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AMENDED AND RESTATED
PURCHASE AND CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 1
2008
Between
FERRO CORPORATION
as Seller
and
FERRO FINANCE
CORPORATION
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as Purchaser
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT B
EXHIBIT C
EXHIBIT D
EXHIBIT E-1
EXHIBIT E-2
EXHIBIT F
EXHIBIT G
EXHIBIT H
EXHIBIT I
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Credit and Collection Policy
Lock-Box Banks
Form of Promissory Note for Deferred Purchase Price
Form of Promissory Note for Purchaser Loans
Approved OECD Countries
Other Approved Jurisdictions
Seller UCC Information
Form of Choice of Law Provision in Seller’s Orders and other
Agreements
[Reserved]
Trade Names or Doing-Business-As Names |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
PURCHASE AND CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 1
2008
FERRO
CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation (“ Ferro Corporation
” or “ Seller ”), and FERRO FINANCE
CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation (the “ Purchaser
”), agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS. (1) Certain terms which are
capitalized and used throughout this Agreement (in addition to
those defined above) are defined in Article I of this
Agreement.
(2) The Seller and the Purchaser are parties to that certain
Purchase and Contribution Agreement dated as of September 28,
2000 as heretofore amended (as so amended, the “ Original
PCA ”). The Purchaser has acquired, and may continue to
acquire, Receivables from the Seller, either by purchase or by
contribution to the capital of the Seller, as determined from time
to time by the Seller and the Purchaser. The parties hereto wish to
amend and restate the Original PCA in its entirety and remove Ferro
Electronic Materials Inc. as a party to such amended and restated
agreement and to otherwise amend the Original PCA as set forth
herein. Accordingly, the parties agree that the Original PCA is
amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01.
Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Amended and Restated
Purchase and Contribution Agreement (this “ Agreement
”), the following terms shall have the following meanings
(such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and
plural forms of the terms defined):
“ 2005
Downgrade Event ” means the BB Downgrade Event which
occurred on June 2, 2005, as a result of the downgrade to BB
by S&P of Ferro Corporation’s long term public senior
unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt securities.
“ 2006
Downgrade Events ” means (i) the BB Downgrade Event
which occurred on March 20, 2006, as a result of Moody’s
downgrading the long term public senior unsecured
non-credit-enhanced debt securities of Ferro Corporation to B1 and
then withdrawing its rating on such debt securities, and
(ii) the further downgrading by S&P on March 31, 2006
of the long term public senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt
securities of Ferro Corporation to B.
“
Adverse Claim ” means a lien, security interest, or
other charge or encumbrance, or any other type of preferential
arrangement.
“
Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person
that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or
is under common control with such Person or is a director or
officer of such Person.
“
Agent ” means Citicorp North America, Inc., in its
capacity as agent under the Sale Agreement or any successor agent
thereunder.
“
Alternate Base Rate ” means a fluctuating interest
rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate
shall be at all times equal to the highest of:
(a) the
rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank, N.A. in New York,
New York, from time to time as Citibank, N.A.’s base
rate;
(b) 1/2 of
one percent above the latest three-week moving average of secondary
market morning offering rates in the United States for three-month
certificates of deposit of major United States money market banks,
such three-week moving average being determined weekly on each
Monday (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next
succeeding Business Day) for the three-week period ending on the
previous Friday by Citibank, N.A. on the basis of such rates
reported by certificate of deposit dealers to and published by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, if such publication shall be
suspended or terminated, on the basis of quotations for such rates
received by Citibank, N.A. from three New York certificate of
deposit dealers of recognized standing selected by Citibank, N.A.,
in either case adjusted to the nearest 1/4 of one percent or, if
there is no nearest 1/4 of one percent, to the next higher 1/4 of
one percent; or
(c) the
Federal Funds Rate.
“
Approved OECD Country ” means each of the countries
listed on Exhibit E-1 hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended
from time to time upon request of Ferro Corporation, with the prior
written approval of the Purchaser and the Agent. Additionally, if
the Agent removes any country from the Schedule of Approved OECD
Countries attached to the Sale Agreement, such country will cease
to be an Approved OECD Country hereunder and the Purchaser will
immediately notify Ferro Corporation thereof.
