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Exhibit 4.1 EXECUTION COPY WORLD FINANCIAL
NETWORK CREDIT CARD MASTER NOTE TRUST Issuer and THE BANK OF
NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. Indenture Trustee
Series 2009-B INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT Dated as of
August 13, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. CREATION OF THE SERIES 2009-B NOTES
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Section 1.1 Designation
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ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
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Section 2.1 Definitions
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ARTICLE III. NOTEHOLDER SERVICING FEE
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Section 3.1 Servicing Compensation
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Section 3.2 Covenants
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ARTICLE IV. RIGHTS OF SERIES 2009-B NOTEHOLDERS AND ALLOCATION
AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS
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Section 4.1 Collections and Allocations
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Section 4.2 Determination of Monthly Interest
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Section 4.3 Determination of Monthly Principal
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Section 4.4 Application of Available Finance Charge
Collections and Available Principal Collections
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Section 4.5 Investor Charge-Offs
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Section 4.6 Reallocated Principal Collections
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Section 4.7 Excess Finance Charge Collections
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Section 4.8 Shared Principal Collections
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Section 4.9 Certain Series Accounts
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Section 4.10 Reserve Account
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Section 4.11 Cash Collateral Account
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Section 4.12 Spread Account
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Section 4.13 Investment Instructions
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Section 4.14 Controlled Accumulation Period
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Section 4.15 Suspension of Controlled Accumulation
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ARTICLE V. DELIVERY OF SERIES 2009-B NOTES; DISTRIBUTIONS;
REPORTS TO SERIES 2009-B NOTEHOLDERS
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Section 5.1 Delivery and Payment for the Series 2009-B
Notes
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Section 5.2 Distributions
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Section 5.3 Reports and Statements to Series 2009-B
Noteholders
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ARTICLE VI. SERIES 2009-B EARLY AMORTIZATION EVENTS
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Section 6.1 Series 2009-B Early Amortization
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(continued)
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Section 6.2 Notice of Series 2009-B Early Amortization
Events
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ARTICLE VII. REDEMPTION OF SERIES 2009-B NOTES; FINAL
DISTRIBUTIONS; SERIES TERMINATION
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Section 7.1 Optional Redemption of Series 2009-B
Notes; Final Distributions
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Section 7.2 Series Termination
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ARTICLE VIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section 8.1 Ratification of Indenture; Amendments
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Section 8.2 Form of Delivery of the Series 2009-B
Notes
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Section 8.3 Counterparts
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Section 8.4 GOVERNING LAW
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Section 8.5 Limitation of Liability
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Section 8.6 Rights of the Indenture Trustee
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Section 8.7 Additional Provisions
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Section 8.8 Additional Requirements for Registration of and
Limitations on Transfer and Exchange of Notes.
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT A-1
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FORM OF CLASS A NOTE
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EXHIBIT A-2
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FORM OF CLASS M NOTE
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EXHIBIT A-3
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FORM OF CLASS B NOTE
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EXHIBIT A-4
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FORM OF CLASS C NOTE
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EXHIBIT B
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FORM OF MONTHLY PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND
NOTIFICATION TO INDENTURE TRUSTEE
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EXHIBIT C
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FORM OF MONTHLY NOTEHOLDERS’ STATEMENT
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SCHEDULE I
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PERFECTION COVENANTS
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SERIES 2009-B INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENT, dated as of August 13, 2009 (the " Indenture
Supplement "), between WORLD FINANCIAL NETWORK CREDIT CARD
MASTER NOTE TRUST, a statutory trust organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware (herein, the " Issuer " or
the " Trust "), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, not in its
individual capacity, but solely as indenture trustee (herein,
together with its successors in the trusts thereunder as provided
in the Master Indenture referred to below, the " Indenture
Trustee ") under the Master Indenture, dated as of
August 1, 2001, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee,
as amended by Omnibus Amendment, dated as of March 31, 2003,
among WFN Credit Company, LLC (the " Transferor "), the
Issuer, World Financial Network National Bank, individually and as
Servicer, World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, The
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The
Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. and successor to BNY Midwest
Trust Company), as trustee of World Financial Network Credit Card
Master Trust and as Indenture Trustee, and as further amended by
Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to Master Indenture, dated as of
August 13, 2003, Supplemental Indenture No. 2 to Master
Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2007, and Supplemental
Indenture No. 3 to Master Indenture, dated as of May 27, 2008,
each between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee (as amended, the
" Indenture ", and together with this Indenture Supplement,
the " Agreement "). Pursuant
to Section 2.11 of the Indenture, the Transferor may
direct the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, to issue one or
more Series of Notes. The Principal Terms of this Series are set
forth in this Indenture Supplement to the Indenture. ARTICLE I.
Creation of the Series 2009-B Notes
Section 1.1 Designation .
(a) There is hereby created and
designated a Series of Notes to be issued pursuant to the Indenture
and this Indenture Supplement to be known as " World Financial
Network Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2009-B " or
the " Series 2009-B Notes ." The Series 2009-B
Notes shall be issued in four Classes, known as the "
Class A Series 2009-B 3.79% Asset Backed Notes "
(or the " Class A Fixed Rate Asset Backed Notes,
Series 2009-B "), the " Class M Series 2009-B
0.00% Asset Backed Notes " (or the " Class M Fixed Rate
Asset Backed Notes, Series 2009-B "), the "
Class B Series 2009-B 0.00% Asset Backed Notes "
(or the " Class B Fixed Rate Asset Backed Notes,
Series 2009-B ") and the " Class C
Series 2009-B 0.00% Asset Backed Notes " (or the "
Class C Fixed Rate Asset Backed Notes, Series 2009-B
"). (b) Series 2009-B shall
be included in Group One and shall be a Principal Sharing Series.
Series 2009-B shall be an Excess Allocation Series with
respect to Group One only. ARTICLE II. Definitions
Section 2.1 Definitions
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(a) Whenever used in this
Indenture Supplement, the following words and phrases shall have
the following meanings, and the definitions of such terms are
applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such
terms and the masculine as well as the feminine and neuter genders
of such terms. " Accumulation
Shortfall " means (a) for the first Distribution Date
during the Controlled Accumulation Period, zero; and
(b) thereafter, for any Distribution Date during the
Controlled Accumulation Period, the excess, if any, of the
Controlled Deposit Amount for the previous Distribution Date over
the amount deposited into the Principal Accumulation Account
pursuant to subsection 4.4(c)(i) for the previous
Distribution Date. " Additional
Interest " means, for any Distribution Date, Class A
Additional Interest, Class M Additional Interest, Class B
Additional Interest and Class C Additional Interest for such
Distribution Date. " Additional
Minimum Transferor Amount " means (a) as of any date of
determination falling in November, December and January of each
calendar year, the product of (i) 2% and (ii) the sum of
(A) the Aggregate Principal Receivables and (B) if such
date of determination occurs prior to the Certificate Trust
Termination Date, the amount on deposit in the Excess Funding
Account and (b) as of any date of determination falling in any
other month, zero; provided that the amount specified in
clause (a) shall be without duplication of the amount
specified as the "Additional Minimum Transferor Amount" in the
Series Supplement relating to the Series 2007-VFC
Certificates (or in any future supplement to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement that specifies such an amount and indicates
that such amount is without duplication of the amount specified in
clause (a) ) and in the Indenture Supplement relating to the
Series 2002-VFN Notes, Series 2004-C Notes, Series 2006-A
Notes, Series 2008-A Notes, Series 2008-B Notes,
Series 2009-A Notes, Series 2009-C Notes or
Series 2009-D Notes (or in any future Indenture Supplement
that specifies such an amount and indicates that such amount is
without duplication of the amount specified in clause (a) ).
