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23.                           CO-OPERATION AND GOOD FAITH

23.1.                   The Parties shall co-operate with each other and do all such things as may be reasonably required of them in order to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and objectives.

23.2.                   The Parties shall display good faith in their dealings with each other.

24.                           CESSION AND DELEGATION

24.1.                   GL shall be entitled to cede any of its rights and/or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement to any other entity within the Grindrod Group, without the consent of GSSA save that GL shall always remain fully responsible for the performance of the subcontractor and the due fulfilment of GL’s obligations under this Agreement.

24.2.                   GSSA shall be entitled to cede any of its rights and/or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement to any other entity within the GSSA Group, without the consent of GL.

24.3.                   Subject to clauses 24.1 and 24.2, no Party shall be entitled to cede any of its rights and/or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement to any other party without the prior written consent of the other Party.

25.                           WHOLE AGREEMENT, NO AMENDMENT

25.1.                   This Agreement constitutes the whole agreement between the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any other discussions, agreements and/or understandings regarding the subject matter hereof.

25.2.                   No amendment or consensual cancellation of this Agreement or any provision or term hereof or of any agreement or other document issued or executed pursuant to or in terms of this Agreement and no settlement of any disputes arising under this Agreement and no extension of time, waiver or relaxation or suspension of or agreement not to enforce or to suspend or postpone the enforcement of any of the provisions or terms of this Agreement or of any agreement, ▇▇▇▇ of exchange or other document issued pursuant to or in terms of this Agreement shall be binding unless recorded in a written document signed by the Parties (or in the case of an extension of time, waiver or relaxation or suspension, signed by the Party granting such extension, waiver or relaxation).  Any such extension, waiver or relaxation or suspension which is so given or made shall be strictly construed as relating strictly to the matter in respect whereof it was made or given.

25.3.                   No extension of time or waiver or relaxation of any of the provisions or terms of this Agreement or any agreement or other document issued or executed pursuant to or in terms of this Agreement, shall operate as an estoppel against any Party in respect of its rights under this

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Agreement, nor shall it operate so as to preclude such Party (save as to any extension, waiver or relaxation actually given) thereafter from exercising its rights strictly in accordance with this Agreement.

26.                           SEVERABILITY

Any provision in this Agreement which is or may become illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction affected by this Agreement shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability and shall be treated pro non scripto and severed from the balance of this Agreement, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

27.                           INDEPENDENT ADVICE

Each Party acknowledges that it has been free to secure independent legal and/or other advice as to the nature and effect of all of the provisions of this Agreement and that it has either taken such independent legal and/or other advice or dispensed with the necessity of doing so.

28.                           GENERAL

28.1.                Agreement Binding on Successors in Title

This Agreement shall be binding on the administrators, trustees, business rescue practitioners, liquidators and other successors-in-title of the Parties, who shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement merely by reason of a Party being placed in business rescue or liquidation.  Each Party indemnifies the other against any loss or damage of any nature whatsoever which any other Party may sustain if this Agreement is not binding for any reason on the former’s administrators, trustees, business rescue practitioners, liquidators and/or other successors-in-title.

28.2.                Exclusion of Electronic Signature

The reference in this Agreement to “writing” shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, be read and construed as excluding any form of electronic signature.

28.3.                Continuing Effectiveness of Certain Provisions

The expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not affect such of the provisions of this Agreement as expressly provided that they shall operate after any such expiration or termination or which of necessity must continue to have effect after such expiration or termination, notwithstanding that the clauses themselves do not expressly provide for this.

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29.                           COSTS AND TAXES

29.1.                   Each Party shall bear its own costs incidental to the preparation of this Agreement (including prior drafts and consultations).

29.2.                      If any Party instructs an attorney to enforce any of its rights in terms of this Agreement, then it shall be entitled to claim and recover the legal costs incurred by it (on an attorney and own client basis) whether or not such costs are incurred in legal proceedings.

30.                           SIGNATURE

30.1.                   This Agreement is signed by the Parties on the dates and at the places indicated below.

30.2.                   This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement as at the date of signature of the Party last signing one of the counterparts.

30.3.                   The persons signing this Agreement in a representative capacity warrant their authority to do so.

30.4.                   The Parties record that it is not required for this Agreement to be valid and enforceable that a Party shall initial the pages of this Agreement and/or have its signature of this Agreement verified by a witness.

