Exhibit 4.1
Execution Copy
SERIES 2008-5 SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of June 12, 2008
to
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 16, 1996,
as amended and restated as of January 1, 2006
$909,091,000
AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST
Series 2008-5
among
AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION II
AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION III LLC
AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION IV LLC
as Transferors
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
as Servicer
and
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK
as Trustee
on behalf of the Series 2008-5 Certificateholders
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Creation
of the Series 2008-5 Certificates
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Section 1.01.
Designation
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ARTICLE II
Definitions
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Section 2.01.
Definitions
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ARTICLE III
Servicing Fee
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Section 3.01.
Servicing Compensation
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ARTICLE IV Rights of
Series 2008-5 Certificateholders and Allocation and
Application of Collections
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Section 4.01.
Collections and Allocations
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Section 4.02.
Determination of Monthly Interest
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Section 4.03.
Principal Funding Account; Controlled Accumulation Period
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Section 4.04.
Required Amount
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Section 4.05.
Application of Class A Available Funds, Class B Available
Funds, Collateral Available Funds and Available Principal
Collections
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Section 4.06.
Defaulted Amounts; Investor Charge-Offs
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Section 4.07.
Excess Spread; Excess Finance Charge Collections
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Section 4.08.
Reallocated Principal Collections
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Section 4.09.
Excess Finance Charge Collections
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Section 4.10.
Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections
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Section 4.11.
Shared Principal Collections
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Section 4.12.
Reserve Account
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Section 4.13.
Investment Instructions
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Section 4.14.
Determination of LIBOR
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ARTICLE V
Distributions and Reports to Series 2008-5
Certificateholders
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Section 5.01.
Distributions
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Section 5.02.
Reports and Statements to Series 2008-5
Certificateholders
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ARTICLE VI Pay-Out
Events
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Section 6.01.
Pay-Out Events
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ARTICLE VII Optional
Repurchase; Series Termination
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Section 7.01.
Optional Repurchase
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Section 7.02.
Series Termination
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE VIII Final
Distributions
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Section 8.01.
Sale of Receivables or Certificateholders’ Interest pursuant
to Section 2.06 or 10.01 of the Agreement and
Section 7.01 or 7.02 of this Supplement
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Section 8.02.
Distribution of Proceeds of Sale, Disposition or Liquidation of the
Receivables pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Agreement
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ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous Provisions
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Section 9.01.
Ratification of Agreement
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Section 9.02.
Counterparts
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Section 9.03.
Governing Law
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Section 9.04.
[Reserved]
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Section 9.05.
[Reserved]
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Section 9.06.
Uncertificated Securities
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Section 9.07.
Transfers of the Collateral Interest
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SERIES 2008-5
SUPPLEMENT, dated as of June 12, 2008 (the “
Supplement ”), among AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES
FINANCING CORPORATION II, a Delaware corporation, AMERICAN EXPRESS
RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION III LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING
CORPORATION IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as
Transferors, AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY,
INC., a New York corporation, as Servicer, and THE BANK OF NEW
YORK, a banking corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of New York, not in its individual capacity, but
solely as Trustee.
Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1996, as amended and restated
as of January 1, 2006 (as amended and restated and as
otherwise amended and supplemented, the “ Agreement
”), among the Transferors, the Servicer and the Trustee, the
AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST (the “
Trust ”) has been created. Section 6.03 of the
Agreement provides that the Transferors may from time to time
direct the Trustee to authenticate one or more new Series of
Investor Certificates representing fractional undivided interests
in the Trust. The Principal Terms of any new Series are to be set
forth in a Supplement to the Agreement.
Pursuant to this Supplement, the
Transferors and the Trustee shall create a new Series of Investor
Certificates and specify the Principal Terms thereof.
ARTICLE I
Creation of the Series 2008-5 Certificates
Section 1.01. Designation
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(a) There is hereby created a
Series of Investor Certificates to be issued pursuant to the
Agreement and this Supplement to be known as “American
Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2008-5.” The
Series 2008-5 Certificates shall be issued in two Classes, the
first of which shall be known as the “Class A
Series 2008-5 Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates”
and the second of which shall be known as the “Class B
Series 2008-5 Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates.”
In addition, there is hereby created a third Class of
uncertificated interests in the Trust which shall be known as the
“Collateral Interest, Series 2008-5” and which
shall be deemed to be “Investor Certificates” for all
purposes under the Agreement and this Supplement other than for
purposes of the definition of the term “Tax Opinion” in
Section 1.01 of the Agreement. The Collateral Interest shall
be considered a Class of Series 2008-5 for all purposes of the
Agreement and this Supplement, including for purposes of voting
concerning the liquidation of the Trust pursuant to
Section 9.01 of the Agreement. The Collateral Interest Holder
shall be deemed to be the Series Enhancer for all purposes
under the Agreement and this Supplement.
(b) Series 2008-5 shall be
included in Group II and shall be a Principal Sharing Series.
Series 2008-5 shall be an Excess Allocation Series.
Series 2008-5 shall not be subordinated to any other
Series. Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement or in this
Supplement to the contrary, the first Distribution Date with
respect to Series 2008-5 shall be the July 2008
Distribution Date and the first Monthly Period shall begin on and
include the Closing Date and end on and include June 24,
2008.
(c) Except as expressly provided
herein, (i) the provisions of Article VI and
Article XII of the Agreement relating to the registration,
authentication, delivery, presentation, cancellation and surrender
of Registered Certificates shall not be applicable to the
Collateral Interest, and (ii) the
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provisions of Section 3.07 of the Agreement shall not cause
the Collateral Interest to be treated as debt for federal, state
and local income and franchise tax purposes, but rather the
Transferors intend, and together with the Collateral Interest
Holder, agree to treat the Collateral Interest for federal, state
and local income and franchise tax purposes as representing an
equity interest in the assets of the Trust.
ARTICLE II
Definitions
Section 2.01. Definitions
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(a) Whenever used in this
Supplement, the following words and phrases shall have the
following meanings, and the definitions of such terms are
applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such
terms and the masculine as well as the feminine and neuter genders
of such terms.
“ Additional Interest
” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the
Class A Additional Interest, the Class B Additional
Interest and the Collateral Additional Interest for such
Distribution Date.
“ Adjusted Invested
Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any date of
determination, an amount equal to the Invested Amount less the
Principal Funding Account Balance on such date of
determination.
“ Assignee ” shall
have the meaning specified in subsection 9.07(a).
“ Available Principal
Collections ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) (i) an amount equal
to the Principal Allocation Percentage of Series 2008-5 Allocable
Principal Collections received during such Monthly Period
minus (ii) the amount of Reallocated Principal
Collections with respect to such Monthly Period which pursuant to
Section 4.08 are required to fund the Required Amount for the
related Distribution Date, (b) any Shared Principal
Collections with respect to other Series that are allocated to
Series 2008-5 in accordance with Section 4.04 of the
Agreement and Section 4.11 of this Supplement, and
(c) any other amounts which pursuant to Section 4.05 or
4.07 of this Supplement are to be treated as Available Principal
Collections with respect to the related Distribution Date.
“ Available Reserve Account
Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, the lesser of (a) the amount on deposit in the Reserve
Account on such date (before giving effect to any deposit to be
made to the Reserve Account on such date) and (b) the Required
Reserve Account Amount.
“ Base Rate ”
shall mean, with respect to any Monthly Period, the annualized
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is
equal to the sum of the Class A Monthly Interest, the
Class B Monthly Interest (calculated as if the Class B
Invested Amount equals the outstanding principal balance of the
Class B Certificates), the Collateral Minimum Monthly Interest
and the Monthly Servicing Fee with respect to the related
Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the Invested
Amount as of the last day of the preceding Monthly Period.
“ Class A Additional
Interest ” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.02(a).
“ Class A Adjusted
Invested Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any date of
determination, an amount equal to the Class A Invested Amount
less the Principal Funding Account Balance (but not in excess of
the Class A Invested Amount) on such date.
