ACCOUNT PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Agreement
is dated as of April 21, 2009 between Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, acting through its Wells Fargo Business
Credit operating division, a national association
(“WFBC”), and Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a North
Carolina corporation (the “Customer”). The Customer and
WFBC agree as follows:
Article 1.
Purpose of Agreement
1.01 Purpose
of Agreement . The Customer desires to sell, assign and
transfer to WFBC, on a fully serviced basis, an undivided ownership
interest in all of the Customer’s right, title and interest
in certain of its Accounts, all Related Rights with respect thereto
and all proceeds of the foregoing and WFBC desires to purchase such
undivided ownership interest in all of the Customer’s right,
title and interest in such Accounts, all Related Rights with
respect thereto and all proceeds of the foregoing on the terms and
conditions set forth herein. The purchase of accounts hereunder
shall be full recourse as provided herein and shall be on a
non-notification of assignment basis. The purpose of this Agreement
is commercial in nature and not for household, family and/or
personal use. Terms which are not defined herein shall have the
meaning set forth in the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the
State of New York, to the extent defined therein. The Customer
acknowledges and agrees that WFBC has not made any representations
or warranties concerning the tax, accounting or legal
characteristics of the transaction set forth herein and in the
Transaction Agreements and that the Customer has obtained and
relied upon such tax, accounting and legal advice from its own
experts concerning such transaction as it deems
appropriate.
2.01
“Acceptable Account” means an Account, in an
amount equal to the aggregate face amount of such Account, net of
any credits or allowances of any nature, which (a) conforms to
the representations, warranties and terms set forth herein and
(b) is not an Unacceptable Account as defined
below.
2.02
“Account” means any right of payment of the net
amount for goods sold, or leased and delivered or services rendered
in the ordinary course of the Customer’s business which is
not evidenced by an instrument or chattel paper.
2.03
“Account Debtor” means the Customer’s
customer or any other Person owing money to the Customer with
respect to an Account.
2.04
“Affiliate” means (a) any Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls another Person (a “Controlling Person”) or
(b) any Person which is controlled by or is under common
control with a Controlling Person. As used herein, the term
“control” means possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to vote 10% or more of any class of voting securities of
a Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
2.05
“Agreement” means this Account Purchase
Agreement.
2.06
“Assigned Interest” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 12.01(b)(vi).
2.07
“Assignee” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 12.01(b)(i).
2.08
“Assignment and Schedule of Accounts” means the
Assignment and Schedule of Accounts, a form of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit A, as the same may be revised from time to
time by WFBC in its commercially reasonable sole
discretion.
2.09
“Bank of America Lockbox” means the lockbox
established under the Bank of America Lockbox Agreement.
2.10
“Bank of America Lockbox Agreement” means the
Deposit Account Control Agreement by and among the Customer, WFBC
and Bank of America, N.A., dated as of April 21,
2009.
2.11
“Bank of America Lockbox Account” means the
Customer’s account number 3751585282, ABA number 111000012,
maintained at Bank of America, N.A., together with all other
deposit accounts which are subject to the Bank of America Lockbox
Agreement.
2.12
“Business Day” means a day on which the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York is open for business.
2.13
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any
of the following events:
(a) Any
Person or “group” (within the meaning of
Section 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) shall
have acquired (1) beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under said Act) of 35% or more of the outstanding shares
of common stock of the Customer or (2) 35% or more of the
outstanding voting power of all of the capital stock of the
Customer entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;
or
(b) During
any two-year period, individuals who at the beginning of such
period constituted the board of directors of the Customer (together
with any new directors whose election by the board of directors or
whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Customer
was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then
in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period
or whose election or nomination for election was previously so
approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
directors then in office.
2.14
“Chase Lockbox” means the lockbox established
under the Chase Lockbox Agreement.
2.15
“Chase Lockbox Agreement” means the Blocked
Account Control Agreement by and among the Customer, WFBC and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., dated as of April 21,
2009.
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2.16
“Chase Lockbox Account” means the
Customer’s account number 5261376, ABA number 021000021,
maintained at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., together with all other
deposit accounts which are subject to the Chase Lockbox
Agreement.
2.17
“Closing Date” means April 21,
2009.
2.18
“Collateral” shall mean all of the following
property whether now owned or existing or hereafter created or
acquired or arising, or in which the Customer now has or hereafter
acquires any rights, and wheresoever located: (a) all of the
Purchased Accounts and the Related Rights; (b) all chattel paper
(including electronic chattel paper) evidencing, arising out of or
related to any Purchased Accounts or any Related Rights;
(c) all commercial tort claims arising out of or related to
any Purchased Accounts or any Related Rights; (d) all deposit
accounts in which proceeds of any Purchased Accounts or any Related
Rights are deposited or contained, including the Bank of America
Lockbox Account, the Chase Lockbox Account and the Wachovia Lockbox
Account; (e) in the case of all Related Rights consisting of
goods, all accessions, accessories and attachments now or hereafter
attached or affixed to or used in connection with any such goods;
(f) all documents (including all warehouse receipts, bills of
lading, other documents of title and other documents now or
hereafter covering any goods) related to any Purchased Accounts or
any Related Rights; (g) all general intangibles (including
(i) payment intangibles, (ii) intellectual property,
(iii) guaranty and indemnification claims, and (iv) all
other choses in action, causes of action, actions, suits, and other
legal proceedings of any kind) arising out of or related to any
Purchased Accounts or any Related Rights; (h) all instruments,
investment property, letters of credit and letter of credit rights,
and supporting obligations, in each case to the extent evidencing,
arising out of or related to any Purchased Accounts or any Related
Rights; (i) all monies and other things of value contained in
any Lockbox Account and any other blocked account, lockbox account
or collateral account established with or for the benefit of WFBC,
and all items in any Lockbox or any other lockbox related to any
Purchased Accounts or any Related Rights; (j) all tangible and
electronic books and records pertaining to any of the foregoing
(including all mail and electronic mail); (k) all amendments,
modifications, products, replacements, and substitutions to any of
the foregoing; (l) all collateral subject to the Lien of any
Related Document; and (m) all proceeds (including cash,
insurance and condemnation proceeds) and products of any of the
foregoing.
2.19
“Collections” means all cash collections and
other cash proceeds of the Purchased Accounts including all cash
proceeds of Related Rights and all recoveries and all collections
deemed to be proceeds of the Purchased Accounts and Related
Rights.
