Exhibit 10.19
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES
SALE AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 10,
2008
BETWEEN
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC.,
as Originator
and
JWPR CORPORATION,
as Buyer
AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES
SALE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”),
dated as of December 10, 2008 is by and between
JohnsonDiversey, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Originator ”), and JWPR Corporation, a Nevada
corporation (“ Buyer ”). Unless defined
elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in Exhibit I
.
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS
The parties hereto are parties to
that certain Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of March 2,
2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time heretofore, the “ Existing Sale Agreement
”). The parties hereto desire to amend and restate the
Existing Sale Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein (it
being the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement not
constitute a novation of the Existing Sale Agreement).
Originator now owns, and from time
to time hereafter will own, Receivables. Originator wishes to sell
and assign to Buyer, and Buyer wishes to purchase from Originator,
all of Originator’s right, title and interest in and to such
Receivables, together with the Related Security and Collections
with respect thereto.
Originator and Buyer intend the
transactions contemplated hereby to be true sales of the
Receivables from Originator to Buyer, providing Buyer with the full
benefits of ownership of the Receivables, and Originator and Buyer
do not intend these transactions to be, or for any purpose to be
characterized as, loans from Buyer to Originator.
Following the purchase of
Receivables from Originator, Buyer will sell undivided interests
therein and in the associated Related Security and Collections
pursuant to that certain Third Amended and Restated Receivables
Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as the same may
from time to time hereafter be amended, supplemented, restated or
otherwise modified, the “ Purchase Agreement ”)
among Buyer, the commercial paper conduits from time to time party
thereto as “Conduits”, the financial institutions from
time to time party thereto as “Financial Institutions”
and as “Managing Agents” and The Bank of Nova Scotia
(“ Nova Scotia ”) or any successor agent
appointed pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, as agent
for the Conduits and such Financial Institutions (in such capacity,
the “ Agent ”).
ARTICLE I
AMOUNTS AND TERMS
Section 1.1 Purchase of
Receivables .
(a) Effective on the date hereof, in
consideration for the Purchase Price and upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein, Originator does hereby sell,
assign, transfer, set-over and otherwise convey to Buyer, without
recourse (except to the extent expressly provided herein), and
Buyer does hereby purchase from Originator, all of
Originator’s right, title and interest in and to (i) all
Receivables existing as of the close of business on the Business
Day immediately prior to the date hereof and (ii) all
Receivables thereafter arising through and including the
Termination Date, together, in each case, with all Related Security
relating thereto and all Collections thereof. In accordance with
the preceding sentence, on the date hereof Buyer shall acquire all
of Originator’s right, title and interest in and to
(i) all Receivables existing as of the close of business on
the Business Day immediately prior to the date hereof and
(ii) all Receivables thereafter arising through and including
the Termination Date, together with all Related Security relating
thereto and all Collections thereof; provided , that, Buyer
shall be obligated to pay the Purchase Price therefor in accordance
with Section 1.2 . In connection with the payment of
the Purchase Price for any Receivables purchased hereunder, Buyer
may request that Originator deliver, and Originator shall deliver,
such approvals, opinions, information, reports or documents as
Buyer may reasonably request.
(b) It is the intention of the
parties hereto that the Purchase of Receivables made hereunder
shall constitute a “sale of accounts” (as such term is
used in Article 9 of the UCC), which sale is absolute and
irrevocable and provides Buyer with the full benefits of ownership
of the Receivables. Except for the Purchase Price Credits owed
pursuant to Section 1.3 , the sale of Receivables
hereunder is made without recourse to Originator; provided ,
however , that (i) Originator shall be liable to Buyer
for all representations, warranties and covenants made by
Originator pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents to
which Originator is a party, and (ii) such sale does not
constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by Buyer
or any assignee thereof of any obligation of Originator or any
other Person arising in connection with the Receivables, the
related Contracts and/or other Related Security or any other
obligations of Originator. In view of the intention of the parties
hereto that the Purchase of Receivables made hereunder shall
constitute a sale of such Receivables rather than loans secured
thereby, Originator agrees that it will, on or prior to the date
hereof and in accordance with Section 4.1(e)(ii) , mark
its master data processing records relating to the Receivables with
a legend acceptable to Buyer and to the Agent (as Buyer’s
assignee), evidencing that Buyer has purchased such Receivables as
provided in this Agreement and to note in its financial statements
that its Receivables have been sold to Buyer. Upon the request of
Buyer or the Agent (as Buyer’s assignee), Originator will
file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments
thereto or assignments thereof, and such other instruments or
notices, as may be necessary or appropriate to perfect and maintain
the perfection of Buyer’s ownership interest in the
Receivables and the Related Security and Collections with respect
thereto, or as Buyer or the Agent (as Buyer’s assignee) may
reasonably request.
