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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Receivables Purchase Transfer Agreement

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Title: RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 6/30/2005
Industry: Chemical Manufacturing     Sector: Basic Materials

RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, Parties: arch chemicals inc , arch chemicals receivables corp. , arch chemicals  inc. , three pillars funding llc , suntrust capital markets  inc.
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Exhibit 10.2

 

RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of June 27, 2005

 

Among

 

ARCH CHEMICALS RECEIVABLES CORP., as Seller,

 

ARCH CHEMICALS, INC., as initial Servicer,

 

THREE PILLARS FUNDING LLC

 

and

 

SUNTRUST CAPITAL MARKETS, INC., as Administrator

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

 

Article I Purchase Arrangements

1

Section 1.1

Purchase Facility.

1

Section 1.2

Incremental Purchases.

2

Section 1.3

Decreases.

2

Section 1.4

Deemed Collections

3

Section 1.5

Payment Requirements and Computations.

3

Article II Payments and Collections

4

Section 2.1

Payments of Recourse Obligations.

4

Section 2.2

Collections Prior to the Facility Termination Date.

4

Section 2.3

Application of Collections After the Facility Termination Date.

5

Section 2.4

Payment Rescission.

6

Section 2.5

Clean Up Call; Reconveyance of Receivable Interests.

6

Article III Commercial Paper Funding

7

Section 3.1

CP Costs.

7

Section 3.2

Calculation of CP Costs.

7

Section 3.3

CP Costs Payments.

7

Section 3.4

Default Rate.

7

Article IV Liquidity Fundings

7

Section 4.1

Liquidity Fundings.

7

Section 4.2

Yield Payments.

8

Section 4.3

Selection and Continuation of Interest Periods.

8

Section 4.4

Liquidity Funding Yield Rates.

8

Section 4.5

Suspension of the LIBO Rate.

8

Section 4.6

Default Rate.

9

Article V Representations and Warranties

9

Section 5.1

Representations and Warranties of the Seller Parties.

9

Article VI Conditions of Purchases

14

Section 6.1

Conditions Precedent to Initial Incremental Purchase.

14

Section 6.2

Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments.

14

Article VII Covenants

15

Section 7.1

Affirmative Covenants of the Seller Parties.

15

Section 7.2

Negative Covenants of the Seller Parties.

23

Article VIII Administration and Collection

25

Section 8.1

Designation of Servicer.

25

Section 8.2

Duties of Servicer.

26

Section 8.3

Collection Notices.

27

Section 8.4

Responsibilities of the Seller.

28

Section 8.5

Receivables Reports.

28

Section 8.6

Servicing Fee.

28

Article IX Amortization Events

29

Section 9.1

Amortization Events.

29

Section 9.2

Remedies.

32

 

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Article X Indemnification

32

Section 10.1

Indemnities by the Seller Parties.

32

Section 10.2

Increased Cost and Reduced Return.

35

Section 10.3

Other Costs and Expenses.

35

Section 10.4

Allocations.

36

Article XI The Administrator

36

Section 11.1

Authorization and Action.

36

Section 11.2

STCM, SunTrust Bank and Affiliates.

36

Article XII Assignments and Participations

37

Section 12.1

Assignments and Participations by TPF.

37

Section 12.2

Prohibition on Assignments by the Seller Parties.

37

Article XIII Miscellaneous

37

Section 13.1

Waivers and Amendments.

37

Section 13.2

Notices.

37

Section 13.3

Protection of Administrator’s Security Interest.

38

Section 13.4

Confidentiality.

39

Section 13.5

Bankruptcy Petition.

40

Section 13.6

Limitation of Liability.

40

Section 13.7

No recourse against TPF

40

Section 13.8

Limitation on Payments  

40

Section 13.9

CHOICE OF LAW.

41

Section 13.10

CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.

41

Section 13.11

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

42

Section 13.12

Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Terms.

42

Section 13.13

Counterparts; Severability; Section References.

42

Section 13.14

Characterization.

43

 

 

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Exhibits  

 

 

 

Exhibit I

Definitions

 

 

Exhibit II

Form of Purchase Notice

 

 

Exhibit III

Jurisdiction of Organization of the Seller Parties; Places of Business of the

Seller Parties; Locations of Records; Federal Employer Identification

Number(s)

 

 

Exhibit IV

Names of Collection Banks; Lock-Boxes and Collection Accounts

 

 

Exhibit V

Form of Compliance Certificate

 

 

Exhibit VI

[Intentionally Deleted]

 

 

Exhibit VII

Credit and Collection Policy

 

 

Exhibit VIII

Form of Monthly Report

 

 

Exhibit IX

Form of Collateral Certificate

 

 

 

 

Schedules

 

 

 

Schedule A

Documents to be Delivered to the Administrator on or Prior to the Initial Purchase

 

 

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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of June 27, 2005, is entered into by and among:

 

(a)   Arch Chemicals Receivables Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Seller ”),

 

(b)   Arch Chemicals, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“ Arch ” or the “ Servicer ”), as initial Servicer (the Servicer together with the Seller, the “ Seller Parties ” and each, a “ Seller Party ”),

 

(c)   Three Pillars Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ TPF ”), and

 

(d)   SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc., a Tennessee corporation ( STCM ), as agent and administrator for TPF and its assigns under the Transaction Documents (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Administrator ”).

 

Unless defined elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Exhibit I .

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

 

The Seller desires to transfer and assign Receivable Interests from time to time.

 

TPF shall purchase Receivable Interests from the Seller from time to time either by issuing its Commercial Paper or by availing itself of a Liquidity Funding to the extent available.

 

STCM has been requested and is willing to act as agent and administrator on behalf of TPF and its assigns in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Article I   

 

Purchase Arrangements

 

Section 1.1    Purchase Facility .

 

(a)    Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Article VI ), from time to time prior to the Facility Termination Date, the Seller may request that TPF purchase from the Seller undivided ownership interests in the Receivables and the associated Related Security and Collections, and TPF shall make such Purchase; provided   that no Purchase shall be made by TPF if, after giving effect thereto, the Aggregate Invested Amount would exceed the Purchase Limit. It is the intent of TPF to fund the Purchases by the issuance of Commercial Paper. If for any reason TPF is unable, or determines that it is undesirable, to issue Commercial Paper to fund or maintain its investment in the Receivable Interests, or is unable for any reason to repay such Commercial Paper upon the maturity thereof, TPF will avail itself of a Liquidity Funding to the extent available. If TPF funds or refinances its investment in a Receivable Interest through a Liquidity Funding, in lieu of paying CP Costs on the Invested Amount pursuant to Article III hereof, the Seller will pay Yield thereon at the Alternate Base Rate or the LIBO Rate, selected in accordance with Article IV hereof. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute a commitment of TPF to issue Commercial Paper.

 

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(b)    The Seller may, upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Administrator, terminate in whole or reduce in part, the unused portion of the Purchase Limit; provided   that each partial reduction of the Purchase Limit shall be in an amount equal to $5,000,000 (or a larger integral multiple of $1,000,000 if in excess thereof).