“ BB
Downgrade Event ” means any of the long term public
senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt securities of Ferro
Corporation are rated below BB+ by S&P or Ba1 by Moody’s,
or if Ferro Corporation does not have long term public senior
unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt ratings from both S&P and
Moody’s, Ferro Corporation is judged by the Agent, in its
sole discretion, to be of credit quality below (with respect to
each missing rating) BB+ by S&P or Ba1 by Moody’s.
“
Business Day ” means any day on which banks are not
authorized or required to close in New York, New York or Cleveland,
Ohio.
“
Collection Agent ” means at any time the Person then
authorized pursuant to Section 6.01 to service, administer and
collect Transferred Receivables.
“
Collection Agent Fee ” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.03.
“
Collections ” means, with respect to any Receivable,
all cash collections and other cash proceeds of such Receivable,
including, without limitation, all cash proceeds of Related
Security with respect to such Receivable, and all funds deemed to
have been received by the Seller or any other Person as a
Collection pursuant to Section 2.04.
“
Contract ” means an agreement between an Originator
(directly and not, for the avoidance of doubt, by or through a
subsidiary thereof) and an Obligor, substantially in the form of
one of the written contracts or (in the case of any open account
agreement) one of the invoices approved by the Purchaser, pursuant
to or under which such Obligor shall be obligated to pay for
merchandise, insurance or services from time to time.
“
Contributed Receivable ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.06.
“
Credit and Collection Policy ” means those receivables
credit and collection policies and practices of each applicable
Originator in effect on the date of this Agreement applicable to
the Receivables and described in Exhibit A hereto, as modified
in compliance with this Agreement.
“ Daily
Report ” means a report in form and substance
satisfactory to the Purchaser, furnished by the Collection Agent to
the Purchaser pursuant to the third sentence of
Section 6.02(b).
“
Debt ” means (i) indebtedness for borrowed money,
(ii) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
other similar instruments, (iii) obligations to pay the
deferred purchase price of property or services,
(iv) obligations as lessee under leases which shall have been
or should be, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, recorded as capital leases, and (v) obligations
under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations
(contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or
otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of,
indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in
clauses (i) through (iv) above.
“
Defaulted Receivable ” means a Receivable:
(i) as to
which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for 90 days
or more from the original due date for such payment;
(ii) as to
which the Obligor thereof or any other Person obligated thereon or
owning any Related Security in respect thereof has taken any
action, or suffered any event to occur, of the type described in
Section 7.01(g); or
(iii) which, consistent with the applicable Originator’s
Credit and Collection Policy, would be written off by such
Originator or the Seller as uncollectible.
“
Deferred Purchase Price ” means the portion of the
Purchase Price of Purchased Receivables purchased on any Purchase
Date exceeding the amount of the Purchase Price under
Section 2.02 to be paid in cash. The obligations of the
Purchaser in respect of the Deferred Purchase Price shall be
evidenced by the Purchaser’s subordinated promissory note in
the form of Exhibit C hereto.
“
Designated Obligor ” means, at any time, each Obligor;
provided , however , that any Obligor shall cease to
be a Designated Obligor upon three Business Days’ notice by
the Purchaser to the Seller.
“
Dilution ” means, with respect to any Receivable, the
aggregate amount of any reductions or adjustments in the
Outstanding Balance of such Receivable as a result of any
defective, rejected, returned, repossessed or foreclosed
merchandise or services or any cash discount, discount for quick
payment or other adjustment or setoff.
“
Discount ” means, in respect of each Purchase, 0.8% of
the Outstanding Balance of the Receivables that are the subject of
such Purchase; provided , however , the foregoing
Discount may be revised prospectively by request of the Seller or
the Purchaser to reflect changes in recent experience with respect
to write-offs, timing and cost of Collections and cost of funds,
provided that such revision is consented to by both of such parties
(it being understood that each party agrees to duly consider such
request and that such consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld).
