Exhibit 4.11
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
among
GE DEALER FLOORPLAN MASTER NOTE TRUST
,
as Trust,
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
,
as Administrator,
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE)
,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee
Dated as of August 12, 2004
Administration Agreement
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Duties of the
Administrator
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1
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Records
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7
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Compensation
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7
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Additional
Information to be Furnished to the Trust
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7
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Independence of
the Administrator
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7
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No Joint
Venture
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8
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Other
Activities of the Administrator
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8
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Term of
Agreement; Resignation and Removal of the Administrator
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Action upon
Termination, Resignation or Removal
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9
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Notices
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10
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Amendments
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10
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Successors and
Assigns
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GOVERNING LAW;
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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Other
Interpretive Matters
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Headings
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Counterparts
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Severability
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Not Applicable
to General Electric Capital Corporation in Other
Capacities
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Limitation of
Liability of the Trustee
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Indemnification
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No
Proceedings
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Administration Agreement
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ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT dated as of August 12, 2004,
among GE DEALER FLOORPLAN MASTER NOTE TRUST, a Delaware statutory
trust (the “Trust”), GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as administrator (the
“Administrator”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE),
as Trustee (“Trustee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Trust
has entered into a Master Indenture, dated of even date herewith
(as amended and supplemented by any Indenture Supplement, or
otherwise, from time to time in accordance with the provisions
thereof, the “Indenture”), between the Trust and
Wilmington Trust Company, as indenture trustee (“Indenture
Trustee”), to provide for the issuance of its asset backed
notes (the “Notes”) from time to time pursuant to one
or more indenture supplements. Capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined herein are defined in the
Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Trust
has entered into certain agreements in connection with the issuance
of the Notes and the issuance of the Transferor Certificate (as
defined in the Trust Agreement) and transactions related thereto,
including (i) the Second Tier Agreement, (ii) the Servicing
Agreement, (iii) the Trust Agreement, (iv) the Indenture
and (v) the Custody and Control Agreement (collectively, the
“Related Documents”);
WHEREAS, pursuant
to the Related Documents, the Trust and Trustee are required to
perform certain duties in connection with: (a) the Notes and
the collateral therefor pledged pursuant to the Indenture (the
“Collateral”) and (b) the Transferor
Certificate;
WHEREAS, the Trust
and Trustee desire to have the Administrator perform certain of the
duties of the Trust and Trustee referred to in the preceding
clause, and to provide such additional services consistent with
this Agreement and the Related Documents as the Trust or Trustee
may from time to time request; and
WHEREAS, the
Administrator has the capacity to provide the services required
hereby and is willing to perform such services for the Trust and
Trustee on the terms set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual terms and covenants contained herein,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Duties of
the Administrator.
(a) Duties
with Respect to the Second Tier Agreement. The Administrator, on
behalf of the Trust, shall perform the administrative duties of the
Trust under the Second Tier Agreement. The Administrator, on behalf
of the Trust, shall monitor the performance of the Trust and shall
advise the Trust when action is necessary to comply with the
Trust’s duties under the Second Tier Agreement. The
Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, shall prepare for execution
by the Trust or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate
Persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments,
certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Trust (or
Trustee) to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Second Tier
Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Administrator, on
behalf of the Trust (or Trustee) shall take all appropriate action
that is the duty of the Trust to take pursuant to such documents,
including,
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without limitation, such of the
foregoing as are required with respect to the following matters
(references in this section are to sections of the Second Tier
Agreement):
(i) the duty to
maintain possession of the Account Schedules delivered pursuant to
the Second Tier Agreement (Section 2.1);
(ii) the duty to
cause the Trust, to the extent the Trust has available funds, to
pay the Purchase Prices pursuant to the Second Tier Agreement
(Section 2.4);
(iii) (A) the
preparation and the execution of any Assignment or Reassignment (as
defined in the Second Tier Agreement) or any other documents and
instruments of transfer and (B) the duty to take such actions
as requested by the Seller (as defined in the Second Tier
Agreement) to effect the conveyance of the Transferred Receivables
(as defined in the Second Tier Agreement) Section 2.6(c) and
Section 2.7; and
(iv) (A) the
notification to the Seller (as defined in the Second Tier
Agreement) of any breach in representation or warranty of the
Seller (as defined in the Second Tier Agreement) under the Second
Tier Agreement or (B) a reassignment of the Transferred
Receivables (as defined in the Second Tier Agreement) if such
breach is not cured as provided in Section 6.1 of the Second Tier
Agreement (Section 6.1).
