EXHIBIT 10.4 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE - and - NATIONAL DATA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. - and - GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. - and - GLOBAL PAYMENTS CANADA INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSITION AGREEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION..................................................1 1.1 Definitions.....................................................1 1.2 Headings and References.........................................3 1.3 Number and Gender...............................................3 1.4 Business Days...................................................3 1.5 Currency and Payment Obligations................................3 1.6 Statute References..............................................3 1.7 Section and Schedule References.................................4 1.8 Parties.........................................................4 ARTICLE 2 SERVICES........................................................4 2.1 Scope of Services...............................................4 2.2 Billing Services................................................4 2.3 Performance of Services.........................................4 2.4 Compliance with Directions......................................5 2.5 Subcontracting of Transition Services...........................5 2.6 Use of Software.................................................5 2.7 Changes to Procedures...........................................6 2.8 Changes in Law, etc.............................................6 2.9 Problem Notification............................................6 2.10 Root-Cause Analysis and Resolution..............................6 ARTICLE 3 PAYMENT FOR SERVICES............................................7 3.1 Fees for Services...............................................7 3.2 Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses..............................7 3.3 Credit for Aggregate Employee Retention Award...................7 3.4 Invoices........................................................7 3.5 Payment.........................................................7 3.6 Applicable Taxes................................................7 3.7 Withholding Taxes...............................................8 3.8 Disputed Fees...................................................8 ARTICLE 4 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES................................8 4.1 Transition Representatives......................................8 -i- TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page 4.2 Communications..................................................8 4.3 Bank Reports....................................................8 4.4 Confidentiality and Ownership of Data...........................9 4.5 Bank Service Locations..........................................9 ARTICLE 5 TRANSITION......................................................9 5.1 Transition......................................................9 5.2 Transition Plan.................................................9 ARTICLE 6 EMPLOYEES.......................................................9 6.1 Supervision of Employees........................................9 6.2 Terms of Employment of Transition Employees....................10 ARTICLE 7 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY.........................................10 7.1 No Warranty....................................................10 ARTICLE 8 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION....................10 8.1 Limitation of Liability........................................10 8.2 Force Majeure..................................................10 8.3 Indemnification................................................11 8.4 Recovery.......................................................11 8.5 Reimbursement for Unrecovered Chargebacks and Credit Losses....11 ARTICLE 9 TERM AND TERMINATION...........................................13 9.1 Term of Agreement..............................................13 9.2 Termination of a Transition Service............................13 9.3 Business Recovery Plan.........................................13 9.4 Bank Default...................................................13 9.5 NDPS/GPI Canada Default........................................14 9.6 Notice of Default..............................................14 9.7 Remedies of NDPS and GPI Canada................................14 9.8 Remedies of the Bank...........................................15 9.9 Non-Exclusive Remedies.........................................15 9.10 Equitable Remedies.............................................15 9.11 Assignment of Three Party Agreements...........................15 9.12 Consequences of Failure to Implement Transition Plan...........16 -ii- TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page ARTICLE 10 SOFTWARE RIGHTS ON TERMINATION.................................16 10.1 Software.......................................................16 ARTICLE 11 GENERAL........................................................17 11.1 PeriPheron Thermal Printers....................................17 11.2 Dispute Resolution.............................................17 11.3 Contracts and Invoicing........................................17 11.4 Independent Contractor.........................................17 11.5 Entire Agreement; Amendment....................................18 11.6 Severability...................................................18 11.7 Further Assurances.............................................18 11.8 Successors and Assigns.........................................18 11.9 Modification and Waiver........................................18 11.10 Notices........................................................19 11.11 Governing Law; Interpretation..................................20 11.12 Consent to Jurisdiction........................................20 11.13 Third-Party Beneficiaries......................................21 11.14 Time of Essence................................................21 11.15 Counterparts...................................................21 -iii- TRANSITION AGREEMENT This TRANSITION AGREEMENT, dated as of the 20 day of March, 2001, between CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, a bank chartered under the laws of Canada (the "BANK"), NATIONAL DATA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC., a New York corporation ("NDPS"), GLOBAL PAYMENTS CANADA INC., an Ontario corporation ("GPI CANADA") and GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. ("GLOBAL PAYMENTS") as the guarantor of the obligations of NDPS and GPI Canada hereunder, as described on the last page of this Agreement. WHEREAS the Bank and NDPS (and National Data Corporation and Global Payments as guarantors of NDPS' obligations) entered into an asset purchase agreement dated November 9, 2000 (the "ASSET PURCHASE Agreement"), pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell to NDPS, or an Affiliate of NDPS, the Assets Sold (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement); AND WHEREAS the Bank, GPI Canada and NDPS (and Global Payments as the guarantor of the obligations of GPI Canada and NDPS) have entered into a marketing alliance agreement dated the date hereof (the "MARKETING ALLIANCE AGREEMENT") which sets out their respective rights and obligations in connection with the Merchant Business (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) from and after the Closing Date; AND WHEREAS, prior to the Closing Date, the Bank provided various support services to the Merchant Business, which the Bank intends to provide to NDPS and GPI Canada on a transitional basis pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to assist NDPS and GPI Canada in performing the NDPS Services which include certain services to be provided by the Bank to Merchants; AND WHEREAS the execution and delivery of this Transition Agreement by the Bank and NDPS is a condition precedent to the completion of the transactions contemplated in the