EXHIBIT 2.2 CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT The
material marked by ({RADACTED}) on the attached pages has been
omitted from the filed copy of this agreement in connection with a
confidential treatment request filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission by Lesco, Inc. Some of the schedules of Exhibit
2..2 are not filed pursuant Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2) because
the omitted schedules do not provide information which is material
to an investment decision in the Company's securities. The omitted
schedules in Exhibit 2.2 are Exhibit C (Operating Procedures) and
Schedule 3.6 (Interest Rate Adjustment Illustration). The Company
agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of the omitted schedules to
the Commission upon request. PRIVATE LABEL BUSINESS CREDIT PROGRAM
AGREEMENT BETWEEN LESCO, INC. LESCO SERVICES, INC. AIM LAWN &
GARDEN PRODUCTS, INC. LESCO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC AND GE CAPITAL
FINANCIAL INC. DATED AS OF DECEMBER 16, 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 ESTABLISHMENT AND SCOPE OF THE
PROGRAM................................................................
1 Section 1.1 Establishment of the
Program......................................................... 1
Section 1.2 Scope of the
Program.................................................................
2 Section 1.3 Interim Transition
Period............................................................
2 Section 1.4 Recourse
Accounts....................................................................
3 ARTICLE 2 RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE
PROGRAM....................................................................
5 Section 2.1 Bank's
Responsibilities..............................................................
5 Section 2.2 LESCO's
Responsibilities.............................................................
6 ARTICLE 3 SETTLEMENT AND PAYMENT
TERMS..........................................................................
7 Section 3.1 Settlement
Procedures................................................................
7 Section 3.2 Bank Payment
Terms...................................................................
8 Section 3.3 LESCO Payment
Terms..................................................................
8 Section 3.4 Program
Fees.........................................................................
8 Section 3.5 Program Fee
Percentages..............................................................
9 Section 3.6 Interest Rate
Adjustor...............................................................
10 ARTICLE 4 OTHER PROGRAM
ECONOMICS...............................................................................
11 Section 4.1 Allocation of Program
Expenses....................................................... 11
Section 4.2 Solicitation of Accountholders for Other
Products.................................... 11 ARTICLE 5 PROMOTION
OF THE
PROGRAM..............................................................................
11 Section 5.1 Annual Marketing
Plans...............................................................
11 Section 5.2 Responsibility of Bank to Promote the
Program........................................ 12 Section 5.3
Responsibility of LESCO to Promote the
Program....................................... 12 ARTICLE 6 OTHER
AGREEMENTS......................................................................................
13 Section 6.1 Ownership of
Accounts................................................................
13 Section 6.2 Ownership and Use of Accountholder
Information....................................... 13 Section 6.3
Accountholder
Terms..................................................................
14 Section 6.4 Credit
Criteria......................................................................
14 Section 6.5 Operating
Procedures.................................................................
14 Section 6.6 Credit Review Point; Program Credit
Minimums......................................... 14 Section 6.7
LESCO Financial Reports; Financial
Covenants......................................... 15 Section 6.8
Access...............................................................................
16 Section 6.9 Inserts and Billing
Messages.........................................................
16 Section 6.10 Extended
Warranties..................................................................
17 Section 6.11 Third Party
Participation............................................................
17 Section 6.12 Sales Taxes and Related Record
Retention............................................. 17 Section
6.13 Use of Names and
Marks...............................................................
18 Section 6.14 Intellectual
Property................................................................
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Section 6.15
Securitization.......................................................................
18 Section 6.16 Grant of Security Interest/Precautionary
Filing...................................... 18 Section 6.17
In-Store
Payments....................................................................
19 Section 6.18 Program
Managers.....................................................................
20 Section 6.19 Periodic Program
Reports.............................................................
20 ARTICLE 7
CHARGEBACKS...........................................................................................
20 Section 7.1 Chargeback
Rights....................................................................
20 Section 7.2 Fraud Losses on
Accounts.............................................................
21 ARTICLE 8 -
EXCLUSIVITY.........................................................................................
22 Section 8.1
Exclusivity..........................................................................
22 Section 8.2 Right of First
Refusal...............................................................
22 ARTICLE 9
TERM/TERMINATION......................................................................................
22 Section 9.1 Program
Term.........................................................................
22 Section 9.2 Termination of
Agreement.............................................................
23 ARTICLE 10 POST TERM
PROVISIONS.................................................................................
26 Section 10.1 Purchase of Accounts by LESCO upon
Termination....................................... 26 Section 10.2
Bank's Rights If LESCO Does Not Purchase
Accounts.................................... 27 Section 10.3
Survival
Provisions..................................................................
28 ARTICLE 11 - REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES.....................................................................
28 Section 11.1 Representations and
Warranties.......................................................
28 Section 11.2 Presentment
Warranties...............................................................
29 ARTICLE 12
INDEMNIFICATION......................................................................................
30 Section 12.1 Indemnification by
LESCO.............................................................
30 Section 12.2 Indemnification by
Bank..............................................................
30 Section 12.3 Indemnification
Procedures...........................................................
31 ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS........................................................................................
32 Section 13.1
Confidentiality......................................................................
32 Section 13.2 Public
Announcements.................................................................
32 Section 13.3 Binding
Effect.......................................................................
33 Section 13.4
Assignment...........................................................................
33 Section 13.5 Governing
Law........................................................................
33 Section 13.6 Financial
Accommodation..............................................................
33 Section 13.7 No Third Party
Beneficiaries.........................................................
33 Section 13.8
Amendments...........................................................................
33 Section 13.9 No
Partnership.......................................................................
33 Section 13.10
Notices..............................................................................
33 Section 13.11 Nonwaiver; Remedies Cumulative;
Severability......................................... 34 Section
13.12 Damages
Waiver.......................................................................
34 Section 13.13 Joint and Several
Obligations........................................................
34 Section 13.14 Entire
Agreement.....................................................................
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Section 13.15 Further
Assurances...................................................................
35 Section 13.16 Multiple
Counterparts................................................................
