dated as of July 14,
2009
CESSNA FINANCE EXPORT
CORPORATION ,
TEXTRON FINANCE HOLDING
COMPANY ,
TEXTRON FINANCIAL
CORPORATION ,
WELLS FARGO BANK NORTHWEST,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED
STATES
Ex-Im Bank Credit
No. AP084206XX — United States
Ex-Im Bank Transaction
No. AP084206XX — United States
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Borrower:
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Cessna Finance
Export Corporation
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Guarantor:
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Textron
Financial Corporation
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Eligible End
Users:
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Various —
see Definition of “Eligible End User” for
limitations/requirements
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Eligible End
Users’ Country:
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Various —
see Definition of “Eligible End User” for
limitations/requirements
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Maximum
Aggregate Financed
Portion:
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U.S.$500,000,000
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(a) Exposure
Fee Percentage (applied as U.S.$3.38 per U.S.$100.00 of Financed
Portion)
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3.38%
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(b) Exposure
Fee Amount:
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U.S.$16,900,000
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( )
financed
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(X) not
financed
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(X) as
disbursed
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( )
up front
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Aggregate
Credit Amount:
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U.S.$500,000,000
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ASU Commitment
Fee (and
premium holding fee):
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Two-tenths of
one percent (0.20%) per annum on the uncancelled and undisbursed
amount of the Credit, accruing from May 21, 2009 to the Final
Disbursement Date, and payable on the third Business Day preceding
the initial Disbursement Date and thereafter on each March 20,
June 20, September 20, and December 20 of each
year.
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ASU Arrangement
Fee:
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Twenty-five
one-hundredths of one percent (0.25%) of the Disbursement disbursed
on a Disbursement Date, payable at the time of such
Disbursement.
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ASU
Administration Fee:
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Two thousand
three hundred twenty-four ten-thousandths of one percent (0.2324%)
of the Disbursement disbursed on a Disbursement Date, payable at
the time of such Disbursement.
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T-1
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Principal
Repayment:
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For Tranche 1:
Forty (40) quarterly installments, due and payable on each
February 20, May 20, August 20, and November 20,
beginning on November 20, 2009, until the Disbursements under
Tranche 1 are repaid in full.
For Tranche 2: Forty (40) quarterly installments, due and payable
on each January 20, April 20, July 20, and
October 20, beginning on January 20, 2010, until the
Disbursements under Tranche 2 are repaid in full.
For Tranche 3: Forty (40) quarterly installments, due and payable
on each March 20, June 20, September 20, and
December 20, beginning on June 20, 2010, until the
Disbursements under Tranche 3 are repaid in full.
For Tranche 4: Forty (40) quarterly installments, due and payable
on each March 20, June 20, September 20, and
December 20, beginning on September 20, 2010, until the
Disbursements under Tranche 4 are repaid in full.
For Tranche 5: Forty (40) quarterly installments, due and payable
on each January 20, April 20, July 20, and
October 20, beginning on October 20, 2010, until the
Disbursements under Tranche 5 are repaid in full.
For Tranche 6: Forty (40) quarterly installments, due and payable
on each February 20, May 20, August 20, and
November 20, beginning on February 20, 2011, until the
Disbursements under Tranche 6 are repaid in full.
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Required
Operative Date:
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September 30, 2009
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13.
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Except as
otherwise provided in the Agreement, all notices shall be directed
to the respective parties in accordance with the
following
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T-2
CESSNA
FINANCE EXPORT CORPORATION
Address: 100 N. Broadway, Suite 600
Wichita,
Kansas 67202
Attention: SVP & General Counsel
Fax: (316) 660-1264
Telephone: (316) 660-1200
TEXTRON
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Address: 40 Westminster Street
Providence,
Rhode Island 02903
Attention: EVP & General Counsel
Fax: (401) 752-4816
Telephone: (401) 621-4200
TEXTRON
FINANCE HOLDING COMPANY
c/o Textron Inc.
Address: 40 Westminster Street
Providence,
Rhode Island 02903
Attention: EVP and General Counsel and to
Attention: Vice President and Treasurer
Fax: (401) 457-3533
Telephone: (401) 752-5187
WELLS FARGO
BANK NORTHWEST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Address: 299 South Main Street, 12th
Floor
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84111
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
Fax: (801) 246-5053
Telephone: (801) 246-5630
T-3
Address: Export-Import Bank of the
United States
811
Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20571
Attention: Vice President — Transportation Division and
Vice President — Transportation Portfolio Management
Division
Reference: Ex-Im Bank Transaction No. AP084206XX-United
States
Fax: (202) 565-3558 (Transportation Division)
(202) 565-3294 (TPMD)
Telephone: (202) 565-3550 and (202) 565-3250
T-4
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Page
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DEFINITIONS AND
PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION
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1
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Defined
Terms
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THE
CREDIT
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1
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Amount
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Availability
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DISBURSEMENTS
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General
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GUARANTEE BY
GUARANTOR
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2
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EX-IM BANK
REQUIREMENTS
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2
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Eligibility for
Financing
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2
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Coverage of the
Credit
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U.S. Content
Percentage
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Non-Performing
Assets
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TERMS OF THE
CREDIT
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Principal
Repayment
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Interest
Payment
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Prepayment
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Mandatory
Prepayments
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Evidence of
Debt
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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Conditions
Precedent to First Utilization
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Conditions
Precedent to Each Utilization
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CAPE TOWN
REGISTRATION
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Registrations
to be Made in the International Registry
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FEES AND
EXPENSES
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Fees
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Indemnities
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Expenses
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PAYMENTS
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Method of
Payment
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Application of
Payments
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS
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Representations
and Warranties of Borrower
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Additional
Representations and Warranties of Borrower
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Affirmative
Covenants of Borrower
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Negative
Covenants of Borrower
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Representations
and Warranties of Guarantor
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Affirmative
Covenants of Guarantor
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Negative
Covenants of Guarantor
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Representations
and Warranties of Borrower Parent
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Affirmative
Covenants of Borrower Parent
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Negative
Covenants of Borrower Parent
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Representations
and Warranties of the Security Trustee
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Covenant of the
Security Trustee
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Quiet
Enjoyment
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DISCLAIMER
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CANCELLATION,
SUSPENSION AND EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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Cancellation by
Borrower
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Suspension and
Cancellation by Ex-Im Bank
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Events of
Default
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GOVERNING LAW
AND JURISDICTION
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Governing
Law
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Submission to
Jurisdiction
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Service of
Process
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Waiver of
Immunity
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Waiver of
Security Requirements
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No
Limitation
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Computations
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Notices
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Disposition of
Indebtedness
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Benefit of
Agreement
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Disclaimer
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No Waiver;
Remedies Cumulative
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Entire
Agreement
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Amendment or
Waiver
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Counterparts
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Judgment
Currency
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English
Language
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Severability
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Further
Assurances
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SECURITY
TRUSTEE
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Creation of
Trust; the Security Trustee
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Duties of the
Security Trustee
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The Security
Trustee
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Enforcement;
Consent of Secured Parties
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Right to
Exercise Remedies
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Successor
Trustees
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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APPLICATION OF
COLLATERAL PROCEEDS
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Application of
Collateral
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Time of
Payments
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Investment of
Amounts
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Application of
Other Amounts
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—
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Definitions
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—
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Form of
Note
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Utilization
Procedures
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Form of
Exporter’s Certificate
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Form of Request
for Reimbursement to Borrower’s Account
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Form of
Itemized Statement of Payments
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Form of
Anti-Lobbying Certificate
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Form of
In-House Opinion of Counsel to Borrower, Guarantor, Borrower Parent
and Textron
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Form of Opinion
of Special Counsel to Borrower, Guarantor, Borrower Parent and
Textron
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Form of Opinion
of Counsel to Security Trustee
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Form of
Delivery Opinion from In-House Counsel to Borrower, Guarantor,
Borrower Parent and Textron
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Form of
Delivery Opinion from Special Counsel to Borrower, Guarantor,
Borrower Parent and Textron
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Form of Local
Counsel Opinion
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Form of Status
Report
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Core Agreement
Provisions
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Insurance
Requirements
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Exporters,
Eligible Aircraft and Initial U.S. Content Percentage
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iii
THIS
AGREEMENT dated as of July 14, 2009 (this “
Agreement ” or “ Credit Agreement
”), is made by and among CESSNA FINANCE EXPORT
CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation, as borrower (“
Borrower ”), TEXTRON FINANCE HOLDING COMPANY ,
a Delaware corporation, as borrower parent (“ Borrower
Parent ”), TEXTRON FINANCIAL CORPORATION , a
Delaware corporation, as guarantor (“ Guarantor
”), WELLS FARGO BANK NORTHWEST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as security trustee (the “ Security Trustee ”)
and the EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES , an agency
of the United States of America (“ Ex-Im Bank
”).
(A) by this
Agreement, Ex-Im Bank has established an export financing credit
(the “ Credit ”) in the amount of
U.S.$500,000,000, pursuant to which Ex-Im Bank shall extend
financing to Borrower to be used by Borrower to finance the
purchase of Goods in the United States for export to the Eligible
End Users’ Countries;
(B) pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement and the TFC Guarantee, Guarantor has
agreed to guarantee the payment in full when due (whether at stated
maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) of all amounts
due and performance by Borrower to Ex-Im Bank, under this
Agreement, the Note and each of the other Operative
Documents;
(C) the
establishment of the Credit will facilitate exports from the United
States to the Eligible End Users’ Countries;
(D) Borrower
will utilize the Credit in connection with one or more individual
purchase(s) of the Goods (“ Subtransaction(s) ”)
by one or more Eligible End Users; and
(E) the
Credit may be utilized by Borrower in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions and Principles of
Construction .
1.01 Defined
Terms . Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in Part I of Appendix A hereto for all
purposes of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be interpreted
with the rules of construction set forth in Part II of
Appendix A hereto.
2.01 Amount
. Ex-Im Bank hereby establishes the Credit, upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, in favor of Borrower in an
aggregate amount not to exceed the “Aggregate Credit
Amount” specified in the Term Sheet. The Credit is for
the
purpose of
enabling Borrower to finance the Financed Portion of the costs
incurred on or after the Initial Eligibility Date for the purchase
of Goods.
2.02
Availability . Subject to the terms and conditions provided
herein, including, without limitation, the conditions set forth in
Section 7, Disbursements under the Credit may be made in
respect of each Tranche during the Availability Period for such
Tranche, provided that no Disbursement may be made after the
Final Disbursement Date.
Section 3. Disbursements .
3.01
General . Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 7, the Credit shall be disbursed in the manner
described in, and subject to the conditions of, this Section 3
and the Utilization Procedures, provided that the aggregate amount
of Disbursements under Tranches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 shall not
exceed the amount of the Credit.
(a)
Types of Disbursements . Disbursements may only be made
through Reimbursements.
Section 4. Guarantee by Guarantor .
Guarantor has,
pursuant to the TFC Guarantee, agreed to guaranty all of the
payment and performance obligations of Borrower hereunder and under
the other Borrower Documents. To evidence further Guarantor’s
obligations, the Guarantor agrees to endorse and execute its
guarantee legend (the “ Guarantor’s Guarantee
Endorsement ”) on the Note, in the form attached as Annex
A, including any replacement Note issued pursuant to
Section 6.05 hereof.
Section 5. Ex-Im Bank Requirements .
5.01
Eligibility for Financing . Without limitation of the
requirements set forth herein, to be eligible for financing under
the Credit:
(a) Borrower
shall have made or caused to be made a cash payment for the
purchase of the Goods in an amount equal to not less than fifteen
percent (15%) of the Net Contract Price (“ Cash
Payment ”).
(b) All
Goods that are to be exported by ocean vessel must be transported
from the United States in vessels of U.S. registry, as required by
46 U.S.C. §55304 (Public Resolution No. 17 of the 73rd
Congress of the United States, as amended), except to the extent
that a waiver of this requirement is obtained from the U.S.
Maritime Administration (“ MARAD ”), as
described in Annex B. If any Goods are shipped on vessels of
non-U.S. registry without a MARAD waiver or contrary to the
provisions of a MARAD waiver, such Goods will not be eligible for
financing under the Credit. If Goods are shipped on ocean vessels
or aircraft of U.S. registry, the cost of shipment may be included
in the U.S. Content of the Supply Contract. Subject to the waiver
requirements set forth above, if such Goods are shipped on ocean
vessels or aircraft of non-U.S. registry, the cost of shipment may
constitute Foreign Content if such cost has been included in the
Net Contract Price.
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(c) Borrower
shall, with respect to Goods referred to in paragraph
(b) above, obtain or cause to be obtained insurance against
marine and transit hazards on all shipments of Goods in an amount
not less than the amount of the Disbursements that have been or are
to be made with respect to those shipments. Borrower shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to give United States insurers a
non-discriminatory opportunity to bid for such insurance business
related to such Goods.
5.02 Coverage
of the Credit . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Ex-Im Bank shall finance each Disbursement with respect
to any Supply Contract up to a maximum amount (provided that the
aggregate amount of all Disbursements shall not exceed the
aggregate principal amount of the Credit) equal to the product of:
(i) the Disbursement Percentage with respect to such Supply
Contract and (ii) U.S. Dollar invoice value of the Goods (net
of any and all discounts, credit memoranda, or other credits or
deductions applicable to such invoice price or otherwise paid or
credited by the Exporter) included in the invoice(s) presented to
Ex-Im Bank in connection with such Disbursement.
5.03 U.S.
Content Percentage . The applicable U.S. Content Percentage in
respect of each Eligible Aircraft shall, initially, be the
percentage set forth (i) in the Cessna Letter or (ii) in
the relevant Exporter’s Certificate, as the case may be.
Ex-Im Bank shall be entitled, as it shall determine in its sole and
absolute discretion (including, without limitation, at any time
following receipt by Ex-Im Bank of notice of any change in the
applicable U.S. Content Percentage for any Eligible Aircraft), to
alter the applicable percentages in respect of any or all of the
Eligible Aircraft by notice to Borrower. Upon issuance of any such
notice, the percentages for the Eligible Aircraft list in such
notice shall, for any Disbursement to be made from and after the
issuance of such notice, be deemed to be the U.S. Content
Percentages for such Aircraft (in lieu of the percentages set forth
in the Cessna Letter).
5.04
Non-Performing Assets . In the event that any Aircraft (and
the related Eligible Agreement) shall become a Non-Performing
Asset, Borrower shall be entitled, in addition to prepaying the
Credit in the manner specified in Section 6.03(b) hereof, to
deposit a sum equal to the Allocable Portion relating to such
Aircraft into the Pledged Account for the Deferral Period. On the
termination of the Deferral Period, Borrower shall prepay the
Credit (and any remaining portion of such deposit shall be released
from the Pledged Account in connection with such prepayment and
applied thereto), unless prior to the termination of such Deferral
Period, Borrower shall have replaced such Aircraft with another
Eligible Aircraft subject to an Eligible Agreement in the manner
set forth in Section 6.04(d) hereof (determined as if such
Aircraft was an Affected Aircraft for purposes thereof).
Section 6. Terms of the Credit .
6.01 Principal
Repayment . Borrower shall repay the entire aggregate
outstanding principal amount of Disbursements made under each
Tranche in forty (40) equal consecutive quarterly installments
payable on each Repayment Date for such Tranche (commencing with
the first Repayment Date occurring after the expiry of the
Availability Period in respect of such Tranche); provided ,
that the principal installment payable on the Final Maturity Date
for each Tranche shall in all cases be in an amount equal to the
entire principal amount of all Disbursements outstanding under such
Tranche on such date and such principal installment
shall
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be paid
together with all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts
then owing by Borrower with respect to such Tranche hereunder and
under the other Operative Documents.
(a) On
each Interest Repayment Date and on the date of any prepayment of
the Credit, Borrower shall pay to Ex-Im Bank interest on all
amounts disbursed and outstanding from time to time under the
Credit or, in the case of a prepayment of the Credit, on the
amounts so prepaid, calculated at an interest rate equal to the
Applicable Rate. Interest shall accrue based upon a year of three
hundred sixty-five (365) days and the actual number of days
elapsed, payable in arrears.
