AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Amendment No. 7 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase
Agreement (this “ Amendment ”) is entered into
as of August 3, 2005, among Avnet Receivables Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“ Seller ”), Avnet, Inc.,
a New York corporation (“ Avnet ”), as initial
Servicer (the Servicer together with Seller, the “ Seller
Parties ” and each a “ Seller Party
”), each Financial Institution signatory hereto (the “
Financial Institutions ”), each Company signatory
hereto (the “ Companies ”) and JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. (successor by merger to Bank One, NA (Main Office
Chicago)), as agent for the Purchasers (the “ Agent
”).
Each
of the parties hereto (other than Amsterdam Funding Corporation and
Starbird Funding Corporation, each as a Company (the “ New
Companies ”), and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and BNP Paribas,
acting through its New York Branch, each as a Financial Institution
(the “ New Financial Institutions ”)) entered
into that certain Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase
Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2002, and amended such
Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement pursuant to
Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of June 26, 2002, and
further amended such Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase
Agreement pursuant to Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated as of
November 25, 2002, and further amended such Amended and
Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement pursuant to Amendment
No. 3 thereto, dated as of December 9, 2002, and further
amended such Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement
pursuant to Amendment No. 4 thereto, dated as of
December 12, 2002, and further amended such Amended and
Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement pursuant to Amendment
No. 5 thereto, dated as of June 23, 2003, and further
amended such Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement
pursuant to Amendment No. 6 thereto, dated as of August 15,
2003 (such Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, as
so amended, the “ Purchase Agreement
”).
Each
New Company desires to become a Company party to the Purchase
Agreement, and each New Financial Institution desires to become a
Financial Institution party to the Purchase Agreement.
Each
of the Purchasers party to the Purchase Agreement immediately prior
to the date hereof, the New Companies and the New Financial
Institutions each desire to effect such assignments and transfers
as are necessary for each New Company to become a Company party to
the Purchase Agreement and for each New Financial Institution to
become a Financial Institution party to the Purchase
Agreement.
Each
Seller Party has requested that the Agent and the Purchasers amend
certain provisions of the Purchase Agreement, all as more fully
described herein.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each of the parties hereto now
desires to amend the Purchase Agreement as particularly described
herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
Section 1.
Definitions Used Herein . Capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set
forth for such terms in, or incorporated by reference into, the
Purchase Agreement.
Section 2.
Assignments . In furtherance of, and without limiting any
other provision of, this Amendment, the Purchase Agreement, as
amended hereby, and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, and notwithstanding any requirement of Section 12.1
of the Purchase Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereto
hereby agree that from and after the date hereof the New Companies
and the New Financial Institutions shall be parties to the Purchase
Agreement as follows:
(a)
New Companies . From and after the date hereof, each New
Company shall be a Company party to the Purchase Agreement, as
amended hereby, for all purposes of the Purchase Agreement, as
amended hereby, as if such New Company were an original party
thereto, and each New Company agrees to be bound by all of the
applicable terms and provisions contained therein. Each New Company
hereby appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as
agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the
Transaction Documents as are delegated to the Agent by the terms
thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Furthermore, each New Company confirms that (i) it
has received a copy of
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the Purchase
Agreement and copies of such other Transaction Documents, and other
documents and information as it has requested and deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter
into this Amendment and the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby
and (ii) it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Agent, any Company, any Seller Party or any Financial Institution
or Purchaser and based on such documents and information as it
shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit
decisions in taking or not taking action under the Purchase
Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Transaction
Documents.
(b)
New Financial Institutions . From and after the date hereof,
each New Financial Institution shall be a Financial Institution
party to the Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby, for all
purposes of the Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby, as if such
New Financial Institution were an original party thereto, and each
New Financial Institution agrees to be bound by all of the
applicable terms and provisions contained therein. Each New
Financial Institution hereby appoints and authorizes the Agent to
take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers
under the Transaction Documents as are delegated to the Agent by
the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. Furthermore, each New Financial Institution
confirms that (i) it has received a copy of the Purchase
Agreement and copies of such other Transaction Documents, and other
documents and information as it has requested and deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter
into this Amendment and the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby
and (ii) it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Agent, any Company, any Seller Party or any Financial Institution
or Purchaser and based on such documents and information as it
shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit
decisions in taking or not taking action under the Purchase
Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Transaction
Documents.