“
Eligible Receivable ” means a Receivable:
(i) the
Obligor of which is a resident of the United States (including,
without limitation, Puerto Rico), Canada, an Approved OECD Country
or an Other Approved Jurisdiction, provided that (A) the
aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables having
Obligors which are residents of an Approved OECD Country or an
Other Approved Jurisdiction may not exceed an amount equal to two
times the aggregate of the Loss Reserves for all Receivable
Interests at such time (as each such term is defined in the Sale
Agreement), (B) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all
Eligible Receivables having Obligors which are residents of an
Other Approved Jurisdiction may not exceed an amount equal to the
aggregate of the Loss Reserves for all Receivable Interests at such
time (as each such term is defined in the Sale Agreement),
(C) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible
Receivables having Obligors which are residents of Japan may not
exceed $5,000,000, and (D) with respect to each country which
is an Other Approved Jurisdiction, the aggregate Outstanding
Balance of all Eligible Receivables having Obligors which are
residents of such country may not exceed (1) 5% of the then
outstanding Capital under the Sale Agreement, at any time that the
sovereign long-term debt rating of such country is at least A by
S&P and at least A2 by Moody’s, and (2) 3.3% of the
then outstanding Capital under the Sale Agreement, at any time that
the sovereign long-term debt rating of such country is not at least
A by S&P and at least A2 by Moody’s;
(ii) the
Obligor of which is not an Affiliate of any of the parties hereto
and is not a government or a governmental subdivision or
agency;
(iii) the
Obligor of which, at the time of the transfer of such Receivable
under this Agreement, is a Designated Obligor and is not the
Obligor of any Defaulted Receivables which in the aggregate
constitute 15% or more of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all
Receivables of such Obligor;
(iv) which,
at the time of the transfer thereof to the Purchaser under this
Agreement, is not a Defaulted Receivable;
(v) which,
according to the Contract related thereto, is required to be paid
in full either (A) within not more than 60 days of the
original billing date therefor or (B) within more than 60 but
no more than 90 days of the original billing date therefor if
the aggregate Outstanding Balance of such Receivable and all other
Receivables having similar payments terms does not exceed 25% of
the then Outstanding Balance of all Transferred Receivables at such
time;
(vi) which
is an obligation representing all or part of the sales price of
merchandise, insurance or services within the meaning of
Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and the nature of which is such that its purchase with the
proceeds of notes would constitute a “current
transaction” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(vii) which
is an “account” within the meaning of Article 9 of
the UCC of the applicable jurisdictions;
(viii) which is denominated and payable only in United States
dollars in the United States;
(ix) which
arises under a Contract which, together with such Receivable, is in
full force and effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Obligor of such Receivable and is not subject to
any Adverse Claim or any dispute, offset, counterclaim or defense
whatsoever (except the potential discharge in bankruptcy of such
Obligor);
(x) which,
together with the Contract related thereto, does not contravene in
any material respect any laws, rules or regulations applicable
thereto (including, without limitation, laws, rules and regulations
relating to usury, consumer protection, truth in lending, fair
credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity,
fair debt collection practices and privacy) and with respect to
which no party to the Contract related thereto is in violation of
any such law, rule or regulation in any material respect;
(xi) which
arises under a Contract which (A) does not require the Obligor
under such Contract to consent to the transfer, sale or assignment
of the rights and duties of the applicable Originator under such
Contract and (B) does not contain a confidentiality provision
that purports to restrict the ability of the Purchaser and its
assignees to exercise their rights under this Agreement, including,
without limitation, their right to review the Contract;
(xii) which
was generated in the ordinary course of the applicable
Originator’s business;
(xiii) which, at the time of the transfer of such Receivable
under this Agreement, has not been extended, rewritten or otherwise
modified from the original terms thereof;
(xiv) the
transfer, sale or assignment of which does not contravene any
applicable law, rule or regulation;
(xv) which
(A) satisfies all applicable requirements of the applicable
Credit and Collection Policy and (B) complies with such other
criteria and requirements (other than those relating to the
collectibility of such Receivable) as the Purchaser or its assigns
may from time to time specify to the Seller upon
30 days’ notice; and
(xvi) which, if it was originated by either of Ferro Glass or
FPL, was originated on or after the date of the Purchase
Agreement.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations
promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“ Event
of Termination ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7.01.
“
FPL ” means Ferro Pfanstiehl Laboratories, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.
“
Facility ” means the willingness of the Purchaser to
consider making Purchases of Receivables from the Seller from time
to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“
Facility Termination Date ” means the earliest of
(i) the “Facility Termination Date” (as such term
is defined in the Sale Agreement), (ii) the date of
termination of the Facility pursuant to Section 7.01 and
(iii) the date which the Seller designates by at least two
Business Days’ notice to the Purchaser and its assignees
(including the Agent).