Asset Purchase Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Bank, GPI Canada and NDPS agree as follows: ARTICLE I INTERPRETATION 1.1 DEFINITIONS. In this Agreement and in any Schedules hereto, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Marketing Alliance Agreement. "ADDITIONAL COSTS" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3; -2- "AGREEMENT" means this agreement and the schedules attached hereto as it or they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and the expressions "hereof", "herein", "hereto", "hereunder", or "hereby" and similar expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any particular section or other portion of this Agreement; "ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT" has the meaning set forth in the recitals; "ASSETS SOLD" has the meaning set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement; "BANK DEFAULT" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4; "BUSINESS RECOVERY PLAN" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3; "CLIENT RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1; "CLOSING" has the meaning set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement; "CLOSING DATE" has the meaning set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement; "DIRECTION" means a direction by NDPS and/or GPI Canada to the Bank with respect to the manner in which a Transition Service is performed; "EFFECTIVE TIME" has the meaning set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement; "EMPLOYEE NOTICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2; "EMPLOYMENT-RELATED CLAIMS" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3; "INTRIA TRANSITION SERVICES" has the meaning set forth in Schedule 2.1; "LEGAL CHANGE" has the meaning set forth is Section 2.8; "NDPS DEFAULT" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5; "NDPS DESIGNATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.11; "OSFI" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3; "PAYROLL SERVICES" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3; "PERIPHERON" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1; "PRIME RATE" means the commercial lending rate of interest which the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce quotes in Toronto as the reference rate of interest (commonly known as "prime") for purposes of determining the rate of interest that it charges to its commercial customers for loans in Canadian funds; "SERVICE LEVELS" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3; -3- "STANDARD OF CARE" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3; "TERM" means, in respect of a Transition Service, the twenty-four (24) month period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Closing Date; "TERMINATION NOTICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2; "THREE PARTY AGREEMENTS" has the meaning set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement; "TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES" has the meaning set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement; "TRANSITION DATE" means, in respect of a Transition Service, the date on which such Transition Service is terminated in accordance with this Agreement; "TRANSITION EMPLOYEES" has the meaning set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement; "TRANSITION PERIOD" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1; "TRANSITION PLAN" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2; "TRANSITION SERVICE" and "TRANSITION SERVICES" have the meanings set forth in Section 2.1; and "TRANSITION SUPPORT SERVICE" and "TRANSITION SUPPORT SERVICES" have the meanings set forth in Schedule 3.1. 1.2 HEADINGS AND REFERENCES. The division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections, the insertion of headings, and the provision of any table of contents are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. 1.3 NUMBER AND GENDER. Unless the context requires otherwise, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders. 1.4 BUSINESS DAYS. If any payment is required to be made or other action is required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement on a day which is not a Business Day, then such payment or action shall be made or taken on the next Business Day. 1.5 CURRENCY AND PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all statements of or references to dollar amounts in this Agreement are to lawful money of Canada. 1.6 STATUTE REFERENCES. Any reference in this Agreement to any statute or any section thereof shall, unless otherwise expressly stated, be deemed to be a reference to such statute or section as amended, restated or re-enacted from time to time. -4- 1.7 SECTION AND SCHEDULE REFERENCES. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Agreement to Sections or Schedules are to Sections, or Schedules of this Agreement. The Schedules to this Agreement form part of this Agreement and are as follows: SCHEDULES Schedule 2.1 - Transition Services Schedule 2.2 - Service Levels Schedule 3.1 - Fees Schedule 4.1 - Client Relations Representatives Schedule 9.11 - Three Party Agreements 1.8 PARTIES. GPI Canada is a party to this Agreement for the purposes of exercising such rights and fulfilling such obligations that relate to the performance of the business of acquiring and leasing point-of-sale terminals to Merchants and acting as an independent sales organization to the extent that such activities relate to the conduct of the Merchant Business, and all references to "NDPS and/or GPI Canada" herein shall be interpreted to mean the relevant party as the context requires, provided that NDPS guarantees the obligations of GPI Canada in accordance with the provisions of the last page of this Agreement. ARTICLE 2 SERVICES 2.1 SCOPE OF SERVICES. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Bank, to the extent requested by NDPS and/or GPI Canada, shall provide to NDPS and/or GPI Canada the services relating to the Merchant Business described in SCHEDULE 2.1 hereto (each, individually, a "TRANSITION SERVICE" and collectively, the "TRANSITION SERVICES"), each such Transition Service to be provided during the Term for such Transition Service, unless the Term for such Transition Service is otherwise terminated in accordance with Article 9. For greater certainty, without limiting the foregoing, in no circumstances shall the Term during which the Bank is to provide a Transition Service under this Agreement extend for a period longer than twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date (the "TRANSITION PERIOD"), except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Bank, NDPS and/or GPI Canada. 2.2 BILLING SERVICES. NDPS and GPI Canada hereby direct the Bank to act as its billing intermediary and issue invoices directly to Merchants in respect of the supply of services by NDPS and GPI Canada pursuant to the Merchant Agreements. All amounts payable under any invoices issued to Merchants under this Section 2.2, including all applicable taxes, shall be paid by the Merchants directly to NDPS and NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall remit all applicable taxes to the appropriate taxing authority. 