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Exhibit
10.1
EXECUTION
COPY
NOTE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
dated as of
November 28,
2007
among
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL RETAIL
RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,
as Seller
CAFCO, LLC and CRC FUNDING,
LLC,
as Conduit
Investors
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Committed
Investor
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA,
INC.,
as Agent for the
Investors
and
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL
CORPORATION,
Individually and as
Servicer
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL 2007-C
OWNER TRUST,
Series 2007-C Floating Rate
Asset Backed Notes
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Definitions |
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SECTION |
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1.01. |
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Defined Terms
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SECTION |
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1.02. |
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Terms Generally
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SECTION |
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1.03. |
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Computation of Time Periods
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| ARTICLE II |
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Purchase of the Purchased Note |
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SECTION |
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2.01. |
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Purchase of the Purchased
Note
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SECTION |
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2.02. |
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The Note; Etc.
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SECTION |
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2.03. |
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Calculation of Interest; Etc.
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SECTION |
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2.04. |
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Sharing of Payments, Etc.
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| ARTICLE III |
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Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION |
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3.01. |
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Representation and Warranties
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Conditions |
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SECTION |
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4.01. |
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Conditions Precedent
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| ARTICLE V |
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Covenants of the Seller and Servicer |
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5.01. |
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Access
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SECTION |
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5.02. |
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Information from NFC
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SECTION |
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5.03. |
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Security Interests; Further
Assurances
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5.04. |
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Conduct of Business
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5.05. |
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Compliance with Laws
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5.06. |
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Replacement of Trustee
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Compliance with Opinion
Assumptions
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SECTION |
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5.08. |
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Further Covenants
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SECTION |
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5.09. |
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Amendments
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| ARTICLE VI |
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Indemnification |
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6.01. |
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Indemnities by the Seller, NFC and the
Servicer
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6.02. |
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Increased Cost and Reduced
Return
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6.03. |
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Other Costs and Expenses
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The Agent |
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7.01. |
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Authorization and Action
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TABLE OF
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(continued)
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7.02. |
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Delegation of Duties
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SECTION |
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7.03. |
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Liability of Agent
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SECTION |
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7.04. |
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Reliance by Agent
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7.05. |
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Notice of Event of Default
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7.06. |
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Credit Decision; Disclosure of
Information by the Agent
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7.07. |
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Indemnification of the Agent
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7.08. |
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Agent in Individual Capacity
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7.09. |
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Resignation of Agent
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7.10. |
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Payments by the Agent
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Miscellaneous |
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8.01. |
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Assignment
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8.02. |
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Notices
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8.03. |
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Waivers; Amendments
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8.04. |
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Survival
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8.05. |
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Counterparts; Integration;
Effectiveness
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SECTION |
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8.06. |
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Severability
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8.07. |
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to
Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial Right
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8.08. |
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No Bankruptcy Petition Against the
Conduit Investors
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8.09. |
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Benefits of Indenture
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8.10. |
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Headings
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8.11. |
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No Recourse Against Conduit Investors,
Members, Officers or Directors
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8.12. |
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Waiver of Confidentiality
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8.13. |
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Confidentiality Agreement
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Excess Funds
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8.15. |
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Limitation of Liability
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| EXHIBITS |
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| Exhibit A - |
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Documents to be Delivered to the Agent on or before the Closing
Date |
| Exhibit B - |
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Form of Notice of Funding |
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NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated
as of November 28, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “ Agreement ”),
among:
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL RETAIL
RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as Seller (the
“ Seller ”);
CAFCO, LLC and CRC FUNDING
LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company, as initial Conduit
Investors (as defined below);
CITIBANK, N.A., a national
banking association, as Committed Investor (the “
Committed Investor ”);
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation (“ CNAI ”), as Agent for
the Investors; and
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, individually (“
NFC ”) and as Servicer (together with its successors
and assigns, the “ Servicer ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Trust and the
Indenture Trustee are party to an Indenture dated as of
November 28, 2007 (as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture
”), pursuant to which the Seller has authorized the issuance
of the Series 2007-C Floating Rate Asset Backed Note (the “
Note ”); and
WHEREAS, on the Closing Date,
the Seller intends to sell the Purchased Note to the Agent for the
benefit of the Conduit Investors and the other Investors and the
Conduit Investors and the other Investors desire to acquire the
Purchased Note.