“
Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a
fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such
period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal
funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or,
if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business
Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is
not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average
of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by
Citibank, N.A. from three Federal funds brokers of recognized
standing selected by it.
“ Ferro
Color ” means Ferro Color & Glass Corporation, a
Pennsylvania corporation.
“
General Trial Balance ” of the Seller on any date
means the Seller’s accounts receivable trial balance (whether
in the form of a computer printout, magnetic tape or diskette) on
such date, listing Obligors and the Receivables respectively owed
by such Obligors on such date together with the aged Outstanding
Balances of such Receivables, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Purchaser.
“
Incipient Event of Termination ” means an event that
but for notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event
of Termination.
“
Indemnified Amounts ” has the meaning specified in
Section 8.01.
“
Lock-Box Account ” means one or more accounts, under
the exclusive ownership and control of the Purchaser (or its
assignees or designees), maintained for the purpose of receiving
Collections.
“
Lock-Box Agreement ” means an agreement among the
Seller, the Purchaser (or its assignees or designees) and any
Lock-Box Bank in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser
(or its assignees or designees).
“
Lock-Box Bank ” means any of the banks or other
financial institutions holding one or more Lock-Box Accounts.
“
Monthly Report ” means a report in form and substance
satisfactory to the Purchaser, furnished by the Collection Agent to
the Purchaser pursuant to the first sentence of
Section 6.02(b).
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc.
“
Non-Investment Grade Event ” means any of the long
term public senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt securities of
the Seller are rated below BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by
Moody’s, or if the Seller does not have long term public
senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt ratings from both S&P
and Moody’s, the Seller is judged by the Agent, in its sole
discretion, to be of credit quality below (with respect to each
missing rating) BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s.
“
Obligor ” means a Person obligated to make payments
pursuant to a Contract.
“
Original PCA ” has the meaning specified in the
preliminary statements to this Agreement.
“
Originator ” means each of the Seller, Ferro Color and
FPL.
“ Other
Approved Jurisdiction ” means each of the countries
listed on Exhibit E-2 hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended
from time to time upon request of the Seller, with prior written
approval of the Purchaser and the Agent; provided ,
however , that at any time that the sovereign long-term debt
rating of any country listed on such Exhibit falls below BBB- by
S&P or below Baa3 by Moody’s, such country will cease to
be an Other Approved Jurisdiction. Additionally, if the Agent at
any time removes any country from the Schedule of Other Approved
Jurisdictions attached to the Sale Agreement, such country will
cease to be an Other Approved Jurisdiction hereunder and the
Purchaser will immediately notify the Seller thereof.
“
Outstanding Balance ” of any Receivable at any time
means the then outstanding principal balance thereof.
“
Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation
(including a business trust), limited liability company, joint
stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or
other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or
agency thereof.
“
Purchase ” means a purchase by the Purchaser of
Receivables from the Seller pursuant to Article II.
“
Purchase Agreement ” means the Purchase Agreement
dated as of April 1 2008 among Ferro Color and FPL, as sellers, and
the Seller, as purchaser, as the same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Purchase Date ” means each day on which a Purchase is
made pursuant to Article II.
“
Purchased Receivable ” means any Receivable which is
purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02.
“
Purchase Price ” for any Purchase means (x) in
respect of any Purchase of Receivables originated by FPL or Ferro
Color, an amount equal to the “Purchase Price” paid by
the Seller pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for the Receivables
that are the subject of such Purchase, and (y) in respect of
any other Purchase, an amount equal to the Outstanding Balance of
the Receivables that are the subject of such Purchase as set forth
in the Seller’s General Trial Balance, minus the Discount for
such Purchase.
“
Purchaser Loan ” means any loan made by the Purchaser,
at its option, to the Seller, upon the Seller’s request,
provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount at any one
time outstanding of Purchaser Loans shall not exceed $5,000,000,
and (b) no such Purchaser Loans may be made if an Event of
Termination or an Incipient Event of Termination has occurred and
is continuing, or would occur after giving effect thereto, or if
any amounts are outstanding under the Deferred Purchase Price.
Purchaser Loans made by the Purchaser hereunder shall be evidenced
by a promissory note of the Seller in substantially the form of
Exhibit D hereto.
