AMENDED AND RESTATED
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND
RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, dated as of November 9, 2006
(this “ Agreement ”), is among GE COMMERCIAL
DISTRIBUTION FINANCE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“
CDF ”), BRUNSWICK ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“ BAC ”), POLARIS
ACCEPTANCE, an Illinois general partnership (“ PA
”), GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (“ GECC ”, and together with CDF,
BAC and PA, the “ Sellers ”), GE DEALER
FLOORPLAN MASTER NOTE TRUST (the “ Trust ”), and
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
“ Servicer ”).
WHEREAS, the
parties hereto executed an Intercreditor Agreement dated as of
May 5, 2005 (the “ Existing Intercreditor
Agreement ”), and now wish to amend and restate the
Existing Intercreditor Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant
to each Security Agreement, the Dealer party thereto has granted to
the applicable Seller a security interest in the property covered
by such Security Agreement, to secure the payment and performance
of any and all Seller Debt of such Dealer;
WHEREAS, pursuant
to a receivables sale agreement, dated as of August 12, 2004
(the “ Receivables Sale Agreement ”), among the
Sellers, as sellers, and CDF Funding, Inc., as the buyer (the
“ Buyer ”), the Sellers have transferred all of
their right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Assets to
the Buyer;
WHEREAS, pursuant
to a receivables purchase and contribution agreement, dated as of
August 12, 2004 (the “ Receivables Purchase and
Contribution Agreement ”), between the Buyer and the
Trust, the Buyer has transferred all of its right, title and
interest in and to the Transferred Assets to the Trust;
WHEREAS, in order
to perfect their respective liens and security interests in and
upon all or certain of the Dealers’ assets, the Sellers have
each filed financing statements under the UCC as adopted in each
applicable jurisdiction and have taken such other actions as such
parties deemed necessary or desirable to perfect the respective
liens and security interests granted to them by the Dealers;
and
WHEREAS, the
Sellers and the Trust desire to agree to the relative priority of
their respective security interests in, and liens against, the
assets and certain other rights, priorities and interests of the
Dealers as among themselves;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Existing
Intercreditor Agreement as follows:
SECTION 1.1
Certain Terms . (a) The following terms (whether or not
underscored) when used in this Agreement, including its preamble
and recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions
to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms
thereof):
“
Agreement ” is defined in the preamble
.
“
Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States
Code.
“
Buyer ” is defined in the second recital
.
“ CDF
” is defined in the preamble.
“ Common
Collateral ” means, collectively, the Seller Collateral
and the Trust Collateral.
“
Enforcement ” means the taking by the Trust (or the
Servicer on its behalf) or the Sellers of any action to repossess
any of the Common Collateral or to commence judicial or nonjudicial
enforcement of any of its rights and remedies with respect to the
Common Collateral.
“
Lienholder ” means each of (i) the Trust and
(ii) the Sellers.
“
Liquidation Proceeds ” means the net Proceeds received
or receivable in respect of any Common Collateral.
“ paid in
full ” means with respect to the Seller Debt and the
Trust Debt, that the Trust or the Sellers, as the case may be,
shall have certified to such other Lienholder that such obligations
have terminated, and that there remain no outstanding obligations
or commitments of any kind whatsoever (other than provisions set
forth in any such document which by their terms survive the
termination of such document) of any Lienholder with respect
thereto.
“
Proceeds ” means all proceeds of, and all other
profits, rentals or receipts, in whatever form, arising from the
collection, sale, lease, exchange, assignment, licensing or other
disposition of, or realization upon, collateral, including all
claims of any Dealer against third parties for loss of, damage to
or destruction of, or for proceeds payable under, or unearned
premiums with respect to, policies of insurance in respect of, any
collateral, and any condemnation or requisition payments with
respect to any collateral, in each case whether now existing or
hereafter arising.
“
Receivables Purchase and Contribution Agreement ” is
defined in the third recital .
“
Receivables Sale Agreement ” is defined in the
second recital .
“
Security Agreements ” means all security agreements or
any other instruments, documents or agreements evidencing or
creating any security interest or title in favor of a Seller in all
or any portion of any property or assets of a Dealer.
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“
Seller ” is defined in the second recital
.
“ Seller
Collateral ” means all property (other than Trust
Collateral) securing Seller Debt.
“ Seller
Debt ” means and includes all loans, advances, debts,
liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of any kind or
nature, present or future, owing to the Sellers (and not sold to
the Buyer in accordance with the Receivables Sale Agreement) by the
Dealers under the Security Agreements, whether or not evidenced by
any note or other instrument, whether or not for the payment of
money, whether arising by reason of an extension of credit, loan,
indemnification or in any other manner, whether direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or
hereafter arising. The term includes all interest, charges,
expenses, fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and any other sums
chargeable to the Dealers under any of the Security
Agreements.