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Section 1.2 Payment for the
Purchase .
(a) The Purchase Price for the
Purchase of Receivables in existence on the close of business on
the Business Day immediate preceding the date hereof (the “
Initial Cutoff Date ”) shall be payable in full by
Buyer to Originator on the date hereof, and shall be paid to
Originator in the following manner:
(i) by delivery of immediately
available funds, to the extent of funds made available to Buyer in
connection with its subsequent sale of an interest in such
Receivables to the Purchasers under the Purchase Agreement,
and
(ii) the balance, by delivery of the
proceeds of a subordinated revolving loan from Originator to Buyer
(a “ Subordinated Loan ”) in an amount not to
exceed the least of (i) the remaining unpaid portion of such
Purchase Price, and (ii) the maximum Subordinated Loan that
could be borrowed without rendering Buyer’s Net Worth less
than the Minimum Net Worth. The Originator is hereby authorized by
Buyer to endorse on the schedule attached to the Subordinated Note
an appropriate notation evidencing the date and amount of each
advance thereunder, as well as the date of each payment with
respect thereto, provided that the failure to make such notation
shall not affect any obligation of Buyer thereunder.
The Purchase Price for each
Receivable coming into existence after the Initial Cutoff Date
shall be due and owing in full by Buyer to Originator or its
designee on the date each such Receivable came into existence
(except that Buyer may, with respect to any such Purchase Price,
offset against such Purchase Price any amounts owed by Originator
to Buyer hereunder and which have become due but remain unpaid) and
shall be paid to Originator in the manner provided in the following
paragraphs (b), (c) and (d).
(b) With respect to any Receivables
coming into existence after the date hereof, on each Settlement
Date, Buyer shall pay the Purchase Price therefor in accordance
with Section 1.2(d) and in the following manner:
first , by delivery of immediately available funds, to
the extent of funds available to Buyer from its subsequent sale of
an interest in the Receivables to the Agent for the benefit of the
Purchasers under the Purchase Agreement or other cash on hand;
and
second , by delivery of the proceeds of a Subordinated
Loan, provided that the making of any such Subordinated Loan
shall be subject to the provisions set forth in
Section 1.2(a)(ii) ;
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Subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 1.2(a)(ii) , Originator irrevocably agrees to
advance each Subordinated Loan requested by Buyer on or prior to
the Termination Date. The Subordinated Loans shall be evidenced by,
and shall be payable in accordance with the terms and provisions of
the Subordinated Note and shall be payable solely from funds which
Buyer is not required under the Purchase Agreement to set aside for
the benefit of, or otherwise pay over to, the
Purchasers.
(c) From and after the Termination
Date, Originator shall not be obligated to (but may, at its option)
sell Receivables to Buyer unless Originator reasonably determines
that the Purchase Price therefor will be satisfied with funds
available to Buyer from sales of interests in the Receivables
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Collections, proceeds of
Subordinated Loans or otherwise.
(d) Although the Purchase Price for
each Receivable coming into existence after the date hereof shall
be due and payable in full by Buyer to Originator on the date such
Receivable came into existence, and although Buyer intends in the
ordinary course to remit to Originator on a daily basis amounts (to
the extent available therefor under the Purchase Agreement) from
collections on the Receivables for application to the Purchase
Price obligation then outstanding, settlement of the Purchase Price
between Buyer and Originator shall be effected on a monthly basis
on Settlement Dates with respect to all Receivables coming into
existence during the same Calculation Period and based on the
information contained in the Monthly Report delivered by the
Sub-Servicer pursuant to Article VII for the Calculation
Period then most recently ended. Although settlement shall be
effected on Settlement Dates, increases or decreases in the amount
owing under the Subordinated Note made pursuant to
Section 1.2(b) shall be deemed to have occurred and
shall be effective as of the last Business Day of the Calculation
Period to which such settlement relates.