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-iii- PRIVATE LABEL BUSINESS CREDIT PROGRAM
AGREEMENT This PRIVATE LABEL BUSINESS CREDIT PROGRAM AGREEMENT is
made as of December 16, 2003 by and among LESCO, Inc., an Ohio
corporation ("LESCO"), LESCO Services, Inc., an Ohio corporation
("LSI"), AIM Lawn & Garden Products, Inc., an Ohio corporation
("AIM"), and LESCO Technologies, LLC, a Nevada limited liability
company ("LTLLC"), on the one hand, and GE Capital Financial Inc.,
a Utah industrial loan corporation ("Bank"), on the other. Certain
capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the
attached Appendix A. WHEREAS, LESCO is in the business of
manufacturing and selling products through Service Centers(R),
Stores-On-Wheels(R), direct distribution, telephone, e-commerce and
by other means; WHEREAS, prior to the date hereof, LESCO extended
credit to its commercial customers to allow such customers to
finance purchases of LESCO's products and LESCO administered and
collected the resulting accounts receivable; WHEREAS, among other
things, Bank establishes programs to extend and service customized
credit programs to qualified commercial customers for the purchase
of products from various manufacturers and merchants; WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
LESCO and Bank have executed the Purchase Agreement for the purpose
of transferring LESCO's interest in the Existing Accounts to Bank
and incorporating such Existing Accounts into the Program as set
forth herein; WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this
Agreement pursuant to which Bank will, (i) extend credit with
respect to and administer the Existing Accounts and Indebtedness
under either the Open Account Program or the BRC Program, and (ii)
make available the Open Account Program and the BRC Program to
qualified commercial customers of LESCO after the Program
Commencement Date; In consideration of the following terms and
conditions, and for good and valuable consideration the receipt and
sufficiency of which is acknowledged, LESCO and Bank agree as
follows: ARTICLE 1 ESTABLISHMENT AND SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM SECTION
1.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM. (a) Bank and LESCO are entering
into this Agreement to establish a private-label business credit
program, which will include both the Open Account Program and the
BRC Program and which will be made available to qualified
commercial customers of LESCO for the financing of purchases of
products and services from LESCO, all in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement (collectively, the "Program"). -1- (b) LESCO
acknowledges and agrees that it shall be a material condition
precedent to Bank's obligations to perform hereunder that, and the
Program Commencement Date shall not be deemed to occur until, Bank
and LESCO shall have consummated the purchase and sale of the
Existing Accounts pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; provided,
that the provisions of Appendix B which by their terms are to
commence on the Effective Date shall be effective as of such date.
SECTION 1.2 SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM. (a) During the Term, LESCO will
accept Account applications and forward such applications or the
information contained therein to Bank in accordance with the
Operating Procedures and accept Credit Cards and Accounts in
accordance with the Operating Procedures and Bank will extend
credit directly to Accountholders under the Program pursuant to the
Prox Terms, the Net Invoice Terms, or the BRC Terms, as the case
may be, with respect to purchases of LESCO's products and services
at all Store Locations, as well as in connection with Telephone
Purchases. LESCO acknowledges and agrees that (i) Accountholders
may only participate in either the Open Account Program (and,
within such program, on either the Prox Terms or the Net Invoice
Terms, but not both) or the BRC Program, but not both, and (ii) the
terms and conditions set forth herein pertaining to Net Invoice
Accounts (including, without limitation, Net Invoice Fees, Net
Invoice Fee Percentages, and Net Invoice Terms) and any obligation
of Bank to extend credit in respect thereof shall not be effective
unless and until the parties agree in writing to effectuate such
provisions and, as part thereof, establish the pricing and Net
Invoice Terms that will apply thereto. (b) Bank acknowledges that
it is the intention of LESCO to actively pursue the sales of its
products through the Internet and the parties agree to negotiate in
good faith mutually acceptable terms and conditions under which
such functionality may be made available after the Program
Commencement Date to Accountholders under the Program. (c) The
Program is intended to be used by Accountholders for purchases made
primarily for commercial and business purposes and Bank does not
intend to extend credit under the Program for purchases made
primarily for personal, family or household use. LESCO acknowledges
that Bank's obligation to continue to extend credit under the
Program is contingent on LESCO continuing to sell the type of goods
and services generally similar to those sold by LESCO as of the
Program Commencement Date. SECTION 1.3 INTERIM TRANSITION PERIOD.
The parties acknowledge and agree that during the period from the
Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) until the
completion of Bank's transfer of the Purchased Accounts onto Bank's
systems (the "Interim Transition Period"), certain of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall be modified as and to the extent
specifically set forth below. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing and anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, during the Interim Transition Period the following
terms and conditions shall apply: (a) Bank shall designate for each
Existing Account and for each Account originated during the Interim
Transition Period whether such Account shall be a Prox Account, a
Net Invoice Account, or a BRC Account; provided, that such
designation notwithstanding, until -2- the expiration of the
Interim Transition Period, Bank shall extend commercial credit with
respect to all Accounts pursuant to the LESCO Terms, as the same
shall exist as of the Program Commencement Date. (b) Bank shall not
distribute standard Program materials (including as contemplated by
Section 2.1(c) and (d)) until the expiration of the Interim
Transition Period; provided, that Bank will distribute credit
applications reflecting the LESCO terms during the Interim
Transition Period. LESCO shall prepare and mail periodic billing
statements on behalf of Bank during the Interim Transition Period.
(c) Except to the extent otherwise directed by Bank, LESCO shall
process purchases and otherwise continue to conduct its
point-of-sale practices in respect of purchases from Store
Locations and in connection with Telephone Purchases in the
ordinary course as such processing and practices existed
immediately prior to the Program Commencement Date. (d) LESCO will
transmit each day to Bank the aggregate Charge Transaction Data for
such day in accordance with instructions provided by Bank. Without
limiting the foregoing, the form of such submission shall be as set
forth in Exhibits A-1, A-2, and A-3. Except for the foregoing, the
terms and conditions of Sections 3.1(a) and (b) shall otherwise
apply during the Interim Transition Period. (e) The terms and
conditions set forth in Appendix B shall apply during the Interim
Transition Period. (f) Unless otherwise modified above, the terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall apply as set forth herein.