2.20
“Collections Account” means WFBC’s account
number 6355033300, ABA number 121000248, maintained at Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. or such other account which is designated in writing by
notice to Customer as WFBC’s Collections Account for the
purposes hereof.
2.21
“Commercial Dispute” means the occurrence of any
dispute, claim or offset, which, if adversely resolved, would
preclude WFBC from realizing through payments from the applicable
Account Debtor the Outstanding Balance of the affected Purchased
Account.
2.22
“Consolidated Debt” means at any date the Debt
of the Customer and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, determined on a
consolidated basis as of such date.
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2.23
“Confidential Information” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 12.17.
2.24
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, net
income (or net loss) (before discontinued operations) plus the sum
of (a) consolidated interest expense, (b) income tax
expense, (c) depreciation expense, (d) amortization expense,
(e) depletion expense, (f) stock based compensation
expense and (g) any non-cash losses or expenses from any
unusual, extraordinary or otherwise non-recurring items as
reasonably determined by the Customer, and minus
(x) consolidated interest income and (y) the sum of the
amounts for such period of any income tax benefits and any income
or gains from any unusual, extraordinary or otherwise non-recurring
items as reasonably determined by the Customer, in each case
determined on a consolidated basis for the Customer and its
Subsidiaries in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and in the case of items (a) through (g) and
items (x) and (y), to the extent such amounts were included in
the calculation of net income. For the purpose of calculating
Consolidated EBITDA for any period, if during such period the
Customer or any Subsidiary shall have made an acquisition or a
disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be
calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such
acquisition or disposition, as the case may be, occurred on the
first day of such period.
2.25
“Consolidated Subsidiary” means at any date any
Subsidiary or other entity the accounts of which would be
consolidated with the Customer in its consolidated financial
statements if such statements were prepared as of such
date.
2.26
“Credit Agreement” means that certain Second
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 24,
2008, among the Customer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as
Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
2.27
“Credit and Collection Policy” means the
Customer’s credit, collection and administration procedures
relating to the Accounts (including the Purchased Accounts) and the
Related Rights, applied consistent with past practices of the
Customer in effect on the date hereof, as such procedures may be
amended in compliance with Section 7.03.
2.28
“Debt” of any Person means at any date, without
duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed
money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) all
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of
property, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary
course of business, (d) all obligations of such Person as
lessee which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, (e) all non-contingent obligations of
such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of
amounts paid under a letter of credit, banker’s acceptance,
bank guarantee or similar instrument which remain unpaid for two
Business Days, (f) all Debt secured by a Lien on any asset of
such Person, whether or not such Debt is otherwise an obligation of
such Person provided that the amount of such Debt which is not
otherwise an obligation of such Person shall be deemed to be the
fair market value of such asset and (g) all Debt of others
guaranteed by such Person.
2.29
“Disbursement Account” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 3.02(c).
2.30
“Dispute Amount” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 7.02.
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2.31
“Eligible Institution” means any commercial bank
having total assets in excess of $3,000,000,000 (or the equivalent
amount in the local currency of such bank) as determined by WFBC
based on the most recent publicly available financial statements of
such bank.
2.32
“Event of Termination” shall have the meaning
set forth in Article 10.
2.33
“Facility Fee” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3.04(d).
2.34
“Facility Maximum” means the lesser of (a)
$175,000,000 or (b) the sum of the WFBC Commitment plus the
Other Commitment.
2.35
“Final Termination Date” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 12.26.
2.36
“Former Plan” means any employee benefit plan in
respect of which the Customer or a Subsidiary has engaged in a
transaction described in Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of
ERISA.
2.37
“Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 12.07(a).
2.38
“Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 12.07(a).
2.39
“Insolvency” means, with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent
within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
2.40
“Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding
under Title 11 of the United States Code or under the Bankruptcy
and Insolvency Act (Canada) or the Companies Creditors Arrangement
Act (Canada), any proceeding instituted by or against a Person
seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts
under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
relief of debtors, or any proceeding seeking the entry of an order
for relief by the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or
similar official for its or a substantial part of its
property.
2.41
“Leverage Ratio” means, at any date, the ratio
of (a) Consolidated Debt at such date to (b) Consolidated
EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most
recently ended on or prior to such date, taken as one accounting
period.
2.42
“LIBOR” means, as of a selected date, the rate
per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest whole 1/16
of 1%) and determined pursuant to the following formula:
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100% – LIBOR Reserve
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(a)
“Base LIBOR” means the rate per annum for United
States dollar deposits generally quoted by WFBC to its commercial
customers as the London Inter-Bank Market Offered Rate, with the
understanding that such rate is quoted by WFBC for the purpose of
calculating effective rates of interest for loans making reference
to the One Month LIBOR, as the London Inter-Bank Market Offered
Rate in effect from time to time.
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(b)
“LIBOR Reserve Percentage” means the reserve
percentage prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (or any successor) for “Eurocurrency
Liabilities” (as defined in Regulation D of the Federal
Reserve Board, as amended), adjusted by WFBC for expected changes
in such reserve percentage during the term of this
Agreement.
(c)
“One Month LIBOR” means, for any day, the rate
of interest equal to LIBOR then in effect for delivery for a one
(1) month period.
The Customer
understands and agrees that WFBC may base its quotation of the
London Inter-Bank Market Offered Rate upon such offers or other
market indicators of the London Inter-Bank Market as WFBC in its
discretion deems appropriate including the rate offered for U.S.
dollar deposits on the London Inter-Bank Market. WFBC’s
determination of LIBOR shall be conclusive, absent manifest
error.
2.43
“Lien” means any security interest, mortgage,
assignment (whether absolute or by way of security), tax lien or
other lien (statutory or otherwise) or any other encumbrance of any
kind or nature whatsoever.
2.44
“Lockbox” means the Bank of America Lockbox, the
Chase Lockbox or the Wachovia Lockbox and
“Lockboxes” means the Bank of America Lockbox,
the Chase Lockbox and the Wachovia Lockbox.
2.45
“Lockbox Account” means the Bank of America
Lockbox Account, the Chase Lockbox Account or the Wachovia Lockbox
Account, and “Lockbox Accounts” means the Bank of
America Lockbox Account, the Chase Lockbox Account and the Wachovia
Lockbox Account.
2.46
“Lockbox Agreement” means the Bank of America
Lockbox Agreement, the Chase Lockbox Agreement or the Wachovia
Lockbox Agreement and “Lockbox Agreements” means the
Bank of America Lockbox Agreement, the Chase Lockbox Agreement and
the Wachovia Lockbox Agreement.