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“ Class A Available
Funds ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly Period,
an amount equal to the sum of (a) if such Monthly Period
relates to a Distribution Date with respect to the Controlled
Accumulation Period, the Class A Floating Percentage of
Principal Funding Account Investment Proceeds, if any, with respect
to such Distribution Date, (b) the Class A Floating
Percentage of the Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections
and (c) the amount of funds, if any, to be withdrawn from the
Reserve Account which, pursuant to subsection 4.12(d), are required
to be included in Class A Available Funds with respect to such
Distribution Date.
“ Class A Certificate
Rate ” shall mean, for any Interest Accrual Period with
respect to the Class A Certificates, a per annum rate
equal to LIBOR plus 0.80%.
“ Class A
Certificateholder ” shall mean the Person in whose name a
Class A Certificate is registered in the Certificate
Register.
“ Class A
Certificates ” shall mean any one of the Certificates
executed by the Transferors and authenticated by or on behalf of
the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-l
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“ Class A Floating
Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never
exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the
Class A Adjusted Invested Amount as of the close of business
on the last day of the preceding Monthly Period and the denominator
of which is equal to the Adjusted Invested Amount as of such day;
provided, however, that with respect to the first Monthly
Period, the Class A Floating Percentage shall mean the percentage
equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the
Class A Initial Invested Amount and the denominator of which
is the Initial Invested Amount.
“ Class A Initial
Invested Amount ” shall mean $800,000,000.
“ Class A Interest
Shortfall ” shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(a).
“ Class A Invested
Amount ” shall mean, on any date of determination, an
amount equal to (a) the Class A Initial Invested Amount,
minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the Class A Certificateholders on or prior to such
date, minus (c) the excess, if any, of (i) the
aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs for all prior
Distribution Dates over (ii) Class A Investor
Charge-Offs reimbursed pursuant to subsection 4.07(b) prior to such
date.
“ Class A Investor
Charge-Offs ” shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(a).
“ Class A Investor
Default Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the
Investor Default Amount for such Distribution Date and
(ii) the Class A Floating Percentage for such Monthly
Period.
“ Class A Monthly
Interest ” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.02(a).
“ Class A Principal
Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period (i) during the Revolving Period, the percentage equivalent
(which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Class A Invested Amount as of the
last day of the immediately preceding Monthly Period and the
denominator of which is the Invested Amount as of such day and
(ii) during the Controlled Accumulation Period, the Early
Amortization Period or any Partial Amortization Period, the
percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of
a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Invested
Amount as of the close of business on the date on which the
Revolving Period shall have terminated and the denominator of which
is the Invested Amount as of the close of business on the date on
which the Revolving Period shall have terminated; provided,
however, that with respect to the first Monthly Period, the
Class A Principal Percentage shall mean the percentage
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equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A
Initial Invested Amount and denominator of which is the Initial
Invested Amount.
“ Class A Required
Amount ” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.04(a).
“ Class A Servicing
Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 3.01.
“ Class B Additional
Interest ” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.02(b).
“ Class B Adjusted
Invested Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any date of
determination, an amount equal to the Class B Invested Amount
less the positive difference, if any, between the Principal Funding
Account Balance and the Class A Invested Amount on such
date.
“ Class B Available
Funds ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly Period,
an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Class B Floating
Percentage of the Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections
and (b) if such Monthly Period relates to a Distribution Date
with respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period, the
Class B Floating Percentage of the Principal Funding Account
Investment Proceeds, if any, with respect to such Distribution
Date.
“ Class B Certificate
Rate ” shall mean, for any Interest Accrual Period with
respect to the Class B Certificates, a per annum rate
equal to LIBOR plus 2.15%; provided , however
, that the Transferors may adjust the Class B Certificate Rate
from time to time only upon the satisfaction of the Rate Adjustment
Conditions.
“ Class B
Certificateholder ” shall mean the Person in whose name a
Class B Certificate is registered in the Certificate
Register.
“ Class B
Certificates ” shall mean any one of the Certificates
executed by the Transferors and authenticated by or on behalf of
the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2
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“ Class B Floating
Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never
exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the
Class B Adjusted Invested Amount as of the close of business
on the last day of the preceding Monthly Period and the denominator
of which is equal to the Adjusted Invested Amount as of the close
of business on such day; provided, however, that with
respect to the first Monthly Period, the Class B Floating
Percentage shall mean the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Class B Initial Invested Amount and
the denominator of which is the Initial Invested Amount.
“ Class B Initial
Invested Amount ” shall mean $50,000,000.
“ Class B Interest
Shortfall ” shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(b).
“ Class B Invested
Amount ” shall mean, on any date of determination, an
amount equal to (a) the Class B Initial Invested Amount,
minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the Class B Certificateholders prior to such date,
minus (c) the aggregate amount of Class B Investor
Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution Dates, minus
(d) the amount of Reallocated Principal Collections allocated
on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.08(a)
(excluding any Reallocated Principal Collections that have resulted
in a reduction in the Collateral Invested Amount pursuant to
Section 4.08), minus (e) an amount equal to the
amount by which the Class B Invested Amount has been reduced
on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.06(a) and
plus (f) the amount of Excess Spread and Excess Finance
Charge Collections allocated and available on all prior
Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.07(e) for the purpose
of reimbursing amounts deducted pursuant to the foregoing
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clauses
(c), (d) and (e); provided, however, that the
Class B Invested Amount may not be reduced below zero.
“ Class B Investor
Charge-Offs ” shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(b).
“ Class B Investor
Default Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the
Investor Default Amount for such Distribution Date and
(ii) the Class B Floating Percentage for such Monthly
Period.
“ Class B Monthly
Interest ” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.02(b).
“ Class B Principal
Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, (i) during the Revolving Period, the percentage equivalent
(which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Class B Invested Amount as of the
last day of the immediately preceding Monthly Period and the
denominator of which is the Invested Amount as of such day and
(ii) during the Controlled Accumulation Period, the Early
Amortization Period or any Partial Amortization Period, the
percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of
a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B Invested
Amount as of the close of business on the date on which the
Revolving Period shall have terminated and the denominator of which
is the Invested Amount as of the close of business on the date on
which the Revolving Period shall have terminated; provided,
however, that with respect to the first Monthly Period, the
Class B Principal Percentage shall mean the percentage
equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B
Initial Invested Amount and the denominator of which is the Initial
Invested Amount.
“ Class B Required
Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in subsection
4.04(b).
“ Class B Servicing
Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 3.01.
“ Closing Date ”
shall mean June 12, 2008; provided that, for purposes
of determining the date on which the first Monthly Period begins,
the Closing Date shall be deemed to be the close of business on the
last day of the seventh billing cycle applicable to the Accounts
ending in May 2008.
“ Collateral Additional
Interest ” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.02(c).
“ Collateral Available
Funds ” shall mean with respect to any Distribution Date,
the Collateral Floating Percentage of Reallocated Investor Finance
Charge Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly
Period.
“ Collateral Charge-Offs
” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.06(c).
“ Collateral Default
Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, the product of the Investor Default Amount for such
Distribution Date and the Collateral Floating Percentage.
“ Collateral Floating
Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never
exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the
Collateral Invested Amount as of the close of business on the last
day of the preceding Monthly Period and the denominator of which is
the Adjusted Invested Amount as of the close of business on such
last day; provided, however, that with respect to the first
Monthly Period, the Collateral Floating Percentage shall mean the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the
Collateral Initial Invested Amount and the denominator of which is
the Initial Invested Amount.
“ Collateral Initial
Invested Amount ” shall mean $59,091,000.
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“ Collateral Interest
” shall mean a fractional undivided interest in the Trust
which shall consist of the right to receive, (i) to the extent
necessary to make the required payments to the Collateral Interest
Holder under this Supplement, the portion of Collections allocable
thereto under the Agreement and this Supplement and funds on
deposit in the Collection Account allocable thereto pursuant to the
Agreement and this Supplement and (ii) amounts available for
payment to the Collateral Interest Holder pursuant to subsections
4.07(k), 4.12(e), 4.12(f), 8.01(b), 8.02(a) and 8.02(b) or any
other provision of this Supplement.
