Exhibit 10.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Dated as of December 22, 2008
Among
UNITED RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II,
as Seller,
UNITED RENTALS, INC.,
as Collection Agent,
ATLANTIC ASSET SECURITIZATION LLC,
as a Purchaser,
LIBERTY STREET FUNDING LLC,
as a Purchaser,
CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Purchaser Agent for Atlantic, as Administrative Agent and as a
Bank,
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as Purchaser Agent for Liberty and as a Bank
Table of Contents
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT I --
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Definitions
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EXHIBIT II --
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Conditions of
Purchases
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EXHIBIT III --
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Representations and
Warranties
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EXHIBIT IV --
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Covenants
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EXHIBIT V --
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Events of Termination
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EXHIBIT VI --
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Collection Agent
Defaults
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ANNEXES
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ANNEX A --
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Leased Equipment
Receivables
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ANNEX B --
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Concentration
Percentages
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ANNEX C --
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Credit and Collection
Policy
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ANNEX D --
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[Reserved]
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ANNEX E --
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Monthly Report
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ANNEX F --
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Controlled Account
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ANNEX G-1 --
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Weekly Report
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ANNEX G-2 --
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Daily Report
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ANNEX H --
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Special Branches
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ANNEX I --
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Form of ENB Contract
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AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Dated as of December 22, 2008
UNITED
RENTALS RECEIVABLES LLC II, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “ Seller ”), UNITED RENTALS, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Collection Agent ”),
ATLANTIC ASSET SECURITIZATION LLC (“ Atlantic
”), a Delaware corporation, and LIBERTY STREET FUNDING LLC
(“ Liberty ”) (each of Atlantic and Liberty, a
“ Purchaser ”, and together the “
Purchasers ”), CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH (“
CALYON ”), a branch of a French banking corporation,
as a Bank, as administrative agent (the “ Administrative
Agent ”) for the Investors and the Banks (as defined
herein), as purchaser agent for Atlantic (the “ Atlantic
Purchaser Agent ”), and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (“
SCOTIA CAPITAL ”), as a Bank and as purchaser agent
for Liberty (the “ Liberty Purchaser Agent ” and
together with the Atlantic Purchaser Agent, the “
Purchaser Agents ”), agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
Certain
terms that are capitalized and used throughout this Agreement are
defined in Exhibit I to this Agreement. Capitalized terms not
defined herein are used as defined in the Purchase Agreement or, if
not defined in the Purchase Agreement, the Credit Agreement.
References in the Exhibits to “ the Agreement ”
refer to this Agreement, as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time. All interest rate and yield determinations referenced
herein shall be expressed as a decimal and rounded, if necessary,
to the nearest one hundredth of a percentage point.
The
Seller has acquired, and may continue to acquire, Receivables and
Related Security from the Originators, either by purchase or by
contribution to the capital of the Seller, in accordance with the
terms of the Purchase Agreement. The Seller is prepared to sell
undivided fractional ownership interests (referred to herein as
“ Receivable Interests ”) in the Pool
Receivables. The Purchasers may, in their sole discretion, purchase
such Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables, and the Banks
are prepared to purchase such Receivable Interests in the Pool
Receivables, in each case on the terms set forth herein.
The
parties hereto previously entered into that certain Receivables
Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2005. The parties hereto
now desire to amend and restate the Receivables Purchase Agreement
in its entirety as set forth herein and with the effect from the
Effective Time (as defined herein). Accordingly, the parties agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES
SECTION 1.01. Purchase
Facility .
(a)
On the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Purchasers
may, in their sole discretion, and the Banks shall, ratably in
accordance with their respective Bank Commitments, purchase
Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables from the Seller from
time to time during the period from the date hereof through the
date immediately preceding the Facility Termination Date, in the
case of the Banks, and through the date immediately preceding the
Commitment Termination Date, in the case of the Purchasers. Under
no circumstances shall the Purchasers 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 in the Pool Receivables would exceed the
Purchase Limit or would exceed its ratable share of the Bank
Commitment.
(b)
The Seller may, upon at least five Business Days’ notice to
the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, terminate this
purchase facility in whole or, from time to time, reduce in part
the unused portion of the Purchase Limit ratably in accordance with
each Bank’s Percentage; provided that each partial
reduction shall be in the amount of at least $1,000,000, and
provided further that the Seller shall pay any related Broken
Funding Cost, and provided further that no partial reduction shall
reduce the Purchase Limit below $50,000,000.
(c)
Subject to the conditions described in Section 2(b) of
Exhibit II to this Agreement, Collections attributable
to Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables shall be
automatically reinvested pursuant to Section 1.04(b)(ii) in
additional undivided percentage interests in the Pool Receivables
by making an appropriate readjustment of the applicable Receivable
Interest percentages.
SECTION 1.02. Making
Purchases .
(a)
Each notice of purchase of a Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables shall be delivered by the Seller to the Administrative
Agent and each Purchaser Agent no later than 10:30 a.m. (New York
City time), on the proposed date the purchase is to be made. Each
such notice of a purchase shall be in the form of an irrevocable
Purchase Request and shall specify (i) the amount requested to
be paid to the Seller by each Purchaser (such amount, which shall
not be less than $250,000 in the aggregate (inclusive of any amount
being rolled over from a previous purchase), being referred to
herein as the initial “ Capital ” of each
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables then being purchased),
(ii) the date of such purchase (which shall be a Business Day)
and (iii) unless the purchase will be funded with Pooled Commercial
Paper, the desired duration of the initial Fixed Period for each
such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables. Each Purchaser
Agent shall promptly thereafter (but in no event later than 11:00
a.m. (New York City time) on the proposed date of purchase) notify
the Seller and the Administrative Agent whether the respective
Purchaser has determined to make a purchase and, if so, whether all
of the terms specified by the Seller are acceptable to such
Purchaser and the yield with respect to such purchase and the
amount of interest that will be due for the related Settlement
Period. If a Purchaser has determined not to make a proposed
purchase, the respective Purchaser Agent shall promptly send notice
of the proposed purchase to all of the related Banks concurrently
specifying the date of such purchase, each Bank’s Percentage
multiplied by the aggregate amount of Capital of the Receivable
Interests in the Pool Receivables being purchased, the Assignee
Rate for the Fixed Period for such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, and the duration of the Fixed Period for such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables (which shall be one day
if the Seller has not selected another period). The Seller shall
indemnify the Purchasers and the Banks against any loss or expense
incurred by the Purchasers and/or the Banks, either directly or
indirectly, as a result of any failure by the Seller to complete
such transfer, including, without limitation, any loss or expense
incurred by the Purchasers and/or the Banks by reason of the
liquidation or reemployment of funds acquired by the Purchasers or
the Banks (including, without limitation, funds obtained by issuing
notes, obtaining deposits as loans from third parties and
reemployment of funds) to fund such transfer.
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(b)
On the date of each such purchase of a Receivable Interest in the
Pool Receivables, the Purchaser or the Banks, as the case may be,
shall, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Exhibit II hereto, make available to the Seller by wire
transfer in U.S. dollars in same day funds, to the account
designated by the Seller, no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City
time) an amount equal to such Purchaser’s or Bank’s
ratable share (based on the applicable Bank’s Percentage) of
the initial Capital of such Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables.
(c)
Effective on the date of each purchase pursuant to this
Section 1.02 and each reinvestment pursuant to Section 1.04,
the Seller hereby sells and assigns to the Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the parties making such purchase, an undivided
percentage ownership interest, to the extent of the Receivable
Interests then being purchased, in each Pool Receivable then
existing and in the Related Security and Collections with respect
to, and other proceeds of, such Pool Receivable and Related
Security.
(d)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Bank shall not be obligated to
make purchases under this Section 1.02 at any time in an amount
that would exceed the Bank Commitment with respect to such Bank
less such Bank’s Percentage of the outstanding and unpaid
Capital of the Purchaser. 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 if any Bank shall fail
to make funds available, each remaining Bank shall (subject to the
limitation in the preceding sentence) make available its pro rata
portion of the funds required for such purchase.
SECTION 1.03. Receivable
Interest Computation .
