Exhibit 99.1
This
Termination and Amendment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is effective as of September
20, 2005 by and among Sify Limited, a company with limited liability formed under the laws of the
Republic of India (“Sify”) and Xxxxxx Computer Services Limited, a company with limited liability
formed under the laws of the Republic of India (“SCS”).
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Sify, SAIF, SCS and VentureTech were parties to an Investor Rights Agreement dated
October 7, 2002(The “Investor Rights Agreement”). |
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SAIF had irrevocably terminated all of its rights and obligations pursuant to
the Investor Rights Agreement and its designee Xxxx X Xxxxxxxxxx resigned from Sify’s
Board of Directors effective April 19,2005 through a Termination and Amendment
Agreement dated April 19, 2005 |
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Venture Tech irrevocably terminated all of its rights and obligations pursuant
to the Investor Rights Agreement and its designee Xxxxxxx Xxxxx resigned from Sify’s
Board of Directors effective July 21,2005 through a Termination and Amendment Agreement
dated July 21, 2005. |
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SCS now desires to irrevocably terminate all of its rights and obligations
pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement and thereby also terminate the Investor
Rights Agreement in its entirety. |
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Sify also by signing this Agreement terminates all of its obligations under the
Investor Rights Agreement and hereby wishes to cancel the Investor Rights Agreement
entirely. |
In consideration of the foregoing and for additional consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
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All rights and obligations of SCS pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement are
hereby irrevocably terminated. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is
expressly agreed that SCS shall not have any right or obligations under Article II
(Restrictions on Transfers of Shares) or Article III (Rights of First Offer, Tag-Along
Rights and Drag Along Rights) of the Investor Rights Agreement. |
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The termination of SCS’s rights and obligations pursuant to the Investor Rights
Agreement shall operate as an amendment of the Investor Rights agreement as
contemplated by Section 9.59(b) thereof. |
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The Rights, Duties and Obligations of all the parties to the Investor Rights
Agreement shall henceforth cease to exist. |
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XXXXXX COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED
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By: |
/s/
B Rama Raju
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Name: |
B Rama Raju
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Title: |
Managing
Director |
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SIFY LIMITED
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By: |
/s/ X Xxxxxxx
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Name: |
X Xxxxxxx
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Title: |
MD
& CEO |
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