Exhibit 10.11
The omitted portions indicated by brackets have been separately filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
MASTER AGREEMENT
This Master Agreement ("Agreement") between Sprint Communications Company,
L.P., Sprint Spectrum, L.P. ("Sprint Spectrum"), Sprint United Management
Company, individually and on behalf of the affiliates listed in Attachment 1
("SUMC")(Sprint Communications Company, L.P. and SUMC collectively referred to
herein as "Sprint") and Tandy Corporation a corporation organized under the laws
of the State of Delaware, acting by and through its RadioShack division
("RadioShack"), dated this 10th day of September, 1996 along with the Addenda
executed by the Parties and currently attached to this Agreement and any future
Addenda executed by the Parties and subsequently attached to this Agreement
shall establish and set forth the terms and conditions upon which RadioShack
will market and sell, to its customers, telecommunication products and solicit
orders for services provided by Sprint and Sprint Spectrum. In this Agreement
Sprint, Sprint Spectrum, and RadioShack are sometimes referred to individually
as a "Party," and collectively as the "Parties." Unless otherwise specifically
stated herein, this Agreement applies only to RadioShack and no other division,
subsidiary or Affiliate of Tandy Corporation.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Sprint Communications Company, L.P. is a telecommunications
company providing a variety of products and services including, but not limited
to, long distance, local telephone and internet services;
WHEREAS, Sprint Spectrum is a telecommunications company providing a
variety of telecommunication products and services including, but not limited
to, Personal Communication Services;
WHEREAS, SUMC is an Affiliate of Sprint, and has the authority to execute
this Agreement on behalf of those affiliates listed on Attachment 1.
WHEREAS, RadioShack is engaged in the business, among other things, of
selling consumer electronic products and related services through RadioShack
Company Owned Stores and independent RadioShack dealers and franchisees;
WHEREAS, Sprint, Sprint Spectrum and RadioShack wish to enter a business
relationship (the "Program") to, among other things, promote and provide
consumers access to Sprint and Sprint Spectrum products and services at
RadioShack Company Owned Stores and participating RadioShack independent dealers
and franchisees;
NOW, THEREFORE, AND IN CONSIDERATION of the foregoing premises and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions - The following definitions shall govern for the purposes of this
Agreement and the Addenda, except as otherwise provided herein or therein:
"Addenda" - shall mean each and every Addendum attached to this Agreement,
and Schedules and Exhibits included therein.
"Affiliate" - shall mean an individual, association, co-partnership,
limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation or joint-stock
company, trust or other business entity (hereinafter referred to as "Person"),
however organized, that directly or indirectly, through one (1) or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
Person. Control shall be defined as (i) ownership of a majority of the voting
power of those classes of voting stock entitled to vote in the election of
directors or (ii) ownership of a majority of the beneficial interests in income
and capital of an entity other than a corporation.
"Agreement" - shall mean this Master Agreement, including the Addenda
attached hereto and any Addenda later executed and made part of this Master
Agreement.
"Arbitrator" - shall mean a neutral person who has no past or current
employment, contractual or attorney/client relationship with any Party, and who
is selected pursuant to Schedule 20.
"Cellular Radiotelephone Service" or "CRS" - shall mean a radio service in
which common carriers are authorized by the FCC under 47 CFR Part 22 and
licensed under 47 CFR Part 22, Subpart H to offer and provide service for hire
to the general public through a cellular system utilizing the channels and
frequency bandwidths assigned under 47 CFR Part 22, Subpart H, Section 22.905.
CRS shall not mean or include any paging services utilizing the channels and
frequency bandwidths assigned and licensed to radiotelephone service under 47
CFR Part 22, Subpart E, any Narrowband PCS services utilizing the channels and
frequency bandwidths assigned and licensed under 47 CFR Part 24, Subpart D or
any Broadband PCS services utilizing the channels and frequency bandwidths
assigned and licensed under 47 CFR Part 24, Subpart E.
"Change of Control" - shall mean (a) the consummation of a reorganization,
merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of substantially all of the
assets of any Party; or (b) the acquisition by any Person or group (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under such Act) of more than 50% of either: (i) the then outstanding
shares of common stock of any Party hereto; (ii) the combined voting power of
the then outstanding voting securities of any Party hereto entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors; or (iii) the income and profits interest
of the general partners or limited partners where the entity is a limited
partnership.
"Combination Marks" - shall mean "The Sprint Store @ RadioShack," Sprint @
RadioShack," "Sprint at RadioShack," "The Sprint Store at RadioShack," or any
combination of a Sprint/Sprint Spectrum Xxxx interlocked or connected with a
Radio Shack Xxxx by "@" or "at," or such other Marks as the Joint Steering
Committee may decide from time to time to use in connection with the promotion
of the Merchandising Display and the Products and Services jointly marketed by
the Parties hereto under the terms of this Agreement, which such other
Combination Marks shall be added to this Agreement by an addendum.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Combination Marks will not include
those Marks set forth on the Excluded Marks Addendum attached hereto.
"Combination Xxxx Format" - shall mean "The Sprint Store @ ," "Sprint @ ,"
"The Sprint Store at ," "Sprint at ," "The Sprint Shop @ ," "The Sprint Shop at
," or any combination of Marks in which "The Sprint Store," "Sprint," "The
Sprint Shop" or a Sprint/Sprint Spectrum Xxxx is interlocked or connected with a
single word, symbol or letter, including, but not limited to "@" or "at," with
the name or Xxxx of any Retailer.
"Company Owned Stores" - shall mean a retail store owned and operated by a
Party.
"Confidentiality Agreement" - shall mean the Confidential Information
Nondisclosure Agreement executed by and between the Parties effective May 2,
1996, and attached as Exhibit 1 hereto.
"Damages" - shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(f) below.
"Effective Date" - shall mean the date set forth in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
"FCC" - shall mean the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
"Initial Term" - shall mean, unless earlier terminated as provided in
Section 2 or Section 15, the date beginning on the Effective Date and ending at
12:00 a.m. on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date.
"JSC" or "Joint Steering Committee" - shall mean the committee described in
Section 5 below.
"Xxxx" - shall mean any trademark, service xxxx, trade name, logo,
insignia, symbol or trade dress, whether or not registered.
"Market Launch Date" - means the first day of the first month after the
appropriate Merchandising Display has been installed in 4,000 Retail Stores, or
such other date established by the Joint Steering Committee.
"Merchandising Display" - shall mean the physical location(s) of the
computer interface and fixtures within each Retail Store dedicated to the
merchandising of the Products and Services as more fully described in a Computer
Interface Addendum and a Fixtures Addendum to be attached hereto, but not to
include any products or services which are not either (i) Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum Products or Services or (ii) telecommunication products or services
(but not Cellular Radiotelephone Service products or services) bearing a
RadioShack Xxxx, unless authorized in writing by the Sprint and Sprint Spectrum
members of the Joint Steering Committee.
"Merchandising Display Expenditures" - means the actual out-of-pocket
expenditures by Sprint and Sprint Spectrum to acquire, design, develop,
construct, ship and install, remodel and replace as a result of obsolescence the
Merchandising Displays in the RadioShack Company Owned Stores as set forth in
Section 6.
"Net Collectible Call Usage Revenue" - means the monthly revenue generated
by Sprint's Service, excluding taxes, bad debt, fraud and subsequently credited
charges.
"Party" or "Parties" - shall have the meaning set forth in the first
paragraph of this Agreement.
"Person" - shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Affiliate.
"PCS" or "Personal Communication Service" - shall mean a radio service in
which common carriers are authorized by the FCC and licensed under 47 CFR Part
24, Subpart E as currently in effect as of the Effective Date, and amended from
time to time, to offer and provide service for hire to the general public
utilizing the following frequency bandwidths: 1850-1890 MHz, 1930-1970 MHz,
2130-2150 MHz, and 0000-0000 XXx (Xxxxxxxxx PCS). PCS does not include Cellular
Radiotelephone Service.
"PCS Equipment" - shall have the meaning set forth in the PCS Addendum
hereto.
"Product" - shall mean any tangible goods bearing a Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum Xxxx which are offered both for sale to consumers and listed on any
Addendum attached hereto.
"Product/Service Bundle" - shall mean a package including one or more
telecommunication products and one or more telecommunication services sold and
billed to the customer as a unit at a single combined price.
"Program" - shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals above.
"Program Expenses" - shall mean those expenses related to the rollout of
the Program, advertising the Program, training costs related to implementing the
Program and other expenses set forth in Section 7.
"Proprietary Information" - shall mean all information as defined in the
Confidentiality Agreement.
"RadioShack Gift Express" - shall mean RadioShack's mail or telephone order
and delivery service.
"RadioShack Marks" - shall mean all of the Marks listed on the RadioShack
Licensed Marks Addendum attached hereto.
"RadioShack Unlimited" - shall mean the in-store catalog located in each
Retail Store, as the same may be revised and any future RadioShack Unlimited
consumer catalog supplied to consumers for out-of-store use.
"Retail Stores" means RadioShack Company Owned Stores and participating
independent RadioShack dealers and franchisees operating under RadioShack
Franchise Agreements or Authorized Sales Center Agreements with RadioShack in
the Territory.
"Retailer" - shall mean a retail merchant of products or services who sells
through one or more physical store locations directly to consumers (but not
including any entity or any division, department or subsidiary thereof that
sells to consumers directly through mail or telephone order, telephone
solicitation, the internet or any other means of distribution, which is not in
conjunction with the operation of a retail store or stores).
"Service" - shall mean any provision of telecommunication of voice or data
by either Sprint or Sprint Spectrum which is listed on any Addendum attached
hereto.
"Sprint/Sprint Spectrum Marks" - shall mean all of the Marks listed on the
Sprint Licensed Marks Addendum or Sprint Spectrum Licensed Marks Addendum
attached hereto.
"Sourced" - means the act of supplying, acquiring or procuring a product.
"Territory" - shall mean the states constituting the United States, Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, except where otherwise specifically modified,
where Sprint and/or Sprint Spectrum make Products and Services available for
sale.
2. Term - This Agreement shall be effective for the Initial Term, unless earlier
terminated as provided in Section 19. This Agreement shall be automatically
renewed for two (2) successive five (5) year renewal terms.
3. Products and Services - Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and each Addendum attached hereto and existing or future laws, regulations or
orders of a court or governmental agency specifically affecting the performance
of a Party's obligations hereunder, RadioShack is authorized to and will use
commercially reasonable efforts to promote, distribute, sell and solicit orders
for the Products and solicit orders for Services as soon as made available by
Sprint/Sprint Spectrum through all, and in no event less than 4,500 RadioShack
Company Owned Stores located in the Territory.
(a) Addenda. Each Product and Service subject to this Agreement shall be
treated in a separate Addendum to this Agreement. Each Addendum shall separately
specify each Product or Service to be sold or for which orders are to be
solicited by RadioShack at the RadioShack Company Owned Stores, the terms of
compensation payable to RadioShack in connection therewith and all other terms
and conditions supplemental to this Agreement which pertain specifically to each
Product and Service which becomes subject to this Agreement.
(b) Dealers and Franchisees. RadioShack will use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain the participation of the independent RadioShack dealers and
franchisees in the Program. RadioShack will develop and assist Sprint and Sprint
Spectrum to develop appropriate variations of the Program for presentation and
marketing to the independent RadioShack dealers and franchisees. RadioShack
shall market and shall assist Sprint and Sprint Spectrum in marketing the
Program to independent RadioShack dealers and franchisees. The participation of
independent RadioShack dealers and franchisees in the Program or a variation
thereof shall be (1) on terms and conditions negotiated among RadioShack, Sprint
and Sprint Spectrum and said participating independent RadioShack dealers and
franchisees consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (2)
subject to the terms of a separate trademark license agreement between the
independent RadioShack dealer or franchisee and Sprint or Sprint Spectrum, as
the case may be. It is agreed and understood that such dealers and franchisees
are independent businesses, not controlled by RadioShack, and participation
shall be at the mutual election of the respective dealer or franchisee and
Sprint or Sprint Spectrum, as the case may be.
(c) Purchase Orders for Products. RadioShack will issue a purchase order
for all Products to be purchased from Sprint or Sprint Spectrum, as the case may
be. The basic terms and conditions of such Purchase Order will be as set forth
in the Purchase Order Addendum attached hereto.
(d) Terms of Payment. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or an
Addendum, payment of all amounts due any Party, whether in the form of
residuals, sales incentive payments, market development funds, activation fees
or other payments, will be made within sixty (60) days from the end of the
calendar month in which the right to receive payment accrued. Sprint/Sprint
Spectrum will remit for deposit to the appropriate account designated by
RadioShack in writing all monthly amounts due hereunder. Each category of
payment (e.g. Sprint Residential Long Distance Service Residuals, Sprint
Residential Long Distance Service Residual Sales Incentive--each being a
category) shall be paid by a separate (i) check or (ii) EFT transmission. In
connection with each such category of payment, Sprint/Sprint Spectrum will
provide detailed documentation to be agreed upon by the Parties.
4. Program, Exclusivity and Commitments - In connection with the Program:
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and each Addendum
thereto, RadioShack agrees that, after the Effective Date and in the Territory,
it will not:
(i) solicit an order for a service which is competitive with the Services
offered by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum and which are listed and
described on any Addendum attached hereto specifically including, but
not limited to, a competitor's long distance telephone service, local
telephone service, including network services, PCS, paging service, or
internet access;
(ii) offer for sale a competitor's Product/Service Bundle which is
competitive with a Product/Service Bundle offered by Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum through RadioShack;
(iii)offer for sale a third party product which is competitive with a
Product offered by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum through RadioShack and
which is listed and described on any Addendum attached hereto; or
(iv) do any of the activities described in Section 4(a)(i)-(iii) through
any Retailer Affiliate which includes the name "RadioShack" or any
RadioShack Xxxx in the advertised name of such Retailer Affiliate,
without the approval of the Joint Steering Committee.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 4(a) above, no restrictions shall be placed on
the rights of RadioShack to:
(i) offer for sale any product bearing a RadioShack Xxxx offered for sale
as of the Effective Date or at any time thereafter;
(ii) offer for sale a product otherwise subject to Section 4(a) that may be
used only in connection with Cellular Radiotelephone Service and not
in conjunction with PCS (e.g., RadioShack may not sell dual-mode
handsets that may be used both with Cellular Radiotelephone Service
and PCS without Sprint Spectrum's written consent), accessories that
may be used with either Cellular Radiotelephone Services or PCS, or to
solicit an order for the sale of Cellular Radiotelephone Service;
(iii)offer for sale any products otherwise subject to Section 4(a) supplied
by an existing vendor to RadioShack and offered or sold by RadioShack
as of the Effective Date and to continue to offer the same until such
time RadioShack is able to conduct an orderly transition out of such
competitive products in a commercially reasonable manner, and with
respect to pagers and paging service, until such time Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum is able to offer a reasonably competitive product; or
(iv) offer for sale any product through RadioShack's catalogs, including
the current or future RadioShack, RadioShack Unlimited or RadioShack
Gift Express catalogs, mail order, telephone order or internet
programs; provided, however, RadioShack will not market or otherwise
offer for sale in the Merchandising Display or in an area of the
Retail Store immediately adjacent to the Merchandising Display (taking
into account and allowing for the relatively small floor plan of a
typical Retail Store) any product or service competitive to the
Products and Services merchandised in the Merchandising Display,
except for (1) telecommunication products or services bearing a
RadioShack Xxxx, or (2) any other third party branded product or
service with respect to which Sprint and Sprint Spectrum have given
their prior written approval.
(c) During the term of this Agreement:
(i) Except as provided in subsection 4(c)(ii) below, RadioShack will have
the exclusive use of the Combination Marks only in connection with the
Program;
(ii) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum have the right to use the Combination Marks
only in connection with the Program.