Each
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables shall be initially
computed on its date of purchase. Thereafter until the Termination
Date for such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables shall be automatically
recomputed (or deemed to be recomputed based upon the information
provided in the most recently submitted Monthly Report) on each day
other than a Liquidation Day; provided that if a more recently
submitted Weekly Report or Daily Report reflects a smaller
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, the lowest number
shall be used. Such Receivable Interest shall be 100% from and
after the occurrence of a Termination Date until the event causing
such Termination Date has been waived or cured. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, such Receivable Interest shall become zero when Capital
thereof and Yield thereon shall have been paid in full, all other
amounts owed by the Seller and the Collection Agent hereunder to
the Investors, the Banks, the Administrative Agent and the
Purchaser Agents and each Indemnified Party and each Affected
Person are paid in full and the Collection Agent shall have
received the accrued Collection Agent Fee thereon.
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SECTION 1.04. Settlement
Procedures .
(a)
Collection of the Pool Receivables shall be administered by a
Collection Agent, in accordance with the terms of Article IV
of this Agreement. The Collection Agent shall direct each Obligor
to direct all payments of Collections into Collection Accounts.
Subsequently, the Collection Agent shall forthwith cause all such
Collections received in the Collection Accounts to be transferred
into the Controlled Account within one Business Day;
provided , that if the balance in any such Collection
Account is less than $50,000, the Collection Agent shall not be
obligated to transfer any amounts from such Collection Account as
long as the account balance remains less than $50,000 and also as
long as the balance is transferred according to a standing order (a
“Threshold Basis”). Additionally, with respect to
Collection Accounts that have balances less than $50,000 and whose
balances are not transferred on a Threshold Basis, the Collection
Agent will transfer funds manually from such accounts on a weekly
basis. Any Amounts transferred pursuant to this Section 1.04(a) may
be in an amount that leaves up to $10,000 remaining in each such
Collection Account. The Seller shall provide to the Collection
Agent (if other than United Rentals) 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 in the Pool Receivables.
(b)
The Collection Agent shall, on each day on which Collections of
Pool Receivables are received or deemed received by it pursuant to
this Agreement with respect to any Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables:
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set aside and hold in trust (and, at the request of the
Administrative Agent, segregate such amount into a separate account
into which no other funds are deposited) for the Investors or the
Banks that hold such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables,
out of the percentage of such Collections attributable to such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, an amount equal to the
Yield, all fees and payments due pursuant to each of the Fee
Agreements, and the Collection Agent Fee accrued through such day
for such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables and not
previously set aside;
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(ii)
if such day is not a Liquidation Day, reinvest with the Seller, on
behalf of the Investors or the Banks that hold such Receivable
Interest in the Pool Receivables, the remainder of such percentage
of Collections, to the extent representing a return of Capital, by
recomputation of such Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables
pursuant to Section 1.03;
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(iii)
if such day is a Liquidation Day, set aside and hold in trust the
entire remainder of such percentage of Collections for the
Investors or the Banks that hold such Receivable Interest in the
Pool Receivables (and, at the request of the Administrative Agent,
segregate such amount into a separate account into which no other
funds are deposited); provided , however , that if
the Liquidation Day resulted solely by reason of the
non-satisfaction of the initial purchase conditions (as set forth
in paragraph 1 of Exhibit II) and such conditions are subsequently
satisfied or are waived by the Purchaser Agents and written notice
is provided to the Rating Agencies rating the Commercial Paper, any
amounts that have been set aside and held in trust pursuant to this
clause (iii) shall be reinvested in accordance with the preceding
clause (ii), provided that, the Events of Termination identified as
paragraphs (g) and (i) of Exhibit V cannot be waived by the
Purchaser Agents; and
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(iv)
during such times as amounts are required to be reinvested in
accordance with the foregoing clause (ii) or the proviso to
clause (iii), release to the Seller for its own account any
Collections in excess of such amounts and the amounts that are
required to be set aside pursuant to clause (i)
above.
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(c)
The Collection Agent shall deposit ratably according to the amount
then owed to each Investor or Bank into each Purchaser
Agents’ Account on the Settlement Day for a Receivable
Interest in the Pool Receivables, Collections held for the
Investors or the Banks that relate to such Receivable Interest in
the Pool Receivables pursuant to Section 1.04(b)(i) and
(iii).
(d)
Upon receipt of funds deposited into its Purchaser Agent’s
Account, the related Purchaser Agent shall distribute them as
follows:
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(i)
if such distribution occurs on a day that is not a Liquidation Day,
first to the Investors or the Banks that hold the relevant
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, pro rata, in payment
in full of all accrued Yield, all fees and payments due pursuant to
each of the Fee Agreements, and second to the Collection Agent in
payment in full of all accrued Collection Agent Fees;
and
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(ii)
if such distribution occurs on a Liquidation Day, first to
the Collection Agent if the Collection Agent is not United Rentals
or an Affiliate of United Rentals, second to the Investors
or the Banks that hold the relevant Receivable Interest in the Pool
Receivables, pro rata, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid
Yield and all fees and payments due pursuant to each of the Fee
Agreements, third to such Investors or Banks, pro rata, in
reduction to zero of all Capital, fourth to such Investors
or Banks or the Administrative Agent or the Purchaser Agents or any
Indemnified Party or Affected Person, pro rata, in payment of any
other amounts owed by the Seller hereunder, and fifth to the
Collection Agent, if United Rentals or an Affiliate of United
Rentals is the Collection Agent, in payment in full of all accrued
and unpaid Collection Agent Fees.
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After
the Capital and Yield and Collection Agent Fees with respect to a
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables, and any other amounts
payable by the Seller to the Investors, the Banks, the
Administrative Agent or the Purchaser Agents hereunder, have been
paid in full, all additional Collections with respect to such
Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables and any excess cash
Collateral shall be paid to the Seller for its own
account.
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(e)
For the purposes of this Agreement:
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(i)
if on any day the Outstanding Balance of any Pool Receivable is
reduced or adjusted as a result of any Dilution, 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;
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(ii)
if on any day any of the representations or warranties in paragraph
(h) or (e) of Exhibit III is not 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;
and
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(iii)
if and to the extent the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser
Agents, any Investors or any Bank or any Indemnified Party or
Affected Person shall be required for any reason to pay over to an
Obligor (or to any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official
in any proceeding of the type contemplated by paragraph (g) of
Exhibit V ) any amount received by it hereunder, such
amount shall be deemed not to have been so received but rather to
have been retained by the Seller, and, accordingly, the
Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the
Banks, or the Indemnified Parties or the Affected Persons, 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.
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(f)
Except as provided in Section 1.04(e)(i) or (ii), 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 in writing its payment for
application to specific Receivables.
(g)
The Seller shall forthwith deliver (i) to the Collection Agent an
amount equal to all Collections deemed received by the Seller
pursuant to Section 1.04(e)(i) or (ii) above and the
Collection Agent shall hold or reinvest such Collections in
accordance with Section 1.04(b), or (ii) if Collections are then
being paid to the Administrative Agent or the Controlled Account
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Administrative
Agent, the Seller shall forthwith cause such deemed Collections to
be paid to the Administrative Agent or such Controlled Account. So
long as the Seller shall hold any Collections or deemed Collections
required to be paid to the Collection Agent, the Administrative
Agent, a Purchaser Agent, a Purchaser, a Bank, an Indemnified
Party, or an Affected Person, it shall hold such Collections in
trust and separate and apart from its own funds and shall clearly
mark its records to reflect such trust.