Accordingly, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined
Terms . Terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein have
the respective meanings given to such terms in Part I of Appendix A
to the Pooling Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2007 (the
“ Pooling Agreement ”), between NFRRC (as
defined below) and the Issuer, as amended, restated, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time. As used in this Agreement,
the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“ Agent ”
means CNAI in its capacity as agent for the Investors, and its
successors and assigns appointed pursuant to
Section 7.09.
“ Agent-Related
Person ” means the Agent, together with its Affiliates,
and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and their respective
Affiliates.
“ Agreement
” is defined in the preamble .
“ Alternate Rate
” for any Fixed Period for any Funding Tranche means an
interest rate per annum equal to the sum of (x) Applicable
Margin per annum and (y) the Eurodollar Rate for such Fixed
Period; provided , however , that in the case
of:
(i) any Fixed Period existing
on or after the first day of which the Agent shall have been
notified by any Conduit Investor, the Committed Investor or any
Program Support Provider that:
(w) the introduction of or
any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation
makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental
Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Conduit Investor,
the Committed Investor or such Program Support Provider to fund any
Funding Tranche (based on the Eurodollar Rate) set forth above (and
such Conduit Investor, the Committed Investor or such Program
Support Provider shall not have subsequently notified the Agent
that such circumstances no longer exist),
(x) U.S. dollar deposits in
the London interbank market in the relevant amounts and for the
relevant portion of such Fixed Period are not available,
(y) adequate and reasonable
means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Fixed Period,
or
(z) LIBOR does not accurately
reflect the cost to such Conduit Investor, the Committed Investor
or such Program Support Provider (as conclusively determined by
such Conduit Investor, the Committed Investor or such Program
Support Provider (or by the Agent on its behalf)) of maintaining
the applicable Funding Tranche during such Fixed Period;
(ii) any Fixed Period of one
to (and including) 13 days,
(iii) any Fixed Period
relating to a Funding Tranche which is less than $1,000,000,
or
(iv) any Fixed Period with
respect to which the Alternate Rate, for any reason, becomes
applicable on notice to the Agent of less than three
(3) Business Days,
the “ Alternate
Rate ” for each such Fixed Period shall be an interest
rate per annum equal to the Corporate Base Rate in effect on each
day of such Fixed Period. The “ Alternate Rate ”
for any day on or after the occurrence of an Event of Default shall
be an interest rate equal to 2.0% per annum
above the Corporate Base Rate in effect on such day.
“ Applicable
Margin ” has the meaning specified in the Fee
Letter.
“ Assignee Rating
Criteria ” means a short term debt rating of
“A-1” or higher from Standard & Poor’s,
“P-1” from Moody’s and, if applicable,
“F-1” or higher from Fitch.
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“ Bankruptcy
Code ” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978,
11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.
“ Breakage
Payment ” is defined in Section 2.03(b)
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“ Commission
” is defined in Section 3.01(c) .
“ Committed
Investor ” means, if applicable, each bank or financial
institution designated as such with respect to a particular Conduit
Investor on the signature pages hereto (or on any assignment or
similar agreement pursuant to which such Person becomes a party
hereto as a Committed Investor).
“ Conduit
Assignee ” means any commercial paper conduit
administered by CNAI or any of its Affiliates and designated by
CNAI from time to time to accept an assignment from any Conduit
Investor of all or a portion of its rights and obligations
hereunder.
“ Conduit
Investors ” means, initially, CAFCO, LLC and CRC FUNDING,
LLC, together with their successors and assigns, including any of
their Conduit Assignees. A “Conduit Investor” may
include one or more commercial paper conduits as long as such
commercial paper conduits are either (i) Affiliates of one
another or (ii) administered by the same Person or its
Affiliates. If a “Conduit Investor” consists of more
than one commercial paper conduit, each such commercial paper
conduit will have the rights and obligations with respect to the
Note as may be determined between them from time to
time.