Section 1.3 Purchase Price
Credit Adjustments . If on any day:
(a) the Outstanding Balance of a
Receivable is:
(i) reduced as a result of any
defective or rejected goods or services, any discount or any
adjustment or otherwise by Originator (other than cash Collections
on account of the Receivables),
(ii) reduced or canceled as a result
of a setoff in respect of any claim by any Person (whether such
claim arises out of the same or a related transaction or an
unrelated transaction), or
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(b) any of the representations and
warranties set forth in Article II are no longer true with
respect to any Receivable,
then, in such event, Buyer shall be
entitled to a credit (each, a “ Purchase Price Credit
”) against the Purchase Price otherwise payable hereunder in
an amount equal to the amount of such reduction or cancellation in
the case of clause (a) or the Outstanding Balance of such
Receivable in the case of clause (b). If the aggregate amount of
all Purchase Price Credits during any Calculation Period shall
exceed the aggregate amount of Purchase Price payable in respect of
Receivables coming into existence during such Calculation Period,
the Originator shall pay an amount in cash equal to such excess to
Buyer on the Settlement Date following the end of such Calculation
Period or on such earlier date as the Agent may direct,
provided that if the Termination Date has not occurred,
Originator shall be allowed to deduct the remaining amount of such
Purchase Price Credit from any indebtedness owed to it under the
Subordinated Note.
Section 1.4 Payments and
Computations, Etc . All amounts to be paid or deposited by
Buyer hereunder shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the
terms hereof on the day when due in immediately available funds to
the account of Originator designated from time to time by
Originator or as otherwise directed by Originator. In the event
that any payment owed by any Person hereunder becomes due on a day
that is not a Business Day, then such payment shall be made on the
next succeeding Business Day. If any Person fails to pay any amount
hereunder when due, such Person agrees to pay, on demand, the
Default Fee in respect thereof until paid in full; provided
, however , that such Default Fee shall not at any time
exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. All
computations of interest payable hereunder shall be made on the
basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days
(including the first but excluding the last day)
elapsed.
Section 1.5 Transfer of
Records .
(a) In connection with the Purchase
of Receivables hereunder, Originator hereby sells, transfers,
assigns and otherwise conveys to Buyer all of Originator’s
right and title to and interest in the Records relating to all
Receivables sold hereunder, without the need for any further
documentation in connection with the Purchase. In connection with
such transfer, Originator hereby grants to each of Buyer, the Agent
and the Servicer an irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use,
without royalty or payment of any kind, all software used by
Originator to account for the Receivables, to the extent necessary
to administer the Receivables, whether such software is owned by
Originator or is owned by others and used by Originator under
license agreements with respect thereto, provided that
should the consent of any licensor of Originator to such grant of
the license described herein be required, Originator hereby agrees
that upon the request of Buyer (or the Agent as Buyer’s
assignee), Originator will use its reasonable efforts to obtain the
consent of such third-party licensor. The license granted hereby
shall be irrevocable, and shall terminate on the date this
Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms.
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(b) Originator (i) shall take
such action requested by Buyer and/or the Agent (as Buyer’s
assignee), from time to time hereafter, that may be necessary or
appropriate to ensure that Buyer and its assigns under the Purchase
Agreement have an enforceable ownership interest in the Records
relating to the Receivables purchased from Originator hereunder,
and (ii) shall use its reasonable efforts to ensure that
Buyer, the Agent and the Servicer each has an enforceable right
(whether by license or sublicense or otherwise) to use all of the
computer software used to account for the Receivables and/or to
recreate such Records.