 

(c)    The Administrator hereby represents that (i) pursuant to the Liquidity Agreement, TPF has obtained a Liquidity Commitment from SunTrust Bank and its assigns for an initial period of 364 days in an amount equal to 102% of the greater of (A) the Purchase Limit from time to time in effect hereunder, and (B) the Aggregate Invested Amount outstanding from time to time hereunder, and (ii) while SunTrust Bank may not be obligated to pay par for a Receivable Interest that is transferred to it pursuant to the Liquidity Agreement, the only condition precedent to its obligation to pay the agreed-upon price thereunder is the absence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to TPF.

 

Section 1.2    Incremental Purchases .

 

The Seller shall provide the Administrator with at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice in a form set forth as Exhibit II hereto of each Incremental Purchase (each, a “ Purchase Notice ”). Each Purchase Notice shall be subject to Section 6.2 hereof and, except as set forth below, shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested Purchase Price (which shall not be less than $1,000,000 or a larger integral multiple of $100,000) and the Purchase Date. The Seller shall not request and TPF shall not be obligated to fund more than one (1) Incremental Purchase in any consecutive seven (7) day period. Following receipt of a Purchase Notice, the Administrator will determine whether TPF will fund the requested Incremental Purchase through the issuance of Commercial Paper or through a Liquidity Funding. If TPF determines to fund an Incremental Purchase through a Liquidity Funding, the Seller may cancel the Purchase Notice or, in the absence of such a cancellation, the Incremental Purchase will be funded through a Liquidity Funding. On each Purchase Date, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article VI , TPF shall deposit to the Facility Account, in immediately available funds, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time), an amount equal to the requested Purchase Price.

 

Section 1.3    Decreases .

 

The Seller shall provide the Administrator with prior written notice in conformity with the Required Notice Period (a “ Reduction Notice ”) of any proposed reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount. Such Reduction Notice shall designate (a) the date (the “ Proposed Reduction Date ”) upon which any such reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount shall occur (which date shall give effect to the applicable Required Notice Period), and (b) the amount of Aggregate Invested Amount to be reduced which shall be applied ratably to all Receivable Interests in accordance with the respective Invested Amounts thereof (the “ Aggregate Reduction ”). Only one (1) Reduction Notice shall be outstanding at any time.

 

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Section 1.4    Deemed Collections . If on any day:

 

(i)    the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced or cancelled as a result of any defective or rejected goods or services, any cash discount or any other adjustment by any Originator or any Affiliate thereof, or as a result of any governmental or regulatory action, or

 

(ii)    the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced or canceled as a result of a setoff in respect of any claim by the Obligor thereof (whether such claim arises out of the same or a related or an unrelated transaction), or

 

(iii)    the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced on account of the obligation of any Originator or any Affiliate thereof to pay to the related Obligor any rebate or refund, or

 

(iv)    the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is less than the amount included in calculating the Net Pool Balance for purposes of any Monthly Report or Collateral Certificate (for any reason other than receipt of Collections or such Receivable becoming a Defaulted Receivable), or

 

(v)    any of the representations or warranties of the Seller set forth in Section 5.1(g) , Section 5.1(i) , Section 5.1(j) , Section 5.1(r) , Section 5.1(s) , Section 5.1(t) or Section 5.1(u) were not true when made with respect to any Receivable,

 

then, on such day, the Seller shall be deemed to have received a Collection of such Receivable (A) in the case of clauses (i)-(iv) above, in the amount of such reduction or cancellation or the difference between the actual Outstanding Balance and the amount included in calculating such Net Pool Balance, as applicable; and (B) in the case of clause (v) above, in the amount of the Outstanding Balance of such Receivable and (in either case), not later than   two (2)   Business Days   thereafter shall pay to the Administrator’s Account TPF’s Portion of any such Collection deemed to have been received in the same manner as actual cash collections are distributed under the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.5    Payment Requirements and Computations .

 

All amounts to be paid or deposited by a Seller Party pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later than 12:00 noon (New York time) on the day when due in immediately available funds, and if not received before 12:00 noon (New York time) shall be deemed to be received on the next succeeding Business Day. If such amounts are payable to the Administrator for the account of TPF, they shall be paid to the Administrator’s Account, for the account of TPF until otherwise notified by the Administrator. Upon notice to the Seller, the Administrator may debit the Facility Account for all amounts due and payable hereunder. All computations of CP Costs, Yield, per   annum fees calculated as part of any CP Costs, per   annum fees hereunder and per   annum fees under the Fee Letter shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed. If any amount hereunder shall be payable on a day which is not a Business Day, such amount shall be payable on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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Article II   

 

Payments and Collections

 

Section 2.1    Payments of Recourse Obligations .

 

The Seller hereby promises to pay the following (collectively, the “ Recourse Obligations ”):

 

(a)    all amounts due and owing under Section 1.3 or Section 1.4 or in order to avoid an Amortization Event under Section 9.1(m) or 9.1(q) on the dates specified therein;

 

(b)    the fees set forth in the Fee Letter on the dates specified therein;

 

(c)    all accrued and unpaid Yield on the Receivable Interests accruing Yield at the Alternate Base Rate or the Default Rate on each Settlement Date applicable thereto;

 

(d)    all accrued and unpaid Yield on the Receivable Interests accruing Yield at the LIBO Rate on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto;

 

(e)    all accrued and unpaid CP Costs on the Receivable Interests funded with Commercial Paper on each Settlement Date; and

 

(f)    all Broken Funding Costs and Indemnified Amounts upon demand.

 

Section 2.2    Collections Prior to the Facility Termination Date .

 

(a)    Prior to the Facility Termination Date, TPF’s Portion of any Deemed Collections received by the Servicer and TPF’s Portion of any Collections received by the Servicer shall be set aside and held in trust by the Servicer for the payment of any accrued and unpaid Aggregate Unpaids or for a Reinvestment as provided in this Section 2.2. If at any time any Collections are received by the Servicer prior to the Facility Termination Date, the Seller hereby requests and TPF hereby agrees to make, simultaneously with such receipt, a reinvestment by payment of the Purchase Price under the Receivables Sale Agreement (each, a “ Reinvestment ”) with TPF’s Portion of the balance of each and every Collection received by the Servicer such that after giving effect to such Reinvestment, the Invested Amount of such Receivable Interest immediately after such receipt and corresponding Reinvestment shall be equal to the amount of Invested Amount immediately prior to such receipt.

 

(b)    On each day on which any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2 are not satisfied and on each Settlement Date prior to the Facility Termination Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Administrator’s Account the amounts set aside during the preceding Settlement Period that have not been subject to a Reinvestment and apply such amounts (if not previously paid in accordance with Section 2.1 ) to the Aggregate Unpaids in the order specified:

 

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first, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid CP Costs, Yield and Broken Funding Costs (if any) that are then due and owing,

 

second , to the accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee,

 

third, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid fees under the Fee Letter (if any) that are then due and owing,

 

fourth, if required under Section 1.3 or Section 1.4 or in order to avoid an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event under Section 9.1(m) or Section 9.1(q), to the ratable reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount,

 

fifth, for the ratable payment of all other unpaid Recourse Obligations, if any, that are then due and owing, and

 

sixth, the balance, if any, to the Seller or otherwise in accordance with the Seller’s instructions.