The Additional Minimum Transferor Amount is specified pursuant to
Section 8.7 as an additional amount to be considered part of
the Minimum Transferor Amount. "
Aggregate Investor Default Amount " means, as to any Monthly
Period, the sum of the Investor Default Amounts in respect of such
Monthly Period. " Allocation
Percentage " means, with respect to any Monthly Period, the
percentage equivalent of a fraction:
(a) the numerator of which shall be
equal to: (i) for Principal
Collections for any Monthly Period during the Revolving Period and
for Finance Charge Collections and Default Amounts at any time, the
Collateral Amount at the end of the last day of the prior Monthly
Period (or, in the case of the Monthly Period in which the Closing
Date occurs, on the Closing Date), less any reductions to be
made to the Collateral Amount on account of principal payments or
deposits to the Principal Accumulation Account to be made
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on the Distribution Date falling in the Monthly Period for which
the Allocation Percentage is being calculated; or
(ii) for Principal Collections for
any Monthly Period during the Early Amortization Period and the
Controlled Accumulation Period, the Collateral Amount at the end of
the last day of the Revolving Period, provided ,
however , that the Transferor may, by written notice to the
Indenture Trustee, the Servicer and the Rating Agencies, reduce the
numerator used for purposes of allocating Principal Collections to
Series 2009-B at any time if (x) the Rating Agency
Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such reduction
and (y) the Transferor shall have delivered to the Indenture
Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect, based on the
facts known to such officer at that time, in the reasonable belief
of the Transferor, such designation will not cause an Early
Amortization Event or an event that, after the giving of notice or
the lapse of time, would cause an Early Amortization Event to occur
with respect to Series 2009-B; and
(b) the denominator of which shall be
the greater of (x) the Aggregate Principal Receivables
determined as of the close of business on the last day of the prior
Monthly Period and (y) the sum of the numerators used to
calculate the allocation percentages for allocations with respect
to Finance Charge Collections, Principal Collections or Default
Amounts, as applicable, for all outstanding Series and all
outstanding Series under (and as defined in) the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (other than any Series represented by the
Collateral Certificate) on such date of determination;
provided , that if one or more Reset Dates occur in a
Monthly Period, the Allocation Percentage for the portion of the
Monthly Period falling on and after such Reset Date and prior to
any subsequent Reset Date will be recalculated for such period as
of the close of business on the subject Reset Date.
" Available Cash Collateral
Amount " means with respect to any Transfer Date, an amount
equal to the lesser of (a) the amount on deposit in the Cash
Collateral Account (before giving effect to any deposit to, or
withdrawal from, the Cash Collateral Account made or to be made
with respect to such date) and (b) the Required Cash
Collateral Amount for such Transfer Date.
" Available Finance Charge
Collections " means, for any Monthly Period, an amount equal to
the sum of (a) the Investor Finance Charge Collections for
such Monthly Period, plus (b) the Excess Finance Charge
Collections allocated to Series 2009-B for such Monthly
Period, plus (c) Principal Accumulation Investment Proceeds,
if any, with respect to the related Transfer Date, plus
(d) interest and earnings on funds on deposit in the Reserve
Account, Cash Collateral Account and Spread Account which will be
deposited into the Finance Charge Account on the related Transfer
Date to be treated as Available Finance Charge Collections pursuant
to subsections 4.10(b) , 4.11(b) and 4.12(b) ,
respectively, plus (e) amounts, if any, to be withdrawn
from the Reserve Account which will be deposited into the Finance
Charge Account on the related Transfer Date to be treated as
Available Finance Charge Collections pursuant to subsection
4.10(d) . " Available
Principal Collections " means, for any Monthly Period, an
amount equal to the sum of (a) the Investor Principal
Collections for such Monthly Period, minus (b) the
amount of
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Reallocated Principal Collections with respect to such Monthly
Period which pursuant to Section 4.6 are required to be
applied on the related Transfer Date, plus (c) any
Shared Principal Collections with respect to other Principal
Sharing Series (including any amounts on deposit in the Excess
Funding Account that are allocated to Series 2009-B for
application as Shared Principal Collections), plus
(d) the aggregate amount to be treated as Available Principal
Collections pursuant to subsections 4.4(a)(vi) and
(vii) for the related Distribution Date.
" Available Reserve Account
Amount " means, for any Transfer Date, the lesser of
(a) the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account (after taking
into account any interest and earnings retained in the Reserve
Account pursuant to subsection 4.10(b) on such date, but
before giving effect to any deposit made or to be made pursuant to
subsection 4.4(a)(ix) to the Reserve Account on such date)
and (b) the Required Reserve Account Amount.
" Available Spread Account
Amount " means, for any Transfer Date, an amount equal to the
lesser of (a) the amount on deposit in the Spread Account
(before giving effect to any deposit to, or withdrawal from, the
Spread Account made or to be made with respect to such date) and
(b) the Required Spread Account Amount, in each case on such
Transfer Date. " Base Rate "
means, for any Monthly Period, the annualized percentage (based on
a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, or in the case of the
initial Monthly Period, the actual number of days and a 360-day
year) equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to
the sum of (a) the Monthly Interest and (b) the
Noteholder Servicing Fee, each with respect to the related
Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the Collateral
Amount plus amounts on deposit in the Principal Accumulation
Account, each as of the close of business on the last day of such
Monthly Period. " Cash Collateral
Account " is defined in Section 4.11(a) .
" Class A Additional
Interest " is defined in subsection 4.2(a) .
" Class A Deficiency
Amount " is defined in subsection 4.2(a) .
" Class A Monthly
Interest " is defined in subsection 4.2(a) .
" Class A Note Initial
Principal Balance " means $395,000,000.
" Class A Note Interest
Rate " means a per annum rate of 3.79%.
" Class A Note Principal
Balance " means, on any date of determination, an amount equal
to (a) the Class A Note Initial Principal Balance,
minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the Class A Noteholders on or prior to such date.
" Class A Noteholder "
means the Person in whose name a Class A Note is registered in
the Note Register. " Class A
Notes " means any one of the Notes executed by the Owner
Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and authenticated by or on behalf
of the Indenture Trustee, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-1 .
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" Class A Required
Amount " means, for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to
the excess of the amounts described in subsection 4.4(a)(i)
over the sum of (a) Available Finance Charge Collections
applied to pay such amount pursuant to subsection 4.4(a) and
(b) any amount withdrawn from the Cash Collateral Account and
applied to pay such amount pursuant to subsection 4.11(c) .
" Class B Additional
Interest " is defined in subsection 4.2(c) .
" Class B Deficiency
Amount " is defined in subsection 4.2(c) .
" Class B Monthly
Interest " is defined in subsection 4.2(c) .
" Class B Note Initial
Principal Balance " means $23,750,000.
" Class B Note Interest
Rate " means a per annum rate of 0.00%.
" Class B Note Principal
Balance " means, on any date of determination, an amount equal
to (a) the Class B Note Initial Principal Balance,
minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the Class B Noteholders on or prior to such date.
" Class B Noteholder "
means the Person in whose name a Class B Note is registered in
the Note Register. " Class B
Notes " means any one of the Notes executed by the Owner
Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and authenticated by or on behalf
of the Indenture Trustee, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-3 . "
Class B Required Amount " means, for any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the excess of the amount described in
subsection 4.4(a)(iii) over the sum of (a) Available
Finance Charge Collections applied to pay such amount pursuant to
subsection 4.4(a) and (b) any amount withdrawn from the Cash
Collateral Account and applied to pay such amount pursuant to
subsection 4.11(c) . "
Class C Additional Interest " is defined in
subsection 4.2(d) . "
Class C Deficiency Amount " is defined in subsection
4.2(d) . " Class C
Monthly Interest " is defined in subsection 4.2(d) .
" Class C Note Initial
Principal Balance " means $62,500,000.
" Class C Note Interest
Rate " means a per annum rate of 0.00%.
" Class C Note Principal
Balance " means, on any date of determination, an amount equal
to (a) the Class C Note Initial Principal Balance,
minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the Class C Noteholders on or prior to such date.
" Class C Noteholder "
means the Person in whose name a Class C Note is registered in
the Note Register.
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" Class C Notes "
means any one of the Notes executed by the Owner Trustee, on behalf
of the Issuer, and authenticated by or on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-4
. " Class M Additional
Interest " is defined in subsection 4.2(b) .
" Class M Deficiency
Amount " is defined in subsection 4.2(b) .
" Class M Monthly
Interest " is defined in subsection 4.2(b) .
