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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 1,
2008
Among
FERRO FINANCE
CORPORATION
as the Seller
and
CAFCO, LLC
as the
Investor
and
CITIBANK, N.A.
as a Bank
and
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA,
INC.
as the Agent
and
FERRO COLOR & GLASS
CORPORATION
and
FERRO PFANSTIEHL LABORATORIES, INC.
as Originators
and
FERRO CORPORATION
1
as Collection Agent
and an Originator
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SCHEDULES
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SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE II
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-Lock-Box Banks
-Credit and Collection Policy |
SCHEDULE III-A
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-Approved OECD Countries |
SCHEDULE III-B
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-Other Approved Jurisdictions |
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SCHEDULE IV
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-Seller UCC Information |
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ANNEXES
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ANNEX A-1
ANNEX A-2
ANNEX A-3
ANNEX B
ANNEX C
ANNEX D
ANNEX E
ANNEX F
ANNEX G
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Form of Monthly Report
Form of Weekly Report
Form of Daily Report
Form of Lock-Box Agreement
Forms of Opinions of Counsel to the Seller
Form of Drawdown Notice
[Reserved]
Agreed Upon Procedures
Form of Collateral Advance Account Agreement |
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SECOND AMENDED AND
RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 1,
2008
FERRO
FINANCE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation (the “ Seller
”), CAFCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
CITIBANK, N.A., (“ Citibank ”), CITICORP NORTH
AMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ CNAI
”), as agent (the “ Agent ”) for the
Investors and the Banks (each as defined herein), FERRO COLOR &
GLASS CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation (“ Ferro
Color ”), as an Originator, FERRO PFANSTIEHL
LABORATORIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ FPL
”), as an Originator and FERRO CORPORATION, an Ohio
corporation (“ Ferro ”), as Collection Agent and
an Originator, agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT. The Seller, Ferro Electronic Materials Inc.,
Ferro, the Agent, the Collection Agent and CAFCO (as such terms are
herein defined) entered into that certain Receivables Purchase
Agreement dated as of September 28, 2000 (the “
Original RPA ”). The Seller, Ferro Electronic
Materials Inc., Ferro, the Agent, the Collection Agent, CAFCO and
Citibank, N.A., amended and restated the Original RPA pursuant to
that certain Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement
dated as of June 29, 2006 (as amended heretofore, the “
Existing RPA ”), pursuant to which Citibank, N.A.
became a party to such amended and restated agreement. The Seller
has acquired, and may continue to acquire, Receivables from Ferro,
either by purchase or by contribution to the capital of the Seller,
as determined from time to time by the Seller and Ferro. The Seller
has sold and is prepared to continue to sell undivided fractional
ownership interests (referred to herein as “ Receivable
Interests ”) in the Receivables. CAFCO may, in its sole
discretion, purchase such Receivable Interests, and the Banks are
prepared to purchase such Receivable Interests, in each case on the
terms set forth herein. The parties hereto wish to amend and
restate the Existing RPA in its entirety and to add Ferro Color and
FPL as parties to such amended and restated agreement. Accordingly,
the parties agree that the Existing RPA is amended and restated in
its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Certain
Defined Terms . As used in this Second Amended and Restated
Receivables Purchase Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time, this “
Agreement ”), the following terms shall have the
following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both
the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“
2005 Downgrade Event ” means the BB Downgrade Event
which occurred on June 2, 2005, as a result of the downgrade
to BB by S&P of Ferro’s long term public senior unsecured
non-credit-enhanced debt securities.
“
2006 Downgrade Events ” means (i) the BB
Downgrade Event which occurred on March 20, 2006, as a result
of Moody’s downgrading the long term public senior unsecured
non-credit-enhanced debt securities of Ferro to B1 and then
withdrawing its rating on such debt securities, and (ii) the
further downgrading by S&P on March 31, 2006 of the long
term public senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt securities of
Ferro to B.
“
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate ” means, for any Fixed
Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum
obtained by dividing (i) the Eurodollar Rate for such Fixed
Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurodollar
Rate Reserve Percentage for such Fixed Period.
“
Adverse Claim ” means a lien, security interest or
other charge or encumbrance, or any other type of preferential
arrangement.
“
Affected Person ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.08(a).
“
Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person
that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or
is under common control with such Person or is a director or
officer of such Person.
“
Affiliated Obligor ” means any Obligor that is an
Affiliate of another Obligor.
“
Agent’s Account ” means the special account
(account number 4063-6695) of the Agent maintained at the office of
Citibank at 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York.
“
Allocation Percentage ” means, at any time, the sum of
the Receivable Interest percentages at such time, based on the
information in the most recent Daily Report.
“
Alternate Base Rate ” means a fluctuating interest
rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate
shall be at all times equal to the highest of:
(i) the
rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank in New York,
New York, from time to time as Citibank’s base rate;
(ii) 1/2 of
one percent above the latest three-week moving average of secondary
market morning offering rates in the United States for three-month
certificates of deposit of major United States money market banks,
such three-week moving average being determined weekly on each
Monday (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next
succeeding Business Day) for the three-week period ending on
the previous Friday by Citibank on the basis of such rates reported
by certificate of deposit dealers to and published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York or, if such publication shall be
suspended or terminated, on the basis of quotations for such rates
received by Citibank from three New York certificate of
deposit dealers of recognized standing selected by Citibank, in
either case adjusted to the nearest 1/4 of one percent or, if there
is no nearest 1/4 of one percent, to the next higher 1/4 of one
percent; or
(iii) the
Federal Funds Rate.
“
Amortization Period ” means the period commencing on
the day following the last day of the Revolving Period and ending
on the later of the Facility Termination Date and the date on which
no Capital of or Yield on any Receivable Interest shall be
outstanding and all other amounts owed by the Seller to the
Investor, the Banks, the Agent and the Collection Agent shall be
paid in full.
“
Approved OECD Country ” means each of the countries
listed on Schedule III-A hereto, as such Schedule may be
amended from time to time upon request of the Seller or the
Collection Agent, with the prior written approval of the Agent.
Additionally, the Agent may remove countries from such Schedule at
any time, as it determines in its sole discretion, upon prior
written notice to the Seller and the Collection Agent.
“
Asset Purchase Agreement ” means (a) in the case
of any Bank other than Citibank, the asset purchase agreement
entered into by such Bank concurrently with the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which it became party to this Agreement and
(b) in the case of Citibank, the secondary market agreement,
asset purchase agreement or other similar liquidity agreement
entered into by Citibank or any other Eligible Assignee for the
benefit of CAFCO, to the extent relating to the sale or transfer of
interests in Receivable Interests.
“
Assignee Rate ” for any Fixed Period for any
Receivable Interest means an interest rate per annum equal to the
sum of the Eurodollar Rate for such Fixed Period plus the greater
of (x) 1.50% per annum and (y) 0.25% per annum plus the
“Applicable Margin” then applicable to “Revolving
Loans” which are “LIBO Rate Loans” under the
Credit Agreement (terms in this clause (y) having the meanings
set forth in the Credit Agreement); provided ,
however , that in case of:
(i) any
Fixed Period on or prior to the first day of which an Investor or
Bank shall have notified the Agent that the introduction of or any
change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes
it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority
asserts that it is unlawful, for such Investor or Bank to fund such
Receivable Interest at the Assignee Rate set forth above (and such
Investor or Bank shall not have subsequently notified the Agent
that such circumstances no longer exist),
(ii) any
Fixed Period of one to (and including) 29 days (it being
understood and agreed that this clause (ii) shall not be
applicable to a Fixed Period for which Yield is to be computed by
reference to the Eurodollar Rate that is intended to have a
one-month duration but due solely to LIBOR interest period
convention the duration thereof will be less than
30 days),
(iii) any
Fixed Period as to which the Agent does not receive notice, by no
later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third
Business Day preceding the first day of such Fixed Period, that the
related Receivable Interest will not be funded by issuance of
commercial paper, or
(iv) any
Fixed Period for a Receivable Interest the Capital of which
allocated to the Investors or the Banks is less than $500,000,
the “ Assignee
Rate ” for such Fixed Period shall be an interest rate
per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect from time to
time during such Fixed Period; provided further that
the Agent and the Seller may agree in writing from time to time
upon a different “ Assignee Rate ”.
“
Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and
acceptance agreement entered into by a Bank and an Eligible
Assignee and accepted by the Agent, pursuant to which such Eligible
Assignee may become a party to this Agreement, in a form acceptable
to the Agent and approved by the Seller (which approval by the
Seller shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and shall not
be required if an Event of Termination or an Incipient Event of
Termination has occurred and is continuing).
“
Average Maturity ” means at any time that period of
days equal to the average maturity of the Pool Receivables
calculated by the Collection Agent in the then most recent Monthly
Report; provided if the Agent shall disagree with any such
calculation, the Agent may recalculate such Average Maturity.