“ Corporate Base
Rate ” means, for any day a fluctuating rate per annum
equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate for such
day, plus 0.50% and (b) the rate of interest in effect
for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the Agent
as its “prime rate”. The “prime rate” is a
rate set by the Agent based upon various factors including the
Agent’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions
and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing
some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced
rate. Any change in the prime rate announced by the Agent shall
take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the
public announcement of such change.
“ Corporate Services
Provider ” is defined in Section 8.11
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“ Day Count
Fraction ” means, as to any Funding Tranche for any Fixed
Period, a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the number of
days in such Fixed Period and (b) the denominator of which is
360 (or, with respect to any Funding Tranche which accrues interest
by reference to the Corporate Base Rate, the actual number of days
in the related calendar year).
“ Distribution
Period ” means, initially, the period from, and
including, the Closing Date to, but excluding, the first
Distribution Date and thereafter the period from, and including,
each Distribution Date to, but excluding, the next Distribution
Date.
“ Distribution
Date ” is defined in the Pooling Agreement.
“ Eurodollar
Rate ” means, for any Fixed Period, an interest rate per
annum (rounded upward to the nearest 1/1000th of 1%) determined
pursuant to the following formula:
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1.00 - Eurodollar Reserve Percentage |
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Where,
“ Eurodollar Reserve
Percentage ” means, for any Fixed Period, the maximum
reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded upward to the
nearest 1/1000th of 1%) in effect on the date LIBOR for such Fixed
Period is determined under regulations issued from time to time by
the Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve
requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other
marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding
(currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”)
having a term comparable to such Fixed Period; and
“ LIBOR ”
means the rate per annum equal to the applicable British
Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in
U.S. dollars appearing on Reuters Screen FRBD as of 11:00 a.m.
(London time) on the second Business Day prior to the commencement
of such Fixed Period in the approximate amount of the portion of
the Funded Amount associated with such Fixed Period,
provided that, (i) if Reuters Screen FRBD is not
available to the Agent for any reason, LIBOR for such Fixed Period
shall instead be the applicable British Bankers’ Association
Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in U.S. dollars as reported
by any other generally recognized financial information service as
of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the second Business Day prior to the
commencement of such Fixed Period in the approximate amount of the
portion of the Funded Amount associated with such Fixed Period, and
(ii) if no such British Bankers’ Association Interest
Settlement Rate is available to the Agent, LIBOR for such Fixed
period shall instead be the rate determined by the Agent to be the
rate at which the Agent offers to place deposits in U.S. dollars
with first-class banks in the London interbank market at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the second Business Day
prior to the commencement of such Fixed Period in the approximate
amount of the portion of the Funded Amount associated with such
Fixed period.
“ Event of
Bankruptcy ” means, with respect to any Person,
(a) that such Person (i) shall generally not pay its
debts as such debts become due or (ii) shall admit in writing
its inability to pay its debts generally or (iii) shall make a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (b) any
proceeding shall be instituted by or against such Person seeking to
adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation,
winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection,
relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or
seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a
receiver, trustee or other similar official for it or any
substantial part of its property; or (c) such Person shall
take any corporate, partnership or other similar appropriate action
to authorize any of the actions set forth in the preceding
clauses (a) or (b) .
“ Facility
Termination Date ” means November 26, 2008, as such
date may be extended from time to time with the prior written
consent, and in the sole discretion of, the Agent.
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“ Federal Funds
Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the
weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by
Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such
day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business
Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such
transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on
the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is
so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal
Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to the
Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by
it.
“ Fee Letter
” means the agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among
the Seller, the Servicer and the Agent.
“ Fitch ”
means Fitch, Inc. and its successors in interest.