Section 1.6
Characterization . If, notwithstanding the intention of the
parties expressed in Section 1.1(b) , any sale or
contribution by Originator to Buyer of Receivables hereunder shall
be characterized as a secured loan and not a sale or such sale
shall for any reason be ineffective or unenforceable (any of the
foregoing being a “ Recharacterization ”), then
this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a security agreement
under the UCC and other applicable law. For this purpose and
without being in derogation of the parties’ intention that
the sale of Receivables hereunder shall constitute a true sale
thereof, Originator hereby grants to Buyer a duly perfected
security interest in all of Originator’s right, title and
interest in, to and under all Receivables now existing and
hereafter arising, all Collections, Related Security and Records
with respect thereto, each Lock-Box and Collection Account and all
proceeds of the foregoing, which security interest shall be prior
to all other Adverse Claims thereto. After the occurrence of a
Termination Event, Buyer and its assigns shall have, in addition to
the rights and remedies which they may have under this Agreement,
all other rights and remedies provided to a secured creditor after
default under the UCC and other applicable law, which rights and
remedies shall be cumulative. In the case of any
Recharacterization, each of the Originator and the Buyer represents
and warrants as to itself that each remittance of Collections by
the Originator to the Buyer hereunder will have been (i) in
payment of a debt incurred by the Originator in the ordinary course
of business or financial affairs of the Originator and the Buyer
and (ii) made in the ordinary course of business or financial
affairs of the Originator and the Buyer.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations
and Warranties of Originator . Originator hereby represents and
warrants to Buyer that:
(a) Corporate Existence and
Powe r. Originator is (1) a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its State
of incorporation, and (2) is duly qualified to do business and
is in good standing as a foreign corporation and has and holds all
corporate power and all governmental licenses, authorizations,
consents and approvals required to carry on its business in each
jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except in the case
of (2) to the extent that any failure to do so could not be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Power and Authority; Due
Authorization Execution and Delivery . The execution and
delivery by Originator of this Agreement and each other Transaction
Document to which it is a party, and the performance of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and, Originator’s use of
the proceeds of the Purchase made hereunder, are within its
corporate powers and authority and have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on its part. This Agreement and each
other Transaction Document to which Originator is a party has been
duly executed and delivered by Originator.
(c) No Conflict . The
execution and delivery by Originator of this Agreement and each
other Transaction Document to which it is a party, and the
performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder do not
contravene or violate (i) its certificate or articles of
incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents),
(ii) any law, rule or regulation applicable to it,
(iii) any restrictions under any agreement, contract or
instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound, or (iv) any order, writ, judgment, award,
injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or its property,
and do not result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse
Claim on assets of Originator or its Subsidiaries (except as
created by the Transaction Documents); and no transaction
contemplated hereby requires compliance with any bulk sales act or
similar law.
(d) Governmental
Authorization . Other than the filing of the financing
statements required hereunder, no authorization or approval or
other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental
authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution and
delivery by Originator of this Agreement and each other Transaction
Document to which it is a party and the performance of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(e) Actions, Suits . There
are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to the best of
Originator’s knowledge, threatened, against or affecting
Originator, or any of its properties, in or before any court,
arbitrator or other body, that could reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect. Originator is not in default with
respect to any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental
body.
(f) Binding Effect . This
Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Originator
is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
Originator enforceable against Originator in accordance with their
respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar
laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and
by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement
is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(g) Accuracy of Information .
All information heretofore furnished by Originator or any of its
Affiliates to Buyer (or its assigns) for purposes of or in
connection with this Agreement, any of the other Transaction
Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is, and
all such information hereafter furnished by Originator or any of
its Affiliates to Buyer (or its assigns) will
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be, true and accurate in every material respect
on the date such information is stated or certified and does not
and will not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to
state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements
contained therein not misleading.
(h) Use of Proceeds . No
proceeds of the Purchase hereunder will be used (i) for a
purpose that violates, or would be inconsistent with, Regulation T,
U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System from time to time or (ii) to acquire any security in
any transaction which is subject to Section 13 or 14 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(i) Good Title . Immediately
prior to the transfer hereunder of any Receivable, Originator shall
be the legal and beneficial owner of each such Receivables and
Related Security with respect thereto, free and clear of any
Adverse Claim, except as created by the Transaction Documents.
There have been duly filed all financing statements or other
similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any
comparable law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect
Originator’s ownership interest in each Receivable, its
Collections and the Related Security.