“
Bank Commitment ” of any Bank means, (a) with
respect to Citibank, $100,000,000 or such amount as reduced or
increased by any Assignment and Acceptance entered into between
Citibank and other Banks; or (b) with respect to a Bank that
has entered into an Assignment and Acceptance, the amount set forth
therein as such Bank’s Bank Commitment, in each case as such
amount may be reduced or increased by an Assignment and Acceptance
entered into between such Bank and an Eligible Assignee and
accepted by the Agent, and as may be further reduced (or
terminated) pursuant to the next sentence. Any reduction (or
termination) of the Purchase Limit pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall reduce ratably (or terminate) each Bank’s
Bank Commitment.
“
Banks ” means Citibank and each Eligible Assignee that
shall become a party to this Agreement pursuant to
Section 10.03.
“
BB Downgrade Event ” means any of the long term public
senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt securities of Ferro are
rated below BB+ by S&P or Ba1 by Moody’s, or if Ferro
does not have long term public senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced
debt ratings from both S&P and Moody’s, Ferro is judged
by the Agent, in its sole discretion, to be of credit quality below
(with respect to each missing rating) BB+ by S&P or Ba1 by
Moody’s.
“
Business Day ” means any day on which (i) banks
are not authorized or required to close in New York,
New York or Cleveland, Ohio, and (ii) if this definition
of “Business Day” is utilized in connection with the
Eurodollar Rate, dealings are carried out in the London interbank
market.
“
CAFCO ” means CAFCO, LLC and any successor or assign
of CAFCO that is a receivables investment company which in the
ordinary course of its business issues commercial paper or other
securities to fund its acquisition and maintenance of
receivables.
“
Capital ” of any Receivable Interest means the
original amount paid to the Seller for such Receivable Interest at
the time of its purchase by CAFCO or a Bank pursuant to this
Agreement, or such amount divided or combined in accordance with
Section 2.07, in each case reduced from time to time by
Collections distributed on account of such Capital pursuant to
Section 2.04(e); provided that if such Capital shall
have been reduced by any distribution and thereafter all or a
portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be
returned for any reason, such Capital shall be increased by the
amount of such rescinded or returned distribution, as though it had
not been made.
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Cash Collateral Account ” means account no. 657 547
879 maintained by the Collection Agent, in the name of the Seller,
for the benefit of the Investors, and under the sole dominion and
control of the Agent, with the Cash Collateral Bank.
“
Cash Collateral Agreement ” means that certain Cash
Collateral Account and Control Agreement dated May 29, 2002 by
and among Ferro, the Collection Agent and the Agent, as the same
has been or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
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Cash Collateral Bank ” means National City Bank.
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Cash Secured Advance ” means, in respect of any Bank,
without duplication, the aggregate amount of the proceeds
(a) (i) of the advance, if any, made by such Bank
pursuant to Section 2.01(d) and (ii) of such Bank’s
ratable share of any applications of Collections of Receivables
during the Term Period for such Bank to reduce the
“Capital” in respect of the Receivable Interest
hereunder and (b) on deposit at such time in the Collateral
Advance Account (including any such proceeds invested by the Agent
at such time in Eligible Investments pursuant to
Section 6.09(c)), it being understood that the amount of such
Bank’s Cash Secured Advance shall be decreased by such
Bank’s ratable share of the funds paid from time to time from
the Collateral Advance Account to the Seller to make a purchase of
an interest in the Receivable Interest from time to time during the
Term Period for such Bank.
“
Cash Secured Advance Commencement Date ” means, with
respect to any Bank, the same day as the Term-Out Bank Purchase
Date for such Bank, provided that the Cash Secured Advance
Commencement Date shall occur if, but only if, the Facility
Termination Date shall not have occurred on or prior to such date
and no Event of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination
exists on such date.
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Citibank ” means Citibank, N.A., a national banking
association.
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Class 2 Special Event ” means any of the long
term public senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt securities of
Ferro are rated below B by S&P (if rated by S&P) or B2 by
Moody’s (if rated by Moody’s), or if Ferro does not
have long term public senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt
ratings from both S&P and Moody’s, Ferro is judged by the
Agent, in its sole discretion, to be of credit quality below (with
respect to each missing rating) B by S&P or B2 by
Moody’s.
“
Collateral Advance Account ” has the meaning specified
in Section 6.09(a).
“
Collateral Advance Account Agreement ” means an
agreement among the Collection Agent, the Seller, the Agent and the
Collateral Advance Account Bank in substantially the form of Annex
G hereto, and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the
Agent.
“
Collateral Advance Account Bank ” has the meaning
specified in Section 6.09(a).
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Collateral Advance Account Direction ” has the meaning
specified in Section 6.09(b).
“
Collection Agent ” means at any time the Person then
authorized pursuant to Section 6.01 to administer and collect
Pool Receivables.
“
Collection Agent Fee ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.05(a).
“
Collection Delay Period ” means 10 days or such
other number of days as the Agent may select upon three Business
Days’ notice to the Seller.
“
Collections ” means, with respect to any Receivable,
all cash collections and other cash proceeds of such Receivable,
including, without limitation, all cash proceeds of Related
Security with respect to such Receivable, and any Collection of
such Receivable deemed to have been received pursuant to
Section 2.04.
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Commitment Termination Date ” means the earlier of
(a) June 3, 2008, unless , prior to such date (or
the date so extended pursuant to this clause), upon the
Seller’s request, made not more than 45 days prior to
the then Commitment Termination Date, one or more Banks having Bank
Commitments equal to 100% of the Purchase Limit shall in their sole
discretion consent, which consent shall be given not more than
30 days prior to the then Commitment Termination Date, to the
extension of the Commitment Termination Date to a date occurring
not more than 364 days after the then Commitment Termination
Date; provided , however , that any failure of any
Bank to respond to the Seller’s request for such extension
shall be deemed a denial of such request by such Bank and
(b) the Facility Termination Date; provided ,
however , that if, and only if, there shall have occurred a
Cash Secured Advance Commencement Date for any Bank, the Commitment
Termination Date for such Bank shall mean the earlier of
June 2, 2009 and the date referenced in the preceding
clause (b).
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Concentration Limit ” for any Obligor means at any
time 3.25% (“ Normal Concentration Limit ”), or
such other percentage (“ Special Concentration Limit
”) for such Obligor designated by the Agent in a writing
delivered to the Seller; provided that in the case of an
Obligor with any Affiliated Obligor, the Concentration Limit shall
be calculated as if such Obligor and such Affiliated Obligor are
one Obligor; provided further that the Agent may
cancel any Special Concentration Limit upon three Business
Days’ notice to the Seller.
“
Contract ” means an agreement between an Originator
(directly and not, for the avoidance of doubt, by or through a
subsidiary thereof) and an Obligor, substantially in the form of
one of the written contracts or (in the case of any open account
agreement) one of the invoices approved by the Agent, pursuant to
or under which such Obligor shall be obligated to pay for
merchandise, insurance or services from time to time.
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CP Fixed Period Date ” means, for any Receivable
Interest, the date of purchase of such Receivable Interest and
thereafter the tenth day of each calendar month (or, if such day is
not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business
Day) or any other day as shall have been agreed to in writing
by the Agent and the Seller prior to the first day of the preceding
Fixed Period for such Receivable Interest or, if there is no
preceding Fixed Period, prior to the first day of such Fixed
Period.
“
Credit Agreement ” means that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 8, 2007, among
Ferro and certain of its designated subsidiaries from time to time
party thereto, as borrowers, various financial institutions and
other persons from time to time party thereto, as lenders, Credit
Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as term loan administrative agent,
National City Bank, as the revolving loan administrative agent and
the collateral agent, and Keybank National Association, as the
documentation agent, and any credit facility replacing or
succeeding thereto, each as the same may be amended, restated,
modified or supplemented from time to time, provided ,
that , for the purposes of determining whether an event of
default under the Credit Agreement has occurred as described in
Section 7.01(o) hereof, no effect shall be given to any waiver
of any breach of any financial covenant contained in the Credit
Agreement that has been granted by the lenders party to the Credit
Agreement.
“
Credit and Collection Policy ” means those receivables
credit and collection policies and practices of the Seller in
effect on the date of this Agreement and described in
Schedule II hereto, as modified in compliance with this
Agreement.
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Cure Period ” means the period beginning on and
including a Pool Non-compliance Date and ending on but excluding
the earlier of (a) the first date thereafter on which the Net
Receivables Pool Balance equals or exceeds the Required Net
Receivables Pool Balance and (b) the fifth consecutive
Business Day following the occurrence of such Pool Non-compliance
Date.
“
Daily Report ” means a report in substantially the
form of Annex A-3 hereto and containing such additional information
as the Agent may reasonably request from time to time, furnished by
the Collection Agent to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(h),
following the occurrence of a BB Downgrade Event other than the
2005 Downgrade Event or the 2006 Downgrade Events.
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Debt ” means (i) indebtedness for borrowed money,
(ii) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
other similar instruments, (iii) obligations to pay the
deferred purchase price of property or services,
(iv) obligations as lessee under leases which shall have been
or should be, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, recorded as capital leases, and (v) obligations
under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations
(contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or
otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of,
indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in
clauses (i) through (iv) above.