“
Trust ” is defined in the preamble .
“ Trust
Collateral ” means, on any date of determination, all
property that constitutes Collateral Security securing the Trust
Debt.
“ Trust
Debt ” means and includes all loans, advances, debts,
liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of any kind or
nature, present or future, owing to the Trust by the Dealers (after
giving effect to the assignments under the Receivables Sale
Agreement and the Receivables Purchase and Contribution Agreement),
whether or not evidenced by any note or other instrument, whether
or not for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of an
extension of credit, loan, indemnification or in any other manner,
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to
become due, now existing or hereafter arising. The term includes
all interest, charges, expenses, fees, reasonable attorneys’
fees and any other sums chargeable to the Dealers under any of the
Security Agreements.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, accounting terms not otherwise defined
herein, and accounting terms partly defined herein to the extent
not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under
generally accepted accounting principles; (i) terms defined in
Article 9 of the UCC and not otherwise defined herein are used as
defined in that Article; (ii) references to any amount as on
deposit or outstanding on any particular date means such amount at
the close of business on such day; (iii) the term
“including” means “including without
limitation”; (iv) references to any law or regulation refer
to that law or regulation as amended from time to time and include
any successor law or regulation; (v) references to any
agreement refer to that agreement as from time to time amended,
restated or supplemented or as the terms of such agreement are
waived or modified in accordance with its terms; and
(vi) references to any Person include that Person’s
successors and assigns.
SECTION 1.2
Definitions . Unless otherwise defined herein or the context
otherwise requires, capitalized terms used in this Agreement,
including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in
Receivables Sale Agreement.
SECTION 1.3 UCC
Definitions . Unless otherwise defined herein or in the
Receivables Sale Agreement or the context otherwise requires, terms
for which meanings are provided in the UCC are used in this
Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, with such
meanings.
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SECTION 2.1
Priorities . Notwithstanding the date or manner of, or order
of perfection of a Seller’s and the Trust’s security
interests in and liens on the Common Collateral, and
notwithstanding any provisions of the UCC, any applicable law or
decision, or whether a Seller, the Servicer or the Trust has
possession of all or any part of the Common Collateral, the
following as among the Sellers and the Trust shall be the relative
priority of the security interests and liens of the Sellers and the
Trust in the Common Collateral:
(a) With
respect to the Trust Collateral and the Liquidation Proceeds
therefrom, the Trust’s security interests in and liens on the
Trust Collateral and the Liquidation Proceeds therefrom shall be
senior and prior in operation and effect to the Sellers’
security interests in and liens thereon in all respects and the
Sellers’ security interests in and liens on such Trust
Collateral and the Liquidation Proceeds therefrom shall be
subordinate, junior and inferior, and shall be postponed in
priority, operation and effect to the Trust’s security
interests in and liens on such Trust Collateral and Liquidation
Proceeds therefrom.
(b) With
respect to the Seller Collateral and the Liquidation Proceeds
therefrom, the Sellers’ security interests in and liens on
such Seller Collateral and the Liquidation Proceeds therefrom shall
be senior and prior in operation and effect to the Trust’s
security interests in and liens thereon in all respects and the
Trust’s security interests in and liens on such Seller
Collateral and Liquidation Proceeds therefrom shall be subordinate,
junior and inferior, and shall be postponed in priority, operation
and effect to the Sellers’ security interests in and liens on
such Seller Collateral and the Liquidation Proceeds
therefrom.
(c) The Trust
hereby agrees, upon the request of a Seller, at any time, to
release from the lien and security interest created pursuant to the
Security Agreements all or any portion of the Seller Collateral and
Liquidation Proceeds therefrom, and hereby waives any and all of
its rights that may arise in any such Seller Collateral so released
and Liquidation Proceeds therefrom under the provisions of the
Security Agreements and hereby expressly agrees that in the future
it shall have no rights in or to any such Seller Collateral so
released or the Liquidation Proceeds therefrom.
(d) Each
Seller hereby agrees, upon the request of the Trust, at any time,
to release from the lien and security interest created pursuant to
the Security Agreements all or any portion of the Trust Collateral
and Liquidation Proceeds therefrom, and hereby waives any and all
of its rights that may arise in any such Trust Collateral so
released and Liquidation Proceeds therefrom under the provisions of
the Security Agreements and hereby expressly agrees that in the
future it shall have no rights in or to any such Trust Collateral
so released or the Liquidation Proceeds therefrom.
