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U.S.
Department
of
Justice
Washington,
DC
20530
Exhibit
A to Registration Statement
Pursuant
to the ForeignAgentsRegistration Act of
1938, as amended
INSTRUCTIONS. Furnish thisexhibit
for
EACHforeign principallisted
in
an
initial
statementand
for
EACH
subsequently.
Thefiling
of
this document requires the payment ofafilingfee as set forth
in
Rule
(d)(1),
28 C.
accomplished byfilingan electronicExhibitA format httr_)__wwj__gpj/ .
additional
foreign principalacquired
,R.
5.5(d)(1). Compliance is
; t le
Privacy
ct
Statement.
Th e
filing
o f
this document
is
required
by the
Foreign Agents Registration
ct of
1938
for the
purposes
o f
registration under
th e
ct
an d
public disclosure. Provision
of the
information requested
is
information
is
subject
to the
penalty
an d
enforcement provisions established
in
Section
8 of the Act
Every registration
registration statement, supplemental statement, exhibit, amendment, copy
o f
informational materials
o r
other document
Attorney General under this
ctis a
public record open
t o
public examination, inspection
an d
copying during
Registration Unit
in
Washington,
D C
Statements
a re
also available online
at the
Registration Unit s webpage:
every such document, other than informational materials, is automatically providedto theSecretaryo fState pursuant
copies of any and alldocuments ar e routinely made availablet o other agencies, departmentsa nd Congress purs lant
Attorney General also transmits asemi-annual reportto Congresson the administration of the
ct
which listst l
the
ct
and the foreign principals they represent. This report is availableto thepublic in printa nd online at: ht t
asamended,22 U.S.C.
611etseq.,
njandatory, and
failure
to provide this
statement,short
form
orinformation
filed with
the
posted
businesshoursof
the
http://www.far4.gQY.One copy
o f
to Section 6(b)
of
the
Act,
and
to Section 6(c)
o f
the
Act.
The
enames
of all
agentsregistered
under
l//wyywfara,gpy.
Public Reporting Burden. Public reporting burden
fo r
thiscollectionofinformation
is
estimated to
average
.49
time
fo r
reviewinginstructions, searchingexistingdata sources,gathering andmaintainingthedata needed,and
collectiono finformation.
Send
comments regarding this burden
estimate
or any otheraspecto fthiscollection
fo rreducing this burden to Chief, RegistrationUnit,
Counterespionage
Section,NationalSecurityDivision,U.S
DC 20530; and to the
Office
o fInformationand Regulatory
Affairs ,Office
of Management and Budget, Washingti
hours
per
response,
includingthe
completing andreviewingthe
)f
information, includingsuggestions
Department
o fJustice,
Washington,
:on, DC
20503.
1.
Name and Address
o f
Registrant
Mercury,70 1
8th
StreetN W,
Suite 650, Washington,
DC
20001
2.
Registration No.
6170
3. Name of Foreign Principal
Government of Uganda.
4.
Principal Address
o f
Foreign Principal
PO
Box
25497
Kampala, Uganda
5. Indicate whether yourforeignprincipal is one
o f
the
fo l lowing:
IS Government of a
foreign
country
1
Foreignpoliticalparty
Foreign or domestic Organization:
I f
either, check one
o f
the fo l lowing:
Partnership Committee
O
Corporation Voluntary group
Association Other (specify)
Individual-State nationality _
6.
f
the
foreign principal
is a
foreign
government,
state:
a) Branch or
agency represented
by the registrant
State
House
b)
Name and title
o fo f f ic ia l wi th
whom registrant
deals
Mrs.LucyNakyobe Mbonye,
StateHouse
Controller
7. ftheforeignprincipal is aforeign
political
party
state:
a) Principaladdress
N/A
b)
Name and
titleo fo f f ic ia l wi th
whom registrant
deals
NA
c)
Principal aim N/A
sovjreign
"Government
of
aforeigncountry," as defined
in
Section
1 e) of the Act,
includes
any
person
or
group
ofpersons
exercising
over
any
country,
other
than
the
UnitedStates,
or
over
any
part
ofsuch
country,
and
includes
any
subdivision
o f anysuch
group
and
aiiy
facto or
de
jure authority or functions are directly or
indirectly
delegated.