“
Default Ratio ” means the ratio (expressed as a
percentage) computed as of the last day of each calendar month by
dividing (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all
Originator Receivables that were Defaulted Receivables on such day
or that would have been Defaulted Receivables on such day had they
not been written off the books of the relevant Originator or the
Seller during such month by (ii) the aggregate Outstanding
Balance of all Originator Receivables on such day.
“
Defaulted Receivable ” means an Originator
Receivable:
(i) as to
which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for 90 or more
days from the original due date for such payment;
(ii) as to
which the Obligor thereof or any other Person obligated thereon or
owning any Related Security in respect thereof has taken any
action, or suffered any event to occur, of the type described in
Section 7.01(g); or
(iii) which, consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy,
would be written off the relevant Originator’s or the
Seller’s books as uncollectible.
“
Deferred Purchase Price ” has the meaning specified in
the Originator Purchase Agreement.
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Deposit Date ” means each day on which any Collections
are deposited in any of the Lock-Box Accounts or on which the
Collection Agent shall receive Collections of Receivables.
“
Designated Obligor ” means, at any time, each Obligor;
provided , however , that any Obligor shall cease to
be a Designated Obligor upon three Business Days’ notice by
the Agent to the Seller.
“
Diluted Receivable ” means that portion (and only that
portion) of any Originator Receivable which is either
(a) reduced or canceled as a result of (i) any defective,
rejected or returned merchandise or services or any failure by the
relevant Originator to deliver any merchandise or provide any
services or otherwise to perform under the underlying Contract or
invoice, (ii) any change in the terms of or cancellation of, a
Contract or invoice or any cash discount, discount for quick
payment or other adjustment by the relevant Originator which
reduces the amount payable by the Obligor on the related Originator
Receivable (except any such change or cancellation resulting from
or relating to the financial inability to pay or insolvency of the
Obligor of such Originator Receivable) or (iii) any set-off by
an Obligor in respect of any claim by such Obligor as to amounts
owed by it on the related Originator Receivable (whether such claim
arises out of the same or a related transaction or an unrelated
transaction) or (b) subject to any specific dispute, offset,
counterclaim or defense whatsoever (except the discharge in
bankruptcy of the Obligor thereof); provided that Diluted
Receivables are calculated assuming that all chargebacks are
resolved in the Obligor’s favor and do not include
contractual adjustments to the amount payable by an Obligor that
are eliminated from the Originator Receivables balance sold to the
Seller through a reduction in the purchase price for the related
Originator Receivable.
“
Dilution Horizon Factor ” means, as of any date, a
ratio computed by dividing (i) the aggregate original
Outstanding Balance of all Originator Receivables created by the
Originators during the two most recently ended calendar months by
(ii) the Outstanding Balance of Originator Receivables (other
than Defaulted Receivables) as at the last day of the most recently
ended calendar month.
“
Dilution Percentage ” means, as of any date,
(I) absent the existence of a Special Event or a Class 2
Special Event, the product of (x) 1.2, multiplied by
(y) the highest three month average Dilution Ratio for each
three-month period ending on the last day of the twelve most recent
calendar months, (II) during the existence of a Special Event,
but absent the existence of a Class 2 Special Event, the product of
(a) the sum of (i) the product of (x) two,
multiplied by (y) the average of the Dilution Ratios for each
of the twelve most recently ended calendar months, plus
(ii) the Dilution Volatility Ratio as at the last day of the
most recently ended calendar month, multiplied by (b) the
Dilution Horizon Factor as of such date, and (III) during the
existence of a Class 2 Special Event, the product of
(a) the sum of (i) the product of (x) 2.25,
multiplied by (y) the average of the Dilution Ratios for each
of the twelve most recently ended calendar months, plus
(ii) the Dilution Volatility Ratio as at the last day of the
most recently ended calendar month, multiplied by (b) the
Dilution Horizon Factor as of such date.
“
Dilution Ratio ” means, as of any date, the ratio
(expressed as a percentage) computed for the most recently ended
calendar month by dividing (i) the aggregate amount of
Originator Receivables which became Diluted Receivables during such
calendar month by (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance (in
each case, at the time of creation) of all Originator Receivables
created during the second calendar month immediately preceding such
calendar month.
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Dilution Reserve ” means, for any Receivable Interest
on any date, an amount equal to:
DP x (C + YFR)
1 —
DP
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Dilution Volatility Ratio ” means, as of any date, a
ratio (expressed as a percentage) equal to the product of
(i) the highest of the Dilution Ratios calculated for each of
the twelve most recently ended calendar months minus the average of
the Dilution Ratios for each of the twelve most recently ended
calendar months, and (ii) a ratio calculated by dividing the
highest of the Dilution Ratios calculated for each of the twelve
most recently ended calendar months by the average of the Dilution
Ratios for each of the twelve most recently ended calendar
months.
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Drawdown Notice ” means a letter in substantially the
form of Annex D hereto executed and delivered by the Seller to the
Agent, as such form may be amended or restated in accordance with
the terms thereof.
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Eligible Assignee ” means (i) CNAI or any of its
Affiliates, (ii) any Person managed by Citibank, CNAI or any
of their Affiliates, or (iii) any financial or other
institution acceptable to the Agent and approved by the Seller
(which approval by the Seller shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed and shall not be required if an Event of Termination or an
Incipient Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing).
“
Eligible Investments ” means book-entry securities
entered on the books of the registrar of such securities and held
in the name or on behalf of the Agent, negotiable instruments or
securities represented by instruments in bearer or registered form
(registered in the name of the Agent or its nominee) which
evidence:
(a) readily marketable direct obligations of the Government of
the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof or
obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit
of the United States;
(b) insured demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of
deposit of any commercial bank that (i) is a member of the
Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which
issues) commercial paper rated, at the time of the investment or
contractual commitment to invest therein, as described in
clause (d), (iii) is organized under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof and (iv) has combined
capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000;
(c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than ten
days for underlying securities of the types described in
clauses (a) and (b) above entered into with any bank of
the type described in clause (b) above;
(d) commercial paper (maturing no later than the Business Day
prior to the first Settlement Date following the date of purchase)
having, at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to
invest therein, the highest short-term rating from each of S&P
and Moody’s;
(e) investments in no-load money market funds having a rating
from each rating agency rating such fund in its highest investment
category (including such funds for which the Agent or any of its
Affiliates is investment manager or advisor); and
(f) any other investments agreed upon between the Seller and
the Agent.
“
Eligible Receivable ” means, at any time, a
Receivable:
(i) the
Obligor of which is a resident of the United States (including,
without limitation, Puerto Rico), Canada, an Approved OECD Country
or an Other Approved Jurisdiction, provided that
(A) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible
Receivables having Obligors which are residents of an Approved OECD
Country or an Other Approved Jurisdiction may not exceed an amount
equal to two times the aggregate of the Loss Reserves for all
Receivable Interests at such time, (B) the aggregate
Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables having Obligors
which are residents of an Other Approved Jurisdiction may not
exceed an amount equal to the aggregate of the Loss Reserves for
all Receivable Interests at such time, (C) the aggregate
Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables having Obligors
which are residents of Japan may not exceed $5,000,000, and
(D) with respect to each country which is an Other Approved
Jurisdiction, the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible
Receivables having Obligors which are residents of such country may
not exceed (1) 5% of the then outstanding Capital of all
Receivable Interests, at any time that the sovereign long-term debt
rating of such country is at least A by S&P and at least A2 by
Moody’s, and (2) 3.3% of the then outstanding Capital of
all Receivable Interests, at any time that the sovereign long-term
debt rating of such country is not at least A by S&P and at
least A2 by Moody’s;
(ii) the
Obligor of which is not an Affiliate of any of the parties hereto
and is not a government or a governmental subdivision or
agency;
(iii) the
Obligor of which, at the time of the initial creation of an
interest therein under this Agreement, is a Designated Obligor and
is not the Obligor of any Defaulted Receivables which in the
aggregate constitute 15% or more of the aggregate Outstanding
Balance of all Receivables of such Obligor;
(iv) which
at the time of the initial creation of an interest therein under
this Agreement is not a Defaulted Receivable;
(v) which,
according to the Contract related thereto, is required to be paid
in full either (A) within not more than 60 days of the
original billing date therefor or (B) within more than 60 but
no more than 90 days of the original billing date therefor if
the aggregate Outstanding Balance of such Receivable and all other
Receivables having similar payment terms does not exceed 25% of the
then Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables at such time;
(vi) which
is an obligation representing all or part of the sales price of
merchandise, insurance or services within the meaning of
Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and the nature of which is such that its purchase with the
proceeds of notes would constitute a “current
transaction” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(vii) which
is an “account” within the meaning of Article 9 of
the UCC of the applicable jurisdictions governing the perfection of
the interest created by a Receivable Interest;
(viii) which is denominated and payable only in United States
dollars in the United States;
(ix) which
arises under a Contract which, together with such Receivable, is in
full force and effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Obligor of such Receivable and is not subject to
any Adverse Claim or any dispute, offset, counterclaim or defense
whatsoever (except the potential discharge in bankruptcy of such
Obligor);
(x) which,
together with the Contract related thereto, does not contravene in
any material respect any laws, rules or regulations applicable
thereto (including, without limitation, laws, rules and regulations
relating to usury, consumer protection, truth in lending, fair
credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity,
fair debt collection practices and privacy) and with respect
to which none of the Seller, the Originators or the Obligor is in
violation of any such law, rule or regulation in any material
respect;
(xi) which
arises under a Contract which (A) does not require the Obligor
thereunder to consent to the transfer, sale or assignment of the
rights and duties of the Seller or the relevant Originator
thereunder and (B) does not contain a confidentiality
provision that purports to restrict the ability of the Agent, the
Investors or the Banks to exercise their rights under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, their right to review the
Contract;
(xii) which
was generated in the ordinary course of the relevant
Originator’s business;
(xiii) which, at the time of the initial creation of an
interest therein under this Agreement, has not been extended,
rewritten or otherwise modified from the original terms
thereof;
(xiv) which
(A) satisfies all applicable requirements of the Credit and
Collection Policy and (B) complies with such other criteria
and requirements (other than those relating to the collectibility
of such Receivable) as the Agent may from time to time specify to
the Seller upon 30 days’ notice;
(xv) as to
which, at or prior to the time of the initial creation of an
interest therein under this Agreement, the Agent has not notified
the Seller that such Receivable (or class of Receivables) is no
longer acceptable for purchase by CAFCO and the Banks hereunder;
and
(xvi) which, if it was originated by either of Ferro Color or
FPL, was originated on or after April 1, 2008.