SECTION 1.4 RECOURSE ACCOUNTS. (a) It is the intention of the
parties that the Program be available to provide financing to those
LESCO commercial customers qualifying for the Program for the
purchase of goods and services from LESCO. The foregoing
notwithstanding, LESCO acknowledges and agrees that Bank shall have
sole discretion over the establishment and application of the
credit criteria used to approve or decline prospective
Accountholders and that such credit criteria will be the primary
basis upon which Bank will determine whether the credit
applications of prospective Accountholders will be approved or
declined. In any case in which Bank has declined an application for
an Account, but the applicant meets the following criteria: (b)
such applicant is a commercial entity in good standing in the state
of its organization (or if such applicant is an individual, such
person must be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of
application), (c) such applicant is applying for credit with
respect to operations located in (or, in the case of an individual,
is a resident of) the United States, and (d) such applicant is
applying for credit as a commercial entity and is not seeking
financing for personal, family or household purposes, then LESCO
may request that Bank approve such declined application and include
the resulting Account (each a "Recourse - 3 - Account") in a
portfolio of credit recourse Accounts (collectively the "Recourse
Portfolio") subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
"Recourse Accounts" shall also include Existing Accounts designated
as "Recourse Accounts" in accordance with the procedures therefore
in the Purchase Agreement. Although it is the intention of the
parties that the provisions of this Section 1.4 shall provide a
mechanism though which a greater number of potential customers of
LESCO will be able to participate in the Program, the decision to
include any particular applicant presented by LESCO as a possible
Recourse Account shall be in Bank's sole discretion. LESCO
acknowledges and agrees that (A) Bank may, in its discretion, limit
the Aggregate Outstanding Indebtedness attributable to the Recourse
Portfolio to the lesser of (x) ten percent (10%) of the Aggregate
Outstanding Indebtedness attributable to all Accounts, and (y) an
amount of Aggregate Outstanding Indebtedness with respect to all
Recourse Accounts which, based on Bank's projections, would not
result in more than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in payments by
LESCO to Bank in respect of its recourse obligations under this
Section 1.4 for the immediately succeeding twelve (12) months, and
(B) Recourse Accounts may only be Prox Accounts. (e) LESCO
acknowledges that the applications resulting in Recourse Accounts
do not meet Bank's standard credit criteria and but for LESCO's
promises and obligations under this Section 1.4, Bank would not
have agreed to approve such applicants for an Account. LESCO shall
purchase any Recourse Account after receipt of notice from Bank
that such Recourse Account is more than one hundred and fifty (150)
days delinquent. The purchase price for any such Recourse Account
shall be equal to 100% of the outstanding balance at the time of
purchase. Bank may set-off against funds due LESCO hereunder
amounts due from LESCO in respect of such Recourse Account
purchase; provided, that if insufficient funds exist to complete
any such set-off, LESCO shall pay Bank such amount within ten (10)
days of Bank's invoice. Additionally, if upon expiration or
termination of the Term LESCO elects to purchase the Accounts
pursuant to Section 10.1, the Recourse Accounts shall be purchased
on the same terms and conditions as all other Accounts; provided,
however, if LESCO does not purchase the Accounts pursuant to
Section 10.1, LESCO shall nonetheless purchase all Recourse
Accounts for a purchase price equal to 100% of the then outstanding
Indebtedness attributable to such Accounts. Such purchase shall be
without recourse to or warranty from Bank and the parties shall
complete such purchase within sixty days after the expiration or
earlier termination of the Term. Beginning with the first full
month after the expiration of the Interim Transition Period, Bank
shall provide LESCO at the end of each month a report setting forth
the delinquency status of all Recourse Accounts in the Recourse
Portfolio ("Delinquency Report"). The Delinquency Report shall
include the number and the outstanding balance of the Recourse
Accounts in the Recourse Portfolio that are current and at each
delinquency level. (f) Each Existing Account designated as a
"Recourse Account" pursuant to clause (ii) of the "Recourse
Accounts" definition contained in the Purchase Agreement shall only
constitute a Recourse Account under this Agreement until Bank
receives payment in full of the Indebtedness owing under such
Account as of the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement). - 4 - ARTICLE 2 RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE PROGRAM
SECTION 2.1 BANK'S RESPONSIBILITIES. During the Term of this
Agreement, Bank's responsibilities in conducting the Program
include the following:Extend commercial credit to qualified
customers of LESCO under the Prox Terms, the Net Invoice Terms, or
the BRC Terms in accordance with this Agreement and the
Accountholder Agreements; provided, that during the Interim
Transition Period, such terms shall be modified as otherwise set
forth herein. (a) Except as set forth in Section 1.3, establish
(and modify from time to time in its discretion) Accountholder
finance charge rates and other fees and Account terms. (b) Except
as set forth in Section 1.3, develop, produce and deliver to LESCO
at a central location, Bank's credit applications and Accountholder
Agreements and other standard Program materials. (c) Produce and,
as applicable, distribute Credit Cards and Credit Card carriers in
accordance with a design provided by LESCO that meets Bank's
specifications. In connection with the foregoing, LESCO
acknowledges and agrees that Bank will not distribute Credit Cards
to the holders of Existing Accounts unless such Accountholders so
request; provided however, that Bank shall, as part of its
introductory materials sent to Accountholders following the
expiration of the Interim Transition Period (and thereafter as part
of its customer service scripts), make the Accountholder aware that
Bank can furnish a Credit Card (or Credit Cards, if applicable) to
such Accountholder upon request. All Accountholders opening
Accounts after the Program Commencement Date shall be provided a
Credit Card. With respect to any Accountholder for which no Credit
Card was issued, the parties shall utilize the alternative
identification, verification, and authorization mechanism provided
for in the Operating Procedures in connection with all Charge
Transaction Data. (d) Establish (and modify from time to time in
its discretion) the credit criteria used to evaluate applications
for Accountholder Agreements. (e) Assign (and modify from time to
time in its discretion) credit lines, authorize charges, and
service Accounts (the foregoing services shall be provided, at a
minimum, during LESCO's ordinary course operating hours as of the
Program Commencement Date). (f) Except as set forth in Section 1.3,
prepare and mail periodic billing statements to Accountholders with
Active Accounts. (g) Provide toll-free numbers for customer
inquiries and inquiries from Service Centers(R) and provide
operators for such numbers, at a minimum, during LESCO's ordinary
course operating hours (as of the Program Commencement Date such
hours are 7:00 a.m. (est) through 8:00 p.m. (est) Monday through
Friday and 8:00 a.m. (est) through 3:00 p.m. (est) on Saturday;
provided, that Bank shall not unreasonably decline to provide
operators for any reasonable change in LESCO's ordinary course
operating hours), and; at the conclusion of the Interim Transition
Period, provide automated voice response capacity at all other
times. (h) Receive and post payments, collect Accounts, and take
all further actions Bank deems necessary or appropriate in
connection with Account administration. - 5 - (i) Ensure that all
Accountholder Agreements, billing statements and solicitations
conducted by Bank, and all of Bank's activities in originating and
administering Accounts, comply with all applicable laws; provided,
that Bank shall have no responsibility for the form of LESCO's
billing statements or the terms and conditions of credit advanced
by LESCO to the extent adopted by Bank during the Interim
Transition Period. (j) As of the expiration of the Interim
Transition Period, Bank will initiate the development of an
Internet website for the Program through which Account and Program
information may be accessed by LESCO and Accountholders; provided
that LESCO acknowledges that Bank's ability to make such site
available is dependent upon the commercially reasonable assistance
of LESCO (including the provision information requested by Bank)
and LESCO agrees to provide such assistance upon request by Bank.
