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Exhibit 10.59
FORBEARANCE
AGREEMENT
This
FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of
February 11, 2005, by and among Maxtor Receivables LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Borrower”), Maxtor Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“Maxtor”), as servicer (the “Servicer”)
under the Loan Agreement (as defined below), and Merrill Lynch Commercial
Finance Corp., as Lender (the “Lender”) and Agent (the
“Agent”) under the Loan Agreement. Capitalized terms used
and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms
in the Loan Agreement.
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS
Reference
is hereby made to that certain Receivables Loan and Security Agreement (the
“Loan Agreement”) dated as of June 24, 2004, by and
among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Lender, the Agent, U.S. Bank National
Association and Lyon Financial Services, Inc.
WHEREAS,
an Early Amortization Event has occurred under Section 7.01(m) of the Loan
Agreement, in that the rolling average of the Dilution-to-Liquidation Ratios
for the preceding three Cut-Off Dates as reported in the Monthly Remittance
Report delivered on February 7, 2005, exceeded 17.50%, and such Early
Amortization Event (the “Dilution Trigger Event”) gives the
Agent the right (i) to declare the Amortization Commencement Date to have
occurred and (ii) to declare a Servicer Default under clause (iv) of
the definition thereof on account of such Dilution Trigger Event and to
terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer under the Loan Agreement.
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has requested that the Agent forbear from the exercise of its
rights to declare an Amortization Commencement Date pursuant to
Section 7.01 of the Loan Agreement or to terminate Maxtor as Servicer, and
the Agent is willing, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent and
subject to the terms herein, to forbear temporarily from the exercise of such
rights.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth in
the Transaction Documents and this Agreement, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
I. Forbearance.
1.1
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Agent hereby agrees,
during the period from the time this Agreement becomes effective pursuant to Section 2
hereof until 9:00 a.m. New York time on March 7, 2005 (such period, as it
may be prematurely terminated at the option of the Agent pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement, the “Forbearance Period”), to forbear
temporarily from exercising its rights, solely on account of the Dilution
Trigger Event, to declare an Amortization Commencement Date or to terminate
Maxtor as Servicer under the Loan Agreement. This agreement to forbear solely
on account of the Dilution
Trigger Event as provided herein expires at
the conclusion of the Forbearance Period and the Agent may, at any time
thereafter, exercise any of its rights and remedies with respect to the
Dilution Trigger Event to the same extent as if this Agreement did not exist,
including without limitation, the right to declare the occurrence of the
Amortization Commencement Date, terminate Maxtor as Servicer, and exercise any
remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents which are exercisable from and
after the Amortization Commencement Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Agent agrees that that it shall also forbear from exercising its rights, solely
on account of the Dilution Trigger Event, to declare an Amortization
Commencement Date or to terminate Maxtor as Servicer under the Loan Agreement
after the conclusion of the Forbearance Period if a Monthly Remittance Report
delivered on March 7, 2005 demonstrates that the average of the
Dilution-to-Liquidation Ratios for the three Cut-Off Dates immediately
preceding March 7, 2005 does not exceed 17.50%.
1.2
The specific agreements to forbear described in Section 1.1 above
apply only to the Dilution Trigger Event and not to any other facts or
circumstances giving rise to an Early Amortization Event or Servicer Default
which may have occurred or may hereafter occur, and nothing in this Agreement
shall be deemed to restrict any right or remedy the Agent may have on account
of any such other Early Amortization Event or Servicer Default, including the
right to declare the occurrence of the Amortization Commencement Date at any
time during the Forbearance Period or thereafter on account of any such other
Early Amortization Event or to terminate the Servicer during the Forbearance
Period or thereafter on account of any such other Servicer Default. The Agent
is not hereby waiving the existence of any Early Amortization Event or Servicer
Default and is merely agreeing to forbear as provided herein during the
Forbearance Period and/or thereafter as expressly set forth above in Section 1.1.
Except for the forbearance expressly set forth above in Section 1.1,
the Agent expressly reserves each and every right and remedy it has under the
Transaction Documents and under applicable law, and nothing in this Agreement
shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any Early Amortization Event or
Servicer Default whether now existing or hereafter arising, or, constitute a
waiver of, or, except for the forbearance expressly set forth above in Section 1.1,
forbearance of, any right or remedy the Agent may have under any of the
Transaction Documents or applicable law.
1.3
Each of the Borrower and the Servicer expressly acknowledge and agree that the
agreement of the Agent under Section 1.1 to forbear as provided
herein is expressly conditioned on compliance by each of the Borrower and the
Servicer with the covenants, agreements, terms and conditions contained herein
and that if the Borrower or the Servicer fails to comply with any such
covenants, agreements, terms or conditions for any reason, the Agent shall have
the right, by written notice to the other parties hereto, to declare that the
Forbearance Period has terminated upon which declaration this Agreement shall
no longer be of any force and effect and the Agent shall be entitled to
exercise all rights the exercise of which are otherwise temporarily postponed
under Section 1.1 above.
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II. Condition
Precedent. This Agreement shall become effective, as of the date first
above written, upon (i) execution by each of the parties hereto and
(ii) the Agent’s receipt of the Agent Administration Fee (as defined
below) from the Borrower.
III. Agent
Administration Fee. In connection with the foregoing, the Borrower
hereby agrees to pay the Agent an administration fee in the amount of $50,000
(the “Agent Administration Fee”) on the date hereof.
IV. Representations
and Warranties.
4.1
Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, each of the Borrower and the Servicer
hereby reaffirms all representations and warranties made by it in the
Transaction Documents (except for any representations or warranties which would
be incorrect solely due to the occurrence of the above described Early
Amortization Event and/or Servicer Default related to the Dilution Trigger
Event) and agrees that all such representations and warranties shall be deemed
to have been re-made as of the effective date of this Agreement (except for any
representations or warranties which speak as of a specific date only, in which
event they are reaffirmed as of such date). Additionally, Maxtor hereby
reaffirms all representations and warranties made by it in the Transaction
Documents individually or as Originator (except for any representations or
warranties which would be incorrect solely due to the occurrence of the above
described Early Amortization Event and/or Servicer Default related to the
Dilution Trigger Event), and agrees that all such covenants, representations
and warranties shall be deemed to have been re-made as of the effective date of
this Agreement (except for any representations or warranties which speak as of
a specific date only, in which event they are reaffirmed as of such date).
4.2
Each of the Borrower and Maxtor (individually and as the Servicer) hereby
represents and warrants, as to itself, that (a) this Agreement constitutes
its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms and (b) there is no consent, approval or other requirement
known to it which could reasonably be expected to impair or materially delay
its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Loan Agreement
or the Transaction Documents as proposed to be modified hereby.
V. Ratification
and Release.
5.1 Each Transaction Document is in all respects hereby ratified and confirmed by the Borrower, Maxtor and the Servicer and, except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement, none of the execution, delivery or effectiveness of this Agreement shall operate as a forbearance in respect of any rights, powers or remedies of the Agent or the Lender of any provision contained in any Transaction Document, whether as a result of any Early Amortization Event, Servicer Default, or otherwise. Each of the Borrower, Maxtor and the Servicer hereby: (i) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under each Transaction Document to which it is a party, (ii) agrees and acknowledges that such ratification and reaffirmation is not a condition to the continued effectiveness of such Transaction Document and (iii) acknowledges that the Agent has not made any promises, covenants or commitments with respect to whether or not it is willing to waive th