2.47
“Material Adverse Effect” means any effect upon
the business, operations or financial condition of the Customer
which, in the reasonable determination of WFBC, materially
adversely affects (a) the interest of WFBC in the Purchased
Accounts, the Related Rights or the Collateral, (b) the
collectibility and enforceability of the Purchased Accounts, the
Related Rights or the Collateral or WFBC’s rights thereunder
or (c) the ability of the Customer to perform its obligations
under this Agreement or any of the Transaction
Agreements.
2.48
“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan which is a
multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
2.49
“Net Change Amount” means the difference, if
any, of (a) 90% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of
Purchased Accounts which are Acceptable Accounts on the last day of
the applicable Settlement Period, minus (b) 90% of the
aggregate Outstanding Balance of Purchased Accounts which are
Acceptable Accounts on the last day of the Settlement Period
immediately preceding the applicable Settlement Period. The
percentage used in the preceding sentence may be adjusted by WFBC
at anytime at WFBC’s commercially reasonable sole discretion.
The Net Change Amount may be either positive or
negative.
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2.50
“Other Commitment” means $0.
2.51
“Other Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 12.20.
2.52
“Outstanding Balance” means, for any Account,
the total amount due and payable by the Account Debtor for goods
and/or services rendered by the Customer in respect of such
Account, after reduction for any discounts, credits, rebates,
allowances, reserves, incentives, penalties or other reductions or
similar adjustments, as determined by WFBC in its commercially
reasonable sole discretion.
2.53
“Participant” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 12.02.
2.54
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA
(or any successor thereto).
2.55
“Person” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association,
joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision of a governmental
entity.
2.56
“Plan” means, at a particular time, any employee
benefit plan which is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the
Customer or a Subsidiary is an “employer” as defined in
Section 3(5) of ERISA.
2.57
“Purchase Limit” means the limit WFBC sets from
time to time in its commercially reasonable sole discretion
establishing the maximum gross face amount of Purchased Accounts
which are approved as Acceptable Accounts at any given time owed by
a particular Account Debtor.
2.58
“Purchased Account” and “Purchased
Accounts” shall have the meanings set forth in Section
3.01(a).
2.59
“Purchased Amount” means, at any time, an amount
equal to (a) the aggregate purchase price paid by WFBC for the
Purchased Accounts and the Related Rights, minus (b) the
aggregate amount paid to WFBC hereunder on account of Purchased
Accounts and Related Rights, net of all fees, interest, expenses
and costs hereunder, plus (c) all amounts which at any time
must be returned for any reason to the Customer by WFBC.
2.60
“Records” means all tangible and electronic
books, records, reports and other documents and information
(including hard copies of all data maintained in databases of the
Customer on tapes, disks and punch cards) maintained in respect of
the Purchased Accounts, the Related Rights, the Collateral and the
Account Debtors.
2.61
“Register” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 12.01(b)(vi).
2.62
“Related Document” means any agreement,
document, exhibit, notice or other written communication to which
the Customer is a party or which has at any time been delivered by
or on behalf of the Customer to WFBC in connection with this
Agreement.
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2.63
“Related Rights” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.01.
2.64
“Related Security” means, with respect to the
Purchased Accounts, (a) all Liens, and all property subject
thereto, from time to time purporting to secure payment of any
Purchased Account, including any security deposit, whether pursuant
to any related agreement or otherwise; (b) all of
Customer’s right, title and interest in, to and under all
guarantees, indemnities, letters of credit, insurance policies (and
proceeds and premium refunds thereof) and other agreements or
arrangements of whatsoever character from time to time supporting
or securing payment of any Purchased Account, whether pursuant to
the related agreement or otherwise; (c) all related Records;
and (d) all proceeds of or relating to the foregoing and any
Purchased Account.
2.65
“Reorganization” means with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in
reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of
ERISA.
2.66
“Replacement Servicer Fee” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 4.04.
2.67
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set
forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to
which the thirty day notice period is waived under PBGC Reg. §
2615 or any successor regulation thereto.
2.68
“Repurchase Price” for any Purchased Account
means the sum of (a) the lesser of (i) the Outstanding
Balance of such Account and (ii) the Purchase Price of such
Account, plus (b) the WFBC Discount Fee, plus (c) all
fees, costs or expenses associated with the repurchase or
collection of such Purchased Account.
2.69
“Servicer” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.01(a).
2.70
“Settlement Date” means, in respect of any
Settlement Period, the fourth Business Day following the last day
of such Settlement Period, and when referring to a particular
Settlement Date herein, such Settlement Period may be referred to
as the applicable Settlement Period.
2.71
“Settlement Period” means (a) from the date
hereof to and including May 10, 2009, the period beginning on
the date hereof to and including May 10, 2009,
(b) thereafter, the fourteen (14) day period beginning on
May 11, 2009 and each fourteen (14) day period thereafter
beginning on the day following the last day of the immediately
preceding Settlement Period; provided that (c) following an
Event of Termination, WFBC may select the length of any Settlement
Period which commences on or after the date on which such Event of
Termination occurs; and (d) any Settlement Period which
commences before an Event of Termination and would otherwise
terminate after the date of such Event of Termination occurs shall
end on the date such Event of Termination occurs.
2.72
“Single Employer Plan” means any Plan which is
covered by Title IV of ERISA, but which is not a Multiemployer
Plan.
2.73
“Specified Acquisition” means any single
acquisition by the Customer or a Subsidiary of the Customer of any
Person (the “Target”) that (a) is in the same line
or lines of business as the Customer or in the judgment of the
Customer is related to such line or lines of business and (b) such
Target’s board of directors have not objected to such
acquisition.
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2.74
“Specified Acquisition Notice” means a notice
delivered by the Customer notifying the Administrative Agent (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) and WFBC of the Specified
Acquisition and stating that the conditions in clauses (a) and
(b) of Section 7.12 have been satisfied.
2.75
“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any
corporation or other entity of which securities or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or other persons performing similar functions
are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person; unless
otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of
the Customer.
2.76
“Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 12.20.
2.77
“Termination Date” means the earliest of
(a) April 20, 2012, (b) the date the Customer
terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.06,
(c) the date on which an Event of Termination described in
Section 10.01(f) occurs, or (d) during the continuation
of an Event of Termination, the date on which WFBC exercises its
right to cease purchasing Accounts.