2.3 PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES. The Bank agrees to: (a) provide the Transition Services in a prompt, and efficient manner; (b) use due care in performing all Transition Services hereunder in the ordinary course of the Merchant Business and in accordance with good business practices and management techniques; and (c) use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to comply -5- with the service levels set forth on SCHEDULE 2.3 (the "SERVICE Levels"), as applicable ((a), (b) and (c) collectively, the "STANDARD OF CARE"). NDPS and GPI Canada agree that the Bank shall be deemed to have provided the Transition Services in accordance with the Standard of Care if the Bank performs such Transition Services in substantially the same manner as such services were performed during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the Closing Date. Within 60 days of the Closing Date, the Bank shall, with input and assistance from NDPS and/or GPI Canada, provide NDPS and/or GPI Canada with a schedule of the primary service levels achieved by the Bank during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the Closing Date, such service levels shall serve as the basis for the deemed performance in accordance with the Standard of Care as described in the preceding sentence. The Bank agrees to: (a) comply with all applicable Laws, Association Rules and Clearing System Rules, including, but not limited to, those concerning the processing of Chargebacks and Credit Losses, dispute resolution and arbitration; and (b) use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to ensure that Transferred Employees have access to e-mail. 2.4 COMPLIANCE WITH DIRECTIONS. The Bank acknowledges that NDPS and GPI Canada have an interest in the manner in which the Bank performs the Transition Services and operates the division responsible for performing such Transition Services as such performance and operations has a direct impact on the profitability of the Merchant Business. The Bank agrees that it shall in good faith give due and timely consideration to all Directions that are provided to the Bank by the Client Relations Representative of NDPS and GPI Canada, or a designate of such Person, and to meet regularly with such Client Relations Representative to discuss such Directions. In the event that the Bank follows a Direction and, as a result of following such Direction, fails to perform the Transition Services in substantially the same manner as such services were performed during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the Closing Date, NDPS and GPI Canada acknowledge and agree that such failure to meet the Standard of Care shall not be considered a Bank Default, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement. 2.5 SUBCONTRACTING OF TRANSITION SERVICES. The Bank shall have the right to subcontract any of the Transition Services that, prior to the Closing Date, were performed by Intria-HP Corporation and Intria Items Inc. The Bank acknowledges and agrees that it shall not subcontract any other Transition Services without the prior written approval of NDPS and/or GPI Canada, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. NDPS and GPI Canada acknowledge and agree that they shall not have a direct contractual relationship with any of the subcontractors hired by the Bank to perform the Transition Services. The Bank shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to give NDPS and/or GPI Canada the benefit of any cost reductions or savings the Bank receives from any subcontractors, including Intria-HP Corporation and Intria Items Inc. 2.6 USE OF SOFTWARE. Each of NDPS and GPI Canada, as the owners of any and all software included in the Assets Sold, consents to the execution, use, access and copying of such software by the Bank and its Affiliates, provided that any such execution, use, access or copying by the Bank or its Affiliates is done solely for the purposes, and in accordance with the terms, of this Agreement. -6- 2.7 CHANGES TO PROCEDURES. The Bank shall have the right to change the procedures it uses in performing the Transition Services from time to time upon the mutual agreement of the parties. 2.8 CHANGES IN LAW, ETC. The Bank shall, with the co-operation and assistance of NDPS and/or GPI Canada, identify and assess the impact on the Transition Services of a change in applicable Laws, Association Rules or Clearing System Rules that relate to the Transition Services (a "LEGAL CHANGE"). If NDPS, GPI Canada or the Bank becomes aware of an impending or actual Legal Change, it shall notify the other parties of such Legal Change and provide an assessment of its impact. The parties shall in good faith attempt to agree upon any required modifications to the Transition Services required as a result of a Legal Change. While the Bank is making any agreed upon modifications resulting from a Legal Change, the Bank shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to continue to provide the Transition Services at the specified Service Levels. If, however, such Legal Change prevents the Bank from meeting the Service Levels, the Bank shall use its Commercially Reasonable Efforts to arrange a reasonable solution that gives effect to the intent of this Agreement as closely as practicable and that delivers the Transition Services in the most commercially reasonable manner in the circumstances. If such Legal Change materially affects the Bank's cost of providing the Transition Services, the Bank, NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall in good faith negotiate an adjustment of the applicable Service Levels. 2.9 PROBLEM NOTIFICATION. The Bank shall notify NDPS and GPI Canada in the event that the Bank becomes aware of an event, occurrence, error, defect or malfunction materially affecting the ability of the Bank to perform the Transition Services. NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall notify the Bank in the event that either GPI Canada or NDPS, as the case may be, becomes aware of an event, occurrence, error, defect or malfunction materially affecting the ability of the Bank to perform the Transition Services. Failure by NDPS or GPI Canada to give any notice pursuant to this Section 2.9 relating to a problem affecting the Bank shall not relieve the Bank of any liability hereunder. If more than one problem arises or occurs at one time, the parties shall mutually agree upon the order of priority in which the problems are to be addressed and resolved. 2.10 ROOT-CAUSE ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION. The Bank shall, promptly after: (a) any material failure of the Bank to provide any of the Transition Services in accordance with this Agreement; or (b) the Bank's repeated failure to provide any of the Transition Services in accordance with this Agreement, and in any event within three (3) days of receipt of a notice from NDPS and/or GPI Canada in respect thereof, commence an analysis to identify the cause of such failure; and as soon as commercially reasonable thereafter provide a report detailing the cause of, and procedure for correcting, such failure. In addition, the Bank shall deliver to NDPS and/or GPI Canada within a commercially reasonable time a corrective action plan that addresses actions to be taken in an effort to try to avoid a recurrence of such failure. -7- ARTICLE 3 PAYMENT FOR SERVICES 3.1 FEES FOR SERVICES. NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall pay to the Bank the amounts set forth and calculated in accordance with Schedule 3.1 in consideration for the Transition Services. 3.2 REIMBURSEMENT OF FEES AND EXPENSES. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that in connection with the provision of the Transition Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Bank may incur costs in modifying the physical facilities (for example, new locks and doors) and technology infrastructure (for example, network security and isolating the e-mail environment) used by the Merchant Business and setting up adequate systems and protections (the "ADDITIONAL COSTS"). NDPS and/or GPI Canada agree that they shall, in addition to their other payment obligations pursuant to this Article 3, reimburse the Bank for fifty percent (50%) of the Additional Costs reasonably incurred by the Bank, provided that the Bank has provided NDPS and/or GPI Canada with 60 days' notice of its need to incur such Additional Costs, such notice to include an estimate of the Additional Costs to the extent practicable. For greater certainty, such Additional Costs shall not include any costs relating to the migration of the technology platform for the Merchant Business by NDPS and/or GPI Canada. 3.3 CREDIT FOR AGGREGATE EMPLOYEE RETENTION AWARD. The amount payable to the Bank by NDPS and/or GPI Canada as compensation for the Transition Services shall be reduced by a one-time credit of $17,183.00. 