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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from  _____  to  _____ 
Commission file number 1-12793
 
StarTek, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  84-1370538
(I.R.S. employer
Identification No.)
     
44 Cook Street, 4 th Floor
Denver, Colorado

(Address of principal executive offices)
  80206
(Zip code)
(303) 399-2400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Title of Each Class   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
     
Common Stock, $.01 par value   New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filed, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
         
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes o No þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value — 14,735,791 shares as of November 1, 2007.
 
 

 

 


 

STARTEK, INC.
FORM 10-Q
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  Exhibit 10.117
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  Exhibit 10.121
  Exhibit 31.1
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
STARTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
                               
Revenue
  $ 63,169     $ 61,865     $ 179,648     $ 178,495  
Cost of services
    52,853       52,104       151,885       150,758  
 
                       
Gross profit
    10,316       9,761       27,763       27,737  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    9,693       7,533       28,125       22,495  
Impairment losses and restructuring charges
    1,032             4,050        
 
                       
Operating (loss) income
    (409 )     2,228       (4,412 )     5,242  
Net interest and other income
    232       337       563       1,403  
 
                       
 
                               
(Loss) income before taxes
    (177 )     2,565       (3,849 )     6,645  
Income tax benefit (expense)
    548       (995 )     588       (2,114 )
 
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 371     $ 1,570     $ (3,261 )   $ 4,531  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income (loss) per share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.03     $ 0.11     $ (0.22 )   $ 0.31  
 
                       
Diluted
  $ 0.03     $ 0.11     $ (0.22 )   $ 0.31  
 
                       
 
                               
Dividends declared per common share
  $     $ 0.25     $     $ 0.75  
 
                       
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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STARTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    As of  
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
ASSETS
               
 
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 17,057     $ 33,437  
Investments
    16,350       5,933  
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $36 and $16, respectively
    51,087       46,364  
Income tax receivable
    3,856       1,281  
Prepaid expenses
    2,442       3,009  
Other assets
    1,374        
 
           
Total current assets
    92,166       90,024  
 
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
    57,417       60,101  
Long-term deferred tax assets
    3,755       4,444  
Other assets
    1,205       1,166  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 154,543     $ 155,735  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 4,067     $ 6,061  
Accrued liabilities:
               
Accrued payroll
    6,938       6,798  
Accrued compensated absences
    5,114       4,146  
Accrued health insurance
    176       77  
Accrued restructuring costs
    517        
Other accrued liabilities
    623       338  
Current portion of long-term debt
    4,721       5,654  
Short-term deferred income tax liabilities
    1,850       754  
Grant advances
    954       173  
Other current liabilities
    572       329  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    25,532       24,330  
 
               
Long-term debt, less current portion
    8,316       10,314  
Grant advances
          781  
Other liabilities
    2,082       1,928  
 
           
Total liabilities
    35,930       37,353  
 
           
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, 32,000,000 non-convertible shares, $0.01 par value, authorized; 14,735,791 and 14,695,791 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
    147       147  
Additional paid-in capital
    62,429       61,669  
Cumulative translation adjustment
    2,808       1,222  
Unrealized gain on investments available for sale
    37       1  
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
    875       (235 )
Retained earnings
    52,317       55,578  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    118,613       118,382  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 154,543     $ 155,735  
 
           
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STARTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2007     2006  
Operating Activities
               
Net (loss) income
  $ (3,261 )   $ 4,531  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Depreciation
    12,724       12,468  
Non-cash compensation expense
    760       242  
Impairment charge
    3,583        
Deferred income taxes
    482       (1,528 )
Realized gain on investments
          (36 )
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, or disposal of assets
    53       (98 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Trade accounts receivable, net
    (4,230 )     (7,258 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    644       348  
Accounts payable
    (1,624 )     143  
Income taxes receivable, net
    (2,579 )     2,992  
Accrued and other liabilities
    1,719       (604 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    8,271       11,200  
 
           
 
               
Investing Activities
               
Purchases of investments available for sale
    (28,931 )     (200,355 )
Proceeds from disposition of investments available for sale
    18,569       210,604  
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (10,605 )     (16,116 )
Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment
          343  
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (20,967 )     (5,524 )
 
           
 
               
Financing Activities
               
Proceeds from stock option exercises
          1,112  
Principal payments on borrowings
    (4,191 )     (1,888 )
Dividend payments
          (12,616 )
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (4,191 )     (13,392 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    507       (439 )
 
           
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (16,380 )     (8,155 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    33,437       17,425  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 17,057     $ 9,270  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 570     $ 130  
Income taxes paid
  $ 1,576     $ 2,389  
Change in unrealized gain on investments available for sale, net of tax
  $ 36     $ 25  
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STARTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring entries, except as noted) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair presentation. Operating results during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, are not necessarily indicative of operating results that may be expected during any other interim period of 2007 or the year ending December 31, 2007.
The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 was derived from audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the StarTek, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Certain reclassifications have been made to 2006 information to conform to 2007 presentation.
Unless otherwise noted in this report, any description of “us” refers to StarTek, Inc. and our subsidiaries. The assets and liabilities of our foreign operations that are recorded in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the weighted-average exchange rate during the reporting period.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). This Interpretation was effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2007. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 requires the recognition of penalties and interest on any unrecognized tax benefits. Our policy is to reflect penalties and interest as part of income tax expense as they become applicable. The adoption of FIN 48 had no impact on our consolidated financial statements. We file numerous consolidated and separate income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and in many state jurisdictions, as well as in Canada. Our United States federal returns and most state returns for tax years 2004 and forward are subject to examination. Canadian returns for tax years 2003 and forward are subject to examination. No United States returns are currently under audit and no extensions of statute of limitations have been granted. The 2004 and 2005 Canadian returns are currently under audit by the Canadian Revenue Agency.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS No. 157”). FAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating FAS No. 157 and have not yet determined the impact, if any, that the adoption of FAS No. 157 will have on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
In February 2007, the FASB issued Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities” (“FAS No. 159”). FAS No. 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value, and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of FAS No. 159 on our financial position and results of operations.

 

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2. Impairment Losses and Restructuring Charges
In accordance with FAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” we evaluate long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of specific assets or group of assets may not be recoverable. In the second quarter of 2007 senior management initiated a comprehensive review of the information technology infrastructure. As a result, for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, we recognized impairment losses of $1,745 related to software projects in process determined to be obsolete. In addition, on July 3, 2007, we announced plans to close our facility in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada, by August 30, 2007. As a result of this closure, we impaired $1,273 of facility leasehold improvements in the second quarter of 2007. FAS No. 146, “Accounting for the Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” specifies that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred, instead of upon commitment to a plan.
A significant assumption used in determining the amount of estimated liability for closing sites is the estimated liability for future lease payments on vacant facilities. If the assumptions regarding early termination and the timing and amounts of sublease payments prove to be inaccurate, we may be required to record additional losses, or conversely, a future gain, in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
As a result of the closure of our Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada facility, we recorded impairment charges of $565 and restructuring costs of $467 related to lease costs, telephony disconnects and other expenses in the third quarter of 2007. Included in accrued restructuring costs on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2007 is $50 of an existing deferred rent liability related to the Hawkesbury facility recorded in previous periods. None of the estimated restructuring charges have been paid as of September 30, 2007.
3. Net Income Per Share
Basic and diluted net income per common share is computed on the basis of our weighted average number of common shares outstanding, as determined by using the calculations outlined below:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
                               
Net income (loss)
  $ 371     $ 1,570     $ (3,261 )   $ 4,531  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average shares of common stock
    14,696       14,696       14,696       14,674  
Dilutive effect of stock options
    1                   41  
 
                       
Common stock and common stock equivalents
    14,697       14,696       14,696       14,715  
 
                       
 
                               
 
                       
Net income (loss) per basic share
  $ 0.03     $ 0.11     $ (0.22 )   $ 0.31  
 
                       
 
                               
 
                       
Net income (loss) per diluted share
  $ 0.03     $ 0.11     $ (0.22 )   $ 0.31  
 
                       
Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of our weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of dilutive outstanding stock options and non-vested restricted stock using the treasury stock method. Anti-dilutive securities totaling 763,964 and 710,470 shares in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and 760,640 and 291,635 shares in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, were not included in our calculation because the stock options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares during the periods presented.

 

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4. Investments
As of September 30, 2007, investments available for sale consisted of:
                                 
            Gross     Gross        
            Unrealized     Unrealized        
    Basis     Gains     Losses     Fair Value  
 
                               
Government debt securities
  $ 1,000     $ 1     $     $ 1,001  
Corporate debt securities
    15,316       43       10       15,349  
 
                       
Total
  $ 16,316     $ 44     $ 10     $ 16,350  
 
                       
As of September 30, 2007, amortized costs and estimated fair values of investments available for sale by contractual maturity were:
                                 
    Within 1                    
    Year     1 - 5 Years     Total     Fair Value  
 
                               
Government debt securities
  $     $ 1,000     $ 1,000     $ 1,001  
Corporate debt securities
    13,823       1,493       15,316       15,349  
 
                       
Total
  $ 13,823     $ 2,493     $ 16,316     $ 16,350  
 
                       
The estimated fair value of these investments included gross unrealized losses of $10 and gross unrealized gains of $43. All of the investments in our portfolio as of September 30, 2007 had contractual maturities of one year or less, with the exception of $2,493 with maturities of between 1 and 2 years.
As of December 31, 2006, investments available for sale consisted of corporate debt securities including corporate medium term notes and corporate floating debt with a cost basis of $5,937 and an estimated fair value of $5,933. The estimated fair value of these notes included gross unrealized losses of $4 and no gross unrealized gains. All of the investments in our portfolio as of December 31, 2006, had contractual maturities of one year or less.
We had no investments at September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, that had carried unrealized losses for longer than twelve months and no securities were deemed other-than-temporarily impaired during either period. We were not invested in any trading securities as of September 30, 2007 or December 31, 2006.
5. Debt
On June 27, 2007, we amended and renewed our revolving $10,000 line of credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, NA (the “Bank”) effective June 1, 2007. The amendment extends the last day under which the Bank will make advances under the line of credit to June 30, 2009. The tangible net worth we are required to have at December 31, 2006 was amended to $95,000, and must increase (but never decrease) at each subsequent fiscal quarter end by an amount equal to 25% of the net income (but only if positive) for each fiscal quarter then ended. We must generate minimum net profit after taxes of not less than $1.00 on a rolling four-quarter basis, and are not permitted to incur net losses in any two consecutive quarterly periods, nor for the quarter ending March 31, 2008. In determining such profit and loss, we may add back up to $5,000 in non-recurring non-cash charges and up to $5,000 in non-recurring cash charges incurred during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. We must maintain unencumbered liquid assets having an aggregate fair market value of not less than $10,000 measured at the end of each fiscal quarter. The outstanding principal balance of the note shall bear interest at either a fluctuating rate per annum 1% below the Prime Rate or at a fixed rate per annum determined by the Bank to be 1.5% above LIBOR. Interest is payable on a monthly basis. No amounts were outstanding under this line of credit as of September 30, 2007 or December 31, 2006. We were in compliance with all of our debt covenants related to this facility as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

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6. Principal Clients
The following table represents the concentration of revenue from continuing operations for our principal clients. Please note that in late 2006, two of our clients, AT&T Corp. and Cingular Wireless, LLC, completed a merger, thereby further concentrating our revenue base. As a result, percentages shown in the following table may differ from those previously reported as we have combined the two entities in our calculations below. Revenue concentration by client was as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006 (1)     2007     2006 (1)  
AT&T, Inc. (formerly Cingular Wireless, LLC and AT&T Corp.)
    49.0 %     50.4 %     51.4 %     53.7 %
T-Mobile, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom
    22.7 %     20.3 %     21.0 %     21.1 %
(1)   Data shown above for AT&T, Inc. for 2006 has been adjusted from amounts previously reported on Form 10-Q for Cingular Wireless, LLC and AT&T Corp. due to the recent merger these two clients.
Our contract with Cingular Wireless, LLC (Cingular), now with AT&T, Inc. (AT&T) as a result of its acquisition of Cingular, expired in December 2006. A significant portion of that contract, including the customer care and accounts receivable management portions of the contract, has been extended for the fourth time through November 29, 2007 but has not yet been renewed. The remaining portion of the contract relating to the Cingular business, constituting the business care services portion of the contract, was renewed in December 2006 and expires in November 2008. StarTek entered into a services agreement with T-Mobile for the provision of certain call center services and entered a statement of work with T-Mobile under that services agreement effective October 1, 2007 (the “New Agreement”). The earlier agreement between StarTek and T-Mobile for call center services dated August 1, 2005, as amended (the “Earlier Agreement”), was terminated by mutual agreement upon execution of the New Agreement. The Earlier Agreement is the one identified as Exhibit 10.39 in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
The loss of a principal client and/or changes in timing or termination of a principal client’s product launch, volume delivery or service offering would have a material adverse effect on our business, revenue, operating results, and financial condition. To limit our credit risk, management from time to time will perform credit evaluations of our clients. Although we are directly impacted by the economic conditions in which our clients operate, management does not believe substantial credit risk existed as of September 30, 2007.
7. Comprehensive Income
FAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income,” establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income. Comprehensive income is defined essentially as all changes in stockholders’ equity, exclusive of transactions with owners. The following represents the components of other comprehensive income:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net income (loss)
  $ 371     $ 1,570     $ (3,261 )   $ 4,531  
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                               
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax
    679       (47 )     1,586       224  
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax
    667       (106 )     1,110       (80 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities, net of tax
    27       (1 )     36       25  
 
                       
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 1,744     $ 1,416     $ (529 )   $ 4,700  
 
                       

 

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We enter into foreign exchange contracts to hedge our anticipated operating commitments that are denominated in foreign currencies. The contracts cover periods commensurate with expected exposure, generally within nine months, and are principally unsecured foreign exchange contracts. The market risk exposure is essentially limited to risk related to currency rate movements. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, these hedging commitments resulted in gross unrealized gains of $1,040. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, these hedging commitments resulted in gross unrealized gains of $1,754. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, these hedging commitments resulted in a gross unrealized loss of $169 and $127, respectively. These unrealized gains and losses have been recorded in other comprehensive income. These hedging commitments also resulted in $406 and $730 of realized gains during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively and $124 and $747 of realized gains during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. These realized gains were recognized in our consolidated statements of income during each respective period.
8. Income Taxes
The year-to-date effective tax rate changed from 31.8% during the first nine months of 2006 to 15.3% in the first nine months of 2007. This change was primarily a result of: (a) a $1,793 tax-basis valuation allowance established in the second quarter of 2007, related to capital loss carryforwards that management does not believe will be offset by sufficient future capital gains before they expire. This valuation allowance reduced net income by $1,793 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and reduced basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 by $0.12. Approximately $100 of capital gains were generated in the third quarter of 2007 which reduced this tax basis valuation allowance; (b) Tax expense was offset by $364 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 due to estimated work opportunity tax credits received. No credits were received for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 due to a change in tax law; (c) During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the settlement of an outstanding tax audit allowed us to release $410 of a reserve previously established for this audit. The release of this reserve had a positive effect on basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 of $0.03; and (d) During the second and third quarters of 2007, we filed our 2006 state, Federal and Canadian returns, resulting in approximately $692 of adjustments to our estimated tax liability. Adjustments were primarily the result of additional work opportunity tax credits received.
Differences between U.S. statutory income tax rates and our effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were:
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2007     2006  
U.S. statutory tax rate
    35.0 %     35.0 %
Effect of state taxes (net of Federal benefit)
    2.8 %     1.4 %
Release of reserve for state audit settlements
    0.0 %     (6.2 %)
Capital loss valuation allowance
    (43.8 %)     (1.3 %)
Work opportunity credits
    20.0 %     0.0 %
Other, net
    1.3 %     2.9 %
 
           
Total
    15.3 %     31.8 %
 
           
9. Litigation
We and six of our present and former directors and officers have been named as defendants in West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. StarTek, Inc., et al. (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado) filed on July 8, 2005, and John Alden v. StarTek, Inc., et al. (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado) filed on July 20, 2005. Those actions have been consolidated by the federal court. The consolidated action is a purported class action brought on behalf of all persons (except defendants) who purchased shares of our common stock in a secondary offering by certain of our stockholders in June 2004, and in the open market between February 26, 2003, and May 5, 2005 (the “Class Period”). The consolidated complaint alleges that the defendants made false and misleading public statements about us and our business and prospects in the prospectus for the secondary offering, as well as in filings with the SEC and in press releases issued during the Class Period, and that the market price of our common stock was artificially inflated as a result. The complaints allege claims under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, and under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The plaintiffs in both cases seek compensatory damages on behalf of the alleged class and award of attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation. We believe we have valid defenses to the claims and intend to defend the litigation vigorously. On May 23, 2006, we and the individual defendants moved the court to dismiss the action in its entirety.

 

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Two stockholder derivative lawsuits related to these aforementioned claims were also filed against various of our present and former officers and directors on November 16, 2005, and December 22, 2005, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, and unjust enrichment. The derivative actions, which have been consolidated, name us as a nominal defendant. On April 18, 2006, we and the individually named defendants filed a motion to dismiss the derivative actions. On October 1, 2007, the court granted our motion and entered judgment dismissing the consolidated derivative actions with prejudice.
It is not possible at this time to estimate the possibility of a loss or the range of potential losses arising from these claims. We may, however, incur material legal fees with respect to our defense of these claims. The claims have been submitted to the carriers of our executive and organization liability insurance policies. We expect the carriers to provide for certain defense costs and, if needed, indemnification with a reservation of rights. The policies have primary and excess coverage that we believe will be adequate to defend this case and are subject to a retention for securities claims. These policies provide that we are responsible for the first $1,025 in legal fees. As of October 23, 2007, we had incurred legal fees related to these lawsuits of more than 90% of our $1,025 deductible.
We have been involved from time to time in other litigation arising in the normal course of business, none of which is expected by management to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
10. Share-Based Compensation
We maintain two equity compensation plans, the StarTek, Inc. Stock Option Plan and the Directors’ Option Plan (together, “the Plans”), for the benefit of certain of our directors, officers and employees. The compensation cost that has been charged against income for those plans, as well as for restricted stock granted outside of those plans, for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was $227 and $89, respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expense. The compensation cost that has been charged for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was $760 and $242, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations related to share-based compensation arrangements was $85 and $28 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, and $287 and $77 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The StarTek, Inc. Stock Option Plan was formed in 1997 and is designed to provide stock options, stock appreciation rights, and incentive stock options (cumulatively referred to as “options”) to key employees, officers, directors (other than non-employee directors), consultants, other independent contractors and any named subsidiary designated in the plan as a participant. On May 7, 2007, our stockholders voted to increase the number of shares available under the option plan such that the option plan stipulates that up to 2,588,000 options may be granted to eligible participants and that each option is convertible to one share of StarTek, Inc. common stock. Options awards are made at the discretion of the compensation committee of the board of directors of StarTek, Inc. (the “Committee”), which is composed entirely of non-employee directors. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all options granted under the option plan vest 20% annually beginning on the first anniversary of the options’ grant date and expire at the earlier of: (i) ten years (or five years for participants owning greater than 10% of the voting stock) from the options’ grant date; (ii) three months after termination of employment for any reason other than cause or death; or (iii) six months after the participant’s death; or (iv) immediately upon termination for cause. We have made exceptions to these vesting provisions for certain of our executive officers and employees, which were subject to approval by the compensation committee of the board of directors. For options granted under the option plan on and after June 12, 2006, the compensation committee established a vesting schedule whereby options granted on or after such date would vest as to 25% of the shares on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 2.0833% of the shares each month thereafter for 36 months, unless otherwise approved by the compensation committee.
The Directors’ Option Plan was established to provide stock options to non-employee directors (the “Participants”) who are elected to serve on the StarTek, Inc. board of directors (the “Board”) and who serve continuously from commencement of their term. On May 7, 2007, our stockholders approved an amendment to the plan such that the Directors’ Option Plan provides for stock options to be granted for a maximum of 152,000 shares of common stock. Also pursuant to this stockholder approval, each Participant is granted options to acquire 6,000 shares of common stock upon election to serve on the Board and is automatically granted options to acquire 6,000 shares of common stock on each date they are re-elected to the Board, typically coinciding with each annual meeting of stockholders. All options granted under the Director Option Plan fully vest upon grant and expire at the earlier of: (i) the date when the Participant’s membership on the Board is terminated for cause; (ii) ten years from option grant date; or (iii) one year after the Participant’s death.

 

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On January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“FAS No. 123(R)”) using the modified prospective method. Under the guidelines of FAS No. 123(R), pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. We use the Black-Scholes method for valuing stock-based awards. The assumptions used to determine the value of our stock-based awards under the Black-Scholes method are summarized below:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Risk-free interest rate
    3.90% - 4.62%       4.74% - 5.05%       3.90% - 4.74%       4.74% - 5.11%  
Dividend yield
    0%       7.51% - 9.02%       0%       6.63% - 9.02%  
Expected volatility
    43.12% - 43.45%       42.02% - 55.00%       43.12% - 50.47%       42.02% - 55.0%  
Expected life in years
    4.0       4.2       4.4       3.9  
The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on either the four, five or seven year U.S. Treasury strip yield in effect at the time of grant. Expected life and volatilities are based on historical experience, which we believe will be indicative of future experience.
A summary of option activity under the Plans as of September 30, 2007, and changes during the nine months then ended is presented below:
                                 
                    Weighted Average     Aggregate  
            Weighted Average     Remaining     Intrinsic Value  
    Shares     Exercise Price     Contractual Term     (000s)  
Outstanding as of January 1, 2007
    940,200     $ 18.58                  
Granted
    1,249,180       9.92                  
Exercised
                           
Forfeited
    (484,913 )     13.90                  
 
                       
Outstanding as of September 30, 2007
    1,704,467     $ 13.57       8.6     $ 376  
 
                       
Exercisable as of September 30, 2007
    464,728     $ 22.08       6.4     $ 7  
 
                       
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $4.03 and $4.16, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, was $2.42 and $2.94, respectively . There were no options exercised during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2007. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $353. There were no options exercised during the three months ended September 30, 2006. The fair value of nonvested shares is determined based on the closing trading price of our common shares on the grant date.
As of September 30, 2007, there was $4,182 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.9 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $81 and $366 respectively. The total fair value of shares vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, was $109 and $110, respectively.
On January 5, 2007, Mr. A. Laurence Jones was granted 30,000 restricted shares pursuant to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer. These shares were not granted under either the StarTek, Inc. Stock Option Plan nor the Directors’ Option Plan. The restricted shares are subject to forfeiture and lapse as to 10,000 shares on January 5, 2008 and as to 20,000 shares on January 5, 2011, provided that the restrictions on the 20,000 share tranche may lapse earlier pursuant to certain performance criteria. The performance criteria specify that the 20,000 share tranche may vest as to 10,000 shares upon certification by the compensation committee that Mr. Jones achieved at least 80% performance of specified criteria for the 2008 fiscal year and 10,000 shares upon certification by the compensation committee that Mr. Jones achieved at least 80% performance of specified criteria for the 2009 fiscal year. On September 10, 2007, Mr. David G. Durham was granted 10,000 restricted shares pursuant to his appointment as Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer. These shares were not granted under either the StarTek, Inc. Stock Option Plan nor the Directors’ Option Plan. These shares are subject to forfeiture until they have vested and will vest as follows: 3,333 shares on September 10, 2008, 3,333 on September 10, 2009 and 3,334 on September 10, 2010.