“ Collateral Interest
Holder ” shall mean the entity so designated in the
Transfer Agreement.
“ Collateral Interest
Shortfall ” shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(c).
“ Collateral Invested
Amount ” shall mean, when used with respect to any date,
an amount equal to (a) the Collateral Initial Invested Amount,
minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the Collateral Interest Holder prior to such date,
minus (c) the aggregate amount of Collateral
Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection
4.06(c), minus (d) the aggregate amount of Reallocated
Principal Collections allocated on all prior Distribution Dates
pursuant to Section 4.08 allocable to the Collateral Invested
Amount, minus (e) an amount equal to the amount by
which the Collateral Invested Amount has been reduced on all prior
Distribution Dates pursuant to subsections 4.06(a) and (b), and
plus (f) the amount allocated and available on all
prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.07(i), for the
purpose of reimbursing amounts deducted pursuant to the foregoing
clauses (c), (d) and (e); provided, however, that the
Collateral Invested Amount may not be reduced below zero.
“ Collateral Minimum
Interest Rate ” shall mean the rate specified in the
Transfer Agreement; provided that for purposes of this
Supplement, such rate shall not exceed LIBOR plus 3.80% per
annum.
“ Collateral Minimum Monthly
Interest ” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.02(c).
“ Collateral Principal
Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, (i) during the Revolving Period, the percentage equivalent
(which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Collateral Invested Amount as of the last
day of the immediately preceding Monthly Period and the denominator
of which is the Invested Amount as of such day and (ii) during
the Controlled Accumulation Period, the Early Amortization Period
or any Partial Amortization Period, the percentage equivalent
(which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Collateral Invested Amount as of the
close of business on the date on which the Revolving Period shall
have terminated and the denominator of which is the Invested Amount
as of the close of business on the date on which the Revolving
Period shall have terminated; provided, however, that with
respect to the first Monthly Period, the Collateral Principal
Percentage shall mean the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Collateral Initial Invested Amount and
the denominator of which is the Initial Invested Amount.
“ Collateral Servicing
Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.01.
“ Controlled Accumulation
Amount ” shall mean, for any Distribution Date with
respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period, $70,833,333.34;
provided, however, that, if the Controlled Accumulation
Period Length is determined to be less than 12 months, the
Controlled Accumulation Amount for each Distribution Date with
respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period will be equal to
(i) the product of (x) the sum of the Class A
Initial Invested Amount and the Class B Initial Invested
Amount and (y) the Controlled Accumulation Period Factor for
the related Monthly Period divided by (ii) the Required
Accumulation Factor Number.
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“ Controlled Accumulation
Period ” shall mean, unless a Pay-Out Event shall have
occurred prior thereto, the period commencing at the close of
business on the last day of the July 2012 Monthly Period or such
later date as is determined in accordance with subsection 4.03(c)
and ending on the first to occur of (a) the commencement of
the Early Amortization Period, (b) the payment in full of the
Invested Amount and (c) the Expected Final Payment Date.
“ Controlled Accumulation
Period Factor ” shall mean, for each Monthly Period, a
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the sum of the series
invested amounts as of the last day of the prior Monthly Period of
all outstanding Series, and the denominator of which is equal to
the sum (without duplication) of (a) the Series Invested
Amount as of the last day of the prior Monthly Period, (b) the
series invested amounts as of the last day of the prior Monthly
Period of all outstanding Series (other than Series 2008-5)
that are not expected to be in their revolving periods, and
(c) the series invested amounts as of the last day of the
prior Monthly Period of all other outstanding Series that are not
Principal Sharing Series and are in their revolving periods.
“ Controlled Accumulation
Period Length ” has the meaning specified in subsection
4.03(c).
“ Controlled Deposit
Amount ” shall mean, for any Distribution Date with
respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period, an amount equal to
the sum of the Controlled Accumulation Amount for such Distribution
Date and any Deficit Controlled Accumulation Amount for the
immediately preceding Distribution Date.
“ Covered Amount ”
shall mean, for any Distribution Date with respect to the
Controlled Accumulation Period or the first Special Payment Date,
if such Special Payment Date occurs prior to the date the
Class A Invested Amount is paid in full, an amount equal to
the sum of (x) with respect to the Class A Certificates,
the product of (i) the Class A Certificate Rate,
(ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number
of days from and including the prior Distribution Date to but
excluding the then current Distribution Date and the denominator of
which is 360 and, (iii) the Principal Funding Account Balance,
if any, as of the preceding Distribution Date that is allocable to
the principal of the Class A Certificates and (y) with
respect to the Class B Certificates, the product of
(i) the Class B Certificate Rate, (ii) a fraction,
the numerator of which is the actual number of days from and
including the prior Distribution Date to but excluding the then
current Distribution Date and the denominator of which is 360 and
(iii) the Principal Funding Account Balance, if any, as of the
preceding Distribution Date that is allocable to the principal of
the Class B Certificates.
“ Deficit Controlled
Accumulation Amount ” shall mean (a) on the first
Distribution Date with respect to the Controlled Accumulation
Period, the excess, if any, of the Controlled Accumulation Amount
for such Distribution Date over the amount deposited in the
Principal Funding Account on such Distribution Date and (b) on
each subsequent Distribution Date with respect to the Controlled
Accumulation Period, the excess, if any, of the Controlled Deposit
Amount for such subsequent Distribution Date over the amount
deposited in the Principal Funding Account on such subsequent
Distribution Date.
“ Distribution Date
” shall mean July 15, 2008, and the 15th day of each
calendar month thereafter, or if such 15th day is not a Business
Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
“ Early Amortization
Period ” shall mean the period commencing at the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which
a Pay-Out Event with respect to Series 2008-5 is deemed to have
occurred, and ending on the first to occur of (i) the payment
in full of the Invested Amount or (ii) the Series 2008-5
Termination Date.
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“ Excess Finance Charge
Collections ” shall mean collections of Finance Charge
Receivables and certain other amounts allocable to the
Certificateholders’ Interest of any Excess Allocation Series
in excess of the amounts necessary to make required payments with
respect to such series (including payments to the provider of any
related Series Enhancement) that are payable out of
collections of Finance Charge Receivables.
“ Excess Spread ”
shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the
amounts, if any, specified pursuant to subsections 4.05(a)(iv),
4.05(b)(iii) and 4.05(c)(ii) with respect to such Distribution
Date.
“ Expected Final Payment
Date ” shall mean the August 2013 Distribution
Date.
“ Finance Charge
Shortfall ” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 4.09.
“ Floating Allocation
Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never
exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Adjusted
Invested Amount as of the last day of the preceding Monthly Period
(or with respect to the first Monthly Period, the Initial Invested
Amount) and the denominator of which is the product of (x) the
Series 2008-5 Allocation Percentage with respect to such
Monthly Period and (y) the sum of (i) the total amount of
Principal Receivables in the Trust as of such day (or with respect
to the first Monthly Period, the total amount of Principal
Receivables in the Trust on the Closing Date) and (ii) the
principal amount on deposit in the Special Funding Account as of
such last day (or with respect to the first Monthly Period, as of
the Closing Date); provided, however, that with respect to
any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date for an Aggregate
Addition or a Removal Date occurs the amount in (y)(i) above shall
be (1) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the
Trust at the end of the day on the last day of the prior Monthly
Period for the period from and including the first day of such
Monthly Period to but excluding the related Addition Date or
Removal Date and (2) the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the related
Addition Date or Removal Date for the period from and including the
related Addition Date or Removal Date to and including the last day
of such Monthly Period.
“ Group II ” shall
mean Series 2008-5 and each other Series specified in the
related Supplement to be included in Group II.
“ Group II Investor
Additional Amounts ” shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the sum of (a) Series 2008-5
Additional Amounts for such Distribution Date and (b) for all
other Series included in Group II, the sum of (i) the
aggregate net amount by which the Invested Amounts of such Series
have been reduced as a result of investor charge-offs,
subordination of principal collections and funding the investor
default amounts in respect of any Class or Series Enhancement
interests of such Series as of such Distribution Date and
(ii) if the applicable Supplements so provide, the aggregate
unpaid amount of interest at the applicable certificate rates that
has accrued on the amounts described in the preceding clause
(i) for such Distribution Date.