“
E-Mail Seller Report ” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.02(g).
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations
promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“
Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning assigned to
that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
“
Eurodollar Rate ” means, for any Fixed Period, an
interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which
deposits in U.S. dollars are offered by the principal office of
Citibank in London, England to prime banks in the London interbank
market at 11:00 A.M. (London Time) two Business Days before
the first day of such Fixed Period in an amount substantially equal
to the Capital associated with such Fixed Period on such first day
and for a period equal to such Fixed Period.
“
Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage ” of any Investor
or Bank for any Fixed Period in respect of which Yield is computed
by reference to the Eurodollar Rate means the reserve percentage
applicable two Business Days before the first day of such Fixed
Period under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) (or if
more than one such percentage shall be applicable, the daily
average of such percentages for those days in such Fixed Period
during which any such percentage shall be so applicable) for
determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without
limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve
requirement) for such Investor or Bank with respect to liabilities
or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities (or
with respect to any other category of liabilities that includes
deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Eurocurrency
Liabilities is determined) having a term equal to such Fixed
Period.
“
Event of Termination ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7.01.
“
Excess Interest ” means, in respect of Cash Secured
Advances at any time, the excess of (i) the aggregate unpaid
accrued interest on the Cash Secured Advances at such time over
(ii) the aggregate interest and dividends received by the
Agent in respect of the Term-Out Bank Collateral and available for
withdrawal from the Collateral Advance Account at such time.
“
Existing RPA ” has the meaning specified in the
preliminary statements to this Agreement.
“
FPL ” means Ferro Pfanstiehl Laboratories, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.
“
Facility Termination Date ” means the earliest of
(i) June 2, 2009 or (ii) the date determined
pursuant to Section 7.01 or (iii) the date the Purchase
Limit reduces to zero pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“
Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a
fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such
period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal
funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or,
if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business
Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such
rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the
average of the quotations for such day on such transactions
received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of
recognized standing selected by it.
“
Fee Agreement ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.05(b).
“
Fees ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.05(b).
“
Ferro ” means Ferro Corporation, an Ohio
corporation.
“
Ferro Color ” means Ferro Color & Glass
Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation.
“
Fixed Period ” means, with respect to any Receivable
Interest:
(a) in the case of any Fixed Period in respect of which Yield
is computed by reference to the Investor Rate, each successive
period commencing on each CP Fixed Period Date for such Receivable
Interest and ending on the next succeeding CP Fixed Period Date for
such Receivable Interest; and
(b) in the case of any Fixed Period in respect of which Yield
is computed by reference to the Assignee Rate, each successive
period of from one to and including 29 days, or a period of
one, two or three months, as the Seller shall select and the Agent
may approve on notice by the Seller received by the Agent
(including notice by telephone, confirmed in writing) not later
than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on (x) the day which
occurs three Business Days before the first day of such Fixed
Period (in the case of Fixed Periods in respect of which Yield is
computed by reference to the Eurodollar Rate) or (y) the first
day of such Fixed Period (in the case of Fixed Periods in respect
of which Yield is computed by reference to the Alternate Base
Rate), each such Fixed Period for such Receivable Interest to
commence on the last day of the immediately preceding Fixed Period
for such Receivable Interest (or, if there is no such Fixed Period,
on the date of purchase of such Receivable Interest), except that
if the Agent shall not have received such notice, or the Agent and
the Seller shall not have so mutually agreed, before
11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on such day, such Fixed
Period shall be one day;
provided ,
however , that:
(i) any
Fixed Period (other than of one day) which would otherwise end
on a day which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day ( provided , however , if
Yield in respect of such Fixed Period is computed by reference to
the Eurodollar Rate, and such Fixed Period would otherwise end on a
day which is not a Business Day, and there is no subsequent
Business Day in the same calendar month as such day, such Fixed
Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day);
(ii) in the
case of any Fixed Period of one day, (A) if such Fixed Period
is the initial Fixed Period for a Receivable Interest, such Fixed
Period shall be the day of the purchase of such Receivable
Interest; (B) any subsequently occurring Fixed Period which is
one day shall, if the immediately preceding Fixed Period is more
than one day, be the last day of such immediately preceding Fixed
Period and, if the immediately preceding Fixed Period is one day,
be the day next following such immediately preceding Fixed Period;
and (C) if such Fixed Period occurs on a day immediately
preceding a day which is not a Business Day, such Fixed Period
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day; and
(iii) in
the case of any Fixed Period for any Receivable Interest which
commences before the Termination Date for such Receivable Interest
and would otherwise end on a date occurring after such Termination
Date, such Fixed Period shall end on such Termination Date and the
duration of each Fixed Period which commences on or after the
Termination Date for such Receivable Interest shall be of such
duration (including, without limitation, one day) as shall be
selected by the Agent or, in the absence of any such selection,
each period of thirty days from the last day of the immediately
preceding Fixed Period.
“
Incipient Event of Termination ” means an event that
but for notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event
of Termination.
“
Investor ” means CAFCO and all other owners by
assignment or otherwise of a Receivable Interest originally
purchased by CAFCO and, to the extent of the undivided interests so
purchased, shall include any participants.
“
Investor Rate ” for any Fixed Period for any
Receivable Interest means the per annum rate equivalent to the
weighted average of the per annum rates paid or payable by CAFCO
from time to time as interest on or otherwise (by means of interest
rate hedges or otherwise) in respect of those promissory notes
issued by CAFCO that are allocated, in whole or in part, by the
Agent (on behalf of CAFCO) to fund the purchase or maintenance of
such Receivable Interest during such Fixed Period as determined by
the Agent (on behalf of CAFCO) and reported to the Seller and, if
the Collection Agent is not the Seller, the Collection Agent, which
rates shall reflect and give effect to the commissions of placement
agents and dealers in respect of such promissory notes, to the
extent such commissions are allocated, in whole or in part, to such
promissory notes by the Agent (on behalf of CAFCO); provided
, however , that if any component of such rate is a discount
rate, in calculating the “Investor Rate” for such Fixed
Period the Agent shall for such component use the rate resulting
from converting such discount rate to an interest bearing
equivalent rate per annum.
“
Liquidation Day ” means, for any Receivable Interest,
(i) each day during a Fixed Period for such Receivable
Interest on which the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 are
not satisfied, and (ii) each day which occurs on or after the
Termination Date for such Receivable Interest.
“
Liquidation Fee ” means, for (i) any Fixed Period
during which a Liquidation Day occurs or (ii) any Fixed Period
for which Yield is computed by reference to the Investor Rate and a
reduction of Capital is made for any reason (x) in an amount
greater than $25,000,000 on a Settlement Date or (y) in any
amount on any day other than a Settlement Date or (iii) any
Fixed Period for which Yield is computed by reference to the
Eurodollar Rate and a reduction of Capital is made for any reason
on any day other than the last day of such Fixed Period, the
amount, if any, by which (A) the additional Yield (calculated
without taking into account any Liquidation Fee or any shortened
duration of such Fixed Period pursuant to clause (iii) of the
definition thereof) which would have accrued during such Fixed
Period on the reductions of Capital of the Receivable Interest
relating to such Fixed Period had such reductions remained as
Capital, exceeds (B) the income, if any, received by the
Investors or the Banks which hold such Receivable Interest from the
investment of the proceeds of such reductions of Capital.