 

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11. Subsequent Event
On October 12, 2007, StarTek USA, Inc. (StarTek) and T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile), entered into a Services Agreement and Statement of Work (together, the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the Agreement, StarTek will provide various call center and customer care services. T-Mobile will pay StarTek fees based on usage and other customary fees for the services provided under the provisions of the Agreement.
The Agreement is effective as of October 1, 2007 and has an initial term of two years. The Agreement automatically renews for periods of one year, unless either party provides written notice of non-renewal to the other party at least sixty days prior to the expiration of the then current term. T-Mobile may terminate the Agreement upon giving at least ninety days prior written notice to StarTek. Either party may terminate the Agreement upon breach (which, in some cases, only occurs after failure to cure within a certain period), certain insolvency events of the other party, or a force majeure event that persists or is reasonably likely to persist for 30 days. Upon expiration or termination of the Agreement, the parties are to cooperate with each other to effectuate an orderly transition of the business for a period of time not to exceed ninety days.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
All statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are preceded by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “plans,” “future,” “estimate,” “continue,” “intends,” “budgeted,” “projections,” “outlook” and similar expressions. The following are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, risks relating to our revenue from our principal clients, concentration of our client base in the communications industry, consolidation in the communications industry, trend of communications companies to out-source non-core services, management turnover, dependence on and requirement to recruit qualified employees, labor costs, need to add key management personnel and specialized sales personnel, considerable pricing pressure, capacity utilization of our facilities, collection of note receivable from sale of Supply Chain Management Services platform, defense and outcome of pending class action lawsuit, lack of success of our clients’ products or services, risks related to our contracts, decreases in numbers of vendors used by clients or potential clients, inability to effectively manage growth, risks associated with advanced technologies, highly competitive markets, foreign exchange risks and other risks relating to conducting business in Canada, lack of a significant international presence, potentially significant influence on corporate actions by our largest stockholder, volatility of our stock price, geopolitical military conditions, interruption to our business, increasing costs of or interruptions in telephone and data services, compliance with SEC rules, inability to renew or replace sources of capital funding, fluctuations in the value of our investment securities portfolio, and variability of quarterly operating results. These factors include risks and uncertainties beyond our ability to control, and in many cases we cannot predict the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by use of forward-looking statements. Similarly, it is impossible for management to foresee or identify all such factors. As such, investors should not consider the foregoing list to be an exhaustive statement of all risks, uncertainties, or potentially inaccurate assumptions. All forward-looking statements herein are made as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements herein are qualified in their entirety by information set forth in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Risk Factors” appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Unless otherwise noted in this report, any description of “us” or “we” refers to StarTek, Inc. and our subsidiaries. Financial information in this report is presented in U.S. dollars.
Executive Overview
StarTek is a leading provider of high value business process outsourcing services to the communications industry. We partner with our clients to meet their business objectives and improve customer retention, increase revenues and reduce costs through an improved customer experience. Our robust solutions leverage industry knowledge, best business practices, highly skilled agents, proven operational excellence and flexible technology. The StarTek comprehensive service suite includes customer care, sales support, complex order processing, accounts receivable management, technical support and other industry-specific processes. We provide these services from 18 operational facilities in the U.S. and Canada.

 

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Our business is providing high-end customer service offerings through the effective deployment of people and technology such that our clients can focus on their core business and preserve capital. Our service offering includes customer care, sales support, complex order processing, accounts receivable management and other industry-specific processes. We are well positioned to help our clients implement the convergence of product lines, including wireline, wireless, cable and broadband. Under each service offering, we deliver a transparent extension of our clients’ brands. Our success is driven by our people, who we believe are industry trained experts in providing the communications industry with proven business practices and solutions to help our clients achieve their business goals. Our ability to deliver exceptional service to our clients is enhanced by our technology infrastructure. Through our technology, we are able to rapidly respond to ever-changing client demands in a tailored, yet cost-effective and efficient, manner. We are capable of handling large call volumes at each of our contact centers through our reliable and scalable contact center solutions. We staff our IT personnel such that we can support our infrastructure and still have the capability to design programs to meet the specific needs of our clients.
We seek to become a market leader in providing high-value services to clients in the communications industry. Our approach is to develop relationships with our clients that are partnering and collaborative in nature and create industry-based solutions to meet our clients’ business needs. Our belief is that our company is differentiated based on our industry expertise, our reputation for operational excellence, our flexible technology, and our people. To be a leader in the market, our strategy is to:
    grow our existing client base by deepening and broadening our relationships,
 
    add new clients in the communications segment and continue to diversify our client base,
 
    improve the profitability of our business through operational improvements and securing higher margin business,
 
    add new services to broaden our offering to the communications segment and
 
    make prudent acquisitions to expand our business scale and service offerings.
Revenue in the third quarter of 2007 increased 2.1% compared to the third quarter of 2006, due to expanded services offerings, revenue generated by new customers, improved pricing and productivity, partially offset by lower full time equivalent customer care representative headcount (“FTE”). Our gross margins increased as a result of improved pricing, improved productivity and a shift in customer mix toward higher margin clients, offset by the weakening of the U.S. dollar compared to the Canadian dollar. Operating margins declined compared to the third quarter of 2006, as selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased at a faster rate than revenue and gross profit, plus we incurred impairment and restructuring charges in the quarter. Other income in the current quarter, combined with an income tax benefit, resulted in net income of $0.4 million, and diluted earnings per share of $0.03, compared to net income of $1.6 million and earnings per share of $0.11 in the third quarter of 2006.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, revenue increased 0.6% compared to the same period in the prior year. Revenue for the period was positively impacted by the same factors that affected the third quarter, but negatively impacted by the temporary closing of our Petersburg, Virginia facility. Gross margin for the nine months ending September 30, 2007 was flat with the gross margin for the same period in 2006, as improved pricing, improved productivity and customer mix were offset by higher contact center start up costs and unfavorable foreign currency trends. Higher SG&A costs, plus impairment and restructuring charges resulted in a net loss of $3.3 million for the first nine months of 2007, compared to net income of $4.5 million for the same period in 2006.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth certain unaudited condensed consolidated income statement data as a percentage of revenue from continuing operations (dollars in thousands):
                                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Revenue
  $ 63,169       100.0 %   $ 61,865       100.0 %   $ 179,648       100.0 %   $ 178,495       100.0 %
Cost of services
    52,853       83.7 %     52,104       84.2 %     151,885       84.5 %     150,758       84.5 %
 
                                                       
Gross profit
    10,316       16.3 %     9,761       15.8 %     27,763       15.5 %     27,737       15.5 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    9,693       15.3 %     7,533       12.2 %     28,125       15.7 %     22,495       12.6 %
Impairment and restructuring charges
    1,032       1.6 %           0.0 %     4,050       2.3 %           0.0 %
 
                                                       
Operating (loss) income
    (409 )     -0.6 %     2,228       3.6 %     (4,412 )     -2.5 %     5,242       2.9 %
Net interest and other income
    232       0.4 %     337       0.5 %     563       0.3 %     1,403       0.8 %
 
                                                       
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (177 )     -0.3 %     2,565       4.1 %     (3,849 )     -2.1 %     6,645       3.7 %
Income tax benefit (expense)
    548       0.9 %     (995 )     -1.6 %     588       0.3 %     (2,114 )     -1.2 %
 
                                                       
Net income (loss)
    371       0.6 %     1,570       2.5 %     (3,261 )     -1.8 %     4,531       2.5 %
 
                                                       

 

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Revenue. Revenue for the third quarter of 2007 totaled $63.2 million, a 2.1% increase compared to $61.9 million reported in the third quarter of 2006. This increase was driven by expanded services delivered to several existing customers as well as revenue contributed by two new accounts. Improved pricing and improved site productivity also contributed to the revenue increase. The revenue increase was partially offset by a lower number of FTEs in the current period due to staffing pressure in several markets combined with the January 2007 closing and August 2007 re-opening and ramping up of our Petersburg, Virginia facility. Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, totaled $179.6 million, an increase of 0.6% compared to the $178.5 million reported for the same period in 2006. Revenue for the nine month period was positively impacted by the same factors that helped the third quarter, however, the January closure and August 2007 re-opening of our Petersburg, Virginia facility had a more significant negative impact on our nine month results with that facility being closed for six months of the nine month period.
Cost of Services and Gross Profit. Gross profit in the third quarter of 2007 totaled $10.3 million, a $0.6 million increase compared to $9.7 million reported in third quarter of 2006. As a percentage of revenue, gross profit improved to 16.3% in the third quarter of 2007, a 50 basis point improvement compared to the 15.8% reported in the third quarter of 2006. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased due to higher margins from new business and improved pricing from two of our existing clients. These improvements were offset by both lower FTEs, resulting in lower utilization, and a continued weakening of the U.S. dollar compared to the Canadian dollar in the third quarter of 2007. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 totaled $27.8 million, a $0.1 million increase compared to $27.7 million reported for the same period in 2006. As a percentage of revenue gross profit was essentially flat for both nine month periods at 15.5%. Improved pricing, improved productivity and customer mix were offset by higher start up costs associated with new call centers that were not operating for the entire nine month period in 2006. In addition, the weakening of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar also put downward pressure on gross margins.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) for the third quarter of 2007 totaled $9.7 million, an increase of $2.2 million, or 28.7%, compared to the $7.5 million reported in the same quarter of 2006. The increase is due to investments in human resources, information technology, sales, and other corporate expenses in support of our growth strategy. Incremental salary expense and depreciation expense associated with the deployment of several internal information technology systems contributed most to the increase. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, SG&A totaled $28.1 million, an increase of $5.6 million, or 25.0%, compared to the same period in 2006. The increase for the nine month period is due to the increased salary and depreciation expense described above, as well as severance charges of $0.8 million incurred in the first quarter of 2007.
Impairment and Restructuring Charges. In the third quarter of 2007 we incurred impairment and restructuring charges totaling $1.0 million related to the closure of our Hawkesbury, Ontario facility. In the nine months ending September 30, 2007, we incurred impairment and restructuring charges totaling $4.0 million, which included Hawkesbury facility closure costs totaling $2.3 million, plus a $1.7 million charge relating to capitalized software project costs that were determined to be obsolete.
Operating Profit. The increase in gross profit in the third quarter of 2007 was offset by higher SG&A and impairment and restructuring charges, resulting in a $0.4 million operating loss for the third quarter of 2007, compared to operating income of $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our operating loss totaled $4.4 million compared to an operating profit of $5.2 million for the same period in the prior year. The $9.6 million difference for the two nine month periods was due to flat gross profit, and the previously discussed $5.6 million increase in SG&A, and $4.0 million in impairment and restructuring charges.
Net Interest and Other Income. Net interest and other income declined $0.1 million during the third quarter of 2007, compared to the same period in 2006. This decline was due to increased debt servicing costs related to two long-term debt facilities entered into in November 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, net interest and other income declined $0.8 million due to the same factors that affected the third quarter.
Income Tax Expense. During the third quarter of 2007, we recorded a tax benefit of $0.5 million. This tax benefit was the result of our year to date net loss position. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the tax benefit on our net loss position was offset by $1.7 million due to a valuation allowance relating to capital loss carryforwards that we do not believe will be offset by sufficient future capital gains prior to their expiration. In addition, the nine month 2007 tax benefit was partially offset by work opportunity tax credits that had a net effect of reducing tax expense by $0.4 million. These factors are described in detail in Note 8, “Income Taxes,” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Net Income. Net income for the third quarter of 2007 totaled $0.4 million, compared to net income of $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our business generated a net loss of $3.3 million, compared to net income of $4.5 million in the same period of 2006. The 2007 decline for both comparative periods was caused by increases in SG&A, impairment and restructuring charges, as well as the valuation allowance relating to capital loss carry-forwards, all described previously.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2007, we had working capital of $66.6 million, which was relatively unchanged from $65.7 million at December 31, 2006. Cash generated from operating activities was $8.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
We have historically financed our operations, liquidity requirements, capital expenditures, and capacity expansion primarily through cash flows from operations, and to a lesser degree, through various forms of debt and leasing arrangements. In addition to funding basic operations, our primary uses of cash typically relate to capital expenditures to upgrade our existing information technologies and service offerings, investments in our facilities and, historically, the payment of dividends. We believe that cash flows from operations and cash provided by short-term borrowings, when necessary, will adequately meet our ongoing operating requirements and scheduled principal and interest payments on existing debt. Any significant future expansion of our business may require us to secure additional cash resources. Our liquidity could be significantly impacted by large cash requirements to expand our business or a decrease in demand for our services, particularly from any of our principal clients, which could arise from a number of factors, including, but not limited to, competitive pressures, adverse trends in the business process outsourcing market, industry consolidation, adverse circumstances with respect to the industries we service, and any of the other factors we describe more fully in the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006. This decrease was largely attributable to the loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and increases in income tax receivable, offset by a decrease in deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets declined as a result of establishing a valuation allowance of $1.7 million against a deferred tax asset related to capital loss carryforwards. Income tax receivable increased as a result of the loss for the year, as well as true-ups related to the 2006 Canadian tax return and 2006 U.S. Federal and state returns.
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $21.0 million during the first nine months of 2007 compared to $5.5 million in the same period of 2006. This change was driven by changes in our available for sale investment activity. Through the first nine months of 2007, this investment activity resulted in $10.4 million of net purchases as we continued to invest cash generated by operations. During the nine months of 2006, this investment activity resulted in net proceeds of $10.2 million. Purchases of property, plant and equipment resulted in a cash expenditure of $16.1 million in the first nine months of 2006 as we invested in the build-out of three new call center facilities. These expenses for 2007 through September 30, totaled $10.6 million related to information technology hardware and software upgrades, existing site expansion and new site development.
During the remainder of 2007, we anticipate using most of our capital expenditures for capacity expansion, continued information technology infrastructure improvements, and development of new service offerings as we see fit. Some of these expenditures will be used to develop our new site in Victoria, Texas, which was leased in July 2007 and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2008. We may use our capital expenditures towards further capacity expansion when and if it is needed. Our actual capital expenditures may vary depending on the infrastructure required to give quality service to our clients based on our continual assessment of capacity needs. We believe our existing facilities, including the facility we are currently developing in Victoria, Texas, are adequate for our current operations. Additional capacity expansion may be required to support our future growth. While we strive to make the best use of the operating facilities we have, management intends to maintain a certain amount of excess capacity to enable us to readily provide for the needs of new clients and the increasing needs of existing clients.
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities. In January 2007, our board of directors announced that we would not be paying a dividend for the foreseeable future. This, in turn, resulted in a $12.6 million decrease in cash used in financing activities during the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, when compared with the same period in 2006.
Outstanding Debt. We currently have four debt facilities in use: a $10.0 million secured equipment loan with a $1.1 million remaining balance, a $10.0 million unsecured revolving line of credit with no borrowings outstanding, a $9.6 million Canadian dollar secured equipment loan with a $7.8 million Canadian dollar balance outstanding, and a $4.9 million secured promissory note with a $4.0 million balance outstanding.

 

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Secured Equipment Loan. Borrowings under the $10.0 million secured equipment loan bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.65% per annum. The loan is secured by certain furniture, telephone and computer equipment. As of September 30, 2007, we had $1.1 million outstanding under this loan, all of which was classified as current portion of long-term debt.
Line of Credit. From time to time, we may borrow under our $10.0 million line of credit for general corporate purposes, including working capital requirements, capital expenditures, and other purposes related to expansion of our capacity. At September 30, 2007, we had no amounts outstanding on this line of credit. Borrowings under this line of credit bear interest at the lender’s prime rate less 1%, which was 7.75% as of September 30, 2007, although for certain borrowings, we may elect to pay a fixed rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.5%. We believe a hypothetical 10.0% increase in interest rates would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position. Increases in interest rates would, however, increase interest expense associated with future variable-rate borrowings by us, if any. We have not historically hedged our interest rates with respect to this or any of our other loans and we do not expect to hedge these rates in the future. As of September 30, 2007, we were in compliance with all financial covenants pertaining to our line of credit. This line of credit is renewed every two years at the option of Wells Fargo and was last renewed in June of 2007.
Canadian Dollar Secured Equipment Loan. On November 17, 2006, StarTek Canada Services, Ltd., one of our subsidiaries, borrowed approximately $9.6 million Canadian dollars from Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Company, Inc. These borrowings are guaranteed by StarTek, Inc. and our subsidiary, StarTek USA, Inc., and are secured by fixed assets and tenant improvements at certain of our Canadian facilities. Under the guarantee agreement, if StarTek Canada Services, Ltd. fails to pay its obligations under the loan agreement when due, the loan guarantors agree to punctually pay any indebtedness, along with interest and certain expenses incurred on behalf of Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Company, Inc. to enforce the guarantee, to Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Company, Inc. The loan will be repaid in 48 monthly installments of $225 thousand, which reflects an implicit annual interest rate of 5.77%. We may elect to prepay amounts due under this loan provided that we notify Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Company, Inc. at least 30 days prior in writing and that we pay a prepayment premium, as stipulated in the loan agreement. As of September 30, 2007, we had $7.8 million Canadian, or $7.9 million U.S. dollars, outstanding under this loan.
Secured Promissory Note. On November 17, 2006, our subsidiary, StarTek USA, Inc., borrowed approximately $4.9 million from Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. The loan will be repaid with interest in 48 monthly installments of $115 thousand. The borrowings bear interest at an annual rate of 6.38% and are secured by fixed assets and tenant improvements at certain of our U.S. facilities. The borrowings may be repaid early without penalty. As of September 30, 2007, approximately $4.0 million was outstanding under this note. The promissory note is guaranteed by StarTek, Inc. and our subsidiary, StarTek Canada Services, Ltd. Under the guarantee agreement, if StarTek USA, Inc. fails to pay its obligations under the loan agreement when due, the guarantors agree to full and prompt payment of each and every debt, liability and obligation of every type and description that StarTek USA, Inc. may now or in the future owe.
Dividend Information. On January 22, 2007, our board of directors announced it would not declare a quarterly dividend on our common stock in the first quarter of 2007, making the dividend paid in November 2006 the last quarterly dividend that will be paid in the foreseeable future. We plan to invest in growth initiatives in lieu of paying dividends. We had been paying quarterly dividends since August of 2003.
Contractual Obligations. Other than operating leases for certain equipment and real estate and commitments to purchase goods and services in the future, in each case as reflected in the table below, we have no off-balance sheet transactions, unconditional purchase obligations or similar instruments and we are not a guarantor of any other entities’ debt or other financial obligations, other than the Canadian Dollar Secured Equipment Loan and the Secured Promissory Note, as described previously. The following table presents a summary, by period, of the future contractual obligations and purchase obligations we have entered into as of September 30, 2007 (dollars in thousands):
                                         
    Less Than     One to Three     Four to     More than        
    One Year     Years     Five Years     Five Years     Total  
Long-term debt (1)
  $ 4,721     $ 7,637     $ 679     $     $ 13,037  
Operating leases (2)
    4,328       11,621       2,995       17       18,961  
Purchase obligations (3)
    1,097       428                   1,525  
 
                             
Total contractual obligations
  $ 10,146     $ 19,686     $ 3,674     $ 17     $ 33,523  
 
                             

 

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(1)   Long-term debt consists of our $10.0 million, 3.65% fixed rate equipment loan, our Canadian dollar secured equipment loan and our secured promissory note as discussed previously, and debt associated with our Greeley North facility, which is forgiven at a rate of $26 thousand per year as long as we remain in the facility.
 
(2)   We lease facilities and equipment under various non-cancelable operating leases.
 
(3)   Purchase obligations include commitments to purchase goods and services that in some cases may include provisions for cancellation.
Other Factors Impacting Liquidity. Effective November 4, 2004, our board of directors authorized purchases of up to $25 million of our common stock. The repurchase program will remain in effect until terminated by the board of directors and will allow us to repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time on the open market, in block trades and in privately-negotiated transactions. Repurchases will be implemented by the Chief Financial Officer consistent with the guidelines adopted by the board of directors from time to time and will depend on market conditions and other factors. Any repurchased shares will be made in accordance with SEC rules. We have not yet repurchased any shares pursuant to this board authorization.
Our business currently has a high concentration on a few principal clients. The loss of a principal client and/or changes in timing or termination of a principal client’s product launch or service offering would have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity, operating results, and financial condition. These client relationships are further discussed in Note 6 “Principal Clients,” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which are included at Item 1, Financial Information , of this Form 10-Q. To limit our credit risk, management from time to time will perform credit evaluations of our clients. Although we are directly impacted by the economic conditions in which our clients operate, management does not believe substantial credit risk existed as of September 30, 2007.
Although management cannot accurately anticipate effects of domestic and foreign inflation on our operations, management does not believe inflation has had, or is likely in the foreseeable future to have, a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.
Variability of Operating Results
We have experienced and expect to continue to experience some quarterly variations in revenue and operating results due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside our control, including: (i) timing and amount of costs incurred to expand capacity in order to provide for volume growth from existing and future clients; (ii) changes in the volume of services provided to principal clients; (iii) expiration or termination of client projects or contracts; (iv) timing of existing and future client product launches or service offerings; (v) seasonal nature of certain clients’ businesses; (vi) cyclical nature of certain high technology clients’ businesses; and (vii) movements of foreign exchange rates.
Because we service relatively few large clients, the availability of cash is highly dependent on the timing of cash receipts from accounts receivable. As a result, from time to time, we borrow cash from our line of credit to cover short-term cash needs. These borrowings are typically outstanding for a short period of time before they are repaid. However, our debt balance can fluctuate significantly during any given quarter as part of our ordinary course of business. Accordingly, our debt balance at the end of any given quarter is not necessarily indicative of the debt balance at any other time during that period.
Critical Accounting Estimates
In preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management must undertake decisions that impact the reported amounts and related disclosures. Such decisions include the selection of the appropriate accounting principles to be applied and assumptions upon which accounting estimates are based. Management applies its best judgment based on its understanding and analysis of the relevant circumstances to reach these decisions. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Accordingly, actual results may vary significantly from the estimates we have applied.
Our critical accounting estimates are consistent with those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Please refer to Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations , in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, for a complete description of our Critical Accounting Estimates.