“ Group II Investor Default
Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, the sum of (a) the Investor Default Amount for such
Distribution Date and (b) the aggregate amount of the investor
default amounts for all other Series included in Group II for such
Distribution Date.
“ Group II Investor Finance
Charge Collections ” shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the sum of (a) Investor Finance Charge
Collections for such Distribution Date and (b) the aggregate
amount of the investor finance charge collections for all other
Series included in Group II for such Distribution Date.
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“ Group II Investor Monthly
Fees ” shall mean with respect to any Distribution Date,
the sum of (a) Series 2008-5 Monthly Fees for such
Distribution Date and (b) the aggregate amount of the
servicing fees, investor fees, fees payable to any
Series Enhancer and any other similar fees, which are payable
out of reallocated investor finance charge collections pursuant to
the related Supplements, for all other Series included in Group II
for such Distribution Date.
“ Group II Investor Monthly
Interest ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, the sum of (a) Series 2008-5 Monthly Interest for
such Distribution Date and (b) the aggregate amount of monthly
interest, including overdue monthly interest and interest on such
overdue monthly interest, if such amounts are payable out of
reallocated investor finance charge collections pursuant to the
related Supplements, for all other Series included in Group II for
such Distribution Date.
“ Initial Invested
Amount ” shall mean $909,091,000.
“ Interest Accrual
Period ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, the period (a) from and including the Distribution Date
immediately preceding such Distribution Date (or, in the case of
the first Distribution Date, from and including the Closing Date)
and (b) to but excluding such Distribution Date.
“ Invested Amount
” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an amount
equal to the sum of (a) the Class A Invested Amount as of
such date, (b) the Class B Invested Amount as of such
date and (c) the Collateral Invested Amount as of such
date.
“ Investment Letter
” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
9.07(a).
“ Investor Charge-Offs
” shall mean Class A Investor Charge-Offs, Class B
Investor Charge-Offs and Collateral Charge-Offs.
“ Investor Default
Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the
Series 2008-5 Allocable Defaulted Amount for the related
Monthly Period and (b) the Floating Allocation Percentage for
such Monthly Period.
“ Investor Finance Charge
Collections ” shall mean with respect to any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the Floating
Allocation Percentage for the related Monthly Period and
(b) Series 2008-5 Allocable Finance Charge Collections
deposited in the Collection Account for the related Monthly
Period.
“ LIBOR ” shall
mean, for any Interest Accrual Period, a per annum interest
rate determined by the Trustee for such Interest Accrual Period in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.14.
“ LIBOR Determination
Date ” shall mean June 10, 2008 for the period from
and including the Closing Date to but excluding July 15, 2008,
and for every other Interest Accrual Period, the second London
Business Day prior to the commencement of such Interest Accrual
Period.
“ London Business Day
” shall mean any day on which dealings in deposits in United
States dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.
“ Monthly Interest
” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the
Class A Monthly Interest, the Class B Monthly Interest
and the Collateral Minimum Monthly Interest for such Distribution
Date.
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“ Monthly Receivables
Percentage ” shall mean, for any day, the percentage
equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is an amount equal
to the sum of the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables
outstanding in the Trust attributable to the Transferor or Account
Owner with respect to which an Insolvency Event or a Transfer
Restriction Event has occurred, and the denominator of which is an
amount equal to the sum of the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables outstanding in the Trust, in each as of the last day of
the immediately preceding Monthly Period.
“ Monthly Servicing Fee
” shall have the meaning specified in subsection 3.01.
“ Pay-Out Event ”
shall mean any Pay-Out Event specified in Section 6.01.
“ Permitted Assignee
” shall mean any Person who, if it were the Collateral
Interest Holder or a holder of an interest in the Trust, as
applicable, would not cause the Trust to be taxable as a publicly
traded partnership for federal income tax purposes.
“ Principal Allocation
Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any day during a
Monthly Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall
never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is
(a) during the Revolving Period, the Series Adjusted
Invested Amount for Series 2008-5 as of the last day of the
immediately preceding Monthly Period (or, in the case of the first
Monthly Period, the Initial Invested Amount) and (b) during
the Controlled Accumulation Period, the Early Amortization Period
or any Partial Amortization Period, the Series Adjusted
Invested Amount for Series 2008-5 as of the close of business
on the date on which the Revolving Period shall have terminated and
the denominator of which is the product of (x) the sum of
(i) the total amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust as
of the last day of the immediately preceding Monthly Period (or
with respect to the first Monthly Period, the total amount of
Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the Closing Date) and
(ii) the principal amount on deposit in the Special Funding
Account as of such last day (or with respect to the first Monthly
Period, the Closing Date) and (y) the Series 2008-5
Allocation Percentage as of the last day of the immediately
preceding Monthly Period; provided, however, that with
respect to any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date for an
Aggregate Addition or a Removal Date occurs the amount in (x)(i)
above shall be (1) the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the last day of
the prior Monthly Period for the period from and including the
first day of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related
Addition Date or Removal Date and (2) the aggregate amount of
Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the
related Addition Date or Removal Date for the period from and
including the related Addition Date or Removal Date to and
including the last day of such Monthly Period; and provided
further, that if after the commencement of the Controlled
Accumulation Period a Pay-Out Event occurs with respect to another
Series that was designated in the Supplement therefor as a Series
that is a “Paired Series” with respect to
Series 2008-5, the Transferors may, by written notice
delivered to the Trustee and the Servicer, designate a different
numerator for the foregoing fraction, provided that (x) such
numerator is not less than the Adjusted Invested Amount as of the
last day of the revolving period for such Paired Series,
(y) the Transferors shall have received written notice from
each Rating Agency that the Rating Agency Condition has been
satisfied with respect to such designation and shall have delivered
copies of each such written notice to the Servicer and the Trustee
and (z) each Transferor shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officer’s Certificate of such Transferor to the effect that,
based on the facts known to such officer at such time, in the
reasonable belief of such Transferor, such designation will not
cause a Pay-Out Event or an event that, after the giving of notice
or the lapse of time, would constitute a Pay-Out Event, to occur
with respect to Series 2008-5.
“ Principal Funding
Account ” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.03(a)(i).
“ Principal Funding Account
Balance ” shall mean, with respect to any date of
determination during the Controlled Accumulation Period, the
principal amount, if any, on deposit in the Principal Funding
Account on such date of determination.
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“ Principal Funding Account
Investment Proceeds ” shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.03(a)(ii).
“ Principal Funding Account
Investment Shortfall ” shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date during the Controlled Accumulation Period, the
amount, if any, by which the Principal Funding Account Investment
Proceeds are less than the Covered Amount.
“ Rate Adjustment
Conditions ” shall mean, with respect to any modification
of the Class B Certificate Rate by the Transferors, (i) the
Transferors shall provide written notice to the Trustee of the
modified Class B Certificate Rate no later than two Business
Days prior to the date on which such modified rate is to become
effective; (ii) the modified Class B Certificate Rate
shall not exceed a per annum rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.15%,
(iii) the Class B Certificate Rate shall not be modified
more than two times during any Interest Accrual Period;
(iv) the Transferors shall certify in the related notice that
the modified Class B Certificate Rate is a fixed rate or a
“qualified floating rate” (within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations section 1.1275-5) otherwise meeting such
relevant requirements as would cause the Class B Certificates
to constitute variable rate debt instruments (within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations section 1.1275-5, including without limitation
paragraph (a)(4) thereof) and determined under procedures
consistent with those applicable to reset bonds (as described in
Treasury Regulations section 1.1275-5(f)) such that, in either
case, the fair market value of the Class B Certificates will
be the Class B Invested Amount; (v) the Transferors shall
certify in the related notice that the Class B Certificates
have not been previously sold by TRS or any of its Affiliates
(including, without limitation, within the meaning of Affiliate,
solely for purposes of this clause (v), any Person related to TRS
within the meaning of sections 267(b) or 707(b)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code) to a Person who is not TRS or any of its Affiliates;
(vi) the Transferors shall provide to the Trustee an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that such modification shall not adversely
affect the status of the Class B Certificates as debt for
federal income tax purposes; (vii) if the modified
Class B Certificate Rate is a fixed rate or a rate based on an
index other than LIBOR, the Transferors shall provide two
days’ notice of such modified rate to the Rating Agencies;
and (viii) if the modified Class B Certificate Rate is a
fixed rate or a rate based on an index other than LIBOR, the
Transferors shall certify in the related notice to the Trustee that
the Rating Agencies have been notified pursuant to clause
(vii) above.