 

(c)    Prior to the Facility Termination Date, any Deemed Collections or Collections received by the Servicer that do not constitute TPF’s Portion of such Deemed Collections or Collections shall be paid to the Seller.

 

(d)    In the event that a Collection Notice has been delivered pursuant to any Collection Account Agreement, all amounts received in any Collection Account shall at the sole discretion of the Administrator, either (i) be retained in such Collection Account or other account of the Administrator for such day, Settlement Period or part thereof and applied on the Settlement Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (ii) be released to the Seller and applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 2.3    Application of Collections After the Facility Termination Date .

 

(a)    On the Facility Termination Date and on each day thereafter, the Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all Collections received on each such day. On and after the Facility Termination Date, the Servicer shall, on each Settlement Date and on each other Business Day specified by the Administrator: (i) remit to the Administrator’s Account the amounts set aside pursuant to the preceding sentence, and (ii) apply such amounts to reduce the Aggregate Unpaids as follows:

 

first, to the reimbursement of the Administrator’s costs of collection and enforcement of this Agreement,

 

second, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid CP Costs, Yield and Broken Funding Costs,

 

third , to the accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee,

 

fourth, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid fees under the Fee Letter,

 

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fifth, to the ratable reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount,

 

sixth, for the ratable payment of all other Aggregate Unpaids, and

 

seventh, to the Seller.

 

Section 2.4    Payment Rescission .

 

No payment of any of the Aggregate Unpaids shall be considered paid or applied hereunder to the extent that, at any time, all or any portion of such payment or application is rescinded by application of law or judicial authority, or must otherwise be returned or refunded for any reason. The Seller shall remain obligated for the amount of any payment or application so rescinded, returned or refunded, and shall promptly pay to the Administrator (for application to the Person or Persons who suffered such rescission, return or refund) the full amount thereof, plus interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date of any such rescission, return or refunding.

 

Section 2.5    Clean Up Call; Reconveyance of Receivable Interests .

 

(a)    The Servicer (so long as the Servicer is an Affiliate of the Seller) shall have the right (after providing written notice to the Administrator in accordance with the Required Notice Period), at any time following the reduction of the Aggregate Invested Amount to a level that is less than 10.0% of the highest Aggregate Invested Amount outstanding during the term of this Agreement, to repurchase all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding Receivable Interests. The purchase price in respect thereof shall be an amount equal to the Aggregate Unpaids through the date of such repurchase, payable in immediately available funds to the Administrator’s Account. Such repurchase shall be made free and clear of any Adverse Claim created by the Administrator but otherwise shall be without representation, warranty or recourse of any kind by, on the part of, or against TPF or the Administrator.

 

(b)    On the Final Payout Date, the Administrator on behalf of the Secured Parties shall be considered to have reconveyed free and clear of any Adverse Claim created by the Administrator (but otherwise shall be without representation, warranty or recourse of any kind by, on the part of, or against the Secured Parties or the Administrator) to the Seller all of the Administrator’s (on behalf of the Secured Parties) right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables, Related Security and Collections with respect thereto and shall at the request, and sole cost and expense, of the Seller, execute and deliver to the Seller, all such documents or instruments as are necessary to terminate the Administrator’s interest on behalf of the Purchasers in the Receivables, Related Security and Collections with respect thereto

 

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Article III   

 

Commercial Paper Funding

 

Section 3.1    CP Costs .

 

The Seller shall pay CP Costs with respect to the Invested Amount of all Receivable Interests funded through the issuance of Commercial Paper. Each Receivable Interest that is funded substantially with Pooled Commercial Paper will accrue CP Costs each day on a pro rata basis, based upon the percentage share that the Invested Amount in respect of such Receivable Interest represents in relation to all assets held by TPF and funded substantially with related Pooled Commercial Paper.

 

Section 3.2    Calculation of CP Costs .

 

Not later than the third Business Day immediately preceding each Monthly Reporting Date, TPF shall calculate the aggregate amount of CP Costs applicable to its Receivable Interests for the Calculation Period then most recently ended and shall notify the Seller of such aggregate amount.

 

Section 3.3    CP Costs Payments

 

On each Settlement Date, the Seller shall pay to the Administrator (for the benefit of TPF) an aggregate amount equal to all accrued and unpaid CP Costs in respect of the Invested Amount of all Receivable Interests funded with Commercial Paper for the Calculation Period then most recently ended in accordance with Article II .

 

Section 3.4    Default Rate .  

 

From and after the occurrence of an Amortization Event, all Receivable Interests funded through the issuance of Commercial Paper shall accrue CP Costs at the Default Rate.

 

Article IV   

 

Liquidity Fundings

 

Section 4.1    Liquidity Fundings .

 

Prior to the occurrence of an Amortization Event, the outstanding Invested Amount of each Receivable Interest funded with a Liquidity Funding shall accrue Yield for each day during its Interest Period at either the LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Until the Seller gives the required notice to the Administrator of another Yield Rate in accordance with Section 4.4 , the initial Yield Rate for any Receivable Interest funded with a Liquidity Funding shall be the Alternate Base Rate (unless the Default Rate is then applicable). If any undivided interest in a Receivable Interest initially funded with Commercial Paper is sold to the Liquidity Banks pursuant to the Liquidity Agreement, such undivided interest in such Receivable Interest shall be deemed to have an Interest Period commencing on the date of such sale.

 

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Section 4.2    Yield Payments .

 

On the Settlement Date for each Receivable Interest that is funded with a Liquidity Funding, the Seller shall pay to the Administrator (for the benefit of the Liquidity Banks) an aggregate amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Yield thereon for the entire Interest Period of each such Liquidity Funding in accordance with Article II .

 

Section 4.3    Selection and Continuation of Interest Periods .

 

(a)    With consultation from (and approval by) the Administrator, the Seller shall from time to time request Interest Periods for the Receivable Interests funded with Liquidity Fundings, provided   that if at any time any Liquidity Funding is outstanding, the Seller shall always request Interest Periods such that at least one Interest Period shall end on the date specified in clause (i) of the definition of Settlement Date.

 

(b)    The Seller or the Administrator, upon notice to and consent by the other received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the end of an Interest Period (the “ Terminating Tranche ”) for any Liquidity Funding, may, effective on the last day of the Terminating Tranche: (i) divide any such Liquidity Funding into multiple Liquidity Fundings, (ii) combine any such Liquidity Funding with one or more other Liquidity Fundings that have a Terminating Tranche ending on the same day as such Terminating Tranche or (iii) combine any such Liquidity Funding with a new Liquidity Funding to be made by the Liquidity Banks on the day such Terminating Tranche ends.

 

Section 4.4    Liquidity Funding Yield Rates .