“
Lock-Box Account ” means an account maintained at a
Lock-Box Bank for the purpose of receiving Collections.
“
Lock-Box Agreement ” means an agreement, in
substantially the form of Annex B.
“
Lock-Box Bank ” means any of the banks holding one or
more Lock-Box Accounts.
“
Loss Horizon Factor ” means, as of any date, a ratio
computed by dividing (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance (in
each case, at the time of creation) of all Originator Receivables
created by the Originators during the four most recently ended
calendar months by (ii) the Outstanding Balance of Originator
Receivables (other than Defaulted Receivables) as at the last day
of the most recently ended calendar month.
“
Loss Percentage ” means, as of any date,
(I) absent the existence of a Class 2 Special Event, the
greatest of (i) the product of (A) two multiplied by
(B) the Loss Horizon Factor as of the last day of the most
recently ended calendar month multiplied by (C) the highest of
the Loss Ratios for the twelve most recently ended calendar months,
(ii) four times the Normal Concentration Limit and
(iii) 13%, and (II) during the existence of a
Class 2 Special Event, the greatest of (i) the product of
(A) 2.25 multiplied by (B) the Loss Horizon Factor as of
the last day of the most recently ended calendar month multiplied
by (C) the highest of the Loss Ratios for the twelve most
recently ended calendar months, (ii) five times the Normal
Concentration Limit and (iii) 16.25%.
“
Loss Ratio ” means, as of any date, the average of the
ratios (each expressed as a percentage) for each of the three most
recently ended calendar months computed for each such month by
dividing (i) the sum of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of
Originator Receivables which were 91-120 days past due (or
otherwise would have been classified during such month as Defaulted
Receivables in accordance with clause (ii) or (iii) of
the definition of “Defaulted Receivables”) as at the
last day of such month plus (without duplication) write-offs during
such month, by (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance (in each
case, at the time of creation) of Originator Receivables created
during the fourth preceding month.
“
Loss Reserve ” means, for any Receivable Interest on
any date, an amount equal to:
LP x (C + YFR)
1 —
LP
where:
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Loss-to-Liquidation Ratio ” means the ratio (expressed
as a percentage) computed as of the last day of each calendar month
by dividing (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all
Originator Receivables written off by the Originators or the
Seller, or which should have been written off by the Originators or
the Seller in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy,
during the twelve calendar month period ending on such last day by
(ii) the aggregate amount of Collections of Originator
Receivables actually received during such period.
“
Monthly Report ” means a report in substantially the
form of Annex A-1 hereto and containing such additional
information as the Agent may reasonably request from time to time,
furnished by the Collection Agent to the Agent pursuant to
Section 6.02(g).
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc.
“
Net Receivables Pool Balance ” means at any time the
Outstanding Balance of Eligible Receivables then in the Receivables
Pool reduced by the sum of (i) the Outstanding Balance of such
Eligible Receivables that are then Defaulted Receivables,
(ii) the aggregate amount by which the Outstanding Balance of
Eligible Receivables (other than Defaulted Receivables) of each
Obligor then in the Receivables Pool exceeds the product of
(A) the Concentration Limit for such Obligor multiplied by
(B) the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Receivable
Interests, (iii) the aggregate amount of Collections on hand
at such time for payment on account of any Eligible Receivables,
the Obligor of which has not been identified, (iv) the
aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables in
respect of which any credit memo issued by an Originator or the
Seller is outstanding at such time to the extent deemed Collections
have not been paid pursuant to Section 2.04(f) and
(v) the aggregate amount of deposits received by the
Originators and the Seller from any Obligors with respect to
Eligible Receivables.
“
Non-Investment Grade Event ” means any of the long
term public senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt securities of
Ferro are rated below BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s, or
if Ferro does not have long term public senior unsecured
non-credit-enhanced debt ratings from both S&P and
Moody’s, Ferro is judged by the Agent, in its sole
discretion, to be of credit quality below (with respect to each
missing rating) BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s.
“
Obligor ” means a Person obligated to make payments
pursuant to a Contract.
“
Original RPA ” has the meaning specified in the
preliminary statements to this Agreement.
“
Originator Purchase Agreement ” means the Amended and
Restated Purchase and Contribution Agreement dated as of
April 1, 2008 between Ferro, as seller, and the Seller, as
purchaser, as the same has been or may be amended, modified or
restated from time to time.
“
Originator Receivable ” means the indebtedness of any
Obligor resulting from the provision or sale of merchandise,
insurance or services by an Originator under a Contract, and
includes the right to payment of any interest or finance charges
and other obligations of such Obligor with respect thereto.
“
Originators ” means Ferro, Ferro Color and FPL.
“
Other Approved Jurisdiction ” means each of the
countries listed on Schedule III-B hereto, as such Schedule
may be amended from time to time upon request of the Seller or the
Collection Agent, with prior written approval of the Agent;
provided , however , that at any time that the
sovereign long-term debt rating of any country listed on such
Schedule falls below BBB- by S&P or below Baa3 by
Moody’s, such country will cease to be an Other Approved
Jurisdiction. Additionally, the Agent may remove countries from
such Schedule at any time, as it determines in its sole discretion,
upon prior written notice to the Seller and the Collection
Agent.
“
Other Companies ” means the Originators and all of
their Subsidiaries except the Seller.
“
Outstanding Balance ” of any Receivable at any time
means the then outstanding principal balance thereof.
“
Percentage ” of any Bank means, (a) with respect
to Citibank, the percentage set forth on the signature page to this
Agreement, or such amount as reduced or increased by any Assignment
and Acceptance entered into with an Eligible Assignee, or
(b) with respect to a Bank that has entered into an Assignment
and Acceptance, the amount set forth therein as such Bank’s
Percentage, or such amount as reduced or increased by an Assignment
and Acceptance entered into between such Bank and an Eligible
Assignee.
“
Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation
(including a business trust), limited liability company, joint
stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or
other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or
agency thereof.
“
Pool Non-compliance Date ” means any day on which the
Net Receivables Pool Balance as shown in the most recent Monthly
Report or (following a Non-Investment Grade Event but prior to a BB
Downgrade Event) the most recent Weekly Report or (following a BB
Downgrade Event other than the 2005 Downgrade Event and the 2006
Downgrade Events) the most recent Daily Report is less than the
Required Net Receivables Pool Balance.
“
Pool Receivable ” means a Receivable in the
Receivables Pool.
“
Preceding Purchase Agreement ” means each of the
Originator Purchase Agreement and the Purchase Agreement.
“
Purchase Agreement ” means the Purchase Agreement
dated as of April 1, 2008, between Ferro Color and FPL, as
sellers, and Ferro, as purchaser, as the same may be amended,
modified or restated from time to time.
“
Purchase Limit ” means $100,000,000, as such amount
may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.01(b). References to the
unused portion of the Purchase Limit shall mean, at any time, the
Purchase Limit, as then reduced pursuant to Section 2.01(b),
minus the then outstanding Capital of Receivable Interests under
this Agreement.
“
Purchaser Collections ” means, as of any Deposit Date,
that portion of the Collections deposited to the Lock-Box Accounts
on such date or received by the Collection Agent on such date equal
to the product of (i) the Allocation Percentage on such date
times (ii) the aggregate amount of such Collections.
“
Receivable ” means any Originator Receivable which has
been acquired by the Seller from Ferro by purchase or by capital
contribution pursuant to the Originator Purchase Agreement.
“
Receivable Interest ” means, at any time, an undivided
percentage ownership interest in (i) all then outstanding Pool
Receivables arising prior to the time of the most recent
computation or recomputation of such undivided percentage interest
pursuant to Section 2.03, (ii) all Related Security with
respect to such Pool Receivables, and (iii) all Collections
with respect to, and other proceeds of, such Pool Receivables. Such
undivided percentage interest shall be computed as
C + YFR + LR +
DR
NRPB
where:
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Each Receivable Interest
shall be determined from time to time pursuant to the provisions of
Section 2.03.
“
Receivables Pool ” means at any time the aggregation
of each then outstanding Receivable in respect of which the Obligor
is a Designated Obligor at such time or was a Designated Obligor on
the date of the initial creation of an interest in such Receivable
under this Agreement.
“
Related Security ” means with respect to any
Receivable
(i) all of
the Seller’s interest in any merchandise (including returned
merchandise) relating to any sale giving rise to such
Receivable;
(ii) all
security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time
to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether
pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise,
together with all financing statements filed against an Obligor
describing any collateral securing such Receivable;
(iii) all
guaranties, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of
whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment
of such Receivable whether pursuant to the Contract related to such
Receivable or otherwise; and
(iv) the
Contract and all other books, records and other information
(including, without limitation, computer programs, tapes, discs,
punch cards, data processing software and related property and
rights) relating to such Receivable and the related Obligor.