“ Reallocated Investor
Finance Charge Collections ” shall mean that portion of
Group II Investor Finance Charge Collections allocated to
Series 2008-5 pursuant to Section 4.10.
“ Reallocated Principal
Collections ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, the product of (a) the Series 2008-5 Allocable
Principal Collections deposited in the Collection Account for such
Monthly Period and (b) the sum of the Class B Principal
Percentage and the Collateral Principal Percentage.
“ Reassignment Amount
” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, after
giving effect to any deposits and distributions otherwise to be
made on such Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Adjusted
Invested Amount on such Distribution Date, plus
(ii) Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date and any
Monthly Interest previously due but not distributed to the
Series 2008-5 Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date,
plus (iii) the amount of Additional Interest, if any,
for such Distribution Date and any Additional Interest previously
due but not distributed to the Series 2008-5
Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date.
“ Reference Banks
” shall mean four major banks in the London interbank market
selected by the Servicer.
“ Required Accumulation
Factor Number ” shall be equal to a fraction, rounded
upwards to the nearest whole number, the numerator of which is one
and the denominator of which is equal to the
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lowest
monthly principal payment rate on the Accounts, expressed as a
decimal, for the three months preceding the date of such
calculation.
“ Required Amount
” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly Period, the sum of
the Class A Required Amount and the Class B Required
Amount.
“ Required Reserve Account
Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Reserve Account Funding Date, an amount equal
to (1) 0.50% of the Class A Invested Amount as of the
preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all changes
therein on such date) or (2) any other percentage (which may
be 0%) of the Class A Invested Amount designated by the
Transferors, provided that if such percentage is less than the
percentage specified in clause (1) above, the Transferors
shall have received the prior written consent of the Collateral
Interest Holder and written notice from each Rating Agency that the
Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to
such designation and shall have delivered copies of each such
written notice to the Servicer and the Trustee.
“ Reserve Account
” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.12(a).
“ Reserve Account Funding
Date ” shall mean the Distribution Date which occurs not
later than the earliest of (a) the Distribution Date with
respect to the Monthly Period that commences not later than three
months prior to the Distribution Date with respect to the first
Monthly Period in the Controlled Accumulation Period, (b) in
the event that the average Excess Spread Percentage for any three
consecutive Monthly Periods ending in the August 2011 Monthly
Period or any Monthly Period thereafter is less than 2%, the
Distribution Date with respect to such Monthly Period, (c) in the
event that the average Excess Spread Percentage for any three
consecutive Monthly Periods ending in the February 2012
Monthly Period or any Monthly Period thereafter is less than 3%,
the Distribution Date with respect to such Monthly Period and
(d) such earlier Distribution Date as the Transferors may
determine by written notice to the Trustee and the Servicer. For
this purpose, the “ Excess Spread Percentage ”
for any Monthly Period shall be equal to the Series Adjusted
Portfolio Yield for such Monthly Period minus the Base Rate for
such Monthly Period.
“ Reserve Account
Surplus ” shall mean, as of any date of determination,
the amount, if any, by which the amount on deposit in the Reserve
Account exceeds the Required Reserve Account Amount.
“ Reserve Draw Amount
” shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.12(c).
“ Reuters Screen LIBOR01
Page ” shall mean the display page currently designated
as page LIBOR01 on the Reuters Screen (or such other page as may
replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying
comparable rates or prices).
“ Revolving Period
” shall mean the period beginning at the close of business on
the Series Cut-Off Date and ending on the earlier of
(a) the close of business on the day immediately preceding the
day the Controlled Accumulation Period commences and (b) the
close of business on the day immediately preceding the day the
Early Amortization Period commences.
“ Series Adjusted
Portfolio Yield ” shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, the annualized percentage equivalent of a fraction,
(A) the numerator of which is equal to (a) Reallocated
Investor Finance Charge Collections with respect to such Monthly
Period, plus (b) the amount of any Principal Funding
Account Investment Proceeds for the related Distribution Date,
plus (c) provided that each Rating Agency has
consented in writing to the inclusion thereof in calculating the
Series Adjusted Portfolio Yield, any Excess Finance Charge
Collections that are allocated to Series 2008-5 with respect
to such Monthly Period, plus (d) the amount of funds,
if any, withdrawn from the Reserve Account which
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pursuant
to subsection 4.12(d) are required to be deposited into the
Collection Account and included as Class A Available Funds for
the Distribution Date with respect to such Monthly Period,
minus (e) the Investor Default Amount for the
Distribution Date with respect to such Monthly Period, and
(B) the denominator of which is the Invested Amount as of the
last day of the preceding Monthly Period.
“
Series Cut-Off Date ” shall mean the close
of business on June 12, 2008.
“ Series 2008-5
” shall mean the Series of Certificates the terms of which
are specified in this Supplement.
“
Series 2008-5 Additional Amounts ”
shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the
amounts determined pursuant to subsections 4.07(b), (e) and
(i) for such Distribution Date.
“
Series 2008-5 Allocable Defaulted Amount
” shall mean the Series Allocable Defaulted Amount with
respect to Series 2008-5.
“
Series 2008-5 Allocable Finance Charge Collections
” shall mean the Series Allocable Finance Charge
Collections with respect to Series 2008-5.
“
Series 2008-5 Allocable Principal Collections
” shall mean the Series Allocable Principal Collections
with respect to Series 2008-5.
“
Series 2008-5 Allocation Percentage ”
shall mean the Series Allocation Percentage with respect to
Series 2008-5.
“
Series 2008-5 Certificate ” shall mean a
Class A Certificate or a Class B Certificate or the
Collateral Interest.
“
Series 2008-5 Certificateholder ” shall mean
a Class A Certificateholder or a Class B
Certificateholder or the Collateral Interest Holder.
“
Series 2008-5 Certificateholders’ Interest
” shall mean the Certificateholders’ Interest for
Series 2008-5, including the Collateral Interest.
“
Series 2008-5 Monthly Fees ” shall
mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, the amount determined
pursuant to subsections 4.05(a)(ii), (b)(ii) and (c)(i) and
subsection 4.07(g).
“
Series 2008-5 Monthly Interest ” shall
mean the amounts determined pursuant to subsections 4.02(a),
(b) and (c).
“
Series 2008-5 Principal Shortfall ”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.11.
“
Series 2008-5 Termination Date ” shall
mean the March 2016 Distribution Date.
“
Series Invested Amount ” shall mean the
Initial Invested Amount.
“
Series Required Transferor Amount ”
shall mean an amount equal to 7% of the Invested Amount.
“
Servicing Base Amount ” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 3.01.
“
Servicing Fee Rate ” shall mean 2.0% per
annum.
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“
Special Payment Date ” shall mean each
Distribution Date with respect to the Early Amortization
Period.
“ Transfer ” shall
have the meaning specified in subsection 9.07(a).
“ Transfer Agreement
” shall mean the Transfer and Administration Agreement, dated
as of June 12, 2008, among RFC II, RFC III and RFC IV, as
transferors, TRS, as administrator, and the American Express Credit
Account Secured Note Trust 2008-5, as issuer, as the same may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Transferor Percentage ” shall mean 100%
minus (a) the Floating Allocation Percentage, when used
at any time with respect to Finance Charge Receivables and
Defaulted Receivables, or (b) the Principal Allocation Percentage,
when used at any time with respect to Principal Receivables.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Supplement or the Agreement, the term “
Rating Agency ” shall mean, whenever used in this
Supplement or the Agreement with respect to Series 2008-5,
Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. As used in this
Supplement and in the Agreement with respect to Series 2008-5,
“highest investment category” shall mean (i) in
the case of Standard & Poor’s, AAA or A-1+, as applicable
and (ii) in the case of Moody’s, Aaa or P-1, as
applicable.