(b) If
any Payment Default shall occur, Borrower shall pay to Ex-Im Bank
on demand interest on the unpaid amount then in default for the
period from (and including) the Payment Default Date to (but
excluding) the date such amount shall have been paid in full at an
interest rate per annum equal to the higher of: (i) the
relevant Applicable Rate plus one percent (1%) per annum or (ii)
the applicable rate of interest specified in the Federal Reserve
Statistical Release H.15(519) as the average monthly rate for the
month immediately preceding the Payment Default Date, available at
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/H15/data.htm under
the heading of “U.S. government securities” and the
subheading of “Treasury constant maturities,” for a
maturity closest to the duration of the period of such payment
default plus one percent (1%).
(a) Borrower
may from time to time elect to voluntarily prepay all or any part
of the principal of the Credit, provided that Borrower
(i) shall give Ex-Im Bank ten (10) Business Days’
prior written notice of the proposed amount, the applicable Tranche
and the date of prepayment, (ii) shall pay in full all
interest which has accrued to the date of prepayment on the
principal amount prepaid, together with all other amounts then due
under this Agreement or the Note as of the date of such prepayment,
and (iii) shall pay to Ex-Im Bank a Prepayment Premium. The
“ Prepayment Premium ” shall be equal to the
amount by which (A) the prepaid principal amount, is less than
(B) the sum of the present values, discounted from the scheduled
Repayment Dates, of (1) the installments of principal being
prepaid, plus (2) the amounts of interest which otherwise
would have accrued on such principal amounts to the scheduled
Repayment Dates. The discount rate used to calculate such present
values shall be that rate of interest specified as the current
Commercial Interest Reference Rate as published by Ex-Im Bank
(currently published on its website at
http://www.exim.gov/tools/cirr_rates.cfm ) for the Business
Day which is five (5) Business Days prior to the date of
prepayment for a repayment period equal to the applicable Maturity
Period. “ Maturity Period ” shall mean the
period between the date of prepayment and the scheduled Repayment
Date of the final installment of principal of the Credit that is
prepaid. All prepayments shall be applied to the installments of
principal of the Tranche being prepaid in the inverse order of
their maturity.
(b) Borrower
may elect to voluntarily prepay the Credit in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the Allocable Portion relating to an
Aircraft which constitutes a Non-Performing Asset, provided that
Borrower (i) shall give Ex-Im Bank ten
(10) Business
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Days’
prior written notice of such principal amount, the applicable
Tranche and the date of prepayment and (ii) shall pay in full
all interest which has accrued to the date of prepayment on such
principal amount prepaid, together with all other amounts then due
under this Agreement or the Note as of the date of such prepayment.
In the event of a voluntary prepayment under this paragraph (b), no
Prepayment Premium shall be owed and payable under
Section 6.03(a). Any prepayment made under this paragraph
(b) shall be applied to the Tranche relating to such
Aircraft.
(c) Any
amount prepaid under this Agreement may not be
reborrowed.
(d) Borrower
may not voluntarily prepay all or any portion of the Credit except
in accordance with the express terms of this
Section 6.03.
6.04 Mandatory
Prepayments .
(a) Borrower
shall prepay the Credit in accordance with paragraphs (b) and
(c) below in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
Allocable Portion relating to an Aircraft (such Aircraft, the
“ Affected Aircraft ”) which was the subject
of:
(iii)
a Purchase Event; or
(iv)
a Contravention Event.
(b) Any
prepayment required by the preceding paragraph (a)(i) shall be due
and payable on the tenth Business Day following the occurrence of
the Event of Loss of the applicable Affected Aircraft. Any
prepayment required by the preceding paragraph (a)(iv) shall be due
and payable on the tenth Business Day following the occurrence of
the Contravention Event. Any prepayment required by the preceding
paragraph (a)(ii) shall be due and payable on the date of the
Disposition of the applicable Affected Aircraft. Any prepayment
required by the preceding paragraph (a)(iii) shall be due and
payable on the date of the Purchase Event in respect of the
applicable Affected Aircraft. Other than with respect to a
prepayment required by paragraph (a)(iv) above, Borrower shall give
Ex-Im Bank at least ten (10) Business Days prior written
notice of the amount, the Tranche and the date of any prepayment
required hereby. Any prepayment of principal on the Credit required
by the preceding paragraph (a) shall be accompanied by
interest on the amount prepaid through the date of prepayment,
together with all other amounts then due under this Agreement, the
Note and the other Operative Documents as of the date of such
prepayment. In the event of a mandatory prepayment under this
Section 6.04, no Prepayment Premium shall be owed or payable
under this Section 6.04 except (subject to
Section 6.03(b)) in connection with paragraph (a)(ii)
above.
(c) Any
prepayment required by the preceding paragraph (a) shall be
applied to the Tranche relating to the applicable Affected
Aircraft.
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(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.04, a prepayment of
the Credit required under paragraph (a) of this
Section 6.04 (other than clause (iv) thereof) in respect
of the Tranche relating to an Affected Aircraft shall be deferred
for 12 months (the “ Deferral Period ”) so
long as, on or prior to the original date required for the
prepayment hereunder, Borrower shall have deposited into the
Pledged Account a sum equal to the Allocable Portion relating to
such Affected Aircraft. From and after such deposit, such amounts
shall constitute Collateral for all purposes hereunder and under
the Security Documents. On the date of termination of the Deferral
Period, Borrower shall prepay the Credit in the amount specified in
paragraph (b) above in respect of the Tranche relating to the
Affected Aircraft (and any remaining portion of the deposit made
into the Pledged Account as aforesaid with respect to any Affected
Aircraft shall be released from the Pledged Account in connection
with such prepayment and applied thereto) unless prior to the
termination of such Deferral Period Borrower shall have replaced
the Affected Aircraft, in compliance with the terms hereof, with
another Eligible Aircraft subject to an Eligible Agreement. Any
replacement of an Affected Aircraft shall be subject to the
satisfaction, as determined by Ex-Im Bank, of the following terms
and conditions:
(i)
the replacement Aircraft shall qualify as an Eligible
Aircraft;
(ii)
the replacement Aircraft shall be subject to an Eligible Agreement;
provided, however, the term of such Eligible Agreement may, in this
instance, exceed the Final Maturity Date for the respective
Tranche;
(iii)
the conditions specified in Section 7.02 hereof in respect of
the financing of Eligible Aircraft shall have been satisfied with
respect to the replacement Aircraft; and
(iv)
the replacement Aircraft shall have otherwise satisfied the
eligibility requirements for financing set forth in Section 5
hereof and such other terms and conditions as Ex-Im Bank shall have
specified in its sole and absolute discretion.
In connection
with any such replacement, no additional sums shall be advanced by
Ex-Im Bank hereunder and from and after such replacement, the
Disbursement in respect of the Affected Aircraft replaced shall for
all purposes hereof and of the other Operative Documents be deemed
to relate to the replacement Aircraft (and the related Eligible
Agreement). Without prejudice to the obligations of Borrower
hereunder and under the other Borrower Documents, no additional
fees or charges will be assessed by Ex-Im Bank to Borrower on
account of a replacement Aircraft under this
Section 6.04(d).
(a) Borrower
agrees that to evidence further its obligation to repay all amounts
disbursed under the Credit, with interest accrued thereon, it shall
not later than the date of the first Utilization hereunder, issue
and deliver to Ex-Im Bank, in accordance with the written
instructions of Ex-Im Bank, the Note. The Note shall (i) be
dated the first Disbursement Date, (ii) be in a principal
amount equal to the Aggregate Credit Amount, (iii) be payable
as to principal in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, (iv) bear interest in accordance
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with the
appropriate provisions of this Agreement, (v) be otherwise in
conformity with the terms of this Agreement, and (vi) be in
substantially the form of Annex A hereto. The Note shall be the
legal, valid and enforceable obligation of Borrower and shall be
enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms. Each
Disbursement made under a Tranche shall be recorded by Ex-Im Bank
on Schedule I to the Note. The outstanding principal amount of
the Tranche set forth on Schedule I attached to the Note shall
be prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information
contained therein. The failure by Ex-Im Bank to make any such
notation or record shall not affect the obligations of Borrower
with respect to the Credit. Any notations by Ex-Im Bank on the Note
regarding the disbursements of the Credit, in absence of manifest
error, shall be conclusive and binding. Promptly following the
expiration of the Availability Period for a Tranche, Ex-Im Bank
shall (x) calculate the principal amortization schedule for
such Tranche based on forty (40) equal quarterly payments of
principal payable on the Repayment Dates for such Tranche,
(y) send a copy of such schedule to Borrower and
(z) attach such schedule as part of Schedule II to the
Note, provided that the failure by Ex-Im Bank to prepare and/or
send to Borrower such amortization schedule shall not affect
Borrower’s obligations hereunder, under the Note, or under
any of the other Operative Documents. In the absence of manifest
error, the amortization schedule(s) attached as Schedule II to
the Note shall be conclusive and binding and all scheduled payments
under the Note shall be made in accordance with such schedule. Upon
the payment in full of the Note, Ex-Im Bank shall cancel and
surrender the Note to Borrower upon Borrower’s
request.
(b) If
requested by Ex-Im Bank, at any time after the Final Disbursement
Date, Borrower shall issue and deliver to Ex-Im Bank a new Note in
exchange for the Note previously issued and delivered hereunder,
whereupon Ex-Im Bank shall cancel and surrender such previously
issued Note to Borrower. The principal amount of such new Note
shall equal in the aggregate the principal amount of the Credit
then disbursed and outstanding.
(c) If
the Note is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, Borrower shall
issue and deliver a new Note of the same date, maturity and
denomination as the Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed;
provided that, in the case of any mutilated Note, such mutilated
Note shall be returned to Borrower after examination by Ex-Im Bank;
and, in the case of any lost, stolen or destroyed Note, Borrower
and Ex-Im Bank shall have first received evidence of such loss,
theft or destruction as shall reasonably be considered satisfactory
to each of them. In the event that any lost or stolen Note is
subsequently found, Ex-Im Bank shall cancel the Note and deliver
such canceled Note to Borrower; provided that Borrower shall
have already delivered a substitute Note to Ex-Im Bank.
(d) The
replacement Note issued in connection with this Agreement shall be
signed by an Authorized Officer of Borrower.
(e) Upon
any assignment or transfer by Ex-Im Bank of all or a portion of the
Credit in accordance with Section 14.03, Borrower shall, at
the request of Ex-Im Bank, execute and deliver to Ex-Im Bank and
any such assignee(s) or transferee(s) a new duly authorized and
executed Note substantially in the form of Annex A (or such other
form as may be agreed between Ex-Im Bank, Borrower and such
assignee(s) or transferee(s)) in the amounts equal to the aggregate
principal amounts of the Credit held by Ex-Im Bank and such
assignee(s) or transferee(s) after giving effect to such assignment
or transfer.
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Section 7. Conditions Precedent .
7.01 Conditions
Precedent to First Utilization . The obligation of Ex-Im Bank
to permit the first Utilization of the Credit shall be subject to
the delivery to Ex-Im Bank of the documents indicated below (each
in form and substance satisfactory to Ex-Im Bank), and to the
fulfillment, in a manner satisfactory to Ex-Im Bank, of the
conditions set forth below:
(a)
This Agreement . This Agreement fully executed by the
parties hereto, which shall be in full force and effect (with, if
applicable, evidence that this Agreement has been registered with
the appropriate Governmental Authorities).
(b)
Existence . Evidence that (i) Borrower is duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, with full power, authority and legal right to own its
property and carry on its business as now conducted, including,
without limitation, a copy of any applicable enabling legislation;
and (ii) each of Guarantor and Borrower Parent is duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of organization, with full power, authority and legal right to own
its property and carry on its business as now conducted, including,
without limitation, a copy of any applicable enabling
legislation.
(c)
Authority . Evidence of (i) the authority of Borrower
to execute, deliver, perform and observe the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, the Note and the other Borrower Documents,
(ii) authority (including specimen signatures) for each Person
who, on behalf of Borrower, signed this Agreement, will sign the
Note and/or signed or will sign the other Borrower Documents, or
will otherwise act as Borrower’s representative in the
operation of the Credit; (iii) the authority of each of
Guarantor, Borrower Parent and Textron to execute, deliver, perform
and observe the terms and conditions of the Operative Documents to
which it is a party; and (iv) the authority (including
specimen signatures) for each Person who, on behalf of Guarantor,
Borrower Parent and Textron, signed or will sign any of the
Operative Documents to which it is a party, or will otherwise act
as such Person’s representative in the operation of the
Credit.
(d)
Government Authorizations . Copies, certified as true copies
by a duly Authorized Officer of Borrower, Guarantor, Borrower
Parent and Textron, as the case may be, of each consent, license,
authorization or approval of, and exemption by, any Governmental
Authority and any Other Governmental Authority, which are necessary
or advisable: (i) for the execution, delivery, performance and
observance by such party of the Operative Documents to which it is
a party; (ii) for the validity, binding effect and enforceability
of such Operative Documents, respectively; and (iii) for the
execution, delivery and performance of any Supply
Contract.
(e)
Legal Opinion . Opinions of legal counsel acceptable to
Ex-Im Bank in substantially the forms of Annexes C, D and E, and,
if requested by Ex-Im Bank, an opinion from independent legal
counsel selected by Ex-Im Bank as to such matters relating to this
Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby as specified by
Ex-Im Bank.
(f)
Appointment of Process Agent . Evidence that (i) each
of Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower Parent has irrevocably
appointed as its agent for service of process the
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Person or
Persons so specified in Section 13.03(a), and (ii) each
such agent has accepted the appointment (and been paid in full) for
a term extending at least one year beyond the Final Maturity Date
for Tranche 6 and has agreed to forward forthwith to Borrower
and/or Guarantor and/or Borrower Parent, as the case may be, all
legal process addressed to Borrower and/or Guarantor and/or
Borrower Parent, as the case may be, received by such
agent.
(g)
Note . The Note, in the principal amount of the Credit,
shall have been fully executed by Borrower and endorsed by
Guarantor and delivered to Ex-Im Bank.
(h)
Outside Counsel . Evidence that the reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses due and payable to Vedder Price P.C.,
counsel to Ex-Im Bank, have been fully paid.
(i)
Anti-Lobbying Certificates . Delivery of original
Anti-Lobbying Certificates executed by Authorized Officer(s) of
Guarantor, Borrower, Borrower Parent, Textron, Cessna Finance
Corporation and each of the Exporters.
(j)
Security Agreement . The Security Agreement shall have been
duly executed by the parties thereto and shall be in full force and
effect.
(k)
Other Security Documents . The Share Pledge Agreement, the
Account Pledge Agreement and the Borrower Guarantee shall have been
duly executed by the parties thereto and shall be in full force and
effect.
(l)
Servicing Agreement . The Servicing Agreement shall have
been entered into between Borrower and Guarantor and shall be in
full force and effect, and Guarantor shall have delivered to Ex-Im
Bank a confirmation, in form and substance satisfactory to Ex-Im
Bank, with regard to the pledge of Borrower’s rights
thereunder pursuant to the Mortgage.
(m)
Support Agreement Supplement . The Support Agreement
Supplement from Textron, providing that Ex-Im Bank shall be
entitled to rely on and enforce the Support Agreement, and that the
benefits afforded under the Support Agreement shall be extended to
cover Guarantor’s obligations under this Agreement and the
other Guarantor Documents, shall have been entered into by Textron
and shall be in full force and effect.
(n)
First Loss Agreement . The First Loss Agreement from Textron
shall have been duly executed by the parties thereto and shall be
in full force and effect, and Textron shall have delivered to Ex-Im
Bank a confirmation, in form and substance satisfactory to Ex-Im
Bank, with regard to the pledge of Borrower’s rights
thereunder pursuant to the Mortgage.
(o)
TFC Guarantee . The TFC Guarantee from Guarantor shall have
been duly executed by the parties thereto and shall be in full
force and effect.
(p)
Pledged Shares . The Security Trustee shall have received
the original share certificate relating to the Shares, together
with an undated share transfer certificate executed in blank by
Borrower Parent, undated resignations and authorization letters
executed in blank by each director and officer of Borrower as
required under the Share Pledge Agreement, undated letter of
undertaking executed in blank by a director of Borrower and undated
appointment of proxy executed in blank by Borrower
Parent.
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(q)
Cessna Letter . The Cessna Letter shall have been duly
executed and delivered to Ex-Im Bank.