 

The Seller may select the LIBO Rate (subject to Section 4.5 below) or the Alternate Base Rate for each Liquidity Funding. The Seller shall by 12:00 noon (New York time): (a) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the expiration of any Terminating Tranche with respect to which the LIBO Rate is being requested as a new Yield Rate and (b) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the expiration of any Terminating Tranche with respect to which the Alternate Base Rate is being requested as a new Yield Rate, give the Administrator irrevocable notice of the new Yield Rate for the Liquidity Funding associated with such Terminating Tranche. Until the Seller gives notice to the Administrator of another Yield Rate, the initial Yield Rate for any Receivable Interest assigned or participated to the Liquidity Banks pursuant to the Liquidity Agreement shall be the Alternate Base Rate (unless the Default Rate is then applicable).

 

Section 4.5    Suspension of the LIBO Rate .

 

(a)    If any Liquidity Bank notifies the Administrator that it has determined that funding its ratable share of the Liquidity Fundings at a LIBO Rate would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, or directive of any governmental or regulatory authority, whether or not having the force of law, or that (i) deposits of a type and maturity appropriate to match fund its Liquidity Funding at such LIBO Rate are not available or (ii) such LIBO Rate does not accurately reflect the cost of acquiring or maintaining a Liquidity Funding at such LIBO Rate, then the Administrator will promptly notify the Seller Parties and the Administrator shall suspend the availability of such LIBO Rate and require the Seller to select the Alternate Base Rate for any Liquidity Funding accruing Yield at such LIBO Rate; provided , however , the failure to so notify any Seller Party shall not result in the non-suspension of the availability of such LIBO Rate.

 

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(b)    If less than all of the Liquidity Banks give a notice to the Administrator pursuant to Section 4.5(a) , each Liquidity Bank which gave such a notice shall be obliged, at the request of the Seller, TPF or the Administrator, to assign all of its rights and obligations hereunder to (i) another Liquidity Bank or (ii) another funding entity nominated by the Seller or the Administrator that is an Eligible Assignee willing to participate in the Liquidity Agreement through the Liquidity Termination Date in the place of such notifying Liquidity Bank; provided   that  (A) the notifying Liquidity Bank receives payment in full of all Aggregate Unpaids owing to it (whether due or accrued), and (B) the replacement Liquidity Bank otherwise satisfies the requirements of the Liquidity Agreement.

 

(c)    Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 4.5(a) with respect to any Liquidity Bank, it will, if requested by the Seller, to the extent permissible under applicable law, endeavor in good faith to change the funding office at which it books its ratable share of any Liquidity Funding accruing Yield at a LIBO Rate hereunder if such change would make it lawful for such Liquidity Bank to fund such Liquidity Funding at a LIBO Rate; provided, however, that such change may be made in such manner that such Liquidity Bank, in its sole determination, suffers no unreimbursed cost or expense or any disadvantage whatsoever.

 

Section 4.6    Default Rate .

 

From and after the occurrence of an Amortization Event, all Liquidity Fundings shall accrue Yield at the Default Rate.

 

Article V   

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Section 5.1    Representations and Warranties of the Seller Parties .

 

Each Seller Party hereby represents and warrants to the Administrator and TPF, as to itself, as of the date hereof and as of the date of each Incremental Purchase and the date of each Reinvestment that:

 

(a)    Existence and Power . Such Seller Party’s jurisdiction of organization is correctly set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and such jurisdiction is its sole jurisdiction of organization. Such Seller Party is duly organized under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is a “registered organization” as defined in the UCC in effect in such jurisdiction. Such Seller Party is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and no other state or jurisdiction, and such jurisdiction must maintain a public record showing the organization to have been organized. Such Seller Party is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign entity, and has and holds all organizational 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 where the failure to so qualify or so hold could not reasonably be 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 such Seller Party of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and, in the case of the Seller, the Seller’s use of the proceeds of Purchases 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 such Seller Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Seller Party.

 

(c)    No Conflict . The execution and delivery by such Seller Party 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 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 such Seller Party or its Subsidiaries (except as created hereunder) except, in any case, where such contravention or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; 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 such Seller Party 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 such Seller Party’s knowledge, threatened, against it, 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. Such Seller Party is not in default with respect to any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body which default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)    Binding Effect . This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which such Seller Party is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Seller Party enforceable against such Seller Party 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).

 

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(g)    Accuracy of Information . All information (other than any projection or other forward-looking information) heretofore furnished by such Seller Party or any of its Affiliates to the Administrator or TPF 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 (other than any projection or other forward-looking information) hereafter furnished by such Seller Party or any of its Affiliates to the Administrator or TPF will 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.

 

(h)    Use of Proceeds . No proceeds of any Purchase hereunder will be used by such Seller Party (i) for a purpose that violates, or would be inconsistent with, (A)  Section 7.2(e) of this Agreement or (B) 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 12, 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended other than the repurchase of equity securities of Arch so long as such repurchase does not violate Sections 12, 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(i)    Good Title . The Seller is (i) the legal and beneficial owner of the Receivables and (ii) is the legal and beneficial owner of the 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 the Seller’s ownership interest in each Receivable, its Collections, “Supporting Obligations” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC in effect in each relevant jurisdiction), the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, returned goods the sale of which gave rise to any Receivable, security interests in favor of the Seller that secures payment of such Receivable and all other items of Related Security in which an interest therein may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under Article 9 of the UCC and proceeds of the foregoing.

 

(j)    Perfection . This Agreement is effective to create a valid security interest in favor of the Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Purchased Assets to secure payment of the Aggregate Unpaids, 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 the Administrator’s (on behalf of the Secured Parties) security interest in the Receivables, its Collections, “Supporting Obligations” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC in effect in each relevant jurisdiction), the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, returned goods the sale of which gave rise to any Receivable, security interests in favor of the Seller that secures payment of such Receivable and all other items of Related Security in which an interest therein may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under Article 9 of the UCC and proceeds of the foregoing. Such Seller Party’s jurisdiction of organization is a jurisdiction whose law generally requires information concerning the existence of a nonpossessory security interest to be made generally available in a filing, record or registration system as a condition or result of such a security interest’s obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor which respect to collateral.

 

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(k)    Places of Business and Locations of Records . The jurisdiction of organization, principal places of business and chief executive office of such Seller Party and the offices where it keeps all of its Records are located at the address(es) listed on Exhibit III or such other locations of which the Administrator has been notified in accordance with Section 7.2(a) in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 13.3(a) has been taken and completed. The Seller’s Federal Employer Identification Number is correctly set forth on Exhibit III .

 

(l)    Collections . The conditions and requirements set forth in subclause (i) of Section 7.1(j) and Section 8.2 have at all times since the Closing Date, been satisfied and duly performed. The conditions and requirements set forth in subclause (ii) of Section 7.1(j) have been satisfied from and after the Closing Date. The names, addresses and jurisdictions of organization of all Collection Banks, together with the account numbers of the Collection Accounts of the Seller at each Collection Bank and the post office box number of each Lock-Box, are listed on Exhibit IV . The Seller has not granted any Person, other than the Administrator as contemplated by this Agreement, dominion and control of any Lock-Box or Collection Account, or the right to take dominion and control of any such Lock-Box or Collection Account at a future time or upon the occurrence of a future event.