“
Receivable ” means the indebtedness of any Obligor
under a Contract (whether constituting an account, instrument,
chattel paper or general intangible), and includes the right to
payment of any interest or finance charges and other obligations of
such Obligor with respect thereto.
“
Related Security ” means with respect to any
Receivable:
(i) all of
the Seller’s or other applicable Originator’s interest
in any merchandise (including returned merchandise) relating to any
sale giving rise to such Receivable;
(ii) all
security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time
to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether
pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise,
together with all financing statements filed against an Obligor
describing any collateral securing such Receivable;
(iii) all
guaranties, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of
whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment
of such Receivable whether pursuant to the Contract related to such
Receivable or otherwise;
(iv) the
Contract and all other books, records and other information
(including, without limitation, computer programs, tapes, discs,
punch cards, data processing software and related property and
rights) relating to such Receivable and the related Obligor;
and
(v) the
Purchase Agreement and all rights of the Seller to receive monies
due or to become due thereunder.
“ RPA
Final Payment Date ” means the later of the
“Facility Termination Date” (as such term is defined in
the Sale Agreement) and the date on which all Capital, Yield (each
as defined in the Sale Agreement), fees and other obligations under
the Sale Agreement are paid in full.
“
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Rating
Services, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
“ Sale
Agreement ” means that certain Second Amended and
Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 1
2008, among the Purchaser, as seller, CAFCO, LLC, as investor,
Citibank, N.A., as a bank, Citicorp North America, Inc., as agent,
Ferro Color and FPL each as an originator, and Ferro Corporation,
as collection agent and an originator, as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Seller Report ” means a Monthly Report, a Weekly
Report or a Daily Report.
“
Settlement Date ” means the tenth day of each month
(or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding
Business Day); provided , however , that following
the occurrence of an Event of Termination, Settlement Dates shall
occur on such days as are selected from time to time by the
Purchaser or its assignees in a written notice to the Collection
Agent.
“
State ” means one of the fifty states of the United
States or the District of Columbia.
“
Tangible Net Worth ” means at any time the excess of
(i) the sum of (a) the product of (x) 100% minus the
Discount multiplied by (y) the Outstanding Balance of all
Transferred Receivables other than Defaulted Receivables plus
(b) cash and cash equivalents of the Purchaser plus
(c) the outstanding principal amount of Purchaser Loans, minus
(ii) the sum of (a) Capital (as such term is defined in
the Sale Agreement) plus (b) the Deferred Purchase Price.
“
Transferred Receivable ” means a Purchased Receivable
or a Contributed Receivable.
“
UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time
to time in effect in the specified jurisdiction.
“
Week ” means each calendar week beginning on Saturday
and ending on (and including) the following Friday.
“
Weekly Report ” means a report in form and substance
satisfactory to the Purchaser, furnished by the Collection Agent to
the Purchaser pursuant to the second sentence of
Section 6.02(b).
Section 1.02. Other
Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined herein
shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the
State of New York, and not specifically defined herein, are used
herein as defined in such Article 9.
ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF
PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 2.01.
Facility . On the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth
and without recourse to the Seller (except to the extent
specifically provided herein), the Seller may at its option sell or
contribute to the Purchaser all Receivables originated by it (or
originated by FPL or Ferro Color and acquired by the Seller
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) from time to time and the
Purchaser may at its option purchase or accept as a contribution
from the Seller all Receivables originated or acquired by the
Seller from time to time, in each case during the period from the
date hereof to the Facility Termination Date.
Section 2.02.
Making Purchases .
(a)
Initial Purchase . The Seller shall give the Purchaser at
least one Business Day’s notice of its request for the
initial Purchase hereunder, which request shall specify the date of
such Purchase (which shall be a Business Day) and the proposed
Purchase Price for such Purchase. The Purchaser shall promptly
notify the Seller whether it has determined to make such Purchase.
On the date of such Purchase, the Purchaser shall, upon
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Article III, pay the Purchase Price for such Purchase in the
manner provided in Section 2.02(c).
(b)
Subsequent Purchases . On each Business Day following the
initial Purchase, unless the Seller or the Purchaser shall notify
the other party to the contrary, the Seller shall sell to the
Purchaser and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Seller, upon
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Article III, all Receivables originated by the Seller (or
originated by FPL or Ferro Color and acquired by the Seller
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) which have not previously been
sold or contributed to the Purchaser; provided ,
however , that the Seller may, at its option on any Purchase
Date, contribute all or any of such Receivables to the Purchaser
pursuant to Section 2.06, instead of selling such Receivables
to the Purchaser pursuant to this Section 2.02(b). On or
within five Business Days after the date of each such Purchase, the
Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price for such Purchase in the
manner provided in Section 2.02(c).