Following the launch of such Internet website, Bank will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such website may be
accessed and is available to LESCO and Accountholders at any time.
SECTION 2.2 LESCO'S RESPONSIBILITIES. LESCO's responsibilities in
conducting the Program include the following: (a) Within thirty
(30) days after the Program Commencement Date, in consultation with
Bank, provide to Bank a design meeting Bank's specifications for
use in producing Credit Cards (as well as for other LESCO-branded
Program materials). (b) Accept in accordance with the Operating
Procedures Credit Cards and Accounts for customer purchases from
LESCO from Store Locations. In the absence of a Credit Card (or in
the case of Telephone Purchases), follow the procedures for "card
not present" purchase transactions as provided for in the Operating
Procedures. (c) Promote the Program and the use of Accounts and
Credit Cards to its customers, including by producing customized
store signage and through other promotional methods. (d) Train its
personnel sufficiently so as to be able to properly fulfill LESCO's
responsibilities under the Program. (e) Except for Account
applications sent directly to Bank by applicants, transmit all
Account applications to Bank electronically and otherwise process
and retain such applications in accordance with procedures
reasonably determined by Bank. (f) Only submit Charge Transaction
Data in respect of products or services reasonably related to the
types of products or services offered for sale by LESCO at Store
Locations (or otherwise) as of the Program Commencement Date. (g)
Comply with all Operating Procedures. (h) Perform its
responsibilities under this Agreement and the Program, and conduct
its activities as a seller of commercial products and services,
including its policies, products, services, business, point-of-sale
and sales practices, and advertising, in compliance with all
applicable laws. - 6 - (i) Only use documents and forms in
connection with the Program that were provided to LESCO, or
approved in writing, by Bank (and only the latest version of such
documents), and; refrain from modifying any such approved documents
or forms without Bank's prior written consent. (j) Cooperate in the
resolution of any Accountholder disputes; respond within twenty
(20) days to any dispute forwarded to LESCO from Bank, and; forward
to Bank promptly after receipt by LESCO copies of any communication
relating to an Account received from any person. (k) Maintain
policies for the exchange or return of goods and services which
comply with industry standards and applicable laws; provide a
credit to the applicable Account upon the exchange or return of a
good or service financed on such Account (but do not credit an
Account in any case where the purchased good or service was not
originally financed on an Account), and; include the resulting
credit in the next transmission of Charge Transaction Data to Bank
(but in no event more than three (3) days after the credit was
issued). (l) Retain copies of all invoices and receipts,
applications and Accountholder Agreements for at least twenty-five
(25) months (or such longer period as may be required by law);
provide copies of any of the foregoing to Bank within twenty (20)
days of Bank's request, and; in consultation with Bank, produce and
use invoices and receipts which may be captured and reproduced
electronically via signature capture technology or other methods.
(m) At LESCO's cost and expense, perform all necessary programming
in connection with establishing the interface between LESCO and
Bank for all point-of-sale data submission; provided, that during
the Interim Transition Period, such point-of-sale data transmission
shall be conducted as contemplated in Section 1.3(d). ARTICLE 3
SETTLEMENT AND PAYMENT TERMS SECTION 3.1 SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES. (a)
LESCO will transmit Charge Transaction Data to Bank in accordance
with the Operating Procedures. If Charge Transaction Data is
received by Bank's processing center before 8:00 a.m. (EST) on any
Business Day, Bank will process the Charge Transaction Data and
initiate payment on the second Business Day thereafter. If the
Charge Transaction Data is received after 8:00 a.m. (EST) on any
Business Day, or at any time on a day other than a Business Day,
Bank will process the Charge Transaction Data and initiate payment
on the third Business Day thereafter. (b) Provided no circumstance
exists that would entitle Bank to give notice of termination of
this Agreement, upon receipt, verification and processing of Charge
Transaction Data by Bank during the Term, Bank will remit to LESCO
in respect of such Charge Transaction Data an amount equal to the
sum of the total charges identified in such Charge Transaction Data
less the sum of (i) the total amount of any credits included in
such Charge Transaction Data, (ii) the applicable Program Fees,
(iii) in-store payments (if any), and (iv) at Bank's option, any
other amounts then owed by LESCO to Bank (including, without
limitation, promotional discounts, early pay discounts (e.g. 1%-10
discounts) and amounts charged back to LESCO - 7 - pursuant to
Article 7). Bank shall not be obligated to fund any Charge
Transaction Data submitted by LESCO more than sixty (60) days after
the date of the applicable purchase transaction. SECTION 3.2 BANK
PAYMENT TERMS. (a) Bank will transfer funds payable to LESCO under
this Agreement via wire transfer to a single account maintained in
the name of LESCO, Inc. pursuant to written instructions delivered
to Bank by LESCO. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, Bank will have the right to net, setoff or recoup any
amounts due to it under this Agreement against any amounts owing to
LESCO under this Agreement. Nothing in this Section or any other
provision of this Agreement is intended to limit Bank's common law
rights of setoff and recoupment. SECTION 3.3 LESCO PAYMENT TERMS.