 

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Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
In the normal course of business, we are exposed to certain market risks related to changes in interest rates and other general market risks, equity market prices, and foreign currency exchange rates. We have established an investment portfolio policy which provides for, among other things, investment objectives and portfolio allocation guidelines. This policy was last amended in October 2006. All of our investment decisions are currently supervised or managed by our Chief Financial Officer.
This discussion contains forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could vary materially as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to, changes in interest and inflation rates or market expectations thereon, equity market prices, foreign currency exchange rates, and those factors set forth in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Interest Rate Sensitivity and Other General Market Risks
Cash and Cash Equivalents. At September 30, 2007, we had $17.1 million in cash and cash equivalents. Approximately $12.8 million of this cash was invested in various money market funds and commercial paper which matures within 90 days of purchase at a combined weighted average interest rate of approximately 6.0%. Cash and cash equivalents are not restricted. We consider cash equivalents to be short-term, highly liquid investments readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. We do not expect any substantial loss with respect to our cash and cash equivalents as a result of interest rate changes, and the estimated fair value of our cash and cash equivalents approximates original cost.
Outstanding Debt. We currently have four debt facilities in use: a $10.0 million secured equipment loan with a $1.1 million remaining balance, a $10.0 million unsecured revolving line of credit with no borrowings outstanding, a $9.6 million Canadian dollar secured equipment loan with a $7.8 million Canadian dollar balance outstanding, and a $4.9 million secured promissory note with a $4.0 million balance outstanding.
$10.0 Million Secured Equipment Loan. Borrowings under the $10.0 million secured equipment loan bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.65% per annum. As of September 30, 2007, we had $1.1 million outstanding under this loan.
Line of Credit. From time to time, we may borrow under our $10.0 million line of credit for general corporate purposes, including working capital requirements, capital expenditures, and other purposes related to expansion of our capacity. At September 30, 2007, we had no amounts outstanding on this line of credit. Borrowings under this line of credit bear interest at the lender’s prime rate less 1%, which was 7.75% as of September 30, 2007, although for certain borrowings, we may elect to pay a fixed rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.5%. We believe a hypothetical 10.0% increase in interest rates would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position. Increases in interest rates would, however, increase interest expense associated with future variable-rate borrowings by us, if any. We have not historically hedged our interest rates with respect to this or any of our other loans and we do not expect to hedge these rates in the future. As of September 30, 2007, we were in compliance with the all financial covenants pertaining to our line of credit. This line of credit is renewed every two years at the option of Wells Fargo and was last renewed in June of 2007.
Canadian Dollar Secured Equipment Loan. On November 17, 2006, StarTek Canada Services, Ltd., one of our subsidiaries, borrowed approximately $9.6 million Canadian dollars from Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Company, Inc. These borrowings are guaranteed by StarTek, Inc. and our subsidiary, StarTek USA, Inc., and are secured by fixed assets and tenant improvements at certain of our Canadian facilities. The loan will be repaid in 48 monthly installments of $225 thousand, which reflects an implicit annual interest rate of 5.77%. We may elect to prepay amounts due under this loan provided that we notify Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Company, Inc. at least 30 days prior in writing and that we pay a prepayment premium, as stipulated in the loan agreement. As of September 30, 2007, we had $7.8 million Canadian dollars, or $7.9 million U.S. dollars, outstanding under this loan.

 

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Secured Promissory Note. On November 17, 2006, our subsidiary, StarTek USA, Inc., borrowed approximately $4.9 million from Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. The promissory note is guaranteed by StarTek, Inc. and our subsidiary, StarTek Canada Services, Ltd. The loan will be repaid with interest in 48 monthly installments of $115 thousand. The borrowings bear interest at an annual rate of 6.38% and are secured by fixed assets and tenant improvements at certain of our U.S. facilities. The borrowings may be repaid early without penalty. As of September 30, 2007, approximately $4.0 million was outstanding under this note.
Investments Available for Sale. At September 30, 2007, we had investments available for sale which, in the aggregate, had a cost basis of $16.3 million and a fair market value of $16.4 million. At September 30, 2007, investments available for sale consisted of corporate medium-term notes, corporate floating rate notes and government agency notes. Our investment portfolio is subject to interest and inflation rate risks and will fall in value if market interest and/or inflation rates or market expectations relating to these rates increase.
The fair market value of and estimated cash flows from our investments in corporate debt securities are substantially dependent upon the credit worthiness of certain corporations expected to repay their debts to us. If such corporations’ financial condition and liquidity adversely changes, our investments in these bonds would be materially and adversely affected.
The table below provides information as of September 30, 2007, about maturity dates related to certain of our investments available for sale (dollars in thousands):
                                 
    Within 1                    
    Year     1 - 5 Years     Total     Fair Value  
 
                               
Government debt securities
  $     $ 1,000     $ 1,000     $ 1,001  
Corporate debt securities
    13,823       1,493       15,316       15,349  
 
                       
Total
  $ 13,823     $ 2,493     $ 16,316     $ 16,350  
 
                       
Our cash and cash equivalents also included approximately $12.8 million in commercial paper with maturities of less than three months that bear interest at a weighted average rate of 6.0 %.
Management believes we have the ability to hold the foregoing investments until maturity, and therefore, if held to maturity, we would not expect the future proceeds from these investments to be affected, to any significant degree, by the effect of a sudden change in market interest rates. Declines in interest rates over time will, however, reduce our interest income derived from future investments.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risks
Our Canadian subsidiary’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar, which is used to pay labor and other operating costs in Canada. If an arrangement provides for us to receive payments in a foreign currency, revenue realized from such an arrangement may be lower if the value of such foreign currency declines. Similarly, if an arrangement provides for us to make payments in a foreign currency, cost of services and operating expenses for such an arrangement may be higher if the value of such foreign currency increases. For example, a 10% change in the relative value of such foreign currency could cause a related 10% change in our previously expected revenue, cost of services, and operating expenses. If the international portion of our business continues to grow, more revenue and expenses will be denominated in foreign currencies, which increases our exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Approximately 40.6% of our expenses during the third quarter of 2007 were paid in Canadian dollars. A portion of our Canadian operations generate revenues denominated in U.S. dollars. During the third quarter of 2007, we purchased $21.6 million in Canadian dollars for $20.2 million in U.S. dollars under Canadian dollar forward contracts with Wells Fargo Bank in order to hedge our foreign currency risk with respect to these costs. We realized a gain related to these forward contracts of $405 thousand in the third quarter. As of September 30, 2007, we had $1.4 million in derivative assets associated with foreign exchange contracts. As of September 30, 2007, we had contracted to purchase $33.6 million Canadian dollars to be delivered periodically through June 2008 at a purchase price which is no more than $32.6 million and no less than $30.4 million. We plan to continue to hedge our exposure to fluctuations in the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, primarily through the use of forward purchase contracts.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2007.
Changes in internal controls over financial reporting.
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2007, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We and six of our present and former directors and officers have been named as defendants in West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. StarTek, Inc., et al. (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado) filed on July 8, 2005, and John Alden v. StarTek, Inc., et al. (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado) filed on July 20, 2005. Those actions have been consolidated by the federal court. The consolidated action is a purported class action brought on behalf of all persons (except defendants) who purchased shares of our common stock in a secondary offering by certain of our stockholders in June 2004, and in the open market between February 26, 2003, and May 5, 2005 (the “Class Period”). The consolidated complaint alleges that the defendants made false and misleading public statements about us and our business and prospects in the prospectus for the secondary offering, as well as in filings with the SEC and in press releases issued during the Class Period, and that the market price of our common stock was artificially inflated as a result. The complaints allege claims under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, and under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The plaintiffs in both cases seek compensatory damages on behalf of the alleged class and award of attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation. We believe we have valid defenses to the claims and intend to defend the litigation vigorously. On May 23, 2006, we and the individual defendants moved the court to dismiss the action in its entirety.
Two stockholder derivative lawsuits related to these aforementioned claims were also filed against various of our present and former officers and directors on November 16, 2005, and December 22, 2005, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, and unjust enrichment. The derivative actions, which have been consolidated, name us as a nominal defendant. On April 18, 2006, we and the individually named defendants filed a motion to dismiss the derivative actions. On October 1, 2007, the court granted our motion and entered judgment dismissing the consolidated derivative actions with prejudice.
It is not possible at this time to estimate the possibility of a loss or the range of potential losses arising from these claims. We may, however, incur material legal fees with respect to our defense of these claims. The claims have been submitted to the carriers of our executive and organization liability insurance policies, We expect the carriers to provide for certain defense costs and, if needed, indemnification with a reservation of rights. The policies have primary and excess coverage that we believe will be adequate to defend this case and are subject to a retention for securities claims. These policies provide that we are responsible for the first $1.0 million in legal fees. As of October 23, 2007, we had incurred legal fees related to these lawsuits of more than 90% of our $1.0 million deductible.
We have been involved from time to time in other litigation arising in the normal course of business, none of which is expected by management to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Item 1a. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Description
3.1
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 1997).
3.2   Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007).
3.3   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of StarTek, Inc. filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 21, 1999 (incorporated herein by reference to Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2000).
3.4   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of StarTek, Inc. filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 23, 2000 (incorporated herein by reference to Form 10-Q Quarterly Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2000).
4.2*   Specimen Common Stock certificate.
10.115 †   Form of Executive Employment Contract (incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Secutities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2007).
10.116 †   Employment Agreement between StarTek, Inc. and David G. Durham dated August 22, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Secutities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2007).
10.117*   Extension of term of contract by and between StarTek, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. for certain call center services dated July 31, 2007.
10.118*   Extension of term of contract by and between StarTek, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. for certain call center services dated August 30, 2007.
10.119*   Extension of term of contract by and between StarTek, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. for certain call center services dated September 26, 2007.
10.120&*   Services agreement and statement of work by and between StarTek, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. for certain call center services dated effective October 1, 2007.
10.121*   Extension of term of contract by and between StarTek, Inc. and AT&T Mobility, LLC (f/k/a Cingular Wireless, LLC) for certain call center services dated effective September 29, 2007.
31.1*   Certification of A. Laurence Jones pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*   Certification of David G. Durham pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*   Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).
*   Filed with this Form 10-Q.
 
  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
 
&   Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
/s/ A. LAURENCE JONES
 
A. Laurence Jones
  Chief Executive Officer and President   Date: November 6, 2007
/s/ DAVID G. DURHAM
 
David G. Durham
  Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President,
and Treasurer
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Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 1997).
3.2   Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007).
3.3   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of StarTek, Inc. filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 21, 1999 (incorporated herein by reference to Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2000).
3.4   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of StarTek, Inc. filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 23, 2000 (incorporated herein by reference to Form 10-Q Quarterly Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2000).
4.2*   Specimen Common Stock certificate.
10.115 †   Form of Executive Employment Contract (incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Secutities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2007).
10.116 †   Employment Agreement between StarTek, Inc. and David G. Durham dated August 22, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Secutities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2007).
10.117*   Extension of term of contract by and between StarTek, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. for certain call center services dated July 31, 2007.
10.118*   Extension of term of contract by and between StarTek, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. for certain call center services dated August 30, 2007.
10.119*   Extension of term of contract by and between StarTek, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. for certain call center services dated September 26, 2007.
10.120&*   Services agreement and statement of work by and between StarTek, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. for certain call center services dated effective October 1, 2007.
10.121*   Extension of term of contract by and between StarTek, Inc. and AT&T Mobility, LLC (f/k/a Cingular Wireless, LLC) for certain call center services dated effective September 29, 2007.
31.1*   Certification of A. Laurence Jones pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*   Certification of David G. Durham pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*   Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).
*   Filed with this Form 10-Q.
 
  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
 
&   Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Exhibit 4.2
(STAR TEK STOCK CERTIFICATE)
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(STAR TEK STOCK CERTIFICATE)
STARTEK, INC. The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such request may be made to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM — as tenants in commonUNIF GIFT MIN ACT- . . . . . . . . . .Custodian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Cust)(Minor) TEN ENT — as tenants by the entiretiesunder Uniform Gifts to Minors Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . (State) JT TEN — as joint tenants with right of survivorship  _____  UNIF TRF MIN ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Custodian (until age. . . ). . . . . . . . . . . and not as tenants in common (Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. . . . . . . . . . (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE For value received,  _____  hereby sell, assign and transfer unto  _____  (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)  _____   _____   _____  Shares of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint  _____  Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated:  _____  20  _____  Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. Signature:  _____  Signature:  _____  Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.117
AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO
T-MOBILE USA SERVICE PARTNER
SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 3, dated July 31, 2007 (this “ Third Amendment ”) is made to that certain T-Mobile USA Service Partner Services Agreement, dated August 1, 2005, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated June 23, 2006 and as amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 dated April 30, 2007, between StarTek USA, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“ Service Partner ”), with a principal place of business at 44 Cook Street, 4 th Floor, Denver, Colorado 80206, and T-Mobile USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ T-Mobile USA ”), with offices for business at 12920 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98006 (the “ Agreement ”). Except as specifically defined otherwise herein, all terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in this Second Amendment.
Service Partner and T-Mobile agree as follows:
1. A new Section 3.1 is hereby added to the Agreement, which shall read in its entirety as follows:
3.1 Unless terminated sooner as provided herein this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and continue for a period of one (1) year.
3.1.1 This Agreement shall automatically renew until September 1, 2007, unless either Party provides written notice of non-renewal to the other Party at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the current term, August 1, 2006.
2. The amendments made to the Agreement by this Third Amendment will be effective as of the date of this Third Amendment. The Agreement, as supplemented and amended by this Third Amendment, remains in full force and effect. To the extent the terms of this Third Amendment conflict with any provisions of the Agreement, this Third Amendment shall govern.
             
T-MOBILE USA, INC.   STARTEK USA, INC.
 
           
By:
  /s/ BETTY JONES   By:   /s/ PATRICK M. HAYES
 
           
 
           
Name:
  Betty Jones   Name:   Patrick M. Hayes
 
           
 
           
Title:
  VP Customer Care   Title:   COO
 
           
 
           
Date Signed:
  7/31/07   Date Signed:   8/3/07
 
           

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.118
AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO
T-MOBILE USA SERVICE PARTNER
SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 4, dated August 30, 2007 (this “ Fourth Amendment ”) is made to that certain T-Mobile USA Service Partner Services Agreement, dated August 1, 2005, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated June 23, 2006, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 dated April 2007, and as amended by that certain Amendment No. 3 dated July 31, 2007 between StarTek USA, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“ Service Partner ”), with a principal place of business at 100 Garfield Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, and T-Mobile USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ T-Mobile USA ”), with offices for business at 12920 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98006 (the “ Agreement ”). Except as specifically defined otherwise herein, all terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in this Fourth Amendment.
Service Partner and T-Mobile agree as follows:
1. A new Section 3.1 is hereby added to the Agreement, which shall read in its entirety as follows:
3.1 Unless terminated sooner as provided herein this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and continue for a period of one (1) year.
3.1.1 This Agreement shall automatically renew until October 1, 2007, unless either Party provides written notice of non-renewal to the other Party at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the current term, September 1, 2007.
2. The amendments made to the Agreement by this Fourth Amendment will be effective as of the date of this Fourth Amendment. The Agreement, as supplemented and amended by this Fourth Amendment, remains in full force and effect. To the extent the terms of this Fourth Amendment conflict with any provisions of the Agreement, this Fourth Amendment shall govern.
             
T-MOBILE USA, INC.   STARTEK USA, INC.
 
           
By:
  /s/ BETTY JONES   By:   /s/ PATRICK M. HAYES
 
           
 
           
Name:
  Betty Jones   Name:   Patrick M. Hayes
 
           
 
           
Title:
  VP Customer Services   Title:   COO
 
           
 
           
Date Signed:
  9/3/07   Date Signed:   8/30/07
 
           

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.119
AMENDMENT NO. 5
TO
T-MOBILE USA SERVICE PARTNER
SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 5, dated September 26, 2007 (this “ Fifth Amendment ”) is made to that certain T-Mobile USA Service Partner Services Agreement, dated August 1, 2005, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated June 23, 2006, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 dated April 2007, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 3 dated July 31, 2007, and as amended by that certain Amendment No. 4 dated August 30, 2007, between StarTek USA, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“ Service Partner ”), with a principal place of business at 100 Garfield Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, and T-Mobile USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ T-Mobile USA ”), with offices for business at 12920 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98006 (the “ Agreement ”). Except as specifically defined otherwise herein, all terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in this Fifth Amendment.
Service Partner and T-Mobile agree as follows:
1. A new Section 3.1 is hereby added to the Agreement, which shall read in its entirety as follows:
3.1 Unless terminated sooner as provided herein this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and continue for a period of one (1) year.
3.1.1 This Agreement shall automatically renew until October 15, 2007, unless either Party provides written notice of non-renewal to the other Party at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the current term, October 1, 2007.
2. The amendments made to the Agreement by this Fifth Amendment will be effective as of the date of this Fifth Amendment. The Agreement, as supplemented and amended by this Fifth Amendment, remains in full force and effect. To the extent the terms of this Fifth Amendment conflict with any provisions of the Agreement, this Fifth Amendment shall govern.
             
T-MOBILE USA, INC.   STARTEK USA, INC.
 
           
By:
  /s/ BETTY JONES   By:   /s/ PATRICK M. HAYES
 
           
 
           
Name:
  Betty Jones   Name:   Patrick M. Hayes
 
           
 
           
Title:
  Vice President, Customer Care   Title:   COO
 
           
 
           
Date Signed:
      Date Signed:   28 Sept ‘07
 
           

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.120
(T-MOBILE LOGO)
T-MOBILE USA, INC. SERVICES AGREEMENT
CALL CENTER SERVICES
THIS SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of October 1, 2007 (the “ Effective Date ”), between T-Mobile USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 12920 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98006 (“ T-Mobile ”) and StarTek USA, Inc., a corporation organized under Colorado, with a principal place of business at 44 Cook Street, 4 th Floor, Denver, Colorado 80206 (“ Provider ”).
For good and valuable consideration, T-Mobile and Provider (together, the “ Parties ” and individually, a “ Party ”) agree as follows:
1.  Scope of Work .
1.1 Services. Provider shall perform the services described in one or more statements of work executed by the Parties and which specifically state that they are governed by this Agreement (each, a “ Statement of Work ”) (the “ Services ”). The Parties acknowledge and agree that each Party’s performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement is conditioned upon the full, proper and timely performance by the other Party of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
1.2 Performance of Services. Provider shall perform the Services in accordance with the Specifications. “ Specifications ,” for purposes of this Agreement, means any descriptions of the Services hereunder, including, but not limited to, the timing, components, capacities, features, quantities, functions, methods and other standards for Provider’s performance of the Services, as set forth in this Agreement, the Standard Terms (defined below), an applicable Statement of Work, Policies (defined in Section 1.4 below); and in Provider’s responses, if any, to T-Mobile’s requests for proposal, if any; and as otherwise agreed upon by the Parties in writing. “ Standard Terms ,” for purposes of this Agreement, means the Standard Terms and Conditions contained in Exhibit A hereto.
1.2.1 Timing of Performance. The Parties agree that time is of the essence for Provider’s performance hereunder. If the Parties do not agree upon a schedule for the performance of certain Services, then Provider shall perform such Services with due diligence under the circumstances. Provider shall notify T-Mobile immediately of any factor, occurrence or event that may affect Provider’s ability to perform the Services as set forth in the Specifications.
1.2.2 Facilities. Except to the extent expressly provided to the contrary in the Specifications, Provider shall provide its own facilities, including, but not limited to, all resources, premises, systems, networks, hardware, software and other equipment as necessary to provide the Services (to the extent actually used to provide Services, collectively, “ Facilities ”). Provider shall have all necessary rights and licenses to use all Facilities, and shall comply in all material respects with all applicable registration, licensing, permitting, approval and other governmental requirements so as to enable Provider to perform the Services (including, but not limited to, any such requirements imposed upon T-Mobile with respect to the Services). Provider’s use of the Facilities and performance of the Services will not infringe any trade name, trademark, services, copyright, patent, trade secret or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party.
         
         
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1.2.3 T-Mobile Equipment . In the event T-Mobile provides Provider with T-Mobile facilities or equipment (“ T-Mobile Equipment ”) for use in the performance of Services, Provider shall (a) not use such T-Mobile Equipment (including any equipment or facilities owned, leased or rented by Provider for performing its obligations under this Agreement) to perform services for any person or entity other than T-Mobile, without the prior written consent of T-Mobile; (b) assume the risk of loss for all such T-Mobile Equipment while in Provider’s care, custody or control; (c) take all reasonable precautions to protect such T-Mobile Equipment against loss, damage, theft or disappearance while in its care, custody or control; and (d) take no actions which affect T-Mobile’s title or interest in such T-Mobile Equipment.
1.3 Reports. Provider shall prepare and furnish to T-Mobile, upon request or as otherwise required in the Specifications, reports on Provider’s provision of the Services. Provider shall provide such reports in the form and content requested by T-Mobile from time to time.
1.4 Directed Changes; Compliance with Policies. T-Mobile may from time to time direct changes to the Services that do not materially change Provider’s time and expense to implement such changes (by way of example, and not limitation, revised call scripts or caller authentication procedures) (a “ Directed Change ”). Additionally, Provider shall immediately comply with T-Mobile’s applicable written policies which have been or will be posted to T-Mobile’s Streamline service or otherwise provided to Provider (“ Policies ”). If a change to the Services requested by T-Mobile or a new or revised Policy constitutes a Material Change, such change or new or revised Policy shall, as to Provider, be administered in accordance with Section 1.5 below. For purposes of this Agreement, a " Material Change ” is a change to the Services, not otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, that is effected by way of a new or revised Policy, a request by T-Mobile that T-Mobile represents as a Directed Change or a written request by T-Mobile, (a) that materially and directly increases Provider’s reasonably incurred and unavoidable expenses of providing the Services to a significant and substantial extent, and (b) for which Provider can document and demonstrate, to T-Mobile’s reasonable satisfaction, such increase in Provider’s costs. By way of example, and not limitation, Material Changes may include material increases in the scope or amount of information security requirements, or material changes to one or more skill sets required at a given location at which any Services are performed (a “ Site ”) or for a given T-Mobile line of business (an “ LOB ”) if such increases or changes impose costs upon Provider meeting the cost threshold set forth above. For purposes of clarification, Material Changes do not include changes to Provider’s policies, procedures or operations that are otherwise required by applicable Specifications (e.g., changes to Safeguards (defined in Section 3) to maintain such Safeguards’ standards for performance required by this Agreement, or hiring to implement a Ramp Plan (defined in Section 7 of the Standard Terms and Conditions contained in Exhibit A)).
1.5 Change Orders. If T-Mobile notifies Provider of a new or revised Policy (including, without limitation, by posting the same on T-Mobile’s Streamline service), or otherwise notifies Provider of what T-Mobile represents as a Directed Change, Provider may, within five (5) days of T-Mobile’s provision of such notice, notify T-Mobile that Provider believes in good faith that such change or new or revised Policy constitutes a Material Change. If providing notice of a purported Material Change to T-Mobile under this Section 1.5, or if Provider receives from T-Mobile a written request for a change to the Services that T-Mobile identifies as a Material Change (“ Change Order Request ”), then Provider shall, within five (5) days of having provided such notice or having received such Change Order Request, provide to T-Mobile a written estimate that documents and demonstrates, to T-Mobile’s reasonable satisfaction, that such new or revised Policy or other change requested by T-Mobile constitutes a Material Change requiring a Change Order, and that sets forth any proposed equitable adjustment to the Service Fees (defined in Section 5.3 below) (a " Change Order Estimate ”). If the Parties agree in writing upon the terms of any modifications to the Services and/or the Service Fees (a “ Change Order ”), each affected Statement of Work, and such other portions of the Specifications as expressly modified by such Change Order, will automatically be deemed amended to incorporate the agreed-upon revisions to the Services and/or Service Fees. T-Mobile may withdraw any Change Order Request, or any other request for changes to the Services that is deemed under Section 1.4 to constitute a Material Change, at any time prior to agreeing in writing to the corresponding Change Order.
         