 

(m)    Material Adverse Effect . (i) The initial Servicer represents and warrants that since March 31, 2005, no event has occurred that would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the initial Servicer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or the ability of the initial Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) the Seller represents and warrants that since March 31, 2005, no event has occurred that would have a material adverse effect on (A) the financial condition or operations of the Seller, (B) the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, or (C) the collectibility of the Receivables generally or any material portion of the Receivables.

 

(n)    Names . The name in which the Seller has executed this Agreement is identical to the name of the Seller as indicated on the public record of its state of organization which shows the Seller to have been organized. In the past five (5) years, the Seller has not used any corporate names, trade names or assumed names other than the name in which it has executed this Agreement.

 

(o)    Ownership of the Seller . Arch owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Seller, free and clear of any Adverse Claim. Such capital stock is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and there are no options, warrants or other rights to acquire securities of the Seller.

 

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(p)    Not a Holding Company or an Investment Company . Such Seller Party is not a “holding company” or a “subsidiary holding company” of a “holding company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, or any successor statute. Such Seller Party is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any successor statute.

 

(q)    Compliance with Law . Such Seller Party has complied in all respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 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 where such contravention or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(r)    Compliance with Credit and Collection Policy . Such Seller Party 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, except such material change as to which the Administrator has been notified in accordance with Section 7.1(a)(vii) .

 

(s)    Payments to Originators . With respect to each Receivable transferred to the Seller under the Receivables Sale Agreement, the Seller has given reasonably equivalent value to each of the Originators in consideration therefor and such transfer was not made for or on account of an antecedent debt. No transfer by any Originator of any Receivable under the Receivables Sale Agreement is or may be voidable under any section of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. ), as amended.

 

(t)    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).

 

(u)    Eligible Receivables . Each Receivable included in the Net Pool Balance as an Eligible Receivable on the date of any Monthly Report was an Eligible Receivable on such date.

 

(v)    Purchase Limit and Maximum Receivable Interests . Immediately after giving effect to each Incremental Purchase hereunder, the Aggregate Invested Amount is less than or equal to the Purchase Limit and the aggregate of the Receivable Interests does not exceed 100%.

 

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(w)    Accounting . The manner in which such Seller Party accounts for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Receivables Sale Agreement does not jeopardize the characterization of the transactions contemplated herein and therein as being true sales.

 

(x)    Separateness . From the date of the formation of the Seller, the Seller has complied with all provisions of Section 7.1(i) applicable to it.

 

(y)    Contract Provisions . Except for customary adjustments in the ordinary course of business, no Contract with respect to any Receivable contains provisions that either (i) permit or provide for any reduction in the Outstanding Balance of the Receivable created thereunder and any accrued interest thereon or (ii) could otherwise hinder the ability to receive Collections with respect to such Receivable.

 

Article VI   

 

Conditions of Purchases

 

Section 6.1    Conditions Precedent to Initial Incremental Purchase

 

The initial Incremental Purchase of a Receivable Interest under this Agreement is subject to the conditions precedent that (a) the Administrator shall have received on or before the Closing Date those documents listed on Schedule A and (b) the Administrator shall have received all fees and expenses required to be paid on such date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Fee Letter.

 

Section 6.2    Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments

 

Each Incremental Purchase and each Reinvestment shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that (a) in the case of each such Purchase: (i) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrator on or prior to the date of such Purchase, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrator, all Monthly Reports and Collateral Certificates as and when due under Section 8.5 and (ii) upon the Administrator’s request, the Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrator at least three (3) days prior to such Purchase an interim Monthly Report showing the amount of Eligible Receivables; (b) the Administrator shall have received such other approvals, opinions or documents as it may reasonably request and (c) on each Purchase Date, the following statements shall be true (and acceptance of the proceeds of such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Seller that such statements are then true):

 

(i)    the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.1 are true and correct on and as of the date of such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment as though made on and as of such Purchase Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date;

 

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(ii)    no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment, that will constitute an Amortization Event, and no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment, that would constitute an Unmatured Amortization Event; and

 

(iii)    the Aggregate Invested Amount does not exceed the Purchase Limit in effect on such Purchase Date.

 

It is expressly understood that each Reinvestment shall, unless otherwise directed by the Administrator or TPF, occur automatically on each day that the Servicer shall receive any Collections without the requirement that any further action be taken on the part of any Person and notwithstanding the failure of the Seller to satisfy any of the foregoing conditions precedent in respect of such Reinvestment. The failure of the Seller to satisfy any of the foregoing conditions precedent in respect of any Reinvestment shall give rise to a right of the Administrator, which right may be exercised at any time on demand of the Administrator, to rescind the related purchase and direct the Seller to pay to the Administrator’s Account, for the benefit of TPF, an amount equal to the Collections prior to the Facility Termination Date that shall have been applied to the affected Reinvestment.

 

Article VII  

 

Covenants

 

Section 7.1    Affirmative Covenants of the Seller Parties

 

Until the date on which the Aggregate Unpaids have been indefeasibly paid in full and this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, each Seller Party hereby covenants, as to itself, as set forth below:

 

(a)    Financial Reporting . Such Seller Party will maintain, for itself and each of its Subsidiaries, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrator:

 

(i)    Annual Reporting . Within 90 days after the close of each of its fiscal years, audited, unqualified consolidated financial statements (which shall include balance sheets, statements of income and retained earnings and a statement of cash flows) for Arch and its consolidated subsidiaries for such fiscal year certified in a manner acceptable to the Administrator by KPMG LLP, independent public accountants or any other independent public accountants of recognized national standing.

 

(ii)    Quarterly Reporting . Within 45 days after the close of the first three (3) quarterly periods of each of its respective fiscal years, balance sheets of each of the Seller Parties as at the close of each such period and consolidated statements of income and a statement of cash flows for Arch and its consolidated subsidiaries for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to the end of such quarter, all certified by its respective chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or corporate controller.

 

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(iii)    Compliance Certificate . Together with the financial statements required hereunder, a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit V signed by such Seller Party’s Authorized Officer and dated the date of such annual financial statement or such quarterly financial statement, as the case may be.

 

(iv)    Shareholders Statements and Reports . Promptly after being mailed to the shareholders of such Seller Party copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished to them.

 

(v)    S.E.C. Filings . Promptly after becoming publicly available, copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which such Seller Party or any of its Subsidiaries files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(vi)    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 the Administrator or TPF, copies of the same if such notice, request, consent, financial statements, certification, report or other communication can reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Receivables, the Related Security or the Administrator’s rights therein.

 

(vii)    Change in Credit and Collection Policy . At least thirty (30) days prior to the effectiveness of any material change in or material amendment to the Credit and Collection Policy, a copy of the Credit and Collection Policy then in effect and a notice (A) indicating such change or amendment, and (B) if such proposed change or amendment would be reasonably likely to adversely affect the collectibility of the Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Receivables, requesting the Administrator’s consent thereto.