2.78
“Transaction Agreements” means this Agreement,
the Lockbox Agreements and any other agreement, instrument or
document that WFBC and the Customer agree in writing is a
Transaction Agreement.
2.79
“Unacceptable Account” means any Account which
is not acceptable in WFBC’s commercially reasonable sole
discretion including the following:
(a) Accounts
unpaid more than 90 days after the invoice date;
(b) Accounts
owed by any unit of any foreign government or the United States
federal government (provided, however, that Unacceptable Accounts
shall not include that portion of Accounts owed by such units of
government for which the Customer has provided evidence
satisfactory to WFBC that (i) WFBC has a first priority
perfected security interest in such Accounts and (ii) such Accounts
may be enforced by WFBC directly against such unit of government
under all applicable laws);
(c) Accounts
not payable in United States dollars unless approved by WFBC in
writing;
(d) Any
Account which is not an “account” or “payment
intangible” within the meaning of Article 9 of the
Uniform Commercial Code of all applicable jurisdictions;
(e) Any
Account which (i) does not arise under a contract or invoice
which is in full force and effect, (ii) does not constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Account
Debtor enforceable against such Account Debtor in accordance with
its terms, (iii) is subject to a material counterclaim, a
defense or a Lien (other than WFBC’s Lien), or (iv) is
an executory contract or unexpired lease within the meaning of
Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code;
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(f) Any
Account which arises under a contract or invoice which
(i) does not contain an obligation to pay a specified sum of
money or is subject to contingencies, (ii) requires the
Account Debtor under such contract or invoice to consent to the
transfer, sale or assignment of the rights to payment under such
contract or invoice, (iii) limits or restricts the sale,
transfer or assignment (whether absolutely or by way of security)
of such contract or invoice, or (iv) contains a
confidentiality provision that purports to restrict WFBC’s
exercise of rights under this Agreement, including the right to
review such contract or invoice;
(g) Any
Account which, in whole or in part, contravenes any law, rule or
regulation applicable thereto (including those relating to usury,
truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal
credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy),
which contravention would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(h) Unless
WFBC agrees to the contrary in writing, Accounts owed by an Account
Debtor which is located outside the United States or
Canada;
(i) Unless
WFBC agrees to the contrary in writing, Accounts owed by an Account
Debtor that is insolvent, the subject of an Insolvency Proceeding
or has ceased doing business;
(j) Accounts
owed (i) by an owner or shareholder of the Customer owning,
directly or indirectly, more than 5% of the Customer’s
outstanding equity interests, or (ii) by a Subsidiary,
Affiliate, officer or employee of the Customer;
(k) Accounts
not beneficially or legally owned by the Customer immediately prior
to purchase by WFBC;
(l) Accounts
which represent indebtedness of an Account Debtor that constitutes
an illegal, invalid or unenforceable obligation of such Account
Debtor to pay the amount thereof on the maturity date stated
therein;
(m) Accounts
which, upon purchase by WFBC, are not subject to a duly perfected
Lien in WFBC’s favor or which are subject to any Lien in
favor of any Person other than WFBC, including any payment or
performance bond;
(n) Accounts
that have been restructured, extended, amended or
modified;
(o) That
portion of Accounts that constitutes allowances, finance charges,
service charges or excise taxes;
(p) Accounts
that have been invoiced, paid or partially paid in advance of the
full delivery and acceptance of goods or the performance and
acceptance of services or in advance of the submission of such
Accounts to WFBC;
(q) Any
Account which (i) does not satisfy in all material respects
all applicable requirements of the Credit and Collection Policy or
(ii) was not generated in the ordinary course of the
Customer’s business;
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(r) Any
Account as to which not all of the related invoices have been made
available to WFBC in a form reasonably acceptable to WFBC, and
which are not included in an Assignment and Schedule of Accounts
acceptable to WFBC in its commercially reasonable sole discretion
prior to the proposed purchase of such Accounts;
(s) Any
Account which is subject to any asserted reduction (including any
reduction on account of any offsetting account payable of the
related Account Debtor or the Customer to an Account Debtor),
cancellation, rebate or refund or any dispute, offset,
counterclaim, Lien or defense whatsoever (including any unresolved
Commercial Dispute); provided that an Account that is subject only
in part to any of the foregoing but otherwise qualifies as an
Acceptable Account (as determined by WFBC in its commercially
reasonable sole discretion) shall be an Acceptable Account to the
extent not subject to reduction, cancellation, refund, dispute,
offset, counterclaim, Lien or other defense;
(t) Accounts
which would cause the Purchase Limit for such Account Debtor to be
exceeded;
(u) Accounts
which would cause the Purchased Amount to exceed the Facility
Maximum;
(v) Accounts
owed by such Account Debtor, regardless of whether otherwise
acceptable, if twenty percent (20%) or more of the total amount of
Accounts due from such Account Debtor is unacceptable under clause
(a) above; and
(w) Accounts,
or portions thereof, that fail to conform to the representations
and warranties contained herein.
2.80
“Unused Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.04(c).
2.81
“Wachovia Lockbox” means the lockbox established
under the Wachovia Lockbox Agreement.
2.82
“Wachovia Lockbox Agreement” means the Deposit
Account Control Agreement by and among the Customer, WFBC and
Wachovia Bank, National Association, dated as of April 21,
2009.
2.83
“Wachovia Lockbox Account” means the
Customer’s account number 2079900132667, ABA number
053101561, maintained at Wachovia Bank, National Association,
together with all other deposit accounts which are subject to the
Wachovia Lockbox Agreement.
2.84
“Wells Receivers” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 12.17.
2.85
“WFBC Commitment” means $100,000,000.
2.86
“WFBC Discount” means, for any Settlement
Period, the product of (a) the sum of (i) LIBOR in effect
as of the first day of such Settlement Period plus (ii) 275
basis points, multiplied by (b) the quotient of (i) the number
of days in such Settlement Period divided by
(ii) 360.
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2.87
“WFBC Discount Fee” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.04(e).
Article 3.