(j) Perfection . This
Agreement, together with the filing by Agent of the financing
statements contemplated hereby, is effective to transfer to Buyer
(and Buyer shall acquire from Originator) legal and equitable title
to, with the right to sell and encumber each Receivable existing
and hereafter arising, together with the Related Security and
Collections with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse
Claim, except as created by the Transactions Documents. There have
been duly filed all financing statements or other similar
instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable
law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect Buyer’s
ownership interest in the Receivables, the Related Security and the
Collections.
(k) Places of Business . The
principal places of business and chief executive office of
Originator and the offices where it keeps all of its Records are
located at the address(es) listed on Exhibit II or such
other locations of which Buyer has been notified in accordance with
Section 4.2(a) in jurisdictions where all action
required by Section 4.2(a) has been taken and
completed. Originator’s Federal Employer Identification
Number is correctly set forth on Exhibit II .
(l) Collections . The names
and addresses of all Collection Banks, together with the account
numbers of the Collection Accounts of Originator at each Collection
Bank and the post office box number of each Lock-Box, are listed on
Exhibit III .
(m) Material Adverse Effect .
Since September 30, 2008, no event has occurred that would
have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(n) Names . In the past five
(5) years, Originator has not used any corporate names, trade
names or assumed names other than as listed on Exhibit II
.
(o) Not an Investment Company
. Originator is not an “investment company” within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any
successor statute.
(p) Compliance with Law .
Originator has complied in all respects with all applicable laws,
rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees
or awards to which it may be subject. Each Receivable, together
with the Contract related thereto, does not contravene any laws,
rules or regulations applicable thereto ( including ,
without limitation , laws, rules and regulations relating to
truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal
credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy),
and no part of such Contract is in violation of any such law, rule
or regulation, except to the extent that any contravention or
violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(q) Compliance with Credit and
Collection Policy . Originator has complied in all material
respects with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each
Receivable and the related Contract, and has not made any material
change to such Credit and Collection Policy.
(r) Payments to Originator .
With respect to each Receivable transferred to Buyer hereunder, the
Purchase Price received by Originator constitutes reasonably
equivalent value in consideration therefor and such transfer was
not made for or on account of an antecedent debt. No transfer by
Originator of any Receivable hereunder is or may be voidable under
any section of the Federal Bankruptcy Code.
(s) Enforceability of
Contracts . Each Contract with respect to each Receivable is
effective to create, and has created, a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the related Obligor to pay the Outstanding Balance of
the Receivable created thereunder and any accrued interest thereon,
enforceable against the Obligor in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or
limiting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(t) Eligible Receivables .
Each Receivable included in the Net Receivables Balance as an
Eligible Receivable on the date it came into existence was an
Eligible Receivable on such date.
(u) Accounting . The manner
in which Originator will account for the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement is not inconsistent with the characterization or
treatment of each transfer hereunder as having the effect of a true
sale.
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(v) Compliance with
Representations . On and as of the date of the Purchase and on
and as of each subsequent date each Receivable comes into
existence, Originator hereby represents and warrants that all of
the other representations and warranties set forth in this
Article II are true and correct on and as of each such date
(and after giving effect to all Receivables in existence on each
such date) as though made on and as of each such date.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE
Section 3.1 Conditions
Precedent to Purchase . The Purchase under this Agreement is
subject to the conditions precedent that all of the conditions to
the initial purchase under the Purchase Agreement shall have been
satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms
thereof.
Section 3.2 Conditions
Precedent to Subsequent Payments . Buyer’s obligation to
pay for Receivables coming into existence after the date hereof
shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that
(a) the Facility Termination Date shall not have occurred; and
(b) Buyer (or its assigns) shall have received such other
approvals, opinions or documents as it may reasonably
request.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Section 4.1 Affirmative
Covenants of Originator . Until the date on which this
Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, Originator
hereby covenants as set forth below:
(a) Financial Reporting .
Originator will maintain, for itself and each of its Subsidiaries,
a system of accounting established and administered in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and furnish to Buyer
(or its assigns):
(i) Annual Reportin g. Within
90 days after the close of each of its respective fiscal years,
audited and consolidated financial statements (which shall include
balance sheets, statements of income and retained earnings and a
statement of cash flows) for Originator for such fiscal year
certified in a manner acceptable to Buyer (or its assigns) by
independent public accountants acceptable to Buyer (or its
assigns), which certification shall state that such consolidated
financial statements present fairly the financial position for the
periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis
consistent with prior years.