 

(viii)    Other Information . Promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents, records or reports relating to (A) the financial condition or operations of such Seller Party as the Administrator may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Administrator, for the benefit of TPF, under or as contemplated by this Agreement or (B) the Receivables as the Administrator may reasonably request.

 

Information required to be delivered pursuant to paragraphs (i) , (ii) , (iv) and (v) of this Section 7.1(a) shall be deemed to have been delivered by the date indicated therein, provided that such information has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by such date; provided further that such Seller Party shall deliver paper copies of the statements, reports, financial statements and other information referred to in paragraphs (i) , (ii) , (iv) and (v) of this Section 7.1(a) to the Administrator promptly upon request following such filing.

 

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(b)    Notices . Such Seller Party will notify the Administrator 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)    Amortization Events or Unmatured Amortization Events . The occurrence of each Amortization Event and each Unmatured Amortization Event, by a statement of an Authorized Officer of such Seller Party.

 

(ii)    Judgments and Proceedings . (A) The entry of any judgment or decree against the Servicer or its Subsidiaries if the amount of such judgment or decree then outstanding against the Servicer and its Subsidiaries exceeds $5,000,000 after deducting (1) the amount with respect to which the Servicer or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be, is insured and with respect to which the insurer has not disclaimed responsibility in writing, and (2) the amount for which the Servicer or any such Subsidiary is otherwise indemnified if the terms of such indemnification are satisfactory to the Administrator, and (B) the institution of any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding against the Servicer which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (C) the entry of any judgment or decree or the institution of any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding against the Seller.

 

(iii)    Material Adverse Effect . The occurrence of any event or condition that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iv)    Termination Date . The occurrence of the “Termination Date” under and as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement.

 

(v)    Defaults Under Other Agreements . The occurrence of a default or an event of default under any other financing arrangement pursuant to which the Seller is a debtor or an obligor; or the occurrence of a default that could lead to an event of default or an event of default under any other financing arrangement in a principal amount greater than or equal to $5,000,000 pursuant to which the Servicer is a debtor or an obligor.

 

(vi)    Notices under Receivables Sale Agreement . Copies of all notices delivered under the Receivables Sale Agreement.

 

(c)    Compliance with Laws and Preservation of Corporate Existence . Such Seller Party 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 where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Seller Party will preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where its business is conducted, except where the failure to so preserve and maintain or qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(d)    Audits . In addition to information that may be required pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(viii) , each Seller Party will furnish to the Administrator from time to time such information with respect to it and the Receivables as the Administrator may reasonably request. Such Seller Party will, from time to time during regular business hours as requested by the Administrator upon reasonable notice and at the sole cost of such Seller Party, permit the Administrator, or its agents or representatives (and shall cause each Originator to permit the Administrator or its agents or representatives): (i) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all Records in the possession or under the control of such Person relating to the Purchased Assets, including, without limitation, the related Contracts (other than any Confidential Contract (except for Confidential Contracts as to which the related Obligor has consented to such disclosure or which may be disclosed to others who are subject to a confidentiality agreement) as to which disclosure thereof cannot be satisfied by the execution and delivery of a confidentiality agreement), and (ii) to visit the offices and properties of such Person for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (i) above, and to discuss matters relating to such Person’s financial condition or the Purchased Assets or any Person’s performance under any of the Transaction Documents or any Person’s performance under the Contracts and, in each case, with any of the officers or employees of the Seller or the Servicer having knowledge of such matters (each of the foregoing examinations and visits, a “ Review ”); provided , however ,   that, so long as no Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, (A) the Seller Parties shall only be responsible for the costs and expenses of one (1) Review by Administrator and one (1) Review by an independent auditor selected by Administrator in any one calendar year, and (B) the Administrator will not request more than four (4) Reviews in any one calendar year.

 

(e)    Keeping and Marking of Records and Books .

 

(i)    The Servicer will (and will cause each Originator to) 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, in each such case as reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Receivables (including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the immediate identification of each new Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Receivable). The Servicer will (and will cause each Originator to) give the Administrator notice of any material change in the administrative and operating procedures referred to in the previous sentence.

 

(ii)    Such Seller Party will (and will cause each Originator to) on or prior to the date hereof, mark its master data processing system and all accounts receivable reports generated thereby, each Confidential Contract and its records relating to all other Contracts with a legend, reasonably acceptable to the Administrator, describing the Administrator’s security interest in the Purchased Assets.

 

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(f)    Compliance with Contracts and Credit and Collection Policy . Such Seller Party will (and will cause each Originator to) timely and fully (i) perform and comply in all material respects with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Receivables, in each case to the same extent as though such Contracts had not been transferred to the Administrator, but only to the extent there would not be an adverse effect upon the Receivables and (ii) comply in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Receivable and the related Contract.

 

(g)    Performance and Enforcement of Receivables Sale Agreement . The Seller will, and will require each Originator to, perform each of their respective obligations and undertakings under and pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement, will purchase Receivables thereunder in strict compliance with the terms thereof and will vigorously enforce the rights and remedies accorded to the Seller under the Receivables Sale Agreement. The Seller will take all actions to perfect and enforce its rights and interests (and the rights and interests of the Administrator, as the Seller’s assignee) under the Receivables Sale Agreement as the Administrator may from time to time reasonably request, including, without limitation, making claims to which it may be entitled under any indemnity, reimbursement or similar provision contained in the Receivables Sale Agreement.

 

(h)    Ownership . The Seller will (or will cause each Originator to) take all necessary action to establish and maintain, irrevocably in Seller (i) legal and equitable title to the Receivables and the Collections and (ii) all of each Originator’s right, title and interest in the Related Security associated with the Receivables, in each case, free and clear of any Adverse Claims, other than Adverse Claims in favor of the Administrator, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (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 the Administrator’s (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) security interest in the Purchased Assets and such other action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of the Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties as the Administrator may reasonably request); provided , however , that unless and until an Amortization Event or an Unmatured Amortization Event has occurred, no Seller Party shall be required to take any actions to establish, maintain or perfect the Administrator’s ownership interest in the Related Security other than the filing of financing statements under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions.