3.4 INVOICES. The Bank shall deliver, within twenty-one days after the end of each calendar month, an invoice to NDPS for all amounts payable by NDPS and/or GPI Canada to the Bank as compensation for Transition Services performed in the preceding calendar month and any Additional Costs incurred in the preceding calendar month. 3.5 PAYMENT. Payment of the amounts specified on an invoice delivered in accordance with Section 3.4 shall be due on the 60th day after the end of the calendar month to which the invoice relates. The Bank reserves the right to charge interest on all amounts not paid when due at the Prime Rate or the maximum rate allowed by law, if less. If amounts specified on an invoice are disputed and withheld by NDPS and/or GPI Canada, and it is later determined that such amounts were accurately charged, NDPS and/or GPI Canada will pay such amount together with the interest thereon determined in accordance with this Section 3.5 from the date on which payment under such invoice was otherwise due. 3.6 APPLICABLE TAXES. The parties understand that the Transition Services are not subject to tax under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) and the Act Respecting the Quebec Sales Tax (Quebec) pursuant to Schedule VI, Part V, Section 7 to the Excise Tax Act (Canada). The parties covenant and agree that, in any event, they shall cooperate to contest any assessment of goods and services taxes and to minimize the amount of goods and services tax payable. In the event that goods and services taxes, or any other taxes, are payable in connection with the Transition Services and this Agreement, NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall pay to the Bank all -8- applicable sales, value added, use and other taxes (other than income and any withholding taxes) required under applicable Laws to be paid to the Bank in respect of the fees payable for Transition Services, including, without limitation, provincial sales taxes and goods and services taxes. 3.7 WITHHOLDING TAXES. In the event that NDPS does not obtain a waiver from the Canadian Customs and Revenue Authority ("CCRA") or such other applicable taxing authority of both: (a) the requirement for the Bank to withhold and remit applicable withholding tax under Regulation 105 of the Income Tax Act (Canada); and (b) if applicable, the equivalent requirement under applicable Quebec tax legislation with respect to any amounts to be transferred by the Bank to NDPS and/or GPI Canada in connection with the Transition Services, the Bank shall make such withholdings and remit such amounts to the CCRA or such other applicable taxing authority as are required under the legislative requirements that the CCRA or such other applicable taxing authority has not so waived. 3.8 DISPUTED FEES. NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall notify the Bank within 120 days of receipt of an invoice of any disputed amounts or the Bank, and, subject to any adjustments described in Schedule 3.1, NDPS and GPI Canada shall be deemed to have agreed with the invoice. In the event of any dispute with respect to the matters set forth in this Article 3, the parties agree that such dispute shall be settled in accordance with the dispute resolution mechanism set out in Section 22 of the Marketing Alliance Agreement. ARTICLE 4 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES 4.1 TRANSITION REPRESENTATIVES. Each of the Bank, individually, and NDPS and GPI Canada, collectively, shall designate, from time to time, a representative responsible for implementing the provisions of this Agreement and all communications with the other parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. Until such time as the Bank, or NDPS and GPI Canada, may change their Client Relations Representative by written notice, the initial Client Relations Representatives for the Bank, individually, and NDPS and GPI Canada, collectively, are those individuals set forth in SCHEDULE 4.1. 4.2 COMMUNICATIONS. NDPS, GPI Canada and the Bank agree to provide all reasonable technical or other information required by the other parties in connection with the performance of the Transition Services, and the assumption of responsibility for the performance of the Transition Services by NDPS and/or GPI Canada and their designated third party providers. The Client Relations Representatives, or their designates, shall communicate on a regular basis with respect to the performance of the Transition Services and the implementation of the Transition Plan and shall act as a liaison between the parties hereto. The Client Relations Representative of each party hereto, or their designates, shall be responsible for answering or addressing inquiries or concerns of the other parties, such inquiries or concerns to be addressed within a reasonable period of time. -9- 4.3 BANK REPORTS. The Bank shall provide to NDPS and/or GPI Canada such reports as the parties shall mutually agree upon from time to time. The reasonable costs of such reporting shall be borne by NDPS and/or GPI Canada, except for the costs associated with any reports that are generated in the Ordinary Course of the Bank's business without additional cost or undue burden to the Bank. 4.4 CONFIDENTIALITY AND OWNERSHIP OF DATA. The parties agree that the terms and conditions of the Marketing Alliance Agreement relating to NDPS Data, Bank Data and Confidentiality, including but not limited to, Sections 10.4, 10.5, 10.7, 11 and 23.11, shall apply to any NDPS Data or Bank Data obtained or accessed by another party during the Transition Period. 4.5 BANK SERVICE LOCATIONS. The parties acknowledge and agree that terms and conditions of the Marketing Alliance Agreement relating to Bank Service Locations, including, but not limited to, Sections 10.6 and 10.8, shall apply during the Transition Period and NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall be entitled to exercise of the rights granted thereunder. ARTICLE 5 TRANSITION 5.1 TRANSITION. NDPS, GPI Canada and the Bank agree to use their Commercially Reasonable Efforts to effect an orderly operation or transition of the relevant functions of the Merchant Business during the Transition Period. The Bank agrees to offer NDPS and GPI Canada reasonable conversion assistance and consultation in effecting this transition. 5.2 TRANSITION PLAN. NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall develop a tentative plan (the "TRANSITION PLAN") and shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to deliver to the Bank a copy of such Transition Plan, by the date that is 120 days following the Closing Date, such Transition Plan to provide for an orderly method under which NDPS and/or GPI Canada or a third party provider shall assume responsibility for the performance of the Transition Services. The Bank shall provide information and assistance to NDPS and/or GPI Canada in the formulation of the Transition Plan, to the extent reasonably requested by NDPS and/or GPI Canada. NDPS and GPI Canada shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to implement the Transition Plan and to ensure that such implementation does not adversely affect the Bank or its ability to provide any of the Transition Services. In the event that NDPS and/or GPI Canada make any changes to the Transition Plan, NDPS and/or GPI Canada agree to notify the Bank in writing of such changes. ARTICLE 6 EMPLOYEES 6.1 SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES. The Bank, NDPS and/or GPI Canada agree to work together, in good faith, to develop reporting, supervision and communication arrangements between the employees of the Bank who are responsible for performing the Transition Services and NDPS and/or GPI Canada to facilitate the performance of the obligations of the parties under this Agreement and the Marketing Alliance Agreement. -10- 6.2 TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT OF TRANSITION EMPLOYEES. The parties acknowledge that the terms and conditions relating to offers of employment to, and terms of employment of, Transition Employees and the obligations of GPI Canada in respect thereof are set out in Section 4.3 of the Asset Purchase Agreement. ARTICLE 7 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY 7.1 NO WARRANTY. Other than those expressly