(c) Each capitalized term
defined herein shall relate to the Series 2008-5 Certificates
and no other Series of Certificates issued by the Trust, unless the
context otherwise requires. All capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Agreement. In the event that any term or provision contained
herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or
provision contained in the Agreement, the terms and provisions of
this Supplement shall govern.
(d) The words
“hereof,” “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Supplement shall refer to this Supplement as a whole and not
to any particular provision of this Supplement; references to any
Article, subsection, Section or Exhibit are references to Articles,
subsections, Sections and Exhibits in or to this Supplement unless
otherwise specified; and the term “including” means
“including without limitation.”
ARTICLE III
Servicing Fee
Section 3.01.
Servicing Compensation . The share of the Servicing Fee
allocable to the Series 2008-5 Certificateholders with respect
to any Distribution Date (the “
Monthly Servicing Fee ”) shall be equal to
one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and
(b) (i) the Adjusted Invested Amount as of the last day of the
Monthly Period preceding such Distribution Date minus
(ii) the product of the amount, if any, on deposit in the
Special Funding Account as of the last day of the Monthly Period
preceding such Distribution Date and the Series 2008-5
Allocation Percentage with respect to such Monthly Period (the
amount calculated pursuant to this clause (b) is referred to
as the “ Servicing Base Amount ”). The
share of the Monthly Servicing Fee allocable to the Class A
Certificateholders with respect to any Distribution Date (the
“ Class A Servicing Fee ”) shall
be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Class A
Floating Percentage, (b) the Servicing Fee Rate and
(c) the Servicing Base Amount. The share of the Monthly
Servicing Fee allocable to the Class B Certificateholders with
respect to any Distribution Date (the “
Class B Servicing Fee ”) shall be equal
to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Class B Floating
Percentage, (b) the Servicing Fee Rate and (c) the
Servicing Base Amount. The share of the Monthly Servicing Fee
allocable to the Collateral Interest with respect to any
Distribution Date (the “
Collateral Servicing Fee ”) shall be equal
to one-twelfth of the product of the (a) Collateral Floating
Percentage, (b) the Servicing Fee Rate and (c) the
Servicing Base
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Amount.
The remainder of the Servicing Fee shall be paid by the Holders of
the Transferor Certificates or the investor certificateholders of
other Series (as provided in the related Supplements) and in no
event shall the Trust, the Trustee or the Series 2008-5
Certificateholders be liable for the share of the Servicing Fee to
be paid by the Holders of the Transferor Certificates or the
investor certificateholders of any other Series. To the extent that
the Class A Servicing Fee, the Class B Servicing Fee and the
Collateral Servicing Fee are not paid in full pursuant to the
preceding provisions of this Section 3.01, and
Sections 4.05 and 4.07, they shall be paid by the Holders of
the Transferor Certificates.
ARTICLE IV
Rights of Series 2008-5 Certificateholders and
Allocation and Application of Collections
Section 4.01.
Collections and Allocations .
(a) Allocations .
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and Principal Receivables
and Defaulted Receivables allocated to Series 2008-5 pursuant
to Article IV of the Agreement (and, as described herein,
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables reallocated from other
Series in Group II) shall be allocated and distributed or
reallocated as set forth in this Article.
(b)
Payments to the Transferor . The Servicer
shall on each Deposit Date withdraw from the Collection Account and
pay to the Holders of the Transferor Certificates the following
amounts:
(i) an amount equal to the Transferor
Percentage for the related Monthly Period of Series 2008-5
Allocable Finance Charge Collections to the extent such amount is
deposited in the Collection Account; and
(ii) an amount equal to the
Transferor Percentage for the related Monthly Period of
Series 2008-5 Allocable Principal Collections deposited in the
Collection Account, if the Transferor Amount (determined after
giving effect to any Principal Receivables transferred to the Trust
on such Deposit Date) exceeds zero.
The withdrawals to be made from the
Collection Account pursuant to this subsection 4.01(b) do not apply
to deposits into the Collection Account that do not represent
Collections, including payment of the purchase price for the
Certificateholders’ Interest pursuant to Section 2.06 or
10.01 of the Agreement, payment of the purchase price for the
Series 2008-5 Certificateholders’ Interest pursuant to
Section 7.01 of this Supplement and proceeds from the sale,
disposition or liquidation of Receivables pursuant to
Section 9.01 or 12.02 of the Agreement.
(c)
Allocations to the Series 2008-5 Certificateholders
. The Servicer shall, prior to the close of business on each
Deposit Date, allocate to the Series 2008-5 Certificateholders
the following amounts as set forth below:
(i)
Allocations of Finance Charge Collections
. The Servicer shall allocate to the Series 2008-5
Certificateholders and retain in the Collection Account for
application as provided herein an amount equal to the product of
(A) the Floating Allocation Percentage and (B) the
Series 2008-5 Allocation Percentage and (C) the aggregate
amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables deposited in
the Collection Account on such Deposit Date.
(ii)
Allocations of Principal Collections . The
Servicer shall allocate to the Series 2008-5
Certificateholders the following amounts as set forth below:
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(x)
Allocations During the Revolving Period
. During the Revolving Period (A) an amount equal to the
product of (I) the sum of the Class B Principal
Percentage and the Collateral Principal Percentage and
(II) the Principal Allocation Percentage and (III) the
Series 2008-5 Allocation Percentage and (IV) the
aggregate amount of Collections of Principal Receivables deposited
in the Collection Account on such Deposit Date, shall be allocated
to the Series 2008-5 Certificateholders and retained in the
Collection Account until applied as provided herein and (B) an
amount equal to the product of (I) the Class A Principal
Percentage and (II) the Principal Allocation Percentage and
(III) the Series 2008-5 Allocation Percentage and
(IV) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal
Receivables deposited in the Collection Account on such Deposit
Date shall be allocated to the Series 2008-5
Certificateholders and first, if any other Principal Sharing Series
is outstanding and in its amortization period or accumulation
period, retained in the Collection Account for application, to the
extent necessary, as Shared Principal Collections on the related
Distribution Date, and second paid to the Holders of the Transferor
Certificates; provided, however, that such amount to be paid
to the Holders of the Transferor Certificates on any Deposit Date
shall be paid to such Holders only if the Transferor Amount on such
Deposit Date is greater than the Required Transferor Amount (after
giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to the Trust
on such day) and otherwise shall be deposited in the Special
Funding Account.
(y)
Allocations During the Controlled Accumulation Period
. During the Controlled Accumulation Period (A) an amount
equal to the product of (I) the sum of the Class B
Principal Percentage and the Collateral Principal Percentage and
(II) the Principal Allocation Percentage and (III) the
Series 2008-5 Allocation Percentage and (IV) the
aggregate amount of Collections of Principal Receivables deposited
in the Collection Account on such Deposit Date, shall be allocated
to the Series 2008-5 Certificateholders and retained in the
Collection Account until applied as provided herein and (B) an
amount equal to the product of (I) the Class A Principal
Percentage and (II) the Principal Allocation Percentage and
(III) the Series 2008-5 Allocation Percentage and
(IV) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal
Receivables deposited in the Collection Account on such Deposit
Date (the product specified in this clause (B) for any such
date is hereinafter referred to as a “
Percentage Allocation ”) shall be allocated to
the Series 2008-5 Certificateholders and retained in the
Collection Account until applied as provided herein; provided,
however, that if the sum of such Percentage Allocation and all
preceding Percentage Allocations with respect to the same Monthly
Period exceeds the Controlled Deposit Amount during the Controlled
Accumulation Period for the related Distribution Date, then such
excess shall not be treated as a Percentage Allocation and shall be
first, if any other Principal Sharing Series is outstanding and in
its amortization period or accumulation period, retained in the
Collection Account for application, to the extent necessary, as
Shared Principal Collections on the related Distribution Date, and
second paid to the Holders of the Transferor Certificates only if
the Transferor Amount on such Deposit Date is greater than the
Required Transferor Amount (after giving effect to all Principal
Receivables transferred to the Trust on such day) and otherwise
shall be deposited in the Special Funding Account.
