Administrative Services Agreement 2 D139
Administrative Services Agreement 2 D139
Administrative Services Agreement 2 D139
BETWEEN: [FIRST COMPANY NAME] (the "First Company"), a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its
head office located at:
[COMPLETE ADDRESS]
WHEREAS [FIRST COMPANY NAME] is a [SPECIFY] company dedicated to the creation and
development of [DESCRIBE PRODUCT/SERVICE];
WHEREAS [SECOND COMPANY NAME] is a newly-incorporated company created to continue the work
of [FIRST COMPANY NAME] in the field of [SPECIFY] and which will be located in [FIRST COMPANY
NAME]’s premises for a transition period;
WHEREAS [SECOND COMPANY NAME] wishes that [FIRST COMPANY NAME] provide it, during such
transition period, with various administrative services and wishes that [SECOND COMPANY NAME]’s
employees continue to occupy and use certain facilities used by such employees while employed by
[FIRST COMPANY NAME]; and
WHEREAS [FIRST COMPANY NAME] agrees to provide or cause to be provided such services and
facilities for [SECOND COMPANY NAME] upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1.1. In this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, the following words shall
have the meanings set out hereunder:
“Administrative Services” shall mean the administrative services provided by First Company Name
to Second Company Name pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof.
“Confidential Information” shall mean all data and information in oral, written, graphic,
photographic, recorded or other form hereafter disclosed by one of the parties (the “Disclosing
Party”) to the other party (the “Recipient”) except for (i) information which, at the time of
disclosure, is or thereafter becomes public knowledge through no breach of this Agreement, (ii)
information which is disclosed to the Recipient by a third party legally entitled to do so, (iii)
information which is disclosed with the prior written approval of the Disclosing Party; or (iv)
information which the Recipient is required by any [YOUR COUNTRY LAW], regulation, or legal
process to disclose to any competent judicial or governmental authority.
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1.2.1.The parties acknowledge that each provision of this Agreement was negotiated in good faith,
understood and for good and valuable consideration, agreed to by them and that the
agreement does not constitute an adhesion contract for it.
1.2.2.Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement and every part thereof.
1.2.3.The division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections, Subsections and other subdivisions
and the insertions of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or
be utilized in the construction or the interpretation hereof.
1.2.4.Where required herein, the singular shall comprise the plural and vice versa, the masculine
shall include the feminine and vice versa while the neuter shall comprise both the masculine
and the feminine.
1.2.5.This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the [YOUR COUNTRY
LAW] of the Province of [STATE/PROVINCE] and the parties hereby submit to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of [STATE/PROVINCE]. This Agreement shall be
treated in all respects as a [STATE/PROVINCE] contract.
2. TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall become effective on the date first above written, and shall continue in full force and
effect for an indefinite term thereafter until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties or by either party
upon [NUMBER] days’ written notice to the other party.
3.1. First Company Name shall provide, or cause to be provided, to Second Company Name such
services as may be requested from time to time by Second Company Name relating to, but not
limited to, the following:
3.1.1.financial services, including, but not limited to, accounting and payroll;
3.1.2.tax and treasury services, including, but not limited to, planning and compliance;
3.1.3.purchasing services;
3.1.4.human resources services, including, but not limited to, labor relations and employee benefit
planning and administration;
3.1.6.communications services;
3.1.10. other matters and services reasonably requested in writing by Second Company Name
and which Company Name is able and willing to provide on a case by case basis.
3.2. Unless otherwise provided for in a separate sub-lease agreement between the parties hereto,
First Company Name agrees to provide such reasonable office and laboratory space including all
necessary and incidental utilities, and equipment and facilities for the use of Second Company
Name, such as, without limitation:
3.2.4.security services;
3.2.5.cafeteria, microwave ovens, vending machines and other food equipment and facilities;
3.2.7.other equipment and facilities reasonably requested by Second Company Name and which
First Company Name is able and willing to provide.
4. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION
4.1. Fees for the Administrative Services and Facilities provided to Second Company Name by First
Company Name shall be agreed upon between the parties from time to time and based on a
monthly budget which shall be established at the beginning of every month for the ensuing
month, the budget for the current month being attached hereto as Schedule 4.1. It is understood
between the parties that the fees to be charged to Second Company Name for such
Administrative Services and Facilities shall be equal to the direct and indirect costs to First
Company Name attributable to the provision of the Administrative Services and Facilities
concerned.