(r)
No Material Adverse Change . Since the date of this
Agreement, no event or circumstance shall have occurred that, in
the judgment of Ex-Im Bank, is likely materially and adversely to
affect the ability of Borrower, Guarantor, Borrower Parent or
Textron to perform all or any of its obligations under this
Agreement or under the Note or any other Operative Document to
which it is a party.
(s)
No Event of Default . No Event of Default or Potential
Default exists at the time all the foregoing conditions have been
satisfied or waived.
7.02 Conditions
Precedent to Each Utilization . The obligation of Ex-Im Bank to
permit any Utilization, including the first Utilization, shall be
subject to the delivery to Ex-Im Bank of the documents indicated
below (each in form and substance satisfactory to Ex-Im Bank) and
to the fulfillment, as of the date of such Utilization, in a manner
satisfactory to Ex-Im Bank, of the conditions set forth
below:
(a)
This Agreement . This Agreement shall continue to be in full
force and effect.
(b)
No Restrictions . No law, regulation, ruling or other action
of any Governmental Authority or Other Governmental Authority shall
be in effect or shall have occurred, the effect of which would be
to prevent any party to this Agreement from fulfilling its
obligations.
(c)
Reimbursement Documents . Ex-Im Bank shall have received,
not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the
requested Utilization, each of the Reimbursement Documents required
under Annex B with respect to such Utilization, including, without
limitation, invoices, Exporter’s Certificates, Anti-Lobbying
Certificates, Supply Contracts and bills of lading, if
applicable.
(d)
Legal Opinions . Opinions of legal counsel acceptable to
Ex-Im Bank in substantially the form of Annexes F and G shall have
been delivered to Ex-Im Bank. In addition, if, since the date of
the legal opinions furnished pursuant to Section 7.01(e),
there has been a change in circumstances that could have a material
adverse effect on the ability of Borrower, Guarantor, Borrower
Parent or Textron, as the case may be, to perform its obligations
hereunder, under the Note or any other Operative Document to which
it is a party, then Ex-Im Bank may request supplemental legal
opinions with respect to the possible consequences of such changed
circumstances. Such opinions shall be dated as of the date on which
the Utilization was requested, be addressed and delivered to Ex-Im
Bank and be in form and substance satisfactory to Ex-Im
Bank.
(e)
Fees and Expenses . Ex-Im Bank shall have been paid the
Exposure Fee, the ASU Arrangement Fee and the ASU Administration
Fee or arrangements satisfactory to Ex-Im Bank for the payment
thereof shall have been made. All other fees and expenses then due
and payable under Section 9 shall have been paid.
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(f)
Representation and Warranties . The representations and
warranties made by Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower Parent in this
Agreement and in the other Operative Documents to which it is a
party, shall be true and accurate on and as of the date of such
Utilization (except for any representations and warranties which
are expressly stated to be given solely as of an earlier date, in
which case such representation or warranty shall be true and
correct in all respects on and as of such earlier date).
(g)
Financing Package . Ex-Im Bank shall have received, not less
than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of such Utilization,
a complete Financing Package, in form and substance satisfactory to
Ex-Im Bank, with respect to each Aircraft to be financed on such
date of Utilization.
(h)
Supplements . Ex-Im Bank shall have received a Security
Agreement Supplement with respect to the Utilization and the
Aircraft to be financed on such date of Utilization.
(i)
Change in Law . No change in Applicable Laws shall have
occurred after the date of this Agreement and prior to such date of
Utilization that would make it unlawful for any party to execute,
deliver or perform, or enjoy the benefit of the rights expressed to
be enjoyed by such party, under the Operative Documents to which it
is or will become a party.
(j)
Filings . The Security Trustee and Ex-Im Bank shall have
received evidence satisfactory to each of them that UCC-1 financing
statements covering all assets of Borrower and all capital stock
issued by Borrower to Borrower Parent, as the case may be,
including, without limitation, each Aircraft to be financed on such
date of Utilization, the Eligible Agreement for each such Aircraft,
the Pledged Account, the Shares and the other Collateral, shall
have been authorized and delivered by the debtors thereto, and such
financing statements shall have been duly filed in all places that
Ex-Im Bank shall have reasonably requested and all other action
reasonably requested by Ex-Im Bank to perfect in the United States
security interests intended to be created by the Security Documents
shall have been taken.
(k)
Registrations . The Security Trustee and Ex-Im Bank shall
have received Priority Search Certificates identifying the
registrations made with the International Registry with respect to
the Aircraft to be financed on such date of Utilization as provided
in Section 8.01 hereof in the priority set forth therein and
confirming that no other undischarged registrations have been made
with respect to such Aircraft.
(l)
Corporate Credit Ratings . Evidence that Textron
Inc.’s long term corporate credit rating is BB- or higher
from S&P and Fitch and Ba3 or higher by
Moody’s.
(m)
Updated Cessna Letter . Cessna Aircraft Company shall have
provided to Ex-Im Bank an updated Cessna Letter, reflecting the
changes, if any, to the U.S. Content Percentage of the Eligible
Aircraft.
(n)
Other Documents . Such other documents, certificates,
instruments or information relating to this Agreement or the Note
or the transactions contemplated hereby as Ex-Im Bank may have
reasonably requested shall have been delivered in form and
substance satisfactory to Ex-Im Bank.
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(o)
No Potential Default or Event of Loss . No
(x) Potential Default or Event of Default or (y) Eligible
Agreement Default or Eligible Agreement Event of Default under any
Eligible Agreement or Event of Loss in respect of or relating to
the Aircraft being financed on such date of Utilization has
occurred and is continuing on such date of Utilization or will
exist after giving effect to the requested Utilization.
Section 8. Cape Town Registration .
8.01
Registrations to be Made in the International Registry . The
parties hereto agree that the following interests in respect of
each Airframe and each Engine shall be registered with the
International Registry and shall have the following order of
priority (with the first listed having the highest priority under
the Cape Town Convention and subsequent interests having decreasing
priority), notwithstanding any variation from this order of
priority which may appear according to the time of registration of
such interest in the records of the International
Registry:
(a) if
the Eligible Agreement is a lease structure:
(i)
the Contract of Sale under the Bill of Sale for each Airframe and
each Engine with the Exporter, as seller, and Borrower, as
buyer;
(ii)
the International Interest with respect to each Airframe and each
Engine under the Security Agreement with the Security Trustee, as
creditor, and Borrower, as debtor;
(iii)
if (x) the Eligible End User of the related Aircraft is
“situated,” as such term is used in the Cape Town
Convention, in a Contracting State or (y) the Airframe is
registered in a Contracting State, the International Interest with
respect to such Airframe and the related Engines under the related
Eligible Agreement with such Eligible End User, as debtor, and
Borrower, as creditor; and
(iv)
if the International Interest created by an Eligible Agreement is
registered in accordance with clause (a)(iii) above, the assignment
of International Interest under the Security Agreement in respect
of such Eligible Agreement with the Security Trustee, as assignee,
and Borrower, as assignor.
(b) if
the Eligible Agreement is a loan structure:
(i)
the Contract of Sale under the Bill of Sale for each Airframe and
each Engine with the Exporter, as seller, and Eligible End User, as
buyer;
(ii)
the International Interest with respect to each Airframe and each
Engine under the Security Agreement with the Security Trustee, as
creditor, and Borrower, as debtor (it being recognized by the
parties hereto that such registration is being made solely for
precautionary purposes and may be of no legal effect);
(iii)
if (x) the Eligible End User of the related Aircraft is
“situated” as such term is used in the Cape Town
Convention, in a Contracting State or (y) the Airframe is
registered in a Contracting State, the International Interest with
respect to
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such Airframe
and the related Engines under the related Eligible Agreement with
such Eligible End User, as debtor, and Borrower, as creditor;
and
(iv)
if the International Interest created by an Eligible Agreement is
registered in accordance with clause (b)(iii) above, the assignment
of International Interest under the Security Agreement in respect
of such Eligible Agreement with the Security Trustee, as assignee,
and Borrower, as assignor.
Each party
(i) authorizes and consents to the registration with the
International Registry of the foregoing interests and
(ii) agrees that each of the above-referenced interests
registered or to be registered with the International Registry
shall be considered registered in the order specified above
notwithstanding any variation from this order of priority which may
appear according to the time of registration of such interests with
the International Registry (and each of the parties shall have the
relevant rights as if such interest were registered in such order
of priority). Each party hereto agrees to cooperate and to take
such actions, insofar as any such consent, cooperation or action of
such party is required, as are necessary to timely effect the
registration of the interests set forth above with the
International Registry.
Section 9. Fees and Expenses.
9.01 Fees .
Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid to Ex-Im Bank the following
fees:
(a) a
loan commitment fee (“ ASU Commitment Fee ”) of
two-tenths of one percent (0.20%) per annum on the uncancelled and
undisbursed balance from time to time of the Credit, computed on
the basis of the actual number of days elapsed (including the first
day but excluding the last), using an actual 365-day year, accruing
from May 21, 2009 to the Final Disbursement Date, and payable
on March 20, June 20, September 20 and
December 20 of each year, beginning on June 20,
2009;
(b) no
later than the third Business Day prior to each Disbursement Date,
the Exposure Fee with respect to the related
Reimbursement;
(c) an
arrangement and structuring fee (the “ ASU Arrangement
Fee ”) of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent
(0.25%) of the Disbursement disbursed on a Disbursement Date,
payable no later than the time of such Disbursement; and
(d) an
administration fee (the “ ASU Administration Fee
”) of two thousand three hundred twenty-four ten-thousandths
of one percent (0.2324%) of the Disbursement disbursed on a
Disbursement Date, payable no later than the time of such
Disbursement.
The parties
hereto acknowledge and agree that the ASU Commitment Fee shall
continue to accrue and become due and payable as described above
during any period in which Utilizations are suspended as described
in Section 12.02(a).
(a)
“ Claims ” shall mean any and all liabilities
(including any liability in tort), losses, damages, obligations,
expenses, disbursements, penalties, costs, fees, actions, suits
or
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Taxes of
whatsoever kind and nature (and including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) that may be imposed on, incurred by, suffered by, or
asserted against an Indemnified Person, any Aircraft, any Airframe,
any Engine or any part thereof or interest therein and, except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Section 9.02(a), shall
include (without duplication of any such amounts payable by
Borrower directly to an Indemnified Person under any Operative
Document to which Borrower is a party) amounts (other than
principal of and interest on the Credit) payable by Borrower
pursuant to the Operative Documents. A “ Non-Tax Claim
” shall mean any Claim other than a Claim for
Taxes.
(b)
“ Indemnified Person ” shall mean, the Trust,
Ex-Im Bank, the Security Trustee or Wells Fargo Bank Northwest,
National Association and their respective successors, permitted
assigns, permitted transferees, directors, officers, employees,
shareholders (including corporate shareholders), servants,
attorneys-in-fact and agents. In respect of any Indemnified Person
(other than Ex-Im Bank), any of its directors, officers, employees,
servants, attorneys-in-fact and agents shall be referred to herein
as such Indemnified Person’s “ Related
Indemnitees ”.
(c) Subject
to the exclusions stated in subsection (d) below, Borrower
agrees on demand therefor (subject to subsection (k) below) to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnified Person on an
After Tax Basis against Claims (including Claims for Taxes and
Non-Tax Claims based on negligence, warranty, absolute, strict or
product liability and any other theory of liability) imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Person, any
Aircraft, any Airframe, any Engine or any Part (including, with
respect to a Claim for Taxes, any part of any Aircraft, any
Airframe or any Engine) in any way relating to, based on, measured
by or arising out of (1) any Operative Document or any action
or inaction of Borrower, Borrower Parent, Guarantor, the Exporter
or any other supplier or seller in connection herewith or therewith
or any user or person in possession of any Aircraft, any Airframe,
any Engine or any Part, (2) the manufacture of any Aircraft,
any Airframe, or any Engine or any Part thereof, the purchase,
acceptance or rejection of any Aircraft, any Airframe, any Engine,
the ownership, delivery, nondelivery, lease, sublease, possession,
use, presence, assembly, installation, repossession, abandonment,
replacement, storage, importation, exportation, registration,
deregistration, modification, transfer of title, operation, repair,
testing, maintenance, condition, sale, return or other disposition
of any Aircraft, any Airframe, any Engine or any Part thereof
(including all costs incurred in making it ready for sale or other
disposition and including without limitation latent and other
defects, whether or not discoverable by Borrower, Borrower Parent
or Guarantor, and any claim for patent, trademark or copyright
infringement) or the creation or existence of or otherwise with
respect to the Collateral, (3) the rentals, receipts, income,
earnings or gains arising from any Aircraft, any Airframe, any
Engine or any Part thereof (including, but not limited to, rentals
or other amounts payable under any Eligible Agreement),
(4) any payment made pursuant to any Operative Document, (5)
the execution, delivery, registration, recording, performance, or
enforcement of any Operative Document or any other document
executed and delivered by Guarantor, Borrower or Borrower Parent in
connection with or relating to the Operative Documents (including,
without limitation, in connection with the occurrence and
continuance of any Potential Default, Event of Default, Eligible
Agreement Default or Eligible Agreement Event of Default or with
the recovery of possession of any Aircraft while any Event of
Default is continuing or the carrying out of any work or
inspections required for seeing that the condition of any Aircraft
complies with that specified in the related Eligible Agreement) or
(6) circumstances otherwise with respect to or in
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connection with
the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents (including
preventing or attempting to prevent the arrest, confiscation,
seizure, taking in execution or impounding or detention of any
Aircraft in accordance with the provisions of the Operative
Documents). Borrower shall be obligated under this
Section 9.02(c) whether or not any Indemnified Person is
indemnified or insured against any Claim by any other Person under
any other document. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein
contained, any Indemnified Person may proceed directly and in its
own name against Borrower with respect to the indemnities owed to
such Indemnified Person set forth in the first sentence of this
Section 9.02(c), without first resorting to any other rights
of indemnification.
(d) With
respect to any Indemnified Person, the following are excluded from
Borrower’s agreement to indemnify under
Section 9.02(c):
(i)
any Claim incurred by, or imposed on, such Indemnified Person
(other than Ex-Im Bank) to the extent it would not have been
imposed if such Indemnified Person or a Related Indemnitee had not
engaged in transactions or activities unrelated to those
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Operative
Document;
(ii)
with respect to any particular Indemnified Person, any Claim to the
extent caused by the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud
of such Indemnified Person or a Related Indemnitee (other than as
may be imputed to such Indemnified Person as a result of its
participation in the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Documents);
(iii)
with respect to any particular Indemnified Person, any Claim to the
extent arising as a result of the breach or non-compliance with any
of the terms of, or any misrepresentation contained in, this
Agreement or any other Operative Document or any agreement relating
hereto or thereto by which such Indemnified Person or a Related
Indemnitee is expressly bound, by such Indemnified Person or a
Related Indemnitee; provided , however , that this
clause shall not apply to any such non-compliance or
misrepresentation by such Indemnified Person caused by the
non-compliance or misrepresentation by any other party to this
Agreement or any other Operative Document (other than a Related
Indemnitee);
(iv)
with respect to any particular Indemnified Person (other than Ex-Im
Bank), any Claim for Taxes imposed on or measured by the overall
gross or net income, gross or net profits, gross or net receipts or
gross or net gains, franchise Taxes, Taxes on doing business or
Taxes on capital or net worth of any Indemnified Person by the
jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or maintains its principal
place of business or in any jurisdiction in which it conducts
business from time to time (other than a jurisdiction in which it
is deemed to conduct business solely as a result of the
transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents or a
jurisdiction in which it would not be subject to a Tax of such type
but for the result of the operation, presence or registration of
any Aircraft or other presence of any Eligible End User therein or
the exercise by such Indemnified Person of any of its rights or
remedies under any Operative Document or the receipt of any payment
under any Operative Document); any Claim for Taxes that are being
contested in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.02(i)
during the pendency
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of such
contest, except to the extent required to be paid or advanced by
Borrower pursuant to Section 9.02(i) hereof; or
(v)
any Claim included in Transaction Costs but only to the extent such
Transaction Costs are reimbursed under Section 9.03 on an
After Tax Basis.