Such term shall include any
faction
or body of
insugents
governmental authority whether
suchfactionof
body
of
insurgents
has or has notbeenrecognizedbythe
UnitedStates.
de
facto
or
de jurepolitical
jurisdiction
grouporagencytowhich
such
sovereign
de
within
a country assuming to
exercise
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8. ftheforeign principalis not aforeigngovernment or aforeign
political
party:
a) Statethe
nature
o fthebusinessor
activity
o fthisforeign principal.
N/A
b)
Is this
foreign
principal;
Supervised by aforeigngovernment,foreignpoliticalparty, or otherforeignprincipal
Owned by aforeigngovernment,foreign
political
party, or otherforeign principal
Directed
by aforeigngovernment,foreign
political
party, or otherforeign principal
Controlled
by aforeigngovernment,foreignpoliticalparty, or otherforeign principal
Financed by aforeigngovernment,foreign
political
party, or otherforeign principal
Subsidized
in
part by aforeigngovernment,foreign
political
party, or otherforeign principal
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
9. Explainfullyall items
answered
"Yes" in Item 8(b).
Ifadditional
spaceisneeded,af u l linsert
fipge
must beused.)
N/A
10. ftheforeign principalis an organization and is not owned or controlled by aforeigngovernment foreignpoliticalparty or other
foreign principal,
state
who owns and controls it.
N/A
E X E C U T I O N
thathe/shehas read the
n
accordance
with28 U.S.C.
1746,
the undersignedswearsoraffirms
under
penaltyo fperjurj
informationset forthinthisExhibitAto the registrationstatementand thathe/sheisfamiliarwiljhthe
contents
thereof and that such
contentsareintheir entirety true andaccurateto the
best
o fhis/her knowledge and belief.
Dateo fExhibitA
July 30,2014
Name andTitle
JohnVincentWeber,
Partner
Signature
/s/ John
Vincent
|Weber
eSigned
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ExhibitB to Registration
Pursuant to the ForeignAgents
1938, as amended
U.S.
Department
ofJustice
Washington,
DC
20530
Statement
Registration Act of
>and
NSTRUCTIONS.
A
registrant.must
furnish
as an
ExhibitBcopieso feachwrittenagreement
and the
terms
with
hisforeign principal, including
all
modifications
o f
such
agreements,
or, where no contract exists, a
ful lstatement
reason
of
whichthe registrant
is
acting as an
agent
ofaforeign principal. Compliance is accomplished by
filinj
http://ww>y._fara,goy.
conditions
ofeach
oral
agreement
of all
thecircumstancesby
an electronicExhibit
B
format
Privacy
Ac t
Statement.
Thefiling
o f
this document is required
for
the Foreign Agents Registration
Ac t
of 1934, as
amended,
22 U.S.C.
611
etseq.,
fo r
the
purposeso f
registration
under
the
A ct
and
public
disclosure. Provision
o f
the
informationrequested
is
n
tandatory, and
failure
to provide
theinformationis subject to the penalty and enforcement provisions established in Section
8 of
the
Act.
Every -egistration
statement,
short
form
registration
statement,
supplemental
statement,
exhibit,amendment,copy ofinformationalmaterials or other
dc
cument orinformation
filed with
the
AttorneyGeneral
under
this
Act
is a
public
record open to
public
examination, inspection and copyingduringtlie postedbusiness
hoursof
the
RegistrationUnitin Washington,
DC.
Statementsarealsoavailable online at the Registration Unit'swebpage:http://www.fara.gov. One copy
o f
every such document, other than
informational
materials, is automatically provided to the
Secretaryof
Statepuisuant to Section 6(b)
o f
the
Act,
and
copieso f
any and
a lldocuments
are routinely
made
available to other
agencies, departments
and
Congress purs
tant to Section 6(c)
o f
the
Act.
The
Attorney
General
also
transmits a semi-annual report to
Congress
on the administration
of
the
A ct
whichlists
tl
enames
of all
agentsregistered
under
the
Ac t
and theforeignprincipals they
represent.
