AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SERVICING AGREEMENT

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EX-10.1 2 hawk-20160618x10qex101.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit
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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SERVICING AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 4 to Servicing Agreement (“Amendment No. 4”) is made and entered into as of the latest date signed below (“Amendment Effective Date”) by and between Blackhawk Network, Inc., an Arizona corporation (“Servicer”), and MetaBank, dba Meta Payment Systems, a federal savings bank (“Bank”) and relates to that certain Servicing Agreement dated March 30, 2012, by and between Servicer and Bank, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Servicing Agreement, dated November 5, 2012 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2 to Servicing Agreement, dated October 31, 2013 (“Amendment No. 2”), the First Addendum to Servicing Agreement, dated May 30, 2014 (“Addendum No. 1”), Amendment No. 3 to Servicing Agreement, dated June 13, 2014 (“Amendment No. 3”) and the Second Addendum to Servicing Agreement, dated October 1, 2015 (“Addendum No. 2”)(together, the “Agreement”). Each of Servicer and Bank may be referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Agreement (as hereinafter defined and as amended herein).
RECITALS
Whereas, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement as more fully set forth below.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, each of the Parties for good and valuable consideration exchanged and intending to be legally bound, hereby mutually agree as follows:
1.
The following sentence will be added to the end of Section 3.1:
“Bank will be Servicer’s preferred issuer of network branded prepaid Programs and Servicer will use commercially reasonable efforts, provided Bank continues to meet its commitments under this Agreement, to have [**] of the annual United States transaction dollar volume of Programs to be issued by Bank.”
2.
The first sentence of Section 9.1 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“The term of the Agreement shall commence of the Effective Date and continue until [**] (the “Initial Term”) unless terminated earlier as provided below. In the event that Servicer terminates the Agreement for any reason other than Bank’s fraud, gross negligence, material breach of contract or pursuant to Section 9.4 before January 1, 2022, Servicer will pay to Bank a termination fee as follows:
Termination prior to [**]: [**];
Termination on or after [**] but before [**]: [**];
Termination on or after [**] but before [**]: [**]; or
Termination on or after [**] but before [**]: [**].”

3.
Section 9.4 Suspension Rights is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“If Servicer determines in its reasonable discretion that any activity under the Program, or any feature thereof, violates Applicable Law or if any Applicable Law or action from a Regulatory Authority places the Program in a position where Servicer (in Servicer’s reasonable discretion) cannot operate pursuant to this Agreement either: (i) in a manner that is compliant with Applicable Law or such Regulatory Authority action, or (ii) in a manner that does not have a material adverse economic impact upon Servicer, then, Servicer and Bank shall meet and confer, through their President’s or CEOs, to attempt to resolve those concerns in good faith within sixty (60) days of notice thereof. If the concerns are not resolved in good faith within 60 days, then Servicer shall have the right, acting reasonably, to cease or cause the cessation of the subject activity in any jurisdiction where to not do so would violate Applicable Law, provided, however, that Servicer shall have provided Bank prompt (at least thirty (30) days’ prior) written notice of its decision to cease or cause the cessation of the subject activity.”

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4.
Section 14.8 Notices is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“All notices, requests and approvals required by this Agreement shall be in writing addressed/directed to the other Party at the address set forth below. All such notices, requests, and approvals shall be deemed given upon the earlier of receipt of facsimile transmission during normal business day or actual receipt thereof. All such notices, requests and approvals shall be addressed to the attention of:
Bank to:
MetaBank
d/b/a Meta Payment Systems
5501 S. Broadband Lane
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile Number: (605) 338-0596
Servicer to:
Chief Executive Officer
Blackhawk Network, Inc.
6220 Stoneridge Mall Road
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Facsimile Number: (925) 226-9083
With Copy to:
Blackhawk Network, Inc.
6220 Stoneridge Mall Road
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Attn: Legal Department – General Counsel
Facsimile Number: (925) 226-9728
5.
Schedule E is hereby added to the Agreement as set forth on Attachment 1 to this Amendment No. 4 and the following paragraph is added immediately following the first paragraph of Section II(b) of Schedule A to the Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 3 to the Servicing Agreement:
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6.
Schedule D to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
7.
Section II(d) of Schedule A is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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8.
Except as specifically modified by this Amendment No. 4, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment No. 4 may not be amended or modified except pursuant to a written agreement signed by each of the Parties hereto. This Amendment shall bind, and inure to the benefit of, Servicer and Bank and their successors and permitted assigns. This Amendment No. 4 may be executed in counterparts, which execution may be by facsimile or other electronic means, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is executed by the Parties’ authorized officers or representatives and shall be effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.
Blackhawk Network, Inc.
 
MetaBank, dba Meta Payment Systems
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jerry Ulrich    
 
By:
/s/ Brad Hanson
Name:
Jerry Ulrich    
 
Name:
Brad Hanson
Title:
CFO&CAO    
 
Title:
President
Date:
5/6/2016
 
Date:
5/6/2016


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Attachment 1

SCHEDULE E

SUPPLEMENTAL FEE RATES

Calendar Quarter of Card Activation
Applicable Supplemental Fee Rate*
 
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The calculated Supplemental Fee is payable [**].


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