This Management Services Agreement (the 「Agreement」) is dated as of as of October 25, 2023 and effective as of January 1, 2024 (the 「Effective Date」) and is between Steel Services Ltd. (「Steel Services」), a Delaware corporation, having an office at 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10022 and ModusLink Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the 「Company」), having an office at 2000 Midway Lane, Smyrna, Tennessee 37167, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Steel Connect, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the 「Steel Connect」), having an office at 590 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10022.
WHEREAS, the Company desires to have Steel Services furnish certain services to the Company, as set forth on 附件A attached hereto, as it may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (the 「Services」), and Steel Services has agreed to furnish the Services, pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. The Company has obtained all necessary approvals under its corporate governance documents for its entry into this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Audit Committee (the 「Committee」) of the Board of Directors of Steel Connect (the 「Board」), comprised of disinterested directors approved this Agreement and recommended the Board’s approval, and a majority of the disinterested directors of Steel Connect has voted to approve this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties therefore agree as follows:
11.02. The Company, Steel Services and their respective Affiliated Companies (as defined below) recognize and acknowledge that as a result of Steel Services providing the Services pursuant to this Agreement the potential for conflicts of interest exist between and/or among Steel Services, Affiliated Companies of Steel Services, and the Company and the respective officers and directors of Steel Services and the Company, including but not limited to (i) that an Affiliated Company of Steel Services may be a majority or significant stockholder of the Company, (ii) that directors, officers, members and/or employees of Steel Services or of Affiliated Companies of Steel Services may serve as directors and/or officers of the Company, (iii) that Steel Services and Affiliated Companies thereof may engage and are expected to continue to engage in the same, similar or related lines of business as those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage, (iv) that Steel Services and Affiliated Companies thereof may have an interest in the same areas of corporate opportunity as the Company and Affiliated Companies thereof, and (v) that Steel Services and Affiliated Companies thereof may engage in material business transactions with the Company and Affiliated Companies thereof, including (without limitation) providing the Services to or being a significant supplier of the Company and Affiliated Companies thereof. If a dispute arises from or relates to any such conflict of interest, and if the dispute cannot be settled through direct discussions, the parties agree that any unresolved dispute shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and the decision rendered by a single arbitrator shall be binding on the parties.
11.03. For purposes of this Agreement, 「Affiliated Companies」 shall mean in respect of Steel Services any entity which is controlled by Steel Services, controls Steel Services or is under common control with Steel Services (other than the Company and any entity that is controlled by the Company) and in respect of the Company shall mean any entity which is controlled by the Company, controls the Company or is under common control with the Company (other than Steel Services and any entity that is controlled by Steel Services).
11.04. 公司代表並保證,已經獲得公司企業治理文件下批准本協議所需的所有必要批准。
Section 12. Independence
12.01. 除本協議中特別規定外,任何一方不得作爲代理或合作伙伴的身份行事或聲稱持有權力,或以任何方式約束或承諾任何其他方承擔任何義務。本協議中的任何內容均不得解釋爲創建任何形式的合夥關係、合資企業、代理、信託或其他類型的關聯,每一方均對本協議中規定的義務承擔個人責任。鋼鐵服務或其官員、員工和代表不得有權代表、約束或以其他方式承諾公司或其任何子公司或附屬機構,鋼鐵服務及其任何官員、員工或代表也不得聲稱擁有任何此類權力,除非 (i) 指定人員在此項下以其各自的身份行事和履行其職責的權力,以及 (ii) 在此類權力已被委員會或授權人員明確授予鋼鐵服務或其任何官員、員工和代表的情況下。