Exhibit 10.50
PERFORMANCE GUARANTY
(Series 2007-1)
PERFORMANCE
GUARANTY (this “ Guaranty ”) dated as of
May 23, 2007 is made by Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“ Wyndham Worldwide ”) in
favor of Sierra Timeshare 2007-1 Receivables Funding, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “ Issuer
”), Sierra Deposit Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “ Depositor ”), and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee, (the “ Trustee
”) and as collateral agent (the “ Collateral
Agent ”) under the Indenture and Servicing Agreement
referenced below for the benefit of holders of Notes issued
pursuant to such Indenture and Servicing Agreement and the Insurer
referred to in such Indenture and Servicing Agreement.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
WHEREAS,
the Issuer, Wyndham Consumer Finance, Inc. (“ WCF
”) a Delaware corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the
“ Servicer ”), the Trustee and the Collateral
Agent have entered into that certain Indenture and Servicing
Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise restated from time to time, the “ Indenture
”);
WHEREAS,
the Issuer has, under the terms of the Indenture, issued
$618,425,000 Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2007-1 (the “
Notes ”);
WHEREAS,
the Notes are secured by and payable from a portfolio of Pledged
Loans and related Pledged Assets and other Collateral, each as
described in the Indenture, and each of the Pledged Loans is a loan
sold by either WCF or Wyndham Resort Development Corporation
(“ WRDC ”) to the Depositor and sold by the
Depositor to the Issuer;
WHEREAS,
in connection with the issuance of the Class A Notes, the
Issuer will cause the Insurer to provide the Insurance Policy to
the Trustee;
WHEREAS,
WCF has sold Pledged Loans and related Pledged Assets to the
Depositor under the terms of the WVRI Purchase Agreement and under
the terms of the WRDC Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS,
WRDC has sold Pledged Loans and related Pledged Assets to the
Depositor under the terms of the WRDC Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS,
each of WCF, WRDC, the Issuer and the Depositor are wholly-owned
direct or indirect subsidiaries of Wyndham Worldwide;
WHEREAS,
Wyndham Worldwide expects to receive substantial direct and
indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated in the
Indenture; and
WHEREAS,
as an inducement for the Noteholders to purchase the Notes and the
Insurer to issue the Insurance Policy, Wyndham Worldwide has agreed
to enter into and undertake its obligations as provided in this
Guaranty.
NOW,
THEREFORE, Wyndham Worldwide hereby agrees with the Issuer, the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as follows:
SECTION
1. Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture
as in effect on the date of this Guaranty. As used herein, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“
Defective Loan Obligations ” means the obligation of
the Issuer set forth in Section 5.4 of the Indenture to deposit the
Release Price for any Pledged Loan that (a) is a Defective
Loan under the terms of the Indenture, but (b) is not a
Defective Loan under the terms of the WVRI Purchase Agreement or
the WRDC Purchase Agreement that is required to be repurchased by
WCF or by WRDC under the applicable Purchase Agreement.
“
Guaranteed Party ” means each of the Depositor, the
Issuer, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent on behalf of all
holders of Notes and the Insurer.
“
Obligations ” means the Seller Obligations, the
Servicer Obligations and the Defective Loan Obligations.
“
Performance Guarantor ” means Wyndham Worldwide.
“
Purchase Agreement ” means either the WVRI Purchase
Agreement or the WRDC Purchase Agreement and “ Purchase
Agreements ” means both the WVRI Purchase Agreement and
the WRDC Purchase Agreement.
“
Seller ” means WCF or WRDC and “ Sellers
” means both WCF and WRDC.
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“
Seller Obligations ” means, collectively all
covenants, agreements, terms, conditions and other obligations to
be performed and observed by each Seller under the applicable
Purchase Agreement as such covenants, agreements, terms, conditions
and other obligations arise in connection with, or otherwise relate
in any way to, the Pledged Loans and the Pledged Assets, and shall
include without limitation the due and punctual payment when due of
all sums that are or may become owing by such Seller under the
applicable Purchase Agreement in connection with the Pledged Loans
or the Pledged Assets, whether in respect of fees, expenses
(including counsel fees), taxes, indemnified amounts or otherwise,
including without limitation any such fees, expenses and other
amounts that accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency
Proceeding with respect to such Seller (in each case whether or not
allowed as a claim in such Insolvency Proceeding) and shall
include, without limitation, the obligations of the Seller under
Section 7(a) of the Series 2002-1 Supplement which is included
as part of the WVRI Purchase Agreement, the obligations of the
Seller under Section 7(a) of the Series 2007-1 Supplement
which is part of the WVRI Purchase Agreement, the obligations of
the Seller under Section 7(a) of the Series 2002-1 Supplement
which is part of the WRDC Purchase Agreement and the obligations of
the Seller under Section 7(a) of the Series 2007-1 Supplement which
is part of the WRDC Purchase Agreement.
