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SDK Distributorship Agreement
SDK Distributorship Agreement
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Distributor mutually agree to enter into a
distributorship arrangement for the sale and distribution of the Products, subject to the
terms and conditions stated below;
ARTICLE I
APPOINTMENT AND TERRITORY
1. The Company hereby constitutes and appoints the Distributor, and the
Distributor hereby accepts the appointment, as the Company’s exclusive distributor
(except for direct accounts of the Company) in BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS
OCCIDENTAL (hereinafter referred to as the “Territory”) for the Products. As such
distributor, the Distributor shall purchase from the Company pursuant hereto for resale
the Products to be distributed by the Distributor; Provided, That, the Distributor’s
obligation to pay the Company therefor shall not be dependent on whether or not it
actually resells such Products.
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2. It is understood that the Company has the unrestricted right to sell the
Products to its direct accounts in the Territory. The Distributor shall not resell or export
any Product outside the Territory nor resell, directly or indirectly, any Product to any
third party who the Distributor knows or has reason to suspect intends to sell or export
any Product outside the Territory. The Company has the option to change, contract,
expand or withdraw the aforesaid Territory by giving thirty (30) days written notice
thereof to the Distributor.
ARTICLE II
PRODUCT CHANGES
1. The Company reserves the right, without thereby incurring any liability to
the Distributor with respect to any purchase order theretofore transmitted or placed by the
Distributor, or otherwise, and for justifiable reasons which include acts of God and/or
government, to discontinue or limit its production of any Product or to terminate or limit
deliveries of any of the Products from time to time.
ARTICLE III
PURCHASE ORDERS
2. The Company agrees to give the Distributor incentives when the sales
output of the latter exceeds the total minimum order as required in the preceding
paragraph. The kind and value of these incentives shall be left to the discretion of the
Company.
3. The Distributor shall put up a surety bond in favor of the Company in the
amount of ONE MILLION PESOS (P1,000,000.00). The bond shall answer for any
unpaid balance and other expenses the Distributor might incur during the effectivity of
this Agreement.
4. In order to meet the demand for the Products, the Distributor shall place
orders for the Products with the Company as expeditiously as possible according to the
procedures established by mutual Agreement of the parties. All orders are subject to
acceptance by the Company, and may be accepted in whole or in part at the Company’s
absolute discretion. Such acceptance shall be valid if made by written notice to the
Distributor or by actual delivery or release of the Products to the Distributor. All
purchase orders shall be binding upon the Distributor unless and until they are rejected in
writing by the Company. The Company shall not be bound by any terms or conditions
stated in the purchase orders issued by the Distributor and accepted by the Company
other than statements therein regarding Product items, quantity and requested delivery
dates. The Distributor shall exercise due diligence in delivering to the trade the Products
in the quantities and on the dates specified by the trade.
ARTICLE IV
INVENTORY
ARTICLE V
DELIVERY
1. The Company shall cause the delivery of the Products ordered by the
Distributor to the Distributor’s warehouse/branch at _______________________ and in
accordance with the Company’s acceptance of orders supported by the necessary delivery
receipts.
2. The Distributor shall bear all costs of insurance and costs of delivery to
trade which shall include, but not be limited to, all taxes, duties, tariff and landing
charges of the Products incurred for delivery of the Products from the Distributor’s main
warehouse in the Territory. The Distributor shall be responsible for and shall pay any
taxes imposed on the sale of the Products.
ARTICLE VI
PAYMENT
1. The Distributor is hereby given a thirty (30)-day credit term for each
delivery. However, the Distributor is required to make a fifty (50%) percent
downpayment upon receipt by the Company of the purchase order and payment of the
balance thereof shall be made within thirty 30 days from actual receipt of the Products.
The Company shall not consider any order/s of the Distributor unless the balance of the
previous order/s is first paid and settled.
3. The Company reserves the right to change the suggested list price at any
time upon written notice to the Distributor at least fifteen (15) days before the effectivity
of the change.
ARTICLE VII
RETURN OF PRODUCTS
1. The parties hereto shall agree in writing upon a uniform procedure for the
destruction and replacement of damaged stocks, which Agreement shall form an integral
part hereof.
ARTICLE VIII
PROMOTION
1. The sales and collection personnel of the Distributor shall actively solicit
and accept orders for the Products in the Territory. The Distributor’s salesmen shall as
much as possible coordinate their field of activities with the Company’s promotional
cycles.
3. The Company also agrees to give the Distributor European tiles, free of
charge, to be used for its floor area in its showroom. The parties will mutually agree as to
the quantity of the same.
4. The Company further agrees to furnish the Distributor with display racks
under a loan agreement. The terms of such an agreement shall be finalized within a
reasonable period from execution hereof.
ARTICLE IX
INFORMATION
1. The Distributor shall furnish the Company with financial and other
information and materials relating to the market demand for and sales of the Products and
such other factors affecting the prices thereof.
2. The parties hereto agree to stipulate upon the nature of such other
information which, the Distributor shall be required to furnish the Company.