“ Fixed Period
” means, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Agent and
the Conduit Investors, (a) with respect to any Funding Tranche
funded by the issuance of Promissory Notes, (i) initially the
period commencing on (and including) the date of the initial
purchase or funding of such Funding Tranche and ending on (and
including) the last day of the current calendar month, and
(ii) thereafter, each period commencing on (and including) the
first day after the last day of the immediately preceding Fixed
Period for such Funding Tranche and ending on (and including) the
last day of the current calendar month and (b) with respect to
any Funding Tranche not funded by the issuance of Promissory Notes,
(i) initially the period commencing on (and including) the
date of the initial purchase or funding of such Funding Tranche and
ending on (but excluding) the next following Distribution Date and
(ii) thereafter, each period commencing on (and including) the
first day after the last day of the immediately preceding Fixed
Period for such Funding Tranche and ending on (and excluding) the
next following Distribution Date; provided , that
(i) any Fixed Period with
respect to any Funding Tranche not funded by the issuance of
Promissory Notes which would otherwise end on a day which is not a
Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day;
provided , however , if interest in respect of such
Fixed Period is computed by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, and
such Fixed Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a
Business Day, and there is no subsequent Business Day in the same
calendar month as such day, such Fixed Period shall end on the next
preceding Business Day;
(ii) in the case of any Fixed
Period for any Funding Tranche which commences before the Final
Scheduled Distribution Date and would otherwise end on a date
occurring after the Final Scheduled Distribution Date, such Fixed
Period shall end on such Final Scheduled Distribution Date and the
duration of each Fixed Period which commences on or after the Final
Scheduled Distribution Date shall be of such duration as shall be
selected by the Agent; and
(iii) any Fixed Period in
respect of which interest is computed by reference to the
Promissory Note Rate may be terminated at the election of, and upon
notice thereof to the Seller by, the Agent any time, in which case
the Funding Tranche allocated to such terminated Fixed Period shall
be allocated to a new Fixed Period commencing on (and including)
the date of such termination and ending on (but excluding) the next
following Distribution Date, and shall accrue interest at the
Corporate Base Rate.
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“ Funded Amount
” means on any Business Day, an amount equal to the result of
(a) the Initial Invested Amount, plus (b) any
Subsequent Invested Amount of any Incremental Funding, minus
(c) the aggregate principal amount of principal payments made
to the Noteholder prior to such day; provided , that the
Funded Amount shall be restored or reinstated to the extent any
such principal payment so received and applied is at any time
rescinded, returned or refunded for any reason.
“ Funding Date
” means, each date on which an advance or a funding is made
hereunder by any Investor in respect of the Note.
“ Funding Limit
” means with respect to any Investor, the amount set forth
with respect to such Investor on the signature pages hereto or on
any assignment agreement or similar document pursuant to which such
Person became a party hereto as an Investor.
“ Funding Period
Expiration Date ” means March 18, 2008.
“ Funding Rate
” means, with respect to any Fixed Period and any Funding
Tranche, (a) to the extent a Conduit Investor is funding such
Funding Tranche during such Fixed Period through the issuance of
Promissory Notes, the Promissory Note Rate, and (b) to the
extent any Investor is not funding such Funding Tranche through the
issuance of Promissory Notes, a rate per annum (expressed as a
percentage and an interest yield equivalent and calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year and the actual days elapsed) equal to the
Alternate Rate.
“ Funding
Tranche ” means, any time, each portion of the Funded
Amount allocated to the same Fixed Period and accruing interest by
reference to the same Funding Rate at such time.
“ Governmental
Actions ” means any and all consents, approvals, permits,
orders, authorizations, waivers, exceptions, variances, exemptions
or licenses of, or registrations, declarations or filings with, any
Governmental Authority required under any Governmental
Rules.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means the United States of America, any state
or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government and having jurisdiction
over the applicable Person.
“ Governmental
Rules ” means any and all laws, statutes, codes, rules,
regulations, ordinances, orders, writs, decrees and injunctions, of
any Governmental Authority and any and all legally binding
conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements and judgments of
any Governmental Authority.
“ Incremental
Funding ” means all loans or advances made hereunder from
time to time on any Funding Date following the Closing
Date.
