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EXECUTION VERSION COFINA FUNDING, LLC ,
as Issuer and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as Trustee SERIES 2008-A SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of November 21, 2008 to BASE INDENTURE
Dated as of August 10, 2005 COFINA FUNDING, LLC
SERIES 2008-A Cofina Variable Funding Asset-Backed Notes
SERIES 2008-A SUPPLEMENT , dated as of November 21,
2008 (as amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms hereof, this " Series
Supplement "), by and among COFINA FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, as issuer (" Issuer "), and U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as
trustee (together with its successors in trust under the Base
Indenture referred to below, the " Trustee "), to the Base
Indenture, dated as of August 10, 2005, between the Issuer and
the Trustee (as amended, modified, restated or supplemented from
time to time, exclusive of Series Supplements, the " Base
Indenture ").
Pursuant
to this Series Supplement, the Issuer shall create a new
Series of Notes and shall specify the Principal Terms thereof.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
WHEREAS,
Section 2.2 of the Base Indenture provides, among other
things, that the Issuer and the Trustee may at any time and from
time to time enter into a series supplement to the Base Indenture
for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of one or more Series
of Notes.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Designation .
(a) There
is hereby created a Series of notes to be issued in one class
pursuant to the Base Indenture and this Series Supplement, and
such Series of notes shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto, executed by or on behalf of the
Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee and designated generally
Cofina Variable Funding Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2008-A (the
" Notes" ). The Notes shall constitute "Warehouse Notes" (as
defined in the Base Indenture).
(b) Series 2008-A
(as defined below) shall not be subordinated to any other Series.
SECTION 2. Definitions . In
the event that any term or provision contained herein shall
conflict with or be inconsistent with any provision contained in
the Base Indenture, the terms and provisions of this
Series Supplement shall govern. All Article, Section or
subsection references herein mean Articles, Sections or subsections
of this Series Supplement, except as otherwise provided
herein. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are
defined in the Base Indenture. Each capitalized term defined herein
shall relate only to the Notes and no other Series of Notes issued
by the Issuer.
"
Accrual Period " means, with respect to each Settlement
Date, the period beginning on and including the Settlement Date in
the preceding calendar month and ending on but excluding the
Settlement Date for the current calendar month, except that the
first Accrual Period shall begin on the Closing Date.
"
Additional Interest " has the meaning specified in
Section 5.12 .
"
Breakage Amount " has the meaning specified in the Note
Purchase Agreement.
"
BTMUNY Co-Purchase Facility " means the Co-Purchase Facility
for which the "Funding Agent" (as defined in each Series included
therein) is The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York
Branch.
"
Closing Date " means November 21, 2008.
"
Commitment Termination Date " means the Purchase Expiration
Date. "
Co-Purchase Facility " means a group of Series composed of
all Series with respect to which the "Funding Agent" under (and as
defined in) each of such Series is the same financial institution.
"
Co-Purchase Facility Aggregate Funded Amount " means, with
respect to any Co-Purchase Facility, the aggregate of the
"Aggregate Purchaser Funded Amounts" under (and as defined in) all
Series included in such Co-Purchase Facility.
"
Deficiency Amount " has the meaning specified in
Section 5.12 .
"
Fee Amount " has the meaning specified in
Section 5.12 .
"
Fees " means all of the amounts payable in connection with
the Fee Letter (as such term is defined in the Note Purchase
Agreement).
"
Funding Agent " has the meaning set forth in the Note
Purchase Agreement.
"
Increase " has the meaning specified in subsection
3.1(a) .
"
Indemnified Party " shall have the meaning specified in the
Note Purchase Agreement.
"
Initial Note Principal " means the aggregate initial
principal amount of the Notes, which is $0.
"
Issuer " means Cofina Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.
"
Legal Final Settlement Date " means the Settlement Date
falling in the 138th complete month following the Rapid
Amortization Commencement Date.
"
Maximum Principal Amount " equals $100,000,000.
"
Monthly Interest " has the meaning specified in
Section 5.12 .