ARTICLE X
REPORTS AND STATISTICS
As part of the services and for purposes of effectively monitoring the Company’s
trade sales performance, the Distributor shall provide the Company with the following
statistics free of charge at the time and frequency indicated and in the forms as may be
prescribed or approved by the Company from time to time:
ARTICLE XI
MARKETING EFFORTS
1. The Distributor shall sell the Products, cause its managers and employees
to use vigorous efforts to achieve maximum sales volumes reasonably achievable in the
Territory, and maintain in the Territory a place of business and sufficient competent and
well-trained employees, including salesmen dedicated exclusively to the sale of the
Products in the Territory, to increase the sales of the Products. The Distributor shall
endeavor to attain the objectives, goals and programs of the Company, as agreed upon by
the parties in accordance with paragraph 2 hereunder.
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2. The sales performance of each year shall be the basis for renewing this
Agreement but in no case less than the amounts stated in Article 3 of this agreement, the
terms of which shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
3. The Distributor shall not act as the Company’s agent and shall not accept
any order on the Company’s behalf. The Company reserves the right to remain in direct
contact with customers and prospective customers of the Distributor in the Territory.
5. The Distributor shall not distribute, sell, market or promote the Products,
which are not packaged in a manner approved by the Company.
6. The Distributor shall keep and save the Company free and harmless from
any loss or claim or suit by third parties arising from any act, omission or negligence
(like in handling and storage of the Products, tampering, etc.) of the Distributor which
impair the quality of the Products. In the event such claims or suits arise, the
Distributor shall defend the Company at its own expense.
ARTICLE XII
COMPANY’S INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
2. The Distributor agrees that it will not, during the term of this Agreement
or at any time thereafter apply to the Products, use or display any Trademark or any
Tradename of the Company or any of its Affiliates (the “Tradenames”), or any
counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation of any Trademark or any Tradename confusingly
similar thereto except insofar as authorized in writing by the Company from time to time.
The Distributor may, however, by appropriate indications on its letterheads and any other
forms and through the exhibition of appropriate signs and advertising indicate to the
public that it is the Company’s distributor of Products in the Territory, and may use and
permit its re-sellers to use the Trademarks in an appropriate manner in advertising the
Products; Provided however, That, all advertisements of any Product(s) are subject to the
prior written approval of the Company. If the Company objects to any use or method of
display by the Distributor or any of its re-sellers of any Trademark, which use has not
therefor been approved by the Company, the Distributor shall discontinue or cause such
re-seller to discontinue such use or method of display or modify it to the satisfaction of
the Company. In no event shall the Distributor use any Trademark or Tradename as if it
were part of the Company or in any manner which, in the opinion of the Company, might
indicate that any facility or operation operated by the Distributor is operated by the
Company or any of its Affiliate, or that the Distributor is associated with the Company or
any of its Affiliates, as an Affiliate, joint venture, partner, or in any other way.
the Products. The Distributor further agrees to discontinue any advertising or practice
deemed by the Company to have such effect.
ARTICLE XIII
CONFIDENTIALITY
1. The Distributor shall keep confidential and cause its employees to keep
confidential any information of a proprietary nature which the Distributor receives
directly or indirectly from the Company (including but not limited to, the prices charged
to the Distributor, terms and conditions of sales to the Distributor, customers, business
affairs, products, product specifications, designs, plans, manufacturing processes, data,
know-how, ideas and technical information) excluding such information as has been
publicly disclosed by authorized officials of the Company or an Affiliate. This
obligation of confidentiality shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XIV
TERM
ARTICLE XV
TERMINATION
1. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon prior written notice of
thirty (30) days in the event of the breach by the other party of any of its obligations or
responsibilities hereunder which is not cured (if capable of being cured) within the said
30 days notice period.
ARTICLE XVI
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UPON TERMINATION
2. The Distributor shall cooperate with the Company and provide the latter
free of charge access to all pertinent Distributor’s previous sales, records, customer lists
and other records and data relating to sales of the Products.
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4. The acceptance of any order from, or the sale of any Products by the
Company to the Distributor, after the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall
not be construed as a renewal or extension thereof nor as a waiver of termination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the absence of a written agreement signed by the
Company, all of the foregoing transactions shall be governed by the provisions of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE XVII
RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
1. The relationship between the Company and the Distributor during the term
of this Agreement shall be that of VENDOR and VENDEE, respectively. Neither the
Distributor nor its owners, agents, representatives, managers or other employees shall,
under any circumstances, be nor shall they hold themselves out as owners, agents,
representatives, or directors, officers, partners or joint venturers of or with the Company.
The Distributor shall have no right to enter into any contracts or commitments in the
name of or on behalf of the Company or to obligate the Company in any respect
whatsoever.
ARTICLE XVIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
incident to enforcing the award shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be
charged against the party resisting such enforcement. The award shall include interest
from the date of any damages incurred for breach or other violation of the contract, and
from the date of the award until paid in full, at a rate to be fixed by the arbitrator, but in
no event less than one-and-a-half percent (1.5%) per month, or part of a month, from the
date until paid.
4. This Agreement contains the entire and only Agreement between the
parties respecting the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and cancels all previous
negotiations, Agreements, commitments and writings in connection therewith. This
Agreement may be modified only by a written instrument duly signed by the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands this
_____ day of ________________ in ________________, Philippines.
__________________ ___________________
Company Distributor
________________________ ________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in the City of _______________, this day
of _______________, personally appeared the following persons, with their Comm. Tax
Certificate No., to wit:
known to me and to me known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged to me that the same is the product of their own free and
voluntary act and deed.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on the date and at the place first above-
written.