(z)
Allocations During the Early Amortization Period
. During the Early Amortization Period, an amount equal to the
product of (A) the Principal Allocation Percentage and
(B) the Series 2008-5 Allocation Percentage and
(C) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal
Receivables deposited in the
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Collection
Account on such Deposit Date, shall be allocated to the
Series 2008-5 Certificateholders and retained in the
Collection Account until applied as provided herein; provided,
however, that after the date on which an amount of such
Collections equal to the Adjusted Invested Amount has been
deposited into the Collection Account and allocated to the Series
2008-5 Certificateholders, the remainder that has not been so
deposited and allocated shall be first, if any other Principal
Sharing Series is outstanding and in its amortization period or
accumulation period, retained in the Collection Account for
application, to the extent necessary, as Shared Principal
Collections on the related Distribution Date, and second paid to
the Holders of the Transferor Certificates only if the Transferor
Amount on such date is greater than the Required Transferor Amount
(after giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to
the Trust on such day) and otherwise shall be deposited in the
Special Funding Account.
Section 4.02.
Determination of Monthly Interest .
(a) The amount of monthly
interest (“ Class A Monthly Interest
”) distributable from the Collection Account with respect to
the Class A Certificates on any Distribution Date shall be an
amount equal to the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator
of which is the actual number of days in the period from (and
including) the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or in the
case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but
excluding) such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is
360, (ii) the Class A Certificate Rate for such
Distribution Date and (iii) the outstanding principal balance of
the Class A Certificates as of close of business on the
immediately preceding Record Date.
On the Determination Date preceding
each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall determine the excess, if
any (the “ Class A Interest Shortfall
”), of (x) the Class A Monthly Interest for such
Distribution Date over (y) the aggregate amount of funds
allocated and available to pay such Class A Monthly Interest
on such Distribution Date. If the Class A Interest Shortfall
with respect to any Distribution Date is greater than zero, on each
subsequent Distribution Date until such Class A Interest
Shortfall is fully paid, an additional amount (“
Class A Additional Interest ”) equal to
the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
actual number of days in the period from (and including) the
immediately preceding Distribution Date (or in the case of the
first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but excluding) such
Distribution Date and the denominator of which is 360,
(ii) the sum of (x) the Class A Certificate Rate and
(y) 2.0% per annum and (iii) such Class A
Interest Shortfall (or the portion thereof which has not been paid
to the Class A Certificateholders) shall be payable as
provided herein with respect to the Class A Certificates.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Class A
Additional Interest shall be payable or distributed to the
Class A Certificateholders only to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
(b) The amount of monthly
interest (“ Class B Monthly Interest ”)
distributable from the Collection Account with respect to the
Class B Certificates on any Distribution Date shall be an
amount equal to the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator
of which is the actual number of days in the period from (and
including) the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or in the
case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but
excluding) such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is
360, (ii) the Class B Certificate Rate for such
Distribution Date and (iii) the Class B Invested Amount as of
the close of business on the immediately preceding Record Date;
provided , however , that in the event the
Class B Certificate Rate has been modified (as described in
the definition thereof) during the period from and including the
preceding Distribution Date to but excluding such Distribution
Date, the rate described in (ii) above shall reflect a
weighted average rate calculated on the basis of the actual number
of days each Class B Certificate Rate was in effect during
such period and a year of 360 days.
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On the Determination Date preceding
each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall determine the excess, if
any (the “ Class B Interest Shortfall
”), of (x) the Class B Monthly Interest for such
Distribution Date over (y) the aggregate amount of funds
allocated and available to pay such Class B Monthly Interest
on such Distribution Date. If the Class B Interest Shortfall
with respect to any Distribution Date is greater than zero, on each
subsequent Distribution Date until such Class B Interest
Shortfall is fully paid, an additional amount (“
Class B Additional Interest ”) equal to
the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
actual number of days in the period from (and including) the
immediately preceding Distribution Date (or in the case of the
first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but excluding) such
Distribution Date and the denominator of which is 360,
(ii) the sum of (x) the Class B Certificate Rate and
(y) 2.0% per annum and (iii) such Class B
Interest Shortfall (or the portion thereof which has not been paid
to the Class B Certificateholders) shall be payable as
provided herein with respect to the Class B Certificates.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Class B
Additional Interest shall be payable or distributed to the
Class B Certificateholders only to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
(c) The amount of monthly
interest (“ Collateral Minimum Monthly Interest
”) distributable from the Collection Account with respect to
the Collateral Invested Amount on any Distribution Date shall be an
amount equal to the product of (i) (A) a fraction, the
numerator of which is the actual number of days in the period from
(and including) the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or in
the case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but
excluding) such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is
360 and (B) the Collateral Minimum Interest Rate in effect
with respect to the period from (and including) the immediately
preceding Distribution Date (or in the case of the first
Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but excluding) such
Distribution Date, and (ii) the Collateral Initial Invested
Amount less the aggregate amount of principal payments distributed
to the Collateral Interest Holder on all prior Distribution Dates;
provided , however , that in the event the Collateral
Minimum Interest Rate has been modified (as described in the
definition thereof) during the period from (and including) the
immediately preceding Distribution Date (or in the case of the
first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but excluding) such
Distribution Date, the rate described in (i)(B) above shall reflect
a weighted average rate calculated on the basis of the actual
number of days each Collateral Minimum Interest Rate was in effect
during such period and a year of 360 days.
On the Determination Date preceding
each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall determine an amount (the
“ Collateral Interest Shortfall ”)
equal to (x) the aggregate Collateral Minimum Monthly Interest
for such Distribution Date minus (y) the aggregate
amount of funds allocated and available to pay such Collateral
Minimum Monthly Interest on such Distribution Date. If the
Collateral Interest Shortfall with respect to any Distribution Date
is greater than zero, on each subsequent Distribution Date until
such Collateral Interest Shortfall is fully paid, an additional
amount (“ Collateral Additional Interest
”) shall be payable as provided herein with respect to the
Collateral Invested Amount equal to the product of (i) (A) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in
the period from (and including) the immediately preceding
Distribution Date to (but excluding) such Distribution Date and the
denominator of which is 360 and (B) the Collateral Minimum
Interest Rate in effect during the period from (and including) the
immediately preceding Distribution Date to (but excluding) such
Distribution Date, and (ii) such Collateral Interest Shortfall
(or the portion thereof which has not been paid to the Collateral
Interest Holder). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
Collateral Additional Interest shall be payable or distributed to
the Collateral Interest Holder only to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
Section 4.03.
Principal Funding Account; Controlled Accumulation Period.
(a) (i) The Servicer, for
the benefit of the Series 2008-5 Certificateholders, shall
establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee, on behalf of the
Trust, an Eligible Deposit Account (the “
Principal Funding Account ”), bearing a
designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited
therein
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and the
property credited thereto are held for the benefit of the
Series 2008-5 Certificateholders. The Principal Funding
Account shall initially be established with The Bank of New
York.
(ii) At
the written direction of the Servicer, funds on deposit in the
Principal Funding Account shall be invested by the Trustee in
Eligible Investments selected by the Servicer. All such Eligible
Investments shall be held by the Trustee for the benefit of the
Series 2008-5 Certificateholders; provided that on each
Distribution Date all interest and other investment income (net of
losses and investment expenses) (“ Principal Funding
Account Investment Proceeds ”) on funds on deposit
therein shall be applied as set forth in paragraph
(iii) below. Funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Account
shall be invested in Eligible Investments that will mature so that
such funds will be available at the close of business on the
Transfer Date preceding the following Distribution Date. Unless the
Servicer directs otherwise, funds deposited in the Principal
Funding Account on a Transfer Date (which immediately precedes a
Distribution Date) upon the maturity of any Eligible Investments
are not required to be invested overnight. No such Eligible
Investment shall be disposed of prior to its maturity; provided,
however, that the Trustee shall sell, liquidate or dispose of
any such Eligible Investment if, prior to the maturity of such
Eligible Investment, a default occurs in the payment of principal,
interest or any other amount with respect to such Eligible
Investment; provided further, however, that the Servicer
shall deliver prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such
default; and provided further that, subject to
Section 11.01 of the Agreement, the Trustee will not in any
way be held liable by reason of any insufficiency in such Principal
Funding Account resulting from any loss on any Eligible Investment
included therein except for losses attributable to the
Trustee’s failure to make payments on such Eligible
Investments issued by the Trustee, in its commercial capacity, in
accordance with their terms.