provided in this Agreement, there are no representations, warranties or conditions express, implied or statutory, including but not limited to, any implied warranties or conditions of merchantable quality or fitness for a particular purpose, made by the Bank with respect to any and all services, equipment, goods or items, including without limitation software, provided in the course of performing its obligations and the Transition Services. ARTICLE 8 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION 8.1 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Should there be any failure in performance or errors or omissions, the Bank shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to correct such failure in performance or errors or omissions. Except as the result of a third party claim subject to Section 8.3, in no event shall a party hereto be liable to another party or any third parties for any special, indirect or consequential damages, even if such party has been advised of the possibility of such damage. The Bank shall not be responsible in any manner for errors or failures of any Person other than those of the Bank, any Affiliate of the Bank, Intria-HP Corporation, and Intria Items Inc. NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall not be responsible in any manner for errors or failures of any Person other than those of NDPS, and/or GPI Canada or any Affiliate of NDPS and/or GPI Canada or any Merchant Accounting Processor or Independent Sales Organization designated by NDPS. 8.2 FORCE MAJEURE. None of the parties hereto shall be liable for a failure or delay in the performance of their obligations under the terms of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, a failure or delay in providing the Transition Services, if such failure is due to any Force Majeure Event affecting the party not performing its obligations, or affecting one of its subcontractors, provided that such party uses Commercially Reasonable Efforts to resume performing its obligations hereunder as soon as practicable. If a Force Majeure Event occurs, the party affected by such Force Majeure Event shall promptly notify such party by telephone (to be confirmed in writing within 5 days of the inception of such delay) of the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event and describe in reasonable detail in such notice the circumstances causing the Force Majeure Event. The parties hereto shall not have any liability for losses, expenses or damages, ordinary, special or consequential resulting directly or indirectly from such causes or conditions. -11- 8.3 INDEMNIFICATION. (a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE BANK. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Bank shall indemnify each of NDPS and GPI Canada and hold each of NDPS and GPI Canada harmless from any liability, loss, cost or expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses ("LOSSES") suffered it or its Affiliates that shall result from or arise out of (i) the breach by the Bank of this Agreement; (ii) the Bank's violation of applicable Laws, Association Rules and Clearing System Rules; or (iii) the negligence or intentional wrongdoing of the Bank; provided that if the Bank and NDPS and/or GPI Canada are jointly sued by a third party and they are deemed to be liable as joint tortfeasors, then the allocation of loss between NDPS and GPI Canada, on the one hand, and the Bank, on the other hand, shall be determined by the court. (b) INDEMNIFICATION BY NDPS AND GPI CANADA. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each of NDPS and GPI Canada shall indemnify the Bank and hold the Bank harmless from any Losses suffered by it or its Affiliates that shall result from or arise out of (i) the breach by NDPS or GPI Canada of this Agreement; (ii) NDPS's or GPI Canada's violation of applicable Laws, Association Rules and Clearing System Rules; or (iii) the negligence or intentional wrongdoing of NDPS or GPI Canada; provided that if the Bank and NDPS and/or GPI Canada are jointly sued by a third party and they are deemed to be liable as joint tortfeasors, then the allocation of loss between NDPS and/or GPI Canada, on the one hand, and the Bank, on the other, shall be determined by the court. (c) PROCEDURES. NDPS, GPI Canada and the Bank agree that the procedure for making a claim under the indemnity provisions of this Section 8.3 shall be governed by, and conducted in accordance with, Section 20 of the Marketing Alliance Agreement. 8.4 RECOVERY. If, at any time, either the Bank, on the one hand, or NDPS and/or GPI Canada, on the other, has received damages from the other and recovers funds, payments, or costs from a third party relating to the liability in respect of which such damages were paid, the amounts so recovered (less the costs of recovery and amounts previously paid to the other party in respect of the Loss) shall be remitted to such other party up to the amounts previously paid by such party. 8.5 REIMBURSEMENT FOR UNRECOVERED CHARGEBACKS AND CREDIT LOSSES. (a) The Bank shall reimburse NDPS within 60 days for the amount of any unrecovered Chargebacks and Credit Losses (calculated on an aggregate basis for the entire portfolio of Merchants that are parties to Existing Merchant Agreements, and not on a Merchant-by-Merchant basis) that: (i) are incurred by NDPS and/or GPI Canada in respect of Merchants that are -12- parties to Existing Merchant Agreements; (ii) arise out of sales transactions which occur between the Effective Time and the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 9 hereof; and (iii) are in excess of twice the aggregate amount of unrecovered Chargebacks and Credit Losses (calculated on an aggregate basis for the entire portfolio of Merchants that are parties to Existing Merchant Agreements, and not on a Merchant-by-Merchant basis) that the Bank incurred in respect of sales transactions which occurred during the period of time immediately preceding the Effective Time that is equal in duration to the period of time during which the Bank performed the Transition Services under this Agreement; (b) From time to time, NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall deliver an invoice to the Bank for amounts payable by the Bank to NDPS and/or GPI Canada under the terms and conditions of paragraph (a). Payment of the amounts specified on an invoice delivered in accordance with this paragraph (b) shall be due on the 60th day after the date of the invoice. NDPS and/or GPI Canada reserve the right to charge interest on all amounts not paid when due at the Prime Rate or the maximum rate allowed by law, if less; (c) Upon request, NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall provide reasonable supporting information for any invoice submitted under this Section 8.5. The Bank shall have the right to conduct a review of the books and records of NDPS and GPI Canada relating solely to the unrecovered Chargebacks and Credit Losses described in paragraph (a) upon written notice to NDPS at a mutually agreeable time and place. Upon receipt of a review notice, NDPS and GPI Canada will make available for the Bank's inspection (including inspection by any agent, representative, or professional advisor of the Bank) all relevant records and books related to the unrecovered Chargebacks and Credit Losses described in paragraph (a). Any such review shall be at the expense of the Bank, unless such review reveals that NDPS and/or GPI Canada has overcharged the Bank, in which case, the Bank shall be reimbursed for the costs and expenses it incurred in connection with such review; and (d) The Bank shall notify NDPS within 120 days of receipt of an invoice delivered under this Section 8.5 of any disputed amounts or the Bank, NDPS and GPI Canada shall be deemed to have agreed with the invoice. In the event of any dispute with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 8.5, the parties agree that such dispute shall be settled in accordance with the dispute resolution mechanism set out in Section 22 of the Marketing Alliance Agreement. -13- ARTICLE 9 TERM AND TERMINATION 9.1 TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the Closing Date to the earliest of: (a) the date that is the second anniversary of the Closing Date; (b) the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Sections 9.7 or 9.8; and (c) the date on which the Bank is no longer obligated to perform any of the Transition Services under the terms of this Agreement. 