"
Monthly Period " has the meaning specified in the Base
Indenture, except that the first Monthly Period with respect to the
Notes shall begin on and include the Closing Date and shall end on
and include the last day of the month in which the Closing Date
occurs.
"
Note Principal " means the outstanding principal amount of
the Notes.
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"
Note Purchase Agreement " means the Note Purchase Agreement,
dated as of November 21, 2008, among the Issuer, Victory
Receivables Corporation, as Conduit Purchaser, The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as Funding Agent (as
defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), and the Committed
Purchasers parties thereto, or any successor agreement to such
effect among the Issuer and the applicable Noteholders or its
successors, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time in accordance with the terms of the Transaction
Documents.
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Note Rate " means, with respect to each Settlement Period, a
variable rate per annum equal to the rate determined therefor by
the Funding Agent (based on any and all amounts which constitute
Series 2008-A Financing Costs (as defined in the Note Purchase
Agreement) with respect to such Settlement Period pursuant to the
Note Purchase Agreement).
"
Noteholder " means with respect to any Note, the holder of
record of such Note.
"
Notes " has the meaning specified in
Section 1(a) .
"
Notice Persons " means, for Series 2008-A, the Funding
Agent.
"
Permitted Settlement Date Withdrawal " means, with respect
to the Notes for any Settlement Date, the amount set forth in
Section 5.13 .
"
Purchase Expiration Date " has the meaning specified in the
Note Purchase Agreement.
"
QIB " has the meaning specified in
Section 7(c)(i) .
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Rapid Amortization Period " means the period commencing on
the Rapid Amortization Commencement Date and ending on the
Series 2008-A Termination Date.
"
Rapid Amortization Commencement Date " means the earliest of
(i) the Commitment Termination Date, (ii) the date on
which an Early Amortization Event occurs pursuant to Section
10.1 of the Base Indenture or (iii) the date on which a
Series Early Amortization Event occurs pursuant to
Section 10 of this Series Supplement.
"
Redemption Date " means the date on which the Notes are
redeemed in full pursuant to Section 5 or 12
hereof.
"
Required Person " means the "Funding Agent" under the Note
Purchase Agreement.
"
Revolving Period " means the period from and including the
Closing Date to, but not including, the Rapid Amortization
Commencement Date.
"
Rule 144A " has the meaning specified in subsection
7(c)(i) .
"
Scheduled Principal Payment Amount " means (i) with
respect to any Settlement Date prior to the Commitment Termination
Date, zero (0); and (ii) with respect to any Settlement
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Date on or following the Commitment Termination Date, the
excess, if any, of (x) the then Note Principal over
(y) the Scheduled Targeted Principal Balance for the Notes for
such Settlement Date.
"
Scheduled Targeted Principal Balance " means, for any
Settlement Date on or after the Commitment Termination Date, an
amount equal to the product of (x) the Note Principal on the
Commitment Termination Date and (y) the percentage set forth
opposite such Settlement Date (based on the number of months
elapsed from the Commitment Termination Date) on
Schedule I hereto under the column entitled "Scheduled
Targeted Principal Balance."
"
Series Early Amortization Event " means each "Early
Amortization Event" referred to in Section 10 .
"
Series 2008-A " means the Series of the Cofina Variable
Funding Asset-Backed Notes represented by the Notes.
"
Series 2008-A Interest Payment " means, with respect to
any Settlement Date, the Monthly Interest for such Settlement Date.
"
Series 2008-A Noteholder " means the Holder of a Note.
"
Series 2008-A Settlement Account " means the Settlement
Account established as such for the benefit of the Secured Parties
of this Series 2008-A pursuant to Section 5.11
hereof and Section 5.3 of the Base Indenture.
"
Series 2008-A Termination Date " means the Settlement
Date on which the Notes, plus all other amounts due and owing to
the Series 2008-A Noteholders and the related Indemnified
Parties under the Transaction Documents are paid in full.
"
Supplemental Principal Payment Amount " means the amount of
any prepayment made in accordance with the provisions of
Section 5.10 of the Base Indenture that is allocated to
the Series 2008-A Notes in accordance with such provision of
the Base Indenture. SECTION 3.