(iii) On
each Distribution Date with respect to the Controlled Accumulation
Period, the Servicer shall direct the Trustee in writing to
withdraw from the Principal Funding Account and deposit into the
Collection Account all Principal Funding Account Investment
Proceeds then on deposit in the Principal Funding Account and such
Principal Funding Account Investment Proceeds shall be treated as a
portion of Class A Available Funds and Class B Available
Funds.
(iv) Reinvested
interest and other investment income on funds deposited in the
Principal Funding Account shall not be considered to be principal
amounts on deposit therein for purposes of this Supplement.
(b) (i) The Trustee shall
possess all right, title and interest in all funds and property
from time to time deposited in or credited to the Principal Funding
Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Principal Funding Account
shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the
benefit of the Series 2008-5 Certificateholders. If, at any
time, the Principal Funding Account ceases to be an Eligible
Deposit Account, the Trustee (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall
within 10 Business Days (or such longer period, not to exceed 30
calendar days, as to which each Rating Agency may consent)
establish a new Principal Funding Account meeting the conditions
specified in paragraph (a)(i) above as an Eligible Deposit Account
and shall transfer any cash or any investments to such new
Principal Funding Account.
(ii) Pursuant
to the authority granted to the Servicer in subsection 3.01(b) of
the Agreement, the Servicer shall have the power to make
withdrawals and payments or to instruct the Trustee to make
withdrawals and payments from the Principal Funding Account for the
purposes of carrying out the Servicer’s or Trustee’s
duties hereunder. Pursuant to the authority granted to the Paying
Agent in Section 5.01 of this Supplement and Section 6.07
of the Agreement, the Paying Agent shall have the power to withdraw
funds from the Principal Funding Account for the purpose of making
distributions to the Series 2008-5 Certificateholders.
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(c) The Controlled Accumulation
Period is scheduled to commence at the close of business on the
last day of the July 2012 Monthly Period; provided,
however, that if the Controlled Accumulation Period Length
(which shall be determined as described below) is less than
12 months, the date on which the Controlled Accumulation
Period actually commences will be delayed to the close of business
on the last day of the month preceding the month that is the number
of months prior to the Expected Final Payment Date at least equal
to the Controlled Accumulation Period Length and, as a result, the
number of Monthly Periods in the Controlled Accumulation Period
will at least equal the Controlled Accumulation Period Length. On
the Determination Date immediately preceding the July 2012
Distribution Date, and on each Determination Date thereafter that
occurs prior to the Determination Date occurring in the Monthly
Period in which the Controlled Accumulation Period commences, the
Servicer will determine the “
Controlled Accumulation Period Length ”
which will equal the number of months such that the sum of the
Controlled Accumulation Period Factors for each month during such
period will be equal to or greater than the Required Accumulation
Factor Number; provided, however, that the Controlled
Accumulation Period Length shall not be less than one month.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Controlled Accumulation
Period Length shall have been determined to be less than
12 months and, after the date on which such determination is
made, a Pay-Out Event or Reinvestment Event (as those terms are
defined in the Supplement for such Series) shall occur with respect
to any outstanding Principal Sharing Series other than
Series 2008-5, the Controlled Accumulation Period will
commence on the earlier of (i) the first day of the Monthly
Period immediately succeeding the date that such Pay-Out Event or
Reinvestment Event shall have occurred with respect to such Series
and (ii) the date on which the Controlled Accumulation Period
is then scheduled to commence.
Section 4.04.
Required Amount .
(a) With respect to each
Distribution Date, on the related Determination Date, the Servicer
shall determine the amount (the “
Class A Required Amount ”), if any, by
which (x) the sum of (i) Class A Monthly Interest
for such Distribution Date, (ii) any Class A Monthly
Interest previously due but not paid to the Class A
Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, (iii) any
Class A Additional Interest for such Distribution Date and
(iv) any Class A Additional Interest previously due but
not paid to the Class A Certificateholders on a prior
Distribution Date, (v) if TRS or an Affiliate of TRS is no
longer the Servicer, the Class A Servicing Fee for such
Distribution Date, (vi) if TRS or an Affiliate of TRS is no
longer the Servicer, any Class A Servicing Fee previously due
but not paid to the Servicer, and (vii) the Class A
Investor Default Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date exceeds
(y) the Class A Available Funds. In the event that the
difference between (x) the Class A Required Amount for
such Distribution Date and (y) the amount of Excess Spread and
Excess Finance Charge Collections applied with respect thereto
pursuant to subsection 4.07(a) on such Distribution Date is greater
than zero, the Servicer shall give written notice to the
Transferors and the Trustee of such excess Class A Required
Amount on the date of computation.
(b) With respect to each
Distribution Date, on the related Determination Date, the Servicer
shall determine the amount (the “
Class B Required Amount ”), if any,
equal to the sum of (x) the amount, if any, by which (A) the
sum of (i) Class B Monthly Interest for such Distribution
Date, (ii) any Class B Monthly Interest previously due
but not paid to the Class B Certificateholders,
(iii) Class B Additional Interest, if any, for such
Distribution Date, (iv) any Class B Additional Interest
previously due but not paid to the Class B Certificateholders
on a prior Distribution Date, (v) if TRS or an Affiliate of
TRS is no longer the Servicer, the Class B Servicing Fee for
such Distribution Date and (vi) if TRS or an Affiliate of TRS
is no longer the Servicer, any Class B Servicing Fee
previously due but not paid to the Servicer exceeds (B) the
Class B Available Funds and (y) the Class B Investor
Default Amount for such Distribution Date. In the event that the
difference between (x) the Class B Required Amount for
such Distribution Date and (y) the amount of Excess Spread and
Excess Finance Charge Collections applied with respect thereto
pursuant to subsection 4.07(d) on such Distribution Date is greater
than zero, the Servicer shall give written notice to the
Transferors and the Trustee of such excess Class B Required
Amount on the date of computation.
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Section 4.05.
Application of Class A Available Funds, Class B Available
Funds, Collateral Available Funds and Available Principal
Collections . The Servicer shall apply, or shall cause the
Trustee to apply by written instruction to the Trustee
substantially in the form of Exhibit B, on each Distribution
Date, Class A Available Funds, Class B Available Funds,
Collateral Available Funds and Available Principal Collections on
deposit in the Collection Account with respect to such Distribution
Date to make the following distributions:
(a) On each Distribution Date,
an amount equal to the Class A Available Funds with respect to
such Distribution Date will be distributed or deposited in the
following priority:
(i) an amount equal to Class A
Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date, plus the amount
of any Class A Monthly Interest previously due but not
distributed to Class A Certificateholders on a prior
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class A
Additional Interest for such Distribution Date and any Class A
Additional Interest previously due but not distributed to
Class A Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, shall
be distributed to the Paying Agent for payment to the Class A
Certificateholders;
(ii) if TRS or an Affiliate of TRS is
no longer the Servicer, an amount equal to the Class A
Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date, plus the amount of
any Class A Servicing Fee previously due but not distributed
to the Servicer on a prior Distribution Date, shall be distributed
to the Servicer;
(iii) an amount equal to the
Class A Investor Default Amount for such Distribution Date
shall be treated as a portion of Available Principal Collections
for such Distribution Date; and
(iv) the balance, if any, shall
constitute Excess Spread and shall be allocated and distributed or
deposited as set forth in Section 4.07.
(b) On each Distribution Date,
an amount equal to the Class B Available Funds with respect to
such Distribution Date will be distributed or deposited in the
following priority:
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