(ii) Quarterly Reporting .
Within 50 days after the close of the first three
(3) quarterly periods of each of its respective fiscal years,
balance sheets of Originator as at the close of each such period
and statements of income and retained earnings and a statement of
cash flows for Originator for the period from the beginning of such
fiscal year to the end of such quarter, all certified by an
Authorized Officer.
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(iii) Compliance Certificate
. Together with the financial statements required hereunder, a
compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit
IV signed by Originator’s Authorized Officer and dated
the date of such annual financial statement or such quarterly
financial statement, as the case may be.
(iv) Copies of Notices .
Promptly upon its receipt of any notice, request for consent,
financial statements, certification, report or other communication
under or in connection with any Transaction Document from any
Person other than Buyer, the Agent, the Managing Agents or the
Purchasers, copies of the same.
(v) Change in Credit and
Collection Policy . At least thirty (30) days prior to the
effectiveness of any material change in or amendment to the Credit
and Collection Policy, a copy of the Credit and Collection Policy
then in effect and a notice indicating such change or
amendment.
(vi) Other Information .
Promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents,
records or reports relating to the Receivables or the condition or
operations, financial or otherwise, of Originator as Buyer (or its
assigns) may from time to time reasonably request in order to
protect the interests of Buyer (and its assigns) under or as
contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Notices . Originator will
notify the Buyer (or its assigns) in writing of any of the
following promptly upon learning of the occurrence thereof,
describing the same and, if applicable, the steps being taken with
respect thereto:
(i) Termination Events or
Potential Termination Events . The occurrence of each
Termination Event and each Potential Termination Event, by a
statement of an Authorized Officer of Originator.
(ii) Judgment and Proceedings
. (1) The entry of any judgment or decree against Originator
or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, which is reasonably
likely to (x) with respect to Originator, create liability to
such Person in excess of $10,000,000 in the aggregate for all such
circumstances and (y) with respect to any of its Subsidiaries,
have a Material Adverse Effect or (2) the institution of any
litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding
against Originator or any of its Subsidiaries that is reasonably
likely to (x) with respect to Originator, be adversely
determined and, if adversely determined, would reasonably be
expected to create liability to such Person in excess of
$10,000,000 in the aggregate for all such circumstances and
(y) with respect to any of its Subsidiaries, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(iii) Material Adverse Effect
. The occurrence of any event or condition that has, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
(iv) Defaults Under Other
Agreements . The occurrence of a default or an event of default
under any other material financing arrangement pursuant to which
Originator is a debtor or an obligor.
(v) Downgrade of the
Originator . Any downgrade in the rating of any Indebtedness of
the Originator by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a
division of the McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., or by Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc., setting forth the Indebtedness affected
and the nature of such change.
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(c) Compliance with Laws and
Preservation of Corporate Existence . Originator will comply in
all respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders,
writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be
subject except to the extent that any failure to do so could not be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Originator
will preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights,
franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation,
and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction where its business is conducted
except to the extent that any failure to do so could not be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Audits .
Originator will furnish to Buyer and the Agent from time to time
such information with respect to it and the Receivables as Buyer or
the Agent may reasonably request. Without limiting any of the other
provisions set forth in this Agreement, Originator shall permit
Buyer or the Agent, or their agents or representatives, at any time
between April 1 st and May 30
th
of each calendar
year, to conduct a review (satisfactory in form, scope and
substance to Buyer or the Agent,) and audit (performed by
representatives of Buyer or the Agent, pursuant to agreed upon
procedures in form, scope and substance satisfactory to Buyer or
the Agent) of the Originator’s collection, operating and
reporting systems, the Credit and Collection Policy of the
Originator, historical receivables data and accounts, including,
without limitation, a review of the Originator’s operating
location(s), and the results of such review and audit shall be
satisfactory to Buyer or the Agent. The extent to which Originator
shall be liable in respect of costs and expenses incurred by the
Agent in connection with the activities contemplated in this
Section 4.1(d) shall be as set forth in the Ancillary
Costs Agreement.