“
Required Net Receivables Pool Balance ” means, as of
any day, the sum of (i) the aggregate Reserves for all
Receivable Interests calculated as of such day plus (ii) the
aggregate outstanding Capital for all Receivable Interests as of
such day. For purposes of such calculation, Capital shall be
reduced by the aggregate amount of funds then held in the Cash
Collateral Account, and (to the extent applicable) the Reserves
shall be computed on such reduced Capital.
“
Reserves ” means, with respect to any Receivable
Interest as of any day, the sum of the Yield and Fee Reserve, the
Loss Reserve and the Dilution Reserve for such Receivable Interest
as of such day.
“
Revolving Period ” means the period beginning on the
date of the initial purchase hereunder and terminating at the close
of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on
which the Termination Date shall have occurred for all Receivable
Interests.
“
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Rating
Services, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
“
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Seller Collections ” means, as of any Deposit Date,
that portion of the Collections deposited to the Lock-Box Accounts
on such date or received by the Collection Agent on such date equal
to the product of (i) 100% minus the Allocation Percentage on
such date times (ii) the aggregate amount of such
Collections.
“
Seller Report ” means a Monthly Report, a Weekly
Report, or a Daily Report.
“
Settlement Date ” for any Receivable Interest means
the last day of each Fixed Period for such Receivable Interest;
provided , however , that if Yield with respect to
such Receivable Interest is computed by reference to the Investor
Rate and no Liquidation Day exists on the last day of a Fixed
Period for such Receivable Interest, the Settlement Date for such
Receivable Interest for such Fixed Period shall be the second
Business Day after the last day of such Fixed Period.
“
Special Event ” means any of the long term public
senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt securities of Ferro are
rated below BBB by S&P (if rated by S&P) or Baa2 by
Moody’s (if rated by Moody’s), or if Ferro does not
have long term public senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt
ratings from both S&P and Moody’s, Ferro is judged by the
Agent, in its sole discretion, to be of credit quality below (with
respect to each missing rating) BBB by S&P or Baa2 by
Moody’s.
“
State ” means one of the fifty states of the United
States or the District of Columbia.
“
Subsidiary ” means any corporation or other entity of
which securities 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 the
Seller or an Originator, as the case may be, or one or more
Subsidiaries, or by the Seller or an Originator, as the case may
be, and one or more Subsidiaries.
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Tangible Net Worth ” means at any time the excess of
(i) the sum of (A) the product of (x) 100% minus the
Discount (as such term is defined in the Originator Purchase
Agreement) multiplied by (y) the Outstanding Balance of all
Receivables other than Defaulted Receivables plus (B) cash and
cash equivalents of the Seller plus (C) the outstanding
principal amount of Purchaser Loans (as such term is defined in the
Originator Purchase Agreement), minus (ii) the sum of
(A) Capital plus (B) the Deferred Purchase Price.
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Term Period ” means, for any Bank, the period
commencing on the Cash Secured Advance Commencement Date, if any,
for such Bank and ending on the first day on which the Termination
Date for all Receivable Interests held by such Bank has
occurred.
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Term-Out Bank ” means any Bank for which the Term
Period has commenced.
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Term-Out Bank Collateral ” has the meaning specified
in Section 2.14(b).
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Term-Out Bank Purchase Date ” means, for any Term-Out
Bank, the Commitment Termination Date for such Bank determined
pursuant to clause (a) of the definition thereof, without
giving effect to the final proviso at the end of the definition of
Commitment Termination Date.
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Termination Date ” for any Receivable Interest means
(i) in the case of a Receivable Interest owned by an Investor,
the earlier of (a) the Business Day which the Seller or the
Agent so designates by notice to the other at least one Business
Day in advance for such Receivable Interest and (b) the
Facility Termination Date and (ii) in the case of a Receivable
Interest owned by a Bank, the earlier of (a) the Business Day
which the Seller so designates by notice to the Agent at least one
Business Day in advance for such Receivable Interest and
(b) the Commitment Termination Date.
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Transaction Document ” means any of this Agreement,
the Purchase Agreement, the Originator Purchase Agreement, the
Lock-Box Agreements, the Cash Collateral Agreement, the Fee
Agreement, the Collateral Advance Account Agreement, all amendments
to any of the foregoing and all other agreements and documents
delivered and/or related hereto or thereto.
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UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time
to time in effect in the specified jurisdiction.
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Week ” means each calendar week beginning on Saturday
and ending on (and including) the following Friday.
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Weekly Report ” means a report in substantially the
form of Annex A-2 hereto and containing such additional information
as the Agent may reasonably request from time to time, furnished by
the Collection Agent to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(h),
following the occurrence of a Non-Investment Grade Event (other
than the 2005 Downgrade Event or the 2006 Downgrade Events).
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Yield ” means:
(i) for
each Receivable Interest for any Fixed Period to the extent CAFCO
will be funding such Receivable Interest through the issuance of
commercial paper or other promissory notes,
IR x C x ED +
LF
360
(ii) for
each Receivable Interest for any Fixed Period to the extent
(x) the Investors will not be funding such Receivable Interest
through the issuance of commercial paper or other promissory notes,
or (y) an Investor other than CAFCO will be funding such
Receivable Interest,
AR x C x ED +
LF
360
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IR = the Investor Rate for such Receivable Interest for such
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provided that no
provision of this Agreement shall require the payment or permit the
collection of Yield in excess of the maximum permitted by
applicable law; and provided further that Yield for
any Receivable Interest shall not be considered paid by any
distribution to the extent that at any time all or a portion of
such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for
any reason.
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Yield and Fee Reserve ” means, for any Receivable
Interest on any date, an amount equal to
(C x YFRP) + AUYF
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Yield and Fee Reserve Percentage ” means, on any date,
a percentage equal to
[(AER x 1.5) + AM + PF
+ CAF] x AVGM
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SECTION 1.02. Other
Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined herein
shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the
State of New York, and not specifically defined herein, are
used herein as defined in such Article 9.
ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE
PURCHASES
SECTION 2.01. Purchase
Facility . (a) On the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, CAFCO may, in its sole discretion, and the Banks shall,
ratably in accordance with their respective Bank Commitments,
purchase Receivable Interests from the Seller from time to time
during the period from the date hereof to the Facility Termination
Date (in the case of CAFCO) and to the Commitment Termination Date
(in the case of the Banks). Under no circumstances shall CAFCO make
any such purchase, or the Banks be obligated to make any such
purchase, if, after giving effect to such purchase, the aggregate
outstanding Capital of Receivable Interests would exceed the
Purchase Limit.
(b) The Seller may at any time, upon at least five Business
Days’ notice to the Agent, terminate the facility
provided for in this Agreement in whole or, from time to
time, reduce in part the unused portion of the Purchase Limit;
provided that each partial reduction shall be in the amount of at
least $5,000,000 or an integral multiple thereof.
(c) Until the Agent gives the Seller the notice provided in
Section 3.02(c)(iii), the Agent, on behalf of the Investors
which own Receivable Interests, may have the Collections
attributable to such Receivable Interests automatically reinvested
pursuant to Section 2.04 in additional undivided percentage
interests in the Pool Receivables by making an appropriate
readjustment of such Receivable Interests. The Agent, on behalf of
the Banks which own Receivable Interests, shall have the
Collections attributable to such Receivable Interests automatically
reinvested pursuant to Section 2.04 in additional undivided
percentage interests in the Pool Receivables by making an
appropriate readjustment of such Receivable Interests.
(d) At least three Business Days prior to the Cash Secured
Advance Commencement Date for any Bank, the Seller shall notify
such Bank if the Seller wishes such Bank to make the advances
described in this Section. Following such notice, on the Cash
Secured Advance Commencement Date for such Bank, such Bank shall,
and agrees to, make an advance to the Seller in an amount equal to
the excess of (i) such Bank’s Bank Commitment over
(ii) the outstanding Capital of all Receivable Interests owned
by such Bank (after giving effect to any purchase made by such Bank
on or prior to such Cash Secured Advance Commencement Date pursuant
to this Agreement or pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement to
which it is a party) on the Term-Out Bank Purchase Date for
such Bank, and such Bank shall make such advance by causing an
amount equal to such advance to be deposited in same day funds into
the Collateral Advance Account.
SECTION 2.02. Making
Purchases . (a) Each purchase by CAFCO or the Banks shall
be made on at least three Business Days’ notice in the form
of a Drawdown Notice from the Seller to the Agent. Each such
Drawdown Notice of a purchase shall specify (i) the amount
requested to be paid to the Seller (such amount, which shall not be
less than $2,000,000, being referred to herein as the initial
“Capital” of the Receivable Interest then being
purchased) and (ii) the date of such purchase (which shall be
a Business Day). The Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the
Seller whether CAFCO has determined to make a purchase and, if so,
whether all of the terms specified by the Seller are acceptable to
CAFCO.