Purchase and Assignment of Accounts
3.01
Purchase and Assignment of Accounts . Pursuant to the terms
herein and in consideration for amounts paid to the Customer on the
date hereof as well as amounts paid to the Customer during the term
hereof, the Customer hereby agrees to sell, transfer and assign to
WFBC, its successors and assigns, with recourse as provided herein,
as absolute owner, on a fully serviced basis, and WFBC hereby
agrees to purchase from the Customer, during the period from the
Closing Date to but excluding the Termination Date, as of the date
of each delivery of each Assignment and Schedule of Accounts
acceptable to WFBC in its commercially reasonable sole discretion,
all without the need of any other formal agreement, document or
instrument of assignment, other than the delivery of each such
Assignment and Schedule of Accounts, all of the Customer’s
right, title and interest in and to the following:
(a) Each
Acceptable Account generated by the Customer to, but excluding, the
Termination Date, which is offered for sale by the Customer
pursuant to an Assignment and Schedule of Accounts delivered to
WFBC by the Customer and accepted by WFBC in its commercially
reasonable sole discretion (collectively, the “Purchased
Accounts” and each, a “Purchased
Account”);
(b) All
rights of action (including all rights of stoppage in transit,
replevin, repossession, reclamation, setoff, detinue, repurchase,
lienholder and all other rights of action of a consignor,
consignee, unpaid vendor, mechanic, artisan, or other lienor)
accrued or to accrue on each Purchased Account, including full
power to collect, sue for, compromise, assign, in whole or in part,
or in any other manner enforce collection thereof in the
Customer’s name or otherwise;
(c) All
right, title and interest of the Customer in and to the Records,
the Related Security, all agreements, documents or instruments
relating to the Purchased Accounts, the Collections and all
deposits and other security for the obligation of any Person under
or relating to the Purchased Accounts, in each case whether
presently existing or hereafter arising, now owned or hereafter
acquired;
(d) All
inventory and goods relating to, or which by sale have resulted in,
Purchased Accounts, including returned inventory and goods;
and
(e) All
proceeds of the foregoing in any form (collectively, with the
assets described in Section 3.01(b), Section 3.01(c), and
Section 3.01(d), the “Related Rights”).
The foregoing
sales, transfers and assignments do not constitute, and are not
intended to result in, an assumption by WFBC of any liability or
obligation of the Customer or any other Person in connection with
the Purchased Accounts, the Related Rights or under any agreement
or instrument relating thereto.
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(a) On the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement,
WFBC agrees to pay to the Customer for the purchase to be made by
WFBC on April 28, 2009, an amount equal to the lesser of
(a) the Facility Maximum and (b) 90% of the aggregate
Outstanding Balance of Acceptable Accounts on April 15,
2009.
(b) At least
one Business Day prior to each Settlement Date, WFBC will
determine, in its reasonable discretion, and will provide such
determination to the Customer on such day, (a) the aggregate
Outstanding Balance of Purchased Accounts which are Acceptable
Accounts on the last day of the Settlement Period immediately
preceding the applicable Settlement Period, (b) the aggregate
Outstanding Balance of Purchased Accounts which are Acceptable
Accounts on the last day of the applicable Settlement Period,
(c) the Net Change Amount, and (d) the WFBC Discount Fee
due as of such Settlement Date.
(c) On each
Settlement Date, as long as no Event of Termination exists and is
continuing and upon fulfillment of all conditions precedent set
forth in Section 5.02, WFBC will pay to the Customer an amount
equal to the Net Change Amount, if the Net Change Amount is
positive. Any such payment shall be made, at the expense of the
Customer, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
account of the Customer specified on the signature pages hereto,
unless a different account is specified by the Customer in a
written notice to WFBC (the “Disbursement
Account”).
(d) On each
Settlement Date, the Customer will pay to WFBC, or deposit
Collections into the Collections Account, an amount equal to the
sum of (i) the absolute value of the Net Change Amount, if the
Net Change Amount is negative, plus (ii) the WFBC Discount Fee
due as of such Settlement Date, plus (iii) the Unused Fee, if
then due and payable, plus (iv) the Facility Fee, if then due
and payable, plus (v) any other amount then due and payable by
the Customer pursuant to this Agreement or any Transaction
Agreement.
(e) On each
Settlement Date during the continuation of an Event of Termination,
the Customer, as servicer, or any replacement Servicer, as
applicable, will deposit from Collections into the Collections
Account, in respect of the immediately preceding Settlement Period,
an aggregate amount equal to the sum of (i) all such
Collections in reduction of the Purchased Amount until the
Purchased Amount is reduced to zero plus (ii) any other amount
due from the Customer to WFBC hereunder.
3.03
Repurchase of Accounts . The Customer shall
(a) repurchase any and all Purchased Accounts and the Related
Rights with respect thereto, whether disputed or undisputed, as may
be requested by WFBC, from time to time in its commercially
reasonable sole discretion, and (b) pay on demand the
Repurchase Price for such Purchased Accounts and the Related Rights
with respect thereto.
(a)
Structuring Fee . The Customer shall pay WFBC a one time
structuring fee of $250,000, which shall be fully earned and
payable upon the execution of this Agreement. WFBC acknowledges
that $75,000 of such initial structuring fee has been paid to
WFBC.
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(b)
Upfront Fee . The Customer shall pay WFBC an initial upfront
fee of $350,000, which shall be fully earned and payable upon the
execution of this Agreement. Each time the Facility Maximum
increases after the date hereof, the Customer shall pay WFBC an
additional upfront fee equal to 0.35% of such increase, which shall
be fully earned and payable on the date of such
increase.
(c)
Unused Fee . From the Closing Date to and including the
Final Termination Date, the Customer shall pay WFBC an unused fee
(the “Unused Fee”) in the amount of (i) one
quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum times (ii) (A) the
Facility Maximum less (B) the average daily Purchased Amount
during the preceding month. The Unused Fee shall be calculated
monthly in arrears and payable (y) on the first Settlement
Date immediately following the date an invoice is presented by WFBC
to the Customer, which invoice shall be presented at least two
Business Days prior to the Settlement Date on which it is payable,
and (z) on the Final Termination Date.
(d)
Facility Fee . The Customer shall pay WFBC a fully earned
facility fee (the “Facility Fee”) payable on the date
of the first purchase of Accounts and on each anniversary of the
Closing Date in an amount equal to one quarter of one percent
(0.25%) of the Facility Maximum.
(e) WFBC
Discount Fee . The Customer shall pay WFBC a fully earned WFBC
Discount fee (the “WFBC Discount Fee”) which shall be
due and payable in arrears on each Settlement Date and on the Final
Termination Date, shall accrue daily and shall be equal to the
product of the WFBC Discount multiplied by the Purchased Amount as
of the last day of the applicable Settlement Period.