" Class M Note Initial
Principal Balance " means $18,750,000.
" Class M Note Interest
Rate " means a per annum rate of 0.00%.
" Class M Note Principal
Balance " means, on any date of determination, an amount equal
to (a) the Class M Note Initial Principal Balance,
minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the Class M Noteholders on or prior to such date.
" Class M Noteholder "
means the Person in whose name a Class M Note is registered in
the Note Register. " Class M
Notes " means any one of the Notes executed by the Owner
Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and authenticated by or on behalf
of the Indenture Trustee, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-2 . "
Class M Required Amount " means, for any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the excess of the amount described in
subsection 4.4(a)(ii) over the sum of (a) Available
Finance Charge Collections applied to pay such amount pursuant to
subsection 4.4(a) and (b) any amount withdrawn from the Cash
Collateral Account and applied to pay such amount pursuant to
subsection 4.11(c) . "
Closing Date " means August 13, 2009.
" Collateral Amount " means,
as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the result of
(a) the Initial Collateral Amount, minus (b) the
amount of principal previously paid to the Series 2009-B
Noteholders (other than any principal payments made from funds on
deposit in the Spread Account), minus (c) the balance
on deposit in the Principal Accumulation Account, minus (d)
the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount of Investor Charge-Offs
and Reallocated Principal Collections over the
reimbursements of such amounts pursuant to subsection
4.4(a)(vii) prior to such date; provided , that, the
Collateral Amount will not be less than zero.
" Controlled Accumulation
Amount " means, for any Transfer Date with respect to the
Controlled Accumulation Period, $41,666,667; provided
, however , that if the Controlled Accumulation
Period Length is determined to be less than 12 months pursuant
to Section 4.14 , the Controlled Accumulation Amount
shall be equal to (i) the Note Principal Balance divided
by (ii) the Controlled Accumulation Period Length;
provided , further , that the Controlled Accumulation
Amount for any Distribution Date shall not exceed the Note
Principal Balance
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minus any amount already on deposit in the Principal
Accumulation Account on such Transfer Date.
" Controlled Accumulation
Period " means, unless an Early Amortization Event shall have
occurred prior thereto, the period commencing at the opening of
business on July 1, 2011 or such later date as is determined
in accordance with Section 4.14 , and ending on the
first to occur of (a) the commencement of the Early
Amortization Period and (b) the Series Termination Date.
" Controlled Accumulation Period
Length " is defined in subsection 4.14 .
" Controlled Deposit Amount "
means, for any Transfer Date with respect to the Controlled
Accumulation Period, an amount equal to the sum of the Controlled
Accumulation Amount for such Transfer Date and any existing
Accumulation Shortfall. " Covered
Amount " means an amount, determined as of each Transfer Date
for any Distribution Period, equal to the sum of (a) the
product of (i) the Class A Monthly Interest times
(ii) a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is equal to
the aggregate amount on deposit in the Principal Accumulation
Account, up to the Class A Note Principal Balance as of the
Record Date preceding such Transfer Date, and (B) the
denominator of which is equal to the Class A Note Principal
Balance as of the Record Date preceding such Transfer Date,
plus (b) the product of (i) the Class M Monthly
Interest times (ii) a fraction (A) the numerator
of which is equal to the aggregate amount on deposit in the
Principal Accumulation Account in excess of the Class A Note
Principal Balance as of the Record Date preceding such Transfer
Date, up to the Class M Note Principal Balance as of the
Record Date preceding such Transfer Date, and (B) the
denominator of which is equal to the Class M Note Principal
Balance as of the Record Date preceding such Transfer Date,
plus (c) the product of (i) the Class B
Monthly Interest times (ii) a fraction (A) the
numerator of which is equal to the aggregate amount on deposit in
the Principal Accumulation Account in excess of the sum of the
Class A Note Principal Balance and the Class M Note
Principal Balance as of the Record Date preceding such Transfer
Date, up to the Class B Note Principal Balance as of the
Record Date preceding such Transfer Date, and (B) the
denominator of which is equal to the Class B Note Principal
Balance as of the Record Date preceding such Transfer Date,
plus (d) the product of (i) the Class C
Monthly Interest times (ii) a fraction (A) the
numerator of which is equal to the aggregate amount on deposit in
the Principal Accumulation Account in excess of the sum of the
Class A Note Principal Balance, the Class M Note
Principal Balance and the Class B Note Principal Balance, in each
case as of the Record Date preceding such Transfer Date, up to the
Class C Note Principal Balance as of the Record Date preceding
such Transfer Date, and (B) the denominator of which is equal
to the Class C Note Principal Balance as of the Record Date
preceding such Transfer Date. "
Default Amount " means, as to any Defaulted Account, the
amount of Principal Receivables (other than Ineligible Receivables,
unless there is an Insolvency Event with respect to WFN or the
Transferor) in such Defaulted Account on the day it became a
Defaulted Account. " Defaulted
Account " means an Account in which there are Defaulted
Receivables. " Dilution "
means any downward adjustment made by Servicer in the amount of any
Receivable (a) because of a rebate, refund or billing error to
an accountholder, (b) because such
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Receivable was created in respect of merchandise which was
refused or returned by an accountholder or because such Receivable
is an Excess Fraud Receivable or (c) for any other reason
other than receiving Collections therefor or charging off such
amount as uncollectible. "
Distribution Account " is defined in subsection
4.9(a) . " Distribution
Date " means September 15, 2009 and the 15th day of each
calendar month thereafter, or if such 15th day is not a Business
Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
" Distribution Period " means,
for any Distribution Date, the period from and including the
Distribution Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date (or,
in the case of the first Distribution Date, from and including the
Closing Date) to but excluding such Distribution Date.
" Early Amortization Period "
means the period commencing on the date on which a Trust Early
Amortization Event or a Series 2009-B Early Amortization Event
is deemed to occur and ending on the Series Termination Date.
" Eligible Investments " is
defined in Annex A to the Indenture; provided that solely
for purposes of Section 4.12(b) , references within the
definition of "Eligible Investments" to the "highest investment
category" of S&P shall mean A-2 and of Moody’s shall mean
P-2. " Excess Spread
Percentage " means, for any Monthly Period, a percentage equal
to the Portfolio Yield for such Monthly Period, minus the
Base Rate for such Monthly Period. "
Expected Principal Payment Date " means the July 2012
Distribution Date. " Finance
Charge Account " is defined in Section 4.9(a) .
" Finance Charge Collections "
means Collections of Finance Charge Receivables.
" Finance Charge Shortfall "
is defined in Section 4.7 .
" FRBNY " is defined in
Section 6.2 . " Group
One " means Series 2002-VFN, Series 2004-C,
Series 2006-A, Series 2008-A, Series 2008-B,
Series 2009-A, Series 2009-B, Series 2009-C,
Series 2009-D, the outstanding Series under (and as defined
in) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than Series
represented by the Collateral Certificate) and each other Series
hereafter specified in the related Indenture Supplement to be
included in Group One. " Initial
Collateral Amount " means $500,000,000.
" Investment Earnings " means,
for any Distribution Date, all interest and earnings on Eligible
Investments included in the Spread Account (net of losses and
investment expenses) during the period commencing on and including
the Distribution Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date
and ending on but excluding such Distribution Date.
" Investor Charge-Offs " is
defined in Section 4.5 .
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" Investor Default Amount "
means, with respect to any Defaulted Account, an amount equal to
the product of (a) the Default Amount and (b) the
Allocation Percentage on the day such Account became a Defaulted
Account. " Investor Finance Charge
Collections " means, for any Monthly Period, an amount equal to
the aggregate amount of Finance Charge Collections (including Net
Recoveries treated as Finance Charge Collections) retained or
deposited in the Finance Charge Account for Series 2009-B
pursuant to subsection 4.1(b)(i) for such Monthly Period.
" Investor Principal
Collections " means, for any Monthly Period, an amount equal to
the aggregate amount of Principal Collections retained or deposited
in the Principal Account for Series 2009-B pursuant to
subsection 4.1(b)(ii) for such Monthly Period.