Unless otherwise provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, any
amounts payable by LESCO to Bank under this Agreement will be due
when invoiced by the Bank and shall be paid in immediately
available funds within fifteen (15) days after the date of such
invoice. LESCO will transfer funds payable to Bank under this
Section 3.3(a) via wire transfer to a deposit account maintained in
Bank's name pursuant to written instructions delivered to LESCO by
Bank. SECTION 3.4 PROGRAM FEES. LESCO shall pay to Bank the Prox
Fee in connection with each submission to Bank of Charge
Transaction Data pertaining to purchases financed on Prox Accounts,
the Net Invoice Fee in connection with each submission to Bank of
Charge Transaction Data pertaining to purchases financed on Net
Invoice Accounts, and the BRC Fee in connection with each
submission to Bank of Charge Transaction Data pertaining to
purchases financed on BRC Accounts. Such fees shall be calculated
as follows: (a) The Prox Fee shall be an amount equal to the
product of (x) the applicable Prox Fee Percentage, and (y) the
aggregate amount of charges on all Prox Accounts reflected in such
Charge Transaction Data (excluding any charges for which the
parties have established a Promotional Fee Percentage), less the
aggregate amount of any credits on Prox Accounts reflected in such
Charge Transaction Data. (b) The Net Invoice Fee for each purchase
financed on a Net Invoice Account shall be an amount equal to the
product of (x) the applicable Net Invoice Fee Percentage for such
purchase, and (y) the amount of charges reflected on the invoice
relating to such Purchase, in each case, as reflected in the Charge
Transaction Data (excluding any charges for which the parties have
established a Promotional Fee Percentage), less the aggregate
amount of any credits on such Net Invoice Account reflected in such
Charge Transaction Data. (c) The BRC Fee shall be an amount equal
to the product of (x) the applicable BRC Fee Percentage, and (y)
the aggregate amount of charges on all BRC Accounts reflected in
such Charge Transaction Data (excluding any charges for which the
parties have established a Promotional Fee Percentage), less the
aggregate amount of any credits on BRC Accounts reflected in such
Charge Transaction Data. - 8 - (d) The Prox Fee or BRC Fee
applicable to any purchase subject to a credit-based promotion
shall be an amount equal to the product of (x) the applicable
Promotional Percentage (based upon the status of the Account as
either a Prox Account or a BRC Account, as the case may be, and the
length of the payment deferral period) for such purchase (which
percentage shall be obtained from Schedule 3.5(d)), and (y) the
total amount of the charge applicable to such purchase, as
reflected in the Charge Transaction Data. SECTION 3.5 PROGRAM FEE
PERCENTAGES. (a) The Prox Fee Percentages, Net Invoice Fee
Percentages and BRC Fee Percentages available under the Open
Account Program and the BRC Program (other than in respect of
credit based promotions), respectively, as of the Program
Commencement Date are set forth on Schedule 3.5. (b) Beginning on
the first anniversary of the Program Commencement Date and as of
each Program Commencement Date anniversary thereafter during the
Term, the Prox Fee Percentage (other than the Prox Recourse Fee
Percentage) and/or the BRC Fee Percentage, as applicable, shall be
automatically adjusted in accordance with the charts set forth in
Schedule 3.5 if the Average Active Account Balance for all Prox
Accounts and/or all BRC Accounts, as the case may be, during the
immediately preceding Program Year is greater than (i) in the case
of Prox Accounts, (REDACTED) and (ii) in the case of BRC Accounts,
(REDACTED). Any adjustment to the Prox Fee Percentages and BRC Fee
Percentages required under the preceding sentence shall be
effective on the first day after the applicable Program
Commencement Date anniversary. (c) At any time following the first
twenty-four (24) months after the Program Commencement Date, Bank
may, based upon differences in the costs or other economic
assumptions (including, without limitation, credit losses, Account
volume, and the like) which Bank relied upon in establishing the
Program Fee Percentages, adjust any or all of the Program Fee
Percentages set forth on Schedule 3.5 or Schedule 3.5(d) (as any of
such percentages may previously have been adjusted pursuant to
Section 3.6) so long as (i) no single adjustment will result in an
increase in the Weighted Annual Program Cost of more than
(REDACTED) relative to the Program Fee Percentages in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment, and (ii) the aggregate of all
such adjustments will not result in an increase in the Weighted
Annual Program Cost of more than (REDACTED) relative to the Program
Fee Percentages in effect as of the Program Commencement Date. Each
such adjustment is referred to herein as "New Pricing". Prior to
initiating any such New Pricing, Bank will (i) confer with LESCO
regarding the basis for such New Pricing, and (ii) give written
notice to LESCO not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of
any Program Year. Such New Pricing will be implemented on the first
day of the immediately succeeding Program Year and will be used in
calculating the Program Fees in respect of all Charge Transaction
Data submitted at any time after such effective date. For the
avoidance of doubt, adjustments to the Program Fee Percentages
contemplated by Section 3.6 shall not be taken into account when
calculating the effect on the Weighted Annual Program Cost
resulting from any New Pricing under this Section 3.5(b). (d) As of
the Program Commencement Date, the Promotional Fee Percentages
applicable to credit based promotions available under the Program
are set forth on Schedule - 9 - 3.5(d). If Bank and LESCO agree to
offer any additional kind of credit-based promotion with respect to
either the Prox Terms, the Net Invoice Terms or the BRC Terms, Bank
will establish in writing, with acknowledgment by LESCO, the
Promotional Fee Percentage applicable to the calculation of the
Program Fee payable by LESCO for qualifying purchases, as well as
such other terms and conditions as the parties shall agree. BRC
Accounts with respect to which a credit based promotion is
initiated during the Interim Transition Period shall be subject to
the Promotional Fee Percentages applicable to Prox Accounts.
SECTION 3.6 INTEREST RATE ADJUSTOR. In addition to Bank's right to
adjust the Program Fee Percentages as set forth in Section 3.5, on
the first day after the end of the first full calendar quarter
following the Program Commencement Date, the following pricing
adjustment provisions shall apply: (a) for every (REDACTED)increase
in the LIBOR Rate above 1.00%, Bank shall increase each Prox Fee
Percentage and each Net Invoice Fee Percentage set forth on
Schedule 3.5 (or any other Prox Fee Percentage or Net Invoice Fee
Percentage subsequently established by the parties) by (REDACTED).