(iii)Except for the Combination Marks, neither Sprint nor Sprint Spectrum
will create or use in the marketing or sale of Products or Services
the Combination Xxxx Format; provided, however, Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum will have the right to use the specific Xxxx combinations set
forth on the Excluded Marks Addendum with the name of any other Person
or Retailer including RadioShack (provided the name "RadioShack" is
not used in Combination Xxxx Format) and may use any Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum Xxxx together with the name of any individually identified
product or service of Sprint or Sprint Spectrum in connection with the
name of any other Person provided that such use is never interlocked
or connected with the name of a Retailer by the "@" symbol or by the
word "at" if the use of the word "at" is exclusively auditory and not
accompanied by a visual presentation (e.g., both "Sprint Sense at
Retailer" and "Sprint PCS at Retailer" would be permissible usage in
print media and on television if depicted visually, even if
accompanied by audio voice-over, but would not be permissible usage on
radio or on television if not accompanied by a visual depiction of
"Sprint Sense at Retailer." "Sprint Sense @ Retailer" or "Sprint PCS @
Retailer" are not permissible usages no matter what media or
combination of media used because of the inclusion of the "@" symbol);
(iv) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will make available for sale by RadioShack,
and RadioShack will have the right to: (1) offer for sale or lease, as
applicable all generally available Products, (2) solicit orders for
all generally available Services, and (3) offer or solicit orders for
all generally available Product/Service Bundles which include any of
the Products and Services, offered as of the Effective Date or in the
future by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum, including all mass marketed rate
plans for those Services offered by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum;
provided, however, that Sprint and Sprint Spectrum may offer from time
to time, through direct distribution channels or special third party
corporate promotional programs, Products, Services, rate plans for
such Services, and Product/Service Bundles not advertised as being
generally available through RadioShack Retail Stores if (1) the
general terms and conditions of each such promotion to be offered to
consumers are first communicated to RadioShack by Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum, as the case may be, subject to any applicable
confidentiality agreements with respect to proprietary and
confidential information and (2) RadioShack is compensated in
accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(e) below, if such
promotion is available to, offered by and sold by RadioShack;
(v) All goodwill resulting from the use of individual trademark or service
xxxx usage as part of the Combination Marks by the Parties inures to
the benefit of the respective individual trademark or service xxxx
owner. No Party acquires rights, title or interest in the Combination
Marks or the goodwill associated with them, other than the right to
use the Combination Marks in accordance with this Agreement. In
accepting this Agreement, all Parties acknowledge ownership of the
respective individual Marks which comprise the Combination Xxxx, their
validity and the goodwill connected with them. The Parties further
agree not to make any application to register the Combination Marks.
This paragraph will survive the termination of this Agreement.
(vi) With respect to all Sprint branded consumer, residential, single-line
telephones (other than PCS equipment) Sourced by RadioShack,
RadioShack will have the exclusive right to sell those Products at
retail;
(vii)With respect to all Sprint branded consumer, residential, single-line
telephones (other than PCS equipment) Sourced from a vendor other than
RadioShack ("Sprint Sourced Phones"), RadioShack will be the exclusive
Retailer (other than Sprint or Sprint Spectrum Company Owned Stores)
of such Sprint Sourced Phones to the extent set forth on Addendum
6-Telephone Products;
(viii) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will each separately designate a national
account manager dedicated to the management of the relationship with
RadioShack created hereunder;
(ix) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will provide a dedicated 800 or 888 number
to be answered exclusively for customer support of RadioShack 24 hours
per day, seven days per week; and
(x) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will use all commercially reasonable
efforts to assist Tandy Service, a division of Tandy Corporation, to
obtain from Sprint and Sprint Spectrum's Product vendors authorized
service center agreements permitting Tandy Service to repair all
Products subject to this Agreement.
(d) During the term of this Agreement, neither Sprint nor Sprint Spectrum
will own or lease a Company Owned Store, kiosk or other similar facility not
located within a Retailer, unreasonably close to the current location of any
RadioShack Company Owned Store or participating independent RadioShack dealer or
franchisee's store, all as of the Effective Date.
(e) RadioShack shall be compensated by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum in
accordance with the terms of each Addendum relating to a Product or Service but
in all cases (except Internet products and services and Spree cards) consistent
with the general principles that (1) if the sale of the Product is made or the
order for the Service is placed through a Retail Store, RadioShack is entitled
to be compensated for acquiring that customer, and (2) if on the date of the
sale of the Product or Service order placement the customer is not already a
current Sprint or Sprint Spectrum Service customer, said customer will be given
a unique source code by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum identifying said customer as a
RadioShack acquired customer and RadioShack shall be entitled to receive
residual compensation for the period of time said RadioShack acquired customer
remains a Sprint or Sprint Spectrum customer for any Service during the term of
this Agreement and for two years after the termination of this Agreement. In the
event a RadioShack acquired customer terminates all Service during the term of
this Agreement and subsequently resumes Service with Sprint or Sprint Spectrum
during the term of this Agreement, no residual compensation will be payable to
RadioShack with respect to said re-acquired customer unless such customer is
re-acquired by RadioShack.
(f) With respect to the offer and sale of Products and the solicitation of
orders for Services, the Parties intend this Agreement to be national in scope
and coverage. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Addenda
attached hereto (including, without limitation, JSC approval) and unless
precluded by judicial or governmental order or action, RadioShack will commence,
and thereafter continue, the offer and sale of Sprint Spectrum PCS, and will use
commercially reasonable efforts to, and thereafter continue, the offer and sale
of Products and the solicitation of orders for Services as and when agreed as
set forth in this Agreement or any applicable Addendum after such Products
and/or Services are made available in a market within the Territory. Should
RadioShack be precluded by a judicial or governmental order or action from
offering a Product or soliciting an order for a Service, RadioShack will
expeditiously remove the impediment to continuing sales and marketing activities
and, specifically relating to the solicitation of orders for Sprint Spectrum
PCS, RadioShack shall take all necessary action to be able to solicit orders for
Sprint Spectrum PCS. In this regard, RadioShack will negotiate, renegotiate as
necessary, and include in each Cellular Radio Service Referral Agreement
executed between RadioShack and a CRS carrier after the Effective Date the
definition of CRS substantially in the form contained in this Agreement or such
other provisions as are necessary to permit RadioShack to offer for sale PCS
Equipment and solicit orders for Sprint Spectrum PCS or, in the alternative,
obtain from each CRS carrier written assurances that the offer and sale of PCS
Equipment and the solicitation of orders for Sprint Spectrum PCS is not
prohibited by the Cellular Radio Service Referral Agreement executed between
RadioShack and such CRS carrier.
5. Joint Steering Committee - RadioShack will appoint two (2) representatives
and Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will each appoint one (1) representative to serve
as members of a four (4) person Joint Steering Committee, each of whom shall
hold a position of assistant vice-president or higher within each respective
Party. The Joint Steering Committee will be responsible for all joint issues,
including Program rollout timing and strategy, and deciding which Products and
Services will be sold through certain Retail Stores. Consistent with
RadioShack's commitment to Sprint Spectrum PCS set forth in Section 4(f) of this
Agreement, RadioShack, acting through its Joint Steering Committee members, will
not use as a reason for withholding approval of the placement of PCS Equipment
and/or Sprint Spectrum PCS in a Retail Store the existence of a Cellular Radio
Service Referral Agreement with a CRS carrier or the threat of a CRS carrier to
terminate any such agreement if RadioShack introduces Sprint Spectrum PCS into a
Retail Store(s) in that CRS carrier's market(s). The Joint Steering Committee
will also meet to discuss marketing expenditures and strategies and will be
primarily responsible for providing initial approval of all joint
advertisements.
Except as provided in Section 7 below, advertising and market development
fund expenditures, expenses and allowances with regard to specific Products and
Services will not be a subject for the Joint Steering Committee, but rather will
be subject to the guidelines set forth in the specific Addendum related to that
Product or Service. The JSC will establish, from time to time, guidelines for
general routine print, broadcast and electronic media advertising to govern each
Party's unilateral advertising and promotion of the Products and Services and
which also contains one or more of the RadioShack Marks and one or more
Sprint/Sprint Spectrum Marks. Each Party agrees any other Party may unilaterally
advertise the Products and Services in this manner, without JSC approval, but
only if that Party complies in all material respects with the JSC's guidelines
for such advertising.
The Joint Steering Committee will also be responsible for operational and
implementation issues not specifically addressed in this Agreement or the
Addenda.
The JSC will also be responsible for making recommendations regarding
modifications to the terms of this Agreement, including the terms of each
Addendum attached hereto, to respond to market conditions and concerns of the
Parties hereto, subject in all cases to applicable laws, regulations and
contracts with third parties.
The JSC may authorize legal action in the name of any or all Parties in
response to legal threats to the ability of any Party to fulfill their
obligations under this Agreement, and will, in that event, have the authority to
retain counsel and allocate the costs of such counsel and related expenses among
the Parties.
The Joint Steering Committee will meet as often as necessary either in
person or by telephone, but not less than four times per year in person at
mutually acceptable times and locations. Any member of the JSC may be
represented by proxy if unavailable to attend in person or by telephone. Any
Party may call a JSC meeting upon seven (7) days written notice. At each
meeting, each member of the JSC may bring one or more additional advisors,
experts or vendors to participate in the meeting. All decisions by the Joint
Steering Committee must be unanimous to be binding on the Parties.
6. Merchandising Displays
(a) The Parties agree to collaborate on the design and approve the format
of the Merchandising Display for the promotion of the Products and Services to
be placed inside those Retail Stores deemed appropriate by the Joint Steering
Committee. Each Merchandising Display will consist of two categories of
components: (1) a computer interface with related accessories, and (2) fixtures,
each as specified in a Computer Interface, Fixtures, and Floor Plan Design
Addendum to be developed in accordance with Section 6(b) below and attached as
an Addendum hereto.
(b) The Parties acknowledge that the installation of an appropriate
Merchandising Display in the Retail Stores is fundamental and material to
achieving the goals of the Program. The Parties agree to meet and determine the
specifications of the Merchandising Displays including the cost, size and
location of the Merchandising Displays, applicable fixtures and displays within
each representative RadioShack floor plan, and the cost breakdown between the
fixtures and the computer systems, all to be set forth on Addenda to this
Agreement.
(c) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will each commit, subject to Section 6(b)
above, $[___________], if necessary, for an aggregate total of $[_____________],
to offset the initial costs of the design, development, production, acquisition,
construction and installation of the Merchandising Displays.
(d) RadioShack, by and through its Real Estate Design and Construction
Department, will have charge and supervision of the construction, shipment,
installation, relocation, remodeling and replacement of the Merchandising
Displays in the RadioShack Company Owned Retail Stores. RadioShack, in the
performance of such work, may contract and subcontract with others for portions
of the work in the same manner as done with respect to similar work, provided
Sprint/Sprint Spectrum will have the right to approve all contractors and
subcontractors who are Affiliates of RadioShack. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will
pay RadioShack for all actual out-of-pocket Merchandising Display Expenditures
advanced, paid or reasonably incurred by RadioShack in the course of doing such
work, provided these costs will not include a profit to RadioShack or include
RadioShack overhead, internal salaries and wages. Payment shall be made within
thirty (30) days of the date of an invoice by RadioShack for such out-of-pocket
Merchandising Display Expenditures. The invoice shall state, in reasonable
detail, the amount and nature of the out-of-pocket Merchandising Display
Expenditures and the date and to whom advanced, paid or incurred. Sprint and
Sprint Spectrum, in like manner, will pay RadioShack for all other out-of-pocket
Merchandising Display Expenditures (and any other costs, charges or expenditures
allocable to Sprint and Sprint Spectrum under this Agreement) advanced, paid or
incurred by RadioShack.
(e) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will each have and retain all right, title
and interest to the Merchandising Displays. RadioShack will have the right to
relocate and reinstall an existing Merchandising Display upon the relocation or
closure of each respective Retail Store at RadioShack's sole cost and expense.
(f) The Parties will determine as part of the process set forth in Section
6(b) above the per store cost of the Merchandising Display for each of the
representative RadioShack Retail Store floor plans and the incremental cost over
the budgeted construction cost of installing a new Merchandising Display in a
newly builtout Retail Store. With respect to each newly builtout RadioShack
Company Owned Store opened after the Effective Date, Sprint and Sprint Spectrum
will pay the incremental cost reasonably incurred to install the Merchandising
Display in such newly builtout RadioShack Company Owned Stores, which
incremental cost shall be capped at and will not exceed the appropriate per
store cost of the Merchandising Display for an existing Retail Store on the
Effective Date.
(g) After the initial installation, RadioShack will bear the cost of
insuring, maintaining and repairing the fixtures contained in the Merchandising
Display (including replacement due to casualty loss or damage), but not the
computer interface. After the initial installation, Sprint and Sprint Spectrum
will bear the cost of insuring, maintaining, repairing and replacing the
computer interface in the Merchandising Display (including replacement due to
casualty loss or damage).
(h) If the Merchandising Display becomes obsolete, in whole or in part, or
needs remodeling, each as determined by the Joint Steering Committee, the costs
of remodeling or obsolescence replacement of the Merchandising Displays will be
borne by Sprint and Sprint Spectrum. Upon obsolescence or as otherwise
determined by the JSC, RadioShack will have the right to sell or otherwise
dispose of such Merchandising Displays at RadioShack's sole cost and the right
to retain the proceeds of any such sale or disposition without accounting to
Sprint or Sprint Spectrum, provided, however, that Sprint and Sprint Spectrum
shall have an option to retain the entirety or any useable portion of the
Merchandising Display upon replacement, by giving RadioShack written notice
within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of RadioShack's intent to
sell or otherwise dispose of such Merchandising Display. If Sprint and Sprint
Spectrum exercise this option, the unamortized cost of such Merchandising
Display(s) or useable portion thereof shall be credited against the unamortized
costs referenced in Section 20(b) below.
(i) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum hereby grant to Tandy Cabinets, a division
of TE Electronics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tandy Corporation, a right
to bid on the fabrication and construction of the fixtures for the Merchandising
Display.
(j) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum shall be responsible for all personal
property taxes due and payable attributable to the Merchandising Displays. The
Parties shall cooperate in exchanging information necessary for a Party to file
any necessary tax returns with respect to its property. Sprint and Sprint
Spectrum will be responsible for filing all personal property tax returns with
respect to the Merchandising Displays and for the payment of all personal
property taxes in connection therewith. RadioShack will reimburse Sprint and
Sprint Spectrum for 50% of the taxes actually paid by Sprint and Sprint Spectrum
within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice from Sprint and/or Sprint
Spectrum with supporting documentation of the tax and payment thereof attached.
7. Program Expenses
(a) Market Launch Expenditures. Each Party will use commercially reasonable
efforts to reach the Market Launch Date no later than October 1, 1997. Sprint
will contribute $[___________] and Sprint Spectrum will contribute $[__________]
and RadioShack will contribute $[___________] to the initial promotion of the
rollout of the Program after the Market Launch Date. The Joint Steering
Committee will determine when and how to spend the combined $[___________], and
what expenditures will be counted as market launch expenditures as distinguished
from expenditures under subsection (b) below.
(b) Unilateral Advertising Commitments.
(i) During the term of this Agreement, RadioShack will include those
Combination Marks or Sprints Marks, as appropriate, in all RadioShack
advertising related to or including any of the Products or Services,
including but not limited to, print, broadcast and electronic media.
The Parties agree that RadioShack spend at least $[_____________] and
Sprint will spend at least $[_____________] and Sprint Spectrum will
spend at least $[_____________] of such Party's respective advertising
budgets for each of the first two twelve (12) month periods beginning
on the Market Launch Date, and the first anniversary thereof during
the term of this Agreement for the broadcast, print or electronic
media marketing and communications of the Products and Services. These
promotions will include one or more of the Combination Marks in
advertising consistent with the standards adopted by the Joint
Steering Committee. Beginning for the calendar year beginning January
1, 1999, each Party's advertising commitment under this subsection
(b)(i) will remain the same as their commitment for the immediately
preceding calendar year, unless such Party notifies the other Party at
least six (6) months before (beginning July 1, 1998 and each year
thereafter) the beginning of such year of that Party's desire to
change their commitment and before September 30, before the beginning
of such year (beginning September 30, 1998, and each year thereafter),
the respective Party discloses through their respective JSC member the
size of the Party's commitment, provided in no event will the size of
any Party's (i.e., Sprint and Sprint Spectrum collectively for these
purposes, and RadioShack) commitment under this subsection (b)(i) be
less than $[______________]. Each Party will be obligated to satisfy
that commitment, provided, neither party will be obligated to spend
more than the amount that is the lower of the two (2) amounts
submitted to the JSC.
(ii) Each Party may satisfy its obligation under this Section as that Party
decides in its sole discretion, provided that advertising generally
will include direct mail, newspaper inserts, television and radio
campaigns, Yellow Page advertising including the Sprint Marks or the
Sprint Spectrum Marks, RadioShack Marks and the Combination Marks, and
conspicuous store signage within each Retail Store, all subject to the
prior approval of the JSC and each Party pursuant to the terms of
their respective Xxxx licenses or their respective advertising
guidelines concerning Marks.
(iii)Nothing in this Section prohibits Sprint or Sprint Spectrum from
tagging or promoting any other Retailer or distribution channel in
advertising which is not designated as part of the commitment set
forth in Section 7(b)(i) above, provided the advertising does not
include any of the Combination Marks or violate Section 4(c)(i) above.