9.2 TERMINATION OF A TRANSITION SERVICE. The obligation of the Bank to provide a particular Transition Service may be terminated by NDPS and/or GPI Canada at the end of any calendar month prior to end of the Term for which such Transition Service was to be provided, upon 120 days' prior written notice (the "TERMINATION NOTICE") to the Bank. NDPS and GPI Canada agree that each of the Transition Services shall be terminated in an orderly manner in accordance with the Transition Plan. Notwithstanding that the Bank shall receive 120 days' prior written notice of the intention of NDPS and GPI Canada to terminate the Bank's obligation to provide a Transition Service, the Bank agrees that it shall not provide its employees that are responsible for performing such Transition Service with more than 60 days' prior written notice (the "EMPLOYEE NOTICE") of NDPS's and GPI Canada's intention to terminate such Transition Service. Prior to the delivery of the Employee Notice, NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall have the right to cancel the Termination Notice, in which event the Bank shall continue to provide the applicable Transition Service in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. After the Employee Notice has been delivered, the Bank is not obligated to: (a) extend the period during which it is obligated to perform the Transition Service beyond the date specified in the Termination Notice for termination of such Transition Service; or (b) resume performing such Transition Service at a later date during the Transition Period. 9.3 BUSINESS RECOVERY PLAN. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, NDPS and GPI Canada shall not be entitled to terminate the Bank's obligation to provide all or any part of the authorization and draft capture services until such time as the operator of the platform has in place a business recovery plan (the "BUSINESS RECOVERY PLAN") that is in compliance with any conditions imposed by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI") and is acceptable to the Bank, such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld. Despite the foregoing and subject to compliance with any conditions imposed by OSFI, the Bank agrees that the Business Recovery Plan of Intria-HP Corporation and Intria Items Inc. existing on the date hereof is acceptable to the Bank. 9.4 BANK DEFAULT. The occurrence of any one of more of the following events shall constitute a default by the Bank under the terms of this Agreement (a "BANK DEFAULT"): (1) If the Bank defaults in the performance of any of the Transition Services in accordance with Section 2.3 for two consecutive months under this Agreement and a corrective action plan has not been developed during the 30-day period after written notice and demand for cure has been given by NDPS and/or GPI Canada to the Bank (except that such period shall be extended to the extent there shall be in effect any event which shall be deemed a Force Majeure Event); or -14- (2) The Bank is adjudged or declared bankrupt or insolvent or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or petitions or applies to any tribunal for the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, or similar officer for it or for any part of its property, or commences any proceedings relating to it under any reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation Law or statute of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect, or by any act indicates its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding for it or for any part of its property, or a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or similar official is appointed for the party, or any of the party's property. 9.5 NDPS/GPI CANADA DEFAULT. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a default by NDPS or GPI Canada under the terms of this Agreement (an "NDPS DEFAULT"): (1) If NDPS or GPI Canada defaults in the payment of any amounts due and owing to the Bank under this Agreement and such default is not cured for sixty (60) days after written notice and demand for cure has been given by the Bank to NDPS and GPI Canada; (2) If NDPS or GPI Canada is adjudged or declared bankrupt or insolvent or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or petitions or applies to any tribunal for the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, or similar officer for it or for any part of its property, or commences any proceedings relating to it under any reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation Law or statute of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect, or by any act indicates its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding for it or for any part of its property, or a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or similar official is appointed for the party, or any of the party's property. 9.6 NOTICE OF DEFAULT. Each party to this Agreement shall promptly notify the other parties if a Default or Event of Default with respect to it has occurred hereunder. 9.7 REMEDIES OF NDPS AND GPI CANADA. Upon the occurrence of a Bank Default, after attempting to resolve the matter pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions set out in the Marketing Alliance Agreement, NDPS and/or GPI Canada may do any or all of the following as NDPS and/or GPI Canada, in their sole and absolute discretion, shall determine: (1) terminate this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof; (2) bring any proceedings in the nature of specific performance, injunction, or other equitable remedy in any instance, it being acknowledged that damages at Law may be an inadequate remedy for a Bank Default under this Agreement; (3) bring any action at Law as may be necessary or advisable in order to recover damages and costs; and/or -15- (4) exercise any of its other rights and remedies provided for hereunder or otherwise available to it, including a waiver of any Bank Default. 9.8 REMEDIES OF THE BANK. Upon the occurrence of an NDPS Default, after attempting to resolve the matter pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions set out in the Marketing Alliance Agreement, the Bank may do any or all of the following as the Bank, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine: (1) terminate this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof; (2) bring any proceedings in the nature of specific performance, injunction, or other equitable remedy in any instance, it being acknowledged that damages at Law may be an inadequate remedy for an NDPS Default under this Agreement; (3) bring any action at Law as may be necessary or advisable in order to recover damages and costs; and/or (4) exercise any of its other rights and remedies provided for hereunder or otherwise available to it, including a waiver of any NDPS Default. 9.9 NON-EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. The non-defaulting party may, in its sole discretion, exercise any right or recourse and/or proceed by any action, suit, remedy or proceeding against the defaulting party authorized hereunder or permitted by Law and may proceed to exercise any and all rights hereunder and no remedy for the enforcement of the rights of the non-defaulting party shall be exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided hereunder or at Law or in equity or be dependent upon any such right or remedy and any one or more of such rights or remedies may from time to time be exercised independently or in combination. All such rights shall be subject to the limitation of liability contained herein. 9.10 EQUITABLE REMEDIES. The defaulting party agrees that the non-defaulting party's entitlement to seek equitable relief includes such injunction or injunctions as may be required to prevent breaches or further breaches of any of the provisions hereof, and specific enforcement of such provisions by an action instituted in any court having jurisdiction. 