Article 3 of the Base Indenture . Article 3
shall be read in its entirety as follows and shall be applicable
only to the Notes: ARTICLE 3 INITIAL ISSUANCE AND INCREASES AND
DECREASES OF
NOTE PRINCIPAL SECTION 3.1
Initial Issuance: Procedure for Increasing the Investor
Interest .
(a) Subject
to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in
subsection (b) of this Section 3.1 , (i) on
the Closing Date, the Issuer will issue the Notes in accordance
with Section 2.2 of the Base Indenture in the aggregate
initial outstanding principal amount equal to the Initial Note
Principal and an aggregate face amount equal to the Maximum
Principal Amount and (ii) on any Business Day during the
Revolving Period but no more
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frequently than once per week, the Issuer may increase the Note
Principal (each such increase referred to as an " Increase
") upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth below and the
conditions specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.
(b) The
Notes will be issued on the Closing Date and the Note Principal may
be increased on any Business Day during the Revolving Period
pursuant to subsection (a) above, only upon satisfaction of
each of the following conditions with respect to such initial
issuance and each proposed Increase:
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(i)
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The amount of each issuance or Increase shall be equal to or
greater than $250,000 (and in integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof);
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(ii)
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After giving effect to such issuance or Increase, the Note
Principal shall not exceed the Maximum Principal Amount;
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(iii)
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After giving effect to such issuance or Increase, no Borrowing
Base Deficiency shall exist;
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(v)
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There shall not exist, and such issuance or Increase and the
application of the proceeds thereof shall not result in the
occurrence of, (1) an Early Amortization Event for any Series, a
Servicer Default or an Event of Default, or (2) an event or
occurrence, which, with the passing of time or the giving of notice
thereof, or both, would become an Early Amortization Event for any
Series, Servicer Default or an Event of Default;
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(vi)
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After giving effect to such issuance or Increase, not less than
85% of the Eligible Receivables are Eligible Receivables issued by
Obligors which are classified as Other Assets Especially Mentioned
or Acceptable;
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(vii)
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After giving effect to such issuance or Increase, not more than
5% of the Receivables by Receivables Balance have Obligors which
are classified as Doubtful or Loss;
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(viii)
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All required consents have been obtained and all other
conditions precedent to the making of advances under the Note
Purchase Agreement shall have been satisfied; and
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(ix)
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There shall not have occurred, since the Closing Date, in the
reasonable judgment of the Notice Person, (A) a material
adverse change in the operations, management or financial condition
of any Seller or (B) any event which materially and adversely
affects the collectibility of the Eligible Receivables generally or
the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under the
Transaction Documents.
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(c) Upon
receipt of the proceeds of such issuance or Increase by or on
behalf of the Issuer, the Issuer shall give notice to the Trustee
of such receipt, and the Trustee shall, or shall cause the Transfer
Agent and Registrar to, indicate in the Note Register the amount
thereof.
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SECTION 3.2 Prepayments .
On any Business Day, the Issuer will have the option to prepay,
without premium, all or a portion of, the Note Principal of the
Notes, in a minimum amount of $250,000 (and integral multiples of
$1,000 in excess thereof). Any such prepayment of the Note
Principal shall also include accrued interest to the date of
prepayment on the principal balance being prepaid and any related
Breakage Amount. The Issuer may make such prepayment only from
funds available to the Issuer therefor pursuant to
Section 5.4 of the Base Indenture. Any prepayment
amounts shall be deposited into the Series 2008-A Settlement
Account and distributed by the Trustee on a pro rata basis to each
Noteholder of record at such time. Any such prepayment shall not
constitute a termination of the Revolving Period. Any prepayment by
the Issuer with respect to a Series included in a Co-Purchase
Facility other than the BTMUNY Co-Purchase Facility (other than a
prepayment made to effectuate an Unexpired Series True-Up (as
defined in the Note Purchase Agreement)) shall be accompanied by a
concurrent prepayment under one or more Series included in the
BTMUNY Co-Purchase Facility in the amount necessary to cause the
aggregate of such prepayments to be ratably allocated among all
Co-Purchase Facilities according to their respective Co-Purchase
Facility Aggregate Funded Amounts.