(h)
With respect to each Purchaser that is a Nonrenewing Purchaser that
has not been replaced by another Purchaser and whose related Bank
has not been requested to make a Term-out Period Advance by the
Seller pursuant to Section 1.13 (any such Purchaser a
“Non-Extending Purchaser”), the Collection Agent shall
implement the procedures set forth in this Section 1.04(h) (a
“ Partial Liquidation ”). On each Business Day
prior to such Non-Extending Purchaser’s Bank Commitment being
reduced to zero (provided that no Event of Termination has occurred
and is continuing), the Collection Agent shall apply funds, out of
the Collections represented by the Receivable Interest received and
not previously applied, in the following manner:
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(i)
set aside and hold in trust in the Collection Account, for the
benefit of the Purchasers an amount equal to all Yield and fees and
other payments owed under the Fee Agreements (based on the
Receivable Interest at such time), in each case accrued through
such day and not so previously set aside or paid. The Collection
Agent shall thereafter pay to each Purchaser Agent on the last day
of each Settlement Period for the Purchasers (ratably according to
accrued Yield and fees other payments owed under the Fee Agreements
) the amount of such accrued and unpaid fees other payments owed
under the Fee Agreements and Yield;
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(ii)
pay to each applicable Purchaser Agent for the account of each
Non-Extending Purchaser, if any, related to such Purchaser Agent
(ratably based on the Bank Commitment of the Bank related to such
Purchasers at such time), and, for the account of any related
Purchasers solely to the extent necessary to reduce such
Purchaser’s pro rata portion of the Purchase Limit to an
amount that is equal to or lesser than the amount of any available
Bank Commitment of any remaining Banks related to such Purchaser at
such time, from such Collections remaining after application
pursuant to clause (i) above, the amount of such Bank Commitment of
the Bank related to such Non-Extending Purchaser provided that
solely for purposes of determining such Non-Extending
Purchaser’s ratable share of such Collections, such Bank
Commitment shall be deemed to remain constant from the date such
Purchaser becomes a Non-Extending Purchaser until the date such
Bank Commitment of the Bank related to such Non-Extending Purchaser
has been paid in full; it being understood that if such day is also
a Termination Day or a day on which an Event of Termination has
occurred, the Bank Commitment of the Bank related to such
Non-Extending Purchaser shall be recalculated at such time (taking
into account amounts received by or on behalf of such Purchaser in
respect of its Capital pursuant to this clause (ii)), and
thereafter Collections shall be set aside for payment to all
Purchasers (ratably according to the Bank Commitment of the Bank
related to such Non-Extending Purchaser) pursuant to paragraph (d)
above; and
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(iii)
reinvest the balance of such Collections in respect of Capital to
the acquisition of additional undivided percentage interests
pursuant to Section 1.02 hereof.
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SECTION 1.05. Fees
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(a)
The Collection Agent shall be entitled to receive a fee (the
“ Collection Agent Fee ”) of 0.50% per annum on
the average daily Outstanding Balance of each Receivable Interest
owned by each Investor or Bank, for the period 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 in arrears on the first
day of each calendar month following each Settlement Period for
such Receivable Interest. Upon three Business Days’ notice to
the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents, the Collection
Agent (if not United Rentals) may elect to be paid, as such fee, a
different percentage per annum on the average daily Outstanding
Balance of such Receivable Interest for such Settlement Period, 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 1.04.
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(b)
The Seller agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and the
Purchaser Agents certain fees in the amounts and on the dates set
forth in the applicable Fee Agreement with each of the Purchaser
Agents, as applicable.
SECTION 1.06. Payments and
Computations, Etc .
(a)
No later than the first Business Day of each month, each Purchaser
Agent on behalf of the related Purchaser shall calculate the
aggregate amount of Yield applicable to the portion of all
Receivable Interests funded with Pooled Commercial Paper for the
Settlement Period then most recently ended and shall notify Seller
of such aggregate amount.
(b)
All amounts to be paid or deposited by the Seller or the Collection
Agent, including all Broken Funding Costs, hereunder to or for the
account of the Purchaser Agents, a Purchaser or any other Investor
or Bank 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
applicable Purchaser Agent’s Account.
(c)
The Seller and Collection Agent shall, to the extent permitted by
law, pay interest on any amount not paid or deposited by the Seller
or Collection Agent, as applicable (whether as Collection Agent or
otherwise), when due hereunder, at an interest rate per annum equal
to 2% per annum above the Alternate Base Rate, payable upon the
demand of the related Purchaser Agent.
(d)
All computations of interest under clause (b) above and all
computations of Yield, fees, and other amounts hereunder shall be
made on the basis of a year of 360 days (or 365 or 366 days, as
applicable, if computed with reference to the Alternate Base Rate)
for the actual number of days elapsed. Whenever any payment or
deposit to be made hereunder shall be due on a day other than a
Business Day, such payment or deposit shall be made on the next
succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be
included in the computation of such payment or deposit.
SECTION 1.07. Dividing or
Combining Receivable Interests .
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Purchaser Agent, on written notice to the Seller on or prior to the
last day of any Fixed Period, may either (i) divide any Receivable
Interest in the Pool Receivables into two or more Receivable
Interests having aggregate Capital equal to the Capital of such
divided Receivable Interest, or (ii) combine any two or more
Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables originating on such
last day or having Fixed Periods ending on such last day into a
single Receivable Interest in the Pool Receivables having Capital
equal to the aggregate of the Capital of such Receivable
Interests.
SECTION 1.08. Increased
Costs and Requirements of Law .
(a)
If the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, any Investor,
any Bank, any entity that enters into a commitment to purchase
Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables or interests therein
or any entity that provides liquidity or credit enhancement or any
of their respective Affiliates (each an “ Affected
Person ”) reasonably determines that compliance with any
law or regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank
or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of
law):
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affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected
to be maintained by such Affected Person and such Affected Person
determines that the amount of such capital is increased by or based
upon the existence of any commitment to make purchases of or to
lend against or otherwise to maintain the investment in Pool
Receivables or interests therein, hereunder or under any
commitments to an Investor related to this Agreement or to the
funding thereof or any related liquidity facility or credit
enhancement facility (or any participation therein) and other
commitments of the same type; or
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(ii)
increases the cost to an Affected Person of agreeing to purchase or
purchasing, or maintaining the ownership of, Receivable Interests
in the Pool Receivables in respect of which the Yield is computed
by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (Reserve Adjusted);
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(b)
then, upon demand by such Affected Person (with a copy to the
related Purchaser Agent), the Seller shall pay to the related
Purchaser Agent within 30 days of the delivery of such demand, for
the account of such Affected Person (as a third-party beneficiary),
from time to time as specified by such Affected Person, additional
amounts sufficient to compensate such Affected Person in the light
of such circumstances, to the extent that such Affected Person
reasonably determines such increase in capital or increased costs
to be allocable to the existence of any of such commitments.
Without limiting the Seller’s liability with respect to such
increases in capital or costs, such Affected Person shall, if
possible, use its reasonable best efforts to mitigate such
increases in capital or costs. A certificate as to such amounts
submitted to the Seller and the related Purchaser Agent by such
Affected Person shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,
absent manifest error.
(c)
In the event that any change in any requirement of law or in the
interpretation or application to an Affected Person of a
requirement of law or change thereto by the relevant governmental
authority after the date hereof or compliance by an Affected Person
with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of
law) from any central bank or other governmental authority after
the date of this Agreement:
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(i)
does or shall subject such Affected Person to any tax of any kind
whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or change the basis of
taxation of payments to such Affected Person on account of
Collections, Yield, Collection Agent Fees or any other amounts
payable hereunder or under the Fee Agreement (excluding franchise
taxes imposed on such Affected Person by the jurisdiction under the
laws of which such Affected Person is organized or a political
subdivision thereof and income taxes of any kind); or
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(ii)
does or shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve,
special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against
assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the
account of, purchases, advances or loans by, or other credit
extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of
such Affected Person which are not otherwise included in the
determination of the Alternate Base Rate or Eurodollar Rate
(Reserve Adjusted) hereunder;
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and the result of any of the
foregoing is to increase the cost to such Affected Person of owning
the Receivable Interests in the Pool Receivables or to reduce any
amount receivable hereunder or under the Fee Agreement then, upon
demand by the related Purchaser Agent, the Seller shall pay to the
related Purchaser Agent within 30 days of the delivery of such
demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such
Affected Person for such additional cost or reduced amount
receivable. Without limiting the Seller’s liability with
respect to such increases in capital or costs, such Affected Person
shall, if possible, use its reasonable best efforts to mitigate
such increases in capital or costs.
(d)
For the avoidance of doubt, any change in interpretation of
Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or any other change in national or international
generally accepted principles of accounting (whether foreign or
domestic) that would require the consolidation of some or all of
the assets and liabilities of any Purchaser or Bank, including the
assets and liabilities that are the subject of this Agreement
and/or other Transaction Documents, but excluding any assets and
liabilities that are currently consolidated with those of any
Affected Person (other than such Purchaser or Bank), shall
constitute a change in the interpretation, administration or
application of a law, regulation, guideline or request subject to
Section 1.08(a), (b) and (c).