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Annexure A                        COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES

1.                           Such company secretarial services as may be required by GSSA, including but not limited to:

1.1.                                   Submission of annual returns to CIPC, change of directorate, company secretary, auditor, registered office, amendment of the MOI, and the like.

1.2.                                   Preparation, engagement and finalisation of round ▇▇▇▇▇ resolutions of the board for circulation, drafting of extracts, and maintaining minute book and register of resolutions.

1.3.                                   Share transactions and maintenance of share register.

1.4.                                   General governance and compliance with specifically the Companies Act, 71 of 2008, as amended, and where appropriate, the listings requirements of the stock exchanges on which GRIN, as the holding company of GSSA, may be listed.

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Annexure B                        IA SERVICES

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Annexure E                        FEES

1.                                  Company Secretarial Services

1.1.                          The fees for the Company Secretarial Services shall, subject to paragraph 1.2 of this Annexure E, consist of a fixed fee of R10 416.67 per month, payable monthly in arrears for the duration of this Agreement (or until the Company Secretarial Services are cancelled in terms of clause 6.2.2, if earlier).

1.2.                          The fee contemplated in paragraph 1.1of this Annexure E, for the month in which the Commencement Date occurs, shall be pro-rated downwards in accordance with the number of days remaining from the Commencement Date to the end of such month (both days inclusive).

2.                                  IA Services

2.1.                          The fees for the IA Services shall consist of three components, as set out in paragraphs 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 of this Annexure E respectively.

2.2.                          A fixed aggregate amount of R50 000 (“2018 IA Fixed Fee”) in respect of the period from the Commencement Date until 31 December 2018, payable monthly in arrears for each month during such period, as follows:

2.2.1.                                       subject to paragraphs 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 of this Annexure E, in monthly amounts each equal to the 2018 IA Fixed Fee divided by the number of months remaining from the month in which the Commencement Date occurs until December 2018 (both months inclusive);

2.2.2.                                       the monthly amount for the month in which the Commencement Date occurs shall be pro-rated downwards in accordance with the number of days remaining from the Commencement Date to the end of such month (both days inclusive);

2.2.3.                                       the monthly amount for December 2018 (or, if earlier, the month in which this Agreement terminates or during which the IA Services are cancelled in terms of clause 6.2.2) shall be an amount equal to the 2018 IA Fixed Fee less the aggregate of all payments by then already made in terms of this paragraph 2.2.

2.3.                          A fixed aggregate amount of R25 000 (“2019 IA Fixed Fee”) in respect of the period from 1 January 2019 until the earlier of the date on which this Agreement terminates or the date that the IA Services are cancelled in terms of clause 6.2.2), payable monthly in arrears for each month during such period, as follows:

2.3.1.                                       subject to paragraph 2.3.2 of this Annexure E, in monthly amounts each equal to R2 083.33;

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2.3.2.                                       the monthly amount for the month in which this Agreement terminates or during which the IA Services are cancelled in terms of clause 6.2.2, shall be an amount equal to the 2019 IA Fixed Fee less the aggregate of all payments by then already made in terms of this paragraph 2.3.

2.4.                          A variable amount for the period from 1 January 2019 until the earlier of the date on which this Agreement terminates or the date that the IA Services are cancelled in terms of clause 6.2.2, payable as a single lump sum in arrears following the end of such period, equal to:

2.4.1.                                       if the number of IA assignments completed by GL during such period (“Completed Assignments”) is between 12 and 15 (both numbers inclusive), an amount of R250 000;

2.4.2.                                       if the number of Completed Assignments is less than 12, an amount equal to:

R250 000 – ((R16 666.66 * (12 – number of Completed Assignments)); or

2.4.3.                                       if the number of Completed Assignments is greater than 15, an amount equal to:

R250 000 + ((R16 666.66 * (number of Completed Assignments - 15)).

3.                                  IT Services

3.1.                          The fees for the IT Services shall consist of:

3.1.1.                                       a fee for the month in which the Commencement Date occurs, equal to R232 829.62 pro-rated downwards in accordance with the number of days remaining from the Commencement Date to the end of such month (both days inclusive)

3.1.2.                                       a fixed monthly fee of R212 309.62 for the period from the month after the month in which the Commencement Date occurs until December 2018 (both months inclusive); and

3.1.3.                                       a fixed fee of R72 675.00 per month for the period from January 2019 until the month in which this Agreement is terminated (or until the IT Services are cancelled in terms of clause 6.2.2, if earlier) (both months inclusive).