" Investor Uncovered Dilution
Amount " means an amount equal to the product of (x) the
Series Allocation Percentage for the related Monthly Period
(determined on a weighted average basis, if one or more Reset Dates
occur during that Monthly Period), times (y) the
aggregate Dilutions occurring during that Monthly Period as to
which any deposit is required to be made to the Excess Funding
Account pursuant to Section 3.9(a) of the Transfer and
Servicing Agreement or Section 3.9(a) of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement but has not been made; provided
that, if the Transferor Amount is greater than zero at the time the
deposit referred to in clause (y) is required to be made,
the Investor Uncovered Dilution Amount for such amount to be
deposited shall be deemed to be zero.
" Minimum Transferor Amount "
means (a) prior to the Certificate Trust Termination Date, the
"Minimum Transferor Amount" under (and as defined in) the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement and (b) on and after the Certificate
Trust Termination Date, the "Minimum Transferor Amount" as defined
in Annex A to the Indenture. "
Monthly Interest " means, for any Distribution Date, the sum
of the Class A Monthly Interest, the Class M Monthly
Interest, the Class B Monthly Interest, and the Class C
Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date.
" Monthly Period " means the
period from and including the first day of the calendar month
preceding a related Distribution Date to and including the last day
of such calendar month; provided that the Monthly Period
related to the September 2009 Distribution Date shall mean the
period from and including the Closing Date to and including the
last day of August, 2009. "
Monthly Principal " is defined in Section 4.3 .
" Monthly Principal Reallocation
Amount " means, for any Monthly Period, an amount equal to the
sum of: (a) the lower of (i) the
Class A Required Amount and (ii) the greater of (A)(x)
the product of (I) 21.0% and (II) the Initial Collateral
Amount minus (y) the amount of unreimbursed Investor
Charge-Offs (after giving effect to Investor Charge-Offs for the
related Monthly Period) and unreimbursed Reallocated Principal
Collections (as of the previous Distribution Date) and
(B) zero;
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(b) the lower of (i) the
Class M Required Amount and (ii) the greater of (A)(x)
the product of (I) 17.25% and (II) the Initial Collateral
Amount minus (y) the amount of unreimbursed Investor
Charge-Offs (after giving effect to Investor Charge-Offs for the
related Monthly Period) and unreimbursed Reallocated Principal
Collections (as of the previous Distribution Date and as required
in clause (a) above) and (B) zero; and; and
(c) the lower of (i) the sum of
the Class B Required Amount and the Servicing Fee Required
Amount and (ii) the greater of (A)(x) the product of
(I) 12.5% and (II) the Initial Collateral Amount
minus (y) the amount of unreimbursed Investor
Charge-Offs (after giving effect to Investor Charge-Offs for the
related Monthly Period) and unreimbursed Reallocated Principal
Collections (as of the previous Distribution Date and as required
in clauses (a) and (b) above) and (B) zero.
" Note Principal Balance "
means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of
the Class A Note Principal Balance, the Class M Note
Principal Balance, the Class B Note Principal Balance and the
Class C Note Principal Balance.
" Noteholder Servicing Fee "
is defined in Section 3.1 .
" Percentage Allocation " is
defined in subsection 4.1(b)(ii)(y) .
" Portfolio Yield " means, for
any Monthly Period, the annualized percentage (based on a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months, or in the case of the initial Monthly
Period, the actual number of days and a 360-day year) equivalent of
a fraction, (a) the numerator of which is equal to
(i) the Available Finance Charge Collections (excluding any
Excess Finance Charge Collections), minus (ii) the
Aggregate Investor Default Amount and the Investor Uncovered
Dilution Amount for such Monthly Period and (b) the
denominator of which is the Collateral Amount plus amounts on
deposit in Principal Accumulation Account, each as of the close of
business on the last day of such Monthly Period.
" Principal Account " is
defined in subsection 4.9(a) .
" Principal Accumulation
Account " is defined in subsection 4.9(a) .
" Principal Accumulation Account
Balance " means, for any date of determination, the principal
amount, if any, on deposit in the Principal Accumulation Account on
such date of determination. "
Principal Accumulation Investment Proceeds " means, with
respect to each Transfer Date, the investment earnings on funds in
the Principal Accumulation Account (net of investment expenses and
losses) for the period from and including the immediately preceding
Transfer Date to but excluding such Transfer Date.
" Principal Collections "
means Collections of Principal Receivables.
" Principal Shortfall " is
defined in Section 4.8 .
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" Qualified Maturity
Agreement " means an agreement whereby an Eligible Institution
agrees to make a deposit into the Principal Accumulation Account on
the Expected Principal Payment Date in an amount equal to the
initial Note Principal Balance. "
Quarterly Excess Spread Percentage " means (a) with
respect to the September 2009 Distribution Date, the Excess
Spread Percentage for such Distribution Date, (b) with respect
to the October 2009 Distribution Date, the percentage
equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which is the sum of
(i) the Excess Spread Percentage for the September 2009
Distribution Date and (ii) the Excess Spread Percentage with
respect to the October 2009 Distribution Date and the
denominator of which is two, (c) with respect to the
November 2009 Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of
a fraction the numerator of which is the sum of (i) the Excess
Spread Percentage for the September 2009 Distribution Date
(ii) the Excess Spread Percentage with respect to the
October 2009 Distribution Date and (iii) the Excess
Spread Percentage with respect to the November 2009
Distribution Date and the denominator of which is three and
(d) with respect to the December 2009 Distribution Date
and each Distribution Date thereafter, the percentage equivalent of
a fraction the numerator of which is the sum of the Excess Spread
Percentages determined with respect to such Distribution Date and
the immediately preceding two Distribution Dates and the
denominator of which is three. "
Rating Agency " means each of Fitch, Standard &
Poor’s and DBRS, Inc. "
Rating Agency Condition " means, notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in the Indenture, with respect to Series 2009-B
and any action subject to such condition, (i) S&P and DBRS
shall have notified the Issuer in writing that such action will not
result in a reduction or withdrawal of their respective ratings of
any outstanding Class of Series 2009-B Notes and (ii) 10
days’ prior written notice (or, if 10 days’
advance notice is impracticable, as much advance notice as is
practicable) to Fitch delivered electronically to
notifications.abs@fitchratings.com. "
Reallocated Principal Collections " means, for any Transfer
Date, Investor Principal Collections applied in accordance with
Section 4.6 in an amount not to exceed the Monthly
Principal Reallocation Amount for the related Monthly Period.
" Reassignment Amount " means,
for any Transfer Date, after giving effect to any deposits and
distributions otherwise to be made on the related Distribution
Date, the sum of (i) the Note Principal Balance on the related
Distribution Date, plus (ii) Monthly Interest for the
related Distribution Date and any Monthly Interest previously due
but not distributed to the Series 2009-B Noteholders, plus
(iii) the amount of Additional Interest, if any, for the
related Distribution Date and any Additional Interest previously
due but not distributed to the Series 2009-B Noteholders on a prior
Distribution Date. " Required Cash
Collateral Amount " means, for any Transfer Date, the greater
of (a) an amount (rounded up to the nearest dollar) equal to
4.0% of the Collateral Amount (after taking into account deposits
to the Principal Accumulation Account on such Transfer Date and
payments to be made on the related Distribution Date), and
(b) for any Transfer Date occurring on or after the
commencement of the Early Amortization Period, an amount equal to
4.0% of the Collateral Amount as of the close of business on the
last day of the Revolving Period; provided that the Required
Cash Collateral Amount will never exceed the Note Principal
Balance, minus
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the Principal Accumulation Account Balance (after taking into
account deposits to the Principal Accumulation Account on such
Transfer Date and payments to be made on the related Distribution
Date); and provided , further , that the Transferor
may reduce the Required Cash Collateral Amount at any time if the
Indenture Trustee has been provided evidence that the Rating Agency
Condition has been satisfied. "
Required Draw Amount " is defined in subsection
4.11(c) . " Required Principal
Balance " means (a) prior to the Certificate Trust
Termination Date, the "Required Principal Balance" under (and as
defined in) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (b) on and
after the Certificate Trust Termination Date, the "Required
Principal Balance" as defined in Annex A to the Indenture.