         
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1.6 Additional Services. T-Mobile may request from time to time that Provider perform additional services for T-Mobile that are not contemplated by this Agreement. To effect any such request, T-Mobile may either (a) provide Provider with a proposal that describes such additional Services, and which may contain some or all of the information described in clauses (b)(i)-(iv) of this Section 1.6; or (b) request that Provider prepare and submit to T-Mobile a written proposal that: (i) if applicable, assesses the expected impact of such request on any Services then being provided hereunder; (ii) defines and describes how Provider would fulfill or satisfy such request, and describes any additional Services to be provided by Provider pursuant thereto in reasonable detail; (iii) sets forth or references proposed Specifications; and (iv) sets forth any other information required by this Agreement to be in a Statement of Work. No additional Statement of Work will be binding upon T-Mobile or Provider unless mutually agreed upon, executed and delivered by authorized signatories of both Parties.
1.7 Subcontracting. Provider shall not subcontract or otherwise delegate performance of any Services to anyone other than its own employees without the prior written consent of T-Mobile. Prior to requesting any such consent, Provider shall deliver to T-Mobile a reasonably detailed written explanation of the reasons for engaging the subcontractor and of the subcontractor’s qualifications and rates. Provider will not be relieved of its obligations under this Agreement by use of any such subcontractors and shall be responsible for any breach hereof caused in whole or in part by a subcontractor. Provider shall ensure that only contractors and subcontractors that (a) T-Mobile has approved in writing pursuant to this Section 1.7 and (b) have a need to know Personal Information (as defined in Section 11.1 below) may access such information, and only (a) if Provider requires such contractors and subcontractors to comply with obligations with respect to Personal Information that are no less stringent than those applicable to Provider; (b) to the extent that is necessary for Provider to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement; and (c) subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement. If T-Mobile determines that the performance or conduct of any subcontractor is unsatisfactory, T-Mobile may notify Provider of its determination in writing, indicating the reasons therefor, in which event Provider shall immediately take all commercially reasonable actions necessary to remedy the performance or conduct of such subcontractor.
1.8 No Solicitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Provider (a) shall not contact any current, former or prospective customer of T-Mobile using any T-Mobile Confidential Information or Personal Information except as expressly provided under this Agreement, or to the extent that the T-Mobile customers are Provider’s own current or former employees and the contact is in Provider’s capacity as employer, or with T-Mobile’s express prior written consent; and (b) agrees that any and all messages sent to current, former and prospective T-Mobile customers using any T-Mobile Confidential Information or Personal Information, except as outlined in (a), however delivered (e.g., short messaging service, e-mail, telephone), are subject to T-Mobile’s prior written approval. Any such messages sent in the ordinary course of Provider providing Services pursuant to this Agreement, any Statement of Work, or the Standard Terms shall be deemed to have been sent with T-Mobile’s prior written approval.
1.9 Personnel Removal. Provider shall, upon receipt of T-Mobile’s written request to Provider’s VP of Operations and/or the appropriate Site management, promptly (and in no event more than twenty-four (24) hours after any such request) suspend from the Services any person whom T-Mobile determines in its reasonable discretion to be unsuitable, unqualified or otherwise objectionable, and shall provide a suitable replacement for any person so removed. When removing any personnel from the Services pursuant to this Section 1.9, Provider shall ensure that such suspended persons do not provide any Services, any activities in support of the Services or engage in any other activities limited by this Agreement to Provider employees (including, without limitation, by ensuring that such persons cannot access any T-Mobile Confidential Information (defined in Section 10.1) or T-Mobile Resources (defined in Section 2), and deactivating any T-Mobile-associated log-ins or other access controls for such persons).
         
         
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T-Mobile may deem personnel unsuitable, unqualified or otherwise objectionable for—by way of illustration, and not limitation, breach of any provision of this Agreement or allegations of inappropriate conduct with any T-Mobile customer or representative (e.g., abusive language or behavior, marked discourtesy or sexual innuendo or commentary). Following and/or concurrent to such suspension, Provider shall conduct an investigation evaluating T-Mobile’s request. Provider shall determine any action to be taken against its personnel in accordance with its policies and procedures, provided however, such personnel shall not be permitted to provide or resume provision of Services under this Agreement without the express written consent of T-Mobile
2.  System Compatibility . If T-Mobile provides Provider information that is reasonably sufficient, Provider shall design to ensure that (a) all Facilities are successfully interfaced with, and compatible with, the services, systems, items and other resources of T-Mobile and its third-party service providers with which the Facilities will interoperate (collectively, the " T-Mobile Resources ”); (b) all Facilities meet the requirements, specifications and performance targets as to system capacity, volume, response times and all other performance metrics specified in the Specifications; and (c) no Services or other items provided to T-Mobile by Provider will be adversely affected by, or will adversely affect, any T-Mobile Resources or any services provided by any such third-party providers in any material respect, whether as to functionality, speed, service levels, interconnectivity, reliability, availability, performance, response times or otherwise.
3.  Information Security . Provider shall ensure the security of all Facilities, and will be fully responsible for any unauthorized collection, access, use and disclosure of Personal Information or other T-Mobile Confidential Information. Without limiting the foregoing, Provider shall implement and maintain administrative, physical and technical safeguards that are designed to prevent any collection, use or disclosure of, or access to, T-Mobile Confidential Information that this Agreement does not expressly authorize (“ Safeguards ”), including, without limitation, (a) an information security program that meets the highest standards of best industry practice to safeguard T-Mobile Confidential Information; (b) maintaining on Provider’s premises a secure location (that may include electronic storage), in which any and all T-Mobile Confidential Information is stored; (c) ensuring that any T-Mobile Confidential Information is accessible only by Authorized Employees (as defined below); (d) training its Authorized Employees regarding their confidentiality obligations hereunder; (f) ensuring that Personal Information is disseminated only to the minimum possible number of Provider’s full-time employees who have a need to know or otherwise access Personal Information to enable Provider to perform its obligations hereunder, and who are bound in writing by obligations of confidentiality sufficient to protect the Personal Information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (each, an “ Authorized Employee ”); and (g) ensuring that all T-Mobile Confidential Information provided or made accessible to Provider under this Agreement that is stored, transmitted or otherwise processed outside of the United States is secured by industry-standard encryption at all times, both at rest and in transit.
3.1 Information Security Program. Provider’s information security program required as a component of its Safeguards shall include, without limitation, (a) adequate physical security of all premises in which T-Mobile Confidential Information will be processed and/or stored; (b) an appropriate network security program; and (c) prevention (and, if applicable, mitigation) of Disabling Devices as provided in Section 3.4 below. Provider’s network security program shall include, without limitation, (a) appropriate access controls and data integrity controls; (b) testing and auditing of all controls; and (c) appropriate corrective action and incident response plans. At T-Mobile’s request, Provider will provide documentation of Provider’s Information Security Program, and any subsequent corrective action and/or incident response plans.
         
         
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3.2 Authorized Employees. Upon T-Mobile’s written request, Provider shall promptly identify all Authorized Employees in writing to T-Mobile. During the term of each Authorized Employee’s employment by Provider, Provider shall at all times cause such Authorized Employee to strictly abide by its obligations hereunder and, after the termination of his/her employment, Provider shall use the same efforts to enforce the confidentiality obligations of such Authorized Employee as Provider uses to enforce such obligations with respect to its own Confidential Information, provided that Provider shall not use less than reasonable efforts in such enforcement. Provider further agrees that it shall use appropriate precautions with respect to the employment of and access afforded to Provider personnel, including, without limitation, background checks and security clearances that assign specific access and modification privileges to individuals, appropriate policies and procedures that prohibit portable storage media, camera phones and other media or recording devices in all non-management areas at any Site (including, but not limited to, any call-handling areas), and a disciplinary process to address any unauthorized access, use or disclosure of Personal Information by any of Provider’s officers, partners, principals, employees, agents or independent contractors.
3.3 Prohibited Persons. Provider shall ensure at hire that no persons who have access to T-Mobile Confidential Information provided or made accessible to Provider under this Agreement are listed on (a) the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list maintained by the U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control; (b) the Denied Persons or Denied Entities lists maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security; (c) the Debarred Persons List maintained by the U.S. Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls; (d) any successors to the foregoing; or (e) any similar lists maintained by any agency of the U.S. government.
3.4 Viruses; Disabling Devices. Provider shall (a) screen and prevent any Disabling Device (defined below) in any Facilities; and (b) assist T-Mobile in reducing and otherwise mitigating the effects of any Disabling Device discovered in any Facilities. A “ Disabling Device ” includes, for purposes of this Agreement, software commonly referred to as a virus, worm, Trojan horse or back door, and means any timer, clock, counter or other limiting design or routine or uncorrected known vulnerability that may cause software or any data generated or used by it to be erased or to become inoperable or inaccessible, or that may otherwise cause such software to become temporarily or permanently incapable of performing in accordance with this Agreement. Disabling Devices also include, without limitation, any devices triggered (i) after use or copying of software or a component thereof a certain number of times, (ii) after the lapse of a period of time, (iii) in the absence of a hardware device, (iv) after the occurrence or lapse of any other triggering factor or event, or (v) due to external input, including across a computer network.
3.5 Security Breach Notification. In the event of any actual, probable or reasonably suspected breach of security of any Facilities, or any unauthorized access to or acquisition, use, loss, destruction, compromise, alteration or disclosure of any information maintained in any Facilities (each, a “ Security Breach ”) and Service Provider actually is, or reasonably should be, aware that such Security Breach concerns any T-Mobile Confidential Information, then Provider shall (a) notify T-Mobile immediately of such breach (but in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours after identifying such Security Breach); (b) designate a single individual employed by Provider who must be available to T-Mobile twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week as a contact regarding Provider’s obligations under this Section 3.5; (c) not provide any other notification or provide any disclosure to the public regarding such Security Breach without the prior written consent of T-Mobile, unless required to provide such notification or to make such disclosure pursuant to any applicable law, regulation, rule, order, ordinance, mandate or other request or requirement now or hereafter in effect, of any applicable governmental authority or law enforcement agency in any jurisdiction worldwide (“ Law ”) (in which case Provider shall consult with T-Mobile and reasonably cooperate with T-Mobile to prevent any notification or disclosure concerning any Personal Information or other Confidential Information); (d) assist T-Mobile in investigating, remedying and taking any other action T-Mobile deems necessary regarding any Security Breach and any dispute, inquiry or claim that concerns the Security Breach; (e) follow all reasonable instructions provided by T-Mobile relating to the Confidential Information affected or potentially affected by the Security Breach; (f) take such actions as necessary to prevent future Security Breaches; and (g) unless prohibited by an applicable statute or court order notify T-Mobile of any third-party legal process relating to any Security Breach, including, but not limited to, any legal process initiated by any governmental entity (foreign or domestic).
         
         
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3.6 Disaster Recovery. Provider shall implement and actively maintain a disaster recovery plan that ensures that all T-Mobile Confidential Information in Provider’s possession or control at a given time is capable of being recovered, and that the integrity of all such recovered T-Mobile Confidential Information is retained, in the event of a Security Breach or of any significant interruption or impairment of operation of the Facilities or any loss, deletion, corruption or alteration of data (“ Disaster Recovery Plan ”). Provider shall, at minimum, procure or conduct annual internal information security audits of its Disaster Recovery Plan and certify the results of each such audit to T-Mobile within ten (10) days of completing each such audit.
3.7 Cooperation. Provider shall cooperate with T-Mobile in maintaining and implementing at T-Mobile’s request procedures to ensure the security of T-Mobile Confidential Information; provided, that such cooperation will not relieve Provider of its duty to protect T-Mobile Confidential Information. Provider agrees to use leading industry practices to comply with Sections 2, 3, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6, and to the extent that T-Mobile proposes a change that would materially increase the cost of Provider’s compliance with these sections, the Parties will meet and discuss the creation of a Change Order under Section 1.5. Provider shall not be obliged to implement such a change unless and until the Parties agree on such a Change Order covering the implementation of such a change.
4.  Dispute Resolution . Any dispute between the Parties as to the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement or either party’s performance hereunder will be resolved as specified in this Section 4.
4.1 Appointment of Representatives. Upon the written request of either Party, each Party shall appoint a designated representative who does not devote substantially all of his or her working hours to performance under this Agreement and who, in the case of T-Mobile, shall be the Senior Director for Service Partner Management (or more senior corporate officer), and in the case of Provider, a Vice President (or more senior corporate officer), to meet for the purpose of endeavoring to resolve such dispute.
4.2 Good Faith Negotiation. Such representatives shall discuss the problem and negotiate in good faith in an effort to resolve the dispute promptly and without the necessity of any formal proceeding relating thereto.
4.3 Legal Proceedings. If any dispute arises between the Parties, and the disputed matter has not been resolved by the designated representatives within forty-five (45) calendar days after such dispute has come to their attention, or such longer period as agreed to in writing by the Parties, each Party shall have the right to commence any legal proceeding as permitted by applicable Law. This shall not be a condition precedent to either Party’ power to seek or obtain injunctive relief for breach of this Agreement.
4.4 No Termination or Suspension of Services. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, and even if any dispute arises between the Parties, in no event will Provider interrupt or delay the provision of Services to T-Mobile or perform any other action that prevents, slows or reduces in any way the provision of Services or T-Mobile’s ability to conduct its business, unless: (a) authority to do so is granted by the Senior Director for Service Partner Management (or more senior corporate officer) of T-Mobile in writing or conferred by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (b) this Agreement or the applicable Statement(s) of Work has been terminated pursuant to Section 6.
4.5 Injunctive Relief. The Parties agree that any breach or default of any obligation set forth in Sections 1.9, 3, 5.10, 7, 9-11, 13.5- 13.6, or 13.12 of this Agreement, or in Sections 2 of the Standard Terms, may result in irreparable harm for which monetary damages may not provide a sufficient remedy and, as such, neither Party shall be obligated to follow the procedures set forth in this Section 4 in order to seek both monetary damages and equitable relief for any breach of or default under such portions of this Agreement.
         
         
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5. Invoices and Payment .
5.1 Form and Timing. Provider shall submit all invoices for payment within ten (10) business days after the end of the applicable month during the Term. Provider shall ensure that all such invoices meet all guidelines outlined in the T-Mobile Service Partner Invoice Guidelines, as they may be revised or updated from time to time by T-Mobile (“ Invoice Guidelines ”). Provider may not change the form of invoice without T-Mobile’s prior written consent.
5.2 Supporting Documentation. Provider shall include supporting documentation and information with all invoices as set forth in the Invoice Guidelines and in one or more applicable Statements of Work. T-Mobile may from time to time make reasonable requests for additional information from Provider that may be derived from such supporting documentation and information or other information collected or maintained by Provider. All billed minutes for the Services must be supported and verifiable by switch reports and raw data that contain Agent and interval-level call detail records. All billed hours for the Services must be supported and verifiable by personnel-level detail, labor summary reports or other mutually agreed supporting documentation. T-Mobile may specify a reasonable form and content of any documentation and information required under this Section 5.2 from time to time.
5.3 Pricing. For timely and professional delivery of the Services, T-Mobile agrees to pay Provider the fees as set forth in one or more applicable Statement(s) of Work (“ Service Fees ”). The Service Fees are inclusive of all taxes that Provider may be assessed in the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Under no circumstances may Provider include on any invoice charges arising out of or related to researching, reporting on or correcting tax, accounting or reconciling errors or shortfalls of which it has been notified in writing. In the event Provider fails to meet any performance metrics identified in the Specifications, the Service Fees shall be reduced in accordance with the procedure set forth therein.
5.4 [*] .
5.4.1 [*].
5.4.2 T-Mobile may from time to time at its sole discretion request, and Provider shall provide, written certification from Provider that it is in compliance with this Section 5.4; provided, however, that no such certification will require the disclosure by Provider of any confidential or proprietary information of Provider’s other customers.
5.5 Payment of Invoices. Payment of undisputed amounts due hereunder shall be made by T-Mobile to Provider within [*] days of T-Mobile’s receipt and validation of properly submitted and correct invoice(s) for such amounts. If Provider does not invoice T-Mobile for Services or reimbursable expenses within [*] months after performing such Services or incurring such reimbursable expenses, Provider hereby waives all right to payment or reimbursement by T-Mobile therefor. For any undisputed amount that is not paid when due, T-Mobile shall also pay Provider interest on such unpaid amount at the rate of [*] percent ([*]%) per month until such unpaid amount is paid in full, any payments received being applied first to such accrued interest.
5.6 Provider Invoicing Disputes and Request for Further Substantiation. T-Mobile may dispute any invoice and may request further substantiation of any line item or other charge on any invoice. T-Mobile shall notify Provider of any invoicing dispute or request for further substantiation, and such notification shall set forth in reasonable detail the amount disputed and the basis and facts upon which T-Mobile disputes or requests further information.
         
         
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Within five (5) business days, Provider shall respond in writing to the individual designated for response in T-Mobile’s written notice (“ T-Mobile Representative ”) with a detailed explanation of the factual basis for demanding payment of any disputed amount. In the event that Provider and the T-Mobile Representative are unable to resolve the dispute within ten (10) business days from the date of Provider’s response, either Party may request that the matter be handled according to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 4. If T-Mobile does not provide Provider with notice of dispute of an invoice under this Section, T-Mobile shall pay such invoice without prejudice to any rights it may have to later dispute the invoice. Disputed amounts are payable within [*] days of resolution of the dispute.
5.7 Taxes. If any federal, state, or local sales or use tax (or its equivalent) is required by applicable Law to be due on taxable Services purchased hereunder, Provider shall separately bill such tax on its invoice to T-Mobile. T-Mobile agrees to pay Provider for such tax. All other taxes, including, but not limited to, federal, state and local income taxes, franchise taxes, gross receipts taxes, federal, state and local sales and use taxes, and property taxes shall be the responsibility of the party who incurs the tax liability. The Parties shall cooperate with one another to minimize taxes arising from this Agreement.
5.8 [*].
5.9 Fee Adjustments. For any Services to be performed on a fixed-fee or not-to-exceed-fee basis, T-Mobile shall have no obligation to pay Provider any amounts in excess of such fixed or not-to-exceed fees unless set forth in the Statement of Work applicable to such Services or any assumptions set forth therein.
5.10 Records, Audits and Inspections.
5.10.1 Records. During the Term and until two (2) years following any termination of this Agreement, unless a shorter period is expressly provided in the Specifications (the “ Audit Period ”), Provider shall keep complete, detailed and accurate records documenting the performance of (a) the specific Key Performance Indicators (“ KPIs ”) set forth in the Specifications; and (b) Provider’s Safeguards and other security, confidentiality and privacy practices and standards required in this Agreement.
5.10.2 Operational Audit. T-Mobile or its authorized representatives shall have the right during Provider’s normal business hours and upon at least ten (10) days written notice, to perform an operational audit at T-Mobile’s expense with respect to (a) Provider’s Safeguards and other security, confidentiality and privacy practices and standards required in this Agreement; (b) Provider’s disaster recovery capabilities and fail-over planning with respect to the Services; (c) any activities of Provider hereunder that may affect T-Mobile’s internal controls on financial reporting; and (d) Provider’s performance of the Services.
5.10.3 Financial Audit. During the Audit Period, Provider shall keep complete and accurate books, records and documentation to substantiate the amounts claimed in any invoice. T-Mobile, from time to time during the Audit Period, upon at least ten (10) days prior written notice to Provider, may audit or cause to be audited Provider’s invoices to T-Mobile. During the Audit Period, Provider shall make such books, records and documentation reasonably available to, and shall provide reasonable access to, T-Mobile and its authorized agents and representatives for the purposes of such audit at such location or locations either on or off of Provider’s premises as Provider may, in its discretion determine.
5.10.4 Switch Audit. Provider shall keep complete and accurate switch records and documentation related to Provider’s performance with regard to all T-Mobile LOBs during the Audit Period. Such records and documentation shall contain, without limitation, a twelve (12)-month record of call-level detail for each Agent performing Services. T-Mobile, from time to time during the Audit Period, upon at least ten (10) days prior written notice to Provider, may audit or cause to be audited the switch(es) for all T-Mobile LOBs and all switch records and related documentation. Provider shall make available such switch(es) and related records and documentation to T-Mobile and its authorized agents and representatives for purposes of such audit during the Audit Period.
         
         
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5.10.5 T-Mobile Inspection Right. Without limiting T-Mobile’s audit rights or Provider’s obligations under this Section 5.10, T-Mobile and/or its authorized representatives may, from time to time during the Term, with or without notice, visit any or all Sites and other locations of the Facilities to inspect the same and to assess Provider’s performance of its obligations under the Agreement (“ Inspection ”). Without limiting the foregoing, Site visits in the common course of business (e.g., training observations, focus groups) shall normally not be conducted with less than forty-eight (48) hours notice. For purposes of each such Inspection, Provider grants T-Mobile and its representatives full and complete access, during normal business hours, to the Facilities and to all books, records, procedures and information that relate to Provider’s performance under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any information T-Mobile deems necessary to ascertain any facts that relate to Provider’s performance hereunder.
5.10.6 Information Security Audits. Provider shall procure no less than annual security audits of the Facilities by an independent third party. Such audits shall meet or exceed SAS 70 Type II standards no later than December, 2008. In addition, Provider shall also conduct such audits as may be required to maintain compliance with Section 7.1.8. Provider shall promptly provide T-Mobile with the results of each such audit; including (a) whether the audit revealed any material vulnerabilities in Safeguards or otherwise in any Facilities; and (b) if so, the nature of each vulnerability discovered. If the audit reveals one or more material vulnerabilities, Provider shall, within thirty (30) days , correct each such vulnerability at its sole cost and expense and provide written certification to T-Mobile that it has corrected all such vulnerabilities.
5.10.7 Cost of Audit or Inspection; Repayment. The cost of any audit under Section 5.10.6 shall be borne by Provider.. The cost of any other audit or Inspection under this Section 5.10 shall be borne by T-Mobile; provided, however, that if any such audit or Inspection (a) discloses that an error of $[*] or more regarding invoices during the audited period was made in favor of Provider (b) discloses an error in T-Mobile’s favor that is greater than $[*]; or (c) reveals an inadequacy or insufficiency of (i) Provider’s Safeguards or other security, confidentiality and privacy practices and standards required in this Agreement; (ii) Provider’s disaster recovery capabilities and fail-over planning with respect to the Services; or (iii) any activities of Provider hereunder that may affect T-Mobile’s internal controls on financial reporting, then Provider shall bear all costs of the Parties related to such audit or Inspection. Provider shall immediately pay to T-Mobile the full amount of any error in favor of T-Mobile disclosed by any audit or Inspection under Section 5.10.3.
5.10.8 Corrective Action. If any audit pursuant to Sections 5.10.2 or 5.10.6, or any inspection under Section 5.10.5, reveals an inadequacy or insufficiency of (a) Provider’s Safeguards or other security, confidentiality and privacy practices and standards required in this Agreement; (b) Provider’s disaster recovery capabilities and fail-over planning with respect to the Services; or (c) any activities of Provider hereunder that may affect T-Mobile’s internal controls on financial reporting, then Provider shall promptly develop and provide to T-Mobile a corrective action plan that is reasonably satisfactory to T-Mobile. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and without meaning that nothing else can be adequate and sufficient, whatever satisfies the terms of this Agreement, any Statement of Work, or any instructions, specifications, or requirements given by T-Mobile to Provider in writing shall be deemed to be adequate and sufficient for purposes of this Section 5.10.8. Provider shall promptly, and in no event more than sixty (60) days after providing such plan to T-Mobile, implement such plan at Provider’s sole cost and expense. In the event that Provider becomes obligated to implement a corrective action plan, T-Mobile may perform one or more additional operational audits to verify performance under the corrective action plan (and to examine any areas potentially affected by such action plan). If Provider breaches this Section 5.10.8, T-Mobile may terminate this Agreement, effective immediately, upon notice to Provider.
         