SECTION 2.2
Continuing Seniority of Security Interests . The priority of
security interests set forth in Section 2.1 shall apply
and control irrespective of (i) any statement to the contrary
elsewhere herein, in any agreement evidencing the security
interests and liens of the Sellers in the Common Collateral, or in
any agreement or other document executed and delivered
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by any party
hereto or any affiliate thereof, (ii) the time, order, or
method of attachment or perfection of security interests,
(iii) the time or order of recording of mortgages or deeds of
trust or filings of financing statements or any other recordings of
filings, or (iv) the giving of, or the failure to give, notice of
the acquisition or expected acquisition of purchase money or other
security interests.
SECTION 3.1
Exclusive Right to Commence Enforcement . (a) For as
long as there exists any outstanding Trust Debt in respect of any
Dealer, the Trust (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall have the
exclusive right to commence Enforcement against all or any portion
of the Trust Collateral in respect of such Dealer. For so long as
there exists any outstanding Trust Debt in respect of any Dealer,
the Trust (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall have the exclusive
right to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any part of
the Trust Collateral in respect of such Dealer in any manner deemed
appropriate by the Trust (or the Servicer on its behalf) without
regard to the security interests and liens of the Sellers and
without the Sellers’ consent. The Sellers and the Trust each
acknowledge and agree that with respect to any Enforcement
commenced by the Trust in compliance with the provisions hereof,
(i) the Sellers shall not have any right to direct or
participate in any aspect of such Enforcement, except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Section 3.1(a) , or as
the Trust (or the Servicer on its behalf) otherwise elects,
(ii) the time, place and manner of any such Enforcement and
the price at which any of the Trust Collateral which is the subject
of such Enforcement is liquidated, as well as all other details of
such Enforcement, shall be determined solely in the discretion of
the Trust (or the Servicer on its behalf) and (iii) the
Sellers shall not have any claim or action against the Trust (or
the Servicer on its behalf) with respect to any such Enforcement or
with respect to the amount of Liquidation Proceeds realized as a
result of any such Enforcement. Each Seller agrees that it shall
not contest or support any other Person in contesting in any
proceeding (including in any bankruptcy, moratorium, reorganization
or other insolvency proceeding) the legality, validity, binding
effect, priority, enforceability or effectiveness of the
Trust’s security interest and lien on any of the Trust
Collateral or prevent any action taken by the Trust (or the
Servicer on its behalf) to foreclose on the Trust Collateral or
enforce the security interests and liens of the Trust in the Trust
Collateral.
(b) For as
long as there exists any outstanding Seller Debt in respect of any
Dealer, the applicable Seller shall have the exclusive right to
commence Enforcement against all or any portion of the Seller
Collateral in respect of such Dealer. For as long as there exists
any outstanding Seller Debt in respect of any Dealer, the
applicable Seller shall have the exclusive right to sell, transfer
or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Seller Collateral in
respect of such Dealer in any manner deemed appropriate by it
without regard to the security interests and liens of the Trust and
without the Trust’s consent. The Sellers and the Trust
acknowledge and agree that with respect to any Enforcement
commenced by a Seller in compliance with the provisions hereof,
(i) the Trust shall not have any right to direct or
participate in any aspect of such Enforcement, except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Section 3.1(b) , or as
such Seller otherwise elects, (ii) the time, place and manner
of any such Enforcement and the price at which any of the Seller
Collateral which is the subject of such Enforcement is liquidated,
as well
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as all other
details of such Enforcement, shall be determined solely in the
discretion of such Seller and (iii) the Trust shall not have any
claim or action against any other Lienholder with respect to any
such Enforcement or with respect to the amount of Liquidation
Proceeds realized as a result of any such Enforcement. The Trust
agrees that it shall not contest or support any other Person in
contesting in any proceeding (including in any bankruptcy,
moratorium, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding) the
legality, validity, binding effect, priority, enforceability or
effectiveness of a Seller’s security interest and lien on any
of the Seller Collateral or prevent any action taken by a Seller to
foreclose on the Seller Collateral or enforce the security
interests and liens of such Seller in the Seller
Collateral.
SECTION 3.2
Allocation of Liquidation Proceeds . (a) Liquidation
Proceeds derived from a disposition of the Trust Collateral in
respect of each Dealer shall be paid to the Trust for application
to the Trust Debt in respect of such Dealer until such Trust Debt
is paid in full in cash; thereafter, any such remaining Liquidation
Proceeds shall be remitted in accordance with the Related Documents
and applicable law.
(b) Liquidation
Proceeds derived from a disposition of the Seller Collateral in
respect of each Dealer shall be
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