" Required Reserve Account
Amount " means, for any Transfer Date on or after the Reserve
Account Funding Date, an amount equal to (a) 0.50% of the Note
Principal Balance or (b) any other amount designated by the
Transferor; provided , however , that if such
designation is of a lesser amount, the Transferor shall
(i) provide the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee with
evidence that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied
and (ii) deliver to the Indenture Trustee a certificate of an
Authorized Officer to the effect that, based on the facts known to
such officer at such time, in the reasonable belief of the
Transferor, such designation will not cause an Early Amortization
Event or an event that, after the giving of notice or the lapse of
time, would cause an Early Amortization Event to occur with respect
to Series 2009-B. " Required
Retained Transferor Percentage " means, for purposes of
Series 2009-B, 4.0%. "
Required Spread Account Amount " means, for any Distribution
Date, (a) the product of (i) the Spread Account
Percentage in effect on such date and (ii) during (x) the
Revolving Period, the Collateral Amount, and (y) thereafter,
the Collateral Amount as of the last day of the Revolving Period;
provided that after the occurrence of an Event of Default
resulting in acceleration of the Series 2009-B Notes, the
Required Spread Account Amount shall equal the Note Principal
Balance (after taking into account any payments to be made on such
Distribution Date); and provided , further , that,
except as described in the preceding proviso following the
acceleration of the Series 2009-B Notes in no event will the
Required Spread Account Amount exceed the Class C Note
Principal Balance (after taking into account any payments to be
made on such Distribution Date). "
Reserve Account " is defined in subsection 4.10(a) .
" Reserve Account Funding Date
" means the Transfer Date designated by the Servicer which occurs
not later than the Transfer Date with respect to the Monthly Period
which commences 3 months prior to the commencement of the
Controlled Accumulation Period (which commencement shall be subject
to postponement pursuant to Section 4.14 );
provided , however , that subject to satisfaction of
the Rating Agency Condition, the Reserve Account Funding Date may
be any date selected by the Servicer.
" Reserve Account Surplus "
means, as of any Transfer Date following the Reserve Account
Funding Date, the amount, if any, by which the amount on deposit in
the Reserve Account exceeds the Required Reserve Account
Amount.
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" Reserve Draw Amount "
means, with respect to each Transfer Date relating to the
Controlled Accumulation Period or the first Transfer Date relating
to the Early Amortization Period, the amount, if any, by which the
Principal Accumulation Investment Proceeds for such Distribution
Date are less than the Covered Amount determined as of such
Transfer Date. " Reset Date "
means: (a) each Addition Date and
each "Addition Date" (as such term is defined in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement), in each case relating to Supplemental
Accounts; (b) each Removal Date and
each "Removal Date" (as such term is defined in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement) on which, if any Series of Notes or any Series
under (and as defined in) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has
been paid in full, Principal Receivables equal to the Initial
Collateral Amount for that Series are removed from the Receivables
Trust; (c) each date on which there
is an increase in the outstanding balance of any Variable Interest
or "Variable Interest" (as such term is defined in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement); and (d) each
date on which a new Series, Class or subclass of Notes is issued
and each date on which a new "Series" or "Class" (each as defined
in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) of investor certificates is
issued by the Certificate Trust. "
Revolving Period " means the period beginning on the Closing
Date and ending at the close of business on the day immediately
preceding the earlier of the day the Controlled Accumulation Period
commences or the day the Early Amortization Period commences.
" Series 2009-B " means
the Series of Notes the terms of which are specified in this
Indenture Supplement. "
Series 2009-B Early Amortization Event " is defined in
Section 6.1 . "
Series 2009-B Final Maturity Date " means the
May 2016 Distribution Date. "
Series 2009-B Note " means a Class A Note, a
Class M Note, a Class B Note or a Class C Note.
" Series 2009-B
Noteholder " means a Class A Noteholder, a Class M
Noteholder, a Class B Noteholder or a Class C Noteholder.
" Series Account " means,
(a) with respect to Series 2009-B, the Finance Charge
Account, the Principal Account, the Principal Accumulation Account,
the Distribution Account, the Cash Collateral Account, the Reserve
Account and the Spread Account, and (b) with respect to any
other Series, the "Series Accounts" for such Series as
specified in the Indenture and the applicable Indenture Supplement
for such Series.
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" Series Allocation
Percentage " means, with respect to any Monthly Period, the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the
Allocation Percentage for Finance Charge Collections for that
Monthly Period and the denominator of which is the sum of the
Allocation Percentages for Finance Charge Receivables for all
outstanding Series on such date of determination; provided
that if one or more Reset Dates occur in a Monthly Period, the
Series Allocation Percentage for the portion of the Monthly
Period falling on and after each such Reset Date and prior to any
subsequent Reset Date will be determined using a denominator which
is equal to the sum of the numerators used in determining the
Allocation Percentage for Finance Charge Receivables for all
outstanding Series as of the close of business on the subject Reset
Date. " Series Servicing Fee
Percentage " means 2% per annum .
" Series Termination Date
" means the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which the
Note Principal Balance is paid in full, (b) the date on which
the Collateral Amount is reduced to zero and (c) the
Series 2009-B Final Maturity Date.
" Servicing Fee Required
Amount " means, for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to
the excess of the amount described in subsection 4.4(a)(iv)
over the sum of (a) the Available Finance Charge Collections
applied to pay such amount pursuant to subsection 4.4(a) and
(b) any amount withdrawn from the Cash Collateral Account and
applied to pay such amount pursuant to subsection 4.11(c) .
" Specified Transferor Amount
" means, at any time, the Minimum Transferor Amount (including the
Additional Minimum Transferor Amount, if any) at that time.
" Spread Account " is defined
in subsection 4.12(a) . "
Spread Account Deficiency " means the excess, if any, of the
Required Spread Account Amount over the Available Spread Account
Amount. " Spread Account
Percentage " means, for any Distribution Date, (i) 0.00%
if the Quarterly Excess Spread Percentage on such Distribution Date
is greater than or equal to 6.5%, (ii) 0.50% if the Quarterly
Excess Spread Percentage on such Distribution Date is less than
6.5% and greater than or equal to 6.0%, (iii) 1.75% if the
Quarterly Excess Spread Percentage on such Distribution Date is
less than 6.0% and greater than or equal to 5.5%, (iv) 2.25%
if the Quarterly Excess Spread Percentage on such Distribution Date
is less than 5.5% and greater than or equal to 5.0%, (v) 2.75%
if the Quarterly Excess Spread Percentage on such Distribution Date
is less than 5.0% and greater than or equal to 4.5%,
(vi) 3.25% if the Quarterly Excess Spread Percentage on such
Distribution Date is less than 4.5% and greater than or equal to
4.0%, (vii) 3.75% if the Quarterly Excess Spread Percentage on
such Distribution Date is less than 4.0% and greater than or equal
to 3.0%, (viii) 4.25% if the Quarterly Excess Spread
Percentage on such Distribution Date is less than 3.0% and greater
than or equal to 2.5%, and (ix) 4.75% if the Quarterly Excess
Spread Percentage on such Distribution Date is less than 2.5%;
provided , that: (a) if the
Spread Account Percentage for a Distribution Date is greater than
1.75%, then the Spread Account Percentage shall not decrease to a
lower percentage until the first subsequent Distribution Date on
which the arithmetic mean of the Quarterly
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Excess Spread Percentages for such subsequent Distribution Date
and for the two Distribution Dates immediately prior to such
subsequent Distribution Date is greater than or equal to the lowest
Quarterly Excess Spread Percentage associated with a lower Spread
Account Percentage; (b) if the Spread
Account Percentage for a Distribution is equal to 1.75%, then the
Spread Account Percentage shall not decrease to a lower percentage
until the first subsequent Distribution Date on which the
arithmetic mean of the Quarterly Excess Spread Percentages for such
subsequent Distribution Date and for the Distribution Date
immediately prior to such subsequent Distribution Date is greater
than or equal to the lowest Quarterly Excess Spread Percentage
associated with a lower Spread Account Percentage;
(c) in no event will the Spread
Account Percentage decrease by more than one of the levels
specified above between any two Distribution Dates;1 and
(d) if an Early Amortization Event is
deemed to occur with respect to Series 2009-B, the Spread
Account Percentage shall be 12.50%. "
Target Amount " is defined in subsection 4.1(b)(i) .