(e) In
the case of any Claim indemnified by Borrower hereunder that is
covered by a policy of insurance maintained pursuant to an Eligible
Agreement, each Indemnified Person agrees at Borrower’s
expense to cooperate with the insurers in the exercise of their
rights to investigate, defend or compromise such Claim as may
reasonably be required to retain the benefits of such insurance
with respect to such Claim, so long as no such cooperation shall
entail a material risk of (i) any criminal liability,
(ii) unindemnified civil liability or (iii) the sale,
loss, forfeiture or seizure of the Collateral.
(f) An
Indemnified Person shall give prompt notice of the existence of any
circumstance that, in its reasonable opinion, is likely to give
rise to a Non-Tax Claim and shall promptly (and in no event later
than thirty (30) days after it becomes aware of such a Claim)
notify Borrower of any Non-Tax Claim as to which indemnification is
sought ( provided that failure to give such notice shall not
affect Borrower’s indemnity obligations hereunder except to
the extent Borrower is precluded or prejudiced thereby). An
Indemnified Person (other than Ex-Im Bank) asserting any Non-Tax
Claim arising under any Operative Document shall, at no cost to
itself, exercise all rights reasonably available to it under the
terms thereof to mitigate such Non-Tax Claims. Subject to the
rights of insurers under policies of insurance maintained pursuant
to an Eligible Agreement, Borrower shall have the right to
investigate, and the right in its sole discretion to defend or
compromise in good faith in a commercially reasonable manner and
with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Indemnified
Person, any Non-Tax Claim for which indemnification is sought under
this Section 9.02, and such Indemnified Person shall cooperate
with all reasonable requests of Borrower in connection therewith;
provided , that to the extent that other claims related or
unrelated to the transactions contemplated hereby are part of the
same proceeding involving such Non-Tax Claim, Borrower may assume
responsibility for the control of such Non-Tax Claim (except for
any Non-Tax Claim against Ex-Im Bank involving a Claim for criminal
liability, any violation of law or (unless Borrower assures to
Ex-Im Bank’s satisfaction payment thereof or for which an
adequate bond has been posted in respect thereof) any material
civil liabilities) to the extent that the same may be and is
severed from such other claims and, if not severable, Borrower may
assume joint control thereof with such Indemnified Person;
provided , further , that no such Non-Tax Claim shall
be compromised on a basis that admits any criminal violation or
gross negligence or willful misconduct or other liability on the
part of such Indemnified Person or would result in any material
civil penalties without such Indemnified Person’s express
consent unless Borrower at the time of such compromise pays or
assures (to such Indemnified Person’s reasonable
satisfaction) payment of such claim in full) any material civil
penalties). Where Borrower or the insurers under a policy of
insurance maintained by Borrower or any Eligible End User
undertakes (whether solely or jointly with an Indemnified Person)
the control of a severed Non-Tax Claim (with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Person and without reservation of
rights against such Indemnified Person) pursuant to this
Section 9.02(f), no additional legal fees or expenses of such
Indemnified Person in connection with the defense of such Non-Tax
Claim shall be indemnified hereunder unless such fees or expenses
were incurred at the written request of Borrower or such
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insurers or
where any conflict of interest may exist between Borrower or its
insurers and such Indemnified Person. Subject to the requirements
of any policy of insurance, an Indemnified Person may participate
at its own expense in any judicial proceeding controlled by
Borrower pursuant to the preceding provisions and such
participation shall not constitute a waiver of the indemnification
provided in this Section 9.02. Nothing contained in this
Section 9.02(f) shall be deemed to require an Indemnified
Person to contest any Non-Tax Claim or to assume responsibility for
or control of any judicial proceeding with respect thereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon Ex-Im Bank’s written
notice to Borrower that Ex-Im Bank cannot permit Borrower to assume
the defense or joint control of the defense of any Claim as a
matter of Applicable Law or stated policy of Ex-Im Bank, Ex-Im Bank
shall assume the defense of such Claim, at the sole cost and
expense of Borrower.
(g) To
the extent that a Non-Tax Claim indemnified by Borrower under this
Section 9.02 is in fact paid in full by Borrower or any
insurer under a policy of insurance maintained pursuant to an
Eligible Agreement, Borrower or such insurer, or both, as the case
may be, shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, and, in
the case of Ex-Im Bank, Ex-Im Bank’s stated policy, be
subrogated to the rights and remedies of the Indemnified Person
(other than under insurance policies independently maintained and
available to such Indemnified Person) on whose behalf such Non-Tax
Claim was paid with respect to the transaction or event giving rise
to such Non-Tax Claim. Should an Indemnified Person receive any
cash refund, in whole or in part, with respect to any Non-Tax Claim
fully paid by Borrower hereunder, it shall, so long as no Potential
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
promptly pay, subject to deduction of any Taxes levied, imposed,
asserted or required to be deducted from such amount, the amount
refunded (but not an amount in excess of the amount paid (plus the
amount, if any, of any interest received by the Indemnified Person
with such refund) to such Indemnified Person in respect of such
Non-Tax Claim) over to Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Section 9.02(g), no such subrogation shall
be permitted if it interferes with such Indemnified Person’s
ability to enjoy its rights under the Operative
Documents.
(h) Any
payment which Borrower shall be required to make to or for the
account of any Indemnified Person with respect to any Claim which
is subject to indemnification under this Section 9.02 shall be made
on an After Tax Basis, taking into account all Taxes (without
regard to the exclusions set forth in Section 9.02(d)),
required to be paid by the Indemnified Person as a result of such
payment, provided that such Indemnified Person shall provide
such certificates or information reasonably requested by Borrower
to minimize the amount of any such Claim which such Indemnified
Person is qualified to submit.
(i) If
a Claim shall be made for any Tax (including Withholding Taxes) for
which Borrower is obligated pursuant to this Section 9.02,
Borrower shall be entitled to contest the imposition of such Tax
and withhold payment during pendency of such contest, but only if
such contest (1) is made in good faith by appropriate
proceedings that do not involve any substantial risk of the sale,
seizure, forfeiture or loss of any Collateral or title thereto,
interest therein or use thereof, and in the case of such
proceedings so long as adequate reserves are maintained in respect
of such Taxes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, (2) is permitted by Applicable Laws (it being also
understood that Borrower shall in no event be allowed to withhold
payment of any Withholding Tax) and (3) does not involve any
material risk
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of criminal or
unindemnified civil penalties against the relevant Indemnified
Person. Unless otherwise required by law or unless the contest
shall involve a claim for Taxes not indemnified against by
Borrower, any such contest shall be conducted by and in the name of
Borrower (unless Ex-Im Bank is the Indemnified Person);
provided that Borrower shall have acknowledged and agreed as
between itself and the relevant Indemnified Person in writing, in
form and substance satisfactory to such Indemnified Person,
Borrower’s liability for such Taxes (if and to the extent
Borrower does not prevail in such contest; provided ,
further , that such acknowledgement of liability will not be
binding if the contest is resolved by a final decision of a court
of competent jurisdiction which clearly states the reasons for its
decision, and such reasons would not have resulted in an obligation
of Borrower to indemnify such Indemnified Person under this
Agreement in the absence of such acknowledgment, but only to the
extent based on additional facts first becoming known to Borrower
following the commencement of such defense). If a written Claim
shall be made against and received by any Indemnified Person for
any Tax for which Borrower is obligated to indemnify pursuant to
this Section 9.02, such Indemnified Person shall notify
Borrower promptly of such Claim and provide Borrower with all
documents and information relating solely to such Claim as may
reasonably be requested by Borrower. If as described above, the
contest of such Claim is not to be conducted by and in the name of
Borrower, upon written request from Borrower within thirty
(30) days after receipt of such notice, which written request
shall be accompanied by an opinion of independent tax counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person (as to counsel,
substance and conclusion) that reasonable grounds exist for
successfully contesting such Taxes, such Indemnified Person shall
contest in good faith (including, without limitation, by pursuit of
appeals) the validity, applicability or amount of such Taxes by, in
such Indemnified Person’s sole discretion, (A) resisting
payment thereof, (B) not paying the same except under protest,
if protest shall be necessary and proper or (C) if payment
shall be made, seeking a refund thereof in appropriate
administrative and judicial proceedings; provided , that in
conducting such contest, the Indemnified Person shall keep Borrower
informed, at Borrower’s request, of the progress and nature
of the contest and shall consult in good faith with Borrower
regarding the conduct of the contest; provided
further , however , that in no event shall such
Indemnified Person be requested to contest or shall Borrower be
permitted to contest the imposition of any Tax for which Borrower
has an indemnity obligation pursuant to this Section 9.02
unless (V) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing; (W) Borrower shall have acknowledged and agreed in
writing, in form and substance satisfactory to such Indemnified
Person, Borrower’s liability to pay as incurred on an After
Tax Basis all reasonable costs and expenses that such Indemnified
Person shall incur in connection with contesting such Claim whether
or not successful (including, without limitation, all reasonable
costs, expenses, legal and accounting fees and disbursements);
(X) if such contest shall involve payment of the Claim,
Borrower shall have advanced the amount thereof to such Indemnified
Person on an interest-free and After Tax Basis; and (Y) unless
the contest is conducted by and in the name of Borrower, such claim
exceeds U.S.$25,000 and shall not involve a material risk of
criminal liability, unindemnified civil liability or any material
danger of the sale, loss, seizure or forfeiture of any Collateral
or the imposition of any Lien (except if Borrower shall have
adequately bonded such Lien or otherwise made provision to protect
the interests of such Indemnified Person in a manner reasonably
acceptable to such Indemnified Person and Ex-Im Bank) on any
Collateral. Notwithstanding that the conditions set forth in the
preceding sentence may have been satisfied, such Indemnified Person
may elect not to contest pursuant to the preceding sentence or
elect to discontinue any
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contest
proceeding commenced pursuant to the preceding sentence, but such
election shall constitute a waiver by such Indemnified Person of
any right to payment of indemnification pursuant to this
Section 9.02 with respect to the adjustment which was the
subject of such proposed contest plus any subsequent Taxes the
contest of which is precluded thereby and, if Borrower has
theretofore paid such amounts or provided such Indemnified Person
with funds to pay such amounts, such Indemnified Person shall
promptly repay such funds, together with interest thereon at the
same rate of interest as that paid, or which would have been paid,
by Borrower in funding such payment of Taxes to Borrower. If such
Indemnified Person shall obtain a refund of, or shall be granted a
credit against Taxes all or any part of which Borrower shall have
paid for such Indemnified Person or for which Borrower shall have
reimbursed such Indemnified Person in connection with the contest
of any Claim pursuant to this Section 9.02(i), such
Indemnified Person shall pay to Borrower, but not before Borrower
shall have made all payments then due to such Indemnified Person
pursuant to this Section 9.02 and any other payments then due
to such Indemnified Person from Borrower under any of the Operative
Documents and such Indemnified Person shall have reasonably
determined that funds have been made available to it as a result of
such refund or credit, an amount equal to the amount of funds made
available to it as a result of such refund or credit, including
interest received thereon, plus any Tax benefit (or minus any net
Tax detriment) realized by such Indemnified Person (in its own
reasonable discretion) as a result of receipt or accrual of such
refund or credit and payment by such Indemnified Person made
pursuant to this sentence; provided that any such payment
(or any part thereof) shall not be required to be made if the
result of such payment would be to leave such Indemnified Person
(in its own reasonable discretion) in a position less favorable
than it would have been in had no such refund or credit been
obtained or Tax Benefit been realized. If any Indemnified Person
shall have paid Borrower any refund of all or part of any Tax paid
by Borrower and it is subsequently determined that such Indemnified
Person was not entitled to the refund, such determination shall be
treated as the imposition of a Tax pursuant to the provisions of
this Section 9.02 (but without giving effect to the exclusions
in Section 9.02(d). Except in respect of any Tax Claim which
the Indemnified Person is not obligated to contest, no Indemnified
Person shall enter into a settlement or other compromise with
respect to any Claim with respect to which Borrower would be
required to indemnify hereunder without the prior consent of
Borrower, unless such Indemnified Person waives its right to be
indemnified with respect to such Claim under this Section 9.02
or unless an Event of Default is continuing.
(j) Borrower
agrees that all payments made by Borrower and Borrower Parent
pursuant to this Agreement and any other Operative Document shall
be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for
or on account of, any present or future Taxes of any nature
whatsoever now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or
assessed by any Government Body or taxing authority (all such Taxes
being herein referred to as “ Withholding Taxes
”). If any Withholding Taxes are so required to be withheld
or deducted from any payment made by Borrower or Borrower Parent
under any Operative Document, Borrower shall (A) pay to the
appropriate Government Body the amount of such Withholding Taxes
and make such reports and filings in connection therewith in the
time and manner required by Applicable Laws, (B) at the time
that the payment upon which the deduction or withholding applies is
required to be made, pay to the relevant Indemnified Person any
additional amount which is necessary in order for the net amounts
received by such Indemnified Person, after deduction or withholding
of such Withholding Taxes, to equal the amounts payable to such
Indemnified Person had no such deduction or withholding been
required and (C) promptly
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forward to the
relevant Indemnified Person an official receipt or other
documentation evidencing payment of such Withholding Taxes to such
Government Body. Each Indemnified Person agrees to deliver to
Borrower, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, such official
certificates or documents as may be reasonably requested by
Borrower in writing from time to time completed and duly executed
by such Indemnified Person to establish that payments by Borrower
to such Indemnified Person hereunder or any other Operative
Document are exempt from or are subject to a reduced rate of
Withholding Tax imposed by any Government Body or taxing authority,
so long as, in the Indemnified Person’s reasonable
determination, it is entitled to claim such reduction or exemption.
If requested by such Indemnified Person in connection with any
request for certificates or documents hereunder, Borrower shall
provide such Indemnified Person with blank forms and instructions
for completion thereof.
(k) If
pursuant to Section 9.02(j), Borrower has paid any amount or
withheld any amount from any payment in respect of any tax not
indemnified by Borrower pursuant to this Section 9.02 and
Borrower has paid over such withheld amount to the proper
Government Body for the account of an Indemnified Person, Borrower
shall notify such Indemnified Person of the amount of such
withholding and provide to such Indemnified Person an official
receipt or other document reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Person evidencing payment of the withheld amount, and
such Indemnified Person shall promptly repay to Borrower the
additional amount paid Borrower pursuant to Section 9.02(j) in
respect of the amount paid or withheld together with any interest
received thereon from such Government Body.
(l) Except
in the case of Withholding Taxes (payment of and indemnification
with respect to which shall be governed by Section 9.02(j)),
any amounts payable to an Indemnified Person pursuant to this
Section 9.02 in respect of Taxes shall be paid within thirty
(30) days after receipt of a written demand therefor from such
Indemnified Person accompanied by a written statement describing in
reasonable detail the amount so payable, but not before the date
such Tax is due. Any payments made pursuant to this
Section 9.02 directly to an Indemnified Person or Borrower
shall be made in the applicable currency in immediately available
funds at such bank or to such account as is specified by the payee
in written directions to the payor.
(m) If
an Indemnified Person is not a party to this Agreement, Borrower
may require such Indemnified Person to agree in writing, in a form
reasonably acceptable to Borrower, to the terms of this
Section 9.02 prior to making any payment under this
Section 9.02 to such Indemnified Person.
(n) The
general indemnification provisions of this Section 9.02 are
not intended to waive or supersede any express provisions of this
Agreement or any other Operative Document concerning the
responsibility of any of the parties hereto or thereto for any
Claims and the fact that a Claim is not excluded from
indemnification under Section 9.02(d) shall in no event
prevent any party hereto from bringing an action against Borrower
or any Indemnified Person for any breach of any obligation owing by
such party to such other party giving rise to such
Claim.
(o) Borrower
shall, at its own expense, duly file all required reports and
returns respecting all Taxes for which Borrower is directly
responsible under this Section 9.02, to
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the extent
Borrower is permitted to do so by law. If the same must be filed by
an Indemnified Person, Borrower will advise such Indemnified Person
of the necessity of filing the same and, in sufficient time before
the same are due, furnish such Indemnified Person with a completed
copy thereof and funds in the amount required to be submitted,
together with any additional information and records relating
thereto as such Indemnified Person may reasonably request. Borrower
shall hold such Indemnified Person harmless from and against any
Claims arising out of any insufficiency or inaccuracy in any such
report or return to the extent such insufficiency or inaccuracy is
not attributable to any act or omission of or information provided
by such Indemnified Person or a Related Indemnitee. Borrower shall
make available to the Indemnified Person such other information and
records as are maintained by Borrower regarding the use of the
Aircraft at Borrower’s principal place of business. If, in
conjunction with the filing of any tax return or as a result of an
audit, an Indemnified Person reasonably requests additional
information, Borrower shall make available such other information
and records as it maintains in the ordinary course of business or
is reasonably available to it.