This report is available to the public
in
printand online at:
htt
D://www.fara,qv.
Public Reporting Burden. Public reporting burden forthiscollectiono finformationis estimated toaverage.33
time
fo rreviewing
instructions, searching existing
data sources,
gathering and maintaining the
data needed,
and
collectiono f
information.Sendcomments regarding this burdenestimateor any otheraspect
o f
this
col
lection
fo r
reducing this burden to Chief, Registration
Unit,
CounterespionageSection, National Security
Division,U.:
DC
20530; and to the
Officeo f
Informationand RegulatoryA ffairs,
Officeo f
Management and Budget, Washington,
hours
perresponse,includingthe
completing
andreviewingthe
)finformation, includingsuggestions
Department
of
Justice,Washington,
DC
20503.
1.
Name
o f
Registrant
Mercury
2.
Registration No.
6170
3. Name
o f
Foreign Principal
Government of Uganda
4
5.
6.
Check Appropriate Box:
The
agreement
between the registrant and the
above-named
foreign principal is aformalwritten contract.
f
this box is
checked, attach a copy
o f
the contract to this exhibit.
There is noformalwrittencontract between the registrant and theforeign principal. Theagreement
foreign principalhas resulted f r omanexchange
o f
correspondence. fthis box is checked, at ach
correspondence,includinga copy
o f
any
initial
proposal which hasbeenadopted by referenc*:
with
theabove-named
a copy
of al l
pertinent
in
such
correspondence.
The
agreement
or understanding between the registrant and theforeign principalis the result
contract nor an
exchangeo fcorrespondence
between the parties.
f
this box is checked, give
the
terms
and conditions
o f
the oral
agreement
or understanding, its duration, the
fees
and
expenses,
7. Describe f u l l ythenatureand method
o f
performance
o f
theaboveindicatedagreementor undersi anding
j f
neither a
formal
written
a complete description below of
, i f
any, to be received.
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8. Describe fully theactivitiesthe registrant
engages
in orproposesto
engage
inon behalf of theabi
>ve
foreignprincipal.
Consulting and com munications services
to
prom ote trade and investment opportunities
in
Lganda. For additional details
see Schedule Services)
in the
Consulting Services Agreement. W e are waitin g
for
signature >f the C onsulting Services
Agreement and will provide upon receipt.
9. Willtheactivitieson
behalf
of theabove
foreignprincipal
includepoliticalactivitiesasdefined
the
footnote
below? Yes g] No
in
If
yes,describeallsuch politicalactivities
indicating,
among other
things,
therelations,interests
together
with
themeansto beemployedtoachieve this purpose.
Lobbying Congress and Administration officialstopromote trade and investment o pportu nit
>rpolicies
to beinfluenced
esinUganda.
Sectionl(o) of the
Act and
in
E X E C U T I O N
In
accordance
with 28U.S.C. 1746, theundersigned swearsoraffirms underpenaltyofperjury
information
set
forth
inthisExhibit
B
to the
registrationstatement
andthat
he/she
is
familiar
with
contentsare intheirentirety
true
andaccurate to thebestof
his/her
knowledgeandbelief.
tl
lathe/shehas read the
hecontentsthereofandthatsuch
DateofExhibitB
July30,2014
NameandTitle
John Vincent Weber
Signature
1stJohn Vincent Weber
eSigned
Footnote:"Political activity,"as definedinSectionl o)oftheAct,
means
anyactivity
which
the
person
engagingin
believes
will,or
any
agencyor
officialo ftheGovernmento fthe
UnitedStatesor any
sectiono fthe public
within theUnitedStates
with
referenceto
"
domestic
or
foreignpolicies
o fthe
UnitedStates
orwith
referenceto
the
political orpublicinterests,policies,
or
relations
o f
agovernment
party.
hat the
person intendsto ,
in
any way
influence
f
vmulating,adopting,orchanging
the
ofa
foreign
country or
aforeignpo litical
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Mercury.