(c) Training Costs. The Parties intend that Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will
provide trainers for the purpose of training designated RadioShack employees
("RadioShack Trainers") who then will train all appropriate RadioShack employees
with respect to the Products and Services. The Joint Steering Committee will
determine the appropriate level of necessary training and the specific details
of such training. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will be responsible for all
reasonable costs relating to the initial training of RadioShack Trainers with
respect to their individual Products and Services, and any subsequent training
of the RadioShack Trainers with respect to, and including but not limited to,
existing or new Products and Services offered during the term of this Agreement,
by such Party. Except as provided below, RadioShack will be responsible for all
costs relating to the cost of training RadioShack's employees and the cost of
meeting internal certification standards. RadioShack will pay one-half, Sprint
one-fourth, and Sprint Spectrum one-fourth of the costs of developing a
certification module for the Program and incorporating said module into
RadioShack's training program. Except as provided above, RadioShack will pay
one-half, Sprint one-fourth, and Sprint Spectrum one-fourth of the training
costs of RadioShack's employees and of meeting internal certification standards
in the following manner: RadioShack will pay one-half, Sprint one-fourth, and
Sprint Spectrum one-fourth of the initial cost of production of the
certification materials and test sheets, in a total amount estimated to be less
than $25,000 (each one-fourth to be estimated to be less than $6,250). Sprint
will pay one-half and Sprint Spectrum will pay one-half of the cost of a
certification training video (estimated total cost to be between $25,000 and
$50,000). Sprint will pay one-half and Sprint Spectrum will pay one-half of the
duplication cost of a certification training video (estimated to be $3 per tape
for 5,000 tapes for a total of $15,000). RadioShack agrees to distribute these
video tapes at no cost to Sprint and Sprint Spectrum. RadioShack will pay
one-half, Sprint one-fourth and Sprint Spectrum one-fourth of the maintenance of
this program, up to a maximum of $10,000 total per year ($2,500 per one-fourth).
The certification material and video must be approved by the JSC before
distribution and use thereof.
(d) Payment. The Party paying, advancing or incurring any cost or expense
under this Agreement shall invoice the other Party for the other's allocable
share. The other Party will pay its share within thirty (30) days of such
invoice.
(e) Other Program Expenses. The Parties anticipate that there will be
additional costs and expenses incurred by the Parties with respect to the
Program during the term of this Agreement. Unless otherwise mutually agreed by
the Parties, all such costs and expenses will be borne entirely by the Party
incurring such costs and expenses.
8. Acceptance of Orders for Services and Cancellation, Customer Service,
Discontinuance of Service or Shortage of Capacity
(a) Orders submitted by customers who sign up through RadioShack for Sprint
or Sprint Spectrum Services are not binding on Sprint or Sprint Spectrum until
accepted by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum. Each of Sprint and Sprint Spectrum
reserve the right at its sole discretion to decline to accept any order for
their respective Services solicited or taken by RadioShack, provided Sprint and
Sprint Spectrum, as the case may be, will not discriminate against or apply any
more stringent standards upon RadioShack customers than any other potential
Sprint or Sprint Spectrum customer. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum may, for a valid
business purpose, cancel or suspend any order for Services, either in whole or
in part, without liability to RadioShack, at any time after acceptance by Sprint
and Sprint Spectrum. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum further reserve the right to
allocate their Services during periods of shortages without incurring any
liability to RadioShack for payment of compensation hereunder. Sprint and Sprint
Spectrum may discontinue offering for sale or the actual sale of any Product or
Service, notwithstanding the fact that it may be listed on any of the attached
Addenda, provided in such event, RadioShack may offer in the Retail Store a
competitor's products or services (provided such products and services are not
merchandised in the immediate vicinity of the Merchandising Display) to replace
those Products or Services discontinued by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum, unless
such discontinued Products or Services are replaced by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum
with reasonably comparable services within a reasonable time after such
discontinuation.
(b) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum shall provide customer service for their
respective Services in accordance with each of their respective standard
practices and customer agreements. Customers for Services will be customers of
Sprint and/or Sprint Spectrum and shall remain customers of Sprint and/or Sprint
Spectrum after termination of this Agreement.
(c) Customer installation dates given by Sprint and Sprint Spectrum shall
be approximate only.
9. Sprint Trademark License
(a) License. Sprint grants to RadioShack a non-exclusive, nontransferable,
revocable license, without the right to sublicense, to use the Sprint Marks as
set forth in the Agreement in the Territory in connection with the provision of
the Products and Services set forth on the Addenda attached hereto. For
Services, RadioShack has the right to use the Sprint Marks to promote and
solicit orders for those Sprint Services identified in the Addenda. For
Products, RadioShack has the right to use the Sprint Marks on those quantities
of RadioShack-sourced residential consumer telephones, as defined herein,
approved by Sprint, and to promote, offer for sale and sell Sprint-sourced
Products identified in the Addenda, provided, nothing in this Agreement permits
RadioShack to use Sprint Marks to brand, co-brand or dual-brand any products or
services without Sprint's prior written consent, which consent may be withheld
in Sprint's sole discretion for any reason, including but not limited to failure
to be supplied with acceptable product warranties and indemnification relating
to such products.
(b) Use of Marks. RadioShack agrees to use the Sprint Marks only as set
forth in the Sprint Trademark Usage Guidelines, and in this Agreement and to
follow the standards of quality established by Sprint. RadioShack must not use
the Sprint Marks in combination with any other trade name, trademark or service
xxxx, including RadioShack's Marks except as otherwise set forth in the Sprint
Trademark Usage Guidelines and in this Agreement, without the prior written
approval of Sprint.
(c) Sprint or Sprint Spectrum after providing written notice to RadioShack
of a breach of any trademark license provision, and after providing a reasonable
time to cure such breach, but not less than thirty (30) days, may, at its
option, take those actions reasonably necessary to protect Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum's trademark rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a breach of these
license provisions may give rise to irreparable injury; consequently, Sprint or
Sprint Spectrum may seek injunctive relief without entering into any dispute
resolution or arbitration process.
(d) Control of Marks.
(i) Sprint has the right, at all reasonable times, to inspect RadioShack's
relevant facilities and review the manner in which RadioShack provides
products and services so that Sprint may satisfy itself that the
products and services with which the Sprint Marks are used meet
Sprint's established standards.
(ii) RadioShack agrees to adhere to the trademark usage guidelines
furnished by Sprint for the depiction of the Sprint Marks (" Sprint
Trademark Usage Guidelines"). The attached Exhibit 9(d)(ii) "Summary
of Brand Identity Standards, December, 1995" will function as the
current ver- sion of the Sprint Trademark Usage Guidelines.
(iii)RadioShack agrees to include on the packaging of each
RadioShack-sourced, Sprint-branded Product, on all advertising and
promotional materials, and on all labels bearing any of the Sprint
Marks the following notice:
"[Sprint Xxxx] is a registered* trademark of Sprint Communi-
cations Company L.P. Used under license."
* "Registered" - to be used only when the Xxxx is
registered in the USPTO.
(iv) RadioShack agrees that, except with respect to materials substantially
identical to materials that have previously been approved, it will
furnish to Sprint for trademark usage approval prior to any use of the
Sprint Marks a sample of each use of the Sprint Marks that is
different from previously approved usages on advertising, promotional
materials, packaging and labels. RadioShack agrees to amend the use of
the Sprint Marks in any such advertising, promotional materials,
packaging or labels if the use of the Sprint Marks is not approved by
Sprint in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. RadioShack will
use all commercially reasonable efforts to provide sufficient
submission lead times to allow Sprint adequate review and approval
time on trademark usage of Sprint Marks by RadioShack. Sprint will use
all commercially reasonable efforts to provide trademark usage review
and approval within the time constraints applicable to the conduct of
RadioShack's retail operations and the specific advertising,
promotional, packaging or label usage proposed for the Sprint Marks.
If, however, such approval is not received by RadioShack within 5
business days of the date of receipt by Sprint of such materials, such
materials will be deemed approved unless Sprint and RadioShack agrees
on a longer period of time for approval of specific materials. All
materials will be sent for approval to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xx. Intellectual Property Analyst
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
(v) RadioShack must not offer for sale, advertise, promote, distribute, or
use for any purpose any RadioShack-sourced, Sprint-branded Product or
associated packaging that is damaged, defective, is a second, or that
otherwise fails to meet the specifications and quality requirements
listed in Exhibit 12(c)(i) without the prior written consent of
Sprint.
(e) Royalties. Sprint provides this license royalty-free to RadioShack.
(f) Rights in Marks.
(i) All uses of the Sprint Marks by RadioShack inure to the benefit of
Sprint. RadioShack acquires no rights, title or interest in the Sprint
Marks or the goodwill associated with them, other than the right to
use the Sprint Marks in accordance with this Agreement. In accepting
this Agreement, RadioShack acknowledges Sprint's ownership of the
Sprint Marks, their validity and the goodwill connected with them.
RadioShack shall not attack the Sprint Marks, nor assist anyone in
attacking them. RadioShack further agrees not to make any application
to register the Sprint Marks, nor to use any confusingly similar
trademark, service xxxx, trade name, or derivation, during the term of
this Agreement or thereafter. This paragraph will survive the
termination of this Agreement.
(ii) At the request of Sprint, RadioShack will execute any papers or
documents reasonably necessary to protect the rights of Sprint in the
Sprint Marks and execute and deliver such other documents as may be
reasonably requested by Sprint. (g) Infringement. RadioShack shall
promptly notify Sprint of any unauthorized use of the Sprint Marks
that comes to RadioShack's attention. Sprint in its sole discretion
may take such action as may be required to prosecute the infringement.
In the event that Sprint decides that action should be taken against
such third parties, Sprint may take such action either in its own
name, or alternatively, Sprint may authorize RadioShack to initiate
such action in RadioShack's name. In either event, RadioShack agrees
to cooperate fully with Sprint to whatever extent it is necessary to
prosecute such action, all expenses being borne by Sprint and all
damages which may be recovered being solely for the account of Sprint.
(h) Indemnification.
(i) Except as set forth herein and in Section 18 of this Agreement,
RadioShack shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Sprint and Sprint
Spectrum, their subsidiaries, officers, agents, employees and
Affiliates from all Damages arising out of or resulting from any act
or omission of RadioShack relating to claims for unauthorized use or
misuse of any Sprint/Sprint Spectrum Xxxx. Notwithstanding the above,
RadioShack shall not be responsible for and shall not defend,
indemnify or hold harmless Sprint or Sprint Spectrum from any Damages
arising out of or resulting from claims of trademark infringement that
are based solely on depicting the Sprint/Sprint Spectrum Marks in
accordance with the Sprint Trademark Usage Guidelines, or pursuant to
other authorization by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum, as the case may be.
10. Sprint Spectrum Trademark License
Sprint Spectrum has no marks to be licensed under this Agreement. If the
Parties later desire to license any Sprint Spectrum Marks, they agree to
negotiate a Trademark License substantially similar to the Trademark Licenses
provisions contained in this Agreement.
11. RadioShack Trademark License
(a) License. RadioShack grants to Sprint and Sprint Spectrum each a
non-exclusive, nontransferable, revocable license, without the right to
sublicense, to use the RadioShack Marks as set forth in this Agreement in the
Territory in connection with the promotion of the sale and use of the Products
and Services set forth on the Addenda attached hereto.
(b) Use of Marks. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum agree to use the RadioShack
Marks only as set forth in this Agreement and to follow the standards of quality
established by RadioShack. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum must not use the
RadioShack Marks in combination with any other trade name, trademark or service
xxxx, except as otherwise set forth in the RadioShack Trademark Usage Guidelines
in this Agreement, without the prior written approval of RadioShack.
(c) RadioShack after providing written notice to a Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum of a breach of any trademark license provision, and after providing a
reasonable time to cure such breach, but not less than thirty (30) days, may, at
its option, take those actions reasonably necessary to protect RadioShack's
trademark rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a breach of these license
provisions may give rise to irreparable injury; consequently, RadioShack may
seek injunctive relief without entering into any dispute resolution or
arbitration process.
(d) Control of Marks.
(i) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum agree to adhere to the trademark usage
guidelines furnished by RadioShack for the depiction of the RadioShack
Marks ("RadioShack Trademark Usage Guidelines"). The attached Exhibit
11(d)(ii) will function as the current version of the RadioShack
Trademark Usage Guidelines.
(ii) Sprint and Sprint Spectrum agree to include on all advertising and
promotional materials bearing any of the RadioShack Marks the
following notice:
"[RadioShack Xxxx] is a registered* Trademark of Technology
Properties,Inc. Used under license."
* "Registered" to be used only when the Xxxx is registered in the
USPTO.
(iii)Sprint agrees that, except with respect to materials substantially
identical to materials that have previously been approved, it will
furnish to RadioShack for trademark usage approval prior to any use of
the RadioShack Marks a sample of each use of the RadioShack Marks that
is different from previously approved usages on advertising,
promotional materials, packaging and labels. Sprint agrees to amend
the use of the RadioShack Marks in any such advertising, promotional
materials, packaging or labels if the use of the RadioShack Marks is
not approved by Radioshack in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Sprint will use all commercially reasonable efforts to
provide sufficient submission lead times to allow RadioShack adequate
review and approval time on trademark usage of RadioShack Marks by
Sprint. Radioshack will use all commercially reasonable efforts to
provide trademark usage review and approval within the time
constraints applicable to the conduct of Sprint's operations and the
specific advertising, promotional, packaging or label usage proposed
for the RadioShack Marks. If, however, such approval is not received
by Sprint within 5 business days of the date of receipt by RadioShack
of such materials, such materials will be deemed approved unless
Sprint and RadioShack agree on a longer period of time for approval of
specific materials. All materials will be sent for approval to:
General Counsel
Tandy Corporation
0000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
(e) Royalties. RadioShack provides this license royalty-free to Sprint and
Sprint Spectrum.
(f) Rights in Marks.
(i) All uses of the RadioShack Marks by Sprint and Sprint Spectrum inure
to the benefit of RadioShack. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum acquire no
rights, title or interest in the RadioShack Marks or the goodwill
associated with them, other than the right to use the RadioShack Marks
in accordance with this Agreement. In accepting this Agreement, Sprint
and Sprint Spectrum acknowledge RadioShack's ownership of the
RadioShack Marks, their validity and the goodwill connected with them.
Sprint and Sprint Spectrum shall not attack the RadioShack Marks, nor
assist anyone in attacking them. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum further
agree not to make any application to register the RadioShack Marks,
nor to use any confusingly similar trademark, service xxxx, trade
name, or derivation, during the term of this Agreement or thereafter.
This paragraph will survive the termination of this Agreement.
(ii) At the request of RadioShack, Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will execute
any papers or documents reasonably necessary to protect the rights of
RadioShack in the RadioShack Marks and execute and deliver such other
documents as may be reasonably requested by RadioShack.
(g) Infringement. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum shall promptly notify
RadioShack of any unauthorized use of the RadioShack Marks that comes to Sprint
or Sprint Spectrum's attention. RadioShack in its sole discretion may take such
action as may be required to prosecute the infringement. In the event that
RadioShack decides that action should be taken against such third parties,
RadioShack may take such action either in its own name, or alternatively,
RadioShack may authorize Sprint or Sprint Spectrum to initiate such action in
Sprint or Sprint Spectrum's name. In either event, Sprint and Sprint Spectrum
agree to cooperate fully with RadioShack to whatever extent it is necessary to
prosecute such action, all expenses being borne by RadioShack and all damages
which may be recovered being solely for the account of RadioShack.
(h) Indemnification.
(i) Except as set forth herein and in Section 18 of this Agreement, Sprint
and Sprint Spectrum, as the case may be, shall defend, indemnify and
hold harmless RadioShack, its officers, agents, employees and
Affiliates from all Damages arising out of or resulting from any act
or omission of Sprint or Sprint Spectrum, as the case may be, relating
to claims for unauthorized use or misuse of any RadioShack Xxxx.
Notwithstanding the above, Sprint and Sprint Spectrum shall not be
responsible for and shall not defend, indemnify or hold harmless
RadioShack from any Damages arising out of or resulting from claims of
trademark infringement that are based solely on depicting the
RadioShack Marks in accordance with the RadioShack Trademark Usage
Guidelines, or pursuant to other authorization by RadioShack.
(ii) Except as set forth herein and in Section 18 of this Agreement,
RadioShack shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Sprint and Sprint
Spectrum, their subsidiaries, offices, agents, employees and
Affiliates from all Damages arising out of the proper use of
RadioShack Marks.
12. Quality Control and Approval
(a) Quality Control, Approvals, and Samples--RadioShack-Sourced Products.
(i) RadioShack agrees that RadioShack-sourced, Sprint-branded products
will meet the applicable quality and standard requirements furnished
by Sprint ("Sprint Quality Standards"). The Attached Exhibit 12(a)(i)
will function as the current version of the Sprint Quality Standards.
Approval of a particular product pursuant to Section 12(a)(ii) below
will not be deemed a waiver of any of the quality and standard
requirements set forth in Exhibit 12(a)(i) with respect to any other
product.
(ii) RadioShack agrees to submit a reasonable number of representative
samples of each RadioShack-sourced, Sprint-branded product at no cost
for review and written approval prior to any use, sale or other
distribution by RadioShack. RadioShack must not distribute any
RadioShack-sourced, Sprint-branded product until final approval of
such samples is received in writing from Sprint, such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld. Samples are to be provided to the person
designated by Sprint in writing to RadioShack.
(iii)RadioShack agrees that all RadioShack-sourced, Sprint-branded products
that it advertises, distributes and sells will be substantially
identical to and of no lesser quality than the final samples approved.