9.11 ASSIGNMENT OF THREE PARTY AGREEMENTS. As contemplated in and pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, upon termination of the Bank's obligation to perform a Transition Service, the Bank agrees to assign to NDPS or GPI Canada or such Affiliate of NDPS or GPI Canada as NDPS or GPI Canada shall designate (the "NDPS DESIGNATE") and NDPS and GPI Canada agree to accept, or cause their NDPS Designate to accept, from the Bank all right, title and interest of the Bank in and to any Three Party Agreements set forth in SCHEDULE 9.10 that enabled the Bank to perform to such Transition Service and NDPS and GPI Canada agree to assume, or cause their NDPS Designate to assume, any and all of the Bank's obligations under such Three Party Agreements. The parties hereto acknowledge that such Three Party Agreements are agreements that are to be assigned to NDPS under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement and that the Bank needed to retain the right to receive some or all of the rights or services provided thereunder solely for purposes of providing the Transition Services to NDPS and/or GPI Canada. Upon termination of the Bank's obligation to perform a Transition -16- Service in accordance with Section 9.2, the Bank shall no longer require the rights or services provided under any Three Party Agreements applicable to such Transition Service and as contemplated, and in return for the consideration provided, under the Asset Purchase Agreement the assignment of such Three Party Agreements shall be effective. 9.12 CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT TRANSITION PLAN. In the event that NDPS, GPI Canada or a third party service provider has not assumed responsibility for the performance of all of the Transition Services by the end of the Transition Period, the Bank shall have the option to continue performing the Transition Services in return for compensation equivalent to the market rates charged by independent service providers for substantially similar services, such option to be exercised in the sole and absolute discretion of the Bank and subject to any regulatory approvals required and all applicable laws. ARTICLE 10 SOFTWARE RIGHTS ON TERMINATION 10.1 SOFTWARE. The parties agree that if, during the term of this Agreement, it is determined that NDPS, GPI Canada or any of their Affiliates shall need access to certain software to conduct the Merchant Business (the "SOFTWARE") following the Transition Period, and such Software is: (a) owned by the Bank or an Affiliate of the Bank and will be used by the Bank following the Transition Period, at NDPS' or GPI Canada's option, the Bank shall, or shall cause its Affiliate to, enter into, on commercially reasonable terms, a non-exclusive, non-assignable, royalty-free, fully paid-up licence with NDPS, GPI Canada or their NDPS Designate in respect of any such Software; (b) owned by the Bank or an Affiliate of the Bank and will not be used by the Bank following the Transition Period, at NDPS' or GPI Canada's option, the Bank shall, or shall cause its Affiliate to, transfer such software to NDPS, GPI Canada or their NDPS Designate; (c) licensed by the Bank or an Affiliate of the Bank and will be used by the Bank following the Transition Period, at NDPS' or GPI Canada's option, the Bank shall, or shall cause its Affiliate to, use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to: (i) negotiate an arrangement with NDPS, GPI Canada or their NDPS Designate and the licensor of such Software whereby both NDPS, GPI Canada or their NDPS Designate, and the Bank, or its Affiliate, as applicable, could continue using such Software under the same licence; or (ii) obtain a separate licence for NDPS, GPI Canada or their NDPS Designate; or (d) licensed by the Bank or an Affiliate of the Bank and will not be used by the Bank following the Transition Period, at NDPS' or GPI Canada's option, the Bank shall, or shall cause its Affiliate to use Commercially -17- Reasonable Efforts to, assign its licence to NDPS, GPI Canada, or their NDPS Designate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any additional licenses resulting from the foregoing are considered, as between the Bank, NDPS and GPI Canada, to be a part of, a result of, and in return for, the consideration provided under the Asset Purchase Agreement ARTICLE 11 GENERAL 11.1 PERIPHERON THERMAL PRINTERS The Bank shall reimburse NDPS for the cost incurred by NDPS and/or GPI Canada for shipping the RM2000 Thermal Printers manufactured by PeriPheron Technologies Ltd. ("PERIPHERON") to PeriPheron's facilities at #148-1538 Cliveden Avenue, Delta, British Columbia in connection with the "TCO Upgrade Project" (as described in the letters from PeriPheron to CIBC dated January 22, 2001 and February 19, 2001 included in the Assets Sold) to be implemented by PeriPheron, NDPS and/or GPI Canada after the Closing Date, provided that the maximum amount payable by the Bank for such shipping costs shall be $100,000. NDPS and GPI Canada shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cause the TCO Upgrade Project to be completed as soon as practicable and, if possible, within a eighteen (18) month period. 11.2 DISPUTE RESOLUTION. NDPS, GPI Canada and the Bank acknowledge and agree that any and all disputes that arise from, or relate in any way to, the Transition Services, the Transition Plan, or any other matter set forth in this Agreement, shall be settled in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions set out in the Marketing Alliance Agreement. 11.3 CONTRACTS AND INVOICING. Upon request, the Bank shall provide reasonable supporting information for any invoice submitted hereunder. NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall have the right to conduct a review of the books and records of the Bank relating solely to the Transition Services to be provided hereunder upon written notice to the Bank at a mutually agreeable time and place. Upon receipt of a review notice, the Bank will make available for NDPS' or GPI Canada's inspection (including inspection by any agent, representative, or professional advisor of NDPS or GPI Canada) all relevant records and books related solely to the Transition Services provided hereunder. Any such review shall be at the expense of NDPS and/or GPI Canada, unless such review reveals that the Bank has overcharged NDPS or GPI Canada, in which case, NDPS and/or GPI Canada shall be reimbursed for the costs and expenses they incurred in connection with such review. 11.4 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. Each party to this Agreement intends that the Bank shall operate as, and be considered, an independent contractor in providing the Transition Services. All personnel performing Transition Services for or on behalf of the Bank shall be agents or employees of the Bank, and shall not for any purpose be considered agents or employees of NDPS or GPI Canada and shall not be entitled to any benefit or payment directly from NDPS or GPI Canada on account of such Transition Service. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as constituting a partnership or joint venture between NDPS, GPI -18- Canada and the Bank and each party hereto specifically disclaims any liability for the conduct, performance of services or failure to act of the other parties hereto. None of the parties to this Agreement shall represent or hold itself out as a partner, joint venturer, or agent of another party hereto for any purpose whatsoever and nor shall any party to this Agreement have the right to bind another party hereto to any agreement with a third party or to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of another party. 