(e)
The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Seller if any
event of which it has knowledge, which will entitle an Affected
Person to compensation pursuant to this Section 1.08 .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that such notice is not
given to the Seller by the Administrative Agent, such Affected
Person shall not be entitled to compensation from the
Administrative Agent for any additional costs incurred as a result
of such failure to notify.
SECTION 1.09. Intended
Characterization Security Interest .
The
Seller, the Purchasers, the Administrative Agent, the Investors,
the Banks and the Purchaser Agents intend that the sale, assignment
and transfer of the Receivable Interests to the Administrative
Agent hereunder shall be treated as a true sale for all purposes,
other than federal and state income tax purposes and accounting
purposes. If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the sale,
assignment and transfer of the Receivable Interests is not treated
as a sale for all purposes, other than federal and state income tax
purposes, the sale, assignment and transfer of the Receivable
Interests shall be treated as a grant of, and the Seller does
hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the
ratable benefit of the Investors and the Banks, and as collateral
security for the performance by the Seller of all the terms,
covenants and agreements on the part of the Seller (whether as the
Seller or otherwise) to be performed under this Agreement or any
document delivered in connection with this Agreement, including the
punctual payment when due of all obligations of the Seller
hereunder or thereunder, whether for indemnification payments,
fees, expenses or otherwise, the Seller hereby assigns to the
Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the
Investors and the Banks, and hereby grants to the Administrative
Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Investors and
the Banks, a security interest in, all of the Seller’s right,
title and interest in, to and under (but none of the Seller’s
obligations under) all of the following, whether now or hereafter
existing or arising:
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(a)
each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party,
including, without limitation, (i) all rights of the Seller to
receive moneys due or to become due under or pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement, (ii) all security interests and property
subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of
monies due or to become due under or pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, (iii) all rights of the Seller to receive proceeds
of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect to
the Purchase Agreement, (iv) claims of the Seller for damages
arising out of or for breach of or default under the Purchase
Agreement, and (v) the right of the Seller to compel
performance and otherwise exercise all remedies
thereunder,
(b)
all Receivables, the Related Security with respect thereto and the
Collections and all other assets, including, without limitation,
accounts, chattel paper, instruments and general intangibles (as
those terms are defined in the UCC) owned by the Seller and
not otherwise purchased or scheduled to be purchased under this
Agreement,
(c)
the Controlled Account and all amounts on deposit therein and all
certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time evidencing
any of the foregoing and
(d)
to the extent not included in the foregoing, all proceeds of and
all amounts received or receivable under any and all of the
foregoing.
The Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Investors, shall
have, with respect to the foregoing, in addition to all the other
rights and remedies available to it, for the benefit of the
Investors, all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under
the UCC.
SECTION 1.10.
[Reserved]
SECTION 1.11. Sharing of
Payments .
If
any Purchaser (for purpose of this Section 1.11 only, a
“ Recipient ”) shall obtain any payment (whether
voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of
setoff, or otherwise) on account of any interest in the Capital
owned by it in excess of its ratable share thereof, such Recipient
shall forthwith purchase from the Purchaser entitled to a share of
such amount participations in the percentage interests owned by
such Persons as shall be necessary to cause such Recipient to share
the excess payment ratably with each such other Person entitled
thereto; provided , however , that if all or any
portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such
Recipient, such purchase from each such other Person shall be
rescinded and each such other Person shall repay to the Recipient
the purchase price paid by such Recipient for such participation to
the extent of such recovery, together with an amount equal to such
other Person’s ratable share (according to the proportion of
(a) the amount of such other Person’s required payment to (b)
the total amount so recovered from the Recipient) of any interest
or other amount paid or payable by the Recipient in respect of the
total amount so recovered.
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SECTION 1.12. Repurchase
Option .
So
long as no Event of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination
would occur or be continuing after giving effect thereto, the
Seller shall have the right to repurchase all, but not less than
all, of the Receivable Interests held by the Investors and the
Banks upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to
the Purchaser Agents. Such notice shall specify the date that the
Seller desires that such repurchase occur (such date, the “
Repurchase Date ”). On the Repurchase Date, the Seller
shall transfer to the Purchaser Agents’ Account in
immediately available funds an amount equal to (i) the Capital of
the Receivable Interests held by the Investors and the Banks, (ii)
all accrued and unpaid Yield thereon to the Repurchase Date, (iii)
all accrued and unpaid fees owing to the Investors and the Banks
under the Fee Agreements, (iv) the Liquidation Fee owing to the
Investors and the Banks in respect of such repurchase and (v) all
expenses and other amounts payable hereunder to any of the
Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors and the
Banks (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements). Any repurchase pursuant to this Section
1.12 shall be made without recourse to or warranty by the
Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the
Banks (except for a warranty that all Receivable Interests
repurchased are transferred free of any lien, security interest or
Adverse Claim created solely by the actions of the Administrative
Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors or the Banks). Further,
on the Repurchase Date the Bank Commitments for all the Banks shall
terminate, each of the Commitment Termination Date and Facility
Termination Date shall have occurred, and no further purchases or
reinvestments of Collections shall be made hereunder.
SECTION 1.13. Term-out
Provisions .
(a)
Extension of Term . The Seller may, at any time during the
period which is no more than forty-five (45) days or less than
thirty (30) days immediately preceding the Commitment Termination
Date (as such date may have previously been extended pursuant to
this Section 1.13 ), request that the then applicable
Commitment Termination Date be extended for an additional 364 days.
Any such request shall be in writing and delivered to the Purchaser
Agents, and shall be subject to the following conditions: (i) no
Purchaser shall have an obligation to extend the Commitment
Termination Date at any time, and (ii) any such extension with
respect to any Purchaser shall be effective only upon the written
agreement of such Purchaser and the related Purchaser Agent, the
Administrative Agent, the Seller and the Collection Agent. Each
Purchaser will respond to any such request no later than the
fifteenth day prior to the Commitment Termination Date (the “
Response Deadline ”), provided, that a failure by any
Purchaser to respond by the Response Deadline shall be deemed to be
a rejection of the requested extension. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Commitment Termination Date shall not occur as a
result of any Purchaser’s failure to agree to any such
extension (each such Purchaser being a “ Nonrenewing
Purchaser ”) if, on or prior to such date (the “
Scheduled Commitment Termination Date ”), either (i)
such Nonrenewing Purchaser is replaced by another Purchaser which
has a Bank Commitment equal to such Nonrenewing Purchaser, or (ii)
the Seller requests a Term-out Period Advance to be made by the
Bank related to such Nonrenewing Purchaser in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1.13(b) and (c) on the
Scheduled Commitment Termination Date.
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(b)
Term-out Period Advances . No later than 11:00 a.m. (New
York City time) on the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date
following its receipt of written request therefor from the Seller
and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions
precedent set forth in paragraph 2 of Exhibit II, each Bank
related to such Nonrenewing Purchaser shall (i) establish such
Purchaser’s Term-out Period Account and (ii) make a Term-out
Period Advance by depositing, in same day funds to such
Purchaser’s Term-out Period Account, an amount equal to such
Nonrenewing Purchaser’s Bank Commitment as of such date. The
Seller or its appointed agent shall invest the amounts on deposit
in such Purchaser’s Term-out Period Account, and the proceeds
of such investments, only in Eligible Investments. All earnings on
any such Eligible Investments shall be applied pursuant to
Section 1.13(f) to offset the Yield payable to such
Nonrenewing Purchaser in respect of its Term-out
Advance.
(c)
Term-out Period Account Funded Advances . No later than
12:00 noon (New York City time), on the Scheduled Commitment
Termination Date on which each Bank related to Nonrenewing
Purchasers makes the initial deposit into the related Term-out
Period Accounts in accordance with Section 1.13(b) , the
applicable Purchaser Agent will withdraw from each such
Purchaser’s Term-out Period Account an amount equal to such
Purchaser’s ratable share of the Capital. During the Term-out
Period, all additional purchases to be made by any Nonrenewing
Purchaser pursuant to Section 1.02 shall be made by such
Purchaser by withdrawing funds from such Purchaser’s Term-out
Period Account; provided that all the applicable conditions set
forth in paragraph 2 of Exhibit II hereto will be
satisfied.
(d)
Maturity . All Term-out Period Advances shall be due and
payable in full by the Seller on the Facility Termination
Date.