RadioShack agrees to submit to Sprint for written approval any
proposed change from the final samples approved involving any material
alteration in the form fit and structure, design or quality of the
RadioShack-sourced, Sprint-branded products prior to RadioShack's
advertisement, sale or distribution.
(b) Quality Control, Approvals, and Samples--Sprint-Sourced Products.
(i) Sprint agrees that the Sprint-sourced, Sprint-branded Products will
meet the applicable quality and standard requirements furnished by
RadioShack ("RadioShack Quality Standards"). The Attached Exhibit
12(b)(i) will function as the current version of the RadioShack
Quality Standards. Approval of a particular product pursuant to
Section 12(b)(ii) below will not be deemed a waiver of any of the
quality and standard requirements set forth in Exhibit 12(b)(i) with
respect to any other product.
(ii) Sprint agrees to submit a reasonable number of representative samples
of each Sprint-sourced, Sprint-branded product at no cost for review
and written approval prior to any use, sale or other distribution by
RadioShack. RadioShack must not distribute any Sprint-sourced,
Sprint-branded product until final approval of such samples is
received in writing from Sprint, such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld. Samples are to be provided to the person designated by
RadioShack in writing to Sprint.
(iii)Sprint agrees that all Sprint-sourced, Sprint-branded products that
Sprint advertises, distributes and sells will be substantially
identical to and of no lesser quality than the final samples approved.
Sprint agrees to submit to RadioShack for written approval any
proposed change from the final samples approved involving any material
alteration in the form fit and structure, design or quality of the
Sprint-sourced, Sprint-branded products prior to RadioShack's
advertisement, sale or distribution.
13. Copyright and Patent Indemnification and Infringement
(a) RadioShack shall promptly notify Sprint or Sprint Spectrum of any event
of third party infringement of Sprint or Sprint Spectrum copyrights in a work or
authorship related to this Agreement ("Works") that comes to RadioShack's
attention. RadioShack agrees to reasonably assist Sprint and Sprint Spectrum in
the prosecution of any claim or lawsuit against infringement of the Sprint or
Sprint Spectrum Works by providing such relevant evidence as RadioShack may have
within its control. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum agree to reimburse RadioShack for
RadioShack's out-of-pocket expenses (including attorney's fees and expenses)
reasonably and solely incurred in providing such evidence and reasonable
assistance. To the extent permitted by law, RadioShack shall have the right to
intervene at its own expense in any legal proceedings affecting its copyrights.
Sprint and Sprint Spectrum may at their own expense and in the exercise of their
sole discretion bring a claim or lawsuit to restrain any infringement of the
Sprint and Sprint Spectrum Works, in its own name, and shall be entitled to
receive and retain for its own use and benefit any recovery awarded in such
lawsuit. Sprint and Sprint Spectrum may only name RadioShack as a plaintiff or
join RadioShack as a party to any such lawsuit after obtaining RadioShack's
prior written permission and after Sprint and Sprint Spectrum have agreed in
writing to reimburse RadioShack for all reasonable attorney's fees, costs and
expenses incurred.
Sprint and Sprint Spectrum shall defend, indemnify and hold RadioShack
harmless from any Damages imposed on or incurred by RadioShack as a result of
any claim or lawsuit brought against RadioShack: (A) claiming direct or
contributory infringement or inducement to infringe a third party's patent,
copyright or similar intellectual property of right arising out of RadioShack's,
Sprint's or Sprint Spectrum's importing, using, soliciting orders for, or
selling Products or Services supplied by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum or made to
specifications supplied by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum for compatibility with the
Services; (B) claiming contributory infringement of or inducement to infringe a
third party's patent, copyright or similar intellectual property right arising
out of RadioShack's: (1) importing or making Products for sale; or (2) using or
selling Products or products, in association with the Services of Sprint or
Sprint Spectrum, wherein such Products or products do not directly infringe such
third party's intellectual property right; or (C) claiming infringement of a
third party's copyright or similar intellectual property right resulting from
RadioShack's exercise of any of the exclusive rights of an owner of copyright or
similar intellectual property right with respect to any work or material
supplied by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum under this Agreement for use by
RadioShack, provided that RadioShack complies with the procedure set forth in
Section 14(g) below.
(b) Sprint or Sprint Spectrum shall promptly notify RadioShack of any event
of third party infringement of RadioShack copyrights in a work or authorship
related to this Agreement ("Works") that comes to Sprint or Sprint Spectrum's
attention. Sprint or Sprint Spectrum agrees to reasonably assist RadioShack in
the prosecution of any claim or lawsuit against infringement of RadioShack Works
by providing such relevant evidence as Sprint or Sprint Spectrum may have within
its control. RadioShack agrees to reimburse Sprint or Sprint Spectrum for Sprint
or Sprint Spectrum's out-of-pocket expenses (including attorney's fees and
expenses) reasonably and solely incurred in providing such evidence and
reasonable assistance. To the extent permitted by law, Sprint or Sprint Spectrum
shall have the right to intervene at its own expense in any legal proceedings
affecting Sprint's or Sprint Spectrum's copyrights. RadioShack may at
RadioShack's own expense and in the exercise of RadioShack's sole discretion
bring a claim or lawsuit to restrain any infringement of the RadioShack Works,
in its own name, and shall be entitled to receive and retain for its own use and
benefit any recovery awarded in such lawsuit. RadioShack may only name Sprint or
Sprint Spectrum as a plaintiff or join Sprint or Sprint Spectrum as a party to
any such lawsuit after obtaining Sprint or Sprint Spectrum's prior written
permission and after RadioShack agrees in writing to reimburse Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum for all reasonable attorney's fees, costs and expenses incurred.
RadioShack shall defend, indemnify and hold Sprint or Sprint Spectrum
harmless from any Damages imposed on or incurred by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum as
a result of any claim or lawsuit brought against Sprint or Sprint Spectrum: (A)
claiming direct or contributory infringement of or inducement to infringe a
third party's patent, copyright or similar intellectual property right arising
out of Sprint or Sprint Spectrum's or RadioShack's importing, using, soliciting
orders for, or selling products or services supplied by RadioShack or made to
specifications supplied by RadioShack for compatibility with the Services; (B)
claiming contributory infringement of or inducement to infringe a third party's
patent, copyright or similar intellectual property right arising out of Sprint
or Sprint Spectrum's: (1) importing or making products for sale; or (2) using or
selling Products or products, in association with the services of RadioShack,
wherein such Products or products do not directly infringe such third party's
intellectual property right; or (C) claiming infringement of a third party's
copyright or similar intellectual property right resulting from Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum's exercise of any of the exclusive rights of an owner of copyright or
similar intellectual property right with respect to any work or material
supplied by RadioShack under this Agreement for use by Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum, provided that Sprint or Sprint Spectrum as the case may be, comply
with the procedure set forth in Section 14(g) below.
14. Representations and Warranties: Indemnification - Each Party represents
and warrants to the other Parties that:
(a) Due Incorporation or Formation; Authorization of Agreements - The Party
is a limited partnership or corporation as the case may be duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, and is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign
corporation, limited partnership, or entity and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which it will conduct business or carry out the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement, if the failure to be so qualified would have
a material adverse effect on the business or assets of the respective Party or
materially affects its ability to perform its obligations hereunder. The Party
has the full power and authority to own its property and carry on its business
as owned and carried on at the date of this Agreement. The Party has the full
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
the Party has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate/partnership
action. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject as to
enforceability limits imposed by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and the availability of equitable
remedies. The Party has all necessary licenses to market and sell the Products
and Service as contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) No Conflict; No Default - Except under subparagraph (b) (iii) with
respect to any lease of any Retail Store and except as set forth on Schedule
14(b), to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Party,
neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement nor the
consummation by the Party of the transactions contemplated hereby:
(i) will violate or cause a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any existing law, regulation, order, writ, injunction,
decree, determination or award of any governmental authority or any
arbitrator, applicable to such Party,
(ii) will violate or cause a breach of or constitute a default under any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate or articles of
incorporation or bylaws (or other governing documents) of such Party
or of any material agreement or instrument to which such Party is or
may be bound or to which any of its material properties or assets is
subject, including the course of conduct between the Party and the
other party(ies) to such agreement,
(iii)will violate or cause a breach of, constitute a default under (whether
with notice or lapse of time or both), accelerate or permit the
acceleration of the performance required by, give to others any
interests or rights or require any consent, authorization or approval
under any indenture, mortgage or lease agreement or material financial
obligation to which such Party or by which such Party is or may be
bound, or
(iv) will require any consent, approval or authorization of, or
declaration, filing a registration with, any governmental or
regulatory authority, or
(v) will require any license, other than those currently held by a Party
with the good faith belief that such license will endure or is
renewable and will be renewed by such Party for the full term of this
Agreement, under the intellectual property rights of a third party.
In addition, except as provided in Schedule 14(b) attached to this
Agreement, RadioShack represents and warrants to the other Parties that it has
contacted each of the Cellular Radiotelephone Service Carriers listed on Exhibit
14(b) and that, to the best of its information, knowledge and belief, the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate or cause
a breach or constitute a default under (whether with notice or lapse of time or
both) of any existing contract by and between RadioShack and any of the Cellular
Radio Telephone Service Carriers listed on Exhibit 14(b) in any of the Licensed
Markets listed on Schedule III.1 of the National Agreement to Market Personal
Communications Services Addendum attached hereto.
(c) Litigation - There are no claims, actions, suits, proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Party, threatened against or
affecting the Party or any of its properties, assets or businesses in any court
or before or by any governmental department, board, agency or instrumentality,
domestic or foreign, or any arbitrator which could, if adversely determined (or,
in the case of an investigation, could lead to any action, suit or proceeding,
which if adversely determined could) reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the Party's ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement. The Party has not received any currently effective notice of default
under any law, regulation, contract, agreement or otherwise which if not timely
cured could have a material adverse effect on the Party's ability to perform its
obligations under this Agreement. The Party is not in default under any
applicable order, writ, injunction, decree, permit, determination or award of
any governmental authority or any arbitrator which could reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on the Party.
(d) Right to Disclose; Marks, Ownership and Registration - Each Party
warrants that it has the right to disclose all Proprietary Information which it
has disclosed to the other Party pursuant to this Agreement. Except as expressly
provided otherwise in this Agreement, none of the Parties make any
representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to any Proprietary
Information.
Each respective Party's Marks and the registration thereof are good, valid
and enforceable at law and in equity. Marks which are being applied for and
those for which registrations have not been renewed are not included in this
representation and warranty (it being understood no Party, by this exception,
waives its claim to such Marks and this Agreement shall apply to such Marks even
if only applied for or currently not registered).
(e) Indemnification - Each Party hereto (the "Indemnifying Party") agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the other Parties hereto and their permitted
assigns, and their partners, officers, directors, employees and agents, and each
of their representatives, and their successors and assigns (collectively, the
"Indemnitees") at all times from and after the Effective Date against and in
respect of any Damages (hereinafter defined) suffered by the Indemnitees as a
direct or indirect result of any claims, actions or demands by a third party,
who is not an Affiliate of a Party hereto, to the extent caused by (i) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Indemnifying Party in this
Agreement or any agreement executed by the Indemnifying Party in connection
herewith; (ii) breach or default in the performance by the Indemnifying Party of
any of the covenants to be performed by the Indemnifying Party under this
Agreement or any agreement executed by the Indemnifying Party in connection
herewith; (iii) any debts, liabilities or obligations of the Indemnifying Party,
whether accrued, absolute, contingent, or otherwise, due or to become due; (iv)
any claim by a third party preventing the Indemnifying Party from substantially
performing its material obligations hereunder; (v) the Indemnifying Party's acts
or omissions with respect to any advertising (other than claims arising out of
(A) the proper use of the Indemnified Party's Marks, and (B) advertising that is
specifically approved in form and content by the Parties, or (vi) any other act
or omission of the Indemnifying Party, or any occurrence on the property of the
Indemnifying Party, unrelated to this Agreement. In addition, notwithstanding
any term or provision of any purchase order or Addendum to this Agreement,
RadioShack will indemnify and hold harmless Sprint and Sprint's Indemnitees from
all Damages relating to or arising out of the manufacture, sale or distribution
of any RadioShack-sourced, Sprint-branded products, not attributable to any act
or omission of Sprint or otherwise addressed herein; and notwithstanding any
term or provision of any purchase order or Addendum to this Agreement, Sprint
will indemnify and hold harmless RadioShack and RadioShack's Indemnitees from
all Damages relating to or arising out of the manufacture, sale or distribution
of any Sprint-sourced, Sprint-branded products, not attributable to any act or
omission of RadioShack or otherwise addressed herein. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
claims, actions and judgments against an Indemnitee for wrongful or tortious
interference with contractual relationships or wrongful or tortious inducement
of breach of contract or like claims or actions under the case law, statutes or
regulations of any jurisdiction, and all Damages awarded in respect of such
claims (including any actual or punitive damages) are specifically excluded from
this indemnification obligation.
(f) For the purposes of this Agreement and unless otherwise specifically
provided, the term "Damages" shall include (i) all amounts finally awarded or
charged against an Indemnitee and all actual out-of-pocket expenses or costs
incurred by such Indemnitee(s), including reasonable professional and attorneys'
fees and expenses incurred in investigating or in attempting to avoid the same
or oppose the imposition thereof and (ii) interest at a rate per annum equal to
that announced from time to time by the Wall St. Journal as the "prime rate" or
"base rate" (or the legal rate of interest, if lower) from the date thirty (30)
days after notice of any such claim for indemnification under this Agreement is
given, or if an unliquidated claim, from such later date as the claim is
liquidated, to the date full indemnification is made therefor, but Damages shall
not include any amounts for which any one of the Indemnitees actually receives
payment under an insurance policy, excluding self-insured amounts and deductible
amounts.
(g) Promptly upon receipt by it of notice of any demand, assertion, claim,
action or proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to any matter as to
which an Indemnifying Party has agreed to indemnify an Indemnitee under the
provisions of this Agreement, the Indemnitee will give prompt notice thereof in
writing to the Indemnifying Party, together with the statement of such
information respecting such demand, assertion, claim, action or proceeding as
the Indemnitee shall then have. If the Indemnifying Party acknowledges full
liability or potential liability without admitting same under this Agreement,
the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to contest and defend by all
appropriate legal or other proceedings any demand, assertion, claim, action or
proceeding with respect to which it has been called upon to indemnify the
Indemnitee under the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that:
(i) notice of intention so to contest shall be delivered to the Indemnitee
within twenty (20) calendar days from the receipt by the Indemnifying
Party of notice of the assertion of such demand, assertion, claim,
action or proceeding;
(ii) the Indemnifying Party will pay all costs and expenses of such contest
or defense, including all attorneys' and accountants' fees, and the
cost of any bond required by law to be posted in connection with such
contest or defense;
(iii)such contest or defense shall be conducted by reputable attorneys
employed by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably approved by the
Indemnitee, at the Indemnifying Party's sole cost and expense, but the
Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in such proceedings and
to be represented by attorneys of its own choosing, at the
Indemnitee's cost and expense without contribution or indemnification
by the Indemnifying Party for such costs or expenses;
(iv) if after such opportunity, the Indemnifying Party does not elect to
assume the defense in any such proceedings, the Indemnifying Party
shall be bound by the results obtained by the Indemnitee, including
without limitation any out-of-court settlement or compromise;
(v) if the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense, the Indemnitee(s) will
not settle, or attempt to settle, such claim without the Indemnifying
Party's consent; and
(vi) the Indemnifying Party will not settle any claim without the prior
written consent of the Indemnitees, unless the settlement contains a
complete and unconditional release of the Indemnitee(s), and the
settlement does not involve the imposition of any nonmonetary relief
on the Indemnitees.
(h) Remedies in General - No delay or omission on the part of any Party in
exercising any right or remedy shall operate as a waiver of said right or remedy
or any other right or remedy. A waiver on any one occasion shall not be
construed as a bar to or a waiver of any right on any future occasion. Every
right and remedy of a Party shall be cumulative and in addition to every other
right and remedy expressed in this Agreement or allowed by law or equity, and
may be exercised singularly or concurrently.
15. Publicity - Except for legally mandated disclosures, any press releases or
public announcements relating to this Agreement or the terms of the Agreement
must be mutually agreed upon by the Parties.
16. Independent Contractors - Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended or
shall be construed to create or establish any agency, partnership, joint venture
or other profit-sharing arrangement, landlord-tenant, or lessor-lessee
relationship between the Parties. No Party shall have any authority, express or
implied, to create or assume any obligation, enter into any agreement, make any
representation or warranty, file any document with any governmental body, or
serve or accept legal process on behalf of any other Party, settle any claim by
or against any other Party, or to bind or otherwise render any other Party
liable in any way to any other person, without the prior express written consent
of the Party to be affected by such action.
17. Product and Service Representations - All Product and Service warranties
will be limited to, and be as set forth, on each respective Addendum attached
hereto. RadioShack will not make to any customer or potential customer any
representation or warranties whatsoever on behalf of Sprint or Sprint Spectrum,
and shall effectively disclaim any authority to make such warranty or
representation on Sprint's or Sprint Spectrum's behalf, to any customer or
potential customer regarding any of the Products or Services, except as
specifically authorized by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum on an Addendum attached
hereto, as appropriate.