(c)
Payment of Purchase Price . The Purchase Price for each
Purchase shall be paid on or within five Business Days after the
Purchase Date therefor by means of any one or a combination of the
following: (i) a deposit in same day funds to the
Seller’s account designated by the Seller, (ii) an
increase in the Deferred Purchase Price (subject at all times to
the limitations contained in the definition thereof), or
(iii) a credit against interest and/or principal owed by the
Seller with respect to any Purchaser Loan. The allocation of the
Purchase Price as among such methods of payment shall be subject in
each instance to the approval of the Purchaser and the Seller;
provided , however , that the Deferred Purchase Price
may not be increased to the extent that, after giving effect to
such increase, the Tangible Net Worth would be less than 10.0% of
the Outstanding Balance of the Transferred Receivables.
(d)
Ownership of Receivables and Related Security . On each
Purchase Date, after giving effect to the Purchase (and any
contribution of Receivables) on such date, the Purchaser shall own
all Receivables originated by the Seller (or originated by FPL or
Ferro Color and acquired by the Seller) as of such date (including
Receivables which have been previously sold or contributed to the
Purchaser hereunder). The Purchase or contribution of any
Receivable shall include all Related Security with respect to such
Receivable.
(e)
Assignment of Receivables relating to Obligors located in
Germany . In addition to the transfer of ownership of
Receivables stipulated above the Seller, subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions precedent set out in this Agreement
hereby assigns by way of a German law assignment ( Abtretung
) within the meaning of Section 398 German Civil Code (
B á
rgerliches Gesetzbuch ) to the Purchaser all Receivables
(whether now existing or hereafter arising) owed to the Seller by
an Obligor located in Germany (the “ German Obligor
Receivables ”). The Purchaser accepts such assignment.
The assignment of the German Obligor Receivables shall include all
ancillary rights, priority rights as well as all other rights
attached to the German Obligor Receivables.
Section 2.03.
Collections . (a) Unless otherwise agreed in the Sale
Agreement, the Collection Agent shall, on each Settlement Date,
deposit into an account of the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s
assignee all Collections of Transferred Receivables then held by
the Collection Agent.
(b) In the event that the Seller believes that Collections
which are not Collections of Transferred Receivables have been
deposited into an account of the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s
assignee, the Seller shall so advise the Purchaser and, on the
Business Day following such identification, the Purchaser shall
remit, or shall cause to be remitted, all Collections so deposited
which are identified, to the Purchaser’s satisfaction, to be
Collections of Receivables which are not Transferred Receivables to
the Seller.
(c) On each Settlement Date, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller accrued interest on the Deferred Purchase Price and the
Purchaser may, at its option, prepay in whole or in part the
principal amount of the Deferred Purchase Price; provided that each
such payment shall be made solely from (i) Collections of
Transferred Receivables after all other amounts then due from the
Purchaser under the Sale Agreement have been paid in full and all
amounts then required to be set aside by the Purchaser or the
Collection Agent under the Sale Agreement have been so set aside or
(ii) excess cash flow from operations of the Purchaser which
is not required to be applied to the payment of other obligations
of the Purchaser; and provided further, that no such payment shall
be made at any time when an Event of Termination shall have
occurred and be continuing. At such time following the Facility
Termination Date when all Capital, Yield and other amounts owed by
the Purchaser under the Sale Agreement shall have been paid in
full, the Purchaser shall apply, on each Settlement Date, all
Collections of Transferred Receivables received by the Purchaser
pursuant to Section 2.03(a) (and not previously distributed)
first to the payment of accrued interest on the Deferred Purchase
Price, and then to the reduction of the principal amount of the
Deferred Purchase Price.
Section 2.04.