(e) Keeping and Marking of
Records and Books .
(i) Originator will maintain and
implement administrative and operating procedures (including,
without limitation, an ability to recreate records evidencing
Receivables in the event of the destruction of the originals
thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and
other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the
collection of all Receivables (including, without limitation,
records adequate to permit the timely identification of each new
Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing
Receivable). Originator will give Buyer (or its assigns) notice of
any material change in the administrative and operating procedures
referred to in the previous sentence.
(ii) Originator will, (A) on or
prior to the date hereof, mark its master data processing records
and other books and records relating to the Receivables with a
legend, acceptable to Buyer (or its assigns), describing
Buyer’s ownership interests in the Receivables and further
describing the Purchaser Interests of the Agent (on behalf of the
Purchasers) under the Purchase Agreement and (B) upon the
request of Buyer or the Agent, (x) at any time, following the
occurrence of an Amortization Event, at which the Agent is
considering the termination of Buyer as Servicer or Originator as
Sub-Servicer for purposes of the
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Purchase Agreement, mark each
Contract with a legend describing Buyer’s ownership interests
in the Receivables and further describing the Purchaser Interests
of the Agent (on behalf of the Purchasers) and (y) after the
termination of Buyer as Servicer or any Originator as Sub-Servicer,
deliver to Buyer or the Agent all Contracts (including, without
limitation, all multiple originals of any such Contract) relating
to the Receivables.
(f) Compliance with Contracts and
Credit and Collection Policy . Originator will timely and fully
(i) perform and comply with all provisions, covenants and
other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts
related to the Receivables, except to the extent that any failure
to do so could not be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (ii) comply in all material respects with
the Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Receivable and
the related Contract. Originator will pay when due any taxes
payable in connection with the Receivables, exclusive of taxes on
or measured by income or gross receipts of Buyer and its
assigns.
(g) Ownership . Originator
will take all necessary action to establish and maintain,
irrevocably in Buyer, legal and equitable title to the Receivables,
the Related Security and the Collections, free and clear of any
Adverse Claims other than Adverse Claims in favor of Buyer (and its
assigns) (including, without limitation, the filing of all
financing statements or other similar instruments or documents
necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) of all appropriate
jurisdictions to perfect Buyer’s interest in such
Receivables, Related Security and Collections and such other action
to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of Buyer as
Buyer or the Agent may reasonably request.
(h) Purchasers’
Reliance . Originator acknowledges that the Agent and the
Purchasers are entering into the transactions contemplated by the
Purchase Agreement in reliance upon Buyer’s identity as a
legal entity that is separate from Originator and any Affiliates
thereof. Therefore, from and after the date of execution and
delivery of this Agreement, Originator will take all reasonable
steps including, without limitation, all steps that Buyer or any
assignee of Buyer may from time to time reasonably request to
maintain Buyer’s identity as a separate legal entity and to
make it manifest to third parties that Buyer is an entity with
assets and liabilities distinct from those of Originator and any
Affiliates thereof and not just a division of Originator. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to the
other covenants set forth herein, Originator (i) will not hold
itself out to third parties as liable for the debts of Buyer nor
purport to own the Receivables and other assets acquired by Buyer,
(ii) will take all other actions necessary on its part to
ensure that Buyer is at all times in compliance with the covenants
set forth in Section 7.1(i) of the Purchase Agreement
and (iii) will cause all tax liabilities arising in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein or otherwise to be
allocated between Originator and Buyer on an arm’s-length
basis and in a manner consistent with the procedures set forth in
U.S. Treasury Regulations §§1.1502-33(d) and
1.1552-1.
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(i) Collections . Originator
will cause (1) all proceeds from all Lock-Boxes to be directly
deposited by a Collection Bank into a Collection Account and
(2) each Lock-Box and Collection Account to be subject at all
times to a Collection Account Agreement that is in full force and
effect. In the event any payments relating to Receivables are
remitted directly to Originator or any Affiliate of Originator,
Originator will remit (or will cause all such payments to be
remitted) directly to a Collection Bank for deposit into a
Collection Account within two (2) Business Days following
receipt thereof and, at all times prior to such remittance,
Originator will itself hold or, if applicable, will cause such
payments to be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of Buyer and
its assigns. Originator will transfer exclusive ownership, dominion
and control of each Lock-Box and Collection Account to Buyer and,
will not grant the right to take dominion and control of any
Lock-Box or Collection Account at a future time or upon the
occurrence of a future event to any Person, except to Buyer (or its
assigns) as contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchase
Agreement.