         
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5.10.9 Audit Confidentiality. The Parties agree that the results of any audit or Inspection under this Section 5.10 will be considered Confidential Information.
6. Term and Termination .
6.1 Term. The initial term of this Agreement (the “ Initial Term ”) will commence as of the Effective Date and will continue for a period of two (2) years, unless earlier terminated as provided herein. The Initial Term will automatically renew for one or more additional one (1)-year periods (each, a “ Renewal Term ,” and together with the Initial Term, the “ Term ”) if neither Party gives the other Party written notice of non-renewal at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the then-current Term. Any Statement of Work will, unless otherwise specified therein, terminate upon the earlier of completion of the Services described therein, one (1) year from the date of such Statement of Work or termination of this Agreement.
6.2 Termination by T-Mobile for Convenience. T-Mobile may terminate this Agreement, the Services performed at any Site or any one or more Statements of Work hereunder for convenience by giving at least ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Provider. However, unless otherwise provided under this Agreement, T-Mobile will not exercise its termination for convenience rights for the Agreement during the first year following the Effective Date.
6.3 Termination by Either Party for Cause or Force Majeure . A Party may terminate this Agreement, or any one or more Statements of Work or Sites hereunder, immediately upon notice to the other Party:
(a) if the other Party materially breaches any term or condition of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice of such breach from the Party seeking termination;
(b) if the other Party becomes insolvent, invokes as a debtor any Law relating to the relief of debtors from creditor’s rights, has one or more such Laws invoked against it and fails to have the proceeding invoking it dismissed within thirty (30) days, is the subject of liquidation or termination of business, is adjudicated bankrupt, or is involved in an assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(c) if an event of force majeure (described in Section 13.5) persists or it is reasonable to expect that it will persist for a period of thirty (30) days;
(d) if the other Party materially breaches its obligations under Paragraph 1.8, 1.9, 3.5, 10, 11 and Terms and Conditions 2 and 11;
(e) in other circumstances as provided in an applicable Statement of Work.
6.4 Termination for Cause by T-Mobile Only. T-Mobile may terminate the Services performed at any Site, or for any Line of Business operated at multiple Sites if those sites are materially impacted by a termination at another Site, immediately upon notice to Provider if, with regard to such Site production attrition of at least [*] percent ([*]%) per month occurs for a continuous period of [*] months.
6.5 Termination for Cause by Provider Only. Provider may terminate one or more Statements of Work hereunder if:
(a) T-Mobile fails to make a payment when due under Section 5.5 in connection with such Statement of Work or Statements of Work;
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(c) Provider does not receive such past due payment within [*] days of Provider’s having notified T-Mobile that the payment was at least [*] days past due.
If Provider terminates all then-effective Statements of Work pursuant to the preceding sentence, such termination will also terminate this Agreement.
6.6 Scope of Termination. Any termination notice given hereunder must specify whether it applies to the entire Agreement, to one or more specified Statements of Work, and/or the Services performed at a given Site. In the absence of such specification, a termination notice will be deemed to the Agreement and all Statements of Work. If the notice applies to less than the Agreement and all Statements of Work, the components not terminated will continue in full force and effect.
6.7 Effect of Termination.
6.7.1 Generally. The termination of this Agreement or one or more Statements of Work will not relieve or discharge either Party from any payment obligations hereunder, and will not constitute a Party’s exclusive remedy for any default. In the event of any termination or expiration of this Agreement (or any portion thereof), the Parties shall cooperate with each other to effectuate an orderly transition of the business during a period not to exceed ninety (90) days or as otherwise agreed by the Parties. In the event that payment for transition services is not provided for in the applicable Statement of Work or in applicable Specifications, T-Mobile shall pay a mutually agreed-upon cost to Provider for such transition services.
6.7.2 Termination for Cause. Without limiting the generality of Section 6.7.1 or any other remedies that a Party may have under this Agreement or otherwise at Law, but subject to the limitation of liability set forth in Section 8.3, in the event of a termination for cause, the breaching Party will be liable to the other Party for any direct damages (including, but not limited to, costs of cover) resulting from the occurrence giving rise to termination.
6.8 Termination of Prior Agreement. Effective upon execution of this Agreement, the earlier agreement between the Parties for call center services dated August 1, 2005, as amended, will be considered terminated by mutual agreement of the Parties.
6.9 Survival. The obligations and rights of the Parties pursuant to Sections 1.7-1.9, 3, 4, 5.3, 5.5, 5.10, 8, and 13, and any other provisions of this Agreement which may reasonably be interpreted to survive termination, will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement. Termination of a Statement of Work will not affect the Parties’ obligations under any other Statement of Work then in effect.
7. Representations and Warranties .
7.1 Provider hereby represents and warrants to T-Mobile as follows:
7.1.1 Authority. Provider has the right and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to grant the rights and licenses provided for herein.
7.1.2 Financial Solvency. Provider is financially solvent, able to pay its debts and possesses sufficient working capital to provide and complete the Services in accordance with this Agreement.
7.1.3 Performance. Provider has the experience and skills necessary to perform and provide the Services required under this Agreement. Provider shall perform all Services (a) in a professional manner and with professional diligence and skill, commensurate with that which is customary in the industry; and (b) in accordance with all Specifications.
         
         
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7.1.4 Information Integrity. Provider shall ensure that all information supplied by or on behalf of Provider is accurate and complete in all material respects and shall not omit any material fact necessary to make such information not misleading.
7.1.5 Information Security. Provider has taken such precautions as are necessary to ensure that the Facilities are secure from breach or intrusion by unauthorized third parties (including, without limitation, Provider employees and other persons acting on Provider’s behalf which access data without proper authorization).
7.1.6 Compliance with Laws. Provider is and shall remain in compliance with all Laws and shall not cause T-Mobile to be in material violation of any Laws. To the extent that compliance with any of Provider’s duties hereunder or with the request by a duly authorized employee of T-Mobile would, in Provider’s good faith belief, be inconsistent or in conflict with this Section 7.1.6 or Section 13.11, then Provider shall escalate the matter at T-Mobile by contacting the people identified in Section 13.13. In such event, Provider shall comply with this Section 7.1.6 and Section 13.11 and only so much of such duty or request as would not be, in Provider’s good faith belief, inconsistent or in conflict with this Section 7.1.6 or Section 13.11 until otherwise agreed by the Parties as a result of such escalation.
7.1.7 Prior Security Breaches. The Facilities have (a) not suffered any Security Breaches; or (b) if the Facilities have suffered one or more Security Breaches, Provider has disclosed each Security Breach to T-Mobile. Provider is not and has not been a party to any current, pending, threatened or resolved enforcement action of any government agency, or any consent decree or settlement with any governmental agency or private person or entity regarding any Security Breach or otherwise regarding data or information security.
7.1.8 Cardholder Information. Provider shall be compliant by or before the end of March, 2008 and shall remain in compliance with any and all applicable rules, requirements, standards and guidelines set forth by credit card issuers, the PCI Security Standards Council (the “ Council ”) and other organizations with responsibility for setting and/or enforcing compliance with standards and rules pertaining to security of individual numbers used to identify credit and debit card accounts and other personally identifiable information relating to the use of such credit and debit card accounts (“ Cardholder Information ”), transaction processing, system security and related matters, and all successors thereto and updates thereof (“ Card Issuer Rules ”), including, without limitation, an approved version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, developed and published jointly by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International (“ Card Issuers ”), as the same may be amended, updated replaced or augmented by the Card Issuers and the Council (the “ PCI Standard ”). Provider will not commit any act or omission that causes T-Mobile to violate the PCI Standard or to be fined, sanctioned or penalized by Card Issuers, the Council or any third party for the failure to properly protect, secure, maintain, use and store Cardholder Information. Provider shall provide T-Mobile a fully executed copy of the Confirmation of Report Accuracy for Service Providers within thirty (30) days of becoming PCI compliant.
7.1.9 Prior Audits. All Facilities have been the subject of annual (or more frequent) information security audits conducted by an independent third party, and either (a) such third-party audits have not revealed any material vulnerabilities in the Facilities or any component thereof; or (b) to the extent that any such vulnerabilities were found to exist, Provider has fully remedied such vulnerabilities.
7.1.10 Third-Party Agreements. Provider entering into and performing its obligations pursuant to this Agreement will not violate any service, employment, confidentiality, consulting or other agreement to which Provider or its employees is a party or by which Provider or its employees may be bound.
         
         
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7.2 T - Mobile hereby represents and warrants to Provider as follows:
7.2.1 Authority. T-Mobile has the right and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to grant the rights and licenses outlined in Exhibit D.
7.2.2 Financial Solvency. T-Mobile is financially solvent and able to pay its debts.
7.2.3 Compliance with Laws. T-Mobile is and shall remain in compliance with all Laws and shall not cause Provider to be in material violation of any Laws.
8. Liability Provisions .
8.1 Affiliate Definition. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to a Party, any person or entity that controls such Party, is controlled by such Party or is under common control with such Party.
8.2 Indemnification; Limitation of Liability.
8.2.1 Provider’s Obligations. Provider shall indemnify and hold harmless T-Mobile, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, contractors, agents and employees (collectively, the “ T-Mobile Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all losses and damages (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and other litigation expenses) resulting from claims made by a third-party (collectively, “ Claims ”) against T-Mobile that relate to or arise out of either: (a) Provider’s provision of the Services, (b) a material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty in this Agreement by Provider, (c) any violation of Law by Provider; or (d) bodily injury, death or personal property damage proximately caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Provider. Any Claim that relates to or arises out of any of the foregoing subparagraphs 8.2.1(a) through (d) is referred to as a “T-Mobile Claim.” Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, Provider will not be responsible for any T-Mobile Claims, other claims, liabilities, losses, damages and causes of action to the extent caused by the acts or omissions of T-Mobile.
8.2.2 T-Mobile’s Obligations. T-Mobile shall indemnify and hold harmless Provider, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, contractors, agents and employees (collectively, the “ Provider Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all Claims against Provider that relate to or arise out of either: (a) any violation of Law by T-Mobile, (b) a material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty in this Agreement by T-Mobile, (c) compliance by Provider with an instruction, specification, or requirement provided to Provider by a duly authorized T-Mobile employee or Streamline website; or (d) bodily injury, death, or personal property damage proximately caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of T-Mobile. Any Claim that relates to or arises out of any of the foregoing subparagraphs 8.2.2(a) through (d) is referred to as a “Provider Claim.” Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, T-Mobile will not be responsible for any Provider Claims, other claims, liabilities, losses, damages and causes of action to the extent caused by the acts or omissions of Provider.
8.2.3 Procedure. Each Party’s indemnification obligations hereunder will, with respect to a given Claim, be subject to the party seeking indemnification (a) providing prompt written notice of the existence of such Claim to the indemnifying Party; (b) reasonably cooperating with the indemnifying Party with respect to the defense and settlement of such Claim; and (c) permitting the indemnifying Party, at its option, to participate in and control the defense and settlement of such Claim, subject to the approval of the indemnifying Party’s liability insurer(s), where and to the extent applicable. Neither Party shall have authority or power to settle a Claim in a manner that imposes liability on the other Party without such other Party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
         
         
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8.3 Limitation on Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY “EXCLUDED DAMAGES” MEANING ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, TREBLE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST REVENUE, PROFIT, BUSINESS, USE OR DATA, OR FOR ANY FAILURE TO REALIZE SAVINGS OR OTHER BENEFITS), EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING. THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY TO THE OTHER PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR IN RELATION TO THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DIRECT DAMAGES THAT ARE REASONABLY INCURRED. ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY T-MOBILE TO PROVIDER FOR SERVICES RENDERED DURING THE ROLLING TWELVE FULL MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDING THE OCCURANCE OF THAT EVENT WHICH GIVES RISE TO LIABILITY (THIS AMOUNT BEING THE “CAP”). THE CAP IN THIS SECTION WILL NOT APPLY TO ANY BREACH OF SECTIONS 3.5, 10 OR 11; OR EITHER PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 8.2. THIS AGREEMENT, AND THIS SECTION 8.3 IN PARTICULAR, DEFINES A MUTUALLY AGREED UPON ALLOCATION OF RISK AND THE FEES AND OTHER CONSIDERATION HAVE BEEN SET TO REFLECT SUCH ALLOCATION.
8.4 For the Avoidance of Doubt. T-Mobile Indemnitees and Provider Indemnitees are referred to collectively as “Indemnified Parties” or individually as an “Indemnified Party.” A Claim for which a party is obliged to indemnify an Indemnified Party is referred to as an “Indemnified Claim,” the T-Mobile Claims and Provider Claims, collectively, being all of the “Indemnified Claims.” To the extent that an Indemnified Party suffers any losses and damages from claims of any third party for Excluded Damages suffered by that third party as a result of a breach of Sections 3.5, 10 or 11, then such losses and damages shall be treated as a direct damage suffered by the Indemnified Party, rather than as an Excluded Damage.
9. Ownership.
9.1 Ownership of Materials. Each Party retains any and all rights to its own previously existing information, software and/or developments and to its own information, software and/or developments that are created separately from and independent of its activities under the Agreement. Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, neither Party obtains rights to information provided by the other solely by its access to or use of the information in performing its obligations or exercising its rights hereunder.
9.2 Data. As between T-Mobile and Provider, T-Mobile will own exclusively all data received, collected or derived by Provider as a direct result of the Services provided hereunder. Provider shall, upon T-Mobile’s written request, destroy or provide all such data to T-Mobile in the same manner as Provider is obligated to return or destroy Confidential Information in Section 10.3 below.
9.3 No License. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither Party is granted any license in intellectual property that is owned, licensed or developed by the other Party.
         
         
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10. Confidentiality .
10.1 Confidential Information. The Parties acknowledge that each may be given access to certain confidential, proprietary or secret information including, but not limited to, financial information, Personal Information and other information regarding that Party’s business, organization, operations and plans (collectively, “ Confidential Information ”) under this Agreement. All Confidential Information will be the sole and exclusive property of the Party providing such information, and the receiving Party will not have any ownership interest in such Confidential Information or engage in any derivatives uses thereof. The receiving Party shall (a) use at least the same degree of care to prevent unauthorized use and disclosure of Confidential Information received from the other Party as the receiving Party uses with respect to its own confidential information (but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care); (b) use the other Party’s Confidential Information only in performance of its obligations or exercise of its rights under this Agreement; and (c) not disclose or grant access to such Confidential Information to any third party, without the express prior written consent of the disclosing Party. Consent is hereby given to disclose Confidential Information to each Party’s employees, consultants and service providers, but only (i) on a need-to-know basis and (ii) where the recipients are obligated (1) to maintain the confidentiality of such information as outlined under this Agreement and (2) to use it solely for the purpose for which it was provided under this Agreement. The foregoing obligations in this Section 10.1 shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of five (5) years, except with respect to any item of Confidential Information that is a trade secret. For such items, the obligations shall survive termination of this Agreement for so long as such item remains a trade secret under applicable law.
10.2 Exclusions. The term “Confidential Information” does not include, and the obligations in Section 10.1, will not apply to any information that (a) is known to the receiving Party free of any obligation to keep it confidential before receiving it from the disclosing Party, (b) has been or which becomes publicly known through no wrongful act of the receiving Party or any third party, (c) is rightfully received from a third party who is under no obligation of confidence to the disclosing Party, or (d) is independently developed by the receiving Party without resort to confidential, proprietary, or secret information which has been disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. If the receiving Party is or becomes obliged to disclose Confidential Information of the disclosing Party in order to comply with applicable Laws (including state and federal securities laws applicable to Provider as a public company) or administrative process, or if compelled by governmental or court order, then the receiving Party may disclose such Confidential Information, but only to the limited extent it is so obliged. In a circumstance in which disclosure is compelled under this subsection 10.2 the Party that is subject to such compelled disclosure shall give the other Party prompt prior notice of such compelled disclosure, unless prohibited by law or governmental or court order so that the other Party may seek to protect such information, and shall cooperate with the other Party to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded.
10.3 Return or Destruction of Confidential Information. The receiving Party shall return, or at the disclosing Party’s option, delete and destroy (and certify in writing such return or deletion and destruction) any and all Confidential Information in the receiving Party’s possession or control to the disclosing Party upon any termination of this Agreement and upon written request of the disclosing party from time to time. Deletion of electronic Confidential Information will require, at minimum, that computers used in the ordinary course of performing the Services to handle incoming calls, and which may contain any Confidential Information, be overwritten with at least a single-string “wipe”; that offline queue computers’ memory that may contain any Confidential Information be overwritten with, at minimum, the number of strings of code as specified in the then-current Department of Defense standard for deletion of electronic information; and that any other computers or media on which any Confidential Information may be contained be overwritten in a manner appropriate to the circumstances (but in no event less than a single-string wipe). Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the option of the disclosing Party, anything prepared by the receiving Party that contains, reflects, or is based on Confidential Information of the other Party, such as but not limited to reports, analyses, studies, and the like, shall be irretrievably destroyed, rather than be delivered to the disclosing Party.
         
         
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11. Personal Information .
11.1 Definition. Personal Information ” means any information that may be used to identify any person or entity, that identifies characteristics (such as qualities, likes, dislikes, propensities or tendencies) of any person or entity, or which is compiled or derived from any of the foregoing, that Provider obtains or derives in any manner from any source under this Agreement. The phrase “any person or entity” includes, without limitation prospective, existing and former customers or employees of T-Mobile, its affinity marketing partners, data suppliers and contractors, in their capacity as such customers or employees, but specifically excludes Provider employees. With respect to such persons, Personal Information includes, without limitation, names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, credit card numbers, customer proprietary network information (as defined under 47 U.S.C. § 222 and its implementing regulations (“ CPNI Rules ”)), purchase information, product and service usage information, frequent flier information, account information, credit information, demographic information and any other personally identifiable information.
11.2 Ownership; Restrictions on Use. All Personal Information is and shall remain the exclusive property of T-Mobile. Provider may collect, access, use, maintain and disclose Personal Information only to fulfill its performance obligations under this Agreement and only for the specific purpose for which such Personal Information is collected, stored or processed by Provider under this Agreement. Provider may not otherwise modify the Personal Information, merge it with other data, commercially exploit it, disclose it or do any other thing that may in any manner adversely affect the integrity, security or confidentiality of such information, other than as expressly specified herein or as directed by T-Mobile in writing. T-Mobile makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the Personal Information, and Provider agrees that T-Mobile, its employees and agents shall have no liability to Provider resulting from any use of the Personal Information. Provider acknowledges and agrees that, without limiting any other obligations applicable to Personal Information hereunder, to the extent that Personal Information satisfies the requirements of being Confidential Information, such Personal Information is Confidential Information of T-Mobile
11.3 Privacy Laws. Provider’s access to, and collection, access and disclosure of Personal Information shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local Laws, rules and regulations, as they may be amended from time to time (the “ Privacy Laws ”), including, without limitation, (a) the CPNI Rules; and (b) Laws governing marketing by telephone, direct mail, email, SMS, MMS, wireless text messaging, fax and any other mode of communication, now or hereafter known. Provider shall at all times perform its obligations hereunder in such a manner as not to cause T-Mobile to be in material violation of any Privacy Laws or any other Laws.
11.4 Provider acknowledges that it may, in connection with performing its duties in accordance with this Agreement, have access to, or be provided, Cardholder Information.
11.4.1 Provider acknowledges and agrees that, as between Provider and T-Mobile, all Cardholder Information is, and shall remain, owned by T-Mobile.
11.4.2 Provider shall only access, use and disclose Cardholder Information if and to the extent necessary to (a) process and otherwise facilitate credit and debit transactions on T-Mobile’s behalf; (b) comply with Applicable Laws, Card Issuer regulations and written T-Mobile policies; and (c) as otherwise instructed in writing by an authorized T-Mobile officer.
11.4.3 Provider acknowledges and agrees that Cardholder Information is Personal Information for all purposes under this Agreement; provided, however, that the first sentence of Section 11.2 will not apply to Cardholder Information.
11.4.4 Provider agrees to provide the Council, the Card Issuers and any of their respective agents and designees with full access to any and all Provider Systems, and any other Provider books, records, premises and systems in the event of any Security Breach in which Cardholder Information may have been compromised, and to cooperate fully with any verification, testing and review of Provider’s compliance with the PCI Standard.
         