Any change in the LIBOR Rate during any quarter or series of
quarters not equal to a multiple of (REDACTED)shall be held over
and applied in the next calendar quarter until at least a
(REDACTED) multiple has been achieved. With respect to each
calendar quarter after such first quarter and continuing until the
expiration or earlier termination of the Operating Period, for
every increase or decrease in the LIBOR Rate relative to the rate
in effect as of the last Business Day of the immediately preceding
calendar quarter (including any basis point change held over from
the prior quarter's calculation) equal to a multiple of (REDACTED),
Bank shall adjust up or down, as the case may be, each Prox Fee
Percentage and each Net Invoice Fee Percentage in the manner set
forth above; provided, however, Bank shall not make any adjustment
to any Prox Fee Percentage or any Net Invoice Fee Percentage based
on a change in the LIBOR Rate below 1.00%. Bank shall implement any
such change to the Prox Fee Percentages and the Net Invoice Fee
Percentages on the first day of each calendar quarter. By way of
illustration and not limitation, examples of such adjustments are
attached hereto as Schedule 3.6. (b) for every (REDACTED)increase
in the LIBOR Rate above 1.00%, Bank shall increase each Promotional
Fee Percentage set forth on Schedule 3.5(d) (or any other
Promotional Fee Percentage subsequently established by the parties)
by the number of basis points set forth in Schedule 3.5(d)
(pursuant to the "Interest Rate Adjustment" column). Any change in
the LIBOR Rate during any quarter or series of quarters not equal
to a multiple of (REDACTED)shall be held over and applied in the
next calendar quarter until at least a (REDACTED)multiple has been
achieved. With respect to each calendar quarter after such first
quarter and continuing until the expiration or earlier termination
of the Operating Period, for every increase or decrease in the
LIBOR Rate relative to the rate in effect as of the last Business
Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter (including any
basis point change held over from the prior quarter's calculation)
equal to a multiple of (REDACTED), Bank shall adjust up or down, as
the case may be, each Promotional Fee Percentage in the manner set
forth above in this Section 3.5(d) and in accordance with Schedule
3.5(d); provided, however, Bank shall not make any adjustment to
any Promotional Fee Percentage based on a change in the LIBOR Rate
below 1.00%. Bank shall implement any such change to the
Promotional Fee Percentages on the - 10 - first day of each
calendar quarter. By way of illustration and not limitation,
examples of such adjustments are attached hereto as Schedule 3.6.
ARTICLE 4 OTHER PROGRAM ECONOMICS SECTION 4.1 ALLOCATION OF PROGRAM
EXPENSES. Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement,
each party will be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred
by it in connection with complying with its responsibilities under
this Agreement. SECTION 4.2 SOLICITATION OF ACCOUNTHOLDERS FOR
OTHER PRODUCTS. (a) During the Term of this Agreement, Bank (or its
designees) may, with the prior written (except as provided below)
consent of LESCO (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
after giving consideration to any privacy or other opt-out
obligations of LESCO), solicit Accountholders for and offer to
Accountholders (or arrange for a third party to solicit and/or
provide) products and services offered by Bank, its affiliates or
any third party, as well as Value-Added Programs, so long as such
products or services do not compete with LESCO's products. Not less
than eight (8) weeks prior to the proposed launch date of any such
solicitation, Bank shall notify LESCO of the proposed terms and
conditions thereof. LESCO shall respond promptly, but in any event
not more than forty-five (45) days after such notice date. If LESCO
fails to respond within such 45 day period, LESCO's consent to the
proposed solicitation shall be deemed given. To the extent such
marketing involves the use of the LESCO Marks, Bank shall follow
any guidelines provided by LESCO in respect thereof. Following the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 9, Bank may,
without the consent of LESCO, solicit Accountholders for and offer
to Accountholders (or arrange for a third party to solicit and/or
provide) products and/or services offered by Bank, its affiliates
or any third party, so long as such products or services do not
compete with LESCO's products or services. The foregoing to the
contrary notwithstanding, nothing herein shall preclude Bank or any
affiliate of Bank from undertaking any general solicitation that
happens to include Accountholders so long as the inclusion of such
Accountholders in such solicitation is not based upon the status of
any such entity as an Accountholder, the Accountholder Information
was not used in connection with such solicitation and the names of
the solicited Accountholders were obtained from a source other than
the Accountholder Information or the Program. (b) Bank will be
entitled to retain for its account any proceeds generated from
Bank's (including through third parties engaged by Bank) provision
of the goods and services referred to in Sections 4.2(a) and LESCO
will have no rights to such proceeds. ARTICLE 5 PROMOTION OF THE
PROGRAM SECTION 5.1 ANNUAL MARKETING PLANS. Bank and LESCO will
work together in good faith to agree for each Program Year on a
marketing plan to promote the Program and each party agrees to
implement such marketing plan. Bank and LESCO may from time to time
also mutually agree on additional specific marketing activities for
the Program (and will not unreasonably withhold consent to any
specific marketing plan proposed by the other party). Allocation of
the costs and expenses of all marketing promotions or other items
set forth in each marketing plan will be mutually established by
the parties as part of such plan; provided, that - 11 - unless
otherwise agreed to by Bank in writing, the costs of implementing
each marketing plan (or for implementing any marketing or
promotional initiatives developed by the parties outside of such
plan) shall be paid for from the Marketing Fund or by LESCO.
SECTION 5.2 RESPONSIBILITY OF BANK TO PROMOTE THE PROGRAM. (a) Bank
will establish (by creation of a record maintained on the books of
Bank) and administer a marketing fund ("Marketing Fund") to fund
Bank's portion of the costs and expenses of implementing the agreed
marketing plans for the Program. (b) During the Term of this
Agreement and prior to either party issuing a notice of
termination, Bank will allocate to the Marketing Fund at the end of
each Business Day during the Term an amount equal to (REDACTED) of
Net BRC Program Sales for such day. Unless a default by LESCO shall
have occurred and be continuing, Bank shall, to the extent provided
for in the applicable marketing plan, spend during the Program Year
covered by such marketing plan the amount allocated by Bank to the
Marketing Fund during such Program Year; provided, that Bank shall
have no further obligation to expend any funds remaining in the
Marketing Fund as of the date of any notice of termination given by
either party. (c) Bank will be the exclusive owner of the Marketing
Fund, and LESCO acknowledges and agrees that it will have no right,
title or interest in or to the Marketing Fund. SECTION 5.3
RESPONSIBILITY OF LESCO TO PROMOTE THE PROGRAM. (a) Without
limiting LESCO's obligations under any marketing plan, LESCO will
actively support and promote the Program by, among other things:
(b) encouraging the establishment and use of Accounts as the
preferred method of payment for LESCO's products and services
(through, for example, offering or providing loyalty programs,
value propositions and other customer incentives); (c) providing
and utilizing store signage, credit advertisements, promotional
inserts, statement messages and other marketing materials promoting
Program; and (d) providing incentives and performance goals for
LESCO personnel with respect to the Program (which need not be
monetary in nature). (e) LESCO may establish an Accountholder
loyalty program connected to Credit Card and Account use and the
Program (the "Cardholder Loyalty Program"). If LESCO elects to
establish such a program, (i) the terms and conditions of the
Cardholder Loyalty Program and any modifications thereto shall be
subject to Bank's reasonable consent, (ii) the Cardholder Loyalty
Program shall be in addition to and provide superior benefits in
comparison with any multi-tender or other loyalty program offered
by LESCO, (iii) in addition to any other amounts spent by LESCO
under Section 5.1(a) or 5.3 to promote or support the Program,
LESCO shall expend such commercially reasonable amounts as are
deemed necessary or appropriate by the parties to support the
Cardholder Loyalty Program and to promote it to Accountholders and
customers, (iv) to the extent consistent with the marketing plan
then in effect, LESCO may seek reimbursement from the Marketing
Fund for the costs associated with - 12 - in-store promotion of the
Cardholder Loyalty Program; provided however, that the cost of
customer rewards and incentives, merchandise discounts, mailing
costs and any third party servicing or transaction fees or costs
relating to the Cardholder Loyalty Program shall be paid by LESCO
and shall not be subject to reimbursement from the Marketing Fund.