“ Indemnified
Amounts ” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.01 .
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“ Indemnified
Parties ” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.01 .
“ Indenture
” is defined in the first paragraph of the recitals
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“ Indenture
Trustee ” is defined in the Indenture.
“ Initial Invested
Amount ” means $387,366,325.06.
“ Investors
” means the Conduit Investors, the Committed Investor and/or
the Program Support Providers, as the context may
require.
“ Issuer ”
or “ Trust ” means Navistar Financial 2007-C
Owner Trust, a Delaware statutory trust.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (i) the
business, assets or financial condition of NFC or NFRRC,
(ii) the ability of NFC or NFRRC to perform its obligations
hereunder or under any other Transaction Document or (iii) the
interests of the Agent or any Investor hereunder and under the
other Transaction Documents.
“ Maximum Net
Investment ” means $500,000,000.
“ Moody’s
” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any
successor that is a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization.
“ NFC ” is
defined in the preamble .
“ NFRRC ”
means Navistar Financial Retail Receivables Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, and its successors and permitted assigns.
“ Note ”
is defined in the first paragraph of the recitals
.
“ Noteholders’
Interest Distributable Amount ” means, with respect to
any Distribution Date, the sum of:
(A) the sum of (i) the
summation of the amount of interest accrued on each day during the
related Monthly Period on each Funding Tranche funded at the
Promissory Note Rate, determined by multiplying (a) the
applicable Funding Rate on such day times (b) the
Funded Amount for such Funding Tranche on such day divided
by (c) 360 and (ii) any Noteholders’ Interest
Distributable Amount calculated in accordance with clause (A)(i)
above due but not paid with respect to the prior Monthly Period,
plus interest on such unpaid amount calculated as the product of
(x) the weighted average Funding Rate for all Funding Tranches
funded at the Promissory Note Rate during the most recent Monthly
Period, times (y) the amount of such unpaid
Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount, times
(z) the quotient of the number of days in the related Monthly
Period divided by 360,
plus
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(B) the sum of (i) the
summation of the amount of interest accrued on each day during the
related Distribution Period on each Funding Tranche not funded at
the Promissory Note Rate, determined by multiplying (a) the
applicable Funding Rate on such day times (b) the
Funded Amount for such Funding Tranche on such day divided
by (c) 360 and (ii) any Noteholders’ Interest
Distributable Amount calculated in accordance with clause (B)(i)
above due but not paid with respect to the prior Distribution
Period, plus interest on such unpaid amount calculated as the
product of (x) the weighted average Funding Rate for all
Funding Tranches not funded at the Promissory Note Rate during the
most recent Distribution Period, times (y) the amount
of such unpaid Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount,
times (z) for Funding Tranches that do not accrue interest by
reference to the Corporate Base Rate, the quotient of the number of
days in the related Distribution Period divided by 360 (and
otherwise, the actual number of days in the related calendar
year).
plus
(C) on any Distribution Date
on which the Funded Amount is reduced to zero and on the Final
Scheduled Distribution Date, any amounts which accrue in clause
(A) above (together with all fees which accrue pursuant to
paragraph 1 of the Fee Letter) from (and excluding) the last day of
the related Monthly Period through (and including) such
Distribution Date.
“ Note Interest
” means, with respect to any Investor at any time, the
undivided interest in the Note owned by such Investor at such
time.
“ Notice of
Funding ” means each notice of an Incremental Funding
delivered pursuant to Section 2.01 (b) and in the
form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
“ Other
Obligations ” means the fees under the Fee Letter and any
other amounts payable to the Agent or any Investor under or in
connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document
(other than principal or interest in respect of the Notes),
including, without limitation, all Breakage Payments and all
amounts payable from time to time pursuant to Article VI
.
“ Participant
” has the meaning set forth in the definition of
“Promissory Note Rate” herein.
“ Pooling
Agreement ” is defined in Section 1.01
.