CONSULTINGSERVICESAGREEMENT
Government of
Uganda
("Client") herebyentersinto this consulting
("Agreement")effectiveasofJuly
19,2014
("EffectiveDate")to retain
Meijcury
LLC, a New York limited
liability
companyhaving abusiness addressat
36th Floor, 7 WorldtradeCenter,New York, NY
10007
("Consultant")
contractorto perform theservices
describedherein.
:2i0
1.
3
services
agreement
PublicAffairs
GreenwichStreet,
as an
independent
The
Services.
Client andConsultantagreethatClient
hereby
retains
consultingservicesto the Client as specified onSchedule1attached
subject
to any limitations set forthonSchedule1,Consultant
shoulc
reasonableconsultingservicesas the
parties
shall mutuallyagreeto
with
the consulting
services
identifiedon
Schedule
1,
the
"Services
11
)
described
below).
Consultanttorender
hereto. In addition,
provide
such other
in
writing
(together
during the Term (as
PaymentTerms.Client andConsultantagreethat Consultantshall be entitled to
receive
thefees,
compensation
and
retainer
setforthonSchedule2,whichmay bemodifiedfrom
time to
ime
as mutuallyagreedtoinwriting. Inaddition, Clientagrei
us
to
reimburse
Consultantforreasonableandcustomaryexpensesactually incurred aidproperly
documented
inproviding the
Services. Such
expenses
would
only be i lcurred
with
the
approvalo fthe ClientPaymentforthefirst
quarter
($150,000.00)shall bemadeupfront
beforeworkis
started
and upon
execution
o fthiscontract.The Client shall
receivewith
the
billing
adetailedscheduleofactivities deliveredbytheConsultantduring thecontract
period.
After
theinitial
payment, payment
shall be effected at the endofeach
quarter
and
subject
to
receipt
ofa
report
detailing the
deliverables
fo r
the
quarter
by the
ConsultantFor ongoingfees,
compensation
or
retainers,
Clientwill b
billed onthe 1
st
ofevery
quarter except i f
Agreement
begins
midmonth. In
suchcases,
Clientwillbe
billed
on a
proratedbasis
in
thefirstand
last
month
of
theAgreement
Clientdoesnot pay
such
invoices
vvithin
the specifiedtimeframe,
Com
ultant may
suspendprovision
ofServicesuntilpaymentis
made.
A llpaymentsm ide
by Client shall
be
without deduction oroffset
Term. The TermofthisAgreementshall begin on the Effectivedate
effect
until
July
18,2015
(the 'Term"). The Term
of
this
Agreement
month
to
month
basisthereafter,
unless
terminatedbyeither
party
on
writtennoticeto the
other
party.The
Term
o fthisAgreementcan be
party
on
thirty
30)
days
priorwritten
notice
to
the
other
party.
and Willcontinuein
shallcontinueon a
30)daysprior
terminatedby
either
4. ClientContact. Client shalldesignateto
Consultant,
from
im
o time in
writing,
the
primary
contactfor
reporting and
billing
purposes.
Contacts
are
identii
ted onSchedule3.
Consultantshallkeepthe primary
contact
forreportingpurposesreguLirlyinformed as to
thestatusofthe
performance
oftheServicesinaccordance
with
misconlultingAgreement
Governmentof
Uganda
MErevisedcontract
07192014
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5.
6.
9.
Independent
Contractor
Status. Consultantagreesthatit is
an
independentcontractorand
not
an
agentoremployeeofClientandConsultant
will
nothold itselfout
a;
such
an
agent
or
employee.
Consultanthas noauthorityorresponsibilitytoenter
into
ar|y
contracts
on
behaifofCiient.
Non-Compete.
Each
party
acknowledges
that
theotherparty's
employees
asset
ofsuchparty.Accordingly,
each
partyagreesthatduringtheterm
andforone 1)yearthereafter,suchparty
shall
not,directly or indirectly,
knbwingly
orsolicit,oremploy,engageasaconsultant,orotherwise
retain,
any ofthe
employeeswho are
involvedin
theperformanceofthis AgreementEach
theotherparty's
remedy
at law for a
breach
of the
provisions
of
thisparagraph
inadequateandthereforethe
non-breaching
party
shall
beentitled
to
suchbreach,without
proof
of
irreparable
injuryandwithoutpostingbond
anyotherrightorremedyitmighthave.
area
valuable
of ^hisAgreement
recruit
otherparty's
p rty
agreesthat
shall
be
iverelieffor
inaddition to
Confidential Information/TradeSecrets.