(p) The
indemnities and agreements provided for in this Section 9.02
shall survive the expiration or other termination of the Operative
Documents.
9.03
Expenses . Borrower agrees, whether or not the transactions
hereby contemplated shall be consummated, to pay, or reimburse
Ex-Im Bank and the Security Trustee promptly upon demand for the
payment of, all reasonable and duly documented costs and expenses
arising in connection with the preparation, printing, execution,
delivery, registration, implementation, modification of, or waiver
or consent under, the Operative Documents, including, without
limitation, the reasonable and duly documented out-of-pocket
expenses of Ex-Im Bank (incurred in respect of telecommunications,
mail or courier service, travel and the like), the reasonable fees
and expenses of counsel for Ex-Im Bank, all Taxes (including,
without limitation, interest and penalties, if any) which may be
payable in respect of the Operative Documents and the initial and
annual fees of the Security Trustee (collectively, the “
Transaction Costs ”). Borrower shall also pay all of
the reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and all Taxes) incurred
by or charged to Ex-Im Bank or the Security Trustee in connection
with the amendment or enforcement of any of the Operative Documents
or the protection or preservation of any right or claim of Ex-Im
Bank or the Security Trustee arising out of any of the Operative
Documents. All amounts payable by Borrower pursuant to this
Section 9.03 shall be paid by Borrower in the currency in
which the same has been incurred and is payable by Ex-Im Bank or
the Security Trustee, as applicable.
10.01 Method of
Payment .
(a) All
payments to be made by Borrower under this Agreement and the Note
shall be made to Ex-Im Bank without set-off or counterclaim, in
U.S. Dollars and in immediately available and freely transferable
funds, no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the
date on which due, at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for
credit to Ex-Im Bank’s account: U.S. Treasury Department
021030004 TREAS NYC/CTR/BNF’/AC 4984 OBI=Export-Import Bank
Due
on EIB Credit No. AP084206XX — United States from Cessna
Finance Export Corporation.
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(b) Except
as otherwise provided herein, whenever any payment would otherwise
fall due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date for
payment shall be the immediately succeeding Business Day and
interest and fees shall be computed in accordance with
Section 14.01.
10.02
Application of Payments . Ex-Im Bank shall apply payments
received by it in respect of a Tranche (the “ Relevant
Tranche ”) under this Agreement or the Note (whether at
stated maturity, by reason of acceleration, prepayment or
otherwise) in the following order of priority: (a) interest
due pursuant to Section 6.02(b) in respect of or related to
such Relevant Tranche; (b) ASU Commitment Fees, Exposure Fees, ASU
Arrangement Fees, ASU Administration Fees and all other amounts due
to Ex-Im Bank under this Agreement and not otherwise provided for
under this Section 10.02 in respect of or related to such Relevant
Tranche; (c) interest due pursuant to Section 6.02(a) in
respect of or related to such Relevant Tranche; (d) principal
due in respect of or related to such Relevant Tranche; (e) in
respect of each Tranche other than the Tranche which, at the time
of such application, constitutes the Relevant Tranche (the “
Other Tranche ”), in or towards payment of the amounts
referred to in, and in the respective order of priorities set forth
in clauses (a) through (d) of this Section 10.02 as
if such references were for amounts due and owing in respect of or
related to the Other Tranche; (f) installments of principal
not yet due in inverse order of maturity in respect of or related
to such Relevant Tranche; and (g) all other amounts due under
this Agreement and not otherwise provided for in this
Section 10.02. If the Note consists of more than one
promissory note, payments with respect to the Note shall be applied
pro rata to such promissory notes in accordance with
the above priorities.
Section 11. Representations, Warranties and
Covenants .
11.01
Representations and Warranties of Borrower . Borrower
represents and warrants to Ex-Im Bank and the Security Trustee as
of the date hereof and on each Disbursement Date that:
(a)
Existence and Authority . Borrower is duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full
power, authority and legal right to own its property and carry on
its business as now conducted, and has taken all actions necessary
or advisable to authorize it to execute, deliver, perform and
observe the terms and conditions of the Borrower
Documents.
(b)
Government Authorizations . All consents, licenses,
authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions by, any
Governmental Authority and any Other Governmental Authority that
are necessary or advisable: (i) for the execution, delivery,
performance and observance by Borrower of the Borrower Documents,
including, without limitation, approvals relating to the
availability and transfer of Dollars required to make all payments
due under this Agreement and the Note; and (ii) for the validity,
binding effect and enforceability of the Borrower Documents, have
been obtained and are in full force and effect.
(c)
Restrictions . The execution, delivery and performance or
observance by Borrower of the terms of, and consummation by
Borrower of the transactions contemplated by, each of the Borrower
Documents does not and will not conflict with or result in a breach
or
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violation of:
(i) the charter, by-laws or similar documents of Borrower;
(ii) any law of the United States or any other ordinance,
decree, constitutional provision, regulation or other requirement
of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, any
restriction on interest that may be paid by Borrower); or
(iii) any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any
court or other tribunal. Further, the execution, delivery and
performance or observance by Borrower of the terms of, and
consummation by Borrower of the transactions contemplated by, each
of the Borrower Documents does not and will not conflict with or
result in a breach of any agreement or instrument to which Borrower
is a party, or by which it or any of its revenues, properties or
assets may be subject, or result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien upon any of the revenues, properties or assets of Borrower
pursuant to any such agreement or instrument.
(d)
Binding Effect . Borrower has duly executed and delivered
this Agreement and the other Borrower Documents on or before the
date hereof, and Borrower will also duly execute and deliver the
Note and each of the other Borrower Documents that may hereafter be
executed. Each of the Borrower Documents that has been executed and
delivered constitutes, and each such Borrower Document that may
hereafter be executed and delivered will constitute, a direct,
general and unconditional obligation of Borrower that is legal,
valid and binding upon Borrower and enforceable against Borrower in
accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by applicable insolvency, reorganization,
liquidation, moratorium, readjustment of debt or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
by the application of general principles of equity regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or
in equity. Borrower’s payment obligations under this
Agreement rank, and under the Note, when issued, will rank, in all
respects at least pari passu in priority of payment
with all other unsecured and unsubordinated payment obligations of
Borrower.
(e)
Commercial Activity . The Borrower Documents and the
transactions contemplated thereby constitute commercial activities
(rather than governmental or public activities) of Borrower, and
Borrower is subject to private commercial law with respect thereto.
Neither Borrower nor any of its property, assets, or revenue enjoys
any right of immunity from suit, court jurisdiction, attachment
prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, set-off,
execution, or from any other legal process with respect to any of
the obligations under this Agreement, the Note, or any of the other
Borrower Documents. The waiver of immunity contained in
Section 13.04 is valid and enforceable and would be effective
to waive such immunity should Borrower become entitled to immunity
in the future.
(f)
Legal Proceedings . No legal proceedings are pending or, to
the best of Borrower’s knowledge, threatened before any court
or Governmental Authority or Other Governmental Authority which
might: (i) materially and adversely affect Borrower’s
financial condition, business or operations; (ii) restrain or
enjoin or have the effect of restraining or enjoining the
performance or observance of the terms and conditions of any of the
Borrower Documents; or (iii) in any other manner question the
validity, binding effect or enforceability of any of the Borrower
Documents.
(g)
No Taxes . There is no Tax imposed on or in connection with:
(i) the execution, delivery or performance of any of the
Borrower Documents; (ii) the enforcement of any of the
Borrower Documents; or (iii) on any payment to be made to
Ex-Im Bank or the
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Security
Trustee under any of the Borrower Documents. In connection with the
Credit, no Governmental Authority shall impose any reserve, special
deposit, deposit insurance or assessment affecting Ex-Im
Bank.
(h)
No Corrupt Practices . Neither Borrower nor any of its
officers, directors or authorized employees, agents or
representatives has paid, offered or promised to pay, or authorized
the payment, directly or indirectly, of, any commission, bribe,
pay-off or kickback or similar payment related to the Credit or the
transactions contemplated thereby that violates any applicable law
or entered into any agreement or arrangement under which any such
payment will at any time be made.
(i)
Suspension and Debarment, etc. Borrower and each of its
Principals (as such term is defined in the Debarment Regulations)
individually, have not within the past 3 years been (a)
debarred, suspended, declared ineligible from participating in, or
voluntarily excluded from participation in, a Covered Transaction
(as such term is defined in the Debarment Regulations), (b)
formally proposed for debarment, with a final determination still
pending, (c) indicted, convicted or had a civil judgment
rendered against it for any of the offenses listed in the Debarment
Regulations, or (d) delinquent on any substantial debts owed
to Ex-Im Bank or any Other Governmental Authority of the United
States as of the date hereof.
(j)
No Delinquency on Amounts Due to the United States .
Borrower is not delinquent on any amounts due and owing to any
Other Governmental Authority of the United States as of the date of
this Agreement.
(k)
Security Agreement . The Security Agreement will create and,
upon registration of the Security Agreement as required by this
Agreement and Applicable Law, will perfect, in favor of the
Security Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and
enforceable security interests in the Collateral under the laws of
the United States.
(l)
Single Purpose . Since its establishment, it has engaged in
no business activity, and will engage in no other business
activities, except (i) the purchasing and leasing of aircraft,
(ii) the financing of the acquisition of aircraft and
(iii) activities in respect of the transactions contemplated
by the Operative Documents to which it is a party, and has incurred
no Indebtedness other than as contemplated or permitted by the
Operative Documents to which Borrower is a party.
(m)
Borrower Parent . Borrower Parent is the sole owner of all
of the Pledged Shares.
(n)
Pledged Account . Borrower has established the Pledged
Account.
(o)
Location . Borrower’s “location” is in the
State of Delaware as such term is used in Section 9-307 of the
Uniform Commercial Code.
(p)
No Event of Default . No Event of Default and no Potential
Default has occurred and is continuing.
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11.02
Additional Representations and Warranties of Borrower. In
addition to the foregoing, Borrower represents and warrants to
Ex-Im Bank and the Security Trustee as of each Disbursement Date
that:
(a)
Government Authorizations . All consents, licenses,
authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions by, any
Governmental Authority and any Other Governmental Authority that
are necessary or advisable for Borrower’s execution, delivery
and performance of the Supply Contract in respect of the Goods to
be financed as of such Disbursement Date and the exportation such
Goods to the applicable Eligible End User’s Country have been
obtained and are in full force and effect.
(b)
Recordation . To ensure the legality, validity,
enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence in the United
States of any of the Borrower Documents relating to the Goods to be
financed on such Disbursement Date, it is not necessary that any of
the Borrower Documents be registered, recorded, enrolled or
otherwise filed with any court or other Governmental Authority, or
be notarized, or that any documentary, stamp or other similar tax,
imposition or charge of any kind be paid on or in respect of any of
the Borrower Documents except for (A) the filing of
appropriate UCC financing statements in the State of Delaware with
respect to the security interests created by the Security Documents
and (B) the registrations with the International Registry
contemplated by Section 8.01 hereof together with any other
filings, recordings and/or registrations required pursuant to
Section 7.02(j) and 7.02(k) hereof. The Eligible Agreement
relating to the Goods to be financed on such Disbursement Date
permits the assignment thereof pursuant to the Security
Agreement.
(c)
Supply Contract(s) . No Applicable Law is or will be
violated by either any Supply Contract or Borrower’s
performance of its obligations under any Supply Contract, in each
case relating to the Goods to be financed on such Disbursement
Date.
(d)
Title . Immediately prior to the entering into of the
applicable Eligible Agreement which is a lease structure, Borrower
was the legal owner of all right, title and interest in and to such
Goods and in and to the related Eligible Agreement, free and clear
of all Liens.
(e)
Eligible Agreements . Borrower has provided to Ex-Im Bank
full, true and complete copies of the Eligible Agreement(s)
relating to the Goods to be financed on such Disbursement Date. No
facts or circumstances exist which give rise to any right of
rescission, set off, counterclaim or defense to the obligations of
the relevant Eligible End User under each such Eligible
Agreement.
(f)
Use of Goods . To the best of Borrower’s knowledge,
the Goods to be financed on such Disbursement Date will be used for
lawful purposes and in conformity in all material respects with any
insurance policies and any warranties of the
manufacturer.
(g)
Re-export . To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no
Goods financed under this Agreement on such Disbursement Date will
be re-exported from the relevant Eligible End User’s
Country.
(h)
No Liens or Encumbrances . To the best of Borrower’s
knowledge, other than Liens created by the Security Agreement or
the Eligible Agreements and any Permitted
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Liens, no other
Liens exist over or with respect to the Goods to be financed on
such Disbursement Date.
(i)
Ordinary Course and in Conformity with Standard . Each
Eligible Agreement relating to the Goods to be financed on such
Disbursement Date (including the analysis and other due diligence
in respect of the applicable Eligible End User) has been entered
into in accordance with the Standard, in the ordinary course of the
Servicer’s business.
11.03
Affirmative Covenants of Borrower . Borrower covenants and
agrees that until all amounts owing under this Agreement and the
Note have been paid in full, unless Ex-Im Bank shall have consented
in writing, Borrower will:
(a)
Notice of Defaults . Promptly, but in no event later than
ten (10) days after the occurrence of an Event of Default or
of any Potential Default, notify Ex-Im Bank by facsimile
transmission or hand delivery of the particulars of such occurrence
and the corrective action proposed to be taken by Borrower with
respect thereto.
(b)
Inspections . Permit (and cause Guarantor to permit)
representatives of Ex-Im Bank to make reasonable inspections of
Borrower’s books and records in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and cause
Borrower’s officers and employees to give full cooperation
and assistance in connection therewith. The reasonable costs and
duly documented expenses of such inspections shall be for the
account of Borrower. In addition to the foregoing, Borrower will
require each Eligible End User to permit representatives of Ex-Im
Bank to make reasonable inspections of the related Aircraft
following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default.
(c)
Notice of Disputes . Promptly give written notice to Ex-Im
Bank of any material dispute that may exist between Borrower and
(i) any Governmental Authority, (ii) any Other
Governmental Authority, or (iii) any international financial
institutions.
(d)
Government Authorizations . Promptly obtain and maintain all
consents, licenses, authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions
by, any Governmental Authority and any Other Governmental Authority
that are necessary or advisable: (i) for the execution,
delivery, performance and observance by Borrower of the Borrower
Documents, including, without limitation, all approvals relating to
the availability and transfer of U.S. Dollars required to make all
payments due under this Agreement and the Note; (ii) for the
validity, binding effect and enforceability of the Borrower
Documents; and (iii) for the execution, delivery and
performance of any Supply Contract and the exportation from the
United States and importation and use of the Goods in each Eligible
End User’s Country.
(e)
Pari Passu . Ensure that its payment obligations under this
Agreement and the Note will at all times constitute the direct,
general and unconditional obligations of Borrower and rank in all
respects at least pari passu in priority of payment
with all other unsecured and unsubordinated payment obligation of
Borrower.
(f)
Notice of Suspension or Debarment . Provide prompt written
notice to Ex-Im Bank if any time it learns that the representation
set forth in Section 11.01(j) was erroneous when made or has
become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
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(g)
Supply Contract(s) . Obtain the prior written consent of
Ex-Im Bank to any assignment of Borrower’s rights or
obligations under any Supply Contract or to any material
modification to or cancellation of any Supply Contract.
(h)
Status Report . Provide, no later than the 10th day of any
calendar month, a completed report, in the form set forth on Annex
I hereto, setting forth the aggregate Aircraft then subject to the
facility hereunder, the status of each of the related Eligible
Agreements and such other information set forth therein.
(i)
Change in U.S. Content . During the period beginning from
the initial Disbursement Date and ending on the Final Disbursement
Date, promptly (i) notify (or cause the applicable Exporter to
notify) Ex-Im Bank of any “material change” (as defined
in paragraph 6 under Part C of the Exporter’s
Certificate) in the U.S. Content Percentage for any Eligible
Aircraft set forth in the Cessna Letter (such notification to
include the revised U.S. Content Percentage for such Aircraft), and
(ii) provide Ex-Im Bank with such information concerning the
U.S. Content of an Eligible Aircraft as Ex-Im Bank shall reasonably
request.