“ Program Support
Agreement ” means and includes any agreement entered into
by any Program Support Provider providing for the issuance of one
or more letters of credit for the account of a Conduit Investor,
the issuance of one or more surety bonds for which a Conduit
Investor is obligated to reimburse the applicable Program Support
Provider for any drawings thereunder, the sale by a Conduit
Investor to any Program Support Provider of the Purchased Notes (or
portions thereof or participations therein) and/or the making of
loans and/or other extensions of credit to a Conduit Investor in
connection with such Conduit Investor’s commercial paper
program, together with any letter of credit, surety bond or other
instrument issued thereunder, whether any of the foregoing is for
the purpose of providing credit support or liquidity to such
Conduit Investor.
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“ Program Support
Provider ” means and includes any Person now or hereafter
extending credit or having a commitment to extend credit to or for
the account of, or to make purchases from, a Conduit Investor or
issuing a letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument to
support any obligations arising under or in connection with such
Conduit Investor’s commercial paper program.
“ Promissory Note
Rate ” means, for any Fixed Period and any Funding
Tranche relating to a Conduit Investor, the per annum rate equal to
the weighted average of the per annum rates paid or payable by such
Conduit Investor from time to time as interest on or otherwise (by
means of interest rate hedges or otherwise) in respect of the
Promissory Notes that are allocated, in whole or in part, by the
Agent (on behalf of a Conduit Investor) to fund or maintain such
Conduit Investor’s Funding Tranche during such Fixed Period,
as determined by the Agent (on behalf of such Conduit Investor) and
reported to the Servicer, which rates shall reflect and give effect
to the commissions of placement agents and dealers in respect of
Promissory Notes, to the extent such commissions are allocated, in
whole or in part, to such Promissory Notes by the Agent (on behalf
of such Conduit Investor); provided , however , that
if any component of such rate is a discount rate, in calculating
the “ Promissory Note Rate ” for such Fixed
Period, the Agent shall for such component use the rate resulting
from converting such discount rate to an interest bearing
equivalent rate per annum ; provided , further , that
the Promissory Note Rate with respect to Funding Tranches or
portions thereof, interests or participations in which have been
sold or assigned by such Conduit Investors to any Person (each, a
“ Participant ”) pursuant to
Section 8.01(b) (other than to any Program Support
Provider) shall be the same rate as in effect from time to time on
Funding Tranches or portions thereof that are not funded by a
Participant; provided , further , that if all of the
Funding Tranches maintained by such Conduit Investor are funded by
Participants, then the Promissory Note Rate shall be such Conduit
Investor’s pool funding rate in effect from time to time for
its largest size pool of transactions which settles with a
frequency corresponding to such Fixed Period.
“ Promissory
Notes ” means, collectively, (i) promissory notes
issued by the Conduit Investors and (ii) participations or
assignments sold by the Conduit Investors pursuant to
Section 8.01(b) ; provided that the term
“Promissory Notes” shall not include the interests sold
by the Conduit Investors under a Program Support
Agreement.
“ Purchased Note
” means the Note, in the maximum aggregate principal amount
of $500,000,000 to be issued to the Agent (or its nominee) on
behalf of the Investors pursuant to the Indenture and
Section 2.01 hereof.
“ Recipient
” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04
.
“ Seller ”
is defined in the preamble .
“ Servicer
” is defined in the preamble .
“
Standard & Poor’s ” or “
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor that
is a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization.
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“ Subsequent
Invested Amount ” means the amount of all loans or
advances made hereunder from time to time in respect of any
Incremental Funding following the Initial Invested
Amount.
“ Transaction
Documents ” means the “Basic Documents” as
defined in Part I of Appendix A to the Pooling
Agreement.