Settlement Procedures . (a) If on any day the
Outstanding Balance of any Transferred Receivable is reduced or
adjusted as a result of any defective, rejected, returned,
repossessed or foreclosed merchandise or services or any cash
discount, discount for quick payment or other adjustment made by
the Seller, or any set-off or dispute in respect of any claim by
the Obligor thereof against the Seller (whether such claim arises
out of the same or a related transaction or an unrelated
transaction but excluding adjustments, reductions or
cancellations in respect of such Obligor’s bankruptcy), the
Seller shall be deemed to have received on such day a Collection of
such Transferred Receivable in the amount of such reduction or
adjustment. If the Seller is not the Collection Agent, the Seller
shall pay to the Collection Agent on or prior to the next
Settlement Date all amounts deemed to have been received pursuant
to this subsection.
(b) Upon discovery by the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach
of any of the representations and warranties made by the Seller in
Section 4.01(j) with respect to any Transferred Receivable,
such party shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other
party, as soon as practicable and in any event within three
Business Days following such discovery. The Seller shall, upon not
less than two Business Days’ notice from the Purchaser or its
assignee or designee, repurchase such Transferred Receivable on the
next succeeding Settlement Date for a repurchase price equal to the
Outstanding Balance of such Transferred Receivable. Each repurchase
of a Transferred Receivable shall include the Related Security with
respect to such Transferred Receivable. The proceeds of any such
repurchase shall be deemed to be a Collection in respect of such
Transferred Receivable. If the Seller is not the Collection Agent,
the Seller shall pay to the Collection Agent on or prior to the
next Settlement Date the repurchase price required to be paid
pursuant to this subsection.
(c) Except as stated in subsection (a) or (b) of
this Section 2.04 or as otherwise required by law or the
underlying Contract, all Collections from an Obligor of any
Transferred Receivable shall be applied to the Receivables of such
Obligor in the order of the age of such Receivables, starting with
the oldest such Receivable, unless such Obligor designates its
payment for application to specific Receivables.
Section 2.05.
Payments and Computations, Etc. (a) All amounts to be
paid or deposited by the Seller or the Collection Agent hereunder
shall be paid or deposited no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York
City time) on the day when due in same day funds to an account or
accounts designated by the Purchaser from time to time, which
accounts, during the existence of the Sale Agreement, shall be
those set forth in the Sale Agreement.
(b) The Seller shall, to the extent permitted by law, pay to
the Purchaser interest on any amount not paid or deposited by the
Seller (whether as Collection Agent or otherwise) when due
hereunder at an interest rate per annum equal to 2.0% per annum
above the Alternate Base Rate, payable on demand.
(c) All computations of interest and all computations of fees
hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for
the actual number of days (including the first but excluding the
last day) elapsed. Whenever any payment or deposit to be made
hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such
payment or deposit shall be made on the next succeeding Business
Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation
of such payment or deposit.
Section 2.06.
Contributions . The Seller may from time to time at its
option, by notice to the Purchaser on or prior to the date of the
proposed contribution, identify Receivables which it proposes to
contribute to the Purchaser as a capital contribution. On the date
of each such contribution and after giving effect thereto, the
Purchaser shall own in fee simple the Receivables so identified and
contributed (collectively, the “ Contributed
Receivables ”) and all Related Security with respect
thereto. The foregoing notwithstanding, on the date of the initial
Purchase hereunder the Seller agrees to contribute to the Purchaser
all Receivables which are not included in such initial
Purchase.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF
PURCHASES
Section 3.01.
Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase from the Seller .
The initial Purchase of Receivables from the Seller hereunder is
subject to the conditions precedent that the Purchaser shall have
received on or before the date of such Purchase the following, each
(unless otherwise indicated) dated such date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Purchaser:
(a) Evidence that the Seller and each other Originator has
taken any necessary corporate action to authorize this Agreement
and the Purchase Agreement and certified copies of all documents
evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental
approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement and the Purchase
Agreement.
(b) A
certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Seller
and each other Originator certifying the names and true signatures
of the officers of the Seller and each other Originator authorized
to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered by
it hereunder.
(c) Acknowledgment copies or time stamped receipt copies of
proper financing statements, duly filed on or before the date of
the initial Purchase, naming each Originator as the seller/debtor
and the Purchaser as the purchaser/secured party, or other similar
instruments or documents, as the Purchaser may deem necessary or
desirable under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions or other
applicable law to perfect the Purchaser’s ownership of and
security interest in the Transferred Receivables and Related
Security and Collections with respect thereto.
