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EXECUTION COPY COFINA FUNDING, LLC,
as Issuer and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee SERIES 2005-A SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of August 10, 2005 to BASE INDENTURE
Dated as of August 10, 2005 COFINA FUNDING, LLC SERIES 2005-A
Cofina Variable Funding Asset-Backed Notes
SERIES
2005-A SUPPLEMENT, dated as of August 10, 2005 (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 2005-A (the
" Notes "). The Notes shall constitute "Warehouse Notes" (as
defined in the Base Indenture).
(b) Series 2005-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 .
"
Closing Date " means August 10, 2005.
"
Commitment Termination Date " means the Purchase Expiration
Date (as such term is defined in, and may be amended pursuant to,
the Note Purchase Agreement.
"
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 $138,353,278.99.
"
Issuer " means Cofina Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.
"
Legal Final Settlement Date " means the Settlement Date
falling in October 2005.
"
Maximum Principal Amount " equals $150,000,000.
"
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 August 31, 2005.
"
Note Principal " means the outstanding principal amount of
the Notes.
"
Note Purchase Agreement " means the Note Purchase Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, among the Issuer, the Funding Agent
and the Purchasers party thereto, 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 2005-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 2005-A, the Funding
Agent.
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Permitted Settlement Date Withdrawal " means, with respect
to the Notes for any Settlement Date, the amount set forth in
Section 5.13 .
"
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 2005-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.
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Rating Agency " means, for Series 2005A, the Funding
Agent, and for all other Series, any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization (if any) specified by the Funding
Agent "
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) .
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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 Date
on or following the Commitment Termination Date, the then Note
Principal.
"
Series Early Amortization Event " means each "Early
Amortization Event" referred to in Section 10 .
"
Series 2005-A " means the Series of the Cofina Variable
Funding Asset-Backed Notes represented by the Notes.
"
Series 2005-A Interest Payment " means, with respect to
any Settlement Date, the Monthly Interest for such Settlement Date.
"
Series 2005-A Noteholder " means the Holder of a Note.
"
Series 2005-A Settlement Account " means the Settlement
Account established as such for the benefit of the Secured Parties
of this Series 2005-A pursuant to Section 5.11
hereof and Section 5.3 of the Base Indenture.
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Series 2005-A Termination Date " means the Settlement
Date on which the Notes, plus all other amounts due and owing to
the Series 2005-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 Indenture that is allocated to the
Series 2005-A Notes in accordance with such provision of the
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, 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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(ix)
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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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(x)
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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. 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. The Issuer may make such prepayment only from funds
available to the Issuer therefor pursuant to
Section 5.4 of the Indenture. Any prepayment amounts
shall be deposited into the Series 2005-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.
SECTION 4. Principal Payments on
the Notes . The principal balance of the Series 2005-A Notes
shall be payable on each Settlement Date from amounts on deposit in
the Series 2005-A Settlement Account in a 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 5.14 . 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
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 2005-
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A Notes have been accelerated in accordance with the provisions
of the 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 2005-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 2005-A Noteholders, the Indemnified Parties, the Trustee
and the Custodian pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents, minus (d) the amounts, if any, on
deposit at such Settlement Date in the Series 2005-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 following provisions:
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(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:
(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
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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 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
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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 States income or withholding tax, it represents that it has
delivered to the Trustee a true and complete Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI
or applicable successor form, indicating such exemption; and
(8) it
acknowledges that either (i) it is not an employee benefit
plan subject to ERISA, a "plan" described in Section 4975 of
the Code, an entity deemed to hold the assets of any such plan or a
governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or a
church plan (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA for which no
election has been made under Section 410(d) of the Code) subject to
applicable law that is substantially similar to Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or (ii) its purchase
and holding of the Notes will not, throughout the term of holding,
constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or, in the case of a
governmental plan or a non-electing church plan (as described
above), any substantially similar applicable law) by reason of the
application of one or more statutory or administrative exemptions
from such prohibited transaction rules or otherwise.
In
addition, such transferee shall be responsible for providing
additional information or certif
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