(f) LESCO will not seek or obtain any special agreement or
condition from, nor discriminate in any way against, Accountholders
or any person with respect to the terms of any Account transaction.
LESCO will not charge any credit surcharge, application, processing
or other Program related fee to Accountholders. ARTICLE 6 OTHER
AGREEMENTS SECTION 6.1 OWNERSHIP OF ACCOUNTS. (a) Bank is and will
be the sole and exclusive owner of all Accounts and Account
Documentation, and will be entitled to receive all payments made by
Accountholders on Accounts. Bank shall be identified as the
creditor and owner of the Accounts for all purposes, and LESCO
shall not represent or imply otherwise. LESCO acknowledges that it
has no right, title or interest in any Accounts or Account
Documentation and will not, at any time, have any right to any
proceeds or payments made under the Accounts unless LESCO
subsequently purchases or otherwise acquires such Accounts from
Bank. LESCO further acknowledges that neither the Accountholder
Information nor any of the Account Documentation nor any of the
information included in the Account Documentation will be deemed to
be Confidential Information of LESCO for purposes of Section 13.1
hereof (provided, that the foregoing shall not limit or derogate
from the restrictions on use of the Accountholder List or the
information contained therein provided for in Section 13(b)(ii)).
LESCO authorizes and empowers Bank to sign and endorse LESCO's name
upon any checks, drafts, money orders or other forms of payment in
respect of any Account that may have been issued by the
Accountholder in LESCO's name. This limited power of attorney
conferred in this Section 6.1 is deemed a power coupled with an
interest and will be irrevocable prior to the Final Liquidation
Date. (b) Except with respect to Recourse Accounts, Bank will bear
all credit losses on Accounts (other than as permitted by Bank's
chargeback rights in Article 7 and other than credit losses
incurred after the Accounts are purchased or otherwise acquired by
LESCO or a third party pursuant to Section 10.1). SECTION 6.2
OWNERSHIP AND USE OF ACCOUNTHOLDER INFORMATION. Bank is the sole
and exclusive owner of all lists of Accountholders and applicants
generated by the Program (including, without limitation, names,
addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, dates of birth,
tax, organization, social security and similar numbers, and account
and similar access numbers), (the "Accountholder Information").
Nothing herein shall limit LESCO's rights in or use of any customer
list of LESCO to the extent the information therein is generated by
LESCO independently of the Program. Further, Bank's ownership of
the Accountholder Information notwithstanding, LESCO may use the
Accountholder Information during the Term to promote the Program
and to promote the products and services sold by LESCO under the
Program. Without limiting the solicitation restrictions set forth
in Section 4.2, during the Term, Bank may use the Accountholder
Information to exercise its rights and fulfill its obligations
under this - 13 - Agreement and with respect to the administration
and liquidation (including sale) of Accounts after the expiration
or earlier termination of the Term. SECTION 6.3 ACCOUNTHOLDER
TERMS. Bank may establish and modify the ordinary finance charge
rates (if applicable) to credit extended to Accountholders. Bank
may also establish (and modify from time to time) all other terms
upon which credit will be extended to Accountholders, including
without limitation, repayment terms, default finance charges, late
fees, overlimit charges, returned check charges, and other ordinary
fees and charges. Subject to the foregoing, the initial Prox Terms,
Net Invoice Terms and BRC Terms to be offered to Accountholders
under the Open Account Program and the BRC Program, respectively,
are set forth in Schedule 6.3 hereto and are made a part hereof.
Unless a shorter notice period is required to avoid violation by
Bank of applicable law, rule, regulation or order, Bank shall
notify and consult with LESCO at least sixty (60) days prior to
amending or modifying the finance charge rates and fees set forth
on Schedule 6.3. SECTION 6.4 CREDIT CRITERIA. Bank shall establish
in its discretion and may modify from time to time any or all of
the credit criteria used in evaluating applicants under the Program
(including, without limitation, the creditworthiness of individual
applicants, the range of credit limits to be made available to
individual Accountholders and whether to suspend or terminate the
credit privileges of any Accountholder). Bank will consult with
LESCO regarding any changes to the credit criteria used for the
Program which, in Bank's reasonable opinion, could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse affect on the Program. SECTION
6.5 OPERATING PROCEDURES. Except for changes (a) necessary to the
prevention or mitigation of fraud, (b) required by applicable law,
or (c) which Bank reasonably determines are necessary or
appropriate to comply with (or avoid violation of) applicable
regulatory authority, Bank shall not materially amend any "key
terms" of the Operating Procedures without the prior written
consent of LESCO, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
As used in the preceding sentence, "key terms" means those terms
and conditions of the Operating Procedures the amendment of which
is reasonably likely to result in a materially adverse alteration
of the methods and procedures through which LESCO participates in
the Program, relative to the Operating Procedures attached hereto
as of the Program Commencement Date. SECTION 6.6 CREDIT REVIEW
POINT; PROGRAM CREDIT MINIMUMS. (a) Bank will not be obligated to
make any extension of credit under the Program if, after such
extension, the aggregate Indebtedness for (i) all BRC Accounts, or
(ii) for all Prox Accounts plus all Net Invoice Accounts, would
exceed, in the case of the BRC Accounts, the BRC Credit Review
Point or, in the case of Prox Accounts and Net Invoice Accounts,
the Open Account Credit Review Point. Bank shall also have no
obligation to extend further credit under the Program at any time
after the occurrence of any event that would allow Bank to give
notice of termination hereunder. (b) If at any time, the aggregate
Indebtedness with respect to (x) all BRC Accounts equals or exceeds
eighty percent (80%) of the BRC Credit Review Point then in effect,
or (y) all Prox Accounts plus all Net Invoice Accounts equals or
exceeds eighty percent (80%) of - 14 - the Open Account Credit
Review Point then in effect, then within ninety (90) days after
either of the foregoing events, Bank will select one of the
following options and give LESCO written notice of its selection:
(c) Bank may increase the BRC Credit Review Point or the Open
Account Credit Review Point, as the case may be, to an amount that
will accommodate the then outstanding Indebtedness under the Open
Account Program or the BRC Program, and anticipated growth in
either such pool of Indebtedness (as applicable), based on Bank's
good faith projections. If Bank selects this option, then Bank's
written notice to LESCO will include the amount of the increased
Credit Review Point. (d) Bank may elect not to increase the BRC
Credit Review Point or the Open Account Credit Review Point, as the
case may be, in which case, LESCO will be entitled to terminate
this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.2(i).