(d) Acknowledgment copies or time stamped receipt copies of
proper financing statements, if any, necessary to release all
security interests and other rights of any Person in the
Transferred Receivables, Contracts or Related Security previously
granted by the Seller and each other Originator.
(e) Completed requests for information, dated on or before the
date of such initial Purchase, listing all effective financing
statements filed in the jurisdictions referred to in
subsection (c) above that name the Seller or any other
Originator as debtor, together with copies of such other financing
statements (none of which shall cover any Transferred Receivables,
Contracts or Related Security).
(f)
[Intentionally omitted.]
(g) The
Purchase Agreement, duly executed by each of the parties
thereto.
Section 3.02.
Conditions Precedent to All Purchases . Each Purchase
(including the initial Purchase) hereunder shall be subject to the
further conditions precedent that:
(a) with
respect to any such Purchase, on or prior to the date of such
Purchase, the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser,
(i) if requested by the Purchaser, the Seller’s General
Trial Balance (which if in magnetic tape or diskette format shall
be compatible with the Purchaser’s computer equipment) as of
a date not more than 31 days prior to the date of such
Purchase, and (ii) a written report identifying, among other
things, the Receivables to be included in such Purchase and such
additional information concerning such Receivables as may
reasonably be requested by the Purchaser;
(b) with
respect to any such Purchase, on or prior to the date of such
Purchase, the Collection Agent shall have delivered to the
Purchaser, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, a
completed Monthly Report, Weekly Report or Daily Report for the
most recently ended reporting period for which information is
required pursuant to Section 6.02(b), and containing such
additional information as may reasonably be requested by the
Purchaser;
(c) The
Seller shall have marked its master data processing records and, at
the request of the Purchaser, each Contract giving rise to
Purchased Receivables and all other relevant records evidencing the
Receivables which are the subject of such Purchase with a legend,
acceptable to the Purchaser, stating that such Receivables, the
Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, have been
sold in accordance with this Agreement; and
(d) on the
date of such Purchase the following statements shall be true (and
the Seller, by accepting the amount of such Purchase, shall be
deemed to have certified that):
(i) The
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are
correct on and as of the date of such Purchase as though made on
and as of such date (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier
date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be
correct as of such earlier date),
(ii) No
event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such
Purchase, that constitutes an Event of Termination or would
constitute an Incipient Event of Termination,
(iii) The
Purchaser shall not have delivered to the Seller a notice that the
Purchaser shall not make any further Purchases hereunder, and
(iv) Each
of FPL and Ferro Color shall have sold to the Seller all of such
Originator’s Receivables arising on or prior to such date;
and
(e) the
Purchaser shall have received such other approvals, opinions or
documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Section 4.01.
Representations and Warranties of the Seller . The Seller
represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The
Seller is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing, under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction set
forth in Exhibit F hereto (as such Exhibit F may be
amended from time to time pursuant to Section 5.01(b)) and is
duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every
jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires it to be so
qualified, unless the failure to so qualify would not have a
material adverse effect on (i) the interests of the Purchaser
hereunder, (ii) the collectibility of the Transferred
Receivables, or (iii) the ability of the Seller or the
Collection Agent to perform their respective obligations
hereunder.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement
and the other documents to be delivered by it hereunder, including
the Seller’s sale and contribution of Receivables hereunder
and the Seller’s use of the proceeds of Purchases,
(i) are within the Seller’s corporate powers,
(ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action, (iii) do not contravene (1) the Seller’s
charter or by-laws, (2) any law, rule or regulation applicable
to the Seller, (3) any contractual restriction binding on or
affecting the Seller or its property or (4) any order, writ,
judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting the
Seller or its property, and (iv) do not result in or require
the creation of any lien, security interest or other charge or
encumbrance upon or with respect to any of its properties (except
for the transfer of the Seller’s interest in the Transferred
Receivables pursuant to this Agreement). This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Seller.
(c) No
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or
filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is
required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the
Seller of this Agreement or any other document to be delivered by
it hereunder.
(d) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Seller enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its
terms.
(e) Sales
and contributions made pursuant to this Agreement will constitute a
valid sale, transfer, and assignment of the Transferred Receivables
to Purchaser, enforceable against creditors of, and purchasers
from, the Seller. The Seller shall have no remaining property
interest in any Transferred Receivable.
(f) The
balance sheets of
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