(c)
Allocations among Companies and Financial Institutions . As
of the date hereof, the Capital of each Company (including each New
Company) shall automatically be reallocated among the Companies
(including the New Companies) so that each Company (including each
New Company) has its Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Capital after
giving effect to this Amendment and any Incremental Purchase or
Reinvestment made on the date hereof. As of the date hereof, the
Commitment of each Financial Institution (including each New
Financial Institution) shall automatically be reallocated among the
Financial Institutions (including the New Financial Institutions)
so that the respective Commitments of each Financial Institution
(including each New Financial Institution) are equal to the
applicable amount set forth on Annex B hereto. Each party
hereto agrees to effect such transfers and related
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transactions
reasonably required to reflect the reallocations contemplated by
this paragraph.
(d)
Notice Addresses . For the purposes of Section 13.2 of
the Purchase Agreement, each New Company’s and each New
Financial Institution’s address and facsimile number for
notices are as follows:
For Amsterdam
Funding Corporation:
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Amsterdam
Funding Corporation
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c/o Global
Securitization Services, LLC
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114 West
47 th
Street, Suite 1715
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New York, New
York 10036
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Attention:
Andrew Stidd
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(212)
302-8767
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ABN AMRO Bank
N.V
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540 West
Madison Street
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Chicago,
Illinois 60661
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Attention:
Asset Securitization Group
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(312)
904-4350
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For Starbird
Funding Corporation:
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Starbird
Funding Corporation
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c/o J.H.
Management Corporation
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One
International Place, Room 3218
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Boston, MA
02110-2916
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Attention: Doug
Donaldson
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(617)
951-7050
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For BNP
Paribas, acting through its New York Branch:
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BNP
Paribas
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787 Seventh
Avenue
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8th
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New York, NY
10019
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Attention:
Michael Gonik
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(212)
841-2689
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Section 3.
Representations and Warranties of New Financial Institutions
. Each of the New Financial Institutions hereby represents and
warrants to the Agent and the Company in such New Financial
Institution’s Purchaser Group that:
(a)
Existence and Power . Such New Financial Institution is a
corporation or banking association or public company with limited
liability duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all
organizational power to perform its obligations hereunder and under
the Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby.
(b)
No Conflict . The execution and delivery by such New
Financial Institution of this Amendment and the performance of its
obligations hereunder and under the Purchase Agreement, as amended
hereby, are within its organizational powers, have been duly
authorized by all necessary organizational action, do not
contravene or violate (i) its certificate or articles of
incorporation or association or by-laws or other organizational
documents, (ii) any law, rule or regulation applicable to it,
(iii) any restrictions under any agreement, contract or
instrument to which it is a party or by which any of its property
is bound, or (iv) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction
or decree binding on or affecting it or its property, and do not
result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim on its
assets. This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by such New Financial Institution.
(c)
Governmental Authorization . No authorization or approval or
other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental
authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution and
delivery by such New Financial Institution of this Amendment and
the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the Purchase
Agreement, as amended hereby, except that has already been
received.
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(d)
Binding Effect . Each of this Amendment and the Purchase
Agreement, as amended hereby, constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of such New Financial Institution enforceable
against such New Financial Institution in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws
relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
Section 4.
Amendments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) Section 1.2
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
Section 1.2
Increases . Seller shall provide the Agent, by 3:00 p.m.
(Chicago time) at least two Business Days prior to the date of each
Incremental Purchase, with prior written notice in a form set forth
as Exhibit II hereto of such Incremental Purchase (a “
Purchase Notice ”). Each Purchase Notice shall be
subject to Section 6.2 hereof (and, in the case of the
initial Purchase Notice, Section 6.1 ) and, except as
set forth below, shall be irrevocable and shall specify the
requested Purchase Price (which shall not be less than $10,000,000)
and date of purchase and, in the case of an Incremental Purchase to
be funded by any of the Financial Institutions, the requested
Discount Rate and Tranche Period. Following receipt of a Purchase
Notice, the Agent will promptly notify each Company of such
Purchase Notice after the Agent’s receipt thereof and the
Agent will identify the Companies that agree to make the purchase.