(b) Each capitalized term
defined herein shall relate to the Series 2009-B Notes and no
other Series of Notes issued by the Trust, unless the context
otherwise requires. All capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in
Annex A to the Master Indenture.
(c) The interpretive rules
specified in Section 1.2 of the Master Indenture also
apply to this Indenture Supplement. If any term or provision
contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any
term or provision contained in the Master Indenture, the terms and
provisions of this Indenture Supplement shall be controlling.
" Transfer " means any sale,
transfer, assignment, exchange, participation, pledge,
hypothecation, rehypothecation, or other grant of a security
interest in or disposition of, a Note.
" Transferor Amount " means
(a) prior to the Certificate Trust Termination Date, the
"Transferor Amount" under (and as defined in) the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement and (b) on and after the Certificate Trust
Termination Date, the "Transferor Amount" as defined in Annex A to
the Indenture.
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For example, if the Spread Account Percentage on one
Distribution Date were 2.25%, then the Spread Account Percentage
for the next Distribution Date could not be less than 1.75%, even
if the Quarterly Excess Spread Percentage on such next Distribution
Date were greater than or equal to 6.0%.
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ARTICLE III. Noteholder Servicing Fee
Section 3.1 Servicing
Compensation . The share of the Servicing Fee allocable to
Series 2009-B for any Transfer Date (the " Noteholder
Servicing Fee ") shall be equal to one-twelfth of the product
of (a) the Series Servicing Fee Percentage and
(b) the Collateral Amount as of the last day of the Monthly
Period preceding such Transfer Date; provided ,
however , that with respect to the first Transfer
Date, the Noteholder Servicing Fee shall be equal to $527,777.78.
The remainder of the Servicing Fee shall be paid by the holders of
the Transferor Interest or the noteholders of other Series (as
provided in the related Indenture Supplements) and in no event
shall the Trust, the Indenture Trustee or the Series 2009-B
Noteholders be liable for the share of the Servicing Fee to be paid
by the holders of the Transferor Interest or the noteholders of any
other Series. Section 3.2
Covenants. The parties hereto agree that the covenants set
forth in Schedule I shall be a part of this Indenture
Supplement for all purposes. ARTICLE IV. Rights of
Series 2009-B Noteholders and Allocation and Application of
Collections Section 4.1
Collections and Allocations
(a) Allocations .
Finance Charge Collections, Principal Collections and Defaulted
Receivables allocated to Series 2009-B pursuant to
Article VIII of the Indenture shall be allocated and
distributed as set forth in this Article.
(b) Allocations to the
Series 2009-B Noteholders . The Servicer shall on the Date
of Processing, allocate to the Series 2009-B Noteholders the
following amounts as set forth below:
(i) Allocations of Finance Charge
Collections . The Servicer shall allocate to the
Series 2009-B Noteholders an amount equal to the product of
(A) the Allocation Percentage and (B) the aggregate
Finance Charge Collections processed on such Date of Processing and
shall deposit such amount into the Finance Charge Account,
provided that, with respect to each Monthly Period falling
in the Revolving Period (and with respect to that portion of each
Monthly Period in the Controlled Accumulation Period falling on or
after the day on which Collections of Principal Receivables equal
to the related Controlled Deposit Amount have been allocated
pursuant to Section 4.1(b)(ii) and deposited pursuant
to Section 4.1(c) ), so long as the Available Cash
Collateral Amount is not less than the Required Cash Collateral
Amount on such Date of Processing, Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables shall be transferred into the Finance Charge Account
only until such time as the aggregate amount so deposited equals
the sum (the " Target Amount ") of (A) the Monthly
Interest for the related Distribution Date, (B) if WFN is not
the Servicer, the Noteholder Servicing Fee (and if WFN is the
Servicer, then amounts that otherwise would have been transferred
into the Finance Charge Account pursuant to this clause (B)
shall instead be returned to WFN as payment of the
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Noteholder Servicing Fee), (C) any amount required to be
deposited in the Reserve Account, the Spread Account and the Cash
Collateral Account on the related Transfer Date and (D) the
sum of 150% of the Investor Default Amounts from the prior Monthly
Period and any Investor Uncovered Dilution Amounts from the prior
Monthly Period; provided further , that,
notwithstanding the preceding proviso, if on any Business Day the
Servicer determines that the Target Amount for a Monthly Period
exceeds the Target Amount for that Monthly Period as previously
calculated by Servicer, then (x) Servicer shall (on the same
Business Day) inform Transferor of such determination, and
(y) within two Business Days of receiving such notice
Transferor shall deposit into the Finance Charge Account funds in
an amount equal to the amount of Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables allocated to the Noteholders for that Monthly Period
but not deposited into the Finance Charge Account due to the
operation of the preceding proviso (but not in excess of the amount
required so that the aggregate amount deposited for the subject
Monthly Period equals the Target Amount); and provided ,
further , if on any Transfer Date the Transferor Amount is
less than the Specified Transferor Amount after giving effect to
all transfers and deposits on that Transfer Date, Transferor shall,
on that Transfer Date, deposit into the Principal Account funds in
an amount equal to the amounts of Available Finance Charge
Collections that are required to be treated as Available Principal
Collections pursuant to Section 4.4(a)(vi) and
(vii) but are not available from funds in the Finance Charge
Account as a result of the operation of second preceding proviso.
With respect to any Monthly Period
when deposits of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables into the
Finance Charge Account are limited to deposits up to the Target
Amount in accordance with clause (i) above, notwithstanding
such limitation: (1) " Reallocated Principal Collections "
for the related Transfer Date shall be calculated as if the full
amount of Finance Charge Collections allocated to the Noteholders
during that Monthly Period had been deposited in the Finance Charge
Account and applied on such Transfer Date in accordance with
Section 4.4(a) ; and (2) Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables released to Transferor pursuant to such
Section 4.1(b)(i) shall be deemed, for purposes of all
calculations under this Indenture Supplement, to have been retained
in the Finance Charge Account and applied to the items specified in
Sections 4.4(a) to which such amounts would have been
applied (and in the priority in which they would have been applied)
had such amounts been available in the Finance Charge Account on
such Transfer Date. To avoid doubt, the calculations referred to in
the preceding clause (2) include the calculations required
by clause (d) of the definition of Collateral Amount and by
the definition of Portfolio Yield.
(ii) Allocations of Principal
Collections . The Servicer shall allocate to the
Series 2009-B Noteholders the following amounts as set forth
below: (x) Allocations During the
Revolving Period . (1) During the
Revolving Period an amount equal to the product of the Allocation
Percentage and the aggregate amount of Principal Collections
processed on such Date of Processing, shall be allocated to the
Series 2009-B Noteholders and first, if any other Principal
Sharing Series is outstanding and in its accumulation period or
amortization period, retained in the Principal Account
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for application, to the extent necessary, as Shared Principal
Collections to other Principal Sharing Series on the related
Distribution Date, second deposited in the Excess Funding Account
to the extent necessary so that the Transferor Amount is not less
than the Specified Transferor Amount and third paid to the holders
of the Transferor Interest. (2) With
respect to each Monthly Period falling in the Revolving Period, to
the extent that Collections of Principal Receivables allocated to
the Series 2009-B Noteholders pursuant to this subsection
4.1(b)(ii) are paid to Transferor, Transferor shall make an
amount equal to the Reallocated Principal Collections for the
related Transfer Date available on that Transfer Date for
application in accordance with Section 4.6 .