(e)
Use of Proceeds; Security Interest in Term-out Period
Account . The Seller hereby agrees that it shall use the
proceeds of the Term-out Period Advances solely to fund and
maintain the Term-out Period Account for the purpose of funding
additional purchases from time to time. The Seller hereby grants to
each applicable Nonrenewing Purchaser, a security interest in such
Nonrenewing Purchaser’s Term-out Period Account, all funds
from time to time credited thereto, all financial assets
(including, without limitation, Eligible Investments) from time to
time acquired with any such funds or otherwise credited to such
Term-out Period Account, all interest, dividends, cash, instruments
and other investment property from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange
for any or all of such funds or such financial assets, and all
proceeds of, collateral for, and supporting obligations relating to
any and all of the foregoing. The grant of a security interest by
the Seller to each such Nonrenewing Purchaser pursuant to this
Section secures the payment of the Seller’s obligation to
repay the applicable Term-out Period Advances, and to pay Yield
thereon, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(f)
Term-out Period Accounts . Earnings on any Eligible
Investments in a Term-out Period Account shall be applied to offset
the Yield payable to the related Purchaser on any date upon which
Yield is payable to such Purchaser hereunder.
(g)
Term-out Period Advance Rate . Each Term-out Period Advance
shall accrue Yield for each day during its Fixed Period at the
Term-out Period Advance Rate.
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(h)
[Reserved.]
(i)
Reinvestment of Returned Capital . For the avoidance of
doubt and in relation to Section 4.09, all the payments in respect
of the Capital shall be made to each Purchaser’s Term-out
Period Account and shall be available to be reinvested in
additional undivided percentage interests in the Pool
Receivables.
(j)
Commitment Renewal . After providing a Term-out Period
Advance, the Seller, at any time during the Term-out Period, can
request the reinstatement and extension of the Commitment
Termination Date, provided that any such reinstatement and
extension shall be granted by each Purchaser in its sole discretion
and shall not extend by more than 364 days beyond the date of grant
(the “ Commitment Renewal ”). Upon the
effectiveness of any such Commitment Renewal, with respect to a
Purchaser and its related Bank (i) such Purchaser shall advance
funds in an amount equal to the portion of Capital outstanding
funded through withdrawals from such Bank’s Term-out Period
Account to the Seller for deposit in such Term-out Period Account,
(ii) all Eligible Investments held in such Term-out Period Account
shall be liquidated and (iii) such Bank shall be paid in full its
outstanding Term-out Period Advance together with all accrued and
unpaid Yield thereon using first all amounts on deposit in such
Term-out Period Account to satisfy such amounts. Upon payment in
full of such Term-out Period Advance, the security interest of the
Bank in such Term-out Period Account automatically shall be
released.
(k)
Nonrenewal by one Purchaser . For the avoidance of doubt, as
long as one Purchaser renews or makes a Term-out Period Advance,
the failure of the other Purchaser to renew or whose related Bank
has not been requested to make a Term-out Period Advance by the
Seller shall not result in the Facility Termination Date being
triggered.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS; EVENTS OF
TERMINATION
SECTION 2.01.
Representations and Warranties; Covenants .
The
Seller hereby makes the representations and warranties, and hereby
agrees to perform and observe the covenants, set forth in
Exhibits III and IV , respectively,
hereto.
SECTION 2.02. Events of
Termination .
If
any of the Events of Termination set forth in Exhibit V
hereto shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent or a
Purchaser Agent may, by notice to the Seller, take either or both
of the following actions: (x) declare the Facility Termination
Date and the Commitment Termination Date to have occurred (in which
case the Facility Termination Date and the Commitment Termination
Date shall be deemed to have occurred) and (y) without
limiting any right under this Agreement to replace the Collection
Agent, designate another Person to succeed the then current
Collection Agent as the Collection Agent; provided that,
automatically upon the occurrence of any event (without any
requirement for the passage of time or the giving of notice)
described in paragraphs (g) or (i) of Exhibit V , the
Facility Termination Date and the Commitment Termination Date shall
occur. Upon any such declaration or designation or upon any such
automatic termination, the Investors, the Banks, the Administrative
Agent and each Purchaser Agent shall have (a) the rights of the
Seller as “ Buyer ” under the Purchase Agreement
and (b) in addition to the rights and remedies that they may have
under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided after
default under the UCC of the appropriate jurisdiction or
jurisdictions and under other applicable law, which rights and
remedies shall be cumulative.
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ARTICLE III
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 3.01. Indemnities
by the Seller .
Without
limiting any other rights that the Administrative Agent, the
Purchaser Agents, the Investors, the Banks or any entity that
provides liquidity or credit enhancement or any of their respective
Affiliates or any of their respective employees, officers,
directors, agents or counsel (each, an “ Indemnified
Party ”) may have hereunder or under applicable law, the
Seller hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and
against any and all claims, damages, costs, expenses, losses and
liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (all of
the foregoing being collectively referred to as “
Indemnified Amounts ”) arising out of or resulting
from this Agreement or the ownership of Receivable Interests or in
respect of any Receivable or any Contract, excluding, however, (a)
Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from gross negligence
or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party, (b)
recourse for uncollectible Receivables or (c) any income taxes or
any other tax or fee measured by income incurred by such
Indemnified Party, arising out of or as a result of this Agreement
or the ownership of Receivable Interests or in respect of any
Receivable or any Contract. Without limiting or being limited by
the foregoing (but subject to the aforementioned exclusions), the
Seller shall pay on demand to each Indemnified Party any and all
amounts necessary to indemnify such Indemnified Party from and
against any and all Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting
from any of the following:
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the creation of an undivided percentage ownership or security
interest in any Receivable that purports to be part of the Net
Receivables Pool Balance but that is not at the date of the
creation of such interest an Eligible Receivable;
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(ii)
any representation or warranty or statement made or deemed made by
the Seller (or any of its officers) pursuant to this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents that shall have been incorrect when
made or deemed made;
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the failure by the Seller or any of the Originators to comply with
any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any Pool
Receivable or the related Contract; or the failure of any Pool
Receivable or the related Contract to conform to any such
applicable law, rule or regulation;
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(iv)
the failure to vest and maintain vested in the Administrative Agent
on behalf of the Investors and the Banks (a) a first priority
perfected undivided percentage ownership or security interest, to
the extent of each Receivable Interest, in the Receivables in, or
purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool and the Related Security
and Collections in respect thereof or (b) a first priority
perfected security interest as provided in Section 1.09, in
each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
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(v)
the failure to have filed, or any delay in filing, financing
statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC
of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable laws with
respect to any Receivables in, or purporting to be in, the
Receivables Pool and the Related Security and Collections in
respect thereof, whether at the time of any purchase or
reinvestment or at any subsequent time;
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(vi)
without double counting for any Dilution for which a deemed
collection has been received under Section 1.04(e)(i) of this
Agreement, any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than
discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor or any other credit related
loss) of the Obligor to the payment of any Receivable in, or
purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool (including, without
limitation, a defense based on such Receivable or the related
Contract not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or
any other claim resulting from the sale of the goods or services
related to such Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish
such goods or services or relating to collection activities with
respect to such Receivable (to the extent such collection
activities were performed by the Seller or any of its Affiliates
acting as Collection Agent);
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(vii)
any failure of the Seller to perform its duties or obligations in
accordance with the provisions hereof (including any failure to
comply with the covenants contained in Exhibit IV ) or
of any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or
under any Contract;
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(viii)
any products liability or other claim, investigation or proceeding
(including any claim for unpaid sales, excise or other taxes)
arising out of or in connection with the goods or services or
merchandise or insurance that are the subject of any
Contract;
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(ix)
the commingling by the Seller or any of its Affiliates (United
Rentals, as Collection Agent or otherwise) of Collections of Pool
Receivables at any time with other funds or the failure of
Collections to be deposited into the Controlled Account;
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(x)
any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to this
Agreement or the ownership of Receivable Interests or in respect of
any Receivable or Related Security;
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(xi)
any Collection Agent Fees or other costs and expenses payable to
any replacement Collection Agent, to the extent in excess of the
Collection Agent Fees payable to the Collection Agent hereunder;
or
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(xii)
any claim brought by any Person other than an Indemnified Party
arising from any activity by the Seller or any Affiliate of the
Seller in servicing, administering or collecting any
Receivable.