SECTION 1.02. Terms
Generally . All terms defined directly or by incorporation
herein shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate
or other document delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise
defined therein. For purposes of this Agreement and all such
certificates and other documents, unless the context otherwise
requires: (a) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein,
and accounting terms partly defined herein to the extent not
defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under,
and shall be construed in accordance with, generally accepted
accounting principles in effect in the United States from time to
time; (b) terms used in Article 9 of the applicable UCC as in
effect from time to time, and not specifically defined herein, are
used herein as defined in such Article 9; (c) references to
any amount as on deposit or outstanding on any particular date
means such amount at the close of business on such day;
(d) the words “hereof,” “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this
Agreement (or the certificate or other document in which they are
used) as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement (or such certificate or document); (e) references to
any Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit are references to
Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement
(or the certificate or other document in which the reference is
made) and references to any paragraph, subsection, clause or other
subdivision within any Section or definition refer to such
paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section
or definition; (f) the term “including” means
“including without limitation”; (g) references to
any law refer to that law as amended from time to time and include
any successor law; (h) references to any agreement refer to
that agreement as from time to time amended or supplemented or as
the terms of such agreement are waived or modified in accordance
with its terms; (i) references to any Person include that
Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and
(j) headings are for purposes of reference only and shall not
otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision
hereof.
SECTION 1.03. Computation
of Time Periods . Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in
the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a
later specified date, the word “from” means “from
and including”, the words “to” and
“until” each means “to but excluding”, and
the word “within” means “from and excluding a
specified date and to and including a later specified
date”.
ARTICLE II
Purchase of the Purchased
Note
SECTION 2.01. Purchase of
the Purchased Note . (a) On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in reliance on the
covenants, representations, warranties and agreements herein and
therein set forth (including Article IV), the Seller shall cause to
be issued, and shall cause the Indenture Trustee to authenticate
and deliver to the Agent and the Agent shall purchase the Purchased
Note, issued on the Closing Date, on
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behalf of the Investors. The purchase
price payable for the Purchased Note shall be equal to the Initial
Invested Amount. The Agent (or its nominee) shall hold the
Purchased Note on behalf of the Investors pro rata in accordance
with their respective outstanding portions (if any) of the Funded
Amount funded by them from time to time. The Purchased Note so
issued shall be dated the Closing Date, registered in the name of
the Agent (or its nominee) and duly authenticated in accordance
with the provisions of the Indenture. Without limiting any other
provision of this Agreement, the issuance of the Purchased Note and
the funding of the Funded Amount thereunder on the Closing Date is
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth
in Article IV . Upon such issuance, (i) the Agent shall
thereby acquire the Purchased Note, and (ii) the Agent and the
Investors shall become subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein and the Indenture.
(b) Incremental
Fundings . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including, without
limitation, Section 4.01(c) ), from time to time prior
to the Funding Period Expiration Date (and in any event not later
than the Facility Termination Date) upon receipt by the Agent of a
Notice of Funding, the Agent, on behalf of the Investors (ratably
based on their respective Funding Limits), shall make Incremental
Fundings to the Seller in the amounts so requested in any such
Notice of Funding (but in no event shall the Funded Amount after
giving effect to such Incremental Funding exceed the Maximum Net
Investment) within 5 (five) Business Days of receipt of such Notice
of Funding or on such date as specified in such Notice of Funding
and upon such request, each Investor severally agrees to make
available to the Agent the amount necessary to fund its ratable
portion of such Incremental Funding; provided ,
however , that neither the Agent nor any Investor shall be
required to fund any portion of any Incremental Funding exceeding
its Funding Limit if, after giving effect thereto, its ratable
share of the Funded Amount would exceed its Funding Limit.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall
any Conduit Investor be committed or obligated to make any funding
under Section 2.01(a) or (b) . In the event any
such Conduit Investor elects (in its sole discretion) not to make
any funding in respect of the Initial Invested Amount or any
Subsequent Invested Amount, then the Committed Investor relating to
such Conduit Investor shall, subject to all of the other terms and
conditions set forth herein (including Article IV), make the
funding that which the related Conduit Investor elected not to
fund.
SECTION 2.02. The Note;
Etc . The funding of the Initial Invested Amount and each
Subsequent Invested Amount shall be evidenced by the Purchased Note
and shall be governed by and subject to the Indenture. All payments
to be made on the Note shall be made in accordance with the
Indenture and the terms of this Agreement. The sole Holder of the
Purchased Note shall be the Agent, which shall hold such Note for
the benefit of the Investors. Except as otherwise required in the
Indenture, all payments to be made on the Note shall be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account set
forth below the Agent’s signature to this Agreement (or to
such other account as the Agent may specify from time to time in
writing to the Seller and the Indenture Trustee).