SECTION 6.7 LESCO FINANCIAL REPORTS; FINANCIAL COVENANTS. (a) If at
any time during the term of this Agreement LESCO is not obligated
to, or for any other reason does not, file periodic financial
reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, LESCO will: (b) As
soon as practicable but in any event not more than one hundred and
twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, deliver to
Bank its audited annual financial statements, including its audited
consolidated balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash
flows and financial position, and including an unqualified opinion
from a nationally recognized accounting firm reasonably acceptable
to Bank. (c) As soon as practicable but in any event not more than
sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of LESCO,
deliver to Bank its unaudited quarterly financial statements,
including its unaudited consolidated balance sheet, income
statement and statement of cash flows and financial position,
accompanied by a certificate from LESCO's chief financial officer
that such financial statements were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principals applied on a consistent
basis and present fairly the consolidated financial position of
LESCO as of the end of such fiscal quarter and the results of its
operations, subject to normal year end audit adjustments. (d) LESCO
will deliver to Bank copies of all compliance certificates
delivered to its lenders under its credit facilities, if any. (e)
LESCO will satisfy the financial covenant set forth on Schedule
6.7(c). Within fifteen (15) days after the end of each fiscal
quarter of LESCO, LESCO will deliver to Bank a written
certification by the chief financial officer of LESCO certifying
that LESCO is in compliance with the financial covenant set forth
in Schedule 6.7(c) or, if not, providing a reasonably detailed
explanation as to the reasons for and the status of LESCO's
non-compliance. Each such certificate shall set forth in a manner
reasonably acceptable to Bank the calculation of such compliance. -
15 - (f) Concurrently with the delivery of the certificate referred
to in Section 6.7(c), LESCO shall deliver a certificate signed by
the chief financial officer of LESCO, to the effect that, to the
best of his or her knowledge, LESCO is in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable environmental laws and OSHA.
To the extent LESCO is not in material compliance with the
foregoing laws, the certificate shall set forth with specificity
all areas of such non-compliance and the proposed action LESCO will
implement in order to achieve material compliance. For purposes of
this Section 6.7(d), LESCO shall not be deemed to be out of
compliance with applicable environmental laws and OSHA if the
aggregate liability to LESCO resulting from such non-compliance for
any fiscal quarter of LESCO (taking into account all violations
incurred during such quarter or remaining outstanding from prior
quarters) is less than or equal to One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000). SECTION 6.8 ACCESS. LESCO will permit Bank's
representatives to visit Store Locations during normal business
hours with reasonable advance notice. LESCO will also permit Bank
to review and obtain copies of all of the books and records of
LESCO relating to the Program and authorizes Bank to monitor the
administration and promotion of the Program through mystery
shopping and by other reasonable means. SECTION 6.9 INSERTS AND
BILLING MESSAGES. (a) Beginning as of the expiration of the Interim
Transition Period, for each billing statement sent to
Accountholders during a billing cycle during the Term, Bank will
make available to LESCO a space for one (1) customized message on
the billing statement and Bank will include as many LESCO inserts
into each billing statement as possible (but in no event more than
eight (8) in the case of BRC Accounts and ten (10) in the case of
Prox Accounts) without causing the weight of the billing statement
package to exceed one ounce; provided that if Bank is required by
law to send a notice in such month then such notice shall take
priority, and; provided further, that if LESCO wishes Bank to
include LESCO's inserts in any billing statements in which the
inclusion of such inserts will cause the postage on such billing
statements to exceed one ounce, then LESCO will provide at least
five (5) days prior notice to Bank to enable Bank to adjust its
process and LESCO will pay the overweight postage charges resulting
therefrom. The foregoing notwithstanding, Bank is not required to
include any LESCO statement messages or billing inserts unless Bank
receives such statement messages or copies of the billing inserts
at least fifteen (15) days prior to the calendar month for the
scheduled mailing date. LESCO will provide copies of all billing
inserts to Bank at its own cost. (b) The form of customized
messages and all billing inserts will comply with Bank's
specifications as provided to LESCO from time to time, and Bank
shall have the right to reject any message or billing statement
that Bank reasonably believes is detrimental to the image of the
Bank or the Program. In addition, any Bank billing inserts or
statement messages that Bank reasonably believes are required by
law or to protect Bank's interest in the Accounts will take
priority over LESCO's billing inserts or statement messages. For
the avoidance of doubt, only billing inserts and statement messages
regarding the Program, or goods and services available for purchase
from LESCO under the Program, shall qualify for inclusion in
Accountholder billing statements. - 16 - SECTION 6.10 EXTENDED
WARRANTIES. LESCO will not be permitted to finance on Accounts
extended warranties or service contracts without the prior written
approval of Bank. With respect to either of the foregoing, if LESCO
seeks Bank's consent to finance such products under the Program,
LESCO agrees to review with Bank its offering of and procedures
concerning the sale and fulfillment of such products. LESCO
understands that any third party insurer of any extended warranty
program proposed by LESCO shall be subject to financial review by
Bank and must otherwise be reasonably acceptable to Bank. Even
where approved by Bank, LESCO shall be responsible for ensuring
that any extended warranties or service contract