11.5 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT. This Agreement including the Schedules hereto, contains the entire agreement among the parties to this Agreement pertaining to the matters contemplated in this Agreement and there are no further or other agreements or understandings, written or oral, in effect between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, except as may be specifically provided in one of the Operative Documents. No amendment, modification or alteration of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless the same shall be in writing and duly executed by the authorized representatives of each of the parties hereto. 11.6 SEVERABILITY. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement. In such an event, the parties shall use good faith efforts to re-negotiate any such provision in an effort to retain the spirit and intent of the original provision. 11.7 FURTHER ASSURANCES. The parties hereto shall do and perform or cause to be done and performed all such further acts and things and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as the other parties to this Agreement may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement. 11.8 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement and all rights, privileges, duties and obligations of the parties hereto may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided, however, that no such consent shall be required (i) for the assignment by any party of its rights and privileges hereunder to an Affiliate of a party, or (ii) for the assignment by any party of its rights, privileges, duties and obligations hereunder to any Person into or with which the assigning party shall merge or consolidate or to which the assigning party shall sell all or substantially all of its assets. The consent of a party to an assignment by the other parties shall not (i) relieve that party of any of its obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) constitute the other parties' consent to further assignment. 11.9 MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. No failure by the Bank, GPI Canada or NDPS to exercise, and no delay in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. No waiver of any provision of -19- this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by the Bank, GPI Canada or NDPS herefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by each party to this Agreement sought to be bound thereby, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. 11.10 NOTICES. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to this Agreement to any other party hereto shall be in writing and delivered to the following names and addresses: if to the Bank, to: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce c/o CIBC World Markets Inc. 161 Bay Street BCE Place, 7th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J8 Attention: Executive Vice President, Card Products, Collections and Merchant Card Services Facsimile No.: (416) 784-6868 with a copy to: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Legal and Compliance Division 199 Bay Street, 15th Floor Commerce Court West Toronto, Ontario M5L 1A2 Attention: General Counsel Facsimile No.: (416) 304-2860 and to: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP 199 Bay Street, 28th Floor Commerce Court West Toronto, Ontario M5L 1A9 Attention: Managing Partner Facsimile No: (416) 863-2653 If to NDPS, Global Payments or GPI Canada, to: Global Payments Inc. Four Corporate Square -20- Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2010 Attention: Office of the Corporate Secretary The persons or addresses to which mailings or deliveries shall be made may be changed from time to time by notice given pursuant to the provisions of this Section 11.10. Any notice, demand or other communication given pursuant to the provisions of this Section 11.10 shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date actually delivered or five days following the date deposited in the mail, properly addressed, postage prepaid, as the case may be. 11.11 GOVERNING LAW; INTERPRETATION. (1) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. (2) Each party hereto represents that, in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, such party has been represented by and relied upon the advice of counsel of such party's choice. Each such party affirms that such party's counsel has had a substantial role in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. Therefore, each such party agrees that the rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any related document. 11.12 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement: (1) Each of the parties hereto hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario and the federal courts of Canada, in the case of any action, suit or proceeding commenced with respect to a dispute by any of them or any Affiliate or shareholder of any of them. Waiving the right to any other jurisdiction by reason of their present or future domicile. (2) The parties hereto agree that, after any dispute is before a court as specified in paragraph (1) of this Section 11.12 and during the pendency of such dispute before such court, all actions, suits or proceedings with respect to such dispute or any other dispute, including without limitation, any counterclaim, cross-claim or interpleader, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court. (3) Each of the parties hereto hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of this Section 11.12, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is no maintainable in such court (for lack of personal jurisdiction or otherwise) or that its property is exempt or immune from execution, that the action, suit or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the action, suit or proceeding is improper. Each of the parties hereto agrees that service of process in any such action, suit or proceeding shall be deemed in every -21- respect effective service of process upon it if personally served upon the applicable party at the address for notice purposes designated pursuant to Section 11.10. 11.13 THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES. None of the parties to this Agreement intends this Agreement to benefit or create any right or cause of action in or on behalf of any Person other than the Bank, GPI Canada and NDPS and permitted successors and assigns. 11.14 TIME OF ESSENCE. Time shall be of the essence in this Agreement in all respects. 11.15 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same document. -22- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered on the day and year first above written. CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE By: /s/ Christine Croucher -------------------------------------- Name: Christine Croucher Title: By: /s/ David A. Caldwell -------------------------------------- Name: David A. Caldwell Title: National Data Payment Systems, Inc. hereby executes this Agreement as a party hereto and hereby guarantees the obligations of Global Payments Canada Inc. hereunder. NATIONAL DATA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. By: /s/ Suellyn P. Tornay -------------------------------------- Name: Suellyn P. Tornay Title: General Counsel GLOBAL PAYMENTS CANADA INC. By: /s/ Suellyn P. Tornay -------------------------------------- Name: Suellyn P. Tornay Title: General Counsel -23- The obligations of National Data Payment Systems, Inc. and/or Global Payments Canada Inc. hereunder are hereby guaranteed by GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. By: /s/ Paul R. Garcia ------------------------------------- Name: Paul R. Garcia Title: Chief Executive Officer SCHEDULE 2.1 TRANSITION SERVICES TRANSITION SERVICE 1. Merchant Loss Prevention 2. Dispatch Services 3. Help Desk Services 4. Merchant Debit Operations 5. Management Information Systems 6. Point of Sale System Support 7. Project Installation 8. Merchant Training 9. Operations Administration 10. MOPD 11. PERC 12. Voice Authorization Services 13. Chargebacks/Retrievals 14. Settlement Accounting 15. INTENTIONALLY DELETED 16. INTENTIONALLY DELETED 17. Support for AS400 18. Such services ("INTRIA TRANSITION SERVICES") as are provided to the Bank immediately prior to Closing by Intria-HP Corporation and Intria Items Inc. in connection with the Merchant Business. SCHEDULE 2.2 SERVICE LEVELS See attached.