(j)
Eligible Agreement . Cause each Aircraft (other than
Off-Lease Aircraft which shall be subject to the terms of the
Servicing Agreement) to be and remain subject to an Eligible
Agreement and perform all of Borrower’s obligations
thereunder.
(k)
Collateral Coverage . Within sixty (60) days of its
receipt of a Section 11.03(k) Notice, (i) grant, pledge
or deliver (as applicable) to Security Trustee, or cause Guarantor
to grant, pledge or deliver (as applicable) to Security Trustee,
Eligible Additional Collateral as additional Collateral for all
obligations and indebtedness of Borrower under this Agreement, the
Note and the other Operative Documents, and/or (ii) make a
prepayment to Ex-Im Bank in an amount such that, as a result of all
actions taken under the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), the
Aggregate Collateral Value at the end of such sixty (60) day
period (after giving effect to such Eligible Additional Collateral
and prepayment) is not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of
the then outstanding unpaid principal balance of the Credit. Any
prepayment made pursuant to this Section 11.03(k) shall not be
subject to the payment of a Prepayment Premium pursuant to
Section 6.03(a) of this Agreement.
(l)
Other Acts . From time to time, do and perform any and all
acts and execute any and all documents as may be necessary or as
reasonably requested by Ex-Im Bank in order to effect the purposes
of this Agreement and to protect the interests of Ex-Im Bank in the
Note.
11.04 Negative
Covenants of Borrower . Borrower covenants and agrees that
until all amounts owing under this Agreement and the Note have been
paid in full, it will not, without the prior written consent of
Ex-Im Bank:
(a)
Liens on Goods . Create, assume or permit to exist any Liens
on any of Borrower’s right, title or interest in the Goods,
except for Permitted Liens.
(b)
Sale, Lease or Transfer of Goods . Sell, lease or otherwise
transfer, or agree to sell, lease or otherwise transfer, or consent
to the sale, lease or other transfer of, any Good or a component of
any Good to any Person (other than to an Eligible End User); or
cause
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or permit any
Eligible End User to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer, or agree
to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer any Goods (or a component
thereof) to any Person except as otherwise authorized under the
relevant Eligible Agreement and the Operative Documents.
(c)
Use of the Goods . Consent to the use of the Goods, or cause
or consent to any Eligible End User to use or permit the use of the
Goods, outside the relevant Eligible End User’s Country
contrary to the restrictions set forth in Section 11.04(g)(vi)
hereof.
(d)
Change in Business . Make any substantial change in the
scope or nature of its business or operations.
(e)
Merger, Consolidation, Dissolution and Sale . Merge or
consolidate with any other entity; dissolve or terminate its legal
existence; sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
substantial part of its properties or any of its properties
essential to the conduct of its business or operations, as now or
hereafter conducted; or enter into any agreement to do any of, the
foregoing; provided, however, that Borrower may, on at least twenty
(20) days prior written notice to Ex-Im Bank and with Ex-Im
Bank’s prior consent (which consent may be withheld in its
reasonable discretion), merge or consolidate with another Person
provided that Ex-Im Bank receives such executed documents and
agreements as Ex-Im Bank may reasonably require to confirm that
Ex-Im Bank and the Security Trustee will retain, after giving
effect to such merger or consolidation, all collateral and credit
support as they enjoyed under the Operative Documents prior to such
merger or consolidation, including, without limitation, a first
priority perfected interest in all capital stock issued by the
successor by merger or consolidation and that the TFC Guarantee
will, following such merger or consolidation, remain in full force
and effect with respect to the obligations of any successor under
the Operative Documents.
(f)
Suspension and Debarment, etc. Knowingly enter into any
transactions in connection with the Goods with any person who is
debarred, suspended, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded
from participation in procurement or nonprocurement transactions
with any United States federal government department or agency
pursuant to any of the Debarment Regulations.
(i)
Enter into any business or other activity other than (A) the
business of financing, acquiring and leasing aircraft and the
exercise of rights under, and the performance of all obligations to
be performed by it pursuant to, the Operative Documents or any
documents executed or to be executed by it in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents or the sale,
lease or other disposition of such aircraft, (B) any lawful
business and activities expressly consented to in writing by Ex-Im
Bank, (C) paying expenses incurred in the ordinary course of
the business contemplated by the Operative Documents, and
(D) activities incidental to the foregoing;
(ii)
(A) commence any case, proceeding or other action under any
existing or future law of any jurisdiction, within or outside the
United States, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment, winding-up,
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liquidation,
dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its
debts, or (B) seek appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian or other similar official for it or for all or any
substantial part of its assets, or make a general assignment for
the benefit of its creditors; and not take any action in
furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or
acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth above;
(iii)
contract for, create, incur or assume any Indebtedness (including
contingent liability therefor), grant any credit or guarantee any
debts other than pursuant to the Operative Documents to which it is
a party or (subject to the receipt of any consents required under
the Operative Documents to which it is a party) as otherwise
expressly permitted by the Operative Documents to which it is a
party;
(iv)
enter into any contract or agreement with any Person, nor create or
incur, any liability to any Person, other than such contracts or
liabilities, or both, as expressly provided for or permitted or
contemplated by the Operative Documents to which Borrower is a
party, and contracts, liabilities, ordinary operating costs and
overhead expenses as have arisen or may arise in the ordinary
course of carrying on business in accordance with clause
(i) above;
(v)
amend or modify its certificate of incorporation;
(vi)
issue any consent for any Aircraft (or suffer any Aircraft that is
Off-Lease) to be (A) flown to or within an Excluded Country or
operated or used by any Person that is a national of, or
established under, the laws of, or whose principal place of
business or principal place of aircraft operations is located in,
an Excluded Country, (B) operated or used in contravention of
the Ex-Im Bank Statutes or any United States law, regulation or
stated policy (or interpretation thereof) restricting the operation
or use of United States-manufactured aircraft and engines,
(C) flown or operated for any military purpose,
(D) located, operated or used in any war zone or hostile area,
(E) principally used in, or operated or used by or for any
Person which is a national of, or established under the laws of, or
whose principal place of business or principal place of aircraft
operations is located in, a Restricted Country, or
(F) primarily based in one or more Restricted Countries; and,
for the purposes of this Section 11.04(g)(vi), “
primarily based ” shall mean that during any
consecutive seven (7) day period, the aggregate amount of time
spent on the ground by an Aircraft in one or more Restricted
Countries shall exceed fifteen per cent (15%) of the total amount
of time spent on the ground during such seven (7) day period
(provided that no Event of Default will occur in respect of this
Section 11.04(g)(vi) if such Aircraft spends time on the
ground in a Restricted Country so that any non-recurring emergency
maintenance or other non-recurring emergency repairs can be
performed on such Aircraft);
(vii)
without the consent of Ex-Im Bank, sell, assign, release, discharge
or otherwise transfer (each, a “ Disposition ”),
its interest in any Aircraft, any Eligible Agreement or any other
item of Collateral (including any Disposition in connection with
any enforcement of remedies, the pay off of a loan or the exercise
of a purchase option or purchase obligation under or in connection
with any Eligible Agreement), provided , that Borrower may
cause a Disposition of an Aircraft and, if relevant, the related
Eligible
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Agreement if
each of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) no
Potential Default has occurred and would continue to exist after
such Disposition, and (ii) either (A) upon or prior to
such Disposition, the Allocable Portion with respect to such
Aircraft is prepaid in accordance with Section 6.04(a) and
(b) hereof or (B) the proceeds of such Disposition are
deposited in the Pledged Account in accordance with
Section 6.04(d) hereof;
(viii)
set up, claim or seek to take advantage of any law now or hereafter
in force in any jurisdiction where any Aircraft may be situated in
order to prevent, hinder or delay any effort on the part of Ex-Im
Bank or the Security Trustee, in accordance with the Security
Documents, to de-register such Aircraft, regain possession of such
Aircraft, or re-export such Aircraft from any jurisdiction in which
such Aircraft may be located, and hereby waives, to the full extent
that it may be lawful so to do, the benefit of all such
laws;
(ix)
pledge the credit of any Secured Party for any maintenance, service
repairs, overhaul of, or modifications to, or changes or
alterations in any Aircraft or any Part, for the fees of any
airport or air navigation authority or otherwise; and
(x)
enter into any Subtransaction except with respect to Eligible
Aircraft which are the subject of an Eligible Agreement with an
Eligible End User.
11.05
Representations and Warranties of Guarantor . Guarantor
represents and warrants to Ex-Im Bank as of the date hereof and as
of each Disbursement Date that:
(a)
Existence and Authority . Guarantor is duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full
power, authority and legal right to own its property and carry on
its business as now conducted, and has taken all actions necessary
or advisable to authorize it to execute, deliver, perform and
observe the terms and conditions of the Guarantor
Documents.
(b)
Government Authorizations . All consents, licenses,
authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions by, any
Governmental Authority and any Other Governmental Authority that
are necessary or advisable: (i) for the execution, delivery,
performance and observance by Guarantor of the Guarantor Documents,
including, without limitation, approvals relating to the
availability and transfer of U.S. Dollars required to make all
payments due under this Agreement and the Note; and (ii) for
the validity, binding effect and enforceability of the Guarantor
Documents, have, in each case, been obtained and are in full force
and effect.
(c)
Recordation . To ensure the legality, validity,
enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence in the United
States of any of the Guarantor Documents, it is not necessary that
any of the Guarantor Documents be registered, recorded, enrolled or
otherwise filed with any court or other Governmental Authority, or
be notarized, or that any documentary, stamp or other similar tax,
imposition or charge of any kind be paid on or in respect of this
Agreement or the Note.
(d)
Restrictions . The execution, delivery and performance or
observance by Guarantor of the terms of, and consummation by
Guarantor of the transactions contemplated by, each of the
Guarantor Documents does not and will not conflict with or result
in a breach or
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violation of:
(i) the charter, by-laws or similar documents of Guarantor;
(ii) any law of the United States or any other ordinance,
decree, constitutional provision, regulation or other requirement
of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, any
restriction on interest that may be paid); or (iii) any order,
writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or other
tribunal. Further, the execution, delivery and performance or
observance by Guarantor of the terms of, and consummation by
Guarantor of the transactions contemplated by, each of the
Guarantor Documents does not and will not conflict with or result
in a breach of any agreement or instrument to which Guarantor is a
party, or by which it or any of its revenues, properties or assets
may be subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien
upon any of the revenues, properties or assets of Guarantor
pursuant to any such agreement or instrument.
(e)
Binding Effect . Guarantor has duly executed and delivered
this Agreement, the Note and the other Guarantor Documents on or
before the date hereof. Each of the Guarantor Documents that has
been executed and delivered constitutes, and each such Guarantor
Document that may hereafter be executed and delivered will
constitute, a direct, general and unconditional obligation of
Guarantor that is legal, valid and binding upon Guarantor and
enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with its respective
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium, readjustment
of debt or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by the application of general
principles of equity regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity. Guarantor’s
payment obligations under this Agreement rank, and under the Note,
when issued, will rank, in all respects at least pari passu in
priority of payment with all other unsecured and unsubordinated
payment obligations of Guarantor.
(f)
Commercial Activity . The Guarantor Documents and the
transactions contemplated thereby constitute commercial activities
(rather than governmental or public activities) of Guarantor, and
Guarantor is subject to private commercial law with respect
thereto. Neither Guarantor nor any of its property, assets, or
revenue enjoys, any right of immunity from suit, court
jurisdiction, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of
execution, set-off, execution, or from any other legal process with
respect to any of the obligations under this Agreement, the Note,
or any of the other Guarantor Documents. The waiver of immunity
contained in Section 13.04 is valid and enforceable and would
be effective to waive such immunity should Guarantor become
entitled to immunity in the future.
(g)
Legal Proceedings . There are no proceedings pending or, to
the knowledge of Guarantor, threatened against Guarantor or any
Subsidiary thereof in any court or before any governmental
authority or arbitration board or tribunal which individually or in
the aggregate is likely to materially and adversely affect the
financial condition or business of Guarantor and its consolidated
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or impair the ability of Guarantor
to perform its obligations under the Operative Documents or which
questions the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any
Operative Document or any action taken or to be taken pursuant
thereto. Neither Guarantor nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default
with respect to any order of any court or governmental authority or
arbitration board or tribunal, the default under which would affect
adversely the ability of Guarantor to perform its obligations under
the Operative Documents.
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(h)
Guarantor Financial Statements . The Guarantor Financial
Statements fairly present, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles, the consolidated financial position of
Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries as of such date and the
results of their operations for the period then ended. Since the
date of the Guarantor Financial Statements, there has been no
material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise,
of Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
as shown on the financial statements of Guarantor as of such
date.
(i)
No Taxes . There is no Tax imposed on or in connection with:
(i) the execution, delivery or performance of any of the
Guarantor Documents; (ii) the enforcement of any of the
Guarantor Documents; or (iii) on any payment to be made to
Ex-Im Bank under any of the Guarantor Documents. In connection with
the Credit, no Governmental Authority shall impose any reserve,
special deposit, deposit insurance or assessment affecting Ex-Im
Bank.
(j)
No Corrupt Practices . Neither Guarantor nor any of its
officers, directors or authorized employees, agents or
representatives has paid, offered or promised to pay, or authorized
the payment, directly or indirectly, of, any commission, bribe,
pay-off or kickback or similar payment related to the Credit or the
transactions contemplated thereby that violates any applicable law
or entered into any agreement or arrangement under which any such
payment will at any time be made.
(k)
Suspension and Debarment, etc. Guarantor and each of its
Principals (as such term is defined in the Debarment Regulations)
individually, have not within the past 3 years been (a)
debarred, suspended, declared ineligible from participating in, or
voluntarily excluded from participation in, a Covered Transaction
(as such term is defined in the Debarment Regulations), (b)
formally proposed for debarment, with a final determination still
pending, (c) indicted, convicted or had a civil judgment
rendered against it for any of the offenses listed in the Debarment
Regulations, or (d) delinquent on any substantial debts owed
to Ex-Im Bank or any Other Governmental Authority of the United
States as of the date hereof.
(l)
No Delinquency on Amounts Due to the United States .
Guarantor is not delinquent on any amounts due and owing to any
Other Governmental Authority of the United States as of the date of
this Agreement.
(m)
No Event of Default . No Event of Default and no Potential
Default has occurred and is continuing.
11.06
Affirmative Covenants of Guarantor . Guarantor covenants and
agrees that until all amounts owing under this Agreement and the
Note have been paid in full, unless Ex-Im Bank shall have consented
in writing, Guarantor will:
(a)
Notice of Disputes . Promptly give written notice to Ex-Im
Bank of any material dispute that may exist between Guarantor and
(i) any Governmental Authority, (ii) any Other
Governmental Authority, or (iii) any international financial
institutions.
(b)
Government Authorizations . Promptly obtain and maintain all
consents, licenses, authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions
by, any Governmental Authority and any Other Governmental Authority
that are necessary or advisable: (i) for the
execution,
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delivery,
performance and observance by Guarantor of the Guarantor Documents
and Borrower Documents, including, without limitation, all
approvals relating to the availability and transfer of U.S. Dollars
required to make all payments due under this Agreement and the
Note; (ii) for the validity, binding effect and enforceability
of the Guarantor Documents.
(c)
Pari Passu . Ensure that its payment obligations under this
Agreement and the Note will at all times constitute the direct,
general and unconditional obligations of Guarantor and rank in all
aspects at least pari passu in priority of payment
with all other unsecured and unsubordinated payment obligation of
Guarantor.
(d)
Notice of Suspension or Debarment . Provide prompt written
notice to Ex-Im Bank if any time it learns that the representation
set forth in Section 11.05(k) was erroneous when made or has
become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
(e)
Corporate Credit Ratings . Notify Ex-Im Bank in writing in
the event of any lowering of Textron Inc.’s long term
corporate credit rating by either S&P, Fitch or
Moody’s.
(f)
TFC Guarantee Covenants . Comply with the covenants of the
Guarantor set forth in Section 9 of the TFC
Guarantee.
(g)
Other Acts . From time to time, do and perform any and all
acts and execute any and all documents as may be necessary or as
reasonably requested by Ex-Im Bank in order to effect the purposes
of this Agreement.