During
thecourseof the
performance
Services, Consultant
shall
obtain
confidential
informationabouttheGoveniment
consent
of the
client
andshallnot
disclose
such informationto
a third
part)
contract periodorafterthecontactperiodunlessthe
clientagrees
tosuch
writing.Informationshall
not be
deemed
confidential if
such
information
known
toConsultantfreeof anyrestrictionat the
time
it isobtained,
00
learned from
an
independentthirdpartyfreeof anyrestriction;or
(Hi)
available
of
the
withthe
duringthe
d
sclosure
in
: i)already
subsequently
publicly.
tiat
on-Exclusive/Performance. Client
hereby
acknowledges and agrees
shall,during
theTermand
thereafter,
be entitledtoperformand
render
servces
operations
of
anaturesimilarordissimilarto
the
servicesoroperations
Clientunderthis Agreementonbehalfof
itself
orother entitiesinthe
businessasClientandnothing containedherein
shall
preclude Consultant
Notwithstandinganythingcontained
in
this
Section
8to the
contrary, Consu
and
warrantsthat
throughouttheTerm it
willdevote
such personneland
performance
of
theServices
as itdeems
reasonably
necessary
to
perform
hereunder
diligently
and
conscientiously.
Indemnification. Eachparty
shall
indemnifyand
hold
harmlessthecitherparty,its
principals,
employees, officersandagents,(collectively, the"Indemnified
Parties'')
from
andagainstany and allliabilities,losses,
claims,demands, actions, judgments,
costsand
expensesincludingbut notlimitedto
attorney'sfees,arising
outof
or
resulting
from
any
negligence, gross negligence or
willfulmisconduct
by the indemnifying
party,
its
employees,officers,directorsandagents.
fbrth
echanicsofIndemnity. Eachparty's indemnificationobligations set
conditioned upontheIndemnified
Parties:
i)givingprompt written
noticj
action, suitor
proceeding
for
which
theIndemnified
Parties
areseeking
granting control
of thedefenseandsettlementof
the
actionto the
indemnifying
iii)reasonably
cooperating
withtheindemnifyingpartywith
respect
to the
action.Notwithstanding the
foregoing,
theIndemnified Partiesmay,at
expense,participatein thedefenseor
settlement
of any
claim,
action, suit
covered
by
this Section
9.
GovernmentofUgandaME
revised contract
07192014
Consultant
orconduct
performedfor
or
similar
fromdoingso.
tant represents
resourcesin the
such Services
hereinare
of any
claim,
ndemnity,
(ii)
party;and
defense
of
the
optionand
orproceeding
tleir
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11.
12.
Publicity.Client
shall
not useConsultant's
name,logo,
trademarksorservhe
marks
inany
advertising, publicity
releases,
oranyothermaterials
withoutConsultants
prior
written
approval.
Assignment.
Neitherparty shallassign this Agreement
orotherwise
transfer,
subcontract
ordelegateany
of
its
rights and/or
obligations
hereunder
withoutthe
prior
written
consent
of
dieotherand anyattemptto do sowillbevoid.
Notices. Anynoticeorother communicationrequiredorwhichmay be
g
will
beinwriting andeitherdelivered personally or mailed,bycertified or
postageprepaid,
orsentviafacsimile oremail,
andwill
be
deemed
given '
personallyor if
sent
viafacsimile,toa facsimile number
designated
bu
thereof
confirmed electronically,
orifmailed,72
hours after
the
timeof
mai
when
below
ven hereunder
Registered
mail,
so
delivered
with
receipt
tngas follows:
If toConsultant:
IftoClient:
House
13
14.
15.
Mercury
Public AffairsL L C
14S02North DaleMabryHwy,Suite104
Tampa,
FL
33618
Attention:
BibiRahini
Telephone: 813-908-1380
Fax:813-969-0368
Email:
Government of Uganda
represented
byState
P.O Box
25497
KampalaUganda
Attn.