         
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11.5 Responsibility. Without limiting the generality for this Section 11 the acts or omissions of a Party and anyone with whom it is associated (e.g., employees of such Party and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and such Party’s agents and approved contractors and subcontractors, and their respective employees) are such Party’s acts or omissions.
12. Insurance .
12.1 General Requirements. Without limiting Provider’s undertaking to defend, hold harmless and indemnify T-Mobile Indemnitees as provided in this Agreement, Provider shall purchase and maintain insurance to protect Provider from claims of the type set forth below that arise out of or result from Provider’s operations, services and/or performance under this Agreement and for which Provider may be liable, whether such operations, services and/or performance are provided by Provider or by any of Provider’s agents, consultants, vendors or subcontractors or by anyone directly employed by any of them, or by anyone for whose acts Provider may be liable.
12.2 Coverages. Subject to deductibles, self-insured retentions, and the like Provider will assume insurance required hereunder that shall be written for not less than the limits of coverage specified herein, or as required by Law in any jurisdiction with authority over Provider’s operations, services and/or performance, whichever is greater. Coverage shall be written on an occurrence basis, except for Professional Liability Insurance.
12.2.1 Workers Compensation and Employers Liability insurance affording compensation benefits for all employees in an amount sufficient by virtue of the Laws of the state or jurisdiction in which the work or any portion of the work is performed and employers’ liability insurance with limits sufficient to meet all Laws.
12.2.2 Commercial General Liability Insurance, on an occurrence basis, with a combined single limit for bodily injury (including death) and property damage of [*] Dollars ($[*]) per occurrence and [*] Dollars ($[*]) general aggregate, and inclusive of coverage for premises/operations, products/completed operations, broad form property damage, independent contractors and contractual liability.
12.2.3 Automobile Liability Insurance, including coverage for owned, non-owned and hired autos, with a combined single limit for bodily injury (including death) and property damage of [*] Dollars ($[*]) per occurrence.
12.2.4 Umbrella or Excess Liability Insurance with a combined single limit for bodily injury (including death) and property damage of not less than [*] Dollars ($[*]) per occurrence and general aggregate, which shall provide additional limits for employers’ liability, general liability and automobile liability insurance.
12.2.5 Intentionally omitted.
12.3 Specific Requirements. Provider shall comply with the following terms for all insurance coverage required by this Section 12.
12.3.1 Provider shall provide insurance coverage by insurance companies having policyholder ratings no lower than “A-” in the most recent edition of A.M. Best’s Insurance Rating Guide. Such insurance shall be written with insurers of good standing and licensed to do business at all Sites.
12.3.2 Provider shall verify that all of Provider’s Affiliates, agents, consultants, providers and subcontractors meet the insurance requirements as set forth in this Section 12.
12.3.3 The policies described in Section 12.2 (other than workers’ compensation/employer’s liability and professional/errors and omissions liability) shall name T-Mobile, its subsidiaries and Affiliates, directors, officers and employees as additional insureds on a primary basis arising out of or in any way connected with Provider’s performance of this Agreement.
         
         
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12.3.4 Provider hereby waives and shall cause Provider’s insurers to waive their rights of subrogation against T-Mobile and all its subsidiaries and Affiliates, directors, officers, and employees under policies described in Section 12.2.
12.3.5 The insurance policies listed above shall be subject to the Laws of the country or state in which the Services are being performed. In the case of Services performed outside the United States and when required by Law, the insurance must be placed with a company admitted to do business in that country.
12.3.6 The foregoing insurance coverages shall be primary to and non-contributory with respect to any other insurance or self-insurance that may be maintained by T-Mobile and its subsidiaries and affiliates and shall contain a severability-of-interests clause. The fact that Provider has obtained the insurance required in this Section 12 shall in no manner lessen nor affect Provider’s other obligations or liabilities set forth in this Agreement. Provider shall supply certificates of insurance demonstrating that all of the insurance required above is in force, including, without limitation, the required waivers of subrogation and additional insured provisions, at the commencement of the Term and any Renewal Term, and shall ensure that not less than thirty (30) calendar days’ written notice is given to T-Mobile prior to any cancellation or reduction in coverage below that required by this Agreement.
12.3.7 Any self-insurance, self-retained layer, deductibles, and exclusions in coverage in the policies required under Section 12.2 shall be assumed by, for the account of, and at the sole risk of, Provider. In no event shall Provider’s liability be limited to the extent of the minimum limits of insurance required above.
12.4 “All-Risks” or “Special Causes of Loss” Property Insurance. Provider shall, at Provider’s expense, carry and maintain at all times, and for as long as any item of Provider’s property is in transit, or in the care, custody, or control of T-Mobile, a policy or policies covering loss, destruction of or damage to any item of Provider’s property in the amount of the full replacement value thereof providing protection against all perils normally covered in an “all risks” or “special causes of loss” property insurance policy. Provider shall cause its “all risk” physical damage insurers to waive all rights of subrogation against T-Mobile, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees for any loss, destruction of or damage to any item of Provider’s property that is covered by insurance pursuant to this Section 12.
13. General Provisions.
13.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with all exhibits and other documents expressly referenced herein, constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior proposals, understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Provider acknowledges that there were no representations or promises made by T-Mobile on which Provider has relied in entering into this Agreement that are not expressly stated herein.
13.2 Amendments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement may not be modified or in any way altered except by a written agreement signed by the Parties that states it is an amendment to this Agreement.
13.3 Order of Precedence. In case of conflict the order of precedence of the documents constituting this Agreement is as follows, each listed document superseding in the event of any conflicting provision in a later-listed document: (a) Agreement text, including any and all exhibits hereto; (b) the Standard Terms; (c) the Statement(s) of Work; and (d) any other document that makes specific reference to this Agreement. No pre-printed or similar terms and conditions contained in any document submitted by Provider to T-Mobile will be deemed to supersede any of the terms and conditions herein without express written approval of T-Mobile.
         
         
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13.4 Assignment. Provider acknowledges that the Services to be rendered by Provider are unique and personal. Provider may not assign any of Provider’s rights or delegate any of Provider’s duties or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of T-Mobile; which T-Mobile shall not withhold unreasonably; and further provided, however, that Provider may, upon no less than forty-five (45) days prior written notice to T-Mobile, assign or transfer its rights under this Agreement to an entity acquiring all or substantially all of Provider’s assets or business to which this Agreement relates whether by acquisition of assets or shares, or by merger or consolidation. T-Mobile may assign any and all of its rights hereunder in its sole discretion. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of the Parties.
13.5 Force Majeure. Each Party’s performance under this Agreement is subject to force majeure , meaning any of the following that make it inadvisable, illegal, or impossible to perform such Party’s obligations under this Agreement: (a) acts of God or the public enemy, (b) terrorist activities, (c) riots, (d) fires, (e) civil disorder, (f) war, (g) government regulation, (h) disaster, (i) strikes, work stoppages, or labor disputes (except those involving such Party’s own employees or agents), (j) curtailment of transportation or communications facilities, or (k) other emergency beyond such Party’s reasonable control. Neither Party will be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under this Agreement where such failure or delay is due to force majeure , nor for any loss or damage resulting therefrom. In the event of such failure or delay, the date of delivery or performance will be extended for a period not to exceed the time lost by reason of the force majeure ; provided that the affected Party uses reasonable commercial efforts to mitigate or eliminate the effects of the force majeure and, if events in the nature of the force majeure event were reasonably foreseeable, used commercially reasonable efforts prior to its occurrence to anticipate and avoid its effect. T-Mobile shall have no obligation to make any payments to Provider with respect to Services that would have been due during the period of force majeure , but are ultimately not rendered. Each Party shall notify the other in writing promptly of any force majeure that affects its performance and its anticipated effect on such performance.
13.6 Publicity. Except as required by applicable Law or applicable non-discretionary rule of a stock exchange on which Provider’s securities are listed (“Exchange Rule”), Provider shall neither publicly disclose the existence and terms of this Agreement, nor issue any press releases or make any other public disclosures concerning its business relationship with T-Mobile without the express prior written consent of T-Mobile. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, T-Mobile acknowledges that Provider may be required by applicable Law to file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”):
(a) copies of this Agreement and any amendments, schedules, exhibits, statements of work, and other documents comprising a part of this Agreement, and
(b) forms required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the “‘34 Act”) which describe terms of this Agreement, including amendments, schedules, exhibits, statements of work, and other documents comprising a part of this Agreement.
Examples of such forms include Current Report on Form 8-K , Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q , and/or Annual Report on Form 10K . When filing such copies with the SEC, Provider shall request confidential treatment pursuant to the SEC’s regulations for that part of the information contained in such copies for which, in the reasonable opinion of Provider’s legal counsel, it is reasonable to expect the SEC to grant such confidential treatment. It is understood that notwithstanding the granting of confidential treatment, all information contained in such copies will be available for non-public use of the SEC, and that the SEC usually grants confidential treatment only for a fixed period of time, usually the term of the Agreement itself. Moreover, that part of the information in such copies for which the SEC usually grants confidential treatment may be limited.
         
         
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Provider may respond to bonafide inquiries about publicly filed documents or information contained therein using publicly available (publicly filed) information about T-Mobile or this Agreement or other information which, although not expressly available publicly, is not materially different from that information which is publicly available or is in the nature of explanation/clarification of information that is publicly available.
13.7 Further Assurances. The Parties agree to execute and deliver (and cause their respective personnel to execute and deliver) any appropriate instruments or documents to confirm the assignments and rights and licenses provided for herein and to enable the other to perfect the same by filing, registration or otherwise in any state, territory or country, as may be reasonably requested and prepared by such other from time to time.
13.8 Governing Law. This Agreement, and any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, shall be governed by, construed and enforced in all respects in accordance with the Laws of the State of Washington, without regard to the conflict of laws or choice of law provisions thereof. The Parties agree that all actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be brought only in a state or federal court located in King County, Washington. The Parties hereby consent to such venue and to the jurisdiction of such courts over the subject matter of such proceeding and themselves.
13.9 Contract Interpretation. This Agreement, together with all exhibits hereto, represents the wording selected by the Parties to define their agreement and no rule of strict construction will apply against either Party. This Agreement may be translated into one or more languages; provided, however, that in the event of any conflict in interpretation between this Agreement and any foreign language translation, the interpretation of this English version of the Agreement will prevail. Headings used in this Agreement are for reference only and will not be deemed a part of this Agreement. Despite the possibility that one Party or its representatives may have prepared the initial draft of this Agreement or any provision thereof or played a greater role in the preparation of subsequent drafts, the Parties agree that neither will be deemed the drafter of this Agreement and that no provision hereof will be construed in favor of one Party on the ground that such provision was drafted by the other.
13.10 Waivers. No purported waiver by a Party of any default by any other Party of any term or provision contained herein (whether by omission, delay or otherwise) will be deemed a waiver of such term or provision unless the waiver is in writing and signed by the waiving Party. No such waiver will in any event be deemed a waiver of any subsequent default under the same or any other term or provision contained herein.
13.11 Relationship. The Parties acknowledge and agree that their relationship is and shall remain solely and exclusively that of independent contractors. Nothing in this Agreement will be construed to create a partnership, joint venture or agency relationship between the Parties, and in no event will either Party be, claim to be or be deemed to be an employee, agent or partner of the other Party by reason of or with respect to this Agreement or any Services. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party agrees (a) to conduct itself strictly as an independent contractor pursuant to this Agreement, and (b) to comply with all Laws, including, without limitation, all Laws governing payment of federal and state income taxes, self-employment taxes, estimated taxes, sales, use and service taxes, and all other federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any nature imposed with respect to any obligations pursuant to this Agreement or payments therefor.
         
         
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13.12 Non-Solicitation. Without the prior written consent of the other Party, during the Term and for one (1) year after any termination or expiration of the Term, neither Party shall, and shall ensure that its Affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, solicit or attempt to solicit for employment any persons employed by the other Party who are directly involved in carrying out the obligations of the Parties pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 13.12 will prohibit a Party from offering employment to or hiring any person with whom such Party has not otherwise initiated contact or who responds to a general solicitation published in a journal, newspaper, Web site, or other publication of general circulation and not specifically directed toward such person.
13.13 Notice. Any notice or communication required or permitted to be given hereunder (other than forecasts required to be delivered pursuant to the Specifications) shall be in writing and may be delivered by hand, deposited with an overnight courier, sent by email, transmitted by confirmed facsimile (followed by delivery of a copy by U.S. Mail) or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in each case to the address of the receiving Party as set forth in this Section. Such notice will be deemed to have been given as of the date it is delivered, mailed, emailed, faxed or sent, whichever is earlier.
If to T-Mobile, all notices shall be delivered and addressed to:
[*]
[*]
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
12920 SE 38th Street
Bellevue, WA 98006
Email: [*]
Facsimile: [*]
With a copy to:
[*]
[*]
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
12920 SE 38th Street
Bellevue, WA 98006
Facsimile: [*]
If to Provider, all notices shall be addressed and delivered to:
[*]
[*]
Startek USA, Inc.
44 Cook Street, 4 th Floor
Denver, CO 80206
Facsimile: [*]
With a copy to:
[*]
[*]
44 Cook Street, 4 th Floor
Denver, CO 80206
Email: [*]
Facsimile: [*]
         
         
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13.14 Severability. This Agreement will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by Law. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction by reason of any rule of Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transaction contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party, and such provision will be interpreted, construed or reformed to the extent reasonably required to render the same valid, enforceable and consistent with the original intent underlying such provision. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transaction contemplated hereby is fulfilled to the maximum extent possible.
13.15 Third-Party Rights Excluded. This Agreement is an agreement between the Parties, and is neither intended to nor does confer any rights upon any of the Parties’ respective employees, agents or contractors or any other person or entity.
13.16 DOJ Agreement. T-Mobile has entered into an agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice that requires parties contracting with T-Mobile to comply with applicable terms. Provider agrees to do as follows:
13.16.1 Provider shall not during the Term or at any time thereafter store subscriber audio or data communications occurring in the U.S., or any other subscriber information, including, without limitation, call transactional data, call associated data, call identifying data, subscriber information and subscriber billing records (collectively, “ Subscriber Information ”) outside of the United States without T-Mobile’s prior written consent, which may be withheld for no reason, or any reason, in T-Mobile’s sole discretion; provided, however, that T-Mobile understands that Provider will be providing the Services in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; Alexandria, Louisiana, United States; Victoria, Texas, United States; and Big Spring, Texas, United States, and as a result, T-Mobile hereby consents to the storage by Provider of all Subscriber Information necessary to perform the Services under this Agreement in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; Alexandria, Louisiana, United States; Big Spring, Texas, United States; Victoria, Texas, United States; and Petersburg, Virginia, United States for the term of this Agreement.
13.16.2 Provider shall provide T-Mobile within at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of its desire to store Subscriber Information in another location different from Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; Alexandria, Louisiana, United States; Victoria, Texas, United States; and Big Spring, Texas, United States including description of the communications and/or information, identification of the custodian, identification of the proposed location where the communications and/or information would be stored; and identification of the factors it considered in seeking to store the communications and/or information outside Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; Alexandria, Louisiana, United States; Big Spring, Texas, United States; Victoria, Texas, United States; and Petersburg, Virginia, United States.
13.16.3 Provider shall store billing records relating to T-Mobile subscribers for a minimum period of two (2) years;
13.16.4 Provider shall store Subscriber Information in its possession, custody and control if requested by a domestic governmental entity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2703(f);
13.16.5 Provider shall store Subscriber Information in a manner such that the communications and/or information do not become subject to mandatory destruction under any foreign laws;
         
         
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13.16.6 Provider shall make available in the United States all Subscriber Information that is stored by Provider or a third party (as permitted under this Agreement);
13.16.7 Provider shall not disclose Subscriber Information to any foreign government or entity without first (a) satisfying all applicable U.S. federal, state and local legal requirements, including receiving appropriate authorization by a domestic U.S. court, or receiving prior written authorization from the U.S. Department of Justice, and (b) notifying T-Mobile of the request for such information within five (5) days of its receipt;
13.16.8 Provider shall protect the confidentiality and security of all lawful U.S. process and the confidentiality and security of classified information and sensitive information in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations.
The Parties, intending to be legally bound, have caused this Agreement to be executed by their authorized representatives on the dates set forth below. Executed as of the Effective Date:
             
STARTEK USA, INC.   T-MOBILE USA, INC.
 
           
By:
  /s/ PATRICK M. HAYES   By:   /s/ BRIAN KIRKPATRICK
 
           
 
           
Name:
  Patrick M. Hayes   Name:   Brian Kirkpatrick
 
           
 
           
Title:
  COO   Title:   Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer
 
           
 
           
Date:
  10/10/07   Date:   10/12/07
 
           
         
         
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EXHIBIT A
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
These Standard Terms and Conditions (“ Standard Terms ”) are to be attached to and incorporated into the Services Agreement between T-Mobile USA, Inc. (“ T-Mobile ”) and StarTek USA, Inc. (“ Provider ”) dated as of October 1, 2007 (for purposes of these Standard Terms, the “ Services Agreement ”). Unless otherwise specified, terms defined in the body of the Services Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in these Standard Terms with initial letters capitalized.
1.  
Services. The Services will consist of receiving inbound customer service calls from T-Mobile customers (“ Inbound Calls ”); handling such Inbound Calls according to Specifications, including, without limitation, placing outbound calls to address Customer Care matters relating to such Inbound Calls (“ Outbound Calls ” and, together with Inbound Calls, “ Calls ”); and addressing all other matters provided for in the Services Agreement, these Standard Terms, one or more applicable Statements of Work and other applicable Specifications (collectively, this “ Agreement ”). Provider shall maintain a dedicated program to perform the Services. By way of illustration, and not limitation, Provider’s customer-facing representatives dedicated to the T-Mobile LOBs (“ Agents ”) will handle only T-Mobile calls, Provider’s team supervisors (“ Supervisors ”) will support only T-Mobile-dedicated Agents, and Provider’s team managers (“ Managers ”) will support only T-Mobile-dedicated Supervisors to perform the Services.
 
2.  
Operation. Except as otherwise set forth expressly in an applicable Statement of Work, Provider shall provide the Services [*] hours per day, [*] days per year. All hours shall be defined in Pacific Time. Provider will not change or attempt to change the hours of operation for any T-Mobile LOB at any Site without prior written approval by a Director (or more senior executive) of T-Mobile. Provider shall not close or limit performance at any Site or reallocate any Provider employees to another physical location without first providing T-Mobile at least [*] days’ written notification thereof and a comprehensive written plan therefor that sets forth in detail how Provider will maintain the Services performed at such Site and will mitigate the impact of such change while preventing tangible and intangible costs to T-Mobile.
 
3.  
FTEs.
  3.1.  
FTEs. Provider shall utilize Full-Time Equivalents (“ FTEs ”) in regard to scheduling, staffing, production and reporting. An FTE shall be defined as forty (40) hours of Services per week performed by an Agent, and an FTE is not equivalent to headcount. A headcount (“ Headcount ”) is equivalent to a person.
 
  3.2.  
Classification of FTEs. FTEs will be classified into the following categories with respect to each LOB:
  3.2.1.  
Production FTEs, which are FTEs performed by Agents who, having graduated from New Hire Training and TCC (each defined below), currently provide Services productive to the applicable LOB (“ Production ”);
 
  3.2.2.  
Training FTEs, which are FTEs performed by Agents in training and, as such, not yet eligible to engage in Production with respect to the applicable LOB;
 
  3.2.3.  
T-Mobile Customer Connection (“TCC”) FTEs, which are FTEs performed by Agent who have completed New Hire Training but have not graduated from TCC, who provide Services productive to the applicable LOB for a material portion of each eight (8)-hour work day; and
 
 
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  3.2.4.  
LOA FTEs, which consist of Agents who cannot be classified into Production, Training or TCC with respect to the applicable LOB.
4.  
Forecasting.
  4.1.  
[*]-Month Forecast. T-Mobile shall deliver a [*]-month rolling forecast to Provider for each LOB (and, if applicable, each Site and skill), containing nonbinding forecasts of expected weekly call volume (“ Volume ”) for such period (each, a “[*] -Month Forecast ”), on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month during the Term (each, a “ Month ”).
 
  4.2.  
Final Forecast. T-Mobile shall deliver to Provider an updated daily Volume and AHT forecast for each LOB (and, if applicable, each Site and skill) for each Month no later than [*] days prior to such Month (“ Final Forecast ”), which will vary no more than [*] percent ([*]%) in call volume each week from the [*]-Day forecast. If the Final Forecast for an LOB or Site is not delivered in a timely fashion with respect to a particular Month, then, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Parties, who shall act reasonably with respect thereto, the portion of the most recent [*]-Month Forecast applicable to such Month shall be deemed the Final Forecast for such Month for that particular LOB or Site.
 
  4.3.  
[*] Forecasts. For informational purposes only—and not for purposes of any KPI calculations or other substantive matters hereunder—T-Mobile shall deliver to Provider a [*] forecast of expected Volume and AHT for each LOB.
5.  
Scheduling. Provider shall schedule an appropriate number of FTEs in half-hour intervals for each Month in accordance with the applicable Final Forecast. Within five (5) days of receiving a Final Forecast applicable to a given Month, Provider shall provide to T-Mobile a schedule of FTEs for such Month that details Provider’s FTEs for each half-hour period during such Month. Such schedule shall be accompanied by plans that illustrate Provider’s plans for meeting the KPIs in the Specifications applicable to such Month (each, a “ KPI Plan ”). Each KPI Plan shall include the number of required FTEs to meet the KPIs, the number of scheduled FTEs and the half-hourly service level objectives set forth in the Final Forecast, and all assumptions used by Provider to translate the Final Forecast into scheduled FTEs.
  5.1.  
The Parties shall cooperate to manage intraday schedule adjustments to manage actual Volume, and shall mutually agree upon and participate in the preparation of other Volume forecasts as reasonably required to meet the objectives of this Agreement. Such forecasts may include, but are not limited to, yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily and interval forecasts.
 
  5.2.  
Provider shall provide to T-Mobile a dedicated senior call management-planning specialist who will advise and assist T-Mobile regarding various matters related to the Services, including, without limitation, development of Volume forecasts for each LOB. Provider shall, upon T-Mobile’s reasonable request, replace such specialist with a specialist approved by T-Mobile.
 
  5.3.  
For each Month, with respect to the applicable KPI Plan, Provider shall recruit, train and staff Agents to at least [*] percent ([*]%) of the required FTE and to handle [*] percent ([*]%) of required Volume. In the event that the Volume forecast in a Final Forecast for a given Month exceeds the Volume in the Final Forecast for the immediately preceding Month by [*] percent ([*]%) or more, Provider may add additional Agents to service such increase; provided, that Provider may only add additional Agents under this Section 5.3 with the prior written consent of T-Mobile, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
 
  5.4.  
In the event that the Production FTE count falls more than [*] percent ([*]%) below the FTE required to handle the Volume forecast for any Month in any [*]-Month Forecast, Provider shall recruit and hire Agents to back-fill such attrition. Provider shall commence training of such new hires within [*] days of Production FTE falling [*] percent ([*]%) below the forecasted required FTE.
 
 
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  5.5.  
Provider shall provide the forecasted required FTEs for the Term; provided, that Provider shall increase or decrease the number of FTEs upon T-Mobile’s written request given to Provider (a) at least [*] days in advance, if the requested increase or decrease is [*] percent ([*]%) or less; or (b) at least [*] days in advance, if the requested increase or decrease is greater than [*] percent ([*]%).
 