Sprint and Sprint Spectrum will not make to any customer or potential
customer any representation or warranty whatsoever on behalf of RadioShack, and
shall effectively disclaim any authority to make such warranty or representation
on RadioShack's behalf, to any customer or potential customer regarding any of
the Products or Services, except as specifically authorized by RadioShack on an
Addendum attached hereto, as appropriate.
18. Limitation of Liability - IN NO EVENT WILL ANY PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER
PARTIES FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE
DAMAGES, OR LIKE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CALLED, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, ARISING FROM THE
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES OR THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS UNDER, OR BREACH OF THIS
AGREEMENT, EXCEPT WHERE SUCH DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, ARE CLAIMED BY OR
AWARDED TO A THIRD PARTY IN A CLAIM OR ACTION AGAINST WHICH A PARTY TO THIS
AGREEMENT HAS A SPECIFIC OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY ANOTHER PARTY TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INDICATION TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, IN NO EVENT WILL ANY
PARTY, INCLUDING SPRINT AND SPRINT SPECTRUM, BE LIABLE OR HAVE ANY JOINT AND
SEVERAL OBLIGATION FOR THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS, OR ANY OTHER OBLIGATIONS
OR LIABILITIES, OF ANY OTHER PARTY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ADDENDUM HERETO.
THIS COVENANT DOES NOT AFFECT THE OBLIGATION OF A PARTY TO INDEMNIFY ANOTHER
PARTY AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN.
19. Termination
(a) Termination Events. No Party will have the right to terminate this
Agreement for a period of thirty-six (36) months after the Effective Date unless
the grounds for termination are:
(i) that another Party has been convicted of a violation of a Federal,
state or local criminal statute and such conviction actually and
materially adversely affects that Party's ability to perform its
obligations under this Agreement;
(ii) that a final judgment has been entered against another Party finding
said Party in violation of a Federal, state or local statute or
regulation and such final judgment actually and materially affects
that Party's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iii)that another Party has (a) filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or
voluntary petition or an answer seeking reorganization, arrangement,
readjustment of its debts, or any other relief under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code or under any other insolvency act or law now or
hereafter existing, (b) made a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or (c) admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts
as they mature;
(iv) that another Party has had (a) an involuntary petition filed against
it seeking reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of its debts, or
any other relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or under any other
insolvency act or law now or hereafter existing (b) a receiver or
trustee appointed involuntarily, and such petition or action is not
suspended, stayed or dismissed within sixty (60) days after filing or
appointment, as the case may be.
(v) that a Final Order has been issued by the Arbitrator containing a
finding of a material breach of contract, representation or warranty
given by a Party in this Agreement or of any other material breach of
this Agreement by the Party against which termination is sought; or
(vi) that a Change of Control has occurred involving a Party, other than a
transaction constituting a Change of Control by one Party of another
Party.
With respect to a termination pursuant to subsections (i)-(iv) the Party
seeking termination will provide the other Parties sixty (60) days written
notice following the occurrence of the event creating the grounds for
termination; and, with respect to a termination pursuant to subsection (vi), the
Party seeking termination will provide the other Parties one hundred twenty
(120) days written notice following the occurrence of the event creating the
grounds for termination; and with respect to a termination pursuant to
subsection (v), the Party seeking termination will have the right to an
immediate termination following receipt of the Final Order, but in no event
sooner than sixty (60) days from the date a Party first notifies the others in
writing of a breach.
(b) Intentionally left blank.
(c) Termination after Thirty-Six Months. Each Party may unilaterally
terminate this Agreement at any time after the end of the thirty-sixth (36th)
month after the Effective Date upon one hundred eighty (180) days written notice
following the unsatisfactory conclusion of the Dispute Resolution procedure set
forth in Section 20(a) below. The Parties may by mutual agreement terminate this
Agreement at any time after the end of the thirty-sixty (36th) month after the
Effective Date by the following procedure:
(i) A Party who desires to initiate the mutual termination process
described herein (the "Initiating Party") shall notify each other
Party to this Agreement (each a "Responding Party") in writing
pursuant to Section 26 and signed by the Chief Executive Officer of
the Initiating Party. Such notice shall state conspicuously that it is
a "Notice of Request for Mutual Termination of Master Agreement." The
Notice of Request for Mutual Termination may be withdrawn by the
Initiating Party if the Initiating Party notifies each Responding
Party of such withdrawal in writing signed by the said Chief Executive
Officer prior to receiving the appropriate written responses from all
Responding Parties described below.
(ii) Within thirty (30) days from receipt of a Notice of Request for Mutual
Termination from the Initiating Party or within such extended period
as may be agreed upon by all Parties in writing, each Responding Party
shall respond in writing signed by its Chief Executive Officer to the
Initiating Party and send a copy of its response to the other
Responding Party. The content of such responses shall only state:
a. "Notice of Request for Mutual Termination of Master Agreement by
(Party Name)" (if the Responding Party concurs with the Initiating
Party and wishes to mutually terminate the Master Agreement); or
b. "Rejection of Request for Mutual Termination of Master Agreement by
(Party Name)" (if Responding Party does not concur with the Initiating
Party and does not wish to mutually terminate the Master Agreement).
Each Responding party shall use its best efforts to respond within the time
period provided. Failure of any Responding Party to respond within the time
period shall be deemed an automatic withdrawal of all Notices of Request for
Mutual Termination of the Master Agreement by the Initiating Party and all
Responding Parties.
(iii)If all parties send the required Notice of Request for Mutual
Termination of the Master Agreement as set forth above, the Parties
shall, within the next thirty (30) days or within such extended period
as may be agreed by all Parties in writing, negotiate to determine and
resolve all outstanding issues, including all amounts payable under
Section 20(b)(iii) and all other amounts payable by a Party to the
other Parties. Any such outstanding issues that are not resolved
within the time provided will be submitted to arbitration in the
manner set forth in this Agreement.
(d) Termination Applies to All Parties. If this Agreement is terminated by
a Party, this Agreement will be terminated in its entirety.
(e) Mitigation of Losses. Upon the occurrence of an event creating grounds
for termination under Section 19(a) above, including but not limited to, a claim
that any Party has breached this Agreement or any representation or warranty
given in this Agreement, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to mitigate damages caused by the occurrence of such event.
(f) Duties Upon Termination. Upon the expiration or termination of this
Agreement:
(i) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Parties will use all
commercially reasonable efforts to cease immediately all of their
respective efforts to promote the sale of the Products and Services
through the Retail Stores including the use of the Combination Marks
but in any event no later than sixty (60) days after expiration or
termination of this Agreement;
(ii) Except as otherwise provided herein, RadioShack will cease immediately
the use of any Sprint and/or Sprint Spectrum Marks, and Sprint and
Sprint Spectrum will cease immediately the use of RadioShack Marks,
and each will cease immediately the use of the Combination Marks;
(iii)Except as otherwise provided herein, the Parties will discontinue
immediately making any statements or taking any actions that might
cause third parties to infer that any business relationship continues
to exist between the Parties pursuant to this Agreement, and where
necessary or advisable, inform third parties that the Parties no
longer have a business relationship pursuant to this Agreement; and
(iv) RadioShack will retain possession of and take title to the
Merchandising Display (if neither Sprint or Sprint Spectrum notifies
RadioShack within thirty (30) days after the effective date of
termination of such Party's intent to take and remove the
Merchandising Display at such Party's expense), and RadioShack will
remove and destroy the Sprint and/or Sprint Spectrum Marks and other
designations from all Retail Stores, including the Merchandising
Displays, at RadioShack's sole cost and expense, within sixty (60)
days following termination of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, following a termination of
this Agreement, RadioShack may continue to advertise and sell the Products for
the time period necessary to sell through or sell out each Product remaining in
current inventories to the extent provided in each Addendum hereto, but in any
event no later than twenty-four (24) months after expiration or termination of
this Agreement. During such time, RadioShack may continue to use the Sprint
Marks (but not in Combination Xxxx Format), but such use shall be subject to the
terms of this Agreement and limited to the Products RadioShack has on order and
in inventory as of the termination of this Agreement.
(g) Subsequent Marketing. During the term of this Agreement, and for a
period equal to the greater (i) five years following termination of this
Agreement, or (ii) the time period set forth in any applicable governmental law
or regulations, RadioShack will not sort out and use for its own purposes,
including any target marketing, a list of customers who have purchased any of
the Sprint or Sprint Spectrum Products or Services which are the subject of this
Agreement, or make such list or any portion thereof available to another PCS or
telecommunications carrier for the purpose of sale of products or services
similar to those set forth on any Addendum attached hereto; provided, however,
that this paragraph shall not be construed in any way to limit general use by
RadioShack of RadioShack's lists compiled by RadioShack of its own customers
purchasing products or services, including Products or Services.
(h) Post Termination Compensation. For a period of twenty-four (24) months
following the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Sprint and Sprint
Spectrum shall pay RadioShack residual commissions and compensation at the rate
and pursuant to the terms set forth on the applicable Addendum in effect on the
effective date of termination or expiration of this Agreement.
Upon a unilateral termination of this Agreement, Sprint or Sprint Spectrum,
as the case may be, has the option in Sprint or Sprint Spectrum's sole
discretion, but not the obligation, to pay to RadioShack, in one lump sum,
within sixty (60) days after the termination date, an amount equal to the
present value as of the effective date of (using a discount factor equal to the
then current two year Federal T-Xxxx interest rate per annum) of a stream of
Assumed Payments, as defined below) for 24 months, less payments made to
RadioShack between the date of termination and the date of payment of the lump
sum in full satisfaction of their respective obligations, as the case may be, to
pay residual commissions hereunder. For the purposes of this option, the lump
sum payment will be equal to the Assumed Payment multiplied by 24, and then
discounted at the rate set forth above. For the purposes of this Agreement,
"Assumed Payment" means the amount equal to 1/12th of the residuals actually
earned by RadioShack from all Sprint or Sprint Spectrum Services, as the case
may be, sold on a residual basis by RadioShack on behalf of Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding a termination
of this Agreement. Any bounties, activation fees, incentive program payments,
marketing development funds, advertising funds or any other non-residual or one
time payments made by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum to RadioShack will not be
included in this calculation. If the Agreement is in effect for fewer than
twelve (12) months prior to termination, the monthly average will be multiplied
by twelve in order to arrive at the twelve month period.
20. Dispute Resolution
(a) Procedures - In the event of a dispute arising between any of the
Parties, out of or relating to the Agreement or the performance of any
obligations under the Agreement, the Parties agree to attempt, in good faith, to
resolve such disputes through the escalation procedure set forth below:
(i) The Joint Steering Committee members for the Parties shall meet by
telephone or in person and attempt to resolve any dispute in good
faith;
(ii) If the Joint Steering Committee members are unable to resolve the
dispute within five (5) business days, or such longer period of time
as agreed by the Joint Steering Committee, the Parties' respective
Joint Steering Committee members shall provide a written summary of
the disputed issues to a senior division officers for each Party. The
senior division officers (i.e., the president or titular head of each
appropriate division or designated group of such Party) for each Party
shall then meet by telephone or in person and attempt to resolve such
dispute in good faith;
(iii)If the senior division officers are unable to resolve the dispute
within ten (10) business days, the senior division officers will
provide a written summary of the disputed issues to the chief
executive officers of each Party. The chief executive officers of each
Party will then meet by telephone or in person and attempt to resolve
such dispute in good faith;
(iv) If the chief executive officers are unable to resolve the dispute
within ten (10) business days, then either Party may terminate this
Agreement as provided in Section 19(a)(v) or 19(c) above.
(b) Termination Payments and Arbitration.
(i) Upon a unilateral termination of this Agreement by RadioShack under
Section 19(c), or by Sprint or Sprint Spectrum under Section 19(a),
RadioShack will pay to Sprint and Sprint Spectrum an amount equal to
the unamortized Merchandising Display Expenditures (less any credits
or payments for the same previously received) as of the termination
date of this Agreement, and Radio Shack will be entitled to receive
only one-half of the amount otherwise payable by Sprint and Sprint
Spectrum under Section 19(h) above;
(ii) Upon a unilateral termination of this Agreement by Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum under Section 19(c), or by RadioShack under Section 19(a),
RadioShack will pay to Sprint and Sprint Spectrum an amount equal to
one-half of the unamortized Merchandising Display Expenditures (less
any credits or payments for the same previously received) as of the
termination date of this Agreement, and RadioShack will be entitled to
receive all of the amounts otherwise payable under Section 19(h).
(iii)Upon a mutual termination of this Agreement by the Parties under
Section 19(c), the Parties will meet and agree upon the amount of the
unamortized Merchandising Display Expenditures, if any, payable to
Sprint and Sprint Spectrum by Radio Shack and the amount of money
otherwise payable under Section 19 (h), if any, payable to RadioShack
by Sprint and Sprint Spectrum. taking into consideration the
principles set forth in Section 20(b)(i) and Section 20(b)(ii).
(iv) All payments due under this Section will be due and payable in
immediately available funds within thirty (30) days of the effective
date of the termination of this Agreement. If Sprint or Sprint
Spectrum, as the case may be, elect the lump sum payment option in
Section 19(h) above, the lump sum payment will be offset against the
payment payable by Radio Shack hereunder.
(v) Solely for the purposes of this Section 20(b), and notwithstanding any
inconsistent period of amortization or depreciation schedule claimed
or used by a Party hereto, the Merchandising Display Expenditures will
be amortized as follows: the Merchandising Display Expenditures
attributable to the fixtures will be amortized on the straight-line
basis over one hundred (100) months; and Merchandising Display
Expenditures attributable to the computer interface will be amortized
on the straight-line basis over thirty-six (36) months. The starting
date for the amortization with respect to each computer interface and
fixtures for each Retail Store will be the first day of the first
month in which a Merchandising Display is installed and operational in
that Retail Store.
Except for termination payment disputes under Section 20(b)(i) and (ii),
the Parties will submit to an Arbitrator any dispute which cannot be resolved by
the Parties regarding the unwinding of this relationship and any alleged breach
of contract issues. The Arbitrator will determine what, if any, measures should
be taken by the Parties to unwind the relationship; provided, however, that the
Parties will not submit any trademark license provision to arbitration.
Irrespective of termination, following the dispute resolution procedure set
forth above, a Party may submit a good faith allegation of a breach of contract
claim to the Arbitrator for determination by the Arbitrator, who will also
determine the amount of damages, if any, to be paid by a Party to another Party
for a breach of this Agreement. This Arbitration process shall be conducted in
accordance with the procedures set forth on Schedule 20(b) attached hereto.
21. Confidentiality
(a) Restriction - All Proprietary Information disclosed by one Party to the
other Parties is deemed to be confidential, restricted and proprietary to the
disclosing Party.
(b) Use - The Parties agree to use the Proprietary Information received
from the other Parties only to accomplish the intent of this Agreement. No other
rights to trademarks, inventions, copyrights, patents, or any other intellectual
property rights are implied or granted under this Agreement or by the conveying
of Proprietary Information between the Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein or in the Confidentiality Agreement, either Party may attach
this Agreement and attachments hereto to any public filing to the extent counsel
for such Party reasonably determines necessary.
(c) Copying - Proprietary Information supplied is not to be reproduced in
any form except as required to perform a Party's obligations under this
Agreement.
(d) Care - The receiving Parties must provide the same degree of care to
avoid disclosure or unauthorized use of the Proprietary Information as they
provide to protect their own similar proprietary information. All Proprietary
Information must be retained by the receiving Parties in a secure place with
access limited to only such of the receiving Party's employees, attorneys,
accountants or agents who need to know such information to perform a Party's
obligations under this Agreement and to such third parties as the disclosing
Party has consented to by prior written approval.
(e) Ownership - All Proprietary Information, unless otherwise specified in
writing, (a) remains the property of the disclosing Party, (b) must be used by
the receiving Parties only for the purpose of performing its obligations under
this Agreement, and (c) such Proprietary Information, including all copies of
such information, must be returned to the disclosing Party or destroyed after
the receiving Party's need for it has expired or upon request of the disclosing
Party, and, in any event, upon termination of this Agreement. At the request of
the disclosing Party, the receiving Party will furnish a certificate of an
officer of the receiving Party certifying that Proprietary Information not
returned to disclosing Party has been destroyed.
(f) Limitation - The Parties agree that the term "Proprietary Information"
does not include information which:
(i) has been or may in the future be published or is now or may in the
future be otherwise in the public domain through no fault of the
receiving Party;
(ii) prior to disclosure pursuant to this Agreement is property within the
legitimate possession of the receiving Party;
(iii)subsequent to disclosure pursuant to this Agreement is lawfully
received from a third party having rights in the information without
restriction of the third party's right to disseminate the information
and without notice of any restriction against its further disclosure;
(iv) is independently developed by the receiving Party through parties who
have not had, either directly or indirectly, access to or knowledge of
such Proprietary Information; or
(v) is obligated to be produced under order of a court of competent
jurisdiction or other similar requirement of a governmental agency, so
long as the Party required to disclose the information provides the
other Party with prior notice of such order or requirement.