Mrs.LucyNakyobe Mbonye
Tel: 041 4254954
Email:
or
Either
partymay
change
the
persons
andaddresstowhich
notices
or
other communications
are tobesentto
it
bygivingwritten
noticeof
anysuchchange in
the
minner
provided
hereinforgiving notice.
GoverningLaw.ThisAgreement
shall
begovernedbyand
construed
in
accordance
with
theLawsoftheState ofNewYorkapplicableto
agreements
negotiated, executedand
performed entirely
within
the
State
ofNewYork,
withoutregard
toits
conflicts
of laws
rules.
NoLiability
of
Consultant. Consultant
shall
bearnoliabilitytoClientforlossor
damage
inconnectionwithadviceorassistancebyConsultantgiveningoodfaith lertbrmance
of
theServices.
Dispute
Resolution.Alldisputes
arising
outofor
in
connectionwith
thisAgreementshall
be
adjudicated in
a
court
of
competent
jurisdiction
located
in New
Yori:
County,
New
York.
Clientherebyirrevocably
consentstoand
submits
to thepersonal
jurisdiction
of
such
courts
and
waives
anydefense inthe natureofforumnon
conveniei
sor
like claim
relatedthereto.Without limitingdie
foregoing,
each
party
acknowledgesmatit is
hereby
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waiving any righttohaveany suchdispute resolved byjurytrial..
Theprevailing
party
inany
legal
proceedinginconnectionwiththis Agreement
shall
therighttorequirethe
non-prevailing
partyinsuchproceeding to
make
reimburse the prevailingpartyforthe
entire
amount ofthelegal
teesand
whichtheprevailingparty
shall
have
incurred
in connectionwiththe
prosecutionor
defense
ofsuchproceedingandthetrierof factinsuchproceeding
acomponentofanyjudgmentoraward
make
an awardtotheprevailingpaity ofsuch
fees
andexpenses. Theprevailingparty
shallbe
thatpartywhich
shall
amajority,but not
necessarily
all,of thematerialissueswhichwereadjudicated
proceeding.
have
I
rayment
toand
rHatedexpenses
commencement,
shall
as
legal
prevailedon
insuch
16. General.
(a)
Noamendmentsormodifications
shallbe
bindingupon
eitherparty
unless
madeinwriting andsigned by
both
parties.
(b)
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreementbetween[the partiesand
supersedes all previous agreements, promises, proposals, lepresentations,
understandings, and negotiations, whetherwrittenororal,betwsen the parties
respecting
thesubject
matterhereof.
(c) Inthe eventany one ormore oftheprovisions of this Agreement
any reason
be
held
tobeinvalid,
illegal orunenforceable,the
of this Agreementshallbeunimpaired, andtheinvalid,
illegal
Ot
provision
shall
bereplacedbya
provision
which,being
valid,
legal
comesclosest to the intention ofthepartiesunderlyingthe
invalid,
unenforceableprovision.
(d)
This
Agreementmaybe executed in one or morecounterparts,each of
whichshallbedeemed tobean original,butallofwhichtogether willconstitute
oneandthesameinstrument
(e) The
parties
hereto agree toperformanyfurtheractsandtoexecuteand
deliver anyfurtherdocumentswhich
may
be
reasonably
necessaryor appropriate
tocarry
out thepurposes of this Agreement.
(f) The section headings contained in this Agreement art inserted for
convenience of reference onlyandwillnot affect themeaningor
interpretation
of
this Agreement.
(g) Notwithstandingany provisionto the
contrary
in this
Agcement,
in no
eventshallConsultantbe
liable
toClient(whether
fordamages,
indi
unification
or
anyotherclaim)foranamount greaterthan dieamount of compen sation(andnot
reimbursement forexpenses)actuallypaid
to
ConsultantbyClientf
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INWITNESS
WHEREOF,
thepartiesheretohaveexecutedthis Agreementasofthe
EffectiveDate
notedabove.
Mercury PublicAffairsLL C.