If any Company declines to make a proposed purchase, Seller may
cancel the Purchase Notice as to all Purchasers or, in the absence
of such a cancellation, the Incremental Purchase of the Purchaser
Interests, which such Company has declined to purchase, will be
made by such declining Company’s Related Financial
Institutions in accordance with the rest of this
Section 1.2 . If the proposed Incremental Purchase or
any portion thereof is to be made by any of the Financial
Institutions, the Agent shall send notice of the proposed
Incremental Purchase to the applicable Financial Institutions
concurrently by telecopier, telex or cable specifying (i) the
date of such Incremental Purchase, which date must be at least one
Business Day after such notice is received by the applicable
Financial Institutions, (ii) each Financial
Institution’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate
Purchase
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Price of the
Purchaser Interests the Financial Institutions in such Financial
Institution’s Purchaser Group are then purchasing and
(iii) the requested Discount Rate and the requested Tranche
Period. On the date of each Incremental Purchase, upon satisfaction
of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article
VI and the conditions set forth in this Section 1.2
, the Companies and/or the Financial Institutions, as applicable,
shall deposit to the Facility Account, in immediately available
funds, no later than 12:00 noon (Chicago time), an amount equal to
(i) in the case of a Company that has agreed to make such
Incremental Purchase, such Company’s Pro Rata Share of the
aggregate Purchase Price of the Purchaser Interests of such
Incremental Purchase or (ii) in the case of a Financial
Institution, such Financial Institution’s Pro Rata Share of
the aggregate Purchase Price of the Purchaser Interests the
Financial Institutions in such Financial Institution’s
Purchaser Group are then purchasing. Each Financial
Institution’s Commitment hereunder shall be limited to
purchasing Purchaser Interests that the Company in such Financial
Institution’s Purchaser Group has declined to purchase. Each
Financial Institution’s obligation shall be several, such
that the failure of any Financial Institution to make available to
Seller any funds in connection with any purchase shall not relieve
any other Financial Institution of its obligation, if any,
hereunder to make funds available on the date of such purchase, but
no Financial Institution shall be responsible for the failure of
any other Financial Institution to make funds available in
connection with any purchase.
(b) Section 1.3
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
Section 1.3
Decreases . Seller shall provide the Agent with prior
written notice in conformity with the Required Notice Period (a
“ Reduction Notice ”) of any proposed reduction
of Aggregate Capital from Collections and the Agent will promptly
notify each Purchaser of such Reduction Notice after the
Agent’s receipt thereof. Such Reduction Notice shall
designate (i) the date (the “ Proposed Reduction
Date ”) upon which any such reduction of Aggregate
Capital shall occur (which date shall give effect to the applicable
Required Notice Period), and (ii) the amount of Aggregate
Capital to be reduced which shall be applied ratably to the
Purchaser Interests of the Companies and the Financial Institutions
in accordance with the amount of Capital (if any) owing to the
Companies (ratably, based on their respective Pro Rata Shares),
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the one hand,
and the amount of Capital (if any) owing to the Financial
Institutions (ratably to each Financial Institution, based on the
ratio of such Financial Institution’s Capital at such time to
the aggregate Capital of all of the Financial Institutions at such
time), on the other hand (the “ Aggregate Reduction
”). Only one (1) Reduction Notice shall be outstanding
at any time. Concurrently with any reduction of Aggregate Capital
pursuant to this Section, Seller shall pay to the applicable
Purchaser all Broken Funding Costs arising as a result of such
reduction. No Aggregate Reduction will be made following the
occurrence of the Amortization Date without the consent of the
Agent.
(c) Section 1.4
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
Section 1.4
Payment Requirements . All amounts to be paid or deposited
by any Seller Party pursuant to any provision of this Agreement
shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no
later than 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day when due in
immediately available funds, and if not received before
11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) shall be deemed to be received on
the next succeeding Business Day. If such amounts are payable to a
Purchaser, they shall be paid to the Agent, for the account of such
Purchaser, at 1 Bank One Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670 until
otherwise notified by the Agent, and the Agent agrees to remit any
such amounts received to the applicable Purchaser. If such amounts
are payable to the Agent, they shall be paid to the Agent at 1 Bank
One Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670 until otherwise notified by the
Agent. Upon notice to Seller, the Agent (on behalf of itself and/or
any Purchaser) may debit the Facility Account for all amounts due
and payable hereunder. All computations of Yield, per annum fees or
discount calculated as part of any CP Costs, per annum fees
hereunder and per annum fees under the Fee Letters shall be made on
the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days
elapsed. If any amount hereunder or under any other Transaction
Document shall be payable on a day which is not a Business Day,
such amount shall be payable on the next succeeding Business
Day.
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(d) Section 2.6
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
Section 2.6
Maximum Purchaser Interests . In accordance with this
Section 2.6 , Seller shall ensure that the Purchaser
Interests of the Purchasers shall at no time exceed in the
aggregate 97% or, if the Purchaser Interest Condition is existing
at such time, 100%. If as of the date of any Weekly Report or
Monthly Report the aggregate of the Purchaser Interests of the
Purchasers exceeds 97% or, if the Purchaser Interest Condition is
existing at such time, 100%, Seller shall pay to the Purchasers
(ratably based on the ratio of each Purchaser’s Capital at
such time to the Aggregate Capital at such time) within one
(1) Business Day an amount to be applied to reduce the
Aggregate Capital, such that after giving effect to such payment
the aggregate of the Purchaser Interests equals or is less than 97%
or, if the Purchaser Interest Condition is existing at such time,
100%. If at any time (other than as of the date of any Weekly
Report or Monthly Report) the aggregate of the Purchaser Interests
of the Purchasers exceeds 97% or, if the Purchaser Interest
Condition is existing at such time, 100%, Seller shall pay to the
Purchasers (ratably based on the ratio of each Purchaser’s
Capital at such time to the Aggregate Capital at such time) within
five (5) Business Days an amount to be applied to reduce the
Aggregate Capital, such that after giving effect to such payment
the aggregate of the Purchaser Interests equals or is less than 97%
or, if the Purchaser Interest Condition is existing at such time,
100%.