(y) Allocations During the
Controlled Accumulation Period . During the Controlled
Accumulation Period an amount equal to the product of the
Allocation Percentage and the aggregate amount of Principal
Collections processed on such Date of Processing (the product for
any such date is hereinafter referred to as a " Percentage
Allocation ") shall be allocated to the Series 2009-B
Noteholders and transferred to the Principal Account until applied
as provided herein; provided , however
, that if the sum of such Percentage Allocation and all
preceding Percentage Allocations with respect to the same Monthly
Period exceeds the Controlled Deposit Amount during the Controlled
Accumulation Period for the related Distribution Date, then such
excess shall not be treated as a Percentage Allocation and shall be
first, if any other Principal Sharing Series is outstanding and in
its accumulation period or amortization period, retained in the
Principal Account for application, to the extent necessary, as
Shared Principal Collections to other Principal Sharing Series on
the related Distribution Date, second deposited in the Excess
Funding Account to the extent necessary so that the Transferor
Amount is not less than the Specified Transferor Amount and third
paid to the holders of the Transferor Interest.
(z) Allocations During the Early
Amortization Period . During the Early Amortization Period, an
amount equal to the product of the Allocation Percentage and the
aggregate amount of Principal Collections processed on such Date of
Processing shall be allocated to the Series 2009-B Noteholders
and transferred to the Principal Account until applied as provided
herein; provided , however , that after
the date on which an amount of such Principal Collections equal to
the Note Principal Balance has been deposited into the Principal
Account such amount shall be first, if any other Principal Sharing
Series is outstanding and in its accumulation period or
amortization period, retained in the Principal Account for
application, to the extent necessary, as Shared Principal
Collections to other Principal Sharing Series on the related
Distribution Date, second deposited in the Excess Funding Account
to the extent necessary so that the Transferor Amount is not less
than the Specified Transferor Amount and third paid to the holders
of the Transferor Interest.
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(c) During any period when
Servicer is permitted by Section 4.3 of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement or Section 8.4 of the Indenture to
make a single monthly deposit to the Collection Account, amounts
allocated to the Noteholders pursuant to
Sections 4.1(a) and (b) with respect to
any Monthly Period need not be deposited into the Collection
Account or any Series Account prior to the related Transfer
Date, and, when so deposited, (x) may be deposited net of any
amounts required to be distributed to Transferor and, if WFN is
Servicer, Servicer, and (y) shall be deposited into the
Finance Charge Account (in the case of Collections of Finance
Charge Receivables) and the Principal Account (in the case of
Collections of Principal Receivables (not including any Shared
Principal Collections allocated to Series 2009-B pursuant to
Section 4.15 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or
Section 8.5 of the Indenture)).
(d) On any date, Servicer may
withdraw from the Collection Account or any Series Account any
amounts inadvertently deposited in such account that should have
not been so deposited.
Section 4.2 Determination of
Monthly Interest . (a) The
amount of monthly interest (" Class A Monthly Interest
") distributable from the Distribution Account with respect to the
Class A Notes on any Distribution Date shall be an amount
equal to the product of (i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of
which is 30 and the denominator of which is 360, times (B) the
Class A Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to the
related Distribution Period and (ii) the Class A Note
Principal Balance as of the close of business on the last day of
the preceding Monthly Period (or, with respect to the initial
Distribution Date, the Class A Note Initial Principal
Balance); provided that the Class A Monthly Interest
for the September 2009 Distribution Date shall be
$1,330,711.11. On the Determination
Date preceding each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall determine
the excess, if any (the " Class A Deficiency Amount "),
of (x) the aggregate amount accrued pursuant to this
Section 4.2(a) as of the prior Distribution Date
over (y) the amount actually transferred from the
Distribution Account for payment of such amount. If the
Class A Deficiency Amount for any Distribution Date is greater
than zero, on each subsequent Distribution Date until such
Class A Deficiency Amount is fully paid, an additional amount
(" Class A Additional Interest ") equal to the product
of (i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is 360, times (B) the Class A Note
Interest Rate in effect with respect to the related Distribution
Period plus 2% per annum and (ii) such Class A
Deficiency Amount (or the portion thereof which has not been paid
to the Class A Noteholders) shall be payable as provided
herein with respect to the Class A Notes. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, Class A Additional Interest
shall be payable or distributed to the Class A Noteholders
only to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(b) The amount of monthly
interest (" Class M Monthly Interest ") distributable
from the Distribution Account with respect to the Class M
Notes on any Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to the
product of (i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30
and the denominator of which is 360, times (B) the
Class M Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to the
related Distribution Period and (ii) the Class M Note
Principal Balance as of the close of business on the last day of
the preceding Monthly Period (or, with respect to the initial
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Distribution Date, the Class M Note Initial Principal
Balance); provided that the Class M Monthly Interest
for the September 2009 Distribution Date shall be $0.00.
On the Determination Date preceding
each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall determine the excess, if
any (the " Class M Deficiency Amount "), of
(x) the aggregate amount accrued pursuant to this
Section 4.2(b) as of the prior Distribution Date
over (y) the amount of funds actually transferred from
the Distribution Account for payment of such amount. If the Class M
Deficiency Amount for any Distribution Date is greater than zero,
on each subsequent Distribution Date until such Class M
Deficiency Amount is fully paid, an additional amount ("
Class M Additional Interest ") equal to the product of
(i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is 360, times (B) the Class M Note
Interest Rate in effect with respect to the related Distribution
Period plus 2% per annum and (ii) such Class M
Deficiency Amount (or the portion thereof which has not been paid
to the Class M Noteholders) shall be payable as provided
herein with respect to the Class M Notes. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, Class M Additional Interest
shall be payable or distributed to the Class M Noteholders
only to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(c) The amount of monthly
interest (" Class B Monthly Interest ") distributable
from the Distribution Account with respect to the Class B
Notes on any Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to the
product of (i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30
and the denominator of which is 360, times (B) the
Class B Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to the
related Distribution Period and (ii) the Class B Note
Principal Balance as of the close of business on the last day of
the preceding Monthly Period (or, with respect to the initial
Distribution Date, the Class B Note Initial Principal
Balance); provided that the Class B Monthly Interest
for the September 2009 Distribution Date shall be $0.00.
On the Determination Date preceding
each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall determine the excess, if
any (the " Class B Deficiency Amount "), of
(x) the aggregate amount accrued pursuant to this
Section 4.2(c) as of the prior Distribution Date
over (y) the amount of funds actually transferred from
the Distribution Account for payment of such amount. If the Class B
Deficiency Amount for any Distribution Date is greater than zero,
on each subsequent Distribution Date until such Class B
Deficiency Amount is fully paid, an additional amount ("
Class B Additional Interest ") equal to the product of
(i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is 360, times (B) the Class B Note
Interest Rate in effect with respect to the related Distribution
Period plus 2% per annum and (ii) such Class B
Deficiency Amount (or the portion thereof which has not been paid
to the Class B Noteholders) shall be payable as provided
herein with respect to the Class B Notes. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, Class B Additional Interest
shall be payable or distributed to the Class B Noteholders
only to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(d) The amount of monthly
interest (" Class C Monthly Interest ") distributable
from the Distribution Account with respect to the Class C
Notes on any Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to the
product of (i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30
and the denominator of which is 360, times (B) the
Class C Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to the
related Distribution Period and (ii) the Class C Note
Principal Balance as of the close of business on the last day of
the preceding Monthly Period (or, with respect to the initial
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Distribution Date, the Class C Note Initial Principal
Balance); provided that the Class C Monthly Interest
for the September 2009 Distribution Date shall be $0.00.
