Exhibit 10.3
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THIRD AMENDED
AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT
( this
“Amendment” ) is entered into as of
May 15, 2009 by and among:
(a) Yellow Roadway Receivables
Funding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Seller” or
“YRRFC” ),
(b) YRC Worldwide Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Performance Guarantor”
),
(c) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
SunTrust Bank, Wachovia Bank, National Association, and The Royal
Bank of Scotland plc as successor to ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (each of
the foregoing a “Committed Purchaser”
),
(d) Falcon Asset Securitization
Company LLC, Three Pillars Funding LLC and Amsterdam Funding
Corporation (each of the foregoing, a
“Conduit” ),
(e) Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as letter of credit issuer (the “LC
Issuer” ),
(f) SunTrust Robinson Humphrey,
Inc., Wachovia Bank, National Association, The Royal Bank of
Scotland plc as successor to ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. (each of the foregoing, a
“Co-Agent” ), and
(g) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent for the Groups (together with its successors
and permitted assigns and in such capacity, the
“Administrative Agent” and together with
the Co-Agents, and their respective successors and permitted
assigns, the “Agents” ),
with respect to that certain Third
Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of
April 18, 2008, among the Seller, the Committed Purchasers,
the Conduits, LC Issuer and the Agents (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“RPA” ).
FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE
CONSIDERATION, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms .
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings attributed to such terms in the RPA.
2. Amendments .
(a) Exhibit I of the RPA is hereby
amended by deleting from the definition of “Trigger
Event” therein the following row from the table set forth
therein:
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For the fiscal quarter ending on June 30,
2009
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$
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45,000,000
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3. Representations and
Warranties . In order to induce the other parties to enter into
this Amendment, (a) the Seller hereby represents and warrants
to the Agents, the LC Issuer and the Purchasers that after giving
effect to the amendment contained in Section 2 above,
(i) no Servicer Default or Potential Servicer Default exists
and is continuing as of the Effective Date (as defined herein),
(ii) the RPA, as amended hereby, constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against it 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)
and (iii) excluding Section 3.1(k) of the RPA solely
insofar as it relates to the absence of a Material Adverse Effect
of the type described in clause (i) of the definition of such
term (as to which no representation or warranty is made hereby),
each of the Seller’s representations and warranties contained
in the RPA is correct as of the Effective Date, and (b) the
Performance Guarantor hereby consents to the amendment herein
contained and ratifies and confirms that the Performance
Undertaking remains in full force and effect.
4. Effective Date . This
Amendment shall become effective (the “Effective
Date” ) when each of the following conditions
precedent has been satisfied or waived: (i) receipt by the
Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment, in form and
substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, duly executed by
the Seller, the Performance Guarantor and the Required Co-Agents;
(ii) receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts to
the Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement dated as of the date
hereof, duly executed by the Performance Guarantor, certain of its
Canadian and United Kingdom Affiliates, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto;
(iii) the Seller shall have paid the reasonable legal fees and
disbursements of the Administrative Agent’s counsel,
Latham & Watkins LLP, invoiced on or prior to the date
hereof; (iv) receipt by the Administrative Agent of
counterparts of an Amendment Fee Letter dated as of the date hereof
(the “ Amendment Fee Letter” ) duly
executed by YRRFC and each of the Co-Agents that is executing a
counterpart of this Amendment; and (v) receipt by the
applicable Co-Agents of their amendment fees pursuant to the
Amendment Fee Letter.
5. Ratification . Except as
modified hereby, the RPA is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed
in all respects.
6. Reference to Agreement .
From and after the Effective Date, each reference in the RPA to
“this Agreement”, “hereof”, or
“hereunder” or words of like import, and all references
to the RPA in any and all agreements, instruments, documents,
notes, certificates and other writings of every kind and nature
shall be deemed to mean the RPA, as modified by this
Amendment.
7. Costs and Expenses . The
Seller agrees to pay all reasonable costs, fees, and out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements) incurred by the Agents in connection with the
preparation, execution and enforcement of this
Amendment.
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8. CHOICE OF LAW . THIS
AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) WITHOUT
REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.
9. Execution in Counterparts
. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and
by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart via facsimile or other
electronic transmission shall be deemed delivery of an original
counterpart.
<Signature pages
follow>
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by
their duly authorized officers as of the date hereof.
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YELLOW
ROADWAY RECEIVABLES FUNDING CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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YRC
WORLDWIDE INC., as
Performance Guarantor
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Amendment No. 5]
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SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,
as Three Pillars Agent
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Falcon Agent and as
Administrative Agent
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