“
Servicer Obligations ” means, collectively, all
covenants, agreements, terms, conditions and other obligations to
be performed and observed by WCF in its capacity as the Servicer
under the Indenture, and shall include without limitation the due
and punctual payment when due of all sums that are or may become
owing by the Servicer under the Indenture, whether in respect of
fees, expenses (including counsel fees), indemnified amounts or
otherwise, including without limitation any such fees, expenses and
other amounts that accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency
Proceeding with respect to WCF (in each case whether or not allowed
as a claim in such Insolvency Proceeding).
“
WRDC Purchase Agreement ” means the Master Loan
Purchase Agreement dated as of August 29, 2002, and the
Series 2002-1 Supplement thereto, each as amended or amended
and restated from time to time, by and between WRDC and the
Depositor and the Series 2007-1 Supplement to the Master Loan
Purchase Agreement and the Confirmation and Consent Agreement dated
as of May 23, 2007 related to the Master Loan Purchase
Agreement and the Series 2002-1 Supplement each among WCF as a
Seller, WRDC, as the Originator and the Depositor, as purchaser,
each as amended or amended and restated from time to time.
“
WVRI_Purchase Agreement ” means the Master Loan
Purchase Agreement dated as of August 29, 2002, as amended or
amended and restated from time to time, by and between WCF, as
Seller and the Depositor, as Purchaser and WVRI and various other
entities from time to time party thereto, together with the
Series 2002-1 Supplement thereto also dated as of
August 29, 2002, as amended or amended and restated from time
to time and the Series 2007-1 Supplement thereto, dated as of
May 23, 2007, as amended from time to time.
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SECTION
2. Guaranty of Sellers’ Obligations. Wyndham Worldwide
hereby guarantees to the Depositor, the Issuer, the Trustee and the
Collateral Agent on behalf of all holders of Notes and the Insurer
the full and punctual payment and performance of all of WCF’s
Seller Obligations under the WVRI Purchase Agreement and all of
WRDC’s and WCF’s Seller Obligations under the WRDC
Purchase Agreement, as such obligations relate to the Pledged Loans
and the Pledged Assets.
SECTION
3. Guaranty of Servicer’s Obligations . Wyndham
Worldwide hereby guarantees to the Issuer, the Trustee and the
Collateral Agent on behalf of all holders of Notes and the Insurer
the full and punctual payment and performance of all of WCF’s
Servicer Obligations.
SECTION
4. Guaranty of Defective Loan Obligations . Wyndham
Worldwide guarantees to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent for
the benefit of the holders of the Notes and the Insurer the full
and punctual payment and performance of the Defective Loan
Obligations.
SECTION
5. Performance Guarantor’s Further Agreements to Pay .
Wyndham Worldwide further agrees, as the principal obligor and not
as a guarantor only, that it will pay to each Guaranteed Party,
forthwith upon demand in funds immediately available to such
Guaranteed Party, all reasonable costs and expenses (including
court costs and reasonable legal expenses) incurred or expended by
such Guaranteed Party in connection with the enforcement of the
Obligations and this Guaranty, together with interest on amounts
recoverable under this Guaranty from the time when such amounts
become due until payment, at a rate of interest (computed for the
actual number of days elapsed based on a 360 day year) equal
to the rate of interest most recently published in The Wall
Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” plus 2%. Changes
in the rate payable hereunder shall be effective on each date on
which a change in the “Prime Rate” is published.
SECTION
6. Guaranty Absolute . Wyndham Worldwide guarantees that the
Obligations will be performed strictly in accordance with the terms
of the WVRI Purchase Agreement, the WRDC Purchase Agreement and the
Indenture regardless of any law, regulation or order now or
hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such
terms; provided , however , nothing herein shall be
construed to require Wyndham Worldwide to act in violation of any
law, regulation or order. The obligations of Wyndham Worldwide
under this Guaranty are independent of the Obligations, and a
separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against
Wyndham Worldwide to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether
any action is brought against WCF or WRDC, or whether WCF or WRDC
is joined in any such action or actions. This Guaranty is an
absolute, unconditional and continuing guaranty of the full and
punctual payment and performance of all of the Obligations. Wyndham
Worldwide agrees that the validity and enforceability of this
Guaranty shall not be impaired or affected by any of the
following:
(i) any lack of validity or
enforceability of the WVRI Purchase Agreement, the WRDC Purchase
Agreement or the Indenture;
(ii) any change in the time, manner
or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any part of
the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any
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consent to
departure from the WVRI Purchase Agreement, the WRDC Purchase
Agreement or the Indenture;
(iii) any taking, exchange, release
or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release or
amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other
guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;
(iv) any man
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