Uitspraak Nº 5665269 UC EXPL 17-1315. Rechtbank Midden-Nederland, 2018-04-11 (2024)

2.1.

Het Intralot concern, waartoe eiseressen in conventie behoren, biedt wereldwijd technologische oplossingen voor digitale spellen. Intralot Leasing richt zich op de verkoop en (terug)verhuur van voornoemde technologische oplossingen en alle daaraan gerelateerde (financiële) activiteiten. Het Econocom concern, waartoe gedaagde in conventie behoort, biedt operationele en financiële oplossingen voor de IT infrastructuur van bedrijven.

2.2.

Partijen zijn eind 2011, begin 2012, met elkaar in overleg en onderhandeling getreden. Aanleiding daartoe was de bij Intralot S.A. aanwezige behoefte aan aanvullend werkkapitaal. Daarop zijn met ingang van respectievelijk 1 januari 2012 en 1 april 2012 huurovereenkomsten tot stand gekomen ten aanzien van loterijapparatuur voor de Nederlandse Staatsloterij en de loterij van Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.

2.3.

Op enig moment zijn partijen ook in onderhandeling getreden over een overeenkomst ten aanzien van de Loterij Machines voor de loterij van Ohio, Verenigde Staten. Partijen hebben een overeenkomst gesloten die is ondertekend op 28 maart 2013 en met terugwerkende kracht in werking is getreden per 1 januari 2013 (hierna: de overeenkomst).

2.4.

Voorafgaand aan de ondertekening van de overeenkomst heeft de heer [A] (hierna: [A] ) van Econocom Intralot bij e-mail van 15 maart 2013, onder meer, het volgende geschreven:

“Although we are finalising the docs for Louisiana we meanwhile started working on the preparation of the contract set and corresponding docs for OHIO which will be almost a full copy-paste of the Louisiana project.

The confirmed agreement is based on following:

Project : Ohio state Lottery/Intralot Leasing Netherlands BV

Tenor : 42 months

Bookvalue : € 29.700.000,- as per info [naam] per Dec 31st 2012.

Startdate : retro actively per Jan 1st 2013

Monthly lease : € 790.000,- per month ( ex VAT)

Conditions similar/ copy of agreements made for the Louisiana deal.”.

2.5.

Onderwerp van de overeenkomst zijn 9.000 Loterij Machines (hierna: de Loterij Machines) die worden ingezet ten behoeve van de staatsloterij van Ohio. De overeenkomst houdt in dat deze machines door Intralot Operations Ltd. worden verkocht aan Econocom, waarna Intralot Leasing de machines van Econocom, middels een zogeheten sale and lease back constructie, terug leaset. Intralot Leasing leaset de machines vervolgens aan Intralot Operations Ltd. die de machines op haar beurt weer leaset aan Intralot Inc.

2.6.

De tussen partijen gesloten overeenkomst betreft de zogeheten ‘Technology Refresh Option’-overeenkomst en bestaat uit negen verschillende documenten:

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    Algemene Huurvoorwaarden, referentie [nummer] ;

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    Initiële TRO Bijlage, referentie [nummer] ;

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    TRO Voorwaarden, referentie [nummer] ;

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    Econocom Master IT voorwaarden, referentie [nummer] ;

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    Verzoek tot toegang Master IT web reports, referentie [nummer] ;

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    Overeenkomst elektronische goedkeuring TRO, referentie [nummer] ;

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    Purchase / Sale agreement, referentie [nummer] ;

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    Addendum bij initiële TRO Bijlage, referentie [nummer] ;

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    Addendum [nummer] to the TRO contract ( [nummer] ).

2.7.

Addendum [nummer] (hierna: het Addendum) is later dan de overige contractstukken, namelijk op of omstreeks 15 april 2013, ondertekend.

2.8.

In het Addendum is onder meer het volgende opgenomen:

F. Econocom and INTRALOT have signed a “Technology Refresh Option Contract” with reference [nummer] with related general lease conditions with reference number [nummer] , that consists of the

following documents:

[volgt opsomming bovengenoemde documenten, toevoeging kantonrechters]

all such documents hereinafter collectively referred to as the “TRO Contract”

that is attached hereto as Appendix 4 .

[…]

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree to sign this Addendum to the TRO Contract

(hereinafter “the Addendum”) that contains the specific terms and conditions pertaining to the TRO Contract.:

1.Econocom will purchase from Intralot Operations the Equipment described in Appendix [nummer] on the basis of a “sale and lease back” agreement according to Appendix ( [nummer] ) ;

The purchase price for the Equipment is twenty nine million seven hundred

thousand Euros and zero nine cents (€29.700.000,--) exclusive of VAT (to be

referred hereinafter as ‘Investment Value’ ). Payment of the Investment Value

by Econocom to Intralot Operations shall be made the latest by April 15th,

2013, against the issuance of the relevant invoice, provided that the conditions

set forth under article 7 for payment have been met.

Immediately after purchase Econocom shall lease and make the Equipment

available to Intralot Leasing; Intralot Leasing shall lease and make the

Equipment available to Intralot Operations and Intralot Operations shall lease

and make the Equipment available to Intralot Inc. to be used for the purposes of

the Ohio Lottery Contract.

The total lease price of Euro thirty three million one hundred and eighty

thousand (€33.180.000,00) exclusive of VAT for the initial lease period shall be

paid in fortytwo(42) equal monthly instalments of Euro seven hundred and

ninety thousand (€790.000,--) exclusive of VAT (hereinafter the “Lease

Instalments” ). If the TRO option is exercised by Intralot Leasing, the total

lease price shall be changed in accordance with the agreement of the parties.

[…]

8.The TRO Contract between the Parties is made with retroactive effect as of January 1st 2013. Econocom shall set off the Lease Instalments to be counted as

of January 1st 2013 in full and at once against the Investment Value owed

under the provisions of the “sale and lease back” agreement by Econocom to

Intralot Operations.

This concerns the period 1 January 2013 up to and including 30th of April 2013

and is the equivalent in euros of Euro seven hundred and ninety thousand (€ 790.000,00) per month; Intralot Leasing, Intralot S.A., Intralot Inc, and Intralot

Operations hereby, each in its own name and insofar as necessary, give consent

for this set-off. The compensation of the applicable interest for such period of a

total amount of Euro […](€ 450.000,00) shall be deducted from the above amount to be set-off, so that a total amount of Euro two million seven hundred ten thousand (€2.710.000) shall be set-off against Investment Value under the Sale and Lease Back Agreement between the parties.

[…]

14. Upon termination of the TRO Contract and provided Econocom has received

full payment of all amounts owed under the TRO Contract for the lease of the

relevant Equipment, Intralot Leasing shall have the option to purchase any and

all Equipment from Econocom at a fair market value to be agreed between the

parties. Econocom in that case transfers the title to the Equipment to Intralot

Leasing free from any encumbrance, lien or any other charge whatsoever with

effect from the termination of the TRO Contract and payment of the Purchase

Price, in accordance with Dutch law. […]

17.This Addendum forms an integral whole with the general lease conditions with reference [nummer] as well as the TRO Conditions (Technology Refresh Option) with reference [nummer] .”.

2.9.

In de Initiële TRO Bijlage, referentie [nummer] is, voor zover relevant, het volgende opgenomen:

Artikel 1 Apparatuur

Deze bijlage heeft betrekking op alle hieronder omschreven apparatuur, waarvan de levering voorzien is gedurende de hierna omschreven...

Uitspraak Nº 5665269 UC EXPL 17-1315. Rechtbank Midden-Nederland, 2018-04-11 (2024)

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