  5.6.  
T-Mobile may reduce forecast Volume at any time by more than [*] percent ([*]%) if: (a) Provider is staffed at less than [*] percent ([*]%) of forecasted required FTE for such LOB; or (b) Adjusted Service Level for such LOB or skill is substandard
 
  5.7.  
No [*]-Month Forecast, Final Forecast or other forecast provided for in this Agreement, or T-Mobile’s acknowledgment of FTE or any metric forecast in a KPI Plan or otherwise, shall in any way represent T-Mobile’s promise or commitment to provide any given volume or amount of anything to Provider.
6.  
Average Handle Time. Average Handle Time ,” or “ AHT ,” with respect to Calls handled by Provider in performing the Services with respect to a particular LOB or Site, means the sum of (a) with respect to Inbound Calls, (i) average talk time on such Calls; (ii) average hold time while on such Calls and (iii) average time spent on after-Call work relating to such Calls; and (b) with respect to Outbound Calls, (i) average dialing and connection time for such Calls; (ii) average hold time while on such Calls; (iii) average talk time while on such Calls; and (iv) average time spent on post-Call work relating to such Calls. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event will any components of AHT overlap (e.g., if an Agent is on hold while handling one Call, and simultaneously performing post-Call work for another, such handling may only be attributed to one Call at any given time for purposes of AHT calculations). Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to meet or exceed the AHT goal, which may vary by LOB and skill set, as provided in the Statement of Work. Such AHT goal may be revised from time to time by mutual written agreement of the Parties based upon historical trending, changing call components or other mutually agreed material change.
 
7.  
Ramp. Ramp ” means, with respect to any LOB or Site, any material FTE increase requested by T-Mobile or otherwise implemented by Provider in order to meet its obligations under this Agreement. “ Ramp Plan ” means a plan developed by Provider to implement a Ramp. Before implementing any Ramp Plan, Provider must submit a proposal of such Ramp Plan to T-Mobile for written approval by an Operations Senior Manager (or more senior corporate executive or manager) of T-Mobile. No Ramp Plan may be implemented without such approval. In the event of a new Ramp Plan for a given LOB, or a change to the General Customer Care LOB supported by Provider, the AHT monthly objectives for such LOB shall be adjusted in accordance with the procedure set forth in applicable Specifications.
 
8.  
Training.
  8.1.  
Provider Training Obligation. Provider shall train all Agents in accordance with, and shall abide by all terms and conditions of, this Section 8 (“ Training ”).
 
  8.2.  
Ratio of Trainers to Trainees. The ratio of fully-certified Trainers (as defined in Section 8.5.5 below) to trainees in Training will not exceed a classroom level of [*] or [*]; provided, that if two (2) Trainers are used, such number may be comprised of a Trainer with the support of a Supervisor or Coach who has been certified by a T-Mobile Master Trainer and completed certified Training.
 
 
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  8.3.  
Costs and Expenses of Training. All costs and expenses for New Hire Training (defined in Section 8.5 below), training materials for new Agents and any initial and program extension training or changes or modifications to the Training program or continuing education training that exceeds [*] hours per Agent per month will be borne by T-Mobile, subject to Section 8.4 below. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if any Agent does not engage in full-time Production for a given T-Mobile LOB or Site at any time within [*] months of first performing Production for such LOB or Site, then Provider shall ensure such Agent completes all necessary training to effectively resume Production in such way that is not lesser than a recent training graduate. If Provider does not ensure the completion of such necessary training prior to the Agent returning to Production, Provider shall reimburse T-Mobile for all of T-Mobile’s costs of Training attributable to that Agent (such costs as determined by T-Mobile in its sole discretion). Provider shall pay to T-Mobile such costs or reflect the same as a service credit on an invoice to T-Mobile. Provider shall use online Training options in lieu of printed materials wherever reasonably available and shall reuse written materials where reasonably possible. Documented Training trackers must accompany all invoices for approval of Services Fees under this Agreement. Such trackers shall contain Agent name, Agent Training start date, Agent Training graduation date, Agent T-Mobile log-ins, attendance record and assessment and quality scores for each module; provided, that if any of the foregoing data elements may not be contained in trackers under applicable Law, then Provider shall (a) cite such applicable Law in writing to T-Mobile and (b) include in such trackers all such data elements as allowed by applicable Law. Provider shall track all continuing education classes via an auxiliary (AUX) or automatic call distributor (ACD) code and shall submit information regarding the same monthly with other reports required hereunder. Such information shall include each Agent’s name, the exact amount of time such Agent spent in each Training course, the name of each such Training course, and the total time in the month spent by such Agent in continuing education training. Provider shall deliver all appropriate Training within the timeframes provided in applicable Training curricula, subject to reasonable KPI considerations.
 
  8.4.  
Additional Training; Attrition Training; Removed Personnel. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, if Provider fails to meet any applicable KPIs, then, if T-Mobile determines that additional “skill set” Training may help Provider meet such KPIs, Provider shall perform such Training in accordance with this Section 8 and shall bear all costs and expenses thereof. All costs associated with Training necessitated by attrition or T-Mobile requests for removal of personnel pursuant to Section 1.9 of the Services Agreement, including, but not limited to, new trainers and any associated materials, shall be borne by Provider.
 
  8.5.  
New Hire Training. No Agent will perform Production for any T-Mobile LOB who has not completed the T-Mobile New Hire Training Curriculum and graduated from TCC in accordance with this Section 8 (“ New Hire Training ”). [*]. T-Mobile may modify the T-Mobile New Hire Training Curriculum from time to time in its discretion in any and all respects, including, without limitation, with respect to content and hours required for completion; provided, however, that T-Mobile shall provide Provider with [*] days’ notice of any such changes, and provided further, that any changes that will materially impact Provider’s costs must be mutually agreed to by the Parties, who shall act reasonably in respect thereto. Any New Hire Training as a result of ramp or net growth must be approved in writing by a T-Mobile Senior Manager or more senior official. Provider will submit an approved baseline report. Such written approval must be attached to any and all invoices on which any New Hire Training is cited or listed as a basis for billing T-Mobile. T-Mobile will not be obligated to pay Provider for such billed amounts in the absence of such written approval.
 
 
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  8.5.1.  
Application IDs. Prior to Training completion, where applicable, T-Mobile shall deliver all applicable application IDs to Provider. Provider shall ensure that application IDs are not shared by Agents or disclosed outside of Provider. Provider shall promptly remove from the Services any Agent who shares or discloses application IDs in these manners (and shall provide a suitable replacement for the removed Agent and immediately notify T-Mobile of such removal).
 
  8.5.2.  
Access to T-Mobile Training-related Materials. Provider shall report to T-Mobile Training staff any Provider employee who no longer contributes to Production who has had access to T-Mobile Training-related materials and websites, such as CCS printing. Such reporting shall not relieve Provider of its obligation to maintain the confidentiality of T-Mobile Confidential Information and to ensure that its employees, agents and permitted subcontractors remain bound to maintain such confidentiality after termination of employment, engagement or other relationship with Provider.
 
  8.5.3.  
Attendance and Absenteeism. Provider shall only graduate a new hire Agent from New Hire Training to Production if such Agent has completed all required Training time and satisfied the requirements of this Section 8.5.3 and Section 8.5.4. If an Agent missed any Training classes or activities, such classes or activities (or an equivalent approved by T-Mobile) must be made up prior to such Agent’s graduation from New Hire Training or participation in Production. Provider shall provide to T-Mobile on a monthly basis (a) written documentation of all missed New Hire Training classes and activities, and (b) reasonable proof that such classes, activities or approved substitutes were made up in accordance with this Section 8.5.3.
 
  8.5.4.  
Assessments and Quality Scoring. Each new Agent must (a) pass all New Hire Training assessments at [*] percent ([*]%) or better; (b) score [*] or better in both the Courtesy and Concern components of Quality (as determined by Provider and/or T-Mobile observations and calibrated as outlined in Section 14.4.3 below), in order to graduate from New Hire Training and be eligible to perform Production. Provider shall ensure that no Agent who has not graduated from TCC in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Section shall take any non-TCC Production calls for T-Mobile until such time that such requirements are satisfied.
 
  8.5.5.  
Certification of Trainers and Facilitators. Training curriculum shall be facilitated by individuals certified by either T-Mobile Learning and Development specialists or Provider’s own Certified Training Manager (“ Trainers ”). Provider shall provide, and shall bear all costs and expenses of, certification training for all prospective Trainers. Provider shall use a certification course that is satisfactory to T-Mobile and, if Provider does not or cannot maintain such a certification course, Provider shall use the certification curriculum provided by T-Mobile as the same may be updated from time to time. Provider shall ensure that only certified persons conduct New Hire Training
 
  8.5.6.  
Training Standards. Provider shall ensure that all Training Managers and Training Quality Managers utilize T-Mobile’s Training Manager Toolkit (or Provider’s comparable documentation as pre-approved by T-Mobile) to manage, observe, assess and monitor Trainer performance. Provider shall, upon T-Mobile’s request, provide assessment and monitoring information gathered from the Training Manager Toolkit to T-Mobile.

 

 


 

  8.6.  
Streamline Read Time. Provider shall schedule time for each Agent to read Streamline (“ Streamline Read Time ”) prior to each Agent shift in the amount of [*] minutes per day and no more than [*] minutes per Agent per week. Provider shall measure Streamline Read Time via ACD or AUX code or skill set and shall report the same to T-Mobile no less frequently than [*]. Provider shall attain, and demonstrate through reporting, [*] percent ([*]%) or greater aggregate Agent utilization of Streamline Read Time.
9.  
Escalation Procedures. Provider shall utilize T-Mobile-provided escalation policies and procedures to handle Calls beyond a given Agent’s scope of training or where management support of a T-Mobile customer issue is necessary or appropriate. Unless expressly provided to the contrary in such T-Mobile-provided policies and procedures, Provider shall ensure that each Call that cannot be handled effectively by an Agent is handled by the Supervisor and up to the Manager before being transferred to T-Mobile for resolution. If a customer requires management support, Provider shall cause its Agents to transfer the call to a Manager, who will attempt to resolve the issue before transferring the Call to T-Mobile. If T-Mobile updates its escalation policies or procedures, it will provide such policies or procedures to Provider, and if applicable, will update Streamline (or other applicable on-line resources T-Mobile makes available to Provider).
 
10.  
Telecommunications and Data. T-Mobile shall deliver Calls to, and shall deliver a data circuit to, a single Provider network point of entry at each applicable United States Site, or to a United States port of entry location if Site is located outside of the United States, or as otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties. Provider shall bear all costs of and related to procuring, supporting and otherwise routing Calls to other Sites or facilities. Provider shall provide (a) an outbound call circuit; (b) adequate and suitable space for T-Mobile equipment to be stored and/or operated on Provider’s premises; and (c) suitable call-recording functionality. Provider acknowledges and agrees that the data circuit provided by T-Mobile under this Section may be used by Provider only to support Call handling and other performance of Services under this Agreement.
 
11.  
Facilities. Provider shall provide (a) [a] cabinet[s] for all T-Mobile equipment as detailed in Exhibit E hereto and (b) the PBX communications switch[es] to deliver calls (such switch certified to function with Cisco ICM, workstations, local area network (LAN) infrastructure), high-speed Internet access and other Facilities equipped to run and utilize the most recent version of the T-Mobile customer care systems, described in Exhibit C hereto, deployed at the time of the implementation of the most recent Statement of Work hereunder. Provider is hereby granted a license for the term of this Agreement to use the software listed in Exhibit D hereto (the “ Licensed Software ”), in object code form only, for the sole purpose of performing its obligations under this Agreement. Provider will not copy, make derivative works of, make available to third parties, disclose, distribute or otherwise use the Licensed Software for any purpose other than as expressly provided under this Agreement. At each Site, Provider shall also provide the telecommunications switch (such switch capable of call processing), Universal Power Supply (UPS) and adequate electrical power, desktop computers that meet the specifications listed in Exhibit E hereto, office supplies, dedicated workspaces, appropriate call-recording technology and facilities and such other Facilities as reasonably required to effectively perform the Services. Without limiting the foregoing, T-Mobile shall be responsible for its own costs associated with wide area network (WAN) infrastructure. Provider will not make any material changes to any Facilities without providing at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice to T-Mobile.
 
12.  
Systems Use and Downtime. Information given to T-Mobile customers or collected by Agents shall be directly taken from and/or input into applicable T-Mobile Resources. Provider shall also record all Calls and shall keep such recorded Calls for no fewer than [*] days. Provider shall allow T-Mobile to access and copy such recorded Calls upon reasonable notice to Provider. In the event that Provider is unable to perform the Services due to a failure of Facilities or T-Mobile Resources (“ Downtime ”), Provider shall immediately notify T-Mobile and, as instructed by T-Mobile, capture Call information in Remedy or on Downtime forms provided by T-Mobile.
 
 
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In the absence of applicable instructions from T-Mobile during Downtime, Provider shall require Agents to attempt to use Remedy and, if such is not possible, to capture Call information on Downtime forms. If Agents use Downtime forms, Provider shall input information from these Downtime forms into applicable T-Mobile Resources within [*] hours of cessation of Downtime; provided, that if Volume does not reasonably allow for this timeframe to be met, then Provider will have an additional [*] hours to enter all such information into applicable T-Mobile Resources. Provider shall destroy (by shredding or burning) all Downtime forms containing Personal Information or, at T-Mobile’s option, provided to T-Mobile, immediately after the information from a given Downtime form is entered into applicable T-Mobile Resources. Provider shall assign a special ACD tracking code to indicate when specified Agents enter Downtime form information into applicable T-Mobile Resources. Provider shall provide Downtime productivity reports to T-Mobile displaying time in code and number of Downtime forms processed. T-Mobile agrees to pay Provider the Specified Labor Rate (contingent upon Provider meeting the agreed-upon hourly rate of entry of Downtime forms) as provided in Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Pricing Schedule ”) for processing Downtime forms, so long as such Downtime has, as its sole cause, the failure of T-Mobile Resources and could not have reasonably been avoided by Provider).
 
13.  
Overtime.
  13.1.  
If Volume on a given day will exceed that forecast in the Final Forecast by more than [*] percent ([*]%), Provider shall so notify T-Mobile and shall recruit trained Agents to handle such excess Volume (“ Overtime ”). If Volume exceeds that forecast in the Final Forecast by [*] percent ([*]%) or less, Provider shall recruit Agents to cover such excess and Provider shall be responsible for any expenses related thereto. Provider shall obtain prior written approval from T-Mobile for any other purported overtime that Provider believes may be required or incurred for the performance of the Services. T-Mobile will not compensate Provider for, and Provider will not invoice T-Mobile for, any Overtime unless such Overtime is approved in writing by T-Mobile in advance. T-Mobile agrees to pay Provider the Overtime rate set forth in the Pricing Schedule for all Volume handled in excess of [*] percent ([*]%) of that set forth in the Final Forecast, where such Overtime has been pre-approved in writing by T-Mobile.
 
  13.2.  
Provider shall employ the recruiting process for Overtime as soon as the circumstance causing the Volume variance is identified. If Provider identifies such circumstance at least [*] weeks before its expected occurrence, Provider shall use all reasonable efforts to minimize the financial impact of Overtime by modifying schedules to support the required staffing. Provider shall also recruit Agents to work overtime on a day-to-day basis when the intra-day Volume dictates additional staffing needs to maintain KPI goals.
 
  13.3.  
Overtime for the purposes of invoice payment at Overtime rates will be calculated by interval using the following formula: interval handled Volume in excess of [*] percent ([*]%) of the forecast volume multiplied by the lesser of interval AHT and [*] percent ([*]%) of the KPI AHT, such sum divided by [*]. These are the billable overtime minutes where T-Mobile has solicited overtime.
14.  
KPIs. The KPIs will be as follows for all LOBs at all Sites, unless explicitly specified to the contrary in an applicable Statement of Work. KPI performance will be used for adjustments to bonuses and/or penalties in accordance with the Pricing Schedule.
  14.1.  
Average Handle Time (AHT). AHT shall be calculated as defined in Section 6 above, subject to adjustment during Ramp as set forth in Section 7 above. The AHT goal may, upon written agreement of the Parties, be adjusted based upon material changes to Call type and/or length.
 
 
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  14.2.  
Service Level. Activations Inbound Calls: [*] percent ([*]%) of Inbound Calls to the Activations and Consumer Credit LOB’s shall be answered by Provider within [*] seconds. For all other LOBs, [*] percent ([*]%) of Inbound Calls offered in a Month shall be answered by Provider within [*] seconds.
 
  14.3.  
Call Volume. Provider shall answer the Volume provided in the applicable Final Forecasts. Handled Volume that exceeds the applicable Final Forecast by [*] percent ([*]%) for any half-hour interval, where Service Level KPIs are not met, will not be included in the Service Level KPI calculation for the applicable Month.
 
  14.4.  
Call Quality. Call Quality (“ Quality ”) will be measured as set forth in this Section 14.4.
  14.4.1.  
For the purposes of ensuring Call quality, Provider and T-Mobile shall measure Agents’ Quality for all Agents handling calls, regardless of tenure or other factors, using the following types of observations:
  14.4.1.1.  
T-Mobile observation;
 
  14.4.1.2.  
Provider operations observation (minimum [*] per Agent/month);
 
  14.4.1.3.  
Provider quality observation (minimum [*] per Agent/month)
  14.4.2.  
The Quality KPI will be calculated based solely upon T-Mobile call quality scores. Provider operations and quality observations, while required, are collected for the purpose of providing immediate and monthly feedback to Agents and Provider management.
 
  14.4.3.  
For the purposes of billing, the scores for all of these observations will be amalgamated and a weighted average monthly score will be calculated. The Parties shall calibrate the assessments of Service Partner operations and Service Partner quality observations to within [*] of the T-Mobile weighted Quality score per Month. If either the Service Partner operations or the Service Partner quality observation is not calibrated as set forth above, the non-calibrated by-group will not be included in the billable quality score for the month.
 
  14.4.4.  
Provider shall cause all of its management, from Coach up to Site Director, including, but not limited to, training leadership, Quality Managers, and QA Specialists to attend at least [*] National Calibrations for their respective LOBs per month. T-Mobile shall notify and keep Provider informed as to the number of calibration sessions required for each LOB, such number not to exceed [*] per LOB per week.
 
  14.4.5.  
Provider shall use the Quality observation form(s) provided by T-Mobile, as T-Mobile may update the same from time to time. Provider shall use the data it obtains under this Section 14.4 to provide both immediate and monthly feedback to Agents, Managers, Supervisors and Provider management. Provider shall use its best efforts to provide each Agent with feedback and coaching within [*] hours of being monitored by T-Mobile, the Provider quality team or Provider operations. Provider shall keep written documentation of each feedback and coaching session. Provider shall ensure that such documentation is signed by the Agent and shall make all such documentation available to T-Mobile for review upon request. The Quality scoring criteria used by Provider shall match that used by T-Mobile. Call monitoring feedback sessions will be held between the Agent and the Agent’s direct supervisor and Provider’s Quality Team. Any monitored Calls containing an Agent’s use of profanity or customer abuse (as determined by T-Mobile) will result in immediate and permanent removal of such Agent from all T-Mobile LOBs.
 
 
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  14.5.  
Rotating Quality Driver. The Rotating Quality Driver KPI is the percentage of T-Mobile Quality monitorings in which the selected Quality Driver was achieved. The Rotating Quality Driver will be selected [*] by T-Mobile and delivered in writing to Provider no less than [*] days prior to effective date. The Rotating Quality Drivers and Attributes include, but not limited to, the following:
     
Driver   Attribute
Courtesy: Demonstrated respect and showing politeness for others.
  Built a relationship with customers, maintained a positive tone and was polite.
Concern: Showing concern for customer’s issue.
  Showed compassion and empathy for the customer’s situation. Took ownership of the reason for the Call. Acknowledged the customer’s issue and treated it as important.
Timely Resolution: Process of resolving Calls efficiently
  Proactively and efficiently controlled the flow of the Call to achieve fastest resolution.
Knowledge: Understanding gained by experience
  Gathered all appropriate information to understand the reason the customer cited as having given rise to their call, as well as any subsequent issues that may have arisen during the Call. By using appropriate tools or general awareness, resolved customer’s issue or provided specific and relevant information on when the resolution or answer could be expected.
  14.6.  
One Call Resolution (OCR). One Call Resolution performance is the percentage of T-Mobile Quality monitorings where a solution has been provided to a problem, a requested action has been taken, and/or a question has been correctly answered in regard to the customer’s stated reason for calling and any additional needs identified during the course of the call. OCR is measured via the one-call resolution driver as a component of the overall Quality score.
 
  14.7.  
Critical Business Policies Compliance (CBPC). Critical Business Policies Compliance is the percentage of T-Mobile Quality monitored calls in which all Critical Business Policies were complied with. Critical Business Policies will be communicated to Provider from time to time in writing and include, without limitation, the following:
 
Adjustment Index Compliance %
Courtesy Credit Compliance %
Account Verification Compliance %
Address Change Compliance %
Contracts and Service Agreements Compliance %
Customer Confidentiality Compliance %
Memos Compliance %
Recording Calls Compliance %
Equipment Protection Program Compliance %
Handset Exchange Program Equipment Ordered Compliance %
Handset Exchange Program Delivery Expectations Compliance %
Handset Exchange Program Failure Reason Detail Compliance %
Handset Exchange Program Warranty Information Compliance %
Service Request Issue Description Detail Compliance %
Service Request Resolution Expectations Compliance %
Trouble Ticket Issue Description Detail Compliance %
Trouble Ticket Resolution Expectations Compliance %
 
 
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15.  
Reports. Provider shall provide T-Mobile with standard Call count reports and performance reports on a [*] basis by [*] for the previous [*],[*] by Monday [*] for the previous [*], and [*] by the [*] for the previous [*]. Each report shall be in the format and contain all information required by this Agreement and otherwise requested by T-Mobile. In addition, Provider shall provide reports to T-Mobile reflecting measurements of all KPIs and other metrics described in this Section 15 within [*] days of each Month end. All reporting fed by data from the switch, any scheduling systems used to provide the Services, or by any other Facilities is not subject to non-standard report development costs. Provider shall include payroll reports with any reports regarding LOBs for which any amount is billed on an hourly basis, and such payroll reports must substantiate that billable hours do not exceed actual hours worked. T-Mobile and Provider shall mutually agree upon any other reports and the allocation of costs associated with development and provision of those reports. T-Mobile may request changes to the format of any reports to be provided under this Agreement; provided, that if T-Mobile requests material changes to the format of any reports provided for in this Section 15, Provider shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the expected costs related to such format change, based upon the Specified Labor Rate outlined in the Pricing Schedule, and shall not implement such format change without the prior written approval of T-Mobile. T-Mobile agrees to compensate Provider for its costs related to such format change; provided, that such costs will in no event exceed those approved in advance by T-Mobile in writing.
 