(g) Relief - The Parties agree that a breach of this Section 21 may give
rise to irreparable injury to the non-breaching Party(ies) that cannot be
compensated for adequately by damages. Consequently, the Parties agree that each
Party shall be entitled, in addition to all other remedies available, to
injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent a breach of this Section 21 of
this Agreement and to secure the enforcement of the provisions of this Section
21 in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States or any state
thereof (and the Parties agree to waive any requirement for the posting of bond
in connection with such remedy).
(h) Term - A Party must not disclose the Proprietary Information for a
period which is the longer of (a) four years from the date of disclosure or (b)
two years following the date of termination of this Agreement.
22. Insurance
(a) Required Insurance - Each Party must, during the term of this Agreement
and at its sole expense, obtain and keep in force, the following insurance:
(i) Commercial General Liability Coverage, including personal injury,
bodily injury, property damage, operations hazard, independent
contractor coverage, contractual liability, and products and completed
operations liability, in limits not less than $5,000,000 for each
occurrence (combined single limit); and
(ii) Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability insurance.
(b) Request for Certificates - Each Party shall promptly comply with
another Party's request for a certificate of insurance evidencing such coverage.
(c) Policies of Insurance - All required insurance policies must be taken
out with reputable national insurers that are licensed to do business in the
jurisdictions where the Parties are doing business.
(d) No Limitation On Liability - The provision of insurance required in
this Agreement will not be construed to limit or otherwise affect the liability
of any Party to the other Parties.
(e) Release - The Parties agree to release each other, and their respective
principals, employees, representatives and agents, from any claims for damage to
any person or property, that are caused by, or result from, risks insured
against under any insurance policies carried by the Parties and in force at the
time of any such damage. Each Party will cause each insurance policy obtained by
it to provide that the insurance company waives all right of recovery by way of
subrogation against the other Party in connection with any damage covered by any
such policy. Neither Party will be liable to the other for any damage caused by
fire or any of the risks insured against under any insurance policy required by
this Section.
23. Ethical Conduct and Related Covenants - Each Party will perform its
obligations under this Agreement, in a diligent, legal, ethical, and
professional manner. Any representation made by either Party concerning Products
or Services shall be in compliance with the covenants in of this Agreement.
Neither Party will disparage the other Party, or the other Party's products or
services.
24. Compensation Disputes and Audit
(a) Disputes Concerning Compensation Payments - If any dispute arises
concerning any compensation payment due hereunder, the disputing Party must give
the other Parties written notice of the nature and amount of the dispute within
ninety (90) days of receipt of payment and supporting documentation. If a Party
does not receive such written notice within that ninety (90) day period, all
compensation payments made will be final and the other Parties may not
thereafter dispute the nature or amount of the compensation payment. If,
however, the complaining party did not have knowledge of the compensation due it
because of fraud, intentional failure to disclose, breach of this Agreement or
any other act or omission of the other Party, this provision shall not apply and
the complaining Party shall have two (2) years from the date of discovery of the
relevant facts in which to make a claim.
(b) Audit - Each Party will maintain complete and accurate accounting
records during the term of this Agreement and for twelve (12) months following
conclusion or expiration of all post-agreement payment obligations of all
Parties in a consistent form to substantiate the direct monetary payments and
reporting obligations of one Party to any other Party under this Agreement. Each
Party may, upon reasonable advanced written notice, conduct during the other
Party's regular business hours, and in accordance with applicable law and
reasonable security requirements, audits of such direct monetary payment and
reporting obligation accounts and records, in accordance with the following
guidelines and restrictions: (a) the audit may be conducted by members of the
internal audit department who are employees of the auditing Party, (b) the
audited Party may require the auditing Party's employee to conduct the audit on
the premises of the audited Party, (c) the audited Party will have the right to
have an employee or representative present at all times during the audit, (d)
the auditing Party will not have direct unrestricted access to the audited
Party's computer database without the consent of the audited Party, and will be
entitled to review only those specific records of the audited Party directly
related to the monetary obligations of the audited Party hereunder or the
applicable Addendum, specifically limited to customer activations,
deactivations, customer billing records, records related to media/advertising
expenditures (excluding advertising rate information subject to third party
confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements), Merchandising Display
Expenditures and reimbursements, market launch expenditures, market development
funds/escrow arrangements, and any other records directly related to the
monetary rights and obligations of such Party hereunder, and (e) the auditing
Party's audit of activation, deactivation, and customer billing records will be
limited to a reasonable random sampling audit of those records.
Subject to the restrictions set forth above, the audited Party shall
cooperate fully with the auditing Party. All reasonable fees and costs incurred
(including a reasonable charge for the services of any employee of the audited
Party directly involved in the audit) by either Party in connection with such
audits shall be paid by the auditing Party. The audited Party will have the
right to have the results of any such audit reviewed by the audited Party's
internal auditing staff or by the audited Party's independent accountants who
then audit the financial statements of the audited Party ("Independent
Auditors"). The cost of such internal or Independent Auditors review shall be
borne by the audited Party. The audited Party shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to immediately correct any deficiencies related to
performance uncovered by such audit.
Each Party may seek an audit of the other Party, pursuant to this Section,
no more than once every six (6) months. These audit rights shall survive until
the period ending twelve (12) months following conclusion or expiration of all
post-agreement payment obligations of all Parties under this Agreement.
25. Taxes - RadioShack is responsible for payment of all taxes due as a result
of compensation payable by Sprint and Sprint Spectrum to RadioShack.
26. Notices - Notices under this Agreement shall be given in writing, either by:
personal delivery; prepaid certified or registered mail return receipt
requested; recognized overnight courier or; facsimile transmission with receipt
confirmed (with a copy of the original of the facsimile transmission sent by
certified or registered mail to follow) addressed as follows: RadioShack Sprint
RadioShack Sprint
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Consumer Services Group
Xxxxx 0000 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Vice-President Attn: Director/RadioShack
Advertising and Marketing
with a copy (only of claims, with a copy to:
indemnity matters, notices of
default and termination):
Tandy Corporation Sprint
1800 One Tandy Center Consumer Services Group
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Attn: General Counsel Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Legal Department
Sprint Spectrum
Sprint Telecommunications Venture
0000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Vice-President Business
Development with a copy
to Law Department
with a copy (only of claims,
indemnity matters, notices of
default and termination):
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx
Twentieth Century Tower II
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
or to such other address as the Party to receive the notices shall from time to
time designate in writing to the other Parties.
27. Assignment - The Parties shall not assign or in any other way transfer
this Agreement or any right or obligation hereunder, whether by operation of law
or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which
consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed; provided, however, such
consent shall not be required in the event this Agreement, or any rights or
obligations hereunder, is assigned by a Party: (i) to a person or entity with
which that Party may merge or consolidate, or (ii) to a person or entity which
purchases all or substantially all of that Party's business or assets, or (iii)
to a person or entity which is an Affiliate of that Party.
28. Miscellaneous Provisions
(a) Force Majeure. Any Party's delay in, or failure of, performance under
this Agreement shall be excused where such delay or failure is caused by an act
of nature, fire, or other catastrophe, electrical, computer or mechanical
failure, work stoppage, delays or failure to act of any carrier or agent,
direction or effect of an order from a court or government agency or body, or
any other cause beyond a Party's direct control. Any Party seeking to be excused
for a delay in performing any obligation due to force majeure must exercise
reasonable efforts to minimize the delay in performing such obligation.
(b) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Addenda to the
Agreement, set forth the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the
subject matters contained therein, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous
agreements, understandings and representations, whether oral or written, made by
or among the Parties hereto. No supplement, modification or amendment of this
Agreement shall be binding, unless executed in writing by the Parties hereto.
(c) Amendments. Any amendments to the Agreement must be in writing and
signed by the Parties.
(d) Waiver. If any Party fails, at any time, to enforce any right or remedy
available to it under this Agreement, that failure shall not be construed to be
a waiver of the right or remedy with respect to any other breach or failure by
the other Party.
(e) Validity. If for any reason any clause or provision of this Agreement,
or the application of any such clause or provision in a particular context or to
a particular situation, circumstance, or person, should be held unenforceable,
invalid or in violation of law by any court or other tribunal, then the
application of such clause or provision in contexts or to situations,
circumstances or persons other than that in or to which it is held
unenforceable, invalid or in violation of law shall not be affected thereby, and
the remaining clauses and provisions hereof shall nevertheless remain in full
force and effect. Further, where state or federal law governs any aspect of
matters or services covered by this Agreement, such state or federal law shall
prevail over inconsistent provisions in this Agreement.
(f) Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its
principles of conflicts of law.
(g) Captions. The captions included in this Agreement have been inserted as
a matter of convenience only and in no way are intended to define, limit or to
be used in connection with the interpretation of this Agreement.
(h) Approvals. This Agreement is subject to any necessary approval and/or
modification required by any local, state and federal regulatory agencies having
jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof.
(i) Unforeseen Expenses. The Parties shall address any future unforeseen
mutual Program expenses which result in a significant financial impact on the
Program in such a way as to not disadvantage one or the other.
(j) Nonrecourse. Unless a Party to this Agreement, no past, present or
future shareholder, limited or general partner in or of RadioShack or Sprint
Spectrum, no parent or other Affiliate of any company comprising RadioShack and
no parent or other affiliate of any company comprising Sprint Spectrum, and no
shareholder, officer, employee, servant, executive, director, agent or
authorized representative of any of them (each, an "Operative") will be liable
by virtue of the direct or indirect ownership interest of such Operative in such
Party for payments due under this Agreement or for the performance of any
obligation, or breach of any representation or warranty made by such Party
hereunder. The sole recourse of RadioShack or Sprint Spectrum for satisfaction
of the obligations of Sprint Spectrum or RadioShack under this Agreement will be
against the Party and the Party's assets and not against any Operative or any
assets or property of any such Operative. In the event that a default occurs in
connection with such obligations, no action will be brought against any such
Operative by virtue of its direct or indirect ownership interest in RadioShack
or Sprint Spectrum, as the case may be.
(k) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. Any Party hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such
counterpart.
Signature Page of Master Agreement
SPRINT UNITED MANAGEMENT SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P.
COMPANY
By: /s/ D. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: D. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Its: President and Chief Operating Its: President and Chief Executive
Officer, Local Telecommunications Officer
Division
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P.
By: Sprint Spectrum Holding
Company, L.P.
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Its: CEO
TANDY CORPORATION, acting by and
through its RadioShack Division
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Its: Chairman and CEO
Attachment 1
SUMC Affiliates
Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co. Central Telephone Company - Nevada Division
Central Telephone Company - North Carolina Division Central Telephone Company of
Florida Central Telephone Company of Illinois Central Telephone Company of Texas
Central Telephone Company of Virginia The United Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania United Telephone Company of Eastern Kansas United Telephone Company
of Florida United Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc. United Telephone Company of
Kansas United Telephone Company of Minnesota United Telephone Company of
Missouri United Telephone Company of New Jersey, Inc. United Telephone Company
of Ohio United Telephone Company of Southcentral Kansas United Telephone Company
of Texas, Inc. United Telephone Company of the Carolinas United Telephone
Company of the Northwest United Telephone Company of the West United
Telephone-Southeast, Inc.
Computer Interface and Fixtures Addendum
To Be Determined
Excluded Marks Addendum
"Sprint available1/4"
Exhibit 1
Confidentiality Agreement
(to be attached)
Purchase Order Addendum
RadioShack Marks
SERVICE XXXX APPLICATION NO. REGISTRATION NO.
1-800-THE SHACK 1,981,542
CIRCLE R RADIOSHACK logo 74-703,498
CROPPED CIRCLE R logo 75-019,807
CROPPED CIRCLE R logo 75-019,808
CROPPED CIRCLE R logo 75-019,809
MAKE RADIOSHACK YOUR
TELEPHONE COMPANY 1,353,351
RADIO SHACK 1,676,195
RADIO SHACK logo 1,707,423
RADIOSHACK 75-975,233
THE REPAIR SHOP AT RADIOSHACK 1,887,479
YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS
WE'VE GOT ANSWERS 1,909,013
Sprint Marks
To Be Supplied
Schedule 20(b)
ARBITRATION PROCEDURES
1. Controversies and Claims Subject to Arbitration.
Any controversy arising out of or related to the relationship of the
Parties, (excluding the determination of termination payments under Section
20(b)(i), (ii) or a good faith allegation of a breach of the terms of the
Agreement or other matters for which arbitration is specifically provided in the
Agreement (collectively, "Claims"), will be settled by a single Arbitrator in
accordance with the arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association,
governed by the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Sec. 1., et. seq. The
Arbitrator shall apply the common law of Delaware with respect to any breach of
contract claims. If the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator
within ten (10) days of the request for arbitration, any Party may immediately
request the appointment of the Arbitrator in accordance with the governing
rules. Arbitration shall occur at any location to which the Parties and the
Arbitrator agrees or, in the absence of agreement, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
2. When Arbitration May Be Demanded.
Demand for arbitration may not be made until the later of the expiration of
any period for notice and time to cure, or the tenth (10th) day after the
Parties have presented evidence to each other or have been given reasonable
opportunity to do so, with respect to their position regarding their Claims.
A demand for arbitration shall be made within a reasonable time after the
Parties have exchanged their position, and in no event shall it be made after
the date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on a breach of
contract would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations.
3. Factors for Consideration.
Each Party may propose in writing, within fifteen (15) days of the
selection of an Arbitrator, those factors that it contends should be applied by
the Arbitrator in reaching a decision, and may submit a supporting brief.
The Parties may, within twenty (20) days following the conclusion of the
discovery provided for in Section 6 below, propose additional factors that they
contend should be applied by the Arbitrator and may submit supporting briefs.
The Arbitrator shall receive evidence and hear arguments on each factor
proposed as hereinbefore provided ("proposed factor(s)"), for inclusion as a
factor to be applied in reaching a decision. The Arbitrator shall select for
application any proposed factor if there is sufficient information in the record
as a whole to permit its rational application. In applying the proposed factors
selected, the Arbitrator may weigh the proposed factors, including giving no
weight, to any one or more proposed factors. The Arbitrator also shall apply
each proposed factor consistently to the maximum extent possible, provided,
however, that the Arbitrator may not decline to apply a proposed factor to a
Party solely because information in the record as a whole concerning that
proposed factor may not apply to, or is insufficient to allow application of
that proposed factor to, all Parties. The Arbitrator shall apply only proposed
factors. The Arbitrator shall, in his final order, an explanation of the
reason(s) why any proposed factor was or was not applied, and if applied, the
manner in which it was applied.
4. Contract Performance During Arbitration.
During arbitration proceedings, the Parties will continue to perform their
respective responsibilities under the terms and conditions of the Agreement and
each Addendum thereto.
5. Claims and Timely Assertion of Claims.
A Party who files notice of demand for arbitration must assert in the
demand all Claims then known to that Party on which arbitration is permitted to
be demanded. When a Party fails to include a claim through oversight,
inadvertence or excusable neglect, or when a claim has matured or been acquired
subsequently, the Arbitrator may permit amendment.
6. Discovery.
Within thirty (30) days of appointment, the Arbitrator shall prepare
written information and document requests to the Parties for the purpose of
eliciting the facts necessary to make a decision. The Parties may make
suggestions by letter to the Arbitrator as to the information and documents they
deem necessary for a decision and the form of the requests; however, the
Arbitrator's decision with respect to the information and document requests is
final. The Arbitrator shall give liberal consideration to the Parties'
suggestions and shall thereafter submit proposed information and document
requests to the Parties and allow them fifteen (15) days after the mailing
thereof to comment on such proposals. The Arbitrator shall prescribe a
reasonable time within which to respond to the information and document
requests, may grant those extensions of time he deems appropriate, and may,
after the responses have been served, submit additional information and document
requests until satisfied there is sufficient information to make an allocation.
Responses to information and document requests must be signed and sworn to by an
authorized representative of each respective Party. The Parties may object to
information and document requests on the grounds set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P.
26(b)(1) and (c) within fifteen (15) days of the mailing of such information and
document requests, and the Arbitrator shall establish a reasonable procedure to
rule promptly on such objections. Following the information and document
exchange, the Parties will have ninety (90) days in which to conduct and
complete depositions under a reasonable procedure established by the Arbitrator.
The Parties may object to depositions or deposition questions on the grounds set
out in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1) and (c), and the Arbitrator shall establish a
procedure to rule promptly on such objections. The Arbitrator shall have
available for enforcement of rulings relating to the information and document
exchange and depositions the sanctions set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2),
except contempt, as well as the right to adjust a Party's award, if any, as a
sanction.
7. Hearing Procedure. The following procedure shall govern the Arbitration
hearing.