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ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF POOL RECEIVABLES
SECTION 4.01. Designation
of Collection Agent .
The
servicing, administration and collection of the Pool Receivables
shall be conducted by the Collection Agent so designated hereunder
from time to time. Until the Administrative Agent, with the consent
of each Purchaser Agent, gives prior notice to the Seller of the
designation of a new Collection Agent in accordance with the terms
hereof, United Rentals is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees
to perform the duties and obligations of, the Collection Agent
pursuant to the terms hereof. The Administrative Agent, with the
consent of each Purchaser Agent, at any time after the occurrence
of an Event of Termination may designate as Collection Agent any
Person (including itself) to succeed United Rentals or any
successor Collection Agent, if such Person shall consent and agree
to the terms hereof. The Collection Agent may (a) with the prior
consent of the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent,
subcontract with any other Person for the servicing, administration
or collection of the Pool Receivables, or (b) without the prior
consent of the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent but
with 30 days written notice to the Administrative Agent and each
Purchaser Agent, subcontract with an Affiliate of the Collection
Agent for the servicing, administration or collection of the Pool
Receivables. Any such subcontract shall not affect the Collection
Agent’s liability for performance of its duties and
obligations pursuant to the terms hereof. Any termination of the
Collection Agent shall also terminate such subcontract.
SECTION 4.02. Duties of
Collection Agent .
(a)
The Collection Agent shall take or cause to be taken all such
actions as may be necessary or advisable to collect each Pool
Receivable from time to time, all in accordance with applicable
laws, rules and regulations, with reasonable care and diligence,
and in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy. The
Seller, the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents hereby
appoint the Collection Agent, from time to time designated pursuant
to Section 4.01, as agent for themselves and for the Investors and
the Banks to enforce their respective rights and interests in the
Pool Receivables and the Related Security. In performing its duties
as Collection Agent, the Collection Agent shall exercise the same
care and apply the same policies as it would exercise and apply if
it owned such Receivables and shall act in the best interests of
the Seller, the Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent, the
Investors and the Banks.
(b)
The Collection Agent shall administer the Collections in accordance
with the procedures described in Section 1.04 and shall
perform the other obligations of the “ Collection
Agent ” set forth in this Agreement.
(c)
If no Event of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination shall
have occurred and be continuing, United Rentals, while it is the
Collection Agent, may, in accordance with the Credit and Collection
Policy, extend the maturity or adjust the Outstanding Balance or
otherwise modify the payment terms of any Receivable as it deems
appropriate to maximize Collections thereof; provided , that
such modification shall not (i) alter the status of the Pool
Receivable as a Delinquent Receivable or Defaulted Receivable, or
(ii) limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, Purchaser
Agents, Banks or Investors.
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(d)
The Collection Agent shall hold in trust for the Seller and each
Investor and Bank, in accordance with their respective interests,
all documents, instruments and records (including, without
limitation, computer tapes or disks) which evidence or relate to
Pool Receivables.
(e)
The Collection Agent shall, as soon as practicable following
receipt, turn over to the Seller to whom any cash collections or
other cash proceeds is received with respect to Receivables not
constituting Pool Receivables.
(f)
The Collection Agent shall, from time to time at the request of the
Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent, furnish to the
Administrative Agent or such Purchaser Agent (promptly after any
such request) a calculation of the amounts set aside for the
Investors and the Banks pursuant to
Section 1.04(b).
(g)
On or before the twelfth Business Day of each month, the Collection
Agent shall prepare and forward to the Administrative Agent and
each Purchaser Agent a Monthly Report relating to the Receivable
Interests outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding
month. On or before the first Business Day of each week, the
Collection Agent shall prepare and forward to the Administrative
Agent and each Purchaser Agent a Weekly Report as of the last
Business Day of the previous week; provided that no Weekly
Report is due if Capital is equal to zero; provided ,
further , that a Weekly Report shall be provided to the
Administrative Agent before Capital can be increased from zero. On
any Business Day during the continuation of any Daily Report
Trigger Event, the Collection Agent shall prepare and forward to
the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent a Daily Report as
of the previous Business Day; provided that no Daily Report
is due if Capital is equal to zero; provided ,
further , that a Daily Report shall be provided to the
Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent before Capital can be
increased from zero during the continuation of a Daily Report
Trigger Event.
SECTION 4.03. Certain
Rights of the Administrative Agent .
(a)
The Administrative Agent is authorized at any time after the
occurrence of an Event of Termination to deliver to the Controlled
Account Bank the Notice of Effectiveness provided for in the
Controlled Account Agreement. The Seller hereby transfers to the
Administrative Agent the exclusive control of the Controlled
Account to which the Obligors of Pool Receivables shall make
payments, subject only to the Administrative Agent’s delivery
of such Notice of Effectiveness. The Seller shall take any actions
reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to effect such
transfer of control of the Controlled Account to the Administrative
Agent. All amounts in the Controlled Account that represent
Collections of Receivables may, in accordance with this Agreement,
be deposited into the respective Purchaser Agent’s Account,
pro rata in accordance with outstanding Capital.
(b)
At any time following an Event of Termination or an Incipient Event
of Termination:
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The Administrative Agent may direct the Obligors of Pool
Receivables that all payments thereunder be made directly to the
Administrative Agent or its designee.
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(ii)
At the Seller’s expense the Administrative Agent may, and at
the request of the Administrative Agent the Seller shall, notify
each Obligor of Pool Receivables of the ownership of Receivable
Interests under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
and direct that payments be made directly to the Administrative
Agent or its designee.
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(iii)
At the Administrative Agent’s request and at the
Seller’s expense, the Seller and the Collection Agent shall
(x) assemble all of the documents, instruments and other
records (including, without limitation, computer tapes and disks)
that evidence or relate to the Pool Receivables and the related
Contracts and Related Security, or that are otherwise necessary or
desirable to collect the Pool Receivables, and shall make the same
available to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent at a
place selected by the Administrative Agent or its designee,
(y) segregate all cash, checks and other instruments received
by it from time to time constituting Collections of Pool
Receivables in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent and
each Purchaser Agent, and (z) promptly upon receipt, remit all such
cash, checks and instruments, duly endorsed or with duly executed
instruments of transfer, to the Administrative Agent or its
designee.
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(c)
The Seller and the Collection Agent each irrevocably authorizes the
Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time in the sole
discretion of the Administrative Agent, and appoints the
Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact, to act on behalf of
the Seller and the Collection Agent (i) to execute on behalf of the
Seller as debtor (if required) and to file financing statements
necessary or desirable in the Administrative Agent’s sole
discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority
of the interest of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the
Purchaser Agents and the Banks, in the Receivables and (ii) to file
a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or
any financing statement with respect to the Receivables as a
financing statement in such offices as the Administrative Agent in
its sole discretion deems necessary or desirable to perfect and to
maintain the perfection and priority of the interests of the
Purchasers in the Receivables; provided that nothing in this
Section 4.03(c) shall authorize the Administrative Agent to take
any action to effect any release of the security interests of third
parties in the Identifiable Combined Assets or the Equipment Sale
Receivables without the prior written consent of the Seller and the
Collection Agent. This appointment is coupled with an interest and
is irrevocable.
SECTION 4.04. Rights and
Remedies .
(a)
If the Collection Agent fails to perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not
be required to) itself perform, or cause performance of, such
obligation; and the Administrative Agent’s costs and expenses
incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Seller (if
the Collection Agent that fails to so perform is United Rentals or
any of its Affiliates).
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(b)
The Seller and the Originators shall perform their respective
obligations under the Contracts related to the Pool Receivables to
the same extent as if Receivable Interests had not been sold and
the exercise by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Purchaser
Agents, the Investors and the Banks of their rights under this
Agreement shall not release the Collection Agent, any Originator or
the Seller from any of their duties or obligations with respect to
any Pool Receivables or related Contracts. Neither the
Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the Investors nor the
Banks shall have any obligation or liability with respect to any
Pool Receivables or related Contracts, nor shall any of them be
obligated to perform the obligations of the Seller or the
Originators thereunder.
(c)
In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Article
and Article VI of the Purchase Agreement, the provisions of
this Agreement shall control.
SECTION 4.05. Further
Actions Evidencing Purchases .