16.  
Monitoring. T-Mobile will have the right (but not the obligation), to the extent permitted by applicable Law and at no additional expense, to monitor at any time (either on-site or remotely) Calls and/or specific Agents to ensure compliance with KPIs and other applicable performance, operational and quality control standards. Provider shall provide T-Mobile with a secured remote monitoring solution and sufficient licenses to monitor no less than [*] calls per Agent per [*]. T-Mobile does not guarantee, however, that any Agent will be monitored more or less often than on [*] calls per [*], nor that any given Agent will be monitored at all. Any remote monitoring solution used by Provider to meet its obligations under this Section 16 shall meet such requirements (as to vendor, product, service, program or other factors) as T-Mobile may identify in writing before the Effective Date. Specific matters related to the implementation of the primary remote monitoring solution will be negotiated and mutually agreed upon by the Parties. In addition to the required primary monitoring tool, Provider must provide a toll-free dialup that allows T-Mobile to both monitor random calls as they come into the queue and to monitor specific agents, located by extension. Provider shall provide T-Mobile with security codes for such dialup access that allow T-Mobile to remotely monitor each individual specified by T-Mobile, and shall ensure that any such dialup access uses commercially reasonable security measures to prevent unauthorized access to, and use and disclosure of, the data stored in or retrievable by the remote monitoring solution. Provider shall use best efforts to ensure that access to both the primary and the toll-free dialup monitoring options have full connectivity within [*] days of the launch of a new Site or LOB. Provider shall use best efforts to ensure such access, and to the extent that lack of access is within the scope of control of Provider, for each [*] period in excess of such [*] period, Provider will pay to T-Mobile an amount equal to [*] percent ([*] %) of the Services Fees for one Month. Provider shall reflect such amount on the corresponding Month’s invoice or on a standalone credit memo corresponding to the date of the invoice. The rights and remedies of T-Mobile under this Section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other right or remedy afforded to T-Mobile under any other provision of this Agreement, by law or otherwise.
 
 
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17.  
Holidays. Provider shall observe the following holiday schedule for each Site, based upon which country a given Site resides in. T-Mobile agrees to compensate Provider for holiday rates as identified in the attached Pricing Schedule when applicable to a Site, and in the method and using the criteria set forth in Section 23.2.2. Holiday rates apply to the actual holiday only. T-Mobile reserves the right to forecast and deliver [*] volume for any of the below holidays from time to time, and to not compensate Provider for any Services performed on such holidays, if T-Mobile designates the queue to be closed on that day. However, should T-Mobile forecast volume for a holiday as set forth in Section 4.2, then T-Mobile will be obligated to pay Provider for such holiday, in the method and using the criteria set forth in Section 23.2.2.
     
Canadian Holidays
  US Holidays
New Year’s Day (January 1)   New Year’s Day (January 1)
Victoria Day (Monday prior to May 25)   Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
Canada Day (July 1)   Fourth of July (July 4)
Labour Day (1st Monday in September)   Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
Thanksgiving Day (2nd Monday in October)   Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November)
Christmas (December 25)   Christmas (December 25)
18.  
System Downtime; Force Majeure.
  18.1.  
Neither Provider nor any person or entity acting on Provider’s behalf will perform maintenance that could reasonably be expected to materially affect performance of the Services (“ Maintenance ”) except as set forth in this Section 18.1. In no event will interruption of Services for system maintenance constitute a failure of performance by Provider if Provider is in compliance with this Section 18. In the event Provider determines that any Maintenance is necessary, Provider shall notify T-Mobile of such necessity no later than [*] days before the date and time, if any, on which Provider proposes that such Maintenance be performed, and will commence such maintenance only on date(s) and time(s) for which T-Mobile has provided written approval. Provider shall ensure that all routine Maintenance takes place during off-peak or off-system hours.
 
  18.2.  
Provider shall immediately report to T-Mobile any failures, disruptions or material deprecation in performance of any Facilities. Further, within [*] hours after learning of such failure, disruption or deprecation, Provider shall provide T-Mobile with a root cause analysis of, and the duration of, such failure, disruption or deprecation and its impact upon the performance of the Services. Such root cause analysis shall also contain plans for forward-looking mitigation of future occurrences of the same nature.
 
  18.3.  
Notwithstanding anything in these Standard Terms to the contrary, and without limiting Provider’s obligations in the Services Agreement, Provider shall ensure that the Services shall continue without interruption due to a Facilities failure by implementing security features and disaster recovery plans necessary to provide the Services with an up-time of [*] percent ([*]%) (not including scheduled Maintenance), which shall include appropriate redundant equipment, software and systems, alternate means of call routing, backup call allocation, backup generator power and other appropriate Facilities. For up-times between [*] percent ([*]%) and [*] percent ([*]%), Provider will incur a penalty of [*] percent ([*]%) of the Service Fees applicable to such Month. For up-times below [*] percent ([*]%), Provider will incur a penalty of [*] percent ([*]%) of the Service Fees applicable to such Month. Provider shall reflect such penalty on the corresponding Month’s invoice or on a standalone credit memo corresponding to the date of the invoice. Provider shall review the components and execution of the features and plans required by this Section 18.3 on a quarterly basis, update the same as necessary, and provide the results of such review to T-Mobile promptly thereafter.
 
 
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  18.4.  
Where Provider is unable to perform the Services due to a failure of Facilities or T-Mobile Resources (“ Downtime ”), and such Downtime is due to a material failure of the T-Mobile Resources of which Provider had less than [*] hours advance notice from T-Mobile, then, assuming Provider is not in breach or default of any obligation under this Agreement, T-Mobile agrees to pay Service Fees for such Downtime based upon multiplying the forecasted volume for such intervals by the base rate set forth in the Rate Chart set forth in Section A of Schedule 1 to Standard Terms — Pricing, and dividing by [*]. Where actual AHT is unavailable due to zero (0) volume, the lesser of [*] percent ([*]%) of the KPI AHT and the actual AHT from the same interval and same day for the previous week will be substituted.
 
  18.5.  
Where Downtime is a result of failure of any Facilities that is not a force majeure event under Section 13.5 of the Services Agreement, and Provider is unable to accept the Volume T-Mobile is otherwise prepared to provide, then, for the purpose of determining KPI penalties, Provider shall use the Volume forecast in the applicable Final Forecast to determine KPI performance for the applicable time interval(s).
19.  
Allocation of Resources. T-Mobile acknowledges that upon the occurrence of a force majeure event or in instances of unforeseeable and unusually high demand, demands on the Facilities may exceed such Facilities’ capacity. In any such instance, Provider may, upon written notice to T-Mobile, equitably prioritize Services and otherwise curtail utilization of the Facilities in a manner so that any degradation to the Services provided to T-Mobile is no greater than the level of degradation experienced by any other customer of Provider. In the event of any such prioritization or curtailment, T-Mobile will in no event pay Provider Service Fees for affected intervals based upon any Volume greater than that actually handled by Provider during such intervals. Upon the request of T-Mobile, Provider shall provide T-Mobile with reasonable evidence of its compliance with this Section 19.
 
20.  
Recruiting.
  20.1.  
Generally. Provider recruiting of Agents shall meet or exceed applicable recruitment, selection, hiring and training requirements as set forth in this Section 20 and in applicable T-Mobile policies that T-Mobile may provide to Provider from time to time.
 
  20.2.  
Recruiting Requirements. Provider recruiting efforts will include, without limitation, the following:
  20.2.1.  
A mutually approved customer service assessment, which will include the ability to read, write, and communicate fluently in the English language, in addition to the ability to read, write, and communicate fluently in the Spanish language for any Spanish language LOB, as well as to type at least [*] words per minute;
 
  20.2.2.  
Verification that Agents, Managers, Supervisors, Trainers and any other Provider employees providing Services to T-Mobile under this Agreement have obtained a high school diploma, GED or equivalent;
 
  20.2.3.  
A behavioral interview; and
 
  20.2.4.  
Background checks, which shall include criminal records, are required and shall be completed according to T-Mobile’s Background Checks policy then in effect before employment of any Agent. In addition, periodic individual employee background checks may be requested by T-Mobile. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all background checks shall include, at minimum, all counties of employment and residence for the last [*] years for the prospective employee, as well as state and federal records. No prospective or current employee who has been convicted of a non-pardoned felony (or equivalent charge), a gross misdemeanor, or a breach of trust or act of dishonesty that is related to the job duties performed, shall be involved in the provision of Services to T-Mobile. Costs incurred for background checks shall be Provider’s responsibility.
 
 
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  20.3.  
Audit Right. Without limiting T-Mobile’s other audit rights, T-Mobile reserves the right to audit Provider’s compliance with this Section 20. Provider shall make available and provide to T-Mobile all records pertaining to its compliance with this Section 20, and to promptly correct any deficiencies discovered by T-Mobile during any audit of Provider’s compliance therewith.
21.  
Staffing Requirements . Provider shall maintain staffing ratios no higher than the following: production Agents to Coach/Supervisor at [*]; Agent to Trainer at [*]: and Agent to Quality Team specialist at [*]. All coaches/supervisors, managers, and supporting staff shall be full-time Provider employees. Subject to Section 21.1below, Provider shall ensure that each person assigned to any function has the necessary functional and T-Mobile-related training to successfully perform such function. Provider shall provide specific information regarding all Agents and other persons involved in provision of the Services to T-Mobile that is as extensive as allowable under Law. Such information shall include, Agent name, Agent ID, start date on T-Mobile LOB, assessment scores by module, termination date from T-Mobile LOB, quality average, and other KPI measures as requested by T-Mobile.
  21.1.  
All support functions for a Site, such as Provider quality and trainers must be housed within such Site unless otherwise agreed to in writing by T-Mobile. No function will be performed by an individual assigned to that function without such individual having attained the necessary skills through completion of a certification of skills program. Provider also shall ensure that all Coaches, Supervisors and Trainers (including any and all other Provider employees in a lead role, teaching and/or mentoring capability) maintain their T-Mobile-related skills through a yearly certification process. All certification costs after the first year’s certification by T-Mobile shall be borne by Provider. In support of this process, Provider shall ensure the following:
  21.1.1.  
Coaches, Supervisors, and Trainers (including any and all other Provider employees in a lead role, teaching and/or mentoring capacity) shall each support customer calls on-line each week for at least [*] hours per month to maintain their skills. The remainder of their time will be used to support Agent development, and to otherwise assist Provider employees to perform the Services.
  21.1.1.1.  
In the event that Provider maintains an overall minimum [*] Call Quality score under the terms set forth in 14.4 of the Standard Terms for a consecutive period of no less than [*] months, this requirement will reduce to [*] hours per month.
 
  21.1.1.2.  
In the event that Provider Call Quality scores deteriorate below 3.1 for a period of longer than [*], this requirement will revert to at least [*] hours per month until such time as Call Quality performance again meets the criteria set forth in 21.1.1.1 of the Standard Terms.
  21.1.2.  
Quality Assurance specialists will support customer calls on-line each month for at least [*] hours per month to maintain their skills.
 
  21.1.3.  
Managers and Trainers will be full-time employees of Provider who have completed T-Mobile National Standard Curriculum Training.
 
  21.1.4.  
Supervisors will monitor a minimum of [*] customer calls per Agent per week.
22.  
Fraud.
  22.1.  
Policies and Reporting. Provider shall implement and enforce its own policies and procedures, and shall implement T-Mobile policies and procedures, to detect and prevent handset or credit card theft or other fraudulent activity by an employee, Agent or other person acting under the control or direction of Provider (“ Fraud ”).
 
 
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In the event of conflict between policies and procedures of T-Mobile and Provider regarding Fraud, T-Mobile’s policies and procedures shall govern. If any Agent or any other employee or other person acting under the control or direction of Provider is suspected of committing handset or credit card theft or other Fraud activity that actually or potentially affects T-Mobile or its customers, Provider shall promptly, but in no event later than [*] hours of becoming aware of such activity, notify T-Mobile of any suspected Fraud activity. Within no less than [*] hours of any request by T-Mobile, Provider shall provide T-Mobile with information necessary to conduct an investigation, including, but not limited to, the employee name, address, contact information, Social Security number, emergency contact address, phone numbers and any other information that may assist in investigation of the suspected fraudulent activity.
 
  22.2.  
Restitution. Provider will be solely and exclusively responsible for losses incurred by T-Mobile or its customers that arise out of or relate to Fraud, and shall make restitution to T-Mobile for such losses. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by T-Mobile’s Business Manager (or more senior official of T-Mobile), any such restitution (a) is due in full within [*] days of discovery of the Fraud that is the subject of such restitution; and (b) shall be resolved by, at T-Mobile’s option, (i) a cash payment to T-Mobile; (ii) a line item credit on the applicable invoice(s) or (iii) issuance of a stand-alone credit memo delivered in conjunction with applicable invoice(s). T-Mobile reserves the right to prosecute any employee, Agent or other person acting under the control or direction of Provider that commits Fraud against T-Mobile or a customer of T-Mobile.
23.  
Service Fees.
  23.1.  
The Service Fees will, for a given LOB and/or Site, consist of Billable Minutes (defined in Section 23.2 below) multiplied by the applicable rate(s) set forth in the Pricing Schedule, as modified by any penalties, bonuses or other adjustments in accordance with the procedure outlined therein and otherwise in accordance with this Agreement. In the event that Agents can be cross-utilized (and are sufficiently cross-trained) across LOB’s in a fashion pre-approved by T-Mobile in an effort to keep them productive, as well as to meet and maintain Service Level, such scenario shall be applied to the determination of Billable Minutes as set forth in 23.2 of the Standard Terms.
 
  23.2.  
Billable Minutes ,” for purposes of this Statement of Work, will have one of the following meanings:
  23.2.1.  
If, with respect to a given LOB, (a) Provider is staffed at no less than [*] percent ([*]%) of forecasted required weekly FTE for such LOB, and (b) Provider is meeting the Service Level KPI at set forth in 14.2 of the Standard Terms, and modified by 14.3 of the Standard Terms, Billable Minutes means the correlating rate in column “Reg” as compared to the percentage of volume offered against Forecast as set forth in column “% Offered to Forecast” in the Rate Chart set forth in Section A Schedule 1 to Standard Terms — Pricing.
 
  23.2.2.  
With respect to the holidays defined in 17 of the Standard Terms, if, with respect to a given LOB, (a) Provider is staffed at no less than [*] percent ([*]%) of forecasted required weekly FTE for such LOB, and (b) Provider is meeting the Service Level KPI at set forth in 14.2 of the Standard Terms, and modified by 14.3 of the Standard Terms, Billable Minutes means the correlating rate in column “Hol/OT ([*]%)” as compared to the percentage of volume offered against Forecast as set forth in column “% Offered to Forecast” in the Rate Chart set forth in Section A Schedule 1 to Standard Terms — Pricing. Such shall be specific to the day of the holiday, irrespective of meeting the requirements in 23.2.1.
 
 
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  23.3.  
Pay for Performance. KPI performance will result in bonuses and/or penalties for Provider as set forth in the Pay for Performance workbook in Schedule 1 to the Standard Terms. The Pay for Performance workbook will be applicable (a) in the sixth (6 th ) month of Call handling through the life of the Agreement for a new Site; and (b) in the third (3 rd ) month of Call handling through the life of the Agreement for a new LOB.
 
  23.4.  
Forecast Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (a) in the event that T-Mobile terminates this Agreement or the Services to be performed at any Site and/or for any LOB, the applicable Final Forecast(s) will automatically be amended to provide for zero (0) volume from and after the effectiveness of such termination; and (b) in the event that T-Mobile notifies Provider of any termination of this Agreement or the Services to be performed at any Site or for any LOB, T-Mobile may amend any and all existing Final Forecast(s) applicable to all dates subsequent to such notice.
 
  23.5.  
Downtime Payments.
  23.5.1.  
During Downtime caused by a failure of T-Mobile Resources, then, if Provider is staffed at no less than [*] percent ([*]%) of forecasted required FTE at such Site and/or for such LOB, Billable Minutes means multiplying the forecasted volume for such intervals by the base rate set forth in the Rate Chart set forth in Section A of Schedule 1 to Standard Terms — Pricing, and dividing by [*]. Where actual AHT is unavailable due to zero (0) volume caused by such Downtime, the lesser of [*] percent ([*]%) of the KPI AHT and the actual AHT from the same interval and same day the previous week will be substituted.
 
  23.5.2.  
In the event of any Downtime caused by anything other than a force majeure event under Section 13.5 of the Services Agreement, or a failure of T-Mobile Resources, and if Provider cannot or does not accept the Volume T-Mobile is otherwise prepared to provide, then, for the purposes of determining KPI penalties, Provider shall use the forecasted volume in the applicable Final Forecast to determine service levels for such Downtime period.
 
  23.5.3.  
T-Mobile agrees to pay to Provider an hourly rate as listed in the Pricing Schedule for the actual minutes of processing Downtime forms in accordance with Section 13 above.
  23.6.  
Costs and Expenses. Unless explicitly provided to the contrary in these Standard Terms, Provider shall be responsible for all costs and expenses related to recruitment, training and staffing of Agents, specialists and other personnel required to provide the Services on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, wages, benefits and tax withholding, and all costs related thereto). In no event will Provider bill T-Mobile for any such costs or expenses.
 
  23.7.  
Overtime. Overtime will not be billed unless T-Mobile has provided written approval of such overtime. Overtime will be calculated one of two ways:
  23.7.1.  
Overtime for excess volume handling. Excess volume handling overtime will be calculated by interval using the following formula: interval handled Volume in excess of [*] percent ([*]%) multiplied by the lesser of [*] percent ([*]%) of the KPI AHT and interval AHT, such sum divided by [*].
 
  23.7.2.  
Overtime for redundancy mitigation. From time to time, T-Mobile may request overtime Services to help mitigate the inability of another site (whether internal to T-Mobile or another Provider) to take volume. Where excess call volume does not materialize, T-Mobile may agree to pay for the staffed overtime (not to exceed authorized hours set forth in T-Mobile’s written approval). Approved overtime hours for redundancy mitigation will be billed at the Overtime Price Per Hour as set forth in Section A of Schedule 1 to the Standard Terms.
 
 
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24.  
Service Levels / Breach of Service Levels. Provider shall meet or exceed all KPIs set forth in Specifications for each Site and LOB. Performance that does not meet all KPIs in Specifications will result in decreases to the Service Fees and such other consequences as set forth in the Services Agreement and other applicable Specifications; and performance above the KPIs may result in increases to the overall price per minute as expressly set forth in applicable Specifications; provided, however, that such consequences shall not apply to performance with respect to (a) any LOB during the first [*] months of Production at such LOB; or (b) during the first [*] days of Production for any LOB which, immediately prior to such [*] day period, was a different T-Mobile LOB. Without limiting T-Mobile’s other remedies as provided in this Agreement, in the event that Provider does not meet all KPIs for [*] consecutive days in which Services are performed, such failure to meet KPIs will constitute a breach of this Agreement with respect to that Site and LOB. In such event, Provider shall prepare a plan to cure such breach. Such plan shall be subject to T-Mobile’s written approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Provider shall cure such breach within [*] business days from the first day in which Provider was in breach as described in this Section 24. If Provider fails to cure such breach within such [*]-business day period, T-Mobile shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to all Sites and LOBs affected by such breach.
 
 
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EXHIBIT 10.121
AMENDMENT GAAMD-STAR072307-02 to
PROVIDER MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Amendment GAAMD-STAR072307-02 effective as of the date it has been signed by both parties (“Effective Date”), between StarTek USA, Inc. (“StarTek”), a Delaware corporation, and AT&T Mobility LLC, (“AT&T Mobility”) a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, amends that certain Provider Master Service Agreement dated January 1, 2002.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. and StarTek entered into a Provider Master Service Agreement on January 1, 2002 (the “MSA”);
WHEREAS AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. assigned its rights and delegated its duties under the MSA and all statements of work thereunder to AT&T Mobility;
WHEREAS AT&T Mobility and StarTek desire to amend the term of the MSA;
NOW THEREFORE, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree to amend the MSA as follows:
  1.  
Section 8. “Term and Extension of Relationship” of the MSA is hereby deleted in its entirety and it is replaced by the following:
 
     
“8. Term and Extension of Relationship
 
     
This MSA is effective as of March 21, 2002 (‘Effective Date’) and ends on November 29, 2007.”
3. Except as amended by this Amendment GAAMD-STAR072307-02, the MSA and all responsibilities are not otherwise modified, revoked or superseded and remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties execute this Amendment as of the date stated above.
     
AT&T Services, Inc.
  StarTek USA, Inc.
on behalf off AT&T Mobility LLC
   
 
   
By: /s/ RICHARD STEADMAN
  By: /s/ PATRICK M. HAYES
 
   
Printed Name: Richard Steadman
  Printed Name: Patrick M. Hayes
 
   
Title: Director — GSS
  Title: COO
 
   
Date: 11/1/07
  Date: 10/5/07
Proprietary Information
The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T Mobility, StarTek, their affiliated
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EXHIBIT 10.121
AMENDMENT GAAMD-STAR072307-06 To
STATEMENT OF WORK
This Amendment GAAMD-STAR072307-06 effective as of the date it has been signed by both parties (“Effective Date”), between StarTek USA, Inc. (“StarTek”), a Delaware corporation, and AT&T Mobility LLC, (“AT&T Mobility”) a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, amends the statement of work described below.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, AT&T Wireless and StarTek entered into a Provider Master Service Agreement on January 1, 2002 (the “MSA”);
WHEREAS AT&T Wireless and StarTek executed Amendment No. 001 dated April 1, 2004 to the MSA incorporating a Statement of Work (“SOW”) to provide services to AT&T Wireless;
WHEREAS AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. assigned its rights and delegated its duties under the MSA and all statements of work thereunder to AT&T Mobility;
WHEREAS AT&T Mobility and StarTek desire to amend the term of the of the SOW;
NOW THEREFORE, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree to amend the SOW as follows:
1. Section IV. “Term” of the SOW is hereby deleted in its entirety and it is replaced by the following:
“IV. ‘Term’ This SOW shall begin on April 1, 2004 (“Effective Date”) and end on November 29, 2007.”
2. Except as amended by this Amendment GAAMD-STAR072307-06, the SOW is not otherwise modified, revoked or superseded and remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties execute this Amendment as of the Effective Date.
     
AT&T Services
  StarTek USA, Inc.
on behalf of AT&T Mobility LLC
   
 
   
By: /s/ JEFFREY A. ROLSTEN
  By: /s/ PATRICK M. HAYES
 
   
Printed Name: Jeffrey A. Rolsten
  Printed Name: Patrick M. Hayes
 
   
Title: Executive Director
  Title: COO
 
   
Date: 10/18/07
  Date: 10/5/07
Proprietary Information
The information contained in this Agreement is not for use or disclosure outside AT&T Mobility, StarTek, their affiliated
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, A. Laurence Jones, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of StarTek, Inc.;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a.   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b.   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c.   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d.   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a.   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b.   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: November 6, 2007  /s/ A. LAURENCE JONES    
  A. Laurence Jones    
  Chief Executive Officer and President   
 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, David G. Durham, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of StarTek, Inc.;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a.   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b.   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c.   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d.   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a.   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b.   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: November 6, 2007  /s/ DAVID G. DURHAM    
  David G. Durham    
  Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Treasurer   
 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATIONS
In connection with the Quarterly Report of StarTek, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned individuals, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:
  1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  2)   The information contained the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Registrant.
         
     
Date: November 6, 2007  /s/ A. LAURENCE JONES    
  A. Laurence Jones    
  Chief Executive Officer and President   
 
     
Date: November 6, 2007  /s/ DAVID G. DURHAM    
  David G. Durham    
  Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Treasurer   
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Corporation and will be retained by the Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.