A. After presentation of evidence, each Party shall have thirty (30) days
for submission of Proposed Findings of Fact and Briefs. Within fifteen
(15) days of the last day for such submissions, any Party may file a
Reply to the Brief of any other Party or Parties.
B. Within sixty (60) days of the last day for submission of Proposed
Findings of Fact and Briefs, the Arbitrator shall issue a Preliminary
Order. The Preliminary Order shall provide a specific reasoned
justification for the Preliminary Order consistent with the
requirements of Section 3 above.
C. Each Party will have thirty (30) days from the date of the Preliminary
Order to file written exceptions to the Order.
D. Within thirty (30) days of the deadline for filing exceptions, the
Arbitrator shall issue a Final Order, and provide a specific reasoned
justification for the Final Order consistent with the requirements of
Section 3 above.
E. The failure of the Arbitrator to meet the deadlines established in
subparagraphs B and D of this Section will not affect the validity or
enforceability of the Final Order.
8. Settlement Offers and Judgment on Final Award.
At least ten (10) calendar days before the commencement of the arbitration
hearings, each side shall provide a written offer of settlement to the other
side. Each side shall concurrently provide to the Arbitrator the same such
written offer of settlement at the time of the commencement of the first day of
arbitration hearings. The Arbitrator shall review each of the offers in camera.
The Arbitrator shall make the award in the amount of one settlement offer or the
other settlement offer. The Arbitrator may not decide upon a dollar figure
different than the dollar figure appearing in one or the other of the settlement
offers submitted by the Parties.
The Arbitrator may select such non-economic procedures to be used in
connection with the unwinding based upon the proposals of the Parties, as the
Arbitrator may decide in his/her sole discretion.
9. Enforcement.
The award rendered by the Arbitrator shall be final, and judgment may be
entered upon it in accordance with applicable law in any court having
jurisdiction of the Party against whom the award was rendered.
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P.
NATIONAL AGREEMENT TO MARKET
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES
ADDENDUM TO MASTER AGREEMENT
September 10, 1996
Except as otherwise provided herein, all terms of the Master
Agreement by and between Sprint Spectrum, L.P. ("Sprint Spectrum") and Tandy
Corporation, acting by and through its RadioShack division ("RadioShack") and
other Parties, dated September 10, 1996 (the "Master Agreement") are hereby
incorporated by reference.
I. Definitions.
All capitalized terms not otherwise defined below have the meanings
given to them in the Master Agreement.
"Activation" - means when Sprint Spectrum initially activates PCS to a
subscriber, provided, initiation of service will not begin until Sprint Spectrum
has sufficient customer information to xxxx a RadioShack PCS Customer for all
PCS Service.
"Activation Fee" - has the meaning set forth in Section IV.A.1 below.
"Activation Period" - means a twelve calendar month period, provided;
the "First Activation Period" set forth in Section VIII.C for a Licensed Market
begins on the first day of the first full month during which RadioShack has PCS
Equipment and solicits orders for Sprint Spectrum's Commercially Operational PCS
Services in that Licensed Market and ends on the last day of the twelfth
calendar month from that date; the "Second Activation Period" for that Licensed
Market is the next succeeding twelve month period; and the "Third Activation
Period" for that Licensed Market is the next succeeding twelve month period, and
so forth.
"Additional Provider" - means a PCS provider added as a party to this
Addendum, as provided in Section III.D. below.
"Commission Period" - means with respect to each RadioShack PCS
Customer for whom a PCS Residual Commission is due, the period beginning on the
date of Activation of the RadioShack PCS Customer and ending on the earlier of
(i) the date such customer is Deactivated from PCS service with Sprint Spectrum
(whether or not such customer subsequently resumes PCS service with Sprint
Spectrum), (ii) the last day of the twenty-fourth (24th) calendar month
following a termination of the Master Agreement.
"Commercially Operational" - means the operation of PCS, which Sprint
Spectrum has made available to the public, in a market with the minimum
standards set forth in 47 CFR Part 24.203.
"Deactivate" or "Deactivation" - means the act of, or when, Sprint
Spectrum terminates the PCS of any RadioShack PCS Customer (whether on Sprint
Spectrum's initiative or the request of the Customer) in a Licensed Market which
does not constitute a Temporary Suspension of PCS.
"Licensed Market" - means a Market area for which Sprint Spectrum
either owns, controls, or has a contractual relationship with a party that owns
or controls, an FCC license to provide PCS.
"Market" - means a Broadband PCS Major Trading Area ("MTA") or Basic
Trading Area ("BTA") service area as defined and specified in 47 CFR Part
24.202, as amended.
"Market Share" - means, for a calendar month in a Licensed Market, the
total number of Net Activations attributable to the sale of Service by
RadioShack during that month divided by the total number of Net Activations
attributable to Sprint Spectrum, RadioShack and all other authorized
distributors of Services in that Licensed Market during that calendar month.
Market Share will be expressed as a percentage.
"Master Agreement" - means the Master Agreement by and between Sprint
Spectrum and RadioShack dated September 10, 1996.
"Net Collected PCS Fees" - means total revenues received from
RadioShack PCS Customers for a given month less taxes, interconnection fees
(local and long distance), any non-recurring charges, charges subsequently
credited to a customer and revenues for excluded services not provided by Sprint
Spectrum but billed by Sprint Spectrum. These excluded services could include
but are not limited to long distance, local phone service, and cable television.
In situations where a RadioShack PCS Customer partially pays a xxxx, RadioShack
will receive commissions based on the prorated PCS revenues.
"Net Activations" - means Activations for a given month less activated
customers that do not maintain PCS Service with Sprint Spectrum for a period
exceeding thirty (30) days or any offered money back guarantee period, whichever
is longer.
"PCS Equipment" - means Sprint Spectrum PCS handsets (including dual
mode handsets designed to transmit and receive both PCS and Cellular
Radiotelephone Service) and related accessories included in the original
manufacturer's packaging with the handset ("PCS Equipment").
"PCS Residual Commission" - has the meaning set forth in Section IV.A.2
below.
"Product" - has the meaning set forth in Section II.B below.
"RadioShack PCS Customer" - means a retail consumer who (a) purchases
PCS Equipment from a RadioShack Company Owned Retail Store, and (b) Activates
Sprint Spectrum PCS on that PCS Equipment as identified by the PCS Equipment's
unique equipment serial number ("ESN"); provided, however, a consumer will cease
to be a RadioShack PCS Customer upon the date the consumer's PCS is Deactivated
with Sprint Spectrum for whatever reason.
"Service" - means Sprint Spectrum's "Personal Communication Service" or
"PCS." As defined in the Master Agreement, PCS does not include Cellular
Radiotelephone Service.
"S.S.S.R.P." - means Sprint Spectrum's suggested retail price as set
forth on Schedule II.B.
"Temporary Suspension" - means the temporary interruption by Sprint
Spectrum of PCS to any subscriber for any reason.
"Uncovered Market" - means any Market for which Sprint Spectrum does
not offer Commercially Operational PCS whether because the Market is an
Unlicensed Market or Sprint Spectrum has not completed the necessary buildout to
have Commercially Operational PCS.
"Unlicensed Market" - means any Market that is not a Licensed Market.
"Weighted Average S.S.S.R.P." - means with respect to each separate
model of PCS Equipment, the amount determined by dividing X by Y where:
Y = the total number of units of that model of PCS Equipment
sold by RadioShack in all Licensed Markets during the
immediately preceding month;
X = the sum of all Z's determined for all Licensed Markets; and
Z = the product determined by multiplying the S.S.S.R.P. for
that model of PCS Equipment in that Licensed Market as of the
beginning of the immediately preceding month by the number of
units of that model of PCS Equipment sold in that Licensed
Market during the immediately preceding month. For example,
assume the S.S.S.R.P. for Model 1 of PCS Equipment in Licensed
Market A is $225, $200 in Licensed Market B and $175 in
Licensed Market C and RadioShack sold 100 units in A, 200
units in B and 300 units in C.
Licensed Market Number of Units Sold S.S.S.R.P. Z
A 100 $225 $ 22,500
B 200 $200 $ 40,000
C 300 $175 $ 52,500
Y = Total Units Sold = 600 X = $115,000
Weighted Average S.S.S.R.P. = $115,000 = $191.67
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600
II. Product or Service Description
A. Description. All PCS Equipment will have the design specifications
and features determined by Sprint Spectrum in its sole commercially reasonable
discretion. All PCS Equipment subject to this Addendum is and will be separately
identified by model number and other description, the wholesale price to
RadioShack, and the S.S.S.R.P. set forth on Schedule II.B to this Addendum,
which may be amended, including the removal or addition of specified Products,
from time to time, by Sprint Spectrum.
B. Price. Sprint Spectrum will sell to RadioShack the Products at the
wholesale price set forth on Schedule II.B, as amended from time to time by
Sprint Spectrum, which wholesale price will be no more than sixty-five percent
(65%) of the S.S.S.R.P. set forth on Schedule II.B., or otherwise published in
writing by Sprint Spectrum to RadioShack. If Sprint Spectrum designates, in its
sole discretion one or more different S.S.S.R.P.s for a model of PCS Equipment
for different Licensed Markets, the wholesale price to RadioShack will be
sixty-five percent (65%) of the Weighted Average S.S.S.R.P. for that model. Upon
ten (10) business days notice by RadioShack Sprint Spectrum agrees to calculate
and publish a Weighted Average S.S.S.R.P. if such price exists. Sprint Spectrum
retains the right in its sole discretion to increase or decrease the S.S.S.R.P.,
nationally or for an individual Licensed Market, and may take into account all
factors, including, but not limited to supply, demand, and any other prevailing
competitive forces. RadioShack may sell such Products at any legal price.
All invoices for Products supplied to RadioShack will allow RadioShack
a discount of two percent (2%) of the aggregate purchase price due for the
Products if paid within ten (10) days of receipt of the invoice by RadioShack,
with full payment (without any discount) due within thirty (30) days from the
date of RadioShack's receipt of the invoice covering those products.
III. Geographic Coverage (Rollout)
A. Licensed Markets. Sprint Spectrum has identified on Schedule III.1 and
Exhibit III.2 to this Addendum each Licensed Market, as amended by
Sprint Spectrum from time to time. Sprint Spectrum will amend Schedule
III.1 within ninety (90) days from the date of this Addendum with the
estimated dates that Sprint Spectrum will have PCS Commercially
Operational in each Licensed Market, and will update these dates on
Schedule III.1 from time to time as and when the estimated dates are
adjusted and will immediately notify RadioShack of any date
adjustments to Schedule III.1 by telecopy notice to RadioShack's
Director of Cellular Marketing. The dates set forth on Schedule III.1
are good faith estimates only and Sprint Spectrum will have no
obligation to provide PCS in any Market on or before such dates.
B. Unlicensed Markets. Sprint Spectrum desires to, and will continue to
strive to, obtain access to and PCS coverage of all Unlicensed Markets
and Uncovered Markets through acquisitions, buildout, joint ventures,
affiliations, resale agreements or other contractual relationships of
or with third party entities, necessary to provide PCS in such
Unlicensed Markets or Uncovered Markets.
C. Uncovered Markets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
RadioShack may offer PCS products and/or solicit orders for PCS in one
or more Uncovered Markets. Sprint Spectrum will provide RadioShack
with written notice at least [_________________] prior to the date on
which Sprint Spectrum projects a previously Uncovered Market will be-
come a License Market ("Licensed Market Notice"). [________________].
Sprint Spectrum will not deliver a Licensed Market Notice until such
time that Sprint Spectrum, in its reasonable business judgment, esti-
mates that it will [___________________].
After the Effective Date, neither RadioShack nor any Affiliate of Ra-
dioShack will enter any contract to solicit orders for PCS in an Un-
covered Market unless RadioShack first uses all commercially reason-
able efforts to include each such contract a term authorizing Radio-
Shack to [_________________]; provided that in no event will the term
of any such contract extend beyond [__________________].
With respect to the solicitation of orders for a third party's PCS in
a Licensed Market, in no event will the term of any contract executed
after the Effective Date extend beyond [__________________], provided
that any amendment to Schedule III.1 after a contract has been exe-
cuted by RadioShack after the Effective Date will not affect Radio-
Shack's obligation under this paragraph.
Following receipt of the Licensed Market Notice, the Joint Steering
Committee will decide which Retail Stores will provide the Product and
Service in that Licensed Market as set forth in the Master Agreement.
The Joint Steering Committee may place or remove any Service or
Products in or from any Retail Stores in any Licensed Market from time
to time as and when determined by the Joint Steering Committee.
Sprint Spectrum wil use all commercially reasonable efforts to coordi-
nate the issuance of a Licensed Market Notice with RadioShack to allow
RadioShack to [_____________________] specified in the Licensed Market
Notice or as soon as possible thereafter.
D. Additional Providers. Subject to RadioShack's reasonable consent
(except as provided below), Sprint Spectrum may add one or more
Additional Providers who have a license or contractual right to
provide PCS in one or more Markets as a party to this Addendum, but
only if such Additional Provider agrees to execute a copy of this
Addendum and be bound and subject to the terms and conditions
hereunder. RadioShack's consent will not be unreasonably withheld and
cannot be withheld for compensation reasons. Notwithstanding, Sprint
Spectrum may add any Additional Provider to this Addendum who is an
Affiliate of Sprint Spectrum, or who is an Affiliate of any equity
owner of Sprint Spectrum, without RadioShack's consent. Further,
notwithstanding the first sentence of this paragraph, Sprint Spectrum
may add any other Additional Provider, without RadioShack's consent if
Sprint Spectrum guarantees the payments and performance of such
Additional Provider's obligations to RadioShack under this Addendum.
Subject to RadioShack's contractual obligations with third parties,
RadioShack agrees to solicit orders for the PCS Services of each such Additional
Provider in that provider's Market(s), and be compensated for such service as
set forth in this Addendum. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Additional Provider will have no liability for the direct obligations of Sprint
Spectrum or any other Additional Provider in the Master Agreement or this
Addendum, and Sprint Spectrum will have no liability for the direct obligations
of any Additional Provider hereunder, except as provided above. Upon addition as
a party, the Additional Provider's Market and Roll-Out Date(s) will be listed on
Schedule III.1 hereto.
All references herein to "Sprint Spectrum" shall mean the applicable
Additional Provider with respect to Activations and PCS Services on the
Additional Provider's PCS network(s), which such PCS Service shall in all cases
be marketed and sold by RadioShack as Sprint Spectrum Service.
IV. Compensation/Terms of Payment
A. Compensation.
1. Activation Fee. Except as provided below, Sprint Spectrum will pay to
RadioShack an "Activation Fee" of [_________________] multiplied by
the number of Net Activations obtained by RadioShack. Sprint Spectrum
will not pay RadioShack the Activation Fee in cases where PCS Service
is established with respect to an item of PCS Equipment stolen from
RadioShack. Sprint Spectrum will not pay RadioShack an Activation Fee
in cases where PCS Service is established in violation of either
subscriber enrollment procedures or fraud prevention policies
developed by Sprint Spectrum and reasonably agreed upon by RadioShack
in writing and attached to this Addendum as an exhibit or exhibits.
2. Service Residual Commissions. During the Commission Period, Sprint
Spectrum will pay to RadioShack a residual commission of
[________________] of the Net Collected PCS Fees attributable to a
RadioShack PCS Customer during the term of this Agreement (the "PCS
Residual Commissions").
Upon a unilateral termination of the Master Agreement or this
Addendum, and in lieu of the first paragraph of Section 19(h) of the
Master Agreement (subject further to Section 20(b)(i) of the Master
Agreement), Sprint Spectrum has the option in Sprint Spectrum's sole
discretion, but not the obligation, to pay to RadioShack, in one lump
sum, within 60 days after the termination date, an amount equal to the
present value as of the effective date of termination (using a
discount factor equal to the then current two year Federal T-Xxxx
interest rate per annum) of a stream of Assumed Payments, as defined
below) for 24 months, less payments made to RadioShack between the
date of termination and the date of payment of the lump sum payment
under this Subsection 2 in full satisfaction of Sprint Spectrum's
obligations to pay PCS Residual Commissions hereunder. For the
purposes of this option, the lump sum payment will be equal to the
Assumed Payment multiplied by 24, and then discounted at the rate set
forth above. For the purposes of this Agreement, "Assumed Payment"
means the amount equal to 1/12th of the Service Residual Commissions
actually earned by RadioShack from all Spectrum Services on which a
Service Residual Commission was earned by RadioShack during the twelve
(12) month period immediately preceding a termination of the Master
Agreement. Any bounties, Activation Fees, incentive program payments,
market development funds, advertising funds or any other non-residual
or one time payments made by Sprint Spectrum to RadioShack will not be
included in this calculation.
3. Product Price Protection. If Sprint Spectrum's wholesale price, as set
forth on Schedule II.B, to RadioShack for any Product shall decline,
RadioShack shall receive a credit in an amount equal to the amount of
the price decrease multiplied by the sum of the applicable quantity of
such PCS Equipment (i) in transit by Sprint Spectrum's carrier to any
one of RadioShack's warehouse distribution centers and (ii) inventory
landed in the distribution centers during the thirty (30) days
immediately preceding the effective date of such price decrease, which
credit Sprint Spectrum agrees may be offset by RadioShack against
other amounts owed by RadioShack to Sprint Spectrum.