SECTION 2.03. Calculation
of Interest; Etc .
(a) On or before the second
Business Day after the end of each Monthly Period, the Agent shall
calculate for the related Distribution Date, the Noteholders’
Interest
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Distributable Amount payable on such
Distribution Date and provide such calculation to the Servicer in
writing. If any Funding Tranche begins to accrue interest at a
Funding Rate other than the Promissory Note Rate after the date the
Agent provides the Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount
calculation for any Distribution Date, the Agent shall promptly
provide the Servicer a calculation of the interest that will accrue
on such Funding Tranche and be included in the definition of
“Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount” for
such Distribution Date. The parties acknowledge that the interest
calculation set forth in clause (C) of the definition
of “Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount”
shall be an estimate. If the estimated accruals exceed the actual
accruals, the Agent shall reimburse such excess. If the actual
accruals exceed the estimated accruals, the Seller shall reimburse
the Agent.
(b) If (i) any
distribution of principal is made with respect to any Funding
Tranche with a Fixed Period and a fixed interest rate other than on
a Distribution Date or any Notice of Funding is delivered by the
Seller but not drawn and (ii) as a consequence of such
distribution or failure to draw the interest paid by an Investor to
providers of funds to it to fund that Funding Tranche exceeds
returns earned by such Investor with respect to such Funding
Tranche, factoring in actual returns earned during the Fixed Period
and assuming redeployment of such funds in highly rated short-term
money market instruments from the date of principal distribution
(or failure to draw) through the end of the Fixed Period, then,
upon written notice (including a detailed calculation of such
Breakage Payment) from the Agent to the Servicer, such Investor
shall be entitled to receive additional amounts in the amount of
such excess (each, a “ Breakage Payment ”) on
the second Business Day after the Servicer receives such notice or,
if later, on the date of such distribution.
(c) On each date the
principal amount of the Purchased Note is reduced, a duly
authorized officer, employee or agent of the Agent (or its nominee)
shall make appropriate notations in its books and records of the
applicable rates of interest and the amount of each such reduction,
as applicable. Each of the Servicer, the Seller and each Investor
authorizes each duly authorized officer, employee and agent of the
Agent (or its nominee) to make such notations on the books and
records as aforesaid and such notation made in accordance with the
foregoing authority shall be binding on the Servicer, the Seller
and each Investor absent manifest error.
(d) Whenever any amount is
paid pursuant to the Indenture to the Agent in connection with the
Purchased Note, the Agent shall promptly allocate such amounts
among the applicable Investors and pay, or cause to be paid, out of
such funds received by it, to each applicable Investor, its
applicable share of such amount; provided , that if any such
amount paid to the Agent is insufficient to pay the amount due to
each Investor in respect of such amounts, the Agent shall
distribute the amount it has received to each Investor pro rata
based on the amounts owed to each Investor and forthwith report the
amount of such deficiency to the Seller, the Indenture Trustee and
the Servicer.
SECTION 2.04. Sharing of
Payments, Etc . If any Investor (for purposes of this Section
only, being a “ Recipient ”) shall obtain any
payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of
any right of setoff, or otherwise) on account of any Note Interest
owned by it in excess of its ratable share of payments on account
of the applicable Funded Amount obtained by the Investors entitled
thereto, such Recipient shall forthwith purchase from the Investors
entitled to a share of such amount participations in the applicable
Note Interests owned
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by such Persons as shall be necessary to
cause such Recipient to share the excess payment ratably with each
such other Person entitled thereto; provided , that if all
or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from
such Recipient, such purchase from each such other Person shall be
rescinded and each such other Person shall repay to the Recipient
the purchase price paid by such Recipient for such participation to
the extent of such recovery, together with an amount equal to such
other Person’s ratable shar
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