(f) Audit
Fees . The Customer shall pay WFBC, on demand, audit fees in
connection with any audits or inspections conducted by WFBC of the
Purchased Accounts, the Related Rights, the Collateral or the
Customer’s operations or business, at the rates established
from time to time by WFBC as its audit fees, together with all
actual out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in conducting any
such audit or inspection; provided that the Customer shall not,
with the exception of fees, costs, and expenses incurred upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Termination,
be required to reimburse WFBC for more than two such audits or
inspections in any calendar year.
(g)
Termination Fee . If the Termination Date occurs on or
before April 20, 2012 pursuant to Section 3.06, the
Customer shall pay WFBC on the Termination Date a fully earned
termination fee equal to: (x) three percent (3%) of the
Facility Maximum, if the Termination Date occurs before the first
anniversary of the date hereof; (y) two percent (2%) of the
Facility Maximum, if the Termination Date occurs on or after the
first anniversary of the date hereof but before the second
anniversary of the date hereof; and (z) one percent (1%) of
the Facility Maximum, if the Termination Date occurs on or after
the second anniversary of the date hereof but before the third
anniversary of the date hereof; provided that no such termination
fee shall be payable if the Customer terminates this Agreement
within 30 days of the occurrence of any of the
following:
(i) WFBC’s
reduction of the percentage in Section 2.49 to less than
50%;
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(ii) WFBC’s
calculation of the Outstanding Balance on the last day of any
Settlement Period is less than 50% of the Customer’s
calculation of the Outstanding Balance on such date, based on both
parties’ good faith reasonable calculations;
(iii) The
aggregate amount of the Purchase Limits on the last day of any two
consecutive Settlement Periods is less than 50% of the aggregate
amount of the Purchase Limits on the last day of the Settlement
Period preceding such consecutive Settlement Periods solely as a
result of a change in one or more Purchase Limits unrelated to a
change in any applicable Account Debtor’s
creditworthiness;
(iv) The
aggregate Outstanding Balance of Acceptable Accounts on the last
day of any two consecutive Settlement Periods is less than 50% of
the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Acceptable Accounts on the
last day of the Settlement Period preceding such consecutive
Settlement Periods solely as a result of the exercise by WFBC of
its commercial reasonable sole discretion under Section 2.79
(as opposed to application of the parameters set forth in the
subsections of Section 2.79);
(v) During
any Settlement Period when no Event of Termination exists or has
occurred and is continuing, WFBC exercises its rights under
Section 3.03 with respect to more than 50% of the aggregate
Outstanding Balance of the Purchased Accounts, measured as an
average during such Settlement Period; or
(vi) As
of any Settlement Date, as a result of any combination of one or
more of the circumstances referenced in clauses (i) through
(v) above (after giving effect to any repurchase(s)
contemplated by clause (v) above), the Purchased Amount at any
time is less than 50% of the Outstanding Balance of Acceptable
Accounts, based on WFBC’s reasonable calculations (without
giving effect to the exercise by WFBC of its commercially
reasonable sole discretion under Section 2.79 (as opposed to
application of the parameters set forth in the subsections of
Section 2.79)).
3.05
Mandatory Payments . Without notice or demand, unless WFBC
shall otherwise consent in a written agreement that sets forth the
terms and conditions which WFBC in its discretion may deem
appropriate, if the Purchased Amount as measured on the last day of
a Settlement Period is greater than the Facility Maximum, the
Customer shall pay to WFBC, on or before the Settlement Date
immediately following such Settlement Period, the amount necessary
to eliminate such excess. Any such payment received by WFBC under
this Agreement shall be applied to the amounts owing to WFBC from
the Customer, in such order and in such amounts as WFBC in its
commercially reasonable sole discretion may determine from time to
time.
3.06
Termination of this Agreement by Customer . The Customer may
terminate this Agreement at any time if it (a) gives WFBC at
least 30 days advance written notice prior to the proposed
Termination Date and (b) subject to Section 3.04(g), pays
WFBC applicable termination fees in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement; provided that, if, pursuant to Section 3.03,
WFBC requests that the Customer repurchase all of the Purchased
Accounts and the Related Rights with respect thereto and the
Customer terminates this Agreement within 30 days after the
date WFBC makes such request, such 30 day notice period shall
be waived and the payment of such termination fees shall be waived.
If the Customer terminates this Agreement,
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on such
Termination Date (x) all amounts due hereunder shall be
immediately due and payable and (y) the Customer shall repurchase
all outstanding Purchased Accounts and the Related Rights with
respect thereto and immediately pay the Repurchase Price for such
Purchased Accounts and the Related Rights with respect
thereto.
3.07 Sole
Property . Once WFBC has purchased an Account, any and all
payments from whatever source as to such Account are the sole
property of WFBC; provided that (a) the Customer shall have
the right to use any and all such payments in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and for working capital and other corporate
purposes until the occurrence and during the continuation of an
Event of Termination, and (b) as long as no Event of
Termination has occurred and is continuing, WFBC shall remit to the
Customer any amounts received by it in excess of the Purchased
Amount and all other amounts then due and owing to WFBC
hereunder.
3.08
Miscellaneous Payments . Should WFBC receive a duplicate
payment on a Purchased Account or other payment which is not
identified, WFBC shall carry these sums as open items in its
accounting and (a) shall remit any duplicate payment to the
Customer if the Customer is the Servicer or (b) shall remit any
duplicate payment to the Account Debtor or apply such unidentified
payment pursuant to the terms hereof upon proper identification and
documentation, if the Customer is no longer the
Servicer.
3.09
Repayment of Account Debtor . In the event WFBC is required
to repay any Account Debtor for a payment received by WFBC on an
Account or Related Right, the amount of the repayment by WFBC shall
be an obligation of the Customer to WFBC whether or not this
Agreement has been terminated. In the event the Customer receives a
payment from WFBC to which the Customer has no rights, repayment of
the funds to WFBC is an obligation of the Customer to WFBC whether
or not this Agreement has been terminated. In either event, if the
obligation is not paid upon five (5) Business Days notice of
the obligation to pay from WFBC to the Customer, WFBC may file a
financing statement in connection with the security interest
granted herein (if necessary) or otherwise perfect its interest in
the Collateral and exercise any and all rights it has under this
Agreement, any Related Document or otherwise to collect the amounts
due.