If CAFCO
has determined not to make a proposed purchase, the Agent shall
promptly send notice of the proposed purchase to all of the Banks
concurrently by telecopier, telex or cable specifying the date of
such purchase, each Bank’s Percentage multiplied by the
aggregate amount of Capital of Receivable Interest being purchased,
whether the Yield for the Fixed Period for such Receivable Interest
is calculated based on the Eurodollar Rate (which may be selected
only if such notice is given at least three Business Days prior to
the purchase date) or the Alternate Base Rate, and the duration of
the Fixed Period for such Receivable Interest; provided ,
however , that during the Term Period for any Bank, such
Bank shall, on the date of such purchase, instruct the Agent to
make available to the Seller at the account set forth in the
Drawdown Notice such Bank’s ratable share of the amount of
Capital of the Receivable Interest being acquired by such Bank out
of the funds available therefor in the Collateral Advance
Account.
(b) On the date of each such purchase of a Receivable
Interest, CAFCO or the Banks, as the case may be, shall, upon
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Article III, make available to the Seller in same day funds an
amount equal to the initial Capital of such Receivable Interest, at
the account set forth in the Drawdown Notice for such purchase;
provided , however , if such purchase is being made
by the Banks following the designation by the Agent of a
Termination Date for a Receivable Interest owned by an Investor
pursuant to clause (i)(a) of the definition of Termination
Date and any Capital of such Receivable Interest is outstanding on
such date of purchase, the Seller hereby directs the Banks to pay
the proceeds of such purchase (to the extent of the outstanding
Capital and accrued Yield on such Receivable Interest of the
Investor) to the Agent’s Account, for application to the
reduction of the outstanding Capital and accrued Yield on such
Receivable Interest of the Investor; provided ,
further , however , that during the Term Period for
any Bank, after receipt by the Agent of the instruction from such
Bank referred to in the proviso to the last sentence of
Section 2.02(a) and upon fulfillment of the applicable
conditions set forth in Article III, the Agent shall make
available to the Seller at the account set forth in the Drawdown
Notice such Bank’s ratable share of such purchase, solely out
of the funds available therefor in the Collateral Advance Account,
and upon such deposit such Bank will be deemed to have paid to the
Seller such Bank’s ratable share of such Bank’s amount
of the Capital of the Receivable Interest being acquired for all
purposes of this Agreement.
(c) Effective on the date of each purchase pursuant to this
Section 2.02 and each reinvestment pursuant to
Section 2.04, the Seller hereby sells and assigns to the
Agent, for the benefit of the parties making such purchase, an
undivided percentage ownership interest, to the extent of the
Receivable Interest then being purchased, in each Pool Receivable
then existing and in the Related Security and Collections with
respect thereto.
(d) In addition to the transfer of ownership to Receivable
Interests stipulated above, the Seller, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions precedent set out in this Agreement, hereby
assigns by way of a German law assignment ( Abtretung )
within the meaning of Section 398 German Civil Code (
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch ) to the Agent for the benefit
of CAFCO Receivable Interests in all Receivables (whether now
existing or hereafter arising) acquired by the Seller pursuant to
the Originator Purchase Agreement and owed by an Obligor located in
Germany (the “ German Obligor Receivables ”).
The Agent accepts such assignment. The assignment of the Receivable
Interests shall include all ancillary rights, priority rights as
well as all other rights attached to the German Obligor
Receivables
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) CAFCO shall not
make purchases under this Section 2.02 during the Term Period
for any Bank in an amount which would exceed the Purchase Limit
minus the aggregate Bank Commitments of the Term-Out Banks, and
(ii) a Bank shall not be obligated to make purchases under
this Section 2.02 at any time in an amount which would exceed
such Bank’s Bank Commitment less such Bank’s ratable
share of the aggregate outstanding Capital held by CAFCO (whether
or not any portion thereof has been assigned under the Asset
Purchase Agreement), after giving effect to any reductions of the
Capital held by CAFCO to be made on the date of such purchase
(whether from the distribution of Collections or from the proceeds
of purchases by the Banks). Each Bank’s obligation shall be
several, such that the failure of any Bank to make available to the
Seller any funds in connection with any purchase shall not relieve
any other Bank of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make funds
available on the date of such purchase, and no Bank shall be
responsible for the failure of any other Bank to make funds
available in connection with any purchase.
SECTION 2.03. Receivable
Interest Computation . Each Receivable Interest shall be
initially computed on its date of purchase. Thereafter until the
Termination Date for such Receivable Interest, such Receivable
Interest shall be automatically recomputed (or deemed to be
recomputed) on each day other than a Liquidation Day. Any
Receivable Interest, as computed (or deemed recomputed) as of the
day immediately preceding the Termination Date for such Receivable
Interest, shall thereafter remain constant. Such Receivable
Interest shall become zero when Capital thereof and Yield thereon
shall have been paid in full, and all Fees and other amounts owed
by the Seller hereunder to the Investors, the Banks or the Agent
are paid and the Collection Agent shall have received the accrued
Collection Agent Fee thereon.
SECTION 2.04. Settlement
Procedures . (a) Collection of the Pool Receivables shall
be administered by a Collection Agent, in accordance with the terms
of Article VI of this Agreement. The Seller shall provide to
the Collection Agent (if other than the Seller) on a timely basis
all information needed for such administration, including notice of
the occurrence of any Liquidation Day and current computations of
each Receivable Interest.
(b) So long as a BB Downgrade Event (other than the 2005
Downgrade Event and the 2006 Downgrade Events) shall not have
occurred the Collection Agent shall, on each day on which
Collections of Pool Receivables are received by it:
(i) with
respect to each Receivable Interest, set aside and hold in trust
(and, at the request of the Agent, segregate) for the Investors or
the Banks that hold such Receivable Interest, out of the percentage
of such Collections represented by such Receivable Interest, an
amount equal to the Yield, Fees and Collection Agent Fee (and
during the Term Period, an amount equal to the Excess Interest in
respect of all Cash Secured Advances) accrued through such day for
such Receivable Interest and not previously set aside;
(ii) with
respect to each Receivable Interest, if such day is not a
Liquidation Day for such Receivable Interest, reinvest with the
Seller on behalf of the Investors or the Banks that hold such
Receivable Interest the percentage of such Collections represented
by such Receivable Interest, to the extent representing a return of
Capital, by recomputation of such Receivable Interest pursuant to
Section 2.03;
(iii) if
such day is a Liquidation Day for any one or more Receivable
Interests, set aside and hold in trust (and, at the request of the
Agent, segregate) for the Investors or the Banks that hold such
Receivable Interests (x) if such day is a Liquidation Day for
less than all of the Receivable Interests, the percentage of such
Collections represented by such Receivable Interests, and
(y) if such day is a Liquidation Day for all of the Receivable
Interests, all of the remaining Collections (but not in excess of
the Capital of such Receivable Interests); provided that if
amounts are set aside and held in trust on any Liquidation Day
occurring prior to the Termination Date, and thereafter prior to
the Settlement Date for such Fixed Period the conditions set forth
in Section 3.02 are satisfied or waived by the Agent, such
previously set aside amounts shall, to the extent representing a
return of Capital, be reinvested in accordance with the preceding
subsection (ii) on the day of such subsequent satisfaction or
waiver of conditions; and
(iv) during
such times as amounts are required to be reinvested in accordance
with the foregoing subsection (ii) or the proviso to
subsection (iii), release to the Seller for its own account
any Collections in excess both of such amounts and of the amounts
that are required to be set aside pursuant to subsection (i)
above.