(b) Duties
with Respect to the Servicing Agreement. The Administrator, on
behalf of the Trust, shall perform the administrative duties of the
Trust under the Servicing Agreement. The Administrator, on behalf
of the Trust, shall monitor the performance of the Trust and shall
advise the Trust when action is necessary to comply with the
Trust’s duties under the Servicing Agreement. The
Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, shall prepare for execution
by the Trust or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate
Persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments,
certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Trust (or
Trustee) to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Servicing
Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Administrator, on
behalf of the Trust shall take all appropriate action that is the
duty of the Trust (or Trustee) to take pursuant to such documents,
including, without limitation, such of the foregoing as are
required with respect to the following matters (references in this
section are to sections of the Servicing Agreement):
(i) the
notification to the Master Servicer prior to any designation of
(A) additional or removed Accounts, or (B) any additional
Originator (Section 2.2);
(ii) (A) the
duty to furnish the Master Servicer with powers of attorney and
other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Master
Servicer to carry out its servicing duties and (B) the duty to
assist the Master Servicer in collecting the Transferred
Receivables (Section 2.4);
(iii) (A) the
notification to the Master Servicer of a breach of the applicable
covenants under Section 2.6 of the Servicing Agreement and (B)
the execution and the delivery of any documents or instruments of
transfer or assignment requested by the Master Servicer to effect
the conveyance of the Transferred Receivables to the Master
Servicer (Section 2.6);
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(iv) the delivery
of a Servicer Termination Notice (as defined in the Servicing
Agreement) to the Master Servicer (Section 5.1);
and
(v) the
appointment of a Successor Servicer (Section 6.2).
(c) Duties
with Respect to the Indenture. The Administrator, on behalf of the
Trust, shall perform the administrative duties of the Trust under
the Indenture. The Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, shall
monitor the performance of the Trust and shall advise the Trust
when action is necessary to comply with the Trust’s duties
under the Indenture. The Administrator, on behalf of the Trust,
shall prepare for execution by the Trust or shall cause the
preparation by other appropriate Persons of all such documents,
reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it
shall be the duty of the Trust (or Trustee) to prepare, file or
deliver pursuant to the Indenture. In furtherance of the foregoing,
the Administrator, on behalf of the Trust (or Trustee) shall take
all appropriate action that is the duty of the Trust to take
pursuant to such documents, including, without limitation, such of
the foregoing as are required with respect to the following matters
(references in this section are to sections of the
Indenture):
(i) (A) the
preparation of or the obtaining of the documents and instruments
required for authentication of the Notes and (B) the delivery
of the same to the Indenture Trustee (Sections 2.2, 2.3 and
2.5);
(ii) (A) the
duty to cause the Note Register to be kept, (B) the
appointment of a successor Note Registrar, (C) the
notification to the Indenture Trustee of any appointment of a new
Note Registrar or the Note Registrar’s change in location,
(D) the preparation of a new Note upon the surrender of a Note
for transfer and (E) the appointment of a co-transfer agent if
any Series of Notes is listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
(Section 2.4);
(iii) the
notification to the Indenture Trustee of the date on which the
Trust expects that the final installment of principal of and
interest on the Notes will be paid (Section 2.7);
(iv) (A) the
notification to the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency of a
New Issuance and (B) the delivery of any Indenture Supplement,
Series Enhancement and Tax Opinion to the Indenture Trustee
(Section 2.8);
(v) the delivery
of any Notes to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation
(Section 2.9);
(vi) the
communication with any Clearing Agency (Section 2.10 and
2.11);
(vii) (A) the
appointment of a successor Clearing Agency and (B) the
notification to the Indenture Trustee that the Clearing Agency is
no longer willing or able to discharge its responsibilities under
the Note Depository Agreement and that the Trust is unable to
locate a successor Clearing Agency (Section 2.12);
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(viii) the
notification to the Indenture Trustee thirty (30) days prior
to of any change in the location of the Trust’s offices or
its jurisdiction of organization (Section 3.2);
(ix) the duty to
cause each Paying Agent to comply with its obligations under the
Indenture (Section 3.3);
(x) the duty to
cause the Trust to (A) keep in full effect its existence,
rights and franchises as a Delaware statutory trust and (B) observe
and comply in all material respects with (I) all laws
applicable to the Trust (II) all requisite and appropriate
organizational and other formalities in the management of the
Trust’s business and affairs and (III) conduct the
transactions contemplated thereby (Section 3.4);
(xi) the duty to
cause the preparation and delivery of all supplements and
amendments to the Indenture in accordance with Section 3.5 of the
Indenture (Section 3.5);
(xii) the delivery
of an Opinion of Counsel to the Indenture Trustee under
Section 3.6 of the Indenture (Section 3.6);
(xiii) the duty to