(a)
The Seller will, and will require that each of the Originators
will, from time to time, at its own expense, promptly execute and
deliver all further instruments and documents and take all further
actions that may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or that the
Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may reasonably request,
to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the Receivable Interests
in the Pool Receivables purchased hereunder, or to enable the
Investors, the Banks or the Administrative Agent to exercise and
enforce their respective rights and remedies hereunder. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Seller or the Originators will, upon
the request of the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser
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execute and file such financing or continuation statements, or
amendments thereto, and such other instruments and documents, that
may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or that the
Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may reasonably request,
to perfect, protect or evidence such Receivable Interests in the
Pool Receivables; and
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(ii)
mark conspicuously (which marking may be done electronically) each
invoice evidencing each Pool Receivable with a legend, acceptable
to the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents, evidencing
that Receivable Interests therein have been sold;
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that nothing in this Section 4.05(a) shall require the Seller to
take any action with respect to the Identifiable Combined Assets or
the Equipment Sale Receivables.
(b)
The Seller authorizes the Administrative Agent to file financing or
continuation statements, and amendments thereto and assignments
thereof, relating to the Pool Receivables, the Related Security and
the Collections with respect thereto. A photocopy or other
reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing
statement where permitted by law.
(c)
The Seller authorizes the Administrative Agent to take any and all
steps in the Seller’s name and on behalf of the Seller that
are necessary or desirable, in the determination of the
Administrative Agent, to collect amounts due under the Pool
Receivables, including, without limitation, endorsing the
Seller’s name on checks and other instruments representing
Collections of Pool Receivables and enforcing the Pool Receivables
and the Related Security.
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SECTION 4.06. Covenants of
the Collection Agent and the Seller .
(a)
Audits . The Collection Agent and the Seller will, and will
require that each of the Originators will, from time to time during
regular business hours as requested by the Administrative Agent,
permit the Administrative Agent
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(i)
to conduct periodic audits of the Receivables, the Related Security
and the related books and records and collections systems of the
Collection Agent, the Seller and the Originators,
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(ii)
to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books, records
and documents (including, without limitation, computer tapes and
disks) in the possession or under the control of the Collection
Agent, the Seller or the Originators relating to Pool Receivables
and the Related Security, including, without limitation, the
Contracts, and
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(iii)
upon reasonable prior notice, to visit the offices and properties
of the Collection Agent, the Seller or the Originators for the
purpose of examining such materials described in clause
(ii) above, and to discuss matters relating to Pool
Receivables and the Related Security or the Collection
Agent’s performance hereunder with any of the officers or
employees of the Collection Agent, the Seller or the Originators
having knowledge of such matters; provided , that, unless an
Event of Termination or Incipient Event of Termination have
occurred and be continuing, neither the Seller nor the Collection
Agent shall be required to permit the Administrative Agent to
conduct any of the actions contained in this Section 4.06
(a) more often than once every twelve months.
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Upon the Administrative
Agent’s or any Purchaser Agent’s request, (which, at
any time prior to the occurrence of an Event of Termination or any
Incipient Event of Termination shall be no more frequent than once
every twelve months, excluding the report to be initiated in July
2005), the Seller will, at its expense, appoint independent public
accountants (which may, with the consent of the Administrative
Agent and the Purchaser Agents, be United Rentals’ regular
independent public accountants), or utilize the Administrative
Agent’s representatives or auditors, to prepare and deliver
to the Administrative Agent a written report with respect to the
Receivables and the Credit and Collection Policy (including, in
each case, the systems, procedures and records relating thereto) on
a scope and in a form reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent.
(b)
Change in Credit and Collection Policy . The Collection
Agent will not make any change in the character of its business or
Credit and Collection Policy or any Contract that would impair the
collectibility of any Pool Receivable or the enforceability of any
related Contract or the ability of United Rentals (if it is acting
as Collection Agent) to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
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(c)
Payment of Sales Taxes . The Collection Agent will, and will
require in its agreement with the Originators that each Originator
will, pay all sales, excise or other taxes with respect to the
Receivables to the applicable taxing authority when due, and will,
upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser
Agent, provide the Administrative Agent or such Purchaser Agent
with evidence of such payment.
(d)
Termination of Credit Agreement . The Collection Agent shall
notify the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent of the
termination of the Credit Agreement by the lenders thereunder as
soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event within one (1)
Business Day of the earlier of receipt by the Collection Agent or
any Originator of notice of such termination and the effectiveness
of such termination.
SECTION 4.07. Indemnities
by the Collection Agent .
Without
limiting any other rights that the Administrative Agent, each
Purchaser Agent, any Investor, any Bank or any of their respective
Affiliates or agents (each, a “ Special Indemnified
Party ”) may have hereunder or under applicable law, and
in consideration of its appointment as Collection Agent, the
Collection Agent hereby agrees to indemnify each Special
Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims, damages,
costs, expenses, losses and liabilities (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) (all of the foregoing being collectively
referred to as “ Special Indemnified Amounts ”)
arising out of or resulting from any of the following (excluding,
however, (a) Special Indemnified Amounts to the extent
resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part
of a Special Indemnified Party, (b) recourse for uncollectible
Receivables or (c) any income taxes or any other tax or fee
measured by income incurred by such Special Indemnified Party
arising out of or as a result of this Agreement or the ownership of
Receivable Interests or in respect of any Receivable or any
Contract):
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any representation or warranty or statement made by the Collection
Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents that shall have been incorrect in any material respect
when made or deemed made;
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the failure by the Collection Agent or the Originators to comply
with any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any
Pool Receivable or Contract, including payment of all unpaid sales,
excise or other taxes when due;
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any failure of the Collection Agent to perform its duties or
obligations in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement;
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the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables at any time by
the Collection Agent with other funds;
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any action or omission by the Collection Agent not in compliance
with its Credit and Collection Policy that has the effect of
reducing or impairing the rights of the Investors or the Banks with
respect to any Pool Receivable or the value of any Pool
Receivable;
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any claim brought by any Person other than a Special Indemnified
Party arising from any activity by the Collection Agent or its
Affiliates in servicing, administering or collecting any Pool
Receivable; or
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any dispute, claim, offset or defense of the Obligor to the payment
of any Receivable in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool
as a result of the collection activities with respect to such
Receivable by the Collection Agent.
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SECTION 4.08.
Representations and Warranties of the Collection Agent
.
The
Collection Agent represents and warrants as follows:
(a)
The Collection Agent is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation, and is duly qualified to do business, and is in good
standing, in every jurisdiction where the nature of its business
requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to so
qualify would not be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the Collection Agent’s ability to perform its duties or
obligations with respect to the Receivables Pool or on the
Receivables Pool.
(b)
The execution, delivery and performance by the Collection Agent of
this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to be delivered
by it (i) are within the Collection Agent’s corporate powers,
(ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
and (iii) do not contravene (1) the Collection Agent’s
charter or by-laws, (2) any law, rule or regulation applicable to
the Collection Agent or (3) any contractual restriction
binding on or affecting the Collection Agent or its property, the
violation of which could reasonably be expected to have Material
Adverse Effect on the collectibility of any Pool Receivable or on
the performance of the Collection Agent hereunder. This agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Collection
Agent.
(c)
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, delivery and performance by the
Collection Agent of this Agreement or any other document to be
delivered by it hereunder other than those obtained by the
Collection Agent.
(d)
This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Collection Agent enforceable against the Collection Agent in
accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
(e)
If the Collection Agent is United Rentals or one of its Affiliates,
each Monthly Report, Weekly Report, Daily Report, information,
exhibit, financial statement, document, book, record or report
furnished or to be furnished at any time by or on behalf of United
Rentals to the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the
Investors or the Banks in connection with this Agreement is correct
in all material respects as of its date or (except as otherwise
disclosed to the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents, the
Investors or the Banks, as the case may be, at such time) as of the
date so furnished, and, as of such date, no such document contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
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(f)
All sales, excise or other taxes with respect to the goods,
insurance or services that are the subject of any Contract for a
Receivable have been paid when due.
SECTION 4.09. Payments
during the Term-out Period .
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, all payments in respect of Capital
hereunder during the Term-out Period to any Nonrenewing Purchaser
(or to the related Purchaser Agent) shall be made to such
Purchaser’s Term-out Period Account.