3.10 Hold
Harmless . The Customer shall hold WFBC harmless against any
Account Debtor ill will arising from WFBC’s collecting or
attempting to collect on any Purchased Account and the Related
Rights with respect thereto, provided that WFBC acts in good faith
and in a commercially reasonable manner.
3.11 Book
Entry . The Customer shall, immediately upon sale of each
Account to WFBC, make proper entries on its books and records
disclosing the sale of such Accounts, and the Related Rights
related thereto, to WFBC on said books and records, in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and other documents
as so directed by WFBC.
3.12
Information . In the event WFBC provides financial
information to the Customer regarding a third party, whether by
setting a Purchase Limit, at the request of the Customer or
otherwise, the Customer understands that WFBC is not making any
representations or warranties or expressing an opinion as to the
creditworthiness of any such third party.
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(a) All
accrued and unpaid fees, expenses, default interest, costs and any
other amounts due from the Customer shall be due and payable
(i) on the date set forth herein or, if no date is set forth
herein, on each applicable Settlement Date, and (ii) on the
Final Termination Date. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder
shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day,
such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and
such extension of time shall in such case be included in the
computation of the fees, expenses, interest, costs and any other
amounts due hereunder, as the case may be.
(b) All
amounts to be paid by or deposited hereunder will be paid or
deposited not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the day
when due in same day funds. All computations of interest and fees
shall be calculated for the actual days elapsed based on a
360 day year.
(c) All
Collections in respect of Purchased Accounts and other amounts due
to WFBC hereunder shall be remitted to WFBC in United States
dollars.
(d) The
Customer shall pay, as a full recourse obligation, all fees,
interest, costs and expenses, including all amounts payable under
Section 12.07.
(e) The
Customer or the Servicer, as the case may be, will pay on demand to
WFBC interest (before and after default and before and after
judgment, with interest on overdue interest at the same rate) on
all amounts not paid to or deposited when due hereunder at a rate
equal to LIBOR plus five and three quarters of one percent (5.75%)
per annum calculated daily.
(f) The
Customer will make all payments required to be made by it hereunder
without deduction or setoff regardless of any defense or
counterclaim.
(g) The
Customer acknowledges that (i) WFBC may maintain records of
the Purchased Amount, and all amounts paid by the Customer to WFBC
hereunder, including all fees, interest, costs and expenses;
(ii) such records shall, absent manifest error, be conclusive
evidence thereof and (iii) the failure of WFBC to maintain any such
records shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the
Customer or the rights and remedies of WFBC hereunder or under any
Transaction Agreement.
(h) The
Customer acknowledges that (i) WFBC may maintain records of
the Purchased Accounts and all Collections, (ii) such records
shall be presumed correct as between the Customer and WFBC, unless
(A) the Customer notifies WFBC in a detailed record of its
intention to dispute such records within 30 days of receipt
thereof and (B) the Customer proves such records to be
incorrect as determined by WFBC in its commercially reasonable sole
discretion and (iii) the failure of WFBC to maintain any such
records shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the
Customer or the rights and remedies of WFBC hereunder or under any
Transaction Agreement.
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Article 4.
Administration and Collections
4.01
Appointment of Servicer .
(a) The
servicing, administering and collecting of the Purchased Accounts
shall be conducted by a Person or Persons (a
“Servicer”) designated to so act on behalf of WFBC
under this Article 4. As the initial Servicer, the Customer is
hereby designated as, and agrees to perform the duties and
obligations of, the Servicer. The Customer acknowledges that WFBC
has relied on the Customer’s agreement to act as Servicer in
making the decision to execute and deliver this Agreement and
agrees that it will not voluntarily resign as Servicer. At any time
after the occurrence of an Event of Termination, WFBC may designate
a replacement Servicer to succeed the Customer or any other
replacement Servicer.
(b) The
Servicer may, with the prior written consent of WFBC, which consent
may be withheld in WFBC’s commercially reasonable sole
discretion, delegate its duties and obligations as Servicer to
another Person affiliated with the Customer. Notwithstanding any
such delegation, the Servicer shall remain primarily liable for the
performance of the duties and obligations so delegated, and WFBC
shall have the right to look solely to the Servicer for such
performance. WFBC may at any time after the occurrence of an Event
of Termination remove or replace any such sub-Servicer.
(c) If
replaced, the Customer agrees it will terminate, and will cause
each existing sub-Servicer to terminate, its collection activities
in a manner requested by WFBC to facilitate the transition to a
replacement Servicer. The Customer shall cooperate with and assist
any replacement Servicer in assuming the obligation to service the
Purchased Accounts and the Related Rights, including all reasonable
efforts to provide the replacement Servicer with access to all
software programs necessary or desirable to collect the Purchased
Accounts and the Related Rights. After the appointment of a
replacement Servicer, at its own expense, the Customer irrevocably
agrees to act (if requested to do so) as the data-processing agent
for any replacement Servicer in substantially the same manner as
the Customer conducted such data-processing functions while it
acted as the Servicer.
4.02 Duties
of Servicer .
