AMENDMENT N° 17 TO THE FULL SCALE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT No. IS-10-021 Between Iridium Satellite LLC And THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE for the IRIDIUM NEXT SYSTEM
AMENDMENT N° 17
TO THE
FULL SCALE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT
No. IS-10-021
Between
Iridium Satellite LLC
And
THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE
for the
IRIDIUM NEXT SYSTEM
*** Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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PREAMBLE
This Amendment N° 17 (the “Amendment”) to the Full Scale System Development Contract No. IS-10-021 signed on June 1, 2010 between Iridium Satellite LLC and Thales Alenia Space France for the Iridium NEXT System, as amended, (the “Contract”) is entered into on this 20th day of August, 2013 by and between Thales Alenia Space France, a company organized and existing under the laws of France, having its registered office at 00 xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000 Xxxxxxxx – FRANCE (“Contractor”), and Iridium Satellite LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, having an office at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, XxXxxx, XX 00000 - USA (“Purchaser”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Purchaser and Contractor have engaged in discussions relating to changes the Parties would like to incorporate in the Contract to modify Milestones “[***]” and “[***]”.
WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to amend Exhibit D of the Contract, in accordance with the terms and conditions provided for in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Article 1: Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Contract or any amendments thereto, as the case may be.
Article 2: Milestones “[***]” and “[***]”, set forth in the Payment Plan, are hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety by the following payment amounts.
“[***]”
Article 23: This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including via facsimile or other electronic means) in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Article 24: All other provisions of the Contract not expressly referred to in this Amendment remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment by their duly authorized officers as of the date set forth in the Preamble.
| IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC | THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE | |
| /s/ S. Xxxxx Xxxxx | /s/Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| S. Xxxxx Xxxxx | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Chief Operating Officer | Executive Vice President | |
| Business Line Telecommunications |
*** Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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