 

(i)    Reliance . The Seller acknowledges that the Administrator and TPF are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in reliance upon the Seller’s identity as a legal entity that is separate from each Originator. Therefore, from and after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Seller shall take all reasonable steps, including, without limitation, all steps that the Administrator or TPF may from time to time reasonably request, to maintain the Seller’s identity as a separate legal entity and to make it manifest to third parties that the Seller is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of each Originator and any Affiliates thereof (other than the Seller) and not just a division of such Originator or any such Affiliate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to the other covenants set forth herein, the Seller will:

 

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(i)    Hold itself out to the public and conduct its own business in its own name and require that all full-time employees of the Seller, if any, identify themselves as such and not as employees of any Originator (including, without limitation, by means of providing appropriate employees with business or identification cards identifying such employees as the Seller’s employees);

 

(ii)    compensate all employees, consultants and agents directly, from the Seller’s own funds, for services provided to the Seller by such employees, consultants and agents and, to the extent any employee, consultant or agent of the Seller is also an employee, consultant or agent of any Originator or any Affiliate thereof, allocate the compensation of such employee, consultant or agent between the Seller and such Originator or such Affiliate, as applicable, on a basis that reflects the services rendered to the Seller and such Originator or such Affiliate, as applicable;

 

(iii)    separate stationery, invoices, checks and other business forms in its own name ;

 

(iv)    conduct all transactions with each Originator and the Servicer (including, without limitation, any delegation of its obligations hereunder as Servicer) strictly on an arm’s-length basis, allocate fairly and reasonably all overhead expenses (including, without limitation, telephone and other utility charges) for items shared between the Seller and such Originator on the basis of actual use to the extent practicable and, to the extent such allocation is not practicable, on a basis reasonably related to actual use;

 

(v)    at all times have a Board of Directors consisting of at least one member that is an Independent Director;

 

(vi)    observe all organizational formalities as a distinct entity, and ensure that all corporate actions relating to (A) the selection, maintenance or replacement of the Independent Director, (B) the dissolution or liquidation of the Seller or (C) the initiation of, participation in, acquiescence in or consent to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Seller, are duly authorized by unanimous vote of its Board of Directors (including the Independent Director);

 

(vii)    maintain the Seller’s books and records separate and distinct from those of each Originator and any Affiliate thereof and otherwise in such a manner so that such books and records are readily identifiable as its own assets rather than assets of any Originator or any Affiliate thereof;

 

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(viii)    prepare its financial statements separately from those of each Originator and insure that any consolidated financial statements of any Originator or any Affiliate thereof that include the Seller and that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental agency have notes clearly stating that the Seller is a separate legal entity and that its assets will be available first and foremost to satisfy the claims of the creditors of the Seller;

 

(ix)    except as herein specifically otherwise provided, maintain the funds and other assets of the Seller separate from, and not commingled with, those of any Originator or any Affiliate thereof and only maintain bank accounts or other depository accounts to which the Seller alone is the account party, into which the Seller alone makes deposits and from which the Seller alone (or the Administrator hereunder) has the power to make withdrawals;

 

(x)    pay all of the Seller’s operating expenses from the Seller’s own assets (except for certain payments by any Originator or other Persons pursuant to allocation arrangements that comply with the requirements of this Section 7.1(i) ) and pay its own liabilities out of its own funds;

 

(xi)    operate its business and activities such that: it does not engage in any business or activity of any kind, or enter into any transaction or indenture, mortgage, instrument, agreement, contract, lease or other undertaking, other than the transactions contemplated and authorized by this Agreement and the Receivables Sale Agreement; and does not create, incur, guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness or other liabilities, whether direct or contingent, other than (A) as a result of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business, (B) the incurrence of obligations under this Agreement, (C) the incurrence of obligations, as expressly contemplated in the Receivables Sale Agreement, to make payment to the applicable Originator thereunder for the purchase of Receivables from such Originator under the Receivables Sale Agreement, and (D) the incurrence of operating expenses in the ordinary course of business of the type otherwise contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(xii)    maintain its corporate charter in conformity with this Agreement, such that it does not amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws in any respect that would impair its ability to comply with the terms or provisions of any of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, Section 7.1(i) of this Agreement;

 

(xiii)    maintain the effectiveness of, and continue to perform under the Receivables Sale Agreement, such that it does not amend, restate, supplement, cancel, terminate or otherwise modify the Receivables Sale Agreement, or give any consent, waiver, directive or approval thereunder or waive any default, action, omission or breach under the Receivables Sale Agreement or otherwise grant any indulgence thereunder, without (in each case) the prior written consent of the Administrator;

 

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(xiv)    maintain its corporate separateness such that it does not merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions, and except as otherwise contemplated herein) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, any Person, nor at any time create, have, acquire, maintain or hold any interest in any Subsidiary;

 

(xv)    maintain at all times the Required Capital Amount (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement) and refrain from making any dividend, distribution, redemption of capital stock or payment of any subordinated indebtedness which would cause the Required Capital Amount to cease to be so maintained;

 

(xvi)    operate its business and activities such that it (A) does not hold itself out as having agreed to guarantee or be obligated for the debts of any Originator or any Affiliate thereof, (B) does not hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any Originator or any Affiliate thereof and (C) has not pledged assets for the benefit of any Originator or any Affiliate thereof; and

 

(xvii)    take such other actions as are necessary on its part to ensure that the facts and assumptions set forth in the opinion issued by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, as counsel for the Seller, in connection with the closing or initial Purchase under this Agreement and relating to substantive consolidation issues, and in the certificates accompanying such opinion, remain true and correct in all material respects at all times.

 

(j)    Collections . Such Seller Party will cause (i) all proceeds from all Lock-Boxes to be directly deposited by a Collection Bank into a Collection Account and (ii) 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 the Purchased Assets are remitted directly to the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller, the Seller will remit (or will cause all such payments to be remitted) directly to a Collection Bank and deposited into a Collection Account within two (2) Business Days following receipt thereof, and, at all times prior to such remittance, the Seller will itself hold or, if applicable, will cause such payments to be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the Administrator and TPF. The Seller will maintain exclusive ownership, dominion and control (subject to the terms of this Agreement) of each Lock-Box and Collection Account and shall 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 the Administrator as contemplated by this Agreement. 

 

(k)    Taxes . Such Seller Party will file all tax returns and reports required by law to be filed by it and will promptly pay all taxes and governmental charges at any time owing, except any such taxes which are not yet delinquent or are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books. The Seller will pay when due any taxes payable in connection with the Receivables, exclusive of taxes on or measured by income or gross receipts of the Administrator or TPF.

 

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(l)    Payment to Applicable Originator . With respect to any Receivable purchased by the Seller from an Originator, such sale shall be effected under, and in compliance with the terms of, the Receivables Sale Agreement, including, without limitation, the terms relating to the amount and timing of payments to be made to such Originator in respect of the purchase price for such Receivable.

 

Section 7.2    Negative Covenants of the Seller Parties

 

Until the date on which the Aggregate Unpaids have been indefeasibly paid in full and this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, each Seller Party hereby covenants, as to itself, that:

 

(a)    Change in Name, Jurisdiction of Organization . Such Seller Party will not change (i) its name as it appears in official filings in its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) its status as a “registered organization” (within the meaning of any applicable enactment of the UCC), (iii) its organizational identification number, if any, issued by its jurisdiction of organization, or (iv) its jurisdiction of organization unless it shall have: (A) given the Administrator at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof and (B) delivered to the Administrator all financing statements, instruments and other documents requested by the Administrator in connection with such change or relocation.