4.2. The monthly budgeted fees shall be payable by Second Company Name on the [NUMBER] of
each month in advance.
5. RECORDS
First Company Name agrees to maintain adequate records relating to payments due by Second Company
Name for Administrative Services provided hereunder and to make such records available, upon
reasonable notice, to the duly authorized representative of Second Company Name for inspection during
normal business hours.
6. CONFIDENTIALITY
6.1. The parties hereby agree that any Confidential Information provided to the Recipient by the
Disclosing Party hereunder, shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party.
6.2. The Recipient agrees that it will maintain all Confidential Information in strict confidence and that
it will not permit whether directly or indirectly the Confidential Information in its possession to be
6.3. The Recipient shall not permit any employee, director, officer, agent, representative or affiliate to
have access to the Confidential Information unless such employee, director, officer, agent,
representative or affiliate (a) needs to know the Confidential Information for the purposes of this
Agreement, (b) has been informed of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information, and
(c) agrees to act in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this Article.
6.4. The Confidential Information shall not be reproduced in any form or stored in a retrieval system
or database without the permission of the Disclosing Party in writing, except as required for the
execution of activities agreed upon between the parties.
6.5. Upon termination of this Agreement, in whole or in part, the Recipient shall, upon request,
forthwith return to the Disclosing Party all Confidential Information, including all documents and
information which contain Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party in the possession of
the Recipient.
7. EMPLOYEES
All persons employed by First Company Name in the performance of Administrative Services hereunder
shall be under the sole and exclusive direction and control of First Company Name, and for no purpose
whatsoever shall they be considered employees of Second Company Name. First Company Name shall
remain at all times an independent contractor and shall be responsible for all federal, provincial, and local
taxes (including, without limitation, social insurance, unemployment, federal and provincial withholdings
and other taxes) assessable with regard to its associates or employees.
8. NOTICES
8.1. All notices, requests, orders, consents or approvals required or permitted by this Agreement shall
be in writing. All such notices, requests, orders, consents and approvals, and payments shall be
sent to the parties at the first above-mentioned addresses. A party may change such address by
notice to the other party from time to time.
8.2. Notices shall be delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail with postage prepaid
or by courier or by fax. Notices shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given by mail,
[NUMBER] days after being dispatched by mail, or by courier or fax, the next business day.
9. FORCE MAJEURE
9.1. A party shall not be deemed in default of its obligations under this Agreement when such
performance is prevented by a cause beyond the reasonable control of such party, including
without limitation, modification or variation of any provision hereof imposed or required by the
[YOUR COUNTRY] Ministry of Health and Welfare or similar governmental agency having
jurisdiction in the premises.
9.2. Upon the occurrence of an event of force majeure, the party affected shall promptly notify the
other in writing setting forth the details of the occurrence, its expected duration and how that
party’s performance may be affected. The affected party shall resume the performance of its
obligations as soon as practicable after the force majeure event ceases.
10.1. This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their
successors and permitted assigns.
10.2. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and
understandings in connection therewith. It may not be changed nor modified orally, but only by
agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the parties hereto.
10.3. Each of the parties upon the request of the other shall do, execute, acknowledge and deliver or
cause to be done, executed, acknowledged or delivered all such further acts, deeds,
documents, assignments, transfers, conveyances, powers of attorney and assurances as may
be reasonably necessary or desirable to effect complete consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
10.4. Nothing herein contained shall constitute or create a partnership among, or a joint venture
between the parties.
10.5. Neither failure nor delay by either party to exercise any right or remedy provided in this
Agreement or by statute, or [YOUR COUNTRY LAW] shall operate as a waiver of such right or
remedy, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy preclude any other
or further exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies set forth in this
Agreement are cumulative and enforcement of one right or remedy shall not preclude
subsequent enforcement of the same or other rights and remedies provided in this Agreement
or at [YOUR COUNTRY LAW].
10.6. This Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder shall not be assigned in whole or in
part by either party to any third party without the prior written consent of the other.
10.7. Upon termination of the Agreement, in whole or in part, each party shall, upon request,
forthwith return to the other party all documents, materials, and property of the other party in
the possession of such party. In addition, each party shall assist the other party in effecting
such termination in an orderly manner.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party to this agreement has caused it to be executed at [PLACE OF
EXECUTION] on the date indicated above.