cause the Trust (A) to punctually perform and observe its
obligations and agreements under the Related Documents, including
filing or causing to be filed all UCC financing statements and
continuation statements pursuant to the Related Documents,
(B) to enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer under
the Servicing Agreement (C) to perform the reasonable actions
necessary to remedy any Servicer Default, (D) to deliver a
notice to the Master Servicer of any Servicer Default as required
under Section 3.7(d) of the Indenture, (E) to exercise
its rights to terminate the Master Servicer, (F) to obtain the
consent of the Noteholders upon a voluntary dismissal of the Master
Servicer, (G) to appoint a Successor Servicer, (H) to
notify the Indenture Trustee upon any termination of the Master
Servicer’s rights and powers under the Servicing Agreement
and each appointment of a Successor Servicer, (I) to provide,
or to cause the Master Servicer to provide, the Trustee access to
any documents regarding the Accounts and the Transferred
Receivables and (J) to provide notice to the Rating Agencies
of a merger or consolidation of the Master Servicer or an
Originator (Section 3.7);
(xiv) to contest
or to pay all taxes on behalf of the Trust when due and payable
(Section 3.8);
(xv) the delivery
of an Officer’s Certificate to the Indenture Trustee under
Section 3.9 of the Indenture (Section 3.9);
(xvi) the delivery
of an Officer’s Certificate, Opinion of Counsel and
Officer’s Certificate to the Indenture Trustee under
Sections 3.10, 4.1, 9.1(b) and 10.1 of the Indenture
(Sections 3.10, 4.1, 9.1(b) and 10.1) or as may otherwise be
required pursuant to the Indenture;
(xvii) the
notification to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies of
each Early Amortization Event, Event of Default and Servicer
Default and (B) the delivery of
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an
Officer’s Certificate to the Indenture Trustee required under
Section 3.12 of the Indenture (Section 3.12);
(xviii)
(A) the preparation of and the delivery of any further
instruments and (B) the performance of any further acts as may
be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of the
Indenture (Section 3.13);
(xix) the duty to
cause the Trust to take all such lawful actions to compel or secure
the performance and observance by the Master Servicer or the
Transferor of their obligations to the Trust
(Section 5.15);
(xx) the delivery,
or the duty to cause the Master Servicer to deliver, to each
Noteholder such information as may be required to enable such
Noteholder to prepare any income tax returns
(Section 6.6);
(xxi) (A) the
removal of the Indenture Trustee and (B) the appointment of a
successor Indenture Trustee in accordance with Section 6.8 of the
Indenture (Section 6.8);
(xxii) the
notification to the Indenture Trustee in writing if any of the
Notes become listed on any stock exchange or market trading system
(Section 6.14);
(xxiii)
(A) the duty to cause the Paying Agent (other than the
Indenture Trustee) to pay the Indenture Trustee any sums held in
trust by such Paying Agent with respect to the Notes and
(B) the appointment of each Paying Agent
(Section 6.16);
(xxiv) the duty to
furnish to the Indenture Trustee a list of Noteholders as required
pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Indenture (Section
7.1);
(xxv) (A) the
filing with the Indenture Trustee of copies of reports or documents
required pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act and the
Commission, (B) the delivery of the summaries of any
information required to be filed with the Commission to the
Indenture Trustee and (C) the notification to the Indenture
Trustee of any change in the Trust’s fiscal year
(Section 7.3);
(xxvi)
(A) the delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the
Indenture Trustee and (B) the preparation and the delivery any
Supplemental Indentures (Sections 9.1 and 9.2);
(xxvii)
(A) the preparation and the delivery of any agreement entered
into with a Noteholder pursuant to Section 10.6 of the
Indenture and (B) the delivery of a copy of such agreement to
the Indenture Trustee (Section 10.6);
(xxviii) the
filing of all appropriate financing statements (Section 2.15);
and
(xxix) the duties
of the Trust pursuant to any Indenture Supplement.
(d) Duties
with Respect to Sale of Notes. The Administrator, on behalf of the
Trust, shall perform the administrative duties of the Trust under
any note purchase agreement, loan
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agreement or underwriting
agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of any
Notes. The Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, shall monitor the
performance of the Trust and shall advise the Trust when action is
necessary to comply with the Trust’s duties under any note
purchase agreement, loan agreement or underwriting agreement. The
Administrator, on behalf of the Trust, shall prepare for execution
by the Trust or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate
Persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments,
certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Trust (or
Trustee) to prepare, file or deliver pursuant any note purchase
agreement, loan agreement or underwriting agreement. In furtherance
of the foregoing, the Administrator, on behalf of the Trust (or
Trustee) shall take all appropriate action that is the duty of the
Trust to take pursuant to such documents.
(e) Duties
with Respect to the Trust.
(i) The
Administrator shall perform such calculations, and shall prepare
for execution by the Trust (or the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust)
or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate Persons, of all
such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and
opinions, as it shall be the duty of t