 

(b)    Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors . Except as may be required by the Administrator pursuant to Section 8.2(b) , such Seller Party 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 the Administrator 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 the Servicer 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 . Such Seller Party will not, and will not permit any Originator to, make any material change or material amendment to the Credit and Collection Policy unless, at least 30 days prior to such material change or material amendment, it has delivered to the Administrator a copy of the Credit and Collection Policy then in effect and notice (i) indicating such proposed change or amendment, and (ii) if such proposed change or amendment would be reasonably likely to adversely affect the collectibility of the Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Receivables, requesting the Administrator’s consent thereto. Except as provided in Section 8.2(d) , the Servicer will not, and will not permit any Originator to, extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Receivable or any Contract related thereto other than in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy.

 

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(d)    Sales, Liens . The Seller 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 of the Purchased Assets, or assign any right to receive income with respect thereto (other than, in each case, the creation of a security interest therein in favor of the Administrator as provided for herein or in any Transaction Document), and the Seller will defend the right, title and interest of the Secured Parties in, to and under any of the foregoing property, against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Seller or any Originator. The Seller will not create or suffer to exist any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, charge or other similar arrangement on any of its inventory the sale of which gives rise to any Receivable.

 

(e)    Use of Proceeds . The Seller will not use the proceeds of the Purchases for any purpose other than (i) paying for Receivables and Related Security under and in accordance with the Receivables Sale Agreement, including without limitation, making payments on the Subordinated Notes (as defined therein) to the extent permitted thereunder and under the Receivables Sale Agreement, (ii) paying its ordinary and necessary operating expenses when and as due, and (iii) making Restricted Junior Payments to the extent permitted under this Agreement.

 

(f)    Termination Date Determination . The Seller will not designate the Termination Date (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement), or send any written notice to any Originator in respect thereof, without the prior written consent of the Administrator, except with respect to the occurrence of such Termination Date arising pursuant to Section 5.1(d) of the Receivables Sale Agreement.

 

(g)    Restricted Junior Payments . The Seller will not make any Restricted Junior Payment if after giving effect thereto, the Seller’s Net Worth (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement) would be less than the Required Capital Amount (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement).

 

(h)    Seller Indebtedness . The Seller will not incur or permit to exist any Indebtedness or liability on account of deposits except: (i) the Aggregate Unpaids, (ii) the Subordinated Loans (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement), (iii) other current accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business and not overdue, (iv) the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business, (v) the incurrence of obligations under this Agreement, (vi) the incurrence of obligations, as expressly contemplated in the Receivables Sale Agreement, to make payment to the Originators thereunder for the purchase of Receivables from such Originators under the Receivables Sale Agreement, and (vii) the incurrence of operating expenses in the ordinary course of business of the type otherwise contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller shall not hold out its credit as available to satisfy the obligations of others, pledge its assets for the benefit of any other entity, make loans or advances to any other entity or acquire obligations or securities of its shareholders.

 

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(i)    Prohibition on Additional Negative Pledges . No such Seller Party will enter into or assume any agreement (other than this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Adverse Claim upon the Purchased Assets except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or otherwise prohibiting or restricting any transaction contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents, and no such Seller Party will enter into or assume any agreement creating any Adverse Claim upon the Subordinated Notes (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement).

 

(j)    Contract Provisions . Except for customary adjustments in the ordinary course of business, such Seller Party will not (and will not permit any Originator to) permit any Contract with respect to any Receivable to contain provisions that either (i) permit or provide for any reduction in the Outstanding Balance of the Receivable created thereunder and any accrued interest thereon or (ii) could otherwise hinder the ability to receive Collections with respect to such Receivable .

 

Article VIII   

 

Administration and Collection

 

Section 8.1    Designation of Servicer .

 

(a)    The servicing, administration and collection of the Receivables shall be conducted by such Person (the “ Servicer ”) so designated from time to time in accordance with this Section 8.1 . Arch is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, the Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Administrator may, upon the occurrence of an Unmatured Amortization Event (other than one arising as a result of a Voluntary Termination, unless another Unmatured Amortization Event occurs), designate as Servicer any Person to succeed Arch or any successor Servicer provided   that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied.

 

(b)    Arch may delegate, and Arch hereby advises the Administrator and TPF that it has delegated, to each Originator, as sub-servicer of the Servicer, certain of its duties and responsibilities as Servicer hereunder in respect of the Receivables originated by such Originator. Without the prior written consent of the Administrator (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) Arch shall not be permitted to delegate any of its duties or responsibilities as Servicer to any Person other than (i) the Seller, (ii) any Originator, and (iii) with respect to certain Defaulted Receivables, outside collection agencies in accordance with its customary practices. Neither the Seller nor the Originators shall be permitted to further delegate to any other Person any of the duties or responsibilities of the Servicer delegated to it by Arch. If at any time the Administrator shall designate as Servicer any Person other than Arch, all duties and responsibilities theretofore delegated by Arch to the Seller or any Originator may, at the discretion of the Administrator, be terminated forthwith on notice given by the Administrator to Arch and to the Seller and such Originator.

 

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(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing subsection (b) : (i) Arch shall be and remain primarily liable to the Administrator and TPF for the full and prompt performance of all duties and responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder and (ii) the Administrator and TPF shall be entitled to deal exclusively with Arch in matters relating to the discharge by the Servicer of its duties and responsibilities hereunder. The Administrator and TPF shall not be required to give notice, demand or other communication to any Person other than Arch in order for communication to the Servicer and its sub-servicer or other delegate with respect thereto to be accomplished. Arch, at all times that it is the Servicer, shall be responsible for providing any sub-servicer or other delegate of the Servicer with any notice given to the Servicer under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.2    Duties of Servicer .

 

(a)    The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such actions as may be necessary or advisable to collect each 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.

 

(b)    The Servicer will instruct all Obligors to pay all Collections directly to a Lock-Box or Collection Account. The Servicer shall effect a Collection Account Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrator with each bank party to a Collection Account at any time. In the case of any remittances received in any Lock-Box or Collection Account that shall have been identified, to the satisfaction of the Servicer, to not constitute Collections or other proceeds of the Receivables or the Related Security, the Servicer shall promptly remit such items to the Person identified to it as being the owner of such remittances. From and after the date the Administrator delivers to any Collection Bank a Collection Notice pursuant to Section 8.3 , the Administrator may request that the Servicer, and the Servicer thereupon promptly shall instruct all Obligors with respect to the Receivables, to remit all payments thereon to a new depositary account specified by the Administrator and, at all times thereafter, the Seller and the Servicer shall not deposit or otherwise credit, and shall not permit any other Person to deposit or otherwise credit to such new depositary account any cash or payment item other than Collections.

 

(c)    The Servicer shall administer the Collections in accordance with the procedures described herein and in Article II . The Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust for the account of the Seller and TPF their respective shares of the Collections in accordance with Article II . The Servicer shall, upon the request of the Administrator during the occurrence of an Unmatured Amortization Event, segregate, in a manner acceptable to the Administrator, all cash, checks and other instruments received by it from time to time constituting Collections from the general funds of the Servicer or the Seller prior to the remittance thereof in accordance with Article II . If the Servic


 
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