ARTICLE V
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION 5.01.
Authorization and Action .
Each
Investor and each Bank hereby appoints and authorizes the
Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and
to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to
the Purchaser Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers
as are reasonably incidental thereto. Upon receipt of any report,
notice, information or other document, certificate or instrument
delivered by the Collection Agent or any Affiliate pursuant to the
terms of the Transaction Documents, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent.
SECTION 5.02.
Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc .
Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents
or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by them as Administrative Agent under or in connection with
this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Administrative
Agent’s servicing, administering or collecting Pool
Receivables as Collection Agent), except for its or their own gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(a)
may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Seller,
the Originators or the Collection Agent), independent certified
public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not
be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith
by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or
experts;
(b)
makes no warranty or representation to any Investor or Bank
(whether written or oral) and shall not be responsible to any
Investor or Bank for any statements, warranties or representations
(whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this
Agreement;
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(c)
shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the
performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or
conditions of this Agreement on the part of the Seller, the
Originators or the Collection Agent or to inspect the property
(including the books and records) of the Seller or the Collection
Agent;
(d)
shall not be responsible to any Investor or Bank for the due
execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant hereto; and
(e)
shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by
acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent,
certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by
telecopier or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or
sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION 5.03.
Indemnification of Administrative Agent .
Each
Bank agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, solely in its
capacity as Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by
or on behalf of the Seller), ratably according to its respective
Bank Commitment, from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever
that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the
Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or the other transactions related hereto or any action
taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement
or the other transaction related hereto, provided that no
Bank shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative
Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION 5.04. Calyon and
Affiliates .
With
respect to any Receivable Interest or interest therein owned by it,
Calyon shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement
as any Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not
Administrative Agent. Calyon and any of its Affiliates may
generally engage in any kind of business with the Seller, the
Collection Agent, the Originators or any Obligor, any of their
respective Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or
own securities of the Seller, the Collection Agent, the Originators
or any Obligor or any of their respective Affiliates, all as if
Calyon were not the Administrative Agent and without any duty to
account therefor to the Investors or the Banks.
SECTION 5.05. Bank’s
Purchase Decision .
Each
Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance
upon the Administrative Agent, any of its Affiliates or any other
Bank and based on such documents and information as they have
deemed appropriate, made their own evaluation and decision to enter
into this Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent,
any of their Affiliates or any other Bank and based on such
documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action
under this Agreement.
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SECTION 5.06.
[Reserved]
SECTION 5.07. Notice of
Event of Termination .
Neither
any Purchaser Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to
have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of an Event of
Termination unless such Person has received notice from another
Purchaser Agent, a Purchaser, the Seller or the Collection Agent
referring to this Agreement, stating that an Event of Termination
has occurred hereunder and describing such Event of Termination. If
the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly
give notice thereof to each Purchaser Agent whereupon each such
Purchaser Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to its
Purchasers. In the event that either Purchaser Agent receives such
a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to the Purchasers
and the other Purchaser Agent. The Purchaser Agent shall take such
action concerning an Event of Termination as may be directed by the
Purchaser Agents unless such action otherwise requires the consent
of all Purchasers), but until the Administrative Agent receives
such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be
obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action,
as the Administrative Agent deems advisable and in the best
interests of the Purchasers and Purchaser Agents.
ARTICLE VI
THE PURCHASER AGENTS
SECTION 6.01.
Authorization .
Atlantic,
Calyon, and each Bank or other Person that has entered into an
Assignment and Acceptance with Atlantic or Calyon and each assignee
(directly or indirectly) of any such Purchaser, Bank or other
Person, which assignee has entered into an Assignment and
Acceptance has appointed Calyon as its Purchaser Agent to take such
action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under
this Agreement as are delegated to such Purchaser Agent by the
terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. Liberty, Scotia Capital, and each Bank or other
Person that has entered into an Assignment and Acceptance with
Liberty or Scotia Capital and each assignee (directly or
indirectly) of any such Purchaser, Bank or other Person, which
assignee has entered into an Assignment and Acceptance has
appointed Scotia Capital as its Purchaser Agent to take such action
as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this
Agreement as are delegated to such Purchaser Agent by the terms
hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto.
As
to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement
(including, without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement), a
Purchaser Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or
take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from
acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining
from acting) upon the instructions of the majority of its related
Banks, and such instructions shall be binding upon all of its
related Investors and Banks; provided , however ,
that such Purchaser Agent shall not be required to take any action
which exposes such Purchaser Agent to personal liability or which
is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law.
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SECTION 6.02. Reliance by
Purchaser Agent .
No
Purchaser Agent or any of its respective directors, officers,
agents, representatives, employees, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates
shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it
or them (in their capacity as or on behalf of such Purchaser Agent)
under or in connection with this Agreement, except for its or their
own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of
the generality of the foregoing, a Purchaser Agent:
(a)
may consult with legal counsel, independent certified public
accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be
liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by
it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or
experts;
(b)
makes no warranty or representation to the Administrative Agent,
any other Purchaser Agent, any Investor or Bank (whether written or
oral) and shall not be responsible to the Administrative Agent, any
other Purchaser Agent, any Investor or Bank for any statements,
warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or
in connection with this Agreement;
(c)
shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the
performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or
conditions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document on
the part of the Seller, any Originator, the Banks or the Collection
Agent or to inspect the property (including the books and records)
of the Seller, any Originator, the Banks or the Collection
Agent;
(d)
shall not be responsible to the Administrative Agent, any other
Purchaser Agent, any Investor or Bank for the due execution,
legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or
value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto; and
(e)
shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by
acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent,
certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by
telecopier or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or
sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION 6.03. Agent and
Affiliates .
With
respect to any Receivables Interest or interest therein owned by a
Purchaser Agent, such Purchaser Agent shall have the same rights
and powers under this Agreement as would any Bank and may exercise
the same as though it were not a Purchaser Agent. A Purchaser Agent
and its respective Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of
business with the Seller, the Collection Agent, the Banks, any
Originator or any Obligor, any of their respective Affiliates and
any Person who may do business with or own securities of the
Seller, the Collection Agent, the Banks, any Originator or any
Obligor or any of their respective Affiliates, all as if no such
Purchaser Agent were a Purchaser Agent and without any duty to
account therefor to the Investors or the Banks. If any Purchaser
Agent is removed as a Purchaser Agent, such removal will not affect
the rights and interests of such Purchaser Agent as a
Bank.
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SECTION 6.04. Notices
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A
Purchaser Agent shall give each of its related Investors and Banks
prompt notice of each written notice received by it from the Seller
or the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
SECTION 6.05. Bank’s
Purchase Decision .
Each
Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance
upon any Purchaser Agent, any of its Affiliates or any other Bank
and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own evaluation and decision to enter into
this Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will,
independently and without reliance upon any Purchaser Agent, any of
its Affiliates or any other Bank and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to
make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.01. Amendments,
Etc .
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and no
consent to any departure by the Seller or the Collection Agent
therefrom shall be effective unless in a writing signed by the
Administrative Agent, the Banks, and each of the Purchaser Agents,
as agent for the related purchaser, and, in the case of any
amendment, also signed by the Seller; provided ,
however , that no amendment shall, unless signed by the
Collection Agent in addition to the Administrative Agent and the
Purchaser Agents, affect the rights or duties of the Collection
Agent under this Agreement and provided further that any such
amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;
provided , however , that, if required by the
securitization program documents governing any Purchaser’s
commercial paper program, no such amendment shall be effective
until each rating agency rating the Commercial Paper has received
written notice of such amendment and, in the case of material
amendments, notified the related Purchaser Agent in writing that
such action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the
rating of any Commercial Paper. No failure on the part of the
Investors, the Banks, the Administrative Agent or the Purchaser
Agents to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
SECTION 7.02. Notices,
Etc .
All
notices, demands, consents, requests and other communications
provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in
writing (which shall include electronic transmission), shall be
personally delivered, express couriered, electronically transmitted
(in which case receipt shall be confirmed by telephone and a hard
copy shall also be sent by regular mail) or mailed by registered or
certified mail and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided
herein, be effective when received at the address specified below
for the listed parties or at such other address as shall be
specified in a written notice furnished to the other parties
hereunder.
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