(e) Section 2.7
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
Section 2.7
Repurchase Option . In addition to Seller’s rights
pursuant to Section 1.3 , Seller (so long as Seller is
an Affiliate of the Servicer) shall have the right (after providing
written notice to the Agent (and upon receipt thereof the Agent
will forward such notice to each Purchaser) in accordance with the
Required Notice Period), at any time, to repurchase from the
Purchasers all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding
Purchaser Interests. The purchase price in respect thereof shall be
an amount equal to the Aggregate Unpaids through the date of such
repurchase, payable in immediately available funds. Such repurchase
shall be without representation, warranty or recourse of any kind
by, on the part of, or against any Purchaser or the
Agent.
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(f) Section 5.1(o)
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase
“(other than a Permitted Adverse Claim)” from the end
of the first sentence in such section.
(g) Section 5.1(v)
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
(v)
Aggregate Capital . Seller has determined that, immediately
after giving effect to each purchase hereunder, the Aggregate
Capital is no greater than 97% or, if the Purchaser Interest
Condition is existing immediately before and after giving effect to
such purchase, 100% of the amount equal to (i) the Net
Receivables Balance, minus (ii) the Aggregate
Reserves.
(h) Section 6.2
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting
the phrase “and Scotia” from clause (a)(i) and clause
(a)(ii) of such section and (ii) replacing the phrase
“and the aggregate Purchaser Interests do not exceed
97%” in clause (d)(iii) of such section with the phrase
“and, in the case of an Incremental Purchase, the aggregate
Purchaser Interests do not exceed 97% or, if the Purchaser Interest
Condition is existing on such date, 100%”.
(i) Section 7.1(a)
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase
“to be furnished to the Agent and Scotia” in such
section with the phrase “to be furnished to the Agent (and
upon receipt thereof the Agent will forward the same to each
Company or its designee)”.
(j) Section 7.1(b)
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase
“will notify the Agent and Scotia” in such section with
the phrase “will notify the Agent (and upon receipt thereof
the Agent will forward such notice to each Company or its
designee)”.
(k) Section 7.1(d)
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase
“will furnish to the Agent and Scotia” in such
section
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with the phrase
“will furnish to the Agent (and upon receipt thereof the
Agent will forward the same to each Company or its
designee)”.
(l) Section 7.1(n)
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase
“Upon the request of the Agent or Scotia” in such
section with the phrase “Upon the request of the Agent or any
Financial Institution”.
(m) Section 7.1(p)
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows: “(p) {Intentionally
Omitted} .”
(n) Section 7.2(e)
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
(e)
Aggregate Capital . Other than in compliance with Section
2.6 , at no time prior to the Amortization Date shall Seller
permit the Aggregate Capital to be greater than 97% or, if the
Purchaser Interest Condition is existing at such time, 100% of the
amount equal to (i) the Net Receivables Balance, minus
(ii) the Aggregate Reserves.
(o) Section 8.2(b)
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by amending and
restating the last sentence in such section in its entirety to read
as follows: “The Agent shall notify each Financial
Institution of such new depositary account.”
(p) Section 8.5
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
Section 8.5
Reports . The Servicer shall prepare and forward to the
Agent (and upon receipt thereof the Agent will forward the same to
each Company or its designee) (i) by 1:00 p.m. (Chicago time)
on the third Business Day following the last day of each fiscal
month of the Servicer and at such times as the Agent or the
Required Purchasers shall request, a Monthly Report (which shall
include a work sheet
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calculating the
Net Receivables Balance and the amount of Eligible Receivables),
(ii) by 1:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on the third Business Day of
each calendar week (other than a calendar week in which a Monthly
Report is required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of
this sentence) following any calender week during which at any time
the Weekly Reporting Condition existed, a Weekly Report with
respect to such preceding calendar week and (iii) at such
times as the Agent or the Required Purchasers shall request, a
listing by Obligor of all Receivables together with an aging of
such Receivables.
(q) Sections 9.1(b)
and 9.1(c) of the Purchase Agreement are hereby amended and
restated in their entirety to read as follows:
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