11.07 Negative
Covenants of Guarantor . Guarantor covenants and agrees that
until all amounts owing under this Agreement and the Note have been
paid in full, it will not, without the prior written consent of
Ex-Im Bank:
(a)
Interference . Take any action that would prevent or
interfere with the observance and performance by Borrower of any
covenant, agreement or obligation of Borrower set forth in any of
the Borrower Documents.
(b)
Subrogation . Exercise any rights of subrogation which it
may acquire due to its payment of Borrower’s obligations
pursuant to the TFC Guarantee unless and until all sums payable
under this Agreement and the Note have been paid in full, and if
any payment shall be made to Guarantor on account of such rights of
subrogation, it shall promptly pay such amount to Ex-Im
Bank.
(c)
Change in Business . Make any substantial change in the
scope or nature of its business or operations; provided ,
however , that Ex-Im Bank acknowledges that Guarantor
intends to exit all of its commercial finance business, other than
that portion of the business supporting the financing of customer
purchases of products which Textron manufactures, through a
combination of orderly liquidation and selected sales of
assets.
(d)
Suspension and Debarment, etc. Knowingly enter into any
transactions in connection with the Goods with any person who is
debarred, suspended, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded
from participation in procurement or nonprocurement transactions
with any
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United States
federal government department or agency pursuant to any of the
Debarment Regulations.
11.08
Representations and Warranties of Borrower Parent . Borrower
Parent represents and warrants to Ex-Im Bank as of the date hereof
and as of each Disbursement Date that:
(a)
Existence and Authority . Borrower Parent is duly organized
and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with
full power, authority and legal right to own its property and carry
on its business as now conducted, and has taken all actions
necessary or advisable to authorize it to execute, deliver, perform
and observe the terms and conditions of the Operative Documents to
which it is a party.
(b)
Government Authorizations . All consents, licenses,
authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions by, any
Governmental Authority and any Other Governmental Authority that
are necessary or advisable: (i) for the execution, delivery,
performance and observance by Borrower Parent of the Operative
Documents to which it is a party; and (ii) for the validity,
binding effect and enforceability of the Operative Documents to
which it is a party, have, in each case, been obtained and are in
full force and effect.
(c)
Recordation . To ensure the legality, validity,
enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence in the United
States of any of the Operative Documents to which it is a party, it
is not necessary that any of the Operative Documents to which it is
a party be registered, recorded, enrolled or otherwise filed with
any court or other Governmental Authority, or be notarized, or that
any documentary, stamp or other similar tax, imposition or charge
of any kind be paid on or in respect of any such
document.
(d)
Restrictions . The execution, delivery and performance or
observance by Borrower Parent of the terms of, and consummation by
Borrower Parent of the transactions contemplated by, each of the
Operative Documents to which it is a party does not and will not
conflict with or result in a breach or violation of: (i) the
charter, by-laws or similar documents of Borrower Parent;
(ii) any law of the United States or any other ordinance,
decree, constitutional provision, regulation or other requirement
of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, any
restriction on interest that may be paid); or (iii) any order,
writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or other
tribunal. Further, the execution, delivery and performance or
observance by Borrower Parent of the terms of, and consummation by
Borrower Parent of the transactions contemplated by, each of the
Operative Documents to which it is a party does not and will not
conflict with or result in a breach of any agreement or instrument
to which Borrower Parent is a party, or by which it or any of its
revenues, properties or assets may be subject, or result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the revenues,
properties or assets of Borrower Parent pursuant to any such
agreement or instrument.
(e)
Binding Effect . Borrower Parent has duly executed and
delivered this Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which
it is a party on or before the date hereof, and Borrower Parent
will also duly execute and deliver each of the other Operative
Documents that may hereafter be executed. Each of the Operative
Documents to which it is a party that has been executed and
delivered constitutes, and each such Operative Document that may
hereafter be executed and delivered will constitute, a direct,
general and unconditional obligation of
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Borrower Parent
that is legal, valid and binding upon Borrower Parent and
enforceable against Borrower Parent in accordance with its
respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium,
readjustment of debt or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by the
application of general principles of equity regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in
equity. Borrower Parent’s payment obligations under the
Operative Documents to which it is a party rank in all respects at
least pari passu in priority of payment with all
other unsecured and unsubordinated payment obligations of Borrower
Parent.
(f)
Commercial Activity . The Operative Documents to which it is
a party and the transactions contemplated thereby constitute
commercial activities (rather than governmental or public
activities) of Borrower Parent, and Borrower Parent is subject to
private commercial law with respect thereto. Neither Borrower
Parent nor any of its property, assets, or revenue enjoys any right
of immunity from suit, court jurisdiction, attachment prior to
judgment, attachment in aid of execution, set-off, execution, or
from any other legal process with respect to any of the obligations
under this Agreement or any of the other Operative Documents to
which it is a party. The waiver of immunity contained in
Section 13.04 is valid and enforceable, and would be effective
to waive such immunity should Borrower Parent become entitled to
immunity in the future.
(g)
Legal Proceedings . No legal proceedings are pending or, to
the best of Borrower Parent’s knowledge, threatened before
any court or Governmental Authority or Other Governmental Authority
which might: (i) materially and adversely affect Borrower
Parent’s financial condition, business or operations;
(ii) restrain or enjoin or have the effect of restraining or
enjoining the performance or observance of the terms and conditions
of any of the Operative Documents to which it is a party; or
(iii) in any other manner question the validity, binding
effect or enforceability of any of the Operative Documents to which
it is a party.
(h)
No Taxes . There is no Tax imposed on or in connection with:
(i) the execution, delivery or performance of any of the
Operative Documents to which it is a party; (ii) the
enforcement of any of the Operative Documents to which it is a
party; or (iii) any payment to be made to Ex-Im Bank under any
of the Operative Documents to which it is a party.
(i)
No Corrupt Practices . Neither Borrower Parent nor any of
its officers, directors or authorized employees, agents or
representatives has paid, offered or promised to pay, or authorized
the payment, directly or indirectly, of, any commission, bribe,
pay-off or kickback or similar payment related to the Credit or the
transactions contemplated thereby that violates any applicable law
or entered into any agreement or arrangement under which any such
payment will at any time be made.
(j)
Suspension and Debarment, etc . Borrower Parent and each of
its Principals (as such term is defined in the Debarment
Regulations) individually, have not within the past 3 years
been (a) debarred, suspended, declared ineligible from
participating in, or voluntarily excluded from participation in, a
Covered Transaction (as such term is defined in the Debarment
Regulations), (b) formally proposed for debarment, with a
final determination still pending, (c) indicted, convicted or had a
civil judgment rendered against it for any of the
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offenses listed
in the Debarment Regulations, or (d) delinquent on any
substantial debts owed to Ex-Im Bank or any Other Governmental
Authority of the United States as of the date hereof.
(k)
No Delinquency on Amounts Due to the United States .
Borrower Parent is not delinquent on any amounts due and owing to
any Other Governmental Authority of the United States as of the
date of this Agreement.
(l)
No Event of Default . No Event of Default or Potential
Default has occurred and is continuing.
11.09
Affirmative Covenants of Borrower Parent . Borrower Parent
covenants and agrees that until all amounts owing under this
Agreement and the Note have been paid in full, unless Ex-Im Bank
shall have consented in writing, Borrower Parent will:
(a)
Notice of Disputes . Promptly give written notice to Ex-Im
Bank of any material dispute that may exist between Borrower Parent
and (i) any Governmental Authority, (ii) any Other
Governmental Authority, or (iii) any international financial
institutions.
(b)
Government Authorizations . Promptly obtain and maintain all
consents, licenses, authorizations and approvals of, and exemptions
by, any Governmental Authority and any Other Governmental Authority
that are necessary or advisable: (i) for the execution,
delivery, performance and observance by Borrower Parent of the
Operative Documents to which it is a party; and (ii) for the
validity, binding effect and enforceability of the Operative
Documents to which it is a party.
(c)
Notice of Suspension or Debarment . Provide prompt written
notice to Ex-Im Bank if any time it learns that the representation
set forth in Section 11.08(j) was erroneous when made or has
become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
(d)
Notice of Defaults . Promptly, but in no event later than
ten (10) days after the occurrence of an Event of Default or
of any Potential Default, notify Ex-Im Bank by facsimile
transmission or hand delivery of the particulars of such occurrence
and the corrective action proposed to be taken by the Borrower with
respect thereto.
(e)
Other Acts . From time to time, do and perform any and all
acts and execute any and all documents as may be necessary or as
reasonably requested by Ex-Im Bank in order to effect the purposes
of this Agreement and to protect the interests of Ex-Im Bank in the
Note.
11.10 Negative
Covenants of Borrower Parent . Borrower Parent covenants and
agrees that until all amounts owing under this Agreement and the
Note have been paid in full, it will not, without the prior written
consent of Ex-Im Bank:
(a)
Interference . Take any action that would prevent or
interfere with the observance and performance by Borrower of any
covenant, agreement or obligation of Borrower set forth in any of
the Borrower Documents.
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(b)
Change in Business . Make any substantial change in the
scope or nature of its business or operations which would cause it
to engage in business activities beyond aircraft finance-related
matters and/or the holding of capital stock in respect of companies
involved in aircraft finance-related matters.
(c)
Merger, Consolidation, Dissolution and Sale . Merge or
consolidate with any other entity; dissolve or terminate its legal
existence; sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
substantial part of its properties or any of its properties
essential to the conduct of its business or operations, as now or
hereafter conducted; or enter into any agreement to do any of the
foregoing; provided, however, that Borrower Parent may, on at least
twenty (20) days prior written notice to Ex-Im Bank and with
Ex-Im Bank’s prior consent (which consent may be withheld in
its reasonable discretion), merge or consolidate with another
person provided that Ex-Im Bank receives such executed documents
and agreements as Ex-Im Bank may reasonably require to confirm that
Ex-Im Bank and the Security Trustee will retain, after giving
effect to such merger or consolidation, all collateral and credit
support as they enjoyed under the Operative Documents prior to such
merger or consolidation, including, without limitation, a first
priority perfected interest in all capital stock issued by Borrower
or its successor by merger or consolidation and that the TFC
Guarantee will, following such merger or consolidation, remain in
full force and effect with respect to the obligations of Borrower
and any successor to Borrower under the Operating
Documents.
(d)
Suspension and Debarment, etc . Knowingly enter into any
transactions in connection with the Goods with any person who is
debarred, suspended, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded
from participation in procurement or nonprocurement transactions
with any United States federal government department or agency
pursuant to any of the Debarment Regulations.
11.11
Representations and Warranties of the Security Trustee . The
Security Trustee represents and warrants to each party hereto as of
the date hereof and as of each Disbursement Date:
(a) it,
in its individual capacity, is a national banking association duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the United States, and it has the full banking power, authority and
legal right to enter into the Operative Documents to which it is or
will become a party, to perform its obligations thereunder and to
carry out the transactions contemplated thereby;
(b) it
has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Operative Documents
to which it is or will become a party and each of such Operative
Documents constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability
is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(c) the
execution, delivery and performance by it of the Operative
Documents to which it is or will become a party have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on its
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part, do not
require any approval of its shareholders or consent of any trustee
or holder of its indebtedness or other obligations and are not in
violation of its Articles of Association, by-laws or similar
instrument or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is
bound or to which any of its property or assets may be subject or
of any constitutional provision, law, ordinance, decree or
regulation of the United States or the State of Utah, or any
agency, department or instrumentality of either thereof governing
its banking and trust powers in effect at the time of execution and
delivery of such Operative Documents, and binding on it and will
not result in a Lien upon any of the Collateral except as
contemplated by the Operative Documents; and
(d) neither
the execution and delivery by it of any of the Operative Documents
to which it is or will become a party nor the consummation by it of
any of the transactions contemplated thereby requires the consent
or approval of, the giving of notice to, or the registration or
filing with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any
Government Body of the United States or State of Utah governing its
banking and trust powers.
11.12 Covenant
of the Security Trustee . The Security Trustee covenants and
agrees not to consent to or permit any amendment, alteration,
waiver, novation or substitution of any of the Operative Documents,
or consent to any alteration, waiver, novation or substitution with
respect to any of the Collateral, or give any approval or consent
or permission or make any determination or election provided for in
any Operative Document, except as expressly permitted by the
Operative Documents.
11.13 Quiet
Enjoyment . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein or in any other Operative Document, each of the Security
Trustee and Ex-Im Bank severally agrees and covenants that, unless
an Eligible Agreement Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing under the applicable Eligible Agreement, it will not
take, and will not permit any Person lawfully claiming through it
to take, or instruct the Security Trustee to take, any action
inconsistent with any Eligible End User’s rights under the
related Eligible Agreement or otherwise in any way interfere with
or interrupt the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of the use, operation
and possession of the related Aircraft, the Airframe, any Engine or
any Part by such Eligible End User under such Eligible Agreement or
other lease, assignment or transfer then in effect and permitted by
the terms of such Eligible Agreement and the other Operative
Documents.
11.14
DISCLAIMER . EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS
EXPRESSLY MADE BY ANY PARTY HERETO HEREIN OR IN ANY OTHER OPERATIVE
DOCUMENT, NO PARTY HERETO MAKES OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE OR
TO MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO (I) THE AIRWORTHINESS, VALUE, CONDITION,
DESIGN, COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS, OPERATION OF, OR THE
QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP IN, OR TITLE TO, OR ANY
DEFECT IN, ANY AIRCRAFT, ANY AIRFRAME, ANY ENGINE, ANY PART, ANY
DATA OR ANY OTHER THING DELIVERED, LEASED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED
UNDER THE OPERATIVE DOCUMENTS, (II) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR USE OR FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
AGAINST INFRINGEMENT
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OR THE LIKE,
OR ARISING FROM COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE
OF TRADE , (III) ANY
OBLIGATION, LIABILITY, RIGHT, CLAIM OR REMEDY IN TORT WITH RESPECT
TO ANY AIRCRAFT, ANY AIRFRAME, ANY ENGINE, ANY PART, ANY DATA OR
ANY OTHER THING DELIVERED, LEASED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNDER THE
OPERATIVE DOCUMENTS, WHETHER OR NOT IN STRICT OR ABSOLUTE LIABILITY
OR ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF EX-IM BANK OR THE SECURITY
TRUSTEE , ACTUAL OR IMPUTED OR (IV) ANY OBLIGATION, LIABILITY,
RIGHT, CLAIM OR REMEDY FOR LOSS OF, OR DAMAGE TO, ANY AIRCRAFT, ANY
AIRFRAME, ANY ENGINE, ANY PART, ANY DATA OR ANY OTHER THING, FOR
ANY LOSS OF USE, REVENUE OR PROFIT, OR ANY OTHER DIRECT, INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. NEITHER EX-IM BANK NOR THE SECURITY
TRUSTEE SHALL BE LIABLE OR OTHERWISE RESPONSIBLE IN ANY MANNER FOR
ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY MADE BY BORROWER, BORROWER PARENT OR
GUARANTOR.
Section 12. Cancellation, Suspension and Events of
Default .
12.01
Cancellation by Borrower . Borrower may cancel at any time
all or any part of the undisbursed and uncancelled amount of the
Credit, provided that (a) thirty (30) days’
irrevocable prior written notice is given to Ex-Im Bank, and
(b) no Event of Default or Potential Default shall have
occurred and be continuing at the time of cancellation. In the
event of a cancellation of all or part of the Credit by Borrower,
Borrower, on or before the proposed date of cancellation, shall pay
to Ex-Im Bank all ASU Commitment Fees accrued and unpaid in respect
of such cancelled portion under Section 9.01(a) and all other
amounts due and payable to Ex-Im Bank under this Agreement as of
the proposed date of cancellation.
12.02
Suspension and Cancellation by Ex-Im Bank .
(a) If
an Event of Default should occur and be continuing, Ex-Im Bank, by
written notice to Borrower, may: (i) suspend further
Utilizations of the Credit until Ex-Im Bank is satisfied that the
cause of such suspension has been removed; or (ii) cancel the
unutilized and uncancelled amount of the Credit. In the event of a
cancellation of all or part of the Credit by Ex-Im Bank, Borrower
shall pay to Ex-Im Bank all ASU Commitment Fees accrued and unpaid
under Section 9.01(a) and all other amounts due and payable to
Ex-Im Bank under this Agreement as of the date of
cancellation.