(j) Taxes . Originator will
file all tax returns and reports required by law to be filed by it
and promptly pay all taxes and governmental charges at any time
owing, except those which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves for such
contested taxes have been established in accordance with GAAP and
the relevant governmental authority shall not have commenced any
enforcement proceedings seeking recourse against any assets of the
Originator in respect of such contested taxes.
(k) Insurance . Originator
will maintain in effect, or cause to be maintained in effect, at
Originator’s own expense, such casualty and liability
insurance as Originator deems appropriate in its good faith
business judgment.
Section 4.2 Negative
Covenants of Originator . Until the date on which this
Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, Originator
hereby covenants that:
(a) Name Change, Offices and
Records . Originator will not make any changes to its name,
jurisdiction of organization, identity or corporate structure
(within the meaning of Sections 9-502, 9-506 and 9-507 of any
applicable enactment of the UCC) or relocate its chief executive
office or any office where Records are kept unless it shall have:
(i) given Buyer (or its assigns) at least forty-five
(45) days’ prior written notice thereof and
(ii) delivered to Buyer (or its assigns) all financing
statements, instruments and other documents requested by Buyer (or
its assigns) in connection with such change or
relocation.
(b) Change in Payment
Instructions to Obligors . Originator will not add or terminate
any bank as a Collection Bank, or make any change in the
instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made to any
Lock-Box or Collection Account, unless Buyer (or
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its assigns) shall have received, at least ten
(10) days before the proposed effective date therefor,
(i) written notice of such addition, termination or change and
(ii) with respect to the addition of a Collection Bank or a
Collection Account or Lock-Box, an executed Collection Account
Agreement with respect to the new Collection Account or Lock-Box;
provided , however , that Originator may make changes
in instructions to Obligors regarding payments if such new
instructions require such Obligor to make payments to another
existing Collection Account.
(c) Modifications to Contracts
and Credit and Collection Policy . Originator will not make any
change to the Credit and Collection Policy that could adversely
affect the collectibility of the Receivables or decrease the credit
quality of any newly created Receivables. Except as otherwise
permitted in its capacity as a Sub-Servicer pursuant to Article
VIII of the Purchase Agreement and Article VII of this
Agreement, Originator will not extend, amend or otherwise
materially modify the terms of any Receivable or any Contract
related thereto other than in accordance with the Credit and
Collection Policy.
(d) Sales, Liens . Originator
will not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or
otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, or
create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon (including,
without limitation, the filing of any financing statement) or with
respect to, any Receivable, Related Security or Collections, or
upon or with respect to any Contract under which any Receivable
arises, or any Lock-Box or Collection Account, or assign any right
to receive income with respect thereto (other than, in each case,
the creation of the interests therein in favor of Buyer provided
for herein), and Originator will defend the right, title and
interest of Buyer in, to and under any of the foregoing property,
against all claims of third parties claiming through or under
Originator. Originator shall not create or suffer to exist any
mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, charge or
other similar arrangement on any of its inventory unless
(i) in the case of any inventory, either (A) such Adverse
Claim by its express terms is extinguished or released upon the
sale, transfer or other disposition of such inventory or
(B) such Adverse Claim is a nonconsensual lien arising by
operation of law and the indebtedness or obligations secured
thereby are not then due and payable, and (ii) if requested by
the Agent, the applicable lienholder shall have entered into an
intercreditor agreement with the Agent in the form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent.
(e) Accounting for Purchase .
Originator will not, and will not permit any Affiliate to, account
for or treat (whether in financial statements or otherwise) the
transactions contemplated hereby in any manner other than the sale
of the Receivables and the Related Security by Originator to Buyer
or in any other respect account for or treat the transactions
contemplated hereby in any manner other than as a sale of the
Receivables and the Related Security by Originator to Buyer except
to the extent that such transactions are not recognized on account
of consolidated financial reporting in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
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