4. Product Stock Balancing. Product stock balancing will be addressed on
a case-by-case basis on terms negotiated in good faith by the parties
and based upon prevailing market conditions at the time.
B. Incentive Programs. Sprint Spectrum may, from time to time, offer
RadioShack and/or RadioShack employees incentive compensation
programs to promote the sale of PCS Equipment and the
solicitation of orders for the Service. All such incentive
compensation programs will be coordinated through the Cellular
Marketing Department of RadioShack. To the extent of any cash
payments, Sprint Spectrum will pay all amounts payable hereunder
directly to RadioShack; RadioShack will disburse the payments to
the applicable employees in accordance with any applicable
agreements between RadioShack and Sprint Spectrum. All such
programs may be terminated by Sprint Spectrum in Sprint
Spectrum's sole reasonable discretion.
C. Market Development Fund. Sprint Spectrum will pay
[_________________] per Net Activation to a market development
fund to be used for the promotion of the PCS Equipment and
Services in the form and mediums determined by the RadioShack and
Sprint Spectrum members of the Joint Steering Committee. Unless
otherwise decided by the unanimous vote of the RadioShack and
Sprint Spectrum members of the JSC all balances remaining in the
market development fund in excess of the budget for the following
calendar quarter as determined by the RadioShack and Sprint
Spectrum members of the JSC at the end of each calendar quarter
will be returned to Sprint Spectrum, at Sprint Spectrum's option.
Upon termination of the Master Agreement or this Addendum, and
after payment of all prior market development binding commitments
and obligations made by the RadioShack and Sprint Spectrum
members of the JSC, all balances in the market development fund
will be returned to Sprint Spectrum.
D. Terms of Payment. Within thirty (30) days from the end of each
calendar month, Sprint Spectrum will remit to the appropriate
account for deposit designated by RadioShack in writing all
monthly amounts due hereunder including: (1) Activation Fees
earned for Activations during that month, (2) PCS Residual
Commissions due for Net Collected PCS Fees received by Sprint
Spectrum during such calendar month, (3) any incentive program
payments, if any with respect to incentive programs offered by
Sprint Spectrum and in effect during such month in accordance
with the terms of such program, and (4) any market development
funds, to be segregated and held in an interest-bearing escrow
account, instrument or fund subject to the mutual control of
RadioShack and Sprint Spectrum. In connection with such payments,
Sprint Spectrum will provide the documentation listed on Schedule
IV.D attached hereto.
E. Rights of Setoff. If RadioShack incurs obligations to Sprint
Spectrum pursuant to the Master Agreement or under this Addendum,
Sprint Spectrum will be entitled to offset any such obligations
first against Activation Fee payments (other than Activation Fee
payments being withheld, if any), and thereafter against
aggregate compensation payments due RadioShack from Sprint
Spectrum as provided under the terms of this Addendum.
V. Customer Offer
Sprint Spectrum will offer PCS through one or more rate plans, the
specifics of which will be attached as Schedule IV.C to this Addendum, as
amended.
VI. Terms of Warranty/Customer Service
Sprint Spectrum will assign to RadioShack and customers who purchase
PCS Equipment all warranties provided by manufacturers of the respective PCS
Equipment, which will be included in the packaging of the respective PCS
Equipment.
Sprint Spectrum agrees to maintain a support staff to provide telephone
support to RadioShack Retail Stores and their customers in the installation and
use of the PCS Equipment. Telephone support will be provided to RadioShack at no
charge and to RadioShack PCS Customers at a charge not to exceed that assessed
to other customers supported by Sprint Spectrum.
VII. Marketing/Merchandising
A. Merchandising Display. See Master Agreement.
B. Demonstration Units. The Merchandising Display will include one
or more demonstration units at no cost to RadioShack.
C. Literature. Sprint Spectrum will supply reasonably adequate point
of purchase brochures and marketing materials at no cost to
RadioShack to assist RadioShack sales presentations. Sprint
Spectrum will also supply, and RadioShack will use, materials at
no cost to RadioShack which set forth Sprint Spectrum's rate
plans and terms of service.
VIII. RadioShack's Operational Duties and Responsibilities
RadioShack will perform the following duties, responsibilities, and
obligations with respect to the Products and PCS during the term of this
Addendum:
A. Licensed Markets. RadioShack will distribute Products and
Services designated by the JSC in each Licensed Market once
Sprint Spectrum has PCS Commercially Operational in that Licensed
Market. The Products will be distributed and orders for Service
solicited through those Retail Stores in that Market designated
by the Joint Steering Committee, subject to the terms of written
legally binding contracts with third party vendors in the Market
executed by RadioShack before Sprint Spectrum's Operational
Notice as provided in Section III.C. above.
B. Customers. RadioShack will use commercially reasonable efforts to
solicit customer orders for the Services within each applicable
Market and promote the sale of the Products and solicitation of
orders for Services to the extent reasonable, lawful, and
consistent with RadioShack's written contractual obligations with
providers of cellular products and Cellular Radiotelephone
Services, where applicable, all subject to and in accordance with
the terms and conditions hereof.
C. Minimum Activation Level/Sales Quotas. In exchange for the
payment of the Activation Fee attributable to Net Activations in
a Licensed Market for a given calendar month, RadioShack agrees
to use all commercially reasonable efforts to attain average Net
Activations greater than or equal to the Minimum Activation
Levels established for that Licensed Market for that calendar
month. Sprint Spectrum may withhold payment of the Activation Fee
attributable to a Licensed Market if RadioShack fails to satisfy
the Minimum Activation Levels for that Licensed Market during any
three (3) consecutive month period. Sprint Spectrum will make
payment of any withheld Activation Fees and reinstate current
payment of the Activation Fee for that Licensed Market as of the
first day of the first month after which RadioShack satisfies the
Minimum Activation Levels for at least two (2) consecutive
months. Any Activation Fees withheld pursuant to this Section
VIII.C. as of the termination of this Addendum, that are not
payable to RadioShack as provided in this Section VIII.C., will
be retained by Sprint Spectrum.
For the purposes of this Addendum, "Minimum Activation Levels"
for a Licensed Market will be: [ ]
The Minimum Activation Levels in any Licensed Market will be
waived for the purposes of achieving Activation Period
requirements in any month where there is a shortage of PCS
Equipment or Service supplied by Sprint Spectrum or Additional
Providers that would restrict or limit the sales of PCS through
the Retail Stores in that Market. A shortage of PCS Equipment is
defined as an average per Retail Store availability quantity,
evenly distributed throughout the month, of less than one and
one-half times the previous month's sales per Retail Store.
Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Section C, RadioShack will
no longer be required to satisfy the Minimum Activation Levels in a Market after
the Third Activation Period for that Market.
D. Establishment of PCS Service. Schedule VIII.D sets forth the
process by which RadioShack PCS Customers will activate and
establish a PCS customer account with Sprint Spectrum.
E. Equipment Purchases. RadioShack may purchase Product from Sprint
Spectrum's inventory, subject to availability, and for
RadioShack's own account, solely for the purpose of resale to end
users within the Licensed Markets; provided, however, that except
where prohibited by law, the resale of any Product to an end user
must be for the purpose of using Sprint Spectrum's Service by an
end user within the Licensed Markets. RadioShack may, from time
to time, purchase PCS Equipment from another source, provided the
PCS equipment satisfies Sprint Spectrum's technical
specifications. With the approval of the JSC, Sprint Spectrum
will, upon execution of the Master Agreement, provide the
technical specifications for PCS Equipment to RadioShack, subject
to applicable supplier contracts. In no event will Sprint
Spectrum have any liability with respect to the wholesale price
paid by RadioShack with respect to the sale of PCS equipment
provided by anyone other than Sprint Spectrum. Without limitation
of the foregoing, and excluding sales and shipments of Products
to Retail Stores, RadioShack will not transship, sell, transfer
or otherwise distribute outside the Licensed Markets where
RadioShack solicits orders for the Services any Products
purchased from Sprint Spectrum. All purchase orders will be
subject to and incorporate the terms of the P.O. Addendum
attached to the Master Agreement.
F. Intentionally left blank.
G. Diligence. RadioShack will at all times exert all commercially
reasonable efforts to promote and enhance the objectives of this
Addendum. In connection therewith, and except as may be provided
otherwise in advertising guidelines established under Section 5
of the Master Agreement, RadioShack will not define, describe or
market Cellular Radiotelephone Service as PCS, or PCS as Cellular
Radiotelephone Service, in its advertising and promotional
efforts in Licensed Markets and will take those actions
commercially reasonable to ensure RadioShack's employees and
associates comply with this covenant. If, however, RadioShack's
abilities to compete and to maximize sales of Product and orders
for Services (for example, where the accepted or general
marketing and promotion methods of other PCS or cellular
providers with whom RadioShack must compete equate cellular
service with PCS or vice-versa, or where the consumer perception
in the marketplace so equates the two) are limited by this
provision, RadioShack may use all lawful means to meet the
competition and to market the PCS Product and Service to
consumers.
IX. Sprint Spectrum's Operational Duties and Responsibilities
Sprint Spectrum will perform the following duties, responsibilities,
and obligations with respect to the Service and Products during the term of this
Addendum in each of the Licensed Markets:
A. PCS System. Sprint Spectrum will construct, maintain and operate,
or contract with a third party for the production, maintenance or
operation of, a Commercially Operational PCS system;
B. Rates. Sprint Spectrum will establish the rates and reasonable
terms and conditions of the sale of Sprint Spectrum's Service to
subscribers;
C. Product Samples. Unless otherwise agreed, Sprint Spectrum agrees
to provide a minimum of seven (7) samples of all Products with
written specifications for evaluation to RadioShack's Quality
Control Department at no charge to RadioShack. RadioShack may
dispose of all samples in the exercise of its sole discretion and
without any obligation to return same to Sprint Spectrum or to
compensate Sprint Spectrum in any way therefor. Sprint Spectrum
understands that the submission of any software samples will also
include the rights to a full non-exclusive revocable site license
for use within RadioShack headquarters.
D. Administrative Procedure. Sprint Spectrum will establish
reasonable administrative procedures and guidelines for sale of
PCS, enrollment of PCS subscribers set forth on Schedule VIII.D,
and customer service to be provided to subscribers;
E. Illustrative Materials. Sprint Spectrum will provide to
RadioShack without charge sufficient information and illustrative
material on Sprint Spectrum's PCS Equipment and Service for the
preparation of catalogs, advertising and other promotional
activities by RadioShack;
F. Forms and Applications. Sprint Spectrum will provide all
applications, forms and other documentation necessary for
referring a customer to Sprint Spectrum without charge to
RadioShack;
G. PCS Capability. Sprint Spectrum will use all commercially
reasonable efforts to provide sufficient PCS Equipment and
Service capacity for sales of Products by RadioShack in the
Licensed Markets.
H. Billing. Sprint Spectrum will xxxx subscribers for Sprint
Spectrum's Service charges and provide customer service and
assistance, including collections of Service charges;
I. Monthly Report. Sprint Spectrum will provide RadioShack, within
thirty (30) days from the end of each calendar month billing
cycle, with a monthly report, in EDI format if possible, of all
RadioShack PCS Customer Deactivations made by Sprint Spectrum
during such calendar month billing cycle, which monthly report
will include, but not be limited to, the following information:
subscriber name, ESN, PCS phone number, date of activation, and
date of deactivation.
J. Site Listing. Sprint Spectrum will provide RadioShack's Accounts
Receivable Department with a NPA-NXX by site listing, or
functional equivalent, of all area code/exchange combinations in
use in the Licensed Markets and update such listing at least
quarterly during the term of this Agreement to reflect new or
changed area code/exchange combinations as are issued to Sprint
Spectrum.
K. Diligence. Sprint Spectrum will at all times faithfully, honestly
and diligently perform its obligations hereunder and exert all
commercially reasonable efforts to promote and enhance the
objectives of this Addendum.
X. Regulatory Approvals
A. Personal Communications Services. Sprint Spectrum will be
responsible for securing and maintaining the necessary regulatory
approvals to operate a PCS system.
B. Approvals. This Addendum is subject to any necessary approval
and/or modification required by any local, state and federal
regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the provision of PCS
in the Licensed Markets.
C. Sprint Spectrum as Licensee. No provision of this Addendum will
be construed as vesting in RadioShack any control whatsoever in
any facilities and operations of Sprint Spectrum, or the
operations of any Affiliate or contractual third-party of Sprint
Spectrum. RadioShack will not represent itself as an FCC, federal
or state certified licensee for PCS. Nothing in this Addendum
will be construed to make RadioShack a carrier or obligate
RadioShack to provide Service or obtain any license to solicit
orders for Service.
D. Compliance with Laws. RadioShack and Sprint Spectrum will comply
with all applicable federal, state, county and local laws, rules,
regulations and orders which apply to the performance of their
obligations under this Addendum.
E. Rate Approvals. The basic charges to customers for Service will
be those as set forth by Sprint Spectrum, which may be amended
from time to time as hereinafter provided. To the extent that any
rate or category of classification is subject to regulation or
tariff, Sprint Spectrum, in its sole discretion, may change such
rate or category of classification, effective when specified in
any such regulation or tariff. To the extent that any rate or
category of classification is not subject to regulation or
tariff, Sprint Spectrum, in its sole discretion, may modify such
rate or category of classification at anytime, but will make
reasonable efforts to the extent commercially reasonable provide
thirty (30) days prior written notice to RadioShack.
XI. Termination of Agreement
A. Shipped Purchase Orders. In the event a notice of termination of
the Master Agreement is received by either Sprint Spectrum or
RadioShack, all unshipped purchase orders placed by RadioShack
and accepted by Sprint Spectrum will be canceled, provided,
however that RadioShack will be obligated to provide Sprint
Spectrum with (1) a written good faith estimate of RadioShack's
anticipated PCS Equipment requirements for the duration of the
termination notice period within fifteen (15) calendar days from
the date of the termination notice and (2) a purchase order for
said requirements which will be placed by RadioShack with Sprint
Spectrum which will be subject to acceptance by Sprint Spectrum
in accordance with the P.O. Addendum attached to the Master
Agreement.
B. Repurchase of Products by Sprint Spectrum. During the thirty (30)
calendar day period after the date of expiration or termination
of this Addendum, Sprint Spectrum will repurchase from
RadioShack, at the net price (net of any product price protection
credits used by RadioShack with respect to such Products) paid by
RadioShack to Sprint Spectrum, any and all of the Products on
hand at the Retail Stores and RadioShack's other places of
business or otherwise in the possession of RadioShack, which
Products RadioShack cannot use with any other PCS provider's
system or handsets. Upon notice thereof and tender by Sprint
Spectrum of such purchase price, RadioShack will deliver such
Products and all right, title and interest therein, free and
clear of all liens and encumbrances, to Sprint Spectrum and
Sprint Spectrum will prepay all costs associated with shipping
such Products back to Sprint Spectrum. Sprint Spectrum, however,
will not be required to repurchase and will be entitled to, and
will receive from RadioShack a credit to the extent that any such
repurchased Products are not in acceptable condition, as
reasonably determined by Sprint Spectrum.
XII. Nonrecourse
Unless a Party to this Addendum, no past, present or future
shareholder, limited or general partner in or of RadioShack or Sprint Spectrum
or any Additional Provider, no parent or other Affiliate of any company
comprising RadioShack, and no parent or other affiliate of any company
comprising Sprint Spectrum or an Additional Provider, and no shareholder,
officer, employee, servant, executive, director, agent or authorized
representative of any of them (each, an "Operative") will be liable by virtue of
the direct or indirect ownership interest of such Operative in such Party for
payments due under this Addendum or for the performance of any obligation, or
breach of any representation or warranty made by such Party hereunder. The sole
recourse of RadioShack or Sprint Spectrum or an Additional Provider for
satisfaction of the obligations of Sprint Spectrum or an Additional Provider or
RadioShack under this Agreement will be against the Party and the Party's assets
and not against any Operative or any assets or property of any such Operative.
In the event that a default occurs in connection with such obligations, no
action will be brought against any such Operative by virtue of its direct or
indirect ownership interest in RadioShack or Sprint Spectrum or an Additional
Provider, as the case may be.
XIII. Counterparts
This Addendum may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of
which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any
Party hereto may execute this Addendum by signing any such counterpart.
SIGNATURE PAGE FOR NATIONAL PCS ADDENDUM
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Addendum as of the
date first above written.
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P.
By: Sprint Spectrum Holding Company, L.P.
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Its: CEO
TANDY CORPORATION, acting by and through
its RadioShack Division
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Its: Chairman and CEO
Schedule II.B
LIST OF PRODUCTS
Model No. Wholesale Price S.S.S.R.P.
(To be Determined)
Schedule III.1
LICENSED MARKETS
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