(c) If a BB Downgrade Event (other than the 2005 Downgrade
Event and the 2006 Downgrade Events) shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Collection Agent shall comply with the
following:
(i) If the
Collection Agent shall fail to deliver the Daily Report on any
Deposit Date during the Revolving Period, the Collection Agent
shall not be permitted to withdraw any amounts from the Lock-Box
Accounts on such date or any date thereafter unless and until the
Collection Agent shall be in compliance with Section 6.02(h)
(but subject to the right of the Agent to prohibit withdrawals by
the Collection Agent from the Lock-Box Accounts in accordance with
the Lock-Box Agreements);
(ii) On the
first Business Day following each Deposit Date during the Revolving
Period, following delivery of the Daily Report to the Agent, if the
Daily Report for such date shows that a Cure Period shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Collection Agent shall, in the
following order:
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withdraw from the Lock-Box Accounts and from Collections of
Pool Receivables which the Collection Agent received on such
Deposit Date and set aside on its books and hold in trust (and, at
the request of the Agent, segregate) for the Investors and the
Banks that hold Receivable Interests, out of Purchaser Collections,
an amount equal to the Yield, Fees, and Collection Agent Fee (and
during the Term Period, an amount equal to the Excess Interest in
respect of all Cash Secured Advances) accrued through such day for
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withdraw from the Lock-Box Accounts and from Collections of
Pool Receivables which the Collection Agent received on such
Deposit Date and release to the Seller the remainder of Purchaser
Collections, in each instance to the extent representing a return
of Capital, to be reinvested with the Seller in Receivable
Interests; provided that, if immediately following any such
reinvestment such Deposit Date would be a Pool Non-compliance Date,
the Collection Agent shall retain all such remaining Collections in
(or, to the extent the Collection Agent has received any such
Collections, redeposit such Collections into) the Lock-Box Accounts
(and deposit the other such remaining Collections received by it
into the Lock-Box Accounts) to be applied pursuant to
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(iii) On
the first Business Day following each Deposit Date during the
Revolving Period, following delivery of the Daily Report to the
Agent, if the Daily Report for such date shows that a Cure Period
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collection Agent shall,
in the following order:
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Pool Receivables which the Collection Agent received on such
Deposit Date and set aside on its books and hold in trust (and, at
the request of the Agent, segregate) for the Investors and the
Banks that hold the Receivable Interests, out of Purchaser
Collections, an amount equal to the Yield, Fees, and Collection
Agent Fee (and during the Term Period, an amount equal to the
Excess Interest in respect of all Cash Secured Advances) accrued
through such day for the Receivable Interests and not previously
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remit to the Cash Collateral Account from the Lock-Box Accounts
and from Collections of Pool Receivables which the Collection Agent
received on such Deposit Date an amount equal to the lesser of
(x) the sum of the remaining Collections in the Lock-Box
Accounts (and Collections received by the Collection Agent from the
Lock-Box Accounts on such Deposit Date) and the remaining
Collections of Pool Receivables received by it on such Deposit Date
and (y) an amount equal to the excess of the Required Net
Receivables Pool Balance over the Net Receivables Pool
Balance; |
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withdraw from the Lock-Box Accounts and from Collections of
Pool Receivables which the Collection Agent received on such
Deposit Date and release to the Seller the remainder of Purchaser
Collections, in each instance to the extent representing a return
of Capital, to be reinvested with the Seller in Receivable
Interests (for purposes of determining the remainder of Purchaser
Collections, any Collections which have previously been applied
pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(iii)(C) shall be deemed to be
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(iv) On the
first Business Day following each Deposit Date during the
Amortization Period, the Collection Agent shall, by no later than
11:00 A.M. (New York City time), remit to the
Agent’s Account all Collections in the Lock-Box Accounts and
all Collections of Pool Receivables which the Collection Agent
received on such Deposit Date.
(d) The Collection Agent shall deposit into the Agent’s
Account, on the Settlement Date for each Receivable Interest,
(x) prior to the occurrence of a Liquidation Day, Collections
held for the Investors or the Banks that relate to such Receivable
Interest pursuant to Sections 2.04(b), 2.04(c)(ii)(B) or
2.04(c)(iii)(B) and (y) following the occurrence of a
Liquidation Day, all Collections. The Collection Agent shall pay to
itself on each Settlement Date which is not a Liquidation Day
Collections set aside with respect to each Receivable Interest on
account of accrued Collection Agent Fee. On any Business Day on
which funds are on deposit in the Cash Collateral Account, the
Collection Agent (i) shall, upon written notice from the
Agent, and may (if the funds in the Cash Collateral Account exceed
$10,000,000), upon written notice to the Agent, remit such funds
from the Cash Collateral Account to the Agent’s Account or
(ii) may, following delivery of the Daily Report to the Agent,
withdraw from the Cash Collateral Account and remit to the Seller
all or a portion of the funds in the Cash Collateral Account;
provided that such Daily Report shall state that, after
taking account of the proposed withdrawal, the Net Receivables Pool
Balance on such day will be equal to or greater than the Required
Net Receivables Pool Balance, and such Daily Report shall set forth
the calculation supporting such statement.
(e) Upon receipt of funds deposited into the Agent’s
Account, the Agent shall distribute them as follows:
(i) if such
distribution occurs on a day that is not a Liquidation Day, first
to the Investors, the Banks and, during any Term-Out Period, the
Term-Out Banks that hold the relevant Receivable Interest and to
the Agent in ratable payment in full of all accrued Yield and Fees
and remaining unpaid accrued interest in respect of all Cash
Secured Advances (pursuant to the last sentence of
Section 2.12); provided , that if such distribution
related to Collections remitted from the Cash Collateral Account,
such distribution shall be paid to the Investors and the Banks that
hold the Receivable Interest in respect thereof, in reduction of
Capital.
(ii) if
such distribution occurs on a Liquidation Day, first to the
Investors or the Banks and/or Term-Out Banks that hold the relevant
Receivable Interest and to the Agent in payment in full of all
accrued Yield and Fees and interest in respect of all Cash Secured
Advances, second to such Investors or Banks in reduction to zero of
all Capital, third to the Term-Out Banks in reduction to zero of
the principal amount of all Cash Secured Advances remaining after
application of the Term-Out Bank Collateral in accordance with
Section 2.14(d), and fourth to the Investors, Banks, Term-Out
Banks or the Agent in payment of any other amounts owed by the
Seller hereunder, and fourth to the Collection Agent in payment in
full of all accrued Collection Agent Fee.
After the
Capital, Yield, Fees and Collection Agent Fee with respect to a
Receivable Interest, and any other amounts payable by the Seller to
the Investors, the Banks or the Agent hereunder, have been paid in
full, all additional Collections with respect to such Receivable
Interest shall be paid to the Seller for its own account.
(f) For the purposes of this Section 2.04:
(i) if on
any day the Outstanding Balance of any Pool Receivable is reduced
or adjusted as a result of any defective, rejected or returned
merchandise or services, or any cash discount, discount for quick
payment or other adjustment made by the Seller or an Originator, or
any setoff, the Seller shall be deemed to have received on such day
a Collection of such Pool Receivable in the amount of such
reduction or adjustment;
(ii) if on
any day any of the representations or warranties contained in
Section 4.01(h) is no longer true with respect to any Pool
Receivable, the Seller shall be deemed to have received on such day
a Collection of such Pool Receivable in full;
(iii) except as provided in subsection (i) or
(ii) of this Section 2.04(f), or as otherwise required by
applicable law or the relevant Contract, all Collections received
from an Obligor of any Receivables shall be applied to the
Receivables of such Obligor in the order of the age of such
Receivables, starting with the oldest such Receivable, unless such
Obligor designates its payment for application to specific
Receivables; and
(iv) if and
to the extent the Agent, the Investors or the Banks shall be
required for any reason to pay over to an Obligor any amount
received on its behalf hereunder, such amount shall be deemed not
to have been so received but rather to have been retained by the
Seller and, accordingly, the Agent, the Investors or the Banks, as
the case may be, shall have a claim against the Seller for such
amount, payable when and to the extent that any distribution from
or on behalf of such Obligor is made in respect thereof.
SECTION 2.05. Fees .
(a) Each Investor and Bank shall pay to the Collection Agent a
fee (the “ Collection Agent Fee ”) of 0.50% per
annum on the average daily Capital of each Receivable Interest
owned by such Investor or Bank, from the date of purchase of such
Receivable Interest until the later of the Termination Date for
such Receivable Interest or the date on which such Capital is
reduced to zero, payable on the Settlement Date for such Receivable
Interest. Upon three Business Days’ notice to the Agent, the
Collection Agent (if not Ferro, the Seller or its designee or an
Affiliate of the Seller) may elect to be paid, as such fee, another
percentage per annum on the average daily Capital of such
Receivable Interest, but in no event in excess for all Receivable
Interests relating to a single Receivables Pool of 110% of the
reasonable costs and expenses of the Collection Agent in
administering and collecting the Receivables in such Receivables
Pool. The Collection Agent Fee shall be payable only from
Collections pursuant to, and subject to the priority of payment set
forth in, Section 2.04. So long as Ferro is acting as the
Collection Agent hereunder, amounts paid as the Collection Agent
Fee pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall reduce, on a
dollar-for-dollar basis, the obligation of the Seller to pay the
“Collection Agent Fee” pursuant to Section 6.03 of
each of the Purchase Agreement and the Originator Purchase
Agreement, provided that such obligation of the Seller shall
in no event be reduced below zero.
(b) The Seller shall pay to the Agent certain fees
(collectively, the “ Fees ”) in the amounts and
on the dates set forth in that certain amended and restated fee
agreement dated as of June 6, 2006 between the Seller and the
Agent, as the same may be amended or restated from time to time,
including by Section 10.14 of this Agreement (the “
Fee Agreement ”).
SECTION 2.06. Payments
and Computations, Etc. (a) All amounts to be paid or
deposited by the Seller or the Collection Agent hereunder shall be
paid or deposited no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City
time) on the day when due in same day funds to the Agent’s
Account; provided , that all amounts to be deposited into
the Cash Collateral Account shall be deposited no later than
11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date when due, and
in any event such amounts shall be deposited into the Cash
Collateral Account prior to any withdrawal from a Lock-Box Account
(other than to directly fund a deposit into the Cash Collateral
Account).
(b) Each of the Seller and the Collection Agent shall, to the
extent permitted by law, pay interest on any
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