SECTION 4. Principal Payments on
the Notes . The principal balance of the Series 2008-A Notes
shall be payable on each Settlement Date from amounts on deposit in
the Series 2008-A Settlement Account in an amount equal to
(i) so long as no Early Amortization Event or Event of Default
has occurred (and has not been waived in accordance with the terms
of the Base Indenture), the sum of the Scheduled Principal Payment
Amount and Supplemental Principal Payment Amount for such
Settlement Date, or (ii) if an Early Amortization Event or an
Event of Default has occurred (and has not been waived in
accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture), the full Note
Principal to the extent that funds are available for such purposes
in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4 of the
Base Indenture. The unpaid principal amount of each Note together
with all unpaid interest, fees, expenses, costs and other amounts
payable by the Issuer to the Holders of the Notes pursuant to the
terms of the Base Indenture, this Series Supplement, the Note
Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be due
and payable in full on the earlier to occur of (x) the date on
which an Event of Default shall occur and the Series 2008-A
Notes have been accelerated in accordance with the provisions of
the Base Indenture and (y) the Legal Final Settlement Date.
SECTION 5. Cleanup Call .
(a) The
Notes shall be subject to purchase by the initial Servicer at its
option, in accordance with the terms specified in subsection
13.4(a) of the Base Indenture on any Settlement Date on or
after the Settlement Date on which the Note Principal is reduced to
an amount less than or equal to 10% of the Maximum Principal
Amount.
(b) The
deposit to the Series 2008-A Settlement Account required in
connection with any such purchase will be equal to the sum of
(a) the Note Principal, plus (b) accrued and unpaid
interest on the Notes through the day preceding the Settlement Date
on which the purchase occurs, plus (c) any other amounts
(including, without limitation, accrued and unpaid Fees) payable to
the Series 2008-A Noteholders, the Indemnified Parties, the Trustee
and the Custodian pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and the
other Transaction
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Documents, minus (d) the amounts, if any, on deposit at
such Settlement Date in the Series 2008-A Settlement Account for
the payment of the foregoing amounts.
SECTION 6. Delivery and Payment
for the Notes . The Trustee shall execute, authenticate and
deliver the Notes in accordance with Section 2.4 of the
Base Indenture and Section 7 below.
SECTION 7. Form of Delivery of the
Notes; Denominations; Transfer Restrictions .
(a) The
Notes shall be delivered as Registered Notes in definitive form as
provided in Sections 2.1 and 2.18 of the Base
Indenture. The Notes shall initially be registered in the name of
the Funding Agent for the benefit of the Purchasers (as defined in
the Note Purchase Agreement) and shall not be transferred, sold or
pledged, in whole or in part, other than pursuant to
Section 2.6 of the Base Indenture and this
Section 7 .
(b) The
Notes will be issuable in minimum face amount denominations of
$250,000 (and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof).
(c) The
Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any
state securities or "blue sky" laws. None of the Issuer, the
Transfer Agent and Registrar or the Trustee is obligated to
register the Notes under the Securities Act or any "blue sky" laws
or take any other action not otherwise required under the Base
Indenture or this Series Supplement to permit the transfer of
any Note without such registration. When Notes are presented to the
Transfer Agent and Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to
register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal
amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, the Transfer
Agent and Registrar shall register the transfer or make the
exchange; provided , however , that the Notes
surrendered for transfer or exchange (a) shall be duly
endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Issuer and the Transfer Agent and Registrar,
duly executed by the holder thereof or its attorney, duly
authorized in writing and (b) shall be transferred or
exchanged in compliance with the Securities Act and the following
provisions:
(i)
(A) if such Note is being transferred to a qualified
institutional buyer (a " QIB ") as defined in, and in
accordance with, Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("
Rule 144A "), the transferor shall provide the Issuer
and the Transfer Agent and Registrar with a certification to that
effect (in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto); or
(B) if such Note is being transferred in reliance on another
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act,
the transferor shall provide the Issuer and the Transfer Agent and
Registrar with a certification to that effect (in substantially the
form of Exhibit C hereto) and, if requested by the
Transfer Agent and Registrar or the Issuer, an opinion of counsel
in form and substance acceptable to the Issuer and to the Transfer
Agent and Registrar to the effect that such transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act.