(a) The
Servicer shall take, or cause to be taken, all action necessary or
advisable to collect each Purchased Account and the Related Rights
in accordance with this Agreement, the Credit and Collection Policy
and all applicable laws, rules and regulations, using the skill and
attention the Servicer exercises in collecting other receivables or
obligations owed solely to it, including:
(i) hold
all Collections in trust for WFBC’s account without
commingling such funds with Customer’s funds, provided, that
the Customer shall be entitled to use all such Collections in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement until the occurrence
and during the continuation of an Event of Termination, provided,
further that, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an
Event of Termination, the Customer shall immediately deposit all
such Collections into the Collections Account until the Purchased
Amount is reduced to zero, all other
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amounts due to
WFBC under this Agreement have been paid in full and WFBC has no
further obligations hereunder;
(ii) maintain
and implement prudent and reasonable administrative and operating
procedures (including an ability to recreate Records in the event
of the destruction of the originals thereof), keep and maintain all
Records and all other books, records, documents and other
information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of
the Purchased Accounts (including records adequate to permit the
daily identification of each Purchased Account, the Related Rights
and all collections of and reductions or adjustments to the
Purchased Accounts) and clearly and conspicuously mark its files
containing the Records and its computer and master data processing
books and records, in each case with a legend describing
WFBC’s interests therein;
(iii) direct
and take all reasonable steps to require its auditors to assist
WFBC’s auditors to the extent and in such manner as is
required for WFBC’s auditors to report on the status of the
Purchased Accounts, the Related Rights and the
Collateral;
(iv) timely
and fully perform and comply with all terms, covenants and other
provisions of the Related Rights required to be performed and
observed by it or WFBC;
(v) investigate
all delinquencies and defaults under the Purchased Accounts in
accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy;
(vi) respond
to all reasonable inquiries of the Account Debtors in accordance
with the Credit and Collection Policy;
(vii) promptly
notify WFBC of any Commercial Dispute in which $50,000 or more is
in dispute;
(viii) comply
in all respects with the Credit and Collection Policy in regard to
each Purchased Account and the Related Rights except where any
noncompliance would not have a material adverse effect on the
collectibility or enforceability of such Purchased Account, such
Related Rights or WFBC’s rights thereunder;
(ix) use
reasonable care and due diligence to collect all Purchased Accounts
(together with all applicable sales, goods and services and similar
taxes in respect thereof) on behalf of WFBC, all in accordance with
all applicable laws, rules and regulations, the provisions hereof
and the Credit and Collections Policy;
(x) make
all payments payable by it to government agencies and others where
a Lien or deemed trust might arise having priority over
WFBC’s interest in any Purchased Account or any Related
Rights and, where a portion of the Collections received by it
represents an amount owing in respect of federal or state taxes,
remit the amount of taxes so owing and prepare and file all returns
and reports required in respect thereof; provided that it may
protest the payment of any such amounts if it is acting in good
faith and if it either provides WFBC with cash in an amount
sufficient to satisfy the same (including all interest and
penalties) or otherwise satisfies WFBC that its interests in such
Purchased Account or Related Rights are not materially prejudiced
thereby;
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(xi) as
soon as possible, effect all filings or recordings with respect to
WFBC’s interest in the Purchased Accounts and the Related
Rights necessary by law or reasonably prudent or desirable for the
perfection and protection of such interest and all appropriate
renewals or amendments thereof;
(xii) promptly,
from time to time, furnish to WFBC such Records and other
documents, records, information or reports in respect of the
Purchased Accounts, the Related Rights and the Collateral or its
condition or operations, financial or otherwise, as may be in
existence in written form or, if available in databases it
maintains, may be produced with existing software, each as WFBC may
from time to time reasonably request;
(xiii) establish
and maintain current and accurate records with respect to the
location and mailing address of each Account Debtor and provide
copies thereof to WFBC on reasonable request;
(xiv) promptly
upon the reasonable request of WFBC, advise WFBC in writing of any
changes in any Account Debtor’s name or address which, prior
to such request and since the last such request, if any, came to
the attention of any officer of the Customer responsible for
monitoring the status of the applicable Purchased Accounts;
and
(xv) apply
all Collections pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the
Credit and Collection Policy and post all new Purchased Accounts
and the Related Rights to its books as promptly as practicable
after such Account is generated.
(b) On or
prior to the date hereof, the Servicer shall have given written
directions to each Account Debtor to remit all amounts due in
respect of the Purchased Accounts and the Related Rights to a
Lockbox Account; provided that if the Customer or any replacement
Servicer shall receive any Collections, it shall remit such
Collections to the Lockbox Account (designated by WFBC) within
three (3) Business Days of such receipt. Each party hereto
hereby appoints the Servicer to enforce such Person’s rights
and interests in the Purchased Accounts and the Related Rights. The
Servicer shall be entitled to commence or settle any legal action
to enforce the collection of any Purchased Account or any Related
Right; provided that, WFBC shall have the right to approve any such
settlement unless the Customer shall have repurchased such
Purchased Account and the Related Rights with respect thereto and
shall have paid in full the Repurchase Price for such Purchased
Account and the Related Rights with respect thereto as set forth in
Section 3.03. If at any time, WFBC notifies the Servicer that
WFBC believes litigation would be an appropriate means to collect
any Purchased Account or Related Rights, and the Servicer declines
to initiate such litigation after good faith discussion with WFBC,
WFBC shall be entitled to notify the Account Debtor on such
Purchased Account of the assignment of an interest therein to WFBC
or to initiate litigation with respect thereto in the name of WFBC
or in the name of the Customer unless the Customer shall have
repurchased such Purchased Account and the Related Rights with
respect thereto and shall have paid in full the Repurchase Price
for such Purchased Account and the Related Rights with respect
thereto as set forth in Section 3.03.
(c) The
Servicer shall not, without the prior written consent of WFBC,
extend, amend or otherwise modify or waive any term or condition of
any Purchased Account or any Related Rights with respect thereto
unless any such extension, amendment, modification or waiver
(i) is
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made or granted
when no Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing;
(ii) would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the collectibility or enforceability of any
Purchased Account, any Related Rights or WFBC’s rights
thereunder; and (iii) is otherwise permitted in accordance
with the terms of the Credit and Collection Policy, and the
Servicer acknowledges that no such extension, amendment,
modification or waiver will, in and of itself, cause any Purchased
Account to become an Acceptable Account.
(d) At
WFBC’s request, if an Event of Termination has occurred and
is continuing, the Servicer will, at the expense of the Customer,
notify each Account Debtor of WFBC’s right, title and
interest in the Purchased Accounts and the Related rights and
direct that payments be made directly to WFBC or a designee of
WFBC.
4.03
Enforcement Rights .
(a) If an
Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing, WFBC may
direct any Account Debtors to make all payments on the Purchased
Accounts and the Related Rights directly to WFBC or its designee.
WFBC may, and the Customer shall, at WFBC’s request, withhold
WFBC’s identity from the Account Debtors. Upon WFBC’s
request following an Event of Termination, the Customer (at the
Customer’s expense) shall (i) give notice to each
Account Debtor and other Persons of WFBC’s ownership of the
Purchased Accounts and the Related Rights and direct that payments
on Purchased Accounts and Related Rights be made directly to WFBC
(or its designee), (ii) assemble for WFBC all Related Rights
and Collateral (other than returned goods and inventory) and make
the same available to WFBC (or its designee) at a place selected by
WFBC (or its designee), (iii) transfer (or cause to be
transferred) to WFBC (or its designee) non-exclusive and
non-transferable licenses for the use of, all software useful to
collect the Purchased Accounts and the Related Rights and (iv)
segregate, in a manner reasonably acceptable to WFBC, all cash,
checks and other instruments constituting Collections which are
received by or on behalf of the Customer from time to time and,
within one Business Day of receipt, remit the same to
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