(b) If
all of the conditions precedent to the first Utilization, as
described in Section 7.01, are not fulfilled to the
satisfaction of Ex-Im Bank (in its sole discretion) on or prior to
the “Required Operative Date” specified on the Term
Sheet hereof, then, after taking into account the circumstances of
such failure, Ex-Im Bank may, by written notice to Borrower, cancel
the Credit.
12.03 Events of
Default . (a) Each of the following events or conditions
shall be an “Event of Default” under this
Agreement:
(i)
any failure by Borrower or Guarantor to pay when due any amount
owing under this Agreement or the Note and, to the extent such
failure to pay is the result
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of technical or
administrative difficulties outside the control of Borrower or
Guarantor, as the case may be, such failure shall continue for two
(2) Business Days;
(ii)
any failure by Borrower or Guarantor to comply with its obligations
under Section 11.03(a) or 11.06(a), respectively;
(iii)
any representation or warranty made or deemed made by Borrower,
Guarantor or Borrower Parent in this Agreement or in connection
herewith, or any statement made in any certificate, report or
financial statement furnished by Borrower, Guarantor or Borrower
Parent to Ex-Im Bank or any statement made in the legal opinions of
Borrower, Guarantor or Borrower Parent concerning facts relating to
Borrower, Guarantor or Borrower Parent or the transactions
contemplated hereby, shall prove to have been false or misleading
in any material respect when made (or deemed made);
(iv)
any failure by Borrower, Guarantor, Borrower Parent, Textron or the
Servicer to perform or, as applicable, comply with any of the
covenants or provisions set forth in this Agreement (exclusive of
any events specified as an Event of Default in any other subsection
of this Section 12.03(a)) or in any other Operative Document
to which it is a party, which failure, if capable of being cured,
remains uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after written
notice thereof has been given to Borrower and Guarantor, and, if
applicable, Borrower Parent, Textron or the Servicer, as the case
may be, by Ex-Im Bank or the Security Trustee;
(v)
any failure by Borrower to pay when due, including any applicable
period of grace or cure provided to Borrower with respect thereto,
any amounts payable under any other agreement or instrument
providing for the payment by Borrower of borrowed money or for the
deferred purchase price of property or services received, or any
such amount has, prior to the stated maturity thereof, become due,
or any event specified in any such agreement or instrument shall
occur the effect of which event is to cause, or (with the giving of
notice or lapse of time or both) to permit any Person to cause,
such amounts to become due, or to be repaid in full, as applicable,
prior to their stated maturity;
(vi)
any failure by Guarantor, Textron or the Servicer to pay at
maturity, after giving effect to any period of grace or cure
provided to Guarantor, Textron or the Servicer, as applicable, with
respect thereto, the outstanding principal amount payable under any
other agreement or instrument providing for the payment by
Guarantor, Textron or the Servicer, as applicable, of indebtedness
for borrowed money in an aggregate principal amount in excess of
$100,000,000, or any other default has occurred in respect of any
such indebtedness which has resulted in the holder thereof causing
such indebtedness to become due and payable in full, prior to the
stated maturity thereof;
(vii)
any of Borrower, Guarantor, Borrower Parent, Textron or the
Servicer shall (A) be unable to pay its debts as they fall due
or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they
fall due or shall become insolvent; or any of Borrower,
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Guarantor,
Borrower Parent, Textron or the Servicer shall apply for or consent
to the appointment of any liquidator, receiver, trustee or
administrator for all or a substantial part of its business,
properties, assets or revenues; or a liquidator, receiver, trustee
or administrator shall be appointed for any of Borrower, Guarantor,
Borrower Parent, Textron or the Servicer and such appointment shall
continue undismissed, undischarged or unstayed for a period of
thirty (30) days; (B) any of Borrower, Guarantor,
Borrower Parent, Textron or the Servicer shall institute (by
petition, application, answer, consent or otherwise) any
bankruptcy, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution,
liquidation or similar executory or judicial proceeding; or a
bankruptcy, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution,
liquidation or similar executory or judicial proceeding shall be
instituted against any of Borrower, Guarantor, Borrower Parent,
Textron or the Servicer and shall remain undismissed, undischarged
or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days; (C) take
any action seeking to take advantage of any other law relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, termination, dissolution,
winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts; or
(D) take any corporate or similar action for the purpose of
effecting any of the foregoing;
(viii)
any Lien other than Permitted Liens shall have been created upon
the property of Borrower in an amount that, in the judgment of
Ex-Im Bank, if Borrower was required to pay such amount, would
affect materially and adversely the ability of Borrower to pay its
indebtedness under this Agreement, the Note, or other Borrower
Document, and such Lien has not been removed or discharged for a
period of thirty (30) days from the date of its
creation;
(ix)
any judgment or series of judgments against Borrower or Guarantor
shall have been entered on a claim not covered by insurance in an
aggregate amount in excess of $100,000,000, and such judgment(s)
has remained unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed by appeal or
otherwise for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of
its entry;
(x)
any Governmental Authority or Other Governmental Authority shall
have: (A) condemned, seized or expropriated all or substantially
all of the property of Borrower, Guarantor, Borrower Parent,
Textron or the Servicer; or (B) taken any action that, in the
judgment of Ex-Im Bank, would affect materially and adversely the
ability of Borrower or Guarantor to pay its indebtedness under this
Agreement, the Note, or any other Borrower Document or Guarantor
Document;
(xi)
any authorization, approval, consent, license, exemption, filing,
registration, notarization or other requirement of any
governmental, judicial or public body or authority necessary to
enable each of Borrower, Guarantor, Borrower Parent, Textron or the
Servicer to comply with its obligations hereunder or under the Note
or any other Operative Document to which it is a party shall have
been revoked, rescinded, suspended, held invalid or otherwise
limited in effect in a manner that would affect materially and
adversely such Person’s ability to perform its obligations
hereunder or under the Note or under any other Operative Document
to which it is a party; or any law, rule or regulation, decree or
directive of any competent authority shall be enacted or issued
that shall impair materially and adversely such Person’s
ability or the right of
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Borrower,
Guarantor, Borrower Parent, Textron or the Servicer to perform such
obligations; or it shall become unlawful for Borrower, Guarantor,
Borrower Parent, Textron or the Servicer to perform any such
obligations;
(xii)
a Contravention Event shall have occurred with respect to any
Supply Contract and Borrower shall not have prepaid the applicable
Allocable Portion of the Credit in accordance with
Section 6.04 hereof;
(xiii)
Borrower Parent shall cease to hold good legal title to all of
shares, capital stock or other equity interests, as the case may
be, of Borrower;
(xiv)
any change in the ownership or control of Borrower Parent, or any
event occurs that results in Borrower Parent ceasing to be
wholly-owned by Textron Inc., whether directly or
indirectly;
(xv)
any change in the ownership or control of Guarantor, or any event
occurs that results in Guarantor ceasing to be wholly-owned by
Textron Inc.;
(xvi)
Borrower repudiates this Agreement or any other Borrower Document
or does or causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an
intention to repudiate this Agreement or any other Borrower
Document;
(xvii)
Guarantor, Borrower Parent, Textron or the Servicer repudiates this
Agreement or any other Operative Document to which it is a party or
does or causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention
to repudiate this Agreement or any other Operative Document to
which it is a party;
(xviii)
any Operative Document or any material provision thereof ceases to
be in full force and effect, is revoked or terminated, becomes
unlawful or is declared null and void, or becomes unenforceable or
the enforceability thereof is contested or disaffirmed by or on
behalf of any party thereto other than Ex-Im Bank;
(xix)
any of the Security Documents ceases or shall cease to constitute a
duly perfected and enforceable security interest in the United
States over the property referred to therein (to the extent that
such security interest is governed by the laws of the United
States) free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens);
(xx)
an “event of default” or “acceleration
event” or “termination event” (as defined
therein) shall have occurred and be continuing beyond any
applicable cure or grace period under any Other Operative Document
or any other agreement (A) to which Guarantor or any Affiliate
thereof and Ex-Im Bank are both parties or (B) in which any
Indebtedness or other obligation of Guarantor or any Affiliate
thereof is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by Ex-Im
Bank;
(xxi)
the Support Agreement (including the Support Agreement Supplement)
shall cease to be in full force and effect for any reason or
Textron shall seek to deny its obligations thereunder;
or
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(xxii)
any failure by Borrower or Guarantor to comply with its obligations
under Sections 11.03(k) of this Agreement within the time
period specified therein.
(b)
Remedies . Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and
at any time thereafter, if such event is continuing, Ex-Im Bank, by
written notice to Borrower and Guarantor, may declare immediately
due and payable (i) all or any portion of the principal amount
of the Credit and the Note then outstanding, including accrued
interest thereon to the date of payment, and (ii) all other
amounts owing under this Agreement. Except as expressly provided
above in this Section 12.03(b), presentment, demand, protest
and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived. The
aforementioned right to accelerate is in addition to and not a
substitute for any other rights and remedies available to Ex-Im
Bank under this Agreement and the Note and under Applicable
Laws.
Section 13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
.
13.01 Governing
Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, U.S.A.,
INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW.
13.02
Submission to Jurisdiction . Borrower, Guarantor and
Borrower Parent each hereby irrevocably agrees that any legal suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any of the
Operative Documents or any of the transactions contemplated
thereby, may be instituted by Ex-Im Bank or any other party to any
Operative Document in the Courts of the State of New York or the
Federal Courts sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New
York, State of New York. Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower Parent
each, in respect of itself and its properties and revenues, hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
objection which Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower Parent, as the
case may be, may have now or hereafter to the laying of the venue
or any objection based on forum non conveniens or based on the
grounds of jurisdiction with respect to any such legal suit, action
or proceeding, and Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower Parent each
irrevocably submits generally and unconditionally to the
jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or
proceeding. Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower Parent each agrees
that a judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and binding upon Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower
Parent, as the case may be, and may be enforced in any other
jurisdiction, by suit upon such judgment, a certified copy of which
shall be conclusive evidence of the judgment.
13.03 Service
of Process .
(a) In
the case of the Courts of the State of New York or of the Federal
Courts sitting in the State of New York, each of Borrower,
Guarantor and Borrower Parent hereby designates, appoints and
empowers CT Corporation, with an address on the date hereof at CT
Corporation Systems, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10911,
as its respective authorized agent to accept, receive and
acknowledge, for and on behalf of Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower
Parent, respectively, its properties and revenues, service of any
and all process which may be served in any action, suit or
proceeding of the nature referred to above in the State
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of New York,
which appointment shall be irrevocable until the appointment and
acceptance of a successor authorized agent pursuant to the
provisions of Section 13.03(d).
(b) Borrower,
Guarantor and Borrower Parent each further agrees that such service
of process may be made personally or by mailing or delivering a
copy of the summons and complaint or other legal process in any
such legal suit, action or proceeding to Borrower, Guarantor or
Borrower Parent, as the case may be, in care of its respective
agent designated above at the aforesaid address, and each such
agent is hereby authorized to accept, receive and acknowledge the
same for and on behalf of Borrower, Guarantor or Borrower Parent,
as the case may be, and to admit service with respect thereto.
Service upon each such agent shall be deemed to be personal service
on Borrower, Guarantor or Borrower Parent, as the case may be, and
shall be legal and binding upon Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower
Parent, as the case may be, for all purposes notwithstanding any
failure to mail copies of such legal process to Borrower, Guarantor
or Borrower Parent, as the case may be, or any failure on the part
of Borrower, Guarantor or Borrower Parent, as the case may be, to
receive the same, and shall be deemed completed upon the delivery
thereof to such agent whether or not such agent shall give notice
thereof to Borrower, Guarantor or Borrower Parent, as the case may
be, or upon the earliest other date permitted by applicable law
(including, without limitation, the United States Foreign Sovereign
Immunities Act of 1976, as amended).
(c) To
the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Borrower, Guarantor and
Borrower Parent each further irrevocably agrees to the service of
process of any of the aforementioned courts in any suit, action or
proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to Borrower or
Guarantor, as the case may be, at the address referenced in
Section 14.02, such service to be effective upon the date
indicated on the postal receipt returned from Borrower, Guarantor
or Borrower Parent, as the case may be.
(d) Borrower,
Guarantor and Borrower Parent each agrees that it will at all times
continuously maintain an agent to receive service of process in the
State of New York on behalf of itself and its properties and
revenues, and, in the event that for any reason its agent
designated above shall not serve as agent for Borrower, Guarantor
or Borrower Parent as the case may be, to receive service of
process in the State of New York on its behalf, Borrower, Guarantor
or Borrower Parent, as the case may be, shall promptly appoint a
successor satisfactory to Ex-Im Bank so to serve, advise Ex-Im Bank
thereof, and deliver to Ex-Im Bank evidence in writing of the
successor agent’s acceptance of such appointment. The
foregoing provisions constitute, among other things, a special
arrangement for service between the parties to this Agreement for
the purposes of 28 U.S.C. §1608.
13.04 Waiver of
Immunity . Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower Parent each hereby
irrevocably agrees that, to the extent that Borrower, Guarantor or
Borrower Parent, as the case may be, or any of its assets has or
may hereafter acquire any right of immunity, whether characterized
as sovereign immunity or otherwise, from any legal proceedings,
whether in the United States or elsewhere, to enforce or collect
upon the Credit or the Note or any other liability or obligation of
Borrower, Guarantor or Borrower Parent related to or arising from
the transactions contemplated by any of the Borrower Documents or
the Guarantor Documents, including, without limitation, immunity
from service of process, immunity from jurisdiction or
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judgment of any
court or tribunal, immunity from execution of a judgment, and
immunity of any of its property from attachment prior to any entry
of judgment, or from attachment in aid of execution upon a
judgment, Borrower, Guarantor or Borrower Parent each hereby
expressly and irrevocably waives any such immunity and agrees not
to assert any such right or claim in any such proceeding, whether
in the United States or elsewhere.
13.05 Waiver of
Security Requirements . To the extent Borrower, Guarantor and
Borrower Parent may, in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to any of the Borrower Documents or the Guarantor
Documents brought in the United States or elsewhere, be entitled
under applicable law to require or claim that Ex-Im Bank post
security for costs or take similar action, Borrower, Guarantor and
Borrower Parent each hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to
claim the benefit of such entitlement.
13.06 No
Limitation . Nothing in this Section 13 shall affect the
right of Ex-Im Bank to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed
against Borrower or Guarantor in United States or in any other
jurisdiction.
Section 14. Miscellaneous .
14.01
Computations . Each determination of an interest rate or fee
by Ex-Im Bank pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or the
Note, in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive and
binding on Borrower and Guarantor. All computations of interest and
fees hereunder and under the Note shall be made on the basis of a
year of three hundred sixty-five (365) days and actual days
elapsed.
14.02
Notices . Except as otherwise specified, all notices given
hereunder shall be in writing in the English language, shall
include the applicable Transaction Number and shall be given by
mail, courier, facsimile, or personal delivery and shall be deemed
to be given for the purposes of this Agreement on the day that such
notice is received by the intended recipient thereof, except for
notices given by Ex-Im Bank pursuant to Section 12, which
shall be deemed given on the day such notice is deposited in the
mail or sent by facsimile or personal delivery, or on the Business
Day following the Business Day on which the notice was delivered to
such courier. Unless otherwise specified in a notice delivered in
accordance with this Section 14.02, all notices shall be
delivered to the parties hereto at their respective addresses
indicated on the Term Sheet.
14.03
Disposition of Indebtedness . Ex-Im Bank may sell, assign,
transfer, pledge, negotiate, grant participations in or otherwise
dispose of all or any part of its interest in all or any part of
Borrower’s indebtedness under this Agreement and the Note to
any party (collectively, a “ Disposition of
Indebtedness ”), and any such party shall enjoy all the
rights and privileges of Ex-Im Bank under this Agreement and the
Note that is the subject of such Disposition of Indebtedness.
Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower Parent shall, at the request of
Ex-Im Bank, execute and deliver to Ex-Im Bank, or to any party that
Ex-Im Bank may designate, any such further instruments as may be
necessary or desirable to give full force and effect to a
Disposition of Indebtedness by Ex-Im Bank. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, none of Borrower, Guarantor or
Borrower P
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