On the Determination Date preceding
each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall determine the excess, if
any (the " Class C Deficiency Amount "), of
(x) the aggregate amount accrued pursuant to this
Section 4.2(d) as of the prior Distribution Date
over (y) the amount of funds actually transferred from
the Distribution Account for payment of such amount. If the Class C
Deficiency Amount for any Distribution Date is greater than zero,
on each subsequent Distribution Date until such Class C
Deficiency Amount is fully paid, an additional amount ("
Class C Additional Interest ") equal to the product of
(i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is 360, times (B) the Class C
Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to the related
Distribution Period plus 2% per annum and (ii) such
Class C Deficiency Amount (or the portion thereof which has
not been paid to the Class C Noteholders) shall be payable as
provided herein with respect to the Class C Notes.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Class C
Additional Interest shall be payable or distributed to the
Class C Noteholders only to the extent permitted by applicable
law. Section 4.3
Determination of Monthly Principal . The amount of monthly
principal to be transferred from the Principal Account with respect
to the Notes on each Transfer Date (the " Monthly Principal
"), beginning with the Transfer Date in the month following the
month in which the Controlled Accumulation Period or, if earlier,
the Early Amortization Period, begins, shall be equal to the least
of (i) the Available Principal Collections on deposit in the
Principal Account with respect to such Transfer Date, (ii) for
each Transfer Date with respect to the Controlled Accumulation
Period, the Controlled Deposit Amount for such Transfer Date,
(iii) the Collateral Amount (after taking into account any
adjustments to be made on such Distribution Date pursuant to
Sections 4.5 and 4.6 ) prior to any deposit into
the Principal Accumulation Account on such Transfer Date, and
(iv) the Note Principal Balance, minus any amount already on
deposit in the Principal Accumulation Account on such Transfer
Date. Section 4.4 Application
of Available Finance Charge Collections and Available Principal
Collections . On or before each Transfer Date, the Servicer
shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in writing (which writing
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B ) to
withdraw and the Indenture Trustee, acting in accordance with such
instructions, shall withdraw on such Transfer Date or related
Distribution Date, as applicable, to the extent of available funds,
the amount required to be withdrawn from the Finance Charge
Account, the Principal Account, the Principal Accumulation Account
and the Distribution Account as follows:
(a) On each Transfer Date, an
amount equal to the Available Finance Charge Collections with
respect to the related Distribution Date will be distributed or
deposited in the following priority:
(i) an amount equal to Class A
Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date, plus any
Class A Deficiency Amount, plus the amount of any
Class A Additional Interest for such Distribution Date,
plus the amount of any Class A Additional Interest
previously due but not distributed to Class A Noteholders on a
prior Distribution Date shall be deposited by the Servicer or
Indenture Trustee into the Distribution Account;
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(ii) an amount equal to
Class M Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date,
plus any Class M Deficiency Amount, plus the
amount of any Class M Additional Interest for such
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class M
Additional Interest previously due but not distributed to
Class M Noteholders on a prior Distribution Date shall be
deposited by the Servicer or Indenture Trustee into the
Distribution Account; (iii) an amount
equal to Class B Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date,
plus any Class B Deficiency Amount, plus the
amount of any Class B Additional Interest for such
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class B
Additional Interest previously due but not distributed to
Class B Noteholders on a prior Distribution Date shall be
deposited by the Servicer or Indenture Trustee into the
Distribution Account; (iv) an amount
equal to the Noteholder Servicing Fee for such Transfer Date,
plus the amount of any Noteholder Servicing Fee previously
due but not distributed to the Servicer on a prior Transfer Date,
shall be distributed to the Servicer;
(v) an amount equal to Class C
Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date, plus any
Class C Deficiency Amount, plus the amount of any
Class C Additional Interest for such Distribution Date,
plus the amount of any Class C Additional Interest
previously due but not distributed to the Class C Noteholders
on a prior Distribution Date shall be deposited by the Servicer or
Indenture Trustee into the Distribution Account;
(vi) an amount equal to the Aggregate
Investor Default Amount and any Investor Uncovered Dilution Amount
for such Distribution Date shall be treated as a portion of
Available Principal Collections for such Distribution Date and,
during the Controlled Accumulation Period or the Early Amortization
Period, deposited into the Principal Account on the related
Transfer Date; (vii) an amount equal
to the sum of the aggregate amount of Investor Charge-Offs and the
amount of Reallocated Principal Collections which have not been
previously reimbursed pursuant to this subsection (vii)
shall be treated as a portion of Available Principal Collections
for such Distribution Date; (viii) an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Required Cash Collateral
Amount over the Available Cash Collateral Amount shall be
deposited into the Cash Collateral Account as provided in
Section 4.11(b) ; (ix) on
each Transfer Date from and after the Reserve Account Funding Date,
but prior to the date on which the Reserve Account terminates as
described in subsection 4.10(f) , an amount up to the
excess, if any, of the Required Reserve Account Amount over
the Available Reserve Account Amount shall be deposited into the
Reserve Account as provided in Section 4.10(a) ;
(x) an amount equal to the amounts
required to be deposited in the Spread Account pursuant to
Section 4.12(f) shall be deposited into the Spread
Account as provided in Section 4.12(f) ;
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(xi) any amounts designated in
writing by the Transferor to the Servicer and Indenture Trustee as
amounts to be paid from Available Finance Charge Collections shall
be paid in accordance with the Transferor’s instructions; and
(xii) the balance, if any, will
constitute a portion of Excess Finance Charge Collections for such
Distribution Date. (b) On each
Transfer Date with respect to the Revolving Period, an amount equal
to the Available Principal Collections for the related Monthly
Period shall be treated as Shared Principal Collections and applied
in accordance with Section 8.5 of the Indenture.
(c) On each Transfer Date with
respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period or the Early
Amortization Period, an amount equal to the Available Principal
Collections for the related Monthly Period shall be distributed or
deposited in the following order of priority:
(i) during the Controlled
Accumulation Period, an amount equal to the Monthly Principal for
such Transfer Date shall be deposited into the Principal
Accumulation Account; (ii) during the
Early Amortization Period, an amount equal to the Monthly Principal
for such Transfer Date shall be deposited into the Distribution
Account on such Transfer Date and on each subsequent Transfer Date
for payment to the Class A Noteholders on the related
Distribution Date until the Class A Note Principal Balance has
been paid in full; (iii) during the
Early Amortization Period, after giving effect to the distribution
referred to in clause (ii) above, an amount equal to the
Monthly Principal remaining, if any, shall be deposited into the
Distribution Account on such Transfer Date and on each subsequent
Transfer Date for payment to the Class M Noteholders on the
related Distribution Date until the Class M Note Principal
Balance has been paid in full; (iv)
during the Early Amortization Period, after giving effect to the
distribution referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii)
above, an amount equal to the Monthly Principal remaining, if any,
shall be deposited into the Distribution Account on such Transfer
Date and on each subsequent Transfer Date for payment to the
Class B Noteholders on the related Distribution Date until the
Class B Note Principal Balance has been paid in full;
(v) during the Early Amortization
Period, after giving effect to the distributions referred to in
clauses (ii) , (iii) and (iv) above, an amount
equal to the Monthly Principal remaining, if any, shall be
deposited into the Distribution Account on such Transfer Date and
on each subsequent Transfer Date for payment to the Class C
Noteholders on the related Distribution Date until the Class C
Note Principal Balance has been paid in full; and
(vi) in the case of each of the
Controlled Accumulation Period and the Early Amortization Period,
the balance of such Available Principal Collections remaining after
application in accordance with clauses (i) through
(v) above shall be treated as Shared Principal Collections
and applied in accordance with Section 8.5 of the
Indenture.
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(d) On each Distribution
Date, the Indenture Trustee shall pay in accordance with Section
5.2 to the Class A Noteholders from the Distribution
Account, the amount deposited into the Distribution Account
pursuant to Section 4.4(a)(i) on the preceding Transfer
Date, to the Class M Noteholders from the Distribution
Account, the amount deposited into the Distribution Account
pursuant to Section 4.4(a)(ii) , to the Class B
Noteholders from the Distribution Account, the amount deposited
into the Distribution Account pursuant to
Section 4.4(a)(iii) and to the Class C Noteholders
from the Distribution Account, the amount deposited into the
Distribution Account pursuant to Section 4.4(a)(v) .
(e) On the earlier to occur of
(i) the first Transfer Date with respect to the Early
Amortization Period and (ii) the Transfer Date immediately
preceding the Expected Principal Payment Date, the Indenture
Trustee, acting in accordance with instructions from the Servicer,
shall withdraw from the Principal Accumulation Account and deposit
into the Distribution Account amounts necessary to pay first, to
the Class A Noteholders, an amount equal to the Class A
Note Principal Balance, second, to the Class M Noteholders, an
amount equal to the Class M Note Principal Balance, third, to
the Class
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