(ii)
each such transferee of such Note shall be deemed to have made the
acknowledgements, representations and agreements set forth
below:
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(1) if such Note is being
transferred in accordance with Rule 144A, it is a QIB, is
aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on
Rule 144A and it is acquiring such Note or any interest or
participation therein for its own account or for the account of
another QIB over which it exercises sole investment discretion,
such QIB is aware the sale is being made in reliance on
Rule 144A, and is acquiring such Note or any interest or
participation therein for its own account or the account of another
QIB; (2) it understands that the
Notes have not been and will not be registered or qualified under
the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws or the
securities laws of any other jurisdiction and are being offered
only in a transaction not involving any public offering within the
meaning of the Securities Act, neither the Transfer Agent and
Registrar nor the Issuer nor any person representing the Issuer has
made any representation or warranty to it with respect to the
Issuer or the offering or sale of any Note, it has had access to
such financial and other information concerning the Issuer, the
Sellers and the Notes as it has deemed necessary to evaluate
whether to purchase any Notes, the Issuer is not required to
register or qualify the Notes, and that the Notes may be resold,
pledged or transferred only in compliance with provisions of this
Section 7(c) and only (A) to the Issuer,
(B) to a person the transferor reasonably believes is a QIB in
a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A or
(C) in a transaction otherwise exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and, in each case, in accordance
with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United
States or any other jurisdiction and in accordance with the
restrictions set forth herein; (3) if
it desires to offer, sell or otherwise transfer, pledge or
hypothecate the Notes as described in clause (B) or
(C) of the preceding paragraph, it may, pursuant to
clause (i) above, be required to deliver a certificate and,
in the case of clause (C) , may be required to deliver an
opinion of counsel if the Issuer and the Transfer Agent and
Registrar so request, in each case, reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to the Issuer and the Transfer Agent and Registrar,
that an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act applies to such offer, sale, transfer or
hypothecation; and it understands that the Registrar and Transfer
Agent will not be required to accept for registration of transfer
the Notes acquired by it, except upon presentation of, if
applicable, the certificate and, if applicable, the opinion
described above; (4) it agrees that
it will, and each subsequent holder is required to, notify any
purchaser of Notes from it of the resale restrictions referred to
in clauses (2) and (3) above, if then applicable, and
understands that such notification requirement will be satisfied,
in the case only of transfers by physical delivery of Definitive
Notes, by virtue of the fact that the following legend will be
placed on the Notes unless otherwise agreed to by the Issuer: THIS
NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THIS NOTE MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR
TRANSFERRED ONLY (1) TO THE ISSUER, (2) TO A PERSON THE
TRANSFEROR
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REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A")) THAT
PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT (AND NOT FOR THE ACCOUNT OF OTHERS)
OR AS A FIDUCIARY OR AGENT FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
RULE 144A OR (3) IN A TRANSACTION OTHERWISE EXEMPT FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION AND BASED ON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER OR
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR SO REQUEST, IN EACH SUCH CASE, IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE INDENTURE AND ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF
ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE
HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY
TRANSFEREE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH ABOVE.
(5) it acknowledges that the
foregoing restrictions apply to holders of beneficial interests in
the Notes as well as to Holders of the Notes;
(6) it acknowledges that the Trustee,
the Issuer and their Affiliates and others will rely upon the truth
and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments, representations and
agreements and agrees that if any of the acknowledgments,
representations or agreements deemed to have been made by its
purchase of such Notes is no longer accurate, it will promptly
notify the Issuer; and if it is acquiring any Notes for the account
of one or more QIBs, it represents that it has sole investment
discretion with respect to each such account and that it has full
power to make the foregoing acknowledgments, representations and
agreements on behalf of each such account;
(7) with respect to any foreign
purchaser claiming an exemption from United
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