By.
Name:
Title:Partner
Date:
^ / 0.
Government
of Uganda
By:
_ _ _ _ _
/2014
Name:
Tide:
Date: / /2014
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SCHEDULE1
Services
Mercurywill
provideconsulting
and
communicationsservices
to
promote
trade
and
investment
opportunitiesin
Uganda
whiledeveloping
special
initiatives
such
asthe
"Ugandan
Enterpris
Empowerment Initiative."
Theoverall
objective
of
the
workistopromoteUganda
as destination
for
expanded
tradt,attract
foreign
investorsand
strengthenthecapacity
ofUgandanenterprisestoparticipateininvestor suppychainsto
generatejobs
and
expand
incomes.
Servicesshall
includethefollowing:
Manage media relationsandmonitorallmedia globally,with
an
emphasisonUSA.This
include
print,digital
forcoverage on
the
Presidentand
the
RepublicofUgj nda
Foreaseof reference
the
consultantwillcategorize
the
stories/publications/
documentaries/audio
or
video
recordings
according
to:
i)
Media
Channel
(Print/Newspaper,Radio,TV,and Web)
ii)
Region/Area
iii).
Item
Area
e.g
1
Human
Rights,Culture,
Health,good
governance etc.
Foreach story, captureand
record;
thetitle,
media source(radio,TV,Interhet,
thematicarea,Author (Personreporting
the
story),organizationbeingquotid,
story, name of specific mediaand
anyother
fieldsthatshallbedeemed
database
necessary
Disseminate informationaboutUgandausingall
available
mediaavenues, documentand
reportthesepublications, documentariesandstoriesto
the
PressUnitof tht: President's
Office/Officeof
the
Press Secretarytoensureregular andupdatedbriefmf
stothe
Presidency. Wherepossible
some
of
these
reports
willbe
circulatedwidel)]in
the
local
media usingthe
State HousePortal.
Lobbyingservices
ExpectedOutcomesare
the
following:
For
the
durationof
the
contract,
the
consultantwillundertaketo
carryout
monitoring
(reportson
The
President
and
thegovernment
ofUganda) and
weekly/monthly
report
besentthroughemailtodesignated
State
House
Forthe
duration
ofthecontractasummaryof weekly/monthly reports oftheitems
making
the
newsshouldbesentto
the
designatedState HousePressUnitt
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Services
fconf.)
Consultant
will
complywith
theprovisionsof all
federal,
stateandlocal
laws,
regulations,and
requirements pertainingto
the
performance
of
servicesunderthis contract.
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Compensation
Forconsulting services identified
in
Schedule
One, Clientwill
compensate
Mercury Public
Affairs,
L LC
$50,000.00
per
month
to
bepaidonaquarterlybasis.The
initial
quarterly
payment
ofS150,000.00isdueup front
uponthe
executionof this contract.
Payment
shall
bemadebywire transfertotheaccount
detailed
onSchedule 4
infonnation).
(Wiretransfer
Polling
expendituresandany media/advertising expendituresincluding
both>roduction
and
placementwillbe
billed
inadditionto the
monthlyretainer
andwillonlybemade
with
theapproval
of
the
Client
Additional
miscellaneousexpenses,
such
as
travel,
willbe
billedinadditionto
the
retainer and
expenditureswouldonlybemade
with
theapproval
of
theClient.
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ContactInformation
Govern
mentofUgandarepresentedbyState
P.OBox
25497
KampalaUganda
Attn.
Mrs.LucyNakyobe Mbonye
Tel:0414254954
Email:[email protected]
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Wire
traraferinformation
Consultantpayment
instructions
for
receipt
ofwires,
ACHsor
book
transfers
are
f}wlow.
The
information
is as
follows:
AccountName:
Account Number:
Bank:WellsFargoBank,N.A.
AB A
Number
j
or
SWIFT Code/BICl
BankAddress:420Montgomery
Street
SanFrancisco,CA
94163
Bank
Contact:
PaulaM.
Struckman
Phone612-667-8617
Paymentnotificationemail address:
Please referencetheConsultantinvoicenumberwhenmaking pawnerts.
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